the end of maritime freedom of navigation is gonna be one of those things we'll have to explain to our incredulous children and grandchildren for a long time.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3h ago

Iran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.

This should be a U2 album on iPhones moment, but car companies are the last I'd expect to read the room.

852dude@852dude.bsky.social · yesterday

This sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.

Surprisingly top-notch kerning in Bippus, Indiana until the final period.

Rural Indexing Project@ruralindexing.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bippus Plumbing Co. Bippus, IN

Boy if this kind of surveillance state stuff that has been repeatedly exposed as bullshit is the big example of how China is surpassing us in tech, I really don’t think we should be competing

Evan Osnos@eosnos.bsky.social · 2d ago

2/5 At a Beijing expo, a kiosk read my facial “micro-gestures” and found me 76.67% positive, with the rest divided between “fear” and “rage.” (Hard to argue.) Similar systems assign pupils risk levels; “Exposure Stations” post photos of those who sort their trash incorrectly.

Funny part is she clearly thought it was called "King of the hill I will die on" and went in for the win.

Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · 3d ago

This may sound radical but "games are shit" is actually the median opinion of every Gamer.

Use your phone

fraser ramon@fraserramon.bsky.social · 4d ago

You know nothing about cheesecake

Honestly, let's get it up to 3 or 5 per circuit. Lots of other countries have massive supreme courts. But this is a good start, make it less likely for a single justice to be the deciding vote.

Taegan Goddard@politicalwire.com · 5d ago

Harris Says Supreme Court Should Expand to 13 Justices https://politicalwire.com/2026/07/31/harris-says-supreme-court-should-expand-to-13-justices/

CROATOAN

G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 6d ago

What's your personal great white whale of an unsolved mystery? The thing you desperately hope is solved before you die because you need to know the answer? Mine is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum heist. Where the hell are the Rembrandts. I need the full story

Long dining tables. Eating at a long table with more than 8 people is always a miserable experience.

Sanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.com · 6d ago

What is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?

I love you all up there, but gotta do some self-care today.

The way I flittered seeing the word "again" in this headline.

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 6d ago

L.A. model accused again of stealing from the rich, and she ditched her ankle monitor, police say

Been hitting refresh on this all morning. Essentially this inexperienced 24-year old FTX and OpenAI castoff wundertwink raised billions for hedge fund that poured its money into heavily-leveraged AI bets that all came apart suddenly and now may have lost tens of billions www.wsj.com/finance/cita...

Exclusive | Citadel Buys Situational Awareness’s Stock Portfolio After Big Losses in AI

The highflying hedge fund run by Leopold Aschenbrenner is in crisis mode after AI-related bets sank.

wsj.com

My favorite detail of this cartoon villain finally flying too close to the sun is that he was led on by a Kushner brother, who are turning into the Judas goats of the investment world, leading greedy fucks this to the slaughter. www.wsj.com/sports/socce...

The $20 Billion FIFA Plan That Is Tearing Apart Global Soccer

European countries said they would boycott all FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup, following a proposal to sell off commercial rights to private investors.

wsj.com

The number of times I have heard irl "I mean, I wanted it all burned down, but not like this!" and just wondered if people even know how fire works

A penitent who is loud @loudpenitent.bsky.social · 7d ago

an acquaintance of mine used to say "you have to be willing to crash the plane." and welp, we crashed the plane. this is what happens!

Ffs. Can this “processed food” stuff just sod off already. Human history is in no small part defined by food processing. You know, like cooking food (800,000 years ago) or making bread and beer (15,000 years ago). Put the instagram wellness influencer self-help book down, its fine to process food.

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

“While traits of ADHD undeniably exist – the question is why they exist. Is ADHD actually a neurodevelopmental disorder? Do people with ADHD have differently wired brains? Or does our world – with…processed food, and regimented education – serve as the catalyst for certain…patterns of behaviour?”

Finally saw the movie last night and my only addition to the discourse is that I could've sworn Scylla snagged more than six of the crew in that scene.

This is how I learn there's a place called Ty Ty, Georgia

Alerts from NWS Tallahassee FL (UNOFFICIAL)@tlh.nws-bot.us · 2w ago

Special Weather Statement issued July 25 at 8:32PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL Additional Details Here.

I know they're tens of thousands of feet above but it's the Jersey Shore, NJ, that makes this.

ACARS Drama@acarsdrama.bsky.social · 2w ago

Air to Ground Message: WE NEED COPS AT GATE A1C FOR A PASSENGER THAT URINATED IN CABIN Area: Jersey Shore, NJ, USA Type: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Wing) A: #ab88a3269bf F: #f386ccb591e

www.maptap.gg July 25 100🎯 100🎯 96🔥 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 992 Dammit Bihar

Resplendent a quarter century after Foxy Brown.

Dawn@502eire.bsky.social · 2w ago

there is a recurring prompt around what’s the best that anyone has ever looked on camera and I never have an answer but I’m watching right now and I think it’s gotta be George Clooney in Ocean’s 11

Not a betting man and hate the prediction markets, but feeling like putting $50 on Kalshi that the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year is "consequences" this year.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2w ago

The war has taken a personal toll on the president and some of his senior advisers. Some top aides have been advised by intelligence agencies that the Iranians are seeking to kill them and have been told to stop taking car services, according to people familiar with the matter.-WSJ

🎶 You know they call them killer whales. But you seem surprised when it pinned you down, to the bottom of the tank, where you can't turn around. It took half your leg and both your lungs 🎶

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w ago

Scientists have now documented two instances of killer whales ramming into prey so hard that it explodes into little fishy pieces, a new behavior for a species known for smashing into human boats and playing with its food. Read more: https://wapo.st/4hsxxRN

My framed, signed pardon on the wall in my office has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the framed, signed pardon on the wall in my office. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Trump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century King

The president is the first in modern US history to issue clemency to businesses, with nine so far in his second term.

bloomberg.com

It's kinda funny that the WSJ has a live price tracker in the middle of this quote, and as you read you can watch Tesla losing over $200 billion of it's absurd market cap in real time.

Jesse Felder@jessefelder.com · 2w ago

‘Tesla doesn’t sell more cars than any other automaker. It isn’t more profitable than the competition, either. But investors continue to give it a market capitalization equal to the combined value of the next 37 largest automakers.’ www.wsj.com/business/aut...

They're calling it the Shroud of Turing

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 2w ago

Quick thinking having a tablecloth handy. I didn’t even notice the twitching from that dead robot.

Damn, Bertha's just like me fr

Alex Boreham@cyclonicwx.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Bertha remains quite sheared today. A good example of it this morning, with an attempted convective burst that ultimately fails and is sheared off the LLC. There's enough convection for gradual pressure falls and some stronger winds in here, but Bertha remains disheveled

what it felt like arriving on Bluesky

ACARS Drama@acarsdrama.bsky.social · 2w ago

Air to Ground Message: BE ADVISED WE NEED A BIO HAZARD CLEAN FOR VOMIT AND THERE IS BLOOD IN A RESTROOM Area: Le Mans, France Type: Airbus A330-300 A: #a1818f32744 F: #ffba597ef4a

I tell you this much, Cabo Verde would've scored.

Thank fuck

Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan