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Army Vet, Childless Cat Dad, DJ, Cancer Survivor, Nature Lover, Books, Film, and especially Music Curation. My EDM & Hybrid Mixes: https://www.mixcloud.com/Cat9OuterSpace
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Cat9 EDM Mix #52 (EDM from Dec 2025 & Jan 2026)

Recorded on Traktor Pro 2 software @ 1,411 kbps (loss less)

All music bought from beatport or PromoOnly at 1,411 kbps.

All music licensed/distributed by Mixcloud at 1,411 kbps.

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Cat9 EDM Mix #52 (EDM from Dec 2025 & Jan 2026)
Good to be back. Got diverted with homework. Decided on 3 courses about how to place music on youtube. And I have watched 5 chapters of the whole 150 chapters in the first course. Gonna have to re...
www.mixcloud.com
#MLB #Dodgers

While the rest of the bullpen is a work in progress, there is a reprieve in having a designated closer — something the Dodgers did not have for most of the second half of last season and through the postseason.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz is ready for 2026 season, World Baseball Classic: ‘I’m here to win’
Díaz is ready to embrace his new Dodgers team as well as a leadership role for Puerto Rico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
#0xygen #Moon

Sunpowered chemistry can make Oxygen from the moon's soil:

"The same downstream systems used to convert carbon monoxide into oxygen can also be adapted to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and methane on Mars."

phys.org/news/2026-02...
Sunlight extracts oxygen from regolith using solar chemistry
NASA's Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project has completed an important step toward using local resources to support human exploration on the moon. The CaRD team performed integrated pro...
phys.org
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Starbucks’ share of spending at all U.S. coffee shops fell in 2024 and 2025; it now stands at 48%, down from 52% in 2023, according to Technomic . . . Dunkin ', a perennial rival that just opened its 10,000th U.S. store, gained market share in both of those years.

www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
Starbucks feeling the heat as more chains vie for US coffee drinkers
Americans are drinking more coffee than they have in decades. The company that revolutionized the United States' coffee culture remains America's biggest player, with nearly 17,000 U.S. stores and pl...
www.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A Feb 11, 2026, San Francisco Chronicle article detailed forecasts that call for extremely powerful wind gusts in the Sierra Nevada. Starting on Monday, February 16, and lasting until the following day, the region of California will be struck by 65 - 80 mph wind gusts.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Winter Storm Warnings for 120 Inches of Snow and 80 MPH Winds Loom
Forecasts are warning about a series of upcoming winter storms that are predicted to bring extremely powerful weather conditions to a region of the United States. The area is expected to face hurrican...
www.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 1:32 PM
#EpsteinCartel

"One expert believes Maxwell’s carefully crafted legal grenade is a clear message to the dead pedophile’s rich and powerful friends that she may start naming names if her 20-year sex trafficking prison sentence is not overturned."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Claims 25 Unnamed Men Made Secret Settlements to Victims
Jeffrey Epstein‘s convicted pimp Ghislaine Maxwell has unleashed the nuclear option in a last-ditch effort to get out of prison by claiming in court papers a group of 25 “untouchable” men made “secret...
www.yahoo.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
#xAI #Grok

Thus spake Muskathrusta.

Hello, EU, you reading this?
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
#ClimateChange

"Rising temperatures have led to insufficient snow levels, with more snowsport competitions cancelled year on year, skiing holidays curtailed or cancelled altogether, and more artificial snow than ever pumped on to mountains once blanketed in real snow."
Some wild statistics (and accompanying visuals/graphics) in this excellent BBC Sport article about the Winter Olympics and climate change.

Explores the impact of rising temperatures & lack of snow on elite athletes.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/...
The future of the Winter Olympics
As the 2026 Winter Olympics start in Milan-Cortina, BBC Sport looks at how sustainable the Games are and what impact climate change could have on its future.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
#MiddleEast

"The USS Gerald R. Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, meaning the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks, after moving from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean last October."

apnews.com/article/trum...
Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions high
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
#SulphuricAcid #Copper

Reuters: "Up about 500% over roughly two and a half years, the jump in sulphuric acid prices delivered an estimated $1.5 billion boost to China's copper smelters last year as traditional smelting fees collapsed."

www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Acid, not copper, is paying China's smelters but will it last?
When Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russia's Astrakhan gas processing plant last September, copper smelters in China were handed a windfall.
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Did he send a card saying "Will You Be My Valentine?"

"In 2016, Dr. Mehmet Oz, now the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, invited Epstein over for a Valentine’s party—eight years after Epstein was registered as a sex offender."

newrepublic.com/post/206510/...
Dr. Oz Becomes the Latest Trump Official in the Epstein Files
The Trump administration is full of people with ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
In other news . . .
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
#$TSLAQ OGs: the Guardian headline will not surprise any of you.
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
PBS: "Data compiled by a Sweden-based organization that advocates for democracy globally found in an October 2024 report found that 34 countries or territories allow mail-in voting, which it refers to as "postal voting.""

Don't expect See B.S. to fact-check Fearless Leader.
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 AM
#$INDU #Dow30

Now that the Dow closed below 50,000 today, can we get back to the business of investigating the Oligarchs who raped children and women from a global sex trafficking ring run by Jeffrey Epstein and close pals?

Is that too much to ask?
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
If you hire washed up Faux News opinionators, podcasters, and reality TV show celebs to run the DOD, CBP & the FAA, you get Faux News Opinionators, Podcasters and Reality TV Show Celebs results.

Again, fucknuts in their MAGA fiefdoms don't communicate w/ one another.

apnews.com/article/faa-...
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Hastey bemoaned that “a sweeping new vision” has prioritized “a break from traditional broadcast norms to embrace what has been described as ‘heterodox’ journalism.”
CBS News Producer Quits in Fiery Note Lambasting Bari Weiss’ Break From ‘Journalistic Merit’
Producer Alicia Hastey departed CBS News Wednesday after four years with the network, blasting Bari Weiss' break from "journalistic merit" in a fiery note.
www.yahoo.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Cat9
Shame on @gallup.com. Sellout scumbags.
February 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
1) Chris Norlund is following AI resignations & Musk's fraud. Before looking at Musk & xAI, Norlund screenshots Zoe Hitig (who quit Open AI two days ago) and her alarm about AI safety matches resignations elsewhere. Then Chris goes after Musk.

Screenshots follow:

youtu.be/B8x27yBxI8M?...
Musk calls emergency as AI quits go public
YouTube video by Chris Norlund
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
#$BTC

4 day old news you may have missed:

Reuters:

"South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said it accidentally gave away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange." 👀 🙄

youtu.be/7qATw_nFuic?...
South Korean crypto firm sends users $44 bln in bitcoins in error
YouTube video by Reuters
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
1st time hearing either one of these guys. Wow. They both get my follows.

#$TSLAQ OGs, you will all want to listen to this particular discusssion of Epstein, Bannon, Thiel, Musk, JD Vance, the Ellison's, and all the other bad actors we know too well.

I'm buying Norris's book. Ali is quick-lit.
February 12, 2026 at 5:14 AM
deadline.com/2026/02/appl...

Produced by an “outie” studio for its first two seasons, Apple TV‘s flagship drama series Severance will now be made by an “innie” one. In a deal finalized late last year, Apple has acquired Severance — the IP and all rights — from Fifth Season, Deadline has learned.
Apple Acquires ‘Severance’ As It Grows In-House Studio; Series Eyes Summer S3 Start, 4-Season Run & Universe Expansion; Fifth Season To EP
In a deal completed late last year, Apple has acquired Severance -- the IP and all rights -- from producer Fifth Season.
deadline.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:06 AM
#Blackrock enters DeFi octagon:

The initiative is seen as a test case for institutional adoption of DeFi, with potential to expand to other traditional assets and retail products in the future, despite initial limited access due to regulatory and compliance safeguards.

fortune.com/2026/02/11/b...
BlackRock offers DeFi trading for the first time, buys Uniswap tokens | Fortune
The tie-up, which also relies on crypto firm Securitize, is the first of its kind between Wall Street and DeFi.
fortune.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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5) We see a half-dozen devs from xAI quitting, we know head safety guy for Anthropic, Mrinank, just quit & their CEO warned the world in Davos. You got this guy from from OpenAI raising same concerns as Mrinank.

www.indiatoday.in/technology/n...
February 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM