no no no NO NO NO NO NO Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs politicalwire.com/2026/02/16/v...

Um, how am i going to do my banking this morning?

There are some key differences, but it’s striking much of Trump’s mass deportation campaign resembles the drug war of the 1980s and 1990s. In this case, then too massive, militarized task forces raided public housing buildings, whole city blocks, and even entire towns on a single warrant.

They instituted this in Cato?

#BirdoftheDay is #BirdButts, these Starlings are facing into a steady wind… #birds #birdwatching #nature

"**Under pressure from the White House**, Mr. Bedford [FAA administrator] rescinded the order on Wednesday"

An astonishing account of recklessness and maladministration at the highest levels. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions

I went to an all day training about using AI agents for database query to answer questions and I asked how they dealt with SOX compliance and the answer was to check every answer manually. Then what the hell is the point?

roses are red violets are blue tom homan’s a bitch greg bovino, too

🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326

I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly

I am not high enough to read that headline, nor will I ever be.

Birds seen while walking through a park to/from the coffee place: Adult Cooper's Hawk (diff. from yesterday's), 17 Mallards, 3 towhees, a Hairy Woodpecker, a Turkey Vulture. 17 large oranges in the creek(!) doubtless not correlated with the 17 Mallards. But, how did they get into the creek?

This rules. I love how delighted they all look!

Sunshine today boosts temperatures to a range of near 50 to mid-50s after a cold start in the 20s. Rain with some wintry mix possible north on Sunday as a storm passes to our south. Consistently warmer next week! Forecast details: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this

Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40. Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store

It’s not every day a Ruby-crowned Kinglet leans over so we can see how he gets his name. When he gets excited he’ll show it off even more. That sounds kind of dirty 🫢 #birds 🌿

Filmed over two days??!!

Our reporting uncovered that hundreds of administrative subpoenas have been sent by the Homeland Security Department to Meta, Google, Reddit, and other social media companies. Some of the accounts they have sought to unmask have flight back in court.

New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Vaguely recall how Biden admin emails to Twitter were the biggest attack on free speech ever. There was a whole twitter files thing about that. Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?

This is a really good video which I would say even if she didn't cite me approximately 230 times... But seriously, JGL is very wrong about Section 230.

👇!!!!!!!

👇!!!!!! I expect that a very credible death threat has been picked up by his security team, that it has been tracked back or ultimately linked to someone who is, essentially, untouchable, & this is a preemptive attempt to defuse the threat.

I initially read "bathroom" not "ballroom"

Birding while walking around in the neighborhood, full of melting snow-crete: One or even two Pileated Woodpeckers, one large adult Cooper's Hawk. Sunny, cool.

Whether it’s Barack Obama, putting Dijon mustard on a hotdog or RFK Jr. snorting cocaine off a toilet seat, both men made some curious decisions.

Happy 70th Birthday to Peter Hook, bassist and co-founder of English rock bands Joy Division and New Order, born on this day in 1956, Salford, England 📸 Tim Moffat @ Peter Hook & The Light LIVE at Miami Beach Bandshell 6/14/25 #postpunk #punkrock #peterhook #punkrockhistory #otd

Time sure has flown while I've been having fun 😲 😄 📻 🎶

hold on i gotta take this

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

Talked to Chris Van Hollen about data centers, ICE, and his frustrations with democratic leadership slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Your Daily Merp – lookit those grabbers! #birds #HellYeahNuthatches

F'ing hell

Ominous bird valentines.

Flowers, chocolate and ... mutual aid? After a heavy start to the year, some Minneapolis residents are using Valentine’s Day to love thy neighbor.

tom homan is a bitch

Considering the previous "draw down" was purely symbolic, I'm skeptical about what this will functionally mean. That said, for the sake of the people of Minnesota, I pray it's true and that this campaign of terror will soon be over.

"Some were as young as 13, and at least half of those taken in so far became pregnant as a result of rape, sources said."

He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational

WHAT THE HELL

I don't know if it's really clear, outside of coverage of Mpls and pockets of organizing elsewhere, that hundreds of thousands of people are actively and at every level of society fighting our government as it abducts and imprisons and torments our neighbors.

The daily #PaintedBunting! 🪶

In a world where the walls are closing in for trans people, celebrate the good news. If I'm ever in Toronto, I'll be there.