JT

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

The dumbing down of American youth has been an intentional long game played by the architects of the network state.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

💙🐻💛🏅⛸️
@governor.ca.gov
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
@assemblydems.bsky.social
@liccardo.house.gov
@sfstandard.com
@bayareatimes.bsky.social
@uclaupdates.bsky.social

85% of Californians depend on groundwater for all or part of their water needs.
Faster, lower-cost, 5-year permits allow California to store more water underground for use.

Check out our new interactive webpage on Groundwater Recharge Permits: www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/...

Yes!
@governor.ca.gov
@assemblydems.bsky.social
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
@natlgovsassoc.bsky.social
@governorwalz.mn.gov
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
@govjayinslee.bsky.social
@govandybeshear.bsky.social
@massgovernor.bsky.social
@governor.ny.gov
@mikiesherrill.bsky.social

🚨“reach for it, and work for it, and fight for it.”
@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social
@liccardo.house.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov
@judiciarydems.senate.gov
@meidastouch.com
@aaronparnas.bsky.social
@dwithersunofficial.bsky.social
@harryjsisson.bsky.social
@katmabu.bsky.social

February 20, 2026 Today, in a 6–3 decision, the U.S.

February 20, 2026

This!
@adamschiff.com
@liccardo.house.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
@khanna.house.gov
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov
@judiciarydems.senate.gov
@protectdemocracy.org
@democracynow.org
@ericswalwell.bsky.social
@aaronparnas.bsky.social
@meidastouch.com
@maddow.bsky.social

This week, journalists cited OpenSecrets data and analysis in coverage of lobbying, campaign finance and political influence. We follow the money so the public can better understand how it shapes elections and public policy.

@cnn.com @apnews.com @axios.com @notus.com @theintercept.com

UCSB theater students take on Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm,’ a fable that still bites An adaption of the 1945 allegory, about the perils of unchecked power, the use of words as a political weapon, and revolutions that erode into regimes not unlike those they overthrew, opens Feb. 20.

UCSB theater students will perform an adaptation of George Orwell’s allegory about the perils of unchecked power, "Animal Farm."

"The students were eager to work on something that engages with our current systems of power," said the director. "The parallels are uncanny."
https://ow.ly/yM6M50YiURF

In 1942, over 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated in America's concentration camps and deprived of their civil rights and due process. Sadly, there is an absolute parallel between what happened then and what’s happening today to immigrant communities throughout the nation.

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

No child should be incarcerated in America. Send our kids home.

www.propublica.org/article/life...

🚨This!
@governor.ca.gov
@adamschiff.com
@padilla.senate.gov
@liccardo.house.gov
@khanna.house.gov
@whipkclark.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social
@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social
@meidastouch.com

Megaphone announcing a Call for editors

📣We are looking for new editors! PSQ is currently recruiting editors for two columns: Internet Resources and Special Libraries, Special Challenges.

Learn more at librarywriting.blogspot.com/2026/02/call...

#AcademicLibraries #AcademicLibrarians #PublicServices #CallForEditors

Step Into the World of Studio Ghibli's “Ponyo” A new exhibition at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles conveys the film’s whimsy and wonder through interactive elements.

New show exploring Hayao Miyazaki's visionary animated film "Ponyo" opens at the Academy Museum tomorrow, via
@hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/step-into-th...

I’m afraid it now looks like the Senate negotiations over a “compromise” subsidy extension bill are toast.

Subscribe to read your latest guide to healthcare data from @charlesgaba.com
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/missed-the...

