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Bookmarks for 2026-02-19T16:31:11.816Z
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President Trump Participates in the Board of Peace Event - YouTube Added: Feb 19, 2026
President Trump Participates in the Board of Peace Event
Site: YouTube
Washington, D.C.
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Polar Bears are a Glitch in Physics ❄️
Site: YouTube
Did you know the "whitest" animal on Earth doesn't have a single drop of white pigment? This massive predator is actually jet black, wrapped in a suit of tra...
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Far Left Democrat Policy BACKFIRES On Chicago, THE BEARS ARE LEAVING
Site: YouTube
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Elon Musk on X: "Big difference between Grok and WokeGPT" / X Added: Feb 19, 2026
Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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President Trump Hosts a Black History Month Celebration at the White House
Site: YouTube
"This president hears you, this president cares for you." 🇺🇸
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Chinese Satellite Obliterates Starlink With 2-Watt Laser From 36,000 KM Above Earth
Added: Feb 19, 2026Chinese Satellite Obliterates Starlink With 2-Watt Laser From 36,000 KM Above Earth
Site: Indian Defence Review
A laser weaker than your fridge light just shattered a decades-old space barrier.
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EXCLUSIVE: Strategy to Take Back Wikipedia | Co-Founder Larry Sanger
Site: YouTube
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Why Wikipedia Went WOKE – Wiki Co-Founder Larry Sanger
Site: YouTube
👉 Subscribe to The Daily Heretic for long-form conversations that challenge institutional power and question what we’re told to trust:https://www.youtube.co...
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Heretics with Andrew Gold | Substack Added: Feb 19, 2026
Heretics with Andrew Gold | Substack
What makes you a heretic? After being given the boot from legacy media, I finally have a place to write (and video) the truth, no matter how uncomfortable. Click to read Heretics with Andrew Gold, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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Beyond Bias: Building a Future of Transparent Knowledge - Larry Sanger
Site: YouTube
🏦 Invest In Luxury Dubai Property https://londonreal.tv/dubai-ytd 🍿 Watch the full interview for free at https://londonreal.tv/episodes Philosopher, entrep...
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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What The Epstein Files REVEAL, and Nancy Guthrie Latest, w/ Jashinsky, Grim, Shellenberger, and More
Site: YouTube
Megyn Kelly discusses what we've learned so far from the millions of documents in the "Epstein Files," with Emily Jashinsky, host of "After Party," Ryan Grim...
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Quote of the day by Mark Twain: "Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many" Added: Feb 19, 2026
Quote of the day by Mark Twain: "Do not complain about growing old. It is a privilege denied to many"
Site: Global English Editing
While society obsesses over anti-aging creams and hiding gray hairs, we're missing the profound truth that every wrinkle represents a year someone else desperately wanted but never got to live.
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Mamdani Takes New York Hostage - WSJ Added: Feb 19, 2026
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Democrats, You May Already Have Lost the 2028 Election - WSJ Added: Feb 19, 2026
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NYC Moves to DEFUND the POLICE, Mamdani Is DESTROYING NY
Site: YouTube
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Beyond vibe coding: the case for spec-driven AI development - The New Stack Added: Feb 19, 2026
Beyond vibe coding: the case for spec-driven AI development
Site: The New Stack
Vibe coding got us here. Spec-driven development is what comes next — if enterprises want AI-generated code they can actually maintain.
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Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it's better at complex problem-solving - Ars Technica
Added: Feb 19, 2026Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it's better at complex problem-solving
Site: Ars Technica
Google says 3.1 Pro is ready for "your hardest challenges."
