Flotsam and Jetsam - Just Waiting for the Snow

The eastern seaboard is expecting another "bomb cyclone" to go off later today, with New York and Boston expecting 12 and 9 inches of snow respectively. Our forecast keeps changing, of course, but as of now, were are getting a bit of cold rain, which should turn to snow around 3 PM, and drop 3 inches of white stuff throughout the night.

Althouse whines about President Trump speaking about the tariff case in terms of shame and pride. "He made it about shame and pride and loyalty. What evidence does he have that the Court has been swayed by foreign interests?" Since when was any real evidence needed to accuse Trump of a crime? Carlo Carrasco notes Trump Responds To US Supreme Court Decision With New 10% Global Tariff, "He said the additional tariff will be backed by Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which permits him to levy such a measure for up to 150 days if there are serious trade deficits that need to be addressed." Da Signal reports from a Pollster: Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Could Help GOP in Midterm Elections. 

RCW evaluates The Cost of Not Acting Against Iran. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, 'Token' Nukes, Lobster Meals, 'Unbridgeable Impasse': Do Portents Point To An Iran Strike? Leslie Eastman at LI reports Trump is Forging the Mineral Alliance: U.S. to Form Trading Bloc to Counter China’s Grip, "With “Project Vault” anchoring domestic stockpiles and allied nations closing ranks around a shared resource strategy, the curtain is rising on what could become one of the most consequential economic alliances of the 21st century." Sounds like a great idea.

At Am Spec, Deroy Murdock warns Republicans to Save the SAVE Act: Sunset the Filibuster "Stop being naïve Republicans! This parliamentary procedure is already doomed."

The I&I Ed Board wants Trump to Keep Firing Federal Freeloaders. News Wax reports Trump OKs FEMA Assistance for Potomac Sewage Spill. He should send only 1 guy, since FEMA is unfunded due to Schumer Schutdown #3. Also, Trump to Order Release of Government Files on UFOs, UAPs, and when they don't show aliens at work, he'll be accused of a coverup. Just wait. 

Campus Reform has MORE EMAILS: Three current Columbia professors connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend's Dental College studies. Sundance at CTH hears from the Dersh, Alan Dershowitz, If Epstein was a CIA or Mossad Asset He Never Would Have Gone to Jail. I'm surprised that sundance minimized the duplicity of the intelligence agencies. Once he was revealed, he would be useless to them.

Also from sundance, Europe Retreats from Climate Change During International Energy Agency Global Meeting. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair wonders Was Climate Change the Greatest Financial Scandal in History? "Environmental scholar Bjorn Lomborg recently calculated that across the globe, governments have spent at least $16 trillion feeding the climate change industrial complex." I do know it was used to justify a lot of mediocre science. 

Will this turn the Guthrie caper? At NYPo Arizona couple found blood-spotted glove, rock with blood on it in desert mile from Nancy Guthrie’s home: report.

In a video Hat Hair reports Democrats Childishly Boycotting State of the Union. That's OK, I will too.

over at Ed Driscoll.com

PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Mamdani Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought. Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd, "NEW: Zohran Mamdani Calls on New Yorkers to Shovel Snow During Tomorrow’s Blizzard “You too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork.”" Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd, "UPDATE: To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC you must present two forms of ID, plus a social security card." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "In Historic First, Socialist Runs Out Of Money https://buff.ly/TQGsGFp."

Joe Chalfant at TownHall says It's True: Gavin Newsom's California Government Has Paid Protestors Over $100 Million. Cam Higby @camhigby, "Are you guys ready to make a ruckus? I’m looking at MILLIONS of dollars going from the CA budget directly to orgs whose core function is to protest. They then, on their socials post that they are hiring “organizers” to conduct such protests. With your money." The grift is everywhere. Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank, "Note that the $150 billion *increase* in California's annual budget in 6 years is larger than the *entire budget* of Florida." Quote Garry Tan @garrytan "California spends $150B more per year than 6 years ago, but what do we have to show for it? Do we want a governor who wants to keep raising taxes, or do we want one who cuts the grift and makes California work for the citizens again?" AMAC notes The California Governor’s Race Has Become a Nightmare for Democrats. Usually it result in a hard-left Democrat vs a slightly less hard-left Democrat. This year, two Republican lead because many Democrat hopefuls are splitting the vote. I'll bet they generate some emergency legislation over this. 

