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Grew up in Quantico, where I learned what it is to be American. Father was a career Marine, who served in Korea and Vietnam. I live on the Monterey Peninsula where my Dad was raised. Wonderful place! Fresh ocean air, great community and I foster cats!
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Court rules that large Confederate flag be taken down along interstate highway #usnews
Court rules that large Confederate flag be taken down along interstate highway
A large Confederate flag that has flown over an interstate in Spartanburg County is coming down.
www.live5news.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Where income goes to become disposable. Shop the Onion Store today.
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February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Former President Barack Obama compared the actions of federal agents under the Trump administration to behavior previously seen under dictatorships.
Obama compares 'rogue' ICE actions to authoritarian countries
Former President Barack Obama compared the actions of federal agents under the Trump administration to behavior previously seen under dictatorships.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Gun sales to the general public have been falling for years. In 2025, firearms companies found a lucrative new opportunity: arming the Trump administration’s deportation operation.
Gun Sellers Have Made Millions From Trump’s Deployment of Immigration Agents
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security spent a record sum on guns and ammunition, a Trace analysis found.
www.thetrace.org
February 14, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House.

So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
February 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Valentines Day
Love thy MAGA cult enemy
Love Rule of Law
Love to American Freedom
Love to American Democracy

Congress get a pair!
Impeach Convict Remove Trump
Long b4 midterms

Memo To Vance

Congress Is Now In Charge of
American Democracy

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Nixon won triumphantly on Nov 7, 1972

Beating McGovern by 18 MILLION Votes(60.7% to 37.5%).

21 months later, Nixon resigned in utter disgrace.

Today America just needs 20 Republican Senators to convict Trump. Relentless pressure on Republicans

Aim your words at power

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February 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Email the LA 2028 Olympics Press office at press@la28.org and let them know how you feel with Casey at the helm.
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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People who denied Corey Lewandowski an officially issued firearm were passed over for promotions. trib.al/i6aLrmb
Kristi Noem’s Alleged Boyfriend Went on Crazed Journey to Get DHS Gun
People who denied Corey Lewandowski an officially issued firearm were passed over for promotions.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Opinion by Daniel Ruthrauff: A Valentine’s story in the tundra: How two whimbrels reunite each year in Arctic Alaska to mate kansasreflector.com/2026/02/14/a...
A Valentine’s story in the tundra: How two whimbrels reunite each year in Arctic Alaska to mate • Kansas Reflector
It may be the most enduring love story in the shorebird world, two birds coming together from different parts of the hemisphere.
kansasreflector.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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A day after the US announced it took the unusual step of shuttering it’s Drug Enforcement Administration office in the Dominican Republic — a key site in the agency’s effort to combat drug trafficking in the Caribbean — a top agent there was charged with running a visa fraud scheme.
US shutters key DEA office in the Caribbean amid agent corruption scandal | CNN Politics
A day after the US announced it took the unusual step of shuttering it’s Drug Enforcement Administration office in the Dominican Republic — a key site in the agency’s effort to combat drug trafficking...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Since the start of Trump’s second term, the number of children in ICE detention has increased sixfold.

In their letters, kids held at the Dilley center told us about missing their friends, being unable to go to school and feeling trapped.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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"In just the past few days, a number of high-profile AI staffers have decided to call it quits, with some explicitly warning that the companies they worked for are moving too fast and downplaying the technology’s shortcomings," writes Allison Morrow. | Analysis
AI researchers are sounding the alarm on their way out the door | CNN Business
“The world is in peril,” warned the former head of Anthropic’s Safeguards Research team as he headed for the exit. A researcher for OpenAI, similarly on the way out, said that the technology has “a po...
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Commentary: Wealthy people get an unfair advantage in college admissions and everything else. Let’s call it what it is: affirmative action for the rich.

