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This is climate arson, yes, but also the entire value proposition of Tesla, the reason for its insane stock price, is that it would end up the Amazon of electric cars: the only real game in town. Killing off non-Tesla electric car infrastructure is a gift to Musk.

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On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

This is, in no uncertain terms, a rout. The New York Times published an unfortunate op-ed trying to legally justify Trump administration's #Birthright citizenship order. Here, five leading scholars show, with analytic precision, how that op-ed was "fundamentally flawed and irresponsible."⬇️

Know Your Rights Virtual Town Hall: www.youtube.com/live/4UBQW3b...

Kash Patel, just confirmed as FBI director, reposted a social media post that showed an AI-generated video of him chainsawing off the heads of Trump’s political foes, including Schiff, Cheney, and Fauci. This is far more threatening than what MAGA-ite Ed Martin has cited. Will he investigate this?

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza was mourned Wednesday in Gainesville, Texas. The 11-year-old girl died by suicide after classmates bullied her and threatened to call ICE to deport her parents. Jocelynn was in the sixth grade. She loved playing the French horn, making TikTok videos and swimming.

Latest: A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled as tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the war with Russia, AP reports.

"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary... "Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

"I just want to keep serving. I have served for nearly 20 years. I'm a combat aviator, test pilot, and I have served with honor and distinction," Cmdr. Emily Shilling said. to.pbs.org/4k7AHct

Took that long?

And in case you need healthcare, here is a directory of LGBTQ+ friendly healthcare providers: lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space! #MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ

The right to seek asylum does not exist at the U.S.- Mexico Border. The Trump administration has made the U.S.-Mexico border a zone that is overtly hostile to human rights and displays utter disregard for the humanity and dignity of people on the move. Our briefing, out now 👇

Trump is Putin's bitch!

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SCOOP: On his second day as HHS secretary, RFK Jr., the onetime environmentalist, killed climate change programs at NIH that research and prepare for the health effects of extreme weather and a warming planet. This is not going to make Americans healthy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Show some respect for the office and the country.

We are one news cycle away from Trump giving military aid to Russia.

Exclusive: FDA staffers told that 'woman,' 'disabled' among banned words; White House says it’s an error - www.reuters.com/world/us/fda...

During FY2024, under President Biden, 28% of immigration arrests were of people who had no criminal convictions or pending criminal charges. In Februrary, under President Trump, it's 41%. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

The Trump administration has told organizations that provide federally funded legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children to halt the service.

This is the story.

A deportation flight leaving the U.S. Thursday carrying 135 mostly Asian undocumented migrants is expected to land in Costa Rica in the afternoon. Almost half of the migrants will be children.

Sci-Fi tech of the day: Going to be a lot of chatter in the next few days about Microsoft's new quantum computing chip. But I think that the most interesting thing about it is the use of a topological superconductor, which uses a weird transitionary state of matter. 🧪 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The number of detainees in ICE custody without a criminal conviction or pending criminal charges increased by more than 1,800 in the first two weeks of February, representing 41% of the 4,422 total new detainees in that period, according to new data obtained by NBC News. nbcnews.to/41ntY6Y