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I had a Mr. Streetman for driver’s ed in South Texas. So weird!

I know he was my driver’s ed teacher too. That’s crazy!

Holy wow, I had Mr. Streetman for driver’s ed, too. Gotta be from Texas, right?

Incredible timeline we’re in

Former AG William Barr described by FBI as participating in abuse of minors alongside Leon Black. EFTA01660622

No idea how many hours it took her to get her hands on a provisional ballot. But she showed up with passport in hand, and they still found a way to tell her no.

With zero “ICE” presence on the ground.

Imagine how this goes without early voting available. Election Day is utter chaos, ICE or no ICE.

Duke Energy’s 15% rate hike request sparks debate over data center energy demand Electric bills in North Carolina have increased approximately 22% since 2020, according to a state task force report.

www.wsoctv.com/news/local/d...

Public comment is open, for whatever good it will do: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

😳 Texas is one of the states that is already using the DHS’s “Save” voter purge system. The Act would require that every state use it. The system has already demonstrated an error rate as high as 14%. It links to an SSA database compromised by DOGE. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes 1/

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 394 February 17, 2026

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 394

The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds ‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries An excruciatingly painful tropical disease called chikungunya can now be transmitted by mosquitoes across most of Europe, a study has found. Higher temperatures due to the climate crisis mean infections are now possible for more than six months of the year in Spain, Greece and other southern European countries, and for two months a year in south-east England. Continuing global heating means it is only a matter of time before the disease expands further northwards, the scientists said. Continue reading...

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds

AI in daily life: concerns vs excitement.

AFP Chart showing how people feel about the rise of AI in daily life, according to Pew Research Center survey conducted in 25 countries in 2025

CBS hits back at Stephen Colbert after he claims network banned guest CBS said Stephen Colbert’s show ‘was not prohibited’ from broadcasting his sit-down with James Talarico

CBS pushes back insisting that it didn't censor Colbert but only "offered legal guidance." But the CBS claims in response were quickly revealed to be equal parts false and misleading. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Hey JD Vance, is this a violent criminal?

That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.

Colbert’s James Talarico Interview Hits 3 Million YouTube Views, Surpasses Bad Bunny Appearance "The Late Show" aired the interview straight to YouTube after alleged pressure from CBS over the FCC's equal-time rule

www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas

Imagine doing this with your one precious life. Other people are out there teaching children and curing cancer and you decide to spend your time telling outrageous, laughably unbelievable lies about a dementia-addled rapist and fraud whose legacy will be nearly ending US democracy

North Carolina’s @katebarrcanwin.bsky.social gave us the perfect metaphor for what we are all doing in this perilous moment.

From today’s Politics Chat, watch now on YouTube.

February 17, 2026 Trump’s White House website welcomes visitors with a pop-up that reads: “WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE!” But on this heavy news day a year into Trump’s second term, it is increasingly clear that as his re...

February 17, 2026

I don't know what to do but just keep repeating it so I don't go insane: the rise & eventual total domination of RW media is the single most significant political development of my lifetime and the entirely of the US political & media elite resolutely refuse to discuss or even acknowledge it.

Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.

Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.

Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.

This is new. “Violent criminal” immigrants are driving Americans’ wages down??????

BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/

Christian Nationalism lacks the Christian part. @jamestalarico.bsky.social

Really worth your time as is @hcrichardson.bsky.social interview on her YouTube channel with @joeneguse.bsky.social !!!

We elders need to step aside!

First public comment due tomorrow!

savingplaces.org/public-comme...

Politics Chat, February 17, 2026 YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Today's Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/y26XxXh...

But if you mention student loans, you are a communist!

They’ll stop paying right after their doge checks come in