Here's the latest great read from resident word freak Stefan Fatsis in Defector:

Gold Star Dad shouts “Abbey Gate! Abbey Gate!” at Biden from gallery above the chamber. Was with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. Unclear on identity

MTG in direct violation of the rules of the House by wearing campaign insignia on the House floor.

- Some Rs are wearing round white buttons: “Say her name Lakey Riley”, for the nursing student killed in Georgia. An undocumented immigrant has been charged.

- Others have red/white 'Biden Border Crisis' buttons.

- The woman in the bronze sequins is Rep. Claudia Tenney.

Hello from inside the House chamber everyone.

A guide to the colors and symbols:
- Dem women are wearing white to support abortion and IVF access
- Some Dems are wearing '153' cards, it is 153 days since Oct. 7. This is to support hostages.

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if taylor swift doesnt start dating a journalist soon this entire industry is going to collapse

Damn.

We are saddened to report that Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl discovered missing from Central Park Zoo after his exhibit was vandalized just over a year ago, is dead after an apparent collision with a building on West 89th Street in Manhattan. bit.ly/3I9o3b8

So WAMU now has 4 reporters. We have 3 here in tiny little Marfa. Just context on how big a deal those layoffs are. Also to say feeling fortunate and thank you if you do support Marfa Public Radio. Crazy times. washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

Now that the news is out that @dcist is dead and 15 great people will lose their jobs, some truths. No one at @dcist/WAMU 88.5 was ignorant of the tough realities of media. But this is more a failure of leadership than anything.

Correcting: WAMU 88.5

With some grim news looming at NPR member station @WAMU, this thread from former reporter Martin Austermühle is well worth reading:

A potent reminder from Navalny: 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.'

Trump facing a criminal trial on March 25 is significant. To understand, review the bidding.

First, before Trump was President, he hid his payments (the hush money) to avoid a criminal indictment then.

Second, he then became President, and said he couldn’t be indicted for his

At least nine of those shot and wounded at the Super Bowl parade are children.

News: Legendary Morning Edition host Bob Edwards has died.

Remembrance from Lynn Neary:

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My cousin’s Super Bowl ad used our uncle’s faces- and my Mother’s. She would be appalled by his deadly health care views. Respect for science, vaccines, & health care equity were in her DNA. She strongly supported my health care work at ONE & (RED) which he opposes.