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It’s a crisis manufactured by the US.
As fuel shipments dry up, Cuba slashes energy use and braces for deepening shortages—raising fears of a humanitarian crisis driven by geopolitics and oil dependency.
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Cuba Hunkers Down as a US Oil Blockade Threatens a Humanitarian Crisis
Fear but no panic on the streets.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It’s a crisis manufactured by the US.
Shutting off the world's supply of oil is Iran's nuclear option.
Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point, as Tehran holds talks with U.S.
Iranian state media reported the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for military drills in the waterway.
www.cnbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shutting off the world's supply of oil is Iran's nuclear option.
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NEW: ChatGPT is encouraging stalkers, telling them they share a special bond with their targets -- and to keep harassing them even after they've been asked to stop
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AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
NEW: ChatGPT is encouraging stalkers, telling them they share a special bond with their targets -- and to keep harassing them even after they've been asked to stop
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Epstein died 7 years ago. Most of the emails that we're seeing are more than a decade old and connect to what we're experiencing today. You should consider what the current Epsteins are doing--others have likely filled the vacuum and replaced him--and the kinds of emails that they're sending now.
February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Epstein died 7 years ago. Most of the emails that we're seeing are more than a decade old and connect to what we're experiencing today. You should consider what the current Epsteins are doing--others have likely filled the vacuum and replaced him--and the kinds of emails that they're sending now.
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Hope that Democrats aren't relying on the enthusiasm of their base to win in November www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Hope that Democrats aren't relying on the enthusiasm of their base to win in November www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
When you wake up in the morning and realize that you're still alive.
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
When you wake up in the morning and realize that you're still alive.
Or, does he just explicitly say the things that the vast majority of his colleagues believe? 🤔
These people get into power for a reason. They're not just lone extremist voices. They embody and represent the larger system.
These people get into power for a reason. They're not just lone extremist voices. They embody and represent the larger system.
Meet Randy Fine, America’s Most Racist Congressman
The Florida lawmaker says 'destroy' mainstream Muslims. Who is he and where did he come from?
From @premthakker.bsky.social. Read it here:
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The Florida lawmaker says 'destroy' mainstream Muslims. Who is he and where did he come from?
From @premthakker.bsky.social. Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/meet-randy...
Meet Randy Fine, America’s Most Racist Congressman
The Florida lawmaker says 'destroy' mainstream Muslims. Who is he and where did he come from?
zeteo.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Or, does he just explicitly say the things that the vast majority of his colleagues believe? 🤔
These people get into power for a reason. They're not just lone extremist voices. They embody and represent the larger system.
These people get into power for a reason. They're not just lone extremist voices. They embody and represent the larger system.
The Obama presidency was one of the most radicalizing things in modern politics because it proved how fake everything was and showed how much we had been lied to. Few people saw through the bullshit before the election and those that did were dismissed as being overly cynical.
This is the most lib post I’ll make for a while- but I remember Jesse Jackson crying in the crowd when Obama made his victory speech so vividly and I remember thinking “he was on the balcony when Martin Luther King died” and it making me cry and I wish very much the hope of that moment had continued
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The Obama presidency was one of the most radicalizing things in modern politics because it proved how fake everything was and showed how much we had been lied to. Few people saw through the bullshit before the election and those that did were dismissed as being overly cynical.
Not sure how you plan to accomplish that in a two-party system where the other side is guaranteed to get back into power at some point. And if you're proposing a one-party system instead, isn't that what Trump is effectively trying to impose? Yes, you elected Joe Biden, and look at what happened.
People need to understand that we CANNOT elect another Republican president. That means that we nominate and vote for someone who can WIN. Everything else is just posturing and self-destructive. Joe Biden wasn’t my choice in 2020 but he got my vote because he wasn’t Trump.
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Not sure how you plan to accomplish that in a two-party system where the other side is guaranteed to get back into power at some point. And if you're proposing a one-party system instead, isn't that what Trump is effectively trying to impose? Yes, you elected Joe Biden, and look at what happened.
I hate this shit so much.
Logan Paul sells Pokémon's Pikachu Illustrator card for record $16m to AJ Scaramucci
Venture capitalist AJ Scaramucci buys the card to kick off his plan for a "planetary treasure hunt".
www.bbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I hate this shit so much.
Liberals refused to draw the line at genocide.
Conservatives refuse to draw the line at rape and pedophilia.
And the vast majority of people claim that they don't understand how we got here and why things are so bad.
Conservatives refuse to draw the line at rape and pedophilia.
And the vast majority of people claim that they don't understand how we got here and why things are so bad.
February 17, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Liberals refused to draw the line at genocide.
Conservatives refuse to draw the line at rape and pedophilia.
And the vast majority of people claim that they don't understand how we got here and why things are so bad.
Conservatives refuse to draw the line at rape and pedophilia.
And the vast majority of people claim that they don't understand how we got here and why things are so bad.
Philosophically speaking, punching even a single Nazi would accomplish more than every vote you cast throughout your entire life. So why is everyone constantly talking about the next election?
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Philosophically speaking, punching even a single Nazi would accomplish more than every vote you cast throughout your entire life. So why is everyone constantly talking about the next election?
