I know I don't have the genius of Elon Musk, but the issue with data centers isn't land, it's power and cooling. While we think of the vacuum of space as being "cold," it also doesn't conduct any fucking heat as you thermos users might know, which is why cooling is a big issue on the space station!!!
I hate that "everyone" feels obligated to take obvious cons seriously.
Friday, January 30, 2026
A Man Of Principle
I gotta say that I do respect Lindsey Graham for using the power that he has to stand up for what he thinks is right.
NO SENATE VOTE TONIGHT Couldn’t get all senators to allow a speedy vote. Schumer tells reporters Lindsey Graham is blocking it. “That’s the holdup,” Schumer tells reporters. Graham wants to keep a provision letting him sue to pocket $500,000 over J6 phone records seized.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) January 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM
It Was Someone Else's Vomit
We do love our "law enforcement officers."
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol employee was charged with drunken driving in St. Paul after a state trooper found him passed out in a car Tuesday morning “covered in vomit.”
The state trooper found 31-year-old Alfredo Mancillas Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, “slumped over in the driver’s seat” at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood near Allianz Field, according to charges filed that day by the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Hype Machine
A lot of people have lost betting against Elon for the past decade or so, but going all in on robots that certainly won't do anything useful anytime soon...
Tesla also announced plans to end production of its Model S and Model X vehicles. It will now use the manufacturing plant in California that made those cars to produce its line of humanoid robots - known as Optimus.Fred, who used to be one of Elon's hype men but finally saw the light, caught the important bit:
Elon Musk admitted on Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call today that the company doesn’t have any Optimus robots doing useful work in its factories right now.
This is a striking admission, given that Musk has spent the past two years claiming the opposite.
Good That You Can Get Them On The Phone
Now that her problem is taken care of - at least enough to push it off the front page for a bit - she can go back to not pretending to care about it.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that immigration officials have ceased their "enhanced operations" in the state, the site of an enforcement surge and more than 200 arrests since last week.
Collins, a Republican, made the announcement after saying she had several direct communications with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
RIP Dan McQuade
I only met him a couple of times, years ago, though I'd see him randomly around Philly occasionally, but he always struck me as good people.
I think he was still in college when I first met him.
First, We Remove All Leverage
Propose a shitty compromise because it got a group hug in the caucus meeting, and then remove any leverage you have to pass it.
Then they will yell at people for not understanding their brilliance. Then not understand why people are mad when ICE continues its campaign of ethnic cleansing and murder.
...The Democrats!
Under the emerging plan, according to two officials knowledgeable about it, the Senate would split off legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security from a six-bill package of spending measures needed to keep the military, health programs and other federal agencies funded for the remainder of the fiscal year.This isn't a "rein in ICE plan" it's an "avert the shutdown that our hog voters are yelling for" plans.
The Senate would pass those bills before a Friday midnight deadline, and Congress also would consider a short-term extension for homeland security operations, which would prevent an interruption of services by the Transportation Security Agency, Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Then they will yell at people for not understanding their brilliance. Then not understand why people are mad when ICE continues its campaign of ethnic cleansing and murder.
...The Democrats!
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Going Wobbly
I know Dems don't have a magic wand, but if they fail to look like they're doing what they can (which is even different even from doing what they can! and no it isn't my job to pretend), they're going to have to answer for this shit next week, and next week, and the next week..
Something
I know this is a long way from anything approaching a path to justice, but it's slightly better than "our racist drunk slobs can kill who they want, fuck you."
And yes I know it's designed to make the Senate Dems go wobbly and I know nothing will come of this, ultimately.BREAKING: Agents involved in the Alex Pretti shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave. MS NOW's @marcsantianews.bsky.social has the latest
— MS NOW (@ms.now) January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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There's A Red Under His Bed
And a little green man in his head.
It remains to be seen how the Venezuelan people will respond to a more overt CIA presence in the country post-Maduro. For years, Maduro cast the CIA as a convenient boogey man, repeatedly accusing the agency – without evidence – of attempting to topple his regime as he clung to power despite US opposition.
Now, the CIA has helped supplant Maduro and is poised to help actively manage the Trump administration’s dealings with Venezuela’s new leadership.
Nom Nom
This particular incident is "funny," but generally shoving AI into everything means the plagiarism machine is inevitably eating an immense about of things (legal, corporate, medical) that are supposed to be private.
The interim head of the country’s cyber defense agency uploaded sensitive contracting documents into a public version of ChatGPT last summer, triggering multiple automated security warnings that are meant to stop the theft or unintentional disclosure of government material from federal networks, according to four Department of Homeland Security officials with knowledge of the incident.
The apparent misstep from Madhu Gottumukkala was especially noteworthy because the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had requested special permission from CISA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer to use the popular AI tool soon after arriving at the agency this May, three of the officials said. The app was blocked for other DHS employees at the time.
Not Even Sure What Her Play Is Here
I know they're all trying to be in a seat when the music stops, but I am not sure how this achieves that for her!
Not exactly sure who "not my fault, just following orders" is addressed to here.Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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This Reminds Me Of The Time Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Politely Asked To Leave A Restaurant
Rep. Ilhan Omar was charged at by a man during a town hall event in Minneapolis. Video from the incident shows the man spraying a substance in her direction.
— Shipwreck (@shipwreck75.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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The guy had a syringe/needle of (?).
The title is my running joke about how political journalists and commentators swing into action whenever some random left-leaning person does anything and the discourse becomes dominated by discussions of the Uncivil Left.
A quick search shows there were at least seven New York Times pieces about the Battle of Red Hen (the infamously intolerant restaurant).
It was quite "funny" that Maggie Haberman had no concerns about making clear who her favorite special source was - Smokey Eye herself.
Objectivity!
A quick search shows there were at least seven New York Times pieces about the Battle of Red Hen (the infamously intolerant restaurant).
It was quite "funny" that Maggie Haberman had no concerns about making clear who her favorite special source was - Smokey Eye herself.
Objectivity!
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