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items: Homeland Empire | Under the Shadow S2E6
items: New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout
items: More Than Neighbors
items: The Carefully Contrived Spontaneity of the “Shocking” Epstein Files Release
items: Resisting ICE in Minneapolis
items: On Icy Baltic Coast, NATO Forces Rehearse For War And Hybrid Threats
items: Why Corporate Media Needed to Misrepresent Jesse Jackson
items: Was Peter Mandelson the most devious Epstein associate?
items: Revisiting the death of Jeffrey Epstein
items: Trump is manufacturing humanitarian crisis in Cuba
items: US political elites advance Israel’s war on Iran
items: ‘Crown Prince’ Reza Pahlavi humiliated in Munich
items: Hillary Clinton clamors for more war in Munich
items: AOC pushes warmed over liberal imperialism in Munich
items: Remember the antiwar legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson
items: [Ilan Pappé] The Historical Context of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
items: How “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver Avoided Prison, Thanks to Trump-Connected Lawyers
items: Name an iconic duo like #larkinpoe 🔥
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Homeland Empire | Under the Shadow S2E6
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creator: Michael Fox
date: 2026-02-20T01:00:26Z
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subject: Prisons and Policing
subject: Sources
subject: Under the Shadow
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New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout
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creator: Megan O’Matz
date: 2026-02-20T00:20:00Z
subject: Pregnancy
subject: ProPublica
subject: Sources
subject: after
subject: Benefits
subject: ends
subject: extension
subject: get
subject: gop
subject: health care
subject: holdout
subject: moms
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subject: powerbroker
subject: pregnancy
subject: propublica
subject: sources
subject: vital
subject: wisconsin
description: The post New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: For years, Wisconsin’s powerful Assembly speaker refused to allow a bipartisan bill to come to a vote that extends postpartum Medicaid coverage for new moms. Finally, this week, he relented. “Go out and take your victory lap,” Republican Robin Vos told caucus members late Wednesday, according to one lawmaker. “You won,” Vos added. On Thursday, the Assembly agreed 95-1 to opt in to a federal program that provides free health insurance to low-income mothers for a year after giving birth, up from 60 days. Vos was among those voting yes. The legislation, which had already been adopted by the Senate, now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat. He has openly supported such legislation for years and is expected to sign it. Every other state in the nation, except Arkansas, has already taken the step. The vote represented a rare capitulation for Wisconsin’s longest-serving Assembly speaker — a man who controls the legislative agenda, provides campaign cash to those he favors and punishes those who antagonize him. ProPublica wrote about Vos’ opposition to the bill last fall. The turnaround came on a day of surprises involving Vos. Earlier, at the start of the session, he announced that he would retire at year’s end, revealing that he’d had a slight heart attack in the fall and needed to reduce his stress. “To my leadership team and my caucus colleagues, thank you for your trust, thank you for your candor and your willingness to carry responsibility when it is heavy,” he said. Rep. Patrick Snyder, a Republican and the lead sponsor on the postpartum bill, threatened to not pursue reelection if he did not succeed in getting the measure passed — a legislative goal he had promised constituents he would deliver. That would have left an open GOP seat in a swing district. Typically, incumbents have an advantage in elections. “I just said if we can’t get this thing passed, I just don’t feel I can come back,” Snyder said he told the speaker. “It was that important of a bill.” Vos has long…

More Than Neighbors
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creator: Tina Kelley
date: 2026-02-20T00:05:03Z
subject: Sources
subject: The Progressive
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description: How a decades-long effort to promote interracial friendship is playing out in one New York City suburb.
encoded: How a decades-long effort to promote interracial friendship is playing out in one New York City suburb. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Tina Kelley.

The Carefully Contrived Spontaneity of the “Shocking” Epstein Files Release
type: item
creator: Edward Curtin
date: 2026-02-19T23:59:11Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Edward Dahlberg
subject: Epstein files
subject: George Carline
subject: Ghislaine Maxwell
subject: One Nation Under Blackmail
subject: Regan MacNeil
subject: Serpico
subject: sex trafficking
subject: Sources
subject: Whitney Webb
subject: ‘one
subject: ‘shocking’
subject: blackmail’:
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subject: carline
subject: CIA
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subject: dahlberg
subject: dissident
subject: edward
subject: epstein
subject: fbi
subject: files
subject: george
subject: ghislaine
subject: jeffrey epstein
subject: macneil
subject: maxwell
subject: Michael Parenti
subject: Mossad
subject: nation?
subject: regan
subject: release
subject: serpico
subject: Sex
subject: sexual misconduct
subject: sources
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subject: whitney
description: Whenever a “scandal” like the Epstein files dominates the news, we can be certain that it is meant as a distraction from something more sinister on the horizon. The Epstein files have been in the hands of the F.B.I. for eight years or more. Then why have redacted files been released just recently? Cui bono? […] The post The Carefully Contrived Spontaneity of the “Shocking” Epstein Files Release appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/curtin-lost-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-157881" srcset="https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/curtin-lost-200x300.jpg 200w, https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/curtin-lost.jpg 275w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" />Whenever a “scandal” like the Epstein files dominates the news, we can be certain that it is meant as a distraction from something more sinister on the horizon. The Epstein files have been in the hands of the F.B.I. for eight years or more. Then why have redacted files been released just recently? Cui bono? And who is behind the release that did not occur over the course of the first Trump and the Biden administrations? Cui bono? Does the genocide in Gaza and the U.S. proxy war against Russia, both supported by Biden and Trump, fit into the timing and redactions since we can assume that the Mossad, CIA, NSA, and MI6 have also long had access to the files? A U.S./Israel attack on Iran? For, like movies, all propaganda and coverups have carefully chosen release dates. Last question: Why would anyone be shocked by the contents of the Epstein files, although many people seem to be? Yes, more names have been added to the list of degenerate elites who were happily part of Epstein’s criminal enterprise, but the revelation of more names only confirms how extensive it was. We have long known of the criminal activities of the degenerate Epstein, the financiers, celebrities, politicians, and public figures who joined him. Sexual blackmail, cooperation between intelligence agencies and the underworld, secret financial deals, war planning in the name of peace, etc. are how capitalism has long operated. While those who research such things have long known this (see, e.g., Whitney Webb’s One Nation Under Blackmail, two volumes), the ordinary person may be finally grasping i…

Resisting ICE in Minneapolis
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creator: Zach D. Roberts
date: 2026-02-19T23:50:11Z
subject: Sources
subject: The Progressive
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description: A Midwestern city shows how to peacefully block the incursion of federal immigration agents.
encoded: A Midwestern city shows how to peacefully block the incursion of federal immigration agents. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Zach D. Roberts.

On Icy Baltic Coast, NATO Forces Rehearse For War And Hybrid Threats
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-19T23:48:15Z
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subject: for
subject: forces
subject: free
subject: hybrid
subject: icy
subject: NATO
subject: radio
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subject: sources
subject: Threats
subject: war
description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Why Corporate Media Needed to Misrepresent Jesse Jackson
type: item
creator: Jim Naureckas
date: 2026-02-19T23:36:29Z
subject: Election 1988
subject: FAIR
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subject: Blog
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description: The Rev. Jesse Jackson's kind of politics terrified an elite that thrives on keeping the 99 Percent divided and conquered.
encoded: If there’s one person onto whom establishment media have projected their anxieties about race, class and democracy, it’s the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died this week at the age of 84. Four-page newspaper insert outlining Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential platform. The civil rights icon, a protege of Martin Luther King and a brilliant community organizer, made history with his groundbreaking runs for the presidency in 1984 and 1988 (Extra!, 3–4/88). He put together what he aptly called a Rainbow Coalition: African Americans (a term he popularized), Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, workers of all colors, family farmers, immigrants, feminists, peace activists, environmentalists. Notably, he was the first major national political figure to bring gays and lesbians—as LGBTQ folks were then called—into the tent as a community whose votes were valuable and whose rights were worth defending. He was the first mainstream presidential candidate to raise the issue of justice for Palestinians. Advocating for these constituencies with an unabashedly left agenda—a brave move in Reaganite America—Jackson did well in both of his races for the Democratic nomination: He came in third with 3 million votes in 1984, and second in 1988 with 7 million. And he changed the rules of politics by offering an alternative to the top-down, big money-driven hegemony of the Democratic establishment: grassroots-funded, solidaric, genuinely populist. And that kind of politics terrified an elite that thrives on keeping the 99 Percent divided and conquered. “Jesse Jackson scares the bejesus out of me,” then–New York Times publisher Arthur “Punch” Sulzberger Sr. confided to FAIR’s Jeff Cohen in a private meeting in 1990 (Extra!, 3–4/90). And this fear was palpable in corporate media coverage, from the right to what passed as the centrist “left,” from 1984 well into the 21st century. “I don’t want Jesse Jackson stirring up racial tensions and class warfare,’’ Bill O’Reilly…

Was Peter Mandelson the most devious Epstein associate?
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:24:43Z
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Revisiting the death of Jeffrey Epstein
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:21:49Z
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Trump is manufacturing humanitarian crisis in Cuba
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:19:06Z
subject: Sources
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subject: Cuba
subject: humanitarian
subject: manufacturing
subject: sources
subject: trump
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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US political elites advance Israel’s war on Iran
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:17:27Z
subject: Sources
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subject: elites
subject: iran
subject: israel’s
subject: political
subject: sources
subject: war
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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‘Crown Prince’ Reza Pahlavi humiliated in Munich
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:12:26Z
subject: Sources
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subject: pahlavi
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subject: reza
subject: sources
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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Hillary Clinton clamors for more war in Munich
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:10:03Z
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subject: sources
subject: war
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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AOC pushes warmed over liberal imperialism in Munich
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:08:34Z
subject: Sources
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subject: Imperialism
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subject: munich
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description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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Remember the antiwar legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-19T22:07:02Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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[Ilan Pappé] The Historical Context of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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date: 2026-02-19T22:00:27Z
subject: Sources
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description: Israel says there is no need for explanations as to why Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023. Pappé challenges that point of view. Without historical contextualization, the issues are not only incomprehensible but also make people vulnerable to propagand...
encoded: Israel says there is no need for explanations as to why Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023. Pappé challenges that point of view. Without historical contextualization, the issues are not only incomprehensible but also make people vulnerable to propaganda. For decades, corporate media coverage has been lopsided in Israel’s favor. Israelis are humanized. Palestinians are demonized. The Israel–Palestine conflict didn’t start on October 7th, nor did it start with the 1917 Balfour Declaration or with 1967, when Israel occupied Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights, or in 1948 when the state of Israel was declared. Roots of the conflict began in 1882, when the first Zionist settlers arrived in Palestine. This content originally appeared on AlternativeRadio and was authored by info@alternativeradio.org.

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver Avoided Prison, Thanks to Trump-Connected Lawyers
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creator: ProPublica
date: 2026-02-19T22:00:00Z
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description: This content originally appeared on ProPublica and was authored by ProPublica.
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Name an iconic duo like #larkinpoe 🔥
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creator: Playing For Change
date: 2026-02-19T22:00:00Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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How Big Tech profits off the addictive properties of social media
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T21:01:07Z
subject: Democracy Now!
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Senegalese commentator arrested for remarks about student’s death
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creator: Committee to Protect Journalists
date: 2026-02-19T19:45:17Z
subject: Abdou Nguer
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description: Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Abdou Nguer, who was arrested on Wednesday for challenging a public prosecutor’s statement on the cause of a student’s death. “Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal proceedings of public interest sends an intimidating message to the...
encoded: Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Abdou Nguer, who was arrested on Wednesday for challenging a public prosecutor’s statement on the cause of a student’s death. “Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal proceedings of public interest sends an intimidating message to the entire press in Senegal,” said Moussa Ngom, CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative. “Senegalese authorities must release Abdou Nguer and stop using false news charges to deprive journalists of their right to freely comment on public affairs.” Nguer is the second news commentator to be detained on false news charges over reports related to a deadly crackdown on university protests, following Sen TV’s Modou Fall’s arrest on February 11. Fall could face a six-month sentence in a trial that is due to reach its verdict on February 23. On February 19, a prosecutor charged Nguer, a freelance commentator, with spreading false news and ordered his trial on Friday, his lawyer, Aboubacry Barro, told CPJ. Nguer had commented on public prosecutor Ousmane Ndoye’s dismissal of allegations that the dead student had been tortured as available evidence did not support “rumors” that he had been subjected to physical violence. Nguer said that Ndoye was denying the results of a medical autopsy, which indicated several traumas on the body of the young man, who died in a hospital in the capital, Dakar, after police stormed the university campus. “If it’s not torture, what is it?” asked Nguer, adding that he didn’t believe the prosecutor. At a news conference on Tuesday, Ndoye said evidence gathered by investigators showed that the student fell from the fourth floor while fleeing a fire in a neighboring room. In 2025, Nguer was detained for seven months on multiple charges. He was released in November after serving a three-month sentence for causing offense to the head of state. CPJ’s calls to request comment from the Minist…

Insurer Agrees to Pay Millions for Failing to Fix Errors That Made It Harder for Customers to Get Mental Health Care
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creator: Max Blau
date: 2026-02-19T18:25:00Z
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description: The post Insurer Agrees to Pay Millions for Failing to Fix Errors That Made It Harder for Customers to Get Mental Health Care appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: One of New York’s largest health insurers is set to pay a multimillion-dollar fine for failing to fix a series of errors that made it harder for its customers to get mental health care. EmblemHealth this week agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the New York attorney general’s office because of the large number of inaccuracies in its listings of in-network mental health providers, a problem that has persisted for years. The fine is the biggest secured by the state attorney general’s office in its yearslong quest to clamp down on the chronic problem of provider directory errors, also known as ghost networks. It’s an issue that has led customers to postpone treatment, forgo care and pay for more expensive out-of-network providers. The office found that EmblemHealth overstated the availability of in-network mental health providers and failed to comply with state and federal laws requiring that insurers make mental health care as available as other kinds of medical care. “Health insurers cannot mislead consumers with inaccurate provider directories while families are left without care,” Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, said in a statement. EmblemHealth did not answer ProPublica’s questions. In a statement, a spokesperson said the insurer does “not admit” to the state attorney general’s findings but agreed to the settlement “to avoid time-consuming litigation.” The spokesperson added that the insurer has “focused on taking immediate steps to further support our members’ access to care.” ProPublica’s 2024 series “America’s Mental Barrier” examined the ways that ghost networks can limit patients’ access to mental health care. Our reporting showed that the investigation by the state attorney general’s office into the ghost networks was one of the rare instances nationwide where health insurers faced consequences from elected officials. Between 2018 and 2024, more than 360 EmblemHealth customers complained to either the insurer, a subcontractor that administe…

Tamino – The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) | Reprise
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CPJ calls for accountability in Ukrainian journalist surveillance allegations
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creator: Committee to Protect Journalists
date: 2026-02-19T16:47:16Z
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subject: Maryna Ansiforova
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subject: Oleksa Shalaisky
subject: Olha Chaika
subject: Sources
subject: Stanislav Rechinsky
subject: Volodymyr Fedorin
subject: Volodymyr Mostovy
subject: Yuriy Butusov
subject: Yuriy Nikolov
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description: New York, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a swift and thorough investigation into the alleged monitoring of at least 10 Ukrainian journalists covering corruption. Ukraine’s national police opened a criminal investigation into the alleged surveillance to determine whether the privacy of journalists who cover corruption was violated, according to the February 11 Facebook post...
encoded: New York, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a swift and thorough investigation into the alleged monitoring of at least 10 Ukrainian journalists covering corruption. Ukraine’s national police opened a criminal investigation into the alleged surveillance to determine whether the privacy of journalists who cover corruption was violated, according to the February 11 Facebook post of Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, the head of Ukraine’s parliamentary committee on freedom of speech. In November, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), a government agency, published the findings of a special 15-month-long investigation named “Midas,” and said it had uncovered a “criminal organization” that allegedly included government officials and businessmen with ties to the government who set up a system for embezzling funds in Ukraine’s energy sector. The group allegedly collected personal information on politicians, government officials, employees of NABU and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), as well as 10 journalists investigating corruption. Their names were found on digital devices seized as part of the investigation. “CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that 10 investigative journalists have been monitored in Ukraine,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “CPJ welcomes the Ukrainian authorities’ decision to launch an investigation. Accountability is key in this case, which renews unwanted attention to Ukraine’s official corruption allegations. Journalists working to uncover corruption should be encouraged, not threatened.” On December 15, Yurchyshyn <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yaroslav.yurchyshyn/posts/%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B4-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC-%D1%8E%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B9-%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%8E%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B9-%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B9-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D1%96-%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D…

UN News Today 19 February 2026
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creator: Charlotte Frantz
date: 2026-02-19T16:44:03Z
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subject: today
description: Sudan: UN fact-finding mission finds ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ in El Fasher Gaza: OHCHR warns of possible ethnic cleansing South Sudan: WFP scales up aid as conflict deepens hunger crisis
encoded: Sudan: UN fact-finding mission finds ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ in El Fasher Gaza: OHCHR warns of possible ethnic cleansing South Sudan: WFP scales up aid as conflict deepens hunger crisis This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Charlotte Frantz.

Former Prince Andrew Arrested in U.K. as Global Fallout from Epstein Files Grows
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T16:39:04Z
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subject: fallout
subject: files
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subject: Global
subject: grows
subject: now
subject: prince
subject: sources
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Courts Have Ruled 4,400+ Times That ICE Jailed People Illegally; Despite Rebukes, ICE Keeps Doing It
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T16:37:19Z
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subject: Sources
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subject: Democracy
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subject: keeps
subject: now
subject: People
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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‘The tankers just keep coming’: US military movements spike fears of imminent attack on Iran
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creator: Jessica Corbett
date: 2026-02-19T16:34:57Z
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“Predatory Tech”: Silicon Valley on Trial in Landmark Youth Social Media Addiction Case
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T16:34:19Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: addiction
subject: case
subject: Democracy
subject: landmark
subject: Media
subject: now
subject: predatory
subject: silicon
subject: social
subject: sources
subject: tech
subject: trial
subject: valley
subject: Youth
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 19, 2026
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T16:05:46Z
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No Public Funds for Secular or Religious Charter Schools
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creator: Shawgi Tell
date: 2026-02-19T16:00:59Z
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subject: St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School v. Drummond
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description: Charter schools are private entities. They are businesses first and foremost, not schools. Calling them “public” does not make them public in any way, shape, or form. They also remain private in character whether they are considered secular or religious, or non-profit or for-profit. As private organizations, charter schools have no valid claim to public […] The post No Public Funds for Secular or Religious Charter Schools appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: <img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-162787" src="https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shawgi-tell-charter-school-146x300.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="300" srcset="https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shawgi-tell-charter-school-146x300.jpg 146w, https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/shawgi-tell-charter-school.jpg 487w" sizes="(max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px" />Charter schools are private entities. They are businesses first and foremost, not schools. Calling them “public” does not make them public in any way, shape, or form. They also remain private in character whether they are considered secular or religious, or non-profit or for-profit. As private organizations, charter schools have no valid claim to public funds. Thus, for example, to assert that a secular charter school can receive public funds but a religious charter school cannot is to promote confusion. The main reason charter schools are labelled “public” is to fool the gullible and to justify funneling billions of dollars a year from under-funded traditional public schools to privately-operated charter schools. Last year, on May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered a 4-4 split ruling on the landmark case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School v. Drummond, which originated in Oklahoma. The split decision left intact the lower court’s decision (in Oklahoma) that blocked the establishment of the online K-12 religious charter school. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the case due to her connection to forces promoting the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School. In all likelihood, she will now preside over similar cases, probably swinging the vote in favor of permitting publicly-funded religious charter schools. A full bench bodes well for sectarian forces. In recent weeks, the news has been filled with reports of new attempts to establ…

Jesse Jackson: 1941-2026
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creator: Michael K. Smith
date: 2026-02-19T16:00:30Z
subject: David Hale
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subject: david
subject: Democracy
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subject: george h w bush
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subject: Michael Dukakis
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subject: United States
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description: His life work was mobilizing members of an underclass that was presumed not to exist where the “American Dream” reigned. In his second run at the presidency in 1988, he found them by the millions. His Rainbow Coalition spanned the whole of society: farmers, white unionists, feminists, Hispanics, students, environmentalists, and a full 95% of […] The post Jesse Jackson: 1941-2026 appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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The Crook(s) of Revelation: There Is No Center to Hold
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creator: Phil Rockstroh
date: 2026-02-19T16:00:10Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Epstein’s Island
subject: Ghislaine Maxwell
subject: J.D. Vance
subject: Pam Bondi
subject: Peter Thiel
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description: Part and parcel of the phenomenology of hyper-authoritarian Christians: The more they claim their affinity and psychical binding to Jesus Christ, the more pronounced their shadow half, that could be termed as demonic. In essence, individuals who insist they are light-bearers — who insist they are delivering good news to the world — who claim […] The post The Crook(s) of Revelation: There Is No Center to Hold appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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This Is The Intercept Briefing
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creator: The Intercept
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Former Prince Andrew Arrested in U.K. as Global Fallout from Epstein Files Grows
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T13:52:53Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: andrew
subject: Arrested
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subject: u.k
description: U.K. police have arrested the former Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was previously sued in 2021 by Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of multi...
encoded: U.K. police have arrested the former Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was previously sued in 2021 by Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of multiple instances of sexual assault when she was underage. The lawsuit was settled out of court shortly after it was filed, but Mountbatten-Windsor was allowed to keep his royal title and privileges at the time. Those were recently stripped following revelations about the extent of his friendship with the American serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Their friendship has been widely known to the public since at least 2008, when Epstein was first convicted for soliciting a minor for sex. British authorities are now reportedly investigating whether Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential government information with Epstein in 2010 while serving as a U.K. trade representative. “This is a story about sex trafficking, about the abuse of numerous women, and it seems like where justice might be brought, it’s on a different charge, which is sharing confidential information with a powerful person,” says Novara Media’s Michael Walker. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Courts Have Ruled 4,400+ Times That ICE Jailed People Illegally; Despite Rebukes, ICE Keeps Doing It
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T13:47:01Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: 4,400+
subject: courts
subject: Democracy
subject: despite
subject: doing
subject: have
subject: ice
subject: illegally
subject: jailed
subject: keeps
subject: now
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description: Following violent and indiscriminate sweeps of immigrant communities across the United States, the number of people in ICE detention has increased 75% since President Trump returned to the Oval Office. Yet, as the number of lawsuits against th...
encoded: Following violent and indiscriminate sweeps of immigrant communities across the United States, the number of people in ICE detention has increased 75% since President Trump returned to the Oval Office. Yet, as the number of lawsuits against the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign skyrockets, the federal government has continued to jail people indefinitely. Although judges across the U.S. have handed down more than 4,400 rulings of illegal detentions of immigrants since October, very few of these rulings have been acted upon. Reuters reporter Brad Heath says the unprecedented “pile-up” of tens of thousands of cases is straining the capacity of the rapidly shrinking staff at the Department of Justice and further delaying the release of immigrants from ICE jails. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Social Media Addiction: Facebook Whistleblower Says Big Tech Has Known & Ignored Problem for Years
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T13:29:11Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
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subject: big
subject: Democracy
subject: facebook
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subject: ignored
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subject: Media
subject: now
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subject: tech
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description: We continue our conversation with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and victim advocates Lori Schott and Lennon Torres about their fight to hold tech giants accountable for the damaging and even deadly effects of social media addiction on childre...
encoded: We continue our conversation with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and victim advocates Lori Schott and Lennon Torres about their fight to hold tech giants accountable for the damaging and even deadly effects of social media addiction on children and young adults. We’re also joined by Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who blew the whistle on several of the company’s harmful and manipulative practices in 2021. Haugen says mega-rich tech “oligarchs” like Mark Zuckerberg cared about teenagers only as people who could bring others onto the platform. “They worried about public perception, not the actual health of the kids,” says Haugen, adding that companies like Zuckerberg’s Facebook “under-invested in the safety of children,” ignoring years of warnings about the psychological impacts of their products on child development in favor of “optimiz[ing] for spending more and more time on these platforms.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Russia, Iran Hold Joint Naval Drills As US Renews Threats Of Military Action
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“Predatory Tech”: Silicon Valley on Trial in Landmark Youth Social Media Addiction Case
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description: Meta — the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram — and Google are on trial in Los Angeles following a lawsuit accusing them of fueling and profiting from addictive behaviors aimed at children and young adults. We spea...
encoded: Meta — the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram — and Google are on trial in Los Angeles following a lawsuit accusing them of fueling and profiting from addictive behaviors aimed at children and young adults. We speak to three people attending the landmark trial, including TIME “100 Most Influential People in Health” honoree Laura Marquez-Garret, an attorney at the Seattle-based Social Media Victims Law Center who has filed more than 1,200 complaints against tech companies throughout the country. Their work is part of a nationwide fight on behalf of victims and families, including two of our guests, parent advocate Lori Schott and Lennon Torres, a former child performer who now works to hold tech companies accountable for facilitating online child sexual abuse. Schott’s daughter Analee was just 18 years old when she died by suicide in 2020, following a struggle with depression and body dysmorphia that Schott says was aggravated by “predatory tech.” Schott and Torres say Meta knew about the dangers of products like face augmentation filters and easily bypassed age verification, yet did nothing to improve its systems. “I was receiving hundreds of messages from grown adult men trying to groom me online because they understood I was vulnerable,” says Torres, now 26. “The social media platforms could easily stop strangers from being able to contact kids … [but] when I look at big tech leadership, I just see lazy. I see lack of innovation. I see a lack of accountability.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 19, 2026
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description: CNN: U.S. Military Planning to Strike Iran as Early as This Weekend, UK Authorities Arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Over Epstein Ties, Former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner Testifies About His Links to Epstein, UN Panel Says Alleged Sex Crimes in Epstein Files Amount to Crimes Against Humanity, The Guardian: Trump Admin Planning 5,000-Person Military Base in Gaza, Trump’s So-Called Board of Peace Holds Its Inaugural Meeting in Washington D.C., Lancet Medical Journal: Death Toll in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Far Higher Than Reported, Palestinian Photographer Mariam Dagga Posthumously Wins 2026 Polk Award for Photojournalism, Russian President Putin Slams U.S. Oil Blockade of Cuba, MS NOW: DHS Launching Nationwide Campaign to Probe and Prosecute Naturalized Citizens for Voter Fraud, Trump Admin Planning to Roll Back Limits on Toxic Mercury Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants, NYU Langone Health to Close Trans Youth Health Program, South Korea’s Former President Sentenced to Life in Prison, Eight Backcountry Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche in California
encoded: CNN: U.S. Military Planning to Strike Iran as Early as This Weekend UK Authorities Arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Over Epstein Ties Former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner Testifies About His Links to Epstein UN Panel Says Alleged Sex Crimes in Epstein Files Amount to Crimes Against Humanity The Guardian: Trump Admin Planning 5,000-Person Military Base in Gaza Trump’s So-Called Board of Peace Holds Its Inaugural Meeting in Washington D.C. Lancet Medical Journal: Death Toll in Israel’s Assault on Gaza Far Higher Than Reported Palestinian Photographer Mariam Dagga Posthumously Wins 2026 Polk Award for Photojournalism Russian President Putin Slams U.S. Oil Blockade of Cuba MS NOW: DHS Launching Nationwide Campaign to Probe and Prosecute Naturalized Citizens for Voter Fraud Trump Admin Planning to Roll Back Limits on Toxic Mercury Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants NYU Langone Health to Close Trans Youth Health Program South Korea’s Former President Sentenced to Life in Prison Eight Backcountry Skiers Found Dead After Avalanche in California This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-19 Thursday
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Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting mutiny case
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date: 2026-02-19T11:35:57Z
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description: By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in court, charged with inciting mutiny. The pair appeared for a first call before the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday and were granted bail under strict conditions. Magistrate Yogesh Prasad also issued
encoded: By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in court, charged with inciting mutiny. The pair appeared for a first call before the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday and were granted bail under strict conditions. Magistrate Yogesh Prasad also issued a stop departure order, meaning they cannot leave Fiji. READ MORE: Former PM Bainimarama and Qiliho charged with inciting mutiny Other Fiji politics reports The state requested time to provide a full set of disclosures to the defence and the matter was adjourned until March 5. Prosecutors allege that in 2023 the two encouraged senior military officers to arrest and overthrow their commander, Ro Jone Kalouniwai. They are alleged to have spoken with high-ranking military officers during a meeting and “grog session” in July that year at Bainimarama’s Suva home. Bainimarama also faces a second charge relating to text messages he allegedly sent between January and July 2023 to Brigadier General Manoa Gadai urging him to take command. Night behind bars The long-serving former prime minister, who is also a former head of Fiji’s military, spent Wednesday night behind bars with Qiliho before their court appearance. Former police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho . . . did not answer questions from journalists after being arrested. Image: ABC/Lice Movono/ RNZ They were arrested, handcuffed and driven to Totogo police station following lengthy questioning that day. The Opposition leader Inia Seruiratu said the timing of their arrest suggested it was politically-motivated. The former FijiFirst MP claims Bainimarama is still a threat to Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government. “Political opponents, of course Bainimarama and [Aiyaz Sayed-] Khaiyum and a few others are a big threat to the current government. There may be political reasons behind this because of the elections in 2026.” Seruiratu said. Opposition leader…

Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting mutiny case
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description: By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in court, charged with inciting mutiny. The pair appeared for a first call before the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday and were granted bail under strict conditions. Magistrate Yogesh Prasad also issued
encoded: By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in court, charged with inciting mutiny. The pair appeared for a first call before the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday and were granted bail under strict conditions. Magistrate Yogesh Prasad also issued a stop departure order, meaning they cannot leave Fiji. READ MORE: Former PM Bainimarama and Qiliho charged with inciting mutiny Other Fiji politics reports The state requested time to provide a full set of disclosures to the defence and the matter was adjourned until March 5. Prosecutors allege that in 2023 the two encouraged senior military officers to arrest and overthrow their commander, Ro Jone Kalouniwai. They are alleged to have spoken with high-ranking military officers during a meeting and “grog session” in July that year at Bainimarama’s Suva home. Bainimarama also faces a second charge relating to text messages he allegedly sent between January and July 2023 to Brigadier General Manoa Gadai urging him to take command. Night behind bars The long-serving former prime minister, who is also a former head of Fiji’s military, spent Wednesday night behind bars with Qiliho before their court appearance. Former police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho . . . did not answer questions from journalists after being arrested. Image: ABC/Lice Movono/ RNZ They were arrested, handcuffed and driven to Totogo police station following lengthy questioning that day. The Opposition leader Inia Seruiratu said the timing of their arrest suggested it was politically-motivated. The former FijiFirst MP claims Bainimarama is still a threat to Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government. “Political opponents, of course Bainimarama and [Aiyaz Sayed-] Khaiyum and a few others are a big threat to the current government. There may be political reasons behind this because of the elections in 2026.” Seruiratu said. Opposition leader…

He Helped Saved Navalny. Now Latvia Won’t Let Him Work.
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DN! Thursday, February 19, 2026
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The cowboy who got rich selling veggie burgers
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creator: Frida Garza
date: 2026-02-19T09:45:00Z
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description: To see the future of food, look no further than Sam Cobb, the cattle rancher making soy-based Boca Burgers.
encoded: The first thing Andy Barrientes noticed when he showed up for his shift at RMS Foods on Valentine’s Day, 2005, was the cloud of black smoke emanating from the building. A fire had started in the factory around 4:20 p.m., not long before Barrientes was scheduled to clock in as maintenance manager at the food manufacturing plant in southeastern New Mexico. The blaze had caught his coworkers coming off the day shift by surprise; they reported smelling the smoke before seeing the flames. When Barrientes arrived, he saw the staff huddled together at the park across the street. “Everyone was holding hands,” he said. “And we were just … the fire was so big.” Barrientes had only been working at the factory for a few years. The job was something of an odd one: RMS Foods had once been a prominent meat processor in Hobbs, New Mexico, supplying local hotels and restaurants with cuts of beef and pork. But the company had recently started producing soy-based veggie burgers under the Boca Burger brand — an unlikely pivot for a part of the country better known for its cattle ranches, steakhouses, and dairy farms. Barrientes was hired around the same time as this change, and in the years since, veggie burger production had taken off. On the day of the fire, the entire staff evacuated without injuries, allowing the fire department — which arrived within four minutes of receiving the call — to immediately set to work containing the inferno. By 5:30 p.m., the clouds of smoke had mostly dissipated, but the building was gone. The roof of the factory had collapsed, and all but three pieces of food-processing equipment were damaged beyond repair. Among those standing across the street in the middle of Humble Park were Sam Cobb, president of RMS Foods, and his wife, Rhonda. Cobb’s father had founded the company 46 years prior, and the plant had been standing proudly on North Grimes Street for nearly as long. The family business all but burned to the ground in about an hour. Cobb, who had ta…

‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism
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description: From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus. Nick Riemer reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Nick Riemer In December, the NSW Labor government gave itself the power to ban street marches for an
encoded: From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus. Nick Riemer reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Nick Riemer In December, the NSW Labor government gave itself the power to ban street marches for an indefinite period. We saw what that meant on February 9 as violent police charged, maced, beat and arrested protesters against Herzog’s visit. In January, the federal ALP introduced new hate speech laws, which confer unprecedented discretion on the government to criminalise speech and groups to which it objects. Now, in a further stride down its authoritarian road, the federal government is reported to be proceeding with plans for “political training” for Australian university staff. READ MORE: Palestinian education is being destroyed by Israel’s policy of withholding customs revenues from the Palestinian Authority Other Gaza and Australia reports Academic and unionist Nick Riemer . . . “The reforms threaten to fundamentally alter the character of Australian society, which will become more autocratic, more racist, less rational and less free.” Image: MWM According to several recent reports, the federal government has agreed that “antisemitism training” will be a “key” area in which universities’ response to antisemitism will be assessed. University employees will, apparently, be required to undergo indoctrination in the ideology of the pro-Israel lobby, which identifies Zionism and Judaism and treats critics of Israel as likely antisemites. The training will involve “understanding of Jewish peoplehood, their attachment to Israel and identity beyond faith” — the characteristically unclear phrasing of the government’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, who is responsible for the “Antisemitism report card” plan. The thought police Compulsory training in a political ideology befits a police state, not a notional demo…

‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism
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description: From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus. Nick Riemer reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Nick Riemer In December, the NSW Labor government gave itself the power to ban street marches for an
encoded: From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus. Nick Riemer reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Nick Riemer In December, the NSW Labor government gave itself the power to ban street marches for an indefinite period. We saw what that meant on February 9 as violent police charged, maced, beat and arrested protesters against Herzog’s visit. In January, the federal ALP introduced new hate speech laws, which confer unprecedented discretion on the government to criminalise speech and groups to which it objects. Now, in a further stride down its authoritarian road, the federal government is reported to be proceeding with plans for “political training” for Australian university staff. READ MORE: Palestinian education is being destroyed by Israel’s policy of withholding customs revenues from the Palestinian Authority Other Gaza and Australia reports Academic and unionist Nick Riemer . . . “The reforms threaten to fundamentally alter the character of Australian society, which will become more autocratic, more racist, less rational and less free.” Image: MWM According to several recent reports, the federal government has agreed that “antisemitism training” will be a “key” area in which universities’ response to antisemitism will be assessed. University employees will, apparently, be required to undergo indoctrination in the ideology of the pro-Israel lobby, which identifies Zionism and Judaism and treats critics of Israel as likely antisemites. The training will involve “understanding of Jewish peoplehood, their attachment to Israel and identity beyond faith” — the characteristically unclear phrasing of the government’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal, who is responsible for the “Antisemitism report card” plan. The thought police Compulsory training in a political ideology befits a police state, not a notional demo…

The nation’s largest public utility is going back to coal — with almost no input from the public
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date: 2026-02-19T09:30:00Z
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description: The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy
encoded: The Tennessee Valley Authority’s quarterly meeting in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, opened with a triumphant video homage to its work during Winter Storm Fern. Energy had come through, yet again, to defeat extreme cold. The montage credited this to the utility’s “coal workhorses,” then noted that nuclear provided “uninterrupted power” and “hydro responded instantly.” The list ended there, despite years of promises that the agency would bolster renewables and battery storage. The message was clear: Solar had been unceremoniously dropped from the mix, and coal, which the agency had been phasing out, was back. What the video hinted at, the board made official. Its seven members unanimously dropped renewable energy as a priority, ended diversity programs, and granted two of the agency’s four remaining coal plants a reprieve. The decision followed the seating of four members selected by President Trump, breaking months of paralysis that followed the termination of three Biden appointees. The changes, made during the Feb. 11 board meeting, signal more than a routine policy reset for the nation’s largest public power provider. They will slow the TVA’s shift away from fossil fuels just as electricity demand is spiking, raising questions about future costs, pollution, and the role of federally-owned utilities in the country’s energy transition. For years, TVA planners had mapped out a future without coal. That is now on hold. The Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee, was scheduled for retirement in 2027, with all nine of its units slated for demolition and replacement with an “energy complex” of gas generation and battery storage. All of them will remain online alongside the gas plant, but renewables are no longer part of the picture. The board also shelved plans to scuttle the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Stewart County, Tennessee, in 2028. These moves come despite the agency’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan, which called for retiring the two facilities because of Kingst…

Two months after being arrested, this Indigenous climate leader remains imprisoned in Russia
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date: 2026-02-19T09:15:00Z
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description: The U.N. and dozens of Indigenous organizations are demanding Daria Egereva's release, but a Moscow court just extended her detention until at least March.
encoded: A Russian court is continuing to hold an international advocate for Indigenous peoples on terrorism charges despite international calls to release her immediately. Daria Egereva, who is Indigenous Selkup from Russia, is co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change, which represents Indigenous peoples’ perspectives at United Nations gatherings. She was arrested by Russian authorities on Dec. 17, just weeks after returning from the COP30 climate conference in Belém, where she advocated for greater participation of Indigenous women in climate negotiations. Last week, the Basmanny court, a district court in Moscow, held a hearing where it decided to continue holding Egereva until at least March 15. Egereva is one of two Indigenous advocates jailed and could face up to 20 years in prison. The name of the second Indigenous advocate jailed has not yet been made public, according to one of Egereva’s attorneys. Egereva’s court hearing was also closed to the public, and court documents with details about the charges are sealed. The Basmanny District Court of Moscow did not respond to an email seeking comment. “The detention of Daria Egereva raises concerns about arbitrary detention and the application of counterterrorism legislation against those exercising their fundamental freedoms,” said Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. He declined to say whether the U.N. is working diplomatically to release her. “People must never face criminal prosecution for engaging in advocacy or exercising their legitimate rights to freedom of expression,” Al-Kheetan said. “Egereva and all those detained for exercising their human rights must be released immediately.” In addition to her leadership of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change since 2023 and participation in multiple climate change conference gatherings, Egereva worked on climate policy as a member of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Ch…

Photographer Roe Ethridge on not letting your expectations get in the way of discovery
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description: One of the main things I really like about your work is that when I encounter it in a magazine or if I see it online, I’m able to know exactly that it’s your work. How did you develop that very specific visual style?
encoded: One of the main things I really like about your work is that when I encounter it in a magazine or if I see it online, I’m able to know exactly that it’s your work. How did you develop that very specific visual style? I mean, that’s funny. People have said that to me recently and people used to say the opposite. Really? It was diverse strategies, trying to make different kinds of pictures, something for a magazine that’s a big production or doing something that’s just me, my camera, and a flower. But now I feel like something has happened. There is an intention throughout the work and stuff that—probably all artists have this, where you could look back at something they made 20 years ago and see the die gets cast. It doesn’t mean that you can’t change, but there probably is some sort of aesthetic development that’s environmental combined with education or intentions that you pursued and, without even meaning to, it becomes a voice. Having those two things side by side of your more recent work [Rude In A Good Way] plus your older work [In The Beginning], you’re able to see a bit of a through line aesthetically. The kernel is still there from the beginning. Where did that come from? I grew up in the middle-class suburbs of Miami and Atlanta. Both my parents are from a small agrarian town in Florida near Okeechobee. It’s first generation suburban, and that would’ve been in the ’60s—I was born in ‘69. In the ’80s, I was starting to get an idea about what I liked, and those two things were weirdly Andy Warhol and Lee Friedlander. My dad was an amateur photographer, so he had photo books like the Kodak Encyclopedia of Photography. I can remember seeing Lee Friedlander [photos] and thinking, “This makes sense to me. I don’t know what it is exactly, but it was funny and it was weird and very compositional.” I wasn’t [actually] thinking those things, I was just responding to it. [Warhol and Friedlander] are responding in a way to American stuff at the same time, but both kind…

Palestinian journalists recount abuse in Israeli prisons, CPJ report finds
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creator: Committee to Protect Journalists
date: 2026-02-19T08:00:00Z
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description: International community must pursue accountability for Palestinian journalists harmed in Israeli custody Amman, February 19, 2026 — Palestinian journalists describe being systematically abused, beaten and starved in Israel prisons, according to a new report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The report, ‘We returned from hell’: Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons,...
encoded: International community must pursue accountability for Palestinian journalists harmed in Israeli custody Amman, February 19, 2026 — Palestinian journalists describe being systematically abused, beaten and starved in Israel prisons, according to a new report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The report, ‘We returned from hell’: Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons, documents allegations of systematic abuse of Palestinian journalists by their Israeli captors while detained by Israel between October 2023 to January 2026. Of the 59 journalists released by Israel during this period that CPJ interviewed, all but one reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence while in Israeli custody. CPJ also reviewed supporting evidence provided by the detainees, including photographs, medical reports, and legal documents. “CPJ’s reporting shows a clear pattern in how Palestinian journalists were treated in Israeli custody,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg. “The scale and consistency of these testimonies point to something far beyond isolated misconduct. When dozens of journalists independently describe physical and psychological abuse, the international community must take action. Humanitarian law sets unequivocal standards for the treatment of detainees and there needs to be meaningful accountability for failure to meet these standards.” In their testimonies, journalists described beatings, some resulting in severe injuries, starvation, medical neglect, as well as sexual violence, including rape. Many also describe psychological threats, stress positions causing prolonged pain, and being subjected to prolonged exposure to high-volume sound, including continuous music. CPJ documented the detention of at least 94 Palestinian journalists and one media worker during the period covered by the report: 32 journalists and one media worker from Gaza, 60 from the West Bank, and two in Israel. Thirty remai…

How Australia’s Tobacco Excise Produced Crime
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-19T03:37:19Z
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subject: tobacco
subject: United States
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description: The cutting of pleasures, the trimming of delights and telling people how they can enjoy life, is the sort of thing that will be tolerated, up to a point. Otherwise liberal countries do suffer moral convulsions, be it about sex, drug taking, smoking and boozing. Regulations and laws are inevitably passed, much of it tolerated. […] The post How Australia’s Tobacco Excise Produced Crime appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: The cutting of pleasures, the trimming of delights and telling people how they can enjoy life, is the sort of thing that will be tolerated, up to a point. Otherwise liberal countries do suffer moral convulsions, be it about sex, drug taking, smoking and boozing. Regulations and laws are inevitably passed, much of it tolerated. But instead of addressing the vice in question, invigilating rule makers and bureaucratic needlers often end up creating something worse. That’s when questions start being asked. The demon tobacco is particularly relevant here. While tobacco companies deserve their satanic reputations for ruining health, knowingly denying medical science and encouraging addiction, governments and state authorities have also capitalised. The smoker, in effect, has become a unique exploited species, derided by the moralists for taking to the puff and polluting sacred air, seduced into addiction, and having the wallet raided by the severe excises levied upon the product. The relentless battle against tobacco consumption has had a curious turn of late in a country which counts itself one of the most successful in restricting it. Over five decades ago, the Marlboro Man vanished from Australian billboards and was nowhere to be seen on television. An aggressive health campaign, accompanied by images of graphic savagery and brutal steep rises in the tobacco excise, accounted for a decline in consumption. (From 2013, the Commonwealth legislated 12.5% annual increases, followed by further rises in the excise.) In recent years, however, a few problems have emerged. In 2025, the revenue model that the Commonwealth had relied upon was no longer providing expected returns. Legal cigarette and tobacco sales had fallen by 29% in the year through to September. The Australian Tax Office, in calculations made for 2023-24, estimated a net loss of A$3 billion. Economist John Quiggin explains this decline with admirable clarity: “The short answer is that, over the past decade or so…

Cop watchers take on ICE & Border Patrol w/James Freeman, Corners News, & HBO Matt LIVE
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How Trump Could Earn Farmers’ Support
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creator: Ryan Dennis
date: 2026-02-19T01:17:59Z
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subject: support
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subject: trump
description: A year into Trump’s second term, many farmers are worse off than they were on Inauguration Day.
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How to Fix the Justice System
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creator: Bill Lueders
date: 2026-02-19T00:52:50Z
subject: Sources
subject: The Progressive
subject: Fix
subject: how
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subject: system
subject: the
description: Emily Galvin Almanza’s new book insightfully catalogues the failings of the criminal justice system.
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Smalltown Factions Highlight Our Divisions
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creator: Ed Rampell
date: 2026-02-19T00:40:54Z
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description: A school board race in rural Pennsylvania perfectly encapsulates the culture wars in ‘An American Pastoral.’
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Analilia Mejía Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-19T00:19:12Z
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subject: gaza
subject: Genocide
subject: ice
subject: mejia
subject: now
subject: out
subject: primary
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subject: speaking
subject: won,
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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The secret tool AI uses to seduce you: explained
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creator: Taya Graham and Stephen Janis
date: 2026-02-18T22:12:23Z
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subject: secret,
subject: seduce
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: tool.
subject: uses
subject: Video
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description: <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Inequality-Watch-YT-Thumbnails.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="The Billion Dollar Lie Machine: synthetically created media by Chatgpt 4-o purposefully constructed for the AI explainer." data-attachment-id="341393" data-permalink="https://therealnews.com/the-secret-tool-ai-uses-to-seduce-you-explained/inequality-watch-yt-thumbnails" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Inequality-Watch-YT-Thumbnails.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="Inequality Watch YT Thumbnails" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" The Billion Dollar Lie Machine: synthetically created media by Chatgpt 4-o purposefully constructed for the AI explainer. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Inequality-Watch-YT-Thumbnails.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Inequality-Watch-YT-Thumbnails.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1"> Who wants to FEEL like a billionaire? How AI Is flattering us to death!
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“Extremely Dangerous Situation”: Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict
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date: 2026-02-18T21:01:21Z
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subject: dangerous’:
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subject: now
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subject: u.s.
subject: warns
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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The secret tool AI uses to seduce you: Explained
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date: 2026-02-18T21:01:00Z
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subject: the
subject: tool.
subject: uses
subject: you
description: This content originally appeared on The Real News Network and was authored by The Real News Network.
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Epstein, Trump & How Misogyny Fuels Fascism [Episode Cut]
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creator: Laura Flanders & Friends
date: 2026-02-18T20:59:13Z
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subject: cut
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subject: epstein
subject: Fascism
subject: fuels
subject: how
subject: misogyny
subject: sources
subject: trump
description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
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MISHA MARKS (Ciudad de México)
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creator: Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes
date: 2026-02-18T20:57:41Z
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subject: Sources
subject: ciudad
subject: marks
subject: mexico
subject: misha
subject: petites
subject: planètes
subject: sources
description: This content originally appeared on Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes and was authored by Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes.
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This Tennessee prison is leaving LGBTQ people unhoused behind bars
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creator: October Krausch
date: 2026-02-18T20:56:57Z
subject: article
subject: Prisons and Policing
subject: Reprint
subject: Sources
subject: and
subject: bars
subject: behind
subject: leaving
subject: lgbtq
subject: People
subject: Policing
subject: prison
subject: prison industrial complex
subject: prison reform
subject: Prisons
subject: reprint
subject: sources
subject: tennessee
subject: this
subject: unhoused
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Attorney for Epstein Survivors Warns That Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG #trump #politics
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description: This content originally appeared on The Intercept and was authored by The Intercept.
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Despite Relentless Attacks, Nearly Half a Million Workers Unionized in 2025
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-18T19:14:06Z
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subject: common
subject: despite
subject: dreams
subject: half
subject: million
subject: nearly
subject: relentless
subject: sources
subject: unionized
subject: Workers
description: New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million. Thanks to years of sustained organizing, 11.2% of a...
encoded: New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million. Thanks to years of sustained organizing, 11.2% of all wage and salary workers in the United States are now covered under union contracts, up from 2024 and the highest in 16 years. “Billionaire bosses and union-busting politicians have tried to throw the kitchen sink at working people and their unions—slashing our jobs and rigging the rules to scare us out of organizing— but they are failing,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. “Working people are experiencing relentless attacks on our freedoms and our livelihoods. These numbers confirm what we’ve seen in the labor movement: Workers have felt President Trump’s billionaire-first agenda in action and are hungry to take back their power. Workers know that the best check on a bad boss is a strong union contract. In 2026, workers will continue to organize in every corner of the country and build power to fight for the lives they deserve.” “Labor is one of the last institutions in this country that working people actually trust,” added Shuler. “Nearly 70% of Americans support unions and more than 50 million more workers are eager to join one—but broken labor law still has the deck stacked against them. Too many face vicious union-busting and retaliation for organizing and punishing lay-offs even as corporate bosses rake in profits. When Trump shut down the National Labor Relations Board from functioning by denying it a quorum, workers were forced to wait—beyond their own bosses’ delaying tactics—for their elections to be certified and legal justice to be served.” The new report shows undeniable energy across the country: Years of organizing in new industries, workplaces and in “right to work” states in the South have pushed nationwide union density to 10%. Nearly half of all union growth came from Southern states, with younger…

Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T19:01:10Z
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subject: Sources
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subject: gonzález
subject: home
subject: jackson
subject: jesse
subject: juan
subject: Justice
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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NIAC: With “90% Chance” of War on Iran, Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Illegal U.S. Military Adventure
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-18T18:33:47Z
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description: In response to a Trump administration official telling reporters there is now a 90% chance of U.S. military action against Iran in the coming weeks, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) released the following statement: “This assessment should...
encoded: In response to a Trump administration official telling reporters there is now a 90% chance of U.S. military action against Iran in the coming weeks, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) released the following statement: “This assessment should trigger immediate action from Congress, the branch of government legally and constitutionally charged with deciding when the U.S. goes to war. “The United States is positioned on the edge of a major war in the Middle East, one that would not be limited, short-lived, or contained. With extensive military deployments underway and public signals that diplomacy may soon be abandoned, the risk of a large-scale, prolonged and senseless conflict is immediate and real. A war on Iran would not help Iranians demanding change in the face of government repression but instead kill innocent people, create instability inside Iran, and ignite a region-wide conflict. “NIAC, the largest grassroots Iranian-American organization in the United States, representing more than 70,000 members nationwide, has spent nearly 25 years advancing peace and working to prevent a catastrophic war with Iran. Earlier this month, NIAC Action and 25 other national organizations formally called on Congress to exercise its constitutional authority and take immediate action to remove U.S. forces from hostilities and prevent an unauthorized and devastating conflict. This could be the last chance for Congress to finally assert its Constitutional authority and debate whether our nation enters a major war with generational consequences. “The power to declare war belongs to Congress, not the president. Yet the country is once again being steered toward war without a vote, without meaningful public debate, and without clear authorization from the representatives of the American people. “A war with Iran would carry enormous regional consequences, endanger American service members and Iranian civilians alike, destabilize global markets, and risk spiraling escalation a…

Household Items That Spy On You
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date: 2026-02-18T18:05:43Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 18, 2026
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description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 18, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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Come As You Are 🎸🎶
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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A $1B ‘therapeutic’ illusion: advocates fight Baltimore’s new jail
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creator: Mansa Musa
date: 2026-02-18T17:51:48Z
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description: <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sequence-08.00_00_05_06.Still001-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Rattling the Bars host Mansa Musa stands in front of the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center in Baltimore, MD. Still image from TRNN documentary report “The $1B 'therapeutic' jail: Advocates fight Baltimore’s new detention facility” (February, 2026)" data-attachment-id="341345" data-permalink="https://therealnews.com/a-1b-therapeutic-illusion-advocates-fight-baltimores-new-jail/sequence-08-00_00_05_06-still001" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sequence-08.00_00_05_06.Still001-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1440" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="Sequence 08.00_00_05_06.Still001" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Rattling the Bars host Mansa Musa stands in front of the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center in Baltimore, MD. Still image from TRNN documentary report “The $1B ‘therapeutic’ jail: Advocates fight Baltimore’s new detention facility” (February, 2026) " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sequence-08.00_00_05_06.Still001-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sequence-08.00_00_05_06.Still001-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1"> Former political prisoner Mansa Musa takes you inside the growing coalition that is uniting to stop Maryland’s proposed $1 billion "therapeutic" jail in this blockbuster documentary report.
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FBI questions Oregon photographer about protesters’ identities
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date: 2026-02-18T17:23:33Z
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description: Independent photographer Robert Scherle was questioned at his Eugene, Oregon, home by FBI agents on Feb. 4, 2026, about the identities of people who attended protests he covered.Scherle told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he has been documenting r...
encoded: Independent photographer Robert Scherle was questioned at his Eugene, Oregon, home by FBI agents on Feb. 4, 2026, about the identities of people who attended protests he covered. Scherle told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he has been documenting recent demonstrations at Eugene’s Federal Building, where Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement operations are based. The building had been the focal point of escalating anti-deportation protests in the city during late January, Eugene Weekly reported. On Jan. 30, it was vandalized and windows were damaged. Scherle said that two FBI agents, a man and a woman wearing civilian clothing, came to his door, and showed him their badges and identification. The agents were affiliated with the Eugene agency of the FBI’s Portland, Oregon, field office. “They immediately said, ‘You’re not in any trouble at all. We just want to talk to you, don’t worry.’ And then they started asking me if I had photos to share with them of protesters destroying federal property, and I said no.” Scherle said they then asked if he could help them identify other protesters. He told the agents that he could not identify anyone because the scene was “too chaotic,” and the protesters were wearing masks. While the agents were not threatening or coercive, Scherle added, he was “stressed” by the encounter. “It was sort of just an implied threat, just by the fact that they’re there,” he said. He added that the agents did not ask the journalist to follow up with them, but did provide a business card upon request. The FBI’s Portland office did not respond to the Tracker’s emailed request for comment. In a statement to Eugene Weekly, the office said: “During our investigative efforts, we have interviewed members of the public who were taking images and/or video on the ground that evening and asked for footage. Should an interviewee identify themselves as a member of the media and produce identification or credentials, we have processes in pla…

UN News Today 18 February 2026
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creator: Charlotte Frantz
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description: Sudan: deadly drone strikes killed dozensAsia-Pacific: falling behind 88 per cent of their SDG targets by 2030UN plays tribute to civil rights icon the Reverend Jesse Jackson who passed away on Tuesday
encoded: Sudan: deadly drone strikes killed dozensAsia-Pacific: falling behind 88 per cent of their SDG targets by 2030UN plays tribute to civil rights icon the Reverend Jesse Jackson who passed away on Tuesday This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Charlotte Frantz.

U2 supports CPJ as it launches new EP ‘Days of Ash’
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description: New York, February 18, 2026—Irish rock band U2 has named the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) one of three charitable partners it is supporting as it launches “Days Of Ash” — a self-contained collection of five new songs and a poem inspired by the “many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the front lines of...
encoded: New York, February 18, 2026—Irish rock band U2 has named the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) one of three charitable partners it is supporting as it launches “Days Of Ash” — a self-contained collection of five new songs and a poem inspired by the “many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the front lines of freedom.” The EP is being released ahead of a new album in late 2026. In launching “Days of Ash,” U2 frontman Bono describes the collection as “songs of defiance and dismay, of lamentation. Songs of celebration will follow, we’re working on those now … because for all the awfulness we see normalized daily on our small screens, there’s nothing normal about these mad and maddening times, and we need to stand up to them before we can go back to having faith in the future.” CPJ is being named alongside Amnesty International and the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as one of the organizations U2 is supporting in conjunction with the release. “We are deeply grateful to be recognized by U2 in this way,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg. “As Bono notes, there is nothing normal about these times and journalists play a vital role in bearing witness to the abuses we see taking place worldwide.” You can donate to CPJ’s work here. ### About the Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. For media queries, please contact press@cpj.org. This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Committee to Protect Journalists.

Peter Thiel is unleashing a neocolonial billionaire fantasy in Honduras
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creator: Edith Romero
date: 2026-02-18T16:40:20Z
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‘Death To Khamenei’: Iranians Rally At Funerals For Dead Protesters
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-18T16:15:56Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T16:06:21Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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On Marriage
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creator: Robert Malone
date: 2026-02-18T16:00:58Z
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: Children/Youth
subject: Culture
subject: dissident
subject: divorce”
subject: family
subject: fertility
subject: India
subject: japan
subject: life
subject: marriage
subject: Opinion
subject: Population
subject: sources
subject: voice
description: Marriage is the cornerstone of a healthy society, and children are the conduit to the future. Introduction For the first time in modern American history, we are quietly entering an era in which having children is no longer the cultural default. The United States now sits well below replacement-level fertility, and each generation, absent immigration, […] The post On Marriage appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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21st Century Common Sense, Part One
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creator: Ted Glick
date: 2026-02-18T16:00:18Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Father Paul Mayer
subject: Sources
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subject: 21st
subject: Activism
subject: bernie sanders
subject: Century
subject: common
subject: dissident
subject: donald trump
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subject: part
subject: paul
subject: Politics
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subject: United States
subject: voice
description: A quarter of the way through this century, there is no doubt that the USA and the world are in deep trouble. This is true for everyone, even the families of those most responsible for this state of affairs, the “Epstein class” and those supporting them. Given the fact that the burning of fossils fuels […] The post 21st Century Common Sense, Part One appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: A quarter of the way through this century, there is no doubt that the USA and the world are in deep trouble. This is true for everyone, even the families of those most responsible for this state of affairs, the “Epstein class” and those supporting them. Given the fact that the burning of fossils fuels and nukes, the continued reliance on destructive war as a way of determining who runs individual countries, and the growing disparity between the billionaire/multi-multi-millionaire (MMM) class and those who must work for a living, often barely making it—these and related injustices are what must be transcended, must be overcome, asap. The future of the world literally depends upon whether we can transcend them over the coming years. For us in the United States of America, the immediate issue is the Trumpfascist efforts to impose dictatorial rule to the benefit of the billionaire class and those MMM’s hoping to become billionaires. As of the time of this writing a key next step in the resistance to these efforts is the November, 2026 federal elections, which should result in the Democrats, aligned with progressive Independents like Bernie Sanders, winning control of at least the House of Representatives, as things now appear is very likely. But even if they take the House and Senate, and even if the percentage of House and Senate members who are strong and consistent progressives grows significantly, this alone will not yield the kind of changes the world desperately needs. For one thing, would-be dictator Trump will still be President, able to use his White House power in destructive ways, like unnecessary and brutal wars, rising economic, racial, gender and other inequality and hateful discrimination, and major attacks on wind, solar and electric vehicles. A huge problem, up there at the top of the list, is that the history of efforts over the last many centuries to create truly just and democratic societies, run by organized people, not oligarchs, has at best yielde…

European Security Paradox and a World Without Order
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creator: Mahboob A. Khawaja
date: 2026-02-18T16:00:00Z
subject: 1857 Munich Conference
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Hans Morganthau
subject: Politics of Nations
subject: Sources
subject: 1857
subject: and
subject: conference
subject: dissident
subject: donald trump
subject: european
subject: hans
subject: History
subject: morganthau
subject: munich
subject: nations
subject: Opinion
subject: order
subject: paradox:”
subject: Politics
subject: Security
subject: sources
subject: voice
subject: without
subject: World
description: Paradox of Time and History and the Myth of New World Order America was not the superpower and European empires were more nationalists and aggressive when the 1857 Munich Conference held its assembly. Their delusional visions and priorities fell victim to their own vices and ruins, the consequential First World War and 2nd World War. […] The post European Security Paradox and a World Without Order appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Paradox of Time and History and the Myth of New World Order America was not the superpower and European empires were more nationalists and aggressive when the 1857 Munich Conference held its assembly. Their delusional visions and priorities fell victim to their own vices and ruins, the consequential First World War and 2nd World War. What have Europeans learned from the past to unfold a New World Order? Paranoid, suspicious of mutual interests, devoid of rational global vision of peace and co-existence, American and European leaders continue to search for glory and triumph by military supremacy to dominate the rest of the world. Men who were universally hated and feared are alive as elected leaders propelling individualistic agendas of global hegemony and occupation. Opinions and facts of life differ as time and place do in politics. To civilized people and nations claiming to be wise and just, the 21st century political affairs are full of contrasts and contradictions in equality of human rights, national freedom, and justice. The cult is infested with moral and intellectual corruption lacking any plausible imagination for the good of humanity. Are we out of touch with historical facts and the impulse of Nature of Things to determine our common destiny as civilized people? The Munich Security Conference spells out competing interests and volatile visions of future-making. America First under President Trump is a novel strategy of unthinkable policies and practices. The EU and UK appear insight and place at a distant horizon. The ethnicity of being together does not spell out cooperation and unity of purpose for how to manage the security, unproductive economy and strategic interests in the Western political sphere. Who is who? And where are the security threats coming from to cause a united front. Chinese innovation in technology and productivity dominate Western Europe and American economy. America and West Europeans are competing to agree to imaginary challenges …

Healthcare giant with $67 BILLION in reserves says striking workers only care about money…
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creator: The Real News Network
date: 2026-02-18T15:52:03Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Real News Network and was authored by The Real News Network.
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CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T15:45:36Z
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subject: Sources
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subject: announces
subject: cfpb
subject: confronting
subject: congress
subject: Democracy
subject: doge
subject: fired
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subject: members
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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"Extremely Dangerous Situation": Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T15:42:17Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: ‘extremely
subject: Conflict
subject: dangerous’:
subject: Democracy
subject: escalate
subject: have
subject: incentives
subject: iran
subject: now
subject: parsi:
subject: situation
subject: sources
subject: trita
subject: u.s.
subject: warns
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T15:38:53Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: abroad
subject: barber
subject: bishop
subject: Democracy
subject: for
subject: fought
subject: gonzález
subject: home
subject: jackson
subject: jesse
subject: juan
subject: Justice
subject: now
subject: sources
subject: william
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 18, 2026
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T15:35:52Z
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subject: Sources
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subject: 2026
subject: Democracy
subject: february
subject: headlines
subject: now
subject: Politics
subject: sources
subject: top
subject: u.s.
subject: World
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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They won their strike fair and square. Now their rich bosses are closing up shop.
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creator: Maximillian Alvarez
date: 2026-02-18T15:26:45Z
subject: Economy and Inequality
subject: Politics and Movements: US
subject: Sources
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Red, Orange, and Reaction: Thailand’s Electoral Crossroads
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creator: Tricontinental Asia
date: 2026-02-18T15:00:56Z
subject: Anutin Charnvirakul
subject: Bhumjaithai
subject: Chada Thaiseth
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Newin Chidchob
subject: Orange movement
subject: Phue Thai Party
subject: Rainbow Agrarian Populism
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subject: Thaksin Shinawatra
subject: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
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subject: anutin
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subject: chada
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description: As the people of Thailand go to the polls this February, voters are offered three competing visions of progress: one that builds power from the village up, one that critiques from the seminar room, and one that pays to keep the countryside quiet. Amid the ongoing border war with Cambodia, Thailand is a microcosm of […] The post Red, Orange, and Reaction: Thailand’s Electoral Crossroads appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: As the people of Thailand go to the polls this February, voters are offered three competing visions of progress: one that builds power from the village up, one that critiques from the seminar room, and one that pays to keep the countryside quiet. Amid the ongoing border war with Cambodia, Thailand is a microcosm of the Global South’s political laboratory. The Phue Thai Party (PTP), often known to outsiders as the ‘Red Shirt Party’, has defined Thai politics for over two decades but has somehow itself defied definition – a peasant-backed populist movement in alliance with urban capitalists; privatising state assets while investing in public welfare; nationalist yet socially progressive. By every rule of 21st-century political science, the PTP should not exist. Yet for over two decades, the PTP has delivered a paradigm shift that baffles the literate classes while tangibly transforming Thai society. <img decoding="async" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nb4n8B6hxwd7jQSVTRdUKB7KyvOniB-PVWGNLRi2dc8n3F7Txr4nEuwC5DoodCvTyQ0zC-bRoMhWaacetE_SATUarUsBo3LsSF39U3A953pK9_UFF-yt7_CjmH8JaSp60dCEwowD8Hd=s0-d-e1-ft#https://thetricontinental.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg" alt="" width="505" border="0" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-135821" data-bit="iit" /> Pratuang Emjaroen (Thailand), Red Morning Glory and Rotten Gun, 1976. As the Global South shifts towards new models – that of regionalism, multilateralism, and economic sovereignty – states like Burkina Faso, Mexico, and China are also breaking from western political science textbooks. In many ways, PTP’s vision was ahead of its time. Today, Thailand’s political landscape is defined by a three-way struggle between PTP’s disruptive populism, the liberal Peoples Party’s westernised idealism, and Bhumjaithai Party’s reactionary clientelism. The February elections are also a direct outcome of a judicial coup against the PTP’s coalition government, leadi…

Turning ecological grief into action #shorts
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creator: Laura Flanders & Friends
date: 2026-02-18T14:01:53Z
subject: Sources
subject: #shorts
subject: action
subject: ecological
subject: grief
subject: into
subject: sources
subject: turning
description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
encoded: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.

Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T13:51:33Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: after
subject: against
subject: analilia
subject: congressional
subject: Democracy
subject: gaza
subject: Genocide
subject: ice
subject: meet
subject: mejia
subject: now
subject: out
subject: primary
subject: sources
subject: speaking
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description: In a surprise victory, progressive candidate Analilia Mejía won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat left vacant by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill. Mejía served as 2020 national political director for Bernie Sanders and as deputy ...
encoded: In a surprise victory, progressive candidate Analilia Mejía won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat left vacant by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill. Mejía served as 2020 national political director for Bernie Sanders and as deputy director of the Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau under President Joe Biden. As a proponent of community organizing, she has pledged to refuse corporate PAC and AIPAC dollars. “It is training each other, engaging each other, understanding our history, so that we can protect our democratic institutions and we could preserve the kind of self-governance that we strive for in the United States,” Mejía says. Mejía won 29.3% of the vote against former Congressmember Tom Malinowski, who placed second with 27.6% of the vote. Although Mejía was the only candidate to say Israel is committing a genocide, Malinowski — who is pro-Israel but supportive of limits on aid to Israel — was the target of AIPAC ads that may have led to Mejía’s victory. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T13:43:57Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: alexis
subject: announces
subject: cfpb
subject: confronting
subject: congress
subject: Democracy
subject: doge
subject: fired
subject: for
subject: goldstein
subject: members
subject: now
subject: run
subject: sources
subject: staffer
description: The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. “I have ...
encoded: The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. “I have been on admin leave ever since, until I was fired last week,” says Goldstein, who says the Trump administration’s gutting of the CFPB removed key oversight of the financial industry. “So, essentially, no one is watching the biggest banks.” Goldstein is now running to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Climate Science, Tailpipe Rule Rollbacks
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-18T13:32:55Z
subject: Common Dreams
subject: Sources
subject: challenges
subject: Climate
subject: common
subject: dreams
subject: lawsuit
subject: rollbacks,
subject: rule
subject: Science
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subject: tailpipe,
subject: trump’s
description: The Center for Biological Diversity and a broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its rollback of the landmark scientific finding that forms the core basis of federal climate action.The lawsuit also ...
encoded: The Center for Biological Diversity and a broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its rollback of the landmark scientific finding that forms the core basis of federal climate action. The lawsuit also challenges the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollback of tailpipe rules that cut pollution from cars and trucks — the nation’s largest source of climate pollution. “We’re suing to stop Trump from torching our kids’ future in favor of a monster handout to oil companies,” said David Pettit, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute. “Nobody but Big Oil profits from Trump trashing climate science and making cars and trucks guzzle and pollute more. Consumers will pay more to fill up, and our skies and oceans will fill up with more pollution. The EPA’s rollbacks are based on political poppycock, not science or law, and the courts should see it that way.” The 2009 endangerment finding concluded that planet-warming pollution like carbon dioxide and methane threatens public health and the welfare of current and future generations. It was based on overwhelming scientific evidence that has only become more robust and irrefutable since then. The United States is the second-largest carbon polluter in the world, after China, and the largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases. The endangerment finding underpins federal regulations that have reduced climate-damaging pollution from cars and trucks. Revoking those lifesaving and gas-saving clean air standards will allow automakers to make cars that guzzle more gas and pollute more. It will force consumers to pay more at the gas pump. The vehicle rules Trump plans to scrap would cut 7 billion metric tons of emissions and save the average American driver $6,000 in fuel and maintenance costs over the lifetimes of the vehicles made under the standards. Today’s lawsuit was filed in federal court in the D.C. Circuit. The case was brought by: The Ameri…

“Extremely Dangerous Situation”: Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T13:31:55Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: ‘extremely
subject: Conflict
subject: dangerous’:
subject: Democracy
subject: escalate
subject: have
subject: incentives
subject: iran
subject: now
subject: parsi:
subject: situation
subject: sources
subject: trita
subject: u.s.
subject: warns
description: As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. “This is an extremely dangerous situation, w...
encoded: As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. “This is an extremely dangerous situation, which both sides are actually incentivized to escalate,” says Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. “Both sides actually believe that a short, intense war may improve their negotiating position.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

UCS Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Endangerment Finding Repeal
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-18T13:31:47Z
subject: Common Dreams
subject: Sources
subject: administration’s
subject: challenging
subject: common
subject: dreams
subject: endangerment
subject: finding
subject: joins
subject: lawsuit
subject: repeal
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subject: trump
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subject: unlawful’:
description: Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joined a group of environmental, public health and science nonprofits in filing suit against the Trump administration for unlawfully repealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment...
encoded: Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joined a group of environmental, public health and science nonprofits in filing suit against the Trump administration for unlawfully repealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding and rolling back emissions standards for vehicles despite the transportation sector being the largest source of U.S. climate pollution. The 2007 Supreme Court ruling Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency—a court case where UCS was a petitioner—established that heat-trapping emissions are covered by the Clean Air Act. EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding then confirmed that global warming emissions are a threat to public health and the environment, with subsequent court rulings repeatedly reaffirming EPA’s obligation to the public to regulate these harmful emissions. Below is a statement by Dr. Gretchen Goldman, president and CEO of UCS. “EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act. This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is entirely at odds with the public interest and the best available science. Heat-trapping emissions and global average temperatures are rising—primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels—contributing to a mounting human and economic toll across the nation. This anti-science administration must be held to account for evading its responsibility to help address this acute crisis and we’re going to help make sure that happens.” UCS is being represented by Earthjustice in this latest lawsuit. The joint press release from groups filing the lawsuit is available here. Please contact UCS Media Director Ashley Siefert Nunes to speak with a UCS expert. UCS filed comments on behalf of its half a million supporters and its network of more than 22…

Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T13:14:04Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: abroad
subject: barber
subject: bishop
subject: Democracy
subject: for
subject: fought
subject: gonzález
subject: home
subject: jackson
subject: jesse
subject: juan
subject: Justice
subject: now
subject: sources
subject: william
description: Tributes are pouring in from across the globe for Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate was 84 years old. Democracy Now!’s Juan González recounts his experience as a report...
encoded: Tributes are pouring in from across the globe for Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate was 84 years old. Democracy Now!’s Juan González recounts his experience as a reporter visiting Cuba and Puerto Rico alongside Jackson. “Jesse was always there when people were fighting for some form of social justice,” says González. “Of all the U.S. leaders of the past half-century, I believe none had a more international view and a commitment to worldwide social justice as Jesse Jackson did.” Bishop William Barber, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, met Jackson 40 years ago as a student when he asked to work with Jackson’s student campaign during his 1984 presidential run. Jackson “was somebody that was serious about people uniting to save humanity — PUSHing — that he was serious about an agenda of uplift,” says Barber. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-18T13:08:30Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Cook Islands heritage
subject: Culture wars
subject: Māori heritage
subject: NZ Parliament
subject: Sources
subject: Speaker
subject: Teanau Tuiono
subject: ‘pure
subject: accuses
subject: asia
subject: chris
subject: Chris Hipkins
subject: cook
subject: Cook Islands
subject: Culture
subject: Democracy
subject: Editor's Picks
subject: Featured
subject: Global
subject: heritage
subject: hipkins
subject: Human Rights
subject: Indigenous
subject: islands
subject: Labour
subject: labour’s
subject: Maori
subject: new zealand
subject: Pacific
subject: Pacific Report
subject: parliament
subject: peters
subject: Politics
subject: Racism
subject: report
subject: RNZ Pacific
subject: sources
subject: speaker
subject: Syndicate
subject: teanau
subject: tuiono
subject: wars
subject: winston
subject: Winston Peters
description: By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor Winston Peters has been accused of “pure racism” in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has called out National ministers for failing to combat or challenge it. The Greens say Peters is scapegoating migrants, while ACT’s David Seymour — his own Cabinet colleague — says Peters
encoded: By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor Winston Peters has been accused of “pure racism” in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has called out National ministers for failing to combat or challenge it. The Greens say Peters is scapegoating migrants, while ACT’s David Seymour — his own Cabinet colleague — says Peters is simply seeking attention. The condemnation came following Parliament’s Question Time yesterday when the NZ First leader singled out a Green MP for his Rarotongan heritage. READ MORE: Hipkins accuses Peters of ‘pure racism’, slams ‘ugly side’ of politics Green MP Teanau Tuiono had used the word “Aotearoa” to refer to New Zealand while asking questions about climate aid in the Pacific. It prompted Peters to interrupt: “Why is [the minister] answering a question from someone who comes from Rarotonga to a country called New Zealand . . . ” Speaker Gerry Brownlee cut him off to object to noise from other MPs in the debating chamber. Hipkins then leapt to his feet: “Members in this House are equal. For a member of the House to stand up and question whether someone is entitled to ask a question because of their country of origin is pure racism, and you should’ve stopped him in the beginning.” Brownlee said he did not hear Peters’ remark, but would review the transcription later. Peters then completed his question, asking why somebody from Rarotonga had decided “without any consultation with the New Zealand people” to change the country’s name. In response, Brownlee said that was “not an acceptable question at all”. “I want that to be the last time that those sort of questions are directed so personally at members of this House,” Brownlee said. Tuiono has both Māori and Cook Islands Māori heritage but was born in New Zealand. Hipkins calls out ‘ugly side’ to politics In a speech to Parliament shortly later, Hipkins decried an “ugly side to New Zealand politics”, calling out “outright race-baiting” and “direct racism” being expressed in …

Headlines for February 18, 2026
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T13:00:00Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
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subject: 2026
subject: Democracy
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subject: now
subject: sources
description: U.S. Military Says It Carried Out Strikes on Three Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 11 People, Iran’s Foreign Minister: U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Have Agreed on “Guiding Principles” on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” Released from Iranian Prison, Peru’s Congress Impeaches Interim Peruvian President José Jerí, Federal Judge Blocks Efforts by Trump Administration to Rearrest Kilmar Ábrego García, Immigration Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin Announces Her Resignation, Two-Month-Old Baby Detained at ICE Jail in Dilley, Texas, Deported Along with His Family, Tarique Rahman Sworn In As Bangladesh’s New Prime Minister, Independent Journalist Georgia Fort and Activist Trahern Crews Plead Not Guilty in Federal Court in Minnesota, “Late Show” Host Colbert Blasts Trump Admin After CBS Pulls Interview with Texas Democrat Talarico
encoded: U.S. Military Says It Carried Out Strikes on Three Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 11 People Iran's Foreign Minister: U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Have Agreed on "Guiding Principles" on Iran's Nuclear Program Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer of "It Was Just an Accident," Released from Iranian Prison Peru's Congress Impeaches Interim Peruvian President José Jerí Federal Judge Blocks Efforts by Trump Administration to Rearrest Kilmar Ábrego García Immigration Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Deporting Mohsen Mahdawi DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin Announces Her Resignation Two-Month-Old Baby Detained at ICE Jail in Dilley, Texas, Deported Along with His Family Tarique Rahman Sworn In As Bangladesh's New Prime Minister Independent Journalist Georgia Fort and Activist Trahern Crews Plead Not Guilty in Federal Court in Minnesota "Late Show" Host Colbert Blasts Trump Admin After CBS Pulls Interview with Texas Democrat Talarico This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-18 Wednesday
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-18T13:00:00Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: 2026-02-18
subject: Democracy
subject: now
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description: Democracy Now! Wednesday, February 18, 2026
encoded: Democracy Now! Wednesday, February 18, 2026 This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! Audio and was authored by Democracy Now!.

350.org urges countries to support Vanuatu’s proposed UN resolution
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-18T12:25:18Z
subject: Common Dreams
subject: Sources
subject: 350.org
subject: common
subject: countries
subject: dreams
subject: proposed
subject: resolution’
subject: sources
subject: support
subject: urges
subject: vanuatu’s
description: Vanuatu has tabled a draft resolution to the UN to formally endorse last year’s International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change. Despite pressure from big polluters to stall the momentum from international law to action, island natio...
encoded: Vanuatu has tabled a draft resolution to the UN to formally endorse last year’s International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change. Despite pressure from big polluters to stall the momentum from international law to action, island nations like Vanuatu continue to push for accountability. The current draft resolution responds to the unanimous ICJ advisory opinion on climate change, which among others confirmed that: The 1.5°C limit is legally binding, not aspirational, and must guide all state conduct. States have binding obligations under customary international law to prevent foreseeable climate harm and resulting rights violations—obligations that apply to all countries, including those that have withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. Fossil fuel subsidies, exploration licenses, and continued production can breach international law. Climate harm can be attributed to individual states, and states cannot escape liability by asserting that they are only one of many releasing greenhouse gases. States must regulate private actors, including fossil fuel corporations whose emissions cause harm, including transboundary devastation. Fenton Lutunatabua, 350.org Program Lead Pacific & Caribbean said: “Six months ago, this advisory opinion was unanimous, meaning all agreed that countries have the legal responsibility to avoid climate harm and are liable for the damages if they fail to do so. This decision put the fossil fuel industry, and the governments that enable them, on notice. It is crucial, for all of us on the frontlines, that this notice be turned into concrete action. The world may think that the climate crisis is confined to islands like ours in the Pacific, but the reality is that it is impacting everyone – from heatwaves in Australia to wildfires in the US. As people that have lived this reality for decades, we are urging the international community to grasp this opportunity to avoid the worst of it. Global cooperation to solve this crisis is in every…

Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment
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creator: Keri Blakinger
date: 2026-02-18T10:30:00Z
subject: ProPublica
subject: Sources
subject: amid
subject: arrests
subject: Criminal Justice
subject: given
subject: hernández
subject: ice
subject: juan
subject: mass,
subject: orlando
subject: pardon
subject: propublica
subject: recipient
subject: sources
subject: special
subject: treatment,
subject: trump
subject: trump administration
description: The post Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: For months, President Donald Trump has railed against Latin American narcoterrorists flooding the United States with “lethal poison.” He has used the scourge of drug trafficking as a rationale for dozens of military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, which have left more than 140 people dead. Last month, Trump cheered a military assault by U.S. forces that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and brought them to the U.S. to face charges related to cocaine trafficking. Maduro, Trump said, led a “vicious cartel” that “flooded our nation with lethal poison responsible for the deaths of countless Americans.” But when it comes to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was tried and convicted in the U.S. in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison for taking bribes and allowing traffickers to export more than 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S., Trump has taken a decidedly softer tone. Hernández, he said, has been “treated very harshly and unfairly” — so unfairly that on Dec. 1, Trump pardoned the former president after he served less than four of those 45 years. But the federal government’s magnanimity did not end there. On the day he was to be released, records show, Hernández had an immigration detainer — a request for law enforcement agencies to hold noncitizens for pickup by Immigration and Customs Enforcement — in place. Here, too, the Trump’s administration’s treatment of Hernández differed from its public objectives. Other noncitizens caught up in recent immigration sweeps — the vast majority of whom do not have criminal records — have faced swift efforts to deport them, even to countries where they may face threats. But in Hernández’s case, the Federal Bureau of Prisons scrambled to get his detainer removed so he could walk free. And Hernández did not just walk out of the prison. Despite persistent budget and staffing shortages, prison officials paid a specialized tactical team …

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
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creator: Megan O’Matz
date: 2026-02-18T10:00:00Z
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description: The post Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: The warning on the government website was stark. Some products and remedies claiming to treat or cure autism are being marketed deceptively and can be harmful. Among them: chelating agents, hyperbaric oxygen therapies, chlorine dioxide and raw camel milk. Now that advisory is gone. The Food and Drug Administration pulled the page down late last year. The federal Department of Health and Human Services told ProPublica in a statement that it retired the webpage “during a routine clean up of dated content at the end of 2025,” noting the page had not been updated since 2019. (An archived version of the page is still available online.) Some advocates for people with autism don’t understand that decision. “It may be an older page, but those warnings are still necessary,” said Zoe Gross, a director at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a nonprofit policy organization run by and for autistic people. “People are still being preyed on by these alternative treatments like chelation and chlorine dioxide. Those can both kill people.” Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound that has been used as an industrial disinfectant, a bleaching agent and an ingredient in mouthwash, though with the warning it shouldn’t be swallowed. A ProPublica story examined Sen. Ron Johnson’s endorsement of a new book by Dr. Pierre Kory, which describes the chemical as a “remarkable molecule” that, when diluted and ingested, “works to treat everything from cancer and malaria to autism and COVID.” Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican who has amplified anti-scientific claims around COVID-19, supplied a blurb for the cover of the book, “The War on Chlorine Dioxide.” He called it “a gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.” <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" js-autosizes height="732" width="752" src="https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/InternetArchive2_maxHeight_3000_maxWidth_3000-1.jpg?w=752" alt="" class="wp-image-68182" srcset="https://www.p…

DN! Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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encoded: Wednesday Democracy Now! show for rebroadcast - HD This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! for Broadcasters - HD MP4 and was authored by Democracy Now! for Broadcasters - HD MP4.

What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region.
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creator: Naveena Sadasivam
date: 2026-02-18T09:45:00Z
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subject: broke
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description: The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet).
encoded: It’s no secret that U.S. electricity prices have been rising over the last few years: The average residential energy bill in 2025 was roughly 30 percent higher than in 2021. This jump is largely in line with the overall inflation Americans have experienced during this period. As the cost of groceries, gas, and housing has increased, so too has the cost of electricity. But there are big differences from state to state and region to region. Some places — like California and the Northeast — have seen mammoth price increases that outpaced inflation, while costs have held steady in other parts of the country, or even fallen in relative terms. Nearly everywhere, though, rising electricity costs have strained the budgets of low-income households in particular, since they spend a much larger share of their earnings on energy compared to wealthier Americans. Higher energy bills have also become a political flashpoint. Over the past year, rising electricity prices have helped push voters to the polls, and politicians have taken note. In Virginia and New Jersey, newly elected governors campaigned heavily on reining in utility bills. In Georgia, incumbent utility regulators were booted out by voters, who elected two Democrats to the positions for the first time in two decades. U.S. residential electricity prices Real vs. nominal residential electricity prices, January 2010 – November 2025 Real price (inflation-adjusted) Sticker price Note: Month-to-month variation reflects seasonality in electricity demand. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Clayton Aldern / Grist <path d="M137 98.5C133 98.5 132 97.5 132 92.5V50.2C133.579 49.0591 135.454 48.3993 137.4 48.3C140.5 48.3 143.2 49.6 147.5 54.7C148.8 56.3 150 57 151.3 57C153.3 57 154.5 55.7 154.5 53.4V38H151.5C147.812 37.9397 144.155 38.6872 140.786 40.1901C137.418 41.6931 134.419 43.915 132 46.7V38H108V41.5H112C116 41.5 117 42.5 117 47.5V92.5C117 97.5 116 98.5 112 98.5H108V102H145V98.5H137ZM158.5 41.5H161.2C165.2 41.5 16…

Poet Susan Alexander on pushing back against the rules you’re taught
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creator: Lauren Spear
date: 2026-02-18T08:00:00Z
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description: Describe your writing desk.
encoded: Describe your writing desk. My writing desk is nice and clean. This did not used to be the case. I used to have a horribly messy writing desk. One time my husband, Ross, said to me, “What would happen if you cleaned off your desk?” And I said, “Well, no. All my creative notes are here. Everything’s here.” And he said, “Why not try it. Maybe it will change things.” So I went to prove him wrong, and I cleaned off my desk completely. The next day I sat down, and it was a miracle. It sort of freed my brain to go wherever it needed to go that day and I was not stuck on all the junk in front of me. So now I keep a really clean desk. It is not a fancy one. I always wanted a beautiful wooden one, but I do not have a beautiful wooden one. I do look out at the ocean and the mountains and the sky as I sit there. I have one desk where I write by hand. Then I have my other desk where I type on my laptop. The two desks form a kind of L. I very rarely compose a first draft on a computer. I feel more connected to pen and paper. Where do your poems come from? From wherever all poems come from, of course. Wherever that is. Do they start as an image? A word? Usually, with me, a poem comes from a feeling. There is some underlying “something” that I want to express. It is not a fully formed idea; it is usually a feeling or even a sensation. Of course, language is continuously offering itself as fodder for poems with its delicious sounds and tacit images. Sometimes poems come in reaction to reading other people’s poems. Other people’s poetry can be a real inspiration to me, whether it’s an image, a series of images, or an idea. It is more like a conversation with them. It is not that I want to copy what they have done; sometimes I want to contradict what they have written or add to it. That conversation can be a real impetus, and a poem can spring out of it. I’ve noticed that! One of my favourite poems is “Cupid’s Bow,” where you reference Pablo Neruda: Neruda’s love poems are favourites…

Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-18T04:23:10Z
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description: By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of “fear and division” as the country moves towards a general election later this year. Speaking at the opening of the fourth and final session of Parliament before the polls, Ratu Naiqama called on political leaders and
encoded: By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of “fear and division” as the country moves towards a general election later this year. Speaking at the opening of the fourth and final session of Parliament before the polls, Ratu Naiqama called on political leaders and their supporters to engage constructively and respect the rule of law before, during and after the elections. Fijians are expected to head to the polls anytime between August 7 (earliest) this year and 6 February 2027 (latest). READ MORE: Fiji president opens final session of Parliament with call for unity Other Fiji politics reports In an almost hour-long speech, which mentioned the word “unity” 17 times and covered a wide range of topics, Ratu Naiqama also confirmed the coalition government had commenced a review of the 2013 Constitution. “The Constitution Amendment Bill, like all other Bills, will be made public and undergo an extensive consultation process with robust public debate and input before it is tabled to Cabinet and Parliament,” he said. AI will have ‘detrimental effect on governance’ Other topics focused from unity in diversity to climate change and the threats posed by artificial intelligence. Ratu Naiqama said he was at pains to underline factors which created division, noting the threat of false information. On media and artificial intelligence, he said information was being disseminated at unprecedented speed but with little regard for accuracy. “The misuse of artificial intelligence is an emerging threat that will have a detrimental effect on governance, national unity and peace,” he said. “While freedom of expression remains a cornerstone of our democracy, it carries with it a grave responsibility.” Fiji’s multicultural society is one of its greatest strengths, he said. However, unity did not arise automatically from diversity, he added. “Unity must be consciously built through fair laws, inclusive policies, respect…

Inside the Minds of Monsters: What Nuremberg Taught Us About Today
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date: 2026-02-18T04:11:00Z
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description: In 1945, U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley arrived at Nuremberg with an hypothesis: the 22 top Nazi defendants, including Hermann Göring, the second most powerful man of the Third Reich, must share a unique psychosis. He was looking for a "Nazi mind virus" that could explain the Holocaust. As Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, of which the new film, Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe as Göring, is based, reveals in this week's Gaslit Nation, Dr. Kelley found something far more terrifying. There was no insanity. These men were clinically "normal." They were ambitious, hardworking, Type-A opportunists: the kind you might find in any corporate boardroom today. What made them willing to destroy half the population to rule the other half? Even Hitler, Dr. Kelley concluded, wasn't a "madman" but a paranoid hypochondriac whose fear of early death rushed him into strategic failures like the invasion of the Soviet Union. This finding is a warning for us now. If Nazism isn't a disease but a human choice, it can take root anywhere. El-Hai points to the "sophisticated propaganda" and the evolution of ICE tactics in Minneapolis, where he and his family live, as modern terror of the early Gestapo. How do we bring Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and their lawless killers to justice in our own Nuremberg trials? We stop waiting for a savior. We document the abuses, we protect the vote, and as El-Hai urges, we "get in where we fit in" during this time of self-defense resistance. This essential history is a reminder that the face of evil is often disturbingly ordinary. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discuss…
encoded: In 1945, U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley arrived at Nuremberg with an hypothesis: the 22 top Nazi defendants, including Hermann Göring, the second most powerful man of the Third Reich, must share a unique psychosis. He was looking for a "Nazi mind virus" that could explain the Holocaust. As Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, of which the new film, Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe as Göring, is based, reveals in this week's Gaslit Nation, Dr. Kelley found something far more terrifying. There was no insanity. These men were clinically "normal." They were ambitious, hardworking, Type-A opportunists: the kind you might find in any corporate boardroom today. What made them willing to destroy half the population to rule the other half? Even Hitler, Dr. Kelley concluded, wasn't a "madman" but a paranoid hypochondriac whose fear of early death rushed him into strategic failures like the invasion of the Soviet Union. This finding is a warning for us now. If Nazism isn't a disease but a human choice, it can take root anywhere. El-Hai points to the "sophisticated propaganda" and the evolution of ICE tactics in Minneapolis, where he and his family live, as modern terror of the early Gestapo. How do we bring Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and their lawless killers to justice in our own Nuremberg trials? We stop waiting for a savior. We document the abuses, we protect the vote, and as El-Hai urges, we "get in where we fit in" during this time of self-defense resistance. This essential history is a reminder that the face of evil is often disturbingly ordinary. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discuss…

The $1B ‘Therapeutic’ Jail: Advocates Fight Baltimore’s New Detention Facility
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creator: The Real News Network
date: 2026-02-18T02:16:07Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Real News Network and was authored by The Real News Network.
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PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog
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date: 2026-02-18T00:15:06Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
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subject: Syndicate
subject: trade
subject: warns
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description: By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global investors. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed PNG on its “grey list” due to “strategic deficiencies” in government oversight. The grey-list means that watchdog officials are monitoring closely,
encoded: By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global investors. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed PNG on its “grey list” due to “strategic deficiencies” in government oversight. The grey-list means that watchdog officials are monitoring closely, and that the government is time-bound to address their blind spots. READ MORE: It’s official, the FATF has added Papua New Guinea to its ‘grey list’ PNG is now one step away from the far more precarious “black list”, where other countries are compelled to stay away in order to protect the international financial system. There are only three countries on the black list: North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar. Prime Minister James Marape told local media outlet NBC that he accepted the conclusions of the FATF and welcomed their support. “There is no point blaming the past. What has been identified, we will fix,” Marape said. Need secure economy “It is in our country’s interest to have a secure economy, not one with gaps that can be exploited.” Marape said that investors could be assured the PNG government was doing all that is can ahead of elections in 2027. “Our investors will not run away . . . Papua New Guinea will work its way out of the grey-list and towards a trusted, credible financial standing,” Prime Minister James Marape . . . “Our investors will not run away.” Image: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone But as many as 30 banks have publicly ruled out the possibility of investing in Papua LNG, an Exxon-backed project in the Gulf of Papua, as reported by AAP. The project owners, seeking to produce six million tonnes of LNG per annum for a predominantly Asian market, have yet to make a final decision on whether to move forward. Far-reaching consequences A note from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November 2025 called PNG “a fragile state” noting an “unstable social and political environment”. It’s a judgment of PNG’s institution…

PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-18T00:15:06Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Financial integrity
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description: By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global investors. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed PNG on its “grey list” due to “strategic deficiencies” in government oversight. The grey-list means that watchdog officials are monitoring closely,
encoded: By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global investors. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed PNG on its “grey list” due to “strategic deficiencies” in government oversight. The grey-list means that watchdog officials are monitoring closely, and that the government is time-bound to address their blind spots. READ MORE: It’s official, the FATF has added Papua New Guinea to its ‘grey list’ PNG is now one step away from the far more precarious “black list”, where other countries are compelled to stay away in order to protect the international financial system. There are only three countries on the black list: North Korea, Iran, and Myanmar. Prime Minister James Marape told local media outlet NBC that he accepted the conclusions of the FATF and welcomed their support. “There is no point blaming the past. What has been identified, we will fix,” Marape said. Need secure economy “It is in our country’s interest to have a secure economy, not one with gaps that can be exploited.” Marape said that investors could be assured the PNG government was doing all that is can ahead of elections in 2027. “Our investors will not run away . . . Papua New Guinea will work its way out of the grey-list and towards a trusted, credible financial standing,” Prime Minister James Marape . . . “Our investors will not run away.” Image: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone But as many as 30 banks have publicly ruled out the possibility of investing in Papua LNG, an Exxon-backed project in the Gulf of Papua, as reported by AAP. The project owners, seeking to produce six million tonnes of LNG per annum for a predominantly Asian market, have yet to make a final decision on whether to move forward. Far-reaching consequences A note from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November 2025 called PNG “a fragile state” noting an “unstable social and political environment”. It’s a judgment of PNG’s institution…

‘I literally felt naked’: Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido targeted with Predator spyware
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creator: Jonathan Rozen
date: 2026-02-18T00:03:31Z
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description: Angolan journalist and lawyer Teixeira Cândido wants to know who targeted him with spyware, and he wants justice. “First and foremost, we must seek to find out who the entities are that have acquired these spyware tools,” Cândido told CPJ, as findings published by Amnesty International’s Security Lab show that a malicious link sent in...
encoded: Angolan journalist and lawyer Teixeira Cândido wants to know who targeted him with spyware, and he wants justice. “First and foremost, we must seek to find out who the entities are that have acquired these spyware tools,” Cândido told CPJ, as findings published by Amnesty International’s Security Lab show that a malicious link sent in a WhatsApp message infected his phone with Predator spyware. The commercially available spyware can provide access to an infected device’s microphone, camera, and data, including contacts, messages, photos, and videos, without the user’s knowledge. Amnesty, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, and U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Recorded Future have previously documented infrastructure for operating Predator in more than a dozen countries, including Angola. But this marks the first publicly known case of spyware targeting in the country, where restrictions on the press have tightened ahead of elections in August 2027. The detection of Predator on Cândido’s phone reveals how powerful surveillance technology has been wielded against Angola’s press and civil society, alongside repressive laws and other forms of intimidation. “I literally felt naked! It’s as if someone I don’t know had stripped me naked in public. It’s like taking a shower with people watching. That’s how it feels,” Cândido told CPJ during an interview in Luanda, Angola’s capital. “I don’t know what kind of information they had access to. I don’t know to what extent they shared my intimate conversations.” Russian editor Galina Timchenko similarly described feeling “naked in the street” after being targeted with Pegasus spyware sold by Israel-based NSO Group. Malicious links <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" height="691" width="1024" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP24032385148557.jpg?w=1024" alt="A smartphone shot in 2019." class="wp-image-562752" srcset="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP24032385148557.jpg 4855w, https://cpj.org/wp-c…

Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official
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description: Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands that it unilaterally disarm. Basem Naim also said that Hamas would not submit to Israel’s demand for a total demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. This comes amid reports that President
encoded: Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands that it unilaterally disarm. Basem Naim also said that Hamas would not submit to Israel’s demand for a total demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. This comes amid reports that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed back in December that Hamas would be given a two-month deadline to disarm. READ MORE: ‘Jordan is next’: West Bank annexation signals ‘silent transfer’ Other Gaza reports As President Donald Trump prepares to convene the first official meeting of his so-called Board of Peace in Washington tomorrow, he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have re-escalated demands that Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions imminently disarm — with Netanyahu insisting that all small arms must be turned over before the Israeli military withdraws any of its forces. “Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarisation,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. This demand is being presented as a condition for any reconstruction to begin in Gaza, with no guarantees for Palestinian security or sovereignty. Criminal complaint On Monday, the Hind Rajab Foundation said it had filed a criminal complaint in Chile seeking the prosecution of Rom Kovtun, an Israeli soldier accused of taking part in the deadly 2024 siege of Al-Shifa Hospital. The World Health Organisation reports at least 21 patients were killed during attacks on the hospital. Meanwhile, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is demanding greater access to Gaza to expand aid and recovery efforts. Administrator Alexander De Croo spoke from Gaza City: Alexander De Croo: “More than 300,000 families in Gaza are looking for housing. Only 10 percent of people today living in Gaza have housing which has the basic accommodations, so 90 percent of the population is today look…

Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official
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description: Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands that it unilaterally disarm. Basem Naim also said that Hamas would not submit to Israel’s demand for a total demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. This comes amid reports that President
encoded: Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands that it unilaterally disarm. Basem Naim also said that Hamas would not submit to Israel’s demand for a total demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. This comes amid reports that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed back in December that Hamas would be given a two-month deadline to disarm. READ MORE: ‘Jordan is next’: West Bank annexation signals ‘silent transfer’ Other Gaza reports As President Donald Trump prepares to convene the first official meeting of his so-called Board of Peace in Washington tomorrow, he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have re-escalated demands that Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions imminently disarm — with Netanyahu insisting that all small arms must be turned over before the Israeli military withdraws any of its forces. “Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarisation,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. This demand is being presented as a condition for any reconstruction to begin in Gaza, with no guarantees for Palestinian security or sovereignty. Criminal complaint On Monday, the Hind Rajab Foundation said it had filed a criminal complaint in Chile seeking the prosecution of Rom Kovtun, an Israeli soldier accused of taking part in the deadly 2024 siege of Al-Shifa Hospital. The World Health Organisation reports at least 21 patients were killed during attacks on the hospital. Meanwhile, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is demanding greater access to Gaza to expand aid and recovery efforts. Administrator Alexander De Croo spoke from Gaza City: Alexander De Croo: “More than 300,000 families in Gaza are looking for housing. Only 10 percent of people today living in Gaza have housing which has the basic accommodations, so 90 percent of the population is today look…

“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”
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Full video on our channel! 🙌💛
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Despite court order, a critical FEMA program remains frozen
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creator: Jake Bittle
date: 2026-02-17T21:47:17Z
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description: Months after a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore climate adaptation grants, FEMA insiders say the agency hasn’t budged.
encoded: When it comes to adapting to the consequences of climate change, the federal government has relied heavily on one flagship program: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC. Administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, BRIC has doled out $4.5 billion in grants to help states and cities prepare for future disasters. Wildfire retrofits in Washington State, safe rooms in Oklahoma, and sewer systems in Detroit have all benefitted from the program. Despite bipartisan support for the effort, the Trump Administration issued a memo announcing its intent to shut down BRIC in April. Then, in December, a federal judge ordered FEMA to restore the program’s funding and “promptly take all steps necessary to reverse” the termination. The agency had two months to appeal. Though that deadline passed last week, the Trump administration is still holding out. Two FEMA officials told Grist that the agency has taken no apparent steps to revive BRIC in compliance with the December court order. As a result, state and local governments across the country are holding critical projects in limbo as they await a resolution. The officials who spoke to Grist requested anonymity to avoid retaliation from agency leadership. Separately, a FEMA spokesperson said the agency complies with court orders, but did not respond to questions about the future of BRIC. FEMA’s deadline to appeal the judge’s ruling was February 9. On Tuesday, a coalition of state attorneys general accused the Trump administration of dragging its feet on compliance. (Those attorneys represent the states behind the original lawsuit over BRIC, which resulted in the December ruling.) “Over two months have passed and Defendants have offered no indication to Plaintiff States, the public, FEMA’s regional offices, or apparently even Defendants’ own attorney that they have complied with the Order,” attorneys for almost two dozen states wrote in a court filing on Tuesday. The states asked the judge to compel F…

SOS: The US is manufacturing a humanitarian crisis in Cuba
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date: 2026-02-17T19:53:40Z
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How Jesse Jackson changed U.S. politics
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-17T18:52:53Z
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subject: how
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subject: now
subject: Politics
subject: sources
subject: u.s.
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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In Munich I saw my enemies – The Grayzone live
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-17T18:43:46Z
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subject: sources
subject: the
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 17, 2026
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creator: KPFA
date: 2026-02-17T18:00:00Z
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subject: february
subject: News
subject: pacifica
subject: Politics
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: weekdays
description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
encoded: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 17, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. This content originally appeared on KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays and was authored by KPFA.

Tajalli ▲ the Sufi shrine of Ajmer (Rajasthan, India)
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creator: Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes
date: 2026-02-17T17:45:06Z
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subject: petites
subject: planètes
subject: rajasthan
subject: shrine
subject: sources
subject: sufi
subject: tajalli
subject: the
description: This content originally appeared on Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes and was authored by Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes.
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Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson’s legacy
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-17T17:10:20Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: bernie
subject: Democracy
subject: jackson’s
subject: jesse
subject: legacy
subject: now
subject: sanders
subject: sources
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem targets press, leakers
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-17T16:57:14Z
subject: Chilling Statement
subject: Sources
subject: chilling
subject: homeland
subject: kristi
subject: leakers
subject: noem
subject: press
subject: secretary
subject: Security
subject: sources
subject: statement
subject: targets
description: As the second year of President Donald Trump’s second term began, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem continued taking steps to intimidate leakers and news outlets that have covered Trump and his administration unfavorably. We’re documenting her ef...
encoded: As the second year of President Donald Trump’s second term began, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem continued taking steps to intimidate leakers and news outlets that have covered Trump and his administration unfavorably. We’re documenting her efforts in 2026 in this regularly updated report. Read about Noem’s efforts in 2025 to chill coverage here, and how Trump’s other appointees and allies in Congress are striving to intimidate reporters, revoke funding, censor critical coverage and more here. This article was first published on Feb. 17, 2026. Feb. 4, 2026 | DHS secretary name-checks reporter in announcement of leak prosecution Feb. 4, 2026 | DHS secretary name-checks reporter in announcement of leak prosecution Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced via social media on Feb. 4, 2026, that her office had identified another alleged leaker, claiming the employee had been sharing information with Daily Mail senior reporter Shawn Cohen. “We just caught another prolific leaker putting our @DHSgov law enforcement at risk as they already face 8,000% increase in death threats against them,” Noem wrote, adding that she plans to refer the individual to the Justice Department for prosecution. “We are agnostic about your standing, tenure, political appointment, or status as a career civil servant—we will track down leakers and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.” In 2025, Noem oversaw the unprecedented polygraphing of department employees as part of her efforts to clamp down on leaks, questioning them about whether they’ve been sharing unapproved information with the media, even if unclassified. The identity of the alleged leaker has not been made public as of publication. Cohen declined to comment when reached by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. Back to Top This content originally appeared on U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database and was authored by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database.

Fuck This Guy: The Hunted Becomes the Beached
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creator: Abby Zimet
date: 2026-02-17T16:54:43Z
subject: Common Dreams
subject: Sources
subject: “fuck
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subject: becomes
subject: common
subject: dreams
subject: guy
subject: hunted
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: this
description: Not Our President's Day, thank God, has passed. Along with mattress sales, it was marked by many middle fingers in the air, a typically grotesque message from a tainted White House, and news that a massive, ill-fated, gold-leaf statue of the worst pre...
encoded: Not Our President's Day, thank God, has passed. Along with mattress sales, it was marked by many middle fingers in the air, a typically grotesque message from a tainted White House, and news that a massive, ill-fated, gold-leaf statue of the worst president in history, hilariously dubbed "Don Colossus," remains stranded on its back in an Ohio warehouse as its creator and a bunch of crooked crypto bros - surprise! no surprise! - back-stab and bicker about money. May he rot there, please. The general sentiment around our latest National Holiday was best summed up by one post: "Happy Presidents Day. Except the current one. Fuck that guy." He didn't win any points by marking the day spewing the usual hateful vulgarity "in the creepiest way possible," declaring in a vengeful post, "They came after the wrong man. I was the hunted. Now I'm the hunter." He is also, of course, "one sick dude," old, dazed and confused with unprecedented low approval ratings, maybe because all he does is lie, bully, bribe, be bribed and in his gluttonous delusion insist, “We have the greatest economy actually ever in history” as he rips us off for billions by selling his name for hopeful airports and don't forget their trashy "clothing, handbags, luggage, jewelry, watches, and tie clips." Democracy dies in tie clips. Now, in one final, loutish indignity, he - or at least a gaudy doppelgänger - is being held hostage in Zanesville OH for a $92,000 payment, having been both delayed and downgraded from a planned prime spot at his inauguration to his Doral golf course - specifically, the tenth hole. The statue saga began when sculptor Alan Cottrill, who's made about 400 figures on commission, including bronzes of 16 past presidents and a Thomas Edison now in the Capitol, got a call from an unknown Las Vegas sculptor asking if he'd like to make a statue commemorating Trump's brave ear being allegedly grazed in Butler, Pennsylvania - an "iconic" 2024 moment a consortium of 16 cryptocurrency enthusias…

The Project Censored Newsletter—January 2026
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creator: Kate Horgan
date: 2026-02-17T16:44:39Z
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subject: newsletter—january
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subject: sources
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description: Censored Press News Project Censored’s fiftieth anniversary yearbook, State of the Free Press 2026, has been receiving a lot of positive attention. Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth discussed the yearbook, including the tightening of media control, cul...
encoded: Censored Press News Project Censored’s fiftieth anniversary yearbook, State of the Free Press 2026, has been receiving a lot of positive attention. Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth discussed the yearbook, including the tightening of media control, cultural hegemony, and the power of music, on an episode of Macro N… The post The Project Censored Newsletter—January 2026 appeared first on Project Censored. This content originally appeared on Project Censored and was authored by Kate Horgan.

Palestine Solidarity And Immigrant Rights Resistance ⎹ The Intercept
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creator: The Intercept
date: 2026-02-17T16:44:07Z
subject: Sources
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subject: Immigrant
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subject: Palestine
subject: Resistance
subject: rights
subject: Solidarity
subject: sources
subject: the
description: This content originally appeared on The Intercept and was authored by The Intercept.
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Data center giant secures $14 million deal to consume 40% of Pennsylvania town’s excess water
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creator: Brad Reed
date: 2026-02-17T16:29:52Z
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subject: Reprint
subject: Sources
subject: $14
subject: 40%
subject: and
subject: center
subject: climate crisis
subject: consume
subject: Data
subject: deal
subject: economy
subject: excess
subject: giant
subject: inequality
subject: million
subject: movements
subject: pennsylvania
subject: Politics
subject: reprint
subject: secures
subject: sources
subject: towns
subject: Water
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UN News Today 17 February 2026
type: item
creator: Charlotte Frantz
date: 2026-02-17T16:11:05Z
subject: Podcasts/UN News Today
subject: Sources
subject: UN News
subject: 2026
subject: february
subject: News
subject: podcasts/un
subject: sources
subject: today
description: Conflict and instability are making pregnancy increasingly dangerous worldwide, warns WHOUkraine: Civilians face ongoing attacks as bitter winter conditions deepen sufferingUN Secretary-General’s message for Lunar New Year
encoded: Conflict and instability are making pregnancy increasingly dangerous worldwide, warns WHOUkraine: Civilians face ongoing attacks as bitter winter conditions deepen sufferingUN Secretary-General’s message for Lunar New Year This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Charlotte Frantz.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Suffers from Delusions and Calls All Russians “Crazy”
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creator: Jan Oberg
date: 2026-02-17T16:00:55Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Mette Frederiksen
subject: Sources
subject: all
subject: and
subject: calls
subject: crazy.
subject: delusions
subject: Denmark
subject: denmark’s
subject: Diplomacy
subject: dissident
subject: frederiksen
subject: from
subject: Media
subject: mette
subject: minister,
subject: NATO
subject: prime
subject: Russia
subject: russians
subject: sources
subject: suffers
subject: vladimir putin
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description: Mette Frederiksen’s world view and threat statements as well as her disturbing stereotyping of the Russian people are beyond normal and must be seen as a threat to Denmark’s and Europe’s future. Note the Prime Minister’s discriminatory remarks about the Russian people, which I document in the Note below. As Prime Minister, she speaks in […] The post Denmark’s Prime Minister Suffers from Delusions and Calls All Russians “Crazy” appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council
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description: Distinguished Members of the Security Council, The President of the United States is issuing grave threats of force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if it does not accede to US demands. His actions risk a major regional war that would be devastating. Asked if he wanted regime change, he responded that it “seems like that would be the […] The post No US War on Iran: An Open Letter to the UN Security Council appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Distinguished Members of the Security Council, The President of the United States is issuing grave threats of force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if it does not accede to US demands. His actions risk a major regional war that would be devastating. Asked if he wanted regime change, he responded that it “seems like that would be the best thing that could happen.” When asked why a second US aircraft carrier has been sent to the region, President Trump answered “in case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it … if we need it, we’ll have it ready.” These threats are in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which declares that “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.” These threats come in the context of Iran’s repeated calls for negotiations. Moreover, on February 7, Iran’s Foreign Minister delivered a speech in Doha proposing comprehensive negotiations for regional peace, following a round of talks in Oman supported by the diplomacy of the Arab states and Türkiye. Even as a second round of negotiations has been announced, the US is resorting to escalating threats of force. The issue facing the UN Security Council in these perilous days is whether any member state, by force or threat of force, may place itself above the United Nations Charter that governs us all. At stake is the integrity of the UN-based international system. One of the crucial roles of the Security Council is to call on member states to settle disputes by peaceful means such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or judicial settlement, without the threat of force or resort to force. Today, the world is in urgent need of a renewed commitment to diplomacy. The current threat of an attack by the US did not begin with any failure by Iran to negotiate. On the contrary, it began with the United Stat…

Fulfillment
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creator: J.S. O’Keefe
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description: He repeats it with patient conviction to anyone who will stand still long enough: you enter this world without a shirt on your back, and you depart the same way. If there is food on your plate three times a day and cloth against your skin, you have already received more than you deserve and […] The post Fulfillment appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: He repeats it with patient conviction to anyone who will stand still long enough: you enter this world without a shirt on your back, and you depart the same way. If there is food on your plate three times a day and cloth against your skin, you have already received more than you deserve and ought to keep quiet. He delivers this as a law of nature, as if all other human cravings were character flaws. People nod when he speaks. They say he must be a man of rare spirituality, an upright figure who moves among us as though he’s already forgiven our everyday sins. What we also know: he owns the supermarket on the corner where the fluorescent lights whir from dawn until midnight. Two restaurants whose menus expand each year. A department store in the mall where people wander for hours, filling carts with things they didn’t know they needed. If there’s a word he’d choose for himself, it would be this: enlightened. The post Fulfillment appeared first on Dissident Voice. This content originally appeared on Dissident Voice and was authored by J.S. O’Keefe.

