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A useful tidbit that stood out to me in this article:
“Noem [by lying] is training and testing the MAGA base”
Huh − “training and testing”
There’s a dance here: the regime is training its supports in how to think about and talk about current circumstances — but also testing the waters, seeing what sticks, what they’re willing to believe. Recognizing this as a bidirectional dance seems useful. Framing it as “training” instead of “telling” seems useful. Recognizing it as “testing” seems useful.
https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/ice-noem-dangerous-playbook

Courtland Sutton among divisional weekend's top 30 predicted anytime touchdown scorers https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/47611936/nfl-playoffs-divisional-round-touchdown-odds-predictions

For #TextModeTuesday, some fonts from my old demoscene days, recreated in 2022 for an example project of my opensource libraries:
Figlet style text generator using big fonts:
https://demo.thi.ng/umbrella/big-font/

Stop the Government Redefining Animal Testing Sites as “National Infrastructure” #AnimalRights

Animal testing petition - Protect the Wild
Stop the Government Redefining Animal Testing Sites as “National Infrastructure” The Government is quietly pushing through a change to the law that would dramatically restrict the public’s right to protest. A new Statutory Instrument, due to be considered by MPs this week, would amend the Public Order Act 2023 to…

heise | MacBook Pro ohne Ladegerät: Diese alternativen Netzteile lohnen sich
Apple liefert nach iPhones auch erste Rechner ohne Ladegerät aus. Anlass genug, neun geeignete alternative Stromspender zu testen. Es lässt sich einiges sparen.

That moment when Mallory O'Brien realizes Deputy White House Communications Director, Sam Seaborn, is a champion for national education... & as a public school teacher, her hero. 😁
#thewestwing #education

Doch nur auswendig gelernt: Forscher testen Wiedergabe von KI-Trainingsdaten | heise online
https://heise.de/-11139290

Doch nur auswendig gelernt: Forscher testen Wiedergabe von KI-Trainingsdaten
Forscher zeigen, dass LLMs urheberrechtlich geschützte Trainingsdaten fast wörtlich wiedergeben können. Das bedeutet Kopfschmerzen für die Modell-Anbieter.

Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry (Annie Karni/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/bill-hillary-clinton-testimony-epstein-inquiry-contempt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA._M3c.giR0VdG8woXl&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p46#a260113p46

Week 15 NFL anytime touchdown scorer odds, picks: Ashton Jeanty among best bets for anytime TD scorer bets

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/week-15

'About damn time': Moore sparks Bears with 2 TDs https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47309418/bears-dj-moore-rebounds-quiet-game-vs-packers-2-touchdowns-win-vs-browns