When the bass drops. [video link]

Reuters: "Former U.S. President Donald Trump's office on Sunday said trial lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor will lead Trump's legal team during his Senate impeachment trial." This announcement… Read the rest of the article: Trump found some new sleazeball lawyers for his impeachment defense team, after the last ones all ran off

"Hours after the United States voted, the president declared the election a fraud — a lie that unleashed a movement that would shatter democratic norms and upend the peaceful transfer… Read the rest of the article: 'The Anatomy of a Lie,' NYT reconstruct of 'Trump's failed 77-day effort to subvert democracy and overturn the 2020 election'

There's something peaceful about watching this lime green blob of Jell-o gelatin succumb to entropy, and sprout a crown of mold. From Temponaut on YouTube. This channel produces interesting time-lapse… Read the rest of the article: Jello Mold Timelapse [VIDEO]

Former president Donald Trump's legal team didn't last long. As of Saturday night, CNN is reporting that all five lawyers identified as part of Trump's impeachment defense — Butch Bowers,… Read the rest of the article: Trump's legal team a wreck, lawyers all leave one week before impeachment trial begins

Whew. The replies. O.J. Simpson [@TheRealOJ32], on Twitter today, shared an image of himself receiving the coronavirus vaccine, and captioned it: 'Get your shot. I got mine!!!'

• Special counsel also criticizes HHS general counsel for 'attempts to shame the whistleblower.' The Trump administration's incompetence in managing the first Wuhan evacuees one year ago at the beginning… Read the rest of the article: Trump's failures with first Wuhan evacuees "increased the risk of infection transmission to American public," federal watchdog concludes

Store surveillance video captured this wild scene in China: a phone battery exploding after a man bites into it. The clip has gone viral on Chinese social media. From Storyful:… Read the rest of the article: Phone battery explodes after man bites into it [VIDEO]

Two boaters helped free this dolphin entangled in fishing nets off the coast of Kawau Island, Auckland, New Zealand, on January 3. [Video Link]

President Joe Biden tomorrow afternoon (Friday, January 29th) will travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland to visit with wounded service members. [via]

Ah, yes, another case of mistaken social media handle identity. The World Wide Robin Hood Society, based in the heart of Sherwood, Nottingham, England, has a bunch of new followers… Read the rest of the article: On Twitter, many follow @robinhood en masse not realizing it's The Robin Hood Society of Sherwood, UK

A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic will meet Chinese scientists on Friday and plans to visit labs, markets and hospitals in Wuhan, reports Reuters.… Read the rest of the article: WHO-led team of scientists is in Wuhan investigating COVID-19 pandemic origins in China

Actress, human rights activist, and Black American icon Cicely Tyson has died. She was 96. Miles Davis was Mr. Cicely Tyson. She died just two days after her memoir was… Read the rest of the article: Cicely Tyson, 1924-2021

The FBI said Wednesday they have seized five pipe bombs and 47 firearms from a California man they say threatened to blow up a Democratic party office, the headquarters of… Read the rest of the article: Feds seize 5 pipe bombs + 47 guns from California man accused of threatening to blow up offices of Democratic party, Twitter, Governor Gavin Newsom

Former Donald Trump spokesmonster Kellyanne Conway is the subject of a police investigation into a topless photo of Kellyanne Conway's 16-year-old daughter, Claudia — which Claudia says Kellyanne posted as… Read the rest of the article: Kellyanne Conway investigated by cops over nude photo of teen daughter Claudia on Twitter

Says the human who cares for this super chill cat in Florida, "Just my cat being weird." [Video Link]

• Regular COVID press briefings to be held 3x a week with Fauci and others "The Biden White House is holding its first Covid response team press briefing tomorrow. @PressSec… Read the rest of the article: Biden White House to hold first Covid response team press briefing Wednesday January 27

China's Ant Group plans to sell off its U.S.-based biometric security firm EyeVerify, which identifies you by scanning your eyeballs. The sale comes as tension grows between Beijing and Washington… Read the rest of the article: China's Ant Group plans to sell EyeVerify, U.S.-based biometric security firm that scans your eyeballs

PHOTO via Grafton Police Department. Pharmacist Stephen Brandenburg in a police booking mugshot. From the U.S. Department of Justice announcement, "Hospital Pharmacist to Plead Guilty to Attempting to Spoil Hundreds… Read the rest of the article: Pharmacist pleads guilty to sabotaging 500 doses of Moderna COVID vaccine, federal charges could bring up to 20 years in prison

With the incoming Biden administration, the U.S. Treasury Department is now resuming efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House and Treasury officials said on Monday. Tubman… Read the rest of the article: U.S. Treasury resumes efforts to place Harriet Tubman on $20 dollar bill