Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Todays news and jokes

This is metal as hell

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) October 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The club's wikipedia page really needs some beefing up. Pretty dull webstore actually, although this snowglobe caught my eye.





Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2

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— NPR (@npr.org) October 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM


Donald Trump is renovating the White House the right way. --Ezra Klein

— Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record (@kenwhite.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM




the 9th cir decision overruling the TRO might be the funniest "per curiam" i've ever seen? it's an unsigned opinion written by "the court" as a three judge panel, but has a concurring opinion and a dissenting opinion attached

— sarah jeong (@sarahjeong.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM


Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland because of a shooting in Dallas and 2nd amendment rights in Chicago. A judge ought to resign in shame after starting a factual background like this.

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— Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) (@mosheroperandi.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM








these are a different set of republican racist texts than the previous set of republican racist and nazi texts

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— darth™️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM




I see gop rapid response is back

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— Russell Cohn (@russellcohn.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM




EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

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— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
("Even as I took this precaution, I assumed the exchange was a hoax because, while it is not unusual for lawyers to reach out to me about my reporting or commentary, it is highly unusual for a U.S. attorney to do so regarding an ongoing prosecution—particularly in a high-profile case in which her conduct is already the subject of immense public scrutiny.")

the inference I draw is that conservative-media-world reporters probably make a habit of being the friends/sounding boards of right wing officials

— ellie lockhart (she/they) (@eleanor.lockhart.contact) October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM

Halligan isn't very smart and is new to being prominent, so she may have internalized a social rule from her friends that reporters who aren't dyed in the wool liberals are confidantes/people who want to hear you bitch and are grateful for it

— ellie lockhart (she/they) (@eleanor.lockhart.contact) October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
















("JPL laid off 550 employees Tuesday — the fourth round in a series of layoffs that cut a quarter of employees over two years")







Sorry to be pedantic but I'm seeing the "42% of people don't know potato chips are made from potatoes" story floating around and 1. We have no access to the study, just a single line in a marketing page 2. That line is full of marketing weasel landmines like "real, farm-grown potatoes"

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— Frank Cifaldi (@frankcifaldi.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
(This is the page. I indeed saw this a lot on Bluesky--I guess it's not surprising that the kind of person who would leave Twitter, but still be consumed with getting views on Bluesky would shamelessly retweet bait)







The whole British government and media loves Maccabi Tel Aviv fans! The far right football fans that love to cause violence! *5 minutes later* We regret to inform you the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans are far right and have caused violence

— Tom Usher (@tomusher.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
(BBC and Daily Mail articles about the culture war in the UK over whether it was anti semitic to be extremelly worried about the club's supporters.) (And meanwhile, today, "The Israeli Premier League derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled before kick-off on Sunday, after what police described as 'public disorder and violent riots'.")















("it is understood that this is not the first time Red Bull has attempted to interfere with McLaren's positional markers")







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whelp, I’ll be thinking about the Steven Soderbergh movie about Ben Solo until the day I die, I guess. we could’ve had it all. apnews.com/article/adam...

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— Braddington (@bradwhipple.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM

REY: I, as the last Jedi and last Skywalker, must form a New Jedi Order *Entering from stage right* BEN SKYWALKER: Hey guys, we forgot to tell you all about Luke’s torrid affair with a former Imperial assassin, so I guess there’s two Skywalkers

— Doc Revan (@docrevan.bsky.social) June 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM

Should’ve pitched Jared Leto as Ben Solo.

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— Ben Lesnick (@banditloaf.wcnews.com) October 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM








As a federal employee who believes in insane conspiracy theories, Mulder now has a cabinet position and Scully has been fired for saying the 2020 election wasn't rigged

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— Daniel Radosh (@radosh.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM








@abbynorfleet her face when she realized it may be a little scary😅 #toddlersoftiktok #fyp #2yearsolds #landbeforetime ♬ Funny and Unusual Scene - HarmonicoHCO








@treywolff

♬ original sound - mprodz








@shylo.jean #k9 #morkie #dogsoftiktok #fyp #gsd ♬ original sound - Shylo.jean








@goodboyralphh The best layover ever✈️ 🐶 #msp #airport #seniordogs #rescue ♬ pluto projector - al








@heythomask a part of me thinks it's just an excuse for Sheila to get pets.. Uber gets a 5star tho. #uber #stories #dog ♬ original sound - the real Thomas K.




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