Everyone Speaks Incel Now After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms like “looksmaxxing” and “mogged” are now impossible to avoid.

Yep. www.wired.com/story/everyo...

Jet linked to Epstein landed at RAF base in 2013, documents show MPs urge Ministry of Defence to publish any information it has about the use of air bases by the convicted sex offender

EXC: An RAF airport was used by a private plane linked to Jeffrey Epstein as late as 2013, DoJ files show

Pressure is growing on MoD to reveal info on Epstein use of military airbases

w/ @reporterrwright.ft.com

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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.

Accountability: "The board swiftly voted to issue a letter of reprimand to America PAC." That'll teach em. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

Bagging profits. Bags now account for £16bn - 15% - of European airline revenue

We’ve seen the same question come up repeatedly in response to this post.

Prosecutors have a duty under ethical rules to disclose to judges not only the laws that support their position, but also adverse authority that undermines it.

Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent

NEW: Trump Says He Will Now Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...

Every paywall, even the "free with login", is a cue for readers (inc those with paid up accounts logged out or viewing via in-app browser etc) to walk away and ignore the content altogether - to say nothing of the impact on the balance between quality information and AI BS (and regular manmade BS).

There's got to be a better alternative to paywalls. Web publications need a working business model, but this obstacle-filled hellscape is more like hurdling than surfing. The faster the information landscape deteriorates, the harder publishers make it to access anything of quality.

Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...

Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6

ICE Agent Fatally Shot US Citizen in Texas Last Year, Records Show

While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.

RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’

RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-...

When Dad died, the thing I missed most was arguing about politics – and everything else Much has been written about the EU referendum’s damage to our political culture; little attention has been paid to the way it destroyed my ability to talk to my father.

My dad Bob would have been 72 today.

Is there any non-obvious but genuinely good reason for this, or is it straight up as bad as it seems?

Order on Motion to Stay – #26 in Trump v. British Broadcasting Corporation (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY: We ORDER and ADJUDGE that the BBC Parties' Motion to Stay Discovery [ECF No. 18] is DENIED. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/11/2026. See attached document fo...

JUST IN: Judge deals BBC setback in 1st notable ruling in Trump's $5-10B defamation suit on splicing of 1/6/21 Ellipse speech. Judge Roy Altman (Trump) rejects as "premature" bid to halt discovery as BBC contends that FL fed court has no jurisdiction. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage from an ICE detention facility has reached new levels of absurdity. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.

Read here: www.404media.co/government-l...

Brilliant and important bit of journalism.

Thanks for sharing this.

Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell Somewhat devastating news today from CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they decided …

Some archives, but not the latest, have been salvaged: simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...

CIA says it will cease publishing the CIA World Factbook A statement on the CIA's website gives no reason for the decision, simply stating that the Factbook has been "sunset" while encouraging readers to "stay curious about the world and find ways to explor...

Bummer www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

John Virgo obituary: Snooker, Big Break and BBC commentary - the Salford sage leaves his stage John Virgo was an excellent snooker player, a hugely popular TV figure, and one of the great voices of his beloved sport.

'Watching snooker will never be the same again' might seem like hyperbole, but with the loss of John Virgo, it really will never be the same. He was the sound of snooker. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...

Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.

New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.

The chatbot still produces sexualized images —

even when told the subjects don’t consent.

even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.

even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.

www.reuters.com/business/des...

Was also livid they pulled that stunt. Aside from any artistic judgement (dead horse, flog etc), it's straight up disrespectful to the viewer tbh.

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009

I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in

Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files

more to follow

www.ft.com/content/c950...

A sreenshot from an Epstein file. The screenshot is an FBI email chain containing an allegation that Donald Trump engaged in sexual activities with a child.

At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down.

This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)

It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child.

This is a screenshot from that email chain.

Analysing the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti | BBC News YouTube video by BBC News

Full extended analysis of shooting of Alex Pretti, w/ @rosatkins.bsky.social @tomrjoyner.bsky.social @emmapengelly.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMX...

9 city prosecutors band together to bring charges against federal officers. Called Fight Against Federal Overreach, or FAFO, which NYT says is a "slang term for negative consequences."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

BBC Verify: What tracking data and satellite imagery can tell us about US forces in the Gulf Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.

Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has just paved one of its bases deep inside Gaza. “This looks like Israel digging in rather than preparing to leave,” said @drhahellyer.bsky.social "It signals a clear lack of commitment to Phase 2." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.