Super Punch

These 1994 Fleer Marvel cards are so great, and wonderful to see the characters that disappeared

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

086 - Siena Blaze

Continuing the run of Upstarts - which might be the most 1994 thing about this set. Though Siena Blaze is a legit inclusion at this time, and this is a good card (even if it makes her power look like "makes snow"). #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #ScottHampton pic.twitter.com/JPGv5KTs9V
— Austin Gorton (@AustinGorton) July 17, 2026

089 - Sinsear

We all remember Sinsear, right?

Right?

Heck, even Slayback has appeared in more stories than this guy.

Also, I still have no idea why his name is a pun on "sincere." #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #PeterBollinger pic.twitter.com/KZovEK0vKJ
— Austin Gorton (@AustinGorton) July 20, 2026

082 - Gideon

This single image imbues Gideon with more energy and personality than any single comic book appearance I can think of. #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #JohnVanFleet pic.twitter.com/FLpBfsMetl
— Austin Gorton (@AustinGorton) July 13, 2026

083 - Gamesmaster

Like Gideon, a better card than this character deserves.

I love how you can trace the shifting goals/prize of the Upstarts competition just via trading cards (in the Jim Lee series, it was immortality)#TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #GlennBarr pic.twitter.com/XFQxcLRMnI
— Austin Gorton (@AustinGorton) July 15, 2026

Earrings with hypnotic movement

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:29:00 +0000

@emilygao.jewelry
Is two tone or all silver better?
♬ original sound - emilygao.jewelry

"When you're still, only one circle is visible. When you're moving, three circles begin their dance around your ears"

New Idle Games Humble Bundle

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:18:35 +0000

Starts at $6 for six games. There's also a new bundle featuring video games starring animals, starts at $5 for four games.

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket got struck by lightning today and it’s the coolest shit ever pic.twitter.com/43G95lmcJ3
— Truthful🛰️ (@Truthful_ast) July 23, 2026

Damn this one is even more crazier than Apollo 12 and that Soyuz-2 that got hit launching at Plesetsk several years ago - the lightning strike actually clearly hit the ground here!https://t.co/horjW1p9wq pic.twitter.com/tqWi9crzNH
— Cosmic Penguin (@Cosmic_Penguin) July 23, 2026

(It happesn around 46 seconds)

Another water main break sent water rushing onto a street in West Hollywood Thursday morning, one week after another pipe burst nearby which left widespread damage in the neighborhood. https://t.co/eJvwEfUZPo pic.twitter.com/EqcUAfevhI
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 23, 2026

A SoCal homeless nonprofit expanded on taxpayer funding. With that money, it paid more than $1.7 million to companies owned by its CEO https://t.co/Pc8DwnJUdZ
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 22, 2026

Read @_hamilton_matt's scoop here, which digs into what happened when prosecutors accused former DA Gascón & his admin of demoting them/otherwise retaliating when they questioned his criminal justice reforms.. & why taxpayers are footing the legal billshttps://t.co/lBtLeoSJsX
— Julia Wick (@sherlyholmes) July 23, 2026

Will be exciting to see which part of her record the mayor runs on--she's better able to collaborate with the White House? (Please sign up for LA Material's excellent free newsletter)

NEW: At least five media companies are using algorithmic pricing to decide how much news subscribers should pay. If you've been told that your news subscription price was determined by an algorithm using your personal data, please take the survey at the end: www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this...

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— Hanaa’ Tameez (@hanaatameez.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM

One of the most curious things about the Kylie Jenner designed Meta glasess is that she has not been seen wearing them in public. She HAS worn regular sunglasses to the World Cup and used an old point and shoot camera at the Knicks game, however www.businessinsider.com/meta-glasses...

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— Katie Notopoulos (@katienotopoulos.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Designers if you ever wonder how to get only clean HD images in your google search results,

Couple of years ago I made a Chrome extension to instantly search images by MP. Just updated it to have the bottom right display the size + quick copy image icon.

