Losing the support of a historically unpopular president is punishment?

President Trump on Saturday withdrew his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado, punishing a Republican who opposed his tariffs in a move that could further imperil his party’s chances of keeping control of the House in November’s midterm elections.

In case you thought that John Barron call was actually real

The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...

And Congress has sat mute on the sidelines, passive and blocked by Trumpists and some Ds. They disgrace themselves, and the country.

Thousands of nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital have voted overwhelmingly to end their six-week strike and return to work, having won higher pay, improved staffing levels and protections against layoffs, the nurses’ union announced on Saturday evening.

I’ve only met a few of the Epstein survivors but the ones I’ve talked to are amazingly strong. The thing that they’ve said to me, the thing that I’ve not seen reported though I’m sure someone has reported it somewhere is that they face a ton of harassment from people online.

Could not be more proud of you, Team Canada.   You’re coming home with 21 hard-fought Olympic medals. Though what Canadians will remember most is how you wore the Maple Leaf: with pride, with grit, and with determination.

In this 2024 interview, Jack Hughes, who just scored the game-winning goal for the US Olympic hockey team, explains why it was important for him to embrace Pride Night when many other NHL players refused to do so.

Yep.

It is *critical* that other countries began responding in kind to the US revocation of visas to their representatives in attempts to influence their strictly internal policies. MAGA needs to be slapped on this. And America could use the help in restoring its democracy. gcaptain.com/us-revokes-c...

UT-Austin is hiring a free speech czar. Among the "preferred qualifications" is experience in law enforcement. What could possibly go wrong?

"John Barron" complained about the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's tariffs.

Stay classy, America.

Similar decision just made in the University of Texas System. www.kut.org/education/20...

I think Europe should deploy troops to Greenland tout de suite. A hospital ship may be preparation for casualties...

Service members in the Middle East watching a role 2 hospital ship get redirected to Greenland:

Trump & Governor of Louisiana sending the U.S.S. Epstein Distraction to Greenland.

Tensions between Greenland and Louisiana are suddenly escalating on this otherwise peaceful Sunday morning.

Scrap the ‘royal family’ — a monarch and heir is enough

💔 Terrorist attack in Lviv: number injured rises to 24, police identify slain officer

Indian trade officials will postpone a trip to the US aimed at finalizing their interim deal after a US Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs

The WSJ, a Murdoch owned paper, slams Trump. www.huffpost.com/entry/wall-s...

If Trump really is racist, then why is he having ICE imprison so many white European tourists?

Good news: Happy Kevin walks back his call for NY Fed economists to be disciplined. Bad news: It's bullshit. He says the Fed should stay out of issues like... whether tariffs cause inflation. But inflation is central to monetary policy! He's still saying: The regime shall not be contradicted.

The US ambassador in Jerusalem, Mike Huckabee, has said it would be “fine” if Israel took control of a vast swathe of the Middle East. https://cnn.it/3MTvb1u

Records show that the Department of Justice filed a denaturalization case in U.S. District Court in Miami against Philippe Bien-Aime, a U.S citizen who was born in Haiti, on Feb. 18.

"If you're going to act as juvenile, as petulant, as petty as you accuse the President of the United States to be, how are you ever going to hold a high moral ground?" Smith asked.

Like where is Disney on this horrible story? www.miaminewtimes.com/news/immigra...

At what point do leaders of tourism-dependent industries -- or tourism-dependent states for that matter -- speak up? This cannot possibly be good for them either www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@lawfaremedia.org , can you please discuss the legal context for Blanche firing US Attorneys appointed by courts, e.g. - Handley. I would think that since the admin didn't appoint them, the admin can't fire them. It would be incoherent to give the admin this type of veto power. ?

After nine seasons in the NFL, Tre’ Johnson found a new calling: high school history teacher. Mr. Johnson turned his classroom into a refuge, one alum said. He was 54 when he died Feb. 15 “suddenly and unexpectedly” on a family trip.

A passenger captured the moment an avalanche roared down a mountainside and slammed into a train near Zermatt, Switzerland, on Feb. 17. Passengers were stranded for about two hours before being evacuated by bus. No one was injured.

Greg Gutfeld found a way to make the worst joke in the history of mankind when he mocked Punch the baby monkey in Japan by comparing his story with Jeffrey Epstein grooming underage girls. Punch the monkey is a beloved internet hero.

The harsh reality of medical evacuations from Ukraine's front lines.

🤨 A Colombian man fighting for Russia was captured by Ukrainian troops. The 31-year-old man claimed he was lured to Russia with promises of civilian work before ending up on the front. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

⚡️Former British lawmaker Jack Lopresti has joined Ukraine's Azov Brigade to help build international support against the Russian invasion. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

Border Patrol is operating as bounty hunters. Agents are apparently getting paid for each person they put in detention. Even if those people are grandmothers traveling on valid tourist visas. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This Nancy Guthrie case is starting to feel like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. I don’t think she’ll ever be found. We may never know what happened on February 1st, unfortunately. The entire investigation has been compromised by the the local sheriff’s department and even the FBI. Gross misconduct!

The US Institute of Peace budget was ~$35m and we’re were asked 3x a week why we deserved it.

Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

The disturbing images involved infants, toddlers and school-age children naked and engaged in sex acts with adults, an arrest affidavit said.

I gotta believe that the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered act, which would secure residents’ rights under state law to sue immigration officials for unconstitutional conduct, has a lot to be said for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

“Citizens are neither stopping nor impeding the government’s work. They are merely documenting it. And for this affront, the government treats them as adversaries to be controlled, intimidated, arrested, beaten, and occasionally killed.” www.thebulwark.com/p/what-i-saw...

A History of the ICE Age Bill Kristol’s Dad: Trotskyite Socialist -> Neocon Bill Kristol: Neocon -> ICE Defundist JVL: Center Rightist -> AOCasian Tim Miller: Neocon -> Liberalish Squish

To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network that inspired white supremacist violence. (Published March 2025 with @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

Did tariffs achieve their ostensible purpose of “fixing” the US trade deficit? No, annual net imports of goods & services hit another all-time high in 2025, still well over $1T even after adjusting for inflation. The reduction in the last 3 quarters did not make up for the surge at the start of 2025