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People who look at user descriptions trying to find a reason to insult that person are the lowest of the low.
The US economic boom since the 1990s was grounded on nobody else being able to do the Internet as well, this may be changing with the raise of China
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TikTok was thriving in the U.S., even before a joint venture saved it from a potential ban
TikTok and other China-linked apps dominated U.S. app downloads in 2025, defying mounting political pressure, trade restrictions and national security scrutiny.
www.cnbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The US economic boom since the 1990s was grounded on nobody else being able to do the Internet as well, this may be changing with the raise of China
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/t...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/t...
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Friday essay: weirdly old-fashioned and wildly uneven – David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest at 30
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Friday essay: weirdly old-fashioned and wildly uneven – David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest at 30
Infinite Jest is a kind of geological cross-section of a writer and a literary culture at a moment of major upheaval.
theconversation.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Friday essay: weirdly old-fashioned and wildly uneven – David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest at 30
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
This week has been the week of discouraging data about the course LLMs and even on Friday it just keeps coming
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www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
ChatGPT can embrace authoritarian ideas after just one prompt, researchers say
Research from the Network Contagion Research Institute said ChatGPT became more sympathetic to authoritarian ideas after users shared certain materials with the chatbot.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This week has been the week of discouraging data about the course LLMs and even on Friday it just keeps coming
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
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Earlier delayed data indicated inflation cooled in the month.
Inflation Slowed Before Rising In November, Delayed Data Shows
Earlier delayed data indicated inflation cooled in the month.
www.forbes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Earlier delayed data indicated inflation cooled in the month.
The romantic notion of animals is cute but anyone who has spent time among them will have to warn you about what life is, life is nothing more than a stage of mass murder
#GVerse If animals can show kindness beyond boundaries,what’s stopping us?
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The romantic notion of animals is cute but anyone who has spent time among them will have to warn you about what life is, life is nothing more than a stage of mass murder
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Cartoon by Dave Whamond | cagle.com/whamond
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🌮“TACO”
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At Davos, the global elite gathered as usual to sip espresso, swap buzzwords, and pretend the world is a spreadsheet you can fix with a panel discussion.
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🌮“TACO”
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At Davos, the global elite gathered as usual to sip espresso, swap buzzwords, and pretend the world is a spreadsheet you can fix with a panel discussion.
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Cartoon by Dave Whamond | cagle.com/whamond
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🌮“TACO”
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At Davos, the global elite gathered as usual to sip espresso, swap buzzwords, and pretend the world is a spreadsheet you can fix with a panel discussion.
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🌮“TACO”
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At Davos, the global elite gathered as usual to sip espresso, swap buzzwords, and pretend the world is a spreadsheet you can fix with a panel discussion.
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Cartoon by Andy Marlette | Tribune Content Agency
January 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Cartoon by Andy Marlette | Tribune Content Agency
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Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to poet Lord Byron (1788) and to actor John Hurt (1940).
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #lordbyron #johnhurt
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #lordbyron #johnhurt
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to poet Lord Byron (1788) and to actor John Hurt (1940).
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #lordbyron #johnhurt
#wyrdbritainbirthdays #lordbyron #johnhurt
This guy got Hurt 100%
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This guy got Hurt 100%
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Stalinist personality cult, while Stalin has dementia.
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Stalinist personality cult, while Stalin has dementia.
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The first steel helmet on the Western Front wasn’t German or British: it was French.
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
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First Steel Helmet on the Western Front
Adrian Helmet
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The first steel helmet on the Western Front wasn’t German or British: it was French.
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
How the Adrian helmet saved thousands even millions of lives:
open.substack.com/pub/315eri/p...
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In the next dementia fuelled months, Trump will do a coup that makes Pahlavi the Shah of Cuba, install María Machado as the governor of Greenland, send exiled Cuban mercenaries trained by the CIA to storm beaches in Iran, and give a trillion dollars to the Venezuelan regime for Greenland.
The Wall Street Journal reports the US is seeking regime change in Cuba by the end of the year.
Exclusive | The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year
After ousting Venezuela’s leader, the Trump administration is hunting for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule.
www.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
In the next dementia fuelled months, Trump will do a coup that makes Pahlavi the Shah of Cuba, install María Machado as the governor of Greenland, send exiled Cuban mercenaries trained by the CIA to storm beaches in Iran, and give a trillion dollars to the Venezuelan regime for Greenland.
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lmao
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
lmao
213 of of 214 GOP votes, 7 out of 213 Democratic votes. And it turns out to be the fault of the Democratic Party?
The Republicans would not have passed the funding bill for DHS/ICE without democratic votes.
January 23, 2026 at 12:50 PM
213 of of 214 GOP votes, 7 out of 213 Democratic votes. And it turns out to be the fault of the Democratic Party?
Estimates now that Russia has lost (killed or now unable to fight) around 1.2 million men in this war. In USSR war in Afghanistan 15,000 were killed and 50,000 injured, and it was often seen at the time that this war caused the collapse of the USSR.
Well I didn't really buy that at that time
Well I didn't really buy that at that time
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Estimates now that Russia has lost (killed or now unable to fight) around 1.2 million men in this war. In USSR war in Afghanistan 15,000 were killed and 50,000 injured, and it was often seen at the time that this war caused the collapse of the USSR.
Well I didn't really buy that at that time
Well I didn't really buy that at that time
Russia lost over 1,000 troops, 8 tanks and 70 artillery pieces in 1 day. How long can it keep up this before it runs out of men?
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Daily Update: Russia Loses 1,170 Troops, 8 Tanks, and 70 Artillery Systems in Ukraine
Ukraine's Defense Forces reported 1,170 Russian casualties and destroyed significant military assets over 24 hours, highlighting ongoing combat operations.
united24media.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Russia lost over 1,000 troops, 8 tanks and 70 artillery pieces in 1 day. How long can it keep up this before it runs out of men?
united24media.com/latest-news/...
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Zelenskyy: 'Everyone sees how Russia tries to freeze Ukrainians – our people – to death at –20°C. But Russia couldn’t build any ballistic or cruise missiles without critical components from other countries. I thank every country and every company that helps Ukraine repair its
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Zelenskyy: 'Everyone sees how Russia tries to freeze Ukrainians – our people – to death at –20°C. But Russia couldn’t build any ballistic or cruise missiles without critical components from other countries. I thank every country and every company that helps Ukraine repair its
I cannot think of anyone who has benefited more from America than James Cameron but even he cannot take it anymore
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James Cameron Torches America After Leaving the U.S.: ‘A Place Where Everybody’s at Each Other’s Throats, Turning Its Back on Science and Will Be in Utter Disarray If Another Pandemic Appears’
James Cameron says America has turned its back on science and he will not return to the U.S. after leaving to live in New Zealand.
variety.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I cannot think of anyone who has benefited more from America than James Cameron but even he cannot take it anymore
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Time for Kamala & George W. to speak. Trump is engaged in vandalism.
January 23, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Time for Kamala & George W. to speak. Trump is engaged in vandalism.
I am a lot younger than Trump and I remember NATO response after 9-11, he has no excuse for the things he says about people who died for the US in Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
‘Makes my flesh creep’: MPs across political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about Nato troops – UK politics live
Labour, Tory and Lib Dem MPs among those criticising US president over claim Nato troops stayed away from frontline in Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:02 AM
I am a lot younger than Trump and I remember NATO response after 9-11, he has no excuse for the things he says about people who died for the US in Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Watching the people who supported Trump get fucked over, one after another, is one of the few genuine joys I currently have.
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Watching the people who supported Trump get fucked over, one after another, is one of the few genuine joys I currently have.
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Capitalism, and all institutional creation, only works when a Charismatic founder evolves into Institutional decision making, but Venture Capitalists did not study Sociology or read Max Weber, they don't understand that eternal charismatic leadership does not work over the long term.
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Capitalism, and all institutional creation, only works when a Charismatic founder evolves into Institutional decision making, but Venture Capitalists did not study Sociology or read Max Weber, they don't understand that eternal charismatic leadership does not work over the long term.
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Tesla quietly cuts 1,700 jobs at Gigafactory Berlin despite denying it
A new report from the German business newspaper Handelsblatt confirms that the automaker has been quietly downsizing the plant’s workforce significantly, based on figures reported by the workers’ council.
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A new report from the German business newspaper Handelsblatt confirms that the automaker has been quietly downsizing the plant’s workforce significantly, based on figures reported by the workers’ council.
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Tesla quietly cuts 1,700 jobs at Gigafactory Berlin despite denying it
A new report confirms that Tesla has reduced its workforce at Gigafactory Berlin by roughly 1,700 employees over the last...
electrek.co
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Tesla quietly cuts 1,700 jobs at Gigafactory Berlin despite denying it
A new report from the German business newspaper Handelsblatt confirms that the automaker has been quietly downsizing the plant’s workforce significantly, based on figures reported by the workers’ council.
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A new report from the German business newspaper Handelsblatt confirms that the automaker has been quietly downsizing the plant’s workforce significantly, based on figures reported by the workers’ council.
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Many people being traumatized by ICE raids will end up being able to stay in America as American citizens and legal residents are being targeted. These people will go on in a hostile society without access to mental health care but plenty of access to military scale riffles.
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Many people being traumatized by ICE raids will end up being able to stay in America as American citizens and legal residents are being targeted. These people will go on in a hostile society without access to mental health care but plenty of access to military scale riffles.