Friday, January 16, 2026

Today's news and jokes

this is genuinely incredible

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— Simpsons of Post Mysticism (@photonmarie.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM














("blabbing about sensitive details of his job to a woman who was secretly recording him for James O’Keefe’s media company")







this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates

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— Kathryn VanArendonk (@kvanaren.bsky.social) January 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
("The video podcast-not-a-talk show will stream exclusively on Netflix; no audio-only version will be available")







You're telling me a woman was forced to give up her trophy to a biological male

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— Gillian Branstetter (@gbbranstetter.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM


Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee

— derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM








("Like many of those around the president, Lauder’s policy suggestions appear to intersect with his business interests. As Trump has ratcheted up his threats to seize Greenland, Lauder has acquired commercial holdings there. Lauder is also part of the consortium whose desire to access Ukrainian minerals appears to have spurred Trump to demand a share of the war-torn country’s resources")







Authoritarian participation trophies.

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— Eliot Higgins (@eliothiggins.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM


In like six months or so we’re gonna have some wild undercover investigative pieces from journalists who got jobs as ICE agents huh

— Brandy Zadrozny (@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM










I've mentioned this before, but one thing I've been closely watching for is when crypto people begin to distance themselves from Trump. November 2024 vs. January 2026

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— Molly White (@molly.wiki) January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM

Hoskinson: "You've collapsed crypto from a public perception, to crypto equals Trump equals bad .... Crypto equals corruption. It's a wealth transfer mechanism for Trump and his friends." www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...

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— Molly White (@molly.wiki) January 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
















Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made

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— journeyman folklorist (@aniceburrito.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM








gotta say, the extremely bad sexual behavior by a number of women in positions of power recently is making me feel somewhat better about the thesis that power is the problem, not masculinity

— post malone ergo propter malone (@proptermalone.bsky.social) January 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM
The Post's write-up







British police intelligence—used in a decision to ban Israeli football fans—was based upon a false AI response, police admit. The error “arose as a result of a use of Microsoft Copilot,” the police admitted after previously claiming it came from a Google search 🀦

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— Matt Burgess (WIRED) (@mattburgess1.bsky.social) January 14, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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What? www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

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— Bill Kuchman (@billkuchman.bsky.social) January 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM








For the past eight years, students enrolled in Louisa County High School’s automotive technology program have been reviving timeworn vehicles and giving them to single mothers — for free.

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— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM








I wrote about YouTube's perpetual apocalypse: the recurring spectacle of creators declaring the platform dead or dying as it grows into something bigger than anyone ever imagined nymag.com/intelligence...

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— John Herrman (@jwherrman.bsky.social) January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM








I don't think there's any discussion of whether the change permits more seating







Dillon Brooks, ladies and gentlemen.

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— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann.bsky.social) January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
@houseofhighlights Dillion Brooks SHOVED Normal Powell and got a technical foul 😳 #basketball #suns #dillionbrooks #normanpowell #foul ♬ original sound - House of Highlights
Is the league waiting for a devastating injury?















They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab

— Soren Spicknall (@sorenspicknall.bsky.social) December 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM








@djkuntress Supporting the arts is hot #nutcracker #ballet ♬ original sound - ੈ✩‧₊˚ivy








@natsutton I want to adopt an older dog at a shelter now :( #animalshelter #pets #seniordog ♬ home but cute - Good Neighbours








@yorkiefamily3 Ball stuck under the cabinet 😳⚽️ Three dogs tried.🐢🐢🐢 Zero success.πŸ™ Mom was called πŸ₯°πŸ€­#yorkiefamily #cutedogs #fyp #funnyvideos ♬ Austin Powers Theme (Soul Bossa Nova) - N.Y. Jazz Orchestra




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