19.Feb.2026, THURSDAY 6:30pm at The Hangar

We gather again this Thursday at 6:30pm at: The Hangar Restaurant
on the second floor (there is an elevator in addition to stairs)
540 1st St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
https://www.thehangarstpete.com/

It should again be 70F or just below this week when we gather, so we will be OUTSIDE on the balcony (just past the bar).

In addition to the partial gov't shutdown, ongoing wars, and the primary elections underway...

• "Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files 'cover-up' in BBC interview" (BBC) https://tinyurl.com/bdcvp2ws
• "Google's ex CEO Eric Schmidt warns America: We are running out of..." (Times of India) https://tinyurl.com/y4na7k6r -- Schmidt warns about energy capacity due to growth of AI.
• "The Car World Is Going Electric, Without America" (The Freepress) https://tinyurl.com/2d6wjyuh -- In Norway this past summer, we noticed at least half of the cars (I think a fair bit more) were electric and the ferries were electric. The US under the current administration is falling behind.
• "Six companies directed by former British duchess to shut down amid Epstein storm" (CNN) https://tinyurl.com/4xreua39
• "The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)" (TechCrunch) https://tinyurl.com/3wy497p3 --the short answer is that they are switching to study AI.

Please note that several "regulars" show up most weeks, and therefore do not RSVP. Don't worry if you are new and only see a few RSVPs if you look at Meetup :) Anyone is welcome (as long as they are civil), and we talk about pretty much ANYthing -- some of which is political and plenty that is just life in general :)
~ Joe & Shirley