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The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights, shares Grist.
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An EPA proposal would make it harder for tribes to protect their water - High Country News
The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights.
www.hcn.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights, shares Grist.
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CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base | CBC News
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in A...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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What's going to happen.
All will hold
Together as one
Until one turns
Then they will all turn
On each other.
All will hold
Together as one
Until one turns
Then they will all turn
On each other.
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
What's going to happen.
All will hold
Together as one
Until one turns
Then they will all turn
On each other.
All will hold
Together as one
Until one turns
Then they will all turn
On each other.
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Turns out firing career diplomats and replacing them with Trump loyalists who learned international relations from Truth Social has consequences. Who knew. #holdfast
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Turns out firing career diplomats and replacing them with Trump loyalists who learned international relations from Truth Social has consequences. Who knew. #holdfast
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The ICE agent who shot this Montessori teacher then bragged about it (“5 shots, 7 holes”…mysogyny much?) also turned off his body camera on purpose. We should start treating that like destruction of evidence and presume that what would have been recorded is unfavorable to the agent.
Judge Allows Release of Evidence From Border Patrol Shooting
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The ICE agent who shot this Montessori teacher then bragged about it (“5 shots, 7 holes”…mysogyny much?) also turned off his body camera on purpose. We should start treating that like destruction of evidence and presume that what would have been recorded is unfavorable to the agent.
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Goldman saying they knew about it beforehand is interesting.
She, otoh, must have a fetish because otherwise its hard to explain the tonal bent of her emails to him
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She, otoh, must have a fetish because otherwise its hard to explain the tonal bent of her emails to him
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Goldman Defense of Lawyer’s Epstein Ties Provokes Unease at Bank
The top partners at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were expecting to celebrate its soaring stock price and trading bonanza at their annual gathering in Miami this week. Instead, many are girding for a diffe...
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Goldman saying they knew about it beforehand is interesting.
She, otoh, must have a fetish because otherwise its hard to explain the tonal bent of her emails to him
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She, otoh, must have a fetish because otherwise its hard to explain the tonal bent of her emails to him
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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" Since Epstein’s death in 2019, more than 100 survivors have received settlements from his estate."
Who were the other men in the Epstein files? This is the FBI’s own list
FBI employees shared a PowerPoint presentation in the summer of 2025 covering the Epstein case, including a slide about 11 powerful men.
www.miamiherald.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
" Since Epstein’s death in 2019, more than 100 survivors have received settlements from his estate."
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Brian Allen
Pete Hegseth complained that the Pentagon sent officers to Harvard to study strategy and leadership — and they came back “too Harvard,” with “globalist, radical ideologies.”
In other words:
The military sent people to learn diplomacy, history, and international law.
Pete Hegseth complained that the Pentagon sent officers to Harvard to study strategy and leadership — and they came back “too Harvard,” with “globalist, radical ideologies.”
In other words:
The military sent people to learn diplomacy, history, and international law.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Brian Allen
Pete Hegseth complained that the Pentagon sent officers to Harvard to study strategy and leadership — and they came back “too Harvard,” with “globalist, radical ideologies.”
In other words:
The military sent people to learn diplomacy, history, and international law.
Pete Hegseth complained that the Pentagon sent officers to Harvard to study strategy and leadership — and they came back “too Harvard,” with “globalist, radical ideologies.”
In other words:
The military sent people to learn diplomacy, history, and international law.
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25 years after its launch, Wikipedia remains hugely influential. Its open editing model now faces coordinated "edit wars", where Kremlin-aligned actors rewrite history and cement distorted narratives on one of the world’s most trusted reference platforms.
Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/the-wikipedi...
Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/the-wikipedi...
February 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
25 years after its launch, Wikipedia remains hugely influential. Its open editing model now faces coordinated "edit wars", where Kremlin-aligned actors rewrite history and cement distorted narratives on one of the world’s most trusted reference platforms.
Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/the-wikipedi...
Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/the-wikipedi...
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Russians are trying to rewrite history on Wikipedia. Because it's the #1 source of training data for AI systems, it can also be used to "poison" platforms like ChatGPT and Claude AI.
25 years after its launch, Wikipedia remains hugely influential. Its open editing model now faces coordinated "edit wars", where Kremlin-aligned actors rewrite history and cement distorted narratives on one of the world’s most trusted reference platforms.
Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/the-wikipedi...
Read more: euvsdisinfo.eu/the-wikipedi...
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Russians are trying to rewrite history on Wikipedia. Because it's the #1 source of training data for AI systems, it can also be used to "poison" platforms like ChatGPT and Claude AI.
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There’s a lot in this part of the release to shake you up, but the trafficking victim who apparently authored it crossing out ‘woman’ in Sylvia Plath’s poem and substituting ‘girl’… I won’t soon forget that.
