U2 release Day of Ashes on Ash Wednesday. And it’s not half bad. #U2 #AshWednesday shopuk.u2.com/collections/...

Tom Noonan, the actor-writer-director best known for roles in Manhunter, The Monster Squad and Heat, has died. He was 74.

Rejoice!

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Nine crypto billionaires gave $212M to Trump in 2024 — he repaid them with a federal crypto reserve, pardoning Silk Road’s Ulbricht, and appointing insiders. Their wealth surged $19B — 8,862% ROI. #DefundOligarchs Watch.

This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.

This cow has SEEN some shit.

Gung hey fa Choi! Hear of the fire horse! Keep yourself hydrated!

Wow.

Lmao 🤭😅🤣

Orban’s Hungarian autocracy inspires Trump’s America Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

‘Landmark’ basic income for artists scheme confirmed. Research conducted into the pilot scheme showed for every for every €1 of public money invested in artists’ income, wider society received €1.39 in return. Via ArtsPro - www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/landmar... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Canada has legal obligation to cancel the export permits for the armoured vehicles being purchased by ICE. Here is my piece on what is needed to get the Prime Minister to respect international and domestic law in dealing with the ICE paramilitaries. charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-mus...

A night in an unlucky hotel room...that might be home to a poltergeist.

WATCH - @heathergtv.bsky.social : “Do you know how many murders were in Culver City this past year, Pam Bondi? Zero.”

Rep. Raskin: “If Donald Trump can get $10 billion theoretically from the DOJ, how much should these people get for a far worse violation of their privacy rights and a far greater danger established to them and their lives?" Bondi: *doesn't answer the question*

Well… and this is rare… this actually got me smiling at my phone.

A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq

BREAKING: Pam Bondi is reportedly worried she will be heckled everywhere she goes for the rest of her life.

The arts will play a key role in the government’s agenda. But, it is crucial that artists remain free to 'irritate, shame and annoy,' and highlight where society continues not to be a level playing field. #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Freelancers #Freelancer #Culture #Arts

After months of attending screenings and talking about this film, I’m so excited that anyone can stream The Librarians now. 90 minutes that tell the story of the fight against censorship that has been raging for the past half decade. Check it out! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...

Learn more about Ibaraki Prefecture's first pride parade and the impact that Pride celebrations have on smaller communities across Japan here: buff.ly/ydIpzHP

"So take your eyes off that flickering little distraction box in your pocket and affix it to the awesome might of your local multiplex’s 30-foot-high beacon of hope. Let yourself get absorbed in a story rather than distracted by slop. You’ll thank me for it."

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

“Oh, what a crock-load of mierda—¿qué?—¿qué está pasando? ” said local 43-year-old Randy Hance

Accomplices

The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.

“Oh God”, help Alberta again!

the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

That was great. Now let’s try it more time.

Twenty-nine years after the Ladysmith Secondary School newspaper The Parallel Connection was printed, the school's new Newspaper Club has resurrected the paper to better engage with their peers and community.

it’s black history month 💜 make sure your february tbr reflects it! #booksky

#booksky #gardening #books (via 1000 Libraries)

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world. This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

between all the bookstores he put out of business and now the books section of the WaPo, you could make a case that Jeff Bezos is the greatest enemy of literacy there has ever been.

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Chocolate Totoro cream puffs are coming to make Valentine’s Day extra sweet!

Why isn't main stream media covering this?!?

Vancouver’s PayByPhone to be acquired by U.S. equity firm (Business)