NATO is “not at all” in crisis, Rutte told reporters during a visit to Zagreb, brushing off the standoff and saying: “I think we are really working in the right direction.” www.politico.eu/article/nato...

it does look as if the US now no longer has a functioning constitution or justice system, merely powers of the king

so have the Titans Of Wall Street called BS on this Fed project yet? if they stay silent indefinitely they share some of the responsibility when this all goes Pete Tong, imo. yer man Powell could do with some backup here, lads

To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte

Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/

In response to a quote tweet of DHS that says “you guys killed an American citizen,” Greg Bovino replies: “Triggered much?”

Another excellent reason to shut down X.

When Trump’s dead, and if we emerge from whatever white nationalist regime follows him and return to some normality, the media and commentariat are going to do everything in their power to normalize what happened and make it into simple policy differences suitable for “my two guests are.” /1

AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE

The tech bros are fully integrating their operations into the Trump administration.

Do lesbians face discrimination in the United States? On the one hand, Renée Good was murdered. On the other hand, I am highly paid to relativize such crimes. by Bari Weiss

The Constitution is a dead letter now.

A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming

"Luther informed Hitler in no uncertain terms that the Reichsbank was not part of his revolution. It was an independent fiscal entity with an international board of directors." (The parallels here to Trump vs Powell are uncanny--almost too on-the-nose, really.) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"The Fed is under attack. This is not a drill."

We really did speedrun this process, huh?

John Authers: "If it can really be a criminal offense to spend too much refurbishing an historic Washington building, it might set a precedent for examining the recent demolition of the East Wing of the White House."

FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off

“Is California really an island?” “We sailed round most of it and it looks like one. Good enough for government work.”

How CP/M-86's delay handed Microsoft the keys to the kingdom www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/w... A late operating system, a stopgap deal, and the accident that made DOS dominant <- by me on @theregister.com

Google maps need to retake street view images now while all the flags are on lampposts so future home buyers will know where to avoid like the fucking plague.

Dazzle painting ships makes sense, but a building? A U-boat commander has no problem estimating its course and speed.

Undergraduate essay question: How can Reform be so good at social media yet so bad at social media?

Oh mate.

Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.

To destroy seed banks is to destroy the future of hardy plants that will grow in these harsh places. Learnt only through years of experience. It is stupid and petty to destroy that which can feed anyone. Talk about biting off your nose to spite your face. Shame on you, who did this.

A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.

We used to do real science

Wow, that’s 9 wars Trump has ended now. Really is getting increasingly unjustifiable for the Nobel Prize Committee to hold out on this.

We also need verification procedures that posters are real adults and not troll/bot farms That doesn’t have to involve ID disclosure But we need to start safeguarding our democracy vs troll and bot farms

It should be the Met investigating given the gravity of what has been happening

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

Reminds me of that fella back home who fell off a ten-story building. As he was falling, people on each floor kept hearing him say, "So far, so good." Vin Tanner (played by Steve McQueen), The Magnificent Seven

For those who - like me - are not versed in ancient British political commentary...

The DAX did fine until Stalingrad.

It’s really quite striking that throughout 2024 “geopolitics” quite regularly topped asset manager surveys of risks to markets. Hard to see how we could have more geopolitics than right now.

I highly recommend “sound on” for this new angle

‘I don’t want to live in an American empire’: Greenlanders bristle at US threats ft.trib.al/gCX05BH

Waking up to the latest from the US … there’s some line about things happening slowly until they happen very fast.

Walking a mile in a techbro’s shoes, only without legs.

These are Musk’s useful British idiots… you know, the ones who wang on endlessly about patriotism, sovereignty and ‘protecting our girls’. The ones being paid - by Musk - to betray us.

He’s still being held in Guantanamo.

Just have to wait 7-10 days for UPS to deliver the terminals.

If US threats towards Greenland continue, European countries could refuse to refuel American ships in European ports, require higher payments for the stationing of US troops — or even close US military bases.

Extremely unusual that the Bluesky team is working late on a Sunday night to verify Canadian political parties and elected officials who are rumored to be mulling over a coordinated X ban with Australia and the UK. When there's smoke, there's fire.

Time stamp on this article to proof point must be something of a record.

It is in many respects a lot more concerning if markets don't tank the next few days because that is the one indicator the admin responds to. If there are no consequences in asset prices then we are really going somewhere very uh, Turkish.

I do not think anybody is prepared for how quickly and how thoroughly things we've taken for granted our whole lives could change