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Retiring Republicans sick of being 'slaves to the 47th president': report Intelligencer columnist Ed Kilgore says there’s a clear reason for the dramatic exodus of House lawmakers this year, particularly those serving alongside President Donald Trump in the Republican Party.“Even in safe seats, you have to beware a primary opponent, particularly if you are a Republican wh...

Retiring Republicans sick of being 'slaves to the 47th president': report

By hanging this banner, the DOJ is making it explicitly clear that, above all, it now exists to carry out the petty grievances of one man.

This is not normal.

What is colorectal cancer and is it preventable? Cases among younger people are rising – such as with actor James Van Der Beek, who died on 11 February at age 48

What is colorectal cancer and is it preventable?

Obama pushes back on White House rhetoric, ape video: Decorum has ‘been lost’ Trump has refused to apologize for the video despite strong bipartisan backlash.

Trump has refused to apologize for the video despite strong bipartisan backlash. #politics

Letters: The US Senate worked on immigration reform in 2023. Donald Trump killed the bill. Donald Trump will also be the person who prevents any possible immigration solution for the next three years.

Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump, with the assistance of his lackey Mike Johnson, not Congress, is the person who killed what the letter writer calls: “a humane solution to immigration.”

2 Washington Post writers at the Olympics despite being laid off, say it was important to be there A pair of Washington Post sports writers are reporting for the newspaper for the final time from the Winter Olympics.

A pair of Washington Post sports writers are reporting for the newspaper for the final time from the Winter Olympics.

Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

It’s a beautiful day in Minnesota. Spring is coming, people.

Summer dreams: the Kennedy River in central Vancouver Island. The memories of my spirited motorcycle runs out to this river will stay with me forever.

My universe revolves around you. Happy Valentine’s Day, Gabby.

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw

There is nothing more American than making Kid Rock look like shit.

mr cat being a dork even though I fed him 3 times today

mr cat has been fed 3 times

Pro ICE gimp Jake Lang gets arrested for destroying an anti ICE statue.

He was arrested after defacing an ICE protest ice sculpture, changing to words from “Prosecute ICE” to “Pro ICE.”

He was booked into Ramsey County Jail after reportedly causeing $6,000 of damages.

Immigrants can’t vote unless they have become American citizens.

Happy Tuesday! Today's sunrise was a study in texture and layers from the top sky all the way down to the reflecting sun on the frozen snow over the dunes, with a wave splash for good measure. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

“Imagine if we had to follow the law”

Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.

Carolina Wren on a tube feeder looking upwards and perky. White snow is the background.

"Make sure to get my good side", said this Carolina Wren when it saw me with my camera.

North Texas

#photography
#birds #birdphotography
#nature #naturephotography
#Texas #backyardbirds

A male mallard in the act of preening.

#BirdOfTheDay today is #Ducks, so here's a male mallard.

#birds #photography

“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement”

Waterfall near my childhood home. It’s been a bit rainy down here 🤣

ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”

And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.

Teens takeover Walmart to protest ICE.

That’s a double punch. 🙏

“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."

- Variety

Abolish. ice. 💔

Simply put. Yes.