Sunday, July 26, 2026

Today's news and jokes



























This story really hurt my heart, a bunch of grownups decided it’s OK to experiment on a little girl, because she’s falling behind at school. She had the mild form of a cognitive genetic disorder and likely would’ve had a normal life expectancy. She was six.

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— Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 (@ourobororoboruo.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 6:46 AM
("a clinical trial of one, funded in part by $860,000 the parents had scraped together from their own savings and from relatives")







Get in, there’s a new secret political influence campaign paying people to post. This time, a network targeting people in Michigan. First paid to post about how hard it is to afford groceries and gas, the accounts have gone hard in recent days, supporting Haley Stevens. www.ms.now/news/haley-s...

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— Brandy Zadrozny (@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM








even if It happened tomorrow and all the destructive trade policies of the past 1.5 years were instantly undone, it wouldn't address the fundamental demand-side issue. the bulk of available evidence suggests the canadian drinking public just does not want to drink american booze anymore.

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— Dave Infante (@dinfontay.com) July 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM






















‘Fast & Furious’ coaster screams rattle quiet neighborhood: ‘Like someone is getting murdered’ www.latimes.com/travel/story...

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— Todd Martens (@toddmartens.bsky.social) July 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Featuring quotes from people who moved in after Universal was built















A Big Book of Fandom Conspiracies would be a cool read. Someone should write that.

— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM

One of my favorites is they changed the dish on the Millennium Falcon to not have to pay residuals somehow

— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 9:25 AM

It was a thing! Threepio’s red arm too.

— Pablo Hidalgo (@infinata.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 9:32 AM








So I use a Samsung phone and for reasons that literally no one on the earth can explain Samsung patched in a RECORD CALL button that's exactly where your ear presses against the phone and activates itself CONSTANTLY during phone calls, declaring loudly that a call is being recorded.

— KaL (@kaly.blackskycomra.de) July 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM

Threads and threads of people asking about and complaining about it and it just exists? Is it even useful for Samsung what the shit is this dumb shit, they should shoot a guy for this

— KaL (@kaly.blackskycomra.de) July 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM








@yahoosports Former UCLA athletes Jordan Chiles and Lauren Betts at the All-Star Game Orange Carpet 🙌 #wnba #wnbaallstar #laurenbetts #jordanchiles #ucla ♬ original sound - Yahoo Sports








@bini_blessie believe me when i say she sings to the WHOLE venue 🥹🥰 @arianagrande #warm #eternalsunshinetour #obstructedview #kiaforum ♬ original sound - bini_blessie








@masterofherself She just wants to be buddies 😭😂#goldenretriever #goldenretrieverlife #goldenretrieverenergy #goldenretriverpuppy #dogmom ♬ Aww so cute so cute - cherriwenyu








@espn Everyone couldn't help but smile 😂❤️ (via @American Kennel Club) #espnsocial ♬ Meow Meow ! - CLOUDEE




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