Saturday, February 7, 2026

Today's news and jokes

colgate really knows how to get the consumer excited

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— Austin Schaeffer (@schaefferaustin.bsky.social) January 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM






www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/n...

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— Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
("Among the emails was a 2009 missive in which Mr. Ross responded supportively when Mr. Epstein told him he was contemplating funding an art exhibition, tentatively titled “Statutory,” that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were. “You are incredible,” Mr. Ross said in replying to the idea.")



Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein

— formthehead (@formthehead.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM








BIll Plaschke: ‘Nobody is asking anybody to disavow their beliefs. This is no longer about ideology, this is about standing up for those who are being wrongly arrested, being unfairly harassed or being made to feel constantly frightened in their own homes.’ www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

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— Lisa Fung (@lisafung.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
(In LA, he's an important voice)

("Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted throughout the U.S. in fiscal year 2024")

Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

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— Wedge LIVE!™ (@wedge.live) February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
("Leo's Tow actively tries to locate family members on their Facebook page and hosts podcasts recapping their weeks returning vehicles")

Y’all sold us out of our long sleeve already!! We want to send as much $ to ILCM as possible, so just added our winter scarf to the collection! THANK YOU for making our team smile. The benefit of supporting a small business - when you place an order, someone actually jumps for joy (literally) 🎉

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— Saara Hassoun (she/her) (@saara7.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM








Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM








I wrote about the crypto crash and why this is the worst crypto winter in the industry's history. Sub to the Odd Lots newsletter here www.bloomberg.com/account/news...

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— Joe Weisenthal (@weisenthal.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Here's an article discussing whether miners are losing money on every Bitcoin mined







Auto dealers have done everything in their power to stifle the growth of a healthy US EV market for decades. This is the result. www.thedrive.com/news/u-s-dea...

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— Tony Dutzik (@frontiertony.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
















While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

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— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@rmac.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM








kamala harris's 6-7 themed zoomer digital marketing group has already changed its name after getting made fun of. for some reason they changed it to "68." we're witnessing a level of political instinct never before imaginable

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— timothy faust (@tbone.malware-virus.biz) February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM








Oops. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

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— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM








(The KTLA report cites a LA Times report, which cites a Bloomberg report, which cites unnamed sources that an unidentified investor is in talks to acquire it)







Oscar Isaac. Take my money

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— Kelly Knox (@kelly-knox.com) February 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM

As himself, and also as his cousin Poe Dameron.

— Nick Tierce (@nicktierce.com) February 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM








water temple

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— memento hikikomori (@zellyn.bsky.social) January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM








@forcefreed Sorry I care about you not getting a UTI, Bust 🙄 #greyhound ♬ WOODLAND TRAIL - Cavendish








@adamandrewking Sadie Mae defying the odds! She can’t use her back legs but that isn’t a problem, she is the Corgi race champion. #corgirace #corgi #dogs ♬ original sound - adamandrew527


@ohiostateathletics

4 legs, 2 wheels, and a dream ❤️😭 GREAT JOB SADIE MAE

♬ Little Things - Adrián Berenguer




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