"I kind of think of ads as like a last resort for us as a business model," Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, said back in 2024.
Fast forward to January 2026 and OpenAI has seemingly reached that last resort. The San Francisco-based AI research company announced Friday that it will be introducing ads on its free bot service ChatGPT and the lowest tier of its paid subscription service ChatGPT Go.
Domestically, people are unhappy about Minneapolis. Internationally, people are unhappy about Greenland. In the past 48 hours, there were four different responses about the situation, from various notable folks, which we thought we would pass along...
There is an old, rather ribald, and apparently true story about the movie Spartacus, a film that now gets its second mention from us in less than a week. That was a three-hour, epic film. That is, in and of itself, a recipe for a VERY long shoot. On top of that, it was directed by Stanley Kubrick, which is also a recipe for a VERY long shoot. It dragged on so long that, on a tough day, about 6 months into filming, star Tony Curtis grumbled, "Who do I have to fu** to get off this picture?" And star Jean Simmons responded, "If you find out, let me know."
A considerable list of stores and restaurants have announced they are closing for the scheduled protests happening in Minnesota on January 23. They range from book stores to bowling alleys and grocery stores, each announcing their support for the protest, showing the widespread momentum generated by community members and union representatives that called for the blackout last week, hoping to reflect the deep public discontent with detention operations in the state.
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Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Andrew Johnson is scheduled to be tried on child molestation charges next month, following his July arrest, nearly six months after he and more than 1,500 Jan. 6 riot defendants were pardoned by President Trump. Johnson is accused of molesting a victim for months in Hernando County, Florida, and is being held in custody before his trial date of Feb. 9. Johnson is accused of molesting a victim for months in Hernando County, Florida, and is being held in custody before his trial date of Feb. 9.
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Central Florida officials and immigrant advocates on Monday criticized a possible new ICE detention facility here as the region sees a surge in undocumented immigrants arrests. Read more
Sen. Bill Cassidy is an M.D. specializing in treating liver disease. He did that work for over 20 years, during which time he was a Democrat.
He is not just joking. He is not just trolling. He is not owning the libs. He is not simply toying with the mainstream media. He is not playing 3-D chess. He is not a master of the art of the deal. He is not a business genius. He is not a political savant. He is not a peacemaker. He does not believe in "America first" or even know what it means. And he has no intention of making America "great again." No matter who you are, no matter how close you are to him, he does not represent you or even care about your interests. No. He's none of the good or great things the slavering fluffers in his Cabinet or on his White House staff make him out to be. And none of the defenses his enablers on Capitol Hill and in the press and across the country have used in the past work any longer. He is just a dangerous lunatic moron who has become the most powerful man in the world. And if you do not recognize that, you are part of the problem.
Speaking to reporters before departing Miami on Monday night, President Donald Trump said he doesn't "care about the Nobel Prize." "First of all, a very fine woman felt that I deserved it and really wanted me to have the Nobel Prize. And I appreciate that," he said, referring to Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, who presented Trump her Nobel Peace Prize while visiting the White House last week.
When Ronald Reagan looked at America, he saw a country rooted in liberty, anchored in the rule of law and sustained by a faith in unlimited potential and boundless opportunity. At the heart of conservatism was Reagan's simple truth: "The greatness of America doesn't begin in Washington; it begins with each of you " in the mighty spirit of free people under God." One year into Trump's second act, it is clear that he sees a very different America. Trump doesn't see a free people; he sees enemies. He doesn't see dissent; Trump sees disloyalty. He doesn't see a republic to serve; Trump sees a country to command.
Experts (progressives) cite complexity of problem, which is rooted in poverty, lack of affordable housing but includes medical, psychiatric, substance-use issues
Lawmakers questioned US Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, nominated to lead the National Security Agency (NSA), over his views on surveillance and concerns that the NSA could be used against innocent Americans. USMC Lt. Gen. Francis Donovan, nominated to lead USSOUTHCOM, was questioned about the role of US forces in South America.
The Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio stated that Catholic personnel in the US military could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland.
Donald Trump has become the first US president since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established to not issue a proclamation honoring the federal holiday, breaking a tradition observed for nearly 40 consecutive years.
Trump Removed MLK Bust from Oval Office in 2025
