David Harvey
@topladave.bsky.social
I am ever curious, always learning, silly, smart, and creative. I've been everything from a museum blacksmith to an archaeologist, historian, conservator, museum consultant, author, videographer, teacher of online courses. I have walked a wonderful path.
Real Thing JFK Jr. said.
President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
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President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
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Healthcare group urges RFK Jr to resign after remarks on cocaine and toilet seats
President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Real Thing JFK Jr. said.
President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Queens-born Joe Macken’s hyperrealistic model, made with wood, cardboard and glue, is now on view at the Museum of the City of New York
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‘I cut out one little house at a time’: the trucker who spent decades building a tiny replica of NYC
Queens-born Joe Macken’s hyperrealistic model, made with wood, cardboard and glue, is now on view at the Museum of the City of New York
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Queens-born Joe Macken’s hyperrealistic model, made with wood, cardboard and glue, is now on view at the Museum of the City of New York
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Your Saturday Mid-Day Timeline Cleanse.
February 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Your Saturday Mid-Day Timeline Cleanse.
The Industry has made Music a Commodity for Decades.
Streaming economics, algorithmic discovery, and generative AI are reshaping how music is distributed. Charlie Warzel and Stu Mackenzie discuss whether we’re seeing a normal technological shift—or a move to an era where music is treated as pure commodity.
Is AI Ruining Music?
What we can learn from one band’s fight to protect its creative core
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February 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The Industry has made Music a Commodity for Decades.
Trump's America.
At the Munich Security Conference, European powers are contemplating the end of America’s unrivaled power—and discussing their own nuclear deterrence, Isaac Stanley-Becker reports:
Why Europe Is Talking About Nukes
Declining confidence in America means deepening discussions of collective European deterrence.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Trump's America.
Despicable and Dangerous.
RFK Jr. has talked up the promise of infusing his department with AI for months—but the full extent of his AI push is just now becoming clear, Matteo Wong and Nicholas Florko write:
Drink Whole Milk, Eat Red Meat, and Use ChatGPT
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “AI revolution” really looks like
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Despicable and Dangerous.
Trump and MAGA have always hated and opposed Facts and Expertise.
Thanks to the Trump administration, you can now just decide that you don’t know things—even if you do know them, @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Trump and MAGA have always hated and opposed Facts and Expertise.
The Age of Nihilism.
Cynical slop and post-ironic trolling is everywhere—and it's distorting not just politics and culture, but how we communicate, Charlie Warzel argues.
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The Age of Nihilism.
Reposted by David Harvey
“For as long as people have been looking for love, many have been convinced that they know exactly what it looks like,” Rafaela Jinich writes in The Wonder Reader. Explore stories that challenge whether love is about finding the “right kind” of person:
An Enduring Assumption About Love
Focusing only on specific traits or habits misses the point of dating.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“For as long as people have been looking for love, many have been convinced that they know exactly what it looks like,” Rafaela Jinich writes in The Wonder Reader. Explore stories that challenge whether love is about finding the “right kind” of person:
Dear NPR: The ICE agents didn't "appear" to Lie, they did Lie.
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.
DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Dear NPR: The ICE agents didn't "appear" to Lie, they did Lie.
Reposted by David Harvey
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
Stupid is as Stupid Does.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care. n.pr/40awKLq
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Stupid is as Stupid Does.
WTF are they selling this!!!
From @theathletic.com: The Olympics’ store has sold out of the T-shirt that features artwork from the 1936 Berlin Games, which Adolf Hitler and the Nazis used to promote their antisemitic and racist regime.
Olympic store sells out of controversial T-shirt promoting Adolf Hitler’s 1936 Games
An IOC spokesperson said they "acknowledge the historical issues of 'Nazi propaganda'" related to the Berlin competition.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
WTF are they selling this!!!
Dear New York Times: It's NOT "incompetence", it's willful arrogance and Obstruction of Justice.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims
The attorney general’s behavior reveals a deeper rot in the American justice system.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Dear New York Times: It's NOT "incompetence", it's willful arrogance and Obstruction of Justice.
Dumpy will keep Bombing other Countries Every Week until the Midterm Elections in November.
A U.S. military strike killed three people and blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said, raising the death toll in the Trump administration’s five-month-old campaign against suspected drug smugglers at sea to 133.
New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean
The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Dumpy will keep Bombing other Countries Every Week until the Midterm Elections in November.
Despicable.
The Education Department abruptly canceled a federal program that helped underserved students, affecting programs in 11 states and D.C., because the grantees had mentioned DEI in their applications.
Services cut. Staff laid off. New Trump cuts hit schools in 11 states, D.C.
