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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
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U.S. crude oil futures rose more than 7% to $72.11 per barrel. Global benchmark Brent jumped about 11% to more than $81 per barrel.

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 28, 2026 Can you sort 8 historical events?

Flashback for Feb. 28, 2026

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Guessed badly on the 10 day work week (which I'd never heard about before...no wonder they revolted!)

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The Fire Horse in Chinatown today helping to melt that snow! 🔥

Nick Anderson, Tribune Content Agency

Kash. It's the next stop on his world chugging tour.

You did finish it with pizza! Love it!

Very nice, Hilary!

That's right. Worse than Pointless
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You've *gotta* be kidding me

37 million years old whale spine found in the hot dunes of Egypt. This is a complete skeleton, the first-ever find for Basilosaurus, a large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale uncovered in Wadi El Hitan, preserved with the remains of its prey.

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The Department of Education has hung a massive banner honoring a racist college dropout who built a lucrative career out of targeting professors for harassment

WELL NOW, would you look at that?

A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

Declining Aerosol Pollution Linked To Increased Solar Radiation, Study Finds A combination of reduced aerosol pollution and global warming have resulted in increasing levels of solar radiation across Europe, according to a new analysis.

Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 1, 2026 ~ Hansen's Faustian bargain.

"Our atmosphere is becoming more transparent, with fewer aerosols there are fewer clouds, so the solar radiation comes straight down to the ground much more easily."

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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for U.S. health and science while he remains at the helm."
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Beautifully written

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Post See new posts Conversation Laura Rozen @lrozen · 2h From US admin official background briefing recording listening to, seriously question if US negotiators understood what Iranians were proposing. One official keeps saying acronym for “IAEA” wrong. They seem astonished Iran would not agree to the US supplying them nuclear fuel Laura Rozen @lrozen · 2h They took as suspicious proposals that Iran saw as concessionary. Laura Rozen @lrozen · 2h Explains why Oman FM tried to come to DC to explain what US negotiators may not have fully understood Laura Rozen @lrozen Am not saying what Iran proposed would have been enough, I dont know, but it seems US negotiators did not have the expert guidance to understand it correctly

On top of all the reporting that this war of aggression was planned well in advance, it seems that the reporting also indicates that the US political leadership are quite literally too stupid to understand basic diplomacy. I mean literally not smart enough.

As with every other act weakening the nation, it's a feature, not a bug.

Ugh! There have been some curveballs lately! You'll get it again tomorrow.

Wow, very nice, JM!

Very nice, Bryant!

Very nice, Connie!

Oh wow, nice! Have a great trip! The link at the beginning of that post should take you there. It's maptap.gg

A 3×3 collage of close-up photographs of daffodils in bloom, showing different varieties in shades of yellow and white. Some have bright golden trumpets, others pale petals with contrasting cups, all set against soft green garden backgrounds.

According to old tradition, daffodils bloom around 1st March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. His feast day falls on this date and coincides with the beginning of meteorological spring. #StDavidsDay #FolkloreSunday

This is terrible news for the world on so many levels

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