The state that gave us Paul LePage and Susan Collins may also give us Platner. That actually tracks.

The President boasts of "no tax on tips", but this expires in 2028. He boasts of "no tax on overtime," but it is taxed, and the break expires in 2028. He boasts of "no tax on social security," but it is taxed, and his break expires in 2028. He also passed tax cuts for the rich. They're permanent.

A real mystery. But I have not been to CDG since 2023... It wasn't great then. Maybe because I came from Doha... my expectations were slightly higher?

Nice.

Teenagers protesting ICE actions are speaking to a uniformed officer. A man in plain clothes barges in, grabs a teen by the neck and places another in a chokehold. Officers don't step in, teens protect one another from the angry man. Teens face felony charges, man - the police chief - is free. 🎁

Dem Rep. Angie Craig with an abysmal stat + a hilarious zing ahead of SOTU: "When you look at a 26% approval rating nationally for President Trump, he is coming into the people's House in the weakest state he has ever been in the all of the excruciating years we have had to endure his presidency."

I'd be very worried if a scientific organisation releases a statement that is inaccurate or at odds with the science. (Speaking as someone who has actually authored and published such statements for such organisations and/or with other scientists.)

This just hits different now.

Interesting overview!

How much taxpayer money is the Trump administration wasting by willfully disobeying court orders? The petitioner's attorney may get back the $568 airfare from TX to MN, but the time and effort by all parties involved... and the uncompensated trauma caused to the immigrant.

But this rogue executive branch’s response? “Yeah, well WE say the law is Y.” Despite being the foundation of our jurisprudence, courts rarely cite Marbury. That this court had to demonstrates how deep and destructive the regime’s disdain for the rule of law runs.

In NJ alone, with a (relatively meager) 547 immigration habeas cases: 6 missed filing deadlines 12 missed bond hearing deadlines 4 missed release deadlines (he lists 3, but hides another in a list of “miscellaneous” violations) 17 noncitizens transferred out of NJ in violation of an order

He appended to his decision a list of NINETY SIX examples of similar defiance in 76 cases in just the first 28 days of 2026. Said Chief Judge Schiltz: “ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

More from the first elected official with Tourette Syndrome on BAFTA, Pt. 2: We've heard from John Davidson, but BAFTA failed before and after the incident. More: youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs

Watch both parts

If true, that would be the first time that Trump has delivered some good news.

"Congressman Chris Deluzio shared a statement, seeking answers from the Trump administration, stating, 'According to the family, Bruno has a valid work authorization, SSN, and license' " Abolish ICE is the moderate position.

Here's her latest post in response to some of the awful responses she's gotten, both from racists on X and from people hurling ableist garbage at her, and to people deliberately misunderstanding her. The internet sucks sometimes.

"I am learning that being an American means that I have to be worried for the people I love.” - 12 yo boy in Bucks County about waiting for his father while he's at school. "A third of his immediate family ― an uncle and two cousins ― was arrested in November and December." 🎁

Despite what I already knew about Xitter, this was eye-opening. And the bit about Epstein and Attia/CBS News...

@lastweektonight.com gets results!

"the administration is also facing pushback from two Colorado utilities, which say the federal government's order is both unnecessary and unconstitutional... Tri-State and Platte River say they've built sufficient solar and wind farms, and no longer need Craig 1."

I really appreciate this TikToker with Tourette syndrome, Shay, for taking the time to educate so many of us (including me) about her disability and coprolalia in light of what happened at the BAFTAs with John Davidson when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. I learned a lot.

"Delroy Lindo Wishes ‘Someone From BAFTA Spoke to Us’ After N-Word Was Shouted While He and Michael B. Jordan Presented: We ‘Did What We Had to Do’ "

Black filmmaker Jonte Richardson says he is stepping down as a BAFTA judge:

zohran increased the number of snow shovelers from 500 to 1,400 for this blizzard, paying them $30/hour to shovel sidewalks with at least a four-foot berth so that wheelchairs and strollers can get through. he didn't overhaul city government to do it, he just used the power given to him and did it!

It isn’t just the fitness test they’re cutting.

“.. even in the final days of training, the cadets cannot demonstrate a solid grasp of the tactics or the law required to perform their jobs.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/u...

Trump wants to solve the affordability crisis by... raising electricity and phone service prices for Americans??

This is worse when you see the quote because he is describing professors getting fired for calling Kirk a racist piece of shit and then his college fired him. Also: the origins and defining ethos of Turning Point is getting professors fired. That part, and not free speech, is baked into their bones.

Wow.

Alternatively: 39% of Americans support shredding the Constitution and making Trump our King.

"Trump administration doesn’t need to restore more President’s House exhibits for now, appeals court says: Park Service staff had reinstalled 16 out of 34 exhibits as of Thursday evening" (Gift link)

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Just going to point out that Elon Musk was the one begging to go to Epstein's island, controls what was once considered to be an incredibly influential media platform... and has been known to pay people to vote (www.bbc.com/news/article...). So, hmmm... And he's pointing at some vague "others"?

LOL

I'd call on vaccinologists for a rebuttal but after the last year... Nope.

Also re: “bsky is dying” it’s one of the recurring discourses here. These are the stats since the site was launched. Down since the 2024 U.S. election but still like 4x up since before it. And it’s been interesting the whole time. And better than what the other place has become.

i got covered in multiple media outlets for a thread initially posted to like 8k followers only on this website, even forcing journalists at least one outlet that wanted to interview me to create an account because it's impossible to contact me anywhere else i think it can be done

www.linkedin.com/posts/nalina... This part struck out in this LinkedIn post: "Al in power is no longer experimental: Renewable and demand forecasting are now mature use cases."

The process here will inevitably be (a) collect every immigrant's social media; (b) pay a tech company a fortune to scan them with AI asked to see if they're "anti-Trump," which will stretch all the way to being pro-vaccine or anti-tariff and beyond; (c) arbitrarily deny status to those who are.

One challenge is that pols follow journalists. There is a felt need to counter right-wing narratives that get juiced which MSM then legitimize & amplify from X. As long as legacy media like NYT etc monitor + cite X as public sentiment (which they tell us they do) it is tricky for pols to leave

Personally, I think it should be illegal to make money by betting on corporate profits and losses. And I get that the whole US retirement system is built on that betting model, but that model is deeply antithetical to democracy.

Your schools are suffering because Trump has given the military billions more than they even know what to do with.

Fantastic bowling by Bumrah, but South Africa have an excellent score on the board. Not optimistic about India's chances. Today seems to be "hosts bat second and lose" day. #T20WC #t20worldcupmen #IndVSA #SAvInd

The New York wine importer who took on - and defeated - the teetotaller wannabe-King.

Aside: "loneliness epidemic" is the new "economic anxiety."

As a reminder: Donald Trump has likely killed hundreds of thousands and potentially millions of people around the world through his destruction of USAID.

Oh dear - bad start for Sri Lanka after they wonderfully restricted England to just 146. Will Jacks isn't Adil Rashid and yet!! #t20WC #t20worldcupmen #EngVSL #SLvEng