Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Today's news and jokes







("Three out of four of Moscow’s airports shut to air traffic on Sunday after Ukraine launched dozens of drones...The disruption comes during Russia’s extended New Year and Orthodox Christmas break, when many Russians take vacations and travel domestically and abroad, making it one of the country’s busiest periods for transport and tourism.")







I wonder if Maduro could have avoided being kidnapped by setting alerts for these kinds of bets on Polymarket. There’s no "wisdom of the crowds" at work here. These trades are basically anonymized, financially incentivized national security leaks.

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— Molleindustria - Wishlist FUTURE? NO THANKS! (@molleindustria.org) January 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
FWIW

I don’t understand the appeal of making prediction market wagers. Is it my goal in life to transfer part of my wealth to inside traders?

— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce.com) January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
(I don't understand this either.)

BREAKING: Multiple oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to be making a coordinated attempt to break the U.S. naval blockade on Venezuela’s energy exports by departing all at once. w/ Anatoly Kurmanaev www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...

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— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM


Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize? Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
(They helped her leave the country to accept the award under the expectation she'd immediately turn it over (or else)?)







kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM








I drove by Arlington cemetery a few weeks ago and saw the wreaths and wondered about the story behind them. Turns out the founders of the charity that places the wreaths on tombstones also own the wreath farm from which the charity purchases the wreaths - using millions of dollars from donations

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— Kim Zetter (@kimzetter.bsky.social) January 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
(The article is from 2023, I don't know if anything's changed)























The price of an obscure PS4 game is skyrocketing on the second-hand market, thanks to its necessity in a new PS5 jailbreak. This game has suddenly become a hot commodity among jailbreak enthusiasts and resellers alike. https://bit.ly/49rD4CJ

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— Eurogamer (@eurogamer.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM








Is it just me or are the vibes on Bluesky incredibly off today?

— Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 (@hg101.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Can't tell if I'm still struggling to craft a feed, or it's the inherent nature of who posts on the platform







@trendingsportspod 😳😳😳 #nba #fishing #bensimmons #fish #76ers ♬ original sound - trendingsportspod
(That was an ongoing theory when he was in the NBA)















@betterlatethanneverrr #thailand ♬ original sound - Greatest Hits Ever!








@karlahjo Just a PSA 😩#tmobileblanket ♬ Tchaikovsky "Dance of the Reed Flutes"(1257471) - kzy








@anderscr1188 Operation Igloo Bricks has begun. If you live in a cold climate, foil bread loaf pans are the perfect size to churn out ice bricks for whatever construction project your toddlers are up to outside! ❄️🧊 #winter #outdoors #winterfun #snow #snowfun ♬ πρωτότυπος ήχος - Spiros Zorpidis








@beau.the.labracadabrador #labracadabrador #labrador #dog #funnydog ♬ original sound - Beau the Labracadabrador








@amazinghaiyan

Lazy dog

♬ 原聲 - Amazinghaiyan




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