When ICE Agents Lie: DOJ Drops Charges Against 2 Minneapolis Men Falsely Accused of Attempted Murder
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creator: Democracy Now!
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Jesse Jackson’s Legacy: From Marching with MLK to Building the Rainbow Coalition
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Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson: One of the Most Significant Political Leaders of "Last 100 Years"
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Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson: One of the Most Significant Political Leaders of "Last 100 Years"
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"Keep Hope Alive": Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon Who Twice Ran for President
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 17, 2026
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The Girl Who Was On Ukrainian Skeleton Racer’s Banned Helmet
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Fearing Immigration: The Australian Coalition and the Return of Bad Habits
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-17T14:57:24Z
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subject: Pauline Hanson
subject: Refugee Council of Australia
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description: Killing political leaders – metaphorically and actually – often ushers in a silly season where the Mad Hatter presides over an imbecilic party. Amidst coups, defections, dethronements and confusions on the right of Australia politics, we see ugly topics return to the fore with ghastly predictability. The Liberals, the Nationals, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation […] The post Fearing Immigration: The Australian Coalition and the Return of Bad Habits appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Killing political leaders – metaphorically and actually – often ushers in a silly season where the Mad Hatter presides over an imbecilic party. Amidst coups, defections, dethronements and confusions on the right of Australia politics, we see ugly topics return to the fore with ghastly predictability. The Liberals, the Nationals, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party, are narrowing, rather than broadening the issues of debate. A suspicious, anti-establishment populism, if we are to believe the astrologers in the ranks of psephologists and pollsters, has become vibrantly feral, and top of the list of concerns is immigration. Incapable of even coming up with its own indigenous species of bigotry, the misnamed Liberals, now led by the underwhelming Angus Taylor, seem to be pinching a few ingredients from the MAGA larder of US President Donald Trump. Freshly deposed, the former leader Sussan Ley seems to have had a plan simmering away to ban arrivals from “declared terrorist” zones of the world and impose more onerous surveillance measures on those visiting Australia. (Everyone, the message goes, wants to make their way to Terra Australis.) The draft, plagiarised proposal, called “Operation Gatekeeper”, would deny the grant of visas to anyone coming from areas controlled by loosely termed “Islamist terrorist groups”, a formulation sufficiently vague to hawk at the dispatch box. The umbrella would be wide and ignore the capacity of governments to control their territories, covering 13 countries. These include Afghanistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Somalia, Yemen and the Philippines. Certain Liberal figures have scarpered from the proposal in a fit of disassociation. “I never proposed any such policy,” complained Ley’s Shadow Immigration Minister Paul Scarr, having finally spotted the mad streak. “I never agreed to any such policy. I have a range of serious concerns with respect to any such policy.” Others are biding their time, pretending courage as they court cowardice …

When ICE Agents Lie: DOJ Drops Charges Against 2 Minneapolis Men Falsely Accused of Attempted Murder
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date: 2026-02-17T13:50:44Z
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description: Two ICE officers have been placed on administrative leave and are accused of lying under oath about an incident in Minneapolis last month involving two Venezuelan immigrants, one of whom was shot in the leg by an agent. After the incident, the...
encoded: Two ICE officers have been placed on administrative leave and are accused of lying under oath about an incident in Minneapolis last month involving two Venezuelan immigrants, one of whom was shot in the leg by an agent. After the incident, the two Venezuelan men, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, were charged with felony assault, falsely accused of beating an ICE officer with a broom and snow shovel. Sosa-Celis was shot in the right thigh. While the Department of Homeland Security originally claimed the two men had attacked the agent, video evidence and witness testimonies contradicted the accusations. Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis last week dropped the felony assault charges against Aljorna and Sosa-Celis. Criminal defense attorney Frederick Goetz, who represents Aljorna, says the admission of wrongdoing is “unusual” given that the Justice Department has been zealous in carrying out President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda. It was “not only a dismissal, but a dismissal with prejudice, meaning that my client can never be charged again for anything to do with this incident,” says Goetz. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

CPJ to release report documenting Palestinian journalists’ claims of torture in Israeli prisons
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date: 2026-02-17T13:49:46Z
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description: New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experiencing while in Israeli detention since October 2023. The report draws on in-depth interviews from 59 Palestinian journalists released since October 7, 2023. Of those interviewed, 58...
encoded: New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release a special report documenting the conditions Palestinian journalists report experiencing while in Israeli detention since October 2023. The report draws on in-depth interviews from 59 Palestinian journalists released since October 7, 2023. Of those interviewed, 58 reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence while in Israeli custody. CPJ also reviewed, when possible, supporting evidence provided by the detainees, including photographs, medical reports, and legal documents. In their testimonies, journalists recount beatings, some resulting in severe injuries, starvation, medical neglect, as well as sexual violence, including rape. Many also describe threats, stress positions causing prolonged pain, and being subjected to prolonged exposure to high-volume sound, including continuous music. WHAT: CPJ special report about the treatment and conditions of Palestinian journalists in Israeli prisons WHEN: February 19, 2026, at 3:00 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CET WHERE: www.cpj.org WHO: CPJ experts are available to speak in multiple languages about the key findings and what the data portend for press freedom in the year ahead. ### About the Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. To request an embargoed copy of the census or an interview, please reach out to press@cpj.org. This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Committee to Protect Journalists.

Jesse Jackson’s Legacy: From Marching with MLK to Building the Rainbow Coalition
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-17T13:31:31Z
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description: We look back on the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84. From marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to building the Rainbow Coalition in his two presidential runs and beyond, &#8220...
encoded: We look back on the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84. From marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to building the Rainbow Coalition in his two presidential runs and beyond, “Jackson’s life contributed to making this country more democratic, more inclusive, more fair,” says Howard University political science professor Clarence Lusane. We also speak with activist Larry Hamm, who co-chaired Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign in New Jersey. Hamm first met Jackson in 1971 and says he was “audacious” above all else. “Jesse knew his place in history,” says Hamm. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Bernie Sanders on Jesse Jackson: One of the Most Significant Political Leaders of “Last 100 Years”
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-17T13:23:59Z
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description: As we remember the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, we air remarks by Senator Bernie Sanders from a 2024 tribute held during the Democratic National Convention. Sanders, whose own ...
encoded: As we remember the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, we air remarks by Senator Bernie Sanders from a 2024 tribute held during the Democratic National Convention. Sanders, whose own two runs for president galvanized progressives across the United States, hailed Jackson’s campaigns in 1984 and 1988 for building a broad coalition for social justice. “Jesse Jackson is one of the very most significant political leaders in this country in the last 100 years,” Sanders said. “Jesse’s contribution to modern history is not just bringing us together; it is bringing us together around a progressive agenda.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

“Keep Hope Alive”: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon Who Twice Ran for President
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-17T13:12:38Z
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description: Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jackson is known for working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the civil rights movement, and he later ran tw...
encoded: Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jackson is known for working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the civil rights movement, and he later ran two groundbreaking presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, when he pushed to cut the Pentagon budget while increasing domestic spending on education, housing and healthcare. Jackson was also involved in international campaigns from the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa to supporting Palestinian self-determination. We remember his legacy and air interviews from his many appearances on Democracy Now! over the years. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 17, 2026
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description: Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies at 84, Second Round of Indirect Talks Between U.S. and Iranian Officials Underway in Geneva, Ukrainian and Russian Officials Meet in Geneva Today for U.S.-Brokered Peace Talks, Drop Site News: Senior Hamas Leader Says Group Will Not Follow Calls to Unilaterally Disarm, Trump Calls Cuba a “Failed Nation” and Refuses to Rule Out Military Action, Minnesota Investigators Say FBI Refusing to Share Evidence in Alex Pretti’s Killing, AG Bondi Faces Bipartisan Criticism After Telling Congress All Epstein Files Have Been Released
encoded: Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies at 84 Second Round of Indirect Talks Between U.S. and Iranian Officials Underway in Geneva Ukrainian and Russian Officials Meet in Geneva Today for U.S.-Brokered Peace Talks Drop Site News: Senior Hamas Leader Says Group Will Not Follow Calls to Unilaterally Disarm Trump Calls Cuba a "Failed Nation" and Refuses to Rule Out Military Action Minnesota Investigators Say FBI Refusing to Share Evidence in Alex Pretti's Killing AG Bondi Faces Bipartisan Criticism After Telling Congress All Epstein Files Have Been Released This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-17 Tuesday
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Activists in the Peruvian Amazon are resisting environmental pollution
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How Israel won the Pacific – and its backing at the UN
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date: 2026-02-17T10:51:04Z
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description: Asia Pacific Report Several small Pacific countries regularly vote in support of Israel at the United Nations in spite of overwhelming opposition for the Zionist state in the Middle East over its genocide in Gaza. Why? In this AJ+ video short, senior presenter/producer Dena Takruri sets out to explain the Pacific backing for Tel Aviv,
encoded: Asia Pacific Report Several small Pacific countries regularly vote in support of Israel at the United Nations in spite of overwhelming opposition for the Zionist state in the Middle East over its genocide in Gaza. Why? In this AJ+ video short, senior presenter/producer Dena Takruri sets out to explain the Pacific backing for Tel Aviv, including from Fiji which is understood to be supplying peacekeepers for US President Donald Trump’s International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza due to be announced this week. WATCH: The AJ+ shorts video How Israel won the Pacific READ MORE: 600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza Israel has been building religious and diplomatic connections with the Pacific Islands, as six nations voted with it on the Gaza ceasefire issue. “Israel is left standing alone with the backing of the US . . . and the South Pacific,” says Takruri. “As Israeli’s biggest financial and military backer, the US makes sense. “But why is a region in the Global South, on nearly the complete opposite side of the globe, co-signing genocide and apartheid? Evangelical identity “To understand the Pacific Islands countries, you have to understand the region’s identity. And that’s mostly Christian, like 90 percent Christian. “And that’s because European missionaries in the 19th century focused on proselytising tribal leaders. Once their chiefs were swayed, their tribes would go with them.” Christians in the Pacific took a very literal reading of the Bible, a feature of evangelicism. For example, in Fiji, which has just opened an embassy in Jerusalem, one in four people identify as evangelicals – Christian Zionists. To take advantage of this, Israel has deployed a special identity-based diplomatic “mythmaking” task force presenting Jews in Israel as being “indigenous” people returning to their “homeland”. This notion clashes with the reality that Zionists settled …

DN! Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge
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creator: Jake Bittle
date: 2026-02-17T09:45:00Z
subject: Grist
subject: Sources
subject: Cities
subject: Climate
subject: doge
subject: escaping
subject: florida’s
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subject: Politics
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subject: resilience
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description: Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
encoded: When it comes to government spending, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking a cue from the Trump administration. As his second term nears its end, DeSantis is spearheading a campaign to slash property taxes, which provide around 30 percent of local government revenue. He’s also looking to dramatically pare down state-funded programs, and he’s commissioned a state-level version of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” to do so. DeSantis’s DOGE will be run by his hand-picked chief financial officer, the creator of a YouTube show called “Government Gone Wild.” In a signal of his seriousness about cutting spending, the governor’s proposed budget for this year is 10 percent lower than his 2019 budget in inflation-adjusted and per-capita terms. To make these cuts happen, the Sunshine State’s climate programs are in the crosshairs. The DOGE report that the governor’s office published last month singled out local efforts to confront climate change as examples of the “irresponsible spending” that Florida must end. The state task force targeted Jacksonville’s efforts to purchase electric vehicles, St. Petersburg’s hiring of a “sustainability and resilience officer,” and Miami’s efforts to build out buses and rail systems. The report directed specific ire at Palm Beach County’s Office of Resilience, which had a mandate to “reduce resident, business, and natural resource vulnerability” to disasters that “include flooding, more frequent and intense storms, extreme heat, [and] saltwater intrusion.” DeSantis’s DOGE justified this criticism by appealing to a controversial report from the federal Department of Energy, which concluded that “scientific evidence does not support claims of a long-term increase in so-called ‘extreme’ weather events, including hurricanes, tornadoes, [and] floods.” Yet laws signed by DeSantis himself take the opposite view — and, perhaps as a result, the state’s largest climate resilience program is proving itself immune to the governor’s pur…

Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-17T09:35:11Z
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subject: Israeli wars
subject: Munich security conference
subject: Sources
subject: War planning
subject: Western civilisation
subject: Western colonialism
subject: Analysis
subject: asia
subject: Australia
subject: caitlin
subject: Christianity
subject: Civil Society
subject: civilisation
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subject: confessions
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subject: Democracy
subject: Development
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subject: Human Rights
subject: Indigenous
subject: israeli
subject: johnstone
subject: Justice
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subject: marco rubio
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description: COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone US Empire managers have been making some surprisingly honest admissions in recent days, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying the wars of the future are being planned in Israel and Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for a return to old-school Western colonialism. During a Monday press conference in Tel Aviv after
encoded: COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone US Empire managers have been making some surprisingly honest admissions in recent days, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying the wars of the future are being planned in Israel and Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for a return to old-school Western colonialism. During a Monday press conference in Tel Aviv after a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Graham said that “I’ve been coming here every two weeks whether I need to or not.” Why is a South Carolina senator traveling to Israel every two weeks, rain or shine? The bloodthirsty warmonger answers this question in short order. LISTEN: A reading by Tim Foley “The wars of the future are being planned here in Israel,” Graham said. “Because if you’re not one step ahead of the enemy, you suffer. The most clever, creative military forces on the planet are here in Israel.” Sometimes, Senator Graham just puts it out in the plainest language: “The wars of the future are being planned here in Israel.” pic.twitter.com/hs4MQGBK3n — Trita Parsi (@tparsi) February 16, 2026 Graham salivated about the possibility of a US war with Iran, acknowledging that such a war could absolutely result in American troops in the region being struck by Iranian missiles but saying the US should go to war anyway. “Could our soldiers be hit in the region? Absolutely, they could. Can Iran respond if we have an all-out attack? Absolutely, they can,” Graham said, arguing that “the risk associated with that is far less than the risk associated with blinking and pulling the plug and not helping the people as you promised.” During a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the mask all the way off in an unsettling rant about the need to return to the good old days when Western powers dominated the Global South without pretence or apology. “For five centuries, before the end of the Second World War, the West had been expanding — its missionaries, its pilgrims, it…

What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan.
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creator: Vivian La
date: 2026-02-17T09:30:00Z
subject: Grist
subject: Sources
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subject: about
subject: buried
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subject: michigan
subject: Science
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description: Research shows the state may be a hotspot for the resource, prompting a scramble to understand its potential.
encoded: Michigan might be at the forefront of a new clean fuel source — and it’s buried right under the state. Last month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said her administration wants to make the state a hub for geologic hydrogen, a potentially untapped reserve of clean fuel below the Earth’s surface that could power the transition away from fossil fuels. The U.S. already produces millions of tons of hydrogen a year to power carbon-intense transportation sectors like heavy trucking and shipping, but it’s expensive and requires a lot of energy. Harnessing natural hydrogen could bring prices down and cut more emissions from those industries. Here’s what to know about this potential new source of clean energy: How does hydrogen form within the Earth? There are several ways that large amounts of hydrogen may have formed within the Earth’s crust, according to Matt Schrenk, a geomicrobiology professor at Michigan State University. Scientists know that deposits of natural hydrogen are created when water reacts with iron-rich rocks. Another way hydrogen forms is when certain rocks decay over the course of millions to billions of years, but research hasn’t shown it can result in large stores. One theory suggests that hydrogen has been continuously seeping from the Earth’s core since the planet formed 4.5 billion years ago. Because all of this occurs deep inside the Earth, naturally occurring hydrogen isn’t easy to get to without drilling. <img decoding="async" src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/earths-hydrogen-factories2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/earths-hydrogen-factories2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/earths-hydrogen-factories2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=330 330w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/earths-hydrogen-factories2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=768 768w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/earths-hyd…

Moment Ukrainian Aid Worker Narrowly Escapes Death
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date: 2026-02-17T08:57:40Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Writer, director and musician Nazareth Hassan on managing fear about a full-time art career
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creator: Mary Retta
date: 2026-02-17T08:00:00Z
subject: Sources
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subject: and
subject: Art
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subject: creative
subject: director
subject: fear
subject: full-time
subject: hassan
subject: independent
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subject: nazareth
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: Theater
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description: I first heard of you as a playwright, but you are clearly a multi-hyphenate and a multimedia artist and create in lots of different forms. Do you have a title for yourself? Do you mainly see yourself as one type of artist?
encoded: I first heard of you as a playwright, but you are clearly a multi-hyphenate and a multimedia artist and create in lots of different forms. Do you have a title for yourself? Do you mainly see yourself as one type of artist? I usually go by writer, director, and musician. I feel like that encompasses all of the different skillsets that I have and the ways it can exist in different media. When you were starting out as an artist, was there one form of art that kind of drew you in first? I think music was probably the earliest form of art that I started practicing, because my dad and my grandma were musicians. I started playing piano and training as a singer. I had a brief stint as a musical theater kid and then sort of discovered directing and creating my own work in the theater and [that] kind of lit a spark under me. How old were you at that time? When I started studying music, I was probably six or seven. When you have an idea for something, how do you decide what form of art you’re going to make? How do you decide, “I’m going to write a play about something versus write a song”? I think a lot of my practice is dictated by the context of my life. So I started really making recorded music in 2020 when I just didn’t have the ability to perform or make plays. And a lot of the songs that I was coming up with were just a product of me learning how to produce. I don’t know if I go into it thinking, “Oh, this should be a play or it shouldn’t.” I think it’s whatever mediums are available to me is what I’m going to gravitate towards in that moment. I have the most discipline when it comes to writing plays because I went to school for it. So I can write a play pretty fairly quickly. In the earlier days of you teaching yourself how to produce, I imagine that was pretty solitary work. Do you have thoughts on how solo work versus collaboration changes the creative process? I think every form of art that I practice is collaborative in some way. Performance art feels like the mediu…

Cambodian journalist Luot Sophal detained over military water shortage report
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creator: CPJ Staff
date: 2026-02-17T06:58:10Z
subject: Committee to Protect Journalists
subject: LICADHO
subject: Luot Sophal
subject: Sources
subject: Srotop Yuvakvey
subject: cambodian
subject: committee
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subject: journalist
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subject: luot
subject: military
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description: Bangkok, February 17, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cambodian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Luot Sophal, who was arrested after publishing a report about an alleged water shortage faced by frontline Cambodian soldiers. On February 13, Sophal, a journalist with the local independent Srotop Yuvakvey news, was arrested by police in...
encoded: Bangkok, February 17, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cambodian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Luot Sophal, who was arrested after publishing a report about an alleged water shortage faced by frontline Cambodian soldiers. On February 13, Sophal, a journalist with the local independent Srotop Yuvakvey news, was arrested by police in Samraong, the capital of Oddar Meanchey province, and taken to the provincial headquarters for questioning, according to a Kiripost report and statements from local rights groups. Sophal was later charged under Articles 472, 494 and 495 of the penal code for demoralizing the armed forces and incitement to commit a felony, according to an Oddar Meanchey Provincial Court statement. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison. “Journalist Luot Sophal committed no crime by merely reporting the news and should be freed without charge,” said Shawn Crispin, CPJ’s senior Southeast Asia representative. “Cambodian authorities must stop treating journalists like criminals and allow them to cover issues of public interest without fear of arrest or imprisonment.” Sophal was arrested after publishing a video on his personal Facebook page on February 7 discussing the alleged water shortage and including a photograph of government leaders, according to the sources. While in custody, authorities ordered him to delete the post and apologize in a video. He is being held at Oddar Meanchey prison, local rights group LICADHO told CPJ via messaging app. Sophal’s arrest and detention come amid a widening crackdown on press freedom in Cambodia. On February 3, local reporter Hem Vanna was arrested and charged for reporting on alleged abuse in a suspected Cambodian scam center and is being held in pre-trial detention. On February 11, investigative reporter Mech Dara was detained by Koh Kong provincial police for more than an hour and forced to delete photos he had taken of a suspected scam compound raid, …

Eugene Doyle: Silencing Francesca Albanese – ‘Not in our name’ Gaza reflections
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-17T05:08:59Z
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subject: Francesca Albanese
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subject: Humanity
subject: Israeli atrocities
subject: Israeli genocide
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subject: Occupied Palestine
subject: Political silence
subject: Sources
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subject: Zionist lobby groups
subject: Zionist state
subject: albanese
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subject: Atrocities
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description: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is again at the heart of a witch hunt over a speech she made at the Al Jazeera Forum last week that was “doctored” by the pro-Israel and anti-United Nations NGO UN Watch to claim falsely that she described Israel as the “common enemy”. Albanese responded — as shown by
encoded: UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is again at the heart of a witch hunt over a speech she made at the Al Jazeera Forum last week that was “doctored” by the pro-Israel and anti-United Nations NGO UN Watch to claim falsely that she described Israel as the “common enemy”. Albanese responded — as shown by the original speech recording — that she was referring to “the system that has enabled the genocide in Palestine” as the “common enemy”. Albanese did not make the fabricated statement in the address, but rather criticised Western inaction during the Gaza genocide. This is a flashback to when Asia Pacific Report contributor Eugene Doyle met Albanese in New Zealand in 2023. COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle It was with a sense of disgust rather than despair that I read in The Jerusalem Post today [February 2024]: “‘Antisemitic’ UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese banned from Israel.” We’re being gas-lighted again and this is a chance to push back against the narrative that to support victims of Israel is to somehow be antisemitic. Back in November 2023 as the Israeli exterminations of Palestinians were ramping up, I had the privilege to hear and speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. She visited Wellington as part of a long-scheduled visit to Australia and New Zealand and spoke to government ministers, relief organisations, journalists and packed halls of citizens who shared a sense of horror at what was playing out in Gaza. READ MORE: UN staffers back Francesca Albanese, condemn European ministers for attacks French filmmaker explains why he backs Francesca Albanese amid pressure to resign European states must retract outrageous attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Other Gaza reports Her speeches were filled with knowledge and forensic clarity, only matched by her decency and sense of humanity — which extended to great courtesy shown to a lone and agitated Israeli supporter at a me…

¿Regresa la Operación Cóndor? Entrevista con Atilio Boron
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-17T01:47:19Z
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subject: ¿regresa
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subject: operación
subject: sources
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-17T01:21:51Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Bombing of villages
subject: Papuan internal refugees
subject: Puncak regency
subject: Sources
subject: asia
subject: Benny Wenda
subject: bombing
subject: claims
subject: confusion
subject: Decolonisation
subject: Democracy
subject: Development
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subject: Security
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subject: Syndicate
subject: ULMWP
subject: United Liberation Movement for West Papua
subject: villages
subject: west
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subject: West Papua human rights
subject: West Papua self-determination
description: RNZ Pacific The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua. The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak regency was bombed, and that many villagers have been displaced. ULMWP president Benny Wenda said the Air Force had “relentlessly attacked
encoded: RNZ Pacific The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua. The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak regency was bombed, and that many villagers have been displaced. ULMWP president Benny Wenda said the Air Force had “relentlessly attacked the region” since the end of January. READ MORE: Indonesia bombing refugee camps in West Papua, says Wenda “According to Human Rights Defenders on the ground, the Indonesian military used drones to drop bombs on the refugee camp in Kembru District, forcing civilians from nine villages to flee into the forest,” Wenda said in a statement. ULMWP president Benny Wenda . . . “These are mostly women (some of them pregnant), children, and elders — defenceless people who have already been displaced.” Image: RNZ Pacific/Kelvin Anthony “These are mostly women (some of them pregnant), children, and elders — defenceless people who have already been displaced from their homes by previous military operations.” However, a spokesperson for Indonesia’s Embassy in New Zealand said that there were no increased attacks done by Indonesian Air Force or other branch of the military, “apart from regular patrol to provide security and to guarantee safety for all of Indonesians”. The embassy spokesperson said about 500 residents in the area had been “evacuated” from their villages due to threats from an “armed criminal group”, a label given to Papuan independence fighters. Counter claims There is more confusion around at least one separate, violent incident in the past several days. ULMWP claimed Indonesia’s military forces killed a Papuan man, Pit Nayagau, during a raid in the Sugapa District of Intan Jaya Regency. But the embassy spokesperson again pointed blame at the “armed criminal group” while indicating that more information was required for clarification regarding this incident. Meanwhile, two pilots were killed after gunfire at a comme…

The Trump Center for Performative Narcissism
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creator: Dave Zirin
date: 2026-02-16T23:36:26Z
subject: Sources
subject: The Progressive
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subject: trump
description: I’m mourning what the Kennedy Center was, and what it is becoming.
encoded: I’m mourning what the Kennedy Center was, and what it is becoming. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Dave Zirin.

Why is ICE still jailing Leqaa Kordia?
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T23:30:03Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: Democracy
subject: ice
subject: jailing
subject: kordia:
subject: leqaa
subject: now
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subject: still
subject: why
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Property Tax Reforms Can Bring Racial Justice
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creator: Brakeyshia Samms
date: 2026-02-16T23:22:02Z
subject: Sources
subject: The Progressive
subject: bring
subject: can
subject: Justice
subject: progressive
subject: property
subject: racial
subject: reforms
subject: sources
subject: Tax
subject: the
description: Homes in Black neighborhoods are more likely to be over-assessed for tax purposes while being undervalued by private appraisers.
encoded: Homes in Black neighborhoods are more likely to be over-assessed for tax purposes while being undervalued by private appraisers. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Brakeyshia Samms.

Sing something good to me 🎶
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creator: Playing For Change
date: 2026-02-16T22:00:00Z
subject: Playing For Change
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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"Riders on the Storm" featuring The Doors. Out now ⚡️🔥
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date: 2026-02-16T22:00:00Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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CTU on the Death of Ofelia Torres
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-16T19:19:15Z
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description: A statement from the Chicago Teachers Union on the passing of Ofelia Torres, a 16-year-old junior at Lake View High School: After months of fighting both cancer and the cruelty of Trump’s unconscionable and inhumane immigration policies, one of our ...
encoded: A statement from the Chicago Teachers Union on the passing of Ofelia Torres, a 16-year-old junior at Lake View High School: After months of fighting both cancer and the cruelty of Trump’s unconscionable and inhumane immigration policies, one of our own precious young scholars, Ofelia Torres, has lost her battle with cancer. She passed away just days after her heroic fight for her father’s freedom resulted in an immigration judge offering a potential pathway to citizenship for her father—who was taken by ICE while trying to care for his family. Ofelia’s fight illuminated the fear that has gripped immigrant communities amid the racial profiling, detention of family members and use of deadly force by federal agents, while also struggling with the skyrocketing cost of health care. Her courage and her story will live on at Lake View High School and in the hearts of educators across this city. For far too long, Trump and his far-right allies have worked to convince the public that immigrant families are somehow the problem. The truth is the opposite: their labor, their love, and their commitment to family and community are part of the backbone of this nation. From the so-called ‘Midway Blitz’ here in Chicago to continued assaults on communities of color in Minnesota and beyond, these actions echo some of the darkest chapters in our history—periods marked by state-sanctioned violence and terror like Chicago’s 1917 Red Summer, the anti-immigrant strikebreaking in Washington state by federal troops in 1919 or the assault on Black folks trying to register to vote throughout the 20th century. Like the countless stories of family separation during xenophobic and anti-Black periods throughout our nation’s history, Ofelia and her family’s experience is not isolated. It reflects a broader pattern of fear, instability, and inhumanity imposed on people who are our neighbors, our friends, and integral members of our school communities. We grieve this loss deeply, and we recommit ours…

Access Emergency: Reproductive Health Education and Independent Media
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creator: Kate Horgan
date: 2026-02-16T18:35:19Z
subject: Project Censored
subject: Sources
subject: access
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subject: Education
subject: Emergency
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subject: The Project Censored Show
description: In the first part of the program Eleanor sits down with Martha Dimitratou, founder and Executive Director of Repro Uncensored to talk about the battles to bring reproductive health and sexual education information to the people in a time of escalating ...
encoded: In the first part of the program Eleanor sits down with Martha Dimitratou, founder and Executive Director of Repro Uncensored to talk about the battles to bring reproductive health and sexual education information to the people in a time of escalating digital and indeed analog censorship. Martha talks about how… The post Access Emergency: Reproductive Health Education and Independent Media appeared first on Project Censored. This content originally appeared on Project Censored and was authored by Kate Horgan.

Surviving in Gaza Through Learning, Writing, and Freelancing
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creator: Hassan Herzallah
date: 2026-02-16T18:33:27Z
subject: Sources
subject: The Progressive
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subject: freelancing
subject: gaza
subject: learning
subject: progressive
subject: sources
subject: surviving
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subject: through
subject: Writing
description: Writing and reporting has become part of my informal education—a lesson in perseverance in a world that gives you nothing easily.
encoded: Writing and reporting has become part of my informal education—a lesson in perseverance in a world that gives you nothing easily. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Hassan Herzallah.

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 16, 2026
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creator: KPFA
date: 2026-02-16T18:00:00Z
subject: Pacifica Evening News
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description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 16, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Show U.S.’s Deadliest Prisons
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T17:35:36Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
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subject: Democracy
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subject: oscar-nominated
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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UN News Today 16 February 2026
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creator: Charlotte Frantz
date: 2026-02-16T17:29:49Z
subject: Podcasts/UN News Today
subject: Sources
subject: UN News
subject: 2026
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subject: today
description: International Organization for Migration warns that millions in Ukraine face worsening conditions amid freezing temperatures and power outagesWHO confirms two cases of a newly combined mpox strain in India and the United Kingdom.António Guterres calls ...
encoded: International Organization for Migration warns that millions in Ukraine face worsening conditions amid freezing temperatures and power outagesWHO confirms two cases of a newly combined mpox strain in India and the United Kingdom.António Guterres calls on people worldwide to embrace peace, compassion, and solidarity ahead of Ramadan This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Charlotte Frantz.

You might have seen that face before 👀
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date: 2026-02-16T17:17:16Z
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The World Is Burning, and the First Fire Is Hunger
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creator: Sammy Attoh
date: 2026-02-16T16:00:22Z
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subject: and
subject: antiwar
subject: bengal
subject: Colonialism
subject: Corporate Globalization
subject: corporations
subject: dissident
subject: Famine
subject: farmers
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subject: Food/Nutrition
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subject: Human Rights
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description: There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a society when injustice becomes routine. It is not the silence of peace but the silence of resignation—the silence that creeps in when people begin to believe that suffering is inevitable and resistance is futile. I have seen that silence in the ruins of Sudan, […] The post The World Is Burning, and the First Fire Is Hunger appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a society when injustice becomes routine. It is not the silence of peace but the silence of resignation—the silence that creeps in when people begin to believe that suffering is inevitable and resistance is futile. I have seen that silence in the ruins of Sudan, where families rebuild their lives with nothing but memory. I have seen it in Europe, where refugees wander through train stations carrying the last remnants of their former lives. I have seen it in the Bronx, where hunger hides behind apartment doors and pride keeps people from asking for help. And I have seen it in institutions that claim to serve justice yet hesitate whenever truth threatens their comfort. I come to this moment not as a scholar or strategist but as a witness. My life has taken me from the red earth of Ghana to the rubble of war zones, from shelters in New York to the quiet corners of sanctuaries where people come not for spectacle but for solace. In every place, I have learned the same lesson: the world does not collapse because of the cruelty of the powerful alone. It also collapses because of the silence of those who know better. We live in a time when governments speak of “security” while civilians bury their children. When leaders speak of “deterrence” while families search for clean water. When policymakers speak of “necessary force” while hospitals run out of bandages. The language of power has become so sanitized that it no longer resembles the reality it describes. And the people who suffer under that language are expected to endure quietly, as if their grief were an inconvenience. But grief is not an inconvenience. Grief is evidence. Grief is testimony. Grief is the human cost of political decisions made far from the bodies that absorb their consequences. I have sat beside mothers in Sudan who braided their daughters’ hair beside mass graves because beauty was the only resistance they could still afford. I have walked throug…

Apocalypse: Lifting of the Veil
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creator: Heather Stroud
date: 2026-02-16T16:00:21Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Huda Ammori
subject: Israel (part of Mandate Palestine)
subject: Palestine Action
subject: Sources
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subject: apocalypse
subject: dissident
subject: elbit
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subject: huda
subject: israel
subject: lifting
subject: mandate
subject: Palestine
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subject: sources
subject: the
subject: United Kingdom
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subject: Zionism
description: We are living through an age where genocide, oppression and the moral breakdown of humanity, is being revealed live on our television and mobile screens. Hostile actions that were once conducted in the shadows are no longer overt but openly covert. Targeted assassination of leaders, journalists, aid workers and doctors deemed to be in opposition, […] The post Apocalypse: Lifting of the Veil appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: We are living through an age where genocide, oppression and the moral breakdown of humanity, is being revealed live on our television and mobile screens. Hostile actions that were once conducted in the shadows are no longer overt but openly covert. Targeted assassination of leaders, journalists, aid workers and doctors deemed to be in opposition, is bragged about and normalised. This moral breakdown is happening because the powers that be, consider themselves to be untouchable and beyond the Law. That might be changing, as evidence of a grassroots pushback is emerging. The UK Government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has sparked widespread criticism, protests and defiant acts of moral courage, across the country. The ‘ordinary’ man in the street has shown him/herself to be neither ignorant, nor despite government intimidation, to be a pushover. People are intellectually capable of understanding the brevity of and urgency to address the moral decline amongst ‘global leadership’, that we are facing. When activists smashed weapons, that would otherwise have been used to support the genocide in Gaza, they were arrested and held on remand for eighteen months. The incident took place at the Elbit Systems UK, manufacturing and research hub, in Filton. Elbit is a subsidiary weapons contractor to Elbit Systems Israel. After the arrests the government and state sanctioned media tried to paint the activists as violent terrorists. Had they limited their description and described the activists as having committed acts of criminal damage, they might have got away with it, but they didn’t. Pushed to serve Zionist interests they revealed, not only a moral bankruptcy, but an hysterical overreach, that has seriously undermined their credibility. The irony is that in International Law, when governments and institutions are aware that a genocide, or even the likelihood of a genocide, is taking place, they are required by law, to do everything within thei…

FIESTA DE TODOS LOS SANTOS (Zinacantan, Chiapas • México)
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creator: Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes
date: 2026-02-16T15:56:46Z
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subject: planètes
subject: Politics
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subject: sources
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description: This content originally appeared on Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes and was authored by Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes.
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"The Alabama Solution": Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Expose Deadly Prisons
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T15:33:00Z
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subject: Sources
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subject: cellphones
subject: deadly
subject: Democracy
subject: expose
subject: Film
subject: now
subject: oscar-nominated
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subject: Prisons
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists’ accreditation following investigative report
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creator: CPJ Staff
date: 2026-02-16T15:30:37Z
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subject: ethiopia
subject: following
subject: investigative
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subject: report
subject: reuters
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description: Nairobi, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to restore the accreditation of three Reuters journalists who were barred from reporting after the news agency published a report alleging that Ethiopia was secretly training forces fighting in neighboring Sudan’s civil war. On February 14, Reuters reported that the Ethiopian Media Authority...
encoded: Nairobi, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to restore the accreditation of three Reuters journalists who were barred from reporting after the news agency published a report alleging that Ethiopia was secretly training forces fighting in neighboring Sudan’s civil war. On February 14, Reuters reported that the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) had “declined” to renew the journalists’ accreditation and had also revoked its accreditation to cover the 39th African Union summit of heads of state and government in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on February 14 and 15. “The revocation of Reuters’ credentials is the latest in a troubling pattern of repressive regulatory action against international and independent press in Ethiopia,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo. “Ethiopian authorities should restore Reuters’ credentials, lift sanctions on other independent media, and stop treating critical journalism as a threat.” Reuters said the EMA had “informally indicated” that the regulatory body’s actions were prompted by Reuters’ February 10 investigation, reported from Nairobi, London, and Cairo, which alleged that Ethiopia was hosting a secret camp, financed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to train thousands of fighters for Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The group has been accused of war crimes. Ethiopian authorities have not publicly responded to the report, while the UAE rejected the allegations as “unfounded.” Reuters said it was reviewing the decision and will continue to report on Ethiopia “in an independent, impartial and reliable way.” The move follows a series of restrictions on foreign media, including the October suspension of the licenses of all nine of Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) correspondents in Ethiopia. Following pressure, seven have resumed work but two correspondents, who cover the restive Tigray and Amhara regions, remain banned. In January, the EMA revoked the operati…

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists’ accreditation following investigative report
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creator: CPJ Staff
date: 2026-02-16T15:30:37Z
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description: Nairobi, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to restore the accreditation of three Reuters journalists who were barred from reporting after the news agency published a report alleging that Ethiopia was secretly training forces fighting in neighboring Sudan’s civil war. On February 14, Reuters reported that the Ethiopian Media Authority...
encoded: Nairobi, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to restore the accreditation of three Reuters journalists who were barred from reporting after the news agency published a report alleging that Ethiopia was secretly training forces fighting in neighboring Sudan’s civil war. On February 14, Reuters reported that the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) had “declined” to renew the journalists’ accreditation and had also revoked its accreditation to cover the 39th African Union summit of heads of state and government in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on February 14 and 15. “The revocation of Reuters’ credentials is the latest in a troubling pattern of repressive regulatory action against international and independent press in Ethiopia,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo. “Ethiopian authorities should restore Reuters’ credentials, lift sanctions on other independent media, and stop treating critical journalism as a threat.” Reuters said the EMA had “informally indicated” that the regulatory body’s actions were prompted by Reuters’ February 10 investigation, reported from Nairobi, London, and Cairo, which alleged that Ethiopia was hosting a secret camp, financed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to train thousands of fighters for Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The group has been accused of war crimes. Ethiopian authorities have not publicly responded to the report, while the UAE rejected the allegations as “unfounded.” Reuters said it was reviewing the decision and will continue to report on Ethiopia “in an independent, impartial and reliable way.” The move follows a series of restrictions on foreign media, including the October suspension of the licenses of all nine of Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) correspondents in Ethiopia. Following pressure, seven have resumed work but two correspondents, who cover the restive Tigray and Amhara regions, remain banned. In January, the EMA revoked the operati…

Why Is Leqaa Kordia Still Jailed? Palestinian Protester Suffers Seizure After 11 Months Locked Up
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T15:30:16Z
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The Munich “Security” Conference (MSC) Has Become a €20‑Million Militarist Echo Chamber
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creator: Jan Oberg
date: 2026-02-16T15:00:56Z
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: conference
subject: corina
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subject: lindsey graham
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subject: maria
subject: Militarism
subject: militarist
subject: munich
subject: NATO
subject: peacebuilding’
subject: Security
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: Tony Blair
subject: voice
subject: war
subject: Weaponry
description: The MSC’s closed groupthink militarism offers only one prescription — more weapons — even as record military expenditures, squeezed from taxpayers in economic crisis, destroy diplomacy and drive escalation and the highest war risks in decades. From Dialogue Forum to Militarised Ritual For decades, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) – which opened today and runs […] The post The Munich “Security” Conference (MSC) Has Become a €20‑Million Militarist Echo Chamber appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 16, 2026
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T14:57:24Z
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"Cripping the world" #shorts
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creator: Laura Flanders & Friends
date: 2026-02-16T14:01:49Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
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"Cripping the world" #shorts
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description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
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Family Honors Navalny At Moscow Grave On Second Death Anniversary
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-16T13:59:25Z
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subject: Anniversary
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subject: europe/rl
subject: family
subject: free
subject: grave
subject: honors
subject: moscow:
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subject: radio
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description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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“The Alabama Solution”: Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Show U.S.’s Deadliest Prisons
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T13:35:36Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: alabama
subject: cellphones
subject: deadliest
subject: Democracy
subject: Film
subject: now
subject: oscar-nominated
subject: prisoner
subject: Prisons
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description: Three activists — Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray and Raoul Poole — featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution were placed in solitary confinement last month in what advocates believe is retaliation for their role in expo...
encoded: Three activists — Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray and Raoul Poole — featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution were placed in solitary confinement last month in what advocates believe is retaliation for their role in exposing the abuses of the state’s prison system and for helping to organize a prison labor strike. We’re joined by three guests who worked on the documentary: director Andrew Jarecki, investigative journalist Charlotte Kaufman and Tiffany Johnson Cole, a childhood friend of and attorney for Robert Earl Council. Johnson Cole has filed a lawsuit against her client’s transfer. She says Council, Ray, Poole and other incarcerated activists have “put themselves in harm’s way in an effort to bring about change in a system that is truly cruel and inhumane.” The Alabama Solution features footage clandestinely shot on contraband cellphones wielded by men incarcerated by the fifth-largest state prison system in the United States. The footage includes the apparent cover-up of the beating death of an incarcerated man by prison guards. “Any authoritarian administration does not want you to see what’s going on inside,” says director Andrew Jarecki. “They can’t really continue to do what they’re doing if there’s enough public pressure, which is one of the reasons why Alabama is so anxious about this film.” Kaufman adds that the problem extends throughout the country. “We spend $80 billion a year on prisons and jails and incarcerate 2 million people, and yet the public’s not allowed to see in and evaluate whether the system is fulfilling its mandate.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Why Is ICE Still Jailing Leqaa Kordia? Palestinian Protester Suffers Seizure After 11 Months Locked Up
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-16T13:20:32Z
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description: Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested during the 2024 Gaza solidarity protests at ...
encoded: Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested during the 2024 Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University. Those charges were dropped, but Kordia was later detained at routine immigration check-in in New Jersey. Federal immigration officers said her student visa had expired, and sent her to an ICE detention center in North Texas, where she’s been incarcerated ever since. Under what she describes as torturous conditions, she suffered her first-ever seizure, which led to a multiday hospitalization. For three days, ICE refused to inform her family and legal team about her status and whereabouts. “She’s been a relatively healthy person physically until she was detained … [but] her health is at great risk if she remains in custody,” says Kordia’s attorney Sarah Sherman-Stokes. Kordia has lost more than 200 family members to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and a judge has ruled that she cannot be repatriated to Israel because of risk of persecution there, but the U.S. government has refused to release her on bond while her legal battle crawls along. “Leqaa should never have been detained,” in the first place, says Sherman-Stokes. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 16, 2026
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date: 2026-02-16T13:00:00Z
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description: Reuters: U.S. Military Preparing for Possible Strikes on Iran If Trump Orders Attack, Israel Kills at Least 11 Palestinians in Gaza Over the Past 24 Hours, Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director of “No Other Land” Says His Family Has Been Attacked by Israeli Settlers, U.S. Military Strikes Boat in the Caribbean, Killing Three People, Ukraine Launches Drone Strike on Russian Black Sea Port Ahead of Peace Talks with the U.S., AOC and Secretary of State Rubio Offer Competing Visions of U.S. Foreign Policy at Munich Security Conference, Trump Admin Planning to Spend Over $38 Billion to Buy Warehouses and Convert Them into ICE Jails, Two ICE Agents Face Criminal Probe over Lying to a Jury After Shooting a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota, DHS Enters Partial Shutdown After Senate Democrats Refuse to Support Funding Bill, Federal Judge Orders Return of Deported Babson College Student Any Lucia López Belloza Back to the U.S., RFK Jr. Says He “Used to Snort Cocaine Off of Toilet Seats”, Barack Obama Blasts “Clown Show” After Trump Posts Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Apes, Russell Vought Uses $15M From Foreign Aid Agency He Gutted to Pay for Security Detail, San Francisco Educators End Strike with Tentative Deal to Fully Fund Family Healthcare
encoded: Reuters: U.S. Military Preparing for Possible Strikes on Iran If Trump Orders Attack Israel Kills at Least 11 Palestinians in Gaza Over the Past 24 Hours Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director of "No Other Land" Says His Family Has Been Attacked by Israeli Settlers U.S. Military Strikes Boat in the Caribbean, Killing Three People Ukraine Launches Drone Strike on Russian Black Sea Port Ahead of Peace Talks with the U.S. AOC and Secretary of State Rubio Offer Competing Visions of U.S. Foreign Policy at Munich Security Conference Trump Admin Planning to Spend Over $38 Billion to Buy Warehouses and Convert Them into ICE Jails Two ICE Agents Face Criminal Probe over Lying to a Jury After Shooting a Venezuelan Immigrant in Minnesota DHS Enters Partial Shutdown After Senate Democrats Refuse to Support Funding Bill Federal Judge Orders Return of Deported Babson College Student Any Lucia López Belloza Back to the U.S. RFK Jr. Says He "Used to Snort Cocaine Off of Toilet Seats" Barack Obama Blasts "Clown Show" After Trump Posts Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Apes Russell Vought Uses $15M From Foreign Aid Agency He Gutted to Pay for Security Detail San Francisco Educators End Strike with Tentative Deal to Fully Fund Family Healthcare This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-16 Monday
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Cover-Up & The Plot to Steal Our Elections
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creator: Andrea Chalupa
date: 2026-02-16T10:06:00Z
subject: Gaslit Nation
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subject: Elections
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subject: steal
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description: Here's what you missed at last week's Gaslit Nation Salon. The full recording is available on Patreon.com/Gaslit. Gaslit Nation warned you in 2019 that Tulsi Gabbard was a Russian disinformation weapon, and now she is the Director of National Intelligence. The gatekeeper of American secrets is currently abusing her power to illegally intervene in our domestic elections, as seen in the recent federal raid on a Georgia election office. Trump's raid in Georgia, overseen by Gabbard and Kash Patel's FBI, goes beyond his Big Lie litigating the 2020 election. They're laying the groundwork to justify "security measures" to make it easier for GOP ratf*cking and voter suppression to steal our elections. Meanwhile, a whistleblower complaint reveals that Gabbard buried NSA intelligence regarding two foreign operatives discussing a compromised person in Trump's inner circle. Given the corruption spree in Trump's own inner circle, there's a long list of who this could be! As the reporting has confirmed, Gabbard is leading a cover-up. As predicted in last week's salon, it was Kushner who is at the center of an NSA intelligence report on two foreign operatives discussing someone close to Trump -- a report that Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, hid to protect the Trump family's corruption crime spree. A New York Times gift article is available here. Tulsi Gabbard is a national security threat. We must demand that our Secretaries of State protect our ballots from this administration's interference. Agonize then organize and socialize. The news cycle is designed to exhaust you, but you don't have to face the autocracy alone. We built a resilience community for truth-tellers, and we want you in it. Join us today at 4pm ET for our Gaslit Nation Salon, a space to strategize, vent, and connect with a community of listeners just as horrified as you. Find the link to join us by Zoom, wherever you are, at Patreon.com/Gaslit. Thank you to everyone who supports the show -- we c…
encoded: Here's what you missed at last week's Gaslit Nation Salon. The full recording is available on Patreon.com/Gaslit. Gaslit Nation warned you in 2019 that Tulsi Gabbard was a Russian disinformation weapon, and now she is the Director of National Intelligence. The gatekeeper of American secrets is currently abusing her power to illegally intervene in our domestic elections, as seen in the recent federal raid on a Georgia election office. Trump's raid in Georgia, overseen by Gabbard and Kash Patel's FBI, goes beyond his Big Lie litigating the 2020 election. They're laying the groundwork to justify "security measures" to make it easier for GOP ratf*cking and voter suppression to steal our elections. Meanwhile, a whistleblower complaint reveals that Gabbard buried NSA intelligence regarding two foreign operatives discussing a compromised person in Trump's inner circle. Given the corruption spree in Trump's own inner circle, there's a long list of who this could be! As the reporting has confirmed, Gabbard is leading a cover-up. As predicted in last week's salon, it was Kushner who is at the center of an NSA intelligence report on two foreign operatives discussing someone close to Trump -- a report that Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, hid to protect the Trump family's corruption crime spree. A New York Times gift article is available here. Tulsi Gabbard is a national security threat. We must demand that our Secretaries of State protect our ballots from this administration's interference. Agonize then organize and socialize. The news cycle is designed to exhaust you, but you don't have to face the autocracy alone. We built a resilience community for truth-tellers, and we want you in it. Join us today at 4pm ET for our Gaslit Nation Salon, a space to strategize, vent, and connect with a community of listeners just as horrified as you. Find the link to join us by Zoom, wherever you are, at Patreon.com/Gaslit. Thank you to everyone who supports the show -- we c…

DN! Monday, February 16, 2026
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The UK court upheld the challenge to the banning of Palestine Action under UK terrorism laws
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Misplaced Mourning: Farewelling the CIA World Factbook
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-16T09:03:33Z
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subject: John Ratcliffe
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subject: Taylor Hale
subject: Tim Weiner
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description: For those with a sense of humour, consulting alleged facts compiled by an agency specialising in subterfuge, subversion, deception and plain mendacity must surely have been a delightful exercise. That delightful exercise would seem to have concluded earlier this month with an announcement by the US Central Intelligence Agency that it would no longer be […] The post Misplaced Mourning: Farewelling the CIA World Factbook appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: For those with a sense of humour, consulting alleged facts compiled by an agency specialising in subterfuge, subversion, deception and plain mendacity must surely have been a delightful exercise. That delightful exercise would seem to have concluded earlier this month with an announcement by the US Central Intelligence Agency that it would no longer be publishing its World Factbook. Presumably the publication did not fall within what Director John Ratcliffe sees as a core mission of the agency. The World Factbook was initially published in classified form in 1962 as “The National Basic Intelligence Factbook” intended for officials in the military and government. In 1971, an unclassified version was released, with a print version made available to the public in 1975. In 1981, it was renamed “The World Factbook” and became a web publication in 1997. “The World Factbook,” the announcement mentions, “served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.” That any reference about countries should be strapped to a one-stop point of reference compiled by an intelligence agency already bedevils the learning exercise with precarious shallowness. But scribblers, hacks and travellers often like the curated shortcut. The World Factbook was short on the destabilising role played by the CIA in foreign countries it sought to describe, but became something of an institution for the unadventurous, uncritical researcher. It provided a tool easily and lazily accessible on rudimentary material. The Factbook, as CIA historian Tim Weiner says with admiration, “has been for 30 years an invaluable goldmine of reliable information used by students, scholars, reporters and the general public.” This was data on the grab, with the overview of complex hinterland best left to others. John Devine of the Boston Public Library is of the view that the database was most useful on population statistics. “W…

Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio denied bail, to remain in prison after 6 years
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description: New York, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Philippine court’s decision to deny journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio bail, and calls on authorities to drop all remaining charges against her and immediately end the judicial harassment. “Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been deprived of her freedom for more than six years. The latest ruling...
encoded: New York, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Philippine court’s decision to deny journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio bail, and calls on authorities to drop all remaining charges against her and immediately end the judicial harassment. “Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been deprived of her freedom for more than six years. The latest ruling is deeply cruel and unjust,” said CPJ Asia-Pacific Director Beh Lih Yi. “Philippine authorities are keeping Frenchie Mae Cumpio behind bars to stop her from continuing her community journalism and exposing human rights abuses. They must end this injustice and persecution once and for all.” The 27-year-old has been imprisoned since her arrest in February 2020. The Tacloban Regional Trial Court in the eastern Philippines convicted her on the charge of financing terrorism last month, and sentenced her to between 12 and 18 years in prison. Cumpio was acquitted on another charge of illegal possession of firearms, a non-bailable offense under Philippine law. Cumpio’s lawyers appealed the conviction soon after the January 22 verdict. They also filed an application for bail for Cumpio and her co-accused, which would have allowed them to be temporarily released pending an appeal. The Tacloban court ruled there was “no strong or compelling reason” to grant Cumpio bail in a decision dated February 13 and made available on Monday. Temporary freedom could increase the “risk of evasion” and the potential for Cumpio and her co-accused “to provide support — whether financial, logistical or operational — to terrorist organizations,” Judge Georgina Uy Perez wrote in the ruling, which was reviewed by CPJ. CPJ has been advocating for Cumpio’s release for years. Her prolonged imprisonment has been condemned by a United Nations expert as a travesty of justice. CPJ and the #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition have consistently raised concerns about fabrication of evidence and allegations that authorities planted the weapons that led to her 2…

Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails to protect
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creator: Wendy Bacon
date: 2026-02-16T00:21:42Z
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description: Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less “social cohesion”, while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Many who witnessed the horrific police violence in Sydney’s CBS on the evening of February 9 say they had never seen anything like
encoded: Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less “social cohesion”, while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Many who witnessed the horrific police violence in Sydney’s CBS on the evening of February 9 say they had never seen anything like it before. After a week of broadcasts of police “kettling”, viciously assaulting and pepper spraying peaceful protesters, the NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) announced an independent investigation into the police conduct. It will examine the policing operation as well as individual cases of unlawful policing. READ MORE: Mainstream media. When silence becomes editorial policy Other Herzog protest reports One of the matters LECC should investigate is which politicians and senior police were involved in organising a massive increase in available police powers shortly before Herzog’s arrival, and what instructions were given to police on the ground about those powers. The legislation that was used is a little-known act called the Major Events Act 2009, under which the NSW Minister for Tourism, Stephen Kamper, approved a new regulation which transformed Herzog’s visit into a “major event”. Major Events Act The objects of the Act are to bring “benefits” to spectators and enhance NSW’s reputation for holding events. The Act grants special powers to plan and regulate major events, including shutting off access to areas, searching people, and using “reasonable force” to compel citizens to comply with directions. It relieves the state of most liability for damage caused in the exercise of these powers. The powers have the potential to severely impact the exercise of citizens’ political rights, which is probably why the Act includes a section that a political protest must not be declared a major event. The Act is designed to cover events of a “sporting, cultural or other nature”. These police powers triggered the …

Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails to protect
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description: Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less “social cohesion”, while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Many who witnessed the horrific police violence in Sydney’s CBS on the evening of February 9 say they had never seen anything like
encoded: Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less “social cohesion”, while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Many who witnessed the horrific police violence in Sydney’s CBS on the evening of February 9 say they had never seen anything like it before. After a week of broadcasts of police “kettling”, viciously assaulting and pepper spraying peaceful protesters, the NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) announced an independent investigation into the police conduct. It will examine the policing operation as well as individual cases of unlawful policing. READ MORE: Mainstream media. When silence becomes editorial policy Other Herzog protest reports One of the matters LECC should investigate is which politicians and senior police were involved in organising a massive increase in available police powers shortly before Herzog’s arrival, and what instructions were given to police on the ground about those powers. The legislation that was used is a little-known act called the Major Events Act 2009, under which the NSW Minister for Tourism, Stephen Kamper, approved a new regulation which transformed Herzog’s visit into a “major event”. Major Events Act The objects of the Act are to bring “benefits” to spectators and enhance NSW’s reputation for holding events. The Act grants special powers to plan and regulate major events, including shutting off access to areas, searching people, and using “reasonable force” to compel citizens to comply with directions. It relieves the state of most liability for damage caused in the exercise of these powers. The powers have the potential to severely impact the exercise of citizens’ political rights, which is probably why the Act includes a section that a political protest must not be declared a major event. The Act is designed to cover events of a “sporting, cultural or other nature”. These police powers triggered the …

MASSIVE strike at Kaiser Permanente enters third week
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If you know, you know ⚡️ #thedoors #jimihendrix
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Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-15T18:30:42Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Political systems
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subject: Sources
subject: State intelligence
subject: The Epstein Files
subject: Tracking New Zealanders
subject: Trust in politics
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subject: Analysis
subject: asia
subject: bryce
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subject: Corruption
subject: Democracy
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description: ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards Politicians are under fire overseas. But New Zealand should take note too. The US Justice Department’s release of more than three million Epstein files (including 180,000 images and 2000 videos) has blown the doors off the most protected social network of the late 20th century. What these documents reveal is not
encoded: ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards Politicians are under fire overseas. But New Zealand should take note too. The US Justice Department’s release of more than three million Epstein files (including 180,000 images and 2000 videos) has blown the doors off the most protected social network of the late 20th century. What these documents reveal is not just a catalogue of one man’s depravity. It is, as Helen Rumbelow wrote in The Times, like “taking the back off the world clock”, exposing how power actually works at the top of the Western world. READ MORE: ‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files Other Epstein Files reports And the implications reach all the way to New Zealand. New Zealand media has done useful work tracking the Kiwi names that appear in the files. Paula Penfold at Stuff searched more than a thousand New Zealand references. Joel MacManus at The Spinoff, Ben Tomsett and Ethan Manera at The New Zealand Herald, and Steve Braunias at Newsroom have reported on the local angles — Peter Thiel’s investment relationship with Epstein, the New Zealand Defence Force couple who managed Epstein’s properties, Auckland academic Brian Boyd, physicist Lawrence Krauss and his pursuit of Epstein money for an Otago University role. These stories matter. But the fixation on which Kiwis appear in the files misses the real story. The Epstein scandal is not fundamentally about which individuals had dinner with a monster. It is about what kind of political systems allow monsters to operate at the centre of global power for decades without consequence. On that score, New Zealand should be paying very close attention, because our systems are weaker than those now failing spectacularly in countries around us. The Mandelson masterclass The most instructive case study is not American but British. The fall of Peter Mandelson (the architect of New Labour, the self-described “Prince of Darkness”) is a textbook case of how politics and money have gone rotten in liberal democra…

600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-15T18:00:44Z
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description: Asia Pacific Report The issue of Australians — and New Zealanders as well — serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the genocidal war crimes in Gaza mount. Most of those involved are believed to be dual Israeli-Australian citizens, and under current Australian law, it is not automatically illegal to join a
encoded: Asia Pacific Report The issue of Australians — and New Zealanders as well — serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the genocidal war crimes in Gaza mount. Most of those involved are believed to be dual Israeli-Australian citizens, and under current Australian law, it is not automatically illegal to join a recognised foreign army, reports OnePath. However, critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. READ MORE: Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know Other Gaza genocide reports Proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Israel is on trial for genocide in a case brought by South Africa, and International Criminal Court (ICC) warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu and other officials have intensified questions about Australia’s responsibility to monitor its citizens abroad. According to an Al Jazeera report, more than 50,000 Western nationals — most of them holding US or European Union passports — have joined the Israeli military in its genocidal war that has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians. The largest number is from the United States — 12,350 dual nationality US-Israel citizens and 1207 multiple nationalities — followed by 6127 French dual national citizens and 337 multiple nationalities, according to data obtained by the Israeli NGO Hatzlacha through Israel’s Freedom of Information Law. Australia is well down the list with 502 dual nationality soldiers and 119 multiple nationality citizens. New Zealand is 56th with 39 and 11. Accountability major concern A major concern being raised is accountability: if any Australians serving in Gaza were involved in alleged war crimes, would they actually be investigated? Legal experts say Australia has “universal jurisdiction” laws, meaning citizens can theoretically be prosecuted for …

