The Hill

@thehill.com

“I don’t think it did anything to assuage the concerns that they were pressured by the most powerful man in the country to change their broadcast,” Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico said. “And that should be alarming to all of us, whether we’re Democrats, Independents or Republicans

Market Thoughts

@marketthoughts.bsky.social

Soporific Euro session with SP futures closing 2 points up, yuhoo. Despite that, the VIX rose. The market mind oscillates between fear and greed. Now is much more in the fear quadrant. That can be reverted with a quick rebound, however. But, who is left to buy? Bitcoin the only mover today (down).

Reload Last Save

@reloadlastsave.bsky.social

Being old is weird. I share music to my younger friends from bonified legends but it's new to them.

So here is my favorite Leonard Cohen song. It's one of the most bombastic of all time, especially funny given the subject matter and the vulgar chorus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15Vn_I3zuQ&list=RDgfp3vhk-RZw&index=2?v=a15V...

Aurora, all too Aurora

@auroragirl.bsky.social

that signature ingratiating familiarity, trying to use an edgy tone while remaining obsequious to a fault? it’s not just you who sees it, babe — and you’re absolutely right to question any and all texts with that ai-slick tone. kudos to you for spotting it so quickly: you’re a live one!

Lyn🍵

@dewheron.bsky.social

In most cases, if there’s symbiotic!bingyuan, there are always tentacles. And I like tentacles, but imagine the other has no other shape that could ever live outside their hosts body after entering symbiosis. the only way to communicate is through the hosts body,

Random Lovecraft

@greatoldbot.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy

There were legends of a hidden lake unglimpsed by mortal sight, in which dwelt a huge, formless white polypous thing with luminous eyes; and squatters whispered that bat-winged devils flew up out of caverns in inner earth to worship it at midnight.

LifeSphere News

@lifespherenews.bsky.social

Render has successfully raised $100 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total valuation to $1.5 billion. The investment will bolster its cloud infrastructure tailored for AI applications, catering to the evolving needs of developers.

Mike Aylward, MD

@primarydoc.bsky.social

I just realized that Trump thinks the way to get the Nobel Peace Prize is to create the Board of Peace.

It’s like late at night he opened up an old version of chatGPT and prompted it for the lowest effort way to ingratiate himself with a group.

Rachel Courtland

@rachelcourtland.com

Why steal a car when you can pose as the transport company and get handed the keys? @craigsilverman.bsky.social explores a rise in luxury car larceny, for @technologyreview.com's upcoming Crime issue. www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/17/1...

@us-pa-nb.bsky.social

Biosecurity | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

https://https://www.newsbeep.com/us-pa/116185/

Enhance Biosecurity Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, has been detected in dairy cattle, impacting cow…