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On February 17, 2026—known in the UK as Pancake Day—Catholic Herald columnist Samantha Smith criticized the Church of England and Archbishop Sarah for skipping mentions of Shrove Tuesday on their feeds, while noting posts about Ramadan. She highlighted its roots in confession and an optional Holy Face devotion, but critics like Gerry Lynch and Fr. Stephen Miller mocked the claim, pointing out it's not a major holy day like Easter or Christmas. Smith defended her view in replies, amid broader talks on how churches balance traditions and interfaith nods online. Church accounts did post about Lent that day, including prayers and a bishop's letter.

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Samantha Smith lit up social media by labeling Shrove Tuesday a top holy day in Christianity, only to face quick pushback from fellow believers.

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Arsenal dominated League One's Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the Emirates, scoring all goals in the first 27 minutes through Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli, an own goal, and Jesus himself. Jesus played a full 90 minutes for the first time in over a year, grabbing his goal and assisting another to hit 20 goal involvements in 20 games against lower-league teams. Fans vented frustration online over his early dribble gone wrong, calling it overcomplication despite the clean sheet and silky no-look pass that impressed others. The win sets up Arsenal nicely for their midweek Premier League game against Wolves.

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Gabriel Jesus beat his marker in the box, space wide open for a shot—then dribbled back into trouble and lost the ball. Even in Arsenal's easy 4-0 win, that moment had fans groaning.

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In the clip from Egyptian TV, Saleh explains that Islam regulated slavery from wars, allowing Muslim men sexual relations with female captives 'whom your right hands possess,' using a hypothetical Israel conflict as example. Produced by MEMRI and circulating since at least 2018, it drew sharp backlash this week from users in the U.S., Australia, and Europe, who linked it to concerns about cultural integration, grooming gangs, and ideologies clashing with human rights. While some defended that rape is forbidden in Islam and modern scholars reject slavery, others highlighted historical context and selective editing in the footage.

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An aged video resurfaced, showing Egyptian scholar Suad Saleh outlining classical Islamic rules on female war captives, prompting widespread condemnation as justification for rape amid immigration worries.

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The 84-second montage features debater Mohammed Hijab and others discussing classical Islamic concepts like Dar al-Harb, the 'house of war' for non-Muslim lands. John Cleese shared it with a quip about lacking integration, gaining thousands of likes amid concerns over multiculturalism and recent government training that labels such worries as extreme. While the scholars frame their words as theological history, not violence, the clip highlights ongoing tensions around free speech, security, and social cohesion in Britain.

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A short video clip shows British Muslim scholars calling Islam a 'warrior religion' focused on conquest, stirring sharp reactions across the UK.

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Euro Pacific Asset Management chief Peter Schiff this week dismissed Bitcoin as a flawed medium of exchange and inferior store of value compared to tokenized gold. He referenced Cathie Wood's revised $1.2 million Bitcoin target for 2030, blaming stablecoins' rise in emerging markets. Amid Bitcoin's 5% year-to-date drop to $90,400, gold has surged 54% while drawing online mockery of Schiff's repeated past predictions.

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Peter Schiff strikes again: Bitcoin is doomed, he says, as stablecoins steal its transaction role and gold crushes it in value storage.

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In Tehran's Enghelab Square, crowds torched a statue labeled 'the devil Baal,' calling it a symbol of Satanism and Zionism. The Church of Satan, founded in 1966 by Anton LaVey as an atheistic philosophy using symbols like the Sigil of Baphomet, responded firmly: Baal is not one of theirs. Replies poured in from Christians insisting Baal is satanic by nature and conspiracy theorists linking it to modern scandals, while the Church quipped about believers schooling them on their own faith.

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Protesters in Tehran burned a Baal effigy as a satanic symbol, prompting the Church of Satan to jump in with a simple correction—and a dash of humor.

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The Japanese CoroCoro Comic 'Best Photo Snap Pikachu #25,' with only about 20 copies ever made, sold via buy-now on Fanatics Collect on February 8, 2026. Graded PSA Authentic as a 1-of-1, it topped Logan Paul's 1998 Pikachu Illustrator record of $5.275 million from 2021, though Paul's card is now auctioned at Goldin with bids near $6.6 million as of February 15. Collectors split between hailing it as the new most expensive Pokémon card ever and questioning its off-centering, while the same card relisted for up to $16 million.

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A ultra-rare Pikachu card from a 1999 Pokémon Snap contest quietly changed hands for $10 million, leaving collectors stunned and debating its place at the top.

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