600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide
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date: 2026-02-15T18:00:44Z
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description: Asia Pacific Report The issue of Australians — and New Zealanders as well — serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the genocidal war crimes in Gaza mount. Most of those involved are believed to be dual Israeli-Australian citizens, and under current Australian law, it is not automatically illegal to join a
encoded: Asia Pacific Report The issue of Australians — and New Zealanders as well — serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the genocidal war crimes in Gaza mount. Most of those involved are believed to be dual Israeli-Australian citizens, and under current Australian law, it is not automatically illegal to join a recognised foreign army, reports OnePath. However, critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. READ MORE: Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know Other Gaza genocide reports Proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Israel is on trial for genocide in a case brought by South Africa, and International Criminal Court (ICC) warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu and other officials have intensified questions about Australia’s responsibility to monitor its citizens abroad. According to an Al Jazeera report, more than 50,000 Western nationals — most of them holding US or European Union passports — have joined the Israeli military in its genocidal war that has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians. The largest number is from the United States — 12,350 dual nationality US-Israel citizens and 1207 multiple nationalities — followed by 6127 French dual national citizens and 337 multiple nationalities, according to data obtained by the Israeli NGO Hatzlacha through Israel’s Freedom of Information Law. Australia is well down the list with 502 dual nationality soldiers and 119 multiple nationality citizens. New Zealand is 56th with 39 and 11. Accountability major concern A major concern being raised is accountability: if any Australians serving in Gaza were involved in alleged war crimes, would they actually be investigated? Legal experts say Australia has “universal jurisdiction” laws, meaning citizens can theoretically be prosecuted for …

Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.
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creator: Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder
date: 2026-02-15T14:00:00Z
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description: From elders struggling with high electric bills to lost economic development opportunities, Trump’s gutting of Solar for All is felt by residents of northern Plains reservations.
encoded: It was sunny and warm for the end of November on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation in northern Montana. Joseph Eagleman was standing on a grassy hill looking at a 20-panel solar array in the backyard of a Chippewa Cree elder. It was built under the Solar for All program, a Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act-funded project that distributed $7 billion to build residential solar across the country. Here on Rocky Boy’s, around 200 homes would have received solar funded by the federal dollars. This home was the first to get panels in Queensville, a small community of modest homes in one of the reservation’s valleys. The home is brown, two stories, and fully electric, which is one of the requirements to qualify for Solar for All funding. Eagleman met me there to give me a tour of the panels that all but eliminated the resident’s $200–300 monthly electricity bills, according to Eagleman. Eagleman is the CEO of the Chippewa Cree Energy Corporation, an organization that manages energy development for the tribe. Here in the northern Plains, a coalition of 14 tribes received a $135 million grant. The money would have provided around $7.6 million for each reservation to build residential solar, and Eagleman would have managed the Solar for All funds for the Chippewa Cree. Then came President Donald Trump. His administration cut Solar for All in August of 2025. <img decoding="async" src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.jpeg?quality=75&strip=all" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.jpeg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.jpeg?quality=75&strip=all&w=330 330w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.jpeg?quality=75&strip=all&w=768 768w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.jpeg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1.jpeg?quality=75&strip=all&w=160&h=90&crop=1 160w, https://…

‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-15T12:10:37Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Fiji Water
subject: Ghislaine Maxwell
subject: Global trafficking
subject: Pedophiles
subject: Sources
subject: asia
subject: Cook Islands
subject: Crime
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description: ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist A preliminary check of the latest Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice identifies several notable appearances of Pacific Island countries. Where Pacific Islands people or places are mentioned in the deceased convicted pedophile’s emails, they often appear in routine daily news summaries, immigration or
encoded: ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist A preliminary check of the latest Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice identifies several notable appearances of Pacific Island countries. Where Pacific Islands people or places are mentioned in the deceased convicted pedophile’s emails, they often appear in routine daily news summaries, immigration or visa advice and briefings about offshore financial services in jurisdictions including some of the Pacific’s renowned tax havens. But amid the bland items there are communications in the files which speak more sharply to Epstein’s way of life, his influential connections and the global nature of his trafficking network. READ MORE: Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence Struggling to navigate the Epstein files? Here is a visual guide Other Epstein Files reports Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein, including with people who were actively on the look out for young females. It features in correspondence with Jean-Luc Brunel, the late French model scout who killed himself in a French prison while awaiting trial for charges including the rape of minors. “Who is the girl that antoine verglas shot about a month ago [sic],” Brunel asks Epstein on 14 August 2013, “Is it the girl from tahiti”? In June that same year, the president of the New York Giants, Steve Tisch, asked Epstein about another female from Tahiti who the late pedophile wanted him to meet, enquiring whether she was a “working girl”. Tisch has not been charged with any wrongdoing connected with Epstein. Epstein appears to have visited French Polynesia numerous times between 2005 and 2017, sometimes staying in Bora Bora, according to bank statements released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The files also show emails with Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, while she was in Tahiti, in 2009. Maxwell was later found guilty of grooming and trafficking girls as young as 14 yea…

RECORDINGS FROM MÉXICO ◖ trailer ◗
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Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-14T22:19:32Z
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description: Asia Pacific Report Protesters have condemned Indonesia’s plan to take part in the International Stabilisaton Force for Gaza as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire on an almost daily basis. Carrying placards declaring “Break the siege”, “Gaza is not for sale”, “So, when will the Palestinians get to decide their own future” and crosses over
encoded: Asia Pacific Report Protesters have condemned Indonesia’s plan to take part in the International Stabilisaton Force for Gaza as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire on an almost daily basis. Carrying placards declaring “Break the siege”, “Gaza is not for sale”, “So, when will the Palestinians get to decide their own future” and crosses over the Israeli flag, protesters marched through streets in Jakarta dressed in keffiyeh and Palestinian flags. Reports from Jakarta say that the country is preparing to send about 8000 troops to Gaza as part of the so-called peacekeeping force. READ MORE: Indonesia to send troops to Gaza: Protesters demand president withdraw his involvement Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Fiji Other Gaza reports President Prabowo Subianto is due to join a meeting of what US President Donald Trump calls the “Board of Peace” in Washington on Thursday, reports Al Jazeera. Indonesia’s involvement is controversial with Prabowo facing mounting criticism for the deployment plans. Many critics are saying the plan could “sideline” the Palestinians and are accusing Subianto of “serving Israel’s goals”. He has sought to reassure Muslim leaders that Indonesia would withdraw if Palestinian interests in self-determination are not advanced. Indonesia peecekeeping force plan Video: Al Jazeera Fiji is also facing controversy over reported plans that it may also be deploying troops for the ISF. However, Fiji’s Defence Minister Pio Tikoduadua has clarified that Fiji has not yet made any commitment to participate, saying six days ago that the country has only received an invitation, reports Pacnews. In a statement posted on social media, Tikoduadua stressed that no response had been given at this stage. “Let me be clear: Fiji has only received an invitation to be part of the Gaza international stabilisation force. We have not yet responded,” he said. Writing for Asia Pacific Report, former Fiji military officer Jim Sanday who commanded Fijian …

The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-14T22:05:50Z
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description: While the world has focused on the atrocities in Gaza, Israel continues its support of illegal settlements, hostility and apartheid in the West Bank. Asia-Pacific specialist journalist Ben Bohane reports from Bethlehem for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ben Bohane We are no more than 5 minutes out of Bethlehem on a crisp December
encoded: While the world has focused on the atrocities in Gaza, Israel continues its support of illegal settlements, hostility and apartheid in the West Bank. Asia-Pacific specialist journalist Ben Bohane reports from Bethlehem for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ben Bohane We are no more than 5 minutes out of Bethlehem on a crisp December morning when my Palestinian driver — let’s call him Ahmed — stops and points to a curl of smoke rising in the valley below, near Beit Jala. “That’s a local restaurant the Israeli’s are burning since last night. They demand permits even when it is on family land. Israel then gives demolition orders, and no one can stop them.” It’s the day before Christmas. I’m in the West Bank and Israel for a month to see the situation for myself, to try and understand how this comparatively small area continues to hijack history and our news agenda. READ MORE: At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in past 24 hours Other Palestine reports Photojournalist and producer Ben Bohane . . . “Israel has killed more journalists in the past three years than any other government in history.” Image: BB/MWM Gaza remains off-limits to all foreign media attempting to report on Israel’s genocide there, so I can’t go. The international Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) states 249 media personnel have been killed so far by Israel in Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Israel and Iran since the Gaza war began. Israel has killed more journalists in the past three years than any other government in history, assassinating more than all media personnel killed in all the wars of the 20th century combined. Israel has also now banned many reputable international NGOs from operating there. In late January, the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) finally acknowledged the death toll tally compiled by Palestinian health authorities as accurate, saying it believed 71,000 people had been killed so far — the death toll is now more than 72,000. I’ve come to the other front, the…

Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-14T22:00:34Z
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description: COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal The Epstein Files were never just about one man. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and, crucially, protected for decades. That alone should unsettle anyone who believes power is held accountable. What’s disturbing isn’t only what he did, but what didn’t happen afterwards. READ MORE:
encoded: COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal The Epstein Files were never just about one man. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and, crucially, protected for decades. That alone should unsettle anyone who believes power is held accountable. What’s disturbing isn’t only what he did, but what didn’t happen afterwards. READ MORE: Struggling to navigate the Epstein files? Here is a visual guide Other Epstein Files reports How does a trafficker move across borders, fly politicians and royalty, launder wealth, avoid serious prosecution for years, and then conveniently die in a high-security facility with cameras malfunctioning and guards “asleep”? That’s not a coincidence. That’s institutional failure at best, complicity at worst. The real scandal is the silence. Names were known. Networks were hinted at. Evidence existed. Yet accountability stopped at Epstein himself, the perfect firewall. How power protects itself Once he was gone, so was the urgency. Files sealed. Investigations stalled. Media interest redirected. This is how power protects itself. Whether you call it the Deep State, the ruling class, elite immunity, or simply entrenched systems of power, the pattern is familiar: The powerful are insulated, the truth is managed, and justice is selective. Epstein wasn’t an anomaly. He was a symptom. And until transparency replaces secrecy, and accountability reaches upward instead of downward, the question will remain: Who was Epstein really working for? And who benefited most from him never speaking? Maher Khalil Nazzal is a Muslim Palestinian refugee living in Auckland and co-chair of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA). This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by APR editor.

Let’s take a trip to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico…
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creator: Playing For Change
date: 2026-02-14T22:00:00Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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Hundreds Of Thousands In Munich Protest Against Iranian Regime
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-14T20:31:36Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Everyone Is Allowed To Protest
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creator: David Swanson
date: 2026-02-14T20:30:20Z
subject: Bruce Robbins
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subject: virtue signaling
subject: Activism
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subject: antiwar
subject: Book Review
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description: Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins exposed his students to possible criticism of the Israeli military, and was, for that reason, declared by his employer guilty of discrimination and harassment. Robbins could have written a book on the absurdities involved in defining criticism of genocide as discrimination, and defining criticism of any military on Earth other […] The post Everyone Is Allowed To Protest appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins exposed his students to possible criticism of the Israeli military, and was, for that reason, declared by his employer guilty of discrimination and harassment. Robbins could have written a book on the absurdities involved in defining criticism of genocide as discrimination, and defining criticism of any military on Earth other than the Israeli military as not discrimination. Instead, in Who’s Allowed to Protest?, he has written a debunking of some other absurd rejections of protesting. <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-23198 async-done" src="https://progressivehub.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/whos-allowed-to-protest-uai-1440x810.webp" alt="" width="505" height="284" data-uniqueid="23198-385321" data-guid="https://progressivehub.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/whos-allowed-to-protest.webp" data-path="2026/02/whos-allowed-to-protest.webp" data-width="1600" data-height="900" data-singlew="6" data-singleh="" data-crop="" data-fixed="" /> If you don’t read grotesque rightwing columnists or watch television “news,” you may question the need for what Robbins has done. But his book traces the centuries-long history of some of the ludicrous arguments involved, managing to suggest that they have played a greater role in our society than might be clear from the New York Times editorial page alone. The book opens by looking at the claim that those who protest genocide in Gaza do so purely in order to make themselves look good, and not at all because they care about other human beings. If one were to accept that idea, then, presumably, it would follow that every peace demonstration against a distant war, every protest of a distant sweatshop, every effort to preserve livable ecosystems for future generations, and a huge percentage of all activist campaigns ever, back to opposition in Britain to slavery in the Caribbean and beyond, has been entirely sociopathic posturing. It strikes me as absurd to suggest that …

Poor Financial And Operational Performance Are Not Unique To Chicago Charter Schools
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creator: Shawgi Tell
date: 2026-02-14T19:44:42Z
subject: Acero Schools
subject: Alfonso Carmona
subject: Aspira Schools
subject: Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
subject: contract schools
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: Sources
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description: Charter schools are outsourced schools, also known as contract schools. They are privately operated, deregulated, and laser-focused on siphoning substantial sums of public money, services, and facilities from public schools. Charter schools are essentially pay-the-rich schemes masquerading as great inventions designed to close the century-old “achievement gap.” There is nothing grass-roots about them. Recognizing that […] The post Poor Financial And Operational Performance Are Not Unique To Chicago Charter Schools appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Charter schools are outsourced schools, also known as contract schools. They are privately operated, deregulated, and laser-focused on siphoning substantial sums of public money, services, and facilities from public schools. Charter schools are essentially pay-the-rich schemes masquerading as great inventions designed to close the century-old “achievement gap.” There is nothing grass-roots about them. Recognizing that privatization intensifies corruption, inefficiency, nepotism, opportunism, and criminal conduct wherever it appears, it comes as no surprise that scandal, controversy, and failure have long-plagued the charter school sector nationwide. A February 11, 2026, article in Chalkbeat, “Underfunding or mismanagement? Financial troubles at multiple Chicago charters spur a push for answers and solutions,” highlights long-standing problems in the city’s many charter school networks: “ASPIRA is one of a string of charters in the city that have floundered financially and in some cases moved to merge or close schools over the past year and a half.” This is a story told repeatedly across the country. The article’s title is misleading because charter schools are quintessential private entities with no legitimate claim to public funding. To suggest that there is charter school “underfunding” is thus disinformation. The question is: why are businesses such as charter schools receiving any public funds at all? Chicago Public Schools (CPS) oversees most city charter schools, which together enroll about 50,000 students. For his part, Alfonso Carmona, the district’s interim chief education officer, says “charters face a widespread and systemic crisis.” As in other states and cities, this has long been the case. Problems are so bad that CPS predicts that half a dozen charter operators will “end this fiscal year in the red.” Fiscal problems in charter schools are often accompanied by low enrollment, poor operational decisions, and weak academic performance. Several considerat…

The Antidote to Despair
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creator: Charles Sullivan
date: 2026-02-14T19:09:15Z
subject: Class Struggle
subject: Collective action
subject: corporate propaganda
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Henry David Thoreau
subject: Jeffrey Epstein files
subject: Mahatma Gandhi
subject: performative conscience
subject: Sources
subject: the power elite
subject: U.S. political duopoly
subject: worker solidarity
subject: ‘mahatma’
subject: action
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subject: antidote
subject: Capitalism
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subject: Civil Disobedience
subject: class
subject: class consciousness
subject: collective
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subject: Democracy
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subject: Elections
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subject: republicans
subject: Resistance
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subject: Strikes
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subject: u.s.
subject: United States
subject: voice
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description: We are living at a time of historical significance. We feel it in our bones, and it relentlessly gnaws at our consciousness. The familiar is rapidly unraveling. The transition to whatever is to come is disquieting and disorienting, and we don’t know how to respond. We cannot grasp these events because the ethical codes of […] The post The Antidote to Despair appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: We are living at a time of historical significance. We feel it in our bones, and it relentlessly gnaws at our consciousness. The familiar is rapidly unraveling. The transition to whatever is to come is disquieting and disorienting, and we don’t know how to respond. We cannot grasp these events because the ethical codes of conduct and morality in which they occur are outside of the psychological norms of healthy human beings. Information is bombarding our senses so fast that we cannot assimilate it. We cannot keep up. The geopolitical landscape is constantly shifting. We are overwhelmed, distracted by an avalanche of news that weighs us down. This is by design. The deluge of information gives us no time to process; it keeps us on the defensive, on edge, reacting. Such a posture prohibits us from being proactive. At such times, it is easy to feel disempowered and at the mercy of circumstances. That is exactly how the power elite and the corporate propaganda mills want us to feel. They want us to feel divided and alone, defeated and humbled. We feel a sense of hopelessness and despair rising in us like lava in a magma chamber. Conflicted emotions and righteous indignation make us want to erupt, but somehow we remain passive and compliant. We take the path of least resistance because it is easier than alternatives that require more of us, even though they could potentially yield better results. We hesitate at the brink of possibility, believing that the wealthy possess all the power and that we have none. If we believe what they tell us, we are doomed, and we will have only ourselves to blame. The sense of powerlessness promotes acceptance of governmental misconduct as the norm. Feeling powerless leads to passivity, to surrender, and to defeatism. It permits the forces of evil to carry out their grim work in the public eye without serious resistance. Our passivity facilitates their efforts. The most powerful and prominent men and women in America and Europe, as the Jeff…

Objective Fallacy: Eulogies on the Passing of the Law Based International Order
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-14T18:24:29Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Friedrich Merz
subject: hegemony
subject: Law-Based International Order
subject: Mark Carney
subject: rules-based global order
subject: Rules-Based International Order
subject: Sources
subject: Sovereignty
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subject: Canada
subject: carney
subject: China
subject: dissident
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subject: germany
subject: Global
subject: Hypocrisy
subject: International
subject: International Law
subject: Law
subject: law-based
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subject: mark
subject: merz
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subject: order
subject: passing
subject: Propaganda
subject: rules-based
subject: Russia
subject: sources
subject: sovereignty
subject: the
subject: Ukraine
subject: United States
subject: voice
subject: World Economic Forum (WEF)
description: The eulogies are starting to wear thin. The lamented passing of the rules and law-based order only makes sense to those who believed that such rules and laws existed in the first place. How easy it is to forget that the spanning hegemon of each age always presumes that its laws and norms are objective […] The post Objective Fallacy: Eulogies on the Passing of the Law Based International Order appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: The eulogies are starting to wear thin. The lamented passing of the rules and law-based order only makes sense to those who believed that such rules and laws existed in the first place. How easy it is to forget that the spanning hegemon of each age always presumes that its laws and norms are objective universal features, putative and significant enough to be revered and inked for eternity. That most irritating term “rules-based order” is more a stress on the order backed by might rather than the rules themselves, a figment of legal draughtsmanship. Without a degree of might, there are no rules. If there are those who refuse to abide by those rules, might will be brought to bear upon the recalcitrant and the disobedient. This discomforting reality has either been shielded from the United States’ allies or deliberately avoided. Whether it is security guarantees, defence pacts, trade deals, or mutual undertakings, the notion of an international order objectively existing and binding on all has been most attractive to the beneficiaries, who have preferred to see less a brutish hegemon than a benign, nuclear-armed caretaker. Canada’s sense of sorrow at the demise of the international system as understood was conveyed through Prime Minister Mark Carney in his January 22 speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He reacted like one newly born to bald realities, making a few mild concessions that the previous state of things had been something of a convenient sham. He acknowledged, for instance, that the rules-based order “was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically, and we knew that international law applied with varied rigour, depending on the identity of the accused or the victim.” Carney’s grievance was that the order, as understood, had turned back to bite with feral ferocity. “You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes t…

Noam Chomsky’s legacy stained by Epstein
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-14T18:12:28Z
subject: Sources
subject: chomsky’s
subject: epstein
subject: legacy
subject: noam
subject: sources
subject: stained
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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Israel holds cards in Trump-Iran negotiations
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-14T18:10:01Z
subject: Sources
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subject: israel
subject: negotiations
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description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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Does US hold secret indictment over Venezuela’s Delcy?
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-14T18:08:15Z
subject: Sources
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subject: over
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subject: venezuela’s
description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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A Toxic Romance for Gaslit Nation
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creator: Andrea Chalupa
date: 2026-02-14T17:59:00Z
subject: Gaslit Nation
subject: Sources
subject: ‘toxic
subject: for
subject: gaslit
subject: nation?
subject: romance
subject: sources
description: Happy Valentine's Day to the Gaslit Nation family. While the world distracts itself with candy-coated romance, we know the most consequential stories are often the most complicated. If you're in the mood for a love story, specifically, a toxic one that changed the course of history, I invite you to meet Eileen O'Shaughnessy in my graphic novel, Mrs. Orwell. Eileen was the brilliant, overlooked force who helped fuel the creation of her husband's most enduring works. Her life with Eric Blair (aka George Orwell) was a whirlwind of intellect, sacrifice, and revolutionary dysfunction. Pre-order Mrs. Orwell here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250877857/mrsorwell/ See you at the Gaslit Nation Salon on Monday at 4pm ET -- only on Patreon.com/Gaslit. Thank you to everyone who supports our work here during these dangerous times.
encoded: Happy Valentine's Day to the Gaslit Nation family. While the world distracts itself with candy-coated romance, we know the most consequential stories are often the most complicated. If you're in the mood for a love story, specifically, a toxic one that changed the course of history, I invite you to meet Eileen O'Shaughnessy in my graphic novel, Mrs. Orwell. Eileen was the brilliant, overlooked force who helped fuel the creation of her husband's most enduring works. Her life with Eric Blair (aka George Orwell) was a whirlwind of intellect, sacrifice, and revolutionary dysfunction. Pre-order Mrs. Orwell here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250877857/mrsorwell/ See you at the Gaslit Nation Salon on Monday at 4pm ET -- only on Patreon.com/Gaslit. Thank you to everyone who supports our work here during these dangerous times. This content originally appeared on Gaslit Nation and was authored by Andrea Chalupa.

Empire of Fraud
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creator: Ralph Nader
date: 2026-02-14T17:51:22Z
subject: Ralph Nader
subject: Sources
subject: Empire
subject: Fraud
subject: nader
subject: ralph
subject: sources
description: Ralph welcomes, Robert Weissman co-president of Public Citizen, to discuss his Senate testimony about the many ways the Trump Administration’s assault on fraud is itself fraudulent. Plus, Ralph informs us of a report from Aljazeera about the MK-84 weap...
encoded: Ralph welcomes, Robert Weissman co-president of Public Citizen, to discuss his Senate testimony about the many ways the Trump Administration’s assault on fraud is itself fraudulent. Plus, Ralph informs us of a report from Aljazeera about the MK-84 weapon the IDF is using in Gaza that is designed to generate so much heat it literally vaporizes people. Robert Weissman is a staunch public interest advocate and activist, as well as an expert on a wide variety of issues ranging from corporate accountability and government transparency, to trade and globalization, to economic and regulatory policy. As the president of Public Citizen, he has spearheaded the effort to loosen the chokehold corporations and the wealthy have over our democracy. Every American should be worried about fraud. So it’s fine for the committee to be talking about fraud, but it should be based on actual facts and what’s actually happening, which is not what’s going on with this focus on Minnesota… And without a doubt, if the concern is about fraud in the public or the private economy right now, the number one problem with fraud is the Trump administration. Robert Weissman Thanks to the Supreme Court decision on Presidential immunity, Trump believes (correctly) that he will not be held criminally accountable for anything that he does while he’s President. And that is true so long as that Supreme Court decision stands. And I think it’s fair to say that basically everyone who’s working for him right now—who I think are committing all kinds of crimes, including through the sale of pardons and through the outrageous use of ICE in Minnesota and around the country—I think they expect they’re going to get pardoned before he goes. So I think they think they too will be (and they’re probably not wrong in expecting it) that they too will be immune from criminal prosecution (at least federal criminal prosecution) for any crimes they commit while they’re in the administration. Robert Weissman In Case You Haven’t H…

Let’s start a #love train! 💛🚂 #valentinesday
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creator: Playing For Change
date: 2026-02-14T15:00:00Z
subject: Playing For Change
subject: Sources
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
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creator: Maria Gallucci
date: 2026-02-14T14:00:00Z
subject: Grist
subject: Sources
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subject: wind
description: America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
encoded: Bone-chilling cold and Arctic winds gripped the northeastern U.S. over the past few weeks, straining electricity systems and raising power prices as people cranked up their heat. Now, as the region finally starts to thaw, early data shows how America’s offshore wind farms helped keep electricity flowing during the extreme-weather stretch. The results demonstrate the bitter irony of the Trump administration’s ongoing — and potentially unlawful — battle against U.S. offshore wind development. Federal officials are calling for additional fossil fuel power to prevent future winter blackouts, all while trying to block the build-out of offshore wind, one of the most valuable resources for cold-climate coastal states. “Performance data is showing in real time that offshore wind delivers reliable power when the grid needs it the most … at the scale this region and our country need,” said Liz Burdock, president and CEO of Oceantic Network, which advocates for marine renewable energy sectors. Burdock was speaking on Tuesday in New York City at the group’s annual International Partnering Forum, where hundreds of offshore wind developers, policy experts, and labor leaders gathered to regroup following President Donald Trump’s yearlong attacks on five in-progress offshore wind farms. For years, independent energy experts have forecast that offshore wind could deliver substantial amounts of power to densely-populated, land-constrained communities along America’s east coast — particularly during winter cold spells, when demand for fossil gas exceeds supply. And grid operators in the region have been banking on offshore wind capacity to come online to meet the rising electricity needs of data centers and electrified homes and vehicles. Read Next <img src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Offshore-wind-Trump.jpg?quality=75&strip=all" alt="A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercial wind farm in the United States." class="js-mo…

NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-14T10:43:07Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Auckland University
subject: Gaza genocide
subject: Israeli genocide
subject: Market share
subject: Military budgets
subject: NZ Space Agency
subject: Pacific geopolitics
subject: Rocket Lab
subject: Sources
subject: Space-based defence
subject: US warships
subject: World war threat
subject: agency
subject: asia
subject: Asia Report
subject: Auckland
subject: budgets
subject: chain
subject: condemn
subject: Decolonisation
subject: Defence
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description: Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters have again spotlighted the country’s stake in US space militarisation today and speakers branded Rocket Lab as an alleged key link in the “IDF kill chain” as part of the Gaza genocide. “Rocket Lab is a celebrated New Zealand success story, with a stated mission to open access to
encoded: Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters have again spotlighted the country’s stake in US space militarisation today and speakers branded Rocket Lab as an alleged key link in the “IDF kill chain” as part of the Gaza genocide. “Rocket Lab is a celebrated New Zealand success story, with a stated mission to open access to space and improve life on Earth,” said Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) advocate Brendan Corbett. “Yet many of its key contracts are with the US military and their suppliers. READ MORE: Government increases New Zealand space launch limit to 1000 Other Rocket Lab reports “It is driven by share price increases and creating value for shareholders.” Corbett said the global space militarisation market size was valued at US$61 billion (about NZ$100 billion) in 2025 and was projected to grow from US$66 billion this year to US$116 billion by 2034. North America dominated space militarisation last year with a market share of more than 40 percent. <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-123736" src="https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Break-the-kill-chain-APR-680wide.png" alt="“Break the Rocket Lab kill chain,” says the protester banner"" width="1000" height="639" srcset="https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Break-the-kill-chain-APR-680wide.png 1000w, https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Break-the-kill-chain-APR-680wide-300x192.png 300w, https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Break-the-kill-chain-APR-680wide-768x491.png 768w, https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Break-the-kill-chain-APR-680wide-696x445.png 696w, https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Break-the-kill-chain-APR-680wide-657x420.png 657w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> “Break the Rocket Lab kill chain,” says the protester banner on Queens Wharf in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today. Image: Asia Pacific Report ‘World war threat’ “The overw…

How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
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description: The post How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: This week, ProPublica published a story I wrote based in part on interviews with parents and children being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. I had asked some of the parents to see if their children would be willing to write to me about their experiences inside. More than three dozen did. One of those letters came from 9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya from Colombia. Her letter was written on a piece of notebook paper. She decorated it with rainbows and hearts. And she drew a portrait of herself and her mom wearing their detention uniforms and government-issued ID badges. I had initially met Maria a few weeks earlier, when I managed to get inside the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. It’s just south of San Antonio. Maria Antonia, her mother and more than 3,500 people, half of them minors, had cycled through there since the Trump administration reopened it early last year. I went in mid-January, before the facility burst into public view when Liam Conejo Ramos — the 5-year-old in a blue bunny hat detained with his father in Minneapolis — was sent there, with the aim of hearing about the conditions in which children were being held, from the children themselves. After signing in, I passed through a metal detector and a series of locked doors to get to the visitation room. Maria Antonia and another girl her age were quietly playing fast-moving hand games, when her mother, Maria Alejandra Montoya, called her over to introduce me. Maria Antonia, wearing her long brown hair in a ponytail, didn’t hesitate. She scooted forward to the front edge of her chair, pushed her thick white-framed glasses up on her nose and dove right in. I asked her how she and her mom had ended up there. Well, she said, we had a plan to go to “Disneylandia” but instead ended up in “Dilleylandia.” Then she told me the story. She lived in Colombia with her grandmother and regularly traveled back and forth to the United States to vi…

Like Melania Doc, WaPo Layoffs Are Another Way for Bezos to Suck Up to Trump
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date: 2026-02-13T22:55:59Z
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description: The Washington Post’s losses, reportedly as much as $100 million a year, are mere pocket change for Jeff Bezos.
encoded: “Fashion insider” Jeff Bezos checked out Paris Fashion Week with his wife Lauren Sánchez (CNN, 1/28/26) as his minions prepared to fire nearly half of the Washington Post‘s reporting staff. As rumors of imminent layoffs swirled around the Washington Post newsroom late last month, Post owner Jeff Bezos was unavailable for comment; he and his wife, Lauren Sánchez, were too busy enjoying Paris Fashion Week. Meanwhile, just blocks from the Post’s DC offices, the White House was hosting a private screening of Melania, a documentary about the first lady. (It has the feel of “an OnlyFans account crossed with that meme of Kim Jong Un visiting factories,” panned the New Yorker—2/2/26.) The screening was held as nearly half the US was under a winter storm emergency, and as Minneapolis convulsed following the Trump administration’s killing, only hours earlier, of another ICE observer, Alex Pretti. But the show must go on. The eye-popping $75 million price tag for Melania was paid by Amazon, the company Bezos founded. While Bezos couldn’t attend the screening, being in Paris and all, his successor, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, was there. Days later, Melania had its premiere at the Kennedy Center (now the Trump-Kennedy Center, because why not?). As Donald Trump walked the red carpet (which was actually black, in keeping with the first lady’s new aesthetic), an impertinent reporter asked whether the “exorbitant fee” Amazon paid for the film amounted to a bribe (CNN, 2/1/26). Trump didn’t deny it, saying: “I’m not involved. That was done with my wife.” ‘This is not right’ Washington Post sources told NPR‘s David Folkenflik (2/28/26) that “without Bezos’ decisions, the paper would be up hundreds of thousands of paying subscribers from where it was before the election.” Bezos—who remains Amazon’s executive chair and its largest shareholder—certainly has incentive to bribe Trump, after experiencing Trump’s wrath in his first term. In 2019, amid the Washington Post’s critical reporting on T…

Epstein, Trump & How Misogyny Fuels Fascism [Full Uncut Conversation]
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date: 2026-02-13T22:54:57Z
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Why the US and Venezuela Are Suddenly Getting Along
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The Human Cost of Unregulated AI Tools
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creator: Tomiwa Ilori
date: 2026-02-13T22:29:47Z
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description: AI companies have a responsibility to respect human rights.
encoded: AI companies have a responsibility to respect human rights. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Tomiwa Ilori.

Remembering Eddie Conway: Former Black Panther, political prisoner, and later journalist for TRNN
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Full video on our channel!
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Epstein, Trump & How Misogyny Fuels Fascism
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creator: Laura Flanders & Friends
date: 2026-02-13T20:27:26Z
subject: Sources
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subject: fuels
subject: how
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description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
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NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike
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description: <img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2255919242-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Nurses from New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center strike outside the hospital on January 12, 2026 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images" data-attachment-id="341291" data-permalink="https://therealnews.com/nurses-ny-presbyterian-vote-to-stay-on-strike/gettyimages-2255919242" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2255919242-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="GettyImages-2255919242" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Nurses from New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center strike outside the hospital on January 12, 2026 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2255919242-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2255919242-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1"> “This has always been about getting a fair contract. We never wanted to go on strike… We want to do our jobs, we love our jobs, but we can only return when our patients are being cared for safely… with more staffing and job security.”
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Countering Bully, Tyrant Trump’s Intimidating Expletives – It Could Work
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creator: matthew
date: 2026-02-13T20:10:11Z
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description: By Ralph Nader February 13, 2026 The most remarkable realization about Donald J. Trump’s rise to becoming America’s elected dictator is that it all came out of his MOUTH. Understanding that politics has become a performative exercise, Trump discovered ...
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Long Island Audit Reveals The Cost of Fighting ICE
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creator: Taya Graham and Stephen Janis
date: 2026-02-13T20:08:50Z
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subject: Police
subject: Police Accountability
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subject: Politics
subject: Prisons
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subject: the
subject: Video
description: <img width="1024" height="576" src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Video still from Long Island audit YouTube Channel from Falfurrias TX, Texas border check point." data-attachment-id="341283" data-permalink="https://therealnews.com/long-island-audit-reveals-the-cost-of-fighting-ice/v2-par-template-set-1" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1280,720" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"Taya","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"V2 PAR TEMPLATE SET - 1","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="V2 PAR TEMPLATE SET &#8211; 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Video still from Long Island audit YouTube Channel from Falfurrias TX, Texas border check point. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1.jpeg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1"> Sean-Paul Reyes of the YouTube channel Long Island Audits dared to audit the facilities of Department of Homeland Security and confront ICE agents with his cameras. He explains the dangers of those actions as well as the difficulties in helping his viewers understand the importance of holding federal agents accountable.
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Epstein Survivors Attorney Warns Justice Is Impossible With Bondi as AG ⎹ The Intercept Briefing
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description: This content originally appeared on The Intercept and was authored by The Intercept.
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Frame-Checking “Insurgency” in Minnesota
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creator: Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voitl
date: 2026-02-13T18:52:38Z
subject: Alex Pretti
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subject: Counterframing
subject: Dakota Access Pipeline
subject: Derrick Van Orden
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: dominant narratives
subject: Insurgency
subject: Insurrection Act
subject: Iyuskin American Horse
subject: Jesse Watters
subject: John Knefel
subject: Media Matters for America
subject: Natalie Gyenes
subject: Project Censored
subject: Renee Good
subject: Rich Lowry
subject: Rick de la Torre
subject: Seth G. Jones
subject: Sophie Lawton
subject: Sources
subject: US Customs and Border Protection
subject: “good”
subject: access
subject: ACT
subject: Activism
subject: alex
subject: america
subject: american
subject: and
subject: border
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subject: dakota
subject: derrick
subject: dissent
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subject: donald trump
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subject: gyenes
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subject: ice
subject: insurgency
subject: Insurrection
subject: iyuskin
subject: jesse
subject: john
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subject: journalism
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subject: Language
subject: laura ingraham
subject: lawton
subject: lowry
subject: matters
subject: Media
subject: Migration/Migrants
subject: Militarism
subject: Minneapolis
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subject: Narrative
subject: narratives
subject: natalie
subject: orden
subject: Pipeline
subject: Politics
subject: pretti
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subject: Propaganda
subject: protection
subject: protectors
subject: protesters

Europe can’t depend on US, say leaders at Munich Security Summit; DHS Secretary Noem says protecting elections is her job – February 13, 2026
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description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, photo: Gage Skidmore International order being destroyed, Europe can’t depend on US, say leaders at Munich Security Summit; DHS Secretary Noem says protecting elections is her job, touts GOP election bill in Senate; CA’s Care Act, ordering mentally ill homeless to treatment, criticized by advocates; Friday 2/13/26 is World Radio Day, a UN celebration of most widely consumed medium that reaches remote communities and vulnerable people; UN chief Guterres marks beginning of Ramadan as representing “a noble vision of hope and peace”, urges helping needy and safeguarding rights and dignity of all The post Europe can’t depend on US, say leaders at Munich Security Summit; DHS Secretary Noem says protecting elections is her job – February 13, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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The Equity Docket: When Only White Bloodshed Moves the Masses
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creator: Terrance Sullivan
date: 2026-02-13T17:55:51Z
subject: Sources
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subject: docket
subject: equity
subject: masses
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subject: only
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subject: sources
subject: the
subject: when
subject: white
description: What the death of Keith Porter Jr. and others killed by ICE reveal about racial politics in the United States.
encoded: What the death of Keith Porter Jr. and others killed by ICE reveal about racial politics in the United States. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Terrance Sullivan.

Cuba’s U.N. Ambassador Denounces U.S. Oil Blockade
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-13T17:01:44Z
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subject: sources
subject: u.n.
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What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
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creator: Doug Bock Clark
date: 2026-02-13T16:50:00Z
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description: The post What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: The Missouri prosecutor overseeing an investigation into the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, has taken part in meetings since last fall with lawyers tasked by President Donald Trump to reinvestigate his loss to Joe Biden. Thomas Albus, whom Trump appointed last year as U.S. attorney for Missouri’s Eastern District, has had multiple meetings set up with top administration lawyers to discuss election integrity. At those meetings was Ed Martin, a Justice Department lawyer who until recently led a group investigating what the president has described as the department’s “weaponization” against him and his allies, according to a source familiar with the meetings who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. White House lawyer Kurt Olsen, who has been tasked with reinvestigating the 2020 election, also was directed to join at least one of the meetings, according to the source. Both Martin and Olsen worked on behalf of Trump to try to overturn the 2020 election results, and a federal court sanctioned Olsen for making false claims about the reliability of voting machines in Arizona. The meetings reveal new details about the length of the preparations for, and people involved in, the January FBI raid on Fulton County, which election and legal experts told ProPublica was a significant escalation in Trump’s breaking of democratic norms. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi picked Albus and has granted him special authority to handle election-related cases nationwide, even though his earlier work as a federal prosecutor didn’t involve election law or election-related cases. The meetings with Martin, Olsen and other lawyers for the Justice Department were described by the source as being about “election integrity,” a term the Trump administration has used to describe investigations into its false claims that elections are rigged. Martin, Olsen, Albus and others declined to answer questions about the meetings and other detailed questions from ProPublica. The White H…

UN News Today 13 February 2026
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creator: Charlotte Frantz
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description: Madagascar: Back-to-back cyclones leave hundreds of thousands in urgent needUNHCR warns of mounting hardship facing Afghan returnees UN rights office concerned over deepening socio-economic crisis in Cuba
encoded: Madagascar: Back-to-back cyclones leave hundreds of thousands in urgent needUNHCR warns of mounting hardship facing Afghan returnees UN rights office concerned over deepening socio-economic crisis in Cuba This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Charlotte Frantz.

Ari Berman on Attacks on Voting
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creator: CounterSpin
date: 2026-02-13T16:25:32Z
subject: FAIR
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description: Some media still present changes to the electoral process that would make it harder for millions of people to vote as a matter of "election integrity."
encoded: https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260213.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Mother Jones (2/11/26) This week on CounterSpin: Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing for changes to the electoral process that would make it harder for millions of people to vote, and some media are still presenting it as a matter of “election integrity.” Voter advocates describe things like the Save America Act as aiming to make the US into a “show us your papers” dystopia. That bill likely won’t make it out of the Senate, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be sounding the alarm, loudly, about the various multi-level efforts this White House is pursuing to take control of elections away from the people. We hear that worrisome and enraging story from Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones, and author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, among other titles. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260213Berman.mp3 Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at recent press commentary on Iran. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260213Banter.mp3 This content originally appeared on FAIR and was authored by CounterSpin.

Trump Appoints Gambling CEOs to CTFC After Ousting Enforcement Lawyers
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-13T16:16:32Z
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description: On Tuesday, The Daily Wire reported that President Donald Trump has established an advisory commission at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission filled with gambling, prediction market and crypto CEOs. Also, as of this week, the CFTC’s flagship en...
encoded: On Tuesday, The Daily Wire reported that President Donald Trump has established an advisory commission at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission filled with gambling, prediction market and crypto CEOs. Also, as of this week, the CFTC’s flagship enforcement office in Chicago now has no enforcement attorneys, with one of the ousted attorneys warning that “if I was a different person, I would launch a crypto scam right now, because there’s no cops on the beat.” The following is a statement from Demand Progress Education Fund Policy Director Emily Peterson-Cassin: “The Trump administration hollowed out the CFTC’s flagship law enforcement office and then let in the CEOs of companies that openly encourage insider trading, scams and gambling. The corruption couldn’t be more obvious. It’s hard to see the CTFC succeeding at its mission to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis when it is influenced from the inside by a rogues’ gallery of billionaire CEOs responsible for monetizing and gamifying virtually every aspect of everyday life. As we saw with the FTC and now CFTC, President Trump has given up on caring about protecting working class Americans and has given the keys to our economy to billionaire scammers.” This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.

Citizens and Government Actions in Economics, Trade, and Financial
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creator: Jan Oberg
date: 2026-02-13T16:00:47Z
subject: CIPS
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: donald trump
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subject: Finance
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subject: government
subject: multipolar
subject: order
subject: Resistance
subject: sources
subject: swift
subject: trade
subject: United States
subject: voice
description: Read Part 1 and 2. A. Trade Measures & Market Signaling Economic pressure can be applied instantly and scaled without violence. Immediate Measures (within a week) Government boycott US goods and services A very powerful signal which over time will be felt. Targeted tariffs on selected U.S. goods Symbolic but high-visibility sectors send a clear […] The post Citizens and Government Actions in Economics, Trade, and Financial appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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Cuba’s U.N. Ambassador Denounces U.S. Oil Blockade, Push to Topple Government
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-13T15:59:14Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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"Love Forward Together": Faith Leaders in North Carolina Launch 50-Mile March for Social Justice
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-13T15:58:35Z
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subject: Justice
subject: launch
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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House Passes "Worst Voter Suppression Bill Ever" in Latest Push to Help Trump Take Over Elections
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-13T15:57:55Z
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subject: Democracy
subject: Elections
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 13, 2026
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subject: Democracy
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subject: now
subject: Politics
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subject: u.s.
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Laura Dogu and Washington’s Regime-Change Playbook: Nicaragua, Honduras, Venezuela
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creator: John Perry and Roger D. Harris
date: 2026-02-13T15:32:08Z
subject: Delcy Rodríguez
subject: democracy promotion
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia
subject: Francisco Rodríguez
subject: Hybrid War
subject: Jorge Rodriguez
subject: Laura Dogu
subject: Maria Corina Machado
subject: Sources
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subject: the Bolivarian Revolution
subject: US Intervention
subject: Xiomara Castro
subject: "Regime Change"
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description: Laura Dogu, newly appointed US envoy to Venezuela, is described by the Los Angeles Times as an appropriate choice because she “navigated crises” in Nicaragua and Honduras during periods of “social and political volatility.” What the LA Times fails to add is that it was precisely Dogu’s job to create crisis and volatility in both […] The post Laura Dogu and Washington’s Regime-Change Playbook: Nicaragua, Honduras, Venezuela appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Laura Dogu, newly appointed US envoy to Venezuela, is described by the Los Angeles Times as an appropriate choice because she “navigated crises” in Nicaragua and Honduras during periods of “social and political volatility.” What the LA Times fails to add is that it was precisely Dogu’s job to create crisis and volatility in both countries. In Latin America, she is widely regarded, for good reason, as the “US ambassador of interventions and coups.” The LA Times appears entirely relaxed about a US diplomat’s job being to meddle in the internal politics of a country whose president the US has just kidnapped in an operation resulting in the murder of over 100 people and involving the bombing of key public buildings and health facilities. Dogu enters the fray “leveraging her experience with authoritarian regimes” and her “deep Latin American expertise.” The LA Times implies that her job is likely to be proactive, looking for ways to ease out the Chavista government and replace it with one more to Washington’s liking, even if that takes a while. Nicaragua Signaling that this is the case, the LA Times reporter asked right-wing opposition figures from Nicaragua for their opinions of Dogu, presumably on the basis that she is charged with working with similar quislings in her new role. Predictably, they praised her, admitting they had clandestine meetings with her while she was based in the country and noting her public support for opposition groups. Dogu was the US ambassador in Managua from 2015 until October 2018, a period coinciding with the preparations and then the coup attempt that began in April 2018 and was defeated in July. At the start of her term, she had relatively cordial relations with the government. That changed after President Daniel Ortega was reelected in 2016 with an increased popular mandate. It became clear to Washington that electoral means to oust the Sandinistas lacked sufficient public support. Instead, as the State Department admitted, the US conce…

Massive strike at Kaiser Permanente enters third week with new unions joining the picket line
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date: 2026-02-13T15:08:03Z
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CPJ nominates Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano Prize
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description: New York, February 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has nominated imprisoned Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for the 2026 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of her outstanding courage, commitment to journalism, and defense of press freedom in the face of adversity. “Frenchie Mae Cumpio is a beacon of journalism in...
encoded: New York, February 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has nominated imprisoned Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for the 2026 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, in recognition of her outstanding courage, commitment to journalism, and defense of press freedom in the face of adversity. “Frenchie Mae Cumpio is a beacon of journalism in a country long saddled with abysmal conditions for the press. Awarding her with the 2026 UNESCO/Cano Prize would be a clarion call for the Philippines and other countries to cease the rampant criminalization and undue imprisonment of journalists,” said CPJ Chief Global Affairs Officer Gypsy Guillén Kaiser. Press freedom groups Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Free Press Unlimited (FPU) are also nominating Cumpio for this year’s prize, named after Colombian journalist Guillermo Cano Isaza, who was murdered in front of the offices of his newspaper in 1986. The prize is awarded annually on May 3, World Press Freedom Day. Cumpio, 27, has been behind bars since her arrest in February 2020. She was convicted on the charge of financing terrorism last month and was sentenced to between 12 and 18 years in prison. She was acquitted on another charge of illegal possession of firearms. CPJ has been advocating for Cumpio’s release for years. Her prolonged imprisonment has been condemned by a United Nations expert as a travesty of justice, and her case has become emblematic of the threats facing journalists worldwide, in autocracies and democracies alike, as the number of journalists jailed globally reaches record levels. CPJ and the #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition have consistently raised concerns about the fabrication of evidence and allegations that authorities planted the weapons that led to her 2020 arrest. The #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition includes CPJ, RSF, FPU, as well as Philippine media groups AlterMidya and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. About the Committee to Protect Journalists…

Blind and Deaf to AUKUS: Australian Planners and Elusive Submarines
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-13T14:39:56Z
subject: AUKUS Security Pact
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Eldridge Colby
subject: Miranda Booth
subject: National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
subject: Richard Marles
subject: Ronald O’Rourke
subject: Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
subject: Sean Parnell
subject: Sources
subject: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty
subject: Treaty of Rarotonga
subject: US-China crisis
subject: Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines (SSN-774)
subject: ACT
subject: and
subject: aukus
subject: Australia
subject: australian
subject: authorization
subject: blind
subject: booth
subject: China
subject: colby
subject: crisis
subject: deaf
subject: defense
subject: dissident
subject: donald trump
subject: eldridge
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subject: ndaa
subject: Nuclear
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subject: richard
subject: ronald
subject: royal
subject: sean
subject: Security
subject: sources
subject: south
subject: ssn-774
subject: Submarines
subject: treaty
subject: United States
subject: us-china
subject: virginia-class
subject: voice
subject: zone
description: There were never the sharpest negotiators in the room, resembling a facsimile of Bertie Wooster in desperate need of the good advice of his manservant Jeeves. The Australian defence establishment has yet to find a wise head who will finally tell them that the A$368 billion AUKUS pact between the three Anglophone powers of Australia, […] The post Blind and Deaf to AUKUS: Australian Planners and Elusive Submarines appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: There were never the sharpest negotiators in the room, resembling a facsimile of Bertie Wooster in desperate need of the good advice of his manservant Jeeves. The Australian defence establishment has yet to find a wise head who will finally tell them that the A$368 billion AUKUS pact between the three Anglophone powers of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States has only one oversized beneficiary in mind. While the Australian treasury gets drained in throwing cash at US naval yards in acts of stealthy proliferation for Washington’s military industrial complex (A$1.6 billion has so far been forked out), it is becoming increasingly clear that a good gaggle of officials and lawmakers have no appetite to either relinquish Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines (SSN-774) to the Royal Australian Navy or to give its sailors sovereign control of them if that were ever to make the Pacific journey. The sale of the SSN-774 to Canberra is part of Pillar 1 of the AUKUS enterprise, envisaging, in addition to providing such boats to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the rotational deployment of four US SSNs and one UK SSN to Australia out of Western Australia, the subsequent construction of three to five replacement SSNs for the US Navy, and aid Australia in the construction of three to five SSNs based on what will be a new UK-Australian design. A good temperature reading of reluctance regarding the Virginia-class boats can be gathered from those invaluable reports from the Congressional Research Service, Australian officials, and journalists often ignore and seem reluctant to consult. Given that the US Congress will be the final arbiter of whether a single Virginia SSN is ever transferred into Australian hands under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), these comprehensive overviews plot the concerns for US lawmakers and what direction is likely regarding the expectations of AUKUS. Australia’s doddery and woolly-minded political class ignore them at their p…

Campus protests in Hungary #shorts
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creator: Laura Flanders & Friends
date: 2026-02-13T14:01:05Z
subject: Sources
subject: #shorts
subject: campus
subject: hungary
subject: Protests
subject: sources
description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
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UK: High Court rules ban on Palestine Action under terrorism legislation unlawful
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-13T13:47:10Z
subject: Common Dreams
subject: Sources
subject: action
subject: ban
subject: common
subject: court
subject: dreams
subject: high
subject: legislation
subject: Palestine
subject: rules
subject: sources
subject: terrorism
subject: UK
subject: under
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description: In response to today's High Court judgment that the proscription of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation is unlawful, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and Human Rights Director, said: “Today’s ruling is a vital affirmation of the...
encoded: In response to today's High Court judgment that the proscription of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation is unlawful, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and Human Rights Director, said: “Today’s ruling is a vital affirmation of the right to protest at a time when it has been under sustained and deliberate attack. The High Court’s decision sends a clear message: the Government cannot simply reach for sweeping counter‑terrorism powers to silence critics or suppress dissent. We welcome this judgment as an essential check on overreach and a powerful reminder that fundamental freedoms still carry weight in UK law. “We are relieved - and encouraged - that the Court has recognised the dangers of treating direct action as terrorism. This decision halts a pattern of escalating restrictions, aggressive policing tactics, and an ever-expanding definition of what constitutes ‘terrorism’. It draws an important line in the sand against attempts to narrow the democratic space and undermine public confidence in the right to speak out. “The implications are profound. Thousands of peaceful protesters - including those involved in the Defend Our Juries campaign - have been arrested for something that should never have been a crime. This ruling offers hope not only for them, but for anyone who believes that challenging those in power is a legitimate and necessary part of public life. “A healthy democracy depends on people being able to organise, protest, and demand accountability without fear of being branded a threat. Today’s outcome strengthens that principle and underscores the importance of safeguarding our rights against disproportionate, politically motivated interference. “Amnesty will continue to expose attempts to erode these freedoms, stand with those targeted for peaceful activism, and defend the right to protest wherever it is threatened. This decision marks an important step forward - and we will keep working to ensure the Government respects both the sp…

“Policy of Aggression”: Cuba’s U.N. Ambassador Denounces U.S. Oil Blockade, Push to Topple Government
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description: Cuba is facing a growing humanitarian crisis due to a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The Trump administration has also threatened new tariffs against any nation that sends fuel to Cuba, which has been under a U.S. trade embargo since 1962. These m...
encoded: Cuba is facing a growing humanitarian crisis due to a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The Trump administration has also threatened new tariffs against any nation that sends fuel to Cuba, which has been under a U.S. trade embargo since 1962. These measures have caused fuel shortages and widespread blackouts, while the cost of food and transportation has skyrocketed. “This is a massive violation of human rights,” says Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuban ambassador to the United Nations. “It’s a massive violation of international law.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

“Love Forward Together”: Faith Leaders in North Carolina Launch 50-Mile March for Social Justice
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description: Faith leaders in North Carolina are leading a three-day trek from Wilson to Raleigh in an event aimed at supporting “unabridged voting rights; living wages and ending poverty; welcoming immigrants,” and more. Reverend Jonathan Wils...
encoded: Faith leaders in North Carolina are leading a three-day trek from Wilson to Raleigh in an event aimed at supporting “unabridged voting rights; living wages and ending poverty; welcoming immigrants,” and more. Reverend Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove spoke with Democracy Now! from the march, saying that “love is the power that can overcome fear in this moment.” As North Carolina faces a President Trump-led gerrymandering effort, Wilson-Hartgrove hopes that the event will mobilize voters across the state. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

House Passes “Worst Voter Suppression Bill Ever” in Latest Push to Help Trump Take Over Elections
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description: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections. If it becomes law, it would be the “worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress,&#8221...
encoded: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections. If it becomes law, it would be the “worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress,” according to Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. “The bill really combines a lot of the worst things that Republicans want to do with regards to voting, and it comes at a time when Trump appears dead set to try to interfere in the midterm elections,” he adds. Wednesday’s vote sends the legislation on to the Republican-led Senate, where it is expected to receive a vote but unlikely to garner the 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority needed for passage. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 13, 2026
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description: Trump Halts “Endangerment Finding” That Gave EPA Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases, Senate Rejects Homeland Security Funding Bill, Teeing Up Partial Government Shutdown, Trump Administration Says It’s Ending Surge of Immigration Agents to Minnesota, Marine Vet Says Feds in Minneapolis Sampled His DNA and Cloned His Phone Without Warrant, IRS Improperly Shared Taxpayer Data with DHS as Part of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, Federal Judge Orders Return of Venezuelans Deported to Notorious Prison in El Salvador, “I Felt Like an Animal”: Palestinian Activist Leqaa Kordia Describes Abuse in ICE Custody, High Court Rules U.K. Government’s Ban on Palestine Action Unlawful, Mexico Sends Humanitarian Aid to Cuba as U.S. Tightens Blockade, Venezuela’s Interim Leader Takes U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tour of Oil Facilities, Rep. Ro Khanna Demands DOJ Unredact Name of Politician Who Wrote 2016 Email to Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein Files Set Off Political Storm in Norway, Prompt Resignations at Goldman Sachs & DP World, Judge Rules Hegseth “Trampled” Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment Rights in Retribution Effort, LGBTQ+ Activists Raise Pride Flag Over Stonewall After Its Removal by Trump Administration
encoded: Trump Halts "Endangerment Finding" That Gave EPA Power to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Senate Rejects Homeland Security Funding Bill, Teeing Up Partial Government Shutdown Trump Administration Says It's Ending Surge of Immigration Agents to Minnesota Marine Vet Says Feds in Minneapolis Sampled His DNA and Cloned His Phone Without Warrant IRS Improperly Shared Taxpayer Data with DHS as Part of Trump's Immigration Crackdown Federal Judge Orders Return of Venezuelans Deported to Notorious Prison in El Salvador "I Felt Like an Animal": Palestinian Activist Leqaa Kordia Describes Abuse in ICE Custody High Court Rules U.K. Government's Ban on Palestine Action Unlawful Mexico Sends Humanitarian Aid to Cuba as U.S. Tightens Blockade Venezuela's Interim Leader Takes U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tour of Oil Facilities Rep. Ro Khanna Demands DOJ Unredact Name of Politician Who Wrote 2016 Email to Jeffrey Epstein Epstein Files Set Off Political Storm in Norway, Prompt Resignations at Goldman Sachs & DP World Judge Rules Hegseth "Trampled" Sen. Mark Kelly's First Amendment Rights in Retribution Effort LGBTQ+ Activists Raise Pride Flag Over Stonewall After Its Removal by Trump Administration This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-13 Friday
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“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
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description: The post “Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes. appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: When county clerk Brianna Lennon got an email in November saying a newly expanded federal system had flagged 74 people on the county’s voter roll as potential noncitizens, she was taken aback. Lennon, who’d run elections in Boone County, Missouri, for seven years, had heard the tool might not be accurate. The flagged voters’ registration paperwork confirmed Lennon’s suspicions. The form for the second person on the list bore the initials of a member of her staff, who’d helped the man register — at his naturalization ceremony. It later turned out more than half the Boone County voters identified as noncitizens were actually citizens. The source of the bad data was a Department of Homeland Security tool called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE. Once used mostly to check immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits, SAVE has undergone a dramatic expansion over the last year at the behest of President Donald Trump, who has long falsely claimed that millions of noncitizens lurk on state voter rolls, tainting American elections. At Trump’s direction, DHS has pooled confidential data from across the federal government to enable states to mass-verify voters’ citizenship status using SAVE. Many of the nation’s Republican secretaries of state have eagerly embraced the experiment, agreeing to upload all or part of their rolls. But an examination of SAVE’s rollout by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reveals that DHS rushed the revamped tool into use while it was still adding data and before it could discern voters’ most up-to-date citizenship information. As a result, SAVE has made persistent mistakes, particularly in assessing the status of people born outside the U.S., data gathered from local election administrators, interviews and emails obtained via public records requests show. Some of those people subsequently become U.S. citizens, a step that the system doesn’t always pick up. According to correspondence between state and federal officials, DHS …

