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I'm cringing.
Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA?
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I'm cringing.
Alan Stalcup is upset.
Sitting in the offices of the Austin American-Statesman ... the 53-year-old Austin businessman is sounding off on the cabal of unhappy investors and their attorneys he says are engaged in a conspiracy against him.
www.statesman.com/business/art...
Sitting in the offices of the Austin American-Statesman ... the 53-year-old Austin businessman is sounding off on the cabal of unhappy investors and their attorneys he says are engaged in a conspiracy against him.
www.statesman.com/business/art...
Embattled Austin real estate titan Alan Stalcup lashes out at fraud accusers
He estimates he’s lost $400 million in personal wealth in the past three years — and investors in his companies have lost a similar amount.
www.statesman.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Alan Stalcup is upset.
Sitting in the offices of the Austin American-Statesman ... the 53-year-old Austin businessman is sounding off on the cabal of unhappy investors and their attorneys he says are engaged in a conspiracy against him.
www.statesman.com/business/art...
Sitting in the offices of the Austin American-Statesman ... the 53-year-old Austin businessman is sounding off on the cabal of unhappy investors and their attorneys he says are engaged in a conspiracy against him.
www.statesman.com/business/art...
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“There are now more places to sell plasma than there are Costco stores [in the US] — and more are popping up in solidly middle-class neighborhoods”
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
“There are now more places to sell plasma than there are Costco stores [in the US] — and more are popping up in solidly middle-class neighborhoods”
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The family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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the social contract continues to unravel
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
the social contract continues to unravel
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Note: Allegations of racial profiling aren’t just coming from congressional Democrats.
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Note: Allegations of racial profiling aren’t just coming from congressional Democrats.
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
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"Ofelia was heroic and brave in the face of ICE's detention and threatened deportation of her father”…attorney representing Torres, said..”We mourn Ofelia's passing, and we hope that she will serve as a model for us all for how to be courageous and to fight for what's right to our last breaths."
February 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
"Ofelia was heroic and brave in the face of ICE's detention and threatened deportation of her father”…attorney representing Torres, said..”We mourn Ofelia's passing, and we hope that she will serve as a model for us all for how to be courageous and to fight for what's right to our last breaths."
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wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
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I love New Jersey.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I love New Jersey.
90 percent of the economic burden of the president’s tariffs fell on U.S. companies and consumers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
90 percent of the economic burden of the president’s tariffs fell on U.S. companies and consumers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
CrowdStrike is one of the world’s foremost internet and cybersecurity companies. It’s so big that it caused the largest internet outage in history, costing major U.S. companies $5.4 billion.
But what if the whole company was built on stolen intellectual property?
www.statesman.com/business/art...
But what if the whole company was built on stolen intellectual property?
www.statesman.com/business/art...
Did CrowdStrike build its $100B Austin-based empire on stolen trade secrets?
California-based GoSecure alleges in a Texas lawsuit that CrowdStrike used stolen trade secrets to build its Falcon platform. The Austin company denies that.
www.statesman.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
CrowdStrike is one of the world’s foremost internet and cybersecurity companies. It’s so big that it caused the largest internet outage in history, costing major U.S. companies $5.4 billion.
But what if the whole company was built on stolen intellectual property?
www.statesman.com/business/art...
But what if the whole company was built on stolen intellectual property?
www.statesman.com/business/art...
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"The political ineptitude of the magnates of industry and finance was no less than that of the generals and led to the mistaken belief that if they coughed up large enough sums for Hitler he would be beholden to them."
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Can Tim Cook now get his 24-karat slab of gold back from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apple warned by FTC over alleged lack of conservative news
The tech giant is facing pressure over claims that its news app does not feature articles from conservative outlets.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
"The political ineptitude of the magnates of industry and finance was no less than that of the generals and led to the mistaken belief that if they coughed up large enough sums for Hitler he would be beholden to them."
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 237)
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Some personal news
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Some personal news
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein.
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein.
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.
Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.
Both men are alive.
How come they've never been asked to testify?
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, one of the strongest endorsements of the vaccine from a top health official in the Trump administration, which has repeatedly undermined confidence in vaccine safety. Oz's comments come amid a large measles outbreak in South Carolina.
Oz Offers Forceful Call for Measles Vaccination
The comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director come as South Carolina grapples with a large measles outbreak.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Dr. Mehmet Oz urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, one of the strongest endorsements of the vaccine from a top health official in the Trump administration, which has repeatedly undermined confidence in vaccine safety. Oz's comments come amid a large measles outbreak in South Carolina.
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“When you lose freedom, you lose everything,” pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai told 60 Minutes in 2019. Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law. cbsn.ws/4a6p0A1
Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019 | 60 Minutes Archive
60 Minutes reported from Hong Kong in 2019, when months of pro-democracy demonstrations turned increasingly violent. Jimmy Lai, a media company owner and democracy advocate, spoke with Holly Williams at the time about criticizing the Chinese government. Lai, now 78, was arrested in 2020, and convicted on Monday in a landmark national security trial of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“When you lose freedom, you lose everything,” pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai told 60 Minutes in 2019. Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law. cbsn.ws/4a6p0A1
A couple of franchisees for Keller Williams are beefing over properties which has the massive realtor in court.
“We don’t know why we are here...Frankly, it’s harming our reputation.”
www.statesman.com/business/art...
“We don’t know why we are here...Frankly, it’s harming our reputation.”
www.statesman.com/business/art...
Dallas realty team says listings held hostage in Keller Williams dispute
A Dallas real estate team sued Keller Williams–affiliated firms, claiming they blocked access to $3 million in home listings and commissions as the group tried to leave the brokerage.
www.statesman.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A couple of franchisees for Keller Williams are beefing over properties which has the massive realtor in court.
“We don’t know why we are here...Frankly, it’s harming our reputation.”
www.statesman.com/business/art...
“We don’t know why we are here...Frankly, it’s harming our reputation.”
www.statesman.com/business/art...
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Warner: "There is a very real threat without reforms at ICE that you could have ICE patrols around polling stations. And people say, 'Why would that matter if they're all American citizens?' We've seen ICE discriminate against Latinos ... you don't need to do a lot to discourage people from voting"
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Warner: "There is a very real threat without reforms at ICE that you could have ICE patrols around polling stations. And people say, 'Why would that matter if they're all American citizens?' We've seen ICE discriminate against Latinos ... you don't need to do a lot to discourage people from voting"
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Remember Tulsi’s testimony in March that the intel community did NOT think Iran was building a nuke, then in June Trump said he didn’t care what she’d said & that she was wrong, then days later Tulsi publicly says Iran was “within weeks to months” of a nuke. Whistleblower complaint was filed in May.
WSJ adds to the Guardian's reporting abt Tulsi whistleblower complaint It pertains at least in part to Iran.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Remember Tulsi’s testimony in March that the intel community did NOT think Iran was building a nuke, then in June Trump said he didn’t care what she’d said & that she was wrong, then days later Tulsi publicly says Iran was “within weeks to months” of a nuke. Whistleblower complaint was filed in May.