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Task & Purpose
about 22 hours ago
Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus
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Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus
Senior Army warrant officers will bid against each other for a bonus that they will take to sign up for six more years of active duty.
https://trib.al/fdlafqT
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2026 has two lunar eclipses. The first is March 3, 2026 (full, peak at 4am) The second is August 28 (partial)
www.deseret.com/u-s-world/20...
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Here's how to watch the first lunar eclipse of 2026
As long as the clouds cooperate, Utahns should have a great look at the 'Blood Moon' event on March 3
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2026/02/19/lunar-eclipse-prime-viewing-earth-shadow-blood-moon-best-place-watch-nasa/
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Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls
www.npr.org/2026/02/19/n...
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How Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5707290/epstein-files-victims-interlochen-ghislaine-maxwell
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The U.S. was the most influential member of WHO. Trump wants to create a more expensive replacement to duplicate it.
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After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
https://wapo.st/4tKRwyM
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King Charles: "The law must take its course." Trump: Pardon lawbreakers
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Former prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office
King Charles III said in a statement that “the law must take its course,” promising the royal family’s full support and cooperation.
https://wapo.st/4qJ4MkQ
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Utah's Gerrymandering Lawsuit and the Federal Panel Three federal judges: one nominated by Obama, one by Bush, and the other by Trump.
utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/18/r...
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In new redistricting lawsuit, federal panel weighs whether to overturn Utah’s court-ordered map • Utah News Dispatch
A federal three-judge panel is weighing the fate of Utah's remedial congressional map creating one Democratic and three Republican districts.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/18/redistricting-lawsuit-federal-judges-weigh-whether-to-overturn-utah-congressional-map/?emci=f8fb09cd-4f0d-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&emdi=59d18823-a70d-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&ceid=631539
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Hiding those illegally deported in Cameroon - and arresting journalists that try to report the cheat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/w...
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Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/world/africa/cameroon-journalists-arrested-deportees.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.ZI90.tRT_MLLi53lB&smid=nytcore-ios-share
3 days ago
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Millions that will never be paid back — thanks to Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
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Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/opinion/corruption-trump-accountability.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.nO8M.ke91nrDWZ8T2&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Found this on the Jordan River Trail this afternoon.
#JordanRiverTrail
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5 days ago
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Mickey Kuhns
6 days ago
Rep Terri Sewell (D-AL) calls bullshit and supplies the facts…
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1984 in 2026
www.deseret.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion: Living in ‘1984′
Orwell wrote his dystopian novel as a warning, not a guidebook
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/02/13/1984-dystopian-comparisons-to-trump-administration/?utm_source=email.utahpolicy.com&utm_medium=fa3a44a536e3c4573723f9111775a250d3a8e4b4&utm_campaign=utah-policy-feb-16-2026&_bhlid=9ebfc667478a1f9ce9a9d7496130758d8ff8a4c1
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US military manufacturers/suppliers may be losing a good customer as Canada looks elsewhere.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
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Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/world/canada/canada-military-spending.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.4D1o.xziy78BA3Qlv&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Lake Powell and Lake Mead are the nation’s two largest reservoirs. Both are at record lows.
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...
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Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal
As Colorado River states missed yet another deadline to strike a drought deal, a new forecast showed a grim outlook for the river’s major reservoirs.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/02/13/utah-other-states-fail-reach-deal/
8 days ago
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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines
10 days ago
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Bondi had list of a Democratic lawmaker's Epstein files "search history"
A high-profile House Democrat is accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of "spying" on her search history while she pored through Jeffrey Epstein-related documents.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-epstein-files-search-history-hearing-pramila-jayapal/
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Jill Lawrence
10 days ago
Like a 2-year-old yelling NO NO NO. But this list from
@kurtbardella.bsky.social
is actually quite informative and revealing.
open.substack.com/pub/thewatch...
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15 Questions Pam Bondi Refused to Answer
You know it’s bad when my first thought while watching today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Attorney General Pam Bondi was “my 12-year-old has more emotional regulation capacity than th...
https://open.substack.com/pub/thewatchdogreport/p/15-questions-pam-bondi-refused-to?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Jamie Dupree
10 days ago
Even Red states are telling the Trump Administration that they will not turn over their voter registration lists. The latest GOP-led state to object is West Virginia.
sos.wv.gov/news/Pages/0...
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The Tennessee Holler
10 days ago
From
@wired.com
: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
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Dave Whamond
11 days ago
How are you doing in the market?
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Ann Telnaes
10 days ago
THIS ⤵️
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The Earth's core may contain 45 oceans worth of hydrogen.
www.ksl.com/article/5144...
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Earth's core may contain as much as 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen, scientists find
Picture all of Earth's oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth's core.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51446212/earths-core-may-contain-as-much-as-45-oceans-worth-of-hydrogen-scientists-find
10 days ago
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I doubt this material is new. Jmail is a public (not govt) web project that presents material already released emails from Epstein's Gmail account.
www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov/epstein/search
oversight.house.gov/release/over...
www.cbp.gov/document/foi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein...
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11 days ago
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I'm not sure what to make of this but take a look. Epstein Email Account -->
www.jmail.world.
7,500 emails. 20,000 pages ~~
#EpsteinEmails
medium.com//i-logged-in...
