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Court Orders Slavery Exhibit At George Washington’s House Restored After Trump Admin Pulled It Down

Techdirt, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 7:39:00 PM

A US judge rebukes a DOJ prosecutor for not mentioning a 1980 law protecting journalists when seeking a warrant to search WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home (New York Times)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 7:01:00 PM

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links

Waxy.org, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 6:45:12 PM

Got your back, pt. 3

Unsung, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 6:28:35 PM

I’m with stupid →

Unsung, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 6:22:46 PM

Reminder to event organizers: Not all journalists wear badges

Rob Pegoraro, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 6:21:10 PM

Roblox age verification

Superdavey, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 6:19:38 PM

Wikipedia Deprecates Archive.today After Its Owner Seemingly Launched a Targeted DDoS Campaign and Altered Archived Pages

Pixel Envy, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 5:55:46 PM

"Hahaha get wrecked ya surveilling fucks"

jwz, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 5:41:11 PM

Quoting Thibault Sottiaux

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 5:30:21 PM

Substack's deal with Polymarket makes ethical sports journalism on Substack impossible, giving favored status to Polymarket, enabling insider trading, and more (Brian Moritz/Sports Media Guy)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 5:20:01 PM

Andrej Karpathy talks about "Claws"

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 4:37:45 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 4:10:34 PM

weekend open thread – February 21-22, 2026

Ask a Manager, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 4:07:10 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 4:05:05 PM

WordPress, AI, plugins, future of software engineering

Matt Mullenweg, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 4:04:00 PM

Watching tariffs come down

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:57:40 PM

How to listen to records

Mike Monteiro’s Good News, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:57:00 PM

A Past That Seems Distant — But Wasn’t

47th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:50:35 PM

Open Letter To Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas

Techdirt, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:47:15 PM

Adding TILs, releases, museums, tools and research to my blog

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:47:10 PM

Emptywheel Friday – the SCOTUS Tariffs Decision Edition – Nicole Sandler Show 2-20-26

The Nicole Sandler Show, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:34:06 PM

U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports

Rest of World, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:31:55 PM

James Cameron Has Entered the Paramount-Netflix-Warner Bros. War on the Side of James Cameron

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:25:48 PM

In a letter to Sen. Mike Lee, Ted Sarandos defends Netflix's WBD bid against James Cameron's criticism and reiterates his pledge for a 45-day theatrical window (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:25:00 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for February 20, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:23:27 PM

Willow Grove man sentenced for insider trading after making $617K on CVS Health deal

Glenside Local, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:11:21 PM

Paramount’s Reputational Price

Status, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:07:49 PM

Jefferson Health gets naming rights to Eagles practice facility after announcing significant layoffs and deficit, criticized by The Rojas Report

Glenside Local, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:01:24 PM

‘Section 415’ podcast: Who are the Giants’ early standouts at spring training?

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 3:00:00 PM

Untitled

Marty McGuire, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:55:52 PM

California AG Rob Bonta says his office will give Netflix and Paramount bids for WBD a full and robust review; Netflix says 13-14 state AGs are probing the deal (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:55:01 PM

This Week in the IndieWeb

https://indieweb.org/this-week/, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:50:13 PM

Venom’s Cinematic Future Is a Brand New Animated Movie

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:25:39 PM

Los federales apuntaron a Charlotte. Ahora una demócrata local que ayudó a ICE enfrenta a los votantes

Bolts, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:20:10 PM

Taalas serves Llama 3.1 8B at 17,000 tokens/second

Simon Willison's Weblog, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:10:04 PM

We’re hiring a part-time fellowships coordinator

The 19th, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:09:01 PM

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Cartoon

Schneier on Security, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:05:15 PM

Book Club: César Hidalgo’s The Infinite Alphabet and the Las of Knowledge

Chris Aldrich, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 2:04:44 PM

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Trump Privately Dreams of Iran Regime Change Glory as Democrats Cynically Weigh Political Benefits of War

Drop Site News, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:54:25 PM

Friday Report: Febliary 20, 2026

Take Control Books, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:53:58 PM

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - February 20, 2026

Google Workspace Updates, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:48:18 PM

Trump Fires Court-Appointed US Attorney Hours After It Replaces His Illegally-Appointed Former Campaign Lawyer

Techdirt, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:45:26 PM

My website has been hobbling along for about two weeks now. Sadly I’ve eit...

Chris Aldrich, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:42:10 PM

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https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:27:07 PM

The MPA has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, demanding it add safeguards against infringement on Seedance 2.0 and stop AI training on studios' IP (Gene Maddaus/Variety)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:25:01 PM

ActivityPub / Fedify Compliance Report Indiekit Field Value Target rmendes.net (...

Ricardo Mendes, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:22:25 PM

Disney Didn’t Want Tony Gilroy to Say ‘Fascism’ While Promoting ‘Andor’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:20:41 PM

Montco officials issue Winter Storm Watch ahead of potential storm

Glenside Local, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:20:12 PM

Dragoncatcher: Artificial general economy

Robin Sloan, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:00:00 PM

Fighting the PUP Wave: A Practical PowerShell Cleanup Workflow for MSPs

CybersecKyle, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 1:00:00 PM

By partnering with betting markets, news organizations undercut themselves by effectively endorsing competitors and opening audiences up to ripoffs by insiders (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:55:00 PM

Crypto super PACs have hundreds of millions ready to spend on the midterms

Citation Needed, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:54:41 PM

Democrats need to stop aura farming and start fixing our broken education funding

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:50:10 PM

An Introduction to Outsider Artist Henry Darger and His...

kottke.org, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:49:59 PM

Testing ActivityPub syndication after Fedify feature completeness update — this...

Ricardo Mendes, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:43:40 PM

How to Make a Killing

Movie Mom, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:37:51 PM

Corruption Case Sparks Street Clashes and Political Showdown in Albania

OCCRP, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:33:00 PM

After backlash, Microsoft deleted a blog post written in November 2024 that critics said encouraged developers to pirate Harry Potter books to train AI models (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:30:00 PM

2026 outlook for startups and VC

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:20:44 PM

Read ‘Claymore,’ Manga’s Best-Kept Dark Fantasy Secret

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:20:17 PM

Bondi Bragged About Forcing Facebook To Censor Speech. Now FIRE Is Suing.

Techdirt, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:16:26 PM

South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark.

ProPublica, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:15:00 PM

I fell for a phishing mail and lost access to Twitter/X

Christian Heilmann, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:08:24 PM

A breakdown of the court’s tariff decision

SCOTUSblog, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:01:57 PM

Legal News for Fri 2/20 - Musk Jury Full of Haters, $35m Epstein Settlement, Mercury Returns to Air, Pepsi Blocks Pricing Class Action and RIP Tariffs, for now

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:00:50 PM

‘Starkiller’ Phishing Service Proxies Real Login Pages, MFA

Krebs on Security, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:00:30 PM

Dragoncatcher: The new funnel?

Robin Sloan, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 12:00:00 PM

Elkins Park Fire Company receives 4-year federal grant intended to grow its volunteer base

Glenside Local, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:54:54 AM

Things We Like: A Coupla Cookbooks

The Bittman Project, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:54:35 AM

The Greek Mythology Family Tree, Explained

kottke.org, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:45:18 AM

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https://crowdersoup.com, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:45:10 AM

Politico’s Mass. Playbook is ending, and Kelly Garrity is taking her talents to The Boston Globe

Dan Kennedy, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:43:30 AM

Party to the Conflict: Eugene Fights Back Against the Feds : On Spreading ICE Thin

CrimethInc., Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:38:07 AM

Newspaper executives' emphasis on reader data doesn't serve subscribers who look to editorial staff to guide them to potential new areas of interest (John Williams/The Atlantic)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:35:01 AM

Glenside Celtic Soccer Club of Glenside to host ‘Girls in Soccer Day’ on March 28

Glenside Local, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:33:40 AM

A Web Revival: the Internet didn't die, you're just not on it (YouTube video...

IndieNews English, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:32:20 AM

My next book: Don’t Call It Art!

Austin Kleon, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:24:54 AM

In The Shadow of the Cage shortlisted for prize

Sports Politika, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:23:01 AM

Wunmi Mosaku on the Most Surprising Moments in ‘Sinners’

io9 | We Come From the Future, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:20:08 AM

This Week in Matrix 2026-02-20

Matrix.org, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:18:17 AM

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World Labs Leads Another AI-Heavy Lineup

Crunchbase News, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:16:37 AM

Bluehost Blues

Troy Patterson, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:00:43 AM

IEEE Plays a Pivotal Role In Climate Mitigation Talks

IEEE Spectrum, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 11:00:02 AM

The Color Game . “Humans can’t reliably...

kottke.org, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:54:43 AM

FCC Chair Brendan Carr announces a voluntary campaign for broadcasters to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday by airing patriotic content (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Mediagazer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:50:01 AM

Trump Says He’s Just Going To Make Some Shit Up To Justify Nationalizing The Election Process

Techdirt, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:49:53 AM

Daily Deal: The Academy of Game Art Bundle

Techdirt, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:44:53 AM

The Prince, The Paedo, The Palace, and the “Safety Tech” app

Hi, I'm Heather Burns, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:39:57 AM

Performance-Optimized Video Embeds with Zero JavaScript – Frontend Masters Blog

Adactio: Links, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:33:52 AM

Japanese tech giant Advantest hit by ransomware attack

BleepingComputer, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:30:44 AM

Spring training games offer Tony Vitello a chance to turn Giants skeptics into believers

The San Francisco Standard, Friday, Feb 20, 2026 10:30:00 AM

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