Caleb O. Brown

A photo that appears to have a "gettyimages" watermark but the watermark is actually painted directly on the bridge.

This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.

Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime

Burrito taxi discourse is BACK, baby!! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...

i can confirm the chats I’m in which include renowned security specialists - people who actually advise on how to protect your comms from authoritarian dictators for a living - also think this outburst of paranoia about Signal is really weird and unwarranted

It can be.

Live Updates: Bovino Set to Leave Minnesota as Trump Shakes Up Crackdown Leadership Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who became a target of fierce criticism, is set to depart as President Trump moves to deflect anger over a second fatal shooting. Mr. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, will now direct ICE operations in the state.

Quick question: Is it generally cool for someone to flee the state after they say on television that they have information highly relevant to a current homicide investigation?

Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.

CBP Boss Says He Moved Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti to Avoid “Doxxing” Gregory Bovino claimed he did it for his agents’ safety.

An accessory after the fact is someone who knowingly helps a felon avoid capture, trial, or punishment after the felony is completed, such as by hiding them, giving them a false alibi, or destroying evidence ...

If they’re playing IU, I don’t like their odds.

And it highlights (again) that the NRA largely only represents a curated subset of gun owners.

Pitchers and catchers report in 20 days.

As insane as this is, it's also instructive:
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB

RIP Bob Weir

A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.

Friends, I wish for all your endeavors to have legs in 2026.

You enjoyed cheese? First of all, how dare you.

This is unsettling.

How much we talkin’ here?

The conspiracy thinnens.

It’s called “pancaking.”

The snowman in JACK FROST, who is Michael Keaton but looks suspiciously like George Clooney

It really does enhance the viewing experience to know that George Clooney exited JACK FROST after Henson had already locked the snowman face

I agree with Mitt Romney on this point:

Mitt Romney should give more to the U.S. Treasury.

He's free to cut that check anytime.

As to Mitt Romney's claim that others with Mitt-Romney-level wealth should also face higher tax burdens to fund federal largesse, we will just have to agree to disagree.

Grim.

Trump’s Corporate Equity Acquisition Spree When the federal government becomes an owner, corporate decisions can shift toward political incentives rather than market-driven ones.

"Trump’s Corporate Equity Acquisition Spree" www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
"the administration is trying to use shakedowns of companies and countries to finance a pseudo-SWF under presidential control—sidestepping constraints that would come with actual legislation passed by Congress"

Starting to suspect that DOGE check isn’t coming.

To daughter (9): How does Charlotte’s Web characterize true friendship?

To son (7): What’s the name of the janitor on Futurama?

Both questions were answered correctly.

RIP Robert Samuelson.

RIP Rob Reiner.

My children have entered the Renaldo vs. Messi Discourse.