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Ok folks. The Minnesota Timberwolves are part owned by a firm in the concentration camp business.
I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.
it's the new [eyeblack]:
it's the new [eyeblack]:
An NBA investor in four teams profits from immigrant athletes — and immigrant megajails
[eyeblack] identifies four NBA teams tied to an investor that made $120M selling property for a planned ICE detention center, and explains why more owners could follow.
www.readeyeblack.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Ok folks. The Minnesota Timberwolves are part owned by a firm in the concentration camp business.
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🧪 Vía @kffhealthnews.org
He lied during his confirmation. About almost everything. And they believed him.
“The only thing I want is good science”.
We are in the horror movie where the scientist is ignored.
He lied during his confirmation. About almost everything. And they believed him.
“The only thing I want is good science”.
We are in the horror movie where the scientist is ignored.
February 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
🧪 Vía @kffhealthnews.org
He lied during his confirmation. About almost everything. And they believed him.
“The only thing I want is good science”.
We are in the horror movie where the scientist is ignored.
He lied during his confirmation. About almost everything. And they believed him.
“The only thing I want is good science”.
We are in the horror movie where the scientist is ignored.
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According to their attorney, ICE deported the family with only the money that they had in their commissary—a total of $190.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
According to their attorney, ICE deported the family with only the money that they had in their commissary—a total of $190.
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Hey, @lataco.bsky.social is raising money to launch an investigative news unit; their current priorities involve looking into "less lethal" weapons used on protesters and more thorough documentation of ICE kidnapping.
Chip in here:
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
Chip in here:
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February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Hey, @lataco.bsky.social is raising money to launch an investigative news unit; their current priorities involve looking into "less lethal" weapons used on protesters and more thorough documentation of ICE kidnapping.
Chip in here:
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
Chip in here:
givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...
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Today I wrote about the racist accommodation to the racist response to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show; the moral hazard of extending good faith to those who act in bad faith; and how alienating white bigots is actually part of the solution, not a part of the problem. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...
Hating the Game
The cooperation game, the murder game, and acting in good faith with people you know are acting in bad faith.
www.the-reframe.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Today I wrote about the racist accommodation to the racist response to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show; the moral hazard of extending good faith to those who act in bad faith; and how alienating white bigots is actually part of the solution, not a part of the problem. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...
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Outside of Texas most people aren’t aware of the environmental destruction SpaceX is causing to irreplaceable wetlands.
SpaceX gets green light to expand launch pad into wetlands area
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved SpaceX to expand its launch pad into Texas wetlands and to offset this destruction with a new mitigation bank.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Outside of Texas most people aren’t aware of the environmental destruction SpaceX is causing to irreplaceable wetlands.
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ICE is now walking back their previous confirmation that they had bought a warehouse in Lebanon, TN. The earlier confirmation was not “approved,” they said.
Between fluffed up economic reports, typos in economic reports, and now botched public statements, ICE keeps swinging and missing.
Between fluffed up economic reports, typos in economic reports, and now botched public statements, ICE keeps swinging and missing.
No ICE facility coming to Lebanon. Federal office walks back confirmation of purchase in Wilson County
On Monday, a spokesperson with ICE was adamant about not confirming the Lebanon Facility. Less than 24 hours later, another ICE spokesperson confirmed the purchase.
www.wsmv.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:14 AM
ICE is now walking back their previous confirmation that they had bought a warehouse in Lebanon, TN. The earlier confirmation was not “approved,” they said.
Between fluffed up economic reports, typos in economic reports, and now botched public statements, ICE keeps swinging and missing.
Between fluffed up economic reports, typos in economic reports, and now botched public statements, ICE keeps swinging and missing.
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FOX: Ds are winning congressional vote preference by 6. We've got a long way to go, but obviously that number would not be good.
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
FOX: Ds are winning congressional vote preference by 6. We've got a long way to go, but obviously that number would not be good.
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
VANCE: That would not be good. I will say, as much as we love Fox News, we always think Fox has the worst polling
FOX: I could show you other ones that are very similar
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Seattle dog people: a friend of mine in theMagnolia neighborhood needs a dog walker for her boisterous and adorable pup two weekday a week. She isn’t having much luck. If you have recommendations, please hit me up ASAP. Thank you!
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Seattle dog people: a friend of mine in theMagnolia neighborhood needs a dog walker for her boisterous and adorable pup two weekday a week. She isn’t having much luck. If you have recommendations, please hit me up ASAP. Thank you!
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“On Friday, The New York Times reported that Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta in recent months have received 'hundreds' of administrative subpoenas from DHS seeking access to information about the accounts of people who have criticized the government.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert
The latest dust-up between the talk-show host and CBS should be concerning for people of any political leaning.
