The guy who’s functionally illiterate going into his 80’s, bankrupted 6x, impeached 2x, convicted on 34 counts of fraud in NYS & spent much of his adulthood lusting after his own daughter and hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein, says SCOTUS ‘embarrassed their families’. It Depends.

This. Today's ruling is primarily a multidimensional failure of the judicial branch, not really its robustness in the face of authoritarianism. This should never have been a SCOTUS case in the first place, & it shouldn't have taken over a year to get here.

Illinois Governor Pritzker, following today's SCOTUS ruling, sends President Trump an invoice for $8,679,261,600 for refunds of the "illegal tariffs" the residents of his state were charged.

“It’s about time to have Christians standing up for what Jesus said,” including welcoming immigrants,” he said. “People being pushed into unmarked vans by masked men isn’t it,” added his wife... www.chicagocatholic.com/web/chicago-...

All they do is lie. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

Nearly 80-year-old Donald Trump jolts awake after snoozing at the ‘Board of Peace’ inaugural meeting. Days without embarrassing the United States: 0

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill kicks 15 million Americans off their health insurance & Republicans made it worse by letting ACA tax credits expire. At Young & Healthy in Pasadena, I met with community leaders working overtime to help families stay covered as Republican health care cuts send premiums soaring.

None of the Democratic presidents have been perfect, but at least we didn’t have to worry about being shot in the streets by ICE Gestapo agents because we’re in the streets protesting their cruelty.

“…human nature is such that American democracy must be defended from Americans who would exploit its freedoms to bring about its end.” -Timothy Synder #RadioFreeAmerica

(AXIOS) - Haverford College students and alumni are calling on the school to remove Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's name from its library .. @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/02/19/h...

I'm telling you ⤵️

Every time I see a report of ICE leaving Minnesota or Minneapolis I think "I wish" because uh, they're still here being assholes & terrorizing people, just not as much in some places but more so in other places best I can tell and of course people are still imprisoned in misery at Whipple & . . . 🧵

Pedocon Theory remains undefeated

"We are behind… How do I guarantee that if you show up to work today nothing's going to happen to you?" Construction company owner says ICE raids are decimating her workforce — After 15 years, she fears this will be her last year as projects fall weeks behind. (From @wcconews.bsky.social )

Fair comparison.

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose. “They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)

The cover-up just never ends. Rest in peace, Ruben Ray Martinez.

NASHVILLE: “They used a permanent marker on his skin because they were keeping score.”😕 Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social lets loose after this horrific report about @TNHighwayPatrol & ICE blatantly racial profiling and terrorizing immigrants: nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/19/i...

Chris Murphy on Trump’s State of the Union address: “These aren’t normal times and showing up for this speech puts a veneer of legitimacy on the corruption and lawlessness that has defined his second term”

The message from the DOJ is unmistakable: Justice is no longer the objective. Retribution is.

It’ll be a cold day in hell before any republican in politics or business CEOs and the like ever pay for any of their crimes. Trump WILL PARDON EVERY PERSON IN HIS ADMINISTRATION and any of these people that are involved in the Epstein files before he leaves office. Even Ghislaine. Mark my words.

Cringe...

This agreement allows DHS agencies like CBP & ICE to essentially skip the competitive bidding process. Palantir's software is considered dangerous primarily because its technology facilitates mass surveillance & enables targeting which erodes civil liberties. Gift link => archive.ph/1yX5v

😕 ugly stuff here from the nashville banner… nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/19/i...

BREAKING NYT: The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department's headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The Times.

The party never stops for Ka$h.

ESPN Women's Sports Sunday Night, US Women's Curling, US Women's Hockey, Alysa Liu. Declaring total and complete victory for women. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

“It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is operating as a massive criminal enterprise.” This absolutely captures it. Instead of "Trump Administration," we should say "Trump Syndicate." #TrumpSyndicate

Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.

It’s can’t be said enough — this is a wildly corrupt betrayal of the MAHA crowd, and flies in the face of everything RFK JR has ever promised them. Driven entirely by greed and paying off their big pesticide corporation donors.

This is disgusting.

"It is difficult to comprehend the level of state-sponsored criminality we are witnessing because our country has never experienced anything like it."- #NYDailyNews (wait'll ya experience the midterms...) #AccountabilityIsComing ⚖️

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes. Haven Watch lives by the promise, “No One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted. Beautiful and devastating all at once.

Cartoon by John Deering

Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help. “A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

She lives with her grandmother in Colombia and travels frequently to the U.S. to visit her mother. Her visa made them targets for ICE. A trip to Disneyland ended with a 9-year-old, who had broken no laws, detained at Dilley, Texas. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed E.O. 9066, authorizing the forced relocation & incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans, solely because of their heritage.

The pressure is on the DOJ to finally do the right thing, especially as other countries hold their own rich and powerful accountable. Credit where it is due, King Charles clearly supports accountability, even when it involves his own brother. That alone feels like a step forward for the royals.

Rep. Stephen Lynch: "It offers a great contrast. Look what the British government is doing in light of the evidence, and look what the US government is doing. Nothing. Our chief law enforcement officer Pam Bondi is defending and obstructing the investigation."

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“‘I am begging my fellow politicians, my fellow Americans to realize that right now in this country we are not fighting over policy or political party,’ Pritzker said. ‘We are fighting over whether we are going to be a civilization rooted in empathy and kindness—or one rooted in cruelty and rage.’”

A man claims his grandmother in Colombia—a former housekeeper at Epstein’s Manhattan home—kept hidden memory cards, photos, and tapes when she was fired. He says it includes child abuse evidence, and both ABC and Fox refused to release it. If true, she may be holding what investigators searched for.

Amazon just saved nearly $8B on its 2025 tax bill — despite profits hitting $90B — thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill. Remember: Amazon spent $75M producing and marketing the Melania movie, while Jeff Bezos gave $1M to Trump's inaugural fund. Quite a return on investment, huh?

In addition to Mayor Bass, 2 L.A. county supervisors, as well as 3 L.A. City Council members, & state Sen. Lena Gonzalez spoke out against Wasserman. Having him represent L.A. on the world stage distracts focus from the athletes and the enormous effort needed to prepare for 2028.

I’m boycotting watching the Olympics. Sure,🤔they’ll never notice but I must stand up for two things, 1. My convictions and 2. One Ukrainian athlete that was disqualified, one athlete who truly showed what Brotherhood really means, one athlete who can teach the IOC what Brotherhood means.

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