Tim Morton
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It's also a direct shot across the bow of the midterm elections.
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
It's also a direct shot across the bow of the midterm elections.
Now you'd think instead of push-ups, Hawley would've stuck to his main sport: sprinting through the Capitol
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Report: More Americans Forced To Make Ends Meet By Turning To Alchemy https://theonion.com/report-more-americans-forced-to-make-ends-meet-by-turning-to-alchemy/
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Report: More Americans Forced To Make Ends Meet By Turning To Alchemy https://theonion.com/report-more-americans-forced-to-make-ends-meet-by-turning-to-alchemy/
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Question Time has platformed racist political commentator Konstantin Kisin tonight who previously said of Southampton born, Winchester educated, Rishi Sunak’s identity: “He’s a brown Hindu, how can he be English?!”
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Question Time has platformed racist political commentator Konstantin Kisin tonight who previously said of Southampton born, Winchester educated, Rishi Sunak’s identity: “He’s a brown Hindu, how can he be English?!”
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Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
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US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate.
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate.
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Projects in development expected to grow global capacity by nearly 50% amid growing concern over impact on planet.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is so unhinged
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This is so unhinged
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
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Donald Trump accused of piracy as pair abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night despite a Court of Session interim interdict stipulating they must remain in the jurisdiction.
Trump accused of piracy as pair 'abducted from Scotland in middle of the night'
A Scottish lawmaker railed against US President Donald Trump on Wednesday over the American military’s seizure of an oil tanker and detention of its two top officers earlier this month in waters betwe...
www.rawstory.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Donald Trump accused of piracy as pair abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night despite a Court of Session interim interdict stipulating they must remain in the jurisdiction.
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Fascinating: "We identify a risk of collapses in service availability as specific elements of fossil infrastructures reach what we term 'minimum viable scale,' a level of throughput past which existing physical, financial, & managerial infrastructures can no longer effectively operate as expected."
Fossil energy minimum viable scale
Unseen infrastructural threats to safety and decarbonization may arise as fossil energy systems are phased out
www.science.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Fascinating: "We identify a risk of collapses in service availability as specific elements of fossil infrastructures reach what we term 'minimum viable scale,' a level of throughput past which existing physical, financial, & managerial infrastructures can no longer effectively operate as expected."
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Okay I’m ngl, he was funny af for that answer 😭😂
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Okay I’m ngl, he was funny af for that answer 😭😂
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Had this nasty punishment pass on the way home this evening.
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Had this nasty punishment pass on the way home this evening.
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Years ago, back when I worked in an office, we got a new regional manager. Big on micromanagement which is often a sign of incompetence. I kept noticing her tilting her head almost 90° at her laptop. I couldn’t resist walking by to see why. The PDFs were sideways. She didn’t know how to rotate them.
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Years ago, back when I worked in an office, we got a new regional manager. Big on micromanagement which is often a sign of incompetence. I kept noticing her tilting her head almost 90° at her laptop. I couldn’t resist walking by to see why. The PDFs were sideways. She didn’t know how to rotate them.
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“Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has blatantly lied. She should be fired. After this week, even that would not remove the spectre of a presidential militia. Hence the courts need to make clear that states can in fact prosecute federal agents who commit crimes”
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
“Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has blatantly lied. She should be fired. After this week, even that would not remove the spectre of a presidential militia. Hence the courts need to make clear that states can in fact prosecute federal agents who commit crimes”
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US opposition leaders should be calling for or ready to call for an OSCE/ODIHR election monitoring mission for the mid-terms.
Trump will no doubt refuse, but the US is an OSCE member, and the refusal is a signal in itself internationally and at home.
Make him explain the refusal.
Trump will no doubt refuse, but the US is an OSCE member, and the refusal is a signal in itself internationally and at home.
Make him explain the refusal.
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
US opposition leaders should be calling for or ready to call for an OSCE/ODIHR election monitoring mission for the mid-terms.
