thinking about how Savannah Guthrie had to cancel her trip to work the Olympics because of her mom’s kidnapping but the guy who heads up the investigative body handling the case was posting pictures of himself in the US hockey locker room today lol

What happened? Here's the short version.

White Male Mediocrity did this.

Today's "One First" goes deep into the snippy Gorsuch-Kagan exchange in the tariffs ruling, and why claims that the Democratic appointees vote in lockstep and are being inconsistent/hypocritical in statutory delegation cases are based upon a refusal to put the relevant cases/statutes side-by-side:

El Mencho was the last of the old guard—the final mass-trafficking titan standing alongside El Chapo and El Mayo—now fallen, marking the end of an era in Mexican organized crime. This is a developing story. The latest: lataco.com/mexico-viole... By @theglutster.bsky.social

The call has been made! NYC Public Schools will have a full snow day tomorrow.

Animals know This eagle hates treasolini I had an eagle who would fly next to me when I was running. Ran same road for years. Had no idea I was being watched Then 1 day, he just started flying next to me. And kept doing so Even found him on my front lawn a mile from his nest, looking for me 💕

Uncle Jeffy Tiedrich says today in his newsletter: "Here’s one sure way you can tell you’re living in a shithole country: when the following two headlines appear one after another."

Thank you to Greenland for providing emergency medical care to a US sailor on board the submarine, since we did not have adequate resources in the area to treat him. I’m sorry that our president felt the need to cover up our shortcomings with a deranged ghost hospital ship post.

I can answer this one. The president of the United States is dangerously psychotic and no one in his political party will say it, nor will 95% of American media.

Imagine if HEALTHCARE WAS FREE in America, as it is in Greenland. Just imagine. 🇺🇸🇬🇱

We are the laughingstock of the world because of our moronic and psychotic president. Deservedly so.

February 21, 2026

Write to your representatives and ask what part of RELEASE ALL THE FILES did they not understand!

New polling says Jasmine Crockett has the best chances to beat Ken Paxton in Texas. The “she can’t win” crowd might want to start updating their talking points because the voters know what’s up.

The snow is back. But New York is ready. Here's everything you should know about tomorrow's blizzard. Stay safe, stay warm, and sign up for real-time updates by texting NotifyNYC to 692-692.

Dayum. Just heard a minister say, as perhaps only Black ministers can, “We will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on the ice.” I’m stealing that!!

Even though the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs are illegal, the criminal intent behind them hasn’t changed. Scott Bessent said, in so many words, that the theft of the American people will continue. As for the money already stolen, he said: “I got a feeling the American people won’t see it.”

The Supreme Court ruling has helped the family of one man in particular: the architect of Trump’s tariffs himself. A firm headed by Lutnick’s sons was allowing its traders to purchase the rights to hundreds of millions of dollars of refunds in the event tariffs were struck down. trib.al/JcwQ9MT

The story that Elon Musk committed voter fraud has gotten next to no coverage -- one of those things you can't make come up on a Google search. But I think it's time for Dems to go on offensive abt right wing coddling of this immigrant interfering in our elections. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

Cut the check, Donald Trump.

What problem is Trump's new global 10% tariff meant to solve? If it's about leverage, ask: How much leverage do you get from a tariff that disappears in 150 days? If it's onshoring: Who builds new factories based on tariff that disappear before the factory is built? It's a tax. That's all it is.

February 20, 2026

This is a win for veterans everywhere. The fact that this was proposed in the first place was an insult to every person who has ever put on the uniform. We will continue to hold this administration accountable to make sure our promises to those who served are kept, period.

This tariff ruling is causing considerable confusion. But one thing is clear. 100% of any tariff refunds will be paid to corporations that passed on increased costs to consumers. We paid the tariffs. They will get the refund. Prices won't come back down. The people will get screwed yet again.

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Governor Gavin Newsom on Trumps illegal tariffs. Every state should be urging the money to be returned!

He's not taking it well you guys

Katyal: "I was able to go to court - the son of immigrants-- & say on behalf of small businesses, 'Hey, this president is acting illegally.' I was able to present my case, have them ask really hard questions, & at the end of it they voted & we won. That is something extraordinary about this country"

$10B for Trump's "Board of Peace" $10B for Trump's IRS lawsuit $1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet $230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" $135M for Trump's golf outings The Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds.

Turns out there’s an economic cost to everyone hating us.

Well That Pretty Much Sums It Up,Chumpster.......

Read more: bbc.in/4tF8P4x

Another great sad cartoon from @deadder.bsky.social

What $70 million in taxpayer money buys: a private luxury jet for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around on. And we’re supposed to believe it’s used for deporting undocumented immigrants.

Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald How we got here jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...

One of the great problem with journalism prizes is that they are mostly awarded based on the year a piece is published and not once their true power has been recognized. But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.