Freezing in Florida: Arctic chill reaches Sunshine State, breaking at least 15 record-low temperatures records and causing power disruptions
The wrath of this winter season managed to reach sunny Florida this weekend.
The arctic air that has gripped much of the eastern U.S. surged south, setting at least 15 record-low temperatures across the Sunshine State.
The cold persisted statewide Monday, with Melbourne plunging to 25 degrees, topping the record for the coldest February day that was set just a day before.
Arctic air also strained Florida's electrical grid as Floridians rushed to crank up the heat.
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The wrath of this winter season managed to reach sunny Florida this weekend.
The arctic air that has gripped much of the eastern U.S. surged south, setting at least 15 record-low temperatures across the Sunshine State.
The cold persisted statewide Monday, with Melbourne plunging to 25 degrees, topping the record for the coldest February day that was set just a day before.
Arctic air also strained Florida's electrical grid as Floridians rushed to crank up the heat.
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Epstein, Western decline and the moral collapse of the elites
January 2026 marks a rupture.
It is no longer possible to treat the Epstein case as a sexual scandal involving powerful individuals.
What has now come to light - documents, images, records, explicit connections - has pushed the debate to another level.
This is no longer about "abuses," "excesses," or "individual crimes." What has been exposed points to systematic, organized, ritualized practices.
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January 2026 marks a rupture.
It is no longer possible to treat the Epstein case as a sexual scandal involving powerful individuals.
What has now come to light - documents, images, records, explicit connections - has pushed the debate to another level.
This is no longer about "abuses," "excesses," or "individual crimes." What has been exposed points to systematic, organized, ritualized practices.
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Bezos' Blue Origin Pauses Space Tourism To Focus On The Moon
Blue Origin decided to shift its focus from the edge of space to the Moon.
The company announced on Jan. 30 that it was pausing all of its suborbital commercial flights on its reusable New Shepard rocket for no less than two years in order to focus more resources on delivering a crewed lunar lander to NASA in time to meet Congress's set deadline to establish a permanent human presence on or around the moon by 2030.
"The decision reflects Blue Origin's commitment to the nation's goal of returning to the Moon and establishing a permanent, sustained lunar presence," the company said in a statement.
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Blue Origin decided to shift its focus from the edge of space to the Moon.
The company announced on Jan. 30 that it was pausing all of its suborbital commercial flights on its reusable New Shepard rocket for no less than two years in order to focus more resources on delivering a crewed lunar lander to NASA in time to meet Congress's set deadline to establish a permanent human presence on or around the moon by 2030.
"The decision reflects Blue Origin's commitment to the nation's goal of returning to the Moon and establishing a permanent, sustained lunar presence," the company said in a statement.
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Huge Verdict Could Destroy 'Gender Transition For Minors' Industry
A jury on Friday found a psychologist and a surgeon liable for malpractice after they convinced a 16-year-old girl to lop off her breasts.
This marks the first medical malpractice case involving a detransitioner to reach a verdict - and it has huge implications.
Fox Varian, who identified as transgender at the time, was awarded $2 million in damages - which includes $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering, and $400,000 for future medical expenses.
Now 22, Varian identifies as a woman.
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A jury on Friday found a psychologist and a surgeon liable for malpractice after they convinced a 16-year-old girl to lop off her breasts.
This marks the first medical malpractice case involving a detransitioner to reach a verdict - and it has huge implications.
Fox Varian, who identified as transgender at the time, was awarded $2 million in damages - which includes $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering, and $400,000 for future medical expenses.
Now 22, Varian identifies as a woman.
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🇨🇷Costa Rica swings right: Conservative hardliner Laura Fernandez elected president in landslide
High on the minds of Costa Rican voters as they went to the polls on Sunday was undoubtedly the surge in drug-related violence across the otherwise stable Central American country, which has been a trend for the region generally.
Conservative candidate Laura Fernandez by Monday morning was able to quickly declare victory in the presidential election after early results confirmed a decisive lead, causing her nearest rival to concede.
She took nearly half the vote.
By early Monday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal reported that ballots from 81% of polling stations had been counted, giving the Sovereign People's Party candidate 48.9% of the vote.
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High on the minds of Costa Rican voters as they went to the polls on Sunday was undoubtedly the surge in drug-related violence across the otherwise stable Central American country, which has been a trend for the region generally.
Conservative candidate Laura Fernandez by Monday morning was able to quickly declare victory in the presidential election after early results confirmed a decisive lead, causing her nearest rival to concede.
She took nearly half the vote.
By early Monday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal reported that ballots from 81% of polling stations had been counted, giving the Sovereign People's Party candidate 48.9% of the vote.
