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Elon Musk was babbling about how nobody ever died for their multi-cultural economic zone--but that's exactly what Thomas Paine proposed in Common Sense, and a lot of people took him up on that.
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Elon Musk was babbling about how nobody ever died for their multi-cultural economic zone--but that's exactly what Thomas Paine proposed in Common Sense, and a lot of people took him up on that.
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Rereading Common Sense. I had forgotten that one of Paine's arguments for independence was the diversity of the colonists. Why should Americans be British subjects when most of them weren't even English?
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Rereading Common Sense. I had forgotten that one of Paine's arguments for independence was the diversity of the colonists. Why should Americans be British subjects when most of them weren't even English?
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“Not one third of the inhabitants, even of this province, are of English descent,” Thomas Paine noted in Common Sense, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe."
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“Not one third of the inhabitants, even of this province, are of English descent,” Thomas Paine noted in Common Sense, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe."
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I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
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/2 It was fashionable to make fun of Jackson for liking alliteration but alliteration was just one of the more noticeable classical rhetorical touches he mastered. Classical oratory is an art, as stylized as a sonnet, and Jackson was an artist.
At the time, in 1988, he was in the news at Stanford…
At the time, in 1988, he was in the news at Stanford…
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
/2 It was fashionable to make fun of Jackson for liking alliteration but alliteration was just one of the more noticeable classical rhetorical touches he mastered. Classical oratory is an art, as stylized as a sonnet, and Jackson was an artist.
At the time, in 1988, he was in the news at Stanford…
At the time, in 1988, he was in the news at Stanford…
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Americans bewildered as release of Epstein Files leads to resignations and criminal investigations in democracies around the world.
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Americans bewildered as release of Epstein Files leads to resignations and criminal investigations in democracies around the world.
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Trump Asks When He Gets To Kill Olympians Who Lost https://theonion.com/trump-asks-when-he-gets-to-kill-olympians-who-lost/
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump Asks When He Gets To Kill Olympians Who Lost https://theonion.com/trump-asks-when-he-gets-to-kill-olympians-who-lost/
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Trump appears to favor the concept of an endless financial resource, seemingly without any prospect of insolvency.
February 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Trump appears to favor the concept of an endless financial resource, seemingly without any prospect of insolvency.
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Host: "Anger over Pretti's death and the killing of Renee Good has catalyzed state lawmakers to take matters into their own hands. A new bill introduced today would allow US citizens to sue ICE agents if their constitutional rights are violated." #Sheshed
February 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Host: "Anger over Pretti's death and the killing of Renee Good has catalyzed state lawmakers to take matters into their own hands. A new bill introduced today would allow US citizens to sue ICE agents if their constitutional rights are violated." #Sheshed
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And this is a start and should happen in every state.
Host: "Anger over Pretti's death and the killing of Renee Good has catalyzed state lawmakers to take matters into their own hands. A new bill introduced today would allow US citizens to sue ICE agents if their constitutional rights are violated." #Sheshed
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
And this is a start and should happen in every state.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick:
"With immigration, it really is notable: the extent to which they just are no longer just winking at white nationalist tropes, but openly deploying them—and then calling anybody who says anything the real bigots."
youtube.com/shorts/KgDn9...
"With immigration, it really is notable: the extent to which they just are no longer just winking at white nationalist tropes, but openly deploying them—and then calling anybody who says anything the real bigots."
youtube.com/shorts/KgDn9...
Aaron Reichlin Melnick on government agencies weaponizing bigotry
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick:
"With immigration, it really is notable: the extent to which they just are no longer just winking at white nationalist tropes, but openly deploying them—and then calling anybody who says anything the real bigots."
youtube.com/shorts/KgDn9...
"With immigration, it really is notable: the extent to which they just are no longer just winking at white nationalist tropes, but openly deploying them—and then calling anybody who says anything the real bigots."
youtube.com/shorts/KgDn9...
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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This is yet another confirmation of the airborne nature of COVID in healthcare settings!
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This is yet another confirmation of the airborne nature of COVID in healthcare settings!
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Very interesting study!! Ev n with ventilation providing CO2 levels considered reflective of “good ventilation”, in this Australian hospital SARS-CoV-2 RNA was found in significant concentrations in the air especially in the ED and acute in patient unit.
February 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Very interesting study!! Ev n with ventilation providing CO2 levels considered reflective of “good ventilation”, in this Australian hospital SARS-CoV-2 RNA was found in significant concentrations in the air especially in the ED and acute in patient unit.
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“Whilst SARS-CoV-2 cannot be eliminated from the healthcare environment, a layered approach that considers community epidemic activity, utilises administrative controls, and enhances mitigation in high-risk spaces can help reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission.”
February 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
“Whilst SARS-CoV-2 cannot be eliminated from the healthcare environment, a layered approach that considers community epidemic activity, utilises administrative controls, and enhances mitigation in high-risk spaces can help reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission.”
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“Despite good ventilation in the study hospital, as reflected by CO2 levels mostly below 800 ppm, we found SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air and surface samples when community epidemic levels were rising or higher than baseline.
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“Despite good ventilation in the study hospital, as reflected by CO2 levels mostly below 800 ppm, we found SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air and surface samples when community epidemic levels were rising or higher than baseline.
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“Nosocomial COVID-19 remains a major problem in hospitals, with high morbidity and mortality.
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“Nosocomial COVID-19 remains a major problem in hospitals, with high morbidity and mortality.
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So we've scrubbed the 1st, half the 2nd, and now the 4th. Pretty soon the Bill of Rights will be more heavily redacted than the Epstein Files.
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
So we've scrubbed the 1st, half the 2nd, and now the 4th. Pretty soon the Bill of Rights will be more heavily redacted than the Epstein Files.
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Republicans: We can't always follow the Constitution.
February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Republicans: We can't always follow the Constitution.
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‘We can’t follow the constitution!’ Is not the winning argument you think it is. Reminder to regularly be calling your reps for this, to vote no on SAVE and vote no on HJR 140!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges G.O.P. to Protect Public Lands
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
‘We can’t follow the constitution!’ Is not the winning argument you think it is. Reminder to regularly be calling your reps for this, to vote no on SAVE and vote no on HJR 140!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...