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My deepest respect to Scientists and brave Journalists everywhere.

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please take time to read the science.
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David Hockney 🐆🧡🖤
February 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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The goods trade deficit in 2025: highest in history. 🇺🇸

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February 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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The repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding” is one of the biggest shifts in U.S. vehicle policy in a decade.
Short-term: lower vehicle prices, higher profits.
Long-term: fewer EVs, higher fuel costs, ~$33B in projected societal costs by 2030.
Policy shapes markets. Markets shape outcomes. #econsky
U.S. Vehicle Policy Shifts Course
On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency repealed the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which had determined that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and provided the lega...
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February 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a ICE agent fired the fatal shot.
ICE agent killed US citizen in Texas—public didn’t know for a year
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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They "know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS’ lawyers, who for the record approve every script that goes on the air.”
Colbert takes CBS to task, again
As the network attempts a cleanup, the host continues to fire back. “I don’t even know what to do with this crap."
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Trump ripped up a working Iran deal.

Had nothing to replace it with.

Once again governing by whim with no idea of consequences got us here.
February 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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One thing that could be different this time:

Iran won’t be the only one with drone swarm capability.

This could be the first major combat test of the US-made LUCAS drone.

With as quickly as Israel established air dominance last time, that’s a major problem for Iran.
February 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others.

See what changes are in store for your county 👇
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...
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February 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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A lawyer who played a key role in Trump’s failed effort to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election results is now helping the DOJ seek access to the state’s full voter registration list.

His absence in any previous DOJ voting case suggests he’s been newly hired into the department’s voting section.
Wisconsin election denier joins DOJ’s case seeking state’s voter rolls
The DOJ’s voting section has been fundamentally reshaped by a series of hires tied to post-2020 election denial.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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NEW: Rather than turn former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández over to immigration officials when he was released from prison less than four years into a 45-year sentence, the Trump administration paid to transport him 350 miles to a posh NYC hotel.

By @keribla.bsky.social
Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment
After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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"The Shadow President," @andykroll.bsky.social's deep dive into Russell Vought, has just won a George Polk award for political reporting.

The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.

Read it here:
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.

By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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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.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Once again, for the hundredth time: Alberta could solve this with a simple PST. You'd be able to balance the budget *and* save non-renewable resource royalties for the future.

But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Danielle Smith says 'significant' deficits to come, rules out tax hikes and big cuts | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says "significant" deficits are in store for the province as her government tries to grapple with low oil prices.
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Folks! Action! Pls repost!

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED BALLROOM HAS BEGUN.

Submit your comments on the ballroom or register to testify!

First deadline is to the Commission of Fine Arts. DUE FEB. 18 by NOON ET.

2nd deadline is for NCPC: 3/4/26 NOON ET.

savingplaces.org/public-comme...
Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Members of the public currently have the opportunity to provide input on the East Wing Modernization Project, including the proposed construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition to the White...
savingplaces.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Youtab Hotel in #Shiraz-#Iran
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Time Museum in #Tehran-#Iran
February 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Oh, goodie!! The “Peace President” is at it again! 🤦‍♀️

‘US sends over 50 fighter jets to Middle East in military buildup against Iran - report’
www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
US sends over 50 fighter jets near Iran amid nuclear talks | The Jerusalem Post
The American military buildup comes amid indirect negotiations with Iranian officials, in which "progress was made" on Tuesday in Geneva, a US official told The Post.
www.jpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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🌊The Gulf Stream provides a sub-surface horizontal flux carrying high concentrations of nutrients and low concentrations of anthropogenic carbon affecting the subpolar North Atlantic carbon.🧪

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👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The biogeochemical transport by the Gulf Stream - Communications Earth & Environment
The Gulf Stream provides a sub-surface horizontal flux carrying high concentrations of nutrients and low concentrations of anthropogenic carbon affecting the subpolar North Atlantic carbon, according ...
www.nature.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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After multiple performers dropped out, Kid Rock was forced to cancel all dates in South Carolina. He has sold fewer than 200 tickets for his show in Pennsylvania, which will likely be the next cancellation.
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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“As the airplane took off, Epstein started touching me forcibly in between my legs, and I freaked out. I realized, this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped. They whisked me away to the island. I was stuck there. They never arranged any modeling opportunities, I was completely conned."
Epstein survivor tells CBS News how she was trafficked, and assaulted
Juliette Bryant says not long after meeting Jeffrey Epstein, he assaulted her, and she realized, "this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped."
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February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM