Da Block

"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."

Not only were the results off by 35-fold, Jay didn’t disclose that he recruited subjects by having his wife email parents of the middle school in his wealthy community, falsely claiming to offer an “FDA-approved” test to “know if you are immune,” “gain peace of mind,” & “return to work without fear”

i started researching Russian disinfo networks in 2014 and writing about them in 2015 and the sheer amount of smug online assholes who dismissed every piece of reporting as CIA propaganda or whatever will never not piss me off

Kinda wild to think that we made exceptions for ignorant influencers to sell food products at grocery stores that are full of cow poop and bacteria that kills people. If I put raw cow poop in other food and sold it to people I’d go to jail. Maybe deadly poop juice shouldn’t be for sale at the store?

ok this is a lot. even for me.

Republicans’ new tax law decreased Amazon's taxes 87%, while the corporate giant's profits grew.

The company’s U.S. taxes went $9 billion $1.2 billion.

Amazon is also in the process of cutting 30,000 jobs.

Hmmm, so apparently I very much need an entire comic book series about Kirby era Fantastic Four stepping through Reed’s Negative Zone Portal and ending up in the 40K universe instead

I imagine it would be short and brutal though I could also see each of the FF falling for a different chaos god

Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition.

This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.

Jay's passion for replication famously only applies to research he doesn't already agree with.

But later that week, as F.B.I. agents equipped with a signed warrant prepared to document blood spatter and bullet holes in Ms. Good’s S.U.V., they received orders to stop, according to several people with knowledge of the events who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The orders, they said, came from senior officials, including Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, several of whom worried that pursuing a civil rights investigation — by using a warrant obtained on that basis — would contradict President Trump’s claim that Ms. Good “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer” who fired at her as she drove her vehicle.

Kash Patel, a podcaster selected because of his fierce loyalty to the President, told FBI agents not to investigate the details on Renee Good's shooting because it would contradict the President. Fact matter less than the King's opinion in a personalist regime.

Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level

Donald Trump Jr, who has exactly zero experience or competence in manufacturing or defense, has received more than $600,000,000 in contracts from Pete Hegseth's "Department of War."

I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.

Screenshot of an X.com post by LongTime FirstTime describing ICE agents breaking a window to enter a U.S. citizen’s home without a warrant, violently tackling a man for filming them, leaving and then barging back in to assault the homeowner, and quoting a woman telling a 911 operator that agents are inside her house without a warrant and that the person involved is a U.S. citizen.

Continuation of the post stating that adults in the family protected young children in the home and managed to chase away two ICE agents before anyone was detained, noting the incident occurred in San Antonio, Texas. Below is a video still showing law enforcement officers inside a home near a doorway, with one officer wearing a vest labeled “POLICE.”

ICE must be reined in. In Texas and everywhere else: Vote out the GOP, who are letting them run rampant.

What a stupid, stupid way to run a government

Epstein and Maxwell's emails about security

Around the same time, Epstein and Maxwell were emailing about Epstein wanting Maxwell to contact a man named Mike Lee about 24 hour security at his house, asking for former FBI, Secret Service, or anyone he trusted in Florida.

Lol, of course they are.

Tech bros only ever (re)invent two things: busses and colonialism

Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full

🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK

We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇

Breaking:

The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.

CNN Article about Secretary of Defense's "Arsenal of Freedom"

Title shot of Star Trek TNG episode "The Arsenal of Freedom

"The Arsenal of Freedom?" That's the exact title of a Star Trek episode about a world whose military industry literally destroyed the entire civilization.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...

Here are Ramsey County's mug shots for Jake Lang.

Thus, rather than require such adjudications, the Department is changing its regulations to provide the Board more flexibility in reviewing appeals. Instead, for appeals taken from decisions issued after this IF becomes effective, as explained in Section IV.A of this preamble, the default will be summary dismissal unless a majority of current Board members vote to consider the appeal on the merits. And such dismissals will occur quickly—within 15 days of filing the appeal—allowing aliens to seek Federal court review expeditiously, rather than potentially waiting for years for a Board decision that in the vast majority of cases would affirm the underlying Immigration Judge decision.

🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.

Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts documenting ICE operations.

The Department of Homeland Security is using administrative subpoenas, a secretive tool issued without a judge's signature, to go after people lawfully reporting ICE activity or criticizing DHS policies.

This is a direct attack on our First Amendment rights and we're fighting back.

FT exclusive:

“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”

via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues

Directed by Tony White, who also gave us the brilliant Lamot Lager adverts, this stunningly bizarre 1982 Sony Tape advert channeled strong Metal Hurlant/Roger Dean vibes. John Peel on voiceover duties, there.

Hey, remember that time I said that pointing out that AI is giving bad data to ICE is missing the point because ICE doesn't actually care if the data is good? Check out how right I am.

Wait! The public face of nationwide immigration enforcement, Gregory Bovino, said in a newly discovered email that his boss wasn’t the head of CBP. He reported to Corey Lewandowski instead.

He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.

Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...

NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.

We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.

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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things