Monday, February 16, 2026

I went phone-free for a day. This was the hardest part.

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Mon Feb 16 2026

I went phone-free for a day. This was the hardest part.

Before long I felt like an exposed nerve, taking in all of New York City's stimuli at once without any buffer.

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Bradley Ledgerwood is an advocate and Arkansas resident.

I need 24/7 care to survive. Getting it at home shouldn't be a luxury.

I get to live in my own home, supported by people who love me. I don't have to undress in front of strangers. That shouldn't be a luxury.

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Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026.

Why is anyone still on X?

Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a guy whose social media platform most companies still use, is a BIG fan of White people. Problematically so.

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President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs upended the U.S. stock market.

Trump's tariff tantrums show just how much he's losing his grip

Trump can't admit that his tariff policy has been a disaster. And he can't accept that some Republicans recognize that.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Bondi's Epstein circus needs to stop. Do something for victims.

This is not what the American people meant when we demanded the Trump administration release the Epstein files.

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Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretaries of State and Defense Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth.

Rubio, Hegseth: We're improving how US sells weapons to allies

President Trump's America First Arms Transfer Strategy Executive Order changes how the U.S. government sells defense systems, putting our needs first.

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Federal agents point weapons amid tear gas fired at protesters on Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.

The GOP could win back voters, avoid shutdown, with baby steps on ICE

Republicans can take a baby-steps approach to immigration reform now by meeting Democrats' demands. Or they can pay for it dearly in the midterms.

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Aalayah Eastmond, a 2019 graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, who survived the 2018 mass shooting there, holds images of the shooting victims in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

I survived Parkland. 8 years later, Congress still puts guns first.

As Americans demand government to do something to protect us from gun violence, Congress decided to help the billion dollar weapons industry instead.

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A young couple on a date clinking their glasses of wine together.

Having problems finding love? Try a situationship or two.

If you're suiting up in red lace and optimism this Valentine's Day, hoping to find your soulmate, I have an idea for you.

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Does love still exist? Hinge certainly isn't the answer.

My peers who subject themselves to Hinge have nothing to show for it except unanswered messages, terrible first dates and traumatizing situationships.

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