Trump will no doubt refuse, but the US is an OSCE member, and the refusal is a signal in itself internationally and at home.
Make him explain the refusal.
Trump will no doubt refuse, but the US is an OSCE member, and the refusal is a signal in itself internationally and at home.
Make him explain the refusal.
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This is shameful. The man spent years working to undermine faith in public health, amplified by right-wing think tanks backed by big money to oppose anything big business doesn’t like.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of N.I.H., was called a “fringe epidemiologist” during the Covid era. On this episode of “Interesting Times,” he tells Ross Douthat that the elites broke the public’s trust, and now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.
Opinion | A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’
Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is shameful. The man spent years working to undermine faith in public health, amplified by right-wing think tanks backed by big money to oppose anything big business doesn’t like.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
His contribution to our discourse was a declaration that we should let people get mass infected for herd immunity.
"I think we're going to see Downfall set in Washington soon"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"I think we're going to see Downfall set in Washington soon"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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Etta: "Do you know what you're doing?"
Butch Cassidy: "Theoretically."
Etta: "Aaaaagh!"
And with that, the guy with the bicycle succeeds in stealing the girl straight out of the bed of the Sundance Kid.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Katharine Ross!
Born January 29, 1940
Butch Cassidy: "Theoretically."
Etta: "Aaaaagh!"
And with that, the guy with the bicycle succeeds in stealing the girl straight out of the bed of the Sundance Kid.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Katharine Ross!
Born January 29, 1940
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Etta: "Do you know what you're doing?"
Butch Cassidy: "Theoretically."
Etta: "Aaaaagh!"
And with that, the guy with the bicycle succeeds in stealing the girl straight out of the bed of the Sundance Kid.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Katharine Ross!
Born January 29, 1940
Butch Cassidy: "Theoretically."
Etta: "Aaaaagh!"
And with that, the guy with the bicycle succeeds in stealing the girl straight out of the bed of the Sundance Kid.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Katharine Ross!
Born January 29, 1940
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wire wedging is a great way to deal with inconsistent clay, and was often standard procedure before homogenous commercial clay came on the scene. it makes quick work of lumps and soft spots with much less effort than table wedging alone #clay #pottery #handmade #educational #folkart
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
wire wedging is a great way to deal with inconsistent clay, and was often standard procedure before homogenous commercial clay came on the scene. it makes quick work of lumps and soft spots with much less effort than table wedging alone #clay #pottery #handmade #educational #folkart
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No children should be in immigration detention centers
The number of children in ICE detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration. We analyzed data obtained by the Deportation Data Project and found that ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump.
Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:23 PM
No children should be in immigration detention centers
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cover of The Economist this week
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
cover of The Economist this week
"The president had “monopolized our attention every second of every minute of every hour of every day”, with “some new #Trump horror” always “dominating the headlines”.
“The last year has been exhausting,” he said. “And not just for us. That’s why Trump’s always falling asleep.”
“The last year has been exhausting,” he said. “And not just for us. That’s why Trump’s always falling asleep.”
Stephen Colbert announces date of final episode of The Late Show
Stephen Colbert announces date of final episode of The Late Show
CBS announced in July that Late Show would end in May, more than 30 years after 1993 debut under David Letterman
The final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air on 21 May, the host has announced.
Colbert, who has hosted the show since 2015, revealed the date on Monday during a taping of NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers to air on Tuesday night. Colbert will appear on Meyers’s show as a guest. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
"The president had “monopolized our attention every second of every minute of every hour of every day”, with “some new #Trump horror” always “dominating the headlines”.
“The last year has been exhausting,” he said. “And not just for us. That’s why Trump’s always falling asleep.”
“The last year has been exhausting,” he said. “And not just for us. That’s why Trump’s always falling asleep.”
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I’m sorry but this has that hideous uncanny look to it that all AI videos do.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I’m sorry but this has that hideous uncanny look to it that all AI videos do.
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Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
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The WSJ is really in denial mode.
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The WSJ is really in denial mode.