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Welcome to the January issue of The Highlight
Vox Staff, Vox
America’s political binary — left and right, Democrat and Republican — can feel inescapable. But historically, it’s a relatively new development, and academically, some political scientists argue it’s nonsense: What we think of as immutable political realitie…
Jan 14, 2026, 10:00 PM
RFK Jr. Didn’t Hold Back When Talking About Trump’s "Unhinged" Eating Habits
Matt Stopera, Buzzfeed
"He's just pumping himself full of poison all day long."View Entire Post ›
Jan 14, 2026, 6:34 PM
GoFundMe Campaign for Autoworker Who Got the Middle Finger From Trump Hits $340,000
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The autoworker called the president a "pedophile protector," a reference to his suppression of the Epstein files.
Jan 14, 2026, 6:15 PM
Donald Trump Is Waging War Against Human Conscience. “The lust for mud...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Donald Trump Is Waging War Against Human Conscience. “The lust for mud has taken up many guises in our history and has been
Jan 14, 2026, 5:37 PM
His Cartoons Were Beloved. He Created a Gen X Icon. But His Controversies Tarnished It All.
Nitish Pahwa, Slate Magazine
While generations of fans may have loved “Dilbert,” its creator devolved into something unrecognizable as he embraced the MAGA age.
Jan 14, 2026, 4:58 PM
Kim Gordon Announces New Album Play Me
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork
Rodarte founders Kate and Laura Mulleavy directed the video for lead single “Not Today”
Jan 14, 2026, 3:02 PM
Losing American data
Nathan Yau, Flowingdata.com
For Bloomberg, Molly Smith reports on the state of government data: But Trump has made it clear that some data collection simply didn’t align with White House “priorities” that no longer include “w…
Jan 14, 2026, 12:04 PM
Unsung US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86
Adam Hancock, Al Jazeera English
Colvin's arrest for not giving up her seat on a segregated bus helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
Jan 14, 2026, 1:23 AM
Nikki Glaser Didn’t Want to Reduce Politics, ICE, Trump to Jokes at Golden Globes: ‘It’s Not Funny’
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone
Nikki Glaser cut jokes about Donald Trump, ICE, and other political topics from her Golden Globes punchlines to avoid trivializing the topics.
Jan 13, 2026, 9:35 PM
Iranian MP warns of greater unrest, urging government to address grievances
Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment
DUBAI, Jan 13 - An Iranian parliamentarian said on Tuesday the government will face even bigger protests unless it addresses people's grievances, after more ...
Jan 13, 2026, 9:51 AM
Jimmy Kimmel Suggests Sending ICE Agents in Minneapolis to Iran: ‘They Could Help’
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone
Jimmy Kimmel discussed Donald Trump's response to the killing of Renee Nicole Good, suggesting he send the ICE agents to Iran instead.
Jan 13, 2026, 8:00 AM
Opinion - Mainstream media lies about ICE shooting video of Renee Good
Robby Soave, opinion contributor, The Hill
By now, everyone has had an opportunity to review the footage of the shooting death of Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer while in her car in...
Jan 12, 2026, 6:25 PM
Tom Homan: If Democrats Don’t Stop Calling Us Murderers, We’re Just Going To Be Forced To Keep Murdering You
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
The murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross has certainly created quite the divide between the reality-based majority of the population who doesn’t want masked unaccountable federal law enforcement goons invading cities they have no business …
Jan 12, 2026, 5:27 PM
Same-Sex Behavior Likely Predates Humanity Itself, New Study Suggests
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it extremely common.
Jan 12, 2026, 4:09 PM
Kristi Noem Declares 'Every Single Situation Is Going to Rely on the Situation' in Mind-Numbing Interview
Danielle Han, Jezebel
ICE Barbie has been working overtime to work outside the law and rewrite reality.
Jan 12, 2026, 3:01 PM
WATCH: The long, strange trip of the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir
ABC News
The founding member of the Grateful Dead died Saturday at age 78.
Jan 12, 2026, 3:33 AM
Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes Protest ICE With “Be Good” Pins At Golden Globes
Glenn Garner, Deadline
As the nation reels from last week’s fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good, the stars at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globe Awards used the red carpet to protest the government agency. Mark Ruffalo and Wanda Sykes were among those to walk the carpet with pins that read ‘I…
Jan 11, 2026, 11:33 PM
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
Leigh Beadon, Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is David with a comment about the murder of Renee Good by ICE: In second place, it’s That One Guy with a comment about culpability for Trump’s actions: An entire congress and military worth of collabora…
Jan 11, 2026, 8:30 PM
MAGA Senator Crumbles While Defending ICE Shooting on Live TV
Laura Esposito, Daily Beast
Trumpy Sen. Markwayne Mullin contradicted himself on live television while defending a federal immigration agent who fatally shot a Minneapolis mother...
Jan 11, 2026, 4:35 PM
Why Venezuela Could Be a Turning Point in Gen Z’s Support for Trump
Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone
Growing up in the wake of endless wars, young men liked his pledge to be "the peace president." This latest move breaks that promise.
Jan 11, 2026, 3:00 PM
Minnesota senator: White House 'attempting to cover up' Good shooting
Isabel Danzis, ABC News
On "This Week," Sen. Tina Smith said the government is 'attempting to cover up what happened in Good's shooting by an ICE agent.
Jan 11, 2026, 2:48 PM
FAFSA has asked applicants what 'type' of white they are since 2024. Here's why
Rae Deng, Snopes.com
A video from November 2025 that circulated online in early January 2026 correctly stated that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid asks white applicants to further specify what ethnic background they have.
Jan 11, 2026, 2:00 PM
Tarlov: 'Spare Me About The Rhetoric'
Heather, Crooksandliars.com
Fox's Jessica Tarlov hit her counterparts on The Five on their ridiculous whining about the rhetoric coming from the left after the shooting of Renee Good by Trump's ICE thugs in Minneapolis. Tarlov was also one of the few on her network to take apart the nar…
Jan 11, 2026, 1:38 PM
Spheres Of Influence
Ratt, Crooksandliars.com
Good morning, happy second week of January! I'd say that it can't be worse than the first week, but I feel like that's inviting some kind of disaster or more murders from our current "administration." Yesterday I attended a funeral for a friend and a protest …
Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 PM