Saturday, July 4, 2026

Today's news and jokes

still the definitive statement on "can you cheer for team usa if the usa does bad things" discourse:

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— mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) July 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM










As is tradition by now every year

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— 🌸Fer🌸 (@ironiclark.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM


































The positive story about global energy markets and the Iran war is like Y2K: a real problem and serious risk people anticipated, worried about, and took extraordinary measures to avoid, which worked well enough that others say there was never anything to worry about. (If this is, in fact, over)

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— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 6:29 AM








We did this. Walked over to the firehouse, they gave us a cap, an hour later they rolled by and turned the hydrant on. Within minutes, the whole block is out here cooling off in the water. Highly recommended!

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— Jody Avirgan (@jodyavirgan.com) July 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM








@esakismith The University of Oregon closes dorms while building new dorms #fyp #college #university #student #oregon ♬ original sound - Anna Esaki-Smith
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@startribune

Parents revolted after the private school added a contract provision that would dismiss students if they or their families criticize the school. It later expelled a student after his father organized a petition against the school’s leader. Read more at the link in our bio. Reporting by Eva Herscowitz. Photos by Justin Enriquez/The Minnesota Star Tribune and video by Casey Darnell/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

♬ original sound - Minnesota Star Tribune
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If you're curious what a non-preservationist gaming ecosystem looks like, you can look at the mobile stores, where most of the shit you remember does not exist in any form anymore.

— Imran Khan (@imrankhan.bsky.social) July 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM
I miss Avengers Academy











Finally, bluesky reaches its apotheosis: ONLY alt text

— noam (@noamchompers.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM


bluesky game: draw the images which aren't loading based just on their alt text. we'll get to see the results some time later i guess

— innes mck (@innes.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
So many people kept posting images







I’m not sure I can articulate this, but the Taylor Swift wedding feels like something from the newsstand subplot in WATCHMEN.

— Oscar Goff (@theoscargoff.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM


Why didn't Taylor Swift have her wedding at the Great American State Fair?

— Bill Chambers (@flmfrkcentral.bsky.social) July 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM








@gametime_tate First rainfall. Trying to figure it out at 12.5 weeks old. #tate #minischnauzer #minischnauzerpuppy ♬ A Day In My Life - Lyra West








@westiesidestory Miss Malibu wanted to go up to bed but no one was following her up there! #westiesidestory #funnydog #dogbedtime #westie #rescuedog ♬ original sound - WestieSideStory








@erin.gils She did this for the entire ride hahaha it was so funny but also she had white shorts on so I was NOT complaining that she didn’t spread it #funny #toddlersoftiktok #fairrides #momsoftikok #fyp ♬ Amazing Sweetie. The Kardashians on Hulu. - kardashianshulu




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