Trump told a lengthy story last week about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation. "We don't have any information about the conversation described."

really can't be said enough that this case was decided by the same court that decided plessy v. ferguson. if they could have found a plausible rationale to limit birthright citizenship they would have done it. but there is none! the text is as clear as constitutional language can be.

Well done, America! Sweet Dream! #RadioFreeAmerica youtu.be/U5VXwncNvTo?...

From Shayan Sardarizadeh on Twitter. What an image. An Iranian girl plays on the swings on a beach in the city of Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz as plumes of smoke rise into the air from a nearby naval base that was targeted by strikes. Location: 27.181687, 56.308647

We were cautioned.

“Unusual”

they are already terrorizing passengers and dragging them off crying. bsky.app/profile/thet...

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: "Trump is someone who will set the world on fire and then blame smoke caused by that. He has been wrong for 18 days of war. I urge everyone to call him out"

Journalist and writer Jude Rogers recalls a visit to Marianne Faithfull's Paris flat in the summer of 2018. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... mariannefaithfull.com/tag/bbc/

Rest in Power!

Laos. A very poor mountainous country that imports all of its fuel, has been forced to cut its school week from five to three days due to supply chains disruptions resulting from the Hormuz blockade. End the war now.

On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his “Mission Accomplished” speech.)

2. Can't join the rally? You can still be heard. Testify at the hearing on 3/18. All details are here and there are three ways to participate: 1. In person 2. Via zoom 3. Submit written testimony It's simple to do: bit.ly/4b1ze3H

🇺🇸😅 Trump said he spoke with a former U.S. president who told him he wished he had bombed Iran, but aides for all four living former presidents — Bush, Clinton, Obama, Biden — said no such conversation happened, - NBC News

How a Maine teacher’s job application sparked culture-war backlash…in idyllic coastal Maine.

Farms in Maine and Vermont, just like fish processing in Louisiana - and in Maine, in fact. ICE is decimating the workforce.

UPDATE: A tense, day-long standoff outside a South Burlington house ended Wednesday night with federal immigration agents removing three people inside and a series of violent clashes between police and hundreds of activists who tried to impede the apprehension. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

The George Mitchell School for elementary students in Waterville, Maine will now, once again, be named the Brookside School. www.wmtw.com/article/wate...

Just great!

*Now* can we ask about the Epstein Files, AG Bondi?

Double tap

They literally spent the past 4-plus years blasting Biden over the withdrawal from Afghanistan and how "rushed" it was.

Two good books I can recommend that deal with the 1953 coup overthrowing Mossadegh with the rich complexity it deserves, instead of reducing it to a cartoon or morality play: www.amazon.com/Patriot-Pers...

Are you able to attend a caucus?

trump : “I think it’s really time for the country to get on to something else,”......

trump : “I think it’s really time for the country to get on to something else,”...... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

================== SAT FEB 26, 10am-5pm 1st Parish Congregational GORHAM, MAINE ================== The Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights is still on, despite USM cancelling. It will now be at First Parish Congregational Church, 2 Church St, Gorham, Maine, 10-5. FMI: www.mvprights.org/conference

“The more Trump talked, the less he said.” Excellent summary of yesterday’s rant by @us.theguardian.com

More of this. All of the time.

What is agentic AI and why should you care? open.substack.com/pub/brendanb...

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Join us in Waterville! Click on the link for details!

The student-author of this piece is Grace Kaste, who should be widely applauded for writing it. www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2026...

Nearly 40 years ago, Jesse Jackson rallied striking mill workers in rural Maine

Frederick Wiseman, Jesse Jackson, Robert Duvall

From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.

Can we get Susan Collins on board?

NEW: House passes SAVE America Act 218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes. Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote. Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

And this is where we are: “Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Brandi Carlile's accompaniment for "America the Beautiful" before the game last night was SistaStrings. The duo, Chauntee and Monique Ross, played another American anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," on the Library's Stradivarius instruments in 2024. Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️

www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/s... I don’t think I can disagree with a speaker’s views more than I disagree with Hegseth’s view.

OK, procrastinators, you have two days to get through Becky’s six-week Bad Bunny 101!! Still worth it

Saving.

Wondering about dancing on the utility poles?

NYT: “The depiction of Mr. and Mrs. Obama as apes perpetuates a racist trope promoted by slave traders and segregationists,” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...