Fun For All: New 120-acre Peoria Park To Feature Dog Park, Skate Park, Ball Fields

Today is Thursday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2025. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1989, three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd’s passenger, Allan Blanchard.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions until 12 noon EST today (9 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Happy Birthday for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025: You have a razor-sharp mind. You are also analytical and sensitive. You have excellent communication skills. This year you will receive recognition for your past efforts.

The Nuggets are not invincible on 24 hours of rest after all. Neither is Nikola Jokic. Back home after blowing out Dallas in prime time, Denver was dealt an unexpected blow an hour before opening tip Wednesday when Nikola Jokic was ruled out due to right elbow inflammation, an injury he sustained while warming up.

Walter Masterson went to Trump Tower to find the mythical Felon merch that was actually made in the US of A. While most of the crap was made in China, Masterson did find one thing made in Bangladesh and one without a named source. Boy, I feel pwned, don't you? I went to the TRUMP STORE inside of TRUMP TOWER and nothing is Made in the USA.

During Sen. Marco Rubio’s confirmation hearing Wednesday, he was asked by Democratic Sen. Patrick Murphy a simple yes or no question: “Do you believe that the president should refrain from doing new business deals with Middle East governments during his term in office?” Rubio is Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

Meta made a number of changes to suck up to Yambo. The company ended its fact-checking program in the United States, stopped scanning new posts for most policy violations, and created carve-outs in its community standards to allow nasty speech about transgender people and immigrants. (Naturally, the company also sacrificed its DEI program on the Altar Of Orange.) Via Platformer.com: Behind the scenes, the company was also quietly dismantling a system to prevent the spread of misinformation.