There are still people on the left who justify putting Trump back in the WH, rather than voting for Harris, because they think Israel's war is Joe Biden's fault.

Yes, many voters think Democrats are weak. With good reason. And I haven't seen much evidence that those reasons have gone away.

Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff. For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2069...

Technology itself is neutral. The uses to which it is put are the source of ethical and social quandaries and dilemmas.

If the regime gets its way, the frightening question is “what could go wrong?”

If our education system does not figure out a way to deal with this issue, then we are going to see continued and worsening cognitive declines among our children. AI has its uses, but not as a replacement for thinking and creativity and expression.

who's ready to get mad online about Gas Leak Red Mars

Hakeem Jeffries has to be among the very worst caucus leaders in Congressional history. "Let's not upset the criminal" works in a bank robbery, but not politics.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Finally, I can break silence! I did a lot of creature design work for this show (collaborating, of course, with the production team) and think the animals are looking pretty good here! This was a lot of fun to work on - will be watching on Mar. 6! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZB...

The late Charlie Kirk, who should still be with us, was a committed racist. To honor him as some sort of "statesman" or "thinker" is absurd.

As I have said, Cannon likely made a deal with Trump: "I'll protect you in the documents case if you put me on SCOTUS in the event you get back to the White House."

I continue to find it disgusting that politicians who already hold an elective office are drawing their public salaries and ignoring the work they are supposed to be doing so that they can campaign for a different job.

I lost this amazing and joyful animal today at age 15. I am grateful for the happiness she brought me.

Breaking News: Bill Mazeroski, who in 1960 hit one of the most famous home runs in World Series history to deliver a championship win for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th inning of Game 7, has died at 89.

According to the medical journal @thelancet.com, heat extremes caused an estimated 546k deaths every year between 2012 & 2021 – a 63% rise on rates seen in the 1990s “That's the equivalent of a fully loaded jumbo jet full of people going down once every 7hrs throughout the year” says Prof Ollie Jay

That was an amazing display of skill.

There are STILL idiots who are trying to rationalize voting for Trump or a third party candidate or not voting instead of casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024. Oh, that these fools would just quit pretending anyone smart takes their opinions seriously.

Why would anyone want to go to college, or teach at a college, in #Texas? www.texastribune.org/2026/02/19/t...

If you ask ChatGPT to produce a collage photograph that includes Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao, and Trump, it will tell you it cannot because doing so would be defamatory to Trump.

You need to listen to these words by J.B. Pritzker.

Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website

These are supposed to be CIVIL detention facilities, not prisons, and even prison inmates have the opportunity to write letters to loved ones and others.

He would be a very formidable contender. Perhaps the most formidable on the Democratic side.

The science appropriations “minibus” package Congress enacted last month matters a lot for Colorado. The Trump administration had originally proposed extraordinary cuts to NASA. The stakes are higher for Colorado than for many other states. By @hlacey.bsky.social

I wrote about Colorado's economy and the importance of the nation's space program to it. And please check out @coloradonewsline.com and @statesnewsroom.com. These are great resources for excellent journalism. #aerospace #NASA #Colorado #science coloradonewsline.com/2026/02/16/f...

The U.S. State Department has ordered non-profit public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their communities have come to rely on and that has run smoothly for years. apnews.com/article/pass...

We have an absolute right to criticize our government's policies and how they are carried out. And we have the same right to castigate politicians in blunt terms. We must be peaceful, of course, but we do not have to hold back our opinions for fear that someone in government does not like them.

Donald Trump is responsible for the homicides of AT LEAST 135 people - 133 at sea, killed by military attack even though unarmed, and 2 in Minneapolis by ICE/Border Patrol. A case could be made for more. Yet he faces no serious threat of impeachment. Or criminal liability.

it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric

How is this not straight-up solicitation of bribes? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/b...

A simple ? from Wajahat Ali pushes Hakeem Jeffries into a crashout: "Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities." Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."

I roll my eyes at the posts here that amount to negative campaign ads by one candidate's supporters against another candidate. Save that for TV. No one here, or least few, care about that kind of stupid politics.

Now he needs to be removed from any involvement with the organization and management of the 2028 Summer Olympics . . .

What are Bennet and Hickenlooper and Neguse doing about this?

The police will ALWAYS prioritize the preferences of the ruler, even if illegal and immoral, and will ALWAYS choose to help colleagues in other agencies oppress and harm people, even if illegal and immoral.

Please share this incredibly valuable, very well-written article about the importance of vaccines. You will be moved. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

As I was saying about a homicidal president . . .

NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...

Has the U.S. ever had a more homicidal president than Trump? How many died because he mismanaged the pandemic response? How many because he cut off US AID? How many because of vaccine denial? How many due to his secret police - oops, ICE/Border Patrol - raids and kidnappings and summary executions?

This display by Hawley, which involved flagrant slandering of Keith Ellison and the loss of his temper, should make clear to every Dem that the Republicans are not your "colleagues." They are your adversaries. Do not trust them. Do not help them. Do not work with them.

Josh Hawley is as Nazi as they come. I wouldn't take his word for anything.

A friend asked me tonight if I thought there was a real chance Trump nominates Aileen Cannon to SCOTUS if Alito or Thomas retires. I told him I think there's little doubt. I suspect a deal was made: kill or delay the documents case, she gets the nomination if Trump reelected.

If any local developer in any city or town sells a warehouse to ICE, then that developer's business permits should be revoked. All of them. Immediately. And that developer should be told, in no uncertain terms, that she, he, or it will never be allowed to build in that community again.

If you are a Democratic governor who goes to the White House to meet with Trump, then you are a disgrace. You are effectively collaborating with a man who is morally responsible and, in a just society, would be legally responsible for murdering people. Don't go. You debase yourself if you do.

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

And every Republican who supports ICE's and Border Patrol's unconstitutional behavior, or that supports the illegitimate and lawless Trump regime, disgusts me. So Johnson should f$%& off. And Dems should tell him so. The time for regarding these people as "colleagues" and as trustworthy is over.

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

Trump’s public health appointees are spreading such dangerous disinformation that it’s killing Americans. The world of science has to take a stand ✏️ Philip Ball