Teddy Wilson
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"All routes from the South were paved with a people's blues, but no place is more closely associated with the music than the Mississippi Delta."
Traveling the Blues Highway
Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"All routes from the South were paved with a people's blues, but no place is more closely associated with the music than the Mississippi Delta."
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
www.atlasobscura.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
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“They’ve come for our books, our existence, and even pulled down our flag two days ago,” Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign said. “Two days is too long for the flag to be down, so we came out, and we put it back up ourselves.”
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February 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“They’ve come for our books, our existence, and even pulled down our flag two days ago,” Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign said. “Two days is too long for the flag to be down, so we came out, and we put it back up ourselves.”
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American history offers a medium through which Trump can wage the all-encompassing cultural, political, and legal battles animating his administration.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
American history offers a medium through which Trump can wage the all-encompassing cultural, political, and legal battles animating his administration.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
"Up to 30 percent of life on Earth doesn’t ever see sunlight; instead these organisms get energy by chowing down on hydrogen generated through chemical interactions between water and rocks."
Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground
Earthquake swarms can supercharge microbial growth
www.scientificamerican.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
"Up to 30 percent of life on Earth doesn’t ever see sunlight; instead these organisms get energy by chowing down on hydrogen generated through chemical interactions between water and rocks."
What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica’s Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent’s Hidden Landscape Like Never Before
What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica's Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent's Hidden Landscape Like Never Before
A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might affect sea-level rise
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica’s Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent’s Hidden Landscape Like Never Before
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The hockey player’s family put out a statement ahead of the Olympics saying they are filled with both “pride and heartache” knowing how much the Olympics meant to the late NHL star.
United States men’s hockey team honors Johnny Gaudreau at Milan Cortina Olympics
The hockey player’s family put out a statement ahead of the Olympics saying they are filled with both “pride and heartache” knowing how much the Olympics meant to the late NHL star.
nbcnews.to
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The hockey player’s family put out a statement ahead of the Olympics saying they are filled with both “pride and heartache” knowing how much the Olympics meant to the late NHL star.
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Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week. n.pr/3MHquaZ
One Olympic sport doesn't allow women. These Games could determine its future
Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week. n.pr/3MHquaZ
“What makes this latest effort troubling is not its likelihood of success—it remains slim—but its method. When a movement feels comfortable falsely suggesting that a former president supports its cause, it signals a collapse of ethical boundaries.”
Religious Right Is Rewriting Reality on Marriage Equality | Instinct Magazine
The campaign to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges has entered a dangerous new phase—one defined not by honest argument, but by distortion, bad faith, and outright
instinctmagazine.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“What makes this latest effort troubling is not its likelihood of success—it remains slim—but its method. When a movement feels comfortable falsely suggesting that a former president supports its cause, it signals a collapse of ethical boundaries.”
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building - UNICORN RIOT
Police in riot gear arrested up to 54 protesters on Feb. 7 at the Whipple Federal Building following a day of actions that culminated in protesters throwing hundreds of dildos.
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building
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Inside the European Parliament, a summit organized by PNfV gave a platform to figures defending anti-LGBTQ+ laws, attacking transgender people, opposing conversion-therapy bans, and denouncing EU moderation rules as censorship, recasting repression as “free speech.”
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Weaponizing ‘Free Speech’ Against LGBTQ+ Rights at the European Parliament
A far-right summit hosted inside the European Parliament framed attacks on LGBTQ+ people and women’s rights as a defense of “free speech.” Despite warnings from GPAHE and formal objections from dozens...
globalextremism.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the European Parliament, a summit organized by PNfV gave a platform to figures defending anti-LGBTQ+ laws, attacking transgender people, opposing conversion-therapy bans, and denouncing EU moderation rules as censorship, recasting repression as “free speech.”
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NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
“Among these 1,300 contracts are a few dozen with state agencies, the vast majority of them in states like Florida and Texas, run by Republicans. Massachusetts stands out as the bluest state on this list, by far.”
