Don Lemon pleads not guilty to two federal charges stemming from his reporting at an anti-ICE protest in a Minnesota church (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/media/don-lemon-arraignment-minnesota
Canada-U.S.: why some snowbirds* are flying farther south
https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/didnt-like-us-canadians-snowbirds-say-tensions-between-canada-us-led-to-changes-in-travel-itinerary/
* “Snowbird” refers to Canadians who spend their winters in sunny climates, which include Florida, Arizona, Texas, as well as other sunny U.S. locales.
The climate has changed ...
Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires https://phys.org/news/2026-01-argentina-declares-emergency-patagonia-wildfires.html
Argentina fires ravage pristine Patagonia forests, fueling criticism of Milei’s austerity
Cardinals fire HC Jonathan Gannon following three seasons https://www.nfl.com/news/cardinals-fire-hc-jonathan-gannon-following-three-seasons
Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
The White Cliffs of Dover are an iconic formation often seen on television or films that can be over 100 m high. The white colour is chalk "biomicrite" formed by the compacted deposits from dense blooms of Coccolithophore phytoplankton covered with distinct plates of calcite (coccoliths) in a shallow sea during the Late Cretaceous. The dark bands of fli…
If you reply to me and expect an answer, maybe don't call what I said a "bad faith argument".
What do you want me to say?
"Yes, I posted this to specifically upset you personally even though I didn't actually mean it!"
Or, you know, maybe if it makes you feel angry—figure out why.
Anger is an emotion that just tells you something might be wrong. You should take it as sign to think about why you have the feeling. It might be that there is something the matter with your beliefs or what you're doing.
If you imagine #NYC police as Cartman (from South Park) doing the whole "respect mah authoritah!" bit, the behavior of the NYPD around the snowballs incident makes complete sense. It's not that anyone was hurt, nor was there any damage, but their fragile egos just can't handle not having their authority respected. Even when they do completely dumb shit like wandering into the m…
Survivors of Super Typhoon Odette are making history—they're suing Shell in UK courts for its role in fueling the climate crisis.
Their argument: Shell's emissions made the devastating storm more likely and more severe. It's part of a growing movement to hold Big Oil accountable for climate damages, especially in vulnerable regions like the Philippines that face repeated destruction.
"We don't deserve this," they say—and they're fighting back.
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Attorneys for NFL again filing appeal in Jon Gruden lawsuit https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/civil-courts/attorneys-for-nfl-again-filing-appeal-in-jon-gruden-lawsuit-3612267/
Society should learn to celebrate and capitalise on its
“massive cohort of healthy, active, older, creative adults”,
a leading population expert has said.
While pundits and pressure groups have raised concerns over falling fertility rates, highlighting the challenges for the economy and healthcare,
others are more upbeat, arguing the rise of the “silver economy” brings new opportunities for growth.
Prof Sarah Harper, director of the Oxford Institute of Populatio…