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today in Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit—

"Gunshots heard in Philippine Senate, where senator wanted by ICC is resisting arrest"

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/asia/gunshots-philippine-senate-dela-rosa-intl

why do other countries get to have all the fun?

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more Shit That Happened While I Was Busy Writing This Shit—

wait, is *this* true?

https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2054541415783252088

"JUST IN: China changes Marco Rubio's Chinese name to allow him to bypass sanctions & enter the country, as he was banned under his previous name."

holy fuck, it IS true.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/marco-rubio-china-visit-new-character-name-trump-summit

"Linguistic workaround allows Marco Rubio, sanctioned by Beijing, to travel to China for the first time"

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