I can’t stop thinking about this.

New Jersey joined the growing list of states sued by the Department of Justice after refusing to share personal information of voters with President Donald Trump’s administration because of privacy concerns.

⚠️Britain evacuates personnel from #Iran

There is a real argument that the Trump administration's ICE excesses are radicalizing judges of all political stripes against him and his admin. Decisions made by ICE (and the agency's general shrug at court orders) have dramatically brought down DOJ's reputation along with it.

Despite the fact that it hasn't been the top news story for a few days, "the unbelievable scope of DHS’s lawlessness and brutality are becoming more painfully obvious every day." Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

And the Lancet's editorial that goes with it www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This state court challenge is being led by @harperseldin.bsky.social

I make the point that Democrats are one of the most electorally successful centre-left parties in the world a lot but man, setting out the numbers does contextualise how Yanks whining about Dems being losers are the equivalent of like Barcelona fans complaining that they never win anything

"The midterm elections can’t change the executive branch. But the midterms can mitigate and in some cases stop the damage. They can point to a different path ahead. They could be a repudiation of the Trumpist project. Or they could signify acquiescence to it." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Re-upping my Epstein essay from August as new information emerges today. Caution: disturbing descriptions of my and others’ sexual assaults. Release all the damn files. This is the ultimate test of this nation’s useless partisanship.

The company that currently owns/runs Truth Social wants to shunt the platform off to a new company tentatively called "SpinCo," which is admittedly a much better reflection of the platform's contents.

Still talking about Pizzagate. You know who ACTUALLY had a network that trafficked children for sex? Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. www.ms.now/news/hillary...

The Pentagon says Scouting America will alter policies to maintain military support, including requiring members to use sex assigned at birth.

Exclusive: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over AI use on the battlefield, telling staff he's working on a deal to solve the impasse.

ICE impersonating local police and lying should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and then new laws passed to go fuller. newrepublic.com/article/2071...

DHS: "Border Patrol agents offered him a courtesy ride, which he chose to accept to a coffee shop, determined to be a warm, safe location." Surveillance video:

"Or it does until you talk to Cornyn about how he’d view handing his seat to a Republican rival, Ken Paxton, with more baggage than DFW at Christmas." -- www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The FDA wants to prioritize speed over safety with new drug approvals. What could possibly go wrong? apnews.com/article/drug...

Aliya Rahman, a disabled woman with autism from Minneapolis who was severely injured by President Donald Trump's immigration forces in January, claimed on Thursday that she was targeted for removal from the president's State of the Union address.

FedEx says that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them.

I'm seeing commentary that a formal commitment to keep Ukr out of NATO *no longer* satisfies Pu. What?? It never would've. There's plenty of evidence Ru always aimed to control or absorb Ukr and replace Europe's security architecture w an arrangement allowing Ru to reassert domination over EEurope.

"If you compare the United States to every other industrialized country and you rank them from the very best to the very worst, the American stock market comes 21st out of 23."

Trump says this is not happening. Which is why he spent his State of the Union speech honoring sports teams and awarding military medals.

Big Tech workers press bosses to back Anthropic in Pentagon clash ft.trib.al/FtjIwM2

The 19th spoke with child development experts to get their tips on how parents — particularly those most at risk of being targeted by ICE — can navigate these conversations with their children.

From my colleague Stephen Richer: if the executive order on elections said to be circulating at the White House were somehow to go into effect as law, it would not only drastically alter how Americans vote but "likely be administratively impossible for the 2026 midterm elections." /1

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni would like the European Union to form a free-trade zone with the US in order to get past the transatlantic tariff fight.

Well, it certainly appears as if Anthropic is going to do the right thing. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/a...

Russian forces struck a residential area of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, with phosphorus munitions — banned weapons that burn at over 800°C — followed by a FAB-1500 bomb, Ukraine's 28th Mechanized Brigade reports. About 2,000 civilians remain in the city. euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/27/r...

China’s embassy in Israel calls on its citizens to increase security precautions and enhance emergency preparedness.-N12

NEW: U.S. evacuates Israel embassy staff as Trump's Iran decision looms

Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election: Anti-Corruption Promises Vs Public Skepticism www.occrp.org/en/news/nepa...

From @charliesavage.bsky.social : Hints that Chief Judge Altonaga may have blocked Fort Pearce grand jury, overseen by Judge Cannon, from pursuing US Atty Jason Reding-Quinones's "grand conspiracy" probe. But not clear, & Miami grand jury proceeds. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

Larry Ellison Relocates To Trump’s Palm Beach Backyard

It sounds like the military accidentally shot down a customs and border patrol drone in El Paso. Accidentally. With a laser. How in the actual fuck?

Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

"I've logged every flight for the USCG jets and the luxury 737 going back to October, and while it is often not possible to know who is using which plane and for what reason, let me just say: Those 17 trips to Noem's hometown of Watertown, SD, in the last 18 weeks? That was her."

If the Trump administration needs help bringing them all back, I’ve got receipts. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/tracking-all...

At least they’re blowing their budget on extremely dumb shit that will be easy to criminally investigate

If you were worried the Supreme Court tariff decision undermined the Administration's "deals", let me put your mind at rest. Those "deals" were more reality TV than trade policy: Press conferences, bullet points, and praise, but little substance. The tell: None were ever signed

NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge is threatening to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt if they continue defying court orders in immigration cases. "One way or another, ICE will comply." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Far from being deterred by the 5th circuit, federal judges in Texas appear to be ordering the release of more ICE detainees than before on due process/constitutional grounds. Here is Judge Jason Pulliam, a Trump appointee, joining their ranks. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

So, this wasn’t the greatest day to be Jewish in America, I have to say.

Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say reut.rs/4rBpX9F

Labour's swing toward racism is perhaps the biggest unforced error in British political history; burnt their base to ashes and won them not a single vote on the right.

Larry Ellison, who lives on a Hawaiian island he owns 98% of, and who flies fighter jets for fun... thinks he knows what "the middle of the country" wants for their entertainment?

And to be clear, everyone was very aware that this was illegal, but Trump officials and DOGE didi it anyway. Multiple IRS acting commissioners were removed when they raised concerns. Pretty much the entire C-suite resigned. From last year: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/this-tax-d...

Michaelson: President Trump said that the women's team is coming to the WH. Is that true? Harvey: I'm not sure… I haven't heard any word on that Michaelson: Would you go? Harvey: I mean, I'm just busy right now with school.

So the Telegraph is taking this well