Flotsam and Jetsam - Is Another Strike on Iran Imminent?

It sure looks that way. From Sauron's Eye, Trump has discussed timeline for Iran strikes, including as soon as this weekend, but no decision yet. I think that's true, but how do they know what he's thinking? planefag @planefag, "We have been at war with Iran for the last forty years, a fact which only idiots do not grasp and only useful idiots such as yourself refuse to acknowledge. We are about to end that war, which you and your ilk refused to do no matter how much blood and treasure it cost us." SecurityAndCigars @SecCigarsNFUD, "War Without A Declaration Of War?" An old American tradition. VodkaPundit at Insty notes IN THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, EVERYONE’S A BILLIONAIRE! Nioh Berg @NiohBerg, "1 USD = 1,637,000 Iranian Rials Khomeini's face fittingly represents the most worthless currency on planet Earth. All of Africa has stronger currencies than Iran. Absolute insanity. This regime has screwed us so badly." At Hat Hair Beege Welborn , BREAKING: UK Blocks US From Using Diego Garcia and Fairford for Possible Strikes on Iran and Dave Strom, Canada, Britain, and Now Germany Make Strategic Partnerships With China. "Their excuse is that the United States isn't being nice enough to them by providing for nearly 100% of their military security, which is MEAN MEAN MEAN, and that Trump is a big mean bully who is renegotiating trade relationships and demanding more control over Greenland." I think some new tariffs need to be applied. 

PJM's Scott Pinsker asserts Trump Defeats Russia, Wins War for Ukraine: The Shocking Story Behind the Diplomatic Coup of the Century. I think that might be overstating it, but it looks like oil sanctions are starting to draw blood. Sundance at CTH hosts JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff Deliver Remarks During Board of Peace Inaugural Meeting, President Trump Participates in a Washington DC Assembly of the Board of Peace and President Trump Holds Impromptu Presser Aboard Airforce One – Obama Released Classified Information. 

PJM's Vicky Taft thinks the GOP Should Be Willing to Politically Bleed, Fight, and Die to Get Voter ID. Rachel Bovard at Da Fed explains What The Wall Street Journal Gets Wrong About The Talking Filibuster. From TNP, Senate Democrats Want These Restrictions on ICE to End Their Latest Shutdown: "the specifics of the offer remain unclear—though it is believed the Democrats are continuing to call for the end of roving ICE patrols, barring agents from certain areas, implementing a use-of-force code, and requiring agents to wear body cameras instead of masks." I'd give up DHS for voter ID; DHS was a post 911 creation that was a Frankenstein agency anyway. Move the pieces back where they came from. As for the masks, only when Democrats stop doxxing ICE agents (never). 

Still more ponyless horseshit. Ace lays it out, One of Epstein's Recruiters Decided to Inform On Him to the Police, and Epstein Schemed to Give Him a $3 Million Bribe to Keep Quiet; He Discussed the Plan with Obama WH Counsel and Friend of Jeff Kathyrine Ruemmler, "WSJ:" Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: A video is resurfacing of Donald Trump in 2015 CALLING OUT Prince Andrew — who has now been arrested "That island was a cesspool. No question about it — just ask Prince Andrew. He'll tell you about it!" Trump was EARLY to blow the whistle!" At Da Blaze, Do the Epstein files confirm this Pizzagate theory? NY Mag contributor makes stunning admission. What's with all the talk of grape soda (group sex?), pizza? "In 2020, the Telegraph, a U.K.-based newspaper, reported that a parents' group working to curb the dissemination of child sex abuse material online allegedly found that cheese and pizza emojis were being used as stand-ins for "CP," meaning "child porn." From Althouse, Why hasn't AI gone through all the Epstein files and organized the info into something enlightening? "I'm wondering. I see that The Economist used AI to analyze the Epstein files, and we got "Inside Epstein's Network/What 1.4m emails reveal about America’s most notorious sex offender":"

Beege Welborn, 'Whaddaya Have? Whaddaya Have?' Trump's a Hit at the Varsity and With the Ladies. "Yesterday was just a wonderful event at the White House - a massive reception celebrating Black History Month." Common Cent$ @Common_Cent1, "Nothing to see here. Just a bunch of beautiful people at the Black History month event at President Donald Trump’s White House. Would love an opportunity like that during his term." At PJM Stephen Kruiser thinks Karoline Leavitt's Continued Manhandling of the Press Is Pure Poetry. In a Hat Hair Larry video, Trump Shatters Fake ‘Racism’ Smear. Dave Strom wonders Can the Gaslighting Get Even More Brazen? "For some reason, the Democrats are arguing that they have never called President Trump a Nazi or a racist, and Pravda is doing their best to back them up. Perhaps Pravda figures want to deny that they themselves slander Trump all the time. There must be polling showing that their most ridiculous accusations are not helping their cause and are hurting their credibility with all but the most insane folks out there."

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— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 19, 2026

From ET, US Factory Output Jumps, Core Capital Goods Orders Signal Solid Business Investment. At Hat Hair, John Sexton reports Trump Gets a Win on His Ballroom Project. ET, Groups Sue EPA Over Repeal of Finding That Served as Basis for Climate Regulations, "The lawsuit came after the White House announced it was rescinding a 2009 rule that allowed the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases." Of course. It's the progressive ratchet. We're not supposed to be allowed to undo what they do. The Peacock whines NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily. 

Stephen Kruiser at PJM, The Diaper-Filling Continues: Some Dems to Skip SOTU for Yet Another Rally. Sunny @sunnyright, "Craziest part of fascism is when you take to social media to put out a public statement announcing you're going to protest, all without fear of any legal repercussions." Quote Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen, "Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there. Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy."

Jonathan Turley says “You Had Me at Hello”: Newsom and AOC Go to Europe to Pitch High Tax, High Regulation Policies. Fox Bus, AI giant Palantir moves its headquarters to Florida as tech company exodus continues. "The AI company previously moved from Silicon Valley to Colorado in 2020 after CEO Alex Karp cited clash with region's 'values'." Da Wire takes note that Mamdani Abandons Key Leftist Policy As Homeless New Yorkers Freeze To Death. "New York City has received more than 3,300 complaints about homeless encampments." A Chloe video at Hat Hair, Something DISGUSTING Is Happening in NYC and the Socialist Mayor Is to Blame. John Sexton hears Democrats Have a Terrible New Idea: Capping Grocery Prices. A great way to get less of something.

Dave Strom, 'Far Right' Is Now a Meaningless Term. 

From Bob Hoge at RedState, Wait — Seriously? An Unexpected Name Tops Crucial Dem Presidential Primary Poll. The less he's heard from, the more popular he gets (compared to the the other leaders).

Tom Knighton at TAW has hopes Antifa's days may finally be numbered "But let's not get too excited yet, either." With the FBI looking into their financing. From Ace, BREAKING: DEMOCRAT TERRORISTS CRASH STOLEN AMBULANCE LOADED WITH GAS CANS INTO AN IDAHO FEDERAL BUILDING and 11 Arrested in Antifa Lynching Murder of Young Man Protecting Women from Muslim Thugs; One of the Killers is Legislative Aide to Far-Left Member of French Assembly, "As you might know, a college student named Quentin Deranque was lynched on the street by a gang of antifa-associated far left terrorists. He was kicked to death. This young man was committing no offense. He wasn't even technically protesting. Rather, he was protecting a female protest group named "Nemesis Collective" which protests the many rapes committed by Muslim migrants. Why was he protecting him? Because these women are frequently attacked on the street by Muslim migrants. The left-wing establishment claims it wants to protect women from violence and rape... unless that violence and rape is being perpetrated by their Muslim allies. Then it's the girls being attacked who are the "dangerous" ones." At YouTube, 'IDIOTIC MOVE': Former defense attorney rips into cause of mistrial in Antifa "Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett discusses a federal judge declaring a mistrial in the Texas I.C.E. case over the defense lawyer's t-shirt on 'The Bottom Line.' terror case."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, The Same, Only More So: NBC News Polls Post-Surge Minnesota. Sarah Hoyt at Insty, HOW IS THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT TURNING UP SO FREQUENTLY NOW BUT WAS NEVER REPORTED PRIOR TO THIS YEAR? Another Illegal Immigrant Semi Driver Caused a Fatal Crash in Indiana.

