Wild Winter Weather, NFL Playoffs Begin, and the King of Tetris
RJ Hamster
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2024
Happy Saturday! On this day in 1968, Johnny Cash recorded his legendary live album at Fulsom State Prison in California. Johnny played two back-to-back concerts, opening both with Folsom Prison Blues, and all but two songs on the recording came from the first performance. No video was recorded, but we do have video of Cash playing Folsom Prison Blues at San Quentin State Prison a year later. (Watch)
It’s freezing out there, folks. The Editor will be leaving the house as little as possible this weekend and watching the NFL playoffs, and I hope you stay warm as well!
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Most regions of America are dealing with extreme weather this weekend.
Wind chills will drop to -35 (possibly -55) from Washington to North Dakota, and down to Nebraska and Kansas.
Hail, strong winds, and even tornadoes are likely near the intersection of Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, and state officials are warning of hypothermia and frostbite in Texas, where wind chills may hit -25.
Chicago and Milwaukee are being blasted with snow and high winds, and both cities may soon be under blizzard warnings.
In Iowa, the home stretch before the Iowa caucuses is being disrupted by heavy snow and wind chills in the negative 20s.
Defense Sec. Launches Attacks from Hospital
America’s Secretary of Defense, Llyod Austin, has been coordinating military action from his hospital room, including Thursday’s retaliatory strike on Houthi rebels.
He was taken to Walter Reed in an ambulance on January 1st due to complications from prostate cancer. He’s turned his room into a secure communications center and used the space to monitor Houthi attacks, plan a response, and watch the results in real-time.
Austin failed to inform the chain of command that he had cancer—or that he was undergoing anesthesia on the same day that Houthis launched an aggressive attack in the Red Sea.
Streaming this Weekend
This might be a good time to batten down the hatches, wrap yourself in a blanket, and hide on your couch until the weather clears. Here are some new streaming options to watch this weekend (assuming your power isn’t knocked out 🙏).
Liftis a light-hearted heist film starring Kevin Hart, and it’s directed by F. Gary Gray, who made The Italian Job. (Netflix)
Season four of True Detective: Night Country drops on Sunday. Jodie Foster plays a detective trying to solve the disappearance of eight men in a small Alaskan town.
Need something for the kids? Ten new episodes of Bluey are available on Disney Plus.
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➤HouseSpeaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will oppose any aid bill for Ukraine that doesn’t include increased border security measures (hundreds of miles of border wall, Trump-era Remain in Mexico Policy, etc). House Democrats have rejected the new measures and say the border wall is a “non-starter.” (More)
➤Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) ripped into a CNN anchor for not being prepared for an interview or understanding his position on Israel’s action in the Middle East. (Video)
➤ Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has launched a “Never Nikki” website (in reference to presidential hopeful Nikki Haley). In a statement, he praised various aspects of Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, and even Robert Kennedy Jr., but said “count me in as Never Nikki.” (More)
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➤ The NFL playoffs kick off today, starting with the Browns vs. the Texans at 4:30 ET on NBC. The Chiefs and Dolphins play next in Kansas City, where temperatures are headed below zero and ticket prices are dropping to levels not seen since the last Bush administration. For your reading pleasure, here’s one reason why each playoff team can win the Superbowl.
➤ The New England Patriots have picked their man to replace iconic head coach Bill Belichick. Linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is taking the reigns. (More)
➤ Caleb Williams—the QB from USC and projected #1 pick in the draft—hasn’t actually declared for the draft yet. He has until January 15th to make it official, and rumors are circling about Williams’ desire not to play for the owners of the first pick: the Chicago Bears. (More)
➤ Ryan Rollins earned $1.5 million a year from his contract with the Washington Wizards, but that didn’t stop him from stealing things like candles and body wash from Target. He’s been charged with a misdemeanor and released from the Wizards. (More)
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Ladies and Gentlemen: the most-clicked stories of the week. Enjoy!
➤ #1: All eyes were on a B-2 stealth bomber as it flew over the Rose Bowl stadium, and fans probably didn’t notice a man hanging out of a helicopter higher in the sky—taking the picture of a lifetime. (See It)
➤ #2: Want to see a home constructed from rocks and glass bottles? You could travel to sunny Tucson, Arizona, or you could click here.
➤ #3: Somewhere in Wales, there’s a mouse that sneaks out every night to tidy up a workbench. No, really. (Video)
➤ A 13-year-old from Oklahoma is the first-known person to “beat” Tetris, a classic videogame invented in 1984. He posted a video of the triumph to his YouTube channel, and then he got to speak with the game’s inventors. (Watch)
➤ The remains of a massive city have been found in the Amazon. New imaging technology has allowed anthropologists to map networks of roads and settlements previously hidden beneath the jungle canopy. (More)
➤ The state of Michigan imprisoned a man for 35 years for a crime he didn’t commit, and now it’s paying the victim 1.75 million dollars for his trouble. That adds up to about $137 dollars per day of being falsely imprisoned. (More)