Do you know why the kid in the brown hoodie punching the pro-ICE guy instantly became something to celebrate? Because it almost never happens. It's a single act of tangible resistance that the vast majority of people wouldn't engage in, because they fear consequences and power.
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Do you know why the kid in the brown hoodie punching the pro-ICE guy instantly became something to celebrate? Because it almost never happens. It's a single act of tangible resistance that the vast majority of people wouldn't engage in, because they fear consequences and power.
Keep in mind that this is the governor's cousin.
Hyatt Chairman Pritzker leaves board over Epstein ties
The 75-year-old billionaire heir said he would not seek reelection to the board at the annual stockholder meeting.
www.cnbc.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Keep in mind that this is the governor's cousin.
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"The person or persons involved threw perhaps a dozen eggs at the windows and spray-painted "pedophile protectors" in red letters on the windows."
Graffiti in #Wisconsin echoes comments made against Trump by @uaw.org member in Detroit. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Graffiti in #Wisconsin echoes comments made against Trump by @uaw.org member in Detroit. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"The person or persons involved threw perhaps a dozen eggs at the windows and spray-painted "pedophile protectors" in red letters on the windows."
Graffiti in #Wisconsin echoes comments made against Trump by @uaw.org member in Detroit. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Graffiti in #Wisconsin echoes comments made against Trump by @uaw.org member in Detroit. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029 [...] Close rival Nintendo Co. [...] is also contemplating raising the price of [Switch 2] in 2026"
Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis
A growing procession of tech industry leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning about a global crisis in the making: A shortage of memory chips is beginning to hammer profits, derail corpor...
www.bloomberg.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"Sony Group Corp. is now considering pushing back the debut of its next PlayStation console to 2028 or even 2029 [...] Close rival Nintendo Co. [...] is also contemplating raising the price of [Switch 2] in 2026"
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Voting in a rigged system captured by capital isn't going to change anything, but it's very revealing that the folks who are the most vocal about their dedication to "democracy" always demand that you support whoever they anoint and say that you must settle for the opposite of what you actually want
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Voting in a rigged system captured by capital isn't going to change anything, but it's very revealing that the folks who are the most vocal about their dedication to "democracy" always demand that you support whoever they anoint and say that you must settle for the opposite of what you actually want
We're at the point where nearly everything in society boils down to being a scam or gambling.
Prediction Markets Are Sucking Huge Numbers of Young People Into Gambling
As sports betting continues to skyrocket, prediction markets are winning the attention of younger, inexperienced betters.
futurism.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
We're at the point where nearly everything in society boils down to being a scam or gambling.
Protecting democracy by peacefully handing power over to fascists and saying, "Welcome back."
February 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Protecting democracy by peacefully handing power over to fascists and saying, "Welcome back."
Here, we see the liberal in its natural habitat, defending horrible politicians while emphasizing the centrality of performative gestures that do little to affect policy. While they posture as being strategic, their minds are so captured by electoralism that they scarce realize their own ignorance.
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Here, we see the liberal in its natural habitat, defending horrible politicians while emphasizing the centrality of performative gestures that do little to affect policy. While they posture as being strategic, their minds are so captured by electoralism that they scarce realize their own ignorance.
If liberals actually cared about what's happening to immigrants, they would have acted prior to 2025, because nothing about ICE's practices has changed. The primary difference now is that all of this is happening publicly in predominantly affluent, white communities to US citizens.
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
If liberals actually cared about what's happening to immigrants, they would have acted prior to 2025, because nothing about ICE's practices has changed. The primary difference now is that all of this is happening publicly in predominantly affluent, white communities to US citizens.
Posting actionable solutions to the problems of capitalism will immediately get your account banned from social media.
February 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Posting actionable solutions to the problems of capitalism will immediately get your account banned from social media.
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New from me: an example of how the voices of "moderation" have ALWAYS gotten it wrong in struggles for civil rights & equality. This would be a very good time to FINALLY collectively figure this out.
White ‘Moderates’ and Despotism: An Example from the Archive | Historian @wihorne.bsky.social looks back at a letter written by a Bucks County teacher to President Lincoln’s Secretary of War to draw lessons for today about resistance in the face of white supremacist threats to democracy.
White ‘Moderates’ and Despotism: An Example from the Archive - Bucks County Beacon
Historian William Horne looks back at a letter written by a Bucks County teacher to President Lincoln’s Secretary of War to draw lessons for today about resistance in the face of white supremacist thr...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from me: an example of how the voices of "moderation" have ALWAYS gotten it wrong in struggles for civil rights & equality. This would be a very good time to FINALLY collectively figure this out.
If Kamala Harris had won in 2024, liberals would be at brunch, happily supporting increased funding for ICE, more deportations, dismissing record homelessness, and insisting that what Israel is doing isn't a genocide. None of them would be out in the streets protesting.
You can try to convince me it would be easier to resist things under a liberal but none of you helped with Gaza and we couldn’t even convince the dems to stop a genocide when they were running against Trump. Do you hear yourselves
February 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
If Kamala Harris had won in 2024, liberals would be at brunch, happily supporting increased funding for ICE, more deportations, dismissing record homelessness, and insisting that what Israel is doing isn't a genocide. None of them would be out in the streets protesting.