"...structural hazard: capability spreads faster than wisdom."
@jay.bsky.team
@karenhao.bsky.social
@infodocket.bsky.social
@researchinfo.bsky.social
@sjsucenteronethics.bsky.social
@stanfordulibraries.bsky.social
@uclalibrary.bsky.social
@ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social

Three students sitting on grass outside a brick building, studying with laptops and notebooks. Text reads: 'What is ORDO? Open Research Data Online (ORDO) is the OU's repository for research data: openly accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. #LoveDataWeek2026'

For #LoveDataWeek2026 we’re celebrating open research data - because great research deserves to be shared. 📊

Explore Open Research Data Online (ORDO), the OU’s open research data repository. Browse and search datasets created by OU researchers, freely and openly 🔎 https://ow.ly/JLeJ50YeljG

@meidastouch.com
@democracynow.org
@katiephang.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov
@jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social
@harryjsisson.bsky.social
@aaronparnas.bsky.social
@dwithersunofficial.bsky.social
@ciel.org
@coveringclimatenow.org
@inequalitymedia.bsky.social
@bnonews.com

🚨Do something please!
@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov
@judiciarydems.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@whipkclark.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@liccardo.house.gov
@khanna.house.gov
@meidastouch.com
@aaronparnas.bsky.social
@harryjsisson.bsky.social

Senate Democrats on Instagram: "We are in a constitutional crisis. Silence is complicity. Via @senbooker" 19K likes, 1,057 comments - senatedems on February 11, 2026: "We are in a constitutional crisis. Silence is complicity. Via @senbooker".

#goodtrouble

www.instagram.com/reel/DUooGSJ...

AI’s threat to white-collar jobs just got more real You’ve become increasingly replaceable.

🤖

www.vox.com/politics/478...

We the people
@housebudgetdems.bsky.social
@senatebudget.bsky.social
@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social
@senatebudget.bsky.social
@housebudgetdems.bsky.social
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov
@judiciarydems.senate.gov
@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social
@whipkclark.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@meidastouch.com

Can an alliance divided against itself compete with China? | Brookings At best, transatlantic China policy may drift toward a narrow set of cooperation areas—and even in those areas, it is not clear that either side has the tools it needs.

Can an alliance divided against itself compete with China? Jon Czin on how U.S.–EU divisions, shifting U.S. priorities under Trump, and Beijing’s strategic pressure deepen Europe’s strategic isolation.

🚨This!
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@governor.ca.gov
@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social
@oversightdemocrats.bsky.social
@whipkclark.bsky.social
@liccardo.house.gov
@khanna.house.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@ericswalwell.bsky.social
@meidastouch.com

This!
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social
@whipkclark.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@liccardo.house.gov
@khanna.house.gov
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social
@democrats-veterans.house.gov
@duckworth.senate.gov
@votevets.org

‘An absolute travesty': Critics slam affidavit behind Fulton raid for relying on 2020 election lies The affidavit reinforced fears that the FBI’s seizure was not about uncovering new evidence but about resurrecting a false narrative.

NEW: The unsealing of the FBI’s search warrant affidavit for its raid of a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility prompted swift condemnation from voting rights advocates, election experts and former federal officials. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We are seeking individual and co-editor applications for the
editorship of The Journal of Musicology. See the Call for Editor/s: online.ucpress.edu/DocumentLibr...

Bright green background featuring a quote from an OU student about SCONUL Access that reads: "I’m a member of three university libraries with SCONUL and the books available to borrowing all vary depending on the library. This versatility really supports my studies."

Did you know that #OUstudents can use and borrow academic resources from other university libraries... free through the SCONUL Access scheme! 📖

Get key reading closer to home - no extra cost, no long trips.

See how it can support your studies locally 👇 https://ow.ly/jEN650Y3Br9

How do I know if that’s real? 3 tips from Poynter's MediaWise to stay smart in tricky times - Poynter AI gives us more reason to slow down and be skeptical.

How can you tell what’s real from fake when your feed is flooded with images and videos that can easily be altered or imagined by AI?

Here are three tips from MediaWise deputy director Brittani Kollar to help you sort through the noise to determine what’s real: www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

Walking to the Sky installment at CMU

The Sustainability Initiative is pleased to partner with the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development to offer five new Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships.

💻 Learn more and apply by February 18: www.cmu.edu/sustainabili...