Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Today's news and jokes

we have completely lost the plot with the marketing of the legacy of MLK. Column soon.

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— Clinton Yates (@clintonyates.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I was 75%-25% that this was fake.







Barry Blitt, The New Yorker

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— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM




Sadly, this feels accurate.

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— My Comic Book Collection (@mycbcollection.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
















Reuters















(I can only guess what this means as I haven't seen the movie since its initial release, and mostly think it would be very funny if the new movie entirely ignores everything after Endgame, other than amassing characters to kill)







Final ratings ranking for Hallmark's 2025 "Countdown to Christmas" slate. Thanksgiving weekend continues to reign supreme, with Friday's THE MORE THE MERRIER edging Saturday's A GRAND OLE OPRY CHRISTMAS for season's most-watched premiere. TIDINGS FOR THE SEASON 2025's least-watched holiday debut

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— Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! (@sleepykittypaw.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM








OMG THE COUPLE ON THE 4K FEED IS GETTING TEXTED ABOUT BEING ON THE 4K FEED

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— obnoxiously pitt girl (@opg.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM








If Indiana can do THIS, why can’t anyone else? It’s not so simple. How Indiana broke the brains of college football: www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...

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— Chris Vannini (@chrisvannini.com) January 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM
(If I understood the story told during the second half (related as if it was charming anecdote), when the coach took over, he promptly told all but one of the wide receivers (presumably kids that had genuinely chosen Indiana for a reason other than pure money) to get lost, and then replaced them with others.)







Cam Brink with the block and the talk... And Paige is like GIRL GET THE BASKETBALL πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ #WBB #UnrivaledBasketball

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— Daniel Thompson (@dr-thompson.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM








KAT gets a flagrant one for kicking Dwight Powell in the πŸ₯œπŸ₯œ

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM

KAT catches Dwight Powell with a knee driving to the hoop and Powell kicks KAT in the πŸ₯œπŸ₯œ

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM








They posted it in multiple places, and I guess just don't care enough to take them down







is now really the right time, is this really the right America, for Applebee’s to be releasing the OMCheeseburger? Or has the time never been riper? Or is query naive?

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— JP (@jpbrammer.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Aside from being disgusting, is cutting it in half supposed to hide its size?















Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments. www.cell.com/current-biol...

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— Alice Auersperg (@auersperga.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 8:07 AM
(Archive, if you want to see more of their covers)







@litlpapaya Survival mode on the literal polar express ❄️πŸš„ @Amtrak #christmasinnyc #bostontransplant #bostonmassachusetts #amtrak #amtraktrain ♬ The Polar Express - Main Theme - Geek Music








@nhl a story of resilience πŸ˜“ #NHL #blooper #hockey #sports ♬ original sound - NHL








@bardown Big/little sibling energy. πŸ˜‚ (via: @BrittGraham27 ♬ original sound - BarDown








@lilybugz12 @NFL @Peacock is not baby boomer friendly but at least we have the tripod #boomer #peacock #packers ♬ Funny Song - Sounds Reel








@will.stout Most dramatic dog… #dogsoftiktok #goldenretriever ♬ original sound - tuckerbudzyn




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