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
“On Friday, The New York Times reported that Google, Reddit, Discord, and Meta in recent months have received 'hundreds' of administrative subpoenas from DHS seeking access to information about the accounts of people who have criticized the government.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Sad to have missed this news earlier — a lararium north of the Alps!!! We have so much more to learn about domestic religious practices in the Roman world
New discovery: During excavations in Cologne, archaeologists have unearthed a lararium, a household shrine, dating back to the 2nd century. This discovery is considered unique north of the Alps. Similar examples were found in Pompeii and Herculaneum.
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Sad to have missed this news earlier — a lararium north of the Alps!!! We have so much more to learn about domestic religious practices in the Roman world
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Bonsoir
(Peter Falk)
(Peter Falk)
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Bonsoir
(Peter Falk)
(Peter Falk)
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I was in the hospital for a week once with the same infection that killed the co-founder of Time magazine who was not Henry Luce, who you have never heard of because they did not have antibiotics then
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I was in the hospital for a week once with the same infection that killed the co-founder of Time magazine who was not Henry Luce, who you have never heard of because they did not have antibiotics then
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Thought this was pretty devestating.
Caroline Pelicot believes that her father—who had more than 50 men rape his unconscious wife—may have assaulted her, too, though he denies having done so. Her mother’s reluctance to discuss the possibility led to growing feelings of betrayal. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JnH2oT
The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family
After fifty-one men were convicted of the crime, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Thought this was pretty devestating.
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Absolute trash. House Republican Faces Backlash to Islamophobic Post www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
House Republican Faces Backlash to Islamophobic Post
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Absolute trash. House Republican Faces Backlash to Islamophobic Post www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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as someone who identifies as jewish and a liberal, i’m more interested in and concerned by what randy fine’s behavior says about his constituents than what it says about randy fine.
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
as someone who identifies as jewish and a liberal, i’m more interested in and concerned by what randy fine’s behavior says about his constituents than what it says about randy fine.
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A NYT headline writer BADLY needs to be fired
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
I'm willing to bet most readers think this means that Mamdani wants to increase property taxes by 9.5 percentage points.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
I'm willing to bet most readers think this means that Mamdani wants to increase property taxes by 9.5 percentage points.
February 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A NYT headline writer BADLY needs to be fired
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
I'm willing to bet most readers think this means that Mamdani wants to increase property taxes by 9.5 percentage points.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...
I'm willing to bet most readers think this means that Mamdani wants to increase property taxes by 9.5 percentage points.
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I love how squirrels will just stare at you like this.
February 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I love how squirrels will just stare at you like this.
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I bet most people think Mrs Beeton lived to a ripe old age writing cookbooks, but actually Isabella Beeton died at the age of 28 of a bacterial infection contracted during childbirth
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I bet most people think Mrs Beeton lived to a ripe old age writing cookbooks, but actually Isabella Beeton died at the age of 28 of a bacterial infection contracted during childbirth
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Or this bsky.app/profile/andr...
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Or this bsky.app/profile/andr...
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If by chance you need another reason to hate "AI" techbros.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
If by chance you need another reason to hate "AI" techbros.
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NYC artists: Kremer Paints - the fascinating German store on W 29th that had all sorts of historical pigments hand-made from minerals and plants using ancient recipes - is gone. I was in mourning until I discovered today that a longtime employee is continuing the business as NY Pigment Company.
February 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
NYC artists: Kremer Paints - the fascinating German store on W 29th that had all sorts of historical pigments hand-made from minerals and plants using ancient recipes - is gone. I was in mourning until I discovered today that a longtime employee is continuing the business as NY Pigment Company.
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The numbers of use of force investigations in this do not correlate w/what Todd Lyons described last week before the Senate (which was less than 50 for the entire year).
"The contents of the emails challenge the administration’s assertions and efforts from its backers in the wake of the Minneapolis shootings to downplay incidents involving ICE’s use of excessive force by arguing that such cases were infrequent." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The numbers of use of force investigations in this do not correlate w/what Todd Lyons described last week before the Senate (which was less than 50 for the entire year).
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Deep Deep Cut for Advanced Duvall Studies
ANGELO, MY LOVE (Robert Duvall, 1983)
A crypto-documentary about New York’s Romani community, seen through the eyes of precocious and audacious boy.
A crypto-documentary about New York’s Romani community, seen through the eyes of precocious and audacious boy.
February 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Deep Deep Cut for Advanced Duvall Studies
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Brutalllll librería Androíto Comics. Córdoba...
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Brutalllll librería Androíto Comics. Córdoba...