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They are merging AMST with three other departments, effectively shuttering a program that has been in existence for 85 years. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/t...
UT-Austin to merge race, ethnic and gender study programs
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments, which include African, Latino and gender studies.
www.texastribune.org
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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I've had a couple of followers write to me from Zaporizhzhia, about how bad the situation is there and that it doesn't generally get as much coverage.

That's correct - this is an average day.. there were 668 Russian strikes on 32 towns/villages
Six people were injured.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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It's pretty clear that she and Lisa Murkowski take turns playing the moderate as long as it doesn't matter -- as long as their votes won't change the result from what the GOP majority wants.
February 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Magyar: “If Viktor Orbán remains, the permanent state of emergency remains, the lack of transparency, unpredictable decision-making, night decrees, drifting out of the European Union, and chaos ruled by the will of a single person obsessed with unlimited power.”
February 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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Brazil's 1st winter gold medalist, Lucas Pinhero Braathen, posted a photo with Colin Kaepernick.

Braathen, who is half-Norwegian/half-Brazilian, left Team Norway to compete for Brazil. He cites Kaepernick as one of his heroes.

paydayreport.com/brasils-1st-...
Brasil’s 1st Winter Gold Medalist Posts Photo with Colin Kaepernick
For Braathen, who had broken with the Norwegian ski team to join the Brazilian Olympic team, Kaepernick was one of his heroes.
paydayreport.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM