Connie Holbrooks Busby
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Helping nature lovers bring the joy and wonders of the earth into their home environments through richly textured artworks.
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This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
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.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
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FOX NEWS: Do you believe climate change is a hoax?
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN: It has been a con job of using this for more power and control
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN: It has been a con job of using this for more power and control
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
FOX NEWS: Do you believe climate change is a hoax?
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN: It has been a con job of using this for more power and control
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN: It has been a con job of using this for more power and control
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Ellison: "It felt like we were being occupied by the federal govt, & I started returning to reading about the Boston Massacre. How did those Bostonians feel when a far away govt in England had imperial troops marching all over their city, harassing & abusing the citizenry. That's kind of how I felt"
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Ellison: "It felt like we were being occupied by the federal govt, & I started returning to reading about the Boston Massacre. How did those Bostonians feel when a far away govt in England had imperial troops marching all over their city, harassing & abusing the citizenry. That's kind of how I felt"
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Ohio State University has placed an assistant professor on administrative leave after the faculty member — who is a part of a center that state legislators mandated to foster intellectual diversity on campus — physically clashed with a documentarian this week.
Ohio State Professor Luke Perez Put on Leave After Tackling Filmmaker Over Epstein
After another journalist interviewed the university’s former president about Jeffrey Epstein, a professor physically intervened when a documentarian wanted to ask more questions.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Ohio State University has placed an assistant professor on administrative leave after the faculty member — who is a part of a center that state legislators mandated to foster intellectual diversity on campus — physically clashed with a documentarian this week.
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The community note is the icing on the cake.
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The community note is the icing on the cake.
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Is there anyone in the Trump admin who isn’t a complete scumbag?
February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Is there anyone in the Trump admin who isn’t a complete scumbag?
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How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
What is his title?
What is his job?
What is his official position in the US government?
If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?
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Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
‘The Daily Show’ Gives President Trump Yet Another Inaugural Award
Jordan Klepper congratulated the president, the sole nominee for “the Inaugural Award for Winning the Most Inaugural Awards.”
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
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Significant that the High Court ruling is still, in places, quite damning of Palestine Action. It emphatically rejects that the group is engaged in "civil disobediance", for example.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
February 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Significant that the High Court ruling is still, in places, quite damning of Palestine Action. It emphatically rejects that the group is engaged in "civil disobediance", for example.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
It just finds (compellingly) that proscription was still wrong, despite that.
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To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage
These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage
Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump’s isolationism rears its head at the United Nations
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 AM
These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage
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Rand Paul to ICE officials on Pretti's killing: "Because people within the government made conclusions immediately that he was a terrorist and an assassin, people aren't believing that it's gonna be an honest investigation ... there has to ultimately be repercussions ... it's inexcusable."
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Rand Paul to ICE officials on Pretti's killing: "Because people within the government made conclusions immediately that he was a terrorist and an assassin, people aren't believing that it's gonna be an honest investigation ... there has to ultimately be repercussions ... it's inexcusable."
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Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
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These Lemon Poppy Seed Bars are hard to resist. nyti.ms/4qvd2EO
February 12, 2026 at 11:21 PM
These Lemon Poppy Seed Bars are hard to resist. nyti.ms/4qvd2EO
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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"In his egoism, Trump exhibits an overarching desire to squeeze the nation dry, including by converting as much of America’s wealth to himself regardless of the consequences. What Trump can’t take with him, he would just as soon ruin."
We are all passengers in Trump’s death cab
The nihilism of the regime is its most terrifying attribute.
www.publicnotice.co
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"In his egoism, Trump exhibits an overarching desire to squeeze the nation dry, including by converting as much of America’s wealth to himself regardless of the consequences. What Trump can’t take with him, he would just as soon ruin."
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"That's 1.7 billion lives that are saved because of the work that they do."
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"That's 1.7 billion lives that are saved because of the work that they do."
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.