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I tried Poweramp and Musicolet for a month on Android, and the results shocked me
Added: Feb 19, 2026I tried Poweramp and Musicolet for a month on Android, and the results shocked me
Site: Android Police
The ultimate Android music player showdown
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Trump says he'll decide in "next 10 days" whether to bomb Iran Added: Feb 19, 2026
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Zohran Mamdani NYC Budget Includes Property Taxe Hike Threat | National Review Added: Feb 19, 2026
Zohran Mamdani NYC Budget Includes Property Taxe Hike Threat | National Review
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NYC real estate pros warn against Mayor Mamdani's 9.5% property tax hike ultimatum | Fox Business Added: Feb 19, 2026
NYC real estate pros warn against Mayor Mamdani's 9.5% property tax hike ultimatum | Fox Business
New York City’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued an ultimatum to Albany: tax the ultra-wealthy or face a "last resort" 9.5% property tax hike to plug a $5.4 billion deficit. While Mamdani claims he’s protecting the working class, real estate insiders say the plan is a math-defying disaster that will drive up rents and accelerate the flight of taxpayers to low-tax states like Florida and Texas. "Even the discussion of a 9.5% hike is enough to influence buyer behavior and cause irritations in the market," Douglas Elliman’s Ben Jacobs told Fox News Digital. "Some buyers have considered Nassau, Westchester, Long Island, and even Florida or Texas as alternatives because they just don't agree with [NYC] politics." "The mention of a 9.5% hike can pause decision-making, especially for those weighing options in the suburbs or out-of-state markets. We’re already seeing clients seriously evaluate alternatives in Nassau, Westchester and beyond, factoring taxes heavily into affordability calculations," Michelle Griffith of Douglas Elliman also told Fox News Digital. "In some negotiations, this ‘Mamdani Effect’ is tangible, slowing deals or prompting buyers to consider properties outside NYC." WALL STREET CASH FUELS HAMPTONS HOUSING BOOM TO RECORD MEDIAN PRICE AMID TIGHT INVENTORY Earlier this week, Mamdani issued a preliminary fiscal year 2027 budget that includes a property tax hike, a prospect he has described as a "last resort." "Today, I’m releasing the City’s preliminary budget. After years of fiscal mismanagement, we’re staring at a $5.4 billion budget gap — and two paths. One: Albany can raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy and the most profitable corporations and address the fiscal imbalance between our city and state. The other, a last resort: balance the budget on the backs of working people using the only tools at the City's disposal," Mamdani said in a Tuesday post on X. "Faced with no other choice, the city would have to exercise the only revenue lever fully within our own control. We would have to raise property taxes. We would also be forced to raid our reserves," Mamdani additionally said during remarks Tuesday. "This would effectively be a tax on working and middle class New Yorkers, who have a median income of $122,000." Both agents warn that taxing high earners could trigger a further exodus of wealth, shrinking the tax base and eventually leaving middle-class families "holding the bag." "Higher corporate and wealth taxes can trigger a chain reaction," Jacobs said. "Reduced investment and relocation of high earners shrink the city’s tax base, which often indirectly affects middle-class households. Even if they aren’t the direct target, over time these economic ripples can influence affordability, property values and access to services." "In many cases, property tax increases are eventually absorbed by tenants, particularly in rent-stabilized or market-rate units where landlords factor operating costs into pricing," Griffith added. "While the Mayor’s promise of 'rent stability' is admirable, history shows that higher property taxes can translate into incremental rent increases fairly quickly, sometimes within a year. Working families may end up feeling the impact, even if it’s not immediate." Jacobs’ and Griffith’s respective clients allegedly also see the risks with Mamdani’s economic proposals. "Many of my clients view a flat rate hike on a system they already consider inequitable as a Band-Aid solution. Buyers and sellers alike would likely welcome a complete reassessment overhaul that reflects true property values and promotes fairness," Griffith explained. "Temporary spikes tend to create uncertainty in the market, whereas a transparent and balanced approach would stabilize it long-term." "A flat hike on a system already misaligned with true property values risks exacerbating inequity," Jacobs said. Real estate is a game of certainty, and Mamdani’s proposal has created the opposite as the agents look ahead to the future of NYC’s market. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE "Buyers and sellers are focused on long-term affordability and predictability. Without clear guidance on taxes and assessments, the market slows and buyers proceed with caution, which is especially true for middle-class families," Jacobs said. "Ultimately, buyers want predictability. When policy proposals create uncertainty, whether on taxes, rent or regulations, it directly impacts the market. People are not just looking at the sticker price of a property," Griffith said. "Stability and transparency in tax and assessment policies are key to keeping NYC’s middle-class families confident in making big housing decisions." Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s office for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication. READ MORE FROM FOX BUSINESS FOX Business’ Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
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Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling Added: Feb 19, 2026
Google DeepMind wants to know if chatbots are just virtue signaling
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Mamdani pumps millions into ‘racial equity’ offices, six-figure DEI jobs | Fox News Added: Feb 19, 2026
Mamdani pumps millions into ‘racial equity’ offices, six-figure DEI jobs | Fox News
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Something is very wrong at the FDA Added: Feb 19, 2026
Something is very wrong at the FDA
Site: The Hill
This is not some random question based on spasmodic, Trump-deranged leftist opposition to everything going on in Washington. This is serious.
