Thursday, March 26, 2026

Today's news and jokes







An Israeli strike on a naval outpost in the Caspian Sea targeted Russia’s support for Iran in the war, hitting a supply line that the countries have used to move ammunition, drones and other weaponry www.wsj.com/world/middle...

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— Austin Ramzy (@austinramzy.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM








Mike Johnson: Tonight we have created a new award. We are going to do something we've never done before. We will honor him with a new award. He is the first ever recipient of the America first award. That is this beautiful golden statue here, appropriate for the golden era.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM








This is absolutely the message of a politician who is going to come out in a few months and say that RFK Jr. is making some good points.

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— Joel S. (@joelhs.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
(Reuters: Rural areas also have a high reliance on Medicaid, relative to the size of their populations. Medicaid is the public program that provides insurance to more than 70 million poor children, pregnant women, seniors and people with disabilities. The July 2025 budget reconciliation bill included nearly $1 trillion in federal Medicaid cuts that, along with other measures, are projected to leave about 10 million people uninsured by 2034, according to estimates from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.)















This interview with the author is good too. They talk about the growing entanglement of OSINT and prediction markets. I hadn't heard that the Institute for the Study of War fired someone for making a map edit to win a Polymarket bet! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 10:08 AM
(Haven't listened yet)















Conversely if the news panel shows really want to lean into being pro wrestling they should commit and at least have the talking heads throw each other through tables while pretending to argue their side. The middle ground between entertainment and news provides neither entertainment nor news

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— Christina Holland (@mortalwombat.info) March 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM


my guess is that twitter engineers stumble into a simple hotfix that threatens to destroy the entire MAGA grifter economy requiring the boss to swoop in and save them maybe once a month on average

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— lauren (@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com) March 25, 2026 at 5:15 AM
















This story is completely nuts, as a preliminary search for "dissertation defense" on their site reveals

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— Caleb Ward (@calebw.bsky.social) March 24, 2026 at 6:47 AM








NEW @TheAthleticFC Fans from several countries participating in the World Cup must deposit up to $15,000 in bond payments to receive a tourist visa to enter the USA, while FIFA is *still* pressing Trump administration for exemptions for players. www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

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— Adam Crafton (@adamcrafton.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 5:35 AM








(Is their defense going to be, "that's the amount we always consider a beer!"?)







Chappell Roan meeting her young fans, by Gustav Vigeland, early 20th century

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— ArtButMakeItSports (@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social) March 25, 2026 at 10:45 AM










@byvanessadaily Spotted at the LA Marathon. Honestly…she’s a genius. I have a boyfriend but I’m always down to support my fellow ladies 🀝✨ #LAMarathon #LAMarathon2026 #LALife ♬ Big Energy (Originally Performed by Latto) [Karaoke Version] - Hit The Button Karaoke








@anoldetonian The Oppidans arrive for the annual Eton Wall Game. St Andrew’s Day, 2023. #fyp #foryoupage #etoncollege #windsor #royals ♬ I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys








@da.boy.and.nala

Nala has friends in the maintenance crew 🀍

♬ original sound - Da Boy and Nala




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