Search: Image Search… pic.twitter.com/QG1vU1sxR2
— Seso (@SesoHQ) July 20, 2026

Can't vouch for it, but don't understand why image search is so bad

XBOX Insiders - "Today, we’re starting to test an ad-supported way to stream select games from your library for a limited time, available to XBOX Insiders." Players will have one hour session limits across supported devices and regions. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

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— Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM

I don't know if you can describe the idea in straightforward terms - "you can watch ads instead of paying to rent a virtual machine to play the video game you have a digital license for" - without inspiring a universal reaction of "what are we _doing_ here"
— Jørgen (@strangecasts.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM

Fist fights break out at San Diego Comic-Con over copies of the fan-recreated Batman: The Dark Knight Recreated, with offers being made in five figures #batman

🔗 https://t.co/raulCunjPx
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) July 23, 2026

(In their newsletter, they've also sent various emails this week hinting at the lunacy over the limited edition comics they've been selling)

My very first SDCC exclusive bonus dust jacket for Star Wars: Legacy novel by @ authoroux 🪐

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— 02PNG (@02png.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 11:51 AM

Leia (the diplomat) should have trained Finn, not Rey (as progress from the lesson he learned from Rose), and after Carrie Fisher died, the role of mentor should have shifted to Lando (a jedi ghost could have sent Rey to find Ahsoka and they could have commisserated over disappointing mentors)

Odysseus and his men landing on an island where they have to play basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters
— Blue sky nice ghost (@rajandelman.bsky.social) July 23, 2026 at 9:34 AM

Trump is given a World Series ring with his name on it by the LA Dodgers.

Trump: Wow. I don't want to report this. pic.twitter.com/RiHHgj9xkW
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 23, 2026

Was this news release timed to ensure maximum attendance and best behavior?

FIFA’s integrity taskforce have congratulated themselves on a World Cup free of “suspicious betting activity”.

Experts disagree. They have generated seven yellow flags, including from two games involving Spain, its champions.

Story with @Millar_Colin:https://t.co/jOzp24tOyV
— Jacob Whitehead (@jwhitey98) July 23, 2026

("Polymarket opened a market on July 2 asking, 'Will Folarin Balogun play against Belgium?'...no other such markets were opened for the other 14 players who were shown a red card during the tournament")

👀 https://t.co/q5dv6YMM8x
— United Football League (@TheUFL) July 23, 2026

Opens the way for him to sign with Texas Tech. https://t.co/GdaarxyZPy
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) July 23, 2026

LeBron James' next team has become one of the biggest prediction markets in sports.

More than $245 million has been traded on his future, including over $200 million on Kalshi alone.

Via @washingtonpost | https://t.co/MisYFghGGC pic.twitter.com/dHhZQYZQlS
— Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) July 23, 2026

A lot of concerning signals from Lebron’s camp suggest that the final phase of his career will involve a philological approach to producing a unified interpretation of the source of all mythologies
— Tobias Wilson-Bates (@phdhurtbrain.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 6:09 AM

Joe Mazzulla is 1000% going to use this as an example of how Boston's fleet of young wings can all thrive together this season. https://t.co/lB7B5ssIwX
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) July 23, 2026

Tom Holland says Jon Bernthal stayed completely mute for two weeks while filming, then broke character when a waitress put his lemon in his water instead of on his salmon

“John was playing a mute. He was like, ‘I’m not going to talk. I’m going full method. I’m going to need your… pic.twitter.com/P7UR6upHMG
— Yonan (@yonann) July 23, 2026

@bellaamushroom he is over the moon #sister #dog #wlw #lesbian #nyc ♬ THIS CHICK WOKE UP IN MY HOUSEEE - overcompensating

@kaylas_k9s #fourthofjuly #4thofjuly #fireworks #fyp #puppy ♬ Tchaikovsky "Dance of the Reed Flutes"(1257471) - kzy

@thesoya.bean Didn’t know Soya had an off switch hahaha so many little quirks we learn about her everyday 😅😂 what are your cats must haves to fall asleep? 👇🏼 #kittensoftiktok #sgkittens #kittenlife #fyp #funnycatvideo ♬ original sound - 🤍

*More funny posts.

