“They read Gibbon’s Decline and Fall on an eReader but refuse to drink Château Lynch-Bages in a Styrofoam cup.” — …

Veteran Police Officer Fired After Telling Biological Male to Stay Out of Women’s Bathroom A Georgia police officer (Glen Weaver) who responded to a plea from a mother with two kids to ban a man from a public library bathroom has been fired. The man complained, and the complaint reached the top of the DeKalb […]

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Lee University Theatre will present “Gaslight” by Steven Dietz, based on the original play by Patrick Hamilton, on Feb. 13-14 and 19-21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Buzz Oates Black […]
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February 9

474: Zeno was
crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. “The feeling of Emperor Zeno
towards the Jews is illustrated by a remark made at the races of Antioch. After
a mob murdered many Jews, threw their corpses into the fire, and burne…

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for February 8, 2026. In today’s top stories, prediction markets are booming, yet their ads remain banned from major events like the Super Bowl, highlighting their popular but polarizing nature. The 18th-century enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley is being honored with a postage stamp, recognized for her revolutionary […]