Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Today's news and jokes

This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu

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— Matt Thrower (@mattthr.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
(I didn't see the mural mentioned on the restaurant's social media pages. High-res of this, and an additional mural.)













“Fast-food prices at McDonald’s have risen so high that traffic from one of the industry’s core customer bases, low-income households, has dropped by double digits.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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— Omar Wasow (@owasow.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM








Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets on.ft.com/47XjM7m

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— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM








Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

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— Casey Newton (@caseynewton.bsky.social) November 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM








("Toyota CEO goes full MAGA at NASCAR event as carmaker unveils $912M investment in US manufacturing")







"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'" bro what-- what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?

— ThanksgiVIRing (@enginvir.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Ars







yesterday I learned that there's a whole market segment of "masculine rosaries / rosaries for men," if you wanna know how the cope is going for MRA types who are trying to work their way up to Catholic cosplay

— the Mountain Goats (@themountaingoats.bsky.social) November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Pics







@reuters Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed the frame of a centuries-old wooden merchant shipwreck off Tan Thanh beach in Hoi An, a UNESCO-listed ancient town in central Vietnam. By Wednesday (November 12) the wreck was partially buried under sand, prompting experts to rush plans for an emergency excavation. #typhoon #typhoonkalmaegi #shipcreck #beach #beaches ♬ original sound - Reuters








Over the years, we have accumulated many, many weird items on this show. Wax presidents, Russell Crowe’s jock strap, even a Bob Ross painting. Now, you can own them. Visit johnoliversjunk.com to bid on items that will help us raise money for The Public Media Bridge Fund!

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— Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (@lastweektonight.com) November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM








bad writing can lowkey be beautiful. not because the language is beautiful but because bad writing can reveal things about the writer that "good writing" would know to conceal or distract from. sometimes when reading bad writing I feel a terrible, thrilling closeness to the author.

— JP (@jpbrammer.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM








(Kill Bill characters apparently)







๐Ÿšจ EXPOSED: Parents are being threatened for recording their own kids’ hockey games. Private equity bought the rinks, banned filming, and now charges up to $50 a month to watch youth sports.

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— The Lever (@levernews.com) November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
("parents are forced to subscribe to these companies’ exclusive recording and streaming service, which can cost many times more than the streaming costs for professional sporting events")







(Does this also reflect there are no giveaways fans are afraid they'll run out of?)























They've printed the dismembered corpse of Strawberry on the current promotional product for this year's Pop-Tart Bowl. There are even hands reaching in, actively eviscerating the mascot. We are so far down the rabbit hole and this event has only been around for two years.

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— Greg Nog (@plusgreg.bsky.social) November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
















@jaimetdancer #FYP #cavalierlover #cavailerkingcharlespainel #dogsoftiktok ♬ This is Great, I Like It, Good Job Funny Sound Effect - Sound Effects Depot








@itsrumpustime Rumpus and his silly dishwasher fixation #orangecatbehavior #dishwasher ♬ Cafe Music Warm and comfortable jazz song "Cozy Jazz Corner" - AI Music Channel








@mack_sutton The nonchalant licker ๐Ÿ‘… #bernedoodle #dontbesuspicious #funnydog #minibernedoodle #lick ♬ Lucifer's Waltz - Secession Studios








@allergictokimchi

Having a true nemesis must be such a rush

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@tobythetoymaltipoo The best dinner date ๐Ÿงธ๐Ÿฅบ #maltipoo #puppylove #cutepuppy #dogsoftiktok ♬ Winnie the Pooh - Jody Riley




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