Five Jokes: 6-3-2024

An A.I. Streaming Service, Mexico's First Female President, Russia Theorizes An American Civil War, A Chinese Spacecraft On The 'Far Side' Of The Moon, and A Bacon Grease Life Hack

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• A new streaming service lets users create their own shows using AI. So if you hate seeing your dad’s “recently watched” now, you definitely hate it after this.

• Mexico has elected its first female president in environmental scientist, Claudia Sheinbaum — making Mexico so advanced that Trump supporters have started shouting, “Build the FIRE-wall!”

• Russian politician Oleg Matveychev recently said the imprisonment of Donald Trump could lead to "civil war" in the United States amid the former president's guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial. Little does he know, America is fueled by a series of mini-civil wars whenever one of these bottles become available at Target:

  

• A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. A fancy way of saying: we’re one step closer to discovering the origins of Cheeto dust.

Finally…

• A Maryland diner is turning leftover bacon grease into soap to save money. “It’s working like a charm!” said the owner. “Some customers purchase a bar of my bacon soap for their showers… others cautiously whisper for one as their entire meal.”

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A JOKE FROM SOMEONE ELSE

John Cusack got jokes!

https://x.com/johncusack/status/1796101467016671324

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