Trump Is Threatening to Block the Michigan-Canada Bridge. He Used to Cheer It.
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encoded: It’s taken more than 2,000 days of construction, $6.4 billion Canadian dollars and seemingly endless studies and permits to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Stretching 1.5 miles between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, the towering cable-stayed span will offer an alternative to the privately owned Ambassador Bridge at one of the busiest land borders in North America, providing a boost to international traffic and trade. And it wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump cheered it on. Shortly after a meeting in 2017, the man who styled himself as “the builder president” issued a joint statement with Canada’s then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrating their shared focus on infrastructure. “In particular,” they said, “we look forward to the expeditious completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will serve as a vital economic link between our two countries.” A list of 50 priority projects for emergency and national security, developed as Trump embarked on his first term in office, included the toll bridge. When the company that owns the Ambassador Bridge aired a commercial aimed at Trump in 2018, in hopes that he’d torpedo the project competing with it for tolls, the president didn’t act. His Canadian ambassador lifted a ceremonial shovel at the groundbreaking. And in 2019, Trump signed the spending bill that allotted the first U.S. funding for the project: $15 million for inspection and screening systems. (Canada paid for the bridge project in full. The tolls will go toward recouping that investment.) But Trump’s second term has busted all sorts of presidential norms — including his own. He now takes a more antagonistic stance toward Canada, and his ambassador in Ottawa has followed his lead. No longer does Trump speak of “the opportunity to build even more bridges” with Canadians. Instead, he used an emergency declaration to hit the country with aggressive tariffs and repeatedly said it should become the “51st state.” This week, without …

Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets
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description: COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday
encoded: COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening, February 9, it sounds as though police were only trying to maintain public safety through various professional measures taken against the thousands outraged that President Isaac Herzog of Israel, charged with incitement to commit genocide, should be in the country. Those explanations are false. Behind the extensive police powers to control and suppress protest lies a cancerous-like cowardice, facilitated by a cornered Prime Minister and by an Israeli sympathising, authoritarian NSW Premier. READ MORE: Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ Other Gaza genocide reports Cowardice can be nurtured by pleasure in dominating, by fear of losing control, by being frightened to face truths, by deceits in pretending that all is well when it manifestly is not. Restricting protests in order to stifle concern about slaughter in Gaza and the West Bank, or the PM asking the Australian public to “turn the temperature down” so that justifiable outrage about the Bondi massacres will deflect attention from an ongoing genocide in Palestine, is a cowardly technique. And the PM is not the worst offender, even though government cowardice began when wedged by the Zionist Federation into supporting their invitation to the Israeli President. Who runs the show you might ask? Suppression-oriented Premier Chris Minns delegates responsibility for his anti-protest laws to the chief of NSW police who is happy to oblige. In and out of unifo…

Poison at play: Unsafe lead levels found in half of New Orleans playgrounds
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description: Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.
encoded: Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to New Orleans’ Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would be a safe place to play after Josie had been diagnosed with lead poisoning. Hess had traced the problem to the crumbling paint in her family’s century-old home. While it underwent lead remediation, the family stayed in a newer, lead-free house in the Bywater neighborhood near Markey, where Josie regularly played on the swings and slides. “Everyone was telling us the safest place to play was outside at playgrounds, so that’s where we went,” Hess said. Josie’s next blood test was a shock. “It skyrocketed,” Hess said. Josie’s lead levels had leapt to nearly five times the national health standard. When the soil at Markey was tested in late 2010, it too was found to have dangerously high levels of lead. But the city took no meaningful action to inform Markey’s users or make the park safe. Parents started posting warning signs at the park and flooded City Hall with outraged calls and emails. Holding Josie in her arms, Hess made an impassioned speech to the City Council. <img decoding="async" src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=330 330w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=768 768w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1536 1536w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=160&h=90&crop=1 160w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shoesmickeymarkey.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=640&h=853&crop=1 640w,…

DN! Friday, February 13, 2026
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It just got harder for shareholders to push companies on climate
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description: New SEC restrictions could sideline the small shareholders who have driven high-profile climate fights in recent years.
encoded: Five years ago, climate activists stunned corporate America by winning three seats on Exxon Mobil’s board. Similar revolts have forced some of the nation’s biggest companies to address climate change. Now, the federal regulator overseeing shareholder rights is making it harder for small investors to convey their concerns. In November, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, announced that it would essentially stop weighing in on whether companies must put shareholder proposals to a vote. Then, in January, the agency said it would no longer allow investors with less than $5 million in shares to use its online system to send communiqués, known as exempt solicitations, to fellow shareholders. Such documents are often used to lay out an investor’s stance on a given issue, including climate action. The SEC says the moves are an attempt to rein in the scope of government and ease burdensome regulation. But others see them as a way to contain the influence of potentially irksome investors. “We are concerned that they limit the voice of [company] owners,” Steven Rothstein, chief program officer for Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit working with companies and investors, said of the changes. “Shareholders are being cut out of the process.” The SEC had already made it harder to place a resolution on the voting docket during President Donald Trump’s first term. And companies are still allowed to block such proposals for several reasons — for example, if they can’t reasonably implement them or if they amount to micromanagement of business operations. But, prior to November, companies could expect the SEC to offer guidance on whether the government would take action if a proposal was excluded. While technically non-binding, these so-called “no action” letters were a strong sign that the government would let the company’s decision stand. The SEC said it would retreat from its role as arbiter for at least a year, citing “resource” considerations and last fall’s prolonged go…

On Fascists, Mean Girls and Screechy Pedophile Allies
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description: In what one sage deemed "amateur-hour, clown-fucker, reality-show dictatorship shit," this week's House hearings on ICE abuses, Epstein cover-ups and other GOP atrocities showcased a parade of rancid, lying, stonewalling MAGA lickspittles and deplorab...
encoded: In what one sage deemed "amateur-hour, clown-fucker, reality-show dictatorship shit," this week's House hearings on ICE abuses, Epstein cover-ups and other GOP atrocities showcased a parade of rancid, lying, stonewalling MAGA lickspittles and deplorables - loudest among them sneering "bad acid trip come to life" Pam Bondi - facing off against a for-once united cohort of smart, angry, truth-telling Democrats with righteous history on their side and, finally, no fucks left to give. We are here for it. Deep in his delusional bubble, the mad child-king ostensibly in charge of these evil cretins told Fox News Wednesday that Americans are living in "the greatest period of anything we’ve ever seen." Maybe he meant how he's been bravely standing up for a bridge he thinks Canada ripped us off for while forgetting he praised it when it was built, and paid for, by Canada. Or maybe it's 'cause in exchange for idiotically spending our money trying to prop up dirty, pricey, inefficient coal - "the 19th century called and it wants its fuel source back" - and glitching out en route, the "simplest mark of all time" got another shiny participation trophy as the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal." "Lookit his happy face!" the Internet chortled. "The big special boy is so big and so special!" Also, "Marvel is running out of Superheroes" and "This is the saddest thing I've ever seen." Possibly sadder is MAGA Reps. Andy Ogles and Mark Alford still melting down about Bad Bunny's "pure smut" half-time show wherein "children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts" that are "illegal to be displayed on public airways" which is why he wants a Congressional inquiry into said "unspeakable depravities," though they might be confusing them with Epstein's, which they've notably ignored. Also sad is another bigly fail by US Attorney Jeanine Boxwine to get a grand jury indictment for fake crimes, in this case against Dem Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four Reps…

Ukrainian Unit Uses Ground Drones To Save Soldiers On The Battlefield | Ukraine Front Line Update
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Photographer Ebru Yildiz on never taking your career for granted
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encoded: How’d you first get interested in photography? I grew up in Turkey. Not only in Turkey, but in Ankara, which is like one of the most boring cities in Turkey. I mean, I shouldn’t say boring, but it’s like the Washington DC of Turkey just because there’s lots of government institutes and stuff, so it is not necessarily a creative, inspiring place to be. When I was growing up there, I had no interest in photography, but my brother had always collected Life magazines and I remember I loved the covers, these vintage Life magazine covers. That was, I think, the first time I was interested in photos. When I moved here to New York City, I came to study marketing. Everything was so inspiring, just walking on the streets, even if it was a simple graphic, I got so excited. And then I was like, “I wonder if I have talent for anything.” I wanted to see if there was anything I could do. The things I picked were photography, graphic design, and drawing. Drawing proved to be like—I suck at it. It was really terrible. I remember my photography teacher, who became a dear friend later, saying, “Your photos are so boring. I don’t know what you can print from this. They’re just so boring.” I remember he said, “Find something you like and get close.” Those are the only two things he said. So, even though I sucked at it at the time, there was something about photography that stuck with me. I kept taking photos just for fun. Music had been in my life, even when I was in Turkey. It has always been like the mainstay of my life. I love going to live shows. When I moved here, I was going to shows all the time. I was out literally every night, so one night I took my camera to one of the shows and that was the first time I shot something I was excited about. So that’s how I kept going. John Cale by Ebru Yildiz I remember a long time ago when you photographed John Cale for The Creative Independent, you told me that one reason you moved to New York was because of the Velvet Underground. So, while …

Israel could collapse before its centennial, warns retired Israeli general
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description: By Zein Khalil Retired Israeli Major-General Itzhak Brik has warned that Israel could collapse before reaching the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2048, citing deep “internal divisions” and growing “international alienation”. Brik made the remarks in an opinion article published by the Hebrew language daily Maariv under the headline: “Israel is on the road
encoded: By Zein Khalil Retired Israeli Major-General Itzhak Brik has warned that Israel could collapse before reaching the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2048, citing deep “internal divisions” and growing “international alienation”. Brik made the remarks in an opinion article published by the Hebrew language daily Maariv under the headline: “Israel is on the road to destruction, and there is only one way to save it.” “When I try to look ahead, I find myself asking: will the State of Israel reach the age of 100?” Brik wrote. READ MORE: Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ Other Gaza genocide reports Israel was established in 1948 on land seized by Zionist armed gangs that carried out massacres and displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. In 1967, Israel occupied the remainder of Palestinian territory and continues to reject withdrawal and the establishment of a Palestinian state. Brik said Israel had, over the decades, become a society “torn from within,” marked by “deep hatred between social groups, between right and left, and between Jews and Arabs,” a rift he said permeated all aspects of life. Referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Brik said Israel was led by a leadership that “prioritises political survival over the public interest,” describing it as “myopic and directionless”. State provoking ‘revulsion’ On Israel’s global standing, Brik said the country had increasingly come to be viewed internationally as a state that “provokes revulsion and rejection,” adding that many Israelis are choosing to emigrate abroad. Data released on January 28 by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics showed a 39 percent increase in emigration from Israel in 2024 compared with the previous year. Israel’s resilience was eroding across all sectors, including security, economy, education, health care…

‘What We’re Witnessing Is a Genocide Sustained’: CounterSpin interview with Rayan El Amine on voices from Gaza
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encoded: Janine Jackson interviewed Nation guest editor Rayan El Amine about voices from Gaza for the February 6, 2026, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260206El-Amine.mp3 The Nation (2/3/26) Janine Jackson: Donald Trump declared that the “War in Gaza is over” on October 13 of last year. Trump says weird and untrue things every day, but corporate news media seemed to take this one as fact. As FAIR’s Julie Hollar found, coverage of Gaza in US news sites has plummeted since that time. The Nation magazine dedicates its current issue entirely to the crisis the corporate news say isn’t happening, or is being controlled, featuring reflections on a number of facets: personal stories, history, literature, maps…. It’s called “A Day for Gaza,” but it represents, of course, more than that. The issue was put together by our guest. Rayan El Amine is a writer and editor from Beirut, as well as a translator for Drop Site News and an editor at the Cleveland Review of Books. He joins us now by phone. Welcome to CounterSpin, Rayan El Amine. Rayan El Amine: Hey, Janine. Good to be here. JJ: Well, the first piece in the issue is by Mohammed Mhawish, and it talks about ceasefire, and I think that’s a good place to start. It’s a key way to talk about the divide between what’s really happening in Gaza and Palestine, and the story that US media are telling people. The New York Times, February 3, referred to a “shaky ceasefire,” but still. Are we wrong in our understanding of what “ceasefire” means, and that that is not what’s happening right now? The Nation (2/3/26) REA: It’s a good question, beginning with the kind of framing that the Trump administration has put forward, and that many mainstream media outlets, like the New York Times, have adopted. And they’re not wrong necessarily, in the sense that the ceasefire is functioning exactly as the Trump administration is intending. And that’s …

Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files
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CPJ welcomes Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora’s release to house arrest, calls for all charges to be dropped
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description: The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday’s court ruling granting house arrest to investigative journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, president of the now defunct elPeriódico, and calls on Guatemalan authorities to immediately drop all charges and end his years-long judicial persecution. “While we are relieved that Jose Rubén Zamora can finally leave prison behind, it is...
encoded: The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday’s court ruling granting house arrest to investigative journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, president of the now defunct elPeriódico, and calls on Guatemalan authorities to immediately drop all charges and end his years-long judicial persecution. “While we are relieved that Jose Rubén Zamora can finally leave prison behind, it is a travesty of justice that he has been deprived of his freedom for over three years,” said CPJ Chief Programs Officer Carlos Martínez de la Serna, in New York. “The repeated judicial maneuvers to keep Zamora behind bars sends a chilling message to every investigative reporter in Guatemala. Authorities must now take the final step: drop all remaining charges and end this judicial harassment once and for all.” Zamora, 69, was ordered to be moved from prison to house arrest as a substitute measure while he awaits trial on money laundering charges — allegations that international observers and press freedom advocates have widely denounced as politically motivated retaliation for his reporting on government corruption. In May 2024, a court granted Zamora’s release, but he was forced to return to prison March 10, 2025, after an appeals court annulled the order. In May 2024, a court granted Zamora’s release, but he was forced to return to prison March 10, 2025, after an appeals court annulled the order. Zamora was first sentenced to six years in prison on money laundering charges in June 2023 by a criminal court in Guatemala City. Although an appeals court overturned the conviction and ordered a retrial, the process has been stalled by repeated delays, keeping him in detention since his July 2022 arrest. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has condemned Zamora’s imprisonment as a violation of international law. Additionally, a report by TrialWatch, a legal injustice watchdog, found significant breaches of fair-trial standards, concluding that Zamora’s prosecution is likely a retaliatory stri…

U.S. Imperialism Was Built In from the Beginning
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creator: Norman Stockwell
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description: An interview with historian Aviva Chomsky.
encoded: An interview with historian Aviva Chomsky. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Norman Stockwell.

The Imperialist King Must Return His ‘FIFA Peace Prize’
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creator: Wajahat Ali
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description: Ahead of this year’s World Cup, the international soccer body needs to decide if it truly wants to be honoring a President who is hostile to a majority of tournament-participating countries and their fans.
encoded: Ahead of this year’s World Cup, the international soccer body needs to decide if it truly wants to be honoring a President who is hostile to a majority of tournament-participating countries and their fans. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Wajahat Ali.

[Martin Luther King] Beyond Vietnam
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description: Martin Luther King Jr.’s charismatic “I Have a Dream” speech is emblazoned in our historical memories. But another address to a much smaller audience on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York is no less significant. There King demonstrated his d...
encoded: Martin Luther King Jr.’s charismatic “I Have a Dream” speech is emblazoned in our historical memories. But another address to a much smaller audience on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York is no less significant. There King demonstrated his deep understanding of how the system works. He moved beyond a simple race analysis to include class and foreign policy issues. He forcefully denounced the war in Vietnam. He called the U.S. “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world” and he deplored the “giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism.” Exactly one year later King was assassinated in Memphis where he had gone in solidarity with striking sanitation workers. Recorded at Riverside Church This content originally appeared on AlternativeRadio and was authored by info@alternativeradio.org.

One of our favorites 😍
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The Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
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description: Waxes containing PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them.
encoded: Heading into the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, skiers and snowboarders were already adjusting to a ban on fluorinated waxes long prized for making their equipment faster. This week, the Winter Games saw their first enforcement of that rule, which is aimed at protecting public health and the environment. South Korean cross-country skiers Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin were disqualified from the women’s sprint event on Tuesday. That came one day after Japanese snowboarder Shiba Masaki was disqualified from men’s parallel giant slalom. In all three cases, routine testing found banned compounds on their equipment. For decades, elite snow sports athletes have relied on waxes with fluorocarbons that are exceptional at repelling water and dirt. Former U.S. cross country racer Nathan Schultz told Grist the so-called ‘fluoro’ waxes provide a “really ridiculous speed advantage,” especially in warmer conditions like those experienced at these Games. But these waxes also contained PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This class of 15,000 so-called “forever chemicals” are notorious for never breaking down. Studies have linked exposure to PFAS to thyroid disease, developmental problems, and cancer, and research has found elevated levels in ski technicians who regularly handled the waxes. PFAS have also been detected in soil and water near ski venues, including wells drawing from aquifers in Park City, Utah, suggesting broader environmental contamination. Amid growing concern over the environmental impacts and the risks to skiers, their technicians, and others, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, or FIS, called for a ban in 2019. The prohibition took effect in 2023, and applies to all events governed by the federation, including nordic, alpine and freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and snowboarding. Officials test multiple points on each competitor’s equipment, using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to detect fluoros. If a given spot on a ski or sno…

Republicans approve ‘dystopian’ voter suppression bill that would force states to give info to DHS
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Trump orders Defense, Energy Departments to reinvest in coal
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The Voice That Answered Hind Rajab
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creator: Andrea Umbrello
date: 2026-02-12T21:45:32Z
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description: Omar Alqam, an emergency operator with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, details the devastating call and life as a health care worker in the West Bank.
encoded: Omar Alqam, an emergency operator with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, details the devastating call and life as a health care worker in the West Bank. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Andrea Umbrello.

Senegalese news commentator arrested, accused of spreading false news
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description: Dakar, February 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release Modou Fall, news commentator at the privately owned channel Sen TV, after he was arrested Wednesday in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, on false news accusations for remarks he made about a crackdown on student protests. “Senegalese authorities continue to criminalize news...
encoded: Dakar, February 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release Modou Fall, news commentator at the privately owned channel Sen TV, after he was arrested Wednesday in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, on false news accusations for remarks he made about a crackdown on student protests. “Senegalese authorities continue to criminalize news commentary in violation of President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye’s promises to remove prison sentences for press offenses,” said Moussa Ngom, CPJ’s Francophone Africa representative. “Modou Fall should be released, with all legal proceedings against him dropped.” On Thursday, a gendarmerie research brigade transferred Fall to the prosecutor of a Dakar court, a day after questioning him for spreading false news, according to news reports and Fatima Diop, presenter of the Sen TV program “Grandes Gueules,” where Fall appears regularly, who spoke with CPJ. Fall has been remanded to prison and will be tried on charges of spreading false news on February 16, said Diop. Fall was summoned after he alleged in a February 10 program that the government officials recruited students to accuse the opposition of orchestrating demonstrations at Dakar’s main university. A student died on Monday after police stormed the campus following days of protests against a plan to reform the scholarship system and to claim that arrears be paid. “They decided to blame the death of the young man on the opposition. They recruited students who are their militants and made them make videos to say that [Bougane Guèye Dany, opposition leader and owner of Sen TV] gave them money,” said Fall, who also cited names of other opposition leaders during Tuesday’s program. Several journalists and news commentators have been arrested since President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye came to power in 2024, after promising to replace prison sentences for press offenses with fines. Separately, on February 11, Falil Gadio, a reporter for the priv…

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Monarchs Under Endangered Species Act
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-12T20:19:33Z
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description: Two conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety, today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force officials to set a binding date to finalize federal protections for monarch butterflies under the Endanger...
encoded: Two conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety, today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force officials to set a binding date to finalize federal protections for monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. The monarch was proposed for protection in December 2024, making the final listing due in December 2025. The groups argue the delay increases extinction risk for the nationally beloved pollinator. “Comprehensive protections are urgently needed to ensure a future for these migratory wonders,” said Tierra Curry, endangered species co-director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “Monarchs unite us and it’s disgraceful that their future is being sacrificed to political nonsense.” Instead of issuing the final listing at the end of 2025, Trump officials delayed the decision as a “long-term action,” with no definitive date for issuance provided. The federal assessment of the monarch’s status found that in the next 60 years western migratory monarchs have up to a 99% chance of going extinct and eastern monarchs have up to a 74% chance. “The Service must finalize monarchs’ protections from their threats, including and especially pesticides, which have been a major driver of their rapid decline,” said George Kimbrell, legal director at the Center for Food Safety and counsel in the case. “The Service’s duty is to protect monarchs not corporations.” Migratory monarchs have declined by more than 80% since the 1990s. Last year’s eastern population, who overwinter in the mountains of Mexico, was just one-third of the size needed to be out of the danger zone of collapse. Updated population data will publish this spring, but the population is expected to be about the same level. The western population, who overwinter in forests on the California coast, is down more than 95% since the 1980s and numbered only 12,260 monarchs this year. That’s the third-lowest tally ever counted. In 2014 the Center for Biological Diversi…

Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic
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date: 2026-02-12T19:30:21Z
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Mark’s Park EP17: An Evening with Clarence Bekker & Friends | Playing For Change
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description: This content originally appeared on Playing For Change and was authored by Playing For Change.
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Shane Smith On the Ground in Venezuela
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creator: VICE News
date: 2026-02-12T19:12:29Z
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subject: sources
subject: the
subject: Venezuela
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description: This content originally appeared on VICE News and was authored by VICE News.
encoded: This content originally appeared on VICE News and was authored by VICE News.

Trump just killed the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. It may backfire.
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creator: Jake Bittle
date: 2026-02-12T19:01:38Z
subject: Grist
subject: Sources
subject: ability
subject: backfire
subject: change
subject: Climate
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description: The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court.
encoded: President Donald Trump’s approach to climate change rests on one key premise: Greenhouse gases are not that bad. This is a simple argument — albeit one that flies in the face of the scientific consensus on climate change — but it could have profound consequences. If carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases spewed by cars and trucks are not particularly dangerous, the logic goes, then they can’t be considered air pollutants as defined by the Clean Air Act. That means that the Environmental Protection Agency can’t regulate them, and landmark federal rules that cracked down on vehicle tailpipe exhaust and improved fuel efficiency are invalid. The Trump administration took a major step toward advancing this argument on Thursday. The EPA formalized its repeal of the so-called endangerment finding, a federal rule from 2009 that found greenhouse gas emissions can endanger “public health and welfare.” This finding provides the legal basis for almost every major climate regulation, from auto exhaust standards to caps on emissions from power plants. While the Trump administration has already initiated individual repeals of many of those rules, the latest move seeks to go much further by preventing future presidents from reestablishing any such regulations to combat climate change. “This is a big one if you’re into environment,” President Trump said at the White House on Thursday. Joined by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, he called the repeal “the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history” and claimed, without providing evidence, that the action would eliminate $1.3 trillion in regulatory costs and would cause car prices to come “tumbling down.” He described prior climate regulations as a “green new scam” and blamed them for blackouts and inflation. “That’s all dead, gone, over,” he said. But the administration’s move may well backfire. Legal experts say that regulating carbon dioxide is well-supported by the text of the Clean Air Act — a fact that even the conservative S…

Trump Administration Takes Chainsaw to Science-Based Endangerment Finding Endangering Us All
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description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its final rule to undo the agency’s 2009 foundational scientific finding that global warming emissions endanger public health and the environment—referred to as the Endangerment Finding. E...
encoded: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its final rule to undo the agency’s 2009 foundational scientific finding that global warming emissions endanger public health and the environment—referred to as the Endangerment Finding. EPA also today repealed standards that reduce the dependence of cars and trucks on fossil fuels, which were among the strongest policies the United States had in place to combat climate change, curb toxic fossil fuel pollution, and save drivers money at the pump. This announcement was made via a press conference, and the final rule has yet to be posted to the federal register. Below is a statement by <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC6L526APcE9rPmsFg16ySwDUYLB5IpPiBr130-2BoPFl3KMdfrZ4yFMsEMWpK7laSDdg-3D-3D470u_ciJuXYfraQrmEXzxHGEcWNeiZKy7tdzQawxB4GG8-2FLPyhKWA4iiF6MSH6OJ2-2BUNtBAHsM9WPS35FVKJVmFTjWw0IEXRir8fRBD4HiMpQG8eJCz4ZdtGyjh8tav4uP9HCycwOYTS4eVlvaDvH7q9J-2FRWct9vdNLcIgCg95xRr3GVWj-2FmDIolm71K9Bo-2FfNp8Bsjxtt4I-2Bh5rVxrQzb8-2Fq8qSiaJ-2Bhcdz6ajQI9OfYQyAtvaTx4MwlxqC3iE-2BHn5-2BO7wkQvsLLdMJkDuxOVmjMn8kzrcQeA-2FSwulLlmzcBCgiGgAHqWUziqweFVFHcsA9mWdQWs-2B8eAfsRPuLjvWPlIA-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" >Dr. Gretchen Goldman, president and CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). “Today, Administrator Zeldin took a chainsaw to the Endangerment Finding, undoing this long-standing, science-based finding on bogus grounds at the expense of our health. Ramming through this unlawful, destructive action at the behest of polluters is an obvious example of what happens when a corrupt administration and fossil fuel interests are allowed to run amok. “The science establishing harm to human health and the environment from heat-trapping emissions was clear in 2009. More than fifteen years later, <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC7ybMQ7NG1OcPiOBU5F-2FKBGy7w4d3BklYc9fjGiaVk6maKARDl8nYmfJaxhnar4VqYW7Ll69hxNCNe3GGo2QleyVQ4iVbW7VKRahBry…

Repeal of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Will Have Devastating Impact
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description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today revoked its long-standing, science-based conclusion that planet-warming greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. Known as the “endangerment finding,” the scientific conclusion gave the E...
encoded: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today revoked its long-standing, science-based conclusion that planet-warming greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. Known as the “endangerment finding,” the scientific conclusion gave the EPA the authority and duty to regulate greenhouse gases. If allowed to move forward, the repeal of the endangerment finding will allow the Trump administration to undermine key safeguards that protect clean air, while giving free reign to industries that generate planet-warming emissions. In response, David Arkush, director of Public Citizen’s Climate Program, issued the following statement: “If left to stand, this action will hamstring the government’s ability to combat the most terrible environmental threat in human history, harming Americans and the world for decades to come. “Abundant scientific evidence supports the EPA’s prior conclusion that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. And Americans feel the effects of climate change constantly, as we experience more dangerous hurricanes, furnace-like heat domes, walls of water slamming into our children’s summer camps, raging wildfires, and other extreme weather driven by greenhouse gases.” This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 12, 2026
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description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 12, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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Photojournalist targeted with paintball projectiles at LA immigration protest
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-12T17:55:54Z
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description: A freelance photojournalist was struck with crowd-control munitions fired by police while documenting a protest against immigration raids on Jan. 30, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.The demonstration was part of nationwide protests that began that day...
encoded: A freelance photojournalist was struck with crowd-control munitions fired by police while documenting a protest against immigration raids on Jan. 30, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. The demonstration was part of nationwide protests that began that day and also followed similar protests in Minnesota, where federal officers had shot and killed two U.S. citizens. In LA, sweeping immigration enforcement has continued since June. The photojournalist, who asked to be referred to as E.L. to protect his identity over concerns related to his dual citizenship, said he was documenting the protest downtown near the Metropolitan Detention Center, where immigrants were being held. The LA Police Department began dispersing the crowd, pushing people away from the federal building. E.L. told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that a few dozen people were left, some arguing with police, but overall, the moment was calm. “At this point, they started shooting; I don’t even know why,” he said. The photojournalist was holding his camera gear, with a press badge issued by the police department prominently displayed around his neck. When he moved back and was about 20 yards from the police, an officer fired impact projectiles squarely at his chest. “The press pass took the brunt of it and most of the shot,” said E.L., who added that the blows hurt him and left a bruise on his skin. “I was directly targeted and shot in the chest twice.” E.L. believes he was shot with paintball rounds, which he said police are using to target and mark people for identification later on. “What infuriates me was there was absolutely no call for violence, whether it was against press, against myself, or against protesters,” he said. The actions of LAPD officers appeared to violate a state law prohibiting officers from using violent protest policing tactics with members of the press, which a federal court reinforced with a preliminary injunction last year. The LAPD did not respond to a request for comment. In a so…

UN News Today 12 February 2026
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creator: Daniel Johnson
date: 2026-02-12T17:36:17Z
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description: Ukraine war: UN rights chief Türk slams relentless attacks by Russia Gaza: Israeli forces demolish UN school behind ‘Yellow Line’ - UNRWACholera surging again in DR Congo: OCHA
encoded: Ukraine war: UN rights chief Türk slams relentless attacks by Russia Gaza: Israeli forces demolish UN school behind ‘Yellow Line’ - UNRWACholera surging again in DR Congo: OCHA This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Daniel Johnson.

House Republican Moves to Block Climate Lawsuits as Oil Industry Pushes for Immunity
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description: As climate accountability lawsuits move closer to trial across the country, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) announced this week that she is working with House and Senate colleagues to craft legislation aimed at “tackling” state climate superfund laws an...
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Minnesotans Fought Back Against ICE and CBP. Now it’s Congress’ Turn.
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date: 2026-02-12T16:50:06Z
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description: This morning, White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced ICE and CBP will vacate Minnesota, after Minnesotans fought tirelessly to protect their communities against lawless immigration enforcement.Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert issued the f...
encoded: This morning, White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced ICE and CBP will vacate Minnesota, after Minnesotans fought tirelessly to protect their communities against lawless immigration enforcement. Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert issued the following statement: “The people of Minnesota set the example of bravery, compassion and strength against masked, lawless federal agents who vastly underestimated the power of community and peaceful protest. “Tom Homan’s announcement that the administration will scale back the surge of immigration operations in Minnesota is a crucial win. That said, with billions still to spend on immigration enforcement from the “big ugly law,” the Trump Administration is still stripping families from their homes and throwing them into unlivable conditions in detention centers across the country in a militarized mass detention campaign. And there is no sign from the Trump administration that it plans on doing anything – including arresting and persecuting small children – differently. The victory in Minnesota should galvanize our efforts to fight these atrocities. “Just as Minnesotans fought back, Congress must now follow suit and refuse to fund DHS agencies that enable such reckless and dangerous acts that, in some cases, have killed people in broad daylight. We need drastic reforms now.” This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.

“Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter
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creator: The Intercept
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description: This content originally appeared on The Intercept and was authored by The Intercept.
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CAIR-MN Welcomes End of ICE Siege of Minneapolis as ‘Community Victory,’ Warns of Lasting Harm and Ongoing Risks
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-12T16:31:28Z
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description: The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the announced end of the ICE siege of Minneapolis as a “hard-fought community victory,” while warning that the impacts of the operation will continue to be fel...
encoded: The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the announced end of the ICE siege of Minneapolis as a “hard-fought community victory,” while warning that the impacts of the operation will continue to be felt by families and communities across the state. MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR-MN will hold a news conference today to respond to the announced withdrawal. WHO: CAIR-MN, Community Activists, Faith Leaders, Elected Officials WHEN: Today, Thursday, Feb. 12, 1:30 PM CT WHERE: Minneapolis City Hall, Minneapolis, MN CONTACT: Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director, CAIR-MN, 612-406-0070, jhussein@cair.com; Suleiman Adan, Deputy Executive Director, CAIR-MN, 612-408-7183, sadan@cair.com Federal officials confirmed today that “Operation Metro Surge,” which brought thousands of immigration agents into Minnesota and resulted in thousands of arrests, is being wound down following months of public pressure, protests, and national scrutiny. The operation sparked widespread backlash after aggressive enforcement tactics and fatal shootings of U.S. citizens during raids, which intensified community fear and demands for accountability. “Today’s announcement reflects what happens when communities organize, speak out, and refuse to accept fear as public policy,” said Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of CAIR-MN. “This is a hard-fought community victory. But it comes after real trauma, real harm, and the loss of life. That cannot be ignored.” “This moment belongs to the community,” Hussein added. “Faith leaders, organizers, tenants, youth, and everyday residents stood together and demanded dignity. That collective action forced change. And we will remain vigilant.” CAIR-MN cautioned that the federal government has made clear enforcement will continue beyond Minnesota and that the policies behind the operation remain in place nationwide. “The withdrawal of agents does not undo the damage,” said Suleiman Adan, Deputy Executive Director of CAIR-MN. “Fami…

"I Was Just So Disgusted": Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T16:11:04Z
subject: Democracy Now!
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subject: antisemitic
subject: balint,
subject: bondi
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subject: Democracy
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Fears of election interference by ICE rise on Capitol Hill
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creator: The Real News Network
date: 2026-02-12T16:10:40Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Real News Network and was authored by The Real News Network.
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Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T16:09:40Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
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subject: filmmaker
subject: iran
subject: jailing
subject: mahmoudian
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Netanyahu Seeks to Kill U.S.-Iran Talks to Start Another War: Mouin Rabbani
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T16:07:57Z
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subject: war
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Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files & Spying on Lawmakers
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T16:06:47Z
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subject: epstein
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subject: Lawmakers
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subject: rep.
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subject: sources
subject: spying
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 12, 2026
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T16:04:52Z
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L’espirit Gaulois
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creator: J.S. O’Keefe
date: 2026-02-12T16:00:57Z
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: misfortune
subject: poor
subject: soldiers
subject: sources
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description: Not much happened that day. The golden boys arrived; polished shoes, great vigor. (They tried to take what their elders sat on; wanted their cut of the unfair cut sooner than due time. The elders only smirked and would not give in.) The fight at the lone barricade was short. Urchin of the back streets, […] The post L’espirit Gaulois appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Not much happened that day. The golden boys arrived; polished shoes, great vigor. (They tried to take what their elders sat on; wanted their cut of the unfair cut sooner than due time. The elders only smirked and would not give in.) The fight at the lone barricade was short. Urchin of the back streets, Gavroche, he was cut down in a hail of bullets. The air turned breathless. Occasionally even the least can make history. We remembered him: the shrieking voice, the impudent grin. Every alley whispered Gavroche. We buried him in silence. Afterwards, the golden boys returned to school, the soldiers to their barracks, the poor to their misfortune. Life would go on. We’d learned a lesson: They’d rather shoot children than listen to the cry from below. Little they realize: Gavroche is an idea now, we still may decide to be. The post L’espirit Gaulois appeared first on Dissident Voice. This content originally appeared on Dissident Voice and was authored by J.S. O’Keefe.

Frame-Checking “Insurgency” in Minnesota
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creator: Kate Horgan
date: 2026-02-12T16:00:54Z
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description: Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voitl Trump administration officials, joined by a chorus of Republican politicians and right-wing media pundits, have been referring to public demonstrations against ICE in Minneapolis as an “insurgency,” a term typically us...
encoded: Andy Lee Roth and Shealeigh Voitl Trump administration officials, joined by a chorus of Republican politicians and right-wing media pundits, have been referring to public demonstrations against ICE in Minneapolis as an “insurgency,” a term typically used to refer to violent, armed rebellion, especially when it involves irregular forces opposing… The post Frame-Checking “Insurgency” in Minnesota appeared first on Project Censored. This content originally appeared on Project Censored and was authored by Kate Horgan.

The Epstein Class
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creator: Nolan Higdon
date: 2026-02-12T16:00:48Z
subject: and Paul
subject: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
subject: behavioral engineering
subject: Børge Brende
subject: Clifford Chance
subject: Credit Mobilier scandal
subject: Dan Bongino
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Edmond de Rothschild
subject: Ghislaine Maxwell
subject: Jared moskowitz
subject: Jean-Luc Brunel
subject: Joseph Chaney
subject: Kash Patel
subject: Leon Black
subject: Leonic Leonov
subject: Les Wexner
subject: Marc Rowan
subject: Nicola Caputo
subject: Olivier Colom
subject: Pam Bondi
subject: pedophilia
subject: Peggy Siegal
subject: Peter Thiel
subject: Reid H. Weingarten
subject: Reid Hoffman
subject: Richard Branson
subject: Rifkind
subject: Salvatore Nuara
subject: Sergey Brin
subject: sex traffiking
subject: Slaughter and May
subject: Sources
subject: Stacey Plaskett
subject: Stephen Kosslyn
subject: Steven J. Hoffenberg
subject: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
subject: Thomas massie
subject: Todd Blanche
subject: Virginia Giuffre
subject: Wharton & Garrison
subject: Zurab Mikeladze
subject: ‘stephen
subject: ahmed
subject: alan dershowitz
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Are Republicans and Democrats the Same?
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creator: Ted Glick
date: 2026-02-12T16:00:42Z
subject: Arthur Kinoy
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Progressivism
subject: Ralph Nader
subject: Rev. Jesse Jackso
subject: Sources
subject: "Third" Party
subject: and
subject: are
subject: arthur
subject: bernie sanders
subject: democrats
subject: dissident
subject: Elections
subject: green party
subject: jackso
subject: jesse
subject: jill stein
subject: kinoy
subject: lesser evilism
subject: lyndon johnson
subject: nader
subject: Opinion
subject: Politics
subject: progressivism."
subject: ralph
subject: republicans
subject: rev.
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description: Early in my progressive activist/organizer life, begun in 1968, I was a big believer in the need for a “third party.” A primary reason was the prosecution of the Vietnam War by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson. As I studied in college in 1967 about the history of that war, I learned that the USA had […] The post Are Republicans and Democrats the Same? appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Early in my progressive activist/organizer life, begun in 1968, I was a big believer in the need for a “third party.” A primary reason was the prosecution of the Vietnam War by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson. As I studied in college in 1967 about the history of that war, I learned that the USA had taken over from France the role of imperialist colonizer in the mid-50’s after the French were defeated by the Vietnamese independence forces. US imperialism in Vietnam was not benign. Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese by 1968 had been killed as the US supported a series of brutally repressive South Vietnamese governments. By 1968 tens of thousands of US American soldiers had been killed. And the war was escalating. Republican and Democratic politicians supported all of this. Begun under Eisenhower, this war was continued under Kennedy and then under Johnson. It is similar to the many, many months of bipartisan support for Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. There were progressive Democrats in Congress who were calling for a ceasefire very soon after Hamas’ October 7th attack in southern Israel, but their numbers were small at first. Over time and as the genocide continued, it was among Democrats only that larger numbers of them spoke out. There are lots of other examples of usually bipartisan support for a US foreign policy all about world domination. That is why there are 750 or more US military bases in 80 countries and a trillion dollars a year military budget. US foreign policy is not about “freedom.” It is about dominance to benefit the fossil fuel industry, the weapons of war industry and other US corporate investments throughout the world. However, and it is a big “however,” some of the opposition to all of this has always come, in part, from within the Democratic Party, stimulated by independent, issue-oriented, peace and justice organizations. In March of 1968 Eugene McCarthy almost won the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential primary, after which Robert Kenn…

UK Opposition: “We do not believe that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide. The Israel Defence Forces do not deliberately target civilians.”
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Freed Venezuelan journalist says time behind bars ‘made me feel desperate’
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creator: John Otis
date: 2026-02-12T15:51:58Z
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description: Following the January 3 American military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the country’s interim government has released hundreds of political prisoners, among them journalist Nakary Ramos. Ramos, 29, was arrested with her videographer husband, Gianni González, on April 8, 2025, after the online news site Impacto Venezuela aired their report on crime rates...
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CPJ, partners urge AppLogic Networks to disclose details on Egypt withdrawal
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creator: Committee to Protect Journalists
date: 2026-02-12T15:51:46Z
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subject: networks
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subject: urge
subject: withdrawal,
description: In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 10 rights organizations, along with independent news platforms, expressed serious concern over AppLogic Networks’ (formerly Sandvine) continued failure to provide full transparency about its withdrawal from Egypt and to offer meaningful remedies to those affected by its past business activities in the country. The groups...
encoded: In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 10 rights organizations, along with independent news platforms, expressed serious concern over AppLogic Networks’ (formerly Sandvine) continued failure to provide full transparency about its withdrawal from Egypt and to offer meaningful remedies to those affected by its past business activities in the country. The groups also criticized the company’s ongoing refusal to engage meaningfully with Egyptian civil society and independent media outlets, despite its earlier commitment to do so. The letter was prompted by the company’s December 31, 2025 deadline to fully withdraw from Egypt, a step cited as part of the reforms that led to its removal from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List, and intended to address the misuse of its technology in facilitating digital repression and human rights abuses, including censorship and surveillance targeting journalists and media outlets. The letter further asked the company to clarify whether its technology is still being used in Egypt, given that the blocking of more than 630 websites continues, including the February 20, 2025 blocking of the Brussels-based independent media outlet Zawia3. Read the full statement here. This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Committee to Protect Journalists.

Bibi to Don: You Can’t Use Your Nukes without Starting Armageddon. But We Can Use Ours.
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description: Twice in the last year, Israel and its Big Brother have started a war to crush Iran. Without success. But if at first you don’t succeed… So Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still trying to sell the leader of the dwindling superpower on the idea of destroying Iran. Netanyahu is obsessed, because — in […] The post Bibi to Don: You Can’t Use Your Nukes without Starting Armageddon. But We Can Use Ours. appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Twice in the last year, Israel and its Big Brother have started a war to crush Iran. Without success. But if at first you don’t succeed… So Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still trying to sell the leader of the dwindling superpower on the idea of destroying Iran. Netanyahu is obsessed, because — in his view — Iran is the only sworn enemy of Israel that is powerful enough to prevent his aim of complete domination in West Asia. The destruction of Iraq, Libya and Syria were stepping stones on the path to his vision, but he calculates that only Iran now stands in his way. And that is unacceptable. He will is telling Trump that they both should have tried harder and been better prepared last June and again this January, but if they don’t succeed now, they risk losing the opportunity altogether, which would be unthinkable. Israel suffered serious losses at its air bases, its integrated operational headquarters, known as Unit 8200, and its intelligence services, the Mossad. But even more serious, they and the US determined that after 11 days of war, they had a critical shortage of anti-aircraft weaponry to stop the superior numbers of Iranian hypersonic missiles and long-range drones. That’s when they offered a ceasefire, and Iran accepted. That’s when they offered a ceasefire, and Iran accepted. This January they didn’t even get that far. On both occasions, Israel and the US initiated the conflict with major internal sabotage to disable Iran’s government and military capability. Both times, they failed, and in January, they failed early enough and decisively enough that the military invasion was called off. Now the US is amassing its navy and airforce – but not its army – in the region, for an even more robust attack. They were hoping that the threat would be enough to cause Iran to surrender at the negotiation table what they have so far failed to accept. But that, too, is failing, because the demands are absurd: to give up their entire defense arsenal, the …

CPJ welcomes Oscar nomination for documentary about US journalist killed in Russia-Ukraine war
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description: ‘Armed Only with a Camera’ celebrates the life of filmmaker Brent Renaud New York, February 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes the decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to nominate the HBO Original documentary, “Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud,” for best...
encoded: ‘Armed Only with a Camera’ celebrates the life of filmmaker Brent Renaud New York, February 12, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes the decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to nominate the HBO Original documentary, “Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud,” for best documentary short film at the 98th Academy Awards, which will be announced on March 15, 2026. Brent Renaud was killed on March 13, 2022, and is the only American journalist killed in the Russia-Ukraine war to date. According to CPJ, 23 journalists and media workers have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Four years on from the start of the Russia-Ukraine war and Brent’s killing, more than 400 journalists and media workers have been killed worldwide. CPJ provided support to Renaud’s colleague, Colombian-American journalist Juan Arredondo, who was with Renaud at the time of the attack and was gravely wounded himself. Arredondo produced the documentary with Brent’s younger brother, collaborator and the documentary’s director, Craig Renaud. Jon Alpert, a veteran journalist and mentor to the Renaud brothers, is the film’s executive producer. The film follows Craig Renaud as he recovers Brent’s body from Ukraine and brings him home to Arkansas for a funeral and includes footage from the brothers’ reporting trips in Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, Somalia, Honduras, and Mexico. “Amid the deadliest time on record for the press, ‘Armed Only with a Camera’ underscores the lengths conflict journalists go to report the news,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg. “Brent Renaud was a fearless documentarian who dedicated his life to telling the stories of people caught in the crosshairs of global crises. Recognition of Brent’s life and career is a testament to all journalists who have risked their lives to document history.” “It is an incredible and bittersweet honor to have Brent’s life and work recognized by…

“I Was Just So Disgusted”: Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T13:49:26Z
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description: As we continue to look at Wednesday’s contentious hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, we speak with Vermont Congressmember Becca Balint, who walked out after Attorney General Pam Bondi accused her of supporting antisemitism. Balint...
encoded: As we continue to look at Wednesday’s contentious hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, we speak with Vermont Congressmember Becca Balint, who walked out after Attorney General Pam Bondi accused her of supporting antisemitism. Balint, who is Jewish and whose grandfather died in the Holocaust, had just asked Bondi to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein — a demand that Bondi repeatedly ignored during the hearing. “It was just heartbreaking to watch the attorney general act in this way, especially when survivors have waited, over the course of decades, for justice,” Balint tells Democracy Now! This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T13:43:46Z
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subject: jailing
subject: mahmoudian
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description: Authorities in Iran have arrested the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Tehran. Mahmoudian co-wrote the film It Was Just an Accident with dissident director Jafar Panahi, and their film is nominated for Best Original Screenplay ...
encoded: Authorities in Iran have arrested the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Tehran. Mahmoudian co-wrote the film It Was Just an Accident with dissident director Jafar Panahi, and their film is nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. Mahmoudian was arrested after signing a public statement condemning Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, calling it “an organized state crime against humanity.” Panahi, who also signed the statement alongside 15 others, recently spoke with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Panahi described meeting Mehdi when they were both imprisoned, which led to their creative partnership. “Because he had spent nine years of his life in prison, I knew that he had a deep understanding of different people in the society, and for that reason, I invited him to this film to help with writing the dialogues, because he knew the different characters of this film very well,” Panahi said. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Netanyahu Seeks to Kill U.S.-Iran Talks to Start Another War: Mouin Rabbani
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T13:37:56Z
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description: President Donald Trump held a lengthy meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday at the White House, where the two leaders discussed ongoing nuclear talks with Iran. Trump has said he wants to reach a deal with Iran about...
encoded: President Donald Trump held a lengthy meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday at the White House, where the two leaders discussed ongoing nuclear talks with Iran. Trump has said he wants to reach a deal with Iran about the country’s nuclear program, which Tehran insists is only for peaceful civilian purposes but which the U.S. and Israel claim is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran after the Iranian government crushed a wave of anti-government protests, killing thousands of people. The Pentagon is also reportedly preparing to move a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, raising pressure on Iran’s leadership. “What Netanyahu is seeking to do with this visit is to inject poison pills into the negotiations in order to ensure that they fail, and thereby set the stage for a new armed conflict with Iran,” says Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

House Member Crafting Legislation to Stop Climate Lawsuits
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-12T13:34:27Z
subject: Common Dreams
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description: Following widespread reports that the oil and gas industry has been lobbying Congress for a liability waiver that could give fossil fuel companies complete legal immunity, a U.S. House Representative said yesterday that she is working to “craft legisl...
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Ukrainian Skeleton Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet Dispute
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-12T13:34:14Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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“Massive Cover-Up”: Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files & Spying on Lawmakers
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-12T13:17:15Z
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description: Attorney General Pam Bondi testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where she repeatedly refused to answer questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. She also refused to apologize to Epstein survivors over the b...
encoded: Attorney General Pam Bondi testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where she repeatedly refused to answer questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. She also refused to apologize to Epstein survivors over the botched release of files, some of which contained survivors’ personal information and even uncensored nude photographs. During the hearing, Bondi was photographed consulting a binder that appeared to show the search history of lawmakers who visited the Justice Department to examine the unredacted Epstein files in person. “Essentially, they were spying on us,” says Democratic Congressmember Pramila Jayapal. “It’s certainly not going to stop me from continuing to review the files, but it is absolutely outrageous.” Jayapal also condemns the Justice Department for refusing to open new investigations into Epstein’s associates listed in the files. “These were rich, powerful, wealthy people, mostly men, who groomed, raped, abused, manipulated young girls,” she says. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 12, 2026
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description: AG Bondi Hurls Insults at Lawmakers as She Defends Handling of Epstein Files, Trump Says “Nothing Definitive” Decided on Iran After Hourslong Meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu, Thousands Protest in Melbourne as Israeli President Herzog Wraps Australia Tour, Video Shows ICE Agents Breaking Into Home of Pennsylvania Family, St. Paul Mayor Demands ICE Leave Minnesota After Federal Agents’ Pursuit Ends in Multi-Car Crash, ICE Jailing Immigrants at Previously Undisclosed Floor of Manhattan Federal Building, New Body-Camera Footage and Emails Released in CBP Shooting of Marimar Martinez, FAA Closed El Paso Airspace After CBP Fired Anti-Drone Laser at Party Balloon, House Passes Bill to Repeal Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Trump Accepts Washington Coal Club’s Inaugural Award , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fires Alexis Goldstein for Documenting DOGE Meeting, Argentina’s Senate Approves Sweeping New Labor Bill Pushed by Far-Right President Milei
encoded: AG Bondi Hurls Insults at Lawmakers as She Defends Handling of Epstein Files Trump Says "Nothing Definitive" Decided on Iran After Hourslong Meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu Thousands Protest in Melbourne as Israeli President Herzog Wraps Australia Tour Video Shows ICE Agents Breaking Into Home of Pennsylvania Family St. Paul Mayor Demands ICE Leave Minnesota After Federal Agents' Pursuit Ends in Multi-Car Crash ICE Jailing Immigrants at Previously Undisclosed Floor of Manhattan Federal Building New Body-Camera Footage and Emails Released in CBP Shooting of Marimar Martinez FAA Closed El Paso Airspace After CBP Fired Anti-Drone Laser at Party Balloon House Passes Bill to Repeal Trump's Tariffs on Canada Trump Accepts Washington Coal Club's Inaugural Award Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fires Alexis Goldstein for Documenting DOGE Meeting Argentina's Senate Approves Sweeping New Labor Bill Pushed by Far-Right President Milei This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-12 Thursday
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description: Democracy Now! Thursday, February 12, 2026
encoded: Democracy Now! Thursday, February 12, 2026 This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! Audio and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Scores Of Children Killed In Iran’s Violent Crackdown
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-12T12:11:18Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and was authored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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Meet the Amnesty International activists defending the Peruvian Amazon
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creator: Amnesty International
date: 2026-02-12T11:54:00Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Amnesty International and was authored by Amnesty International.
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Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
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creator: Nick Bowlin
date: 2026-02-12T10:00:00Z
subject: ProPublica
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description: The post Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why. appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: In the summer of 2022, months after Tammy Boarman and her husband, Chris, moved into their newly built “forever home” 30 miles from Oklahoma City, the plants in their yard began to turn yellow. The shrubs wilted, though Tammy watered them often. And the couple began to notice a salty taste in their drinking water. The water came from a private well, drilled the year before, and they hoped that the bad taste would fade with time and with the help of a water softener. But the problem grew worse. Their ice maker expelled large clumps of wet salt, which, when rubbed, dissolved into an oily, foul-smelling substance. The couple knew that some oil and gas extraction took place nearby. Down dirt roads and behind stands of oak trees in their neighborhood, pump jacks nodded up and down, pulling up oil. This is a common sight in Oklahoma. Several studies estimate that about half the state’s residents live within a mile of oil and gas wells. By the following summer, Tammy and Chris Boarman had been in touch with the state agency overseeing private water wells and began to fear these nearby oil operations had tainted their water, which they had largely stopped drinking after developing sores in their mouths. The couple submitted a complaint to the oil division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry and is responsible for addressing related pollution. When Tammy Boarman first contacted oil regulators, she was hopeful state officials would find the source of the pollution and clean it up. For the next two years, the state repeatedly tested the Boarmans’ water for contaminants and found salt concentrations that made the water undrinkable and, at one point, toxic metals at levels high enough to endanger human health — strong signs of oil field wastewater pollution, according to agency testing. But regulators repeatedly delayed or failed to conduct other tests recommended by the agency’s own employees to locate the pollution source, a…

DN! Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices
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description: There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
encoded: Last week, President Donald Trump announced the United States would temporarily increase the amount of beef the nation imports from Argentina — by 80,000 more metric tons this calendar year. In an executive order, the president stated these beef imports would not be subject to tariffs, and that he came to the decision after discussion with Brooke Rollins, U.S. agricultural secretary. The White House described the move as part of its push to lower beef prices at the grocery store for American consumers. But almost as soon as the trade deal was announced, Trump was met with backlash from key allies and constituents, including ranchers who say that buying more beef from Argentina hurts U.S. producers. “The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in an attempt to influence prices,” Colin Woodall, head of the trade group, said in a statement. Deb Fischer, a Republican Senator from Nebraska, also stated that the trade deal “sideline[s]” cattle ranchers in the U.S. Trade groups, lawmakers, and economists agree that the increased imports from Argentina are unlikely to lower the record-high beef prices in the U.S. That’s partly because Americans already consume so much beef, according to David Ortega, professor in the Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics department at Michigan State University. “The added volume is rather small relative to what Americans consume each year, under 1% of total supply,” Ortega said in an email, adding that this “probably won’t move retail prices much.” But regardless of how unpopular the trade deal is, it almost certainly will spell trouble for the environment, especially in Latin America. “I don’t see how Argentina can meet its climate commitments by expanding its beef production for the United States,” said Stephanie Feldstein, the population and sustainability director at the Center for Biological Di…

Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
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description: Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.
encoded: Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children. The unprecedented findings suggest the neurological consequences of breathing smoke are more profound than previously thought. The research builds on a robust body of evidence that shows wildfire smoke is supremely unhealthy — about 10 times worse than inhaling car exhaust and other pollution emitted by burning fossil fuels. The ultra-fine particles that trees and vegetation release during combustion penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream, exacerbating preexisting conditions like asthma and, recent studies suggest, damaging internal organs. In recent years, researchers have also begun to suspect that conflagrations like the one that leveled swaths of Los Angeles County last year impact neurological health, but the effects of smoke on the brain are comparatively poorly understood. Two new studies shed light on the complicated web of genetic and environmental factors that contribute to autism spectrum disorder, building on previous research that found connections between the developmental disability and exposure to air pollution in general. The first study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology, analyzed data on more than 200,000 children born in southern California between 2006 and 2014. It found that those born to mothers exposed to 10 or more days of smoke in their third trimester had a 23 percent greater risk of being diagnosed with autism by age 5. Pregnant women who endured between six and 10 days saw a 12 percent higher risk of such a diagnosis in their kids. Notably, the study found that average wildfire smoke concentration across the entire pregnancy or individual trimesters had no material effect on autism diagnoses. What did make a difference was the number of days a person in their third trimester inhaled the pollutant. Even one day of exposure had an effect. “The more you get …

Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters
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description: Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International Australia has condemned the “unnecessary and disproportionate” and “shocking” use of force by the NSW police against peaceful protesters demonstrating against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. In a statement, it said the human rights organisation strongly opposed the unnecessary and excessive force used by police, and
encoded: Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International Australia has condemned the “unnecessary and disproportionate” and “shocking” use of force by the NSW police against peaceful protesters demonstrating against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia. In a statement, it said the human rights organisation strongly opposed the unnecessary and excessive force used by police, and called for an urgent, independent investigation of police conduct. “The rights to freedom of expression and assembly are protected under international law,” the statement said. READ MORE: Australian police under scrutiny after protesters beaten — Al Jazeera Australia used excessive force against Herzog protesters, says Human Rights Watch Amnesty International Australia calls for independent investigation of police violence towards peaceful protestors Australia must investigate President Herzog for genocide, says Amnesty International Other Gaza genocide reports “As a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Australia has a clear obligation to respect and uphold these fundamental human rights — this includes facilitating people exercising their right to peaceful protest.” At least 10,000 people gathered in the Sydney Town Hall Square — although other sources said thousands more were prevented from joining the main demonstration — to protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s four-day visit and to demand justice and accountability for the political leader. In an earlier statement, Amnesty International said the Israeli President who Amnesty, the International Court of Justice and the UN Independent Commission of Enquiry had determined had overseen and directly incited genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, resulting in more than 70,000 deaths, should be investigated. At Monday night’s protest in Sydney, at least 27 people were arrested, and many suffered from and were subjected to extreme and unnecessary police violence. Police targeting Amnest…

