Super Punch

Glow in the dark Blanka by Jada Toys up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:01:02 +0000

This one is an EE exclusive (great line of figures).

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Venomous review of The Mandalorian and Grogu

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:16:33 +0000

Rotta’s voice allegedly belongs to The Bear star Jeremy Allen White. I say “allegedly” because not only does his voice not sound like White’s (it has clearly been processed to sound slower and lower), it also retains none of the actor’s characteristically haunted delivery, thus rendering the casting pointless. Between the Mandalorian’s stiffness and Rotta’s torpor, we may wonder why we ourselves are supposed to care about anything that’s happening onscreen.

The Disney+ opening montages where they only show helmeted or robotic figures are really loathsome.

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

ronald? pic.twitter.com/5cgDxXBp4b
— McDonald's (@McDonalds) May 18, 2026

Special packaging for the Sedona McDonald’s x Nike Book 2 👀 https://t.co/Hm5sc057c0 pic.twitter.com/o5bkRHjrRP
— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) May 18, 2026

(I don't know about this series, but the Book Ones were extremely, bizarrely uncomfortable)

Clemson is $1.5B in debt. Syracuse is closing or pausing 93 programs, UNC-Chapel Hill plans to cut spending by $89M over 3 years. Duke recently let 600 employees go in a $350M budget cut. Indiana public colleges announced a plan to eliminate or merge 580 programs statewide.
— Anthony Bradley (@drantbradley) May 17, 2026

Clemson, Syracuse, UNC, Duke, Indiana

A 25 year old who was the 47th pick in the NBA draft SIX YEARS AGO is getting paid $5 million to play COLLEGE basketball

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 https://t.co/XEeb2bw1LS
— Christian Odjakjian (@OdjHoops) May 18, 2026

(From what I saw, this is speculation from an Israeli paper)

Georgia Tech unveiled the new $90 million Fanning Center last week.

I went down to Atlanta ahead of its opening to learn more about facility efforts as roster costs rise.

“If you’re paying these athletes what we are, we have to invest in their bodies.”https://t.co/JSJra0Ax7P
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) May 18, 2026

I’m afraid Santa Rosa Island may not get any help for its fire before taking out the entire island: www.latimes.com/california/s...

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— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) May 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM

("A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner")

NEW: The NYT’s standards editor Susan Wessling sent out a memo today saying staff members cannot bet on prediction markets on subjects they cover, are likely to cover or abuse non-public info about the Times to make money.

“This is a good moment to make clear that betting on…
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) May 18, 2026

This is crazy. xAI asked offered $420 to employees who were willing to donate their tax returns to the company for training data (interesting trend here of companies using employees for their own training). But it hasn't paid the employees who did so https://t.co/2r2w0UczM4 pic.twitter.com/uVrLjn4spq
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 18, 2026

Meta employees told to work remotely Wednesday as company prepares to slash 10% of workforce: report https://t.co/wuUBWgejHV pic.twitter.com/7fXWqOEv7V
— New York Post (@nypost) May 18, 2026

(If I understand this, firing 8,000 and reassigning another 7,000 to AI projects.)

So within a day, 1) President called the ad a 'desecration and denial of Korean people', 2) Starbucks Korea CEO was fired, 3) Head of SSG group, which operates Starbucks in Korea promised history education session for all its employees. https://t.co/OTeGzZK11l
— Jake Kwon (@therealjakekwon) May 19, 2026

Guardian

Members of an international specialist scuba organization said on Monday its rescue divers had located the bodies of the remaining four people who went missing in an underwater cave system in the Maldives.

ABC News' Maggie Rulli reports. https://t.co/4BkVKjJzTC pic.twitter.com/cyFAZCukMC
— ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2026

("The Rescue" about saving the stranded soccer team is really good)

that’s not a cargo bike man that’s a loopholemobile https://t.co/jUdMn8BvmB
— high t alpha shemale 🔆 (@gluetaster) May 16, 2026

The husk of the Sports Illustrated brand is stealing entire stories from people without credit, seemingly using AI.

This becomes very obvious when it's stealing data only you've reported!

Even copied my request for comment ☠️ pic.twitter.com/LdPsudHijZ
— Dan Bernstein (@dan_bernstein_) May 18, 2026

Sports Illustrated deleted an author — and his entire work history — from its website after Sportico editor @dan_bernstein_ called out the site for plagiarism.

Profiles associated with the SI author have since disappeared from X and LinkedIn.https://t.co/FpqG7ncpfr pic.twitter.com/ELqkMmIsXe
— Maggie Harrison Dupré (@mags_h11) May 18, 2026

("Back in 2023, Futurism published an investigation revealing that Sports Illustrated, then owned by The Arena Group, had published a huge number of product review articles bylined by completely fabricated writers with AI-generated profile pictures")

In mid April, Netflix had its two worst weeks of streaming since Nielsen started measuring.

The week of April 13, its highest-rated programming was reruns of Grey's Anatomy. pic.twitter.com/5w1GHi8Cvs
— Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) May 18, 2026

Judge Phillip Hays, a Lubbock native and twice a graduate of Texas Tech, is assigned Sorsby's case against NCAA.
— Ryan Autullo (@RyanAutullo) May 18, 2026

Here’s Judge Phillip Hays. He will decide if Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby gets to play this fall. pic.twitter.com/qtZqkvURc5
— Ryan Autullo (@RyanAutullo) May 18, 2026

This is how Wemby warms up to practice staying on balance through contact pic.twitter.com/7tCfkXPpOE
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 18, 2026

The Oklahoman publishes, deletes op-ed comparing Oklahoma City Thunder to Israelhttps://t.co/Lac68hfSxf
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 18, 2026

Starting a team in the @BananaBall_ league that does no trick plays but uses banana ball rules to our competitive advantage. 3-0 count? We're beaning the guy to avoid the ball four sprint. Putting all our bench players in the crowd to fight fans who catch our foul balls. We have…
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) May 16, 2026

POV: you’re at the Ren Faire in California pic.twitter.com/pdXrhk1zHe
— Suzy Exposito (@HexPositive) May 4, 2026

Funny thing about that: It was originally 5,100 but ABC freaked out that it was too small a town.
So I added a zero. https://t.co/y6X3GKuGZi
— Mark Frost (@mfrost11) May 4, 2026

interviewer: what’s your greatest weakness? me: oh they’re all pretty great
— Dropped Mike (@rebrafsim.bsky.social) December 13, 2024 at 12:40 PM

@abc7newsbayarea A pair of Peregrine Falcons dive-bombed researchers at San Jose City Hall as they worked to tag their chicks as part of a decades-long monitoring program. They say the peregrines are experiencing a population collapse due to the Avian Flu, which they get from their prey. In 2020, researchers reported 47 peregrine nests in the Bay Area; now, only 11 remain, with healthy adult falcons breeding. #animal #falcon #sanjose #bird #abc7news ♬ original sound - ABC7 News

Why does this look fake like The Birds?

@romi_sayag Of course this would happen to me🫠 #monkey #thailand #bangkok #fail #fyp ♬ Funny video "Carmen Prelude" Arranging weakness(836530) - yo suzuki(akisai)

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Repainting an Optimus Prime figure so it looks cel-shaded

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 19 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

ゲームから飛び出してきた！
Straight Out of a Game!#RAYSTUDIO pic.twitter.com/eCamyAXOlX
— RayStudio_Modeling (@RayStudio_01) May 9, 2026

Good staircases, good wires

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

私の好きな階段はこれ pic.twitter.com/yZVq9hnDOL
— NOZ→まあさん別垢 (@NOZ51978364) April 26, 2026

The most satisfying wires of all time spotted at the Paramount lot

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— Kellan jett (@kellanjett.bsky.social) May 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM

The G.I.Joe-inspired Operation Recall figures are up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:38:41 +0000

The first two waves are for preorder at the BBTS--these are a crowdfunded 3.75" line of entirely new characters inspired by the original G.I.Joe line.

Kate Beaton posted a bunch of art from her new book, along with heartfelt comments about the story

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 18 May 2026 16:33:36 +0000

"Rebecca" is illustrated by Sydney Smith. Up for preorder at Amazon (I didn't see it at my library sites).

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

My simple proposal for a field goal distraction graphic https://t.co/lxQdFS0qgt pic.twitter.com/UOFQnPZLzI
— Ryan (@Rygi13) May 15, 2026

A leader for these times.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 17, 2026

Former Texas lottery director Gary Grief and the Texas Lottery Commission have been criminally charged with misusing their positions in a $95 million Lotto Texas draw in which the agency assisted international gamblers engineer a guaranteed win, earning tens of millions in… pic.twitter.com/eQZZ1jdKxZ
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) May 14, 2026

Just heard a radio DJ use the phrase “I’m just doing my job” while introing the new drake
— Pat (@pizzasuplex.bsky.social) May 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Texas law bars the release of information on donors to state schools.

Texas gives out sideline passes for football to donors who give over $1 million.

Texas law does not have an exemption blocking the release of who got sideline passes.

