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I had a crummy day at work today, but when I realized what happened to the Martin Short and the Robert Carradine families ...I need to just maybe ...relax. Take care, friends.

A Nashville comedian created a fake ICE deportation tip line. Neighbors, coworkers and even a kindergarten teacher called in—trying to get families deported. Drew Harwell sits down with Sam Stein to discuss how a viral stunt became a window into America’s darkest impulses.

Wise words from @alexg.bsky.social who asks us to "Just to ask one extra question before turning an observation into a verdict... We rarely say, “I don’t know what’s happening here.” We say, “I know exactly what this means.” open.substack.com/pub/alex715/...

On a beautiful, rust-colored street north of Tucson, Arizona, I saw a disquieting new economy form before my eyes. slate.com/business/202...

Flatland awaits. substack.com/@thememoryho...

PREACH. open.substack.com/pub/deathbys...

Two of my favorite people, both talented writers, sit down in this podcast as @alexg.bsky.social interviews @lynettemburrows.bsky.social about her dystopian trilogy, writing characters who feel powerless and find their power, encouragement for anyone who writes, more. mgopod.com/f/lynette-m-...

Weekly data roundup for Feb. 15: New hard data show same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...

Feeling credulous today? leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

“I’m not used to everyone hanging on to my every word and then holding me accountable for what I say,” Nanos said at a news conference early in the probe. “This is really, for me, pretty new." 🙄 apple.news/AnfwjXDncRVe...

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THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts celebrate the new @startrektour arrival with a deep dive into the #StarTrek shuttlecraft. Hangar Bay doors open!!! open.spotify.com/episode/5eGA...

Sarah Longwell: "This is the Epstein administration because there are two types of people in it — there are people who are in the Epstein files and there are people who are covering up the Epstein file."

EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned U.S. fight against climate change - The Associated Press

Quit celebrating people simply because they’re wealthy. Being excellent at 1 thing that made you rich doesn’t make you a genius about everything else - let’s be honest: a significant amount of wealth in this country isn’t “earned” so much as inherited. That’s not brilliance; it’s the birth lottery.

Quit celebrating people simply because they’re wealthy. Being excellent at 1 thing that made you rich doesn’t make you a genius about everything else - let’s be honest: a significant amount of wealth in this country isn’t “earned” so much as inherited. That’s not brilliance; it’s the birth lottery.

Political prisoners released in Venezuela describe abuses, torture behind bars - Miami Herald

Today!

Trump: "[Drug prices] are going way down for the U.S., coming all the way down by a difference of as much as 300, 400, 500, even 600% — even more than that in some cases." Trump still hasn't figured out how math works.

FLASH: Weeks after Trump Admin pushed for crackdown on "fraud in Minnesota", the four prosecutors spearheading the case have *all left their jobs* Wave of departures is growing inside Justice Dept office in Minneapolis www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...

🚗⚡ EV Friends, Join Us This Saturday Morning in Parkville ⚡🚗 I’m hosting a casual EV meetup this Saturday, Feb. 7 / 9–10:30 a.m. at the brand-new IONNA Rechargery at Casey’s in Parkville 6316 MO-9, Parkville, MO 64152 Hope to see you Saturday morning. Bring a friend, bring questions, bring your EV.

He is more dangerous now than he was then. His party controls the House and the Senate. In 2020, Democrats controlled the House. This Is Not a Drill www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...

Sometimes the best means of communication is to be simple and direct and repetitive: www.linkedin.com/posts/agreen...

Scientists are professional skeptics. When the vast majority of them talk about the problems of climate change, they’re working from a set of facts that the person who’s just heard about it has not. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Vaccine Everyone Over 50 Should Get www.consumerreports.org/health/shing...

If your life is organized entirely around not getting hurt, you’re going to miss it.