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Vaccine mRNA, Plasmid DNA, and Spike Protein Can Persist in Humans More Than 3.5 Years After COVID-19 Vaccination
We report the longest documented persistence of mRNA vaccine components to date, independently confirmed across multiple laboratories, biospecimens, and time points using diverse analytical methods.
For years, the public was told that mRNA vaccine materials would degrade within days to weeks — rapidly broken down, biologically transient, and incapable of long-term persistence.
That assumption shaped regulatory assurances, public messaging, and safety expectations worldwide.
Billions across the globe received these injections based on the claim that the genetic material would quickly disappear from the body.
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We report the longest documented persistence of mRNA vaccine components to date, independently confirmed across multiple laboratories, biospecimens, and time points using diverse analytical methods.
For years, the public was told that mRNA vaccine materials would degrade within days to weeks — rapidly broken down, biologically transient, and incapable of long-term persistence.
That assumption shaped regulatory assurances, public messaging, and safety expectations worldwide.
Billions across the globe received these injections based on the claim that the genetic material would quickly disappear from the body.
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TX Gov Abbot issues agricultural disaster declaration over spread of parasitic screwworm
Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott on Thursday said he imposed a statewide disaster declaration to prevent the spread of a type of parasitic fly in his state.
The New World screwworm isn't yet present in the United States or Texas, although officials say it has been spreading toward the U.S.-Mexico border.
Abbot said it can cause potential problems for the U.S. livestock industry if it spreads northward across the border.
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Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott on Thursday said he imposed a statewide disaster declaration to prevent the spread of a type of parasitic fly in his state.
The New World screwworm isn't yet present in the United States or Texas, although officials say it has been spreading toward the U.S.-Mexico border.
Abbot said it can cause potential problems for the U.S. livestock industry if it spreads northward across the border.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸Israel finally gives in (a little) - admits 70,000 killed In Gaza
Israel's PR campaign against Gaza Health Ministry has run its course Throughout the Israel Defense Forces rampage across Gaza, the State of Israel and its collaborators and sympathizers around the world have ridiculed the alarming death toll maintained by Palestinian health authorities, dismissing the count as a gross exaggeration aimed at maliciously demonizing Israel.
Now, after more than two years of casting doubts, the IDF has finally admitted its own estimates match the Gaza Health Ministry's accounting of some 70,000 confirmed dead.
It's a grand example of Israel's long-running practice of vehemently denying accusations — and vilifying accusers — before eventually acknowledging their validity.
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Israel's PR campaign against Gaza Health Ministry has run its course Throughout the Israel Defense Forces rampage across Gaza, the State of Israel and its collaborators and sympathizers around the world have ridiculed the alarming death toll maintained by Palestinian health authorities, dismissing the count as a gross exaggeration aimed at maliciously demonizing Israel.
Now, after more than two years of casting doubts, the IDF has finally admitted its own estimates match the Gaza Health Ministry's accounting of some 70,000 confirmed dead.
It's a grand example of Israel's long-running practice of vehemently denying accusations — and vilifying accusers — before eventually acknowledging their validity.
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This county is suing the Trump administration after the FBI seized election records
FBI agents showed up in Fulton County, Georgia, and seized boxes of records related to the 2020 election last week.
Now, the county is about to take the matter to court.
A Fulton County official announced on Monday that the county will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the seizure, arguing that the warrant the FBI used to justify it was invalid, according to CNN. An official in Fulton County, Georgia, announced the county will file a lawsuit Monday over the FBI's search and seizure of 2020 election records.
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FBI agents showed up in Fulton County, Georgia, and seized boxes of records related to the 2020 election last week.
Now, the county is about to take the matter to court.
A Fulton County official announced on Monday that the county will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the seizure, arguing that the warrant the FBI used to justify it was invalid, according to CNN. An official in Fulton County, Georgia, announced the county will file a lawsuit Monday over the FBI's search and seizure of 2020 election records.
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Former UK cabinet minister accused of leaking bombshell financial data to Epstein
Former U.K. Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson - who was fired last September from his new role as ambassador to the United States due to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein - is facing mounting political and legal pressure following disclosures that he may have shared market-sensitive government information with Epstein during the global financial crisis.
Documents released Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the so-called Epstein files appear to show that Mandelson, then business secretary in the Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, forwarded confidential policy discussions and draft plans to the disgraced financier while the government was grappling with the collapse of global credit markets.
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Former U.K. Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson - who was fired last September from his new role as ambassador to the United States due to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein - is facing mounting political and legal pressure following disclosures that he may have shared market-sensitive government information with Epstein during the global financial crisis.
Documents released Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the so-called Epstein files appear to show that Mandelson, then business secretary in the Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, forwarded confidential policy discussions and draft plans to the disgraced financier while the government was grappling with the collapse of global credit markets.
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Gold and silver extend slide after record-breaking rally
The selloff was triggered after US President Trump tapped Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve.
Gold and silver prices fell further on Monday, extending losses after a sharp reversal of a recent rally that had lifted both to record highs.
Gold prices plunged 8% to $4,465 an ounce on Monday, breaking a streak of record highs that had briefly pushed the metal to nearly $5,600 last week, before a partial rebound.
Silver dropped 7%, following a 30% slide on Friday.
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The selloff was triggered after US President Trump tapped Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve.
Gold and silver prices fell further on Monday, extending losses after a sharp reversal of a recent rally that had lifted both to record highs.
Gold prices plunged 8% to $4,465 an ounce on Monday, breaking a streak of record highs that had briefly pushed the metal to nearly $5,600 last week, before a partial rebound.
Silver dropped 7%, following a 30% slide on Friday.
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Executive Power Stress Test: America's drift from governance to assertion
Power in the United States is no longer exercised primarily through coordination, law, or consent, but increasingly through assertion and spectacle.
Recent domestic enforcement actions, rhetorical excesses, and executive overreach reveal a system experimenting with how much authority can be claimed without institutional resistance.
This article argues that what appears to be dysfunction may, in fact, be a deliberate stress test of American governance itself.
From Governance to Performance The defining feature of the current American political moment is not polarization alone, nor even the resurgence of executive power.
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Power in the United States is no longer exercised primarily through coordination, law, or consent, but increasingly through assertion and spectacle.
Recent domestic enforcement actions, rhetorical excesses, and executive overreach reveal a system experimenting with how much authority can be claimed without institutional resistance.
This article argues that what appears to be dysfunction may, in fact, be a deliberate stress test of American governance itself.
From Governance to Performance The defining feature of the current American political moment is not polarization alone, nor even the resurgence of executive power.
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🇺🇦"Compromised" congressional commission is undermining Trump's Ukraine peace efforts, says whistleblower
Former senior official who reported criminal violations by Helsinki Committee, chaired by Senate Armed Services Commitee Chairman Roger Wicker, urges investigation by Trump administration.
Few in Washington, D.C. have been stronger supporters of expanding U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia than Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), who is the Chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.
Last November, he dismissed the Trump administration's efforts as a "so-called peace plan." In recent weeks, Wicker has insisted that "Ukraine should not be forced to give up the sovereign territory it deserves and it currently controls" and repeatedly compared Putin to Hitler.
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Former senior official who reported criminal violations by Helsinki Committee, chaired by Senate Armed Services Commitee Chairman Roger Wicker, urges investigation by Trump administration.
Few in Washington, D.C. have been stronger supporters of expanding U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia than Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), who is the Chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.
Last November, he dismissed the Trump administration's efforts as a "so-called peace plan." In recent weeks, Wicker has insisted that "Ukraine should not be forced to give up the sovereign territory it deserves and it currently controls" and repeatedly compared Putin to Hitler.
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Epstein Files: Maine Gov Janet Mills accused of child abuse cover-up, cocaine trafficking in newly released SDNY documents
Maine Gov.
Janet Mills' name has surfaced in the latest U.S. Justice Department release of files related to the late pedophile and mystery powerbroker Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly committed suicide.
Maine Democrats have been calling for over a year for the release of more files related to infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but the disclosures may have caused some collateral damage for Democratic Gov.
Janet Mills, candidate for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination.
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Maine Gov.
Janet Mills' name has surfaced in the latest U.S. Justice Department release of files related to the late pedophile and mystery powerbroker Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly committed suicide.
Maine Democrats have been calling for over a year for the release of more files related to infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but the disclosures may have caused some collateral damage for Democratic Gov.
Janet Mills, candidate for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination.
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The circular firing squads at CNN and CBS: Staffers denounce efforts to restore reporting balance
The decline of American mainstream media has long been obvious, with public trust and revenues plunging.
Some companies are responding with the novel idea of restoring objectivity and neutrality to coverage.
For years, news organizations have essentially written off half of the country.
However, as news organizations struggle to avoid even greater layoffs, staffers are fighting efforts to bring balance to their networks.
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The decline of American mainstream media has long been obvious, with public trust and revenues plunging.
Some companies are responding with the novel idea of restoring objectivity and neutrality to coverage.
For years, news organizations have essentially written off half of the country.
However, as news organizations struggle to avoid even greater layoffs, staffers are fighting efforts to bring balance to their networks.
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Clintons compelled to testify to Congress late February: "No one is above the law"
Update (1240ET): Following last night's 'acquiescence' by the Clintons' attorney, Republican-led House Oversight Committee has confirmed this morning that the Clintons will testify in front of Congress on February 26 and 27.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for transcribed, filmed depositions to face questioning as part of the investigation related to Jeffery Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
Former President Clinton will appear for a deposition on February 27, 2026 and former Secretary Clinton will appear for a deposition on February 26, 2026.
