these-are-not-your-father’s-democrats

Janet Mills, the 78-year-old moderate who has served as Maine’s governor since 2019, is staid and a little boring—which is exactly why, last fall, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pushed her to run against progressive upstart Graham Platner in the state’s Senate primary. Mills was reasonably popular and polled wellContinue Reading

uk-ban-on-palestine-action-was-unlawful,-says-court

The UK’s High Court has ruled that the government ban on Palestine Action was unlawful., UK ban on Palestine Action was unlawful, says court NewsFeed The UK’s High Court has ruled that the government ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a ‘terror group’ was unlawful. The caseContinue Reading

the-real-reason-kristi-noem-wants-ice-body-cams

commentary The DHS secretary’s effort to avoid a shutdown is about propaganda, not transparency Published February 13, 2026 6:45AM (EST) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for her chaotic management of the agency (Al Drago/Getty Images) Kristi Noem does not care about transparency. The Department ofContinue Reading

OpenAI deploys Cerebras chips for ‘near-instant’ code generation in first major move beyond Nvidia

OpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a stripped-down coding model engineered for near-instantaneous response times, marking the company’s first significant inference partnership outside its traditional Nvidia-dominated infrastructure. The model runs on hardware from Cerebras Systems, a Sunnyvale-based chipmaker whose wafer-scale processors specialize in low-latency AI workloads.The partnership arrives at a pivotal moment for OpenAI…Continue Reading

house-republican-moves-to-block-climate-lawsuits-as-oil-industry-pushes-for-immunity

As climate accountability lawsuits move closer to trial across the country, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) announced this week that she is working with House and Senate colleagues to craft legislation aimed at “tackling” state climate superfund laws and climate deception lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.Her announcement follows widespread reports thatContinue Reading

crew-12:-fueling-underway-for-rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 launch. Fueling of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hasContinue Reading

crew-12:-access-arms-retracts

The crew access arm retracts from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. NASA The crew access arm has retracted, and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launchContinue Reading