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'It means more than any medal' — Ukraine's skeleton racer sacrifices Olympic dream to honor war victims
Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is not allowed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Feb. 12. Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukrain...
Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is not allowed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Feb. 12. Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukrain...
'It means more than any medal' — Ukraine's skeleton racer sacrifices Olympic dream to honor war victims
kyivindependent.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:10 AM
'It means more than any medal' — Ukraine's skeleton racer sacrifices Olympic dream to honor war victims
Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is not allowed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Feb. 12. Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukrain...
Wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia is not allowed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Feb. 12. Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukrain...
Some wise words from Rapture owner Mike Rodi. Running a restaurant these days is harder than it has ever been and going out to eat for many people is something they just can't afford to do anymore. It's a sad state of affairs.
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Some wise words from Rapture owner Mike Rodi. Running a restaurant these days is harder than it has ever been and going out to eat for many people is something they just can't afford to do anymore. It's a sad state of affairs.
We're closing in on 18 years!
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Landmark/Dewberry hotel construction time
Count-up timer showing how much time has passed since Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:00:00 AM in timezone New York, America (UTC-04:00)
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February 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
We're closing in on 18 years!
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What the..?
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
What the..?
Jon Stewart is right. They have become such pussies.
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jon Stewart is right. They have become such pussies.
Charlottesville High School students join students at high schools across the country to protest ICE in their communities.
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
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CHS students organize walkout to protest ICE - Cville Right Now
The students walked down McIntire Road with signs sporting messages against ICE Monday afternoon
cvillerightnow.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Charlottesville High School students join students at high schools across the country to protest ICE in their communities.
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
CPD Reports 51% Reduction in Gun-Related Incidents in 2025: www.charlottesville.gov/m/newsflash/...
One thing these statistical reports do is distance us from the human toll of gun violence in our area. Here are notable shootings in 2025:
One thing these statistical reports do is distance us from the human toll of gun violence in our area. Here are notable shootings in 2025:
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CPD Reports 51% Reduction in Gun-Related Incidents in 2025: www.charlottesville.gov/m/newsflash/...
One thing these statistical reports do is distance us from the human toll of gun violence in our area. Here are notable shootings in 2025:
One thing these statistical reports do is distance us from the human toll of gun violence in our area. Here are notable shootings in 2025:
Remember when the city defended Brackney against a PBA smear campaign — after she fired SWAT team members circulating nude photos, talked about killing command staff, and videoed their kids denoting explosives — and then fired her two weeks later? Link: www.charlottesvilledtm.com/p/official-e...
February 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Remember when the city defended Brackney against a PBA smear campaign — after she fired SWAT team members circulating nude photos, talked about killing command staff, and videoed their kids denoting explosives — and then fired her two weeks later? Link: www.charlottesvilledtm.com/p/official-e...
Turning out the be the cruelest most incompetent and unconstitutional clusterfuck of an operation ever launch by an administration.
In Minnesota, government lawyers are buckling under a crush of hundreds of cases, including migrants who say they are being illegally detained.
Federal judges are also running out of patience with the Trump administration.
Federal judges are also running out of patience with the Trump administration.
Minnesota courts buckle as immigration surge swamps judges, prosecutors
Amid an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area, judges have lost patience with the Trump administration, saying officials are flouting their orders.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Turning out the be the cruelest most incompetent and unconstitutional clusterfuck of an operation ever launch by an administration.
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It’s about to get really cold in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this weekend.
But after that, there are some warmer changes on the horizon. https://wapo.st/4ceseCN
But after that, there are some warmer changes on the horizon. https://wapo.st/4ceseCN
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It’s about to get really cold in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this weekend.
But after that, there are some warmer changes on the horizon. https://wapo.st/4ceseCN
But after that, there are some warmer changes on the horizon. https://wapo.st/4ceseCN
It's true. No one wants to admit it, and I understand why, but absolutely no one was picking the Pats to be in the SB when the season started.
Patriots haters are mad that New England has already re-established itself as one of the NFL’s best teams, just six years after Tom Brady left, writes Khari Thompson.
"It’s a shame. Because this Patriots team might actually be one of the greatest underdog stories this league has ever seen."
"It’s a shame. Because this Patriots team might actually be one of the greatest underdog stories this league has ever seen."
