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Open thread 1/16/2026 — 10 Comments

  1. Would be fantastic if writing the wrong year on a check (or anywhere else) should be one’s most pressing problem…

    Several things to contemplate….
    “Danish Intelligence Confirms The Russia-China Threat To Greenland”—
    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/danish-intelligence-russia-china-threat-greenland

    Candace Owens takes malicious insanity to the next level.

    “Cynicism Masquerading as Analysis: Candace Owens’ sabotage of Iran’s struggle for freedom”—
    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420997

    Iran (and friends) going that extra Mike in making hostage taking into an art form…

    “Iran demands large payments from families of murdered protesters”—https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420996

  2. Corrected last link:

    Iran (and friends) going that extra mile in making hostage taking into an art form:

    “Iran demands large payments from families of murdered protesters”—
    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420996

    “Iranian commander’s distraught daughter reveals leaders are killing their own children”—
    https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/world-news/iranian-commanders-distraught-daughter-reveals-leaders-are-killing-their-own-children/

  3. Catherine Herridge reports [19 min video interview attached at link]:

    BREAKING: I have obtained military records that suggest Iran’s January 2020 ballistic missile attack on al-Asad Air Base targeted US troops with numerous toxic agents, including radiation.

    Six years after the attack, US service members that were involved are now battling traumatic brain injuries and emerging cancers they blame on the toxic fallout.

    I sat down with Retired Lieutenant Colonel Al Johnson and Retired Army JAG Al Broadbent who say a new “Agent Orange” crisis may be on our hands.

    https://x.com/i/status/2011942778662764718

    This may add some context to recent US activities at US bases in the Mideast preparatory to any potential strikes on Iran.

  4. Oh if you want to get around the pay wall go here

    Admittedly the last paragraph is hilarious to me. Embarrassing and damaging? Have they looked at some of the people they gave it to? (Arafat for one.) I always joke that if I became a stand up comedian I’d make fun of the nobel prize by pointing out everybody deserves it more than him, then turn around and give out my own Nobel prize to the entire audience and it would be superior to theirs because it would be made out of chocolate.

  5. Interesting kerfuffle where some US attorneys in Minnesota quit in a huff because the investigation into the shooting of the attempted murderer of the peace officer was not proceeding as they wanted. Of course, they ignored the governor of the state and the mayor of the city calling it murder. One of the attorneys was Joe Thompson, who is a hero of Scott Johnson of powerlineblog. There’s an article in the daily wire with an interview of Harmeet Dhillon, who says the number is exaggerated. For the rest, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

  6. Creeping spread of AI. Yesterday my camera alerted on “a vehicle” when FedEx came. Today the alert is “a white FedEx truck”.

  7. Yesterday “motion detected”
    Today “A black dog moving its head is standing near the camera”
    “A person carrying a brown box is walking on the lawn”

    Not just creeping but a bit creepy. I think a whole lot of human jobs are going bye-bye.

  8. Imagine what it’ll feel like when we write 2/6/26! That’s going to be a Friday, incidentally.

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