My kids are remote learning this whole week due to snow/cold temps and I wish I could stay home with them.

any time now epstein files

Weeks ago, CHLA ended treatment of trans youth in capitulation to the Trump administration. Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there. Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

Bus stop was a little snowy, but the bus arrived on schedule!

Fetterman now calling for the firing of Kristi Noem this morning, accusing her of "trashing" Trump's border legacy. Fetterman is one of 7 Dems who voted to confirm her as head of Homeland Security last year.

Donald Trump is the dynamic hero in the exciting new action/adventure tale, DIE SOON.

Following the second death of a citizen at the hands of ICE agents in Minn., U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has joined other Democrats in criticizing the Trump administration’s tactics there. But he appears poised to approve more funding for immigration enforcement.

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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month. Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.

Late last year, the Trump admin proposed two rules that would severely restrict best-practice health care for trans youth across the country. The public comment period closes soon. Help protect access to care without government overreach by submitting a comment before 2/17: hrc.im/comment

1. In a major new federal rule, Trump is attempting to attach billions in international aid to recipients agreeing to impose anti-trans restrictions. This includes social transition "at any age," attempting to export transphobia globally. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Get in touch with your emotions? Yeah, that's just what Big Feelings wants you to do.

Mt. Washington. 1044 Saw Mill Run Blvd - Quality Granite. Caller said that some jagoff private plow driver pushed all the snow from the parking lot into the road. There is now a large igloo of snow blocking Saw Mill Run.

The pattern this morning across all of the zones is that if you get stuck trying to go somewhere the cops aren’t responding. They’re only really responding to injury related calls and that is with EMS.

If you call 911 to ask to borrow a shovel to dig your stuck car out of an unplowed road, I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

Given the timing of the release, is MELANIA just 90 minutes of her eating cake?

Playing that fun parent game: did the kid vomit because their stomach is upset or is it norovirus and we’re all doomed?

Just found out this dude’s store is called Dreamhaven Books. dreamhavenbooks.com

Squirrel Hill. Beeler Street. Caller says that an individual in a pickup truck is towing others on skis in the roadway. Caller does not like this.

Guy next to me at the airport is reading this week’s New Yorker with a ripped-from-the-headlines cover of Trump guzzling Venezuelan oil… and it’s crazy how distant that now seems with all the new horrors.

It has never been more clear that community and solidarity are what keep people safe, and ICE as an institution is an obstacle to public safety.

It’s quite appropriate that we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday fighting against armed soldiers led by a demented maniac. For the 200th we just got a new fun quarter and Disney World did a new fun parade.

a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm. every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.

East Liberty becomes stage for anti-ICE protests

HHS is legally required to review each comment submitted by February 17. Trans youth need our support — submit your comment NOW and help us keep up the momentum: hrc.im/comment

I’m so glad we left FL 16 years ago.

1. Huge good news to light up your day. Every year, EITM launches the trans girl scout cookie list. As of today, we have hit a new record. Scouts on the list have sold 71,000 cookies and growing. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl...

All I have ever heard about every news story from Bill Clinton to drag shows is “it’s awful, parents have to explain this to their children, why can’t we just let kids be kids?” Now an entire classroom is going to go home to parents trying to explain why their five year friend was taken by the govt

Police have been responding to numerous traffic accidents related to road conditions throughout the morning. Vehicles continue to slip and slide across the city. Please be careful if you have to go out.

Again, @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social how this isn’t “a bucket” for you is appalling.

Sounds like some of the roads are starting to freeze up. There’s an uptick in accidents including two concurrent incidents involving police cars around the city.

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More than 500 people attended an ICE rapid response training by the newly formed group, Frontline Dignity. The focus: civilian rights and safety when witnessing immigration enforcement in the Pittsburgh area. buff.ly/HUcZBJb

1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills. This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history. If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026. Subscribe to support our journalism.

South Side. 3000 Sidney Street. ICE called in and said that an individual outside the compound is photographing the license plates of vehicles as they exit.

Carrick. Merritt Ave. Caller says that he thinks people are currently creeping around his house. Caller also said he is a certified ninja if he can do anything before the police get there.

I’ve been home sick for nearly a week and now it’s time to rejoin the outside world. Not thrilled about it, but I’ll do it anyway.

WELCOME AQUARIUS SEASON! ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! ABOLISH ICE! FREE PALESTINE! IT’S ALL OF US OR NONE OF US! ALL THESE HORRORS ARE INTERCONNECTED! ALL THESE FASCISTS ARE BOUND TO LOOSE! UNIONIZE! ORGANIZE! PROTEST! STRIKE! BOYCOTT! WALK OUT! LIFE IS SHORT! TAKE CARE! ONLY WE WILL SAVE US!

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