Friday, May 22, 2026

Today's news and jokes

how have I never noticed the similarity before

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— Kelly Knox (@kelly-knox.com) May 20, 2026 at 10:53 AM








HOLY SHIT prosecutors kicked off grand jurors and then re-presented the case against the Broadview 6, then altered the grand jury transcripts to hide it from the judge. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

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— Liz Dye (@lizdye.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM


NEW: The transcript of today's sealed hearing in the "Broadview Six" case IS IN. Read it here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/95/75/a403b7...

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— Jon Seidel (@jonseidel.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM


doing prosecutor crimes with the court reporter present lol

— Julia Carrie Wong (@joolia.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Anyone still working there has a job only because their bosses expect they'll do the same, or at least look away







SCOOP: Markwayne Mullin met with airline and travel executives at DHS last week and told them he's serious about plan to pressure sanctuary cities by cutting CBP screening at intl airports after World Cup. Execs have warned economic impact would be "devastating" www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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— Nick Miroff (@nickmiroff.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM










Los Angeles Magazine posted their newest cover, and it's AI slop. Nithya Raman looks nothing like the image. Deeply embarassing from an unserious magazine.

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— Joey Scott (@joeyneverjoe.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM


Spencer Pratt has been telling people — including at billionaire Geoff Palmer’s tennis tournament this past weekend — that he can win the mayoral race in June. (You win outright if you get more than 50% of the vote.)

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— Laura J. Nelson (@laurajnelson.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Listened to a podcast yesterday that usually avoids politics and was depressed to hear about rich people in LA eager to vote for him as a protest against Bass







(Article says they're contemplating 6,000)("The nation’s second-largest school system, with about 390,000 students, is about half as large as in the early 2000s")























NEW: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny games, but none are yet greenlit. Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
























(Never saw it, or the episodes with new agents)







Seeing people getting mad about the new Yoshi game getting good reviews despite having a nontraditional level of challenge got me thinking about the opening to this Yoshi’s Story FAQ that has lived rent-free in my mind since 1999

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— Standard Issue Computing (@standardissuecomputing.blog) May 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
"Have you collected all of the melons!"







Art school kids on my block. Halloween 2024.

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— jackity.bsky.social (@jackity.bsky.social) May 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
















Yes great bookshop

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— Holly Gramazio (@hollygramazio.bsky.social) May 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM








That’s great! My parents were both on Wheel of Fortune in the late 70s. My dad bought this ceramic zebra, which still sits in their house.

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— Gabe Miller (@thegabestofall.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 11:24 PM










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— Star Trek Minus Context (@nocontexttrek1.bsky.social) May 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM








@getreeldad He’s in his “everything is a step stool” era 😅 He’s always so proud to show us how he figured things out and honestly, who can blame him 🤷 We’ve just gotten really good at hiding and removing objects that have become his go-to step stools. And then he informs us that “bench all gone” 🤷 or “no bench”. I wonder what trick he’ll learn next • • • #babymilestones #2under2 #parenthood #mistermom #mountaingoat ♬ original sound - getreeldad








@dai1i17 She waited all morning for this moment🤣🤣🤣 my sweet girl🥰 #fyp #bulliesoftikitok #dogsoftiktok ♬ original sound - lo




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