Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Today's news and jokes

























Update: @reuters.com has tallied more than 100 grocery stores hit by fridge-frying hackers in this latest bout of cybersabotage. More than 300 French supermarkets were affected by last month’s hack, so this seems smaller. It’s still disturbing it happened again. www.reuters.com/business/eur...

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— Raphael Satter (@raphae.li) November 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
















So the TX-31 race has gone pretty under the radar, but there’s basically an ongoing Mitch McConnell / late stage Biden situation. 1/ straightfromthehut.substack.com/p/texas-mitc...

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— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM

"You hear stuff about slurred speech and things like that. But he just likes being a congressman. It’s like a Mitch McConnell thing.” Ross said Carter appears to be suffering from the beginning stages of dementia #TX31 straightfromthehut.substack.com/p/texas-mitc...

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— Jake Lahut (@jakelahut.bsky.social) November 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
































("The goal for these kinds of organization, ... seems to be to build a facade of legitimacy, and then use that to sell memberships and awards to early-career researchers, particularly in China.")











(They haven't even completed their first season (and they've been very bad, and if anything, getting worse))



















































































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Bluesky so easily triggered



























Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (1988) Episode 19

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— Tokusatsu GIFs (@tokugifs.bsky.social) September 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM








@sharedgroundky She’s so brave. #shelterdog #dontbesuspicous ♬ I am sneaking into you Pink Panther Parody - moshimo sound design




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