Michael Alfonso, the Trump-endorsed “America First” son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has some SEO challenges to overcome in his race for Wisconsin’s 7th District

Least surprising map in history dropped.

There is so much pent up demand for joy and to believe in the future.

nooooooooo

The timeline is undefeated

When Tom Homan, Trump and other Republicans defend the masking of ICE agents, I can't help but think of Orson Welles announcing on his radio show his intention of identifying the South Carolina police officer who violently attacked and blinded the uniformed Black veteran Isaac Woodard in 1946.

If they don't go to prison, make every one of them fly coach.

Take action to tell your state senators you want them to pass HB2095 to strengthen accountability for drivers who hit people walking or biking:

Stuck in my head: "And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot"

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented. Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling

o_0 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

🎯Musk: "Nobody dies to defend a 'multicultural economic zone'!" WW2 Nazis: "During a war, only a people can fight for its future, not a mere population that is racially, religiously, linguistically, ideologically, and governmentally disunified.... the USA has no unified people, only a population."

We took up a collection so we could have an electric kettle.

The accountability FOMO is really hitting.

"My parents watched Jackson like you watch the sky after you’ve lived through storms: with hope, yes, but also with the disciplined flinch of those who know the weather can quickly change without warning." www.thestranger.com/obits/2026/0...

U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection

Go off Diego

congrats to DC on achieving statehood

It’s funny how SV went from 4-hour work week to 9-9-6 rather than the reverse with the rise of AI agents

Hemingway was once bet that he couldn’t write the world’s happiest short story in just 5 words. He replied,

Happy birthday Audre Lorde

THE DOG'S NAME IS NAZGUL www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Bro what gas station you going to that has sushi?

This is the future conservatives want.

I wrote about the recent news around the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. State Senator Trudeau said she doesn't know what else to call it than a concentration camp It's also important to understand that conditions have been bad there for a long time.

"Is there technology the left is excited about?" is the kind of question you only ask if you're wildly naive about technology. mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries. But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.

"I later discovered that Hirevue responded to the official complaints by announcing a plan to drop its facial recognition technology." www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...

2026 basically

"the left isn't excited about technology" How many 3D printed whistles have been sent out to ICE watchers

I do not get the messianic aspect of "hey you're missing out!" unless ultimately the mission is to make every aspect of life into a digital MLM.

this gorgeous print by Sophie Wang and @cynthiaycheng.bsky.social commissioned by Katie Wang is the energy I am entering this new year (of the horse) with!!! wangshuf.bigcartel.com/product/towa...?

Well. Tonight we were supposed to pass a very important bill, HB 2389, to improve the carceral condition of children held in state jails and change our juvenile rehabilitation system significantly for the better. This bill was worked *hard* and introduced as the 5 PM Bill - and then… died #waleg

you can really blow some minds with “actually there was an entire library and research institute for queer / trans history, science and medicine founded by a Jewish sexologist but the Nazis destroyed it in the hopes of exactly this outcome, ie future generations not believing trans people are real”

Happy New Year!

The sequined Tim's cup!

"Reverend Jackson ends his long life in the public eye with very few ideological missteps to apologize for. He was on the right side of so many issues, even when being on the right side publicly was a risky proposition,” writes @geniusbastard.bsky.social in his tribute.

I need eyewash, please.

What do pink triangles get you?

👏👏👏

Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras. This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.

Even if you’re not interested in painting, they have so many fascinating things. This is a giant ball of Dragon’s Blood, a red resin from a tropical tree that has been precious since antiquity and is used today by violinists to varnish their instruments.

Lots of updates right now, leading with this: D.C. officials are walking back a statement from the head of @doeedc.bsky.social saying he would feel comfortable eating fish out of the Potomac River right now. They tell me the existing guidance stands: Avoid any contact with the river water.

haha sure buddy whatever you say

Move to a city to never experience the city. www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

‘The Phantom’ comic strip by Lee Falk was published for the first time on February 17, 1936. He is widely regarded as the first costumed superhero.

Year of the Horst

Always bet on log cat.

Good analysis of the Canadian Defence Industrial Strategy that was published this morning:

Paramount's censorship of this Colbert interview w/ Rep. James Talarico will get more people to watch than if it had aired on TV. 100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting... youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...