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You will get tired of my Big Corona pictures.
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Even the Reagan Administration was smart enough not to talk about the Iran-Contra slush fund in public.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Even the Reagan Administration was smart enough not to talk about the Iran-Contra slush fund in public.
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
I think it's time to revive the Marching Leech Kazoo Band from the Doo Dah Parade.
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I like that whistles are making Call of Duty cosplaying Nazis wet their pants, but we should experiment with other things. Slide whistles, kazoos.
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I think it's time to revive the Marching Leech Kazoo Band from the Doo Dah Parade.
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PLEASE NOTE: NO AI IS REQUIRED TO DO THIS!!!
Polar bears and penguins rarely meet in reality. But in the world of art, it's easy to bring them together.
#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
PLEASE NOTE: NO AI IS REQUIRED TO DO THIS!!!
ICE should try that in the Chinese or Saudi consulates.
Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE should try that in the Chinese or Saudi consulates.
"Pay no attention to what Sources In The Administration™️ say, watch what they do."
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Pay no attention to what Sources In The Administration™️ say, watch what they do."
If she didn't want to be shot by the White House, she shouldn't have gone around packing a concealed Lewandowski.
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
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www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
If she didn't want to be shot by the White House, she shouldn't have gone around packing a concealed Lewandowski.
"I have no idea what I'm doing, but that's mostly because I have no idea what any of you do, so here's some ChatGPT CEO pablum with my one big idea that we're going to create content across all platforms that say some of everything that every demographic group wants to hear and beat the podcasters!"
Weiss' full remarks to CBS News staff (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"I have no idea what I'm doing, but that's mostly because I have no idea what any of you do, so here's some ChatGPT CEO pablum with my one big idea that we're going to create content across all platforms that say some of everything that every demographic group wants to hear and beat the podcasters!"
“Evolve beyond broadcast news.”
Sounds like they’re going to merge it with the entertainment division.
Sounds like they’re going to merge it with the entertainment division.
Bari Weiss outlined her vision for CBS News in an all-hands meeting after ruffling feathers in the months since Paramount CEO David Ellison hired her.
Leaked audio: Bari Weiss says CBS News is 'toast' if it can't evolve beyond broadcast news
Bari Weiss outlined her vision for CBS News in an all-hands meeting after ruffling feathers in the months since Paramount CEO David Ellison hired her.
www.businessinsider.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
“Evolve beyond broadcast news.”
Sounds like they’re going to merge it with the entertainment division.
Sounds like they’re going to merge it with the entertainment division.
”Protect?” Given what they’re “trained for” I can only imagine they’re there to keep US athletes from defecting.
ICE personnel will help protect US delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a US embassy source said, confirming local media reports and prompting anger among some Italian politicians reut.rs/3M9PJ5o
US ICE agents to support security at Winter Olympics in Italy, source confirms
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a U.S. embassy source said on Tuesday, confirming local media reports and p...
reut.rs
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
”Protect?” Given what they’re “trained for” I can only imagine they’re there to keep US athletes from defecting.
Even the Border Patrol wants to dump Kristi and Stevie.
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Even the Border Patrol wants to dump Kristi and Stevie.
This is a wave function I really want to collapse.
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This is a wave function I really want to collapse.
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If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
ICE Out - Fundraising Nail Polish
**Shipping Update** Shipping will continue once more ingredients have arrived for this polish. Orders should go out in about 2 weeks. Ice Out is a blurple based polish with a blue/aqua shift and pink ...
www.atomicpolish.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
Things kids today can’t remember.
I still sometimes marvel at one way the culture changed drastically in a few short years - smoking. Almost everyone smoked, and they smoked almost everywhere, in airplanes, buses, trains, cars, schools, hospitals, name a place, people were chain-smoking in it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Things kids today can’t remember.
Welcome to your alternate universe Monday.
January 26, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Welcome to your alternate universe Monday.
"Pam Bondi’s letter...makes vividly clear that the real and present purpose of these occupations is to compel opposition states...to surrender their sovereignty and their right to local self-government to brutal outside rule which treats them as a conquered people."
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Remembering the Boston Massacre as Minneapolis Writhes Under Occupation
Opposition to garrisoning soldiers in civilian towns was a cornerstone of the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"Pam Bondi’s letter...makes vividly clear that the real and present purpose of these occupations is to compel opposition states...to surrender their sovereignty and their right to local self-government to brutal outside rule which treats them as a conquered people."
#GiftLink
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"you remember Kyle Rittenhouse and how he was made a hero on the right. I’m sure there are people on the conservative side who are saying ‘wait a minute, you mean you can’t take a firearm to a protest? Because you were just celebrating a guy for doing it a couple of years ago'”
Even Fox’s Trey Gowdy Wonders Why Alex Pretti Is Being Demonized for Carrying a Gun After Kyle Rittenhouse Was Celebrated for It
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fox...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fox...
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Hey @weirdguita.rs can you id this one?
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Hey @weirdguita.rs can you id this one?
I wish that AI felt so much guilt about the harm it has done that it committed suicide.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I wish that AI felt so much guilt about the harm it has done that it committed suicide.
Larry Ellison has always been an idiot.
And an assh*le.
And an assh*le.
As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Larry Ellison has always been an idiot.
And an assh*le.
And an assh*le.
“Questionable conclusions” that change every time you ask are indeed “disappointing.”
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The performance of the newly released ChatGPT Health, via a thorough assessment by @geoffreyfowler.bsky.social
with his health data, is very disappointing
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with his health data, is very disappointing
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Column | I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch data. Then I called my doctor.
I gave the new ChatGPT Health access to 29 million steps and 6 million heartbeat measurements. It drew questionable conclusions that changed each time I asked.
wapo.st
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“Questionable conclusions” that change every time you ask are indeed “disappointing.”
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