grizzled detective in a 90s crime thriller voice: hnnnnnn *flicks stub of cigarette away* there was a lesbian here
The Iran-backed Houthis have seized control of Mayun "Perim" Island and completed their control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a local Yemeni government official said.-AFP
that’s it, we’ve peaked. Call it a day, go start your weekends.
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
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Q: On the checks, we have $40t in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote? T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden Q: You also offered tariff refunds-- TRUMP: Not you Q: And that didn't happen T: You're the worst
This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT."
Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · 3d agoHasbro on DHS’ use of Optimus Prime in their deportation slop.
It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...
LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby
Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.
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Photo circulating alleged to be from the fire at a pump station along the East-West Pipeline south of Medina in Saudi Arabia.
If a hit on the E-W pipeline is confirmed, stuff is about to get really, really stupid. Stupid…er.*
RNC video: "On June 14, 1946, God looked down on this planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump…God made Trump…God gave us Trump…God made Trump…God gave us Trump."
How is ICE making record arrests? I found the answer in Pa. coal country, where cops lured by a promise of federal $$$ have embraced ICE's 287(g) and are throwing up checkpoints, raiding job sites, arresting 100s, and terrorizing their communities My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...
In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will Bunch
Pa.'s Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump's mass deportation, as local cops lured by federal cash bust scores of migrants.
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💥 #EXPOSÈ | NYT Reports - Anthropic said it halted potential plots by scientists who used its A.I. models to do research that could have helped develop biological weapons.
Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons
In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.
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I know we say this about a lot these days but "ross ulbricht starts drug marketplace, tries to hire hitmen, goes to jail for life, is pardoned by trump and appears at his convention with a 'become ungovernable' background in support of the literal president" is a little on the nose
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoLMAO this guy is being featured at Trumpapalooza because Trump pardoned him
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d agoTrump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
This report suggests that Iran's statement about the damage to US aircraft in Jordan was much closer to truth than the one put out by CENTCOM. That's even more painful to come to grips with than the significant damage itself.
That's absolutely wild - you're watching a $400+ million dollar fireworks show. Can't keep doing that forever. And just think of what Ukraine could do with $400m in interceptors.
Sven-Erik Volberg@volberg.bsky.social · 4d agoI've seen trigger happy before but this is just silly bad. US forces spamming Patriot PAC interceptors like candy in last night attack. Over 100 used. PAC-3 might litterally run out. PAC-2 has deeper stocks. #Iran #Jordan
I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
1/x In 1933 a crewed schooner picking through Arctic ice was overtaken by a ship with nobody at the helm. Ghost ships speak to the imagination, and most are fiction. This one is real, and she drifted for 38 years. This is the story of the SS Baychimo. #maritimehistory
The Trump administration is now refusing payouts for US soldiers who died in the US-Israeli war against Iran "because it isn't a war." Libby Klinner, widow of 33-year-old Maj Alex Klinner, says the US Air Force deemed her ineligible for additional benefits following her husband's death because
If Barack Obama had done this, every Sunday show would have talked about nothing else.
I’m only halfway through the season, but this show is very much worth watching. The (mostly) women who created it deserve the attention and praise for this project.
Opinion | ‘Furious’ Is the First Thriller Made for a Post-Epstein World (Gift Article)
“Furious,” the new police procedural on Hulu, turns out to be the perfect thriller for a post-Epstein world.
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We don’t need to give any of these projects our money. theplaylist.net/paul-schrade...
Paul Schrader Reveals ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ Will Be Made Entirely With AI Instead Of Name Actors: “Those Jobs Are Gone, Babe”
Paul Schrader reveals plans to make ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ entirely with AI-generated characters instead of name actors and dismisses job fears.
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A sundowning old man, addicted to AI slop, surrounded by supplicants and apparatchiks, with control over the US nuclear arsenal.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoA string of absolutely bonkers Truth Social posts from Trump in the span of about 10 minutes
