Stick this directly in my veins

"People are being too purist about Gavin Newsom." He invited yet another rightwing extremist to have a podcast conversation and instead of pushing back against that extremism, Newsom, yet again, backed down immediately. I want a leader who isn't going to placate extremists. That's not a tough ask.

News Bites: Chef Cara Marie Mourning Joins Mill's Tavern / American Culinary Federation RI Celebrates 50 Years / RI Hospitality THC-Infused Beverage Service Training #EatDrinkRI www.eatdrinkri.com/2026/01/16/n...

Dilbert Creator Dies https://theonion.com/dilbert-creator-dies/

Babylon 5 was such a great series. It took politics seriously. I had forgotten how much the storyline foreshadowed what we’re living through now — right down to the Karoline Leavitt character. Hard to believe this aired 30 years ago!🎯

Shifting the school commute a half hour earlier with no alternatives is a pretty shitty Christmas gift I gotta say

"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."

and here i was, eager to begin my weekend with a joyous Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil

NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Most excellent @hcrichardson.bsky.social time capsule: Tin-pot is melting down. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-15...

big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro

Who knew that the rioters on J6 were there for a job interview?

“One of the bombs rolled under our truck, and within seconds our truck lifted up off the ground, and the airbags deployed, the car doors locked themselves, and the car began to fill with the powerful tear gas. We fought hard to get the doors open and get all of the kids out. Bystanders had to help.”

Here is a gift link for anyone who'd like to read the article: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.

Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Trump makes decades of untreated syphilis look not that cool.

Just for reference, they are at a wildly popular location that draws a huge crowds to purchase king cakes in an area that is heavily populated by Vietnamese and Laotian residents.

Not every Simpsons prediction was dead-on, but some are still pretty close.

😂😂😂

If you haven’t seen this @lastweektonight.com segment you just. Heck, you should see everything @lastweektonight.com produces.

Markey seems a bit confused here. Qualified immunity applies to state and local police. Feds have almost complete immunity (from civil liability, *not* criminal). It looks like his bill would basically strip any sort of immunity from all of them. Which is sensible, but definitely won’t pass.

We're getting breaking word that Trump is a huge bitch.

Machado presenting Trump with her Nobel has to be the stupidest thing a peace laureate can do. She literally is supporting a violent dictator and helping him whitewash his crimes. Completely against everything the Prize stands for. The Nobel committee should rescind her prize.

What does Secretary Rollins think American families should eat for dinner?   "...a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and one other thing."  My family ate like this in Soviet Ukraine. This isn't the American way.

Pathetic.

She then performed CPR on her baby.

BREAKING: $14.9 billion @govdanmckee.bsky.social budget is out • 3% surtax on millionaires • WSJ ed board unhappy • Trump blamed for HR1 costs • Climate rollback saves $1B • Tax cuts for seniors, parents • $600M in bond Qs 2,000+ words, at your service > www.wpri.com/news/politic...

JFC 🤬

"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car" "His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."

The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors

Five bucks to the first reporter to say to her “Hey, you know what? Go fuck yourself.”

🚨BREAKING: ICE/DHS agents launch flash bang grenades and tear gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in front of the federal building. "We have a constitutional right to assemble here! You are committing treason!" protester screams amidst cloud of tear gas. LIVE NOW ⬇️

It's cool living in a corrupt corporatist shithole without working regulators where major telecoms don't have to explain why essential utilities just stop working for half the day

Leavitt on European countries deploying troops to Greenland: "I don't think troops from Europe impact the president's decision making process nor does it impact his goal of the acquisition of Greenland at all"

Conservatives Say Renée Good Was Brainwashed By Bible Into Loving Thy Neighbor https://theonion.com/conservatives-say-renee-good-was-brainwashed-by-bible-into-loving-thy-neighbor/

Holy hell, what an obituary

LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed? REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.

Leavitt on WH meeting with officials from Denmark and Greenland: "In that meeting the two sides agreed to establish a working group of individuals who will continue to have technical talks on the acquisition of Greenland ... the president wants the US to acquire Greenland."

Almost didn’t read this very deep dive on a very deep thinker. White guy as savior? But it’s very, very good. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Asked why President keeps talking about canceling the election, Leavitt said: He's speaking facetiously

Politico reports that European unease over Greenland is growing as JD Vance leads talks with Denmark and Greenland. Diplomats see his role as a negative signal, citing his openly hostile stance toward Europe—one remarked flatly, “Vance hates us.”

Among the problems with Gov. Walz’s approach: 1. The Administration and Trump will lie about peaceful things being violent, relentlessly, and the media will do a bad job calling it out. 2. ICE will murder peaceful people and the Trump Administration will endorse it. /1

153 Democrats just joined 188 Republicans to pass HR 7006, which •Sends $3.3B to Israel (including offensive weapons) •Bans any attempt at Palestinian liberation •Sends $50M to Venezuela Only 57 Democrats voted no. Americans still don't have healthcare.

Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms. www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...

Complete and utter bullshit. #EatDrinkRI

never in history has a party leader been this out of touch

".. when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...

The memo sure went out today.