It’s not very often an editorial from anywhere, let alone the Wall Street Journal, stops you in your tracks, but one titled “Vinay Prasad’s vaccine kill shot” did just that for me. Not normally known for bomb-throwing, the Journal’s editors went in very hard against someone you’ve probably never heard of — the chief medical and scientific officer and director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The damning sub-headline reads, “Does the White House know the harm he’s doing to public health?” And no, this is not some random question based on spasmodic, Trump-deranged leftist opposition to everything going on in Washington. This is serious. The Journal editors write of Prasad — previously forced out of the FDA and then hired back within two weeks — that “it’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time … In his latest drive-by shooting, the leader of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division rejected Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review. This is arbitrary government at its worst.” But is it arbitrary? In 2022, Prasad tweeted that he was “a Bernie Sanders liberal” who has “been surprised by ad hominem claims I am right wing. I am pro-universal health care. Pro wealth tax. Pro choice. Etc. Read my books.” The same day as the editorial, the Wall Steet Journal reported on the FDA’s rejection of a new flu shot from Moderna for unclear reasons. Career staff reportedly objected and “argued that refusing to even consider the vaccine was the wrong approach to address any concerns about the product.” They were overruled. And other drugmakers reported multiple cases of surprising and seemingly arbitrary decisions by Prasad, many of them connected to treatments for rare diseases. When I did health policy at the Heritage Foundation in the early 2000s, the cost to bring a new drug to market was about $1 billion, and the process could take a decade. That cost did not include the drugs that would go through, say, five years and then fail in trials; the billion was the average only of the drugs that eventually made it to market. With a limited window of exclusivity, for companies to recoup those costs before generics came to market, investment in treatments for rare diseases were especially hard to justify financially. If, as the Journal reports, these were research on “rare or hard-to-treat diseases,” they may well be the only treatments in development. With few people afflicted and seemingly arbitrary regulatory leaders, companies will be very reluctant to invest anew and start over. My mother had myriad health issues. Her doctors told my father she wouldn’t make it to 40. But thanks to advances in medicine — mostly pharmaceuticals — she lived to age 77. So, when it comes to pharmaceuticals, I’m a fan. And knowing people with rare conditions and diseases, I know the importance of hope and of new pharmaceuticals coming to market. In that context, I find Prasad’s actions incomprehensible. The Journal reported that he told colleagues he “would like to issue more letters refusing to accept applications so that he doesn’t have to reject them after they have been evaluated.” In November, Prasad made claims that COVID vaccines were responsible for the deaths of 10 children, but he has never offered any “data to back up the claim.” According to the Journal, he said that “staff who disagreed with his operating principles should submit their resignations.” What his principles are exactly seems nearly impossible to discern. If anyone should resign, I believe it should be him — this time permanently. Derek Hunter is host of "The Derek Hunter Show," weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern on WMAL in Washington. He is a former staffer for the late Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.).
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Antarctic researchers solve long-standing Blood Falls mystery - Earth.com Added: Feb 19, 2026
Antarctic researchers solve long-standing Blood Falls mystery
Site: Earth.com
Antarctic glacier bleeds red water, and scientists reveal hidden pressure beneath the mysterious millennial ice.
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I'm using NotebookLM to watch YouTube for me, and I'm learning twice as much
Added: Feb 19, 2026
I'm using NotebookLM to watch YouTube for me, and I'm learning twice as much
Site: Android Police
NotebookLM nails what YouTube creators often fail to deliver
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I finally found a local LLM I actually want to use for coding
Added: Feb 19, 2026
I finally found a local LLM I actually want to use for coding
Site: XDA
Qwen3-Coder-Next is a great model, and it's even better with Claude Code as a harness.
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The Quantum Computer Dream is Falling Apart
Site: YouTube
Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code Sabine at the link below and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/sabineAs we continue to resear...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Glib Barristia AOC’s Ignorance Front and Center at Munich Security Conference
Site: YouTube
The “Glib Barristia” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., ignorance of world affairs was one full display for the world to see at the Munich Security Con...
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Victor Davis Hanson: Marco Rubio’s Sobering Solution to Europe’s Woes
Site: YouTube
When there’s a problem, call Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s “fireman.”Last week, Marco Rubio, in keeping with the tradition started by Vice Presiden...
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After Decades of Global Searching, Scientists Finally Create the Silicon Aromatic Once Thought Impossible Added: Feb 19, 2026
After Decades of Global Searching, Scientists Finally Create the Silicon Aromatic Once Thought Impossible
Site: SciTechDaily
A long-standing chemistry challenge has been solved with the synthesis of a five-atom silicon aromatic ring.
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Trump Ready to Strike Iran THIS WEEKEND, MASSIVE Military Buildup
Site: YouTube
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