Smokey Cloud
@smokeycloud.bsky.social
Award-winning, assistant-sound-editing social lubricant.
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A Senegalese basketball player for Kentucky State University was detained on August 7 at an airport while traveling with her team and has been in ICE custody ever since, despite her removal order being rescinded by an immigration judge.
October 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A Senegalese basketball player for Kentucky State University was detained on August 7 at an airport while traveling with her team and has been in ICE custody ever since, despite her removal order being rescinded by an immigration judge.
Whalefall hits theaters next Friday!
🐋 ⛵ ⚠️ Crew rescued after sperm whale collision sinks yacht in South Pacific
At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
October 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Whalefall hits theaters next Friday!
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Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
October 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Last week the Portland Police made a huge deal about a K9 killed in the line of duty apprehending a dangerous suspect.
Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police
www.kgw.com/article/news...
www.kgw.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Last week the Portland Police made a huge deal about a K9 killed in the line of duty apprehending a dangerous suspect.
Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police
www.kgw.com/article/news...
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i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
September 30, 2026 at 4:21 AM
i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
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Wait for it . . .
September 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Wait for it . . .
Lot more pneumococcal ads than I would’ve expected as a 90s kid.
September 26, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Lot more pneumococcal ads than I would’ve expected as a 90s kid.
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Wild stuff.
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Wild stuff.
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ.
The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Well *someone’s* kid clearly lost
JUST IN: Family sues Texas daycare over allegedly operating a “child fight club.”
September 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Well *someone’s* kid clearly lost
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Never forget that Frank Oz believes the stress of dealing with Disney's initial, relentless attempts to buy his creations is what killed Jim Henson. "The Disney deal is probably what killed Jim. It made him sick," he told The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2021...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2021...
September 25, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Never forget that Frank Oz believes the stress of dealing with Disney's initial, relentless attempts to buy his creations is what killed Jim Henson. "The Disney deal is probably what killed Jim. It made him sick," he told The Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2021...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2021...
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NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest books
Was a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"?
www.motherjones.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I reviewed Chuck Klosterman’s book on American football and couldn’t get past the dishonesty about the nature of the game to even accept his premise of its future
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
September 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I reviewed Chuck Klosterman’s book on American football and couldn’t get past the dishonesty about the nature of the game to even accept his premise of its future
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
The best part of any Hollywood memoir is when Cary Grant makes a cameo. #LifeInPieces #SallyField
September 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The best part of any Hollywood memoir is when Cary Grant makes a cameo. #LifeInPieces #SallyField
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I may have added a half-star or whoever to LOVE OF MY LIFE for its deft closing credits needle drop of “Seven Wonders.” Hard to articulate how that song and its vibes sails the movie across the finish line, but it does. Plus bonus I’ve been listening to TANGO IN THE NIGHT a lot this week
September 21, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I may have added a half-star or whoever to LOVE OF MY LIFE for its deft closing credits needle drop of “Seven Wonders.” Hard to articulate how that song and its vibes sails the movie across the finish line, but it does. Plus bonus I’ve been listening to TANGO IN THE NIGHT a lot this week
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“Why do people hate that I don’t want kids to be killed and starved?”
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
September 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“Why do people hate that I don’t want kids to be killed and starved?”
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
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Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team."
September 15, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team."
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reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience
September 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience
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Sheeran should have told the NFL owners to enjoy their empty stadiums and no concession sales. And also tell his fans that any customer service questions should go to the stadium hotlines.
September 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Sheeran should have told the NFL owners to enjoy their empty stadiums and no concession sales. And also tell his fans that any customer service questions should go to the stadium hotlines.
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this is so grim. he’s TEN.
September 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
this is so grim. he’s TEN.
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You've lost another strait? www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
September 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
You've lost another strait? www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Come on. The premise for a reboot of The Muppet Show is so simple: Oceans are now battlefields.
There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival.
Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on.
(Source: Deadline)
Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on.
(Source: Deadline)
September 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Come on. The premise for a reboot of The Muppet Show is so simple: Oceans are now battlefields.
Conan getting Peter Coyote to voice over a Ken Burns bit about Avengers End Game is why I’ll always love him
September 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Conan getting Peter Coyote to voice over a Ken Burns bit about Avengers End Game is why I’ll always love him
It’s bananas that RuPaul’s Drag Race 18th season has aired and won Emmys, and is still unavailable on Paramount+
September 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
It’s bananas that RuPaul’s Drag Race 18th season has aired and won Emmys, and is still unavailable on Paramount+