@teacherkohn.bsky.social
Happily retired ESL instructor after 28 years at GMU. Love traveling, beer, and words.
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🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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If voters approve Democrats' mid-decade redistricting proposal, the Supreme Court of Virginia has placed itself in an extremely difficult spot should the justices find in favor of Republicans trying to block the effort. Here's why: virginiamercury.com/2026/02/16/i...
Analysis: In redistricting case, Supreme Court of Virginia gives new meaning to ‘prompt’ • Virginia Mercury
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday said a Republican lawsuit challenging the validity of a redistricting referendum set for April 21 is “of such imperative public importance as to … require a…
virginiamercury.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
If voters approve Democrats' mid-decade redistricting proposal, the Supreme Court of Virginia has placed itself in an extremely difficult spot should the justices find in favor of Republicans trying to block the effort. Here's why: virginiamercury.com/2026/02/16/i...
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Dragon Run is part of the ancient Indigenous homelands for a number of Virginia tribes, and during Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, several tribes used their knowledge of the area to outmaneuver and evade Bacon’s forces. Now, 2.5 miles of the area has been conserved. virginiamercury.com/2026/02/16/6...
650 acres at Dragon Run protected for its ecological and cultural significance • Virginia Mercury
Researchers and volunteers now documenting wildlife, native flora and the area’s deep ties to Indigenous communities
virginiamercury.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Dragon Run is part of the ancient Indigenous homelands for a number of Virginia tribes, and during Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, several tribes used their knowledge of the area to outmaneuver and evade Bacon’s forces. Now, 2.5 miles of the area has been conserved. virginiamercury.com/2026/02/16/6...
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The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy
The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Excellent, but lost the punchline: slowing clean energy drives the grid to fossil; higher-cost fossil drives money from customers to Trump donors.
What Energy Secretary Wright gets wrong about the grid
Chris Wright trashed solar and wind for not providing much power during Winter Storm Fern — and ignored basic facts about how much renewables contribute…
www.canarymedia.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Excellent, but lost the punchline: slowing clean energy drives the grid to fossil; higher-cost fossil drives money from customers to Trump donors.
thehill.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket."
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
February 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket."
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
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TIL the Seattle Seahawks logo is not only inspired by PNW indigenous art but is probably based on a specific Kwakwaka'wakw eagle mask
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
TIL the Seattle Seahawks logo is not only inspired by PNW indigenous art but is probably based on a specific Kwakwaka'wakw eagle mask
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"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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🚨BREAKING: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has admitted to senators that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
ICE chief admits there’s no reason for immigration agents to be at voting sites
The chief's comments follow threatening statements by Trump and his close allies about the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has admitted to senators that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
apnews.com/article/trum... EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
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The EPA plans to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten public health.
EPA to rescind landmark 2009 'endangerment finding' on greenhouse gases' harmful effect on climate
The Trump administration is rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 'endangerment finding' on greenhouse gases' environmental harm.
abcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The EPA plans to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten public health.
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Donald Trump's administration is falsely claiming that greenhouse gases are not a threat to public health — breaking the law to once again grovel to the oil industry.
California will fight this lawless action in court.
California will fight this lawless action in court.
Trump repeals EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution | CNN
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency delivered a significant blow to longstanding US climate policy on Thursday, finalizing rules to revoke a 2009 scientific finding that human-caused climate cha...
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Donald Trump's administration is falsely claiming that greenhouse gases are not a threat to public health — breaking the law to once again grovel to the oil industry.
California will fight this lawless action in court.
California will fight this lawless action in court.
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Look!
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Kansas City developers halt sale of warehouse for ICE detention center as public pressure mounts
Federal officials first toured the building in January, sparking speculation over whether the owners had sold the building to the U.S. government. Media reports suggested the sale was part of a push t...
www.kcur.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Look!
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
"News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..."
And now:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
thehill.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM