Zelenskyy: Europeans made a lot but didn't put sanctions on nuclear energy, on Rosatom, on people, on their relatives, their children which live in Europe, in the US, study in the universities of Europe, have real estate in the US. Fuck away to Russia! Go home!

Zelenskyy to Politico: "We had Budapest Memorandum, that was just security guarantees. We gave nuclear weapons, and other different weapons, and a lot of jets, etc. Dozens of jets. And we've got security guarantees that our sovereignty will be ours, and we will have independence.

❗️Zelenskyy: "A great mistake is to allow an aggressor to take anything. I do not want to be the president who repeats the same mistakes." "This was a great mistake right at the beginning, from 2014. I can even say it was earlier — when they attacked and occupied part of Georgia,

An astonishing account of recklessness and maladministration at the highest levels. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

Framed as a cleanup measure, the sweeping bill stitches together targeted fixes to everyday health care breakdowns.

The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.

🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326

Oh.

This was the incident that led Deputy Attorney General Blanche to immediately accuse Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey of “terrorism” and “promise, not “threat[en],” to “stop[]” them “by whatever means necessary.”

wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."

Not The Onion (but excellent satire nonetheless)

"Trump has become a parody of a 1980s televangelist, openly grifting his followers for massive amounts of cash. (His ballroom is practically his own Heritage USA.) But Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart put on a more convincing show." — @playtyperguy.com

Russia's Belgorod will have no hot water until late April the governor said after strikes damaged energy infrastructure.

Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say

❗️❗️Russia has successfully launched the first unmanned stratospheric 5G platform, Barrage-1, to compensate for the Starlink blockage, — Flash. The main function is to relay 5G as an alternative to satellite communications. The platform can lift up to 100 kg to a height of up to 20 km.

💥Destruction of Russian infantry in Myrnohrad area by 79th Air Assault Brigade!

SIGNUM battalion drones struck multiple Russian targets on the Lyman front taking out a Grad launcher mid-fire a quadbike with crew an EW-equipped Niva and an anti-drone team. An occupier's last move was a futile shot at the incoming drone.

Ukraine's Prime 5 border unit struck Russian positions on the northern Slobozhansk front destroying a D-30 howitzer, mortar, ambush drone, vehicles, comms gear, a fuel depot and fortifications.

Ukraine's General Staff reported strikes on a BK-16 landing craft near Novoozerne in occupied Crimea, an RSP-10 radar near Hvardiyske, a comms hub in Prymorsk and an ammo depot in Donetsk region over the past two days.

Ukrainian assault troops take two Russian soldiers prisoner while clearing a basement in Chasiv Yar.

🦅 Drone threat in the Crimea, Kuban, Stavropol Krai, Kursk and Rostov regions, in the North Caucasus, as well as in Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and in part of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Air alerts in several Russian regions tonight with reports of a major drone swarm and possible Flamingo missile launches DroneBomber notes citing Russian monitoring channels.

HERE WE GO 🤩 DroneBomber

We gave nuclear weapons and other weapons and a lot of jets — dozens of jets — and yes, we gave them, and we got security guarantees that our sovereignty would be protected. In the end, we don’t have security guarantees, because Russia came and nobody attacked Russia. Nobody saved our independence.

🇺🇦 Zelensky to POLITICO: Putin found some representatives in Europe who began to fight against the unity in Europe. So it’s, you know, internal blowings. We had the Budapest Memorandum, which was just security guarantees.

🔥An impressive compilation showing how 21 Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems were or struck by mid-range strike drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in 2025.

🔥 Ukrainian forces destroyed half of Russia's Pantsir missile systems in 2025 – Ukraine's Security Service

🛡️ Ukrainian troops defeated opponent with drones at 2025 NATO exercise – WSJ

Major statements from Munich yesterday: 🇫🇮: Putin has suffered strategic defeat, Ukraine is winning 🇩🇪: Rules-based international order is over, Germany will build strongest army in EU 🇫🇷: EU must become geopolitical power which includes the French nuclear deterrent

The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should. www.state.gov/releases/off...

🇩🇰🇺🇦 Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen: Our problem in Ukraine is still that there are red lines when it comes to the weapons they can use to win this war. And you cannot win a war with one hand tied on your back. We need to give them weapons so they can strike into Russia.

Somewhere in Tbilisi, Georgia. Remembrance is not a violation, @iocmedia.bsky.social

Quite a large protest for a consecutive Day 444, don't you think? #GeorgiaProtests

President Zelenskyy: Ukraine didn’t choose this war& it's wrong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement that others can stay safe behind Ukraine forever.Ukrainians are people,not terminators.

Classic Zelenskyy: "We can also give ceasefire for Russians if they will do elections in Russia."😏🤌

🇺🇦💞 True strength is the ability to protect those around you and know that someone is waiting for you at home. Our Odesa rescuers prove every day that behind every heroic deed there is a big heart 💖 I wish everyone to find that special person who makes you want to come back!

WTF?! The GOP’s “Save America Act” (previously just “SAVE”) requires that states implement voter purge programs using programs such as the “SAVE” system, which consistently marks citizens as noncitizens, per this report by ProPublica & Texas Tribune. The Act imposes *no penalty* 4 faulty purges. 1/

American democracy can absolutely withstand a non-legally binding EO about voter ID. The president does not control state election requirements. Organizers, activists and operatives are prepared for Republicans to try to mess with election results as they have been for decades.

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

It’s wild to see actual evidence of conspiracies of evil in the world but here are the assholes who invented planned obsolesnce en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus...

In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”

Yeah I mean the *2024 exit polls* found 56% support path to legal status for most undocumented versus only 40% deportations. Entire commentariat has pretended not to know this for the last year or so

Today’s moment of calm. For all you lovers out there on Valentine’s Day

It only took me a month, but I finally made a volunteer page on Stand With Minnesota. Because we are about to need a lot of freaking volunteers. Help us keep Minnesota housed!

If ICE and CBP don't want to be called secret police, then don't wear masks.    If they don't want to be accused of kidnapping, then don't drag people out of cars & houses without warrants.   And if they don't want to be accused of being lawless, then start following the law.

get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship

DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g. Film: 1873 Colfax massacre Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"

"Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found."