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“What we are seeing across the country as organized gangs of wine moms use Antifa tactics to harass and impede Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is not civil disobedience. It isn’t even protest. It’s just crime.”
— David Marcus, writing in an op-ed for FoxNews.com

Belle Ave. Wine Moms Gang
Meeting Minutes

Date: 14 Jan 2026
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Emily in Lauren’s Basement.

Present: Emily, Lauren, Megan, Katie, Jessica S., Sarah, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Jenny, Rachel, Stephanie, and Jessica M.

Business from Previous Meeting

Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules to protect journalists is being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.

The post FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext appeared first on The Intercept.

Illustrator Luís Calçada walks a fine line between scientific truth and imagination

The post I Turn Scientific Renderings of Space into Art appeared first on Nautilus.

Rep. Delia Ramirez called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.

The post New Bill Would Put Basic Limits on ICE Use of Force After Minneapolis Killing appeared first on The Intercept.

If you lead with fear, they may respond with their own fearful behaviors

The post Horses Can Smell How You’re Feeling appeared first on Nautilus.

Forty-year growth periods may have given them a leg up in dominating their ecosystems

The post Tyrannosaurids Took Their Time Growing to 17,000 Pounds appeared first on Nautilus.

Hi, my name’s Kyle. Yes, I get in whatever lane has fewer cars and then merge. I merge late so others can practice forgiveness. I don’t see it as cutting someone off. I see it as giving them a spiritual workout.

Merging, to me, is faith in motion. When I flick on my blinker, at the last possible second, I’m not being rude. I’m saying I believe in you. I believe you’ll make space. That you’ll overcome the petty human urge to honk and instead ascend toward grace.

Patience is a muscle, and I’m your personal trainer. I push you past your limit. You might shake. You might curse my name. But later, when your blood pressure stabilizes, and you feel the calm wash over you, you’ll thank me. As Gandhi said, or maybe I’m paraphrasing, “Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” I’m just here to spot you.

Traffic isn’t chaos. It’s just therapy with horns. Every red light is a breathing exercise. Every missed exit is an opportunity for growth. Every time I merge late, someone releases the anger they’ve been holding since childhood. And if that isn’t public service, I don’t know what is.

How do you capture something invisible? A blustery short revels in the sights and sounds of a windswept day on the coast

- by Aeon Video

Watch on Aeon

In 1752, David Hume discerned that wealth was becoming untethered from land. Here lies the origin of our political divisions

- by Catherine Nichols

Read on Aeon

You can’t stop life from throwing changes your way, big and small. But you can get a lot better at dealing with them

- by David A Clark

Read on Psyche

The ancient institution shaped education as we know it today

The post The Accidental Discovery of Aristotle’s Paradigm-Shifting School appeared first on Nautilus.