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NEW: Western reporting suggests that the United States has accepted Russia’s demanded sequence of having Ukraine cede territory to Russia before receiving formal US or European security guarantee commitments. 🧵 (1/8)

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Fire at Havana oil refinery as Cuba's fuel crisis deepens A fire at a key fuel refinery in the capital comes amid Cuba's mounting fuel emergency due to US-imposed restrictions.

A fire at a key fuel refinery in the capital comes amid Cuba's mounting fuel emergency due to US-imposed restrictions.

Sabotage?

DC Water forewarns 10 months of repairs for Potomac sewage spill DC Water says the underground sewer line that burst and began spewing wastewater into the Potomac River four weeks ago could take another 10 months to repair. Although DC Water crews continue to succe...

Although DC Water crews continue to successfully divert the majority of the sewage away from the river, officials say more than 240 million gallons of sewage has made its way into the Potomac.

📌NOTE: Last week, Trump depicted Barack & Michelle Obama as apes.

It was grotesque racism in its rawest, ugliest, most vile form. It would have ended any other presidency.

Eight days later, it has all but been forgotten. That is sinful and enabling pure, unadulterated hate.

Don’t let this happen.

This is where we are in America today. A staunchly conservative Republican from Kentucky feels the need to publicly declare that he is NOT ill and NOT prone to fatal accidents.

The implication is as clear as it is damning: He fears that Trump will stage his death.

Or should we say "Epstein him"?

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2026.02.13--Smith-Mandamus--Second-Mandamus-Petition-FINAL PDFA

JUST IN: Knight 1st Amend. Institute & American Oversight ask 11th Circuit to force Judge Aileen Cannon (Trump) to release Vol. II of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report AND to block her from ordering it destroyed as Trump's co-defendants have asked. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

Exclusive | Pentagon Used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela Raid The use of the model through a contract with Palantir highlights the growing role of AI in the Pentagon.

Breaking: The Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI tool Claude in its military operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on.wsj.com/3OhxgEK

US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’ The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role as global leader, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned Donald Trump at the opening of the Munich Security Conference. Merz also disclosed he had held initial talks with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, over the possibility of joining France’s nuclear umbrella, underlining his call for Europe to develop a stronger self-standing security strategy. Continue reading...

US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference

Proud of Clara’s reporting here. And the support from the rest of our politics team that spent nights covering hearings at the Roundhouse so she’d have time to dig into this during a busy legislative session.

Re the whistleblower complaint 👇

MAGA world figures attack Pam Bondi over Epstein files Influential right-wing figures say the Justice Department mishandled the case.

Top MAGA voices are calling for Bondi's removal over her handling of the Epstein files and her combative congressional testimony this week.

State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications The State Department has ordered nonprofit public libraries to stop taking passport applications, cutting off a popular local service.

apnews.com/article/pass...

A $12 trillion bribe to end a war Putin started.

Columnar Apples are a vertical type of apple tree that grows in an upright column.

You can grow them in a pot, or you can grow them on a lot.
You can grow them near a stoop, you can grow them by a coop.
You can purchase them online, or in person come spring time.

DetentionReports.com now includes an interactive map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots, & publicly available contracts archive. Designed to support empirical research and institutional accountability.

Link to my substack: austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

Narrator: "He lost the popular vote in 2016 by about 2.9 million votes."

Bondi’s appalling contempt for survivors makes crystal clear that her Justice Department isn't going to do shit.

So now, brave survivors are naming names.

The firewall is crumbling. The truth can't be contained much longer. After Bondi's dismissive arrogance, survivors are risking all to be heard.

Exclusive: DHS based its newest refugee attack on a Trump proclamation that stated it would not apply to refugees New documents filed in a key refugee case in Minnesota shed light on a broad, aggressive plan to review all refugees admitted since the start of the Biden administration.

At Law Dork, a big report on documents filed by DOJ in the Minnesota refugee case overnight: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...

The 19th: House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋‍♀️

Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.

Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...

The White House is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an architect of the government overhaul that has cut thousands of federal jobs.

www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

‘Either sex workers or aspiring sugar babies’ @theatlantic.com on why it’s ok cos some of Epstein’s women were over 18

Iranians hold up a poster showing Netanyahu, Mohammed bin Salman, Epstein, and Trump

Iranians hold up a poster showing Netanyahu, Mohammed bin Salman, Epstein, and Trump

paper bag full of vegetables and fruit spiling out on a work surface, with the question "What Do You Call it?"

Veggie names in the UK vs USA: 🇬🇧🇺🇸
1. Aubergine = Eggplant
2. Courgette = Zucchini
3. Swede = Rutabaga
4. Rocket = Arugula
5. Broad Bean = Fava Bean
6. Spring Onion = Scallion
7. Beetroot = Beet
8. Coriander = Cilantro
9. Runner Bean = Pole Bean
10. Cos Lettuce = Romaine

A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.

There is so much crazy shit, outrageous corruption, and naked, hamfisted ambition in this WSJ piece about Noem, Lewandowski, and DHS. Gift link. Read and take note of the of eye-popping number of sources who have knives out for Kristi and Corey.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Dubai Businessman in Epstein Files Resigns From DP World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem visited Epstein’s private island and communicated with him for years.

DP World Chairman and Chief Executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem resigned from the Dubai-based global ports operator Friday, after documents released by the Justice Department showed he had ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Husted took donations from Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner, then voted to block file release Campaign records show Sen. Jon Husted took $116,892 from Les Wexner since 2001, including months before voting to block release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents.

Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.

9th Circuit weighs legality of Sigal Chattah’s appointment as Nevada acting US attorney - The Nevada Independent The appeals court’s ruling could establish precedent for the legality of Justice Department appointments and whether prosecutions under her tenure can be thrown out.

A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Thursday on the legality of the Trump administration’s appointment of Sigal Chattah as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney, weighing whether prosecutions during her tenure can be invalidated.

Read more: thenevadaindependent.com/article/9th-...

I wonder why this is not getting more coverage. It is hard to sue the federal government and win but the discovery process seems to be moving along and uncovering evidence of criminal acts.