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The drama surrounding the Olympic medalist who cheated on his girlfriend is exactly why we need to keep men out of men's sports
February 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The drama surrounding the Olympic medalist who cheated on his girlfriend is exactly why we need to keep men out of men's sports
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Can someone tell the tennessean they don’t have to treat everything Pinocchiogles pukes out like it’s serious?
Also how about mentioning that he demanded investigations into Zohran and Freddie also, and nothing happened?
His lies & impotence is the real story
Also how about mentioning that he demanded investigations into Zohran and Freddie also, and nothing happened?
His lies & impotence is the real story
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Can someone tell the tennessean they don’t have to treat everything Pinocchiogles pukes out like it’s serious?
Also how about mentioning that he demanded investigations into Zohran and Freddie also, and nothing happened?
His lies & impotence is the real story
Also how about mentioning that he demanded investigations into Zohran and Freddie also, and nothing happened?
His lies & impotence is the real story
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In today's The Ethicist: Is it wrong to steal a pet dog from a 4-year-old orphan who's devastated by his parent's murder-suicide, and who lost the dog during Hurricane Katrina, and who begs you to give him back his dog?
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM
In today's The Ethicist: Is it wrong to steal a pet dog from a 4-year-old orphan who's devastated by his parent's murder-suicide, and who lost the dog during Hurricane Katrina, and who begs you to give him back his dog?
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Wild fact from @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter:
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
Notes on winter
When the world turns whimsical
billmckibben.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Wild fact from @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter:
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
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“By not being honest about the story of David & Bathsheba, Evangelical preachers trained their parishioners to see a violent, sexual predator and say, ‘This looks like a man after God’s own heart.’” - @libertybeks.bsky.social
Still wondering how white evangelicals can support Trump?
Still wondering how white evangelicals can support Trump?
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
“By not being honest about the story of David & Bathsheba, Evangelical preachers trained their parishioners to see a violent, sexual predator and say, ‘This looks like a man after God’s own heart.’” - @libertybeks.bsky.social
Still wondering how white evangelicals can support Trump?
Still wondering how white evangelicals can support Trump?
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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it is an astounding rhyme of history, the quest of the colonizer to find “virgin” land
space travel in the context of manifest destiny and climate collapse
there exists untouched land, free of history and conflict, where society can be reborn—if only the “right” people get there first.
space travel in the context of manifest destiny and climate collapse
there exists untouched land, free of history and conflict, where society can be reborn—if only the “right” people get there first.
i need more people to watch battlestar galactica so I sound less crazy when i’m yelling about how the plan is for some of them to escape the burning wreck of the earth and leave the rest of us behind
The attack on climate action in the US continues as efforts to revoke the endangerment finding get close to the finish line. At that point, ALL federal climate policies in the US will basically be cancelled. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
it is an astounding rhyme of history, the quest of the colonizer to find “virgin” land
space travel in the context of manifest destiny and climate collapse
there exists untouched land, free of history and conflict, where society can be reborn—if only the “right” people get there first.
space travel in the context of manifest destiny and climate collapse
there exists untouched land, free of history and conflict, where society can be reborn—if only the “right” people get there first.
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IOC has reviewed request by UA Olympian Heraskevych to wear helmet with photos of UA athletes killed by Russia. IOC has permitted to wear it during training; citing rules that prioritize focusing on games, Committee will make an exception and allow him to wear a black armband during competition.
The IOC has barred Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet featuring portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia at the 2026 Games.
He plans to formally appeal the decision.
He plans to formally appeal the decision.
February 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
IOC has reviewed request by UA Olympian Heraskevych to wear helmet with photos of UA athletes killed by Russia. IOC has permitted to wear it during training; citing rules that prioritize focusing on games, Committee will make an exception and allow him to wear a black armband during competition.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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This is why I moved off Substack to Ghost. The Nazis will migrate to any big platform but when a platform actively promotes them, that is a choice
for the terminally online this is *far* from a revalation and also, i *really* hope that it will push more people to jump to another platform. there are places that will help you migrate your newsletter and don't profit off hate speech.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This is why I moved off Substack to Ghost. The Nazis will migrate to any big platform but when a platform actively promotes them, that is a choice
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Irony is dead and we know who killed it.
It's hilarious that Trump is lazily going through the motions of the National Prayer Breakfast as his cult is planning to erect a literal golden idol of him.
‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Irony is dead and we know who killed it.
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Trump: "Mike Johnson is a very religious person. He does not hide it. He'll say to me sometimes at lunch, 'Sir, may we pray.' I'll say, 'Excuse me? We're having lunch.'"
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Trump: "Mike Johnson is a very religious person. He does not hide it. He'll say to me sometimes at lunch, 'Sir, may we pray.' I'll say, 'Excuse me? We're having lunch.'"
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Our hot new MJ cover story on all the idiotic things Trump is doing to control America's 250 anniversary celebrations and ictate the presentation of US history and culture is online. Read it before the First Amendment gets canceled. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our hot new MJ cover story on all the idiotic things Trump is doing to control America's 250 anniversary celebrations and ictate the presentation of US history and culture is online. Read it before the First Amendment gets canceled. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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From @theflytrapmedia.com: "I'm writing this from inside a women's prison, where every single behavior indicating intimate partner violence happens daily. Not from intimate partners, but from the mostly male staff paid by the state to 'supervise' us."
Ain't We Women, Too?
For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
From @theflytrapmedia.com: "I'm writing this from inside a women's prison, where every single behavior indicating intimate partner violence happens daily. Not from intimate partners, but from the mostly male staff paid by the state to 'supervise' us."
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Incinerators?
⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Incinerators?
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By far the weirdest weather stat I've seen so far this winter...
Salt Lake City Has Been Outsnowed By Florida. Really. | Weather.com
Only a month into 2026, this is, by far, the weirdest snow stat we've seen in a region that typically isn't lacking for snow.
weather.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
By far the weirdest weather stat I've seen so far this winter...
They only think of people as cogs in the wheel of capitalism. We have no other worth to them.
this is some real newt gingrich stuff
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
They only think of people as cogs in the wheel of capitalism. We have no other worth to them.
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New from 404 Media: the DOJ released completely unredacted nude images of women or girls in the latest Epstein dump. The photos were incredibly explicit. We held off reporting this before DOJ finally took them down. A massive error from DOJ.
www.404media.co/doj-released...
www.404media.co/doj-released...
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
New from 404 Media: the DOJ released completely unredacted nude images of women or girls in the latest Epstein dump. The photos were incredibly explicit. We held off reporting this before DOJ finally took them down. A massive error from DOJ.
www.404media.co/doj-released...
www.404media.co/doj-released...
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404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for the Palantir-made tool called ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for the Palantir-made tool called ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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dig if you will this picture
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
dig if you will this picture
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Anyone running for federal office needs to have this as an explicit promise of their campaign
The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Anyone running for federal office needs to have this as an explicit promise of their campaign
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This is the chair of ACIP. Experimenting on America's kids. HE'S GOT TO GO. “What we’re going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles,” he said. “What is the new incidence of hospitalization? What’s the incidence of death?” www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v....
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Lunacy
Some good news
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Some good news