Comedian Sindhu Vee on learning to care less
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encoded: What does a typical daily routine look like for you? I don’t really have a routine unless I’m working towards something that’s a deadline. I basically carve time out and tell everyone else to disappear. I go sit somewhere and quietly get on with it. Otherwise, there’s a lot of effort to spend time productively. When you’re sort of self-employed and you have a phone and you have Instagram, it’s like, “Oh my god, I want my time on there.” Right now, I’m obsessed with the Beckham thing. It’s getting me through January. I think I do a number of things as my career has gotten busier, to keep myself productive. Not just for comedy, but in this body. Often, standup has so much unhealthy potential built in. I’m prepping for this tour that’s going to start in the United States in a couple of weeks. I get as much good in me, because I know it’s going to all get counterbalanced with late nights. Is it hard being on the road for long periods? How has that experience been? Yeah, I mean, it’s not easy. But let’s just temper the word “hard.” It’s a career I choose. It’s something I love. I get to go to great cities. I get to meet my audience. So obviously it’s fantastic, but both things can be true. I think it’s very physically demanding. America is big. I’ve been from Vancouver to the East coast. They’re not 12-hour [flights], but they’re still five hours, and there’s a big time difference. I think emotionally it can be demanding for me, because I’m not 20. I have a family. I have a very full, busy life. Then suddenly you’re just on your own. You can see why a lot of comics, especially male comics, talk about their porn and drug habits. I have a Netflix habit and I think the hardest thing is not eating trash late at night. Has your creative process changed over the years at all? When I started, I was always incredibly nervous about not having what I considered a perfectly honed five minutes. I would become very rattled if I got thrown off my joke in the middle. Now it’s a functio…

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice from Gaza to NZ
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description: COMMENTARY: By Saige England Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different to doom scrolling. It is about awareness. This is about knowing the truths that the people who run this deteriorating world, want to hide. Victims everywhere are begging to be
encoded: COMMENTARY: By Saige England Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different to doom scrolling. It is about awareness. This is about knowing the truths that the people who run this deteriorating world, want to hide. Victims everywhere are begging to be heard and seen. And some people are revealing these truths. Some are trained in journalism, some are freelancing because the mainstream is not the clear clean truth stream, and some are self-trained. READ MORE: Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters Other articles by Saige England The role of filming and reporting the truth is vital in an era when books are banned, when the names of predators are redacted, when the people at the top are part of an oligarchy that supports murder and rape. A couple of years ago — almost to the day — I was pepper sprayed by a frontline policeman for filming police brutality against peaceful protesters standing on the footpath in Lyttelton Aotearoa New Zealand. In that situation police seized people and hurled them to the ground. In other instances, as with human rights activist, John Minto, they seized baffled people and hauled them onto the road. The men and women in blue vests and black gloves, formed a scrum over each seized civilian. They pummelled and beat them viciously, and hauled them into vans. Minto suffered a gash down his forehead. Nightmares last longer Others had similar wounds and thanks to the direct illegal use of pepper spray, many suffered a sense like glass in their eyes. In my experience, those painful symptoms lasted weeks. The nightmares lasted longer. Early last year, I was banned from my own Town Hall for witnessing the State of the Nation speech by Winston Peters. One of that leader’s loyal fans complained that I was taking notes. I produced my press card. Made no difference. I witnessed a leader inciting hatred. Witnessing. T…

UK corporate media claims Epstein was Russian spy
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Banker tells Epstein protesters were "bought off by Jay-Z"
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Long Island Audit Reveals The Cost of Fighting ICE
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Michael Parenti’s most controversial book
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DN! celebrates 30 years of independent journalism
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Rep. Delia Ramirez calls on Democrats to pull DHS funding
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Download at playingforchange.com or stream on your favorite platform 💛
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Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants
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description: The post Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: Colorado marijuana manufacturers would no longer be allowed to choose which product samples they send for mandatory lab testing under a new regulatory proposal discussed at a policy forum on Friday. Instead, the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division may require independent labs or outside vendors to collect product samples for the testing that’s required before companies can sell their products to ensure they’re free of contaminants. The change would address a long-standing complaint from some marijuana manufacturers that bad actors are cheating the system. They say some companies are selecting samples that can pass tests while sending products to dispensaries that might be contaminated with chemical solvents, fungus or pesticides. A Denver Gazette and ProPublica investigation last month showed that the system for testing marijuana products relies on an honor code that’s open to manipulation. In 2024 alone, Colorado officials found two dozen cases in which companies had violated testing rules, often by submitting samples that were different from what the companies sold in stores or by using unauthorized chemical treatments, according to a review of enforcement actions by the news outlets. The state’s rules on selecting samples require what gets turned over to a lab to be representative of what marijuana companies actually deliver to dispensaries for sale to consumers. “Sample adulteration is a common violation,” Kyle Lambert, deputy director of the division, said during the policy forum. “This is something that we have an interest in more comprehensively addressing based on what we see out there.” Colorado officials have long prided themselves on creating the nation’s first regulated recreational marijuana market, but the news outlets found that the state has fallen behind as other states have adopted more robust regulations. The Denver Gazette and ProPublica highlighted how a popular brand of vapes contaminated with a toxic chemical ended up at marijuana dispensar…

TEASER – Pam Bondi’s Wall Street Bribe: Inside the Elite Crime Syndicate
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description: In this week's bonus show, we break down the absolutely chilling congressional hearing where North Korean newscaster Pam Bondi shilled for an elite pedophile network. Under oath in Congress, Bondi dangled Wall Street profits as a bribe to look the other way on child trafficking. This rot goes deeper than Trump or Epstein. We are now living through the "Great Disillusionment," the moment we realize the "polite" elites are complicit and no one is coming to save us but ourselves. The only justice that has been achieved for Epstein's victims was because they, their advocates, a free press, and the people united to demand it. We the People forced the Epstein files to be released. This is just the beginning–the criminals can no longer hide in the dark. To hear our breakdown of the Epstein files with Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman on how to fight back, support independent journalism and subscribe. We are the light that will drive out their darkness, and we are going to get through this together. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit Show Notes: Bondi confronted by protester while arriving at Capitol: "Bondi you are a disgrace to the American people! You protect pedophiles who systematically rape children!" https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3melrpnsycc27 Massie And Bondi Have Shocking Fight As He Accuses Her Of Epstein Files 'Cover-Up' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgiW06lZrvc Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog." https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3melv5enofu2k Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names no…
encoded: In this week's bonus show, we break down the absolutely chilling congressional hearing where North Korean newscaster Pam Bondi shilled for an elite pedophile network. Under oath in Congress, Bondi dangled Wall Street profits as a bribe to look the other way on child trafficking. This rot goes deeper than Trump or Epstein. We are now living through the "Great Disillusionment," the moment we realize the "polite" elites are complicit and no one is coming to save us but ourselves. The only justice that has been achieved for Epstein's victims was because they, their advocates, a free press, and the people united to demand it. We the People forced the Epstein files to be released. This is just the beginning–the criminals can no longer hide in the dark. To hear our breakdown of the Epstein files with Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman on how to fight back, support independent journalism and subscribe. We are the light that will drive out their darkness, and we are going to get through this together. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit Show Notes: Bondi confronted by protester while arriving at Capitol: "Bondi you are a disgrace to the American people! You protect pedophiles who systematically rape children!" https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3melrpnsycc27 Massie And Bondi Have Shocking Fight As He Accuses Her Of Epstein Files 'Cover-Up' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgiW06lZrvc Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog." https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3melv5enofu2k Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names no…

We Spoke to Kids Detained Inside Dilley’s ICE Detention Center
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Why Democrats Should Be Resisting AI
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description: If Big Tech is already working overtime to block meaningful safeguards, why not meet the moment by standing clearly on the side of consumers, parents, and workers?
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Outmaneuvering MAGA: Christopher Armitage & Sumathy Kumar on Soft Secession [Episode Cut]
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In Limbo Once Again
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creator: Henry Craver
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description: The Trump Administration has canceled, or tried to cancel, Temporary Protected Status for eleven countries, endangering the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of TPS recipients.
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Australian police use excessive force against Herzog protesters
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ICE’s Mistreatment of People with Disabilities
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description: Advocates document a ‘pattern of neglect’ toward the most vulnerable.
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Israel just started legalizing its annexation of the West Bank. Here’s what that means.
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June Jordan: A Poet of the People
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description: A new play celebrates the life and work of a longtime columnist for The Progressive.
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CPJ: Russia’s Telegram throttling another step toward total information control
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description: Berlin, February 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Russian authorities to immediately stop throttling the messaging service Telegram, warning that the restrictions represent a deliberate escalation in the Kremlin’s campaign to curtail access to independent information. Users across Russia have reported widespread disruptions on February 9 and 10, according to data from internet...
encoded: Berlin, February 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Russian authorities to immediately stop throttling the messaging service Telegram, warning that the restrictions represent a deliberate escalation in the Kremlin’s campaign to curtail access to independent information. Users across Russia have reported widespread disruptions on February 9 and 10, according to data from internet service outage tracking service Downdetector. Russia’s state media regulator Roskomnadzor said Tuesday it plans to impose further “appropriate restrictions” on Telegram, claiming the platform continues to violate Russian law by failing to combat fraud and to protect its users’ personal data. Earlier Wednesday, a Moscow court fined Telegram a total of 10.8 million rubles (US$140,000) for not removing content banned in Russia. Six more cases against the messaging app are pending in court. “The deliberate slowdown of Telegram is yet another attempt by Russian authorities to tighten control over the information space and silence independent journalism,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, in New York. “When authorities interfere with platforms used by journalists and the public to share news, they not only hinder reporting but also leave citizens isolated from reliable information, undermining the public’s ability to make informed decisions.” Telegram has been a critical platform for independent and exiled media to reach audiences in and outside Russia since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Russia’s blocking of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many news websites. Roskomnadzor started restricting YouTube in 2024. In 2025, it moved to restrict voice and video calls on Telegram, WhatsApp, FaceTime, and Snapchat as authorities stepped up pressure on Russians to download and use the government-backedmessaging app Max. “Russia is restricting access to Telegram in an attempt to force its citizens to switch t…

Trump’s EPA reverses policy underpinning almost all U.S. climate regulations
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🎸Happy National Guitar Day 🎸 #slash #guitar
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Attorney General Bondi blasts Dems at House Judiciary Committee; Grand Jury refuses to indict Dem senators over video on illegal military orders – February 11, 2026
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description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US Attorney General Pam Bondi Attorney General Bondi insults Dems in fiery 5 hour testimony to House Judiciary Committee; Grand Jury refuses to indict Dem senators for video urging troops refuse illegal orders; California bill would bar ICE from public jobs like police, teacher; Newsom signs legislation funding Planned Parenthood after Trump admin cuts funding; Trump Admin pulls rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument; Dems introduce Trans Bill of Rights in House of Representatives, to include gender identity under Civil Rights Act The post Attorney General Bondi blasts Dems at House Judiciary Committee; Grand Jury refuses to indict Dem senators over video on illegal military orders – February 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
encoded: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Attorney General Bondi insults Dems in fiery 5 hour testimony to House Judiciary Committee; Grand Jury refuses to indict Dem senators for video urging troops refuse illegal orders; California bill would bar ICE from public jobs like police, teacher; Newsom signs legislation funding Planned Parenthood after Trump admin cuts funding; Trump Admin pulls rainbow Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument; Dems introduce Trans Bill of Rights in House of Representatives, to include gender identity under Civil Rights Act The post Attorney General Bondi blasts Dems at House Judiciary Committee; Grand Jury refuses to indict Dem senators over video on illegal military orders – February 11, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. This content originally appeared on KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays and was authored by KPFA.

Revised Data Paints a Grim Picture of 2025 Jobs Market
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date: 2026-02-11T17:37:20Z
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description: Today’s delayed report shows the United States added even fewer jobs in 2025 than previously reported. Total job creation in 2025 was revised down from 584,000 to 181,000, or just 15,000 jobs per month. This downward revision is a worrying sign for th...
encoded: Today’s delayed report shows the United States added even fewer jobs in 2025 than previously reported. Total job creation in 2025 was revised down from 584,000 to 181,000, or just 15,000 jobs per month. This downward revision is a worrying sign for the economy, despite the modest bump in employment last month. The unemployment rate remains elevated at 4.3%, near its highest level in four years. President Trump <a href="https://us.cisionone.cision.com/c/eJwsy01uwyAUBODTwA4LHv8LFtn4GtEDHonTYKfYadTbV4m6GWm-0dQEoRjpOCXlvQwgg_T8mhxqDcZrp2LxCBlVztRatp5kQdf4klwMJZoclLS-nRUEajroqJWLjRm5L5W-lm_RcbnT2IU1JhdnXbXiZm1t03vg93Q9jsfO9InBzGB-vV5TWdepbJ3BDBIsg1nBOzyDmcq2bv2XwXzb8i6O8ewP0XF9NizHcyzrRRwDK_FOdUEx6E64k1hq-sD5H5g-AXhlJB8J1zoImZFl6337lL5P27jw_RhE_X0OEJtRDYXJ1glTlREY0QpUEUBn5U3U_CfBXwAAAP__wQpl-A" rel="noopener noreferrer" >promised a jobs boom, but today’s data shows the economy is shedding jobs outside a small number of sectors, and more Americans are struggling to find stable work. Rising underemployment, long-term unemployment, and slow wage growth all point to a labor market buckling under the weight of Trump’s economic mismanagement. Groundwork Collaborative’s Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez released the following statement: “Today’s numbers show that the economy spent 2025 treading water while costs surged and families fell further behind. Job growth was dramatically weaker than advertised and concentrated nearly entirely in health care, leaving the rest of the labor market to stall. Opportunities are drying up outside a handful of sectors, and more and more workers are settling for part-time hours or have stopped looking for work entirely. 2025 was a lost year for American workers.” This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.

Is Starmer next casualty of Epstein-Mandelson?
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creator: The Grayzone
date: 2026-02-11T17:25:23Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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“Devastating”: Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-11T17:13:34Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump’s Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History
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date: 2026-02-11T17:09:25Z
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Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba
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creator: Medea Benjamin
date: 2026-02-11T17:02:48Z
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description: Electric motorcycles are Cuba’s response to the fuel crisis. Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil shipments. “You can’t imagine how it touches every […] The post Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Electric motorcycles are Cuba’s response to the fuel crisis. Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil shipments. “You can’t imagine how it touches every part of our lives,” she sobbed. “It’s a vicious, all-encompassing spiral downward. With no gasoline, buses don’t run, so we can’t get to work. We have electricity only three to six hours a day. There’s no gas for cooking, so we’re burning wood and charcoal in our apartments. It’s like going back 100 years. The blockade is suffocating us—especially single mothers,” she said crying into her hands “and no one is stopping these demons: Trump and Marco Rubio.” We came to Holguín to deliver 2,500 pounds of lentils, thanks to fundraising by CODEPINK and the Cuban-American group Puentes de Amor. On our last trip, we brought 50-pound bags of powdered milk to the children’s hospital. With Trump now imposing a brutal, medieval siege on the island, this humanitarian aid is more critical than ever. But lentils and milk cannot power a country. What Cubans really need is oil. There were no taxis at the airport. We hitchhiked into town on the truck that came to pick up the donations. The road was eerily empty. In the city, there were few gas-powered cars and no buses running, but the streets were full of bicycles, electric motorcycles, and three-wheeled electric vehicles used to transport people and goods. Most of the motorcycles—Chinese, Japanese, or Korean—are shipped in from Panama. With a price tag near $2,000, only those with family abroad sending remittances can afford them. Thirty-five-year-old Javier Silva gazed longingly at a Yamaha parked on the street. “I could never buy one of those on my salary of 4,000 pesos a month,” he said. With inflation soaring, the dollar now fetches about 480 pesos, making his monthly income worth less than ten dollars…

“De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-11T16:58:13Z
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UN News Today 11 February 2026
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creator: Daniel Johnson
date: 2026-02-11T16:53:28Z
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description: Daily life in Gaza: airstrikes, shelling and aid restrictions - OCHAMeasles risk increases across Europe: WHO The vital task of helping Sudan’s survivors of sexual violence - UNICEF
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Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase From Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons
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creator: The Intercept
date: 2026-02-11T16:20:48Z
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 11, 2026
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date: 2026-02-11T16:19:14Z
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Revisiting India and Pakistan Perpetuated Animosities
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creator: Mahboob A. Khawaja
date: 2026-02-11T16:00:54Z
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subject: History
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subject: jammu
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subject: taliban
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description: Leaders to See the Mirror History exists on facts of life and shallowness of a nation’s history are the inept and egoistic leaders. In wars, logic fails to define foes and friends. India and Pakistan have an enriched history to blame games for their failure to preserve freedom, security and the ideological foundation of their […] The post Revisiting India and Pakistan Perpetuated Animosities appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Leaders to See the Mirror History exists on facts of life and shallowness of a nation’s history are the inept and egoistic leaders. In wars, logic fails to define foes and friends. India and Pakistan have an enriched history to blame games for their failure to preserve freedom, security and the ideological foundation of their existence. Insecurity and injustice stem from corruption and failed political leadership. India opted for institutional development to avoid military interventions, Pakistanis got derailed for change and national development by continuous military coups and foreign alliance to maintain its survival. British colonialism lasting a few centuries divided and ruled the subcontinent and history keeps on repeating itself for continued insecurity, internal political intrigues and foolish sectarian actions to discard reason for unreasoning. The British left the sub-continent in a hurry fearing Nazi Germany onslaught during the WW2 causing ethnic divides and killings in the name of freedom and social-political identities. While India claims secularism constitutional intent but flourishes a Hindu dominated democracy as its nationalistic basis, Pakistan lost its ideological point of reference having seven military coups and conspiratorial regime changes never ushering a fair system of political governance to ensure its integrity and survival. Some 15 years earlier when this author wrote “Pakistan at Crossroads”, it sounded alarmist to thinking people: how wrong people, with wrong thinking were doing the wrong things across Pakistan. Sadistic leaders are a problem. Perpetuated animosity serves domestic political agendas and ballot boxes. To learn from history, newly independent Indian and Pakistani states and leaders needed objectively grounded reasons to reconstruct the societies for political change, freedom and friendship. Its dynamics should have envisaged proactive vision and creative leadership pursuing emancipation of peace and harmony over animosity…

KIPP Charter School Closures
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creator: Shawgi Tell
date: 2026-02-11T16:00:47Z
subject: “Free market” education
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: Knowledge is Power Program
subject: Mary Harris
subject: Milani Bell
subject: Sources
subject: bell
subject: Charter Schools
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subject: closures
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subject: dissident
subject: Education
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description: Two Atlanta, Georgia charter schools that are part of the notorious KIPP Charter Schools Network (KIPP Soul Primary School and KIPP Soul Academy) will be closing at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. At least 122 staff will lose their jobs and hundreds of stunned parents and students will be forced to fend for […] The post KIPP Charter School Closures appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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A Postcard from Brighter Times
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creator: Elizabeth West
date: 2026-02-11T16:00:39Z
subject: Bobby McFerrin
subject: David Bromberg
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: esse Jackson
subject: Johnny Cleg and Savuka
subject: Ladysmith Black Mombazo
subject: Livingston Taylor
subject: Mike Dukakis
subject: Paul Simon
subject: Ray Flynn
subject: Robben Island
subject: Sources
subject: Ted Kennedy
subject: Tracy Chapman
subject: Victor Verster prison
subject: ‘ted
subject: and
subject: black
subject: bobby
subject: brighter
subject: bromberg
subject: chapman
subject: cleg
subject: david
subject: dissident
subject: dukakis
subject: esse
subject: flynn
subject: Freedom
subject: from
subject: island
subject: jackson
subject: johnny
subject: kennedy,
subject: ladysmith
subject: livingston
subject: mcferrin
subject: mike
subject: mombazo
subject: Nelson Mandela
subject: paul
subject: Political Prisoners
subject: postcard
subject: prison
subject: ray
subject: robben
subject: savuka
subject: simon
subject: sources
subject: South Africa
subject: taylor
subject: times
subject: tracy
subject: verster
subject: victor
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description: On February 11,1990, Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster prison in South Africa after having been incarcerated for twenty-seven years. On that same day I was trying, not very successfully, to recover from a slew of personal hardships. My partner had died, too young, not long before. After nursing him over four painful years, […] The post A Postcard from Brighter Times appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Nelson-Mandela.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="534" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-166018" srcset="https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Nelson-Mandela.jpg 400w, https://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Nelson-Mandela-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /> On February 11,1990, Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster prison in South Africa after having been incarcerated for twenty-seven years. On that same day I was trying, not very successfully, to recover from a slew of personal hardships. My partner had died, too young, not long before. After nursing him over four painful years, I fell into incapacity myself, utterly drained and dispirited. My relatively privileged North American life had not well prepared me—by my mid-twenties– for oncology wards and hospice care. The aftermath of his illness left me seeing life through an achingly grey lens, and I had few hopes of any kind. The news of Mandela’s release from prison was a welcome shaft of sunlight breaking through the grey gloom that encircled my life. I felt it–for a moment–the goodness and potential in a world that I was frankly near-ready to quit, my own tiny and self-imposed jail cell of despond pierced by the potential, by the inherent optimism that this unexpected and righteous turn of events augured. So when I learned that Mandela and Winnie, the latter as yet untainted by the scandals that would eventually envelop her, were making Boston a stop on their tour of the US that June, I knew I had to be there. The event was held on the Esplanade at the Hatch Shell amphitheater where Arthur Fiedler conducted the Boston Pops every Independence Day, fireworks over the Charles punctuating the 1812 Overture. On June 23,1990, the day of Mandela’s visit, the celebration was far more visceral and urgent than any Fourth of July concert. The oneness and so…

Indian journalist Ravi Nair sentenced to 1 year in Adani defamation case
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description: New Delhi, February 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the sentencing of investigative journalist Ravi Nair to one year’s imprisonment over social media posts critical of the Adani Group and calls on the Indian government to establish safeguards to protect journalists from being jailed for defamation. “The conviction of journalist Ravi...
encoded: New Delhi, February 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the sentencing of investigative journalist Ravi Nair to one year’s imprisonment over social media posts critical of the Adani Group and calls on the Indian government to establish safeguards to protect journalists from being jailed for defamation. “The conviction of journalist Ravi Nair for criminal defamation sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom and free speech in India,” said CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder. “Laws that allow imprisonment for defamation stifle public interest reporting and deter scrutiny of powerful actors. The Indian government must ensure these provisions are not used to prevent legitimate journalism.” On February 10, a magistrate court in the western state of Gujarat convicted Nair and sentenced him to jail and a fine of 5,000 rupees (US$55) for his posts between October 2020 and July 2021 on the X platform and articles on the Australian nonprofit Adani Watch investigative site, according to a copy of the judgment, reviewed by CPJ. Nair frequently uses social media to comment on the Adani Group, owned by billionaire Gautam Adani. The conglomerate has come under sustained scrutiny over allegations of financial irregularities, which it has denied. Nair’s posts cited or linked to reports by established publications, including The Times of India and Bloomberg, sometimes accompanied by commentary questioning Indian government policies and the Adani Group’s environmental compliance and alleged monopolistic practices. The case against Nair was initiated by Adani Enterprises Limited, the group’s flagship firm. On February 10, the court concluded that the journalist’s comments and publications were defamatory and made with knowledge of their likely impact on the company’s reputation. Under Indian criminal defamation law, cases are usually initiated through a private complaint before a court, and police cannot investigate without a court’s permi…

After countrywide massacres of protesters, Iran’s authorities continue to terrorize population
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“Devastating”: Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push
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description: In a victory for the fossil fuel industry, a set of Obama-era rules that required the federal government to regulate the emissions of six greenhouse gases is being reversed by the Trump administration. The changes would undo the legal basis of...
encoded: In a victory for the fossil fuel industry, a set of Obama-era rules that required the federal government to regulate the emissions of six greenhouse gases is being reversed by the Trump administration. The changes would undo the legal basis of the fight against global warming, as well as remove industrial reporting obligations and roll back emissions standards for cars and trucks. Environmental engineer Gretchen Goldman helped author those emission standards while working for the Department of Transportation under the Biden administration. Now as the president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, she says their repeal will not only increase what drivers pay at the pump but also set U.S. innovation back on the world stage. “We’re really seeing the abdication of U.S. leadership on climate, and that has huge implications, both for our immediate ability to reduce heat trapping emissions globally … but also in terms of our standing and contribution in the world.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump’s Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History
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description: We continue our conversation with Texas Congressmember Al Green as he plans to reintroduce impeachment proceedings against President Trump over “infusing his hate into policy.” Green currently represents Texas’s 9th Congressi...
encoded: We continue our conversation with Texas Congressmember Al Green as he plans to reintroduce impeachment proceedings against President Trump over “infusing his hate into policy.” Green currently represents Texas’s 9th Congressional District, which was recently redistricted by the Texas state Legislature in favor of Republican voters. He says his seat, which he has held for over two decades, was targeted for redistricting in part because of his opposition to Trump. Green is now running for reelection in Texas’s neighboring 18th Congressional District. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

“De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics
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description: House Democrats grilled the heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS at a hearing Tuesday over their role in the Trump administration’s brutal campaign to carry out mass deportations. “These three directors are responsible for what we are seein...
encoded: House Democrats grilled the heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS at a hearing Tuesday over their role in the Trump administration’s brutal campaign to carry out mass deportations. “These three directors are responsible for what we are seeing around the country, whether it’s in detention, whether it’s in the streets or even in the courts,” says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who is calling for her fellow Democrats to suspend funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless Republicans agree to their demands to rein in federal immigration agents. We play excerpts from Ramirez and other representatives’ remarks about the killings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the deaths of immigrants in ICE custody and the fear and terror experienced by civilians confronted daily by masked federal agents. “This is more than authoritarianism. This is a de facto dictatorship,” says Texas Congressmember Al Green, who also spoke at the hearing. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

The Epstein/MAGA World as the Will to Power
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description: Dream of the sadist, Otto Dix The Epstein abominations, to state the obvious, are revealing, in lurid detail, hidden in plain sight, unnerving aspects of human nature; withal, what transpires during human sexuality is an analog, sublime and grotesque, redemptive and soul-decimating, of all things human. Epstein and his billionaire boys club exploitation of their […] The post The Epstein/MAGA World as the Will to Power appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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Headlines for February 11, 2026
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description: Democratic Lawmakers Grill the Heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS on Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign, Immigrant Family Files a Lawsuit Claiming Their Toddler Was Returned to an ICE Jail Amid a Measles Outbreak, ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Law Enforcement for Mass Immigration Raid in Idaho, Democratic Congressmember Khanna Accuses the DOJ of Improperly Redacting Names of Wealthy Men in the Epstein Files, Former Palm Beach Police Chief Says Trump Told Him in 2006 That “Everyone” Knew of Epstein’s Behavior, Commerce Secretary Lutnick Testifies He Visited Epstein’s Island, Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument in New York City, Trump Admin Plans to Cut $600 Million in Public Health Funds, Trump Threatens to Send Another Aircraft Carrier to Strike Iran, WSJ: Pentagon to Send 200 U.S. Troops to Nigeria, UNICEF Warns More Than Half of All Children in North Darfur Are Acutely Malnourished, FAA Reopens El Paso Airport After Abruptly Halting Flights, At Least Nine People Killed in a Mass Shooting in British Columbia, Canada, FBI Raid of Fulton County Election Office Based on Debunked Claims from Election Deniers, Federal Grand Jury Declines to Indict Six Democratic Lawmakers for Urging Service Members to Refuse Unlawful Orders, Progressive Analilia Mejía Wins House Democratic Primary in New Jersey
encoded: Democratic Lawmakers Grill the Heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS on Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign Immigrant Family Files a Lawsuit Claiming Their Toddler Was Returned to an ICE Jail Amid a Measles Outbreak ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Law Enforcement for Mass Immigration Raid in Idaho Democratic Congressmember Khanna Accuses the DOJ of Improperly Redacting Names of Wealthy Men in the Epstein Files Former Palm Beach Police Chief Says Trump Told Him in 2006 That "Everyone" Knew of Epstein's Behavior Commerce Secretary Lutnick Testifies He Visited Epstein's Island Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument in New York City Trump Admin Plans to Cut $600 Million in Public Health Funds Trump Threatens to Send Another Aircraft Carrier to Strike Iran WSJ: Pentagon to Send 200 U.S. Troops to Nigeria UNICEF Warns More Than Half of All Children in North Darfur Are Acutely Malnourished FAA Reopens El Paso Airport After Abruptly Halting Flights At Least Nine People Killed in a Mass Shooting in British Columbia, Canada FBI Raid of Fulton County Election Office Based on Debunked Claims from Election Deniers Federal Grand Jury Declines to Indict Six Democratic Lawmakers for Urging Service Members to Refuse Unlawful Orders Progressive Analilia Mejía Wins House Democratic Primary in New Jersey This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-11 Wednesday
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description: Headlines for February 11, 2026; “De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics; Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump’s Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History; “Devastating”: Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push
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Iranians Shout ‘Death To The Dictator’ On Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution
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Excessive force by police in Australia against protesters
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As Helene Survivors Wait for State Help, Some Victims of Earlier Hurricanes Are Still Out of Their Homes
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description: The post As Helene Survivors Wait for State Help, Some Victims of Earlier Hurricanes Are Still Out of Their Homes appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: In the 459 days that Willa Mae James spent living in a Fairfield Inn in Eastern North Carolina, her footsteps wore down paths in the carpet: from the door to the desk, from the bed to the wooden armchair by the window, her favorite place to read the Bible. The 69-year-old retired dietitian had been sent there in July 2024 by North Carolina’s rebuilding program after Hurricane Florence ravaged her home and many others in 2018. The state had promised to help thousands of people like her rebuild or repair. But it had taken the program years to begin work. James spent nearly six years living in her damaged house in Lumberton, where floodwaters had turned the floorboards to pulp, causing her floors to sink and nearly cave in. Of the more than 10,000 families who applied, 3,100 were still waiting for construction five years after the storm. Thousands of others had withdrawn or been dropped by the program. As of November, more than 300 families were still waiting to return home. And James was the last of more than 100 displaced homeowners staying at the hotel. “It’s like being in jail,” James said. “Everybody else done moved back home in their houses, enjoying it, except me.” On the other side of North Carolina, nearly 5,000 homeowners find themselves waiting for the state government to help them rebuild after 2024’s Hurricane Helene. Gov. Josh Stein created a new program, Renew NC, promising to learn from the problems of the previous program that left James and thousands of others hanging for years. Renew NC is just getting off the ground; the program began accepting applications in June and has completed work on 16 of the 2,700 homes it plans to repair and rebuild. But through public records and interviews with homeowners, The Assembly and ProPublica have found that some of the same problems that plagued the earlier program are surfacing in the Helene recovery. Video by Nadia Sussman/ProPublica That earlier program, which has the similar name ReBuild NC, was set up after…

DN! Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Gwich’in fight to protect caribou from Alaska oil development
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date: 2026-02-11T09:45:00Z
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description: For "the caribou people," protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge means protecting a way of life.
encoded: The Bureau of Land Management opened nominations last week for the first-ever oil and gas lease auction in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, setting the stage for development that three Gwich’in governments are now suing to stop. Raeann Garnett, 29, is Gwich’in and the tribal chief of the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, representing about 200 people above the Arctic Circle in northeastern Alaska, accessible only by plane. In January, the Native American Rights Fund, or NARF, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Interior on behalf of Garnett’s government, the Arctic Village Council, and Venetie Village Council. “I’m the main protector of our land that we own and I do it for all our tribal members,” she said. The lawsuit challenges the DOI’s plan to lease land in the refuge’s coastal plain, an area the Gwich’in call Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit, “the sacred place where life begins,” where Porcupine caribou herds forage and calve. The Gwich’in, who call themselves “the caribou people,” have relied on the herd for food and cultural survival since before colonization. Most Gwich’in communities live alongside the animals’ same migratory route used for thousands of years. Garnett has watched the fight over ANWR intensify throughout her adult life. Oil and gas interests have eyed the refuge for more than 50 years, but recent moves mark the closest the industry has come to actual development on the coastal plain. A 2017 federal tax bill passed during Donald Trump’s first presidential term authorized an oil and gas leasing program in ANWR, however, 7 leases out of 22 were sold to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. The Biden administration canceled the leases in 2023. Last summer, Congress passed the so-calld “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which mandated lease sales in the refuge’s 1.56-million-acre coastal plain. The Trump administration announced it would reinstate the leasing program just months after taking office …

This Russian Officer Shot Himself To Avoid Fighting In Ukraine
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Writer and director Nastasya Popov on why it’s important to keep making things
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description: Tell me a little bit about your journey to film making. Did you always want to make movies? When did you know this was the path for you?
encoded: Tell me a little bit about your journey to film making. Did you always want to make movies? When did you know this was the path for you? I grew up in LA, so naturally, I was surrounded by peers whose parents worked in the industry. I had a theatrical streak as a kid, but around middle school, I realized there’s this whole other subset of roles behind the camera. That was around the time when Netflix was sending movies in the mail, so I set out to give myself a cinematic education, and just started watching all these classic movies like The 400 Blows (1959), A Clockwork Orange (1971), and Nashville (1975). I don’t remember a conscious moment where I was like, “I want to be a director.” It just morphed into me making weird music videos in high school, then getting into Northwestern, which turned out to have this incredible documentary and journalism program, plus creative writing and screenwriting. I ended up really honing those skills. The big thing was realizing that [filmmaking] is not really a medium that you can study. You just have to start making things. It sounds like a lot of your personal interests convened in this art form and have led to so many things…How do you begin a creative project? What is your creative process? It’s always evolving. But with screenwriting, my process has become all about revision. Revision is everything to me. I think the hardest part is getting that first draft down. Anne Lamott has a chapter about “Shitty First Drafts” in Bird by Bird, and I’m a big shitty first draft person. I like to get it out of my head and on paper. Put everything that inspires you into that first draft and think about it later, or else you’re going to be stuck rewriting the first page for months. I always start there. Another thing I learned through the making of [Idiotka] was that before starting with the shitty first draft of a script, ideally you have a great outline. I ended up going through many more drafts than I would have had I first mapped out the …

Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns
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description: OPEN LETTER: By James Ricketson Dear Premier Chris Minns I was arrested outside the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening charged with assaulting a police officer. During my violent arrest I sustained several bloody injuries. I can barely walk today and my right kidney hurts very badly as a result of its being punched. Or
encoded: OPEN LETTER: By James Ricketson Dear Premier Chris Minns I was arrested outside the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening charged with assaulting a police officer. During my violent arrest I sustained several bloody injuries. I can barely walk today and my right kidney hurts very badly as a result of its being punched. Or perhaps I have a cracked rib? The demonstration was pretty much over when the police, backed up by eight or so fellow officers on horseback, started to aggressively push the crowd south, into an already very crowded space. I have witnessed this tactic before — used by police to generate a violent retaliatory response. READ MORE: Peaceful, diverse, myriad, then attacked. Herzog protestors demolish the narrative As Herzog commemorates Bondi, IDF desecrates Australian war graves More Australia protests over police crackdown on rally against Herzog visit Herzog’s visit to Australia builds conflict not social cohesion Up until then the police had been calm and respectful of we demonstrators. Then, they changed and became violent, as the footage you would have access to makes clear. Clearly, someone in the chain of command instructed the police to create chaos and violent confrontations in order to retrospectively justify the large police presence yesterday, to use as evidence in support of the banning of future demonstrations, and in the hope that the media will play along and hold we demonstrators responsible for inciting violence. Was it you who issued the edict to foment violence or someone else in the chain of command? After 5 hours in a police cell with no offer of water or medical attention for my various injuries I was released without charge — the “assault police officer” allegation having been dropped when it became apparent, from body cam footage, that I had not done so. I am a 76 year old filmmaker and journalist and request a response to this letter and an indication of whom I should approach within your government to have my spectacles and tor…

US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations
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description: RNZ Pacific The United States has designated two high-profile public office holders from Palau and the Marshall Islands for “significant corruption”, the US Department of State says. Palau’s Senate president Hokkons Baules has been designated “for his involvement in significant corruption on behalf of China-based actors,” while the former mayor of the Kili/Bikini/Ejit community in
encoded: RNZ Pacific The United States has designated two high-profile public office holders from Palau and the Marshall Islands for “significant corruption”, the US Department of State says. Palau’s Senate president Hokkons Baules has been designated “for his involvement in significant corruption on behalf of China-based actors,” while the former mayor of the Kili/Bikini/Ejit community in the Marshall Islands Anderson Jibas has been designated “for his involvement in significant corruption and misappropriation of US provided funds during his time in public office”, the department said in a news release. The designations render Baules, Jibas, and their immediate family members ineligible for entry into the US. According to the State Department, Baules abused his public position by accepting bribes in exchange for providing advocacy and support for government, business, and criminal interests from China. “His actions constituted significant corruption and adversely affected US interests in Palau.” Baules has dismissed the allegations, telling news media last April he was the target of a smear campaign aimed at ruining his name. The department said Jibas abused his public position “by orchestrating and financially benefiting from multiple misappropriation schemes involving theft, misuse, and abuse of funds from the US-provided Bikini Resettlement Trust”. Stolen funds It added Jibas’ actions resulted in most of the funds being stolen from the Kili/Bikini/Ejit people who are survivors and descendants of survivors of nuclear bomb testing in the 1940s and 1950s. “The theft, misuse, and abuse of the US-provided money for the fund wasted US taxpayer money and contributed to a loss of jobs, food insecurity, migration to the United States, and lack of reliable electricity for the Kili/Bikini/Ejit people. “The lack of accountability for Jibas’ acts of corruption has eroded public trust in the government of the Marshall Islands, creating an opportunity for malign foreign influence from …

Are we reliving Operation Condor? An interview with Atilio Boron
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description: This content originally appeared on The Grayzone and was authored by The Grayzone.
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How to Catch a Fascist: Antifa vs. MAGA
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creator: Andrea Chalupa
date: 2026-02-11T04:11:00Z
subject: Gaslit Nation
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description: As Gaslit Nation has long warned: our institutions are complicit. Nazis infiltrate police departments, protecting an elite pedophile ring–protected by the FBI and DOJ. What can the American people do in a time of elite criminal impunity? Enter antifa. As investigative reporter Christopher Mathias reveals in his new book To Catch a Fascist, the solution is self-reliance and tenacious research skills. As Mathias explains, antifa does exist, haunting Donald Trump's nightmares, and has been a force of resistance throughout American history. Antifa is part of a long tradition in America, composed of LGBTQ people, neurodivergent people, the working class, and other everyday Americans–operating in a hyper-localized decentralized network. Mathias details how activists have unmasked neo-Nazis through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), infiltrating online and offline groups, hacking, posting "meet your local Nazi" fliers in communities, and citizen investigative journalism. One researcher read 60,000 tweets just to find a single biographical detail to out a Nazi hiding in the dark. As we'll cover in future episodes, antifa's strategies can also apply to outing Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators who think they can continue hiding from justice. Just as the NAACP's Walter White investigated lynchings in the 1920s when the police protected their friends in the Klan, citizen researchers can map the flight logs and financial ties of Trump and Epstein's friends. If the FBI and DOJ continue to protect billionaire lawlessness, we must create a social cost for corruption and predatory elites. If the Department of Justice won't unmask the villains, then it's up to us to do it. "We protect us" is the rallying cry of liberation movements, of neighbors helping neighbors against corruption and institutional failure that protects predators in power. As Gaslit Nation has long warned: it's up to us to save us. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats wi…
encoded: As Gaslit Nation has long warned: our institutions are complicit. Nazis infiltrate police departments, protecting an elite pedophile ring–protected by the FBI and DOJ. What can the American people do in a time of elite criminal impunity? Enter antifa. As investigative reporter Christopher Mathias reveals in his new book To Catch a Fascist, the solution is self-reliance and tenacious research skills. As Mathias explains, antifa does exist, haunting Donald Trump's nightmares, and has been a force of resistance throughout American history. Antifa is part of a long tradition in America, composed of LGBTQ people, neurodivergent people, the working class, and other everyday Americans–operating in a hyper-localized decentralized network. Mathias details how activists have unmasked neo-Nazis through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), infiltrating online and offline groups, hacking, posting "meet your local Nazi" fliers in communities, and citizen investigative journalism. One researcher read 60,000 tweets just to find a single biographical detail to out a Nazi hiding in the dark. As we'll cover in future episodes, antifa's strategies can also apply to outing Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators who think they can continue hiding from justice. Just as the NAACP's Walter White investigated lynchings in the 1920s when the police protected their friends in the Klan, citizen researchers can map the flight logs and financial ties of Trump and Epstein's friends. If the FBI and DOJ continue to protect billionaire lawlessness, we must create a social cost for corruption and predatory elites. If the Department of Justice won't unmask the villains, then it's up to us to do it. "We protect us" is the rallying cry of liberation movements, of neighbors helping neighbors against corruption and institutional failure that protects predators in power. As Gaslit Nation has long warned: it's up to us to save us. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats wi…

NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters
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creator: Pacific Media Watch
date: 2026-02-11T02:53:18Z
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description: By Pip Hinman in Gadigal Country/Sydney NSW Premier Chris Minns is sounding even more defensive after videos of NSW police violence towards peaceful protesters in Australia went viral — including attacks on Muslims praying in Sydney’s Town Hall Square after the rally on Monday. His “primary concern”, he told ABC TV, was to prevent the
encoded: By Pip Hinman in Gadigal Country/Sydney NSW Premier Chris Minns is sounding even more defensive after videos of NSW police violence towards peaceful protesters in Australia went viral — including attacks on Muslims praying in Sydney’s Town Hall Square after the rally on Monday. His “primary concern”, he told ABC TV, was to prevent the gathered protesters opposing war criminal Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit from finding out that Herzog was in the city — around the corner, at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour. “We can reveal this morning that we had 700 Jewish mourners in the city at the same time, and at the same location, and police had to keep them separate from protesters; if those police lines were breached, it would have been far, far worse,” Minns said. READ MORE: Peaceful, diverse, myriad, then attacked. Herzog protestors demolish the narrative As Herzog commemorates Bondi, IDF desecrates Australian war graves More Australia protests over police crackdown on rally against Herzog visit Herzog’s visit to Australia builds conflict not social cohesion The fact that Herzog was nearby was hardly a secret. Everyone knew, given the number of barricades and no-go zones that had been established over the previous few days. We also knew Herzog was in Bondi and no public protest had been planned for that. Minns’ comments were dishonest and cruel justifications for police violence. Town Hall Square, the assembly point, was already starting to fill by 4.30pm, an hour before the protest was due to start. By 5.30pm, it was jam packed, including with many Jewish Australians and Arab Australians. First Nations speakers The programme included First Nations speakers, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, NSW Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Labor MP Sarah Kaine (who was heckled because of federal and state Labor governments’ support for genocidal Israel). The speeches focused on Herzog, why we oppose closer relations with Israel and Minns’ dracon…

CPJ: Cuba’s detention of content producers stifles access to information
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creator: CPJ Staff
date: 2026-02-11T00:25:24Z
subject: Committee to Protect Journalists
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description: Miami, February 10, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of two content producers with El 4tico, a social media outlet in eastern Cuba, and calls on authorities to immediately release them and allow the free flow of information on the island. Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Kamil Zayas Pérez were detained by...
encoded: Miami, February 10, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of two content producers with El 4tico, a social media outlet in eastern Cuba, and calls on authorities to immediately release them and allow the free flow of information on the island. Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Kamil Zayas Pérez were detained by police in the city of Holguín on February 6, according to their friends, a video recording of the incident, and an El4tico report. During the arrest, agents took computers, phones, cameras, and equipment that Medina and Pérez used to “record and document their work,” which included documentation of local life as well as activism. Friends of Medina and Pérez said that their whereabouts are unknown and that they are not aware of any charges filed against the pair. The two men built a popular following on social media by recording short satirical videos about daily life and their frustration with the government, according to Yoani Sanchez, founder of 14y Medio. She noted that El 4tico has gained thousands of followers in eastern Cuba, where news is scarce. “In a country where independent media is scarce and frequently suppressed, content creators like Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Kamil Zayas Pérez play an important role in informing the public,” said CPJ U.S., Canada, and Caribbean Program Coordinator Katherine Jacobsen. “Cuban authorities should release them without delay and allow the free flow of information in the country.” “[Authorities] are not arresting me for theft, assault, drug trafficking, or any common crime,” Zayas wrote in a message written before his arrest and released on Saturday. “They are arresting me for the only ‘crime’ that a dictatorship cannot tolerate: daring to look them in the eye and say aloud what we all notice: their egregious failures, their chronic inefficiencies, their systematic injustices, and the oppression that crushes the dignity of an entire people,” he said. Cuban authorities did not respond to CPJ’s re…

Iran’s Comprehensive Peace Proposal to the United States
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creator: Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares
date: 2026-02-10T23:07:17Z
subject: Abbas Araghchi
subject: Dissident Voice
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description: The Middle East stands at a crossroads between endless war and comprehensive peace. A framework for peace does exist. Will the US finally seize it? History occasionally presents moments when the truth about a conflict is stated plainly enough that it becomes impossible to ignore. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s February 7 address in Doha, Qatar (transcript here) should […] The post Iran’s Comprehensive Peace Proposal to the United States appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: The Middle East stands at a crossroads between endless war and comprehensive peace. A framework for peace does exist. Will the US finally seize it? History occasionally presents moments when the truth about a conflict is stated plainly enough that it becomes impossible to ignore. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s February 7 address in Doha, Qatar (transcript here) should prove to be such a moment. His important and constructive remarks responded to the US call for comprehensive negotiations, and he laid out a sound proposal for peace across the Middle East. Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for comprehensive negotiations: “If the Iranians want to meet, we’re ready.” He proposed for talks to include the nuclear issue, Iran’s military capabilities, and its support for proxy groups around the region. On its surface, this sounds like a serious and constructive proposal. The Middle East’s security crises are interconnected, and diplomacy that isolates nuclear issues from broader regional dynamics is unlikely to endure. On February 7, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi’s responded to the United States’ proposal for a comprehensive peace. In his speech at the Al Jazeera Forum, the foreign minister addressed the root cause of regional instability – “Palestine… is the defining question of justice in West Asia and beyond” and he proposed a path forward. The Foreign Minister’s statement is correct. The failure to resolve the issue of Palestinian statehood has indeed fueled every major regional conflict since 1948. The Arab-Israeli wars, the rise of anti-Israel militancy, the regional polarization, and the repeated cycles of violence, all derive from the failure to create a State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel. Gaza represents the most devastating chapter in this conflict, where Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine was followed by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and then by Israel’s genocide against the people of Gaza. In his…

The Day Continued
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creator: J.S. O’Keefe
date: 2026-02-10T22:43:40Z
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description: The day kept going the way days do, except it didn’t feel like it belonged. At the well a woman swore under her breath because the rope slipped again and she stood there a moment staring at her palm. Kids tore through the olive trees, not chasing anything, not running from anything, just running. Shots […] The post The Day Continued appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: The day kept going the way days do, except it didn’t feel like it belonged. At the well a woman swore under her breath because the rope slipped again and she stood there a moment staring at her palm. Kids tore through the olive trees, not chasing anything, not running from anything, just running. Shots cracked from somewhere behind the hills. People heard them, but nobody moved. It was the kind of distance that turns noise into weather: Someone said it was thunder though the sky had no intention of rain. After a while there were heavier booms, maybe mortars, maybe more modern artillery, maybe a menacing storm. Later, the rooms felt off in a way that was hard to name. Doors hung ajar, chairs tipped against the wall, tools abandoned on the ground. Silence; smell of stale air. Thoughts and sentences went unfinished. Then the villagers found out what was missing. The post The Day Continued appeared first on Dissident Voice. This content originally appeared on Dissident Voice and was authored by J.S. O’Keefe.

How America Turns War into a National Sacrament
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creator: Sammy Attoh
date: 2026-02-10T22:34:03Z
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description: A carpenter does not craft chairs only to hide them under a bed. A tailor does not sew garments just to store them away. So, then—does America manufacture military weapons and war machines only to keep them in the White House’s military depo ? No. They must be sold. And how? Through war. The more […] The post How America Turns War into a National Sacrament appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: A carpenter does not craft chairs only to hide them under a bed. A tailor does not sew garments just to store them away. So, then—does America manufacture military weapons and war machines only to keep them in the White House’s military depo ? No. They must be sold. And how? Through war. The more human blood spills like the Hudson River, the more the so‑called American Dream is realized. War fuels profit, and profit fuels power. This is not metaphor. It is the economic theology of the United States. For decades, America has perfected a system in which the suffering of distant peoples becomes the raw material of domestic prosperity. The defense industry is not an accessory to the economy—it is its beating heart. Every missile launched, every drone deployed, every bomb dropped is a deposit slip in the vaults of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman. War is not an unfortunate byproduct of American policy. It is the business model. And like all business models, it requires demand. So the nation manufactures it—through fear, through propaganda, through the steady drumbeat of “threats” that must be neutralized. The enemy changes, but the logic remains: someone, somewhere, must bleed so that the American economy can breathe. But beneath this machinery lies a deeper tragedy: the quiet erosion of the human spirit. A nation cannot worship war without wounding its own soul. The bombs America drops abroad eventually detonate at home—in its schools, its streets, its hospitals, its psyche. A society that normalizes violence abroad inevitably normalizes despair within. The inner spirit of mankind was not built for this. We were not fashioned to cheer for destruction or to measure national greatness by the tonnage of weapons exported. Something ancient in us recoils at the sight of children running from rubble, mothers burying sons, fathers carrying the remains of their families in plastic bags. Something sacred in us knows that no flag, no anthem, no doctrine of …

Bad Beginnings: The End of New START
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-10T22:26:18Z
subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: Rose Gottemoeller
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description: How awful could it get? The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era of arms control and imposed limits on lunatically contrived nuclear weapons programs of the United States and Russia. The New START Treaty entered into force on February 5, 2011 and initially imposed a timeline of […] The post Bad Beginnings: The End of New START appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: How awful could it get? The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era of arms control and imposed limits on lunatically contrived nuclear weapons programs of the United States and Russia. The New START Treaty entered into force on February 5, 2011 and initially imposed a timeline of seven years for the parties to meet the central limits on strategic offensive arms. Those limits would then be maintained for the duration of the Treaty. Till its expiry, the countries maintained limits on the following nuclear arms and systems: 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), deployed submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and deployed heavy bombers capable of using nuclear armaments; 1,550 nuclear warheads on all three deployed platforms; and 800 deployed and non-deployed nuclear capable systems (ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers, and nuclear capable heavy bombers). Such limits were hardly laudatory, or even exceptional. The cap of 1,550 nuclear warheads is the sort of thing that would only impress the limited crazed circle that passes for arms negotiators in this field, and the various thanocrats who populate such institutes as RAND. Such a show is merely intended for both Moscow and Washington to tell other countries with, or without nuclear weapons, that they could impose restraints on their own gluttonous conduct. Even then, New START, as with all such instruments dealing with limiting nuclear weapons, came with the intended, gaping lacunae. It failed to cover, for instance, tactical nuclear weapons, nor limit the deployment of new strategic weapon systems. The treaty also fell into neglect with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Suspended on-site inspections never resumed after 2022. As François Diaz-Maurin of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists points out, “Russia has not shared data on its deployed strategic nuclear forces since September 2022, it suspended its treaty participation altogether in…

Photojournalist struck with projectiles, breaking finger at LA protest
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-10T22:13:40Z
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description: Photojournalist Mario Guerrero suffered a broken finger after he was hit with crowd-control munitions fired by federal officers while covering a protest against immigration raids on Jan. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.The demonstration was held a...
encoded: Photojournalist Mario Guerrero suffered a broken finger after he was hit with crowd-control munitions fired by federal officers while covering a protest against immigration raids on Jan. 31, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. The demonstration was held a day after nationwide protests and also followed similar protests in Minnesota, where federal officers had shot and killed two U.S. citizens. In LA, sweeping immigration enforcement has continued since June. Guerrero told KTLA that after LA police issued a dispersal order, he and other media members stood to the side as protesters confronted law enforcement. Without warning, a federal officer began firing projectiles at him. “They shot me in the hand,” he told the station. “Now I need to have surgery.” Guerrero, a photographer with OC Hawk, a stringer company that provides television stations with critical news footage, identified the projectiles as rubber bullets. When he was hit, he had already identified himself as a member of the press and was wearing a media vest, KTLA reported. The impact left his finger broken, bruised and bleeding. Guerrero, who did not respond to a request for comment, told the TV station that the incident was preventable. “I just want accountability. I want them to know, like, you just can’t go out there and start spraying people. They are identifying themselves as a member of the press,” he said. “There should be more training on how to deal with crowd control, especially when you have members of the media that are trying to do their job, not trying to interfere, not trying to be part of it.” In a GoFundMe post, Guerrero wrote that he can’t operate his camera now and needs to take time off as he recovers. “The uncertainty of when I will be able to return to work has made this time especially challenging, both financially and emotionally.” The actions of DHS officers appeared to violate a state law prohibiting officers from using violent protest policing tactics with members of the press, wh…

Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite’s Veil of Silence
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-10T22:01:47Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Journalist threatened with arrest at LA immigration protest
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-10T21:26:06Z
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description: Independent journalist Dexter Thomas was detained and threatened with arrest while covering a protest against immigration raids in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 31, 2026.The demonstration was held a day after nationwide protests and also followed si...
encoded: Independent journalist Dexter Thomas was detained and threatened with arrest while covering a protest against immigration raids in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 31, 2026. The demonstration was held a day after nationwide protests and also followed similar protests in Minnesota, where federal officers had shot and killed two U.S. citizens. In LA, sweeping immigration enforcement has continued since June. Thomas told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he and another journalist, Lexis-Olivier Ray, were covering a protest near the Metropolitan Detention Center, where immigrants were being held. The LA Police Department started pushing demonstrators away from the federal building and formed a kettle, a tactic used to surround and control a crowd. Thomas said he and Ray, who were both wearing press badges and identifiers, were in the kettle when an officer announced everyone would be arrested for failure to disperse. In a series of Instagram video posts from that day, the pair repeatedly told officers they were journalists and exempt from the dispersal orders. They remained detained for more than a half hour before they were released. “Had we not repeatedly stated that Penal Code 409.7 requires that we be allowed to continue working, I’m not sure what would have happened,” Thomas said. “We were told we were being detained; we were told we were being arrested.” Once outside the kettle, Thomas and Ray continued filming. A police spokeswoman approached them, blocked them from recording and told them they were interfering with police operations. Another officer came and also stood by them. “We were being more or less guarded by two police,” Thomas said. “We were just documenting the arrests.” The actions of LAPD officers appeared to violate a state law prohibiting officers from using such protest policing tactics with members of the press, which a federal court reinforced with a preliminary injunction last year. The LAPD did not respond to a request for comment. In social…

Photojournalist shoved while covering Minneapolis anti-ICE barricade
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-10T21:06:48Z
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description: Independent photojournalist Erik Herrera was repeatedly shoved by individuals angry with his coverage of an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement barricade in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb. 2, 2026.Demonstrations against ICE actions in the Twin Cit...
encoded: Independent photojournalist Erik Herrera was repeatedly shoved by individuals angry with his coverage of an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement barricade in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb. 2, 2026. Demonstrations against ICE actions in the Twin Cities area have been mounting since the beginning of January, following the expansion of an immigration crackdown, known as Operation Metro Surge, and federal officers’ fatal shooting of two Minneapolis residents — Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Herrera was working alongside Daily Caller reporter Jorge Ventura, documenting what was being referred to as a “filter blockade” — a makeshift barricade in the middle of the road meant to hinder ICE operations — in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. The journalists took a car together to where it was reportedly set up. “It was just a bunch of random things in the middle of the intersection, so stuff like wood pallets, dumpsters, mattresses,” Ventura told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. He added that the checkpoint was being operated by several individuals, some of whom immediately approached to ask who they were. When they identified themselves as press, the individuals didn’t seem to mind them being there, Ventura said. As the journalists began documenting the scene, Ventura said he noticed that one of the individuals had approached their ride-share driver. “A couple of individuals basically said that our Uber driver was an ICE agent, because, I guess, they ran his license plate in their ‘database,’” he told the Tracker. “I head over there, and I’m just like, ‘Hey, he’s not an ICE agent, he’s Somalian, clearly.’ So that kind of started our interaction.” Ventura said he tried to ask the individual about the database they had referenced and the checkpoint, but after a few questions, the man declined to do an interview and walked away. Then Ventura noticed that individuals manning the barricade were forcing two SUVs to turn around. “It’s unconfirmed if they were federal agents, but th…