And it’s on rich display in the Epstein files.
Jonathan Zimmerman: Epstein files reveal affirmative action for the rich and powerful
News that Jeffrey Epstein helped filmmaker Woody Allen get his daughter into Bard College shows how wealthy people get an unfair advantage.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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OpenAI Just Scrapped the Team Responsible for Keeping Its AI Safe and Aligned With Human Values
OpenAI Just Scrapped the Team Responsible for Keeping Its AI Safe and Aligned With Human Values
OpenAI has just gotten rid of the team that ensures its AI systems are safe for all users. The company disbanded an internal group focused on making sure its AI systems were “safe, trustworthy, and consistently aligned with human values.” At the same time, the team’s former leader has been reassigned as the company’s chief futurist. OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch that the team’s members have been placed in other roles across the organization. The development was first reported by Platformer. The alignment team was formed in September 2024 as an internal unit dedicated to AI alignment, a field focused on ensuring advanced systems operate in line with human intent. That work includes preparing AI to handle adversarial conditions and high-stakes scenarios without harmful or catastrophic outcomes. “We want these systems to consistently follow human intent in complex, real-world scenarios and adversarial conditions, avoid catastrophic behavior, and remain controllable, auditable, and aligned with human values,” a post from OpenAI’s Alignment Research blog states. A related job posting described the team’s mission as “developing methodologies that enable AI to robustly follow human intent across a wide range of scenarios, including those that are adversarial or high-stakes.” In a blog post published on Wednesday, former alignment lead Josh Achiam outlined his new responsibilities. “My goal is to support OpenAI’s mission — to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity — by studying how the world will change in response to AI, AGI, and beyond,” Achiam wrote. According to the company, the restructuring reflects routine changes within a rapidly evolving organization.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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The biggest story of 2025 is that Trump has, in a very short amount of time, squandered most of his political capital by running a belligerent, unlawful, and fascist regime.

But the second biggest is that the GOP, too, has squandered the cultural capital his election brought them. trib.al/ZXqQf4e
The Hilarious Decline of MAGA’s Brief Cultural Relevance
A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Rock.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Activists say the death toll from a crackdown over Iran's nationwide protests has reached at least 7,002 with many more people still feared dead.
Deaths in Iran's crackdown on protests reach at least 7,000, activists say
Activists say the death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests has reached at least 7,002 with many more people still feared dead. The U.S.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to cut more than $100 million in federal health care grants for Illinois, a step that was quickly met with a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul and his peers in three other states.
Illinois sues Trump administration over more than $100 million in planned cuts to health care grants
The Trump administration is moving to cut more than $100 million in federal health care grants for Illinois, a step quickly met with a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul and his peers in…
trib.al
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Yup!
A newly released affidavit from the FBI reveals what experts have long warned:

The Trump administration is purposely recycling thoroughly debunked lies about the 2020 election in an effort to “take over” the handling of the midterms.
The FBI's Fulton County raid was based on debunked claims by election deniers
The evidence provided for seizing 700 boxes of ballots was shockingly thin.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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In rebuke of Trump, US House opens the door to votes against tariffs, writes @ashleymurray.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/11/r...
In rebuke of Trump, US House opens the door to votes against tariffs | Alaska Beacon
A handful of House Republicans tanked a procedural vote that would have kept a ban on congressional action against Trump’s emergency tariffs.
alaskabeacon.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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COMMENTARY: This is a walk of shame toward authoritarianism. I know that very well. I was born, raised and lived in such a country. Czechoslovakia was under the Soviet Union’s boot. I saw Soviet soldiers stationed and marching through our streets, writes Mira Hunter.
I’ve seen what’s happening with ICE before — in Czechoslovakia when it was under the Soviet Union • West Virginia Watch
This is a walk of shame toward authoritarianism. I know that very well. I was born, raised and lived in such a country.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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"As past and present experience has shown, public power is cheaper and more reliable than the aptly-named IOUs and bad actors like PG&E have shown utility ownership is more than just a question of dollars, cents, and market efficiencies." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
The Liberal Case for Public Power
When power is treated as a public good, it becomes cheaper, more reliable, and better positioned to meet the challenges of the future than privately held electrical utilities have ever demonstrated.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36 months are ultraprocessed and may contain additives increasingly linked to potential health harms, a new study found: https://cnn.it/4asHLMS
Over 70% of tested baby foods are ultraprocessed and full of additives | CNN
A majority of tested baby foods are ultraprocessed, packed with potentially harmful additives, sugars and salt, a new study found.
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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In light of federal policy changes limiting vaccine access for children, two lawmakers introduced bills to protect and expand Mainers’ ability to get vaccinated.

via @mainemorningstar.com
Confronting changing federal guidelines, proposals aim to expand Mainers’ access to vaccines
In light of federal policy changes limiting vaccine access for children, two lawmakers introduced bills to protect and expand Mainers’ ability to get vaccinated.
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM