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reading the morning newspaper is a realistic benediction of the day--Hegel
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“This refusal to start a review is confusing…It is surprising & we’re trying to understand what has changed.”-Moderna pres
I understand. Vinay Prasad was going to complain about controls & justify denying review no matter what. It’s his job. Gold Standard Vinay Prasad.
I understand. Vinay Prasad was going to complain about controls & justify denying review no matter what. It’s his job. Gold Standard Vinay Prasad.
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 AM
“This refusal to start a review is confusing…It is surprising & we’re trying to understand what has changed.”-Moderna pres
I understand. Vinay Prasad was going to complain about controls & justify denying review no matter what. It’s his job. Gold Standard Vinay Prasad.
I understand. Vinay Prasad was going to complain about controls & justify denying review no matter what. It’s his job. Gold Standard Vinay Prasad.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio giving a speech that is basically an extended version of the ethnonationalist Proud Boys oath: “I'm a proud Western chauvinist, I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.”
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...
February 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio giving a speech that is basically an extended version of the ethnonationalist Proud Boys oath: “I'm a proud Western chauvinist, I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world.”
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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...
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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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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This is somewhat more of an old-fashioned ICE ruse. Arguably this is a sign of the agency going back to more standard “targeted enforcement” tactics designed to be not as disruptive as the more recent aggro-style arrests. Watch for more like this to come.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This is somewhat more of an old-fashioned ICE ruse. Arguably this is a sign of the agency going back to more standard “targeted enforcement” tactics designed to be not as disruptive as the more recent aggro-style arrests. Watch for more like this to come.
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DAME TIME ⌚️
Damian Lillard joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players in NBA history to win the State Farm NBA 3-Point Contest three times!
Damian Lillard joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players in NBA history to win the State Farm NBA 3-Point Contest three times!
February 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
DAME TIME ⌚️
Damian Lillard joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players in NBA history to win the State Farm NBA 3-Point Contest three times!
Damian Lillard joins Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players in NBA history to win the State Farm NBA 3-Point Contest three times!
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there’s some wild stuff in here! Coolidge signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
there’s some wild stuff in here! Coolidge signing the Kellogg-Briand Pact
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I just trash picked a huge pile of photos from the State Department so you all get Madeline Albright in a cowboy hat
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I just trash picked a huge pile of photos from the State Department so you all get Madeline Albright in a cowboy hat
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“.. I suppose I could have simply, unilaterally, ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
(via No Lie with BTC)
(via No Lie with BTC)
February 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“.. I suppose I could have simply, unilaterally, ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
(via No Lie with BTC)
(via No Lie with BTC)
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It’s an RNA world. RNA is posited to be the first genetic material, arising 4 billion years ago. It can store information and act as an enzyme. Eventually, it duplicated its information into a more stable form, DNA.
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
It’s an RNA world. RNA is posited to be the first genetic material, arising 4 billion years ago. It can store information and act as an enzyme. Eventually, it duplicated its information into a more stable form, DNA.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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The kind of utter confusion Brooks is going to inflict on Yale undergrads.
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The kind of utter confusion Brooks is going to inflict on Yale undergrads.
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I had to look this up (and this seems SUPER-complicated, beyond my expertise, and I've had a negroni) so yes, $934 per month per violation doesn't seem like much..
..BUT it seems to unlock the "Reconsideration of Land Use Approvals" in code section 33.700.040
See:
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
..BUT it seems to unlock the "Reconsideration of Land Use Approvals" in code section 33.700.040
See:
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
Portland isn't changing course on carrying out its land use violation against the ICE building.
Portland upholds land use violation against ICE facility’s landlord
Portland officials will continue to seek penalties against the owner of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building for violating a land use agreement.
www.opb.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I had to look this up (and this seems SUPER-complicated, beyond my expertise, and I've had a negroni) so yes, $934 per month per violation doesn't seem like much..
..BUT it seems to unlock the "Reconsideration of Land Use Approvals" in code section 33.700.040
See:
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
..BUT it seems to unlock the "Reconsideration of Land Use Approvals" in code section 33.700.040
See:
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
Noem has no legitimate authority to set "time, places, and manner" of elections
neither does Trump--who nevertheless claimed we'll have voter ID, "whether approved by Congress or not"
Trump and Noem have no feel for our freedoms and no respect for the sovereign will of the people
neither does Trump--who nevertheless claimed we'll have voter ID, "whether approved by Congress or not"
Trump and Noem have no feel for our freedoms and no respect for the sovereign will of the people
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Noem has no legitimate authority to set "time, places, and manner" of elections
neither does Trump--who nevertheless claimed we'll have voter ID, "whether approved by Congress or not"
Trump and Noem have no feel for our freedoms and no respect for the sovereign will of the people
neither does Trump--who nevertheless claimed we'll have voter ID, "whether approved by Congress or not"
Trump and Noem have no feel for our freedoms and no respect for the sovereign will of the people
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I seriously have no idea why it’s legal for Trump to sue constituents as President
President Trump's lawyers have told a court he shouldn't have to respond to lawsuits because it would distract him from running the government.
But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
But he's found time to bring lawsuits of his own, against the New York Times and even against his own administration.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I seriously have no idea why it’s legal for Trump to sue constituents as President
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I have never seen an injunction like this, which basically says stop using flimsy, bogus "civil rights" to attack your perceived political opponents!
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I have never seen an injunction like this, which basically says stop using flimsy, bogus "civil rights" to attack your perceived political opponents!
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What's even better about this victory is that it means the federal government no longer contests that Judge Lin was right about their strategy of weaponizing Title VI.
They had a playbook, Judge Lin identified it, it's ugly, and the government no longer appeals an injunction ordering them to stop.
They had a playbook, Judge Lin identified it, it's ugly, and the government no longer appeals an injunction ordering them to stop.
February 14, 2026 at 5:12 AM
What's even better about this victory is that it means the federal government no longer contests that Judge Lin was right about their strategy of weaponizing Title VI.
They had a playbook, Judge Lin identified it, it's ugly, and the government no longer appeals an injunction ordering them to stop.
They had a playbook, Judge Lin identified it, it's ugly, and the government no longer appeals an injunction ordering them to stop.
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...they go through all the considerable procedural and substantive steps laid out in the relevant statutes.
Now you might say, wtf, this injunction just says "we promise to obey the law next time" so what good is that?
Actually it's great.
Now you might say, wtf, this injunction just says "we promise to obey the law next time" so what good is that?
Actually it's great.
February 14, 2026 at 5:01 AM
...they go through all the considerable procedural and substantive steps laid out in the relevant statutes.
Now you might say, wtf, this injunction just says "we promise to obey the law next time" so what good is that?
Actually it's great.
Now you might say, wtf, this injunction just says "we promise to obey the law next time" so what good is that?
Actually it's great.
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And this injunction has an unusual character. It is forward-looking as well as backward-looking. It says the Trump administration agrees, first, not to suspend or block or "refuse to grant" any type of grants to the UCs based on allegations of supposed violations of Title VI, unless...
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
And this injunction has an unusual character. It is forward-looking as well as backward-looking. It says the Trump administration agrees, first, not to suspend or block or "refuse to grant" any type of grants to the UCs based on allegations of supposed violations of Title VI, unless...
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This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
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Also, the current 30 year fixed is 6.13%.
February 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Also, the current 30 year fixed is 6.13%.
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Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
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HUGE
NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump administration drops its appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. But it ...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
HUGE
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let's stay together
February 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
let's stay together