Craig Scott Valdez is Republican State Senator George Rauscher's chief of staff in Sutton, Alaska. He’s been charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking children. A mother saved her child by tracking her phone, showing up at Craig’s house and punching him until he fled. She’s a hero.

Talarico on Texas bill forcing every classroom to display the Ten Commandments: “If you have to force people to put up a poster to prove your legitimacy, that means we don't have a living faith anymore... When the church gets too cozy with political power, it loses its prophetic voice.”

"when Trump announced the idea of tariffs to address the trade deficit... every economist around the country said: That's a very bad idea, that won't work.... If you look at 2025 as a whole, we have basically the same trade deficit... So I'm going to score this one for the economist, mate."

another World Cup ad:

At @handsoffnyc.bsky.social events all across NYC today, people mobilized to protect immigrant neighbors—like this one at Usuluteco, a Salvadoran restaurant in Sunset Park where the cover charge went to help fund legal support for detained families. Can also confirm: the food was delicious.

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The restoration of the slavery exhibit at the President's House in Philadelphia is currently underway. This process is being completed ahead of the federal judge's upcoming Friday deadline to ensure the historical site is fully updated.

The latest threat from the Facebook world of trolls, bots, intimidation. Introducing Milford the keyboard warrior. I make it a point to share these threats so people can see the nature of the right wing mob attempting to frighten people who stand up for Canada. It ain't going to work Milford.

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!!

Farmer, 86, Rejects $15 Million Offer to Sell His Land to Data Center Developers: ‘Not Interested in Destroying My Farms’ Pennsylvania farmer Mervin Raudabaugh sold development rights to a land trust for $1.9 million instead.

Normally not a fan of cute names for bills but there are exceptions to every rule

NH state house passes "CHARLIE Act," which bans teaching, I kid you not, "critical consciousness" & "prohibited world-views," such as that queer people exist, or that slavery involved race, or, implicitly, that the Nazis murdered Jews based on identity. newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/19/h...

A Citation Built On A Physical Impossibility www.carscoops.com/2026/02/flor...

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...

I think they’ve really misjudged the situation if they believe JD has some kind of special pull in Rome, but if their intention is to keep humiliating him by sending him there then I get it.

Bowie ❤️

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In October 2024, the Georgia secretary of state’s office launched an investigation after receiving numerous reports from residents across several counties saying they’d received partially prefilled absentee ballot applications from Musk’s America PAC. trib.al/iWJMZHi

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Goodemorning Gonzobongos! I woulde like my tarriffs monies retornd naow pleez

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

Far Side

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Can the internet make this shirt happen for me. Please?

WATCH: “Johnny, you blatantly lied.” Rep. Johnny Garrett, running for Congress, RUNS 🏃🏻 from us + Tennessean reporter Vivian Jones to 🦆 Duck Q’s about his lie that undocumented immigrants commit 50% of crimes in TN (Per the AG it’s 2%, 90% of those non-violent/traffic. Also we’d love details.)

It's like watching an episode of The Twilight Zone!

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National Park Service workers in Philadelphia began restoring a slavery exhibit Thursday at the site of George Washington's former residence.

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented. Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling

For the small business owners who can’t afford the lawyers: (via @scottlincicome.bsky.social) www.wepaythetariffs.com/sign-the-ref...

Quick reax to SCOTUS ruling Trump's tariffs illegal.

The Trump Administration has a staff infection.

The President says he has cut the trade deficit by 78%. But this chart (which tells the truth) tells a very different story. We had this big lousy trade war, and we've got nothing to show for it.

There are Trump’s lies, then there are facts.

A popular app in Denmark identifies American products so that Danes know not to buy them www.independent.co.uk/tech/us-boyc...

🔥 NASHVILLE — Councilman @claycapp.bsky.social grills Elon’s Boring Company team on the environmental impact of the Teslas-only airport tunnel, catching them very flat-footed A disaster waiting to happen. (If it ever really happens)

Key issue to bear in mind as you watch today's political response to the Supreme Court tariff decision: The Court didn't say that the US can't issue tariffs, simply that the President has to convince (the Republican-controlled) Congress first. If tariffs are great, that should be easy to do.

Twin Cities Unions Planning 'Largest US Rent Strike in 100+ Years' as ICE Occupation Drives Eviction Crisis #ICEOUT #FDT #Rent #Eviction #MN #ICEOUTNOW www.commondreams.org/news/minneso...

Whelp...never using an in-room coffee machine in a hotel again

Put! It! Back!

In front of Trump Tower, Chicago.

Now that the cat’s out of the bag, and there’s no way to put it back in: I need everybody to know that yes, my last name really is Manlove, so that’s one more point on the board for nominative determinism

If the White House ever tries to interfere with the vote, outrage won’t be enough. Here’s why...and how... Senator Ruben Gallego's suggested shutdown threat works...and how to make it disciplined, strategic, and impossible to ignore. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

in america, if you go over your 3 minute allotment to speak, men with guns come to take you away.

If you’re an American service member who gets killed in a retaliatory strike, your family can take comfort in the fact that it was done in service of making the host of Celebrity Apprentice feel like a big man for a minute, before he moved on to something else and forgets about this forever