HMM. HOW CONVENIENT. James Pethokoukis: Humanoid robots arrive just as humans stop showing up.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
January 16, 2026
January 15, 2026
OBVIOUSLY THEY MUST BE STOPPED FROM TAKING POWER — BY, TO COIN A PHRASE, “ANY MEANS NECESSARY.” To protect our democracy.
they keep telling us that when they’re back in power they’re doing mass incarceration for political dissidents as if this is as normal a thing to say as “we disagree with your views on abortion” or something https://t.co/f1nHNtPBWk
— Mike Solana (@micsolana) January 15, 2026
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WHEN HE INVOKES THE INSURRECTION ACT, THE FIRST THING HE SHOULD DO IS CUT OFF ALL FUNDS TO MINNESOTA. That will hurt more than a couple of divisions of paratroops.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law & stop the professional agitators & insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done…” – President Trump pic.twitter.com/d7XJMA7qUU
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 15, 2026
PLAIN SPEAKING:
This is remarkable to watch on multiple levels. There is the diplomatic dimension, where an American Under Secretary of State is not supposed to call a spade a spade. But when the people demanding deference to those outdated conventions are the very same elites who fear their own… https://t.co/neIazN9ciO
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) January 15, 2026
NOTHING IS SAFE: Quantum computing promises extraordinary power, but that same power may expose new security weaknesses. “Published in the Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the study argues that protecting quantum computers will require more than software safeguards, emphasizing the importance of securing the underlying hardware as well.”
This is, of course, true for existing systems too.
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON:
Walz is on the ropes. We’re at the bargaining stage. But Walz has nothing to bargain with. https://t.co/dUeZpCUQgI
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) January 15, 2026
Just remember that all the ICE chaos is directly downstream from purposeful state level malfeasance.
‘Haha! We’re not going to cooperate with federal law enforcement! Haha we dare you to do anything about it! Haha what are you going to do?’ https://t.co/n7VdhXNkuW
— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) January 15, 2026
CHOLERA HAS ITS UPSIDES: Bacterial toxin can counteract colorectal cancer growth. Hey, we’ve put botulism toxin to work.
PIRELLI MAKES GOOD TIRES: Pirelli Could Be Locked Out of the US Because of Its Chinese Ownership.
MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN: Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches.
YES.
Something really, really, really bad is going on in Minneapolis, and the mayor and governor are risking everything to protect it. https://t.co/4YBWIWHmO2
— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) January 15, 2026
Plus:
He's inciting violence to cover up his Somali fraud scandal.
— Victor Castillo (@VictorC27464831) January 15, 2026
THEY’RE JUST LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE.
Look, the moment ICE agents show up in Minneapolis, they’re just as Minnesotan as people that have been there for generations.
I’ve been repeatedly told that’s how this works. https://t.co/4ooEI8j9Tr
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) January 15, 2026
THIS LAWSUIT WAS BROUGHT BY KNOXVILLE’S OWN VICTOR ASHE: Suit disputing how Yale picks trustees could reach state Supreme Court. Yale rigged its system; now a measure of accountability may obtain.
STARMER SEEMS TO BE SCARED OF THIS YOUNG WOMAN:
Holy sh*t.
I’ve been banned from traveling to the UK. They revoked my ETA.
"Your presence in the UK is not considered to be conductive to the public good."
3 days after posting this about Starmer. https://t.co/NqWBtaTkZe pic.twitter.com/lm5lZgL2i7
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) January 14, 2026
GOOD: Victor Davis Hanson recovers after surgery.. “It was cancer surgery, and Victor had a part of his lung removed, and that’s major surgery, and I think it’s fair to say the surgery was successful. It got what it was looking for.”