Thursday, April 9, 2026

Today's news and jokes

King of Cards 🟨 Diego Chara is now the MLS all-time leader in yellows

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— Portland Timbers (@timbers.com) April 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM








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— jenny tightpants (@jtp.bsky.social) April 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM




"An Emirati official recently described the UAE as the lung through which Iran breathed when sanctions suffocated it."

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— Alexander Clarkson (@aphclarkson.bsky.social) April 8, 2026 at 9:15 AM
































The New York Times Got Played By A Telehealth Scam And Called It The Future Of AI Since the New York Times published its semi-viral big profile of Medvi last week — the "AI-powered" telehealth startup that it breathlessly described as a "$1.8 billion company" supposedly run by just two brothers —…

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— Techdirt (@techdirt.com) April 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM


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NEW: Huge EV battery factories and easy loans from China are saddling Hungarians with poisoned farmland and pushing their country further into Beijing’s sphere of influence, reports @lilirutai.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social . newlinesmag.com/reportage/ch...

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— New Lines Magazine (@newlinesmag.bsky.social) April 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM








>Canadian company builds solar panels in Malawi >is paid in Malawi's (volatile) currency >invests those payments in local farmers growing chili peppers >sells chili peppers to Nando's, in USD >builds sustainable business model on Cheeky Nando's This is my favourite news story of the year so far.

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— Jordan Carlson (@jordantcarlson.bsky.social) April 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM














FIFA is such a ridiculous organization. Their demands for Montreal as a host city included: - cancelling the F1 Grand Prix (!) - monopolizing the city's downtown for 2 months - retrofitting the old Big O stadium with a retractable roof, natural grass, and new private elevators for FIFA guests

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— ℳatt (@matttomic.bsky.social) April 8, 2026 at 10:36 AM








("Rivers showed clips of forward Kyle Kuzma's miscues in recent games")









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WHITE SOX POPE HAT

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— Christian! (@likechristianb.bsky.social) April 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
























Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

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— Jordan (@jordanpfot.bsky.social) March 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM








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