Journalist shoved while reporting on Minneapolis anti-ICE barricade
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-10T21:04:47Z
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encoded: Daily Caller reporter Jorge Ventura was repeatedly shoved and his phone knocked from his hands by individuals angry with his coverage of an anti-immigration authority barricade in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Feb. 2, 2026. Demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the Twin Cities area have been mounting since the beginning of January, following the expansion of an ICE crackdown, known as Operation Metro Surge, and federal officers’ fatal shooting of two Minneapolis residents — Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Ventura told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he had seen photos on social media of what was being referred to as a “filter blockade,” a makeshift barricade in the middle of the road meant to hinder ICE operations in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. He and independent photojournalist Erik Herrera took a car together to where it was reportedly set up. “It was just a bunch of random things in the middle of the intersection, so stuff like wood pallets, dumpsters, mattresses,” Ventura said. He added that the checkpoint was being operated by several individuals, some of whom immediately approached to ask who they were. “I said, ‘Hey, we’re reporters, I work for the Daily Caller.’ And then they didn’t actually mind it,” Ventura said. As the journalists began documenting the scene, Ventura said he noticed that one of the individuals had approached their ride-share driver. “A couple of individuals basically said that our Uber driver was an ICE agent, because, I guess, they ran his license plate in their ‘database,’” he told the Tracker. “I head over there, and I’m just like, ‘Hey, he’s not an ICE agent, he’s Somalian, clearly.’ So that kind of started our interaction.” Ventura said he tried to ask the individual about the database they had referenced and the checkpoint, but after a few questions, the man declined to do an interview and walked away. Then Ventura noticed that individuals manning the barricade were forcing two SUVs to turn around.…

Leading Papers Call for Destroying Iran to Save It
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description: The New York Times and Washington Post offer facile arguments for US attacks on Iran, on the assumption that the US wants to brighten Iranians' futures.
encoded: The United States has no right to wage war on Iran, or to have a say who governs the country. The opinion pages of the New York Times and Washington Post, however, are offering facile humanitarian arguments for the US to escalate its attacks on Iran. These are based on the nonsensical assumption that the US wants to help brighten Iranians’ futures. In two editorials addressing the possibility of the US undertaking a bombing and shooting war on Iran, the Washington Post expressed no opposition to such policies and endorsed economic warfare as well. The Washington Post (1/2/26) declared that “Western financial controls are actually working quite well” against Iran—citing Iran’s marketing “ballistic missiles, drones and warships” as evidence of the success of this policy. Crediting Trump with “the wisdom of distinguishing between an authoritarian regime and the people who suffer under its rule,” the first Post editorial (1/2/26) approvingly quoted Trump’s Truth Social promise (1/2/26) to Iranian protesters that the US “will come to their rescue…. We are locked and loaded and ready to go.” For the Post, the problem was not that Trump was threatening to bomb a sovereign state, but that “airstrikes are, at best, a temporary solution”: If the administration wants this time to be different, it will need to oversee a patient, sustained campaign of maximum pressure against the government…. The optimal strategy is to economically squeeze the regime as hard as possible at this moment of maximum vulnerability. More stringent enforcement of existing oil sanctions would go a long way…. Western financial controls are actually working quite well. Thus, the paper offers advice on how to integrate bombing Iran into a broader effort to overthrow the country’s government in a hybrid war. Central to that project are the sanctions with which the Post is so thoroughly impressed. Such measures have “squeeze[d] the regime” by, for example, decimating “the government’s primary source of reven…

Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
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description: The post Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: Under pressure from Republican state attorneys general, the agency that advises the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters has withdrawn the entirety of its content on climate change from a new judicial reference manual. The move by the Federal Judicial Center leaves judges without any official support on how to weigh evidence about basic weather and climate changes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts, including two on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court for the current term. The center was created as an education agency and is chaired by Chief Justice John Roberts. By law, it is charged with overseeing court policies and researching technical and scientific issues that come before the court. The Supreme Court press office did not respond to a request for comment. On Dec. 31, 2025, the center released the first update in 15 years of its 1,682-page peer-reviewed guide, called the “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence,” including more than 90 pages defining climate terminology and describing the state of scientific consensus on climate change and the methods used to attribute specific weather events to climate warming and its causes. The chapter acknowledges uncertainty in some areas of climate science; it generally reflects the conclusions of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The manual, widely cited and relied upon by law clerks and justices, is produced in partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and also includes chapters on artificial intelligence, DNA identification and epidemiology, among other subjects. It is considered among the most important and trusted guides for justices grappling with technical material, in large part because it is endorsed by the judicial branch itself. Its publication of the chapter on climate change, however, drew immediate criticism from conservatives, who allege that the section is slanted agains…

Rep. Joaquin Castro on Horrific Conditions Inside TX Immigrant Detention Center
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Rep. Joaquin Castro on Horrific Conditions Inside TX Immigrant Detention Center
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Russian bomb injures journalist in eastern Ukraine
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description: New York, February 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a thorough investigation into a recent Russian attack in Ukraine that wounded Igor Levinok, a war correspondent with the privately owned Ukrainian TV channel Inter. On the morning of February 8, a Russian aerial bomb exploded near the entrance to the building where the Inter TV crew was staying in Kramatorsk,...
encoded: New York, February 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a thorough investigation into a recent Russian attack in Ukraine that wounded Igor Levinok, a war correspondent with the privately owned Ukrainian TV channel Inter. On the morning of February 8, a Russian aerial bomb exploded near the entrance to the building where the Inter TV crew was staying in Kramatorsk, in the eastern region of Donetsk. Shards from a window injured Levinok, a journalist with “Podrobitsy,” Inter’s information and analytical program, in his left arm and left hand. The rest of the TV crew escaped unharmed. The attack killed one person and injured six more, including Levinok. Kramatorsk has been used since 2014 as a base for Ukrainian journalists who cover the war and travel to the front line in the east of Ukraine. “Nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian attack on a residential building in Kramatorsk that injured Ukrainian journalist Igor Levinok is yet another example of the tremendous risks faced by journalists reporting on the war,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Russia should stop targeting civilian infrastructure immediately.” Separately, on February 9, a Russian drone attacked reporter Odita Krenberga and camera operator Aigars Kovaļevskis, two journalists with Latvian Public Media (LSM), a public broadcaster, while they were reporting in the Donetsk region. They were not injured. Earlier, on February 2, in the Dnipropetrovsk region in eastern Ukraine, a three-person TV crew with the local branch of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, which included reporter Anton Sirenko as well as an unnamed camera operator and a driver, came under a Russian drone attack. They all escaped unharmed. At least 21 journalists and media workers have been killed while working in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Russia has often hit the offices of media …

Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom
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creator: Emily Jones
date: 2026-02-10T18:26:35Z
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description: Power companies are already building more costly fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers may actually need.
encoded: This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. As more and more data centers crop up throughout Georgia and the Southeast, a recent study finds they may need less energy than the industry and utilities have been predicting. That could have substantial implications for energy bills and the planet. Data centers — especially the biggest ones, known as hyperscalers, used for high-powered computing like generative AI — use a lot of energy. And major utilities like Georgia Power have started expanding power plants and building other infrastructure to fuel them. Late last year, the Georgia Public Service Commission approved a staggering 10 gigawatt expansion for Georgia Power to meet projected demand that’s mostly from data centers, after previously greenlighting new natural gas-fired turbines for the same reason. But the level of growth that Georgia Power and other southeastern utilities are planning for only has about a 0.2 percent chance of actually happening, according to Greenlink Analytics, a nonprofit that promotes transitioning to clean energy. “We believe that this is a very aggressive forecast coming from the utilities,” said Etan Gumerman, Greenlink’s director of analytics who did the modeling for the report. Because the data center industry is growing and changing so fast, it’s hard to predict accurately. The report finds data center energy use across the region could grow by anything from 2.2 to 8.7 gigawatts by 2031. Still, rapid improvements to technology that could make AI much more efficient in the coming years are likely to dampen the overall increase in energy demand. But electric utilities across the region are planning for the extreme high end of data center growth, the report finds. That creates a risk that utilities will build more infrastructure than data centers actually need. “Who’s going to pay for that?” asked Gumerman. “Not the data centers that never came.” Regular customers, he said, will l…

Tennessee Valley Authority goes back on commitment to retire dirty coal plants
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description: In an extremely disappointing reversal, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it is planning to keep its Kingston and Cumberland coal plants operating for the foreseeable future, blowing by its upcoming deadlines to close the polluting facilities. ...
encoded: In an extremely disappointing reversal, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it is planning to keep its Kingston and Cumberland coal plants operating for the foreseeable future, blowing by its upcoming deadlines to close the polluting facilities. The nation’s largest federal utility had previously committed to shutting down these dirty and expensive plants, which was the basis of its plans for building new, multi-billion-dollar methane gas power plants at the Cumberland and Kingston sites. TVA’s plan to keep the Kingston and Cumberland coal plants operating was published in Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements that were published to its website. The federal utility did not notify the public about these changes or allow for any public comment or input. “TVA’s decision to break its promise to shutter these polluting coal plants is a bait and switch that will lead to more pollution in nearby communities, a less reliable power grid, increasing impacts of climate change, and higher power bills for millions of people throughout the Tennessee Valley,” Trey Bussey, a staff attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center, said. “Even worse, the federal utility made this reckless decision without even telling the communities that would be impacted, let alone getting their input. This is a blatant attempt from TVA to take the public out of ‘public power.’” Burning coal for power is incredibly dirty. Coal plants like the Kingston and Cumberland facilities release staggering amounts of air and water pollution, including sulfur dioxide, soot, arsenic, mercury, and other heavy metals. These pollutants are tied to respiratory illnesses, neurological problems, and certain types of cancers. Coal plants also pump out huge amounts of climate-warming pollution, and the Cumberland and Kingston facilities are two of the top three biggest sources of carbon dioxide pollution in Tennessee. Communities in the Tennessee Valley are already feeling the impacts of climate change thr…

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 10, 2026
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description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 10, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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Inside the right-wing movement pushing Alberta to secede from Canada
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Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.
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description: The post Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years. appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: Officials at the U.S. Forest Service knew gear worn by wildland firefighters contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” years before the agency publicly acknowledged the issue, according to internal correspondence obtained by ProPublica. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, have been linked to negative health impacts, including certain cancers and delayed development in children. For years, PFAS chemicals were commonly used to treat the heavy gear worn by municipal firefighters to help it repel water and oil. Federal agencies have said little about whether the compounds were also found in the lighter heat-resistant clothing worn by wildland firefighters. In February 2024, when ProPublica was reporting on the dangers of wildland firefighting — including the risk of cancer — the news organization asked both the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior if federal wildland firefighting gear contained PFAS. Both agencies gave nearly identical answers, writing that they did not have “specific measured concentration data showing that PFAS is contained in protective clothing and gear.” But email correspondence obtained by ProPublica shows that government officials were alerted to the presence of PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters as early as 2021. In April 2022, a senior Forest Service official asked colleagues if they had an obligation to tell firefighters that PFAS had been found in their gear. According to the emails, the agency decided not to immediately share the information, instead waiting for the results of a study into whether PFAS can be absorbed through the skin. The emails were released last week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed in 2022 by George Broyles, a former Forest Service employee who for years studied smoke exposure among firefighters, and who has repeatedly raised concerns about the agency’s reluctance to acknowledge cancer among its workforce. “They just obfuscate,” said Broyles. “…

UN News Today 10 February 2026
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creator: Daniel Johnson
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description: Ethiopia: UN rights chief issues alert over ‘precarious’ situation in Tigray In Sudan, sick and starving children are ‘wasting away’: UNICEF, WHOCrypto is in but Least Developed Countries are missing out: UNCTAD
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What Really Happened When USAID Was Cut
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Israel’s US-backed assault on Gaza set stage for collective punishment in Cuba, AOC says
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Write for Rights – Take Action Today
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"I Have Never Felt So Much Fear": Immigrant Children Speak Out on Life Inside ICE Jail in Dilley, TX
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Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE "Prison" Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held
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Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite’s Veil of Silence
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 10, 2026
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“I Have Never Felt So Much Fear”: Immigrant Children Speak Out on Life Inside ICE Jail in Dilley, TX
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date: 2026-02-10T13:52:17Z
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description: A new ProPublica investigation reveals new details about a sprawling ICE detention complex where families describe horrific conditions inside, such as being served contaminated food, with children and parents at times finding worms in their me...
encoded: A new ProPublica investigation reveals new details about a sprawling ICE detention complex where families describe horrific conditions inside, such as being served contaminated food, with children and parents at times finding worms in their meals. Lights are reportedly left on for 24 hours a day. South Texas Family Residential Center, in the town of Dilley a few dozen miles from the southern border with Mexico, detains an estimated 3,500 people, more than half of them children. “I have never felt so much fear to go to a place as I feel here. … Once I go back to Honduras, a lot of dangerous things could happen to my mom and I,” a 14-year-old detained at Dilley, Ariana Velasquez, told ProPublica. There are also mounting reports of psychological abuse by guards, some of whom have allegedly threatened families with separation. “Many of the children who are now being sent there are being arrested by ICE around the country, and some of them, like Ariana, have been living [in the U.S.] for years,” says Mica Rosenberg, investigative reporter at ProPublica. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE “Prison” Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held
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date: 2026-02-10T13:38:56Z
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description: Senate Democrats have reportedly begun tentative negotiations with the White House just days before funding for the Homeland Security Department is set to expire at midnight on Friday, threatening another partial government shutdown. Joaquin C...
encoded: Senate Democrats have reportedly begun tentative negotiations with the White House just days before funding for the Homeland Security Department is set to expire at midnight on Friday, threatening another partial government shutdown. Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressmember from Texas, visited the family immigration detention center in Dilley where 5-year-old Liam Ramos was held. Kids have been “traumatized by the experience,” says Castro. This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Algeria arrests freelance journalist Abdelali Mezghiche
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description: New York, February 10, 2026 — Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist Abdelali Mezghiche and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. On Monday, February 9, state security officers arrested Mezghiche in the capital Algiers over posts on his Facebook page, which has more than 130,000...
encoded: New York, February 10, 2026 — Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist Abdelali Mezghiche and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. On Monday, February 9, state security officers arrested Mezghiche in the capital Algiers over posts on his Facebook page, which has more than 130,000 followers, reporting on public anger over the imprisonment of local figures in the southern city of Djanet. These posts have since been taken down. An Algiers court later ordered Mezghiche’s pretrial detention pending investigation into charges of “posting on social media content that could harm the national interest” and “spreading hate speech and racism,” according to a local journalist following the case, who spoke to CPJ on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisal. “Placing freelance journalist Abdelali Mezghiche in pretrial detention over his social media posts shows a growing trend of using vague national security charges against journalists in Algeria to silence them,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. “Algerian authorities must immediately release Mezghiche, drop all charges against him, and ensure that journalists can report freely without fear of imprisonment.” Mezghiche, a journalist with Algeria’s state television and an active social media commentator, had been unreachable for several days prior to his appearance before the investigating judge on Monday, according to the local journalist. In a separate case, Algerian authorities arrested journalist Omar Ferhat, director of the local independent news website Algerie Scoop, on February 5, and a court ordered his pretrial detention pending investigation into charges related to collusion, defamation, spreading false news, and inciting hate speech. At least five journalists are currently behind bars in Algeria in connection with their work, according to CPJ data. CPJ emailed the Algerian Ministry of Justice and Ministry of In…

Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite’s Veil of Silence
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-10T13:13:09Z
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description: Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files grows across the globe. Millions of pages remain unrelease...
encoded: Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files grows across the globe. Millions of pages remain unreleased. As many prominent U.S. figures evade accountability following mentions in the Epstein files, a number of European figures have resigned for their relationships with Epstein. “The most extraordinary and worrying thing of what is going on in the United States is the scale of normalization that is happening, in which the press is absolutely a structural part of this,” says Carole Cadwalladr, award-winning investigative journalist. “I have been shocked — deeply, deeply shocked — by the absence of headlines.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 10, 2026
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description: Pentagon Says It Killed 2, Leaving 1 Survivor, in Attack on Boat in Eastern Pacific, Airlines Suspend Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel Amid U.S. Oil Blockade, Israel’s Security Cabinet Expands Control Over Illegal West Bank Settlements, Israel’s Latest Gaza Ceasefire Violations Leave 7 Palestinians Dead, Thousands Protest as Israeli President Isaac Herzog Visits Sydney, Australia, Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition to House Oversight Committee, 53 Are Dead or Missing After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libyan Coast, Federal Court Strikes Down California Law to Unmask Federal Agents, Family Demands Answers After Leqaa Kordia Is Hospitalized in ICE Detention, Immigration Judge Rejects Trump Admin’s Efforts to Deport Tufts University Student Rümeysa Öztürk, WSJ: Trump Admin Planning to Repeal Obama-Era Greenhouse Gas “Endangerment Finding”, Nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore Reach Tentative Deals on New Contracts, San Francisco Public School Teachers Striking for Salary Increases and Family Health Benefits
encoded: Pentagon Says It Killed 2, Leaving 1 Survivor, in Attack on Boat in Eastern Pacific Airlines Suspend Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel Amid U.S. Oil Blockade Israel's Security Cabinet Expands Control Over Illegal West Bank Settlements Israel's Latest Gaza Ceasefire Violations Leave 7 Palestinians Dead Thousands Protest as Israeli President Isaac Herzog Visits Sydney, Australia Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition to House Oversight Committee 53 Are Dead or Missing After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libyan Coast Federal Court Strikes Down California Law to Unmask Federal Agents Family Demands Answers After Leqaa Kordia Is Hospitalized in ICE Detention Immigration Judge Rejects Trump Admin's Efforts to Deport Tufts University Student Rümeysa Öztürk WSJ: Trump Admin Planning to Repeal Obama-Era Greenhouse Gas "Endangerment Finding" Nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore Reach Tentative Deals on New Contracts San Francisco Public School Teachers Striking for Salary Increases and Family Health Benefits This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-10 Tuesday
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Why This Dog Won’t Stop Visiting His Owner’s Grave
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Iran tightens media crackdown with raids, financial pressure
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description: New York, February 9, 2026 —The Committee to Protect Journalists demands that Iranian authorities halt their ongoing attacks and harassment of journalists and media workers and roll back punitive measures used to silence reporting, including raids, equipment seizures, financial pressure, and restrictions on communications. Azadeh Mokhtari, a social affairs editor at the Rokna news website,...
encoded: New York, February 9, 2026 —The Committee to Protect Journalists demands that Iranian authorities halt their ongoing attacks and harassment of journalists and media workers and roll back punitive measures used to silence reporting, including raids, equipment seizures, financial pressure, and restrictions on communications. Azadeh Mokhtari, a social affairs editor at the Rokna news website, was subjected to a security raid at her home in early February, during which Iranian security forces seized her work equipment and personal documents, including her mobile phone, laptop, SIM cards, passport, national ID card, and birth certificate. Mokhtari confirmed the raid in a February 10 post on Instagram, saying her electronics were returned, but “the judicial process is still ongoing.” Separately, Mohammad Parsi, editor-in-chief of the literary publication Kandoo, has been unreachable since February 8, following a telephone summons by police. Security agents also reportedly raided Parsi’s home, confiscating electronic devices belonging to him and his family. Parsi has faced repeated judicial harassment in the past, including a fine in July 2023 for his reporting on Nika Shakarami, a teenager killed during the 2022 nationwide protests. On February 3, freelance journalist Kianoosh Darvishi, who previously worked for Ensaf News, told CPJ that his bank accounts “were blocked” after he was summoned by Iran’s cyber police. “They keep summoning me. I am sure if I go, they will arrest me. They are asking me why I post about the protests,” he said. Elaha Khosravi, a journalist and producer of the Gazet podcast said her SIM card had been blocked without prior notice. “Some time ago, one morning I realized they had blocked my line. Since this had happened to me before,” she told Payamema website. “They have blocked my SIM card two other times. One time was last year, and after being summoned by security authorities, I was asked to delete my tweets and Instagram posts.” “By raiding hom…

Tracking Habeas Cases
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encoded: As federal immigration agents surge into communities and detain people, the number of cases filed by those claiming their detention is illegal has risen to historic highs. ProPublica is tracking the volume of these cases, known as habeas petitions, as they overwhelm legal advocates and government attorneys. Immigrants filed more habeas cases in the first 13 months of the second Trump administration than in the past three administrations combined, including his first. View the tracker on our site. The post Tracking Habeas Cases appeared first on ProPublica. This content originally appeared on ProPublica and was authored by Ruth Talbot.

Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High.
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encoded: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal, more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including President Donald Trump’s first term. So far this year, immigrants are filing on average more than 200 of these cases, known as habeas petitions, daily across the country, with California and Texas accounting for about 40% of new cases, a ProPublica analysis of federal court filings found. To keep tabs on this historic rise, ProPublica is publishing a habeas case tracker. “I don’t recall a time that anything like this has ever happened,” said Daniel Caudillo, director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Texas Tech University School of Law and a recently departed immigration judge. More Immigrants Than Ever Are Challenging Detention An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term than in the last three administrations combined — and the number keeps rising. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="632" width="752" src="https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png?w=752" alt="" class="wp-image-67419" srcset="https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png 1500w, https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png?resize=300,252 300w, https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png?resize=768,646 768w, https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png?resize=1024,861 1024w, https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png?resize=863,725 863w, https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-petitions-fallback2.png?resize=422,355 422w, https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/habeas-pet…

A Hong Kong court gave media publisher and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai 20 years in prison
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Brutal conditions for civilians amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure
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Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
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description: As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.
encoded: Boom Supersonic wants to build the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner. Founded in 2014, the company set out to make air travel dramatically faster — up to twice the speed of today’s passenger jets — while also aiming for a smaller environmental footprint. For years, Boom has focused on developing the high-performance engine technology needed to sustain supersonic flight. Though the company has not yet debuted its revolutionary jet, last year it identified a new and potentially lucrative application for its novel technology: generating electricity for the data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom. Many of these data centers want the kind of flexible, around-the-clock energy associated with combined-cycle natural gas turbines. These heavy-duty machines burn gas to spin turbines and generate electricity, then capture the associated heat and use it to spin the turbines some more. As far as fossil fuel generation goes, they are among the most efficient options for dispatchable baseload power. But with demand for these turbines surging and supply increasingly tight, developers are turning to creative alternatives. The upshot of all this creativity is clear: Much of the data center build-out is poised to be powered by natural gas — and the climate consequences that come with it. Boom Supersonic inked a $1.25 billion agreement with a developer called Crusoe, which is building a suite of data centers for the artificial-intelligence startup OpenAI. The turbine company agreed to provide Crusoe with 29 jet-engine gas turbines that the developer could position at data centers across the U.S. The deal is just one example of developers and tech companies straining to find power sources for the data centers sprouting up nationwide. Meta’s data center in El Paso, Texas, will draw fuel from more than 800 different mobile mini-turbines. Meanwhile, the construction equipment company Caterpillar has supplied gas engines to a data center in West Virginia. And the d…

DN! Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
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description: Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, clean power source deep within the Earth.
encoded: If you’ve ever been to a hot spring or geyser or volcano, you’ve seen the future of energy. Earth’s innards are hot — really hot — and that heat sometimes bubbles to the surface. If engineers dig holes in these geologically active places, then pipe water through rock, they can tap into this geothermal energy. Whereas solar and wind require sunlight and gusts to produce electricity, the Earth itself provides this constant source of fuel, which provides a powerful technique for bolstering the grid. A new report from the energy think tank Ember underscores geothermal’s potential, finding that it could theoretically replace 42 percent of the European Union’s electricity generation from coal and natural gas — and at the same cost. New technologies could help Europe keep pace with the United States and Canada by opening new regions and exploiting this abundant, clean energy supply, the report adds. “We can’t really say that all of it will be utilized, but there is enough of it to get policymakers and investors more interested, even in Europe and even outside of traditional hot spots,” said Tatiana Mindeková, a policy advisor at Ember and lead author of the report. About those hot spots. Historically, geothermal has been limited to geologically active places. That is, if the Earth isn’t hot near the surface, you’d have to dig farther to get at the energy. And the deeper you dig, the higher the costs and the harder it is to recoup that investment. In addition, the rock at these sites must be permeable: A facility pumps down liquid, which flows through the gaps and heats up, then returns to the surface to power a turbine. But next-generation techniques are opening swaths of new territories to exploit. Engineers are drilling deeper, allowing them to tap into the constant heat emanating from the planet’s molten core. And they’re creating their own permeability by fracturing rock at depth, so the water has space to heat up. “With these new technologies, we actually can extend t…

Anti-Them: A Joyful Colonial At the Heart of Empire
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creator: Abby Zimet
date: 2026-02-10T09:27:37Z
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description: Good Bunny Bad Trump Dept: Super Bowl LX sucked, but Bad Bunny's exuberant "cultural landmine" of a half-time show was fire, a heartfelt, sanguine, unifying "love letter to the American Dream," or what MAGA called an "affront to the Greatness of Ameri...
encoded: Good Bunny Bad Trump Dept: Super Bowl LX sucked, but Bad Bunny's exuberant "cultural landmine" of a half-time show was fire, a heartfelt, sanguine, unifying "love letter to the American Dream," or what MAGA called an "affront to the Greatness of America" during which they "couldn't understand a word of it" - Spanish! horrors! - and what's up with that? The final, unforgivable sin, proof their sordid culture war's almost done: The scoreboard proclaiming, "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." Sunday's Super Bowl, held at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, made it into the ranks of "among the six most boring games ever." But the brouhaha over an all-Spanish show at this historic moment by a 31-year-old global superstar and fierce advocate of Puerto Rican independence who dedicated his performance to "all Latinos and Latinas," has loudly urged "ICE out," launched a 57-date world tour that skipped the continental US, paused a European tour to join protests in San Juan - and sometimes wears a dress - made up for the game's lack of dazzle. Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, he grew up in Puerto Rico's working-class coastal town of Vega Bajal, came of age in a period marked by economic recession and natural disasters - like 2017's Hurricane Maria, when Trump infamously tossed paper towels into a suffering crowd - and just ten years ago was a student working at an Econo supermarket and writing songs in his spare time. Emerging from a small Caribbean island with a long and painful colonial history, Benito started out "just trying to connect with my roots, connect with my people, connect with myself." Today, as the most-streamed artist on the planet with 90.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, he's hailed as the King of Latin Trap, a Spanish-language derivative of US rap merged with home-grown reggaeton and salsa, often with dark themes of street life. He's also posited as a stunning success story who defies Trump's (white) America First bigotry, with a "s…

Author T Kira Madden on making art a place of safety
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creator: Jancie Creaney
date: 2026-02-10T08:00:00Z
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description: Recently I was thinking about the difference between a long book and a short book, and whether there are writers or periods in a writer’s life when they’re more sensitive to silence versus feeling more of a sensitivity or desire for abundance? Do you have thoughts on that, having written two expansive books, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls and Whidbey?
encoded: Recently I was thinking about the difference between a long book and a short book, and whether there are writers or periods in a writer’s life when they’re more sensitive to silence versus feeling more of a sensitivity or desire for abundance? Do you have thoughts on that, having written two expansive books, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls and Whidbey? I can’t say that I can speak to the writing of a short book. It’s something I admire so much. I recently read Quiara Alegria Hudes’ The White Hot, which is maybe 150 pages, and just wonderful. I love the fever burn of a short book that one might be able to read in a single sitting. That said, I’m not sure I could ever write it. It’s interesting, I guess, because I went from short fiction, specifically an interest in “flash” fiction, wanting to achieve some sort of arc or emotional impact in as little space as possible. In grad school I was obsessed with Grace Paley and Lydia Davis and Daniil Kharms, Calvino, wondering, “How can that be achieved in 100 words, 500 words?” After writing for many years, my mind started changing from, “How do I shut the door,” to, “How do I build something with 1,000 doors opening?” Both Long Live and Whidbey are longish books, over 350 pages, but they were much longer before the editorial process. Whidbey was a monster of a book. It was, in some iterations, 800 pages, a giant. And with Long Live, there were maybe hundreds, if not thousands of vignettes that were cut. I like writing into, in your words, the feeling of abundance or boundlessness, and then only through the editorial process can I trim down and see what’s needed. Sometimes it’s a logistical need, and sometimes it’s a nonsense one… a scene or image or darling that simply must remain, beyond narrative sense. I believe in trusting those. I haven’t yet had that idea or distinct voice or clear through line to write a shorter, full-length project. That’s usually where my stories live, where there’s that single door I want t…

Rupert Murdoch Heads West
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creator: Karl Grossman
date: 2026-02-09T23:11:15Z
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description: The strategy of Rupert Murdoch, always arch-conservative in his politics, has been to start or take over and use media to further his political viewpoint.
encoded: Rupert Murdoch–style journalism comes to California with a front-page call (California Post, 2/1/26) to arrest “violent” ICE protesters. (No injuries were mentioned in the accompanying article about the “downtown carnage.”) Last week, Rupert Murdoch launched the California Post, a West Coast counterpart to his New York Post. When I was growing up in New York City, the New York Post, under publisher Dorothy Schiff, was one of my favorite newspapers. I relished reading the columns in it by James Wechsler and Max Lerner, and its news coverage in general. The Post was a good paper. In 1976 I went for a reporter’s job at the Post. I had been at the Long Island Press since 1964, with a journalistic focus on environmental issues. A specialty of mine was investigative reporting, for which I had received the George Polk Award and other honors. For two years before the Press, my first job as a reporter was at the weekly Babylon Town Leader. My first big story from the start, and through my two years at the newspaper, was the plan of New York public works czar Robert Moses, a resident of Babylon, to construct a four-lane highway on Fire Island. My journalism helped spur a grassroots movement against his highway. My pieces emphasized the alternative being pursued, creation of a Fire Island National Seashore, which in 1974 became a reality. This framed my lifelong journalistic direction. Scrapping an interview But there was talk at the Long Island Press of it being in trouble. This originated with folks there who had undergone the closure of other New York City–based newspapers. So there I was on South Street in Manhattan for an interview with Paul Sann, executive editor of the New York Post. He had told me to telephone him from the street before going up to his office. And I did, to be told, “You wouldn’t believe, but Rupert Murdoch just announced he is buying the Post.” That stopped the planned interview. The Press announced on March 25, 1977, it was shutting down. As the New …

A New Era of Political Mobilization Is Dawning
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creator: Ida Susser
date: 2026-02-09T21:30:18Z
subject: Aditya Chakrabortty
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subject: Gregory Bovino
subject: ICE raids
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subject: Minneapolis
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subject: popular
subject: raids
subject: republicans
subject: Resistance
subject: sources
subject: strike
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description: Born in South Africa just a few years after the end of World War II and reared by activists in the anti-apartheid movement, I witnessed my parents’ struggle against fascism and its accompanying racism in both my country of birth and Europe. This created in me a sense of the fragility of democracy and fear […] The post A New Era of Political Mobilization Is Dawning appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Born in South Africa just a few years after the end of World War II and reared by activists in the anti-apartheid movement, I witnessed my parents’ struggle against fascism and its accompanying racism in both my country of birth and Europe. This created in me a sense of the fragility of democracy and fear of losing civil rights and collective values. The wave of brutal ICE raids and the Trump administration’s assault on political and legal norms prove this fear well-founded. At the age of five, my father told me, “We fought fascism in Europe and then came home to see it develop here.” He explained that one of my relatives had fled Germany for South Africa, escaping alone as a young Jewish boy, and refused to run away again when, in 1948, fascists were elected to power there (by the white minority who could vote). He and his wife ended up in jail and, for decades, under house arrest. Left alone, their teenage son committed suicide. Unlike these cousins and other friends, my parents left South Africa after they lost their jobs and were blacklisted, and before they were arrested. I grew up in exile in England and the US. As I watch unidentified ICE guards with faces obscured, protruding gas masks, bulging army fatigues, and guns, I am convinced that we are witnessing a new form of fascism in the making. How should we react, and does popular resistance in the streets make a difference? What types of organizing are most effective? As an anthropologist who studies social movements, I’ve spent much of my professional life grappling with these questions. That’s why I found myself studying the Yellow Vest movement that erupted on the streets of Paris in 2018. I embedded with this movement—which took its name from the yellow security vests participants donned—from its earliest stages and have continued to study it and its aftermath. The Yellow Vests were composed of “ordinary” citizens who were outraged by government policies to raise the gas tax, and whose anger quickly morp…

The Real Threat to Arctic Security
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creator: Kieran Mulvaney
date: 2026-02-09T21:11:09Z
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description: Conflict in the Arctic is entirely avoidable and unnecessary.
encoded: Conflict in the Arctic is entirely avoidable and unnecessary. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Kieran Mulvaney.

20,000 Palestinians seeking to leave Gaza for medical care
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T21:06:02Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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The Uphill Battle of Navigating a Broken Immigration System
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creator: Tausif Sanzum
date: 2026-02-09T20:37:37Z
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description: Seeking asylum is a human right. But in the United States, this path to citizenship is long, confusing, and treacherous.
encoded: Seeking asylum is a human right. But in the United States, this path to citizenship is long, confusing, and treacherous. This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Tausif Sanzum.

FPF complaint targets prosecutor over Washington Post reporter raid
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creator: Newswire Editor
date: 2026-02-09T19:18:08Z
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description: On Friday, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) filed an attorney disciplinary complaint against Gordon Kromberg, the federal prosecutor who reviewed and signed the search warrant application targeting Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson.The com...
encoded: On Friday, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) filed an attorney disciplinary complaint against Gordon Kromberg, the federal prosecutor who reviewed and signed the search warrant application targeting Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. The complaint notes that Kromberg appears to have violated an ethical rule that requires lawyers to reveal relevant legal authority to the court, even if it undermines their arguments. Recently unsealed court records disclose what many suspected: The government failed to alert the court that authorized the warrant to the Privacy Protection Act of 1980, a federal law that, in most cases, forbids the use of search warrants for journalistic work product and documentary materials. The following statement can be attributed to Seth Stern, chief of advocacy for FPF: “Kromberg and the government omitted a federal law that should have prohibited the raid of Hannah Natanson’s home when applying for a search warrant. That choice now threatens to expose Natanson’s sources and cripple her ability to report, while also sending a warning shot to journalists and whistleblowers nationwide. “Disciplinary bodies cannot look the other way and ignore misconduct that threatens the First Amendment, particularly from an administration with a long history of misleading judges and everyone else. When prosecutors abuse their power to facilitate efforts to silence reporting and intimidate news sources, disciplinary authorities must hold them accountable and impose real consequences.” Read the complaint here. This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.

The dark side of the Olympics
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T19:00:11Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 9, 2026
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date: 2026-02-09T18:00:00Z
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subject: News
subject: pacifica
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subject: weekdays
description: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
encoded: Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – February 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA. This content originally appeared on KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays and was authored by KPFA.

Bannon calls for ICE to engage in voter intimidation during the midterms
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creator: Sasha Abramsky
date: 2026-02-09T17:32:36Z
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description: <img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2233061059-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Steve Bannon speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images" data-attachment-id="341151" data-permalink="https://therealnews.com/bannon-ice-voter-intimidation-midterms/steve-bannon-speaks-at-national-conservatism-conference" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2233061059-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"0","credit":"Middle East Images/AFP via Getty","camera":"NIKON D850","caption":"Steve Bannon speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)","created_timestamp":"1757029643","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Steve-Bannon-Speaks-at-National-Conservatism-Conference","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="Steve-Bannon-Speaks-at-National-Conservatism-Conference" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Steve Bannon speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2233061059-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2233061059-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1"> “You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.
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UN News Today 09 February 2026
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creator: Daniel Johnson
date: 2026-02-09T17:24:30Z
subject: Podcasts/UN News Today
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subject: 2026
subject: february
subject: News
subject: podcasts/un
subject: sources
subject: today
description: Sudan war crimes in spotlight at Human Rights Council53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coastChild labour scourge still impacting 138 million children
encoded: Sudan war crimes in spotlight at Human Rights Council53 migrants die in latest shipwreck tragedy off Libya coastChild labour scourge still impacting 138 million children This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Daniel Johnson.

Minneapolis resident describes her violent arrest by ICE in Minneapolis
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T17:06:05Z
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subject: Democracy
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Right to a fair trial? Not for Lloyd Gray
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creator: The Real News Network
date: 2026-02-09T17:00:00Z
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description: This content originally appeared on The Real News Network and was authored by The Real News Network.
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Protests against ICE and Israel erupt in Milan amid Olympics
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T16:43:13Z
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Fact-Checking the Future: AI, Fracking, and Data Center Propaganda
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creator: Kate Horgan
date: 2026-02-09T16:25:57Z
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subject: Data
subject: fact-checking
subject: fracking
subject: future
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subject: Propaganda
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subject: The Project Censored Show
description: First up, Mickey and Eleanor dive into some critical media literacy, including AI-generated videos and images that ping our confirmation biases, making it all the more important to stay vigilant in analyzing content, regardless of whether or not we wan...
encoded: First up, Mickey and Eleanor dive into some critical media literacy, including AI-generated videos and images that ping our confirmation biases, making it all the more important to stay vigilant in analyzing content, regardless of whether or not we want it to be true. We also look at patterns of mis and disinformation, tools and tips for media consumers and creators, and more. Next up, Katie Jones from Fractracker joins the show to talk about the shadowy connection between data centers and fracking. Katie talks about how data centers are in many ways the new fracking boom, and are using many of the same The post Fact-Checking the Future: AI, Fracking, and Data Center Propaganda appeared first on Project Censored. This content originally appeared on Project Censored and was authored by Kate Horgan.

Minneapolis Epitomizes Dangerously Empathetic Samaritans
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creator: Gary Olson
date: 2026-02-09T16:21:55Z
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subject: Dissident Voice
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subject: Frans de Waal
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subject: radical altruism
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subject: Activism
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description: Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person. — Heinz Kohut The ongoing face-off between federal immigration agents and well-organized neighborhood resistance in Minneapolis reminded me once again of the parable of the Good Samaritan and of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. frequently invoked it in […] The post Minneapolis Epitomizes Dangerously Empathetic Samaritans appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T16:08:42Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: attacks
subject: Democracy
subject: disease
subject: face
subject: gaza
subject: israeli
subject: Medical
subject: neglect.
subject: now
subject: palestinians
subject: sources
subject: still
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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JD Vance Is Booed at Olympics While Thousands Protest U.S. Sending ICE Agents to Games in Italy
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T16:07:35Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: agents
subject: booed
subject: Democracy
subject: Games
subject: ice
subject: italy
subject: now
subject: olympics
subject: Protest
subject: sending
subject: sources
subject: thousands
subject: u.s.
subject: vance,
subject: while
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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As Black History Month Turns 100, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T16:06:23Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: 100
subject: apes
subject: apologize
subject: black
subject: Democracy
subject: depicting
subject: for
subject: History
subject: month
subject: now
subject: obama’s
subject: refuses
subject: sources
subject: trump
subject: turns
subject: Video
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T16:04:35Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: aliya
subject: assaulted
subject: citizen
subject: Democracy
subject: disabled
subject: ice
subject: jailed
subject: meet
subject: Minneapolis
subject: now
subject: rahman
subject: sources
subject: traumatized
subject: u.s.
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 9, 2026
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date: 2026-02-09T16:02:07Z
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subject: Sources
subject: 2026
subject: Democracy
subject: february
subject: headlines
subject: now
subject: Politics
subject: sources
subject: top
subject: u.s.
subject: World
description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Freedom Torch or Cancer Stick, that is the Bernays Question
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creator: Paul Haeder
date: 2026-02-09T16:00:43Z
subject: Anna Liedtke
subject: Critical thinking
subject: data poisoning
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: IMOD
subject: intermarriage and Bibi
subject: Israel (part of Mandate Palestine)
subject: Israel Defense Ministry
subject: Israeli Defense Force (IDF)
subject: Jeffrey E. Epstein
subject: Joel Pollock
subject: Kosher Nostra
subject: Larry Ellison
subject: MAFAT
subject: Sam Altman
subject: Sandra Leikanger
subject: Somaliland
subject: Sources
subject: Zionist Imperial Mafia
subject: altman
subject: and
subject: anna
subject: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
subject: beliefs
subject: bernays
subject: bibi
subject: cancer
subject: Colonialism
subject: Crime
subject: Crimes against Humanity
subject: critical
subject: Data
subject: defense
subject: dissident
subject: ellison?
subject: epstein
subject: Fascism
subject: force
subject: Freedom
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subject: Indigenous Peoples
subject: intermarriage
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subject: liedtke
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subject: mafia
subject: mandate
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subject: nostra
subject: Palestine
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subject: pollock
subject: Psychological Warfare
subject: Psychology/Psychiatry
subject: psychopathy
subject: question
subject: sam
subject: sandra
subject: somaliland
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How Trump Is Remaking Public Education
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creator: ProPublica
date: 2026-02-09T15:30:00Z
subject: ProPublica
subject: Sources
subject: Education
subject: how
subject: propublica
subject: public
subject: remaking
subject: sources
subject: trump
description: This content originally appeared on ProPublica and was authored by ProPublica.
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If You Think Our Rulers Do Bad Things in Secret, Wait Til You See What They Do out in the Open
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creator: Caitlin Johnstone
date: 2026-02-09T15:11:29Z
subject: biosphere
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: siege warfare
subject: Sources
subject: The Epstein Files
subject: ‘til
subject: bad
subject: Cuba
subject: dissident
subject: Economic Warfare
subject: epstein
subject: files
subject: Genocide
subject: global south
subject: iran
subject: Militarism
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subject: US Military Bases
subject: Venezuela
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description: They launched a live-streamed genocide in full view of the entire world. They’re openly targeting civilian populations with siege warfare in Iran and Cuba in full view of the entire world. They openly kidnapped the president of a sovereign nation in full view of the entire world. They deliberately provoked a horrific and dangerous proxy war in Ukraine in full view of the […] The post If You Think Our Rulers Do Bad Things in Secret, Wait Til You See What They Do out in the Open appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: They launched a live-streamed genocide in full view of the entire world. They’re openly targeting civilian populations with siege warfare in Iran and Cuba in full view of the entire world. They openly kidnapped the president of a sovereign nation in full view of the entire world. They deliberately provoked a horrific and dangerous proxy war in Ukraine in full view of the entire world. They spent years actively backing Saudi Arabia’s monstrous genocidal atrocities in Yemen in full view of the entire world. They’re plundering and exploiting the resources and labor of the global south in full view of the entire world. They’re killing the biosphere we all depend on for their own enrichment in full view of the entire world. They’re circling the globe with hundreds of military bases to secure planetary domination in full view of the entire world. They engage in nuclear brinkmanship and wave around armageddon weapons like pistols in full view of the entire world. People go homeless and die of exposure while billionaires buy private islands and choose the next president in full view of the entire world. Weapons manufacturers lobby for wars and then profit from the death and destruction they cause in full view of the entire world. The president of the United States has repeatedly admitted to being bought and owned by the world’s richest Israeli in full view of the entire world. The US Treasury Secretary has been repeatedly admitting that the US deliberately sparked the violence and unrest in Iran by methodically immiserating the population via economic warfare, in full view of the entire world. I keep seeing people freaking out and asking how it’s possible that the individuals in the Epstein files haven’t been arrested for their secret, nefarious behavior. And I always want to ask them, mate, have you seen the nefarious behavior they’re engaging in right out in the open? Pay attention to the Epstein files. Pay attention to what little we can learn about how these freaks cond…

Algerian authorities arrest journalist Omar Ferhat
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creator: CPJ Staff
date: 2026-02-09T14:43:04Z
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subject: Legal Action
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subject: action
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subject: arrest
subject: authorities
subject: committee
subject: Detained
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subject: Journalists
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description: New York, February 9, 2026 — Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omar Ferhat, director of the local independent news website Algerie Scoop, and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. On Thursday, February 5, Algerian state security officers arrested Ferhat, also known as ‘Karim Kaki’, from...
encoded: New York, February 9, 2026 — Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omar Ferhat, director of the local independent news website Algerie Scoop, and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. On Thursday, February 5, Algerian state security officers arrested Ferhat, also known as ‘Karim Kaki’, from his home in the capital Algiers. The investigative judge at the Sidi M’hamed Court ordered his pretrial detention pending investigation into charges related to collusion, defamation, spreading false news, and inciting hate speech. A local journalist, who is following the case and spoke to CPJ on the condition of anonymity, said Ferhat’s arrest is a clear attempt at silencing his outlet, which reports on political and social issues, and is known for publishing investigations critical of government policies. “This decision to jail the director of Algeria Scoop news site Omar Ferhat sends a chilling message to independent journalists in Algeria,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. “Algerian authorities must immediately release Ferhat, drop all charges related to his work, and stop using the law against journalists to silence independent reporting.” Ferhat was previously arrested in June 2024 on inciting hate speech charges over an Algeria Scoop video report, and he was released following a presidential pardon in October 2024. Aside from Ferhat, three other journalists are currently behind bars in Algeria, according to CPJ data. CPJ’s emails to the Algerian Ministry of Interior requesting comment on Ferhat’s arrest did not receive any replies. This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by CPJ Staff.

The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis.
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creator: David Andersson
date: 2026-02-09T14:25:27Z
subject: anti-materialism
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: existential distress
subject: existential meaning
subject: industrialism
subject: Materialism
subject: materialist mindset
subject: post-material humanism
subject: Sources
subject: Zohran Mamdani
subject: "The Left"
subject: alienation
subject: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
subject: beliefs
subject: city planning
subject: consciousness
subject: crisis
subject: dissident
subject: distress
subject: existential
subject: humanism
subject: mamdani
subject: materialism
subject: materialist
subject: meaning
subject: mind
subject: mindset”:
subject: new york city
subject: Politics
subject: post-material
subject: resolve
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: trying
subject: voice
subject: zohran
description: We are at a crossroads of civilization, facing contradictions that cannot be solved by the same logic that created them. We are attempting to answer the future of humanity with a mindset inherited from the past. “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon We live in the most […] The post The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis. appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: We are at a crossroads of civilization, facing contradictions that cannot be solved by the same logic that created them. We are attempting to answer the future of humanity with a mindset inherited from the past. “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon We live in the most materialistic epoch in history. Everything revolves around production—the making of objects. Factories, warehouses, housing developments, cars, films, videos, data centers. Even churches are increasingly objectified: they manufacture faith. Schools become factories for tomorrow’s workers and their bosses. Political parties have become the marketing arm of these materialist structures. We only need to look at the most progressive program offered in the last mayoral race in New York City to see the problem of the contemporary “left” in a nutshell. Zohran Mamdani was elected on a bold, affordability-focused platform. His campaign argued that New York City had become too expensive for ordinary residents. His program promised rent freezes for rent-stabilized apartments, the construction of 200,000 affordable homes, free city buses and city-owned grocery stores, expanded childcare, and a higher minimum wage – all funded through increased taxes on corporations and the wealthiest residents. Together, these proposals aimed to make life more affordable, equitable, and sustainable for working-class New Yorkers. And yet—where are human beings in all this? Where is the space to grow, to flourish, to develop meaning? There is no human planning in his proposals—only city planning. We design streets and housing, then push people to adapt to the environments we have built, rather than shaping those environments around the inner development of human life. The reality is that people — from Los Angeles to Beijing — are being asked to adapt to a world shaped by a materialist mindset, one born of industrialization. But most of our suffering, confusion, and future challenges cannot be re…

Scout Gillett – Coney Island | A Take Away Show
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creator: Blogothèque
date: 2026-02-09T14:00:07Z
subject: La Blogothèque
subject: Sources
subject: away
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subject: coney
subject: gillett
subject: island
subject: Politics
subject: scout
subject: show
subject: sources
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description: This content originally appeared on Blogothèque and was authored by Blogothèque.
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“The War Hasn’t Ended”: Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T13:50:21Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: attacks
subject: Democracy
subject: disease
subject: ended
subject: face
subject: gaza
subject: hasn’t
subject: israeli
subject: Medical
subject: neglect.
subject: now
subject: palestinians
subject: sources
subject: still
subject: the
subject: war
description: The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to receive urgent care ou...
encoded: The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to receive urgent care outside the Gaza Strip. According to U.N. data, only 36 Palestinians in need of medical treatment were allowed to leave Gaza during the first four days of the crossing’s reopening. Palestinians permitted to reenter Gaza have also reported abuse and hourslong interrogations. This comes amid growing skepticism over the implementation of the second phase of the Trump-brokered ceasefire, which Israel has repeatedly violated with near-daily attacks across Gaza since the truce took effect in October. “No one inside Gaza is calling this a ceasefire,” says Arwa Damon, former CNN correspondent and the founder of INARA, a nonprofit organization that supports children impacted by war. She says ongoing Israeli restrictions on medical evacuation are essentially a death sentence for many people, including children. “They are either going to end up with permanent injury or they are going to die.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Soothsaying and the Sampling Referendum: The Heralded Rise of One Nation
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-09T13:48:06Z
subject: Anthony Albanese
subject: Arthur Calwell
subject: Christopher Hitchens
subject: Comfortable Australia
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: George Gallup
subject: John Howard
subject: One Nation
subject: Pauline Hanson
subject: Phillip Coorey
subject: Sources
subject: Tony Barry
subject: ‘one
subject: albanese
subject: and
subject: anthony
subject: arthur
subject: Australia
subject: barry
subject: calwell
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subject: comfortable
subject: coorey
subject: dissident
subject: Elections
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subject: hanson
subject: heralded
subject: hitchens
subject: howard
subject: john
subject: Multiculturalism
subject: nation?
subject: pauline
subject: phillip
subject: Politics
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subject: tony
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description: Nominal realities bedevil politics. They usually find form in polling statistics, airings in the land of pundits and those self-appointed wise people who think they have a measure of the electorate and its various wishes. Folly often follows, garlanded with errors of judgment and failed predictions: Brexit and Donald Trump’s election in 2016; Trump’s re-election in […] The post Soothsaying and the Sampling Referendum: The Heralded Rise of One Nation appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Nominal realities bedevil politics. They usually find form in polling statistics, airings in the land of pundits and those self-appointed wise people who think they have a measure of the electorate and its various wishes. Folly often follows, garlanded with errors of judgment and failed predictions: Brexit and Donald Trump’s election in 2016; Trump’s re-election in 2024. The list is wearisomely long, the electorate often inscrutable. Yet the pollsters always live another day, at large and unpunished. In Australia, the cathedral of commentators and psephologists is expressing interest in the emergence of a new horse from the political stable. Not a thoroughbred, mind you. More of a nag, a persistent presence that took form when Pauline Hanson gave her unsteady if clear maiden speech in the House of Representatives on September 10, 1996. The theme then, as now, was being alarmist with appeal, a ragbag of heartfelt concerns largely regarding immigration, the dangers of multiculturalism, the loss of local industries to foreign ownership, the gravy train of international organisations, and the supposed privileging of the Indigenous population. “Present governments are encouraging separatism in Australia by providing opportunities, land, moneys and facilities available to Aboriginals.” For the freshly elected Member for Oxley, a disadvantaged Aboriginal was a museum piece, an intrusive relic. As for immigrants, she felt no problem echoing the views of former Labor leader Arthur Calwell about keeping the swarthy and yellow races out. Multiculturalism as a policy needed to be abolished. “I believe,” she said with shrill conviction, “we are in danger of being swamped by Asians.” Many of the views of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation were slyly and ruthlessly incorporated by the conservative government of John Howard. In the 1980s, he had himself played the anti-multicultural, anti-Asian immigration card as a failed opposition leader. His avenging successes from 1996 to 2006 turned…

Soothsaying and the Sampling Referendum: The Heralded Rise of One Nation
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creator: Binoy Kampmark
date: 2026-02-09T13:48:06Z
subject: Anthony Albanese
subject: Arthur Calwell
subject: Christopher Hitchens
subject: Comfortable Australia
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: George Gallup
subject: John Howard
subject: One Nation
subject: Pauline Hanson
subject: Phillip Coorey
subject: Sources
subject: Tony Barry
subject: ‘one
subject: albanese
subject: and
subject: anthony
subject: arthur
subject: Australia
subject: barry
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subject: christopher
subject: comfortable
subject: coorey
subject: dissident
subject: Elections
subject: gallup
subject: george
subject: hanson
subject: heralded
subject: hitchens
subject: howard
subject: john
subject: Multiculturalism
subject: nation?
subject: pauline
subject: phillip
subject: Politics
subject: polling
subject: Referendum
subject: rise
subject: sampling
subject: soothsaying
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: tony
subject: voice
description: Nominal realities bedevil politics. They usually find form in polling statistics, airings in the land of pundits and those self-appointed wise people who think they have a measure of the electorate and its various wishes. Folly often follows, garlanded with errors of judgment and failed predictions: Brexit and Donald Trump’s election in 2016; Trump’s re-election in […] The post Soothsaying and the Sampling Referendum: The Heralded Rise of One Nation appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Nominal realities bedevil politics. They usually find form in polling statistics, airings in the land of pundits and those self-appointed wise people who think they have a measure of the electorate and its various wishes. Folly often follows, garlanded with errors of judgment and failed predictions: Brexit and Donald Trump’s election in 2016; Trump’s re-election in 2024. The list is wearisomely long, the electorate often inscrutable. Yet the pollsters always live another day, at large and unpunished. In Australia, the cathedral of commentators and psephologists is expressing interest in the emergence of a new horse from the political stable. Not a thoroughbred, mind you. More of a nag, a persistent presence that took form when Pauline Hanson gave her unsteady if clear maiden speech in the House of Representatives on September 10, 1996. The theme then, as now, was being alarmist with appeal, a ragbag of heartfelt concerns largely regarding immigration, the dangers of multiculturalism, the loss of local industries to foreign ownership, the gravy train of international organisations, and the supposed privileging of the Indigenous population. “Present governments are encouraging separatism in Australia by providing opportunities, land, moneys and facilities available to Aboriginals.” For the freshly elected Member for Oxley, a disadvantaged Aboriginal was a museum piece, an intrusive relic. As for immigrants, she felt no problem echoing the views of former Labor leader Arthur Calwell about keeping the swarthy and yellow races out. Multiculturalism as a policy needed to be abolished. “I believe,” she said with shrill conviction, “we are in danger of being swamped by Asians.” Many of the views of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation were slyly and ruthlessly incorporated by the conservative government of John Howard. In the 1980s, he had himself played the anti-multicultural, anti-Asian immigration card as a failed opposition leader. His avenging successes from 1996 to 2006 turned…

JD Vance Is Booed at Olympics While Thousands Protest U.S. Sending ICE Agents to Games in Italy
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T13:42:54Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: agents
subject: booed
subject: Democracy
subject: Games
subject: ice
subject: italy
subject: now
subject: olympics
subject: Protest
subject: sending
subject: sources
subject: thousands
subject: u.s.
subject: vance,
subject: while
description: With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway in Italy, we speak with writer and academic Jules Boykoff, author of six books about the Olympics, who says Milan is hosting the Games despite widespread public opposition from locals. Boykoff says that w...
encoded: With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway in Italy, we speak with writer and academic Jules Boykoff, author of six books about the Olympics, who says Milan is hosting the Games despite widespread public opposition from locals. Boykoff says that while the Olympics have attempted in recent years to institute some “cosmetic” reforms, “they don’t get at the core elements that really plague the Olympic Games, and that’s overspending, that’s the intensification of militarized policing, that’s greenwashing, that’s corruption, that’s the displacement of local populations.” Boykoff’s recent piece for The Nation, co-authored with Dave Zirin, is headlined “Get Ready for This Year’s Undemocratic, Debt-Ridden, and Mobster-Infused Winter Olympics.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

