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Happy #Tibetan New Year - Losar Tashi Delek!
Despite it often falling on the same day as #Chinese, #Korean, and other lunar new years, it's actually a different calendar and not always aligned.

'Air defense is a daily necessity' — Zelensky says additional aid packages expected by Feb. 24 following return from Munich: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/air-defense-is-a-daily.html

RE: #PhanpySocialDev

I am currently sitting in the Helsinki Library Oodi, and the plane that should take me from Helsinki to Copenhagen and Zurich (yes, the same plane) hasn't left Munich yet, it's delayed 1.5 hours. And it still needs to fly to Copenhagen and then Helsinki!
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I think I'll get another book... #airtravel

Online DTC luxury brand Quince raised a $500M Series E led by Iconiq at a $10.1B valuation; it recently launched in Canada and its revenue topped $1B in 2025 (James Manso/WWD)
https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/quince-10-1-billion-v…

EXCLUSIVE: Quince Closes $500 Million Series E at $10.1 Billion Valuation
Quince reached a $10.1 billion valuation for its $500 million series E, following 2025 revenues of over $1 billion.

Iraq oil ports halt operations after tanker attacks – report
Iraqi officials are saying oil ports have “completely stopped operations” while commercials ports continue to operate after an attack on a fuel tankers, according to Iraqi state media.
Iraqi port security officials have said two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were in flames after being attacked by Iranian boats laden with explosives, killing a foreign crew member.
Iraq’s General Company for Ports chief Fa…

Feeling overwhelmed doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means you’re paying attention.
This space is for anyone trying to engage with a collapsing world without collapsing themselves. 💖 https://substack.com/@bricchapman

Bri Chapman | Substack
➡️ systems thinking ➡️ multi-passionate leadership ➡️ climate change solutions ➡️ success, impact, and meaning

TIL: Bud "Harold" Cort hatte auch eine kleine Rolle in einem meiner absoluten Lieblingsfilme. Er spielte in Michael Manns "Heat" von 1995 den schmierigen Pommesjongleur ('Solenko'), der den späteren Fluchtfahrer ('Donald') brutal runtermacht und dessen Lage als Häftling auf Bewährung eiskalt ausnutzen will...
#funfact

The United States is on the cusp of becoming a pariah state,
ruled by a spoiled man-child who is increasingly and openly mocked for his obvious failings.
It only takes one person to say the emperor has no clothes to give others the courage to act.
https://newrepublic.com/article/2058…

Mark Carney Took the Stand the Rest of the World Must Now Take
Disentangling Canada from the United States is a mammoth undertaking. But Carney clearly means business.

Two Tesla Cybertrucks went up in flames Wednesday afternoon
inside a Santa Monica parking garage,
sending thick black smoke over the neighborhood
and wreaking havoc on late-day traffic.
Fire crews moved in quickly and knocked the fire down,
and there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The blaze was reported near the intersection of Olympic and Cloverfield boulevards.