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I Logged Into a Dead Pedophile’s Gmail and His Contact List Is Basically an Org Chart
Jmail turned 20,000 unsearchable government PDFs into Jeffrey Epstein’s working inbox. I went through the contacts, the photos, and the…
https://medium.com/@grateful_aqua_goat_147/i-logged-into-a-dead-pedophiles-gmail-and-his-contact-list-is-basically-an-org-chart-843d09e762df
11 days ago
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Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏
11 days ago
Benito reminded us that we're all neighbors Graeme MacKay
@mackaycartoons.bsky.social
Support Graeme at
substack.com/@mackaycartoons
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Utah Lake: Get paid to fish The catch: Carp
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ABC4 News on X: "Calling all fish hunters! Utah Lake Authority is offering a monetary prize to the team of people who catch the most carp in Utah Lake this year. Read: https://t.co/IMBOk8Se9U https://t.co/C81FGD9w6o" / X
Calling all fish hunters! Utah Lake Authority is offering a monetary prize to the team of people who catch the most carp in Utah Lake this year. Read: https://t.co/IMBOk8Se9U https://t.co/C81FGD9w6o
https://x.com/abc4utah/status/2021041439925207533?s=46
11 days ago
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Reaction beyond the USA.
apnews.com/article/bad-...
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'God bless América': Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show resonated far beyond the US
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance resonated deeply with Latino audiences. By saying “God bless America” and naming countries across the Americas, he highlighted the broader meaning of “Améri...
https://apnews.com/article/bad-bunny-halftime-show-americas-mexico-city-acabd4d5a934955f177de83e9f2b5b44
11 days ago
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Who’s got the snow?
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CNN
12 days ago
For two hours inside a classified Congressional hearing last week, Republican and Democratic Senators grew increasingly exasperated as officials refused to say whether the Trump administration wants Congress to renew a powerful foreign surveillance law that is expiring soon, according to sources.
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Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law | CNN Politics
For two hours inside a classified Congressional hearing last week, Republican and Democrat Senators grew increasingly exasperated as officials from the FBI, the National Security Agency and other agen...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/09/politics/fisa-section-702-renewal-classified-hearing-frustration?Date=20260210&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1770692460&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Pond or Lake, Creek, Brook or River. Might depend on where you live.
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Column | What separates a lake from a pond? What about creeks and rivers?
In parts of America, even the smallest ponds are “lakes” and tiny streams are “rivers.” What gives?
https://wapo.st/4amnbxE
12 days ago
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Saving the wrong bees.
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Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.
Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.
https://wapo.st/4bNFRcd
13 days ago
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The Cost of Love? $4.5 million
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Jennifer Harris
13 days ago
This Dilley, Rep. Gonzales?
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
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Will Bunch
13 days ago
Europe gets it! The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it The crisis of elite impunity. My column
www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
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Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch
Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-europe-us-accountability-20260208.html
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Rachel Maddow
14 days ago
oh dear.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower
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Clay Bennett
15 days ago
2/7/2026- Rats!
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/fe...
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I don’t have to shovel snow this year.
15 days ago
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Sledding in Utah 2025
15 days ago
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Protecting the rich and powerful
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The money paid to Olympic gold medalists.
www.forbes.com/sites/brettk...
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These 13 Countries Will Pay Winter Olympic Gold Medalists $100,000 — Or More
Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2026/02/06/these-13-countries-will-pay-winter-olympic-gold-medalists-100000-or-more/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailydozen&cdlcid=678456c261269146c55700b7§ion=
15 days ago
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China’s green energy on track to surpass coal for energy generation.
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Garthtoons by Garth German
16 days ago
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Pat Bagley
17 days ago
The worst are full of passionate idiocy
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Politico
17 days ago
CIA ends publication of World Factbook reference tool
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CIA ends publication of World Factbook reference tool
The site appeared online in 1997.
http://dlvr.it/TQmRV0
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Rocket to the Moon - Delayed. Perhaps in March. The moon will still be there. (unless Congress gets involved)
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18 days ago
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Sen. Cory Booker
18 days ago
Trump illegally withholding funds for the Gateway Tunnel project will put 1,000 workers out of jobs and stop construction on the most important infrastructure project in the country.
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Gateway commission sues Trump administration over blocked tunnel funding
Gateway Development Commission sues Trump administration for withholding Hudson River rail tunnel funds since October four days before construction is schedule to stop.
https://www.nj.com/news/2026/02/gateway-commission-sues-trump-administration-over-blocked-tunnel-funding.html?outputType=amp
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Homeland Security and Google Secret subpoenas. With Trump's second term, Google has been sent 28,622 subpoenas, a 15% increase over the previous six months. (unlocked)
#Google
#HomelandSecurity
#Subpoenas
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
https://wapo.st/4rtfCw8
18 days ago
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Acyn
19 days ago
.@PabloReports: What do you make of Trump being mentioned 38,000 times in the Epstein files? Swalwell: That’s 38,000 more times than most people I know, and that’s 38,000 reasons why people want to know why he won’t come in and sit for an interview.
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Mueller, She Wrote
19 days ago
I wish folks would quit reporting that it’s too classified to send to Congress. No it’s not. That is Gabbard’s EXCUSE for obstructing it.
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Under the proposed Save Act, your Real ID Driver’s License is not sufficient to register to vote. -Do you have a passport? -Do you know where your birth certificate is? -Ask the same questions about your family members. The Save Act suppresses voting.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/millions-americans-dont-have-documents-proving-their-citizenship-readily
19 days ago
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