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Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.
What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences
Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues.
physicstoday.aip.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Melrose was supposed to undergo a complete streets makeover from Highland to Fairfax that would have installed stormwater gardens to mitigate flooding, among other critical safety improvements. The previous councilmember killed the project
February 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Trump's EPA is targeting Section 401, one of the strongest tools that states and Tribes have to protect our waters from pollution. Public comment is open until February 17th - speak up now!

cleanwater.org/actions/hand...

#ProtectCleanWater
February 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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It's a new Women They Warned You About. Before Bad Bunny made people big mad at the Super Bowl, I wanted to look at Lupe Velez, an actress labeled difficult for being too loud, too brash, and too Latina. Read it at The Film Maven.

thefilmmaven.com/lupe-velez/
Lupe Velez: The Burning of the Mexican Spitfire
Velez's story has a lot of people that wronged her, from bad boyfriends to equally bad press
thefilmmaven.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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ICE raids and the threat of being detained are keeping people from seeking health care.

When people are scared to walk into a clinic, they miss checkups, ongoing care, and even screenings that can literally save their lives.

Full episode here ➡️ reproductivefreedomforall.org/podcast-my-body-my-pod/
February 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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My recent interview with The Weather Channel "Weekend Recharge" about the Trump administration's repeal of the EPA "Endangerment Finding" and what it means for climate action in the U.S.:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI1O...
Michael Mann on the Weather Channel Discussing EPA Endangerment Finding (Feb 15 2026)
YouTube video by Michael Mann
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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The Epstein files have showed that global elites have become drunk on power after decades of plunder, writes @edgeofsports.bsky.social. Some of those elites own NFL teams or are helping to plan the LA Olympics.
The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox
The sports media is ignoring the story, but wealthy sports figures are all over the Epstein files.
www.thenation.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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NEW: Civil rights groups including the NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials in a raid on a Fulton County, Georgia election hub last month.
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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The NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the FBI from an elections warehouse just outside Atlanta. https://to.pbs.org/4aBIRWG
NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' after FBI seized of voter data in Fulton County
Georgia residents entrusted the state with their “sensitive personal information” when they registered to vote, and the Jan. 28 seizure of ballots and other election documents from the Fulton County e...
to.pbs.org
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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TFW you’re trying to explain the Battle of the Redgrass Field. 🔇
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Immigration attorney Eric Lee captured video outside ICE's Dilley facility in Texas, where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos is being detained. Lee, who was quickly told to stop filming, said he heard what sounded like ‘hundreds of children’ shouting.
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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A drawing by a 5-year-old girl detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas with her mother Hayam El-Gamal. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top of the page. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” Courtesy of Eric Lee, Lee & Godshall-Bennett, LLP
January 29, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.

“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.

But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Just listened to Mayor Bass say that “public safety is more than police…” and started to talk about other safety issues, such as streetlights being out.

She didn’t say one word about the hundreds of pedestrians killed by traffic violence last year, or the thousands injured.
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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LA's politicians need to stop listening to NIMBYs and start saving people's lives.
Vista Del Mar
2017: City installs then removes safety improvements
2021-2025: More people die

Pershing Dr
2017: City installs then removes bike lanes
2026: Pregnant mom killed

Westwood Bl
2015: Koretz removes Westwood from Mobility Plan
Today: 3 killed

michaelschneider.medium.com/las-darkest-...
LA’s darkest hour
Last Saturday around 6pm, Regan Cole-Graham, a mother of two and pregnant with her third, was out on a bike ride with her husband and two…
michaelschneider.medium.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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On Jan. 22, the House Natural Resources Committee overwhelmingly approved Rep. Paul Gosar’s “Enhancing Safety for Animals” bill. It would remove Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection from Mexican wolves, the smallest, shyest and most endangered wolf subspecies.
We are facing unprovoked attack on Mexican wolves | Arizona Capitol Times
Rep. Paul Gosar's bill to remove ESA protection for Mexican wolves threatens their survival.
azcapitoltimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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One demonstrator said they attended the phallic protest, at which people pelted federal agents' vehicles with sex toys, "because "ICE likes to bend over for Daddy Trump."
'Operation Dildo Blitz' Anti-ICE Protest in Minneapolis Ends With 50+ Arrests
Protesters in Minneapolis threw sex toys at federal agents to protest ICE crackdown on immigrants. Arrests were made as demonstrators shouted insults. What drives people to such extreme actions in the fight for immigrant rights? #Immigration #Protest #ICECrackdown
www.commondreams.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Accounts from detained families, their lawyers and court filings describe one federal detention center in Texas as a place where hundreds of children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public view.
nbcnews.to
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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NEW: Leqaa Kordia — who’s been in ICE detention for nearly a year, since ICE took her the same week as Mahmoud Khalil — has been hospitalized after having a seizure.

Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.

The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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In this moment I think of my aunt who risked her life to come here in the 1970s. Then in the 2000s she took me in so I could have a chance beyond our circumstances in Mexico. Immigrants and children of immigrants we are dreams embodied. We defy our destinies to forge new ones.
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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NEW EP: SMART HOUSE (1999) w/ Ross Benes

One of the best DCOMs ever made, it's time to have an existential crisis about how many people have completely ignored the dangers of letting a supercomputer control every aspect of your life!

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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New Sundance collab with @davechen.bsky.social is now live on Decoding Everything, going through our favorites of the fest! I sing the praises of BURN, IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME, and (going a little against the grain on this one) CAROUSEL. www.decodingeverything.com/best-films-s...
We Watched 26 Films from Sundance 2026. Here Are Our 6 Favorites.
David Chen and Stephen David Miller share some highlights from the online portion of the Sundance Film Festival
www.decodingeverything.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Just posted: The results of our fourth annual Reveal Subscriber Poll. Many thanks to our readers for submitting their ballots and their commentary on the year 2025. You're the best. thereveal.film/the-2025-rev...
The 2025 Reveal Subscriber Poll
The Best Films of 2025, as selected by our paid subscribers.
thereveal.film
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM