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Sade - Give It Up (Audio)
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Sade - Give It Up (Audio)
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February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
February 19, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Regina's Natural Healing
February 19, 2026 at 9:49 AM
February 19, 2026 at 9:41 AM
February 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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Sports betting on a phone could become legal in South Carolina under a proposal state lawmakers are now debating, setting up a fight over regulation, revenue and the expansion of gambling.

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February 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Fin whales, the second-largest animal on the planet, have been targeted by commercial whalers in recent years. www.iflscience.com/utterly-inde...
February 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Gros Morne National Park is likened to Middle-earth because the mantle is Earth's middle layer. www.iflscience.com/is-it-true-t...
February 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Analysis Finds Elon Musk’s Social Media Activity Is Indecipherable From a White Supremacist
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Analysis Finds Elon Musk’s Social Media Activity Is Indecipherable From a White Supremacist
Elon Musk’s recent social-media activity has amplified rhetoric aligned with white-nationalist talking points and conspiracy theories about demographic change, according to a new analysis.
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February 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Scientists Discover a Correlation We Already Noticed Back in 2016 — Panicked White People Gave Us Trump
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Scientists Discover a Correlation We Already Noticed Back in 2016 — Panicked White People Gave Us Trump
A new academic study is putting numbers to a political dynamic that’s been obvious to anyone paying attention since at least 2016: a chunk of White Americans who feel like they’re slipping down the so...
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February 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
February 19, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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From 2023, on Garland and Kushner. Relevant now.

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February 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Renee Good memorial in south Minneapolis damaged by fire
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Renee Good memorial in south Minneapolis damaged by fire
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February 19, 2026 at 9:18 AM
February 19, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The Four Ways Trump Plans to Delegitimize this Fall’s Elections newrepublic.com/article/2066... via @newrepublic.com
The Four Ways Trump Plans to Delegitimize this Fall’s Elections
His goal here isn’t necessarily victory on the merits. It may be delay, uncertainty, and public doubt—especially in close races.
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February 19, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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ThE pArTy Of FrEe SpEeCh
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
February 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Mississippi Senate Education Committee Shuts the Door on Opportunity—Without Hearing from Kids Who Would Benefit
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Mississippi Senate Education Committee Shuts the Door on Opportunity—Without Hearing from Kids Who Would Benefit
Mississippi families who were hoping the state would adopt education savings accounts have been stymied, for now at least.
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February 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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"It only happened because, one night, after I had given up before trying, Lake Owakeela talked to me."

Elaine Midcoh's short story, a winner of the Bulletin's Write Before Midnight contest, takes a look at an unconventional approach to the law in defense of a dying lake.
On Behalf of Lake Owakeela
I am not the ‘clever young legal scholar’ as has been alleged. The idea didn’t arise because I am brilliant or original. It only happened because, one night, after I had given up before trying, Lake…
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February 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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"For Europe, the priority should be to champion alternative approaches focused on behavior rather than numbers." - Héloïse Fayet
What the end of New START means for Europe: Two views
For these two experts, Europe should not misunderstand what the end of New START means and must advance its own arms control agenda.
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February 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The prospect of AI integration in command and control of nuclear weapons raises fundamental questions about responsibility, data quality, and system reliability.

Join us and @outrider.org for an expert discussion on February 19, 12:45 p.m. CST / 1:45 p.m. EST: buff.ly/iRlldWk
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Brian Tyler Cohen
February 19, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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BREAKING: @barackobama.bsky.social clarifies his position on aliens after his answer during the speed round of our interview went viral.
February 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM