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Friday, February 13, 2026
Top US medical body to review vaccine effectiveness as government ‘abdicates’ responsibility
"They are filling a void that the government created," Ezekiel Emanuel, vice-provost for global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, told journalists on Tuesday...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/american-medical-assocation-vaccine-review
‘Standing up for our workers’: US unions raise thousands for victims of ICE crackdown
Labor unions are fundraising and providing mutual aid for workers affected by ICE surges in Minnesota and across US…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/ice-immigration-union-fundraisers
Trump’s pick for top diplomatic role faces scrutiny over ‘white supremacist’ views
Jeremy Carl, assistant secretary of state nominee, has espoused 'racist, antisemitic' views, says non-profit leader…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-nominee-jeremy-carl-racist-views
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Elon Musk's longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying. The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January, according to the Guardian's analysis of his social media output. The posts, made on his platform X, reflect a renewed embrace of what extremism experts describe as white supremacist material...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/12/elon-musk-posts-january-white-supremacists
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Rollback of government's ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families 'sicker and less safe', environmental advocate says…
Their Water Was Undrinkable. Oklahoma’s Oil Regulators Failed to Help. — ProPublica
Salty Water, Delayed Tests: When one couple's water turned toxic, state oil regulators delayed key tests that could find a source of contamination.
Polluted Plume: The state didn't tell the couple for over a month that tests showed their drinking water was contaminated with high levels of barium, which can cause heart problems.
No Answers: Despite evidence showing pollution consistent with oil field waste, the state closed the family's complaint and dismissed its own findings...
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family
EPA repeals endangerment finding - POLITICO
The move discards a scientific determination that empowered the government to limit climate pollution.
Even Trump’s own appointees are ruling against ICE’s mass detention strategy - POLITICO
A POLITICO review shows more than 350 judges have rejected the administration's approach…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/donald-trump-judges-mandatory-detention-rulings-00778256
What we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
True to her role as a government minister, Liwy Grazioso believes one key explanation was declining trust in leadership. In a recent scientific article about the rise and fall of Tikal, she and her co-authors list factors including economic competition, increased warfare, lack of arable land and failure of revenue streams, as well as depletion of soil quality and droughts. All these strains on society made it hard to maintain essential infrastructure such as reservoirs. When I met Grazioso in the National Palace, she compared the flamboyant government building where we met to the great pyramids of Tikal. "This is a public building and it's very beautiful. But to keep it, you need to use government money. When a crisis or a war is coming, who's going to care? If the palace crumbles, who will pay attention? You will try to provide food for your family."
Sitting in the current seat of power, Grazioso turned the argument to the present. She said: "It is the same that happens now, if we are not careful. Governments need to earn the trust of their taxpayers."…
Senate Republicans rally behind USMCA even as Trump’s support wavers - Live Updates - POLITICO
"If Donald Trump wants to yell at somebody for not doing their job on USMCA, my own take is, he ought to look in the mirror," Wyden said. "The fact is, USMCA delivered real wins for Americans."…
US House backs bid to block Canada tariffs in rebuke of Trump
The US House on Wednesday voted to rescind tariffs that Donald Trump imposed on Canada last year, a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House's trade policy as the president threatened electoral retaliation against any Republican who defied him...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/us-house-vote-trump-canada-tariffs
Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years
Trump has been dogged in his pursuit against polling organizations and media companies that portray him negatively. In January, after the New York Times released a new poll finding the president's approval rating was 40%, falling three percentage points since September 2025, he threatened to expand his pre-existing lawsuit for defamation...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/gallup-stop-tracking-presidential-approval-ratings
Salesforce workers outraged after CEO makes joke about ICE watching them
Marc Benioff's remarks criticized as employees were reportedly planning to urge him to cancel business with agency…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/salesforce-marc-benioff-ice-joke-employees
History Minute (094): Charles Caldwell versus violent White mobs
Charles Caldwell was born to enslaved parents and as an adult in Mississippi was a skilled blacksmith, a job very much in demand, and this gave him high status. During the Reconstruction era, more than 400 Black artisans like him served in public office. Caldwell was the most accomplished politically of the 16 Black men who participated in Mississippi's Constitutional Convention in 1868. With his support, this Convention established an integrated public school system, legalized interracial marriages, and granted the vote to all adult men, regardless of property and race.
During this Convention’s debates. Caldwell testified that Black people had no protections from their property being seized by Whites. He persuaded them to include such protections in the Mississippi state constitution, but the constitution narrowly failed to pass in the later referendum that was reportedly plagued by fraud and violent intimidation of Black voters.
The Ku Klux Klan was active and violent, killing hundreds of Black people.
Caldwell was arrested for shooting a White man but was acquitted when the judge learned that the White man fired first and Caldwell shot in self-defense. This was noted as the first time a Black man was allowed to go free after killing a White man.
While opponents of Reconstruction had made it clear that they would use violence to have their way in the election of 1875, Caldwell took a stand to ensure the integrity of the Constitutional process, and tried, but failed, to calm the violence. Meanwhile, a mob of Whites robbed and vandalized Caldwell’s home while he was away, and killed several of his neighbors, telling his wife they would be back to kill Caldwell no matter how long it took.
After multiple White riots that killed dozens of Blacks, Governor Ames endeavored to disarm the paramilitary bands behind the violence. He also established a State Militia of two White companies and five Black companies. Vocal Whites complained that they were terrified of the Black companies, so Ames quickly disbanded them. Without the militias, violence and fraud prevailed in the election.
Christmas Day 1875, Caldwell met a friend named Cabell in a tavern at Cabell’s invitation — apparently a setup. As they raised their classes in a toast, at the clinking of the glasses, a marksman standing outside the window shot Caldwell in the back of his head.
During this Convention’s debates. Caldwell testified that Black people had no protections from their property being seized by Whites. He persuaded them to include such protections in the Mississippi state constitution, but the constitution narrowly failed to pass in the later referendum that was reportedly plagued by fraud and violent intimidation of Black voters.
The Ku Klux Klan was active and violent, killing hundreds of Black people.
Caldwell was arrested for shooting a White man but was acquitted when the judge learned that the White man fired first and Caldwell shot in self-defense. This was noted as the first time a Black man was allowed to go free after killing a White man.
While opponents of Reconstruction had made it clear that they would use violence to have their way in the election of 1875, Caldwell took a stand to ensure the integrity of the Constitutional process, and tried, but failed, to calm the violence. Meanwhile, a mob of Whites robbed and vandalized Caldwell’s home while he was away, and killed several of his neighbors, telling his wife they would be back to kill Caldwell no matter how long it took.
After multiple White riots that killed dozens of Blacks, Governor Ames endeavored to disarm the paramilitary bands behind the violence. He also established a State Militia of two White companies and five Black companies. Vocal Whites complained that they were terrified of the Black companies, so Ames quickly disbanded them. Without the militias, violence and fraud prevailed in the election.
Christmas Day 1875, Caldwell met a friend named Cabell in a tavern at Cabell’s invitation — apparently a setup. As they raised their classes in a toast, at the clinking of the glasses, a marksman standing outside the window shot Caldwell in the back of his head.
Read more!
- https://projects.kora.matrix.msu.edu/app/files/16/23/126863/1658930845.Charles-Caldwell_AANB.pdf
- https://historianspeaks.org/f/charles-caldwell-assassination-of-a-state-senator-1875
- https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/caldwell-charles-c-1831-1875/
- https://storyoftheweek.loa.org/2020/06/the-assassination-of-senator-charles.html
- https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/charles-caldwell/
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