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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is the kind of thing white supremacists have been doing to Emmett Till’s memorial for decades.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
It’s wild to see them do this to a white woman who the entire world saw extrajudicially murdered.
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
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By age 12, Einstein had already discovered masturbation
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 AM
By age 12, Einstein had already discovered masturbation
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Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
reut.rs
February 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl
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Urgent, urgent. We are freezing to death in Gaza. My father is sick and needs treatment, and my family needs a tent. We are dying from the cold. I beg you to donate whatever you can. My father needs medical treatment. Please.
chuffed.org/project/161883
chuffed.org/project/161883
February 18, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Urgent, urgent. We are freezing to death in Gaza. My father is sick and needs treatment, and my family needs a tent. We are dying from the cold. I beg you to donate whatever you can. My father needs medical treatment. Please.
chuffed.org/project/161883
chuffed.org/project/161883
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Classmates defend her and what?
MAGA man jumps out of his truck to assault teen girl at anti-ICE protest—classmates defend her and beat him off.
Students who had been peacefully protesting started punching back at the man—saving girl from the full grown adult.
Michael Brown was arrested for child abuse in Grand Island, Nebraska
Students who had been peacefully protesting started punching back at the man—saving girl from the full grown adult.
Michael Brown was arrested for child abuse in Grand Island, Nebraska
February 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Classmates defend her and what?
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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And it's not like anyone who's aggressively not asking questions about the (international!) anti-trans lobby has an excuse to not know about other right-wing movements (the Tea Party in the US, for example) that were also treated as surprise! grassroots! movements! when they extremely were not.
This whole fight over transgender stuff happening on X is so weird to me. The most notable thing about trans issues in the last 5 years has been the enormous, coordinated anti-trans activism campaign across the right, aided by moral cowards in the center.
But that campaign is *never mentioned*.
But that campaign is *never mentioned*.
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
And it's not like anyone who's aggressively not asking questions about the (international!) anti-trans lobby has an excuse to not know about other right-wing movements (the Tea Party in the US, for example) that were also treated as surprise! grassroots! movements! when they extremely were not.
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
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I’m excited about the Pre-Crime Unit being developed in Washington DC
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I’m excited about the Pre-Crime Unit being developed in Washington DC
This fucking prick in front of me in the drivethru had to have a complicated order didn't he
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This fucking prick in front of me in the drivethru had to have a complicated order didn't he
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NEW: Providers who mail abortion pills to Mississippi could soon be prosecuted as felony drug traffickers under an amendment Mississippi House Republicans added to a drug trafficking bill at the last minute.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
Mail-Order Abortion Pill Ban Passes Mississippi House
A mail-order abortion pill ban passed the Mississippi House, defining it as felony drug trafficking that would carry one to 10 year prison sentences for providers.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
NEW: Providers who mail abortion pills to Mississippi could soon be prosecuted as felony drug traffickers under an amendment Mississippi House Republicans added to a drug trafficking bill at the last minute.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
The amended bill passed amid loud dissent from outraged Democrats.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Oh, I have been waiting for this piece! You throw a stone at a presidential campaign, and it has a staffer who cut their teeth on Jesse Jackson's campaign, particularly Black women.
Spent today talking to just a few of the Black women who credit Jesse Jackson with their start in national politics. By inviting them in, he ensured they would help shape democracy for years to come. My latest on the coalition he built as part of his towering legacy: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess...
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
19thnews.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Oh, I have been waiting for this piece! You throw a stone at a presidential campaign, and it has a staffer who cut their teeth on Jesse Jackson's campaign, particularly Black women.
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
February 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
babe, can you pass me another chicken thigh?
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Opening and concluding voice-over narration = beta move
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Opening and concluding voice-over narration = beta move
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Shit, wait
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Shit, wait
Got sick with flu on top of this, do not recommend!
Started on an SSRI for the first time in my life and I am very excited for the posts you all are going to be seeing in the next few weeks. Stay tuned...
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Got sick with flu on top of this, do not recommend!
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(to my date on our first outing) I used to be a dog person but now I'm just a person
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 AM
(to my date on our first outing) I used to be a dog person but now I'm just a person
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Infuriating my filmbro pals by referring to the movie as "First Informed," because it is a movie about the first priest in Christianity to become informed about climate change
November 24, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Infuriating my filmbro pals by referring to the movie as "First Informed," because it is a movie about the first priest in Christianity to become informed about climate change
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Back in olden times you could just eat a mushroom to change your height. Height flexibility was not the big fuss it is today.
November 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Back in olden times you could just eat a mushroom to change your height. Height flexibility was not the big fuss it is today.
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(Waving remote that responds not to button clicks but to direction and speed of gesture to change the ambient stage lighting from red to a nice cerulean) in conclusion, "Ted" is a common shortening of "Theodore" & other long-form variations. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
(Waving remote that responds not to button clicks but to direction and speed of gesture to change the ambient stage lighting from red to a nice cerulean) in conclusion, "Ted" is a common shortening of "Theodore" & other long-form variations. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.