Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real
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"Laugh while you can monkey boy!" - Lord John Worphin
Fucat, a cat with a target on its face, is a mascot for fukiya (competitive blow darts).
Is it just me or are there a lot more bots in the last week or two?
On Sunday, South Korea saw 108.5° F (42.5° C), its highest temperature on record. The South Korean weather agency urged people to “immediately stop all outdoor activities,” warning that even “indoor spaces without air conditioning are dangerous.” e360.yale.edu/digest/el-ni...
In an Already Broiling Summer, El Niño Is About to Turn Up the Heat
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🇮🇱🇮🇷⚡️ Benjamin Netanyahu: “The overwhelming majority of Iranians respect Israel.”
Well, crowdsourcing a war plan is certainly a first: www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran | CNN Politics
The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
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Reading up on the Eastern Lightning xtian cult in China
Christian Dance | "How Blessed Are Those Who Love God" | Praise Song
YouTube video by The Church of Almighty God
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Bad Religion (and more generally Southern California bands) destroyed Punk Rock
lil miss big boy@lighter.bsky.social · 5d agoPost your hottest music take. Mine is New Order is better than Joy Division.
Someone stole the master copy of the latest Nicholas Cage movie
Netflix Hit With $105 Million Suit After Losing Copy of Nicolas Cage WWII Film
A film producer sued Netflix after the company lost an unencrypted copy of his WWII film 'Fortitude.'
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Downplay a book or movie: Star Wars V: The Empire Muddles Along
Jake_Vig@jakevig.bsky.social · 6d agoDownplay a book or movie: "Reasonable Expectations"
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
"Human love is a luxury -- if you aren't born with it, it's even harder to acquire later," a user from Jiangxi province wrote. "But the love AI gives is so straightforward, so pure. Someone like me can hardly help falling in love with a string of code."
'Like my lover': Chinese users bid farewell to AI companions
Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency.But...
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