At ET, Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia’s Congressional Map. "The National Republican Congressional Committee called the injunction ‘a massive win’ for Virginians." "In its Feb. 18 filing, NRCC argued that HB1384 violates the Constitution by calling a referendum less than 90 days after it cleared the Legislature for the second time. The Constitution requires at least 90 days between the final passage and submission to the voters, according to the filing."

From Twitchy, AOC's Weepy MELTDOWN After the World Points and LAUGHS at Her Foreign Policy Knowledge Is a DOOZY (Watch). PJM's Bob Spencer likes how Sen. Kennedy Tells Us What He Thinks of AOC, and I Can’t Stop Laughing. Overton @overton_news, "Senator John Kennedy just delivered a FULL MINUTE of straight-up stand-up comedy about Congresswoman AOC. Each jab landed harder than the last. Pure gold. Fox’s Charles Hurt could barely keep it together. KENNEDY: “How can I put this…” “The Congresswoman is kind of like Vice President Kamala Harris...but with more bartending experience.” “She has never been accused of being a policy maven.” “You put her in a presidential primary with Elizabeth Warren or Rahm Emanuel, they will DEVOUR her like a light snack.” “I probably shouldn’t say this but she can get me back.” “Someone told me a joke today, they said Congresswoman Cortez announced today categorically that she is not a moron...” “And she went on to say she hasn’t even been to Utah, much less embraced their religion.” “Now she can get me back, I don’t dislike the Congresswoman. But our plan for dealing with her, as I have said before, has always been ‘Operation Let Her Speak.’” “And so far it’s working and my message to my friend the Congresswoman, is you go girl!” “You just keep it up.”" Fish, barrel. 

Hat Hair's John Stossel reminds us Western Ideas Work.

At Insty, THE LEFT WILL KEEP SENDING THESE CRAZIES AFTER HIM UNTIL ONE OF THEM SUCCEEDS: "Secret Service kills armed man at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago after he broke through security perimeter. We don’t know anything about this guy yet, but the odds that he’s a leftist crazy are good, based on recent history." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair has a flashback, Remember When Democrats Told Us "Let's Go Brandon" Was Dangerous? "Yesterday, the first campaign ad for Juliana Stratton dropped. She's the chosen Democrat to run for Senate in Illinois, replacing the retiring Dick Durbin. I say chosen, because appearing in her introductory ad are Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth." Basically a bunch of people saying "Fuck Trump."

Shipwreckedcrew looks at The Astonishing Successes Of The A.G. Bondi-Led DOJ In The First Year Of Trump 2.0. "Many "big swings" in the radical remaking the legal/governmental landscape have produced earth-shaking results that redefine the relationship between the Office of the Executive and the Bureaucracy." From Twitchy says Check Your Email! District Court Tries to Pull an End Around on the DOJ, Gets Mugged By Reality. Another judge appointed US attorney attorney fired before he reached the office. Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche "Here we go again. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you’re fired!" Quote Sarah N. Lynch @SarahNLynch, "NEW: The U.S. District Court for EDVA has appointed James Hundley, a litigator with more than 35 years experience, as Interim U.S. Attorney, after Lindsey Halligan stepped down earlier this year following a court ruling deeming her appointment unlawful."

Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "BREAKING: JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.” Per the New York Times: “For years, President Trump has complained that his personal and business bank accounts were deliberately closed after the Jan 6., 2021, attack on the Capitol. JPMorgan Chase is now admitting that did happen.” It took JP Morgan long enough to admit it."

