Journalism has become the art of stubbornly refusing to draw the obvious conclusion
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Legal humor. Seriously. By Kevin Underhill
Our mighty country’s national security is threatened by enemy Roombas
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 8h agoThe U.S. bans Chinese-made robots, including Roombas, after the Federal Communications Commission updated regulations prohibiting imports of foreign-made "advanced robotic devices."
Senators who have nothing to lose by sticking to their principles : we are abandoning our principles
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d agoJohn Cornyn & Thom Tillis issue a joint statement announcing they will support Todd Blanche for AG. He's now in good position to clear the Judiciary Committee tomorrow and head to the full Senate.
To be clear, because the lawyers on both sides were in cahoots—the case is a sham—the judge appointed a third set of lawyers to make arguments on the “defendant’s” behalf.
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 4d agoJUST IN: Judge Kathleen Williams (Obama/FLSD) notes that DOJ/IRS don't intend to respond to Trump lawyers'' motion to stay sanctions in the Trump v. IRS settlement case. She asks court-appointed amici to respond instead. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
“.. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business.” @reuters.com $COF www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Welcome to the resistance: meet the workers dodging (and sabotaging) their employer's AI mandates: aftermath.site/ai-resistance-...
Not the best way to motivate employees, probably, but on these facts probably not a viable claim.
Former Employee Sues Comcast Over Alleged Pie-in-the-Face Policy
The highest-ranking salesperson for the month allegedly got to hit the lowest-ranking one.
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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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It’s almost like they have motives other than pleasing Donald Trump
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump on Zelenskyy: "I'd like him to end the war. I get along with both ... I said just, 'end the war.'"
Is China failing because they have like 700 gigawatts of wind power installed
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump: "Any time you see windmills, you see a failing country"
I will repeat, for probably the thousandth time: this guy is the most compulsive liar who ever lived, except for those times when he weirdly tells the truth
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second."
These "we have made an AI so powerful" warnings are straight-up advertisements, btw. No different than "we have made an Oreo so delicious all other snack artists must relent."
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · last wk.OPENAI, ANTHROPIC STAFF CIRCULATE PETITION URGING US TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO 'DELIBERATELY PACE' FRONTIER AI DEVELOPMENT, WARNING OF RISK IT ADVANCES FASTER THAN HUMANS CAN CONTROL; LETTER ALSO SHARED WITH GOOGLE DEEPMIND STAFF, EXPECTED PUBLIC THIS WEEK
Sleepy Don dozing off again in public in the middle of the afternoon at Lindsey’s service.
For God’s sake, just appoint an “interim” replacement and say that person will step down as soon as McConnell is well again. Why is this hard?
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has a message for Sen. Mitch McConnell: Explain your prolonged absence from the Senate and provide an update on your health, or resign www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/p...
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no, yeah, i see why you're confused, he's my cat *and* my attorney, your honor
If your project is so destructive and unpopular that you need to have people arrested for the audacious crime of clapping at a public meeting, your product is garbage and they arrested the wrong person.
High School Teacher Arrested for Clapping in Support of Anti-Data Center Activists
A local high school physics teacher was hauled out by four police officers for clapping six times during a city commission meeting.
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He is just such a complete dick. I’d like to hear from presidential historians on the subject of whether there’s ever been a president who was more of a dick than this one. Maybe Andrew Jackson (Trump’s idol)? Andrew Johnson? John Tyler? Nixon? cc: @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump: "I've done more for you than your parents, okay? Your parents are okay. I'm not gonna knock to your parents, but I have been better to you than your parents."
Phang: "Judge Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche to appear with specific unredacted Epstein files, emails, and documents no later than 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 30th. But most importantly, Blanche must come and show his work..."
A South Korean court handed jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol an 18-month suspended sentence for spreading disinformation in his 2022 election campaign before his martial law bid.
South Korea’s ex-president found guilty of election disinformation
The Seoul Central District Court ruling could see Yoon’s 2022 electoral win nullified, a symbolic blow for the ex-leader who is already serving a life sentence for insurrection.
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67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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George Harrison financed production of Monty Python’s controversial LIFE OF BRIAN because he “really wanted to see this movie”. Terry Jones later said that Harrison purchased “the world's most expensive cinema ticket".
Désespérer@decervelage.bsky.social · last yr.George Harrison had a second legacy, separate from the Beatles. He mortgaged his house to finance Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which proved too controversial to secure financing from any other source. HandMade Films went on to make some of the most acclaimed British films of the 1980s.
