Thursday, February 5, 2026

Today's news and jokes

Dunkin’ Donuts now has a decal with the word “PROTEIN” repeated five times on its windows

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— Stephen Jacob Smith (@stephenjacobsmith.com) January 20, 2026 at 12:33 PM


high protein chicken

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— paris martineau (@paris.nyc) January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM














("The total value of outstanding Saudi debt is set to cross $600 billion by the end of the year")















dont worry there was only that one island with horrible things happening funded by the elite

— 🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 (@unormal.bsky.social) February 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
And yachts











Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.

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— Quantian (@quantian.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
("Claims 'extortion,' then recants.") ("18- to 20-year-olds, who are too young to gamble legally in most states, could be contributing significantly to the growth of prediction markets")







ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational

— andy™ (@andylevy.net) February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
MacKenzie Scott...























unbelievably grim to see Valve announce a delightful and exciting compact Linux box approximately 15 seconds before RAM became the more expensive material in the known universe.

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— nat. (@natclayton.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM








it must be annoying to be a 90 year old Republican congressman and have to pretend like you know what's going on anymore. you got into politics to pass laws giving out tax breaks for every horse you own but your groyper staffers are like "you need to condemn a new YA novel about bottom surgery"

— gwen howerton (@kissphoria.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM



65 year old white guys going “friendship ended with Bruce Springsteen now Nicki Minaj is my best friend” What an incredible time.

— sky (@iamspacegirl.bsky.social) February 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM








"desocialization" (like "social deskilling") is a good term for what was once talked about in terms of "social graph" vs. "interest graph," or of "algorithmic recommendation" nymag.com/intelligence...

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— Rob Horning (@robhorning.bsky.social) February 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM








("Some of the deer meat will go to feed endangered California condors on the mainland, while some carcasses will be left on the land — potential meals for bald eagles and foxes")







The quality of Fanatics clothing can be shockingly disappointing







The Post's coverage of this is gonna be li- ah, shit.

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— Aaron Mehta (@aaronmehta.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM










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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
























perfect Sam Darnold response, that's my QB1

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— Luke Knox (@lukeknox.me) February 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM








(Maybe I was too young, but I remember finding that movie incredibly sad)







Unfortunately the victim was reduced completely to content.

— GP (@mousefountain.bsky.social) January 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM








the other day my 8yo said Spanish was his third language. then he counted "uno, dos, tres..." all the way up to "nueve" and then said "uh, i forget." i said "diez?" and this kid straight up replied "diez nuts"

— alexis simpson (@amutepiggy.bsky.social) January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM








I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead. It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut. No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.

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— Sassy Tea Lady (@sassytealady.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM








@channelnewsasia Dancers who regularly practise at the underground walkway near Bayfront MRT will need to find a new spot after the full-length mirrors lining the space were frosted on Jan 1. Marina Bay Sands said it acted on public feedback “to facilitate seamless pedestrian flow”. The move has drawn mixed reactions online. #singapore #sgnews ♬ original sound - CNA








@espnatbat The age gap isn't stopping these two brothers from bonding ❤️ (via kkcheo, attaboycheo/IG) #espnsocial #family #brothers #cute ♬ son original - Trendformusic🤍🇲🇺




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