Thursday, February 12, 2026

Robbers stopped an armored truck on the highway in broad daylight and blew it up while bystanders watched

@dailymailau The gang blocked the road by setting a truck on fire, while using vehicles with flashing lights to impersonate police and move in on the armoured van. The targeted vehicle belonged to Battistolli, which operates armoured cash transport services across Italy. Other drivers caught up in the ambush were also robbed, according to Italian media. The suspects then fled, triggering a chase with the Carabinieri, during which a police car was hit by three gunshots and an unmarked vehicle was rammed. The robbery was ultimately unsuccessful, with the gang failing to escape with any cash from the van, according to local reports. Authorities confirmed no one was injured and said police are hunting at least two more suspects, with other gang members car-jacking passing motorists to aid their escape. #italy #crime #news #australia #fyp ♬ original sound - Daily Mail Australia



Two, of at least six, have been arrested:
A masked gang attacked the vehicle with Kalashnikov rifles and robbed a student of her car as they tried to escape in a heist attempt that concluded in a firefight with the Carabinieri, the Italian police

Thermal imaging at the Winter Oympics (Olympics roundup)

Getty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC

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— Luke Knox (@lukeknox.me) February 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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"Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes"

WSJ:

Israel has arrested several people, including army reservists

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The arrests followed reports in Israeli media that Shin Bet was investigating a series of Polymarket bets last year related to when Israel would launch an attack on Iran, including which day or month the attack would take place and when Israel would declare the operation over

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The account in question raked in more than $150,000 in winnings before going dormant for six months. It resumed trading last month, betting on when Israel would strike Iran

New Humble Bundle featuring the Fallout tabletop game

A mix of books and files to print miniatures, starts at $5. (And some items are also designated as free, so I'm not sure if you can grab them without purchase.)

Lady Snake Eyes figure by Hasbro up for preorder

At the BBTS.

Today's news and jokes

The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.

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— Elizabeth Shockman (@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM


Apparently Purim parties are supposed to be lit

Dear Synagogue staff: I’m sure you’re all hard at work planning your Purim parties, but if it’s not this wild then I’m not going

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— maimonides nutz (@maimonidesnutz.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM


An article from 2020:
Morbid, funny, and terrifying, the story has mesmerized readers for millennia: Was it really possible that Rabba, a revered rabbi, could be so caddish? And what was the moral here, anyway? To watch what you drink? To be more careful when picking your friends?

Haunted by this grisly murder and miraculous rebirth, and with Purim right around the corner, I turned to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who, in his collected talks, offered a radical reinterpretation of the familiar tale.

There was, the Rebbe taught, no bloodletting. Instead, what happened was
(If you're not familiar, the basic Purim story has a Game of Thrones feel)