Wednesday, 25 February 2026

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NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS

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Good morning, people, or should I say, like the British say, "peeps," for people.

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💥POP GOES THE WORLD 💥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zUUtf7gOe8

When it gets too crowded down here, we can always Reach For The Stars ✨ There is no limit to where we can go; "WE ARE THE TRUE STAR SEEDS!" ✨🫘 We learn, we grow, and we evolve. We are all part of the Oneness of the Quanta, the Universe, like a very large library or a museum of time out there, man! Just point. Where, you ask? "Anywhere you wish!" I respond. Just point and go in that direction and see for yourself what's over there on the other side.

The other side of what, you may ask? "You'll find out when you get there, don't worry about how," I respond. I did that most of my life, learning how through seeking, searching, researching, exploring, learning new things, sometimes the hard way, and I spent a lot of time in libraries before they had home computers, let alone cellphones. But I grew and learned, and I had nothing to hold me back. I was not rich; it was just me, my truck, my camper, and working part-time jobs along the way.

For me, CURIOSITY AND LEARNING, that's my drive, that is hope, that is aspiration, and that is the light at the end of the tunnel for me, my idea of reaching for heaven. A whole lot of curiosity; it's what keeps the child within me alive and well. The mischievous part too when I'm well. I believe they call that one the Id. Well, I like my Id, as long as it doesn't get into trouble.

What should we discuss or dispute for today?

What about?:

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, annotated and fact-checked

Read Trump’s speech as delivered, annotated with context and fact checks, below, or jump to a topic in the speech.

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Published February 25, 2026

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In my honest opinion, about 2/3 of it was... forget the donkey; it was more like a Billy Goat's Breakfast Specialty, including the straw hats, rusty nails, tin cans, and plastic bottles, and I will go no further on the ingredients of that breakfast.

The medal-giving was very well done, as it should be. But I think he overdid the icing on the cake on some of them. But I was surprised that Trumpo The Typo could talk that coherently and actually stay on topic for that long. What's up here? Not the same Trumpo, or did they bring the teleprompters closer? But then he can only read pictographs anyway.

I also believe some of it was staged shortly before the State of the Union address

_*Does anyone have anything to add? Please leave torches and pitchforks at the door, thank you.*_

BREAKING NEWS:

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon

Anthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition. Instead of self-imposed guardrails constraining its development of AI models, Anthropic is adopting a nonbinding safety framework that it says can and will change.

In a blog post Tuesday outlining its new policy, Anthropic said shortcomings in its two-year-old Responsible Scaling Policy could hinder its ability to compete in a rapidly growing AI market. The announcement is surprising, because Anthropic has described itself as the AI company with a “soul.” It also comes the same week that Anthropic is fighting a significant battle with the Pentagon over AI red lines...

The new safety policy:

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Updated Feb 25, 2026, 9:22 AM ET - 48 min ago

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‘We got u’: Months before Epstein’s arrest, Virgin Islands governor offered him help in island dispute, texts show

Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issued a stop-work order and were weighing potential fines.

As the dispute intensified — and press coverage grew — Epstein turned directly to the territory’s top elected official for help: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. Text messages from 2019 reviewed by CNN show Bryan, a Democrat, telling Epstein that he had spoken with the territory’s top environmental official and asked him to pause enforcement until they could discuss the matter...

‘I asked him to hold everything’:

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PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Canadian travellers with trips planned to Mexico weighing whether or not to stay home

Travellers wanting to rebook, cancel likely on hook for trips without proper insurance

Canadian airlines are resuming flights to and from parts of Mexico after service was impacted on Sunday by violence in the region, but travellers are weighing whether or not to board them. Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat and Porter Airlines resumed operations in and out of Puerto Vallarta on Tuesday, while Flair Airlines said its service to the popular resort town would start again on Wednesday.

Global Affairs Canada said online that no new incidents have been reported as of Monday, but shelter-in-place warnings are still in effect for the western Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit following violence sparked by the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," in a military operation over the weekend...

PHOTOS | Scenes from Mexico when violence broke out:

Insurance might not cover if you cancel:

WATCH | Travel insurance expert answers questions from people with trips to Mexico:

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Posted: Feb 25, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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Bill Gates apologizes to foundation for Epstein ties, says he 'saw nothing illicit'

During a town hall for foundation staff, Gates also admitted to affairs with 2 women while married

Bill Gates "took responsibility for his actions" over ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a town hall meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, a spokesperson for the philanthropic group told Reuters in a written statement on Tuesday.

The spokesperson's comments came in response to ‌a Wall Street Journal report, which cited a recording of the comments Gates made in the town hall. Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have indicated that Gates and Epstein met repeatedly after Epstein's prison term to discuss expanding the Microsoft founder's philanthropic efforts.

According to the WSJ report, Gates told staff that it was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein and bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with the sex offender...

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Met Epstein 2 years after he was released from jail:
Nobel laureate resigns from institute, regrets ties:

WATCH | The timeline of the fall of the former prince:

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Posted: Feb 25, 2026 8:57 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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UPDATE ON CANADA MEDICAL CARE:

PLEASE WATCH AND LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE VIDEO

Canadian Health Coalition calls on government to protect public health care – February 9, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkLd6Affu8

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Question: How is Ontario doing with recruiting American doctors, February 25, 2026, -CBC-

As of late February 2026, Ontario continues to aggressively recruit U.S.-trained physicians, with 129 new invitations to apply for residency issued to physicians through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) on February 2, 2026.

- Ontario-ca -

Here is the situation regarding Ontario’s recruitment of American doctors as of February 2026:

Positive Results in 2026: Ontario is seeing success with its "As of Right" rules, which allow U.S.-licensed doctors to work immediately while finalizing registration, with at least one US doctor featured in the news for joining the Toronto medical community in February 2026.

Targeted Immigration: On February 2, 2026, Ontario invited 129 physicians (under NOC codes 31100, 31101, and 31102) to apply for permanent residency through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream.

Previous Successes (2025): The efforts to streamline licensing for U.S. doctors resulted in over 350+ U.S. physicians registering to work in Ontario between 2023 and mid-2025, with more than 240 additional applicants in 2025 alone.

Ongoing Challenges: Despite these efforts, some recruiters note that pay differences—with U.S. private sector salaries often being higher than in Ontario's public system—remain a hurdle, alongside concerns that some doctors may return to the U.S. if political climates change.
Systemic Pressures: The push to attract U.S. doctors is part of a larger, ongoing effort to address the crisis where roughly 2.5 million Ontarians do not have a family doctor.

- CBC -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkLd6Affu8