Really good donut mascot (art roundup)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

On the way back to the airport I came across this donut shop and was immediately enthralled by the logo/mascot. pic.twitter.com/CYVzhiLHxS
— Dragonith | Game Shop Manager VTuber (@EXDragonith) July 6, 2026

(They sell merch, but not online, from what I could tell)

Absolutely love Zines Are Back! by @violetbfox.bsky.social, a funny & fascinating look at how the rise / fall of zines has been depicted by mainstream media over the past 20 years.

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— Jolie Braun (@joliebraun.bsky.social) July 19, 2026 at 9:49 AM

"All proceeds will go to support the Prairieland Defendants"

Some styles that could be fun for commissions. Currently taking pre-con commissions: Terrificon, Dragon Con, RCCC, Baltimore. Dm inquiries.

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— Mindy Lee (@mindyleedoodles.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM

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A post shared by Jhony Caballero (@jhonycaballeroart)

弐瓶勉作ガンダム漫画
2011年のガンダムエースで半年くらい予告して急に連載開始中止になったシドニアの騎士の作者のガンダム漫画
中止の理由も謎、作品の細かい概要も謎
これが実現してたら人気を博してそうだけに惜しまれる…
一方、同じ時代にに小学館はガンダムサンダーボルトを開始することになる pic.twitter.com/dZwl9HyAHU
— 伊勢海老フライ (@8101919abc) July 3, 2026

機動戦士ガンダム逆襲のシャア（ハイストリーマー）
νガンダム（星野之宣版）
ベルトーチカ・チルドレンでは無い方のノベライズ
モビルスーツデザイン全般がこのテイストで作画されたが全ての機体の正確なデザイン画は判明してないはずで徳間デュアル文庫版ではデザインは変更されたが表紙で一部が判明 pic.twitter.com/nrG7iT7Hgz
— 伊勢海老フライ (@8101919abc) July 3, 2026

GUNDAM Mission to the Rise
AKIRAの大友克洋がデザインしたガンダムやザクが登場する短編CGアニメ
機動戦士ガンダム20周年記念イベント「ガンダムビッグバン宣言」で上映された
∀ガンダムやG-SAVIORと同じ20周年記念作品の一つ
スチームボーイのDVD付き限定前売券に収録
宇宙世紀だけど独自の世界観 pic.twitter.com/8rfZ9Zjeml
— 伊勢海老フライ (@8101919abc) July 3, 2026

absolute peak https://t.co/xemzo0Y5fc pic.twitter.com/Eh5SsZSUZG
— 𝔭𝔬𝔢𝔩𝔩𝔩𝔩 (@poellll) July 3, 2026

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Batman: GARGOYLES OF GOTHAM #4 covers by Rafael Grampa, Lee Bermejo, Jamie Hewlett and me🔥

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— Jock (@jockbsky.bsky.social) June 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM

The character Hewlett drew is called Crytoon

Leg day #FF7 #Aerti pic.twitter.com/ighhCFIt3y
— Jen Bartel (@heyjenbartel) June 30, 2026

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— kanji (@kanji55755948) July 1, 2026

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere for Game Boy Color ❤️

A gorgeous game that never left Japan, but an English fan translation is available.

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— FantasyAnime (@FantasyAnime) June 30, 2026

Ready for my 3rd viewing in the theater. @mastersmovie #mastersoftheuniverse #motu #heman #skeletor pic.twitter.com/c50zYE902J
— Tim Shinn (@TimShinn73) June 30, 2026

tomb raider II, wallpaper (1997) www.mobygames.com/game/487/tom...

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— videogame history (@vghistory.bsky.social) July 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM

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A post shared by Lizi Klavins - Australian Artist (@elkandtom)

I like how Sabrina Carpenter looks like a Bruce Timm drawing that he wished to life.
— Amanda Wong (@amandawtwong.bsky.social) July 19, 2026 at 7:59 AM

Examples in the thread

New trailer for Resident Evil

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:16:40 +0000

Lara Croft (GI Joe Classified) figure up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:23:48 +0000

Premium price, I guess because it comes with so many accessories.

