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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Science activists and allies mobilizing to save science, health and democracy itself from the Trump administration's dismantlement and privatization.

Stand up for science national day of action this Saturday March 7th.. Network with the best people focused on saving health and democracy. Find your city!

If you're not involved in 2026 you may lose the privilege. Stand up for science

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

IRGC has announced: “Iran's biggest offensive operation in the history of its armed forces will be launched "in moments" towards Israel and the U.S. bases.”

this is bad

season 1 paused on 2 familiar screenshots

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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

It's not a better deal, Netflix is just being squeezed, which is fine they deserve it.

Fascism is powerless without media corporations. With so many choices, living without these 3 for a while is easy. If every passive subscriber not getting their money's worth canceled they'd be finished

If your loved one has been detained by ICE in New Jersey or elsewhere, you can locate them by using the ICE locator below.
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'Melt the ICE' Organizers Share Lessons Ahead of Week of Action Against ICE - UNICORN RIOT Organizers with "Melt the ICE" shared some reflections and lessons on ICE resistance tactics in the lead-up to a week of action in Minnesota.

NEW: As the Twin Cities prepares for an upcoming week of action scheduled to take place from February 25 through March 1, organizers with the group behind the initiative, “Melt the ICE,” shared some reflections & lessons on ICE resistance tactics with UR.

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The turbo team quietly left twitter 3 years ago and never monetized despite it being the only real estate we ever had. It was lonely here for a long time but felt right

JUST IN: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issues state of emergency amid dangerous blizzard conditions; travel ban begins at 9 pm ET.

U.S. COVID-19 heat map titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” dated Feb 23, 2026, by the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. States are color-coded by transmission level: very high (dark maroon), high (red), moderate (orange), low (yellow), very low (light yellow), and limited data (hatched). Very high levels dominate much of the Midwest (e.g., ND, SD, NE, MN, IL, IN, MI) and parts of the South (e.g., AL, MS, WV). High levels appear in states like WI, IA, OH, KY, and parts of the Northeast. Moderate levels are widespread across the South and central regions (e.g., TX, MO, KS, OK) and parts of the Northeast (e.g., NY, PA). The West (e.g., CA, NV, OR, WA) and parts of the Southeast (e.g., FL) show low to very low levels. Some states (e.g., OK, AR, MS) have limited data indicated by diagonal hatching. Accompanying text states transmission had been subsiding but increased by approximately 16% in the most recent week, driven by the South. Levels remain very high in the Midwest, moderate in the Northeast, and low in much of the West.

Graphic titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated Feb 23, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative). Infections: 1 in 58 people (1.7%) actively infectious; 851,000 new daily infections; 6,120,000 infections in the past week; 47,000,000 infections in 2026; cumulative infections per person 5.08. Long COVID: 43,000 to 170,000 cases from new daily infections; 306,000 to 1,220,000 from new weekly infections. Excess deaths: 240 to 400 from new daily infections; 1,700 to 2,900 from new weekly infections. Summary text notes ~850,000 daily infections with moderate transmission levels and weekly excess deaths near 2,000.

Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” (U.S.), dated Feb 23, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative). Lists states with CDC level, estimated active infections (e.g., Alabama 1 in 27, Illinois 1 in 25, Maine 1 in 24), and chances someone is infectious in groups of 10, 25, 50, and 100 people. Many Midwest and some Southern states (e.g., IL, IN, MI, MN, MS, AL) are marked “Very High,” with infection rates around 1 in 24–29 and up to ~98–99% chance in a group of 100. Some Northeastern states (e.g., CT, DE, MA) are “High.” Western states (e.g., CA, AZ, HI) are “Low” or “Very Low,” with much lower prevalence (e.g., ~1 in 99 to 1 in 222). Note indicates limited data for some states and that Minnesota declined from earlier higher levels but remains in the “Very High” range.

Alt text: Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” (U.S.), dated Feb 23, 2026 (Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative). Lists states from Missouri to Wyoming with CDC level, estimated active infections, and probability someone is infectious in groups of 10, 25, 50, and 100. Very high levels include Nebraska (1 in 18), North Dakota (1 in 27), South Dakota (1 in 20), and West Virginia (1 in 15), with probabilities up to >99% in a group of 100. High levels include Ohio (1 in 35) and Wisconsin (1 in 41). Most other states are moderate (e.g., Missouri 1 in 64, Texas 1 in 53, New York 1 in 44) or low/very low (e.g., Oregon 1 in 215, Virginia 1 in 222, Washington 1 in 114). Note indicates limited data for some states and highlights volatility in West Virginia, where wastewater suggests higher infection levels (possibly ~1 in 7) but estimates are capped at 1 in 15.

US Weekly COVID update: Feb 23, 2026

🔸1 in 58 Actively Infectious
🔸851,000 Daily Infections
🔸6,120,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸47,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸306,000 to 1,220,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,700 to 2,900 Weekly Excess Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/

President of Mexico

Hundreds Rally at Merrimack Town Hall to Protest Proposed ICE Detention Facility Hundreds of community members braved the cold and snowy weather on Saturday afternoon at town hall to protest the proposed Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detention facility at 50 Robert Milligan...

Hundreds Rally at Merrimack Town Hall to Protest Proposed ICE Detention Facility indepthnh.org/2026/02/21/h...

snowflakes symbol on weather app for the next 30+ hours

and we're off!

ICE seems unaware of this town's people and layout. Roxbury has already promised to overwhelm and disrupt operations with more distractions than they can manage and more cars than they could ever tow. Poor planning as usual, they have threatened a very patriotic town

Imagine if HEALTHCARE WAS FREE in America, as it is in Greenland. Just imagine. 🇺🇸🇬🇱

NJ Inroduces the FUCK ICE Act

This one hits hard.

something abled people don't get is you can have just one day a week where you are too sick to work, and that's enough to disqualify you from nearly all full-time jobs. it doesn't take a lot

Blizzard Warnings As Nor'easter Looms The National Weather Service increased its assessment of the potential severity of a storm that was projected to be less ferocious only days earlier.

Officials are scrambling to prepare for a storm that has rapidly intensified, triggering blizzard warnings from Delaware to Massachusetts

NJ Inroduces the FUCK ICE Act

Plan for possible power outages if you live on Long Island, in southern Connecticut, southeastern Massachusetts or southern Rhode Island or on Cape Cod/the islands.

This storm, which is strengthening 70% faster than it needs to to be classified as a "bomb cyclone," is inhaling a LOT of air.

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If this image bothers you, it might be because it's homophobic. The handshake with watch is fine, the pants suggest a platonic or business relationship between gay men is not possible. Some won't realize this unless they imagine him shaking a woman's hand coming out from under a skirt

Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

What this desperate man means is that real AI is 20 years away

Hard to believe you posted this homophobia again unfollowed

If you've had a salad this winter, chances are it was thanks to the farmworkers who wake up at 2 a.m. to pick lettuce by hand in Yuma.

This morning, I met these workers and joined them in the fields to hear directly from those men and women who work hard to feed their families and ours.