As Black History Month Turns 100, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T13:34:13Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: 100
subject: apes
subject: apologize
subject: black
subject: Democracy
subject: depicting
subject: for
subject: History
subject: month
subject: now
subject: obama’s
subject: refuses
subject: sources
subject: trump
subject: turns
subject: Video
description: President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize for sharing a racist video on social media that depicts former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. The video remained available on Trump’s Truth Social page for 12 hours befo...
encoded: President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize for sharing a racist video on social media that depicts former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. The video remained available on Trump’s Truth Social page for 12 hours before it was deleted around noon on Friday. It prompted rare criticism from members of his own party, including South Carolina’s Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, who called it “the most racist thing” he had seen from the White House. “This is a disgusting and despicable display of racism from President Trump,” says Wisdom Cole, senior national director of advocacy for the NAACP. “Instead of unifying the nation and celebrating the achievements of Black America … he chooses to continue to perpetuate bigotry.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T13:14:53Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: aliya
subject: assaulted
subject: citizen
subject: Democracy
subject: disabled
subject: ice
subject: jailed
subject: meet
subject: Minneapolis
subject: now
subject: rahman
subject: sources
subject: traumatized
subject: u.s.
description: We speak with Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was violently dragged from her car by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis last month and detained at the Whipple Federal Building, which has become the epicenter of the government’s ...
encoded: We speak with Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was violently dragged from her car by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis last month and detained at the Whipple Federal Building, which has become the epicenter of the government’s immigration crackdown in the city. Rahman says she repeatedly told agents she was disabled and had a brain injury, but they ignored her pleas for medical attention or other accommodation. “I was taken out of that place unconscious,” says Rahman, who describes lasting injuries and trauma from her detention. Rahman was not charged with any crime. “What I saw in that detention center was truly horrific.” We also speak with attorney Alexa Van Brunt, director of the Illinois office of the MacArthur Justice Center, who says victims of ICE violence like Rahman can sue the federal government for violating their rights, “but they cannot sue the officers in their individual capacity.” This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Headlines for February 9, 2026
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-09T13:00:00Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: 2026
subject: Democracy
subject: february
subject: for
subject: headlines
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description: At Least 50 People Arrested in Minneapolis While Marking One Month Since Renee Good’s Killing, Mexican Immigrant Whose Skull Was Broken During His Arrest by ICE Speaks Out, More Than 1,000 Google Workers Call On Company to Cancel Contracts with ICE and CBP, Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on Data Sharing Between IRS, Social Security Administration and ICE, Trump Refuses to Apologize for Publishing a Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes, DOJ to Allow Congress Unredacted Access to Epstein Files, Israeli Security Cabinet Approves New Rules to Tighten Control Over Occupied West Bank, Iran Says It’s Willing to Limit Uranium Enrichment for Sanctions Relief, Hong Kong Court Sentences Media Mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 Years in Prison, Drone Attack by Paramilitary Group RSF Kills at Least 24 People in Sudan, Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Unfreeze $16 Billion in Funds for New York Tunnel Project, U.S. Vice President Vance Booed at Opening Ceremony of Winter Olympics, Bad Bunny Makes History as First Artist to Perform Super Bowl Halftime Show in Spanish
encoded: At Least 50 People Arrested in Minneapolis While Marking One Month Since Renee Good's Killing Mexican Immigrant Whose Skull Was Broken During His Arrest by ICE Speaks Out More Than 1,000 Google Workers Call On Company to Cancel Contracts with ICE and CBP Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on Data Sharing Between IRS, Social Security Administration and ICE Trump Refuses to Apologize for Publishing a Racist Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes DOJ to Allow Congress Unredacted Access to Epstein Files Israeli Security Cabinet Approves New Rules to Tighten Control Over Occupied West Bank Iran Says It's Willing to Limit Uranium Enrichment for Sanctions Relief Hong Kong Court Sentences Media Mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 Years in Prison Drone Attack by Paramilitary Group RSF Kills at Least 24 People in Sudan Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Unfreeze $16 Billion in Funds for New York Tunnel Project U.S. Vice President Vance Booed at Opening Ceremony of Winter Olympics Bad Bunny Makes History as First Artist to Perform Super Bowl Halftime Show in Spanish This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Democracy Now! 2026-02-09 Monday
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The Children of Dilley
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creator: Mica Rosenberg
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encoded: Fourteen-year-old Ariana Velasquez had been held at the immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, with her mother for some 45 days when I managed to get inside to meet her. The staff brought everyone in the visiting room a boxed lunch from the cafeteria: a cup of yellowish stew and a hamburger patty in a plain bun. Ariana’s long black curls hung loosely around her face and she was wearing a government-issued gray sweatsuit. At first, she sat looking blankly down at the table. She poked at her food with a plastic fork and let her mother do most of the talking. She perked up when I asked about home: Hicksville, New York. She and her mother had moved there from Honduras when she was 7. Her mother, Stephanie Valladares, had applied for asylum, married a neighbor from back home who was already living in the U.S., and had two more kids. Ariana took care of them after school. She was a freshman at Hicksville High, and being detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center meant that she was falling behind in her classes. She told me how much she missed her favorite sign language teacher, but most of all she missed her siblings. I had previously met them in Hicksville: Gianna, a toddler who everyone calls Gigi, and Jacob, a kindergartener with wide brown eyes. I told Ariana that they missed her too. Jacob had shown me a security camera that their mom had installed in the kitchen so she could peek in on them from her job, sometimes saying “Hello” through the speaker. I told Ariana that Jacob tried talking to the camera, hoping his mom would answer. Stephanie burst into tears. So did Ariana. After my visit, Ariana wrote me a letter. “My younger siblings haven’t been able to see their mom in more than a month,” she wrote. “They are very young and you need both of your parents when you are growing up.” Then, referring to Dilley, she added, “Since I got to this Center all you will feel is sadness and mostly depression.” <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" height="766" wi…

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
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encoded: A rainbow, a family portrait, a heart. These are the drawings found in handwritten letters from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. In early February there were more than 750 families, nearly half of them including children, as well as some 370 single adult women being held at this facility. It is just one of many immigration centers across the country, but the only one holding families. Since the start of the Trump administration, the number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has skyrocketed, increasing sixfold. ProPublica received letters in mid-January from several children at Dilley. All but two of them had been living in the United States when they were detained. In their words and drawings, they convey how much they ache for creature comforts and describe the anguish of being trapped. They write about missing their friends and teachers, falling behind at school, having unreliable access to medical care when they’re sick — some say they’re sick a lot — and feeling scared about what comes next. Read More The Children of Dilley The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said in a statement that all detainees at Dilley are “being provided with proper medical care.” DHS did not respond to questions about individual detainees but said all “are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries” and that “certified dieticians evaluate meals.” DHS also said “children have access to teachers, classrooms, and curriculum booklets for math, reading, and spelling.” Detained parents are given the option for their families to be deported together, or they can have their children placed with another caregiver, the statement said. CoreCivic, which operates the facility, said it is subject to multiple layers of oversight and that health and safety are a top priority. The public is rarely given an opportunity to glimpse inside Dilley and get a look at how the…

The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
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creator: Doug Bock Clark
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description: The post The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia appeared first on ProPublica.
encoded: A conservative researcher whose theories have often been rejected by Georgia election overseers and who once pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of voyeurism is emerging as a central figure in the investigation that culminated in the FBI’s shocking seizure of 2020 election records from Fulton County, Georgia, in late January. The researcher, Kevin Moncla, has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County was tainted by fraud. Although many of his claims have been discredited or debunked, they’ve continued to be cited by President Donald Trump and those connected to Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election and publicly pressed his administration to reinvestigate it. Last week, Moncla told ProPublica he’d been interviewed twice by “investigators, attorneys of various offices, who work on behalf of the U.S. government” regarding his claims that proof of fraud could be found in Fulton County’s 2020 voting records. He said he provided them with data backing complaints he’s filed to Georgia’s State Election Board. Other conservative activists linked to Mitchell have also claimed that Moncla’s work helped fuel government investigations related to Fulton County. According to a recording of a December video conference call obtained by ProPublica, two activists associated with Mitchell’s Election Integrity Network alleged that the Justice Department had used files and exhibits from Moncla’s research in suing Fulton County for the same records seized by the FBI. The DOJ filed the suit the day after purportedly soliciting Moncla’s materials, the activists said. “They went to Kevin Moncla for that information,” Garland Favorito, a leader in the Election Integrity Network, said on the call. (Moncla denied speaking with Justice Department officials but wouldn’t say which agency he dealt with.) Favorito also claimed to have sent information to the DOJ himself. “The DOJ knows who to call to get the information that they need,” he…

What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future
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creator: Vivian La
date: 2026-02-09T09:45:00Z
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description: Using old records, scientists created a new dataset on how ice coverage has shifted since 1897. Researchers are already using it to study a declining fish species.
encoded: Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of how ice cover on the Great Lakes has evolved since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it lasted — spanning the last 120 years. Their findings were published in the journal Scientific Data last month. Researchers said this new data record would deepen understanding of how climate change has impacted the region over time and clarify what life under ice looks like for declining iconic species such as lake whitefish. The new data could also help improve ice cover forecasting in winter, making it safer for recreation and for people who go out on the ice. “Lake ice is really part of the system, part of our life. It matters [for] our culture, regional weather, safety, everything,” said Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome, one of the study’s co-authors and associate director for the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research at the University of Michigan. There’s a “pretty good satellite record” of Great Lakes ice cover from the last 45 years, she said. But research into the region’s historical climate requires a longer timescale, and there isn’t good data specific to ice. According to researchers, there’s a general gap in scientific knowledge about winter on the Great Lakes — data buoys get pulled out because of harsh conditions. There are good historic weather observations, though. And air temperature is a good proxy for ice cover on the lakes because ice typically forms when there’s been several cold days in a row. Read Next <img src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ice-measuring.jpg?quality=75&strip=all" alt="person in winter gear on frozen lake measuring the thickness of the ice" class="js-modal-gallery__hidden" srcset="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ice-measuring.jpg?quality=75&strip=all 2000w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/…

DN! Monday, February 9, 2026
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DN! Monday, February 9, 2026
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Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide
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date: 2026-02-09T09:30:32Z
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description: SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West and Stephanie Tran Amid revelations of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, the Australian government and media have entirely lost control of the Israel narrative. As thousands massed around the country tonight to protest against the visit of President Herzog, the government’s claims of fostering “social cohesion” are
encoded: SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West and Stephanie Tran Amid revelations of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, the Australian government and media have entirely lost control of the Israel narrative. As thousands massed around the country tonight to protest against the visit of President Herzog, the government’s claims of fostering “social cohesion” are a shambles. The mainstream media, too. Any remaining shred of credibility shattered. READ MORE: Herzog’s visit to Australia builds conflict not social cohesion – Wendy Bacon Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth about Gaza Other Gaza genocide reports Amid the soft-shoe interviews published over the weekend, did any of them bother to ask Herzog whether he was the Herzog in the email from Jeffrey Epstein? The Herzog “coming to the island this weekend” with former Israel PM and Epstein confidante Ehud Barak? It appears not. What of the “ceasefire” in Gaza, where dozens are still being slaughtered daily, or the destruction of UN infrastructure, West Bank land theft, allegations of organ harvesting of Palestinians, and prison torture? Any questions? There is no record of it from the “journals of record”. Instead, blatantly peddling the tired rhetoric of the government and Israel lobby, critics of Herzog are branded by Herzog in the Murdoch press as waging a brainwash campaign against Jews. While in the Nine papers, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald debunked critics as “futile fury” and had the Israel president calling for a new dawn which would “reignite the passion and love between our nations”. The plain fact of the matter is that Australians, like most people in the world, don’t like genocide. They don’t like apartheid either, or lies. By the time Isaac Herzog turned up at the International Convention Centre (ICC) this evening for “an evening of light and solidarity”, hundreds of thousands of Australians were protesting across the country. How…

Game designer Peter McPherson on finding a project’s soul
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description: What do you do when you’re creatively stuck?
encoded: What do you do when you’re creatively stuck? When I’m creatively stuck, I tend to pivot to a different project because I work on multiple projects at a time, largely for that reason. I tend to follow the project that’s working well and that I’m feeling excited about. Sometimes when I hit a roadblock, I just set a project aside and leave notes for myself so I can easily return to it and know where I was… I will go back to what the soul of the project is supposed to be. Not always, but I’ll sometimes have a brief document that talks about my vision for a game, its most important ideas. Usually there’s one most important idea. Then I can just look at the game through that lens and hopefully identify parts that are not benefiting that goal. I can cut those parts out, take the game back a few steps, and have some clarity after that. How do you determine what the soul of a game is, or what is the most important idea? I find that to be so overwhelming as a game designer. Fit to Print is a game that had a clear soul. I thought about what would a newspaper game feel like: frantic energy and the impossibility of perfection. Those were the two main energies. That’s when it’s easy, when a game is really about evoking something very specific. With something like Wormholes, the soul was less clear. I wanted people to move through space really fast and to connect planets, and I think that was a strong idea, but there were many many more ways to go about it. It wasn’t immediately clear what type of game it was supposed to be, and it took a whole bunch of different forms throughout development. There were just more questions to ask. I don’t know how to do it deliberately—how to deliberately have that specific kernel of an idea—but projects always go much easier when I have that from the start. How do you avoid burnout? I try to give myself breaks before I’m starting to feel worn out. In my experience, it’s a bit like staying hydrated. As soon as you notice you’re thirsty, it’s kind …

Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest media trial
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description: New York, February 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday condemned the 20-year prison sentence handed down to publisher Jimmy Lai, the founder of now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong’s biggest media trial. “The rule of law has been completely shattered in Hong Kong,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg. “Today’s egregious decision...
encoded: New York, February 9, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday condemned the 20-year prison sentence handed down to publisher Jimmy Lai, the founder of now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, in Hong Kong’s biggest media trial. “The rule of law has been completely shattered in Hong Kong,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg. “Today’s egregious decision is the final nail in the coffin for freedom of the press in Hong Kong. The international community must step up its pressure to free Jimmy Lai if we want press freedom to be respected anywhere in the world.” Lai, a British citizen, has been in jail since 2020, amid concerns over his deteriorating health. The 78-year-old was convicted on December 15 on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious material. He was arrested in December 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security law that was used to quell protests and silence dissent, including the work of journalists. This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Committee to Protect Journalists.

Outcry on Saipan after ‘Free Palestine’ mural vandalised – arrest made
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-09T00:16:49Z
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description: By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a “Free Palestine” mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and
encoded: By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a “Free Palestine” mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and safety in a small Pacific island community. The mural, painted on private property in the village of San Jose and associated with the grassroots group Marianas for Palestine, was defaced last week. READ MORE: Israel returns unidentified, mutilated remains of Palestinians to Gaza Other Gaza and the Pacific reports Police intervened and arrested a 45-year-old man on charges of criminal mischief and criminal trespass. The incident has triggered strong reactions locally, highlighting how global conflicts can reverberate even in remote Pacific communities. Ponce Rasa, the property owner who spoke publicly following the incident, said the past week had been overwhelming but expressed confidence in the legal process. “We’re doing fine,” Rasa said. Community thanked “I just want to thank the community, my friends and my family for the outreach of support. We’re just continuing to push through with the ordeal and hopefully the judicial system takes its course — and I have faith in that.” The mural was created by Marianas for Palestine, a group that says the artwork is intended as a humanitarian appeal rather than a political provocation. One of the group’s organisers said the message was rooted in concern for civilian suffering in Gaza. “Strip away all the context, and at the very core, children are getting murdered every day. There is a genocide going on in Gaza,” said Marianas for Palestine’s Salam Castro Younis. “And so the mural stands for a plea for humanity – that we should stand up against this and we shouldn’t live in a world that allows that to happen.” He said the vandalism went beyond property damage and should concern the wid…

Outcry on Saipan after ‘Free Palestine’ mural vandalised – arrest made
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description: By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a “Free Palestine” mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and
encoded: By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a “Free Palestine” mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and safety in a small Pacific island community. The mural, painted on private property in the village of San Jose and associated with the grassroots group Marianas for Palestine, was defaced last week. READ MORE: Israel returns unidentified, mutilated remains of Palestinians to Gaza Other Gaza and the Pacific reports Police intervened and arrested a 45-year-old man on charges of criminal mischief and criminal trespass. The incident has triggered strong reactions locally, highlighting how global conflicts can reverberate even in remote Pacific communities. Ponce Rasa, the property owner who spoke publicly following the incident, said the past week had been overwhelming but expressed confidence in the legal process. “We’re doing fine,” Rasa said. Community thanked “I just want to thank the community, my friends and my family for the outreach of support. We’re just continuing to push through with the ordeal and hopefully the judicial system takes its course — and I have faith in that.” The mural was created by Marianas for Palestine, a group that says the artwork is intended as a humanitarian appeal rather than a political provocation. One of the group’s organisers said the message was rooted in concern for civilian suffering in Gaza. “Strip away all the context, and at the very core, children are getting murdered every day. There is a genocide going on in Gaza,” said Marianas for Palestine’s Salam Castro Younis. “And so the mural stands for a plea for humanity – that we should stand up against this and we shouldn’t live in a world that allows that to happen.” He said the vandalism went beyond property damage and should concern the wid…

Outcry on Saipan after ‘Free Palestine’ mural vandalised – arrest made
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description: By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a “Free Palestine” mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and
encoded: By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel. But the conflict has landed sharply on Saipan after the vandalism of a “Free Palestine” mural has sparked community anger, an arrest, and a wider debate over free speech, protest, and safety in a small Pacific island community. The mural, painted on private property in the village of San Jose and associated with the grassroots group Marianas for Palestine, was defaced last week. READ MORE: Israel returns unidentified, mutilated remains of Palestinians to Gaza Other Gaza and the Pacific reports Police intervened and arrested a 45-year-old man on charges of criminal mischief and criminal trespass. The incident has triggered strong reactions locally, highlighting how global conflicts can reverberate even in remote Pacific communities. Ponce Rasa, the property owner who spoke publicly following the incident, said the past week had been overwhelming but expressed confidence in the legal process. “We’re doing fine,” Rasa said. Community thanked “I just want to thank the community, my friends and my family for the outreach of support. We’re just continuing to push through with the ordeal and hopefully the judicial system takes its course — and I have faith in that.” The mural was created by Marianas for Palestine, a group that says the artwork is intended as a humanitarian appeal rather than a political provocation. One of the group’s organisers said the message was rooted in concern for civilian suffering in Gaza. “Strip away all the context, and at the very core, children are getting murdered every day. There is a genocide going on in Gaza,” said Marianas for Palestine’s Salam Castro Younis. “And so the mural stands for a plea for humanity – that we should stand up against this and we shouldn’t live in a world that allows that to happen.” He said the vandalism went beyond property damage and should concern the wid…

Sports gambling’s takeover of the pro sports world is just beginning
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PSNA calls on govt to condemn Israeli desecration of New Zealand war graves in Gaza
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-08T21:36:46Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Gaza genocide
subject: Gaza war cemetery
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subject: Israeli War Crimes
subject: Military occupation
subject: Occupied Palestine
subject: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
subject: Sources
subject: Violations of international law
subject: ‘desecration’
subject: aotearoa
subject: asia
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subject: condemn
subject: Cook Islands
subject: crimes
subject: Decolonisation
subject: Editor's Picks
subject: Featured
subject: gaza
subject: Genocide
subject: Global
subject: govt?
subject: graves
subject: International
subject: International Law
subject: israeli
subject: John Minto
subject: Law
subject: military
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subject: new zealand
subject: Occupation
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subject: Pacific
subject: Pacific Media Watch
subject: Pacific Report
subject: Palestine
subject: Politics
subject: PSNA
subject: report
subject: Solidarity
subject: sources
subject: violations
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description: Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to condemn Israel’s desecration of its war graves in Gaza. Israeli bulldozing of the graves – including two Cook Islander ones – was confirmed last week but the New Zealand government has not responded with any comment. Palestinian Essam Jaradah, who
encoded: Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to condemn Israel’s desecration of its war graves in Gaza. Israeli <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-world-war-i-graves-among-those-bulldozed-at-gaza-cemetery/3BU24SYRSNFSHGPWOBP2PT7PP4/" rel="nofollow noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-world-war-i-graves-among-those-bulldozed-at-gaza-cemetery/3BU24SYRSNFSHGPWOBP2PT7PP4/&source=gmail&ust=1770660464499000&usg=AOvVaw0UZM7QljtYjVvWd2WB88qx">bulldozing of the graves – including two Cook Islander ones – was confirmed last week but the New Zealand government has not responded with any comment. Palestinian Essam Jaradah, who has tended the New Zealand graves for 45 years, confirmed their destruction in an interview with The Guardian newspaper. READ MORE: Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves Other Gaza genocide reports <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-123622 size-full" src="https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Cemetery-legend-PSNA-400wide.png" alt="The Palestine war cemetery legend " width="400" height="322" srcset="https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Cemetery-legend-PSNA-400wide.png 400w, https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Cemetery-legend-PSNA-400wide-300x242.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /> The Palestine war cemetery in Gaza legend . . . before Israeli destruction. Image: PSNA “Common decency demands we condemn Israel for this abuse of our war dead,” PSNA co-chair John Minto said in a statement. “If it happened anywhere else in the world the government would register shock and be appalled. “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/05/gaza-war-cemetery-damage-australia-first-and-second-world-war-soldiers-graves" rel="nofollow noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://ww…

you should have picked an interest of unfathomable depth
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creator: Robin Wyatt Dunn
date: 2026-02-08T16:00:06Z
subject: bombazine pavement
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description: your right cheek pressed against the plaster of heaven where the light stretches over the entrance above your vision the lines come down into your eye like the lines they drew you in elementary school perspective drawing but those lines are not three dimensional they’re tethers like a fish hook or a yoke heaven-you reels […] The post you should have picked an interest of unfathomable depth appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: your right cheek pressed against the plaster of heaven where the light stretches over the entrance above your vision the lines come down into your eye like the lines they drew you in elementary school perspective drawing but those lines are not three dimensional they’re tethers like a fish hook or a yoke heaven-you reels in earth-you heaven-you climbs atop earth-you’s back like a water buffalo set to puddle rice fields this puddle is the sky this the moon this puddle is your brain falling into the earth falling down into the arms of a black mother Ceres with her white teeth and blind eyes staring at your heart where now and when by my watchword spend down the sheets and rafts uncork the name of my father who rests atop my lap by the time you sleep in a new country and the sky follows over you coloring your hair and eyes and smock painter with my hand against your back here is the dive America once again Cathay with no flags or only a serpent baring his teeth into the dark and your sinuous rill like a drunk’s piss or a thief’s jugular flying out beyond Saturn out to where our words feel the empire at its feet another supplicant crawling to you an eager babe to a new father put your head out the window and turn on the cassette this trip is voice-activated heave ho and pull by the legions its mane is bombazine pavement lurid paint fell on the field white blood pull tight on the chains and move its head over the mountain your sweat its grease mount the wooden bull inside my machine where every door is chambered by a woman watching your every move and every sleep is recorded with your sigil nameless son pure and undivided let me sever your leash to run your muscles like a young dog’s over the heather your head surfacing like a dolphin’s through the gamboge flax the kingdom of your atria shuddering against the sky The post you should have picked an interest of unfathomable depth appeared first on Dissident Voice. This content originally appeared on Dissident Voice and was…

Overshoot: The world is hitting point of no return on climate
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creator: Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
date: 2026-02-08T14:00:00Z
subject: Grist
subject: Sources
subject: Climate
subject: extreme weather
subject: hitting
subject: overshoot
subject: point
subject: return
subject: Science
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: World
description: With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice sheets to the death of the Amazon rainforest — that could not be reversed.
encoded: The world is poised to overshoot the goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as for the first time, a three-year period, ending in 2025, has breached the threshold. And climate scientists are predicting devastating consequences, just as the world’s governments appear to have lost their appetite for tackling the emissions that are causing the warming. The 1.5-degree target was set at the Paris climate conference a decade ago, at the insistence of more vulnerable nations, to forestall severe weather impacts and potential runaway warming that could lead to exceeding irreversible planetary tipping points. But climate scientists say that 10 years of weak action since mean that nothing can now stop the target being breached. “Climate policy has failed. The 2015 landmark Paris agreement is dead,” says atmospheric chemist Robert Watson, a former chair of the U.N.’s arbiters of climate science, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. Meanwhile, a picture of what lies ahead is becoming clearer. In particular, there is a growing fear that climate change in the future won’t, as it has until now, happen gradually. It will happen suddenly, as formerly stable planetary systems transgress tipping points — thresholds beyond which things cannot be put back together again. “We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world with devastating consequences for people and nature,” says British global-systems researcher Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter. If he and other scientists are right, then hopes currently being expressed of a temperature reset by reducing emissions after overshoot may be fanciful. Before we know it, there may be no way back. <img decoding="async" src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Global-Warming.webp?quality=75&strip=all" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Global-Warming.webp?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1…

‘I Buried Him’: Presumed Dead For 2 Years, A Ukrainian POW Comes Home
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creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
date: 2026-02-08T13:36:30Z
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Herzog’s visit to Australia builds conflict not social cohesion
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creator: Wendy Bacon
date: 2026-02-08T02:56:53Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Australian Federal Parliament
subject: Australian Zionists
subject: Bondi attack
subject: Gaza genocide
subject: ICC warrants
subject: Isaac Herzog
subject: Israeli genocide
subject: National Day of Protest
subject: Palestine protests
subject: Palestinian Action Group
subject: Social cohesion
subject: Sources
subject: action
subject: asia
subject: attack
subject: Australia
subject: australian
subject: bondi
subject: builds
subject: Civil Society
subject: cohesion
subject: Conflict
subject: day
subject: Decolonisation
subject: Democracy
subject: Editor's Picks
subject: Featured
subject: federal
subject: gaza
subject: Genocide
subject: Global
subject: green party
subject: group
subject: herzog
subject: herzog’s
subject: Human Rights
subject: icc
subject: Indigenous
subject: International Criminal Court
subject: isaac
subject: israeli
subject: military
subject: national
subject: not
subject: Pacific
subject: Pacific Media Watch
subject: Pacific Report
subject: Palestine
subject: palestinian
subject: parliament
subject: Police
subject: Politics
subject: Protest
subject: Protests
subject: report
subject: Security
subject: social
subject: sources
subject: supreme court
subject: Syndicate
subject: visit
subject: warrants
subject: zionists
description: By Wendy Bacon On the eve of his Australian tour, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog faces huge opposition to his visit. In a “National Day of Protest”, hundreds of thousands are expected to march in 30 cities around Australia, including every state capital city tomorrow evening. Herzog’s visit has been opposed by Green Party and several
encoded: By Wendy Bacon On the eve of his Australian tour, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog faces huge opposition to his visit. In a “National Day of Protest”, hundreds of thousands are expected to march in 30 cities around Australia, including every state capital city tomorrow evening. Herzog’s visit has been opposed by Green Party and several Labor and Independent MPs, some of whom are expected to join the marches. READ MORE: Anti-genocide movement says: ‘Herzog out!’ Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia Pro-Palestinian group vows protests in 24 cities against Israeli president’s Australia visit Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth about Gaza Other Gaza genocide reports The NSW Minns government has gone to extraordinary lengths to stop the Sydney protest by declaring it a “major event” under the Major Events Act. The organisers, Palestinian Action Group, will challenge the validity of this action in the Supreme Court tomorrow before the protest. Herzog’s visit follows the anti-semitic massacre in Bondi on December 14 when 15 people were killed and many more injured by two allegedly Islamic State-inspired gunmen. One gunman was killed and the other is now facing multiple charges of murder. The idea of bringing Herzog to Australia originated with senior Australian Zionists, including the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia Jeremy Liebler, who is a personal friend of Herzog. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese then invited Herzog to make an official visit “to support the Jewish community at what has been a very difficult time”. He has justified his decision as reflecting a “need to build social cohesion in this country.” Conflict rather than unity In fact, the visit was always likely to create conflict rather than unity in Australia. Scores of community and activist groups, including the progressive Jewish Council of Australia and NSW Council for Civil Liberties, hav…

Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Fiji
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creator: APR editor
date: 2026-02-08T02:00:05Z
subject: Asia Pacific Report
subject: Board of Peace
subject: Fiji peacekeepers
subject: Gaza ceasefire
subject: Gaza genocide
subject: Gaza peacekeeping
subject: International Stabilisation Force
subject: Jim Sanday
subject: Peacekeeping legacy
subject: Political risk
subject: RFMF
subject: Sources
subject: Analysis
subject: and
subject: asia
subject: Asia Report
subject: board
subject: ceasefire
subject: Decolonisation
subject: Democracy
subject: donald trump
subject: Editor's Picks
subject: Featured
subject: Fiji
subject: force
subject: gaza
subject: Genocide
subject: Global
subject: International
subject: jim
subject: legacy
subject: military
subject: new zealand
subject: Opinion
subject: Pacific
subject: Pacific Media Watch
subject: Pacific Report
subject: Pacific Voices
subject: Palestine
subject: pay to play
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subject: peacekeepers
subject: Peacekeeping
subject: political
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description: COMMENTARY: By Jim Sanday When peace is being designed, Fiji is not invited into the room. When peace needs enforcing, Fiji is asked to send soldiers. That uncomfortable reality is exposed by the emergence of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza. READ MORE: Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji
encoded: COMMENTARY: By Jim Sanday When peace is being designed, Fiji is not invited into the room. When peace needs enforcing, Fiji is asked to send soldiers. That uncomfortable reality is exposed by the emergence of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza. READ MORE: Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore Other Gaza reports While New Zealand was formally invited to join the Board — and chose to decline — Fiji was not invited at all. Yet Fiji has reportedly been asked to contribute troops to a proposed “stabilisation force” linked to Gaza. The contrast is revealing. It highlights how global security is increasingly organised — and where Fiji is positioned within that order. The Board of Peace is reportedly structured as an exclusive body with a joining fee of around US$1 billion. That cost alone places participation far beyond the reach of most developing countries. For Fiji, whose entire national budget is only a fraction of that amount, membership is not simply impractical; it is structurally impossible. In this model, peace is something designed by those who can afford entry — a “pay to play” arrangement. Yet although Fiji cannot afford to “play”, its military presence is required. The peacekeeping paradox: Respected soldiers, limited voice For decades, Fijian soldiers have served with distinction in peacekeeping missions under the United Nations flag. Their professionalism, discipline and reliability are widely recognised. But that reputation now risks confining Fiji to a familiar role: valued for its manpower but excluded from decision-making. This is not partnership. It is subcontracting. Fiji should not carry the risks of other people’s decisions without having a voice in them. New Zealand had a choice. Fiji did not. New Zealand’s refusal to join Trump’s Board of Peace, underscores the imbalance. Wellington cited concerns about mandate clarity and alignment with international norms. New Zealand had the opportuni…

The Media is Whitewashing Trump’s Board of Peace
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creator: Jenin M
date: 2026-02-08T00:10:31Z
subject: colonization of Palestine
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Gaza ceasefire
subject: Sources
subject: Trump’s “Board of Peace”
subject: Benjamin Netanyahu
subject: board
subject: ceasefire
subject: Colonialism
subject: colonization
subject: Crimes against Humanity
subject: dissident
subject: donald trump
subject: Freedom
subject: gaza
subject: Genocide
subject: Human Rights
subject: israel
subject: jared kushner
subject: Media
subject: Occupation
subject: Palestine
subject: Peace
subject: Resistance
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: the washington post
subject: Tony Blair
subject: trump’s
subject: United States
subject: voice
subject: Wall Street Journal
subject: whitewashing
description: Imagine telling someone who has experienced the most apocalyptic conditions known to man to give their perpetrators a “chance.” That’s exactly what it felt like when I opened my phone the other day and saw headlines from The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal talking about Trump’s sham “Board of Peace,” which is supposed to […] The post The Media is Whitewashing Trump’s Board of Peace appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Imagine telling someone who has experienced the most apocalyptic conditions known to man to give their perpetrators a “chance.” That’s exactly what it felt like when I opened my phone the other day and saw headlines from The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal talking about Trump’s sham “Board of Peace,” which is supposed to govern Gaza. Not only is it tone deaf, but it’s also downright racist. Palestinians have spent decades being strung along like puppets, being told what’s going to happen to our land instead of letting us have it. We have been raped, maimed, starved, displaced, imprisoned, tortured, and killed by foreigners who come in and think they have the right to take something that’s not theirs. So to the news outlets who believe it’s their job to control the narrative: there will be no grace, no chances, no benefit of the doubt given to the monsters who’ve allowed hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children to be slaughtered, all while the world watched. Our media should not repeat the same mistakes that manufactured consent for a genocide in Gaza. It’s despicable, though not surprising, that a board of old white men and their sycophantic stooges have joined forces to colonize more indigenous land for their benefit. At the end of the day, this has been their strategy since the beginning of time. But nowadays, we have a collective voice. We supposedly have a free and independent press that challenges power — a free and independent press that you’d think would call out history repeating itself, not praise it. However, The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal are doing just that: urging their readers to “Give the Board of Peace a chance” and view the board as a “technocratic turn that’s giving hope for Gaza.” What these outlets are failing to point out is the sheer irony and insanity of a “Board of Peace” run by Trump, who has dubbed himself the “chairman for life.” This is someone who has used his position of power to accelerate the U.S.-Israeli…

Xi Jinping: A Destroyer of Corruption, Privilege, and Inequality
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creator: Kim Petersen
date: 2026-02-07T23:53:20Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Jonathan A. Czin and John Culver
subject: Sources
subject: Xi the Destroyer
subject: Zhang Youxia
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subject: China
subject: Corruption
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subject: dissident
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description: The title of the article at Foreign Affairs (FA) — “Xi the Destroyer” — speaks loudly of another Sinophobic piece by the US foreign policy magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations. FA opens the article by noting the “purge” of People’s Liberation Army general Zhang Youxia in what it termed a “Shakespearean moment […] The post Xi Jinping: A Destroyer of Corruption, Privilege, and Inequality appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: The title of the article at Foreign Affairs (FA) — “Xi the Destroyer” — speaks loudly of another Sinophobic piece by the US foreign policy magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations. FA opens the article by noting the “purge” of People’s Liberation Army general Zhang Youxia in what it termed a “Shakespearean moment in Chinese politics” — seemingly indicating a lighthearted mistake by chairman Xi Jinping. Yet Xi’s decision is framed as “suggest[ing] a new level of intrigue.” This is based on the long time familiarity between Xi and Zhang and that their fathers were “comrades-in-arms during China’s ferocious civil war.” The authors postulate, “A relationship that long and deep is valuable in any setting, but especially in the vicious, low-trust world of Chinese politics.” Perhaps interesting, but also speculative and obviously intended to portray China and the Communist Party of China in an unflattering light. One wonders about depicting Chinese politics as a “vicious, low-trust world” without providing any evidence to support such a vicious depiction. The FA authors, Jonathan A. Czin and John Culver, had previously argued, “Xi wants to ensure he can employ violence with confidence, but Xi’s confidence seems to be the rarest and most precious commodity for an otherwise well-resourced military.” [Italics added] In other words, Xi wants the ability but lacks the confidence to employ violence. The defamation of Xi is exemplified in the leading language of the FA authors: But Zhang’s unceremonious dismissal also illustrates the depths of Xi’s ruthlessness in managing the PLA. It is one thing for a leader to show no mercy to his enemies; it is quite another for him to be so pitiless with his friends. [Italics added] Given that the authors admit “what Zhang did—or didn’t do” is speculative and unclear, the authors segue and assert “what is clear now is Xi’s belief that power exists in its exercise.” ***** In Xi’s words, History has told us to stay on high alert …

The "two truths" in Iran
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creator: Democracy Now!
date: 2026-02-07T23:00:37Z
subject: Democracy Now!
subject: Sources
subject: Democracy
subject: iran
subject: now
subject: sources
subject: the
subject: truths
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description: This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
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Food Aid for Gaza
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creator: Ralph Nader
date: 2026-02-07T22:48:03Z
subject: Ralph Nader
subject: Sources
subject: aid
subject: Food
subject: for
subject: gaza
subject: nader
subject: ralph
subject: sources
description: Ralph welcomes Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson to discuss a wide range of topics, including NATO, Greenland, Gaza, and more. Then, Ralph speaks to Rabbi Alissa Wise (founding director of Rabbis for Ceasefire) about the “Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza"...
encoded: Ralph welcomes Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson to discuss a wide range of topics, including NATO, Greenland, Gaza, and more. Then, Ralph speaks to Rabbi Alissa Wise (founding director of Rabbis for Ceasefire) about the “Jews for Food Aid for People in Gaza" campaign. Finally, Ralph and the team address some current events. Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired U.S. Army colonel. Over his 31 years of service, Colonel Wilkerson served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2005, and Special Assistant to General Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993. Colonel Wilkerson also served as Deputy Director and Director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Virginia, and for fifteen years he was the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, senior advisor to the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and co-founder of the All-Volunteer Force Forum. You aren't a newspaper, not really, if you don't have the guts to go out and get the news wherever it's happening. And you're reporting, nonetheless, to the American people [on the truth]. And it's nothing about the truth. It's as bad as what Netanyahu does in his own country in Hebrew. It's propaganda. And in many cases, it's not even accurate propaganda. It's falsified propaganda. You know, there used to be a law. And the law prohibited anyone in the Defense Department, for example, but any of the government agencies (Defense Department was the most guilty) that said: you cannot propagandize the American people. You can propagandize foreign audiences—even in wartime, you can propagandize those audiences, but you must not propagandize the American people. You have to tell them the truth or tell nothing at all. And if you're a media outlet, you should be telling them the truth, or the truth as you best can determine it. We don't honor that law…

Are Charter Schools Innovative?
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creator: Shawgi Tell
date: 2026-02-07T22:23:35Z
subject: charter school advocates
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: Sources
subject: advocates
subject: are
subject: Charter Schools
subject: charter:
subject: dissident
subject: Education
subject: innovative
subject: Public Schools
subject: school
subject: school privatization
subject: schools
subject: sources
subject: United States
subject: voice
description: Recognizing that some parents investigate charter schools before approaching them, while many others do not, charter school advocates have long sought to attract parents and students by aggressively promoting themselves as innovative and creative in curriculum, instruction, methods, and pedagogy. Indeed, many deregulated charter schools claim to operate according to a distinctive pedagogy intended to […] The post Are Charter Schools Innovative? appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: Recognizing that some parents investigate charter schools before approaching them, while many others do not, charter school advocates have long sought to attract parents and students by aggressively promoting themselves as innovative and creative in curriculum, instruction, methods, and pedagogy. Indeed, many deregulated charter schools claim to operate according to a distinctive pedagogy intended to appeal to those interested in it. Thus, there exist privately operated charter schools that focus primarily on music and art, science and technology, military training, agriculture and farming, college preparation, and more. Charter school proponents claim that this educational innovation and experimentation are possible due to the “flexibility,” “autonomy,” and “independence” of privately operated charter schools. Interestingly, most charter schools must take the same educationally unsound corporate tests as traditional public schools. However, most charter schools mimic much of what occurs in constantly demonized and underfunded traditional public schools, while also actively ignoring the innovation, creativity, and pedagogical diversity long embraced by traditional public schools. Little educational innovation appears to be taking place in many charter schools. For example, The Network for Public Education (2017) notes that charter schools, “generally neither invent new teaching methods nor develop and spread new education practices. They’re businesses first, and schools second.” Privatization naturally prioritizes profiteering over the right to education. The NPE cites several studies showing that thousands of charter schools are not innovative, unlike traditional public schools. If anything, many charter schools stifle innovation. Here, it should also be asked: if charter schools really value new practices and teaching, would the teacher turnover rate be as consistently high as it is? Higher turnover is associated with lower educational quality, stability, and coll…

Our blindness to whiteness
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creator: David Andersson
date: 2026-02-07T21:31:00Z
subject: Dissident Voice
subject: far-right movements
subject: Mark Suzman
subject: racialized fear
subject: Sources
subject: The White-West
subject: U.S. supremacy
subject: ‘blindness’,
subject: ‘hierarchy
subject: Activism
subject: beliefs
subject: Craig Murray
subject: dissident
subject: domination
subject: donald trump
subject: Elitism
subject: Europe
subject: far right
subject: fear
subject: fearmongering
subject: gaza
subject: ice
subject: mark
subject: Migration/Migrants
subject: Militarism
subject: movements
subject: our
subject: Politics
subject: Prejudice
subject: racialized
subject: Racism
subject: sources
subject: supremacism
subject: supremacy
subject: suzman
subject: the
subject: u.s.
subject: Ukraine
subject: un security council
subject: United Nations
subject: United States
subject: Venezuela
subject: voice
subject: white-west
subject: whiteness
description: During the COVID pandemic, I published a book titled The White-West: A Look in the Mirror. At the time, I did not imagine that only a few years later the dynamics I described would become so stark, so violent, and so openly visible. Today, many struggle to understand what is happening in the United States—and […] The post Our blindness to whiteness appeared first on Dissident Voice.
encoded: During the COVID pandemic, I published a book titled The White-West: A Look in the Mirror. At the time, I did not imagine that only a few years later the dynamics I described would become so stark, so violent, and so openly visible. Today, many struggle to understand what is happening in the United States—and what radicalized power looks like when it feels threatened. This moment is not fundamentally about immigration, security, or geopolitics. It is about the collapse of the White-West’s moral authority and its turn toward racialized domination as a means of survival. The actions of ICE and the growing militarization of U.S. city streets are officially framed as responses to an “immigration problem.” In practice, they function as a bleaching of multicultural America’s major urban centers. Military personnel patrol neighborhoods, targeting Latino communities and people of color. Skilled immigrants are no longer exempt. The assault on H-1B visas has thrown thousands of Indian families into crisis, with jobs, legal status, and stability stripped away overnight. This is not a policy failure; it is ideological intent. Few believed the United States would go this far. Yet the pattern is not new. Why Venezuela? As Craig Murray observed in “Trump, Pirate of the Caribbean,” Venezuelan politics are “basically racial.” The offense was not merely political defiance, but the fact that power was exercised by a government that was not white enough—and that its oil flowed toward non-white hegemonic powers such as China and Russia. Europe, meanwhile, remains dangerously complacent. Many Europeans continue to view Russia or China as greater threats than the United States has become, while indirectly supporting the war in Ukraine and the assault on Gaza. In doing so, they enable the spread of white supremacist and far-right movements across the continent. The propaganda apparatus functions efficiently: Islamophobia, anti-immigrant panic, and anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans narratives circ…

Why Not Another Half Trillion Dollars for War?
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description: Normally, when one develops all the symptoms of a disease, the response ought not to be exacerbating the disease, but seeking to cure it. Approaches to healthcare in the United States have gone off the rails, of course, but think about the disease of military spending. What are some of the symptoms we’ve suffered recently? […] The post Why Not Another Half Trillion Dollars for War? appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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Liberal Democracy at the End of its Rope: The Participatory Democracy Alternative Part II
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description: Orientation Unfortunately, in the United States the terms “liberal, “democracy” and “capitalism” are all mushed together according to the following logic: All democratic societies are liberal; All liberal societies are capitalist and All democratic societies are capitalist In Part I of my article, I challenged this logic because many capitalist societies have dictatorships and some […] The post Liberal Democracy at the End of its Rope: The Participatory Democracy Alternative Part II appeared first on Dissident Voice.
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Inside the historic effort to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive
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description: Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.
encoded: “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his flashlight into the dark water. “It’s really coming through now.” It was shortly after 10 p.m. on a cloudy December night, and Harrison, a coral researcher at Australia’s Southern Cross University, was about 25 miles off the coast of northern Queensland. He was with a group of scientists, tourism operators, and Indigenous Australians who had spent the last few nights above the Great Barrier Reef — the largest living structure on the planet — looking for coral spawn. And apparently, it has a smell. Over a few nights in the Australian summer, shortly after the full moon, millions of corals across the Great Barrier Reef start bubbling out pearly bundles of sperm and eggs, known as spawn. It’s as if the reef is snowing upside down. Those bundles float to the surface and break apart. If all goes to plan, the eggs of one coral will encounter the sperm of another and grow into free-swimming coral larvae. Those larvae make their way to the reef, where they find a spot to “settle,” like a seed taking root, and then morph into what we know of as coral. <img decoding="async" src="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harriet-Spark-12651.webp?quality=75&strip=all" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harriet-Spark-12651.webp?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harriet-Spark-12651.webp?quality=75&strip=all&w=330 330w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harriet-Spark-12651.webp?quality=75&strip=all&w=768 768w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harriet-Spark-12651.webp?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200 1200w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harriet-Spark-12651.webp?quality=75&strip=all&w=1536 1536w, https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Must-Credit-Harr…

Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia
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description: Writing in The Guardian on Thursday, UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti laid out the reasons Israeli President Isaac Herzog should not be welcome in Australia, and urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to correct his terrible mistake in inviting him. COMMENTARY: By Chris Sidoti It’s not too late for Anthony Albanese to withdraw the invitation to the
encoded: Writing in The Guardian on Thursday, UN Commissioner Chris Sidoti laid out the reasons Israeli President Isaac Herzog should not be welcome in Australia, and urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to correct his terrible mistake in inviting him. COMMENTARY: By Chris Sidoti It’s not too late for Anthony Albanese to withdraw the invitation to the Israeli President, Isaac Herzog. It should be withdrawn for three reasons. The first is institutional: The President of Israel is a constitutional role that is head of state but not part of the political or military chain of command. The office is similar to that of Australia’s Governor-General, though with somewhat more power. As head of state, the president embodies and represents the state of Israel. READ MORE: Pro-Palestinian group vows protests in 24 cities against Israeli president’s Australia visit Jonathan Cook: The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth about Gaza Other Gaza genocide reports <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-123537 size-full" src="https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Chris-Sidoti-P-I-300tall.png" alt="Commissioner Chris Sidoti" width="300" height="364" srcset="https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Chris-Sidoti-P-I-300tall.png 300w, https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Chris-Sidoti-P-I-300tall-247x300.png 247w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Commissioner Chris Sidoti . . . “It could be the most divisive state visit to Australia since that of US president Lyndon B Johnson in October 1966 when the Vietnam war was at its height and Australian soldiers were being killed.” Image: johnmenadue.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has found that Israel unlawfully occupies the Palestinian territories, has unlawfully purported to annex parts of the Palestinian territories and unlawfully plants, encourages and maintains unlawful settlements in Palestinian territories. The court is also t…

Why Are So Many American Men Converting To The Russian Orthodox Church?
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Lessons in decolonisation – Minto draws parallels between NZ and Gaza injustices
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date: 2026-02-07T09:00:27Z
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description: Asia Pacific Report Speakers contrasted and condemned settler colonialism strategies in Aotearoa New Zealand and Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide in Palestine at a feisty solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today — a day after Waitangi Day, the national holiday marking the 1840 signing of Te Tititi o Waitangi between 46 chiefs and the
encoded: Asia Pacific Report Speakers contrasted and condemned settler colonialism strategies in Aotearoa New Zealand and Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide in Palestine at a feisty solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today — a day after Waitangi Day, the national holiday marking the 1840 signing of Te Tititi o Waitangi between 46 chiefs and the British crown. Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) co-chair John Minto was one of the speakers after attending an earlier rally at Kerikeri and then driving 240 km with four fellow activists to join the Auckland protest. “Colonisation in the present resonates with every Māori family. So here we are in that process of decolonisation, a slow process — it’s happening within Māoridom, and it’s happening in the Pākehā world,” Minto told the crowd. READ MORE: Why the Treaty Principles Bill had to go down Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia Other Gaza genocide reports “I was so delighted that when the Treaty Principles Bill came in we had that huge hikoī in Wellington,” he said. “For those of you who know Wellington, we were in Manners Street towards the end of the march. “And we got word that the rally had started in Parliament. We still had a kilometre to go. The streets were jammed with people, Pākehā, Māori, migrant people — Indigenous people from all over the world, all saying ‘no’. “New Zealand is not a European country. We have an Indigenous people here and we want to work in partnership through the Treaty of Waitangi. ‘Weak prime minister’ “And what we have now, again, we’ve got a government that is — we have a weak prime minister, and we have got leaders of strong rightwing parties, that’s Winston Peters from New Zealand First, and that other guy from ACT . . . “You know, whatever his name is . . .” Minto said jokingly. The crowd reeled of David Seymour’s name with a mocking tone and cries of “one term government” with a general election due on November…

Lessons in decolonisation – Minto draws parallels between NZ and Gaza injustices
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date: 2026-02-07T09:00:27Z
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description: Asia Pacific Report Speakers contrasted and condemned settler colonialism strategies in Aotearoa New Zealand and Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide in Palestine at a feisty solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today — a day after Waitangi Day, the national holiday marking the 1840 signing of Te Tititi o Waitangi between 46 chiefs and the
encoded: Asia Pacific Report Speakers contrasted and condemned settler colonialism strategies in Aotearoa New Zealand and Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide in Palestine at a feisty solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today — a day after Waitangi Day, the national holiday marking the 1840 signing of Te Tititi o Waitangi between 46 chiefs and the British crown. Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) co-chair John Minto was one of the speakers after attending an earlier rally at Kerikeri and then driving 240 km with four fellow activists to join the Auckland protest. “Colonisation in the present resonates with every Māori family. So here we are in that process of decolonisation, a slow process — it’s happening within Māoridom, and it’s happening in the Pākehā world,” Minto told the crowd. READ MORE: Why the Treaty Principles Bill had to go down Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t be welcomed to Australia Other Gaza genocide reports “I was so delighted that when the Treaty Principles Bill came in we had that huge hikoī in Wellington,” he said. “For those of you who know Wellington, we were in Manners Street towards the end of the march. “And we got word that the rally had started in Parliament. We still had a kilometre to go. The streets were jammed with people, Pākehā, Māori, migrant people — Indigenous people from all over the world, all saying ‘no’. “New Zealand is not a European country. We have an Indigenous people here and we want to work in partnership through the Treaty of Waitangi. ‘Weak prime minister’ “And what we have now, again, we’ve got a government that is — we have a weak prime minister, and we have got leaders of strong rightwing parties, that’s Winston Peters from New Zealand First, and that other guy from ACT . . . “You know, whatever his name is . . .” Minto said jokingly. The crowd reeled of David Seymour’s name with a mocking tone and cries of “one term government” with a general election due on November…

A Skater Meets An Uzbek Woman And The Internet Fell In Love
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A Skater Meets An Uzbek Woman And The Internet Fell In Love
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Caitlin Johnstone: The US keeps openly admitting it deliberately caused the Iran protests
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date: 2026-02-07T06:14:08Z
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description: COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee this week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly stated that the US deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of fomenting civil unrest in the country. Asked by Senator Katie Britt what more the US could be doing to place pressure on
encoded: COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee this week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly stated that the US deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of fomenting civil unrest in the country. Asked by Senator Katie Britt what more the US could be doing to place pressure on the Ayatollah and Iran, Bessent explained on Thursday that the Treasury Department had implemented a “strategy” designed to undermine the Iranian currency which crashed the economy and sparked the violent protests we have seen throughout the country. “One thing we could do at Treasury, and what we have done, is created a dollar shortage in the country,” Bessent said. “At a speech at the Economic Club in March I outlined the strategy. LISTEN: A reading by Tim Foley Other Iran reports It came to a swift and I would say grand culmination in December when one of the largest banks in Iran went under. “There was a run on the bank, the central bank had to print money, the Iranian currency went into free fall, inflation exploded, and hence we have seen the Iranian people out on the street.” This is not the first time Bessent has made these admissions. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, the Treasury Secretary said the following: “President Trump ordered Treasury and our OFAC division, Office of Foreign Asset Control, to put maximum pressure on Iran. And it’s worked, because in December, their economy collapsed. We saw a major bank go under; the central bank has started to print money. There is dollar shortage. They are not able to get imports, and this is why the people took to the street. So, this is economic statecraft, no shots fired, and things are moving in a very positive way here.” Following these remarks, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Farres wrote the following for Common Dreams: “What Secretary Bessent describes is of course not ‘economic statecraft’ in a traditional sense. It is war conducted by economic …

For NYT’s David Brooks, It’s Way Past Time to Say Goodbye
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creator: Raina Lipsitz
date: 2026-02-06T23:34:40Z
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description: Brooks has served as an apologist for the ruling class, whose crimes and errors of judgement he is always ready to trivialize and forgive.
encoded: David Brooks says he’s leaving the New York Times (1/30/26) to focus on the “fundamental questions of life,” like “How do you become a better person?” Is becoming a better person something Brooks has any experience with, though? New York Times columnist David Brooks recently announced that he was leaving the paper after 22 years to join the staff of the Atlantic. He’ll also be a presidential senior fellow at Yale University, where he will deliver lectures and host a podcast for the magazine. His final column for the Times, “Time to Say Goodbye” (1/30/26), was a fitting end to a career defined by vapidity, self-regard and a blithe lack of introspection. Throughout his decades at the Times, Brooks has defended the powerful, denigrated the vulnerable, and decried America’s toxic political culture, the causes of which he has analyzed via tossed-off listicles. His farewell column opened with a striking admission: “When I came to the Times, I set out to promote a moderate conservative political philosophy informed by thinkers like Edmund Burke and Alexander Hamilton,” he wrote. He added: I have been so fantastically successful in bringing people to my point of view that moderate Republicans are now the dominant force in American politics, holding power everywhere from the White House to Gracie Mansion. I figure my work here is done. In case you didn’t get the joke, this assertion is followed by a paragraph break and the phrase, “I’m kidding.” Yet even the blunt acknowledgment that the defining political project of his life has failed does not prompt much introspection. In recent years, Brooks has walked back some of what he spent decades asserting—without ever quite saying, “I was wrong.” In 2016 (2/12/16), he expressed bafflement at millennial affection for Bernie Sanders, while accidentally stumbling on its source: In supporting Bernie Sanders they are not just supporting a guy who is mad at Wall Street. They are supporting a guy who fundamentally wants to reshape the A…

Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
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creator: Tristan Ahtone
date: 2026-02-06T23:08:42Z
subject: Grist
subject: Indigenous Affairs
subject: Sources
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subject: Climate
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description: Returning Indigenous land won't destroy civilization, it could save it.
encoded: When Billie Eilish told Grammy audiences that “no one is illegal on stolen land,” she ignited a small firestorm that went beyond celebrity discourse, revealing deep fault lines in how America confronts its own history. Critics accused her of hypocrisy, pointing out that her multimillion-dollar Los Angeles home sits on Tongva land. Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas invoked her line in a Senate hearing, calling the entertainment world “deeply corrupt.” Meanwhile, pundits and commentators spawned online backlash and memes. And The Washington Post published an op-ed defending property law and dismissing land restitution. “No, Billie Eilish, Americans are not thieves on stolen land,” op-ed authors Richard Epstein and Max Raskin wrote on Thursday. Only days before, Eilish responded to ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and killings by pointing to America’s history of violent colonialism and genocide directed at Indigenous peoples. The Washington Post authors argue “it’s time to put Eilish’s theory of property out to pasture,” arguing, “it is easy to call land stolen, but what about the innocent purchasers who acquired in good faith in the interim? Are they thieves?” This language, these arguments, are reasonably predictable. They appear when Indigenous dispossession is pushed into the public eye. But there are countless examples throughout history of Indigenous peoples being forced to cede land under threat of violence, take for example, what is currently Washington State. Between 1854 and 1855, territorial governor Isaac Stevens pressured tribes in the region into ceding much of the West Coast to the United States. His warning to Yakama Chief Kamiakin was explicit: “if you do not accept the offer … you will walk in blood knee-deep.” The threat was not rhetorical — less than a decade earlier, the California gold rush brought settlers west and culminated in what California Governor Gavin Newsom would later call genocide. “No other way to describe it,” New…

Outmaneuvering MAGA: Christopher Armitage & Sumathy Kumar on Soft Secession [Full Uncut Conversat…
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creator: Laura Flanders & Friends
date: 2026-02-06T22:52:13Z
subject: Sources
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subject: conversat…
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subject: maga
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description: This content originally appeared on Laura Flanders & Friends and was authored by Laura Flanders & Friends.
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Photojournalist shot with pepper balls, detained amid LA youth protest
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creator: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database
date: 2026-02-06T22:05:33Z
subject: Arrest / Criminal Charge
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subject: assault
subject: balls
subject: charge
subject: criminal
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subject: Youth
description: Freelance photojournalist Moon Mandel was shot with multiple crowd-control munitions by federal officers and detained in a kettle by police while covering an anti-deportation protest in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 31, 2026.Mandel told the U.S. Pre...
encoded: Freelance photojournalist Moon Mandel was shot with multiple crowd-control munitions by federal officers and detained in a kettle by police while covering an anti-deportation protest in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 31, 2026. Mandel told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that they arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown LA at around 5:30 p.m. to document an “emergency protest” organized by a youth-led group called Dare to Struggle. Large-scale protests at the facility the day before had overtaken the Department of Homeland Security officers, Mandel said, forcing them back into the detention center and triggering a broad use of chemical munitions against the crowd. The freelancer was among those at the Jan. 30 protests affected by the mixture of tear gas, pepper spray and pepper balls, and was also hit with a baton by a police officer. While the demonstration Jan. 31 was significantly smaller — with Mandel estimating approximately 300 participants — federal officers had established a skirmish line at the edge of the property. The photojournalist came prepared, outfitted with a newly purchased respirator. “Things were pretty calm,” they told the Tracker. “There were a couple of protesters who were demonstrating peacefully but sitting on the floor. Other people were verbally expressing how they felt about the current state of affairs, as is their freedom of speech.” At about 6:15 p.m., Mandel said, federal officers — primarily from Customs and Border Protection — began pushing protesters back, utilizing batons and tear gas indiscriminately. Mandel followed one group as it moved to another part of the detention center and then returned to the main compound at around 8 p.m. While there was some exchange of fireworks from individuals who were met with disorientation devices and pepper balls from federal officers, Mandel said tensions didn’t rise until nearly an hour later. “Things got really heated, at least for me. I’m just taking photos of the front lin…