Calming Influence

Tim Onion gave us this:

The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.

They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.

People are calling Kid Rock’s halftime show Klanchella 💀

I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.

Hey @marshablackburn we were watching the real halftime show — did your friend Kid Rock play this one?

Elmo @elmo · 1h That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰 Based Yankee @thebasedyankee You and Bad Bunny should be deported

It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."

Benito climbing up into the light pole

Lights flashing and strobing during this section to underscore the political commentary about the electrical grid

So many people in tree costumes, standing in rows

We absolutely must give it up for the tree people

They put a fancy little garble effect over "Puerto Rico está been cabrón" (PR is fucking great) let the man speak his truth NBC

Benito carrying light blue PR flag

Here comes Benito with the light blue flag

DtMF cover

Another great detail, the chairs echo the cover of his latest album

These chairs are so commonly seen all over the island

The fact that they're empty represents all the people who have been forced to leave their homes because of gentrification and other problems

Ricky martin's sitting on a white plastic chair in front of some bananas

We ALL know that's Ricky Martin singing in front of the bananas

He's singing "Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii," an anti-statehood song that holds up Hawaii as a cautionary tale (as already established, Benito is pro independence)

A man plays a guitar type instrument in front of sugarcane

Cut to a man in a pava playing a cuatro, which is a traditional Latin American guitar often played at social gatherings

Benito giving Grammy to young boy

Many people have already talked about this moment

I think it turned out it's not the boy everyone thought it was? But it obviously is meant to represent him

Bad Bunny taking a shot glass from an old lady in the bodega

Incredible detail I just noticed

Benito takes a drink from this woman as he sings "un shot de cañita en casa de Toñita"

She is Maria Antonia Cay (aka Toñita), owner of the famous Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn

A beloved place for the Latino community in NYC

Dancing in front of the bodega

Essential to note that the row of "trees" on the left is actually people in tree costumes standing perfectly still

Backup dancers pretend to fall from electrical poles

Next is "El Apagón" (the blackout) which I could write a whole thread about on its own

The song and its video (a mini documentary) are about a lot of things, including the problems with Puerto Rico's electrical grid, which have gotten worse since Hurricane Maria

Footage from inside Trump’s golf club Super Bowl party reveals the Bad Bunny half time show played on the big screens.

What a bunch of hypocrites.

Trump: "Nobody understands a word this guy is saying."

Fact: 59 million Americans speak Spanish. Imagine if they all turned against you, you'd never win anything ever again.

The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park

With Trump tearing us apart by unleashing ICE on America, it’s easy to forget the magnificent melting pot we are

Thank you, Bad Bunny, for featuring love-not hatred

For reminding us kids like Liam Ramos should be cherished-not arrested

For representing the diversity that truly makes America great

YouTube video by Star Wars Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser

let’s all wash the stink out of our eyes and watch

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I love Green Day so much and I’m so very happy they performed‘American Idiot’ because, well…you know… 😁

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Towing business returning cars abandoned by arrested immigrants to their families for free (01:55) Twin Cities News Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests ©CBS NEWS MINNESOTA •By Ray Campos February 5, 2026 / 7:25 PM CST / CBS Minnesota # Add CBS News on Google Juan Leon had only been running his Twin Cities tow truck business, Leo's Towing, for a few months when he noticed a pattern that kept repeating itself. Cars were being left behind across the metro area - parked on streets, in parking lots, sometimes for days at a time. The owners were gone, and in many cases, they had been arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Wishing blessings upon blessings to Juan Leon, the owner of Leo's Towing.

The tow truck company has been returning abandoned vehicles to families for free after ICE arrests, despite death threats.

Not all heroes wear capes.

If releasing the full unredacted Epstein files will bring down the government, the government needs to be brought down.

If releasing the files will bring down mega corporations and billionaires, they need to be brought down.

Hold the monsters responsible & build back better.

When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.

In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri, a mom donating breastmilk for babies whose mothers are detained by ICE.

Bri's story:
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Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week Lawmakers will be able to review the files on computers at the Justice Department starting Monday, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. They can take notes but can't have electronic devices.

Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted digital version of the Justice Department’s files on Jeffrey Epstein on Monday morning.

Members of Congress — but not their staff — upon 24 hrs notice, may take notes but can’t bring in any electronic devices.

Massie has balls and my respect. We need more GOP folks to be more like Massie.