Spartan (Wild C.A.T.S ) figure by McFarlane up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:20:52 +0000

At EE (accessories include a flip phone), joining Savage Dragon and Shadowhawk in the Image line.

New Dark Horse comic book Humble Bundle

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:53:53 +0000

Starts at $5 for three volumes.

Also, a few hours left for the Supergirl comic book bundle.

Very cool new Predator figure up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:50:29 +0000

Predator x Yoshi Lightning Dance Series Predator by Yoshi Toys (an original design from what I could tell, armed with an "arsenal of weapons" (and faces, hands)):

付属品も多いし関節も相当渋みこだわって調整されていたのでかなり遊びやすくなってるそうです。
年内発売予定なのでとても楽しみですね！
半壊れマスクが予約特典で付くらしいです！ pic.twitter.com/Twt68fnrHg
— Yoshi.WF6-21-18 (@Yoshi6054) July 23, 2026

52toysさんから発売されるオリジナルデザイン版のプレデターの彩色が公開されました。
52toysさんと何度も試行錯誤をした甲斐があってかっこいい色味になったと思います。
ワンダーフェスティバルの52toysさんのブースにて初展示予定なので是非みていただけますと…！#Predator
#WF2026S pic.twitter.com/KBqkkkbpLm
— Yoshi.WF6-21-18 (@Yoshi6054) July 23, 2026

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

@maxpreps He left distance running for this. 💯😂 (via natedrymalski | IG) #viral #funny #blooper #trackandfield #polevault ♬ Charlie's Inferno - That Handsome Devil

NEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Jessica Nix (@jessicanix.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM

(Article makes it sound like the company conspired with the white house to try to place blame on Taco Bell, but Taco Bell posted first)

A Republican member of the West Virginia House has just been charged with enticing a 15-year-old minor through Roblox and Snapchat.

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— Headquarters (@headquartersnews.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM

(taught at the middle school where she was a student)

Nike employees have been federally indicted after prosecutors say they stole more than $2 million worth of Nike products through a cargo theft scheme 😳💰 (via @wmcactionnews5) pic.twitter.com/ktzNHylMog
— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) July 22, 2026

("The scheme started to unravel when a snowstorm in 2024 halted deliveries and operations at the Memphis warehouse. During the stoppage, another Nike employee noticed that the falsified UPS labels were pasted onto cargo that was not meant for UPS")

You do not need to share the bad posts you saw on x. Please we left for a reason. I do not need to see what random white supremacist thinks about the odyssey. Something dumb and racist you say? Crazy!!
— annie (@bbypizza.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM

Can't believe how often something shows up in my bluesky feed and I realize it's someone I already blocked on twitter

Sigh. I was actually curious to read this thread, but it seems Ms. Wilson is merely workshopping a pitch to the New York Times for one of its famously nuanced pieces on Los Angeles

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— Christopher Hawthorne (@hawthorne.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM

(Didn't read the thread)

something i learned a few years ago is that the odyssey and the iliad were part of a larger cycle of epics about the trojan war but we lost the other six. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Cy...

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— sarah jeong (@sarahjeong.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM

it's stuff like that that makes me really worry about the continuity of culture in a time of decreasing literacy and devaluation of knowledge and attribution. but on the other hand, i've also seen the scholarly suggestion somewhere that the lost six might have been kind of mid
— sarah jeong (@sarahjeong.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM

Homer noticeably has no idea what chariots are used for

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— Ash Flanagan (@ashflanagan.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 10:50 PM

I'm not the first person to come up with this analogy but imagine a mecha anime where the characters use their gundams to travel to the battlefield and then hop out of the cockpit and fistfight because the mangaka couldn't figure out how giant robot battles would work. That's the whole Iliad
— Ash Flanagan (@ashflanagan.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM

Netflix had a chance to do something big and they balked.

Congrats Sony & Alamo. https://t.co/8kA3bKFviS
— Hear in LA (@hearinladotcom) July 22, 2026

Kevin Calabro tells me has decided to step away from Blazers broadcasting and will no longer call games for Portland. The team and its veteran play-by-play man had been in discussions on a new contract, but he called the offers "subprime" and he has decided to move on.
— Joe Freeman (@freemanjoe.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 12:11 PM

Subprime

According to what the mics pick up and what the Yankees broadcasters said after this moment, it sounds like MLB told the Yankees that Caballero will no longer be allowed to stand in the box while looking at the ground for more than three seconds, no matter how much time is left on the pitch clock.

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— Noel Murray (@noelmu.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM

For all of the new soccer fans in America that need an EPL team to support…..

Let this decide for you ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Dj9P5pIE8Q
— Ryan Hammer🔨 (@ryanhammer09) July 16, 2026

(Michael B. Jordan is a minority owner of Bournemouth, and Bournemouth has that great jersey I posted a few weeks back)

All the Spanish players posted their pics with Messi but Merino realized he didn't have a single one so he posted that clip of Messi shooting the ball right into his face. LMAO this is the funniest shit everpic.twitter.com/nHPAWP80k2
— Arvin (@sozirv) July 21, 2026

I decided to give the MLS a shot after watching the entire World Cup. Then this happened. 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/BCOSW1RcL0
— Matt Smith (@SamENole) July 23, 2026

Apparently, something happened 57 years ago in, like, space or something? I think the best take on it is still probably that of Dinah Hall...

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— Odd This Day (@oddthisday.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

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— Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 (@josephpolitano.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 6:37 AM

@basilfriendsco Extroverted dogs don‘t just go on walks—they go on meet-and-greets. 🤝✨ If your dog thinks every stranger is just a friend they haven’t greeted yet, The Spotlight is basically their official name tag. Warning: may cause excessive smiling from passersby and slightly longer evening walks. Put your extrovert in the spotlight. Link in bio to customize yours. 🔦 #basilfriends #dogreel #dogmeme #dogmom #collarprojector ♬ original sound - basilfriendsco

@doggy.u We had different goals for that stick 😂 #LabradorRetriever #Spiders #HikingWithDogs #SillyDog #YellowLab ♬ original sound - DOGGY•U

@tjthefrenchie When you try and do something nice with your dog 🐾 #dog #frenchie #frenchbulldog ♬ original sound - Tyra

*More funny posts.

Adorable resin guillotine desk toys

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

🩷 AVAILABLE NOW! 🩷 bottleneckgallery.com @bottlenecknyc.bsky.social

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— DREW WISE (@drewwise.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM

You can the blade up by the string and drop it.

Armored Ferrari tracksuit is so cool

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Ferrari’s new Leather Jackets 🙂‍↕️ pic.twitter.com/89muSUKDas
— Outlander Magazine (@StreetFashion01) July 17, 2026

The armored top is the "Reconditioned by Ferrari leather tracksuit for the 2026 Silverstone Grand Prix" (a one-piece jumpsuit, not a jacket) ($3900). And the other item is the "Reconditioned by Ferrari leather jacket for the 2026 Silverstone GP" ($3100). The 2026 Silverstone Ferrari bag charm is good too, only $320.

Hasbro's Legend of Zelda figures are up for preorder

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:14:08 +0000

Priced like the Marvel Legends line (Ganondorf is oversized) and based on Tears of the Kingdom.

New video game and comic book Humble Bundles

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:51:14 +0000

The point and click game bundle starts at four games and a coupon for $5 (once upon a time, I remember thinking the opening sequence to Syberia was so cool).

The digital board game bundle starts at 25 "items" (multiple games and DLC including Game of Thrones) for $10.

The TMNT comic book bundle starts at three volumes for $5.

Newly revealed Cobra Trubble Bubble with Cobra Trooper by Super 7 in stock

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:44:38 +0000

Part of the Reaction+ line, Exclusive to the BBTS.

