Bill Weir
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Official Back Up Account: Covering the fate of Life on Earth for CNN
The Wonder List with Bill Weir is now streaming on Max and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (CAN BE) is available from your favorite bookseller.
The Wonder List with Bill Weir is now streaming on Max and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (CAN BE) is available from your favorite bookseller.
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
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January 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🚨🔥 Warmest Christmas on record for the Contiguous U.S.! The average high of 57.9F and the average low of 36.6F each broke the Christmas record by a full 3F. 🔥🚨
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
In 1826, drunkenness at West Point Military Academy was such a problem that alcohol was banned from campus.
On Christmas, cadets smuggled in 4 gallons of whiskey, used as the base for an eggnog party.
The night ended in the Eggnog Riot of 1826.
Wait until you hear some of the names involved!
On Christmas, cadets smuggled in 4 gallons of whiskey, used as the base for an eggnog party.
The night ended in the Eggnog Riot of 1826.
Wait until you hear some of the names involved!
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Trump from sending the National Guard into American cities is likely to raise a politically fraught debate about the president’s willingness to invoke a 19th-century law to deploy the regular military on American soil instead. https://cnn.it/45qYuyn
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
For a counterpoint to the current federal administration's misguided energy policies, look not to a blue state, but the state of Texas: no renewable energy mandates there, they just let the market pick the winners and it's solar plus storage:
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ERCOT’s Market is Transitioning Toward Storage and Solar - Inside Climate News
Capacity additions to the Texas grid continue to be led by renewables.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A wonderful actress who also happened to be Laura Dern's mom. Watch them both in "Wild at Heart" for something truly bonkers. RIP. apnews.com/article/dian...
Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee known for roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
This World Series commercial shows something crazy. That giant blob of light south of Manitoba is bigger than Chicago but there’s no big city there. It’s actually light from burning off natural gas during the fracking extraction process in the Bakken Oil Fields of North Dakota.
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM
"Suddenly, a $150 million 🦀 fishery mythologized in the Deadliest Catch reality TV show found itself with no catch at all."
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Can the Deadliest Catch crab fishery survive warming seas?
After a brutal heat wave, scientists race to predict how Bering Sea snow crabs will cope with climate change
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January 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM