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.

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe initially ordered the restoration on Monday without setting a deadline. She later clarified the order, directing the Trump administration to restore the 34 slavery-related panels at the President’s House in Philadelphia by 5 p.m. ET on Friday

Listen closely to every word of this

Noah Wyle's mom was a hospital nurse in orthopedics and the OR for 20 years; I've seen him in interviews talking about the healthcare system in America. At some point in our lives we will all need to depend on it, and should care that it is in tip top shape.

"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)

New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!

JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.

F'ing Florida

Not sure why, but I nodded off reading early this afternoon, and ended up sleeping hard for six hours straight. But that's even not the weird part. When I woke up, I found out... we're going to war with Iran??? What in God's name is going on here? I think I'm gonna go back to sleep! 🤦‍♀️

Tomorrow, the Oversight Committee will have the opportunity to question Les Wexner about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Survivors told us from day one: follow the money. That is exactly what we intend to do.

Rep. Thomas Massie vows to continue the Epstein files fight: "When the attorney general is reduced to a stack of pre-prepared insults to deliver, and when the DOJ is responding to my every tweet with additional unredactions, I don't think I'm going to change what I'm doing just yet."

Hey, do y'all know @killinforco.bsky.social, Democratic rockstar running to unseat GOP incumbent Jeff Crank and flip CO's 5th district? Let's show her some ✊💙 with a follow, word of encouragement, and even a donation to her campaign if you're able/inclined! #EverySeatCounts bsky.app/profile/kill...

Hey, Happy Mardi Gras, Everyone!! Laissez les bon temps rouler! 🎉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-S...

Looks like Germany has TDS too! Hope they don't give up on the rest of us, and they keep pushing back against his evil tendencies and actions from abroad, as we do the same here at home! #Solidarity #MAGA

Song of the day 💙 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTp...

Another WIN!! They keep racking up! Let's try to keep the focus there, and on the momentum we're building, and watch "The Problem" soon disappear (self-immolate)! #RightMakesMight #StrongerTogether

Check out the segment CBS pulled at the behest of Brendan Carr who warned it could violate the "Equal time" rule. I never want to hear another Republican claim theirs is the party of "Freedom." Their (no one else's) 2nd Amendment is the ONLY one they care about. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/wat...

How is it ANY of these people are still in these exalted positions and afforded such enormous power? We should have halted Trump's FIRST inauguration (or annulled it immediately) after learning he cooperated with Putin to interfere with the election. The unprecedented requires the unprecedented.

@rbreich.bsky.social is a national treasure. He's been making videos for decades helping to steer us in the right direction. If doing 5 things feels overwhelming start/stick with 1. ✊🇺🇸 #BeTheChange 1) Call Your Reps 2) Attend Town Halls 3) Join Resistance Groups 4) Boycott 5) Protect the vulnerable

I woke up today to the sad news that Reverend Jackson died. Let us heed his words.

I almost missed this. We cannot allow this to continue in broad daylight, at the federal level, on our streets and our dime! It will set a very dangerous precedent. Grateful to see the overwhelming pushback against Trump/Noem/DHS/CPB & #ICE! Let's keep it up, everyone! ✊ www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...

"Watch this space," as @maddow.bsky.social would say! bsky.app/profile/reps...

Happy Presidents’ Day to the last real president we had. Americans now see he delivered a strong economy, low unemployment, major infrastructure investment, the CHIPS Act, & the 1st Black woman on the SC. He was treated shamefully—his only “crime” was aging. I hope we learn from how good we had it.

Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation — becoming the latest person felled by an association with Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...

Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.

Hope they're putting in some type of failsafes to protect against the #ElectionInterference the cabal is planning, for the #Midterms and beyond.

Breaking: Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump admin of a "cover-up" over its handling of the Epstein files. "Get the files out. They are slow-walking it." On her upcoming deposition before the Oversight Committee: "We have nothing to hide … We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."

Thank you, @lastweektonight.com, and thank you @thedailyshow.com & Jon Stewart for giving John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, @realsambee.bsky.social, @hasanminhaj.com, @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social, @jordanklepper.bsky.social, Ed Helms, Olivia Munn, Steve Carell, Aasif Mandvi et al a running start! 😂♥️🤔💭

Dan Rather shared this yesterday but it's so much fun I'm re-upping it. youtu.be/-g4UWvcZn5U?...

Massie not backing down.

NEW: A judge accused the Trump administration of an attack on truth itself by removing slavery exhibits in Philly. “An agency ... cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership,” w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Happy President's Day! I would take anyone of these fine and serious actors to play the role of America's Chief Executive IRL, over the amoral, belligerently ignorant, reckless clown currently disgracing the office! Presidents Sawyer, Wilson, Payton and Palmer #BlackHistory #PresidentsDay

Happy President’s Day

So proud of my home town! I ♥️NY! #PresidentsDay #TrumpIsTheWorst #FICE

🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Shocker

R.I.P. Robert Duval One of the greatest actors of our generation. What was your favorite character that he portrayed?

Reflections in a pond #photography #nature

#PresidentsDay #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory

I lost a baby at 7 months, it was devastating. On top of the emotional trauma, I was hemorrhaging, lactating, in pain, and almost died from hypertension. Now imagine going through that in #ICE custody, in deplorable conditions, surrounded by strangers, after being dragged there by armed, masked men.

Meanwhile, in the real world... www.reuters.com/world/french...

What the cabal accuses us of is what they have done, are doing, and/or plan to do. Voter fraud is a non issue, don't let them turn it into one. Don't waste ink, airtime, thought or actions on it, except to debunk it. Let's keep the focus on real issues.

Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

Because of course he was.

#BlackHistory #AmericanHistory

Song of the day www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzl...

Hope everyone had a restorative weekend, your to-do list this week is filled with interesting and enjoyable tasks, and you're feeling psyched for (or at least up to) all of it!