Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Today's news and jokes

Has a little hard hat in the second and third pics













Maybe this means something. Maybe it doesn't. But the solar industry, fresh off of a win in Tennessee, targeted Ralph Norman in South Carolina. He lost tonight. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) August 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
(Lindsey Graham's sister won the primary)















("Suspected insurgents set fire to government buildings, shops, cars and utility poles in more than 70 locations")







not much on this in English language media but in Chongqing, male livestreamers gathered in front of an idol agency and encircled and attacked female fans. some are calling it "incel terrorism" in my social feeds. theinitium.com/20260820-wha...

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— Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ (@chenchenzhang.net) August 24, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A grim, detailed write-up FWIW















Bulker Sinks Suddenly in Bay of Bengal, 22 Crew Members Missing. The cause of the sinking has not been established, but the speed of the sinking, the early development of a list, and the type of cargo are consistent with bulk liquefaction. maritime-executive.com/article/bulk...

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— Bart⚓️ (@bartgonnissen.bsky.social) August 24, 2026 at 7:23 AM

Ore fines are not rock. They are damp grains resting on each other, and that contact is what makes the pile behave like a solid. Days of engine vibration compact it. The trapped water cannot drain; its pressure rises, the grains stop touching, and the cargo becomes a liquid.

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— Bart⚓️ (@bartgonnissen.bsky.social) August 24, 2026 at 7:23 AM
























Here's that video you wanted youtu.be/Of9yvKINITg?...

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— Ken Lowery (@kenlowery.bsky.social) November 24, 2024 at 4:36 PM








@mochicoco033 #coco #blowthisup #fypシ゚viral🖤tiktok ♬ original sound - Shushy🇸🇧🇵🇬








@_prettydanae Remind you the food has been down for hourssss he keeps walking pass and laying next to it 🙂#fyp #shihtzu #dogmom #shihtzusoftiktok #fypシ ♬ Saxophones getting louder - Sped Up - AntonioVivald








@joeyneutron It’s the end of the world #shihtzu #perezhilton #thunder #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound - Joey Neutron
My rescue's so mellow that we thought she was deaf at first



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