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Trump on difference between his first and second terms: "In a way I was the hunted. And now I'm more of the hunter, I must tell you. These are bad people, these are sick people. This is more pleasurable."
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Trump on difference between his first and second terms: "In a way I was the hunted. And now I'm more of the hunter, I must tell you. These are bad people, these are sick people. This is more pleasurable."
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Shitty newspapers, shitty editors, shitty publishers, shitty values.
Here's how WaPo and the Times
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
January 21, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Shitty newspapers, shitty editors, shitty publishers, shitty values.
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The most interested I have ever been in a John McEnroe commentary is when he just said, "Reilly's gonna keep these porn shorts." Except it turns out he meant to say "keep these points short." So I'm checking out again. -H
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 AM
The most interested I have ever been in a John McEnroe commentary is when he just said, "Reilly's gonna keep these porn shorts." Except it turns out he meant to say "keep these points short." So I'm checking out again. -H
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Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
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Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.
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As I tell my students:
“Where there is chaos, there is opportunity.”
There is a great opportunity to rebuild infrastructure in other regions and in private enterprises, with support from investors such as major pension funds.
Opportunity to build, but with real urgency.
“Where there is chaos, there is opportunity.”
There is a great opportunity to rebuild infrastructure in other regions and in private enterprises, with support from investors such as major pension funds.
Opportunity to build, but with real urgency.
US science after a year of Trump
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
go.nature.com/4jSm0ui
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
go.nature.com/4jSm0ui
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
go.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
As I tell my students:
“Where there is chaos, there is opportunity.”
There is a great opportunity to rebuild infrastructure in other regions and in private enterprises, with support from investors such as major pension funds.
Opportunity to build, but with real urgency.
“Where there is chaos, there is opportunity.”
There is a great opportunity to rebuild infrastructure in other regions and in private enterprises, with support from investors such as major pension funds.
Opportunity to build, but with real urgency.
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This is great - it's about time someone updated the discourse on LLM energy usage to reflect that coding agents use massively more prompts than occasional questions to ChatGPT
Simon estimates that a day of coding agent usage comes out close to the energy needed to run a dishwasher
Simon estimates that a day of coding agent usage comes out close to the energy needed to run a dishwasher
Whenever I read discourse on AI energy/water use that focuses on the "median query," I can't help but feel misled. Coding agents like Claude Code send hundreds of longer-than-median queries every session, and I run dozens of sessions a day.
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
On my blog: www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01...
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is great - it's about time someone updated the discourse on LLM energy usage to reflect that coding agents use massively more prompts than occasional questions to ChatGPT
Simon estimates that a day of coding agent usage comes out close to the energy needed to run a dishwasher
Simon estimates that a day of coding agent usage comes out close to the energy needed to run a dishwasher
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The Musk-RyanAir feud is stupid, but it's one result of extreme global wealth inequality. The richest person in the history of the world can threaten to buy a company because its leader dared to challenge him. It's like a rich kid buying the nightclub because they wouldn't let him in.
January 21, 2026 at 7:36 AM
The Musk-RyanAir feud is stupid, but it's one result of extreme global wealth inequality. The richest person in the history of the world can threaten to buy a company because its leader dared to challenge him. It's like a rich kid buying the nightclub because they wouldn't let him in.
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Outside of that the US is obviously massively richer now, 1887 was, in fact, a recession year in a decade of recessions. Which probably accounts for why incumbent presidents/parties lost in 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1896.
Trump: "If you go back to 1887, that was probably richest point that our country was ever in. And it was all tariff income."
January 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Outside of that the US is obviously massively richer now, 1887 was, in fact, a recession year in a decade of recessions. Which probably accounts for why incumbent presidents/parties lost in 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1896.
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The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.
Trump on the Insurrection Act: "It does make life a lot easier. You don't through the court system. It's just a much easier thing to do."
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.
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I was a single-issue voter, and that issue was water coming out of the sink. I do not regret my vote.
Q: What goals do you have for '26 in Congress for your agenda?
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I was a single-issue voter, and that issue was water coming out of the sink. I do not regret my vote.
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"I get to be Chairman for life. Oh, and you have to pay me $1 billion. But if you don't join I will invade something."
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
"I get to be Chairman for life. Oh, and you have to pay me $1 billion. But if you don't join I will invade something."
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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OMG I thought Arthur was joking about what the terms would be but I just read it and he isn’t
"I get to be Chairman for life. Oh, and you have to pay me $1 billion. But if you don't join I will invade something."
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 AM
OMG I thought Arthur was joking about what the terms would be but I just read it and he isn’t
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Let's see whose joining the obviously corrupt "Board of Peace" today:
January 21, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Let's see whose joining the obviously corrupt "Board of Peace" today:
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The Telegraph suddenly waking and sitting bolt upright
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The Telegraph suddenly waking and sitting bolt upright
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… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
theins.ru/en/news/288644
theins.ru/en/news/288644
Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
The Kremlin-linked online bot network known as “Matryoshka” has launched a disinformation campaign focused on the escalating dispute over Greenland, according to researchers from the Bot Blocker proje...
theins.ru
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
theins.ru/en/news/288644
theins.ru/en/news/288644
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Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during the violent crackdown on protests in Iran have been leaked to BBC Verify.
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during the violent crackdown on protests in Iran have been leaked to BBC Verify.
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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“Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion”, a 2026 headline
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion”, a 2026 headline
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising. www.wired.com/story/the-ai...
The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To
A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising. www.wired.com/story/the-ai...
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Silence today won’t save you tomorrow.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Silence today won’t save you tomorrow.
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The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation. www.wired.com/story/meta-c...
Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health—and Zuckerberg’s Harvard Past—From Child Safety Trial
The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation. www.wired.com/story/meta-c...