Saturday, February 21, 2026

Today's news and jokes

Did he get into any fights stealing that spot?

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Tilt Shift F1 (F1 roundup)



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Tax deductible bikinis

@lochnessofficial

If you’ve seen me joking about my “tax deductible bikinis,” this is what I’m talking about 😅 Also, I get a lot of questions as to if my previous fashion degree has ever been useful in my raccoon research, and, as you can see from the video, the answer is yes. Fashion psychology is fascinating and an important part of communication.

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Video game publisher says TikTok Is using GenAI to create misleading and sexualized ads for its games without permission

IGN:

The AI-"enhanced" versions, which appear on TikTok as if posted directly from the official Finji account

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The offending image depicts an edited version of the official cover art, the original version of which is pictured above. In the seemingly AI-edited version, the main character June (center in the image above) is depicted alone, but the image extends down to her ankles. She is depicted with a bikini bottom, impossibly large hips and thighs, and boots that rise up over her knees

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Finji also says it is unable to view or edit the AI-generated versions of its own ads, and is only aware of them via numerous comments on the ads as well as users in its official Discord reporting the problem and sharing screenshots

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Since this incident took place, Finji staff have made efforts to follow up and get answers, only to be shut down by TikTok support repeatedly

Here's what TikTok has been doing to our work & art without our consent.

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— Finji (@finjico.bsky.social) February 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM


Posting this here for reasons 😒 If you happen to see any Finji ads that look distinctly UN-Finji-like, send me a screencap. If you are someone who writes intelligently about something like "massive company running ai versions of paid ads without small company's consent" idk, maybe reach out.

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— Bex (@bexsaltsman.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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"Jaylen Brown rejects Beverly Hills’ apology"

LAT:

The city’s first statement, issued Sunday, said that “an event permit had been applied for and denied by the City due to previous violations associated with events at the address” and “organizers still chose to proceed with inviting hundreds of guests knowing that it was not allowed to occur.”

On Thursday, the city issued a second release saying that upon further internal review it had determined that “no permit application was submitted nor denied for the event and the residence does not have any prior related violations on record.”

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The "ultra-rich Minnesota enclave named North Oaks is so secretive and exclusive that they have the distinction of being the only community not seen on Google Maps"

@christheproducer21

I got a legal letter from the wealthiest city in Minnesota about a YouTube video I made about them

♬ [Raw recording] Record playback noise 01 (3 minutes) - Icy Light


NYPost:
While not a gated community, developers legally moved every homeowner’s property line to encompass the streets, meaning that North Oaks is effectively devoid of public roads.
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threatened Google with a lawsuit after discovering that their neighborhood was visible via Street View
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[A Minnesotan] managed to find a loophole in that the town didn’t own the airspace. He was allowed to fly his aerial recon bot over the snowy El Dorado as long as it remained within his sight line and provided he had approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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He makes a face like a Beetlejuice character (Olympics roundup)

lmaooooo

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) February 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM


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