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Losing an election isn’t being cancelled.

It means democracy worked.

I think so much is happening at once Trump looting America like a vulture capitalist isn’t really going to sink in until he’s gone and we’re cataloguing the damage to see what can be saved.

This month we’re celebrating the work of Asa Drake in our “Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight.” Here’s a piece from her book Maybe the Body (Tin House, 2026), and you can learn more about this poet on our website (linktree in bio). @tinhouse.bsky.social @asaldrake.bsky.social

Rose Freedman, Last Survivor of Triangle Fire, Dies at 107

You owe it to yourself to read the 2001 obituary (republished today) for Rose Freedman, the last survivor of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. An incredible woman. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...

staring at the screen, no ideas, the empty prompt window confronting you with your own mediocrity -- welcome to the work, chump, you loser.

Have you noticed less than great air quality lately?

Light winds + recent temp inversions have trapped pollutants near the ground — the same setup that’s brought us fog. A front later this week should bring wind and rain to help clear things out.

More info at cwg.live

If you're wondering how CBS News under Bari Weiss is covering Stephen Colbert's stunning revelation that the network blocked his interview with a Texas Democrat... It isn't. Silence both on the air and online.

The Colbert Bump

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That’s exactly right!

I hate the whiplash, and now also the stock manipulation.

china bad because of state surveillance

america good because of corporate surveillance that also gets wielded by the state

"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls

It's kinda annoying how solar panels were hung around the neck of the left as impractical pie in the sky treehugger shit *right* up until it started outcompeting every other energy source. Then suddenly, instead of going "hey the left was correct about solar" it's no longer a "left" idea!

The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires

The Democratic Establishment will respond to this by holding another town hall with Liz Cheney.

I mean at least there’s a study to wave about for the thing we all already knew

Americans bewildered as release of Epstein Files leads to resignations and criminal investigations in democracies around the world.

Trump Asks When He Gets To Kill Olympians Who Lost

Trump Asks When He Gets To Kill Olympians Who Lost https://theonion.com/trump-asks-when-he-gets-to-kill-olympians-who-lost/

Thank you, Wil. Shukran!

Jesse Jackson Made It Possible for Democrats to Speak About Palestine Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.

"Jesse Jackson Made It Possible for Democrats to Speak About Palestine"

Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate🧧

The last Year of the Fire Horse began in '66 & saw anti-war protests & civil rights struggle. It was the year Rev. Jackson left seminary to join Dr. King’s Freedom Movement.

May 2026 bring New York the same bold change people deserve.

A reminder that, since lactose intolerance is more common among non-whites, drinking milk has become a dog whistle among white supremacists.

This video ends with a smug wink to white supremacy.

Two U.S. moms in their 40s rocketed to gold and bronze in Olympic bobsled showdown American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals.

American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals. n.pr/4cxELkY

if you need something, get it now before consumer electronics becomes another sacrifice we make to the AGI gods

a man with a beard says " i keep forgetting " in front of a microphone ALT: a man with a beard says " i keep forgetting " in front of a microphone

Yacht Rock, take me away..

mamdanimentum

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Ramadan Kareem 🌙