Farmer, 86, Rejects $15 Million Offer to Sell His Land to Data Center Developers: ‘Not Interested in Destroying My Farms’ Pennsylvania farmer Mervin Raudabaugh sold development rights to a land trust for $1.9 million instead.

Relooted: the South African video game where players take back artefacts from western museums

"More than 3,000 people attended the Mass and walked in the procession. "Families affected by immigration enforcement were among the first to receive ashes from Cupich, in a highly symbolic reversal of the marking and tracking many say defines their daily lives." www.ncronline.org/news/god-doe...

“We were stunned [about the prescience] for a while, but we’ve really gotten to the point where it’s really sad. It’s just sad how predictable and lame and obvious and wrong it all is. Fascism is just a total fail in the end.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

The worst figures on campus arguing that campuses had become overrun with wokeness were all best buddies with Epstein. Quelle surprise. www.salon.com/2026/02/19/j...

Such a great column by new @washingtonpost.com food dude — I hate a bossy restaurant www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/02...

America gave up kings 250 years ago and adopted a system in which “no one is above the law.” But presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity. Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute. Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections. The legacy of the John Roberts Supreme Court.

Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on the SAVE Act. ☎️1 (800) 222-4357

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Just cruel.

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

This weekend, our first group of volunteers learned how to screen print! None of them had ever tried printing before, but by the end of the training, they were excited to make more. So what are you waiting for? Drop off any t-shirt before March 9, and we’ll turn it into campaign merch for you :)

Sipping strong tea + typing as fast as I can ☕ 🎬

Magnificent opinion defending true history on President's Day.

Thanks for finding this @helenkennedy.bsky.social. Watch it, everyone! Make it more popular on YouTube than if it had run on the show!

Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler has passed away at the age of 99. A renowned Byzantine scholar and author, Glykatzi-Ahrweiler was one of the most influential figures in contemporary Greek intellectual life. She was the first woman to serve as principal at the University of Sorbonne.

NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics. 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths. www.wired.com/story/google...

Nine and ten year olds, fleeing in fear. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...

Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw

FLASH: ICE says 2 of its officers are under investigation for apparently lying about Jan. 14 incident in Minneapolis where officer shot immigrant. DOJ abruptly dropped charges yday w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Independents say 2:1 that Bad Bunny "better represents America" than Donald Trump www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Op-ed: The world economy is on the move. Too many roads lead away from Trump and to China

Up ☕️ happy Friday #5AMwritersclub

Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."

Grand Juries Are Saving Democracy, While Pam Bondi Destroys It While We Watch: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Good morning, Bluesky. Today would have been Rob Hiaasen’s 67th birthday. Last week, HH Hiaasen’s memorial installation, Complete the Day, was installed in City Hall’s South Gallery, asking visitors to consider how they would complete the days of loved ones taken by gun violence. Please visit.

I was really hoping that Elon Musk would be moving to Mars this year.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social Thanks to HCR for making me aware of this video of the Coast Guard breaking through ICE! Gives me hope.

Every American needs to watch this:

WTAF

BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. (1/2 🧵)

Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”

No, the GOP can't "take over" national elections. But take Trump's threats seriously anyway. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?

Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.

I don’t like this

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

Inclusivity is not propaganda, programming with LGBTQ characters is not a danger to children, and politicians who use ugly rhetoric to the contrary devalue LGBTQ Americans and families. (1/4) www.theverge.com/policy/87353...

New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped

BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism

Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of an investigation into child porn, deepfakes and more

Healthcare systems are bracing for a massive hit if Trump and Noem succeed in suddenly revoking TPS for Haitians, who are the backbone of the industry in many states. “At least 50,000 migrants with protected status work in health care,” the NYT reports www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.

A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half. ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers. Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story

I have spoken with several senior FBI counterintelligence officers who believe that there is a reasonably strong prospect that Tulsi Gabbard is a foreign intelligence asset.

Maybe Liam is too wee yet for Spider-Verse, but I ❤️ Miles Morales and Nueva York is covered in snow too! Much thanks to @julioanta.bsky.social for the translation so that I could include both spideys. #Comics4Liam FREE THE CHILDREN!!! Shutter forever these evil detention centers; ABOLISH ICE.