Residents are still digging out after a powerful winter storm brought thunder snow to Duluth and buried the North Shore and much of northern Minnesota. Here are a few photos taken by Minnesotans near Lake Superior on Wednesday:

I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women. As I argue in a new piece in @foreignaffairs.com, he and his fellow autocrats have reason to fear us: Defending women's rights and combating authoritarianism is the same fight. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Jesse Welles

This administration is all smoke and mirrors. www.instagram.com/reel/DUt8Utw...

Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid Step out of line, the man come and take you away

Also this is a real offer. I don’t think these guys really use Bluesky and I don’t use Twitter - like, I don’t open the site - so if anyone wants to alert @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social or @jvl.bsky.social I’ll probably be on patrol at least 4 hours today and they can come try to see ICE up close

Historic tidbit…

May the dominoes fall.

Most people are watching Trump’s words. I’m watching what pressure does to power. And what I’m seeing isn’t random. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

“Your agencies must refrain from propping up Bitcoin and transferring wealth from taxpayers to crypto billionaires through direct purchases, guarantees, or liquidity facilities," wrote Sen. Warren, who noted Bessent "deflected" when asked about a taxpayer bailout for crypto at a recent hearing.

Golden. Minnesota here. We love it. Back in the way olden days of cable television there was a curling channel. Off season it had bowling.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

Do it! (Love Diaper Diplomacy!)

1/4 🧵The New York Times reported that Zorro Ranch was where Epstein was attempting this: "Jeffrey E. Epstein, the wealthy financier who is accused of sex trafficking, had an unusual dream: He hoped to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his..."

Lieu says there are *allegations* in the files of Trump raping children. x.com/TheMaineWonk...

Extremely astute observation

Let’s pivot to personal wealth growth while in office…

A short overview of how Peter Thiel and Palantir have been systematically weaponizing your data. Against you.

@galvinalmanza.bsky.social My book is filled with cases I litigated for my fellow prisoners for 25 years, and statistics from the DOJBOJS. I have 7 published decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit on Habeas Corpus Exhaustion and Procedural Default issues. It compliments your

SAY NO to U-S-A! U naccountable S urveilling A uthoritarianism (Via @geopoliticswatch IG)

SAY NO to U-S-A! U naccountable S urveilling A uthoritarianism (Via @aarchor IG)

At least twice in this clip, the thought “I love Stephen Colbert” floated through my mind.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING? RESIGN TODAY. YOU ARE TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY USELESS

Rolling Stone gave him a full page obituary, an honor reserved for legends.

Eliminate the cap. Or at least raise it by a whole lot. Social Security will be fine and so will our seniors.

It's 2026, & growing a science newsletter isn't getting any easier. Time for some [grimaces] SELF-MARKETING. Hello! Once a week, I publish a newsletter to 30,000+ folk, trying to make them go "wow!" at sciencey stuff. You can sign up for free here: everythingisamazing.substack.com Thx/sorry.

The emergence of Philomena, checking on whether it’s time to take flight or if this is just a regular possible day:

A lil help

This blows me away!!! So proud of this group!

Under The Desk News @underthedesknews.bsky.social

First Amendment Troop "Since Trump fancies himself the chairman of entertainment at the Kennedy Center, we thought we should show you the tragically un-American script he’s been writing."

Well Done! 👏 bsky.app/profile/chri...

Shout out to the sheep friends 💚

Coming tomorrow, February 17, 2026! Episode 12: “Chilling Racial Cleansing” Listen at zurl.co/j4qfb, on Apple at: zurl.co/XLGQK, or wherever you get your podcasts.

he is sooooo good. senator ossoff. wow, georgia. he's the real deal as real deals get.

People keep saying it’s too late. That if anything happened at Zorro Ranch, it’s long gone. That’s not how forensics works. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

NOTE I am not suicidal; I don't drink or do drugs; my blood pressure and cholesterol are normal; I don't engage in high-risk activities; my vehicles are well kept and newly serviced. If anything happens to me, please assume foul play and only let state agents—not federal—access my data and drafts.

ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-KD...

That Good News Girl @thatgoodnewsgirl.bsky.social

This is a fantastic idea. Poorly worded but still a fantastic idea.

“Stay in the game!”

crystaldawnalchemy4 Crystal Dawn

Urgent timely advice friends!

Yesterday, Saturday, I spent much of my time updating my US passport. Not because I have plans to travel, but because apparently we may need two forms of ID for the midterm election. This is what we have become,a “Papers, please” nation. Sad

#Epsten had told the young girls. I have the government , I have the banks… in otherwords they are powerlesss.. 🤬💔🥺 This should have never been able to happen in the USA 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤩 www.youtube.com/shorts/6dFoi...

What an excellent share!

In 2016, U.S. diplomats reported sudden neurological injuries. Nearly a decade later, we still don’t have clear answers. Here’s why Havana Syndrome matters in an era of election instability. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

We need more people like this guy. (Sorry if any of those words are misspelled, but I find that it's difficult to type with tears in your eyes.)