Wanna meet some fun people? pic.twitter.com/QmucIfqSvr
— David Covucci (@DavidCovucci) May 14, 2026

SOURCE: The Cleveland Guardians canceled the $2.8 million agreement they had with Dominican prospect David Severino after it was discovered that he was two years older than initially reported.

Severino was originally eligible to sign in the 2029 international class, but after… pic.twitter.com/AM2Mjn7ynO
— Wilber Sánchez (@wilberdata) May 15, 2026

At a presser introducing the Houston Comets, Rockets president Gretchen Sheirr said, “We feel very good that we’re using Comets” despite the WNBA’s ongoing fight to register a trademark for the name. https://t.co/j6kZvQHNhJ pic.twitter.com/2ESDxMFucN
— Danielle Lerner (@danielle_lerner) May 14, 2026

the concept of Houston not getting to rename its team the Comets because Travis Scott has an obsession with cribbing the city's connection with space/NASA for his albums... lmao https://t.co/eE5ngSGhjs
— Seerat Sohi (@seeratsohi) May 14, 2026

The simultaneous hops amused me

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) May 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM

[You are encumbered and cannot run] [You drop: Greatsword of Frost] [You are encumbered] [Warning! Dropping Prince Tim will abandon his questline!] [You drop: Prince Tim] [Quest failed! "Tiny Kingdom in Need"] [You are encumbered] [You drop: (1) of (14) Cheese Wheels] [You are no longer encumbered]
— SHREW (@shrewtape.bsky.social) May 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM

cant believe this is a real billboard i have to see almost every day pic.twitter.com/NKbJ21p9Fw
— ₇𓃒 (@_7smile) May 2, 2026

a wedding band playing killing in the name of at a wedding but instead of saying killing in the name of they say Wayne and Linda in love
— brent (@murrman5.bsky.social) May 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM

@pawneeharvestfestival Stay safe out there everyone #instagram #update #instagramupdate #greenscreen ♬ original sound - ✨

@unhingeddogmom
♬ original sound - borntoluhv

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How to paint arm hair on a miniature (and all the other details on one of the new Catachan Kill Team figures)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

@dancewithmydawgs Iggy is my why. #phillytok #phillies #philliesbaseball ♬ original sound - Teton Ridge

Fewer than 2,000 condos were sold at the start of the year, the weakest showing since 2005. https://t.co/fpVlg0e3au pic.twitter.com/xErnrGNFvy
— KTLA (@KTLA) May 14, 2026

Hundreds lined up outside the Topanga Westfield mall in hopes of getting their hands on a new collection of pocket watches from Audemars Piguet and Swatch. https://t.co/7Wyz3fjHH9
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 16, 2026

CHAOS: Pepper spray out at the Roosevelt Field Mall AP x Swatch release 😳

📹 ggchangnyc (TT) pic.twitter.com/tnqeKHSNjh
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever) May 16, 2026

Swatch x Audemars Piguet details ⬇️ https://t.co/d7pJXByTKV
— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) May 16, 2026

FIRST LOOK: McDonald's x Nike Book 2 "Sedona" 🍟🏀

🗓️ June 2nd
🏷️ $155 pic.twitter.com/hMAXsQwpZv
— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) May 14, 2026

The crocodile polo art piece is pretty sick too 😂

📍 LACOSTE Harajuku Store https://t.co/mFtNxOqtxM pic.twitter.com/Aj6tteUlhm
— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) May 15, 2026

The robot dance battle at SoMa's Temple nightclub on Thursday was less Dancing with the Stars and more firmware update.

📝: @AlmostZara https://t.co/cXMjzY2PYZ
— The San Francisco Standard (@sfstandard) May 16, 2026

guy who is mad at Nolan’s Odyssey because it depicts the sea as blue instead of wine-dark
— Samuel (@samuel.fm) May 16, 2026 at 2:45 AM

Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length
— Ken Tremendous (@kentremendous.bsky.social) May 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM

On the left is an Onion headline from March. On the right is Reuters, today.

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— Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) May 16, 2026 at 7:43 AM

look at how they massacred my boy T_T https://t.co/Q5UEAbqfR5 pic.twitter.com/8OSKsg4qUP
— Alexis ☭ (@gothgfdotrip) May 14, 2026

Forza Horizon 6 gameplay pic.twitter.com/bhjYl5FcW4
— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) May 14, 2026

Update:

CBS Sports confirms to @TheAthleticFC Celtic v Hearts mistakenly promoted on CBS Sports website as being available on Paramount+ and also mistakenly visible on Paramount+ app in first half.

Decided prior to game it would be shown exclusively on CBS Sports Network - not… https://t.co/cCZAjSpkyV
— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) May 16, 2026

James Harden finished with more turnovers (8) than made field goals (5) for the 31st time in his playoff career & the 5th time this postseason.
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) May 16, 2026

Most James Harden sequence ever pic.twitter.com/MSceWRRhcS
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) May 16, 2026

@theathletic College softball has seen an offensive explosion this season. How have these unorthodox hitting drills changed the sport? #ncaa #softball #collegesoftball #ucla #oklahoma ♬ original sound - The Athletic

just overheard a 4th grader telling her friend, "if you ever need to distract some boys, literally just draw an X in the dirt. they'll stop to dig it up, they can't help it" which is the only gender metric I'll be using, moving forward
— alix e. harrow (@alixeharrow.bsky.social) May 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM

@nextshark Oh, she's so gonna do it again... A 5-year-old girl named Azkiya, who went missing after wandering onto a main road in North Sumatra, Indonesia, was safely reunited with her family in early May 2026. A viral video showed Azkiya remaining calm and cheerful while in police custody as officers searched for her parents. Her aunt later recognized her in the video and quickly alerted her mother, leading to the reunion. 📽️Video by: Gabe Jung 🤳Click our linkinbio to sign up to our daily newsletter. 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News @NextShark #news #reel #indonesia #northsumatra #missingchild #foundsafe #reunion #viralvideo #police #family #heartwarming #goodnews #childsafety #community #indonesiannews #asia #asiannews #familyreunion #viral #rescue #safeandfound #parenting #kindness #hope #trending #wholesome #humaninterest #breakingnews #kids #positivenews ♬ original sound - NextShark

@clarahyee I thought they were calling to tell me to stop singing out loud… 😭 @Waymo #waymo #storytime #asianproblems ♬ original sound - Clara

@lifewithmesc My sweet husband tried so hard to keep our three adorable little trouble makers sectioned off far away from our bedroom this morning so that I could sleep in. I came out to find the hallway that leads to our room blocked off like this and all 3 of my babies very unhappy about it. 🤣 I couldn’t help but laugh. The chaos was ready to greet me the second I woke up, but hey, Mom got to sleep in and I loved it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #husbandandwife #momtok #dadtok #toddlerparents ♬ original sound - Luis | Travel & Hotel Savings

@peightonrk
My fav newborn tip. 10/10 this has saved my sanity 😁
♬ Classic classical gymnopedie solo piano(1034554) - Lyrebirds music

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Data center discovered to be draining city's water supply through unauthorized hookups (AI roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

“officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.”

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— Madhusudan 🦉 Katti (@leafwarbler.myatproto.social) May 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM

NEW: xAI appears to have added more than 500 MW (!) of unpermitted gas turbines to its Colossus 2 campus in a matter of weeks, according to internal emails between the company and regulators

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— molly taft (@mollytaft.com) May 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM

(Because the state considers them “mobile” turbines — they’re attached to flatbed trailers — MDEQ allows xAI to run the generators without an air permit for up to a year)

btw, regulators confirmed to us this morning that the 19 new turbines (and the 27 already on site) are not part of an air permit granted in March, meaning xAI has more than 1 GW of unpermitted gas power at Colossus 2 right now

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— molly taft (@mollytaft.com) May 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM

NEW FROM ME: I wrote about how chatbots are surfacing real phone numbers, these PII exposures are likely to increase, and (maybe the worst news) how hard it is to actually prevent this from happening. www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/13/1... #AI #Privacy

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— Eileen Guo (@eileenguo.bsky.social) May 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM

Exclusive: Every adult with a YouTube account will now be able to enroll in the platform's AI deepfake detection (and removal) program. The feature constantly monitors YouTube for lookalikes, and allows users to request takedowns. www.theverge.com/news/931884/...

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— Mia Sato (@miasato.bsky.social) May 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM

Google finds evidence a criminal hackers attempted a widespread campaign that relied on a 0day built by artificial intelligence. “It’s a taste of what’s to come,” @hultquist.bsky.social says. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...

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— Dustin Volz (@dustinvolz.bsky.social) May 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM

("The tech giant did not say precisely when the thwarted attack happened, whom it was targeting or which A.I. platform the hackers used, but the company added that it did not believe it was its own Gemini chatbot")

Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents.
— Caitlin G. DeAngelis (@caitlindeangelis.bsky.social) May 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM

right... your local session piloted by a massive datacenter has to octopus your whole OS, so it can constantly keep making your vapor startup that accumulates spaghetti tech debt 100x faster than users. so your laptop is ALWAYS OPEN cool cool cool cool cool. www.businessinsider.com/coders-keep-...

