Saturday, April 18, 2026

Today's news and jokes

















The odds that one or more of my sources have been making an insane amount of money on insider trading... probably quite high

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— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM








@nbcla Waymo and Waze are teaming up to record and report potholes to Los Angeles authorities, according to the two tech companies. The partnership is part of a pilot to "help cities patch their potholes," they said. Tap the link in bio to see how it'll work. #nbcla ♬ original sound - NBC Los Angeles



















"The decorations included an archway that read 'Seeking Truth to Save The West,' underneath the words 'Presented by Meta' and the company’s logo." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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— Philip Bump (@pbump.com) April 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM




It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

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— Nick TP (@nixotalkspoli.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM


it did happen to the executive class

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— 🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 (@unormal.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM


Just a reminder that Philz's sold the company to private equity in such a way that the employees wouldn't get their employee stock payouts, and they lost all the money they invested. They got a $525 "bonus" instead. www.kqed.org/news/1205127...

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— Brandon Sheffield (@brandon.insertcredit.com) April 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM








("The farm, which would raise concerns about a potential air quality issue, blocked OSHA from conducting timely tests. An agency medical officer suspected that Zach had died from an immune response to a chemical in a spray foam, and recommended a test, but the lab contracted by the coroner’s office accidentally destroyed the only suitable blood sample")







something extremely disorienting about the fact that self-storage companies are starting to disguise their unsightly warehouses in residential communities as houses, at a time when many residential communities are fighting tooth and nail to prevent actual housing from being built. via @wsj.com

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— Dave Infante (@dinfontay.com) April 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM

story here:

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— Dave Infante (@dinfontay.com) April 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM








"Conservative Judges’ Early Hiring Fuels Two-Track Clerkship System at Harvard Law," from The Crimson. And not just at HLS. thecrimson.com/article/2026...

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— Orin Kerr (@orinkerr.bsky.social) April 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM








He really is a Magic player

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— jason grinblat (@jfg.land) April 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
(I don't play--from what I could tell from my brief research, this means he essentially liked to cheat in a tacky way.)







our current moment

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— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 6:06 AM

I had missed that the CEO of Tom Brady’s telehealth company was Linda Yaccarino — the former CEO of X!

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— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
















Some of these 'best 2020 films' lists I'm seeing suggest a lot of you go to the cinema exclusively to have a punishingly bleak time

— Chris Schilling (@schillingc.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM








("board member and vice chairman of the Texas Rangers Association Foundation — who stood side by side with Rangers ownership that morning — disputes the idea that the statue depicts Banks, while simultaneously defending Banks’ legacy")







HORATIO: Look, my lord, it comes. HAMLET’S DAD’S GHOST: (rockets past at inconceivable speed) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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— wade of mutilation (@waderockett.bsky.social) April 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM

i did the math hamlet's ghost would cross the stage in three milliseconds

— 🐄📏👖🩳 (@clflngthjnshrts.bsky.social) April 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM








doing a “husband’s run” (early morning grocery run for a missing breakfast item, because i get to wander the store and get whatever else i want) but committing the “husband’s folly” (forgetting the one item i was asked to get, eggs)

— leon (@leyawn.bsky.social) April 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM








@espn No. 1 team in the league btw 😆 (via @NBA, @Jared McCain, jalenjdubwilliams/IG) #espnsocial #nba #okcthunder ♬ bounce (i just wanna dance) (sped up) - фрози & joyful








@momhackguru How to hang balloons without helium 🎈#lifehack #balloons #tipsandtricks #useful #hack ♬ EVERLASTING LOVE - GROWS








@thatteachingmama This was such a neat little find! Alani thought it was so neat that there were monkeys in the bathroom!!! #fyp #foryoupage❤️❤️ #foryoupage #momfollowparty #foryoupage❤️ #teacher #teacherlife #momlifebelike #momsoftiktokclub #momtok #springbreak #zoo #zooday #nashville #nashvilletn #nashvillezoo ♬ Beautiful Land (Sape Dayak Borneo) - Helmy Trianggara




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