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Update (1240ET): Following last night's 'acquiescence' by the Clintons' attorney, Republican-led House Oversight Committee has confirmed this morning that the Clintons will testify in front of Congress on February 26 and 27.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for transcribed, filmed depositions to face questioning as part of the investigation related to Jeffery Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
Former President Clinton will appear for a deposition on February 27, 2026 and former Secretary Clinton will appear for a deposition on February 26, 2026.
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🇸🇰Slovakia to sue EU after Brussels decrees total ban on Russian gas: 'Energy suicide'
Slovakia PM Robert Fico says that many of the EU's decisions are now in violation of the EU's founding treaties Slovakia is obliged to stop taking over Russian gas by Nov. 1, 2027, at the latest, and according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the EU decision to ban all gas from member states amounts to "energy suicide." As a result, Bratislava will file a lawsuit at the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) against the newly adopted regulations.
On Monday, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament formally adopted the new legislation on the gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports.
The move is part of the REPowerEU plan, which aims to become independent from Russian energy carriers.
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Slovakia PM Robert Fico says that many of the EU's decisions are now in violation of the EU's founding treaties Slovakia is obliged to stop taking over Russian gas by Nov. 1, 2027, at the latest, and according to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, the EU decision to ban all gas from member states amounts to "energy suicide." As a result, Bratislava will file a lawsuit at the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) against the newly adopted regulations.
On Monday, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament formally adopted the new legislation on the gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports.
The move is part of the REPowerEU plan, which aims to become independent from Russian energy carriers.
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FLASHBACK: Pizzagate 2.0? Wayfair denies its insanely priced cabinets and pillows are a front for child trafficking
A new conspiracy theory surrounding products advertised by the home goods and furniture seller Wayfair now joins previous unsubstantiated allegations like Pizzagate regarding worldwide pedophilic sex trafficking among the economic elite.
The Wayfair conspiracy theory that became a social media sensation on Friday began with a post to the Conspiracy subreddit, which promotes user-submitted conspiracy theories, many thinly evidenced or unevidenced, to more than a million subscribers.
"Is it possible Wayfair involved in Human trafficking with their WFX Utility collection?
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A new conspiracy theory surrounding products advertised by the home goods and furniture seller Wayfair now joins previous unsubstantiated allegations like Pizzagate regarding worldwide pedophilic sex trafficking among the economic elite.
The Wayfair conspiracy theory that became a social media sensation on Friday began with a post to the Conspiracy subreddit, which promotes user-submitted conspiracy theories, many thinly evidenced or unevidenced, to more than a million subscribers.
"Is it possible Wayfair involved in Human trafficking with their WFX Utility collection?
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Gold Giant Bundesbank Signals An Open Vote Of No Confidence in Global Monetary Stability
The German Bundesbank hoards the second-largest gold reserves among central banks.
The precious metal serves as an insurance policy for both states and private individuals.
Its massive price surge shows that the dice have already been cast: governments will attempt to inflate their debts.
Anyone acquiring precious metals in these weeks simultaneously casts a verdict on their currency.
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The German Bundesbank hoards the second-largest gold reserves among central banks.
The precious metal serves as an insurance policy for both states and private individuals.
Its massive price surge shows that the dice have already been cast: governments will attempt to inflate their debts.
Anyone acquiring precious metals in these weeks simultaneously casts a verdict on their currency.
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Musk's X office in Paris raided as Brussels becomes more unhinged
One week after the European Commission opened a new formal investigation into Elon Musk's X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and expanded a separate probe launched in December 2023, X's Paris office was raided by France's cybercrime unit as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content.
"A search is being carried out at the French premises of X by the cybercrime unit of the Paris public prosecutor's office, together with @CyberGEND and @Europol , as part of the investigation opened in January 2025," the Paris prosecutors' office wrote on X early Tuesday.
The Paris public prosecutor's office also said it is leaving the X platform and will post exclusively on Reid Hoffman's LinkedIn and Meta-owned Instagram.
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One week after the European Commission opened a new formal investigation into Elon Musk's X under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and expanded a separate probe launched in December 2023, X's Paris office was raided by France's cybercrime unit as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content.
"A search is being carried out at the French premises of X by the cybercrime unit of the Paris public prosecutor's office, together with @CyberGEND and @Europol , as part of the investigation opened in January 2025," the Paris prosecutors' office wrote on X early Tuesday.
The Paris public prosecutor's office also said it is leaving the X platform and will post exclusively on Reid Hoffman's LinkedIn and Meta-owned Instagram.
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