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Here's how to watch the first lunar eclipse of 2026 As long as the clouds cooperate, Utahns should have a great look at the 'Blood Moon' event on March 3

2026 has two lunar eclipses.
The first is March 3, 2026 (full, peak at 4am)
The second is August 28 (partial)
www.deseret.com/u-s-world/20...

How Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit.

Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls
www.npr.org/2026/02/19/n...

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The U.S. was the most influential member of WHO.
Trump wants to create a more expensive replacement to duplicate it. wapo.st/4tKRwyM

Former prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office King Charles III said in a statement that “the law must take its course,” promising the royal family’s full support and cooperation.

King Charles: "The law must take its course."
Trump: Pardon lawbreakers
wapo.st/4qJ4MkQ

In new redistricting lawsuit, federal panel weighs whether to overturn Utah’s court-ordered map • Utah News Dispatch A federal three-judge panel is weighing the fate of Utah's remedial congressional map creating one Democratic and three Republican districts.

Utah's Gerrymandering Lawsuit and the Federal Panel
Three federal judges: one nominated by Obama, one by Bush, and the other by Trump.
utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/18/r...

Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program

Hiding those illegally deported in Cameroon - and arresting journalists that try to report the cheat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/w...

Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.

Millions that will never be paid back — thanks to Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

Found this on the Jordan River Trail this afternoon.
#JordanRiverTrail

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Rep Terri Sewell (D-AL) calls bullshit and supplies the facts…

Opinion: Living in ‘1984′ Orwell wrote his dystopian novel as a warning, not a guidebook

1984 in 2026
www.deseret.com/opinion/2026...

Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending

US military manufacturers/suppliers may be losing a good customer as Canada looks elsewhere. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...

Lake Powell sinking toward record low as states miss deadline for Colorado River drought deal As Colorado River states missed yet another deadline to strike a drought deal, a new forecast showed a grim outlook for the river’s major reservoirs.

Lake Powell and Lake Mead are the nation’s two largest reservoirs.
Both are at record lows.
www.sltrib.com/news/environ...

15 Questions Pam Bondi Refused to Answer You know it’s bad when my first thought while watching today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Attorney General Pam Bondi was “my 12-year-old has more emotional regulation capacity than th...

Like a 2-year-old yelling NO NO NO. But this list from @kurtbardella.bsky.social is actually quite informative and revealing. open.substack.com/pub/thewatch...

Even Red states are telling the Trump Administration that they will not turn over their voter registration lists. The latest GOP-led state to object is West Virginia. sos.wv.gov/news/Pages/0...

From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔

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Earth's core may contain as much as 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen, scientists find Picture all of Earth's oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth's core.

The Earth's core may contain 45 oceans worth of hydrogen. www.ksl.com/article/5144...

I doubt this material is new.
Jmail is a public (not govt) web project that presents material already released emails from Epstein's Gmail account.
www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov/epstein/search
oversight.house.gov/release/over...
www.cbp.gov/document/foi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein...

Jmail is a public (not govt) web-project that presents material already released emails from the Epstein Gmail account.
www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov/epstein/search
oversight.house.gov/release/over...
www.cbp.gov/document/foi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein...

I Logged Into a Dead Pedophile’s Gmail and His Contact List Is Basically an Org Chart Jmail turned 20,000 unsearchable government PDFs into Jeffrey Epstein’s working inbox. I went through the contacts, the photos, and the…

I'm not sure what to make of this but take a look.
Epstein Email Account --> www.jmail.world.
7,500 emails. 20,000 pages
~~ #EpsteinEmails
medium.com//i-logged-in...

Benito reminded us that we're all neighbors

Graeme MacKay @mackaycartoons.bsky.social
Support Graeme at substack.com/@mackaycartoons

ABC4 News on X: "Calling all fish hunters! Utah Lake Authority is offering a monetary prize to the team of people who catch the most carp in Utah Lake this year. Read: https://t.co/IMBOk8Se9U https://t.co/C81FGD9w6o" / X Calling all fish hunters! Utah Lake Authority is offering a monetary prize to the team of people who catch the most carp in Utah Lake this year. Read: https://t.co/IMBOk8Se9U https://t.co/C81FGD9w6o

Utah Lake: Get paid to fish
The catch: Carp
x.com/abc4utah/sta...

'God bless América': Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show resonated far beyond the US Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance resonated deeply with Latino audiences. By saying “God bless America” and naming countries across the Americas, he highlighted the broader meaning of “Améri...

Reaction beyond the USA.
apnews.com/article/bad-...

Who’s got the snow?

Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law | CNN Politics For two hours inside a classified Congressional hearing last week, Republican and Democrat Senators grew increasingly exasperated as officials from the FBI, the National Security Agency and other agen...

For two hours inside a classified Congressional hearing last week, Republican and Democratic Senators grew increasingly exasperated as officials refused to say whether the Trump administration wants Congress to renew a powerful foreign surveillance law that is expiring soon, according to sources.

Column | What separates a lake from a pond? What about creeks and rivers? In parts of America, even the smallest ponds are “lakes” and tiny streams are “rivers.” What gives?

Pond or Lake, Creek, Brook or River.
Might depend on where you live. wapo.st/4amnbxE

Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones. Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

Saving the wrong bees. wapo.st/4bNFRcd