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January 26, 2020

The Weekly Whatever: Not contagious

Threat Level Orange

  • Antisemitic end-times conspiracy theorist gets White House press credentials to broadcast from Davos.

  • Reminder: Trump eliminated the position of NSC Global Health Security Office that would have handled pandemic response.

Well, fancy that!

  • Trivago (aka Expedia and Booking.com) filters the best hotel prices out and offers you the hotels that pay the best commission rates.

We're fucked

  • Doomsday clock moved ahead.

Sick, sad world

  • Facebook auto-translates Chinese premier's name to "Mr Shithole".

  • Oregon marijuana sales along the Idaho border are 420% higher.

  • Detroit man gets large check as settlement for racial discrimination lawsuit, but when he goes to cash it the bank initiates a fraud investigation.

Late stage capitalism

  • Sonos obsoletes products older than 2016, saying no more software updates, and if you connect them to newer hardware the new units won't get updates either.

  • Under Armor bricks its connected fitness devices.

  • Everyone hates Spirit Airlines, but it makes a ton of money.

  • GE Fridges use DRM to force you to buy their water filters.

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