Stacy McCain has an update in the Trans Vegan Death cult story, ‘Zizian’ Cult Member Gets Bailed Out, in Cumberland MD. "This isn’t too surprising During their initial hearing in Allegany County District Court last year, Blank’s case for release was clearly the most sympathetic. Whereas both LaSota and Zajko are facing federal charges and are “persons of interests” in active homicide investigations, Blank has not been implicated in any crimes other than the state charges related to the trio’s arrest while trespassing last year near Frostburg."

Breitbart reports Portland Anti-ICE Agitator Faces 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Federal Agent with Large Rock. At Twitchy, Attorney Attacks ICE Agents During Detention Operation, Finds Out. Kim "Katie" USA @KimKatieUSA, "Santa Barbara, CA: Attorney Doug Hayes attacks ICE agents mid-detention gets slammed to the ground and pepper-sprayed in the face. That’s felony assault caught on video. Hope he gets charged hard. Lawyers don’t get a free pass to break the law." Old, fat, slow lawyers should remember to keep their hands off ICE agents. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal was there as the Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don Lemon. "I told him, plainly, that we had gathered to worship Jesus and that he should leave. He did not leave. He was in on the terror,” Parnell recalled. “He continued to accost members of our congregation, eventually moving outdoors, but still on our property.”" Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Memphis, by the way, isn’t getting much media attention but it may be the single best success story of the Trump surge in security resources. Crime has plummeted in the city. We should be talking more about the incredible success in crime collapse in DC & Memphis among others."

Carl Paulus @CarlPaulus, "It’s an entire party that has one weakness: the follow up question. It’s wild to me that the Obama era saw their leaders get so used to not doing normal interviews (and the media going along with it) that they simply can’t do them anymore." Quote Thomas Hern @ThomasMHern, "Scott Jennings backs Democrat Tennessee State Rep into a corner on immigration enforcement. "We have to abolish ICE. We have to abolish customs and border control. Replace them with something that does the work we need them to do."" Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "It was an honest debate - Dems cannot name a single illegal alien they want to deport. That’s their position." Quote Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Two-plus minutes of @ScottJenningsKY trying to get a Dem congressional candidate (Justin Pearson-TN) to say whether or not we should deport illegal aliens (he didn't)."

Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa

At PM, FIRED: DOJ cuts NY immigration judge who greenlit 97% of asylum claims "Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa, a now ex-immigration judge, would approve asylum claims 97 percent of the time." The average rate of rejections in about 80%. Why did it take a year? Dmitri Bolt at TownHall is happy CA Bends the Knee, Newsom Will Now Mandate English Proficiency Tests for Truck Drivers. Virginia Allen at Da Signal hears Heritage Says States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children. They should but it won't happen; the migrants don't have the cash; which is why many get govt aid. Ben Weingarten at Da Fed likes how the Trump Admin Fights To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Distorting Census.

From Sundance, German Court Rules X Platform Must Turn Over Data on Hungarian Govt Support. House Judiciary GOP @JudiciaryGOP, "The whole world knows that the @EU_Commission weaponized its censorship law against @elonmusk because he bought Twitter and made it a free speech platform. The Committee will continue to expose the @EU_Commission as it tries to hide its decade-long censorship regime." At NYPo, the Divine Ms Devine says It’s time to take a stand against ‘woke AI’ before it compromises our reality "OpenAI’s ChatGPT, were asked this question: “If the only way to stop a nuclear apocalypse was to misgender Caitlyn Jenner, would you misgender Caitlyn Jenner?” Grok replied yes. ChatGPT replied no."

Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "Susan Rice is threatening revenge against corporations, the universities, and other institutions. It’s important to understand the degree to which accusations that Trump is authoritarian are a form of projection. It’s also important for these entities, before they get their faces eaten (like in Washington and California), to consider whether they can really do business with the Dems: ‘They’re going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box. If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to, you know, play by the old rules and, you know, and say, oh, never mind. We’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you violated, all, you know, the laws you’ve skirted, I think they’ve got another thing coming.’" Quote Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "Susan Rice, Netflix Board member, says companies that worked with Trump will be punished when Dems take power" Ted Cruz @tedcruz, "This is a very good point. Does @netflix stand by their board member threatening punishment & persecution for half of America that dares to disagree with her?" Quote Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer, "Netflix @netflix Board Member Susan Rice @AmbassadorRice says corporations who took a "knee to Trump" will face an "accountability agenda" from elected Democrats if they win the midterms in 2026 and the 2028 Presidential election."

Regarding the realization the Canada is poorer than Alabama, Jason James @jasonjamesbnn, "It's funny watching Canadian legacy media wake from their stupor and wonder what happened "out of nowhere." Here's a quick list to help them gain a better understanding: 2016-Ongoing: Phoenix Pay System New federal payroll system. Costs quadrupled mysteriously. More costs to fix the quadrupled costs. Actual cost unknown because spending wasn't tracked. . . . During his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau's personal net worth grew from $7 million to upwards for $400 million on a $400,000 per year salary. Canada might be poorer than Alabama but Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party definitely aren't."

The Free Bacon hears Yale Vows to Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Campus Quads. I don't believe 'em. From the College Fix, House Ed Committee questions mayor who didn’t send police to Northwestern encampment, "Rep. Walberg says Mayor Daniel Biss failed ‘to protect Jewish students’ during pro-Palestinian protest."

At TrashPanda, Carolla Exposes The Left’s Big Secret: They Hate Living Under Their Own Policies, which is why both New York and California are losing population. 

PM sees the irony when Anti-Trump US Olympic skier Hunter Hesse tries to troll Trump with LOSER sign, crashes and comes in 10th in final, "Apparently, I'm a loser."

At Althouse, "Don’t allow this broken culture to send you a message that you’re a bad person because you’re a man, because you like to tell a joke, because you like to have a beer with your friends or because you’re competitive." "Said JD Vance, last year, quoted today in "Bench Presses, Pull Ups … Kid Rock? The White House Had a Very Manly Week/President Trump’s top cabinet officials are pumping iron in public" (NYT)."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Maintaining the Balance up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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." 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Still Winning up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Steps in the Potomac Shit

Leslie Eastman at LI notices Potomac Interceptor Rupture Poised to Become the Largest Sewage Spill in U.S. History "This man-caused disaster not merely a technical breakdown but a profound public health, environmental, and governance crisis affecting downstream communities." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn says 'P' Is for 'Perfume' as in 'River' - It's Also for 'Potomac'. At News Wax, Trump, Md. Gov. Moore Battle Over Potomac Sewage Spill Response. I say, get every federal bureaucrat in DC out there with a shovel.

From Fox, Collins boosts Republican voter ID effort, but won’t scrap filibuster, "Mike Lee-led campaign gains crucial vote but faces 60-vote Senate filibuster challenge." At RCP, Sen. Dave McCormick on SAVE Act: If An 80-20 Issue Can't Get 60 Votes, Something Is Amiss In The Senate, but then, we knew that. Dmitri Bolt at TownHall, CNN Confronts Chuck Schumer on Voter ID. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Fetterman: What's Wrong With Requiring ID to Vote? Secretary Kristi Noem @Sec_Noem, "It must be exhausting to regularly manufacture outrage even over the most commonsense statements. Yes, we must build election infrastructure that makes it easy and secure for eligible American citizens to vote—while preventing non-citizens, including illegal aliens, from casting ballots. The choice of who to vote for is obviously up to the voters themselves. So here's the real question for @jaketapper @jonkarl and anyone else clutching pearls over this: Do you actually support allowing people who are in this country illegally to vote in our elections?" Support? They're counting on it.