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— Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 (@halfrobot.com) May 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM

("There are ways to keep a laptop running while closed")

I use AI for a lot of things, but this is a pretty bonkers anecdote from Nat Friedman, the former CEO of GitHub. https://t.co/laDuOWiUir pic.twitter.com/a1xsVObQVn
— nxthompson (@nxthompson) May 15, 2026

The FT says that Amazon employees are doing random unnecessary task automations to consume tokens and to show their bosses that they're using AI more https://t.co/wZ204CKi32
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 12, 2026

The case for token maxing, I guess, is basically that if you get your employees just using AI in volume, then eventually they’ll get some fluency/intuitions that allow them to find productivity gains? https://t.co/3JplOAz5UI
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 12, 2026

NEW: Mayo Clinic, the massive U.S. hospital network, is using what it describes as “Ambient Listening” to record patient interactions with nurses, including in emergency rooms, then using AI to process that collected data.

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— 404 Media (@404media.co) May 15, 2026 at 6:22 AM

NEW: ArXiv, the open-access repository of preprint academic research, will ban authors of papers for a year if they submit obviously AI-generated work. www.404media.co/new-arxiv-ru...

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— 404 Media (@404media.co) May 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM

Process: the speech or lesson you think you're gonna give Energeia: what the room is ready for, discoverable only in the moment; the flow Good rhetoric: knowing when to go with the flow

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— Sargoth (diegetic epideictic eidolon) (@longersky.com) May 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Roll the tape. Read the story now: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...

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— 404 Media (@404media.co) May 11, 2026 at 6:46 AM

Since 1893, Princeton professors have left the room when students take their final exams. The idea was that if you treat students honorably, they would behave honorably.

In response to AI-fueled academic dishonesty, the university just ended that system. https://t.co/hwjs3Q6pCe pic.twitter.com/1Us1AhxLsI
— nxthompson (@nxthompson) May 13, 2026

personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting.

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— Michelle Cyca (@michellecyca.com) May 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM

Original article and correction

NEW: The NYT sent a firm email to freelancers today warning that "contributors must not submit any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI. The "reminder" notably follows a string of AI incidents at the paper: futurism.com/artificial-i...

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— Maggie Harrison Dupré (@mharrisondupre.bsky.social) May 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM

Warning for board game folks: this site has a list of industry people that uses AI slop for images and bios. I’m trying to figure out how to reach out to them to ask to have the entry on me removed. Wanted to spread awareness on the slop. www.4pillargames.com/about/

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— David Thompson (@djackthompson.bsky.social) May 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM

The Titans did a super low-tech schedule release video and people loved it The Cardinals used AI and they’re getting crushed Seems telling!

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— Mina Kimes (@minakimes.bsky.social) May 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM

Your AI slop bores us@ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/i600M1CFBY
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 15, 2026

"Fisker went bankrupt and owners built open source car company from the ashes"

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Elektrek:

The FOA hired independent tech experts who began reverse-engineering Fisker’s proprietary software patches. Members taught each other how to flash firmware. They organized bulk purchases of replacement parts — negotiating the price of key fobs down from roughly $1,000 each to a fraction of that through coordinated group buys. They hosted free global key fob pairing events, saving each owner $100 to $250.
In Europe, they created what they call the “Flying Doctors” program — a mobile repair network where technically skilled members travel to help other owners keep their vehicles running.

Good t-shirt about reading manga

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sun, 17 May 2026 05:19:56 +0000

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Store.

Here's video of Hasbro's $600 Grogu figure (and Disney's new jetpack sipper)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 16 May 2026 21:30:31 +0000

A $600 Grogu is on display at “The Mandalorian and Grogu” press junket pic.twitter.com/omeQvnla1z
— Variety (@Variety) May 14, 2026

Available at the BBTS and Amazon. And here's Disnelaynd's new sipper:

NEW: The Mandalorian and Grogu Jetpack Sipper is coming to Disneyland Resort on May 21 and coming "soon" to Walt Disney World. pic.twitter.com/whiRc6Odgi
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) May 15, 2026

Some positive reviews for the new movie "Obsession"

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 16 May 2026 21:15:15 +0000

Oscar Goff.

Sean Burns.

Bill Chambers.

Also, they made the One Wish Willow from the movie, but it repeatedly sold out:

Wish granted. Back in stock for a limited time! 🪾 https://t.co/dvBDCVPvgQ https://t.co/4n71RStb5F pic.twitter.com/mlpGHyyd4q
— Obsession (@obsessionmovie) May 12, 2026

New comic book Humble Bundle promises "infinite dread"

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 16 May 2026 20:44:27 +0000

Starts at $5 for Dwellings, which has gotten good reviews. The Hobtown Mystery stories have been on my watchlist for a while because their covers are so good.

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 16 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

After Steve Sarkisian took a shot at Ole Miss academics earlier this week, it struck me that I don't think basket weaving sounds especially easy So I called an actual basket weaver and let him explain and defend his craft "I’m not really sure how it became a pejorative" www.al.com/sec/2026/05/...

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— Matt Stahl (@mattstahl97.bsky.social) May 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM

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At least from afar, one of the things that impressed me (and maybe impressed voters) about the Mamdani campaign was its organization. It seems like a well run ship, especially that one day they did the scavenger hunt—it proved the effect they could navigate. Lots of folks can make videos.
— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) May 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM

(this is an la mayor's race subtweet)
— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) May 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM

New: The liberal billionaire @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social's campaign has been paying influencers to champion his run for California governor - and many are doing so without disclosure. One big TikToker, who called the 68-year-old a "vibe," didn't mention he'd been paid $10,000 wapo.st/4twTpOh

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— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell.com) May 15, 2026 at 6:29 AM

(I'd like to mail in my ballot, but the choices for mayor and governor...)

🏢We ranked the TOP 100 PROBLEM RENTAL PROPERTIES in the City of LA

Top 3 addresses with the most housing violation cases:
🥇636½ N Hill
🥈11700 W Wilshire
🥉6650 W Forest Lawn

Look up violations for any residential address, Dec 2013 - Nov 2025:https://t.co/2tVqOm0juu pic.twitter.com/2uPDYaxB4l
— LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia (@lacontroller) May 14, 2026

Twenty people in Japan who took an Amgen rare immune-disease drug have died, according to the company that sells the medicine in Japan. U.S. drug regulators had asked Amgen to voluntarily withdraw the drug. https://t.co/bFmqACTOtZ
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 15, 2026

("The ‌FDA earlier this year asked Amgen to voluntarily pull ⁠the drug from the U.S. market, but the company declined")

Sorry to [well actually] the joke, but it seems that transliterations are always inconsistent, and the actual way they justified it was to say the sanctions applied to Senator Rubio, not Secretary of State Rubio. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...

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— Brian Chang (@brianchang.bsky.social) May 15, 2026 at 5:47 AM

The hotel is one of Taipei's most recognizable landmarks and regularly hosts international news crews. According to the person I spoke with, the CBS crew didn't inform the hotel they were going to broadcast in advance and created considerable noise in the early morning hours...
— David Demes 戴達衛 (@DemesDavid) May 15, 2026

Great white sharks are surging off Southern California. It’s actually good for the ocean @claraharter https://t.co/LMt1BB45Z9
— Richard Winton (@LAcrimes) May 13, 2026

ABC News has now taken all FiveThirtyEight articles completely offline. They now redirect to abcnews dot com.politics. A needless erasure of thousands of pages of knowledge.
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot.bsky.social) May 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM

The NHL has imposed significant punishments on the Vegas Golden Knights for "flagrant violations" of the league's playoff media regulations: Vegas forfeits its 2026 second-round draft pick and head coach John Tortorella is fined $100,000.

The club had been warned previously
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 15, 2026

I briefly tried looking for discussion about why they would skip the press conference, but gave up after finding discussion about betting on kalshi as to whether the punishment would be reduced

whoever said james harden has swapped teams every year so he can finally be the second option only to end up the first option against his will again deserves an award
— jeffonsports (@jeff_on_sports) May 16, 2026

@tessfitness Thanks Fletcher #college #purdue #chipotle #purdueuniversity #purduebasketball ♬ original sound - ⊹ ࣪🍁𓂃

@cljy7
Factory tuned, one elderly owner 😂
♬ original sound - clarenceljy

@annalisefrances I assume this is how all kids play when they have a first responder parent #firewife #sahmlife #momtok #momsofmultiples ♬ オリジナル楽曲 - 🔵けちゃん🎠❤️‍🔥8/22生誕祭🎂🥂✨🔵 - 人妻Kちゃん🎠❤️‍🔥

@misspennygirl Belly rubs for days 🙂‍↕️ #toypoodle #puppy ♬ Sogni ancora - Piero Piccioni

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Custom Marvel Legends Mania

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

没案 pic.twitter.com/mnbWBhSI69
— むげんの宇宙 (@mog0729) April 25, 2026

The Venture Bros. layout auction

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:57:44 +0000

Described as the final such auction.

Damaged box SHMonsterArts Shin Godzilla is $46 off

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:12:35 +0000

At Entertainment Earth.

New Mega Man figures by Jada Toys up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:09:15 +0000

These are really fun, well-articulated yet feel solid.

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New video game Humble Bundle featuring Exit 8 and Platform 8

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:06:34 +0000

Starts at five games for $5, Steam scores displayed.

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

NY Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns reveals he was outbid on the historic Randy Orton card at the last second:

"Thought it was ours for the taking, until a last minute NUCLEAR bid snuck in!"

"Thought 40k would get it done" https://t.co/qmp1boEs0i pic.twitter.com/rsc7YDLyw2
— Topps (@Topps) May 12, 2026

Whoever bought this card should be entitled to the throwback gear I wore at WM41. https://t.co/jXkENbn8vO
— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) May 12, 2026

(KAT apparenlty bid $60k on some other WWE card)

👀 to this list of Spencer Pratt's financial backers in DealBook this morning... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/b...

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— Sapna Maheshwari (@sapna.bsky.social) May 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM

The LAPD Union has begun running ads "denouncing" Rae Huang as the "DSA" Candidate, though they are clearly designed to get better name recognition for Huang at the cost of Raman votes (who they have spent much more money attacking).

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— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) May 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM

Spencer Pratt is currently running 2 paid clipping campaigns.

Creators are being offered $$ to post clips of Pratt from the recent debate, along with Pratt's recent podcast appearances.

Pages need to have 50%+ USA audience to participate, but do not need to be based in CA. pic.twitter.com/4biEn3HM9f
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) May 13, 2026

https://t.co/3sfJvtjSxO
— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) May 14, 2026

Big developments in South Africa lately, with a wave of xenophobia as vigilantes run ID checkpoints at schools and clinics while the state largely looks away. @kliwewe reports in @newlinesmag https://t.co/qJrfY679Dt
— Hassan I. Hassan (@hxhassan) May 12, 2026

A police investigation is underway in the Philippines, with suspicions that the incident was staged to help Sen. Ronald dela Rosa escape. n.pr/4nqhxk6

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— NPR (@npr.org) May 14, 2026 at 6:51 AM

More wild details from the mid-winter evacuation of an unstable crew member from a Korean base in Antarctica. The guy went into their machine shop and fabricated a 12-inch(!) steel blade before walking around and threatening others on station. pic.twitter.com/0Yqqhf6noq
— Kevin Zagorski (@KevZag) May 13, 2026

Sources:https://t.co/CYUTtiPlbe https://t.co/aRKN8TXV6z
— Kevin Zagorski (@KevZag) May 13, 2026

Not only did Tony Dokoupil not get a visa in time to anchor from Beijing as his network rivals did, he also was booted from broadcasting at his Taipei hotel where he anchored “CBS Evening” on Wednesday night. Tony’s never-ending big problems, via @status.news www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...

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— Jon Passantino (@passantino.bsky.social) May 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM

("CBS Evening News’ cameraman who collapsed on air was deployed from Tokyo on short notice...While one critic claimed he had worked a 24-hour shift before collapsing, a CBS News source close to the network disputed that characterization")

www.timeout.com/newyork/news/... "[The] passport will encourage people to scavenger-hunt their way through the outer-borough neighborhoods, diverse immigrant enclaves, cultural institutions, small businesses and community events that help make New York, well, New York."

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— Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork (@kathrynyu.com) May 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM

A Secret Cinema immersive experience based upon Pirates of the Caribbean coming to their new London HQ in February 2027. www.timeout.com/london/news/s...

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— Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork (@kathrynyu.com) May 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM

(There's also a Backrooms event in LA, but it sold out before I had a chance to post about it)

Oh my god the photo of Southampton's intern spying on Boro is incredible

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— John Muller (@johnspacemuller.com) May 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM

(Have no idea what this is about)

My editor keeps referring to me as a Karl Anthony-Towns style facilitator in order to get me to help out on other reporter's stories and it is infuriating how easy it is to emotionally manipulate us Knicks fans whenever the team is good.
— James Queally (@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social) May 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM

We heard you wanted Kirk and Fernando wallpapers. 📱 pic.twitter.com/or2g8CUuCJ
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) May 15, 2026

Why don't you take a picture? It'll last longer 📸

📺 Schedule Release Show today at 5pm PT on NFL Network. pic.twitter.com/UWTifsB4uQ
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) May 15, 2026

🐐 https://t.co/n3rF3XclBN pic.twitter.com/NW9aEjctAp
— Mandy Kong 🦍 (@mirann_darrow) May 14, 2026

Trans women are women… and they got some big ol ones down in San Antonio

- Charles Barkley, Hall of Famer and ally
— Jay Jurden (@JayJurden) May 14, 2026

(I don't believe he said the second quote, yet)

Friday is Hot Dog Day at @NationalsPark. The first 20,000 fans get this sweet hat, and franks will be $5 all night. A live counter will track the number of glizzys sold, with additional concession deals unlocked as the crowd downs dogs. There will also be specialty items. See👇🌭 pic.twitter.com/bHcV7Ds3jh
— Eat DC (@eat_dc) May 13, 2026

From this tremendous book. pic.twitter.com/42frIOjKmb
— Michael Glasper (@MichaelCGlasper) May 1, 2026

Probably the worst case scenario when you’re fishing is that you catch a fish. I just wanted to drink beer with the fellas for 6 hours and now I’m wielding a fillet knife on rough seas
— jon drake (@DrakeGatsby) April 30, 2026

メタモンの食玩キレてて良い pic.twitter.com/FwrIdq7jvD
— ガチャガチャサラリーマン｜最新ガチャ情報 (@japancapsuletoy) April 30, 2026

@dr.sawa666 #чихуахуа #чихуа #чехуатор ♬ оригинальный звук - Dr. Sawa

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G.I. Joe cover process (art roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

For my fellow process nerds!

My cover for G.I. JOE #24 from @Skybound.

Thumbnail, pencils, and inks by me.

Rad colors by @rfajardojr. pic.twitter.com/IxV13RNobp
— JOSH Cassara (@joshuacassara) May 5, 2026

This is my process for the G.I. JOE #23 cover.

Thumbnail, pencils, and inks by me.

Colors by @rfajardojr.

And now you know, and knowing is half the battle. YO JOE! pic.twitter.com/J6yNjBkpL6
— JOSH Cassara (@joshuacassara) March 31, 2026

For my fellow process nerds out there.

Thumbnail, pencils, and inks by me.

Colors by @rfajardojr.

My cover for G.I. JOE #22 from @Skybound. pic.twitter.com/U1WF009elm
— JOSH Cassara (@joshuacassara) February 16, 2026

I've always felt V for Vendetta is hard to get through in trade form, the coloring is nice but somehow distracting. Very into how the work looks in its original black and white and serialized form from Warrior Magazine in 1983. This sheet music sequence in book form is so clunky, but pretty here.

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— Domino Books (@dominocomics.bsky.social) May 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM

I recently tried reading "The Marvel Creator Collection No. 1: "Back to the Savage Land" Barry Windsor-Smith at Marvel Vol. 1" and it looked so lousy with new colorization that I stopped after the first issue. (It's on Hoopla if you want to check it out.)

LMAO

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— SickosFC (@sickosfc.bsky.social) May 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM

please like my Texas + pikmin tattoo flash pic.twitter.com/K7TSfh9ELK
— Booker@tattooing (@chinchilladas) May 1, 2026

Good morning. Sequential art rules. Pages from Mega by Salvador Sanz. pic.twitter.com/d4xdf3wX6o
— Adam Talking Superman (@TalkingSuperman) May 1, 2026

真意は謎だけどタコの脚に絡みつく小さいタコが可愛かった#東京国立博物館 pic.twitter.com/y3YLm80Urq
— マシュマー・テロ (@StarPredator247) April 27, 2026

告知ばっかですいません！
自分の大好きな作家さん集めちゃったイベントをカフェでやります！

その名も「ちいさきものたち展」！
某宇宙のキャワな作品が集います・・・！

6/13(土)はemimocaに来てね！

詳細は後日！とりあえず予定を空けるのじゃ

▼場所はここhttps://t.co/tNSKxAbIGQ pic.twitter.com/fY134sBu1K
— HI-65（HIROKO）彷徨うモールドーラー (@hongzi_murmur) April 26, 2026

🥝……？ pic.twitter.com/kEaCqXo0i2
— THE STUDY ROOM 仙台店@哺乳類展開催中4月1日〜5月21日まで (@sr_srsendai) April 30, 2026

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TBT when we were assigned to make senior portraits for art school and my teacher said I couldn't use this one because it was "too upsetting"

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— kieu @ we must not stop living (@leslekieuart.bsky.social) May 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM

The LA Times posted a map of the counterfeit Tommy's in Los Angeles (tomorrow is 80 cent cheeseburger day)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 15 May 2026 05:25:33 +0000

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Tommy’s, the iconic L.A. chili burger chain, will celebrate its 80th anniversary tomorrow w/ 80-cent burgers. Just make sure you go to an actual Tommy’s to pick one up — back in 2019 I wrote about the prevalence of knockoff Tommy’s, and counted 67 of them: https://t.co/daD7K2QXAB pic.twitter.com/AMmz2Dr5mA
— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) May 14, 2026

LA Times article.