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🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini
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February 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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happy bday Greek writer/philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis, b.1883.
“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.”
“I felt once more...
“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.”
“I felt once more...
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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“Frog, can you be as wonderful as this?” said Toad as he danced all over the stage.
There was no answer.
There was no answer.
February 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“Frog, can you be as wonderful as this?” said Toad as he danced all over the stage.
There was no answer.
There was no answer.
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“In Washington’s graceful departure, after serving two terms in office, he laid the foundation for the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power—what became the most American of acts by leaders who valued democracy and loved their country more than power itself.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Washington Warned Us About Trump
Our first president valued national unity and feared a despot who would exploit "the ruins of public liberty." A reminder for this Presidents’ Day.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
“In Washington’s graceful departure, after serving two terms in office, he laid the foundation for the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power—what became the most American of acts by leaders who valued democracy and loved their country more than power itself.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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The Times Union editorial board on the hiring/firing of Donald Kinsella as interim U.S. Attorney for New York’s Northern District: “It is clear that what Mr. Trump is looking for is not skilled federal prosecutors but operatives eager to target the president's enemies.”
Editorial: On the firing of Donald Kinsella
A panel of federal judges appointed an experienced prosecutor to serve New York's Northern District, but that's clearly not what the Trump administration wants.
www.timesunion.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The Times Union editorial board on the hiring/firing of Donald Kinsella as interim U.S. Attorney for New York’s Northern District: “It is clear that what Mr. Trump is looking for is not skilled federal prosecutors but operatives eager to target the president's enemies.”
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“I am not hungry now,” said the Dark Frog. “I have eaten too many tasty frog children. But after I jump rope one hundred times, I will be hungry again. Then I will eat YOU!”
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Roses are red,
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Roses are red,
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
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This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
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A criminal syndicate.
February 13, 2026 at 2:13 AM
A criminal syndicate.
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Solidarity and love to our Stonewall community and beyond 🌈❤️
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Solidarity and love to our Stonewall community and beyond 🌈❤️
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The FDA rejects Moderna’s application for its mRNA-based flu vaccine.
The move is the latest sign that the FDA, under Health Secretary RFK Jr., is slow-walking vaccine approvals and taking a harder line on shots that use RNA technology.
The move is the latest sign that the FDA, under Health Secretary RFK Jr., is slow-walking vaccine approvals and taking a harder line on shots that use RNA technology.
FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
nbcnews.to
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The FDA rejects Moderna’s application for its mRNA-based flu vaccine.
The move is the latest sign that the FDA, under Health Secretary RFK Jr., is slow-walking vaccine approvals and taking a harder line on shots that use RNA technology.
The move is the latest sign that the FDA, under Health Secretary RFK Jr., is slow-walking vaccine approvals and taking a harder line on shots that use RNA technology.
Trying men's souls...
happy bday English-born Thomas Paine, b.1737.
"These are the times that try men's(and women's) souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he (or she) that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
"These are the times that try men's(and women's) souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he (or she) that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Trying men's souls...
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you must not look at me until I get into the water
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
you must not look at me until I get into the water
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🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
Jules Verne⤵️
happy bday French writer Jules Verne, b.1828.
“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.”
“The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.”
“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.”
“The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Jules Verne⤵️
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RIP writer/aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh, died 2001.
“I do not believe sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”
“I do not believe sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
RIP writer/aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh, died 2001.
“I do not believe sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”
“I do not believe sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.”
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The Black historian Carter G. Woodson responded 100 years ago to the fact that the achievements of Black men and women were not part of our nation’s recorded history.
Learn about some of the notable achievements of Black Americans since Woodson launched the official commemoration: bit.ly/4ceJOql
Learn about some of the notable achievements of Black Americans since Woodson launched the official commemoration: bit.ly/4ceJOql
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The Black historian Carter G. Woodson responded 100 years ago to the fact that the achievements of Black men and women were not part of our nation’s recorded history.
Learn about some of the notable achievements of Black Americans since Woodson launched the official commemoration: bit.ly/4ceJOql
Learn about some of the notable achievements of Black Americans since Woodson launched the official commemoration: bit.ly/4ceJOql
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“I haven’t seen or heard from you for months,” Jeffrey Epstein wrote in May 2016. “If I made a mistake I’m sorry.”
Bard President Leon Botstein assured Epstein that that was not the case.
“I miss you,” he wrote.
Sarah Trafton reports.
Bard President Leon Botstein assured Epstein that that was not the case.
“I miss you,” he wrote.
Sarah Trafton reports.
‘I miss you’: Emails detail close ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Bard President Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and a visit with “girls” to the college.
www.timesunion.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“I haven’t seen or heard from you for months,” Jeffrey Epstein wrote in May 2016. “If I made a mistake I’m sorry.”
Bard President Leon Botstein assured Epstein that that was not the case.
“I miss you,” he wrote.
Sarah Trafton reports.
Bard President Leon Botstein assured Epstein that that was not the case.
“I miss you,” he wrote.
Sarah Trafton reports.
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Proud to post this during Black History Month. and sending out much love to our brothers and sisters who for nearly all of American history have had to overcome hate and cruelty.
happy bday poet/educator Melvin B. Tolson, b.1898., Moberly, MO.
"Out of abysses of Illiteracy, Through labyrinths of Lies, Across wastelands of Disease... We advance Out of dead-ends of Poverty, Through wilderness of Superstition, Across barricades of Jim Crowism... We advance."
"Out of abysses of Illiteracy, Through labyrinths of Lies, Across wastelands of Disease... We advance Out of dead-ends of Poverty, Through wilderness of Superstition, Across barricades of Jim Crowism... We advance."
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Proud to post this during Black History Month. and sending out much love to our brothers and sisters who for nearly all of American history have had to overcome hate and cruelty.
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5 February 1919 | A Pole, Jerzy Radwanek, was born in Krakow. A pilot.
In #Auschwitz from 19 December 1940.
No. 7782
In 1944 transferred to Gross-Rosen. He survived.
For helping Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz he was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations.
In #Auschwitz from 19 December 1940.
No. 7782
In 1944 transferred to Gross-Rosen. He survived.
For helping Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz he was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations.
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
5 February 1919 | A Pole, Jerzy Radwanek, was born in Krakow. A pilot.
In #Auschwitz from 19 December 1940.
No. 7782
In 1944 transferred to Gross-Rosen. He survived.
For helping Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz he was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations.
In #Auschwitz from 19 December 1940.
No. 7782
In 1944 transferred to Gross-Rosen. He survived.
For helping Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz he was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations.
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From yesterday: www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
From yesterday: www.timesunion.com/education/ar...