Chris Sicard

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:

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i.e. the Fox Nation Patriot Awards, which is somehow a real thing

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Screenshot showing the TP USA halftime show at 19 million views after 13 hours

It's sitting at 19 million views now, not sure where you got your screenshot.

48 Texans charged in nationwide $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown 48 Texans are among 324 individuals nationwide indicted in a massive health care fraud crackdown. These schemes involve over $14.6 billion in alleged losses to federal health care programs.

Link the article, guys, it's not hard:

www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

Donald Trump finally shared the name of someone he consults on foreign policy: himself. Asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” who he talks with consistently about foreign policy, Trump responded, “I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things."

Infamous quote from almost ten years ago is relevant once again:

Donald Trump finally shared the name of someone he consults on foreign policy: himself. Asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” who he talks with consistently about foreign policy, Trump responded, “I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things."

Almost 10 years ago already

He was also aiming the taser at the passenger's face, which is very much not how tasers are meant to be used.

It's the Motherchip!

Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.

that's goddamn right

blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...

I drew this, go read it!

Update:

bsky.app/profile/owen...

OK - now at US v. Nicolas Maduro presentment in SDNY, in Venezuela narco case 1st indicted in 2011, Maduro added in 2020, wife Cilia Flores added last week. Inner City Press has covered it all, including in UN until banned, and will live-skeet, thread below

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There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.

YouTube video by SiIvaGunner Bakamitai -Full Halation Edition- (feat. Dottovu)

In case you haven't seen this 5 year anniversary tribute from SilvaGunner:

youtu.be/Rk7mJ2KRV94

Genuinely, thank you for all the reposts

Cassini NAC.

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vamp fatale 🦇 // #FFXIV #Dawntrail

It is March, 2006. You have never heard of Chongqing.

I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.

I've started likening AI usage to smoking. Used to be a thing people did everywhere, even in hospitals and on planes. Now we know better and don't have to bother getting asked "Smoking or non-smoking?" when we enter a restaurant.

I'm hoping we can speed run the same trajectory with AI.

YouTube video by GooseberrySerum Tastes Like Despair

youtu.be/tGlM6jGUSoA

Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...

Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/

This is extremely cool!

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

It *was* 20bn, but:

apnews.com/article/trum...

Well come and well met, my brave little spark
How long you've wandered, burned bright as a star
Oh, I have awaited you patiently all this time 💫

#ffxiv (Illustration wip)

Hey #PortfolioDay💫🗡️

I'm Birmit and I draw things

From the NYT's write up of the original statement:

"At the end of the interview, he turned to a public relations executive. He could be heard asking why her mouth was wide open and if he had said anything he shouldn’t have.

“What about the political questions?” he asked. “Too spicy?”"

Image of a YouTube video summary regarding Marc Benioff walking back statements that Trump should send the National Guard to San Francisco

Benioff's PR people apparently told him to chill out, lol