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A couple of people asked, so-- this is from the credits to The Killing Stone, the game I've been working on at Question for the past couple of years, launching in Early Access in less than 6 hours. Please wishlist it!

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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...

Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says reut.rs/4rpxDfl

AI is the “asbestos of the internet”

Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

30 Years Later, It Looks Like Jesse Jackson Won the Economic Argument The civil rights icon’s progressive ideas were sidelined during the centrist Clinton years, but they’re ascendant in the Democratic Party today.

"The centrists called the shots for a long time. But 30 years on, who’s won that economic argument? On the four matters I name above, and a few more, it’s Jackson’s positions that are today ascendant." Excellent @mjtoma.bsky.social piece. newrepublic.com/article/2066...

'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes...

Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."

If you are confiscating writing materials from imprisoned children because they smuggled out a letter that described the conditions they're living under, you are a literal monster and should be treated accordingly.

Trump FTC Threatens Apple With A Fake Investigation Into Its Nonexistent ‘Liberal News Bias’ Here we go again.The Trump FTC has threatened Apple and CEO Tim Cook with a fake investigation claiming that Apple News doesn’t do a good enough job coddling right wing, Trump-friendly ideolo…

Over at Techdirt I wrote about the FTC's bogus "investigation" (not actually an investigation) of Apple and Apple News for purportedly having a "liberal bias":

Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.

Colbert Says CBS Didn’t Air Interview With Democrat Due To FCC 'Equal Time' Rule The Late Show host’s interview of Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was published on his YouTube channel, but didn’t air on CBS due to the FCC’s ‘equal time’ mandate.

Ah, so now the FCC is directly censoring political opposition in media.

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If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.

How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science Preprint repositories and conference organizers are having to counter a tide of ‘AI slop’ submissions.

Another story where you realise that absolutely no one has any idea how to deal with all the AI papers being cranked out.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

If Bondi can provide compelling evidence that qualified immunity reduces corruption, lower crime, and increases Justice then I would be willing to change my mind.

why I'm against qualified immunity is not because Republican supported, it's because the evidence points to it being a bad thing.

That's an easy one.
That they would abolish and prosecute ICE, open borders, universal health care, and qualified immunity, and prosecute everyone in the Epstein files to a full extent of the law.

Top Goldman Sachs lawyer to leave firm amid Epstein files fallout Kathy Ruemmler, who exchanged friendly emails with Epstein, was a leading adviser to Goldman's CEO and served in the Obama White House.

Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs says she is to leave the firm amid controversy over her email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, which the Justice Department disclosed in recent weeks.

Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom We have seen this song and dance before.

There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.

I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.

There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.

This morning, I got distracted while eating cheese because I remembered that the laughing cow is named Elsie and is married to Elmer the cow on the glue labels. To doublecheck that I hadn’t hallucinated that, I looked it up and fell down a dark internet rabbit hole.

Sorry, kid, the government cancelled research into a cure for your disease. The man who swims in sewage and snorts cocaine in public restrooms said it's bad for you. Besides, there's no money now that we're locking up your friend's parents and the guys who mowed our lawn.

Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.

"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."

😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!

"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."

Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!

Agents Who Shot Marimar Martinez Caught On Video Saying 'Do Something, Bitch' Newly released body camera footage shows Border Patrol agents swerving their car into the Chicago woman before shooting her five times.

The Border Patrol agents lied. They always lie. And they lie to destroy other people's lives for fun.

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Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building - UNICORN RIOT Police in riot gear arrested up to 54 protesters on Feb. 7 at the Whipple Federal Building following a day of actions that culminated in protesters throwing hundreds of dildos.

🧵 ICYMI: Here's a little roundup of our latest coverage of the struggle against ICE in Minnesota, starting with some good clean fun at the Whipple Federal Building, where protesters hucked sex toys at federal agents and state police Monday

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There's this autistic guy on tiktok, and his special interest is Dracula.

He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.

That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.

He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.

If he can do it.

The inversion of electorial responsibilities by American libeerals is extremely bizarre to me. It's a mentality that Democrats cannot fail voters, the voters fail Democrats. If "your guy" didn't win it has nothing to do with the guy and everything to do with a disobedient electorate.

"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views

In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.

Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Donate to Emergency Help for Flooded Home Repairs, organized by Shea Elizabeth Help! My pipes burst during this cold snap and now my home has flooded. I don’t… Shea Elizabeth needs your support for Emergency Help for Flooded Home Repairs

Friends, Buffalonians: @linofinn.bsky.social had their pipes burst and is dealing with flooding and repairs. They're good people, some #mutualaid would be greatly appreciated.

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These guys are so normal.