Friday, July 17, 2026

Today's news and jokes











I’m finally going to listen to my doctor and eat more vegetables and get more fresh air

— Matt Tobey (@mtobey.bsky.social) July 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM


"parasite outbreak blamed on taco bell because they're the only company reporting it" feels very "1918 flu blamed on Spain because they're the only country reporting it"

— Schwarz (@schwarzcrow.bsky.social) July 16, 2026 at 12:53 PM


















Kalshi Will Offer Sports-Style Betting on Drug Trial Results www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.com) July 16, 2026 at 5:45 AM








What about Fortnite?

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— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) July 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM








Pakistan said on Wednesday it was stepping up security around a Chinese-run copper and gold mine in Balochistan after insurgent violence disrupted supply routes, and the mine's operator denied a report that the project could be forced to shut down.

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— The China-Global South Project (@chinagsproject.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM








Law firm allegedly hired an actor to pose as a cowboy and recruit litigants







Today we launch a new free guide for videogames writers on how to navigate your contracts to understand your employment status and to ensure fair and equitable terms Find out more + download the new guidelines 🔽 writersguild.org.uk/games-contra...

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— Writers' Guild of Great Britain (@writersguildgb.bsky.social) July 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM








This is shocking. At an EU Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, Lynn Boylan lamented that it was “a pity we can’t use our own language.” When it was pointed out that she could, in fact, speak Irish, she backtracked almost instantly: "I wasn’t prepared, so I’ll use English."

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— Irish Politics Newsletter (@tullmcadoo.bsky.social) July 14, 2026 at 8:36 AM
(“Coming off the back of a recent incident in the Irish Parliament where Sinn Fein TDs voted against their own amendment because they didn’t understand business conducted in Irish, this again exposes the fact that Sinn Fein politicians love to make political points via the abuse of Irish considerably more than they love the language.)







Apparently lots of takedowns, with A24 saying nothing, and Parsons reportedly saying he's been told it was at least partly an error. (The wallpaper discussion is from this May interview)







(FWIW, the TMZ post just summarizes claims he made on twitter)















("Saudi Arabia had previously blocked BeIN between 2017 and 2021, as part of its boycott of Qatar") (Forgot all about this)























(Do we see her in the movie? Is she wearing Aegis?)







Thanks, Photo App.

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— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM








https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/45142 『ディズニーキャラクター スティッチ もぐもぐFig.』発売！ "Disney Character Stitch Munching Fig." now on sale! #ガチャポン #gachapon

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— Random gashapon! ランダム・ガチャポン (@randomgacha.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM








@ashleeknichols @wynnlasvegas 👏👏👏 #fyp #vegas #lasvegas #foodie #foodreview ♬ Funny Song - Sounds Reel








@athenagc

this is where my fear of squirrels stems from btw

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@angibbf I tried to replace the love of her life (a toy llama that’s been around for years) except Baby seems to have other plans for her new toy… #pomeranian #dogtoy ♬ original sound - blipstudio




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