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Polybius's JournalHappy Daylight Saving Time!
It's that time of the year again for my annual Daylight Saving Time post! I love this time of the season. Yeah, we lose an hour, but to me this signifies the first important step to ending Winter, and that Spring is around the corner!
Love it getting dark later, even if it takes a few days to get used to!
Transgender inmate cannot transfer to female-only prison, judges rule
Source: New Jersey Monitor
A state appeals panel has sided with the state Department of Corrections in rejecting a transgender woman’s bid to transfer to a women’s prison from an all-gender facility where she was civilly committed for sex offender treatment.
The resident, identified only as S.G. in the Wednesday ruling, said her placement in a special treatment unit on the grounds of East Jersey State Prison in Avenel violates the state Law Against Discrimination. She applied in 2023 for a transfer to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, the department denied her request in January 2024, and she appealed to the courts.
Judge Mark K. Chase, writing for a three-judge panel, agreed corrections officials treat S.G. differently — but not because of her gender identity or expression. The Department of Corrections is required by law to house sexually violent predators separately from people serving criminal sentences, and the special treatment unit is the system’s only treatment facility for them, he noted.
“This classification is not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable. It serves the statutory purpose — protection of society and provision of treatment,” Chase wrote. “The LAD prohibits exclusion and indignity yet does not compel sex-segregated facilities for civilly committed persons.”
Read more: https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/trasngeder-woman-female-prison-judges-ruling/
Texas Rep. Steve Toth will defeat GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw in primary upset
Source: CNN
State Rep. Steve Toth will defeat US Rep. Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas’ 2nd District, a stunning upset in a race that tested whether the incumbent was deemed sufficiently loyal to the president.
Crenshaw, a four-term congressman and former Navy SEAL, has had a complicated relationship with the conservative wing of his party. Though he has been an ally of President Donald Trump, he has also clashed with the president and the MAGA movement over his support for Ukraine and resettling Afghan allies, as well as his vote to certify Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.
The incumbent has also been critical of members of his party, who he’s called “grifters” and “performance artists” who tell conservatives what they want to hear.
Those policy and stylistic differences have drawn the ire of members of his party, including US Sen. Ted Cruz, who endorsed Toth and appeared in a super PAC ad backing the challenger. (Cruz’s team took a victory lap after Toth declared victory.)
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/04/politics/steve-toth-dan-crenshaw-texas-gop-primary-upset
Good riddance.
Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony
Source: CBS News
Gov. JB Pritzker denied a since-recanted comment by former President Bill Clinton that Clinton thought the pair may have traveled together on a plane owned by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
His denial was in response to a 90-second video clip of Clinton's closed-door deposition before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that began circulating online Monday night.
"No, I have never, had never met Jeffrey Epstein," Pritzker said Tuesday. "I was never on Jeffrey Epstein's plane. I was never on any plane with Jeffrey Epstein or with Ghislaine Maxwell. Never met her."
Pritzker added he had never heard of Epstein until about 2019 when Epstein was indicted for child sex trafficking in the early 2000s.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-denies-flying-on-jeffrey-epstein-plane-bill-clinton/
Bo Gritz, Green Beret Who Inspired Sylvester Stallone's 'Rambo', Dead at 87
Source: Yahoo! News
Bo Gritz, also known as James Gordon Gritz, has died at the age of 87, according to his wife. The Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran was a major inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's character of John Rambo in the 1992 movie First Blood.
According to TMZ, Gritz's wife confirmed he had died on Friday, Feb.27, at their Sandy Valley home in Nevada. His cause of death has not officially been confirmed, with his wife having previosly documenting his health battles and cancer diagnosis.
His wife posted on social media days before that she had taken Gritz back to their home from the hospital after a recent diagnosis. She claims Gritz had always said he wanted to die in Sandy Valley, where he's lived for 45 years.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bo-gritz-green-beret-inspired-181548393.html
I remember him from Ruby Ridge.
Latest Fetterman Tweet
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Beastly bomb cyclone blasting Northeast with widespread blizzard conditions, knocking out power and burying towns
Source: CNN
• Whiteout conditions ongoing: A high-impact bomb cyclone is slamming the Northeast with near hurricane-force wind gusts and extreme snowfall rates, knocking out power and making travel impossible. Over 40 million people are under blizzard warnings.
• Snow piling up: Over 2 feet of snow has fallen so far, with a foot reported in at least seven states. It’s the biggest snowstorm in years for New York City and Philadelphia. Heavy snow started pushing deeper into New England Monday morning.
• Northeast shut down: Treacherous conditions paused public transit, forced travel bans and prompted warnings to stay off roads. More than 10,000 flights have been canceled , according to FlightAware.
• State of emergency in NYC: A citywide travel ban is in effect until noon and the city canceled school Monday, its first proper snow day since 2019.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/blizzard-snow-nyc-storm-forecast-02-22-26
Over 2 feet so far in my Staten Island! Are we serious?!?
It's been 14 years since a sitting US Senator lost their primary
That was when Richard Lugar was defeated in the 2012 Republican primary by Richard Mourdock. Technically, Luther Strange lost the special election primary to Roy Moore in 2017, but he was recently appointed. Joe Lieberman was the last Democrat to lose his primary (in the 2006 Democratic primary, which he lost to to Ned Lamont).
So, why am I talking about this? Because it's gonna happen again next Tuesday (March 3rd). John Cornyn is going to lose to Ken Paxton. Should be an interesting campaign to say the least.
NYC is about to get pounded with snow again Sunday into Monday
I really detest January and February. Even March is only a slight improvement, but I am eager to escape this dreadful month.
How do folks in cold climates such as Minnesota and Alaska manage to endure it so frequently? Do they not have cars to dig out? After the storm we had a few weeks ago, I dug mine out for the first time in 10 years and it was torture! It took me like two hours to do mine and a neighbor's. I can't even begin to imagine doing it all the time.
And my job closed, which meant no pay for the day. It's almost certain that they will close again this Monday. FML.
Man allegedly assaulted by Shia LaBeouf in New Orleans wants to see hate crime charges
Source: The Guardian
One of the men whom Shia LaBeouf allegedly battered and insulted with a homophobic slur on Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans on Tuesday, leading to his arrest, would like to see the actor face hate crime charges.
Jeffrey Damnit, who dresses in drag and was in makeup at the time of the encounter with LaBeouf, said on Thursday that the behavior attributed to the Transformers film franchise star was “a complete slap in the face to any alternative-culture person”.
He said that he hoped prosecutors in Louisiana’s most famous city would pursue charges under a state hate crimes law, which allows for enhanced penalties against anyone who is found to have victimized another person on the “actual or perceived” basis of sex or gender, among other categories.
“Due to his fame, if he gets away without serious consequence, anyone who looks up to him or even just knows of him will think it is OK to do the same,” Damnit said, two days after LaBeouf was ordered released from authorities’ custody without needing to post bond.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/19/shia-labeouf-new-orleans-alleged-assault
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