A sane, once-a-day update helping normal people make sense of the news. Since 2017. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/ Main account: @whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlmiipnu232u"A piece of garbage."12 May 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmiipnu232uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlmhpo4kew2fThe 2026 midterms are in 176 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 911 days11 May 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmhpo4kew2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlmhgq7ebs2u🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, May 11, 2026. Day 1938: "A piece of garbage."11 May 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmhgq7ebs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlmcqinq7x2a💫 On this day in 2022: Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin blocked a federal abortion rights bill; the House approved $40 billion in Ukraine aid; inflation eased to 8.3% in April; Georgia fake electors reportedly cooperated in the criminal probe into Trump’s 2020 overturn effort.11 May 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmcqinq7x2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlmavj5gqn2tToday's edition is 780 words, a 4-minute read. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/11/day-1938/11 May 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmavj5gqn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlm5ka4xwc2xDay 1938 – May. 11, 2026 ✨ "A piece of garbage." https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/11/day-1938/11 May 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm5ka4xwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlczhmf3f22u📝 It's time to test your knowledge. Here's the Last Week in WTF News Quiz for the week May 4. whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/quiz/ https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/quiz/08 May 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlczhmf3f22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlcwmfltzy2z💫 On this day in 2021: DOJ charged Derek Chauvin and three former officers in George Floyd’s death; Texas and Florida advanced tighter voting rules; April added 266,000 jobs, far below forecasts; Trump’s DOJ secretly seized phone records of three Washington Post reporters.08 May 2026 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcwmfltzy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlctb44bcb24💫 On this day in 2020: 3.2 million more Americans filed for unemployment; the White House shelved CDC reopening guidance as "overly prescriptive" while many reopening states missed its own benchmarks; DOJ dropped the Michael Flynn case08 May 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlctb44bcb24https://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlcpvu54fn2a"Very serious problems."08 May 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcpvu54fn2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlcmkkhpgu2zThe 2026 midterms are in 180 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 915 days08 May 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcmkkhpgu2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlchhv736d2a🗓️ Today in one sentence for Thursday, May 7, 2026. Day 1934: "Very serious problems."08 May 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlchhv736d2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlcftxwuvq2vToday's edition is 674 words, a 3½-minute read. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/07/day-1934/07 May 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcftxwuvq2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlcfkzxgds2qDay 1934 – May. 7, 2026 ✨ "Very serious problems." https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/07/day-1934/07 May 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcfkzxgds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mlacs6p2542u💫 On this day in 2019: 370 former federal prosecutors said Trump would face multiple obstruction charges if he were not president; Trump said Mueller should not testify; Mnuchin refused House Democrats’ request for six years of Trump’s tax returns.07 May 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlacs6p2542uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3mla43nk43h2q"You all started it."07 May 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla43nk43h2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml7ymruqgs2vThe 2026 midterms are in 181 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 916 days.07 May 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ymruqgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml7vf2wfze2q🗓️ Today in one sentence for Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Day 1933: "You all started it."06 May 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7vf2wfze2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml7v44x2pa2xToday's edition is 879 words, a 4½-minute read. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/06/day-1933/06 May 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7v44x2pa2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml7rsmw27c2uDay 1933 – May. 6, 2026 ✨ "You all started it." https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/06/day-1933/06 May 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7rsmw27c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml7gzifsua2x💫 On this day in 2022: Senate Democrats forced a vote to codify abortion rights after the Roe draft leak; Garland said DOJ would consider "next steps" if Roe fell; Louisiana Republicans advanced a bill classifying abortion as homicide; WHO put pandemic deaths near 15 million.06 May 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7gzifsua2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml5wvwe22m2s"Insane in the brain."06 May 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5wvwe22m2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml5volkdfa2zThe 2026 midterms are in 182 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 917 days06 May 2026 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5volkdfa2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml5sdc2wxq2x🗓️ Today in one sentence for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Day 1932: "Insane in the brain."06 May 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5sdc2wxq2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml5oxyrb7k2vToday's edition is 803 words, a 4-minute read. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/05/day-1932/06 May 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5oxyrb7k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml5lmpmdfq2vDay 1932 – May. 5, 2026 ✨ "Insane in the brain." https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/05/05/day-1932/06 May 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5lmpmdfq2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml3g62puty2aThe 2026 midterms are in 183 days; the 2028 presidential election is in 918 days.05 May 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3g62puty2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml3f7ntv652u"Blown off the face of the Earth."05 May 2026 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3f7ntv652uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml3bueb7qi2v💫 On this day in 2023: four Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy over Jan. 6; the Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry subpoenaed security officials over surveillance footage; Clarence Thomas failed to disclose a megadonor paying his great-nephew’s private school tuition.05 May 2026 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3bueb7qi2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wtfjht.bsky.social/post/3ml36j2l7bs2z💫 On this day in 2020: a draft CDC model projected 3,000 daily U.S. coronavirus deaths by June 1; Trump raised his death estimate again to 75,000-100,000; he moved to replace the HHS watchdog after a shortages report; then said the press treated him worse than Lincoln.05 May 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:pbrddogisrenor7faarffrsb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml36j2l7bs2z