Combustible Ho
@abonneyhoffman.bsky.social
Freelance writer & editor, not to mention mediocre mom. Historian by education; strategic marketing management by profession; pain in the arse by avocation. Montani semper liberi in the PNW & Mount Holyoke alumna. Walk softly and carry a big shtick.
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A Q&A with PBS Kids' Sara DeWitt on the effect of cuts to the $112M Ready to Learn grant, including potentially partnering with ad tech companies (Abbey White/The Hollywood Reporter)
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February 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
A Q&A with PBS Kids' Sara DeWitt on the effect of cuts to the $112M Ready to Learn grant, including potentially partnering with ad tech companies (Abbey White/The Hollywood Reporter)
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I’m bound and determined to stay up long enough to offer “A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can’t Sleep” around 10:30.
Tonight?
Valentine’s Day and Love and Resistance.
Really.
Trust me.
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Tonight?
Valentine’s Day and Love and Resistance.
Really.
Trust me.
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m bound and determined to stay up long enough to offer “A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can’t Sleep” around 10:30.
Tonight?
Valentine’s Day and Love and Resistance.
Really.
Trust me.
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Tonight?
Valentine’s Day and Love and Resistance.
Really.
Trust me.
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
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The text on the center flyer reads:
ICE goons:
You will face justice in this life and the next.
You will rot in jail, and burn in hell.
Resign. Repent. Repay.
The other fliers simply say ICE OUT with a flower.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
ICE goons:
You will face justice in this life and the next.
You will rot in jail, and burn in hell.
Resign. Repent. Repay.
The other fliers simply say ICE OUT with a flower.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The text on the center flyer reads:
ICE goons:
You will face justice in this life and the next.
You will rot in jail, and burn in hell.
Resign. Repent. Repay.
The other fliers simply say ICE OUT with a flower.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
ICE goons:
You will face justice in this life and the next.
You will rot in jail, and burn in hell.
Resign. Repent. Repay.
The other fliers simply say ICE OUT with a flower.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Protesters demanding regime change in Iran gathered on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of foreign leaders and diplomats focused on international security. Demonstrations also took place in other cities across the globe. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
February 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Protesters demanding regime change in Iran gathered on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of foreign leaders and diplomats focused on international security. Demonstrations also took place in other cities across the globe. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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As Honduras openly reconsiders its ties with the PRC, it highlights the strong pull still exerted by the United States.
Honduras Shows How the US Is Limiting China’s Diplomatic Gains in Central America
As Honduras openly reconsiders its ties with the PRC, it highlights the strong pull still exerted by the United States.
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
As Honduras openly reconsiders its ties with the PRC, it highlights the strong pull still exerted by the United States.
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Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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This is significant.
Canada is the only non-European country to sign on to a program that allows access for low-interest loans for the joint procurement of military gear and weapons. It gives Canadian companies access to bid on European projects.
#byebyemoncowboy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada is the only non-European country to sign on to a program that allows access for low-interest loans for the joint procurement of military gear and weapons. It gives Canadian companies access to bid on European projects.
#byebyemoncowboy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada has officially joined the EU's loans-for-weapons program | CBC News
Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada has now officially joined the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program, which offers loans to member states to invest in defence capabilit...
www.cbc.ca
February 15, 2026 at 12:38 AM
This is significant.
Canada is the only non-European country to sign on to a program that allows access for low-interest loans for the joint procurement of military gear and weapons. It gives Canadian companies access to bid on European projects.
#byebyemoncowboy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada is the only non-European country to sign on to a program that allows access for low-interest loans for the joint procurement of military gear and weapons. It gives Canadian companies access to bid on European projects.
#byebyemoncowboy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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Tomorrow Rubio begins the European MAGA endorsement tour
February 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tomorrow Rubio begins the European MAGA endorsement tour
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TIM DILLON: “That’s right— so what if we snatched your kids and took them to an island? The DOW is up! So what we worship Baal? The Dow is up!”
February 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
TIM DILLON: “That’s right— so what if we snatched your kids and took them to an island? The DOW is up! So what we worship Baal? The Dow is up!”
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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Federal officials used a military laser weapon on what turned out to be a party balloon near El Paso, shutting down the airport. The incident reveals how vulnerable U.S. airports and infrastructure remain to actual drone threats. buff.ly/e53L1SW
Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks
Companies are selling a range of anti-drone devices, from guns that fire nets to powerful laser weapons, but no one system is sufficient for defending airports, power plants and other critical sites.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Federal officials used a military laser weapon on what turned out to be a party balloon near El Paso, shutting down the airport. The incident reveals how vulnerable U.S. airports and infrastructure remain to actual drone threats. buff.ly/e53L1SW
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The reason Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner half to death while he was pinned in his desk was because Sumner gave a speech which criticized Brooks’s cousin Andrew Butler for his support of slavery and heavily (and correctly!) implied Butler was fucking his slaves
February 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The reason Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner half to death while he was pinned in his desk was because Sumner gave a speech which criticized Brooks’s cousin Andrew Butler for his support of slavery and heavily (and correctly!) implied Butler was fucking his slaves
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For those not fully in on the joke, the German far-left party (KPD) denounced the center-left party (SPD) as “social fascists” and believed allowing the Nazis to win would better set up conditions for a Marxist revolution. The leader behind this strategy wound up executed in a concentration camp.
February 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
For those not fully in on the joke, the German far-left party (KPD) denounced the center-left party (SPD) as “social fascists” and believed allowing the Nazis to win would better set up conditions for a Marxist revolution. The leader behind this strategy wound up executed in a concentration camp.
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Voluntarily—and vigorously—raises hand.
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Voluntarily—and vigorously—raises hand.
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Major news: DOJ releases list of “politically exposed persons” in the Epstein Files to create more chaos in the public.
Epstein survivor tells me that the list is” missing a few names......"
Europe embraces Democratic leaders as Trump abandons the alliance. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Epstein survivor tells me that the list is” missing a few names......"
Europe embraces Democratic leaders as Trump abandons the alliance. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Major News: DOJ Releases Letter of "Politically Exposed Persons" in Epstein Files to Muddy the Waters as Europe Embraces Democratic Leaders
Good evening everyone.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Major news: DOJ releases list of “politically exposed persons” in the Epstein Files to create more chaos in the public.
Epstein survivor tells me that the list is” missing a few names......"
Europe embraces Democratic leaders as Trump abandons the alliance. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Epstein survivor tells me that the list is” missing a few names......"
Europe embraces Democratic leaders as Trump abandons the alliance. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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58% say they have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
Other members of the administration, such as J.D. Vance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth are also viewed as more unfavorable than favorable.
Explore full report here: pewrsr.ch/3O5xNK3
Other members of the administration, such as J.D. Vance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth are also viewed as more unfavorable than favorable.
Explore full report here: pewrsr.ch/3O5xNK3
February 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
58% say they have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
Other members of the administration, such as J.D. Vance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth are also viewed as more unfavorable than favorable.
Explore full report here: pewrsr.ch/3O5xNK3
Other members of the administration, such as J.D. Vance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth are also viewed as more unfavorable than favorable.
Explore full report here: pewrsr.ch/3O5xNK3
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Chaos and disorder within the Trump administration may be the point, but the risks are existential, President Trump’s biographer says.
This Is Why Trump Revels In Incompetence: Wolff
The president’s all-or-nothing stakes thrive in an environment of chaos.
trib.al
February 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Chaos and disorder within the Trump administration may be the point, but the risks are existential, President Trump’s biographer says.
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The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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#AFP REPORTAGE: From a small studio in the central city of Deir el-Balah, Sylvia Hassan's voice echoes across the Gaza Strip, broadcast on one of the Palestinian territory's first radio stations to hit the airwaves after two years of war.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
#AFP REPORTAGE: From a small studio in the central city of Deir el-Balah, Sylvia Hassan's voice echoes across the Gaza Strip, broadcast on one of the Palestinian territory's first radio stations to hit the airwaves after two years of war.
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"On her Tuesday show, Owens quipped that, if Erika Kirk had been killed instead of Charlie—and if Charlie then acted as Erika Kirk is acting now in the wake of his assassination—he would be on trial for his wife’s murder." Nice folks they've got.
Candace Owens Gets Inside TPUSA’s Head
Her nutty theories about the killing of Charlie Kirk have won over some of his organization’s employees.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"On her Tuesday show, Owens quipped that, if Erika Kirk had been killed instead of Charlie—and if Charlie then acted as Erika Kirk is acting now in the wake of his assassination—he would be on trial for his wife’s murder." Nice folks they've got.
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As Native elders age, academic and tribal communities are coming together to save their languages.
PSU, tribes work together to reawaken Oregon’s sleeping languages
As Native elders age, academic and tribal communities are coming together to save their languages.
www.oregonlive.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
As Native elders age, academic and tribal communities are coming together to save their languages.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday erased the U.S. government’s ability to fight climate-changing pollution from motor vehicles and other sources. It is now official U.S. policy that climate change does not endanger human welfare.
As U.S. abandons climate fight, Washington state feels the heat to do more
Washington state’s push for a rapid switch to electric vehicles is in jeopardy— with its ultimate fate likely to be decided in the courts.
www.opb.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday erased the U.S. government’s ability to fight climate-changing pollution from motor vehicles and other sources. It is now official U.S. policy that climate change does not endanger human welfare.
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The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.
US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule
The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.