They also unveiled a new selection of autographed toys for sale, including some TMNT figures by Kevin Eastman.

EE has some damaged box HUNTR/X figures on sale

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:41:36 +0000

About $7 off for Rumi and Zoey.

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

finally the Odyssey adaptation we've all been waiting for

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— Christopher Livingston (@chrislivingston.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM

Link

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

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— Boze the Library Owl (@sketchesbyboze.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 11:19 AM

I cannot stop laughing at this

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— Maris Kreizman (@maris.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 7:10 AM

Members of the Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Navy clash with oars and sticks near the LST-542-class tank landing ship BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57), which was purposefully beached in 1999 on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. pic.twitter.com/0KEJRsLKcC
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 20, 2026

Chinese and Philippine naval forces clashed near the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the West Philippine Sea today.

Seen here, the crews of two small vessels beat each other with sticks and oars. pic.twitter.com/DAtlFxsS5R
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 20, 2026

Just like the mountains

Graffiti removal set to begin at downtown LA's infamous "Graffiti towers," Mayor Bass says https://t.co/rKMHmA7y5q
— CBS LA (@CBSLosAngeles) July 21, 2026

There’s a lot in this look at Dacre’s legacy though tbh the line that struck me was a throwaway at the end, asserting: “About 40% of the Telegraph’s disproportionately male, affluent and elderly readers now live abroad.”

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— Jim Waterson (@jim.londoncentric.media) July 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM

I was recently in the middle of extremely fancy executives seriously discussing the new trend of going to “priestess training” (???) while also lambasting the corrosion of culture and end of science

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— nilay patel (@reckless.bsky.social) July 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM

(I have no idea what this means, but Stephenson wrote books about techbros devoted to Athena, goddess of high-tech weapons)

The line at the Sam's Club in Hilliard for the Pokémon drop this morning was wild. This is more than an hour before open. pic.twitter.com/4edlmVRI11
— Tyler Sebree ⚡️ (@TylerSebreezy) July 21, 2026

🚨 ONE SCALPER USED 40 SAM’S CLUB MEMBERSHIPS?!

A Central Florida collector created ~40 accounts in line, then had employees load his cart with boxes

leaving 60+ people empty handed

No tickets. No limits. Full membership farming 😭#PokeStreetz #PokemonTCG @PokeWorldStar pic.twitter.com/7CuxgPVeXI
— PokéStreetz (@POKESTREETZ) July 21, 2026

(FWIW didn't see this verified anywhere)

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY (2026)

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— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall.bsky.social) July 21, 2026 at 7:42 AM

genuinly who has it out for her😭 pic.twitter.com/7qTz6jGpNX
— ripley ⚢.𖥔 ݁ ˖🛸── .✦ (@spacephobos) July 20, 2026

Tour de France anti-doping officials visited at least six more teams Monday after overnight tests involving two top riders sparked concerns over rider sleep, recovery, and the extent of doping suspicions.

The ITA said it had roughly 600 tests planned during the three-week race.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 21, 2026

David Beckham: “I’ve only felt nervous once in my career—the Champions League final.”

Zidane: “The bigger the game, the calmer I was.”

Beckham: “I’m changing my answer… I
was never nervous.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/XXnxE3QnZ7
— carter🌚 (@carter8f) July 19, 2026

(Zidane's answer, most of the video, is in french)

All the players were respectfully greeting the King, but Lamine Yamal greeted him like he was greeting a friend 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/MqYVdyRo2y
— Anabella💙❤️ (@AnabellaMarvy) July 20, 2026

Toward the end of the clip

Martin Amis on Argentina’s 1986 World Cup https://t.co/tqh2wJfMaI pic.twitter.com/W9mWDLGh1f
— Aidan McLaughlin (@aidnmclaughlin) July 20, 2026

