So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What? Howard Lutnick searches for a way out of his Epstein pickle.

I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.

Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.

If you can't bring yourself to care about immigrants, at least care about the millions of native-born Americans who rely on immigrants.

Social Security Agency Tells Workers to Give ICE Details About Beneficiary Appointments "ICE is attempting to infiltrate the Social Security Administration too—using field offices to further round up and detain people, and scaring people out of getting the benefits they need."

"ICE is attempting to infiltrate the Social Security Administration too—using field offices to further round up and detain people, and scaring people out of getting the benefits they need."​

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ

Climate Crossroads: A Decade After the Paris Agreement Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating pace, with 2025 ranking among the three hottest years ever recorded, and sea‑ice, ocean heat and sea levels crossing new thresholds.

Climate Crossroads: A Decade After the Paris Agreement reut.rs/3ObhATE

How dangerous is Donald Trump’s “endangerment” decision? It removes a cornerstone of climate regulation

American carmakers began shifting their portfolios back to combustion-engine vehicles in anticipation of the repeal. They could lose ground to foreign carmakers who are electrifying rapidly

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler Our studies in civil resistance offer insight into the level of popular organizing needed to repel assaults on democracy

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The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler Our studies in civil resistance offer insight into the level of popular organizing needed to repel assaults on democracy

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler

Democrats have the leverage in the shutdown over ICE A majority of voters supports funding TSA and FEMA while conditioning additional ICE money on reforms

Democrats have the leverage in the shutdown over ICE
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DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.

Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.

Munich Security Conference live: Zelenskyy questions whether European leaders ready for war; UK to send warships to north Atlantic Ukrainian president says ‘our unity is the best interceptor against Russia’s aggressive plans’

Munich Security Conference live: Zelenskyy questions whether European leaders ready for war; UK to send warships to north Atlantic

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 14, 2026

🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Every power plant in Ukraine has been damaged by Russian attacks, forcing millions to face heating cuts in the cold, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, calling Russia's Vladimir Putin a "slave to war" ➡️ u.afp.com/S65H

First Lady Michelle and President Barack Obama hugging each other.

Vice President Kamala Harris hugging Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.

President Joe Biden holding the hand of First Lady Jill Biden as they are walking away from Marine One.

Happy Valentine’s Day 💙

BREAKING: NEW MEXICO has banned I.C.E. detention centers.

The Immigration Safety Act (House Bill 9) was approved by the Senate, 24-15.

All GOP opposed the bill.

It will become law. 😎✨

Studies show health dangers of climate change. Trump calls it a 'scam' As the US rolls back the endangerment finding, what impact could it have on citizens' health?

As the US rolls back the endangerment finding, what impact could it have on citizens' health?

Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level. Big Tech's AI Power-Grab

Top Palantir and OpenAI executives are funding a new AI industry Super PAC, which has already amassed $100M to spend on the 2026 midterms.

They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.

We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks

Gotta love Zohran! ❤️🌈✨

New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks - KFF Health News It’s been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain ...

Moderna spent years and $1 billion studying a new mRNA flu vaccine for adults. Now, the FDA is refusing to review it.

“How do we expect companies to invest in new medicines like this if the FDA is basically acting on vibes?” asks @julierovner.bsky.social.

Listen for more on this week's news🎧 ⤵️

FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.

FDA's decision not to accept Moderna's flu vaccine filing has sent shock waves through pharma. "When there’s uncertainty about the path to approval & the reliability of the process, that really has pretty serious consequences,” one player told @jasonmast.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...

Public investments that expand access to enriching environments such as libraries may help to reduce the incidence of dementia, the study author said.

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/11/reading-writing-lower-dementia-risk-study-finds

⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

146M Americans don’t have a passport. 40M eligible voters don’t have access to their birth certificate. 60M women do not have a birth certificate that matches their married name. The SAVE Act is voter suppression.

@darrigomelanie.bsky.social

RFK Jr. admits to snorting 'cocaine off of toilet seats' Speaking on Theo Von's podcast, "This Past Weekend," the HHS secretary talked about his recovery from alcohol and substance abuse.

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RFK Jr just said, “I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off toilet seats.’ Is this really who is leading public health right now?

@drplantel.bsky.social
#medsky

What repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ means for public health The EPA has scrapped a rule stating that climate change harms human health. Here’s what that could mean

Want to know what the "endangerment finding" is and what it's repeal means? Here I try to answer the main FAQs around that: 🧪

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.

As the US doubles down on fossil fuels and blocks wind & solar installations, its emissions are ticking up.

In contrast, China's emissions appear to have peaked. In the last 2 yrs, they installed more new solar energy each year than the U.S. has in its entire history.

More from @carbonbrief.org:

There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

“Trump is telling our families: we’ll let you get sicker and watch your healthcare costs skyrocket as long as oil and gas CEOs can profit.”

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‘DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections’: West Virginia’s GOP election chief pushes back on voter roll grab “State law is clear: voter lists are available in a redacted format from my office, but I'll not be turning over any West Virginian's protected information,” Secretary of State Kris Warner said in a s...

West Virginia’s GOP chief election official denied the DOJ’s demand for full access to the state’s voter roll:

“State law is clear: voter lists are available in a redacted format from my office, but I’ll not be turning over any West Virginian’s protected information.”