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oooh, I like this idea!

Yep. I gave a reply but it was not an actual answer. And yes, since I don't know the answer, it might have been better for me to say nothing.

re: above-posted bsky thread: These little reports of "normies" seeing the light are small, but they add up. another one follows:

Bluesky thread by Dax (David J.) Schwartz Minnesotan (she/they) https://bsky.app/profile/snurri.bsky.social Thread link: https://tbsky.app/profile/snurri.bsky.social/post/3mewtlek6bs25 Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?) These are suburban white kids, with one latinx member. Whose father happens to work at a school in Minneapolis, and was one of the people tackled by ICE when they swarmed his school as it was letting out. They were abducting kids while other kids jumped on the agents to try to stop them. (2/?) And these kids decided, on their own, to play a benefit show for families impacted by the surge. At that first show they had hoped to raise a couple thousand dollars. Their families and friends came to Minneapolis and packed the house. They ended up raising over 10 grand. (3/?) I'm at their second benefit show right now. (They just opened their 3rd set with "American Idiot.) These white suburban parents are wearing t-shirts with slogans like "RADICALIZED BY BASIC HUMAN DECENCY" and "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND BUILT BY STOLEN HANDS." (4/?) They had a silent auction for art with ICE OUT and the rebel loon. When I put in my donation to their link for families from Minneapolis schools the total was at $39k and change for a goal of $40k. (5/?) This isn't over. It may not be over for a long while yet. But I am 100 percent convinced that we are going to win. (7/7) Hey many people are reading this thread and if those of you with a little cash donated to this GFM we could ensure that a great place right here in my neighborhood outlasts ICE's visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-mercado-central-from-closure Link preview: Donate to Help Save Mercado Central from closure, acooperative founded by latino entrepeneurs OK, last thing: I asked my niece if it was OK to share the band's Instagram and she said sure but y'all BETTER BE NICE https://www.instagram.com/kick.start.band/ _________________________

Today's rerun is about rings? Joey asking Vanessa to take off her wedding ring, Naomi misplacing her wedding ring, and Derek and Ashley about the engagement ring. And it's Joey/Vanessa in Puerto Rico while Marcel is murdering Doug? Why did they pick that? Maybe someone read a description about rings and thought "oh rings are a great theme for Valentine's Day" without actually watching it ? Vanessa/Joey and Ashley/Derek are two of the WORST couples to choose for a Valentine's Day rerun. Does the management who knows the show really think this was romantic?

spoiler link for tomorrow Feb. 17: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/video/70Ilm8YHWY6w75v5RALCRmfY0uwZifAb/

True that no exact date has been given yet so I gave my answer based on Janet's last day of May 2 and how that figures in @JAS0N47 's estimated production schedule. I, too, would like to know the exact date of when Maxam's co-EP episodes first start airing officially. But as I said, his influence seems to have already been there, per the focus on Stefano's ring. So the "official" date might not mean much? Of course, perhaps the focus on Stefano's ring was just a Janet/Paula/Jeanne thing. I found it interesting that it means something to Maxam.

John Oliver's excellent analysis of the horrid Dept. Homeland Security and ICE

The actor portraying Izaiah Hawthorne has changed his name from former stage name "David Lami Friebe" to the singular name "Lami". https://www.instagram.com/p/DUY6IeRkskJ/ lamimusik February 5, 2026 - I’m changing my name - Goodbye David Lami Friebe. Now it’s Lami. Singular. The return to my roots. Lami is my birth name, given to me by my parents. It’s Liberian, named after a relative my father looked up to. I was Lami until about five years old when i woke up from a dream and asked my parents to call me David. They said “aight bet” (don’t quote me on that) and from that point David was my nickname. After we moved to California, throughout school I had a tough time fitting in, and the name “Lami” always stuck out like a pimple. I’d always rush over to ask a new teacher to change the name sheet before roll call, so that they didn’t call my legal name “Lami” out loud. I thought it was embarrassing to be different. So it was David for awhile. Those fears and insecurities stayed tucked in my pocket all the way up until high school. Then I grew up. I gained a voice. Started putting myself out there. My senior year I released my first EP, and with that release I turned those pockets inside out. I chose myself, and embraced my authentic identity. I released under the stage name LAMI. But I was still David to those around me. Until I met Nia. She was the first person to ignore David and call me Lami until I started introducing myself as such. She was also the one who encouraged me to take acting classes, write scripts, shoot films. I gained a new level of confidence and skills, but I kept the name “David Lami Friebe” for all things film-related to separate that side of myself from my music, still under “LAMI”. That split in artistic personality survived until now. This industry has a way of shaking up your world, throwing unexpected curveballs and f*cking up your plans, and I’ve learned that the best thing you can do to manage the volatility is to stay true to yourself, trust yourself, trust your work, and lean on your loved ones. Who I am is the same when I’m singing or acting, holding drumsticks or operating a camera. My art and expression comes from the same place. So there’s no need for two different stage names. There’s no need for six syllables. We can keep it blunt. Straight to the point. Lami. #beyondthegates #btg #actor #fy #explore (He also included this text in the images/slides within the ig post. He added this to the image of his text there: "oh and for the fam and homies from the day one, I'm not tripping if u still say David 😂 all love" )

There are so many wonderful pictures of President Obama. I like that NAACP chose the picture of Obama taking the Oath of Office to uphold the Constitution.

I replied to another question about the Drucker/Maxam transition date at this post

Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri Quartermaine on GH) posted on IG about her son Lucas Jann appearing on Feb. 5, 2026 episode of The Pitt. Her backstory in this ig post is fun. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUdwAoKmbRp/ locicero_lisa February 7, 2026 My baby @lukas.jann on The Pitt❤️ so great to see you shine!! I always remember taking Luke on the Griffith Park choo choo train with my mom one afternoon when he was a tiny baby.. the only other rider was a young Noah Wylie and his little baby.. i was like.. “mom.. if you ask him for his autograph I will kill you”… 😂 (because I’m a jerk) I I was def not thinking.. “probably someday this little baby and that dude will be on a random tv episode together”..but.. life is sometimes just funny enough..❤️ #thepitt

Susan Lucci on the podcast "You Are Beautiful with Lawrence Zarian" uploaded to podcast platforms January 28, 2026 (spotify link) (apple podcast link) (buzzsprout link) (audible link) It's an audio podcast (approx. one hour). He posted a few minutes of as video on his ig: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWAI0SkZLv lawrencezarian A BEAUTIFUL GIFT is Susan Lucci, sharing a small piece of her heart regarding the loss of her beloved and HOW she is CELEBRATING that love story…

Tyler Perry went ficore in 2009. For many years, he was known for writing all his own shows. But in 2023, starting with Season 7 of Sistas, he hired a writing team that included Jamey Giddens. (Link)

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. Detained immigrants have filed more than 20,000 lawsuits seeking their release. Trump administration continues detentions despite court rulings. Sheer scale of the lawsuits threatens to clog the judicial system. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/courts-have-ruled-4400-times-that-ice-jailed-people-illegally-it-hasnt-stopped-2026-02-14/

LOL, yeah I don't have any interest in Steve rambling either. That's why I summarized what he said, and gave the timestamp to go to Bradford talking about specific legal-agreeements-that-aren't-contracts for his recurring gigs. I agree that Steve has privilege to be able to do this. I think he's mentioned coaching on his ig in the past; but I never read it too closely, so I don't know what that's about.

This!

screengrab Billy Flynn ig story Feb. 13 (the original has the full promo for week of Feb.16 at the bottom)

ig stories Feb. 6 https://www.instagram.com/p/DUvtwG0j-CX/ christeladnana (Christel Khalil) Feb. 14, 2026 First week back - ☑️

Christel Khalil has given birth at some point in past few weeks/months. Feb. 4 ig stories, exercising with her baby.