Chad Kirchner
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Something I’m workshopping: The global auto industry is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. China is the Dominion. Canada is the Cardassians. Today Gul Dukat signed the treaty with the Dominion.
Kinda breaks down if Trump is the Federation, though.
www.jalopnik.com/2077911/trum...
Kinda breaks down if Trump is the Federation, though.
www.jalopnik.com/2077911/trum...
Trump's Tariffs Push Canada To Get Cozy With China On EVs - Jalopnik
With Chinese EVs now gaining a foothold in North America, it seems like only a matter of time until they reshape the entire automotive industry.
www.jalopnik.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Something I’m workshopping: The global auto industry is Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. China is the Dominion. Canada is the Cardassians. Today Gul Dukat signed the treaty with the Dominion.
Kinda breaks down if Trump is the Federation, though.
www.jalopnik.com/2077911/trum...
Kinda breaks down if Trump is the Federation, though.
www.jalopnik.com/2077911/trum...
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Roses are red
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
X has stopped working
X has stopped working
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Roses are red
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
Nazis are lurking
Beware of them here because
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During the X outage, here are three other places on the internet where you can ask white nationalists to help you generate nude pictures of children and dead bodies.
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
During the X outage, here are three other places on the internet where you can ask white nationalists to help you generate nude pictures of children and dead bodies.
And you people, you're all astronauts, on some kind of star trek?
What in the Star Trek is going on?
Has anyone ever watched this show?
word.chadkirchner.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
And you people, you're all astronauts, on some kind of star trek?
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On my deathbed in 2079. I spend my days in a delirious silence. A lone nurse enters my room to check on my medication. Weakly, I stir, and check my bedside calendar. Almost another weekend. Raising a single hand to get her attention, I croak—whisper, really—“happy whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil”
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
On my deathbed in 2079. I spend my days in a delirious silence. A lone nurse enters my room to check on my medication. Weakly, I stir, and check my bedside calendar. Almost another weekend. Raising a single hand to get her attention, I croak—whisper, really—“happy whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil”
A paramilitary organization answerable only to the President of the United States is murdering people in cold blood, but some people cursing is the problem?
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A paramilitary organization answerable only to the President of the United States is murdering people in cold blood, but some people cursing is the problem?
Poor doggo was trying to get the robot's attention so that it would get out of the way.
xcancel.com/Dexerto/stat...
xcancel.com/Dexerto/stat...
Dexerto (@Dexerto)
A delivery robot has been demolished by a train in Florida after it stopped on the tracks
xcancel.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Poor doggo was trying to get the robot's attention so that it would get out of the way.
xcancel.com/Dexerto/stat...
xcancel.com/Dexerto/stat...
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Canada opening up to Chinese EVs, predictable outcome was predictable
Big deal. Smart: “Part of the EV quota will be reserved for cars with an import price of $35,000 or less, Mr. Carney said. The proportion of the quota dedicated to this category will rise 50 per cent by 2030, he said, “kickstarting the availability of more affordable electric vehicles in Canada.”
Carney reaches tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/16/c...
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Canada opening up to Chinese EVs, predictable outcome was predictable
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NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
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Lincoln at Gettysburg talking about tax credits
January 15, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Lincoln at Gettysburg talking about tax credits
#StarfleetAcademy better have some of these kids take the Kobayashi Maru test.
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
#StarfleetAcademy better have some of these kids take the Kobayashi Maru test.
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I compared the user interface in this photo to the leaked user guide I have for Mobile Fortify, and it's the same. Mobile Fortify is ICE's app for verifying someone's identity, immigration status, whether issued order of deportation. ICE says it overrides a birth certificate bsky.app/profile/donm...
The people wearing masks are scanning your face to capture your identity.
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I compared the user interface in this photo to the leaked user guide I have for Mobile Fortify, and it's the same. Mobile Fortify is ICE's app for verifying someone's identity, immigration status, whether issued order of deportation. ICE says it overrides a birth certificate bsky.app/profile/donm...
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this is genuinely incredible
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
this is genuinely incredible
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‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter https://theonion.com/washington-post-publishes-editorial-defending-fbi-raid-on-its-reporter/
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
‘Washington Post’ Publishes Editorial Defending FBI Raid On Its Reporter https://theonion.com/washington-post-publishes-editorial-defending-fbi-raid-on-its-reporter/
KHAN: I know something of those years. Remember, it was a time of great dreams, of great aspiration.
SPOCK: Under dozens of petty dictatorships.
KHAN: One man would have ruled eventually. As Rome under Caesar. Think of its accomplishments.
SPOCK: Under dozens of petty dictatorships.
KHAN: One man would have ruled eventually. As Rome under Caesar. Think of its accomplishments.
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
KHAN: I know something of those years. Remember, it was a time of great dreams, of great aspiration.
SPOCK: Under dozens of petty dictatorships.
KHAN: One man would have ruled eventually. As Rome under Caesar. Think of its accomplishments.
SPOCK: Under dozens of petty dictatorships.
KHAN: One man would have ruled eventually. As Rome under Caesar. Think of its accomplishments.
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
This is my level of snark and I'm here for it.
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This is my level of snark and I'm here for it.
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
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This isn’t really a spoiler, but in Starfleet Academy episode 2, my favourite Easter egg is only visible if you put the subtitles on. There is an exocomp that talks and its name is Almond Basket, following on from Peanut Hamper from Lower Decks. #StarfleetAcademy #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This isn’t really a spoiler, but in Starfleet Academy episode 2, my favourite Easter egg is only visible if you put the subtitles on. There is an exocomp that talks and its name is Almond Basket, following on from Peanut Hamper from Lower Decks. #StarfleetAcademy #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy
Paul Giamatti appears to very much enjoy chewing scenery. #StarfleetAcademy
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Paul Giamatti appears to very much enjoy chewing scenery. #StarfleetAcademy
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Here's the new #StarTrek 60th anniversary bumper video that will play before every new episode of the franchise in 2026, beginning with today's #StarfleetAcademy series debut
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Here's the new #StarTrek 60th anniversary bumper video that will play before every new episode of the franchise in 2026, beginning with today's #StarfleetAcademy series debut
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People really reacting to this without all the details. I am sure there are good and legitimate reasons why President Trump is taking the oil revenue ransom he extorted from Venezuela and is putting into a Middle Eastern bank account that Congress cannot control.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
People really reacting to this without all the details. I am sure there are good and legitimate reasons why President Trump is taking the oil revenue ransom he extorted from Venezuela and is putting into a Middle Eastern bank account that Congress cannot control.
He has closed both fund raisers and is asking people to support other causes and organizations.
Around $900,000 now.
TJ Sabula's two GoFundMe accounts are at $261,854 and $404,323. He might be a millionaire by this time tomorrow.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
He has closed both fund raisers and is asking people to support other causes and organizations.