Saturday, October 31, 2026

Today's news and jokes







On hold with LADWP (they read my meter wrong by 1,000 khW) and the wait time keeps *increasing*

— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) October 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
























("says it now won’t open until at least February")











Did you see the viral cyber research last week that suggested Samsung Smart TVs are listening to us? It was intriguing and led to other research seemingly proving that the TVs are programmed to reach out to connected devices to activate mics to listen to rooms.

— Joe Tidy BBC News (@joetidy.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 5:33 AM

There's a lot we still don't know and I'm sure other researchers are looking at it. But the really odd thing was Samsung's own response. They sent me this statement but would not say anymore - or deny the cyber researchers' findings. Samsung's ACR info does not say anything about mic recordings.

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— Joe Tidy BBC News (@joetidy.bsky.social) October 29, 2026 at 5:33 AM












Haley Stevens while "endorsing" Abdul El-Sayed

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— Jane (@jane.meangirls.online) October 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Her statements (and that's not counting her husband)



























In an absolutely wild interview, the doctor who oversaw the botched Christa Pike execution told NY Mag: “I’d like to be remembered as a Renaissance man. Someone who has an advanced appreciation of life.” nymag.com/intelligence...

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— Keri Blakinger (@keribla.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 7:59 AM
("does not see a contradiction between his work and his evangelical Christian beliefs...He is inspired by Epictetus, the Stoic philosopher, and Saint Paul, who helped execute Christians before converting to the faith and then being executed himself by the anti-Christian Roman emperor.")(article details more disturbing specifics about possible incompetence)











NBC's write-up































(This is my favorite NBA pod)























































































































@abcnews

A rockslide forced the closure of a hiking trail in Utah's Provo Canyon on Friday. No injuries were reported.

♬ original sound - ABC News












What a lovely tribute.

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— Guy Lodge (@guylodge.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 8:41 AM




Vinnie Jones posted this photo of him and Patrick Stewart recreating the Paul Gascoigne photo on the set of X-Men: The Last Stand. ❤️

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— Andrew Nelson (@ninesnorth.bsky.social) October 30, 2026 at 3:40 AM












@bichons_theo.percy Theo’s signature move ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿถ . . . #fyp #foryou #dog #dogsoftiktok #bichon ♬ Morning Reprise 11:01 AM Vbr.8th - LEEHAEJIN








@yogiondeckk the harness was on incorrectly and we’re getting him a smaller fitted one ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ #minilonghairedachshund #puppy #minidachshund #funny #minidachshundpuppy ♬ sonido original - Andrew




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