Muchachita Vieja

BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiar—far higher than the Pentagon’s publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

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Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country.

www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

One of the best parts of the SOTU. Classic.

"Abigail Spanberger brought exactly what this moment demands in her State of the Union response — steady, pragmatic leadership focused on lowering costs, keeping communities safe, and restoring stability. That’s the kind of commonsense leadership Americans are looking for. You made Virginia proud, @GovernorVA." - Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)

"Abigail Spanberger brought exactly what this moment demands in her State of the Union response...the kind of commonsense leadership Americans are looking for. You made Virginia proud, @GovernorVA." - Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

New Democratic TV ad just dropped:

🤢🤮🤢🤮🤮 American Vogue died a while ago.

Racism trumps tyranny in the US apparently 👀

You can opt-out of those 😧 guess growing up a brown immigrant in the USA has shielded me from this option.

This one hits hard.

a young boy is holding a bowl with a spoon in it and asking for food . ALT: a young boy is holding a bowl with a spoon in it and asking for food .

A critical thinking woman in the USA:

Read more: bbc.in/4tF8P4x

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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Birds of a feather….

a cartoon character is laying on the ground with a pile of money . ALT: a cartoon character is laying on the ground with a pile of money .

Meanwhile the rich in question:

pretty stunning chart

When they turn off the internet, we are to all meet up at our local libraries.

Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...

there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time

BREAKING: A judge rules Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops to refuse illegal orders.

The judge called the defense secretary’s actions a threat to “the constitutional liberties of military retirees.”

The Democrats idea of fighting fascism.

Wasn’t she just defending grown men liking 15yr olds bc “it’s not like they’re 9” about 2 weeks ago? 🧐 add sick to raggedy plastic bag!

Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Poor little landlords 🎻🎻🎻🎻

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

…”What these people think” You are too kind ❤️🙏🏼

It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”