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Poland’s Sejm passes amnesty bill for citizens who fought for Ukraine against Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/polands-sejm-passes-amnesty-bill.html

Germany’s Rheinmetall secures site for Ukrainian ammunition plant, ready to start construction: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/15/germanys-rheinmetall-secures-site-for.html

Creamy Polenta With Mushrooms, Kale, And Chickpeas #plantbased

Creamy Polenta With Mushrooms, Kale, And Chickpeas
This nourishing dish of creamy polenta with mushrooms, kale, and chickpeas makes for a perfect plant-based dinner

the best non-medical feature about West Coast General Hospital is definitely the atrium/waiting room.
Nice natural light. Running water. Naturally planted foliage. Calming, quiet and comfortable even though all around the edges it is go go go.
I am waiting for Tree to finish her MRI. It is a mobile unit that attends WCGH for three weeks, then goes to other hospitals for 7 weeks i think, on a rotation. It is not fancy. you have to go outside to access it which really sucks in the cold and rain.
But it is there and makes a big difference.
#health #bc #portalberni

Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library
Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to Donald Trump’s planned "presidential library",
asking what happened to the money
👉after the original fund was dissolved last year.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (New Mexico) wrote Monday to the leaders of
ABC, Meta…

Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library
ABC, Meta, Paramount and X reportedly agreed to pay at least $63 million in settlements with the president. The original fund was dissolved last year.

The Planet Crafter is currently on sale on #Steam for about $12 and I've already put 13 hours into it and it's a *fantastic* survival crafter where you terraform an entire planet from Mars-like conditions all the way to Earth-like
I'm probably 10%? of the way into the content so far and it's still super engaging. Watching the atmosphere change color, clouds and rainfall appear, seeing life start to spread - it's so so rewarding
Plays well on CrossOver on macOS, *but* whatever they did for mouse logic on the game makes it fail to register clicks in CrossOver. Fortunately gaming controller support is present and excellent, so I've been using that.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/The_Planet_Crafter/

Fire breaks out at power plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast, Astra reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/12/fire-breaks-out-at-power.html

Palantir co-founder #Peter #Thiel has donated 👉$3m to a California lobbying group advocating AGAINST a proposed wealth tax that would target billionaires in the state.
The seven-figure contribution comes as several ultra-wealthy tech moguls have left or threatened to leave California over the tax.
Thiel, worth so…

Russian plant that makes fuel for Kalibr missiles reportedly hit in drone attack: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/07/russian-plant-that-makes-fuel.html

€2 BILLION FOR UKRAINE DEFENSE: Bradley vehicles storm assaults & failed FSB CYBERATTACK on Poland: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/billion-for-ukraine-defense-bradley.html