'We all we got': We've never seen anything like these Patriots
Patriots haters are mad that New England has already re-established itself as one of the NFL’s best teams, just six years after Tom Brady left, writes Khari Thompson. "It’s a shame. Because this Patri...
www.wbur.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
It's true. No one wants to admit it, and I understand why, but absolutely no one was picking the Pats to be in the SB when the season started.
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Things are so bad that a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian playwright and novelist has co-written an opera about the disgrace that is our current government.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
'Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera
Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Things are so bad that a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian playwright and novelist has co-written an opera about the disgrace that is our current government.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
The art of saying something without saying anything.
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dailyprogress.com/news/local/e...
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The art of saying something without saying anything.
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dailyprogress.com/news/local/e...
The idea that we might be stuck having to listen to this awful human for a while is really depressing.
this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The idea that we might be stuck having to listen to this awful human for a while is really depressing.
How depraved and evil do you have to be to operate a prostitution ring in the back room of a bridal shop?
dailyprogress.com/news/state-r...
dailyprogress.com/news/state-r...
Prostitution ring run out of Roanoke bridal shop, prosecutor says
The prosecutor said one person charged in the case recruited more than 50 women to have sex with an underdetermined number of men in exchange for cash and drugs.
dailyprogress.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
How depraved and evil do you have to be to operate a prostitution ring in the back room of a bridal shop?
dailyprogress.com/news/state-r...
dailyprogress.com/news/state-r...
The Downtown Mall Ambassadors have arrived.
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The Downtown Mall Ambassadors have arrived.
Like did everyone forget how they tried to sell us on Watson?
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/t...
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/t...
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Like did everyone forget how they tried to sell us on Watson?
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/t...
www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/t...
“The cuts are a sign that Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“The cuts are a sign that Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Luke and Brent Ganger — the brothers of Renée Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 — were moved to tears as they remembered their sister during testimony for congressional leaders on Tuesday. https://wapo.st/4qcngdn
February 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Luke and Brent Ganger — the brothers of Renée Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 — were moved to tears as they remembered their sister during testimony for congressional leaders on Tuesday. https://wapo.st/4qcngdn
The wives know. They may not know all the details. But they know.
In an interview on NPR's Wild Card podcast, Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being mentioned in the most recent release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. See the clip.
Melinda French Gates reacts to new details about Bill Gates in the Epstein files
In an interview on NPR's Wild Card podcast, Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being mentioned in the most recent release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The wives know. They may not know all the details. But they know.
This happens all the time in the NFL. Game changing plays get completely ignored while fans/pundits argue about the refs, play calling, QB play, management, coaching, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywvu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywvu...
Dont’a Hightower makes one of the best tackles in Super Bowl History, which leads to the greatest
YouTube video by SimmBros
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This happens all the time in the NFL. Game changing plays get completely ignored while fans/pundits argue about the refs, play calling, QB play, management, coaching, etc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywvu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywvu...
Filmmaker Chris Farina has posted a first look at his new film, Death Becomes Us.
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youtu.be/zfbONFxDm1Y?...
Death Becomes Us (Trailer). A Chris Farina film.
YouTube video by Silverthorn Films
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February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Filmmaker Chris Farina has posted a first look at his new film, Death Becomes Us.
youtu.be/zfbONFxDm1Y?...
youtu.be/zfbONFxDm1Y?...
In case you’d like to think about something completely different.
A Rhode Island man digging out his driveway this week discovered a large lizard thousands of miles from its natural habitat buried in nearly 20 inches of snow.
Large Lizard Is Rescued After It’s Found Buried in Rhode Island Snow
The reptile, a tegu, had frostbite and showed signs of weakness from exposure in this week’s cold weather. It was unclear where it came from.
nyti.ms
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 PM
In case you’d like to think about something completely different.
I remember there was one at McGuffey Park when I lived downtown. My kids loved that thing! www.instagram.com/reel/DTnwe73...
Charles McBee on Instagram: "Did you survive the merry-go-round growing up?
Tour dates: Chandler AZ 1/18 | San Diego 1/29 | New York City 2/1| Lockport (Buffalo) NY 2/6 | St Pete Beach 2/14-15| Dayt...
43K likes, 2,057 comments - charlesmcbee on January 17, 2026: "Did you survive the merry-go-round growing up?
Tour dates: Chandler AZ 1/18 | San Diego 1/29 | New York City 2/1| Lockport (Buffalo) NY...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I remember there was one at McGuffey Park when I lived downtown. My kids loved that thing! www.instagram.com/reel/DTnwe73...