BREAKING: CANTOR FITZGERALD, NOW RUN BY HOWARD LUTNICK’S SONS, HAS BEEN BUYING THE RIGHTS TO POTENTIAL TARIFF REFUNDS AT ROUGHLY 20–30% OF THE REFUND VALUE. FOR EXAMPLE, A COMPANY THAT PAID $10 MILLION IN TARIFFS MIGHT SELL REFUND RIGHTS FOR $2–$3 MILLION. SUPREME COURT

📽️NEW: Rep. Dan Goldman explains the misuse of the DOJ, federal interference in elections and voter suppression efforts ahead of the midterms. Drawing on his experience as a former federal prosecutor, he also frames the SAVE America Act as a central pillar of a broader election-subversion strategy.

Last week, I was fired in retaliation for confronting DOGE staff in 2025. Today, I launch my campaign for U.S. Congress in Maryland’s 6th district. Marylanders show enormous bravery in defense of our communities. #MD06 deserves a Rep as brave as its residents. secure.actblue.com/donate/alexi...

Pritzker’s invoice to White House: (via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

US Department of Homeland Security has reportedly demanded personal information about ICE's critics from Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta—and at least 3 of those platforms have complied | PC Gamer

absolute chef's kiss from C-SPAN producers who pull up a graphic showing the Dow below 50,000 seconds after Trump brags about the Dow hitting 50,000

Every time injustice rears its head, someone says, “I don’t recognize this America.” February 19 tells a different story. In 1923, SCOTUS denied Bhagat Singh Thind citizenship because he was brown. In 1942, Japanese Americans were forced into camps. Read more in today's Let's Address This.

GOOD NEWS!!!

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

During the rule of the Fascists; Mussolini & Hitler used propaganda to brainwash citizens to ensure support & increase his popularity. They used banners to promote themselves. Look what the American fascist did to the DOJ building.

Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...

In short, fewer ESIs received their first R01, and they did not get younger. Who would’ve thought that just saying you care about early career researchers without meaningful policy changes to help them wouldn’t change outcomes!

“NIH” put out a memo about how they are making a “concerted effort” to support Early Stage Investigators (ESI). In the data presented, there is a decrease in funding rates from 26.1% in ‘24 to 18.9% in ‘25. Median age of ESIs stayed flat at 40. grants.nih.gov/news-events/...

Poland's prime minister announces his country intends to place land mines along its eastern border with Russia as Warsaw today officials exits the Ottawa Convention. www.euronews.com/2026/02/20/p...

#BlackHistoryMonth: William Tillman, born free in Delaware approximately 1834, was an American mariner who was captured in 1861 by Confederate raiders. Tillman, told he would be enslaved, stacked bodies. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/blackhistorymonth-william-tillman

Audio and transcript of a Whistleblowing Panel with Heather Marsh censored by Oxford Union in 2018 that is relevant still. She predicts today and talks about Epstein: georgiebc.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/t...

Butler, Ohio Republican Mayor Wayne Dingus was charged with voyeurism after he was caught sniffing an underage girl’s underwear.

we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response

a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing

“They are still paying attention to me after 30-some years, since I organized protests and hunger strikes for democracy in China,” said Alysa Liu’s father, Arthur about his student days organizing the Tiananmen Square protests.

There’s a seven year old boy hospitalized in Greenville, South Carolina with measles encephalitis. He can’t walk or talk or feed himself. This didn’t have to happen. Please vaccinate.

Cartoon by David Horsey

“Could result in adverse consequences,” #SecVA said. I can’t tell you the number of #veterans who confided they were afraid to seek treatment -even for debilitating symptoms-out of fear they could lose their incomes. #SecVa: making #vets’ lives harder & calling it progress. Classic.

Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research. Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...

Vincent Orange littering DC with his stupid signs ... no thanks.

If I could be bought I wouldn’t be a pediatrician. Send me to DC and I promise you I won’t be a sellout.

Listen closely to every word of this

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” (Published Dec. 2022)

A “new attack” on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument would “set a national precedent with no public input that could upend public lands protection for years,” writes Stephen Trimble in an op-ed.

For more than a year, we have heard about the inhumane treatment of women, especially pregnant women, in ICE's custody. That is why I am leading a resolution demanding that DHS provide Congress information about the care of pregnant women in detention and a bill to end immigration detention.

The Fox News chyron reads "Latest Dem hoax" at the same time that Brendan Carr confirms that yes, the FCC would've "enforced the law" and gone after CBS had Colbert aired his interview with Talarico on TV

Nailed it… When she glitched out and said, “the Dow, the Dow is over 50,000 dollars”. Like she just remembered what Trump told her to say. ☠️

So many people leaving MAGA…there is a new country song about it. Let’s make it #1.

congrats to DC on achieving statehood

THIS 👇is pure EVIL.

Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won't be there. Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy. This cannot be business as usual. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

So let's get this straight: Hegseth wants AI to be programmed to kill people WITHOUT any human authorization or intervention? Is he trying to devise a system to shield himself and others from allegations of war crimes? www.axios.com/2026/02/15/c...

There are so many things that are disturbing about this interview ⬇️

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

🚨 "She grabbed my tit!" a woman who had been detained by ICE in Portland screamed toward a female ICE agent... "And you liked it," the ICE agent responded with a grin on her face. "I remember you shivering and crying." @jtcestkowski.bsky.social reports ⬇️

Moskowitz on Maria Bartiromo show's: "Americans voted to have people deported -- criminals and gang members -- they did not vote for people to be shot in the street by masked men. So I think Kristi Noem needs to go."

EISEN: There was big news yesterday about your investment in an Israeli drone company. What's the story there? You're have the same questions about being dependent on the Pentagon for sales ERIC TRUMP: We invest in a lot of things we believe in

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

On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln Memorial. ❤️ #FirstAmendment #ArtisticExpression

DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas. Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe. This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.

Sen. Bernie Moreno: "I would absolutely buy bitcoin today instead of gold"

WATCH: “That’s not America. That’s not Tennessee. I’m ashamed of those sons of bitches.” A decorated veteran from a family of soldiers warns Republican anti-immigrant Stephen Miller bills are creating a “Gestapo”. (Bonus: turns out this patriot is a Holler fan 🎉)

“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does. Rest in power, Jesse Jackson 🙏🏽