From Fox, FCC Chair Brendan Carr sets the record straight on Stephen Colbert censorship claims. "Late-night host says 'FCC you' to Carr amid uproar over interview with Democratic US Senate candidate." Joel Pollak @joelpollak "Here's how the @latimes described @bariweiss being canceled at UCLA because of threats: "CBS’s Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture." The thugs can threaten, and media will blame you. There's no accountability. Notably, lecture named for Daniel Pearl, murdered for being Jewish." John Sexton notes That Fictional Atlantic Story on Measles Wasn't Identified as Such Initially. Ace, The Atlantic Publishe a Viral "Report" Account of a Boy Dying of Measles Because His Parents Didn't Vaccinate Him. One Small Problem: The "Report" Is Actually Fiction, a "Hypothetical" Morality Play But That Atlantic Presented It As Actual Truth.

Fox Business upset that Mark Zuckerberg faces jury in landmark trial over alleged youth harm linked to social media "The tech titan is expected to tout years of expanded safety features as he refutes plaintiff's allegations." From TNP, Trump Mulls Social Media Ban for Minors. Mr. Nobody @MmisterNobody, "Bill Gates: "Due to advances in AI, humans will no longer be needed." "Will we still need humans? "Not for most things. We'll decide." Pure evil..."

White Papers Policy Institute @WhitePapersPol, "Harvard was so upset when told they couldn't racially discriminate they decided to be (more) vindictive and racially discriminate ONLY against White Americans. They dropped admissions of Whites by 16%. Their own data shows in a merit system Whites would be 50% of the freshmen." Ryan King at NYPo reports the Education Department scraps Biden-era race-based rules for doctoral degree grants. From Campus Reform, University of Houston student wishes paralysis and cancer on TPUSA chapter members and their families in profane outburst. Dave Strom argues This Is How Bad Public Schools Are. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "New Jersey's second-grade curriculum has been updated to include topics like gender identity and sexual health “By the end of 2nd grade according to their own curriculum: Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation — It gets even worse. Listen to this. They need to know how to define vaginal, oral, and anal sex, how to perceive consent to sexual activity, how to identify short and long term contraception, and safer sex methods that are effective and how to identify and access and use them and to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. All of this is in a curriculum that a second grader needs to know about.”" Wesley Yang @wesyang, "The problem is that a class action lawsuit of this kind that encompassed even a small fraction of those for whom this is true would create sufficient liability to end public schooling in America." Quote Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell "A young woman is taking legal action against her high school, alleging she was awarded honors at graduation even though she’s illiterate." Imagine the number of suits from Baltimore. 

Insty asks WHY SO MANY NASTY BIGOTS IN HEALTHCARE? when Mazelit Airaksinen finds a California Botox Nurse who says Jews Pray at “Synagogue of Satan”, Claims “Nazis didn't execute real Jews" "“Not only are Jews unsafe in her care, but it calls into question the judgment of those who employ her" says Physicans Against Antisemitsm (PAA)." 

Gerry Callahan @GerryCallahan, "Almost 80 years old, almost 50 years in DC, and the thing he fights hardest for is the right of ghoul doctors to drug and mutilate confused children. Sad." Quote Paul A. Szypula @Bubblebathgirl, "Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) says his “Trans Bill of Rights” says children should be allowed to have elective gender surgeries and get documents that say they’re a different gender than their chromosomes dictate. Markey is shamefully promoting harm, not care." From Hollywood in Toto, Gutfeld Defends ‘Silence of the Lambs’ While Actors Stay Silent "Woke apology stirs late-night king, not Oscar-winners behind horror classic." "Earlier this month, actor Ted Levine apologized for playing serial killer Buffalo Bill in the film. Levine argued the role was insensitively portrayed, suggesting it caricatured the trans movement. Never mind that the character wasn’t trans, or that the actor took more than 30 years to utter his apology."