VITAMIN D UPDATE: The hidden dangers of vitamin D deficiency and how to fix it fast.

THE EV BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Report: Mazda Delays Next EV to 2029, Switches Focus to Hybrids.

LOL: Canada Got Only a 12 Percent Compliance Rate In Its Compensated Gun Confiscation Test Run.

21ST CENTURY HEADLINES: Thermomagnetic generator harvests ocean temperature differences to power maritime sensors.

I’M TOO OLD TO WANT TO, FOR SURE: With winter storm ahead, how old is too old to be shoveling snow?

THIAMINE NEWS: Unexpected vitamin B1 connection emerges in genetic study of gut motility.

NO THANK YOU: Researchers say 1 in 4 people have symptoms of gut-stalling disorder.

“I VOTED FOR THIS.” The Trump administration is at the World Economic Forum to tell them to get stuffed, and if there is ANYTHING I put at the top of the list in my vote it is THAT. And as noted, he’s emboldening other world leaders and CEOs to say the same thing.

Plus: “Donald Trump has offended many European leaders because he has been stern and, to be honest, very disrespectful to them. . . . Trump is treating them like children because they have behaved like children, threatening to run away from home while having depended on us for all their lives. They scream, ineffectually, like toddlers, and Trump is treating them as if they are throwing tantrums.”

HAHA, TRUTH.

“Communists think like seven year olds” is the greatest self own to ever be https://t.co/3jOh6HdAzN

— Swann Marcus (@SwannMarcus89) January 20, 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Up to 25 percent of U.S. colleges may close soon, Brandeis president warns.

MASSIVE RESISTANCE IN ALABAMA? WHO WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THAT? University of Alabama social work program set to resume DEI-focused doctoral training despite state ban.

BRAD THOMPSON: Something Happened.

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

Why the big push for women embracing single life as empowerment? Simple: singles fuel consumer culture. Corporations aren't your cheerleaders, ladies—they're eyeing your wallet, not your well-being. It is anti-human at its core, prioritizing profits over the profound connections…

— Lisa Britton (@LisaBritton) January 20, 2026

THERE ARE NO MODERATE DEMOCRATS, ASIDE FROM JOHN FETTERMAN: ‘Moderate’ Abigail Spanberger Appoints Two Qatari Lobbyists To Serve on George Mason University Board.

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

Members of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America have been cultivating ties with officials of the Chinese Communist Party and agreeing to take pro-China positions, according to extensive minutes of internal meetings seen by Newsweek… pic.twitter.com/MxwnkwB2Qh

— Bill Bishop (@niubi) January 20, 2026

I KNEW THESE WERE THE CRAZY YEARS, BUT THEY’RE ALSO THE STUPID YEARS:

Of all the bonkers things of the past few years, the very bonkersiest may well be KBJ relying on the Black Codes as grounds for supporting Hawaii's incredibly restrictive gun laws.

For background, the "Black Laws" were racist laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War… https://t.co/BsTbakyOQs

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) January 20, 2026

HARSH BUT FAIR:

The trajectory of the “conservative condemning the right” is basically the same one trod by porn actresses. The first time you open your kimono is the most valuable, and thereafter you find yourself doing increasingly humiliating and degrading acts just to stay relevant. https://t.co/fQVb1zimOM

— Inez Stepman ⚪️🔴⚪️ (@InezFeltscher) January 20, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.

WE CAN REBUILD IT: Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars.

WELL, GOOD: A Common Pain Relief Drug Could Have Anti-Cancer Properties.

WELL GOOD: Scientists Discover the Body’s Natural “Off Switch” for Inflammation.

WELL, GOOD: Drug used for blood disorders may aid recovery in severe malaria, study finds.

WELL, MAYBE: HERE Technologies Says Your Car’s Native Nav Will Soon Blow Your Phone’s Google Maps Away.

GOOD QUESTION: More of the Same: Why is Congress Still Funding ATF at Biden Era Levels?

THE END TIMES ARE HERE: Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks–studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too.