Why did Chinese scientists in 1975 embark on an expedition to discover mermaids? My new #ChinaComx translation offers answers! It is also a great example of how the Reform Era drive toward mass science popularization was realized on small scale. Read it here: chinacomx.github.io/translations...

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

The FBI Staffers Kash Patel Ousted Because They Worked on Mar-a-Lago Probe Had Iran Expertise: Report

And the WHCA First Annual Freedom of the Press Prize goes to... youtu.be/Nxgkb_lYJJE

So, forever war? "'Paranoid' Pentagon officials are secretly panicking”: www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

THUNE: There's some open conversations around tariffs REPORTER: Does Congress need to reassert itself? THUNE: Yes, but there are examples where Congress has delegated some of that authority to the executive branch

A Las Vegas souvenir shop owner says tariffs on Chinese imports are hurting his business more than the COVID-19 pandemic did.

The @nytimes.com is failing, but not in the way Donald Trump thinks www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u... #SOTU

"Only the liberal justices understood how to carve a middle path that was faithful to Congress & the Constitution, bc they are the only ones left on this Court who understand why they're there. They’re not there to get more power for the Supreme Court. They’re not there to give more power to Trump."

Top 6 problems with Kash Patel partying with the men’s Olympic hockey team: - a collapsing FBI denial - haunted by his Chris Wray criticisms - wasting taxpayer resources - he has more important work to do - latest in a series of abuses - fresh harm to tarnished reputation www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

#Spellingbeef @rejectednytwords.bsky.social

Trump on SCOTUS decision: Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh showed how much they love the country by voting to green light the President’s illegal trade chaos.

CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f’ing courts

SCOTUS says no IEEPA tariffs for you: 6-3. Now the administration will look to Sections 122, 232, and 301 to impose tariffs. 122, balance of payments emergency, can be used unilaterally; 232 and 301 require prescribed processes: investigations and determinations, public comment, etc.

The Trump White House and @cbsnews.com don't want you to see this @colbertlateshow.bsky.social interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

Wishing all a happy, healthy, and prosperous year of the (fire) horse!!! 🏮🧧🎆🐎 #CNY #LNY #春节快乐 #CHÚCMỪNGNĂMMỚI

The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

Particularly hilarious is his claim that 'nobody dies to defend a "multicultural economic zone"' when in fact a lot of US propaganda during WWII stressed that the nation is a multicultural melting pot. That was how we were going to defeat the master race...the one Musk is pining for.

Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact

Seems to me that English-Scotts-Irish is actually a multicultural zone. One where their own cuisines were so bad they had to conquer the world in search of good eats.

By comparison, Trump’s Dept of Energy expects U.S. NG generation to remain flat and coal generation to SHRINK 6% in 2026 and 4% in 2027. All while they kill off renewable energy projects. www.eia.gov/outlooks/ste...

China expects up to 287 GW of new PV capacity additions in 2026 #energysky -- via pv magazine global:

All Peter Navarro ever wanted was an invitation to Epstein Island.

Love thy neighbor. Whatever their papers say. Happy Valentine's Day ❤️

Reminder: DHS has no role in administering elections. So what has Sec Noem done exactly to be proactive? Asking for a citizen-voter.

Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.    Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.     Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice

In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.

When you've lost the pro wrestling crowd...

Trump officials finally admit what I've been saying for a year: "officials in the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative’s office believe [Trump's] tariffs [a]re hurting consumers by raising prices." My bill would halt these tariffs immediately: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

The #SCOTUS ruling on liberation day #tariffs could come as soon as February 20. With a group of small importers leading the charge, the lawsuit lays bare the difficulty big firms face in contesting the Trump administration’s unorthodox policies ft.trib.al/g2c3btE

Commentary: Game theory shows that Trump’s tariff strategy invites retaliation that leaves all sides worse off and damages the global economy.

The anniversary of Liberation Day is fast approaching. And we're still promising trade deals in a "couple of weeks."

Economic uncertainty is the Trump administration's medium.

#ETTD Everything Trump touches dies.

I'm old enough to remember when Trump "fixed NAFTA." So looking forward to these #USMCA sunset negotiations.

So, Grok is now writing Trump's Truth posts?

Between crypto, private credit, and AI, risks of another financial crash are prominent. Having a Trump sycophant at the Fed likely means that crash will lead to rewarding friends and punishing enemies. From Bob Kuttner. prospect.org/2026/02/10/t...

I agree with Peter Navarro that Trump's economic policies are really harming the economy.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) says he was uninvited from a bipartisan White House dinner for governors "As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"

McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.

So much wrong here.

Where's DOGE when you need them? JD Vance brought a plane full of his own food to Italy. To Italy.