It's a little funny how Nolan put a comically incongruous sex scene into his atomic bomb downer but removes all carnality from one of literature's most canonically horny interludes

Josh Fruhlinger@jfruh.bsky.social · last wk.

ok i haven't seen anyone directly address this on this site so i'm gonna start the discourse: in the movie, do you think we're supposed to understand that odysseus and calypso have been fucking while he's on the island or nah. she does say something in passing about "loving" him i think?

[Darth Vader when he strikes Obi-Wan down and he disappears leaving only his robes behind] Damn that’s… that’s not what happened to all those kids

From Ukraine to the Sahel, fiber-optic cable has become a staple of drone war. But spools of cable are critical for internet infrastructure and jam-proof drones but skyrocketing costs are making it hard to field them.

War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber Optic Cable

Spools of cable are critical for internet infrastructure and jam-proof drones but skyrocketing costs are making it hard to field them.

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Seeing liberals here react to the Mills news by throwing their support behind the person who delivered Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court... I gotta log in more often, clearly something fascinating is going on.

Staten Island traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. The truck belongs to James Giovansanti, who lives and works there as an NYPD officer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...

To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force - Streetsblog New York City

One of the city’s most-dangerous drivers is an officer with the NYPD, which does nothing to stop his reign of terror on Staten Island.

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When was the last time the US Navy was engaged in the intentional disruption of worldwide free maritime trade

Chris Ingraham@cingraham.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

Might be temporary, but it appears that Google may now be censoring previously-high resolution satellite imagery over Ali Al Salem Air Base — the Kuwaiti base used by the U.S. that's been targeted by Iranian drone/missile attacks. Yandex and Apple sat imagery appears uncensored so far.

they need to make a facial expressions oscar for Zendaya's work in The Drama

Rare good Oscars. PTA gets his flowers. I'm so happy man

New: -Iranian elementary school may have been misidentified as a factory or arms depot -A Centcom or DIA intelligence analyst would've had responsibility for keeping target information updated -The "the speed and scale" meant older targets may not have received updated vetting wapo.st/4llWy0R

Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site

The strike on an Iranian elementary school killed at least 175, many of them children, raising questions as to whether the military’s use of AI-enabled targeting was a factor.

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We obtained footage showing a man who appeared to be refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam being dropped off by Border Patrol outside a Buffalo coffee shop after 8pm. The shop locks its door at 7pm. He never made it inside, and was found dead five days later:

Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage

Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

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Drop Site reporting suggests the reason Democrats have been relatively quiet on the possibility of Trump's war with Iran is that most think it's decent policy that will also be politically disastrous for him www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-iran...

Trump Privately Dreams of Iran Regime Change Glory as Democrats Cynically Weigh Political Benefits of War

Trump says he wants to be the president who takes down the Islamic Republic. Democratic leaders see him walking into a political trap of his own making ahead of the midterms.

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New from 404 Media: we've confirmed cops are buying access to GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds. Doesn't use metadata, but clues in the photo like soil, architecture, to pinpoint where social media photos taken. Being used in investigations www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly g...

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Here is Peter Attia MD emailing Epstein’s assistant claiming he goes into “JE withdrawal” when he doesn’t see him.

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident

The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...

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So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.

Possum A-ko@kaiserbeamz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Frankly, more people should be mad at him. Not for creating 4chan but deciding to create a "containment board" for news/political threads and not deleting it when people vocally complained that it was full of Nazis who were always breaking containment.

For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.

After years of denial and accusing anyone using the numbers of duplicity or Hamas sympathy, the Israeli military now admits — via anonymous briefing to domestic reporters — that the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll from the war is accurate

“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.” @reuters.com

Hi guys - I know this is controversial among rapid responders, but I think it’s important: if you knew Alex Pretti, please consider talking to (real) reporters like Sam here. They are not trying to harm us or his reputation but they can push back against right-wing lies if we tell them the truth.

Samuel Oakford (WaPo)@samueloakford.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We’d like to know more about what led Pretti to Nicollet Avenue on Saturday. If you knew Alex, met or saw him in the Twin Cities over the last few weeks, or interacted with him online, please send me a message on Signal at 771-200-7508. We can keep anyone anonymous who wishes.

Videos show an agent tugging on a weapon in Pretti’s waistband, removing it and ducking from the tussle as another agent draws and fires on the unarmed man. Latest from @samueloakford.bsky.social @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social & Sarah Blaskey www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show

A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

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ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

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Need to get into Fela Kuti finally. Where's a good place to start and what should I read?

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that the two Democratic leaders are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.

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"Their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness."

North Minneapolis ICE shooting: 6 children hospitalized after flash bang hits van

A family was caught in clashes between protesters and law enforcement during civil unrest in north Minneapolis, leading to six children, including a 6-month-old baby, being hospitalized.

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Outside I ran into Minneapolis Chief of Police Brian O’Hara who says he will abide by an arrest warrant should it be issued.

This is the video.

Witness account of ICE shooting in Minneapolis today

Daniel Suitor@danielsuitor.com · 7mo ago

ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead