There’s a penis museum in Iceland

I learned about it today from this tweet:

In Iceland, an office building that hosts a penis museum and an H&M is also the virtual home for some of the world’s worst perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware and disinformation. https://t.co/wlnNU25E2q
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 9, 2024

Here’s more on the museum:

The penis museum in Iceland sent the vagina museum in England a postcard… 😂 https://t.co/WDzzgriVly
— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) June 28, 2022

Reykjavík's @Phallusmuseum contains the worldʹs largest collection of biological phalluses, with hundreds of specimens from the entire Icelandic mammal fauna and well over 100 foreign species.https://t.co/tcMy8yg8yl pic.twitter.com/VQhMn4gYtJ
— Alfons López Tena 🦇 (@alfonslopeztena) October 9, 2024

The Icelandic Phallological Museum currently has just one human penis on display, left to the museum in the owner's will.

They expect the collection to grow over time, though; two more well-endowed humans have promised to donate upon their deaths.

(🖼️: Witho F; CC BY-SA.) pic.twitter.com/OWeuvcxGhc
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) April 27, 2022

Another group of tweets on the upcoming 2024 election fiasco

Trump won’t accept a loss. I expect violence, dozens of court cases, Republicans unwilling to certify elections, foreign meddling and more.

One in ten think the Supreme Court will decide the presidential election.
(@mcarmichael @IpsosUS)
More, via Opinion Today:https://t.co/O1GXhnu6dg pic.twitter.com/tXsMGqfWEm
— Opinion Today (@OpinionToday) October 6, 2024

Trump preps catalog of "cheating" claims for potential election loss https://t.co/7wPH6LjIjh
— Axios (@axios) September 29, 2024

Trump lying about the hurricane is just a warm up act for all the lying he’ll do after Election Day.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 6, 2024

.@neal_katyal on why Jack Smith’s new filing on Trump is so important: “If they can’t admit 2020 was a loss for them, what makes you think 2024 is any different? That’s why this discussion matters so much.” pic.twitter.com/DIqENjVQTo
— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) October 6, 2024

"Veteran users of X say the sheer amount of bogus and baseless information on the platform is getting worse – in part because @elonmusk reversed efforts to reduce viral misinformation and reinstated accounts of conspiracy theorists." https://t.co/gheQzkMp6h
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 6, 2024

Donald Trump, who proved to be deeply dishonest as a candidate in 2016, and as president for four years, is lying with reckless abandon as he tries to return to the White House.https://t.co/4vfmeVms5K
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 7, 2024

Sen. Mark Kelly, who sits on the US Senate intelligence committee, said on CBS this morning there is a “significant” and “huge amount of misinformation” coming from the Russian, Chinese, and the Iranians.

Kelly estimated that 20 to 30% of political content that Americans are…
— Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) October 6, 2024

The Supreme Court won’t require states to provide emergency abortion services

The Supreme Court is telling women in Texas: your lives don't matter.

By refusing to hear this case, the extremists appointed to the Supreme Court by Donald Trump are allowing Texas to deny women abortion care – even in a medical emergency. https://t.co/95mfFCsW6n
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) October 7, 2024

BREAKING
As of today, thanks to a #SCOTUS ruling, no State is obliged to provide emergency #abortion services, even if the mother might suffer dire health outcomes, even die. https://t.co/8StCyCFRVn
MORE
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) October 7, 2024

Texas claims it has legal exemptions protecting the life and health of pregnant women, but they're virtually nonexistent in practice.

Story: https://t.co/bU40cFPrKp pic.twitter.com/Pa4qzOJJep
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) October 7, 2024

Author Robert Coover died on 10/5/24

I haven’t read much of the prolific Robert Coover’s books. I have very fond memories of two of his early works:

The Cat in the Hat for President from 1968 was originally published in the fourth issue of the New American Review. It’s about just what it sounds like it’s about – the Cat in the Hat runs for president. 1968 was one of those years that made anything seem possible.

The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. is about a guy who creates an early fantasy baseball league. It’s about baseball but also about larger issues like destiny.

With the passing of Robert Coover, we’ve lost almost that entire generation of long-lived American writers – Gass, Barthelme, Gaddis, Vonnegut, Barth – of the postmodern era. Perhaps appropriately, Pynchon is the last one standing, somewhere out of sight pic.twitter.com/Lf8W22rFsr
— David Hering (@hering_david) October 6, 2024

Most of the GOP still denies the results of the 2020 election

STEPHANOPOULOS: Can you say unequivocally that Joe Biden won the 2020 election and Trump lost?

MIKE JOHNSON: See, this is the game that is always played by mainstream media with mainstream Republicans. It's a gotcha game.

STEPHANOPOULOS: So like Vance, you can't say… pic.twitter.com/0vFnZHi4a3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2024

It’s not just Trump and Vance. Numerous deniers of the legitimacy of the 2020 election are now Republican candidates for governor, secretary of state and the US Senate around the country.