February 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
There’s a lot in this part of the release to shake you up, but the trafficking victim who apparently authored it crossing out ‘woman’ in Sylvia Plath’s poem and substituting ‘girl’… I won’t soon forget that.
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A once great institution destroyed by greed and personal ambition. During Trump I, the Post was turning out superb journalism. And then Bezos bowed to Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A once great institution destroyed by greed and personal ambition. During Trump I, the Post was turning out superb journalism. And then Bezos bowed to Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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Epstein was in and out of Russia every few months according to his travel documents, but Mandelson was partying in nightclubs in St Petersburg and regularly in Moscow.
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Epstein was in and out of Russia every few months according to his travel documents, but Mandelson was partying in nightclubs in St Petersburg and regularly in Moscow.
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
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40 MINUTES TO KICKOFF!*
*mixed relay biathlon
*mixed relay biathlon
I invite you all to get into the weirdest, hardest and most wonderful sport: Biathlon.
(I love it so much I went to Norway last March to see my favs biathletes retire.)
Here’s an intro I wrote in December 2024.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/you-should-g...
(I love it so much I went to Norway last March to see my favs biathletes retire.)
Here’s an intro I wrote in December 2024.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/you-should-g...
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
40 MINUTES TO KICKOFF!*
*mixed relay biathlon
*mixed relay biathlon
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In just a few weeks, the United States has reported four times as many cases than is seen throughout an entire calendar year.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-se...
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4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year: CDC
It comes as South Carolina is dealing with the largest outbreak recorded since measles was declared eliminated within the U.S. in 2000.
abcnews.go.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
In just a few weeks, the United States has reported four times as many cases than is seen throughout an entire calendar year.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-se...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-se...
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ok this is a lot. even for me.
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 7:28 AM
ok this is a lot. even for me.
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After the Epstein files, there will be the Mandelson files
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
After the Epstein files, there will be the Mandelson files
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Pls read whole piece. Neither Mandelson or Mosley were asked about Mandelson’s role in fixing Starmer’s visit to Palantir & subsequent £240m deal. It finally made headlines on Weds when a q was asked in Parliament.
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel's New Model Army
The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Pls read whole piece. Neither Mandelson or Mosley were asked about Mandelson’s role in fixing Starmer’s visit to Palantir & subsequent £240m deal. It finally made headlines on Weds when a q was asked in Parliament.
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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"Seeing there was a need for someone to help out, help clear the streets and get the people back their vehicles. So we stepped up and started doing it," Leon said.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 AM
"Seeing there was a need for someone to help out, help clear the streets and get the people back their vehicles. So we stepped up and started doing it," Leon said.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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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 5:06 AM
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...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Note: Just like Mohsen Mahdawi, ICE snatched Leqaa at what she thought was a routine immigration check-in, after she protested Israel’s genocide of Gaza.
They then took her from New Jersey to Texas—where she’s been detained for nearly a year.
Now she’s hospitalized and her whereabouts are unknown.
They then took her from New Jersey to Texas—where she’s been detained for nearly a year.
Now she’s hospitalized and her whereabouts are unknown.
NEW: Leqaa Kordia — who’s been in ICE detention for nearly a year, since ICE took her the same week as Mahmoud Khalil — has been hospitalized after having a seizure.
Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.
The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.
The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Note: Just like Mohsen Mahdawi, ICE snatched Leqaa at what she thought was a routine immigration check-in, after she protested Israel’s genocide of Gaza.
They then took her from New Jersey to Texas—where she’s been detained for nearly a year.
Now she’s hospitalized and her whereabouts are unknown.
They then took her from New Jersey to Texas—where she’s been detained for nearly a year.
Now she’s hospitalized and her whereabouts are unknown.
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Police clashed with protesters in Milan, detaining at least seven people.
The protesters opposed the Winter Games’ cost and environmental impact, with passions also inflamed by revelations that ICE agents were being sent to Italy on a routine deployment.
The protesters opposed the Winter Games’ cost and environmental impact, with passions also inflamed by revelations that ICE agents were being sent to Italy on a routine deployment.
At Winter Olympics, protest over cost and ICE ends in clash with police
After left-wing groups rallied against the cost and environmental impact of the Winter Games in Italy, some protesters set off fireworks and hurled bottles.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Police clashed with protesters in Milan, detaining at least seven people.
The protesters opposed the Winter Games’ cost and environmental impact, with passions also inflamed by revelations that ICE agents were being sent to Italy on a routine deployment.
The protesters opposed the Winter Games’ cost and environmental impact, with passions also inflamed by revelations that ICE agents were being sent to Italy on a routine deployment.