Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Todays news and jokes

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Don't mean to sound cryptic, but anyone else hearing about gov employees getting really weird calls the last couple days? Like, if there is a national emergency you will... type of stuff.

— Jack Murphy (@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM

Yes, specifically regarding mail carriers being designated “essential workers”

— Lance Malibu (@fulfillthedream.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM

Yes that was one of the things I heard, but other gov orgs also.

— Jack Murphy (@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM










NEW: December testimony by an FBI agent contradicts claims ICE agent Jonathan Ross made in federal court, and appears to show that he failed to follow his training during the killing of Renee Good. @hudsongiles.bsky.social and @timmarchman.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/fbi-ag...

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— Andrew Couts (@couts.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM


("[He said he] enjoyed border control... but loved plants")

One of the reasons The Shield is the best TV show of all time is how well it's aged - for instance, making Vic Mackie anti-vax is perfect, as is his end-of-show strategy to get immunity by joining the then brand-new and mysterious ICE.

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— Jordan Harper (@jordanharper.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
("Vic returns to ICE and, visibly angry and miserable, is given a tour of his new work environment")

I guess it's really like whatever at this point but among other grammatical issues in in this DHS video: Lauren Bis, assistant deputy secretary, clearly says "themselfs" rather than "themselves" at 1:12, and this caption behind her head says "ASSULTS" instead of "ASSAULTS" x.com/DHSgov/statu...

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— Damon Beres (@damonberes.com) January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Assults is at 2:30.

swing voters are real, here to stay, and gigantic morons

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— the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) (@merovingians.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM


Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week in Minneapolis. n.pr/49uZhj5

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— NPR (@npr.org) January 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM


OMG, I think we raised over 10k for ACLU MN. People really showed up! Maybe I'm wrong, my math is bad... Thank you again to all the nice folks who got a commission. I so look forward to this work. This good work.

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— Mindy Lee (@mindyleedoodles.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM








Yay USA?









("many Republicans who interact with Chavez-DeRemer and her team expressed skepticism given her relatively clean political history prior to joining President Donald Trump’s Cabinet")







A write-up







Nearly 200,000 Palestinians were employed in Israeli construction, allowing them to support their families. Now, they're unemployed, and Israel's construction has tanked I read everything @lisang.bsky.social writes about Israel-Palestine because it's so thoughtful newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...

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— Lauren Dobson-Hughes (@ldobsonhughes.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 7:23 AM
















Stole a base























You're not ready for the name of the energy transition specialist at Heat Pump Association UK

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— Dan Marshall (@danthat.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM








@ncaa Definition of “squad runs deep” 🤯 🎥IG/tigerheavies #NCAA #NCAAROW #rowingtiktok #princeton #collegesports ♬ original sound - wrightstateu








@omgmybffalli Just a brick wall in front of the sinks no makeup checks for u bb #sofi #nflstadiums #WHY ♬ original sound - Sofia Richie Grainge








@thecrazydoggirl Clingy dog things #doglove, #petsandhumans, #loyalty, #cutepets, #dogcompanions ♬ What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder








@notthesamesam1 I was walking by and noticed this little dog got stuck on the balcony railing. #fyp #foryou #funny #dogsoftiktok ♬ FAAAAHH - NPC WATCHES








@rspike20 Think I impressed her? 😏 #fyp #hockey #goalie #thepurplegoalie #hockeygame ♬ original sound - Rspike20




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