My guide: https://t.co/sxXTAXWZNb
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 5, 2024

Corey Lewandowski can’t refute the fact there was no widespread fraud causing Trump to lose the 2020 election and instead doubles down on JD Vance and Donald Trump’s election denial conspiracies. pic.twitter.com/6E5NLH8pdK
— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) October 2, 2024

The "Big Lie" that election was "rigged"/"stolen" didn't end on January 6th, 2020. Election denial shifted to county election commission meetings, courtrooms, cyber symposiums and countless conspiracies in preparation for a repeat this November. https://t.co/4FSm04qck7
— Katherine Stewart (@kathsstewart) September 30, 2024

JD Vance refused to answer if Donald Trump win or lost the 2020 election. His election denial has been consistent and it should be disqualifying for anyone running for vice president. pic.twitter.com/mBWV7s3jZZ
— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) October 2, 2024

WELKER: Can you say definitively here and now that Trump did lose the 2020 election?

TOM COTTON: Joe Biden was elected president in 2020. It was an unfair election in many ways.

W: But did Trump lose?

C: Joe Biden was elected

W: Do you just not want to say that Trump lost? pic.twitter.com/v5J1Aa1Cks
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2024

Why asking about the 2020 election isn’t a ‘gotcha’ question https://t.co/TVBqKBha6L
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) October 7, 2024

The media is finally focusing on Trump’s speeches and mental state

“I can’t tell you how staggering this is,” a social psychologist previously told Stat News. “He does not think in a complex way at all.”https://t.co/hesou0a5VD
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 6, 2024

https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1843039017769836545?s=43&t=rIYxMSgaBTiASp7yrXMpjA

The “sanewashing” of Trump: the practice by media outlets of covering him like a normal candidate and not telling their audiences about all the nonsensical fountains of gibberish he serially spouts at every public appearance he makes.https://t.co/YejWIqXCs5
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 7, 2024

National Noodle Day 10/6/24

It's National Noodle Day! #NationalNoodleDay #NoodleDay #Noodles pic.twitter.com/A0IaBVvAmZ
— HeyWhatDay (@HeyWhatDay) October 6, 2024

Cup Noodles tell a story of crossing cultures, and their transpacific journey reveals how Japan has viewed America since World War II. #NationalNoodleDay https://t.co/4SBKWUqCgd
— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 6, 2024

Tennesse was late in asking for hurricane aid

They blamed Biden

ICYMI — @timburchett voted not to fund the government and shut it down… then 2 days later joined Gov. Lee in requesting federal aid (later than other states) and acted like the White House was the holdup.

Tim probably hopes nobody connects those dots. But they connect. pic.twitter.com/9W8z6geZbp
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 29, 2024

Here is a receipt for ya. It’s TN Gov Bill Lee’s request for aid, showing it was received. It was approved mere hours later. pic.twitter.com/Q8rLpD5suI
— The Sassiest Minx in MN 🌊 🇺🇸 (@SassiestMinx) September 29, 2024

#Tennessee Gov Bill Lee gives up on calls for "Prayer and Fasting" and asks for Socialism and Federal Aid. https://t.co/R0V3aJlnAo
— Bill Wong (@ten24get) September 30, 2024

Hey,

You know how the @GOP is blaming Biden for a Delay in aid to #Tennessee from #Hurricane #Helene?

You probably know that @GovBillLee didn't request aid until the day after and it was approved immediately.

What you _didn't_ hear was his first plan: https://t.co/8wmLHse8Ru
— John "Vaccinated 5G Hotspot" Grossund (@ 🏡) (@JGrossund) September 30, 2024

Trump lies about FEMA

The vast majority of professional conservatives in media and politics know this is a lie and that it’s a disgusting lie. They all know. https://t.co/EXj129nqw3
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 3, 2024

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, CNN just fact checked Donald Trump’s claims that FEMA is skimming funds off the top for migrants. It’s no shocker that Trump is lying for his own benefit. Retweet so all Americans see the media hold Trump accountable. pic.twitter.com/UaCEDtNomi
— Kamala’s Wins (@harris_wins) October 4, 2024

Major news outlets simply have to call Trump a liar on this one. And loudly. None of that weasel wording about “unconfirmed accusations.”
Call Trump a liar. Our country deserves the truth. https://t.co/HBJLZHLrBW
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) October 4, 2024

FEMA has had to fact-check Trump.

On their website, FEMA makes clear:

"No money is being diverted from disaster response needs. FEMA's disaster response efforts and individual assistance is funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster…
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 4, 2024

Former President Trump makes false claims suggesting FEMA money meant for disaster relief was diverted to migrants. @AshleyEtienne09, @ScottJenningsKY and @GretchenCarlson weigh in. pic.twitter.com/7XGGX53Wy5
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) October 5, 2024

Reporter: Trump is accusing the Biden Administration of using FEMA funding to support undocumented migrants.

KJP: The Washington Post fact checker did a piece and the headline was: No, Biden did not take FEMA relief money to use on migrants— but Trump did.
I’ll leave it there pic.twitter.com/q6ef02wHQJ
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 4, 2024