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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Stephen Colbert SLAMS CBS for not letting James Talarico on Late Night
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Stephen Colbert SLAMS CBS for not letting James Talarico on Late Night
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
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Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
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The Swiss commentator is telling viewers about Israel’s war crimes that the team’s pilot has openly supported while the Israeli bobsleigh team is racing.
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 AM
The Swiss commentator is telling viewers about Israel’s war crimes that the team’s pilot has openly supported while the Israeli bobsleigh team is racing.
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“Our history is written on this land. With each passing tide, we lose both place and pieces of our identity.” – 350 Palau
In Ngerutechei, one of Palau’s oldest villages, a sacred landmark is disappearing under the climate crisis.
Full story → 350pacific.org/frontline-tr...
In Ngerutechei, one of Palau’s oldest villages, a sacred landmark is disappearing under the climate crisis.
Full story → 350pacific.org/frontline-tr...
February 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
“Our history is written on this land. With each passing tide, we lose both place and pieces of our identity.” – 350 Palau
In Ngerutechei, one of Palau’s oldest villages, a sacred landmark is disappearing under the climate crisis.
Full story → 350pacific.org/frontline-tr...
In Ngerutechei, one of Palau’s oldest villages, a sacred landmark is disappearing under the climate crisis.
Full story → 350pacific.org/frontline-tr...
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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That’s why you must curate your own feed of independent journalists over time and send some money their way once they’ve convinced you they’re solid.
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
That’s why you must curate your own feed of independent journalists over time and send some money their way once they’ve convinced you they’re solid.
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This is why UBI + a Job Guarantee is the way to go. Provide everyone some emergency/personal cash, and rebalance the scales of power in the job market, so anyone who wants one is guaranteed a livable wage doing something socially productive. If employers still want workers, make a better offer.
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is why UBI + a Job Guarantee is the way to go. Provide everyone some emergency/personal cash, and rebalance the scales of power in the job market, so anyone who wants one is guaranteed a livable wage doing something socially productive. If employers still want workers, make a better offer.
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Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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We wanted to understand how rugged English-Scots-Irish culture has shaped America. So we talked to three white South African billionaires at a sex party in the Bahamas.
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We wanted to understand how rugged English-Scots-Irish culture has shaped America. So we talked to three white South African billionaires at a sex party in the Bahamas.
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Remember last year when the ICJ ruled that countries have a legal obligation to act on climate change?
The US is now pressuring Vanuatu to withdraw a UN resolution supporting that ruling.
Vanuatu wants a vote by the end of March.
Source: Al Jazeera
The US is now pressuring Vanuatu to withdraw a UN resolution supporting that ruling.
Vanuatu wants a vote by the end of March.
Source: Al Jazeera
February 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Remember last year when the ICJ ruled that countries have a legal obligation to act on climate change?
The US is now pressuring Vanuatu to withdraw a UN resolution supporting that ruling.
Vanuatu wants a vote by the end of March.
Source: Al Jazeera
The US is now pressuring Vanuatu to withdraw a UN resolution supporting that ruling.
Vanuatu wants a vote by the end of March.
Source: Al Jazeera
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“LeBron, we don’t need you to solve Gaza. We need you to see Gaza. We want you to acknowledge Palestinian lives as worthy of the same empathy you have so powerfully demanded for others.”
From my open letter to LeBron James:
From my open letter to LeBron James:
An Open Letter to LeBron James on Israel, Gaza, and ‘Nothing But Great Things’
The NBA star’s recent praise for Israel, as the genocide continues, was as bewildering as it was shameful. What happened to his support for social justice?
zeteo.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“LeBron, we don’t need you to solve Gaza. We need you to see Gaza. We want you to acknowledge Palestinian lives as worthy of the same empathy you have so powerfully demanded for others.”
From my open letter to LeBron James:
From my open letter to LeBron James:
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St. Pauli captain Jackson Irvine recreates Eric Cantona’s kick at a racist fan (this time with the face replaced by that of racist Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of Manchester United).
Irvine had also shared on his social media account last week Pep Guardiola’s political speech about Palestine and ICE.
Irvine had also shared on his social media account last week Pep Guardiola’s political speech about Palestine and ICE.
February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
St. Pauli captain Jackson Irvine recreates Eric Cantona’s kick at a racist fan (this time with the face replaced by that of racist Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of Manchester United).
