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Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.
Warren Buffett's company invests in The New York Times 6 years after he sold all his newspapers
Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway’s newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Six years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in The New York Times on Tuesday.
USA! USA!
(at 10%)
(at 10%)
"2025 EV Share of New Car Sales, Top 10 Countries
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland57%
6 Finland56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world" - Assad Razzouk
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new...
1 Norway 97%
2 Nepal 73%
3 Denmark69%
4 Sweden 61%
5 Iceland57%
6 Finland56%
7 Netherlands 56%
8 China 53%
9 Singapore 47%
10 Belgium 43%
EVs are now mainstream across much of the world" - Assad Razzouk
www.visualcapitalist.com/ev-share-new...
February 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
USA! USA!
(at 10%)
(at 10%)
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Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
February 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
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Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
Updates: Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
Anyone asking the question why six cities woke up all of a sudden one day and said, we should get rid of public transit because they're not paying us? Who planted the idea?
Suburban leaders indicated the mix of DART power sharing and new money could be enough to persuade the likes of Plano and Irving to scrap looming withdrawal elections in the nick of time, with just days before some counties finalize May ballots.
Could this plan save DART? What to know about the plan that might stave off exit elections
In a high-stakes gambit to stop six cities from quitting Dallas Area Rapid Transit, North Texas transportation leaders last week offered a sweeping reset — is...
www.dallasnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Anyone asking the question why six cities woke up all of a sudden one day and said, we should get rid of public transit because they're not paying us? Who planted the idea?
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Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.
The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he did not fear COVID-19 because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
RFK Jr. says not scared of germs because he 'used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he did not fear COVID-19 because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats."During an interview on Thursday, Kennedy recalled that he had met podcaster Theo Von at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting."They shut those down during...
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he did not fear COVID-19 because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
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Exclusive: Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says reut.rs/4kB89ZM
Exclusive: Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says
An Arizona sheriff is blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation into the abduction of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie's mother, impairing its ability to assist in the probe, a U.S. law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told Reuters on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Exclusive: Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says reut.rs/4kB89ZM
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The Tel Aviv indictment is the first publicly known instance of people being accused of leveraging military secrets to place bets on the popular prediction market. n.pr/4kvG3yW
Israel accuses two of using military secrets to place Polymarket bets
The Tel Aviv indictment is the first publicly known instance of people being accused of leveraging military secrets to place bets on the popular prediction market.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The Tel Aviv indictment is the first publicly known instance of people being accused of leveraging military secrets to place bets on the popular prediction market. n.pr/4kvG3yW
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Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
Axios: Dallas County officials cite immigration enforcement as reason for 50% vaccination decline.
Largest decline: Latinos.
Public policy impacts public health.
Largest decline: Latinos.
Public policy impacts public health.
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Axios: Dallas County officials cite immigration enforcement as reason for 50% vaccination decline.
Largest decline: Latinos.
Public policy impacts public health.
Largest decline: Latinos.
Public policy impacts public health.
No DQ for athletes speaking out in press conferences, but a DQ for an athlete speaking out visually
The International Olympic Committee has disqualified a Ukrainian sled athlete over his refusal to remove images of war dead from his helmet in competition. n.pr/3Ztg0Pk
Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over images of war dead on his helmet
The International Olympic Committee has disqualified a Ukrainian sled athlete over his refusal to remove images of war dead from his helmet in competition.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
No DQ for athletes speaking out in press conferences, but a DQ for an athlete speaking out visually
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
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According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
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Not in a blue state. Not Minneapolis or LA or Chicago. IDAHO.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Not in a blue state. Not Minneapolis or LA or Chicago. IDAHO.
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An insider's view of the demise of WaPo. Thanks @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
To understand the change in Washington Post’s fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times’s trajectory
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:44 AM
An insider's view of the demise of WaPo. Thanks @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tunnels in Florida? The state where basements don't exist because they would be underwater. My home in South Florida was less than 4 feet above sea level and that was 30 minutes from the nearest shore.
Oh for fuck sake. How is anyone still falling for this bullshit? You can’t just dig tunnels in Florida. Our unofficial state fish is the sink hole. Anyway. RIP Harry Potter land, swallowed by Elon Musk’s giant unfinished hole in the ground probably.
Elon Musk’s tunneling company tapped to link Universal parks
The company is best known for creating the underground Las Vegas Loop. But little is known about how The Boring Company intends to proceed in Central Florida, including how it might approach constr…
www.orlandosentinel.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Tunnels in Florida? The state where basements don't exist because they would be underwater. My home in South Florida was less than 4 feet above sea level and that was 30 minutes from the nearest shore.
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the US coal mining industry employees ~50k people. For some perspective, The Gap has about 82,000 employees
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
the US coal mining industry employees ~50k people. For some perspective, The Gap has about 82,000 employees
I felt down today over forgetting important somebody on an email
I feel a little better now
I feel a little better now
So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA.
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I felt down today over forgetting important somebody on an email
I feel a little better now
I feel a little better now
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Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
House Republicans revolt over GOP’s attempt to hand Trump Congress’ tariff authority
In a rare defeat, three House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress’ ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
www.ms.now
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
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The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. https://cnn.it/4r5GoL9
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. https://cnn.it/4r5GoL9