Strands #781
“Provinces of the pantheon”
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Accordion to a recent survey, replacing words with the names of musical instruments often goes undetected.

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Drawing of a book with a desk printer on the cover with the title "The printer that simply worked and other fairy tales"

a close up of a man 's face with the words dr.doctor.tumblr visible in the corner Alt: Ted Lasso, turns around and lowkey gives us the "yikes" face

Wordle 1,769 4/6*

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Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia—

AOC: Wah wah wah.

We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.

What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

Black panthers
Art wrk by
Major Felten

Strands #780
“Earth Day”
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The acting head of the CDC has canceled publication of a study showing the Covid vaccine sharply cut hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter.

a cartoon owl is sitting on a tree branch holding a coin and saying uh , 1 ... 2 ... 3 . Alt: Cartoon owl sitting on a tree branch has been asked how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, and declares (falsely) that the answer is three. (It's a Gen X commercial outtake, for those wondering about its origins)

Wordle 1,768 3/6*

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They lack "dynamic analysis"

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a man in a striped sweater is standing in a living room and says `` that 's four '' . Alt: a man in a striped sweater is standing in a living room and says `` that 's four '' .

Wordle 1,767 4/6*

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LOL.

Strands #778
“Gloriously glaring!”
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Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper in his hands . Alt: kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper in his hands .

Wordle 1,766 6/6*

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ENTIRE SEWAGE MAP REDRAWN AFTER PLUMBER FOLLOWS RUBBER DUCK 🦆🗺️🔧 YouTube video by Star Humanity

www.youtube.com/shorts/mmOj8...

a picture of a cup of coffee with the words step one coffee Alt: a picture of a cup of coffee with the words step one coffee

Wordle 1,765 3/6*

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An "AI-bomination" of a spec sheet. Front and 3/4 views are the same view, the eye is wrong/off frequently, the side view is the backside, etc.

Asked AI to help create a spec sheet for my avatar.

The results were underwhelming and unintentionally hilarious. (e.g. the "side" view is the backside)

Please don't make me tap the sign 😜

Farmer Calls To His Ducks And They Impressively March To Attention Wow, these ducks are very well-trained! A Russian farmer comes out of his barn and yells “Come here, all of you! Hurry up, move your feet! Come here! Follow me! Come on! Come on!” to a paddling of duc...

Ducks

Respond quickly to their farmer

He's called The Duck Whisperer

#TTDS

www.reshareworthy.com/ducks-summon...

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance A post-midnight revolt in the House sank the White House's efforts to extend Section 702—a spy program the FBI has used to look into members of Congress, protesters, and political donors.

"The FBI has used Section 702 data to run warrantless queries on a US senator, 19,000 donors to a congressional campaign, Black Lives Matter protesters, and both sides of the January 6 Capitol attack . . . ."

www.wired.com/story/republ...

a cup of coffee with a blue butterfly on it says good saturday morning drink coffee and be awesome Alt: a cup of coffee with a blue butterfly on it says good saturday morning drink coffee and be awesome

Wordle 1,764 3/6*

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TIL the golang gopher has a spec sheet

Strands #775
“Shell company”
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"Adipose tissue"?

Oh, you mean my "Hunger Armour"? 😁

Now who
would want to
DDOS bSky
at this point in
history? 🤔

ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds Some new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had problems in their past.

So the ice agents . . .

are going through less vetting . . .

than the people . . .

they are arresting and deporting? 😕

apnews.com/article/ice-...