Remarks from Kristi Noem and other allies about controlling who votes and who “elects the right leaders” raise alarms about election manipulation and partisan influence. Article by David Cay Johnston www.dcreport.org/2026/02/15/r...

One of the greatest advantages of science is that it allows us to predict and prepare. "Key NIH research institute told to remove references to 'pandemic preparedness'" #AcademiSky www.scientificamerican.com/article/key-...

Perspective:

pin.it/36a0pwjxo For those celebrating Ramadan:

If you have been following the activities of ICE, this is an important read.

Highlights the importance of being open to and able to "see" a situation from a dynamic systemic perspective.

Incompetence just trashing everything especially the planet.

Let's hear it for the kids!

The EPA has scrapped a rule stating that climate change harms human health. Here’s what that could mean

And there it is … bsky.app/profile/atru...

The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.

And so it goes...

@sueinrockville.bsky.social substack.com/@carolecadwa... Worth a read.

Talk about damning with faint praise: "Europeans Declare Rubio a Slightly Smaller Asshole Than JD Vance" The world now ignores the tantruming toddler* Trump & leaves US behind at the Munich Security Conference *From World Leader to Democracy Pariah in only 1 year open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Rest in peace and power:

youtu.be/BFul90BFjGc?... A little musical magic to start off this week - and to provide a break from politics.

The danger the Bill of Rights was written for isn’t the one Americans usually watch for.… hartmannreport.com/p/the-sound-...

And you know that notion never, ever crossed any same person's mind

Our Immigration page tracks lawsuits and institutional pushback, but the community resistance we see all over the US is hard to pin to a timeline. This week’s briefing is about those things—extraordinary acts of bravery and decency by ordinary people, everywhere: unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...

Along the theme of the company you keep:

On expanding the definition of who we mean by “we”.. that means digging deep and confronting our own inherent biases, ones we, probably, believe we don’t have. Essential viewing.

An episode very worth a listen:

MAGA/GOP elected a psychopath & supports pathocracy. "Pathological leaders always attract other people w/ personality disorders, who seize the opportunity to gain influence. ...individuals who are moral, empathic & fair-minded gradually fall away...pathocracies tend to become entrenched & extreme."

youtu.be/Rizh2W1a4EI?... Sunday song: I think that captures the moment here in the US

open.substack.com/pub/sarahken... When we don't heed the warnings:

The monsters only win if everyone else decides the fight is already lost. The fight against Trumpism is not lost. And none of us gets to sit this out. Yes, that little monster is Trump — click to read 👇🏼

The Bills That Never Arrive: What European Healthcare Can Teach Anxious American Voters

Interesting piece on the history of SCOTUS' Emergency Docket.

I have a hunch that this article will resonate with many people.

“It increasingly seems that the Americanization of TikTok was never about protecting us from a foreign adversary. It was a tactical acquisition of digital infrastructure.”

"I print whistles because reality still matters; whistles get neighbors to come running, make sure enough people are recording, so when the regime pretends there’s only one camera angle of Renee Good’s death, we know the truth." Read more from @seanhollister.bsky.social: buff.ly/mZoMDUH

As @andreapitzer.bsky.social has said, the correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards Trump’s concentration camps don’t need “reforms”—they need to be shut down

open.substack.com/pub/america/... What's in a name?

“Be a neighbor, not a Nazi.” ICYMI yesterday: A reflection on the anatomy of the resistance and the regime’s response - on “neighborism,” cross-racial solidarity, and the responsibility we bear for what happens in our community.

youtu.be/zz_BL4xc_6U?... Some music to start out this week:

substack.com/@frankgeorge... Worth a read if you are interested in the psychology of Trump and his MAGA supporters.

@joelhs.bsky.social religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f... This article addresses the question of what do we, as humans, need in order to identify repeating patterns and be able to truly learn from history.

"We need to help students grow into the difficulty of reading. The best way to do that is not to “meet them where they are”... We have to do as Whitman says instead: Stop somewhere ahead and wait for them to catch up." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

open.substack.com/pub/quadzill... Informative and sobering piece on Forward Operating Bases being planned for America.

The party of no regrets.

The authentic sounds of musical instruments used in ancient times 🎶 #saturdayvibe 📹 Bilimtüel

Pushing back against both the rose-tinted view of pre-agricultural society as a harmonious, cooperative paradise and the cut-throat notion of humans as purely self-motivated individuals, the social scientist Jonathan R Goodman offers an even-handed vision of humanity in this thought-provoking Essay

Decrypted Sweet 16 Journal in Epstein Files Refers to Donald Trump: “How Can You Have Dignity After Being With That Man?” A young woman's coded diary, buried in the DOJ's 3.5 million file release, names as many as 25 powerful men, first among them Trump, 'how can you have dignity after that man?'

Uh huh...

Worth a listen.

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Wow, just wow!

@eliothiggins.bsky.social substack.com/@thiswillhol... Being your brother's keeper: A story that needs to be celebrated.

On point: