In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others. See what changes are in store for your county 👇

New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.” Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.

The U.S. military has moved into place for possible strikes in Iran, leaving the White House with high stakes choices about pursuing diplomacy or war.

New via WSJ: French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to DOJ files. Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs. Then Brunel went dark.

In this entire piece there is not a hint of even a semblance of a legal argument for how a war of this scale would be legal or authorized. There is quite simply no legal or constitutional authority for Trump to launch a war of choice against Iran. None. Zero. Nothing.

14 million households now owe past due utility bills. Trump didn’t create an energy boom - he created an affordability crisis that leaves families choosing between heat and hunger. This isn’t leadership - it’s neglect. #TrumpAffordabilityChaos

Let’s remember what this con artist promised the voters in his own words.

1) Top US commanders in Venezuela. 2) US military prepared to strike Iran. Enjoy your weekend. @cnn.com @reuters.com www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...

Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6

It needs to be said clearly that it would be absolutely insane for the United States to start a war of aggression against Iran. If anyone thinks that Trump gives a rip about democracy or human rights you are kidding yourself. It’ll be another campaign of domination and plunder.

Trump may not only see his name on an airport like he’s always wanted—but he may get control over the trademark.

WHITE HOUSE: "When you see it on Truth Social, you know it's directly from President Trump." TRUMP 2 WEEKS AGO: "Somebody posted, a staffer posted ... somebody slipped. I didn't do it. This was done by somebody else."

In defense of avo toast (and a few thoughts on the economic struggles of Gen Z).

Which Winter Olympics sport draws 19,000 fans? Hockey? Figure skating? Nope, it’s biathlon! With 200,000 tickets sold, the event makes up 20% of the Milan Cortina total.

Trump is very underwater on immigration. There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

This is a fun headline sequence. @financialtimes.com @wsj.com

Trump 2024: "I won't send your kids off to die in yet another foreign war." Trump 2026: *Sets the entire Middle East on fire*

As expected, MAGA is coming after disability benefits for combat veterans. Here's just one example of the rule's impact: Veterans taking anti-depressants for PTSD will be forced to stop taking the medication in order to retain their disability payments.

Q: Zelenskyy said he doesn't think it's fair Trump is saying Ukraine has to make concessions & not Russia. What's Trump's response? LEAVITT: I think the president would respond by saying he doesn't think it's fair thousands of Ukrainians are losing their lives, and Russians too, in this deadly war

Just look at the love! edition.cnn.com/2018/07/15/e...

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o... - let’s go after these criminals!!

It does though.

Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”

Now that’s a headline. 🤡 @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/c39d...

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

EISEN: The critics say everyone is here to curry favor ERIC TRUMP: The great irony is they didn't give us much of a choice DON JR: They created this monster ERIC: They were pulling these accounts from us like we were absolute dogs

@stephruhle.bsky.social reports that the Trump Org. filed for trademark rights on any airports using the Trump name just as Palm Beach is about to rename their airport after him. All of it is raising the question #IstheWhiteHouseForSale?

“.. dismal ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/aut...

LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend." RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him. So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.

WaPo reports: Trump just put his receptionist Chamberlain Harris on the arts commission reviewing his ballroom. They omit: in 2021, Harris helped Trump move classified docs to Mar-a-Lago, and scanned some on her laptop. Then once that story went public, she wiped a 2019 trip to Russia off her CV. 1/

Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela. Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's hard to believe that you could be the trade representative for a major power and not know that tariffs are regressive. My econ 101 students know what the word regressive means, and that tariffs are regressive. Many could even cite studies on the subject.

Florida is a cesspool of corruption.

“As the airplane took off, Epstein started touching me forcibly in between my legs, and I freaked out. I realized, this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped. They whisked me away to the island. I was stuck there. They never arranged any modeling opportunities, I was completely conned."

"As diversionary battles flare across the national political landscape—immigration raids, diplomatic missteps, cascading legal losses, and Epstein fallout—one operation stands apart. Donald Trump is making his move where it matters most: elections."

“.. The past couple of weeks have shown that the improvement in the U.S. macro picture isn’t enough to bring the dollar back to early January levels,” Pesole told clients this morning. @fortune.com #$DXY fortune.com/2026/02/16/s...

“.. Carney and Joly have done .. things that would have been unthinkable just 15 months ago .. They’ve gone to Beijing to court Chinese investment ..” #TheWorldIsMovingOn 🇨🇦 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

His alleged mistress left her precious heated blanket on the other plane, so Corey Lewandowski demanded the pilot turn the plane around to go get it. When he refused, Lewandowski -- who has zero authority to fire anyone at any time -- tried to fire the pilot IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLIGHT.

Wow.

Not only did Trump fail to learn any lessons from covid, but his public health policies have somehow gotten far more dangerous and destructive in Trump 2.0. God forbid he and RFK Jr have to handle a global pandemic. We'll be pining for the days of Dr. Birx.

Once again, we have been so inspired by the amazing athletes at the #Olympics, we decided we needed to celebrate with Games of our own! 📚🥇🥈🥉🤓

Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.

“.. the attempt to link most of the world's largest non-U.S., non-China economies into a single economic bloc is perhaps the most significant sign that the rest of the world is preparing for a future where America is no longer pushing for open markets and free trade.” reason.com/2026/02/17/t...

Nine crypto billionaires gave $212M to Trump in 2024 — he repaid them with a federal crypto reserve, pardoning Silk Road’s Ulbricht, and appointing insiders. Their wealth surged $19B — 8,862% ROI. #DefundOligarchs Watch.

Oh, there’s also this. Probably just a coincidence.

Calling political opponents fascists and mocking victims of political violence? Republicans would NEVER

When federal judges are appending the "Jesus wept" Bible verse to their siganture blocks, that is generally a sign that democracy is not "in a good place"

Let me tell you about the SAVE Act. You need to know about it. It’s Trump’s first (of likely many) major attempt to rig the election in his favor. It takes away the right to vote for millions and allows your voting records to be erased. We cannot let it pass the Senate.

This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.