Friday, May 8, 2026

Today's news and jokes

@solvealonga So delighted that so many #fangelas turned up in costume for the first “Jessica Jog” at the #murdershewrotefestival! We started at the iconic @blairhousemendo and jogged to @kelleyhousemuseum #murdershewrote #solvealongamurdershewrote #jessicafletcher ♬ Murder, She Wrote (TV Series Theme) - The Movie Pops






Updating article: Three American destroyers came under fire. The third is the USS Rafael Peralta bsky.app/profile/jiml...

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— Jim LaPorta (@jimlaporta.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM


(It was attacked May 4)



FWIW







(Don't miss the logo of the 1st Medical Brigade’s 555th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team--"Cheat the Reaper")







@businessinsider #Delta has #canceled hundreds of #flights, and it’s not just because of the weather. #airlines ♬ original sound - Business Insider








Campaign staffers are turning private polling data into personal paydays. They describe election prediction market as a "Wild West" for staffers.

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— NPR (@npr.org) May 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM












Just assuming this is a real screenshot







I saw one estimate that 1/3rd of all YouTube content is just clip farms of Film/TV shows, many of the top clip farms run by the studios themselves (where they do not pay residuals). Obviously the NBA entered its modern iteration of popularity literally by pivoting to a clip farm.

— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) May 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM








This is how every other country imagines life in America

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— Vince Mancini (@vincemancini.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
























(Someone's going to hurt themself doing it.) (Fans have probably already hurt themselves)























I love everything about this www.reddit.com/r/Theatre/s/...

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— Julia Carrie Wong (@joolia.bsky.social) April 24, 2026 at 5:47 AM

just delightful

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— Julia Carrie Wong (@joolia.bsky.social) April 24, 2026 at 5:52 AM








Not fact-checking this







@ny1

Not invited to the Met Gala? No problem, just take a cab.

♬ original sound - NY1








@olivertwistdoggy Trying to sleep in on my day off. #maltipoo #howlingdog #howling #howlingpuppy ♬ original sound - Aimeeollietoby




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