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The FBI is currently managing several high-profile investigations and operational initiatives as of Monday, February 23, 2026. The primary focus remains on a security breach at the President’s residence and a nationwide crackdown on cyber-predator networks.Major Headlines
Mar-a-Lago Security Breach: The FBI is leading the investigation into an incident early Sunday morning where an armed man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was shot and killed after breaching the secure perimeter of the Mar-a-Lago resort. While President Trump was at the White House at the time, the FBI is working to determine the motive of the suspect, who was reportedly carrying a shotgun and a gas can.📷📷
Director Kash Patel Under Scrutiny: FBI Director Kash Patel is facing criticism following his appearance in Milan, Italy, where he was filmed celebrating with the U.S. men’s hockey team after their Olympic gold medal win. Critics have questioned the timing of the celebration, as it coincided with the Mar-a-Lago breach and ongoing national security concerns, including the search for missing person Nancy Guthrie.📷📷
Targeting the “764” Online Network: The FBI has ramped up its focus on a violent online extremist network known as “764.” Congressional leaders recently requested briefings on the Bureau’s progress, noting that over 350 subjects are currently under investigation nationwide. This group is known for “nihilistic violent extremism,” specifically targeting and blackmailing minors on platforms like Roblox and Snapchat.📷📷📷Ongoing Operations & Initiatives
Operation Winter SHIELD: This is a coordinated national effort by FBI Cyber and various field offices (including Philadelphia, Seattle, and Anchorage) to safeguard the U.S. energy sector and combat large-scale cyber threats.📷
Impersonation Warnings: The FBI Chicago field office issued a public warning on February 20 regarding fraudsters posing as federal agents to steal money and personal data. They emphasized that the FBI will never ask for money or credit card information over the phone.📷
Recent Arrests & Legal ActionsDateCase TypeDetailsFeb 23Child ExploitationCraig Scott Valdez (Anchorage, AK) makes his initial court appearance today after an FBI investigation into child sex trafficking.Feb 20Cyber/FinancialSix additional defendants were charged in an international “ATM Jackpotting” scheme.Feb 19Counter-IntelA Ukrainian national was sentenced for a “laptop farm” scheme that generated income for North Korean IT workers.Feb 18Civil RightsThe FBI is probing an ICE arrest in St. Paul, MN, that resulted in a suspect suffering skull fractures.
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google.com/search?num=10&new…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Feb 23, 2026
Day: February 23, 2026
NIZAMI ON MEN AND THEIR DESIRES
Interpretation of English translations by Michael Novakhov
Dedicated to my dear friends
Eldarchik Eldarov and Yurochka Rubashenko:
I have lost you, you slipped away through my fingers.
The pain of this loss is even more unbearable 54 years later.
I love you even more now, having realized
What I have lost: The heart of my life.
The mystery set up by men and Gods
Runs deep.
Our souls communicate.
That’s how I feel.
“Free is a man who has no desires.”
Your body is a silver cup I hold,
Your wine I thirst, your lovely wine I drink
Your beauty is Godly,
Your beauty is God
He looks at you, his creation,
And falls in love with you, through Majnun eyes
My Soul is trapped within my body
But it runs free with you.
These traps are gold and laws,
But Love burns wild, it’s chainless
Love is just a spell,
Even as long as a thousand years,
Just one breadth
Out of Eternity.
Lover is filled
By his beloved.
Just scratch them a little,
And there they show
I am a silent bird in a cage,
My wings are broken.
You drove me crazy,
Sleepless, mad,
In loss of self, and mind,
And Reason.
Your Love
Is my Asylum:
I am free there,
Free from my pride
The secret road
I walk to you,
To your house I come,
And kiss your door
O fire of my soul,
Do not burn me,
As I embrace you
And hold you in my arms.
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What will you do when you get lonely?No one waiting by your sideYou’ve been runnin’, hidin’ much too longYou know it’s just your foolish pride
LaylaYou got me on my knees, LaylaBegging, darling please, LaylaDarling, won’t you ease my worried mind?
Tried to give you consolationWhen your old man had let you downLike a fool, I fell in love with youYou turned my whole world upside down
LaylaYou got me on my knees, LaylaBegging, darling please, LaylaDarling, won’t you ease my worried mind?
Make the best of the situation‘Fore I finally go insanePlease don’t say we’ll never find a wayTell me all my love’s in vain
LaylaGot me on my knees, LaylaI’m begging, darling please, LaylaDarling, won’t you ease my worried mind?(Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
LaylaGot me on my knees, LaylaBegging, darling please, LaylaDarling, won’t you ease my worried mind?(Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
LaylaGot me on my knees, LaylaBegging, darling please, LaylaDarling, won’t you ease my worried mind?
LaylaGot me on my knees, LaylaBegging, darling please, LaylaDarling, won’t you ease my worried mind?
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Eric Patrick Clapton / Jim Gordon
Layla lyrics © E P Clapton, Epc Enterprises Llp
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#SouthCaucasus
#Gay themes in the #Nizami writings
In classical Persian poetry, the concept of the “beloved” often blurred gender lines or explicitly featured male-to-male desire as a standard aesthetic and spiritual trope.
Key Contextual Themes
The Genderless “Beloved”: In the Persian language, pronouns are gender-neutral. This allows the “beloved” in Nizami’s poetry to be interpreted as either male or female. In a Sufi (mystical) context, this ambiguity often symbolizes the soul’s yearning for the Divine.
), the language used to describe beauty often draws from these same-sex poetic traditions.Homoerotic Traditions: Nizami wrote during a period where male homoeroticism was a prominent theme in Persian lyrics. While his major works focus on heterosexual romances (likeLayla and MajnunorKhosrow and Shirat
Layla and Majnun: While this is a story of heterosexual love, scholars often analyze the character of Majnun as a figure who transcends social norms. His “madness” and total devotion are sometimes compared to the “transgressive” nature of queer love in later literary critiques.
Modern Reinterpretations: Today, the Nizami Ganjavi Library at Oxford frequently hosts exhibitions on LGBTQ+ history and the “Queer Armenian Library,” bridging the poet’s legacy with contemporary queer discourse.
University of Oxford +4
If you’re interested in exploring this further, I can look into:
.Specific Sufi interpretations of the “beloved” in theKhamsa
How later poets like Hafiz or Sa’di (who were more explicit about male-to-male love) were influenced by Nizami.
The history of the Queer Armenian Library and its connection to the Nizami Ganjavi Library.Encyclopædia Iranica +4
#Gay themes in the #Nizami writings
Nizami Ganjavi is best known for his romantic epics—collectively called the Khamsa (Quintet)—his relationship with “gay themes” is typically viewed through the lens of classical
#Persian literary traditions rather than modern identity.While the 12th-century Persian poetIn classical Persian poetry, the concept of the “beloved” often blurred gender lines or explicitly featured male-to-male desire as a standard aesthetic and spiritual trope.
Key Contextual Themes
The Genderless “Beloved”: In the Persian language, pronouns are gender-neutral. This allows the “beloved” in Nizami’s poetry to be interpreted as either male or female. In a Sufi (mystical) context, this ambiguity often symbolizes the soul’s yearning for the Divine.
), the language used to describe beauty often draws from these same-sex poetic traditions.Homoerotic Traditions: Nizami wrote during a period where male homoeroticism was a prominent theme in Persian lyrics. While his major works focus on heterosexual romances (likeLayla and MajnunorKhosrow and Shirat
Layla and Majnun: While this is a story of heterosexual love, scholars often analyze the character of Majnun as a figure who transcends social norms. His “madness” and total devotion are sometimes compared to the “transgressive” nature of queer love in later literary critiques.
Modern Reinterpretations: Today, the Nizami Ganjavi Library at Oxford frequently hosts exhibitions on LGBTQ+ history and the “Queer Armenian Library,” bridging the poet’s legacy with contemporary queer discourse.
University of Oxford +4If you’re interested in exploring this further, I can look into:
.Specific Sufi interpretations of the “beloved” in theKhamsa
How later poets like Hafiz or Sa’di (who were more explicit about male-to-male love) were influenced by Nizami.
The history of the Queer Armenian Library and its connection to the Nizami Ganjavi Library.
Encyclopædia Iranica +4
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Authorities detained Gia Oniani, former mayor of the western Georgian town of Lentekhi, along with Nugzar Tvildiani and Giorgi Gulbani, heads of the municipality’s architecture and supervision services, on charges of abusing office, which carry up to three years in prison.
The Prosecutor General’s Office said in a February 23 statement that the charges stem from the construction of a hotel that allegedly violated building regulations.
The statement said Oniani purchased land and commissioned the hotel project, which failed to meet mandatory building standards. Using a company registered in his wife’s name, he submitted the project to the Lentekhi Municipality City Hall’s Architecture Service, headed by Nugzar Tvildiani, and requested a construction permit.
According to prosecutors, Oniani and Tvildiani abused their offices by issuing permits “inconsistent with legislation” while ignoring legislative requirements, failing to account for a cultural heritage monument at the site, and bypassing approval from the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation.
Gulbani, Oniani’s relative and head of the Supervision Service, allegedly allowed the illegal construction to continue instead of halting it, the statement added.
Two years ago, the independent investigative journalism group iFact examined the hotel project, alleging that Oniani had abused his authority.
The arrest comes amid a series of anti-corruption actions by the Georgian Dream government targeting former members, including top officials and business associates. Critics, however, say the moves reflect internal political infighting rather than a genuine anti-corruption effort.
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