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A day of great #shame in American history.

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Today's NYT "hit piece" on President Zelenskyy is soft Trump propaganda, not journalism. It ignores facts and context. It ignores the absurdity of Trump's $500 billion extortion demand (2.8X GDP/$13,225 per person). It ignores Trump's seeking to impose Russia terms on Ukraine.

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Donald Trump continues to pressure Ukraine to abandon its hopes of NATO membership, cede Ukrainian lands now occupied by Russia, and withdraw from Kursk to achieve "peace." Such a peace would be as illusory as it would be dishonorable.

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www.newsweek.com/trump-europe...

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Sign of the times in the U.S. posted at a Trader Joe’s supermarket:

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In a Trump-led U.S., deception aims to erase truth. The defense of truth is urgent. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s 1970 Nobel Lecture stands as a timeless courageous call for the pursuit of truth. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

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www.politico.eu/article/euro...

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Yet another outrage: wapo.st/4i7Gop8

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For more than 20 years I been proud to call myself a University of Alaska alumnus. No more. I ashamed and embarrassed by this cowardly dictum. Note the opening sentence violates section 2. #UAF #Alaska

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With each passing day, Donald Trump prepares to abandon Ukraine. With each passing day, a moment of choosing is approaching for Europe.

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Light snow this evening (Mamaroneck, NY). #nywx Reigning #FieldHockeyChampions

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Yesterday, #Norfolk, #VA picked up 10.3" (26.2 cm) of snow. That crushed the daily record for February 19 of 1.8" (4.6 cm) from 1972. It was also that city's third 10" (25.4 cm) or above snowstorm since 2000. A comparison with select Eastern U.S. cities is below. #vawx

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FT columnist Ambrose Evans-Pritchard recently wrote a brilliant column on Donald Trump's planned "economic colonization" of Ukraine through a mineral rights proposal. Ukraine should reject that proposal from the U.S. President who seeks to impose Russia's demands on Ukraine.

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So far, Bayside, VA has seen 8.0” (20.3 cm) of snow. #vawx

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Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

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#Bismarck, #ND had a low temperature of -38F (-38.9C) this morning. That broke the daily record of -37F (-38.3C) from 1910. It was that city's coldest temperature since January 15, 2009 when the temperature fell to -44F (-42.2C). #ndwx

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A great essay by FT columnist Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. It reveals that Trump’s mineral proposal would amount to “economic colonization” of Ukraine with coercive terms. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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The Washington Post pulled an ad that was set to run in some editions on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government, a group that ordered the ad said. It would have covered the front and back pages of editions delivered to the White House, the Pentagon and Congress.

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As a reminder that spring isn't too far away now, the New York Botanical Garden's annual orchid show is underway. This year's theme is Mexican Modernism. #NYBG

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from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

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My hypothesis is that this access to personal data has nothing to do with savings. It borrows from past authoritarians who gained personal information as a means to compel compliance.

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Today, the United States marks President's Day. In 2025, cause for concern has supplanted celebration.

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The 2/17 0z run of the RGEM model currently shows 8" (20.3 cm) or more snowfall at #Norfolk and 6” (15.2 cm) or more at #Raleigh for Wednesday into Thursday. The last time that happened was January 7-9, 1973. During that storm, no snow fell in either #Philadelphia or #NYC.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

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The Trump Administration is rushing at breakneck speed to engage #Russia in a bid to obtain a ceasefire in the war Russia launched against #Ukraine. Already, Washington has offered concrete concessions with no say from Ukraine. The danger of #Appeasement and all its hazards lurks.

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Afternoon snowfall. The snow will change to sleet and then heavy rain in coming hours. #nywx

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The Arctic Oscillation (AO) was a preliminary value of -5.257. That is the lowest value since February 10, 2021 when the AO fell to -5.285.

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EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN MEXICO WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN Brutal 43.5C at Gallinas on 12th under fierce fohn effect. It's the highest temperature ever recorded so early in the whole Northern Hemisphere. 42.0C also at Padilla and Samta Rosa ,nearby.

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Today was as dark a day as any in American foreign policy. Today, Vice President Vance buried the idea that the U.S. would be a force for freedom and democracy. Humanity now finds itself in a much worse position than it was even 24 hours ago.

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Yet another argument why Democrats should support no nominees or legislation (including spending/the debt ceiling) until Trump has reversed his lawless acts, among other things. The defense of the Constitution is at stake. Nothing less.

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A shameful and tragic abdication of leadership: edition.cnn.com/2025/02/13/e...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...

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At the New York Botanical Garden following last night's snowfall. #nywx

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Washington, DC has received 6" (15.2 cm) or more #snow for the second time this winter. The last time that occurred was during Winter 2013-2014. #dcwx

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Washington, DC has received 4" (10.2 cm) or more #snow for the second time this winter. The last time that occurred was during Winter 2014-2015. #dcwx

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At a time when the U.S. constitutional framework is being challenged, the Democratic leadership insists on a potentially ruinous business-as-usual strategy where vital leverage exists. Why? That choice can only increase the risk of a full constitutional collapse. #Reconsider

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/p...

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E.J. Dionne, Jr. on defending the Constitution: "Democrats cannot pretend that business-as-usual behavior is appropriate to this moment.... Democrats who want to save the nation... need to end their malaise, mobilize their supporters and fight for something that matters."

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