Irvine had also shared on his social media account last week Pep Guardiola’s political speech about Palestine and ICE.
Irvine had also shared on his social media account last week Pep Guardiola’s political speech about Palestine and ICE.
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The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used to be one of the industry’s leading businesses
Clean-Cooking Company’s Collapse Touches World Bank and Beyond
The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks Ltd. will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used to be one of the industry’s leading businesses.
bloom.bg
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The collapse of clean-cooking company Koko Networks will reverberate beyond the $300 million investors lost on what used to be one of the industry’s leading businesses
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A man at our town hall asked if love was too weak for this moment.
I told him: “My faith teaches me that love is the strongest force in the universe. A new kind of politics is possible.”
I told him: “My faith teaches me that love is the strongest force in the universe. A new kind of politics is possible.”
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
A man at our town hall asked if love was too weak for this moment.
I told him: “My faith teaches me that love is the strongest force in the universe. A new kind of politics is possible.”
I told him: “My faith teaches me that love is the strongest force in the universe. A new kind of politics is possible.”
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New data shows China has shifted from Africa’s largest bilateral lender to its biggest debt collector.
New Data Reveals China’s Complex Role in Africa’s Debt Portfolio
China was once Africa's largest bilateral creditor, but now, as many of those loans come due, it's become the continent's largest bilateral collector, according to a new report by the UK-based NGO ONE...
chinaglobalsouth.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
New data shows China has shifted from Africa’s largest bilateral lender to its biggest debt collector.
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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 2:47 PM
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
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Fifty years on, “All the Presidents Men” is still a powerful illustration of how investigative journalism can act as a check on institutional power.
‘All the President’s Men’ Is 50—and Still Remarkable
This film makes cold calling names from the phone book look as thrilling as Indiana Jones outsmarting the Nazis.
foreignpolicy.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Fifty years on, “All the Presidents Men” is still a powerful illustration of how investigative journalism can act as a check on institutional power.
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OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
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"Western societies are under serious stress because their richest & poorest members are no longer living in the same “country,” in the sense of a coherent, discrete section of the global income ladder. They live in separate global classes and societies"
weltinnenpolitik.substack.com/p/two-great-...
weltinnenpolitik.substack.com/p/two-great-...
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"Western societies are under serious stress because their richest & poorest members are no longer living in the same “country,” in the sense of a coherent, discrete section of the global income ladder. They live in separate global classes and societies"
weltinnenpolitik.substack.com/p/two-great-...
weltinnenpolitik.substack.com/p/two-great-...
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The NSW Police had a recruitment stall at Mardi Gras Fair Day, and we were there to disrupt it. #YouShouldBeACop #youshouldntbeacop
Police and Mardi Gras
YouTube video by anticop
youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The NSW Police had a recruitment stall at Mardi Gras Fair Day, and we were there to disrupt it. #YouShouldBeACop #youshouldntbeacop
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For every $1 the world spends protecting nature, $30 is spent destroying it.
You read that right.
If governments are serious about climate action, the first step is simple: stop subsidising harm and start financing solutions.
You read that right.
If governments are serious about climate action, the first step is simple: stop subsidising harm and start financing solutions.
February 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
For every $1 the world spends protecting nature, $30 is spent destroying it.
You read that right.
If governments are serious about climate action, the first step is simple: stop subsidising harm and start financing solutions.
You read that right.
If governments are serious about climate action, the first step is simple: stop subsidising harm and start financing solutions.
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What does Epstein’s household economy reveal about the billionaire far-right? Melinda Cooper traces the disturbing logic connecting primal patriarchy, transhumanism, and the rule of masters over servants.
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
Epstein Family Values • EQUATOR
The billionaire patriarchs of the American far-right want to rule an economy of masters and servants
www.equator.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
What does Epstein’s household economy reveal about the billionaire far-right? Melinda Cooper traces the disturbing logic connecting primal patriarchy, transhumanism, and the rule of masters over servants.
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
www.equator.org/articles/eps...
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Do you have a slumlord? Together, we can confront them and win.
#auspol #housing #housingmarket #costofliving #union
#auspol #housing #housingmarket #costofliving #union
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Do you have a slumlord? Together, we can confront them and win.
#auspol #housing #housingmarket #costofliving #union
#auspol #housing #housingmarket #costofliving #union