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Hope needs compassionate action. Best to be compassionate anyway.

Many self-avowed 'critical thinkers' seem to not think critically.

📍 Canada / Turtle Island, Treaty 13

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neal 🌻🇺🇦🇨🇦🌳⚖️☮📚 @nealfig.bsky.social · Nov 10
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
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Danielle Haim, American musician, lead guitarist and vocalist of the pop rock band Haim, was born on Feb. 16, 1989. #DanielleHaim

HAIM - "Honey & I" (E. Haim, D. Haim, A. Haim) (2014, Glastonbury)
#Music
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HAIM - Honey & I (Live at Glastonbury 2014)
YouTube video by Amanda
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February 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Danielle Haim, American musician, lead guitarist and vocalist of the pop rock band Haim, was born on Feb. 16, 1989. #DanielleHaim

HAIM - "Little of Your Love" (A. Haim, D. Haim, E. Haim, Ariel Rechtshaid) (2017, SNL)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXEI...
HAIM - Little of Your Love (Live on SNL)
YouTube video by HaimVEVO
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February 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Salvatore "Sonny" Bono, American singer, songwriter, actor, was born on Feb. 16, 1935 (d. 1998). #SonnyBono

The Searchers - "Needles and Pins" (Jack Nitzsche, Sonny Bono) (1964, The Ed Sullivan Show)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugDX...
The Searchers "Needles And Pins" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
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February 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Patty Andrews, American mezzo-soprano singer, member of the Andrews Sisters, was born on Feb. 16, 1918 (d. 2013). #PattyAndrews

The Andrews Sisters - "More Beer!" (Julian H. Miller) (1948)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZQ4...
1948 Andrews Sisters - More Beer!
YouTube video by The78Prof
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February 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Patty Andrews, American mezzo-soprano singer, member of the Andrews Sisters, was born on Feb. 16, 1918 (d. 2013). #PattyAndrews

The Andrews Sisters w/ Bing Crosby - "You Don't Have to Know the Language" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) (1947, Road to Rio)
#Music
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Bing Sings "You Don't Have to Know the Language"
YouTube video by nicoley133
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February 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Patty Andrews, American mezzo-soprano singer, member of the Andrews Sisters, was born on Feb. 16, 1918 (d. 2013). #PattyAndrews

The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (Don Raye, Hughie Prince) (1941, from the film Buck Privates)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8of3...
Andrews Sisters Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
YouTube video by swinginkatz
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February 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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drjanicekirsch.bsky.social
An expert on drug trials just says no.

Makary wanted Pazdur to sign on to decreasing trials for approval of new drugs from 2 to 1, a reckless move.
Rich, coming from a Bobby acolyte who wants extra trials for vaccines already proven to save lives.

www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Top FDA Scientist Explains Why He Quit After Getting a Promotion From RFK Jr.
Richard Pazdur, a longtime regulator, said politics risks outweighing science at the agency.
www.wsj.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
Do former DOGE employees have the type of access to SSA’s database that wld allow them to make changes? I ask bc there seems to be no transparency, & Trump & Musk now want states to purge voters from the rolls by using the “SAVE” system to compare data in the rolls to the data in SSA’s database. 1/
ronanfarrow.bsky.social Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 11d
For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
I’m beginning to think that MAGA hopes to use a talking filibuster to pressure members of their OWN party into nuking the filibuster or changing the filibuster to a lower vote threshold that they think they can meet, allowing them to pass their voter suppression bill, the Save America Act. Thoughts?
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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drjanicekirsch.bsky.social
Murder at sea continues unabated, under-reported.
thecenterholds.bsky.social The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 1d
Gift Article: This is still murder. They keep doing it. But it doesn't get big coverage antmore because now apparently we are so far in the gutter we are 'outraged out'.
But, still, this is murder. The kind the regime wants to do more in the USA.
New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔

(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Alistair "Ali" Campbell, English singer and songwriter who was lead singer and co-founder of the British reggae band UB40, was born on Feb. 15, 1959. #AliCampbell

UB40 - "Red Red Wine" (Neil Diamond) (1983) (Official Music Video)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXt5...
UB40 - Red Red Wine (Official Video HD Remastered)
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February 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Melissa Manchester, American singer, songwriter and actress, was born on Feb. 15, 1951. #MelissaManchester

Melissa Manchester - "Midnight Blue" (Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager) (1975)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dowq...
Melissa Manchester - Midnight Blue (1975)
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February 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Michael "Mick" Avory, English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the band The Kinks, was born on Feb. 15, 1944. #MickAvory

The Kinks - "A Well Respected Man" (Ray Davies) (1966)
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The Kinks - A well respected man (1966)
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February 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Glyn Johns, English musician, recording engineer and record producer, who engineered The Beatles' Get Back sessions, was born on Feb. 15, 1942. #GlynJohns

The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Pete Townshend) (1971), produced by The Who and Glyn Johns
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkWQ...
Won't Get Fooled Again
YouTube video by The Who - Topic
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February 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Glyn Johns, English musician, recording engineer and record producer, who engineered The Beatles' Get Back sessions, was born on Feb. 15, 1942. #GlynJohns

The Beatles - "Morning Camera / Two Of Us (Take 4)" (Lennon-McCartney), produced by Glyn Johns
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq5Q...
Morning Camera / Two Of Us (Take 4)
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February 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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coffeecat311.bsky.social
Getting this???

Pushing for federal IDs, and then shutting down methods for getting it.

This is about control and about manipulating our elections.

Full Stop.

Resist fascism.
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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msmalarkey24.bsky.social
Trump administration: Listen up Americans… just show ICE your passports when they stop you & we’ll let you go home, mmk?

Trump administration: Listen up Americans… just show your passports at the polls & we’ll let you vote, mmk?

Trump administration: Listen up Americans…👇
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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jennycohn.bsky.social
The GOP’s “Save America Act” (previously just “SAVE”) requires that states implement voter purge programs using programs such as the “SAVE” system, which had an error rate of at least 14% in one of the counties that used it, per the Texas Tribune & ProPublica. 14%! #NoOnSAVE 1/
February 14, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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Roger Fisher, American guitarist, one of the founding members of the band Heart, was born on Feb. 14, 1950. #RogerFisher

Better close-ups:

Heart - "Barracuda" (Ann Wilson, Roger Fisher, Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier) (1977), Fisher on main lead guitar
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDk...
Heart - Barracuda (1977) • TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
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February 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Roger Fisher, American guitarist, one of the founding members of the band Heart (1967-1980), was born on Feb. 14, 1950. #RogerFisher

Heart - "Barracuda" (Ann Wilson, Roger Fisher, Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier) (1978, Live at Cal Jam 2)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qkm...
Heart - Barracuda Live at Cal Jam 2
YouTube video by Heart
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February 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Tim Buckley, American musician, was born on Feb. 14, 1947 (d. 1975). #TimBuckley

Tim Buckley - "Song to the Siren" (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett) (1968, The Monkees TV Show)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTE...
Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren
YouTube video by SpaceOdyssee0
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February 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
nealfig.bsky.social
"Videos from across the country have shown months of violent interactions with immigration officers. Part of the outcry has been the treatment of U.S. citizens."

U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated (PBS NewsHour, Feb 13, 2026)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
nealfig.bsky.social
Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC (Feb 13, 2026):

Jackie Kennedy walks down (now-demolished) East Colonnade from (now-demolished) East Wing at start of her televised White House tour (for which she won an Emmy), aired on Valentine's Day 1962:
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM