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Van Halen released their debut album on this date in 1978.
Colored-pencil card drawing of Van Halen
February 11, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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At some point I guess you just need to let us take our ball and go home.
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Wondering if FIFA's rules apply to its Peace Prize recipients?
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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The CIA World Factbook, a reliable source of information about the countries of the world, has been publicly available since 1997. It is now going away.

Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.

www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Screenshot of a statement posted on CIA.gov reading as follows: *** One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe. Let’s take a quick look into the history of The World Factbook. Over many decades, The World Factbook evolved from a classified to unclassified, hardcopy to electronic product that added new categories, and even new global entities. The original classified publication, titled The National Basic Intelligence Factbook, launched in 1962. The first unclassified companion version was issued in 1971. A decade later it was renamed The World Factbook. In 1997, The World Factbook went digital and debuted to a worldwide audience on CIA.gov, where it garnered millions of views each year. The World Factbook appealed to researchers, news organizations, teachers, students, and international travelers. Some readers even inquired whether their preferred geographic designation or world entity could be included on the high-profile site. Finally, only CIA insiders would know that officers donated some of their personal travel photos to The World Factbook, which hosted more than 5,000 photographs that were copyright-free for anyone to access and use. Though the World Factbook is gone, in the spirit of its global reach and legacy, we hope you will stay curious about the world and find ways to explore it… in person or virtually.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that one of the country’s leading newspapers devoted their Saturday front and plenty of room inside to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US
February 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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gummyarts.bsky.social
Nolan Ryan, California Angels, 1979 Topps
Colored-pencil card drawing of Nolan Ryan
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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Cowards
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Flags honoring Danish veterans killed in Afghanistan had been removed by staff at the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen, sparking public outcry.
Flags honoring Danish troops at US embassy reinstalled after outcry
Flags honoring Danish veterans killed in Afghanistan had been removed by staff at the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen, sparking public outcry.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM
jkline3.bsky.social
He's a lot bigger now. Congrats Jon.
January 27, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Steve Kerr is my favorite ex-Bulls player this side of Craig Hodges. 3 pt...
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

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jaderemedy • 4h ago And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like. Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is "well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it. This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order. And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely. "Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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The lack of flights today is audibly noticeable.
January 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Just a small sample of the challenges our military would have to face—in addition to the illegality of attacking a treaty ally.
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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You know it's -10 when the planes sound weird.
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
jkline3.bsky.social
Hey, at least it stays light past 5:00 now?
January 22, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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I can say this, it makes it exponentially more difficult to help your kids at home.
economist.com The Economist @economist.com · 21d
Fifty years after Apple began marketing computers to schools, classrooms are awash with technology. Concerns about fractured attention and data security are mounting
Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
Independent research identifies few learning gains
econ.st
January 22, 2026 at 8:11 PM
jkline3.bsky.social
Rest of the world: Tomorrow will be dangerously cold! School is canceled! Protect exposed skin from frostbite! Save yourself!

Hockey people:
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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I fought in Afghanistan as a Marine.

Danes were in Helmand before Marines were.

43 Danes gave the last full measure of devotion because the U.S. asked and we had been attacked.

I’m ashamed this man is the commander in chief. This isn’t how you treat friends who bled with you.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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I am hearing that Trump's Greenland deal is the greatest deal ever negotiated in history, in that it gives us exactly what we had before except everyone hates us for it.
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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The Time archives are amazing. Who knew?
time.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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GET EXCITED, SABRES FANS!!

Josh Doan has signed a seven-year contract! 🙌

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January 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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...and the stock market goes up. Everything's fine!
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Shameful and destructive
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d
Trump: "Starting Feb 1, all above mentioned Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Finland), will be charged a 10% Tariff. On June 1, it will be increased to 25%. It will be due until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."
We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back — World Peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it. They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently. Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that! Nobody will touch this sacred piece of Land, especially since the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake. On top of everything else, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown. This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet. These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable. Therefore, it is imperative that, in order to protect Global Peace and Security, strong measures be taken so that this potentially perilous situation end quickly, and without question. Starting on February 1st, 2026, all of the above mentioned Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland), will be charged a 10% Tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America. On June 1st, 2026, the Tariff will be increased to 25%. This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland. The United States has been trying to do this transaction for over 150 years. Many Presidents have tried, and for good reason, but Denmark has always refused. Now, because of The Golden Dome, and Modern Day Weapons Systems, both Offensive and Defensive, the need to ACQUIRE is especially important.
January 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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notnhl.bsky.social
JOSH DOAN ROOFS IT ⬆️
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
jkline3.bsky.social
Won our curling opener tonight, have to laugh at everyone dressed up like we were embarking on an Antarctic snowmobile expedition...
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM