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The first US Cabinet happened in 1789.

Underrated cat mood: when they’re like “where we goin?” And follow you from room to room

refugee missing since Thursday found dead by Buffalo police A refugee missing since he was taken into custody Thursday by U.S. Border Patrol agents was found dead by Buffalo police officers late Tuesday, authorities reported.

Refugee missing since release to Border Patrol on Thursday found dead by Buffalo police buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico Right Now?

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Chicago’s newest snow plow name ‘Abolish ICE,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

I wish Americans were smarter.

Gallego: "They're going and racially profiling people and rounding up Americans until they can prove their citizenship. That money came from kicking millions and millions of Americans off Medicaid. It was the same bill. They cut Medicaid to expand ICE."

Trump's brain flits wildly from Mamdani to shoveling snow to having a conversation with a woman in the audience who has bad eyes. He claims he "gave her a lot of money to get her eyes fixed." This event is totally off the rails.

Peace, Love, & Cry Baby Crying is the worst.

Fresh edition of my newsletter. Read why I hate crying & I really hate that it is my biggest menopause symptom.

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Racism, Ableism, and the Burden That Kills Beyond the Book: Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, the BBC and the decentering of Black humanity.

Racism, Ableism, and the Burden That Kills
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Blizzard to bring major power outages, long restorations to CT A blizzard packing tropical-force winds and heavy, wet snow is projected to knock out power to “several hundred thousand” customers in CT.

Blizzard to bring major power outages, long restorations to CT ctmirror.org/2026/02/22/c...

People can buy a piece of Bloodroot history after the Bridgeport restaurant closed The sale includes china, art, cookware, looms, books, Bloodroot mementos, as well as vintage and antique furniture.

People can buy a piece of Bloodroot history after the Bridgeport restaurant closed www.ctpost.com/news/article...

The Unstoppable Alysa Liu Watching a young woman be free was the joy I didn’t know I needed

The Unstoppable Alysa Liu
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Truckloads of out-of-state cans are coming to CT for the 10-cent redemption. Can it be stopped? "Call me naive but when we went to a dime, I thought New York was going to follow us," said state Rep. Joe Gresko.

Truckloads of out-of-state cans are coming to CT for the 10-cent redemption. Can it be stopped? www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...

STOMP 📚

The Don and Saint Ron Although it is mildly encouraging to see Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party loosen, the small defections and opportunist reflections are far too little and too late.

The Don and Saint Ron
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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about

CT libraries face possible 20% cut to cross-town borrowing program Library advocates are asking state legislators to fully fund borrowIT CT after Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a 20% cut to the program's budget.

CT libraries face possible 20% cut to cross-town borrowing program ctmirror.org/2026/02/17/c...

It's simple, ladies. All you have to do is present your driver's license, and present your birth certificate, and sign an affidavit, and submit the affidavit for review, and there's a pretty good chance your vote will be counted. Now stop getting all hysterical.

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84

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Negro Coney Island: The New York Amusement Park That Never Opened

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For NYT’s David Brooks, a Long-Overdue Goodbye via @truthdig.bsky.social

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

The Hilarious Decline of MAGA’s Brief Cultural Relevance A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Ro...

The Hilarious Decline of MAGA’s Brief Cultural Relevance newrepublic.com/article/2062... via @newrepublic.com

They Watched Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show “Just to Hate on It” YouTube video by Jemele Hill

I break down Bad Bunny’s halftime performance, and the real reason MAGA hates him — well, besides the racism www.youtube.com/live/hKIUneQ...

Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic Problems There are many ways inflation makes people worse off even when real incomes recover, especially for essentials.

Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic Problems
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Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic Problems There are many ways inflation makes people worse off even when real incomes recover, especially for essentials.

Really good stuff from @mtkonczal.bsky.social on empirically quantifying the “vibecession” … a combination of price volatility/more income going to essentials despite rising wages substack.com/app-link/pos...

NEW COLUMN: Trump Has Raised His Army The great fear is that Trump will used federal "law enforcement" to interfere with our elections.

NEW COLUMN: Trump Has Raised His Army
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How to Make Friends as an Adult

How to Make Friends as an Adult www.nytimes.com/article/how-...