What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.

The teachers at Bowmore need to be reinstated immediately. Safety and stability should be the priority for our kids.

February 14, 2026

“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com Now he’s much, MUCH worse.

For all those who say "I never see any owls", here's why. The first shot is as seen by the naked eye, followed by two progressively zoomed in. Master of disguise, right in the open, a sleepy little Eastern Screech-owl soaking up the winter sun. #birds #birding #owl

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSKw... 'All over the files': Maddow names names of people in Trump's orbit in the Epstein files... Rachel Maddow highlights some of the mentions that are oddly still enjoying impunity.

Newtown Sydney, Australia

Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/13/n...

Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.

The thing about the skeleton and the luge is that you have to learn whether you would be good at the skeleton or the luge, and I don't know how we don't hear about more people dying from finding out if they were good at the skeleton or the luge.

The polling numbers are in: 71% of Albertawomen will vote no if there is an Alberta referendum. 81% of them said they would move away from Alberta. That will leave Donbas Danielle and her petrostate frathouse of keyboard rage warriors. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Ring, the doorbell video security system owned by Amazon, parted ways with a tech surveillance company that promoted a “Search Party” function that could access multiple cameras in a neighborhood. The function, which was featured in a Super Bowl ad, drew criticism over privacy concerns.

Marco Rubio labels efforts to mitigate human-driven climate change as the work of a "climate cult." It’s as if knuckle-dragging inaction and reversing progress are things to be proud of: www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you have to travel to Detroit - take the tunnel. Do not give Trump's oligarch friends any money. Refuse to travel on the Ambassador Bridge. Take the tunnel. Better yet don't travel to the States at all. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Long overdue. No level of government in Canada should by using X & the excuse that most of the public are there no longer holds.

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I'll be talking about the Trump administration's repeal of the EPA "Endangerment Finding" and what it means for climate action in the U.S., tomorrow morning ~9:20am ET on The #WeatherChannel "Weekend Recharge" www.weathergroup.com/shows/weeken...

Any critic of the police may pause and think now.

Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

Can relate to this

I'm seeing some weird stuff about Candace Owens. Are regular people (orgs I follow) now taking Candace Owens seriously? #NotOK

Here's why I hate #auto culture. A fucking asshole in an 8 cyl #Toyota planet killer, idling non-stop on a mild day while blocking the space cleared for pedestrians.

In the Toronto Star I write about Toronto Police's violent corruption scandal. Will it move the needle on police reform? It's a dramatic escalation in a long history of police intimidation, bullying their critics & broken trust. I argue 3 big things have to happen, including firing this chief.

See also bsky.app/profile/kath...

February 13, 2026

#NovaScotia Halifax woman encourages DIY nesting boxes to help local bird species Tree swallow populations have been declining since the 1970s www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is grim news and a direct result of the terrible decisions made by the Province in 2024 that increased the toxic drug supply and closed safe consumption sites. The Premier was told this would happen, by the Auditor General no less, and did it anyway. #HamOnt www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

"They soon realized the unsettling truth: Not just women but entire families were detained inside, including children and even newborn babies. This former employee struggled daily with what they saw."

Emily Pike slipped out a window of her Arizona group home a year ago; days later, the 14-year-old’s remains were found in a pair of trash bags by a rural highway. The ongoing mystery surrounding her death underscores the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls in the US.

Trump’s Treasury Secretary received an unexpected reality check during a dinner in Washington, D.C.

There are idiots with dangerous machines in charge.

Mark Carney said that Canada is "considering" sending aid to Cuba. Before COVID, one million Canadians visited Cuba every year. Their convertavle peso is pegged to the Canadian Dollar. I argue that we need to send fuel and supplies ASAP, regardless of Trump. noraloreto.substack.com/p/canada-mus...

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."

We need to be putting water first. Glad to see local leaders pushing the province to protect Ontario’s water. #onpoli

Say what you want about Trump, but at least he's transparent with his corruption

Someone hacked into Chicago’s DOT traffic sign who knew the assignment :::

"In 1970 #Venezuela produced 3.7 million barrels of oil a day. Today it's down to 925,000. It's in a state of disrepair, operators simply worn out & can't be repaired, rusty pipelines, spent, damaged, useless wells. Most of the infrastructure there, the production equipment cannot be brought back."

still can't believe ontario keeps voting for a guy whose idea of making things better for its residents is "force way more debt on university students," "build spa literally no one wanted," and "dig underground car tunnel literally no one asked for" like how are we this masochistic

See? More of this, please

Close elections are not the problem. The problem is a system where thousands of voters can be left without a voice because their party finished second. In a proportional system, votes across Terrebonne would shape seats. No community’s voice would hinge on a single envelope.

Love something in your life the way Ontario loves underfunding education

Prefer something small, light and cheap. But keep trying Canada

Somebody once asked why trans people are so up-in-arms about Newsom's rising star but my memory was vague about it. This is an excellent article detailing the specifics. He nods along and agrees when conservatives say genocidal things as a way to demonstrate bipartisanship. #ProtectTransKids

Narrator: "He lost the popular vote in 2016 by about 2.9 million votes."

note that Kristi Noem has a photo of her and Trump together on her SAVE AMERICA ACT placard she really thinks she has a shot to be his successor, which is hilarious to me

So, "no"

The headwaters of the Colorado River start in clear, cold mountain streams fed by snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains. But a winter snow drought means bad news for the seven states negotiating over how to divvy up a river that was already shrinking. https://cnn.it/3ZwnzEZ