Defector
• Drew Magary
Some people are fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. This 2026 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here.
Your team: It’s over.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“President Donald Trump has directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad, frustrated with its appearance and questioning whether the slope of the White House lawn needs to be changed,” the Washington Post reports.
A win! A federal court has dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking access to Colorado’s unredacted voter registration list.
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/40-2026-02-10-Colorado-secretary-of-states-motion-to-dismiss.pdf
404 Media
• Emanuel Maiberg
Microsoft is introducing budget limits for AI use but says it still wants to be an ‘AI-first’ company.
Stephen Wolfram Writings
• Stephen Wolfram
Something terrible just happened. My wife, Elise Cawley, was recovering from heart surgery and had just attended virtually a celebration for one of our children when she had a freak, vast cardiovascular event—and died instantly. We had been together for 36 years. The picture above was taken just hours before she died. In all the […]
Waxy.org
• Andy Baio
30,954 mowed a virtual lawn, but the best mowers thought about it first
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Whatever
• Athena Scalzi
Oysters: you either love them or hate them. Author and oyster-aficionado Virginia Shaffer has spent years turning her passion for oysters into a comprehensive look at the world behind the shell. Grab a lemon wedge and dive into the briny depths of the oyster community in Oyster Society: Adventures with the Shellfishly Motivated. VIRGINIA SHAFFER: “This […]
wsj.com/politics/policy/missouri-is-latest-state-to-vote-on-abolishing-income-tax-bd772de3?st=bAxk58
Mayor Mamdani: In the 2012 mixtape 'Rich Forever,' Rick Ross and French Montana expound on what it takes to stay scheming in a system that benefits a select few. We are one step closer to ending New Yorkers' need to stay scheming. 2,000 of New York's cutest will begin learning at free 2-K programs
