The last video we will ever make. Steven’s father called me to tell me that Steven has passed away. I’m shattered, he was my pal. I’d appreciate some peace. And don’t have much else to say about it right now.

A controversial new company promises to let us speak to dead loved ones. It cheapens our relationships with the living, writes @PeterSavodnik for The Free Press. thefp.com/p/ai-is-no-way…

Say whatever you want, but that’s Elon level move from Bari Weiss and I love it

Parents: Do not give your children any AI companions or AI enhanced toys. With social media 15 years ago, we can say we didn't know. With AI, we can already see some of the harms, such as suicide and psychosis. Other harms will surface years from now. afterbabel.com/p/dont-give-yo…

Restorative justice, diversion programs, social workers replacing cops has been tried in San Francisco. We don’t need to look at South Africa to know if the experiment worked. SFDA Chesa Boudin was recalled.

Drugs make the world go round

BREAKING: Another victim of the Sydney Chanukah party attack has been identified as Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman. Alex died saving his wife of five decades, Larissa. The elderly couple was celebrating with friends and family when the massacre began. That is who the

important not to judge an entire religion based on *checks notes* 1500 years of history and the actual teachings of its prophet

The warmth of collectivism:

This is curious. Why would Newsom veto a unanimous bill from the California legislature requiring reporting on cost and outcome data on the Homelessness spending??

So, Greenland was just a distraction maneuver?

California is not OK. There is a vast expansion of nonprofit graft that doesn’t serve the people it claims to help. Simultaneously to that, it’s becoming harder than ever to conduct normal business and create new private sector jobs. Stop the grift! wsj.com/opinion/the-sc…

A major change in healthcare. Direct to patients, at cash price bypassing prior authorization and other insurance nightmares.

Why is Senator Wiener not being hospitalized? It’s cruel and unusual to let him roam and tweet free

Healthcare 2026 Prediction #6: Screening, diagnostics, and at-home sample collection becomes the hot area The end of 2025 has really been a big year for screening and diagnostics. - BillionToOne went public for its molecular diagnostic tests - Medicare created payment codes

“This isn’t a political debate — it’s a math problem.” That’s why as a first step, California killed math. nypost.com/2026/01/08/bus…

A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]

LinkedIn would be the easiest thing to give up. But I couldn’t stand Hoffman forever, way before knowing his common interests with Epstein. Eeew.