Thursday, August 6, 2026

Today's news and jokes







The LA Sheriff’s Dept is just so consistently unhinged. If they’re repeatedly putting so much effort into seemingly attempting to frame one of their own sergeants, it really does not inspire confidence in their criminal investigations of civilians www.latimes.com/california/s...

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— Keri Blakinger (@keribla.bsky.social) August 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
("A commander of an elite Los Angeles County sheriff’s unit ignored evidence that cleared a subordinate of wrongdoing and went after him anyway — and then provided “false or misleading” statements about it under oath, an internal investigation found.") (article suggests the deputy in quesiton was repeatedly targeted for making a political donation to a rival of the former sheriff)







LOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
(Nevada)







Peak rural MAGA idahonews.com/news/local/f...

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— Alexander Clarkson (@aphclarkson.bsky.social) August 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
("the Devil's Elbow area")















Against all odds, with an HHS that has defunded mRNA research programs, the FDA just approved the first mRNA flu vaccine

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— Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) August 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
(So far, approved for age 50 to 65. "found to be about 27% more effective than a standard flu shot")







this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

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— Jake Berman (@lostsubways.com) August 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
FWIW















After over a year of negotiations, management at Candy Crush dev King has declined to sign a collective bargaining agreement with the studio's union clubs: kotaku.com/candy-crush-...

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— Rebekah Valentine (@duckvalentine.bsky.social) August 5, 2026 at 6:36 AM
(“the decision was not made lightly”)







I don't know if Tyranny is Obsidian Entertainment's best game, but for my money it is their most interesting and effective design. Here's my piece on the 10th anniversary of Tyranny, which people weren't in the mood for in November 2016 and may be even less so today

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— Duncan Fyfe (@duncanfyfe.net) August 4, 2026 at 7:33 AM
















































@funnyfor226 #LIVEIncentiveProgram#LIVEFEST2026#MakeLIVEcount#Paidpartnership ♬ original sound - fun for viral








@sealcentrepieterburen Matcha’s first time swimming at our centre! 🍡🦭 Yesterday was a big moment: Matcha’s very first swim at our rescue centre. And he did so well! πŸ’¦ He even managed to climb out of the pool all by himself. From now on, we’ll practise a little every day so that Matcha can soon swim all on his own with confidence πŸ₯° #matcha #sealpup #seals #sealcentre #wec ♬ som original - anix nerd1








@brewthegoldenn another night of brew’s paw massages 😭🀭 #dog #funnydog ♬ kiss me - 𝑛𝑖𝑖π‘₯.π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘ 




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