Halfway through the academic year, the administration canceled $168 million in community schools grants.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Despicable.
Your Tax Dollars by Trump.
The Trump administration spent more than $40 million last year to send hundreds of migrants to at least two-dozen countries they weren’t from, a tactic Senate Democrats described as a costly strategy aimed at sowing fear and intimidation. https://wapo.st/4rhbvDJ
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Your Tax Dollars by Trump.
Reposted by David Harvey
For his self-proclaimed final album, J. Cole revisited his roots by selling CDs from his car at HBCUs, including Howard University, as part of his Trunk Sale Tour.
Despite the chaos, fans appreciated the North Carolina rapper's grassroots approach.
Despite the chaos, fans appreciated the North Carolina rapper's grassroots approach.
Why rap megastar J. Cole is trying to sell CDs out of his trunk
For his self-proclaimed final album, the North Carolina rapper showed up at Howard University as part of his Trunk Sale Tour.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
For his self-proclaimed final album, J. Cole revisited his roots by selling CDs from his car at HBCUs, including Howard University, as part of his Trunk Sale Tour.
Despite the chaos, fans appreciated the North Carolina rapper's grassroots approach.
Despite the chaos, fans appreciated the North Carolina rapper's grassroots approach.
Reposted by David Harvey
A floppy-haired figure skater with physics-defying hang time and a strong desire to establish the sport’s popularity in his country captured the Olympic gold medal Friday.
But that person was not Ilia Malinin of the United States.
But that person was not Ilia Malinin of the United States.
Mikhail Shaidorov was everything Ilia Malinin wasn’t for one night
A shocking collapse by the U.S. star allowed the 21-year-old from Kazakhstan to win his country’s first gold medal in figure skating.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A floppy-haired figure skater with physics-defying hang time and a strong desire to establish the sport’s popularity in his country captured the Olympic gold medal Friday.
But that person was not Ilia Malinin of the United States.
But that person was not Ilia Malinin of the United States.
This is What Dictators Do.
“You have to vote for us,” said President Trump in a campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg. Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is What Dictators Do.
Reposted by David Harvey
Yuto Totsuka won Olympic gold Friday night with a groundbreaking halfpipe run featuring four-rotation tricks and triple flips.
It’s the latest example of how far the sport has come since Shaun White set the standard.
It’s the latest example of how far the sport has come since Shaun White set the standard.
The physics of snowboarding are changing as competitors keep pushing limits
The victory for Yuto Totsuka in men’s halfpipe was the latest example of how far the sport has come since Shaun White set the standard.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Yuto Totsuka won Olympic gold Friday night with a groundbreaking halfpipe run featuring four-rotation tricks and triple flips.
It’s the latest example of how far the sport has come since Shaun White set the standard.
It’s the latest example of how far the sport has come since Shaun White set the standard.
When you test dangerous shit on your Brain.
Exclusive: A Norwegian scientist tested a microwave energy device on himself in 2024 and reportedly felt symptoms similar to Havana syndrome.
The episode led U.S. officials to revisit whether pulsed-energy devices could be weapons.
The episode led U.S. officials to revisit whether pulsed-energy devices could be weapons.
Researcher skeptical of ‘Havana syndrome’ tested secret weapon on himself
The CIA investigated a Norwegian government experiment with a pulsed-energy machine in which a researcher built and tested a “Havana syndrome” device on himself.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
When you test dangerous shit on your Brain.
And Loving Others.
Experts say it’s not money or success that leads to happiness — it’s feeling loved.
And to do that, “you need to be known and also know the other,” happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky said. https://wapo.st/4aJz4PA
And to do that, “you need to be known and also know the other,” happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky said. https://wapo.st/4aJz4PA
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
And Loving Others.
Of Course.
Breaking news: Five European nations say it’s “highly likely” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed by a rare poison linked to dart frogs, adding that Russia had the “means, motive, and opportunity” to administer the deadly dose.
‘Highly likely’ that rare poison killed Putin nemesis Navalny, Europeans say
Toxin from poison dart frogs probably killed Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison, five countries announced on the two-year anniversary of his death.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Of Course.
The Trump Effect.
In the nearly two weeks since Don Lemon was taken into custody in Minnesota, he experienced a notable increase in attention and revenue.
“They elevated me when they tried to demean me and demote me,” Lemon told The Post.
“They elevated me when they tried to demean me and demote me,” Lemon told The Post.
Trump officials condemned Don Lemon. He’s bigger than ever after arrest.
The administration’s attacks on Lemon and independent journalists have boosted their online attention and revenue.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The Trump Effect.