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John S. Erickson
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(Newfound Lake, NH, USA)🐧
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February 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
“Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night: After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.” — Alexandra Petri 😎 www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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February 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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And you know that notion never, ever crossed any same person's mind
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕

(From @andertoon.bsky.social )
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Whoa, this is a heck of a call from the National Academies: "Strengthening Preparedness Against Novel Biological Threat Agents Enabled Through Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies" survey.alchemer.com/s3/8687131/S... ntelligence-and-Other-Emerging-Technologies
survey.alchemer.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Massie: "She didn't answer anything. She came here ready to talk about the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq, which seems kind of crazy to me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Pedophiles Protectors...

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Today’s performance by Pam Bondi was not only unacceptable, it was clearly a smoke screen for a coverup, and her anger is at herself because her shattered moral compass still has a pulse.
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Pam Bondi has been a complete and total failure at her job. The Epstein survivors showed more courage just by being in that room than she did under oath. She refused to answer questions and chose complicity.

America deserves better.
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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The Democrats idea of fighting fascism.
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.

We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
"Yes, It’s Fascism: Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny." -- Jonathan Rauch
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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@deadder.bsky.social has so many great cartoons:
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 10:22 AM