@gooseymanee Here’s your annual dose of serotonin 🍉 One year ago today, Goose introduced the internet to his watermelon obsession 🍉😂. You all loved it so much that we thought it was only right to bring it back and hopefully brighten your day all over again. 🥲💗🫶🏻 #happydog #cutedog #watermelon #goldenretriever #viralpet ♬ Happy - Pharrell Williams

@zeric.paws.inn This is your sign!🥹❤️ #dogsofinstagram #dog #dogs #dogstagram ♬ original sound - ZERIC PAWS INN

@upworthy Something tells us you made Maria feel just as special as she made him. ♥️ @Trisha Anderson ♬ original sound - Upworthy

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List of websites providing public domain art

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

"Public Domain Art Resources: Where to get public domain art and how to use it."

Samurai Evangelion, Samurai Spartan

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:19:56 +0000

Rebuild of Evangelion RIOBOT Musha EVA Unit-01 is up for preorder at the BBTS, and Halo Infinite: Spartan Yoroi is in stock, 30% off.

Today's news and jokes

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Han entrevistado a Penélope Cruz en un podcast en el que comen alitas picantes y lo mejor es la risa de Bardem (y sus hijos) de fondo ❤️‍🔥😂 pic.twitter.com/z3J1RDw4jt
— Alba Medina (@albammmedina) July 5, 2026

“a second ex-wife has come forward” agreeing that her ICE agent ex was a natural born killer is definitely a headline for our times.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) July 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM

NEW: The @aclum.bsky.social has created a toolkit for defense attorneys that allows them to more easily uncover whether their clients were subjected to police surveillance tools, the use of which is often kept secret despite evidence laws. @dell.bsky.social w/ the scoop:

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— Andrew Couts (@couts.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 5:43 AM

ACLU

link: https://t.co/uqyWfvHPmh
— Frank Shyong (@frankshyong) July 20, 2026

This, in particular, doesn’t seem to bode well for Paramount. https://t.co/31jCht7rU5 pic.twitter.com/WX4R8hZKJr
— Rohan Goswami (@rogoswami) July 20, 2026

(Paramount's lawyer was on The Town this week--one of his arguments, if I understood correctly, was they had structured the deal in such a way that heavily penalized the company if the deal was delayed--and that was a reason for permitting the deal to go forward ASAP)

Interesting bit in this Variety article about The Odyssey where the American writer takes issue with the characters' American accents, dismisses Greek accents as "a bit much", & argues that British (I assume he really means English) accents would have been fine. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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— Paul Cornish (@paulgcornish.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM

Turning the dial and looking to the audience for approval

Well they could have been gods in disguise

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— Vituperative Erb (@vituperativeerb.bsky.social) July 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM

finally, Shang-Chi will face his mortal enemy Gambit, in a clash fans have demanded for generations
— David Sims (@davidlsims.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 6:34 AM

(Haven't watched the trailer, or Deadpool 3, and didn't finish Shang-Chi (hated every second I watched, tapped out during the Trevor car ride)(didn't like the Incursion storyline or Secret Wars, either--would love for Ribic to get paired with better projects)))

This will be the sixth time we kill Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it. https://t.co/QCEYrv44LW pic.twitter.com/U1FUMuiqfm
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) July 20, 2026

Quick result I saw was four: Vaporization by Jean Grey, Sentinel Attack, Stabbing by X-24, Neck Snap by Wanda Maximoff

As someone who was 19 that summer I just want to assure you that for a while we were all turning towards our friends with a death glare and going "Not GAY... Not STRAIGHT..."

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— Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 (@halfrobot.com) July 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM

People are already lining up their chairs in front of Sam's Club for the new drop... on Tuesday 💀

The Ascended Heroes Focused Fighters Premium Collection will release at Sam's Club this Tuesday, July 21st, for $54.98. It'll be available both in stores and online. Online is… pic.twitter.com/j4hNn8dav3
— Pokemon Alerts & News (@PokeTCGAlerts) July 19, 2026

NEWS: Nancy Walton Laurie and Bill Laurie are considering a bid for an NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas.