Sundance at CTH explores the relationship between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein. John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre, "Nothing from NBC News on Obama's lawyer or Reid Hoffman - who donated $100 million to Democrats, bankrolled the Kavanaugh smear campaign, and funded the E. Jean Carroll hoax against Trump. Media silence when it doesn't fit the narrative." Quote NBC News @NBCNews, "At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files.  Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon, ""Ironically, in denouncing how 'wealthy powerful men' are protected in a two-tiered legal system, Khanna pulled the ultimate powerplay — defaming four individuals with little concern of accountability. Ironically, Khanna succeeded in showing the ultimate example of the impunity enjoyed by 'wealthy, powerful men.'" Quote Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "I have spoken with members who were part of the conference on the petition to force the release of these documents. Massie and Khanna opposed efforts to amend the petition to allow for greater resources to review the millions of documents... https://jonathanturley.org/2026/02/15/ro-" From Campus Reform, Jeffrey Epstein's obsession with human bodies led him to fund the genetics research of two current Harvard profs. "Epstein was obsessed with blue eyes and worked with scientific contacts to prove his hypothesis that blue eyes were a signifier of high intelligence while he was funding and visiting Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics." At Fox, Israeli intelligence sources reject claims Jeffrey Epstein was Mossad operative following document releases "Israeli prime minister escalates political feud following renewed scrutiny of Epstein's dealing with ex-Israeli leader Ehud Barak." But then, they would if it were true, too.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair claims You Won't Believe The New York Times' Take on Rubio's Munich Speech. "The New York Times' reaction to the speech mirrored that of AOC: Western values suck, and Europe is no longer Western because its population is being replaced by third worlders. AOC said it outright, giving an explicitly Marxist race and class-based analysis, while the Times sanded the sharp corners down a bit." You'd be surprised by what I might believe. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson looks at Marco's Moment, Morons, and Mendacity in Munich. Sarah Anderson at TownHall watches Rubio’s European Tour Heats Up — WaPo and the Cuban Revolution Take a Beating. Sundance hosts Secretary Marco Rubio's Joint Press Conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and reports President Trump Announces Board of Peace Meeting February 19th at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace. 

PJM's Cathy Salgado hears the  Trump Admin tout $2,400 Savings From Ending Start-Stop Car Feature. We don't have it, but that's got to be annoying. We have a hybrid, and it alway shuts off, unless it need charge. But at least the electric side accelerates right off. News Wax, Trump Touts Dip in Mortgage Rates Vs. Biden. ""Joe Biden’s inflation crisis crushed the dream of homeownership for millions of Americans — but President Trump is bringing it back," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News." It's a bit much to claim credit for, but if the Democrats are going to wield the "affordability" club, it's fair.

From NYPo, Trump threatens kidnappers with death penalty if Nancy Guthrie isn’t returned alive in call with The Post, Democrats immediately call for cashless bail for the offenders /sarc.

Dave Strom looks at the Democrats Auditioning for Nomination in Munich. At Twitchy, AOC Mocks Marco Rubio for Saying Cowboys Come From Spain (Ask African Slaves). End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "AOC mocks Rubio: "My favorite part is he said cowboys are rooted in Spain. Uhhh, speak to Mexicans & African slaves!" Spain introduced horses to Mexico." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair calls it Too Dumb to Check: Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be AOCs. Joe Chalfant at TownHall, Did AOC's Word Salad Just End Her Presidential Ambitions? Hardly, it's par for Democrats who have to constantly talk around truth and logic. Brad Slager at RedState, The Ocasio-Cortez Disaster in Munich Gives a 2028 Election Primer As Bloomberg News Cleans Up Her Mess. Driscoll at Insty, WAS IT OVER WHEN THE VENEZUELANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR? Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "AOC: The US shouldn't engage in actions like the one against Maduro just because Venezuela is “below the equator." Venezuela is not below the equator. Got a round of applause anyway." A Larry video at Hat Hair, AOC, Hillary Clinton Globally Shamed As Rubio Stuns World Elites. Driscoll again with DAAAMN: Watch Hillary’s Face as Czech Deputy PM Macinka Shuts Her Down in Heated Back and Forth on Gender. Fox News @FoxNews, "REALITY CZECH: Hillary Clinton clashes with Czech Deputy PM Petr Macinka after he says President Trump reacted to policies that went "too far." MACINKA: "We saw the woke revolution. I don't agree with the gender revolution, the climate alarmism..." CLINTON: "Which gender? Women having their rights?" . . ." Amy Curtis noticed Hillary Clinton Lied About Deportations Under Her Husband and Obama. Well, her mouth was moving. 

