Friday, January 9, 2026

Today's news and jokes

@draftkings Joe Mazzulla is a ma of the people 😂 (🎥: CelticsCLNS/X) #nbatok #bostonceltics #joemazzulla #billkennedy #funnymoments ♬ original sound - DraftKings






another cobyline with @lopatto.bsky.social: we think polymarket is somewhat problematic. www.theverge.com/policy/85807...

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— sarah jeong (@sarahjeong.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM


this is so low on the priority list but the fact the white house is gamefying every part of its entire existence and rigging the stupidest bets just proves how little they think of reality. @lopatto.bsky.social's recent article covered this well: www.theverge.com/policy/85807...

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— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies.com) January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM


MoviePass is making ‘Mogul,’ a platform that intends to bring sports-betting culture to the pop-culturally obsessed.

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— New York Magazine (@nymag.com) January 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM


It's impossible to overstate how stupid this is

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— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM


CNN is covering the Kalshi prediction markets as though they are news

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 7, 2026 at 7:23 AM
(I don't understand how there could be significant amounts gambled by people without inside information--are the gambling sites inflating numbers? Is it some form of laundering?)







("new data shows the Kremlin earned an estimated €7.2bn (£6.2bn) last year from exporting its liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU")

‼️ Drone attacks oil tanker off Türkiye bound for Russian port

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— Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 (@pravda.ua) January 8, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Not clear how significant the damage was















this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier

— leon (@leyawn.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 6:33 AM

I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis). www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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— Ryan Enos (@ryanenos.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM


Here's the full moment of silence including a fan yelling "Go home, ICE"

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
(He gets a big cheer)







Holy fuck they actually did it

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— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
(NYT, four bylines)







Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).

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— Jonathan Birch (@birchlse.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM

They always want to “save classics!” until they find that it’s only by heavily redacting Greco-Roman literature (e.g. cut out the gayness!) that they get what they call “western civ.” It’s all a ridiculous game of omission.

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— Sarah E. Bond (@sarahebond.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
A write-up. His site.







This film is crazy. Does it serve as NK acknowledging the 2004 Ryongchon Station explosion really was an assassination attempt on Kim Jong Il? Really seems they copy that for this film, changing conspicuously to Ryongam Station www.nknews.org/2026/01/viol...

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— Colin Zwirko (@colinzwirko.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM








I remember being genuinely surprised a few years ago when I realized they'd posted something that seemed incorrect and indicated no interest in fixing it







(9-1-1 is number one)







One of my favorite things is when Criterion shines a spotlight on a genre/movement I had literally no idea was a thing.

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— Oscar Goff (@theoscargoff.bsky.social) December 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM








What the fuck does that mean? Slaanesh collection?

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— Christina Holland (@mortalwombat.info) December 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM








I personally think there should be an option when you roll up to urgent care where you can write what you suspect your diagnosis is on a little paper before the doctor sees you and if you’re right you get a sticker

— Kathryn VanArendonk (@kvanaren.bsky.social) December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM








My biggest issue with gacha games is that I believe every woman is a five-star ultra rare limited pull.

— Aevee Bee (@mammonmachine.bsky.social) December 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A write-up
@usatoday Crowds of people apparently duped by misleading social media posts braved the cold for a New Year’s Eve fireworks show at New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. The only problem? It was never actually scheduled. #Holidays #nye #newyears #brooklyn #nyc ♬ original sound - USA TODAY








@bleacherreport Maxey didn’t see Red Panda’s bowls for her halftime show 😂 #nba #basketball #redpanda #tyresemaxey ♬ original sound - Bleacher Report








@wambamthanksam She was a flamingo in a past life #fyp #foryou #olddog #doggo #dog ♬ original sound - tuckerbudzyn




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