Sunday, January 11, 2026

Today's news and jokes

Ah yes the Transfer Portal has got schools talking about income taxes now. UCF first and Houston responded in a quote.

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) January 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM

UNLV has just joined in

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) January 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM

lol North Texas has joined in but Scrappy looks worried like always.

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— Sickos Committee (@sickoscommittee.org) January 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM






(Interesting discussion FWIW--basically the warhead was inert or very low explosive compared to what it could theoretically carry)







Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images reut.rs/4jvw0JI

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— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
(But reports also indicate maybe it was never effectively blocked)

So how we feelin' about that Epic ecosystem nowadays? We all feel confident that Fortnite is a good spot for kids to hang out?

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— Xavier needs a job, oh my god. (@xavierck.com) January 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM


If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying

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— The Independent (@the-independent.com) January 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
(The author, I believe, if you want to block)

Also, its illegal to discuss gender in some American universities now.

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— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM


I mean it makes a lot of sense if you understand it as "we need to protect women (as a precious resource we use)" and not "we need to protect women (as people)". Women who have made themselves unavailable for their use are already a lost resource and there's nothing to protect

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— Christina Holland (@mortalwombat.info) January 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM

If you think of it being said in the same tone as "we need to protect our oil reserves" that's pretty much the gist of it

— Christina Holland (@mortalwombat.info) January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM








Trump is clearly not well. At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.

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— Randahl Fink (@randahl.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
If you're curious as to how Fox covered it







Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"

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— MrBuckBuck (@mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM


Los Angeles, CA - Bit of a false alarm; crowd isn’t marching yet though they are assembled in the street currently. Making speeches still.

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— Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (@acatwithnews.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM


We've raise $3400 since yesterday. Thank you to all the folks helping out!

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— Mindy Lee (@mindyleedoodles.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM








www.koreaherald.com/article/1058...

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— sarah jeong (@sarahjeong.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
(From 2022, "Rise of growth hormone use on children in China alarms health experts")







Big new piece: @alexreisner.bsky.social presents the most compelling evidence yet that generative AI directly stores and reproduces training material—it does not "learn," not really. This could have substantial legal consequences for the tech industry.

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— Damon Beres (@damonberes.com) January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Summarizing this, FWIW







St. Louis officials are warning residents that several monkeys may be on the loose "This is the first time we've had a situation dealing with monkeys at large in the city of St. Louis”

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— Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
"as many as four but certainly more than one"















On the Phillies last year, and will also be ineligible for 2026 postseason







(Infidelity rumors)







Check this out before it goes away! There is nothing on earth like Tubi.

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— Mark Harris (@markharris.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Starts around 29:32.







I think we all need a timeline cleanse right now…. An adorable #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #cow's head. Vessels such as this one were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down Dating ca. 460 BC. 🧵1/2 🏺

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— Nina Willburger (@drnwillburger.bsky.social) January 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Met







Watching Friends and Seinfeld and I can't get over how everyone wears shoes inside their own homes

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— 우리가이긴다 (@yanquigohome.bsky.social) December 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM








i am told by my children that this is a representation of me

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— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) December 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM








@houstontexans Imagine if they had left before admin got down there 🤣 #houstontexans #nfl #surprise #omg ♬ original sound - Houston Texans








@aj.mccordsports No bc why did watching this feel like a symphony? #fyp #trending #winterolympics #halfpipe ♬ Waltz Of The Flowers From Nutcracker - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky








@sophieandspencer Oven baked tastes way better than the normal way 😂 #funnydog #dachshund #dogsitter #pets #dinner ♬ Heartwarming, everyday, funny BGM(1194980) - K's note




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