Blue Ridge Public Radio: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is ignoring a court order to disburse $200 million in climate resiliency funds to North Carolina, according to the state’s Attorney General Jeff Jackson. www.wunc.org/2026-02-20/d...

Asheville NC hosting a G20 meeting?! home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Crossover event. Screenwriters are starting to tie subplots together

US women beat Canada in OT!

US ties it with 2 minutes left

Olympic OT

It is not the Almighty, but we who are responsible for the vice and misery that fester amid our civilization. The Creator showers upon us his gifts—more than enough for all. But like swine scrambling for food, we tread them in the mire - while we tear and rend each other! -Henry George

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Back to back OT in hockey quarterfinals

Czechia with lead over Canada with 7:42 left in quarterfinal 👀

Remote work allows these to be concurrent instead of consecutive.

Immigration is a giant selection bias that works in our favor

I just backed Revenant on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/mur...

Our grasp on reality is slipping. The response rate to the survey behind the unemployment rate (and the rest of the household survey) is now lower than during the pandemic. The decline in response rates during the first year of the Trump Admin 2.0 was larger than at any time outside the pandemic.

My HS mascot was the Spartans and I remember writing an essay on whether that was an really a good choice given the schools presumable goals of academic achievement and ultimately success in general

If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''

If assumptions haven't taken off yet, they are not likely to without assistance. If this were a policy priority I would say FHA must automate the underwriting of assumptions and should pilot insuring 2nd liens to make up the difference between UPB of the loan and market value of the property.

mostly I am tired of people with 3 passports and 6 multinational conglomerates lecturing me on the virtues of ethnic nationalism

The "common culture" of people who fought against each other for centuries. And "Christianity" that glosses over any theology for which people killed and died.

"Hillbillies" because they supported William (Billy) of Orange against James II

We have laws against the military doing domestic policing, but ended up with a federal law enforcement agency with military grade weapons and tactics, making the distinction almost irrelevant. We need that difference, not just for ICE but for all law enforcement.

i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions

valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.

William and Mary made the list!

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

This is blackout poetry to me

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

Legal aid funds dont even come from taxpayers www.yahoo.com/news/article... a lot of their work is just helping low income residents get the benefits they are eligible for.

Who is paying the tariff tab? New York Fed economists: Using import data through November 2025, we find that nearly 90% of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...

Aggrieved middle-aged white men will not be silenced anymore. From the slopes of Park City to the beaches of Hilton Head, they will be heard.

To be fair, Canada hasn't had the Cup in over 30 years

"In a Jan. 7 email, the CFPB’s chief operating officer told employees that, in addition to dropping the dental coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability plans on Jan. 10, the agency would not process merit pay increases or performance bonuses for the most recent fiscal year."

5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…” From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days

A good visualization for the people that think we are a conservative nation because of the land area of red districts on the map.

These are the last words in the last column I wrote for The Washington Post, titled "When institutions crumble, strongmen step in". www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

There are no atheists in foxholes.

Come join my team! I'm hiring a Housing Director to support implementation of pro-housing policies by state & local govts (zoning reform, streamlined development process). Looking for someone with substantial local/state govt experience in housing & land use. www.arnoldventures.org/careers/dire...

"And all of this is happening not after the great shocks of a depression or a world war, not at a time when the country was reeling from earth-shattering events...The rise of Trump came at a time of relative peace and prosperity. We have no excuse for having succumbed to the degree we already have."

And you should include MH!

North Carolina completely covered in snow after our major winter storm this weekend.

On the Feast Day of beautiful Bride The flocks are counted on the moor. The raven goes to prepare the nest, And again goes the rook.

We are finally going to address the housing supply issue... in Greenland www.instagram.com/reel/DT8h82P...

The videos coming out of Minnesota are awful, heartbreaking, and infuriating. Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the VA in MN, was exercising his first and second amendment constitutional rights. His death at the hands of these ICE officers is a travesty. He should still be alive right now.

How would most Americans prove their children are citizens? Birth certificates? Would you trust a 9yr old to keep track of important documents like that?

Re: banning institutional investors from owning single family homes. What is the definition of SFH? Some condo developments consist of detached units. Many manufactured homes might be owned together in a community. These can be considered SFH in some cases.