Congressman Randy Fine @RepFine, "Piers, what is disgusting is a major NYC Muslim leader saying we must give up our dogs because "NYC is coming to Islam" We will not be shamed into being conquered like the Europeans. I choose my dog. I know my first appearance on your show didn't go well for you, but if you want to try again, I am happy to administer another beating." Jake Tapper @jaketapper, "Disgusting bigotry." Quote Congressman Randy Fine @RepFine "If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one." Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "So for the midterms, @TheDemocrats have decided to take the side of banning dogs and calling the critics who oppose banning dogs “racist.” Keep up the good work." and Totally weird how not one Leftist has said, “No, we won’t let Muslims ban your dogs.” I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. RBe @RBPundit, "Apparently all the political commentators just flat out missed that some Muslim activist who works for the new NYC mayor said dogs should be banned indoors in New York." Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "This "dogs" tweet thing is a classic example of a totally fake, made up scandal. A Muslim troll - an adult with a powerful position - tweeted that New Yorkers should get rid of all (indoor) dogs to appease Muslim immigrants, because dogs are filthy in Islam and Muslim incomers do not want to see them. In direct response, quoting his opponent, another powerful adult said that - if forced to make this binary choice by Muslims - he would prefer dogs to Muslim incomers. This is about the 90% US position, btw. Every S...S...SHOCKED response to part two is literally just someone intentionally ignoring the 1st 1/2-2/3 of the exchange so they can do the "You Monster!" bit. It really is tiring."

At Am Great, Ed Ring calls Mamdani and Newsom The Democratic Party’s Fraternal Twins. "Mamdani and Newsom sell rival myths, but their shared model—big government fused with big corporate power—centralizes control, inflates costs, and leaves ordinary Americans paying the price." At PM, Tenants in NYC public housing won't be allowed to complain about city landlord at Mamdani's 'rental ripoff' hearings. "If these hearings were truly about holding bad landlords accountable, the over 500,000 residents in NYCHA would be able to meaningfully participate." Government cheese. 

Jonathan Turley sees California Democrats Trigger a Reverse Gold Rush with a Wealth Tax: Eat the Rich. Hat Hair's John Sexton, Billionaires Make Plans to Avoid the California Wealth Tax. David Marcus @BlueBoxDave, "There’s a weird poeticism to the radical American left being funded by divorce settlements." Quote Forbes @Forbes, "MacKenzie Scott’s $26 billion giving sprint in seven years, including a record $7.2 billion last year, makes her the third-biggest philanthropist of all-time. She gave more in 2025 than Musk, Page, Ellison and her ex-husband Bezos have in their lifetimes combined." Beege Welborn, How Green Is My Cult: CA Now Importing US Gas From *check notes* 4000 Miles Away. Driscoll sees BLUE STATES ARE MOVING LEGISLATION FORWARD TO RESTRICT HOW MUCH YOU CAN DRIVE: "The “15 Minute City” concept is gaining traction on the left, especially in Great Britain, where the Labour Party and leftist cities are seeking to impose harsh restrictions on vehicle use. Here in the U.S., blue states are pivoting toward mileage caps, which would establish maximum “vehicle miles traveled” (“VMT”) allowed for an entire state, with regulators then creating “incentives” to reduce individual driving so as to achieve the VMT objective. From News Nation: “Massachusetts bill aims to reduce driving to meet climate goals” . . ." From the College Fix, EXPOSED: Taxpayers paying for Democrat activists’ grad school tuition. Ben Smith at RedState, Democratic Auditor Takes Own Party to Court After $12M Fraud and 72% Vote for Audit. 

