Saturday, July 25, 2026

Today's news and jokes

















When a major strategic victory in war is achieved by drone attacks on e-commerce hubs then you know the 20th century is well in the rear-view mirror

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— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM








(I've also seen reports it's on fire, and devastating potential impact if it's damaged)







NEW: After a purported crackdown on scam compounds last year, researchers now say at least 25 new scamming sites have opened or expanded in Myanmar. Satellite images show trees being razed and land cleared, with large compounds appearing months later

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— Matt Burgess (WIRED) (@mattburgess1.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 5:09 AM








New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260724...

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— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker.com) July 24, 2026 at 11:06 AM








("Several rounds of layoffs are expected")







("The plaintiff, a group called Men for Others") (Top 10 Columbo episode, and now that I look, same writer wrote two of my favorites)















My favorite moviegoing experience of 2023 was seeing Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron. a row ahead of us, about an hour and a half into the film, a little boy asked his dad, "What's happening?" and his dad said, with utter sincerity: "I don't know"

— Miles Klee 🦉 (@milesklee.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
From a thread praising art that's challenging







Before the Flame There was Udûn

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— Tom Ewing (@tomewing.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 12:25 PM








the most realistic scene in Jurassic Park is when two scientists make a questionable decision — traveling to an undisclosed location with a strange man — on the promise of three years of modest funding

— samuel mehr (@mehr.nz) July 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM








Husband took the 11 year old to 5 different pokemon card shops they found online and by found online I mean Google Maps or some such. Update:

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— Elizabeth Spiers (@espiers.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM








FWIW







and this lil fella is named Ablative Shielding

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— Air Budd Dwyer (@airbudddwyer.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 8:50 AM












































@luana_rasga Why are we making bathroom locks this complex? #locks #stalls #confusing ♬ original sound - prkhoonie.lvr








@espn This swim test 😮 (via @ddungwoo ♬ original sound - ESPN








@whimsicaleyecrustys @Jamie Powierski #dogkennel #dog ♬ original sound - whimsicaleyecrustys




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