Sara Foss
sarafoss.bsky.social
Sara Foss
@sarafoss.bsky.social
Journalist in upstate NY.
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
My son did his math and spelling homework but was stumped by this assignment
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
"But in what has become a recurring problem for US tourism, a few days after Heywood traveled to advocate for US tourism, President Trump quickly extinguished any embers of goodwill."

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/l...
‘We’re hurting. We need the Canadians.’ US tourism agency tries to woo travelers back. - The Boston Globe
But airlines are dropping routes to the United States, boycotts continue, and most Canadians say they don't want to come.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.

The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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whomst amongst us
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Haunting Ukrainian music, highly recommended

#NowListening

infinitefog.bandcamp.com/album/come-a...
Come, Angel ‎, by Ihor Tsymbrovsky
9 track album
infinitefog.bandcamp.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Watched the Soviet animated short "The Mitten" after learning about it from @ani-obsessive.bsky.social Anyway, this is a very charming movie about a girl who wants a dog. It's perfect for winter. I loved it.

Here's a link to the film:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH6z...
Варежка (1967 г. 4К)
YouTube video by Andrey Duval
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad."

www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...
Opinion | Vinay Prasad’s Vaccine Kill Shot
Does the White House know the harm he’s doing to public health?
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"I worry we are condemning countless problem gamblers and the people around them to lives marked by addiction, financial insecurity, and even deaths of despair. In twenty years’ time, I suspect we will wonder how we ever allowed this to happen."

www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Spoiler alert: When top officials have to start saying in an agency’s defense “no, no, no, that’s a totally legitimate law enforcement agency,” they have already lost and it is, in fact, no longer a legitimate law enforcement agency.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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UPDATE: Kinsella has been fired.
BREAKING from Brendan Lyons: A panel of federal judges, who last summer declined to make their own pick to fill the role of interim U.S. Attorney for NY's sprawling Northern District, on Wednesday swore in Donald Kinsella to the post — setting up a possible confrontation with the Trump admin.
Northern District judges appoint Donald Kinsella as new interim U.S. attorney
A panel of judges for New York’s Northern District on Wednesday appointed Donald T. Kinsella, a former longtime federal prosecutor, as the district’s interim U.S. attorney.
www.timesunion.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Just heard one of my favorite sounds: my son singing in the bathtub.
February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Rockwell would have painted this.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.

Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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The first film James Van Der Beek ever appeared in was the criminally underrated ANGUS (1995). Time for a rewatch.
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
R.I.P. Bud Cort

Here he is in Brewster McCloud, attempting to fly in the Houston Astrodome
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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simply one of the greatest calls of all time
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I think I like these films more than most

Anyway, good essay

thereveal.film/the-purge-sa...
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
" ... any serious push to account for the actions of this government — to abolish the president’s private army, restructure immigration enforcement and punish anyone responsible for wrongdoing — must include recompense and repair for its victims."

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | We Have to Look Right in the Face of What We Have Become
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:07 PM
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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So in addition to the Second Amendment, looks like the right is ceding the Castle Doctrine, too.
Mullin: "When you start talking judicial warrants -- it would be basically making every arrest, even if its a traffic stop, that's like making judicial warrants only possible to arrest somebody w/ a DUI. It's same concept as having judicial warrants for arresting someone entering country illegally"
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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THE OLYMPICS OF BIATHLON MESS CONTINUES

GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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More on the Marimar Martinez case: even if you survive getting shot five times by one of its agents, DHS will still keep trying to assassinate your reputation [@cjciaramella.bsky.social]:
Judge orders video and texts unsealed in case of Chicago woman shot 5 times by Border Patrol
DHS won't stop calling Marimar Martinez a "domestic terrorist," so she's getting the video of her shooting and text messages from the officer who shot her unsealed.
reason.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM