US President Donald Trump convenes allies in Washington on Thursday to inaugurate the “Board of Peace”, a new body aimed at consolidating progress in Gaza while signalling broader ambitions to reshape…
— Read on www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260219-trump-launches-board-of-peace-with-global-ambitions-beyond-gaza
After my ICE arrest, I learned one crucial way to respond to trauma. We can all take part | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
I was detained for co-writing a op-ed about Gaza as a student at Tufts. My experience has only made me feel more connected to others facing oppression
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/18/rumeysa-ozturk-trauma-children-ice-gaza
Double-reverse: FDA now says it will review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine | CIDRAP
One week after saying it was refusing to review Moderna’s application for approval of a new flu vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) has reversed course and will review the application for an mRNA flu vaccine for those 50 and older.
Before the initial reversal, the FDA previously indicated support for the company’s phase 3 findings for the vaccine.
In a news release today, Moderna explained it proposed a revised regulatory approach for its investigational seasonal influenza vaccine candidate, mRNA-1010. Moderna is now seeking full FDA approval for adults 50 to 64 years of age and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, along with a post-marketing requirement to conduct an additional study in older adults.
Moderna said the FDA has accepted the application for review, with a deadline of August 5, 2026.
We look forward to making our flu vaccine available later this year so that America’s seniors have access to a new option to protect themselves against flu.
“We appreciate the FDA’s engagement in a constructive Type A meeting and its agreement to advance our application for review,” said Stephane Bancel, MBA, MEng, Moderna CEO. “Pending FDA approval, we look forward to making our flu vaccine available later this year so that America’s seniors have access to a new option to protect themselves against flu.”
‘We don’t have any idea’ why FDA changed course
The FDA had refused to review the original application because it said Moderna’s phase 3 study was not “adequate and well-controlled.” Most in question was the use of a standard-dose flu shot in the comparator arm of the trial for those 65 and older, instead of a high-dose seasonal flu vaccine. Moderna said CBER had previously approved the study design, and Bancel told the media the FDA had not expressed any concern with the safety or efficacy of mRNA-1010.
Source: Double-reverse: FDA now says it will review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine | CIDRAP
No te olvides de ti – Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga
SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA
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No olvides ser tú en cualquier estación. Mientras te encuentres en el mundo, tu presencia en la vida es muy importante para ti y, sin duda, para quienes te aman, te rodean y te necesitan. Tienes la alternativa de ser color, profundidad, flor, estrella, luz, vida, o simplemente polvo, superficialidad, muerte, oscuridad, vacío. No te olvides de ti.
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Entre el artista y el público – Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga
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Cuando, en el arte, se registra una comunicación directa y genuina entre el creador y el público, se abren las puertas a cielos mágicos e insospechados. Entonces, las letras, los colores, las notas, las formas, envuelven al ser y lo acompañan hasta su morada, entre tesoros infinitos. Es el arte en su expresión sublime. Es Luz, inmortalidad, plenitud, libertad, armonía, profundidad.
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Source: Entre el artista y el público – Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga
The Only Known Photograph of a Black Union Soldier With His Family, ca. 1864 ~ Vintage Everyday
Long considered unidentified, research now suggests the soldier may be Sergeant Samuel Smith of the 119th U.S. Colored Infantry, pictured with his wife Mollie and daughters Mary and Maggie. However, some archives still list the subjects as officially unidentified.
The photograph was discovered in Cecil County, Maryland. Because of this, it is highly likely the soldier served in one of the seven United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments raised in that state. The original image is held at the Library of Congress as part of the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs.
Source: The Only Known Photograph of a Black Union Soldier With His Family, ca. 1864 ~ Vintage Everyday
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♫ R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ♫ | Filosofa’s Word
The song caught on with the black-power movement and feminists and human rights activists across the world. Its appeal remains powerful. In the last year, it has become a symbol of the #MeToo movement.
A toast to Aretha Franklin … 
Respect
Aretha Franklin
Source: ♫ R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ♫ | Filosofa’s Word
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a “ghost network” of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
— Read on migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pentagon-is-quietly-building
Annie Andrews: There Is Only One Way to Stop the Spread of Measles
Annie Andrews is a pediatrician in South Carolina. She is running against Senator Lindsey Graham in the November election. She wrote: I’ve been a …
Annie Andrews: There Is Only One Way to Stop the Spread of Measles