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“Among these 1,300 contracts are a few dozen with state agencies, the vast majority of them in states like Florida and Texas, run by Republicans. Massachusetts stands out as the bluest state on this list, by far.”
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
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Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activity, but focused most of her attention on accusing prior administrations of failing to act on the case. She repeatedly accused Democrats of "theatrics," while shouting herself. https://to.pbs.org/4roq8F6
Bondi battled with lawmakers over handling of Epstein files. Here are 3 big takeaways
Pam Bondi didn’t want to talk about the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
to.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activity, but focused most of her attention on accusing prior administrations of failing to act on the case. She repeatedly accused Democrats of "theatrics," while shouting herself. https://to.pbs.org/4roq8F6
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Ask ChatGPT which state has the laziest people, and it will politely refuse to say. But researchers at Oxford and the University of Kentucky forced the bot to reveal its hidden biases.
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city
Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ask ChatGPT which state has the laziest people, and it will politely refuse to say. But researchers at Oxford and the University of Kentucky forced the bot to reveal its hidden biases.
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
"...the law encouraging the types of dramatic surgeries like the one Cortez endured at a young age — one that forces parents to conform their intersex children to one gender or another."
Intersex Texans fear new law will force gender identities
Intersex Texans fear House Bill 229, which defines gender based on the reproductive system, could increase surgeries on intersex children and create challenges to obtaining sex changes on government d...
www.texastribune.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"...the law encouraging the types of dramatic surgeries like the one Cortez endured at a young age — one that forces parents to conform their intersex children to one gender or another."
A Conspiracy Fueled Report Preceded ‘Black Pill’ Tulsi Gabbard’s Fulton County Election Raid
A Conspiracy Fueled Report Preceded ‘Black Pill’ Tulsi Gabbard’s Fulton County Election Raid
On Jan. 6, 2026, a group of election conspiracy theorists released a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A Conspiracy Fueled Report Preceded ‘Black Pill’ Tulsi Gabbard’s Fulton County Election Raid
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US military members are reportedly feeling "pressured" to see "Melania."
Reminder: Under 5 CFR 2635.702, government officials cannot use their position or authority to coerce their employees to act for another's personal benefit.
Reminder: Under 5 CFR 2635.702, government officials cannot use their position or authority to coerce their employees to act for another's personal benefit.
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'
An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady.
www.businessinsider.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
US military members are reportedly feeling "pressured" to see "Melania."
Reminder: Under 5 CFR 2635.702, government officials cannot use their position or authority to coerce their employees to act for another's personal benefit.
Reminder: Under 5 CFR 2635.702, government officials cannot use their position or authority to coerce their employees to act for another's personal benefit.
“What this suggests is that they didn’t get out. And the subtext is, they all went extinct.”
The mystery of the Norse Vikings who vanished from Greenland
New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“What this suggests is that they didn’t get out. And the subtext is, they all went extinct.”
Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground
Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground
Earthquake swarms can supercharge microbial growth
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground
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The new novel from a former disaster-planning researcher is grim – but also highlights how Texans can prepare for disaster.
‘Dark Texas’ envisions what would have happened if the grid failed in the 2021 winter storm
The new novel from former disaster-planning researcher Charles J. Petrie Jr. is grim, but also highlights how Texans can prepare for disaster.
txst.us
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The new novel from a former disaster-planning researcher is grim – but also highlights how Texans can prepare for disaster.
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"Parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love. The nation mourns with you, and Canada stands by you," Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he arrived in Parliament. https://to.pbs.org/4regkh7
9 are killed in mass shooting at a school and home in remote British Columbia
A woman who police believed was the shooter was found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound, police said. The motive remained unclear.
to.pbs.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"Parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love. The nation mourns with you, and Canada stands by you," Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he arrived in Parliament. https://to.pbs.org/4regkh7
How Trump’s ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
How Trump's ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.
www.texasobserver.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How Trump’s ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
“He wanted to be described as a terrorist.”
New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court
Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting, wanted to be described as a terrorist and always intended to admit to his crimes, his former la...
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“He wanted to be described as a terrorist.”