The Walmart heiress would bring deep pockets and a local flavor to the Vegas expansion process. She and her husband live in Henderson, Nev., and are worth $17.8 billion,… pic.twitter.com/RCtSPOL0lO
— Kurt Badenhausen (@kbadenhausen) July 20, 2026

(I've heard a report that the league will basically slow expansion talk until they're sure the Blazers have extracted everything they can from the highest bidder. I'm unclear if the Allen estate has maintained a reduced ownership interest in order to benefit from any such move.)(Make sure that trust clearly expresses your wishes!)

Grant Hill on Jaylen Brown not being on the USA team:

“When I announced then team, there were certain guys that I called before Woj and Shams broke it. And I called like Lillard, I called Jimmy Butler, I tried to call everybody because you never know when they’re going to break… pic.twitter.com/c6Pdzl4xfz
— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) July 20, 2026

Did he call him out on a twitch stream yet?

Say what you will about that Argentinian team, I’ve never seen any side incorporate Brazilian jiujitsu so fluidly into their football
— HK (@hkesvani.bsky.social) July 20, 2026 at 2:35 AM

❌ George Russell'ın yarış dışı kaldıktan sonra yaptığı telsiz konuşması, batarya eleştirisi sebebiyle F1TV tarafından yayınlanmadı.

🔸Konuşmanın tamamını Alman rejisi paylaştı. pic.twitter.com/C0CkQd30Uk
— Diabolica (@Dia8olicaR) July 20, 2026

(I don't know whose fault it is, or if my taste has just changed, but the broadcasts have been terribly boring this year.)

There was a dark manosphere guy who posted about the predatory male drive to smoke cigars and own Lamborghinis on Twitter like a decade ago who when he liked a tweet he would screenshot it and post a picture of himself pointing at it and smiling,

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— 聖☆Alex Degen (@adactivity.bsky.social) July 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM

So a lot of his feed was pics of him in an ill fitting suit pointing and smiling at tweets from like the dilbert guy
— 聖☆Alex Degen (@adactivity.bsky.social) July 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM

Can’t remember his name it was like “The dark man” or something
— 聖☆Alex Degen (@adactivity.bsky.social) July 8, 2026 at 9:05 AM

I’m reading an odd little 1950s pamphlet about reciting poetry and the writers keep breaking off to talk about how much they hate various modern tendencies including, most notably, people who listen to music out loud instead of using headphones

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— Holly Gramazio (@hollygramazio.bsky.social) July 7, 2026 at 9:20 AM

as a designer you must view every Tshirt as a flower that blooms 20 years, 100 washes, 500 wears from its inception. Optimize, optimize, optimize for that moment. Never compromise on the things that will make that vintage shop find like seeing the face of god. This is the job
— ཊལབསརངཧ (@David_Rudnick) June 22, 2026

@reuters Firefighters in Venezuela's coastal La Guaira state rescued a parrot from the rubble after powerful earthquakes devastated the area, video released by Miranda State Firefighters showed on July 3. #parrot #rescue #venezuela #earthquake #laguaira ♬ original sound - Reuters

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Clever Mystique illustration

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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One of the artist's 80's X-Men covers.

"More than 50 restaurants and bars in L.A. now import ice cubes from Japan"

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:27:34 +0000

Fun article. (Please subscribe to the excellent LA Material newsletter so I can win some merch)

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The Laestrygonian actors and Matt Damon's double for the forced perspective sequence, I believe

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:32:00 +0000

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And a workout video:

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Reportedly, ESPN told Ryan Clark, while he was doing an episode of NFL Live today, that he had been fired

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:15:33 +0000

NYT says ESPN feared he was going to find out from some other source, so told him immediately (but I guess they were paying him, and had wanted to get their money's worth). He "did not finish the program."

Earlier this year

Today, I had an interaction with my colleague @PSchrags both on and off the air that I regret. I have apologized to Peter and taken accountability with ESPN leadership. I value working with Peter and look forward to this season. My focus will remain on professionalism, teamwork,…
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) September 6, 2025