BIDEN STILL SUCKS A LOT
Biden's empathy shapes policy, but some voters don't feel it | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-steve-ricchetti-alabama-26b87b21b459c8a707e45a91d884cd74

To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-today-january-2023-inflation/card/to-save-money-maybe-you-should-skip-breakfast-fSd6mz0miaAPhUFb2jgy

TRANS STORIES
Anti-trans bills are on the rise in Virginia. Advocates say they cause harm and fear — even if they fail. – The Virginian-Pilot
https://www.pilotonline.com/government/virginia/vp-nw-cns-virginia-trans-bills-20230208-kpetoqq3dvgnhe6cweaugkgpji-story.html

N.Y. Times contributors and LGBTQ advocates send open letters criticizing paper's trans coverage
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/ny-contributors-lgbtq-advocates-send-open-letters-criticizing-papers-t-rcna70800

KID STORIES
Daycare under fire after teacher paints students in blackface for Black History Month
https://local12.com/news/nation-world/daycare-class-blackface-paint-kids-children-black-history-month-students-teacher-racial-racially-offensive-cultural-insensitivity-miami-florida

VIDEO: Boy choked on school bus by another student | wusa9.com
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/video-captures-middle-school-student-being-choked-on-a-school-bus/65-e73a9710-6c11-4194-8db9-b2bb8d5f79e1

HOMELESS STORIES (HUMANITY)
Opinion | McPherson Square homeless encampment sees an unraveling of humanity - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/03/washington-dc-mcpherson-square-homeless-camp/

National Park Service clears McPherson Square encampment | wusa9.com
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/mcpherson-square-homeless-encampment-clearance-operation/65-5ffa9c4e-0cbc-48af-8e52-c4987c064415

‘It’s Inhumane’: McPherson Square Homeless Encampment Cleared, Leaving Some Residents With Nowhere To Go
https://dcist.com/story/23/02/15/mcpherson-square-homeless-encampment-cleared/

MAYOR PETE'S KATRINA
China Blasts Pete Buttigieg over Ohio Train Catastrophe
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/02/15/china-blasts-vanity-political-appointee-pete-buttigieg-ohio-train-catastrophe/

Pete Buttigieg blames Trump for Ohio train derailment amid criticism: 'We're constrained' | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-blames-trump-ohio-train-derailment-were-constrained

VOTING FOR ILLEGALS
Would Democrats' voting rights bill 'register millions of illegal aliens to vote'?
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/05/14/would-democrats-voting-rights-bill-register-millions-illegal-aliens-vote-voting-laws-ted-cruz/5090859001/

PolitiFact | No, House Democrats did not vote to allow noncitizens to vote as part of HR 1
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/13/facebook-posts/no-house-democrats-did-vote-allow-noncitizens-vote/

Senate Republicans move to block D.C. plan for illegal immigrants voting in local elections - Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/1/senate-gop-move-block-dc-plan-illegal-immigrants-v/

Vote 260 - 162 Senators take aim at Biden's support for bill giving illegals, Chinese Communist Party members right to vote | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senators-biden-support-bill-illegals-chinese-communist-party-members-right-vote

Chicago: Lori Lightfoot Primary Challengers Propose Voting Rights for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/02/15/immigrant-latinos-to-eclipse-blacks-in-chicago-politics/

REPUBLICAN STORIES
DOJ won't charge Matt Gaetz with crimes in sex trafficking probe | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-wont-charge-matt-gaetz-with-crimes-sex-trafficking-probe

“Lowest level in years “ Inside the House GOP's playbook for splashy hearings outside D.C.
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/16/scoop-gop-guide-splashy-hearings-outside-dc?utm_source=microsoft-start

White House: GOP Border Visit 'Partisan Publicity Stunt' | National Review
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gop-border-visit-a-partisan-publicity-stunt-white-house-says/

NO JOKES ALLOWED
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office deletes Valentine's Day tweet
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/valentines-day-tweet-lands-south-bay-sheriffs-office-in-hot-water/

States love jokes on road safety signs. The feds aren’t laughing. - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/02/13/highway-road-sign-messages-jokes/

MEDIA STORIES
Chris Cuomo 'I was going to kill everybody and myself' after CNN firing
https://pagesix.com/2023/02/15/chris-cuomo-i-was-going-to-kill-everybody-and-myself-after-cnn-firing/

Steven Spielberg Says Tom Cruise Saved Hollywood With Top Gun Maverick - Variety
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/steven-spielberg-tells-tom-cruise-saved-hollywood-top-gun-maverick-1235522763/

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Sy Hersh Swings and Misses Big - Tablet Magazine
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/sy-hersh-swings-big-misses-lee-smith

Wales Wants to Stop Building Roads to Combat Climate Change | Time
https://time.com/6255769/wales-roads-building-projects-climate-change/

Georgia State Senator Calls Clarence Thomas 'Uncle Tom'
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/15/georgia-state-senator-calls-clarence-thomas-uncle-tom-during-statue-vote/

Soledad O'Brien declares 'woke' a 'racist slur' in ridiculed tweet: 'Quit reaching' | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/media/soledad-obrien-declares-woke-racist-slur-ridiculed-tweet-quit-reaching

Gender - Scotland's First Minister Nicole Sturgeon Is Resigning | National Review
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/scottish-leader-nicola-sturgeon-stepping-down-cites-brutality-of-political-life/

San Francisco leaders rethink sanctuary city policies amid fentanyl crisis | KRON4
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-leaders-rethink-sanctuary-city-policies-amid-fentanyl-crisis/

WHO Maintains Public Health Emergency Alert for Mpox | Newsmax.com
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/mpox-monkeypox-public-health-emergency/2023/02/15/id/1108817/

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