Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Today's news and jokes

@sportsvoice29 It’s NFL Sunday. The money is flowing across state lines💰 #fyp #fanduel ♬ original sound - Jeremy Smilez Brown






("Drinking water in Tehran could run dry in two weeks, Iranian official says")







i guess we will never know if they were ICE or not

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— darth™️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM






Defense tells judge they want to question Lairmore about 'gag gifts' he received from fellow officers after the alleged assault, including a Subway sandwich plush toy and a patch that (unless I misheard) said 'Felony Footlong.' Prosecutors object. Defense argues they reflect CBP 'state of mind.'

— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM

The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground. "That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks. "It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.

— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM


ICE appears to be in the Dodger Stadium parking lot again, if you're nearby.

— estarianne (@estarianne.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A write-up







Two men who previously worked for ransomware-recovery firms have been indicted in Florida and accused of using the ALPHV/Black Cat ransomware to hack multiple US firms, and then trying to extort them for millions: www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...

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— Sean Lyngaas (@snlyngaas.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM








this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

— zach silberberg (@zachsilberberg.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM


("Judge allows polls in parts of NJ to stay open late following bomb threats")



A super PAC supporting former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the New York mayoral election is running a late ad that depicts Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in front of video of the Twin Towers crashing down on 9/11. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM


sure cuomo lost but at least he was able to tell everyone that he is racist

— Ben Rosen (@benrosen.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM




the dsa international committee has endorsed andrew cuomo

— Brendan O’Kane (@bokane.org) June 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM


. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social dropped in on many online microfandoms to conquer the fragmented media problem, including a personal favorite of mine, the streamer who walks around New York making beats for strangers to freestyle to @ariathome.bsky.social

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— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell.com) November 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
(He doesn't freestyle himself) (MSNBC went with, "As Mamdani wins, Democrats worry about national fallout: The progressive candidate surged to a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.")







("I do not believe for a second that all of them are innocent. Some probably are (and it's for their sake that I'm updating this thread) but I believe others knew exactly what they were doing")







Since it was certified for the ballot in late August, Prop 50 has already become one of the most expensive ballot measures in California’s history, drawing about $140 million in spending for and against.

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— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) November 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'd like to read an article about who convinced Arnold to star in the ad for the opposition, and why that ad stopped running, Also notable that I got a mailer about Rick Caruso suporting the prop--run for mayor? Or governor)







a friend of mine who came from old san francisco money had a silver hand mirror that had belonged to her great-grandmother with "turn over to see who's paying for the new deal" inscribed on the back

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— Josh Fruhlinger (@jfruh.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM








Altered, the trading card game which broke Kickstarter records with its €6.2m debut crowdfund two years ago, is running almost €2m short of the amount needed for its latest expansion - despite having raised more than 10x its crowdfunding goal from backers: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

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— BoardGameWire (@boardgamewire.bsky.social) November 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
























may I speak with the primary poster in your household?

— particle dogs (@particledogs.bsky.social) September 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM








Thank god. If they made this chocolate at any other frequency I don't know what I would do

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— Brandon Sheffield (@brandon.insertcredit.com) September 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
















Did you know they make tiny bathtubs for manufacturer reps?

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) September 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM








@carolynn.30

Who knew that a giraffe could be such an affectionate animal😍😍😍

♬ original sound - Carolynn








@idkmybffsav bodega cat 🤝🏼 shoe store dog #nyc ♬ You've Got a Friend in Me - From "Toy Story"/Soundtrack Version - Randy Newman




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