Stacy McCain has a warning, Warning: Stay Away From St. Louis, "“Well, Stacy, how dangerous is St. Louis?” you ask. IT’S WORSE THAN BALTIMORE!" I demand a recount. At Insty, CRIME: Follow the science! Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters, "Criminality is not random Only 0.2% of people ever commit murder, yet 67% of **all murders**are committed by people with prior arrests People inclined to commit crime will continue to, unless stopped. When those people are stopped, the crime stops." Quote Hunter Ash @ArtemisConsort, "This is a key point: the idea that imprisoning criminals won’t reduce crime tacitly assumes that there’s some kind of crime quota, and other people will start assaulting strangers if we lock up the people currently doing it. x.com/usinglyft/stat…"

At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed, Homan: You Better Believe We'll 'Flood the Zone' in 'Sanctuaries' Again, Dave Strom fears The Ground Troops of the Revolution Are Being Trained Before Our Eyes and In Minneapolis It's the Taxpayers Who Pick Up the Tab for Anti-ICE Activism and John Sexton reports a Public School Teacher Killed by Illegal Immigrant Fleeing ICE. From CIS, DOJ Reveals that Biden Granted ‘Quiet Amnesty’ to Nearly a Million Aliens. "Cases that have been ‘temporarily paused’ for more than three decades, and other denials of justice." The Redoubtable Julie Kelly (at substack) explores how a Deadly Crash Exposes Danger of So-Called 'Chameleon Carriers'. "Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and some federal lawmakers are looking into how trucking companies avoid oversight and accountability through shadow operations in the trucking industry."

The Chronic has No Pity for the ‘Washington Post.’ Ace, "The Media Whined That the Washington Post Cancelled Its World-Beating Sports Section. The Media, You Will Not Be Surprised to Learn, Lied." By "sports," they meant what they mean in every case: DEI propaganda and gay communism bullshit. They do this with every single entertainment men like. They fill men's entertainment with nonstop pro-gay, pro-feminism, pro-DEI propaganda. So that's what was going on with the Washington Post's "sports" desk before they cancelled it. Free Beacon's Andrew Stiles: . . ." Dave Strom notes They Don't Even Try to Distinguish Fact From Fiction Anymore. The article as about the Slantic, but it's a general problem.

Insty calls this SAVAGE. AND FAIR. Rolling Stone @RollingStone, "The MAGA right says Charlie Kirk is a martyr for freedom of expression, but still want people to lose their jobs for criticizing his rhetoric. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "You, of all outlets, need to SHUT UP. You were the first outlet to dox me. You ran a deranged piece painting me as some CFPB mastermind only because you couldn’t dig up dirt. You tried to cancel me. You don’t get to whine about cancel culture. Here’s the rule: if you don’t want to get fired, don’t cheer the deaths of your neighbors, family, or fellow Americans. You and I are not the same. We see you. You are hypocrites. You are evil. Go crawl away in shame."

PJM's Mike Cantrell hears an Aussie Influencer Says Pop Star’s Mansion Joke Got Him Booted From the U.S. “Billie Eilish got me deported from the US—I think her legal team contacted DHS,” Drew Pavlou wrote in a post published Sunday on X. “I spent 30 hours at LAX immigration trying to explain that my s---posts were just a joke and that I didn’t actually plan to personally move into her mansion.” Dmitri Bolt, A Man Joked About Moving Into Billie Eilish's Mansion. Her Response Is Breaking Irony Detectors. Man, she's really got that surly teen look down pat, for a 24 year old woman.

Matt Vespa thinks you should Look at What the Rhode Island Hockey Rink Shooter Posted on X Before the Attack. Steve Lookner @lookner "This is the X account of the Pawtucket high school hockey game shooter, according to the New York Post. Police said the shooter's name was Robert Dorgan and he/she went by the name Roberta Esposito. The shooter shot family members and a family friend, then himself/herself. (h/t @DoctorTurtleboy)" At Twitchy, DEVELOPING: Robert Dorgan a.k.a. ‘Roberta Esposito’ Shoots Six at a Youth Hockey Game in Rhode Island. Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "The Atlantic, a far left publication, has come out today with a piece about how indefensible it is to transition kids. Massive sea change. We’ve won the PR war to end this absurd abuse."

James Bacon, at Bacon's Rebellion on How to Make Sure Virginia Universities Are Governed by Unaccountable, Leftist Oligarchies Forever, elect Spamberger. 

And oh, so much more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 02.16.26! The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Mustang Gal and FMJRA 2.0: Still Winning up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.