Friday, November 6, 2026

Today's news and jokes







Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse reut.rs/4jUPfPf

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— Reuters (@reuters.com) November 5, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The Wikipedia entry. ("The speed with which Ueno crumbled surprised even its critics, and recalled a 1995 crisis that wiped out half of Paraguay’s banks")













































































One of L.A.'s most prominent gang interventionists, Skipp Townsend, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. Charges have yet to be filed. Latest w/ @liborjany.bsky.social & @lacrimes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

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— James Queally (@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social) November 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
(Strangely written article that simultaneously says the police didn't say which murder is at issue, while also desribing a specific murder in detail)











(Not fact-checking these--I use these service maybe once a year)



































A write-up











She posted a pic in the thread























(Referring to this)











(Fun story about a superstition that eating KFC at work will lead to a busy shift, and the ways KFC has tried to capitalize on ther superstition)























From his third memoir, I think











the visuals speak for themselves (I love them). to an extent, so does the design (it's so influential that I feel like I've already played the game). but this, from @mackeza.bsky.social's excellent review, has me really chomping at the bit www.theguardian.com/games/2026/n...

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— Lewis Gordon (@lewisgordon.bsky.social) November 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
("If you played this game as a child you may find, as I did, that the solutions to these smart spatial and logical conundrums rise unbidden from the very depths of your memory, and you will feel suddenly compelled to shoot an arrow in the direction of the rising sun for reasons you can’t quite recall")(The last Zelda I absolutely loved)











































































































@sp1cyp1sces0320 that’s my dawg fr 🤞🏽💯 #foryoupage #futurern #frenchbulldog ♬ TREND DAS FRUTAS - Dj Rhamon Dm




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