“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."

Bari Weiss built her career in part by whining about how the left was supposedly censoring conservatives. “The Free Press” - the unironic title of her publication - ran numerous pieces about a “censorship-industrial complex.” Now, under her watch, we get to see real censorship - and hypocrisy.

Huh?

The White House first invents a problem, then uses that to justify infringing upon our rights.

Proof of life: When news that Tricia the liar was stepping down came out on Xitter, about 10 different people alerted me to the news. If those are bots, they're damned fine bots. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

This, my friends, is how it is done: Lean in. Expose. Defy. The phrase “Speaking truth to power,” has become something of a cliche. Maybe that’s because we see it so seldom in practice. But we saw it last night, and it was spectacular. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

The Hague is home to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's principal judicial organ for settling state disputes (est. 1945), and the International Criminal Court (ICC), which prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

‼️ www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

She is cashing out.

That's one way to characterize leaving a dictatorship in place with US backing in order to profit from it with no oversight or accountability from Congress. bsky.app/profile/atru...

So we launched an unprovoked military operation, seized and sold a foreign country’s natural resources, and stashed the profits in a bank in Qatar. The Energy Secretary calls this “diplomacy,” but I don’t think that word means what he thinks it means.

I'm mystified by this GOP push, since conservative women are more likely to have adopted their husband's names than liberal women are; Republicans want women to get married and submit to their husbands; but if their husbands tell them how to vote but they can't because of this [brain melts on desk]

RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/

Matt Walsh whose followers sent repeated bomb threats to multiple children's hospitals has thoughts on violence

Trump can't steal the midterms. I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands. Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has. Me, in @thebulwark.com:

Atlanta teacher killed in car crash after ICE chases after undocumented immigrant with no criminal history. Local police say there was no reason for ICE to start a dangerous car Chase www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/16/t...

As Cuba nears its fourth week under crippling Trump administration sanctions that have shuttered hospitals and starved people of food, President Donald Trump boasted Monday at how the brutal campaign was an effective negotiation tactic.

And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.

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.

In case anyone makes you feel like you’re overreacting, I’m here to tell you that we’re underreacting. We’re severely underreacting.

Massie not backing down.

Today, from the top rope…

What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar Daily

That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.

Why GOP loves the SAVE Act: “Women are smart. They should be able to provide 9 forms of ID to prove the discrepancies b/w their maiden and married names, argue their case with a poll worker, before having to fill out a provisional ballot which we can later contest and reject as a fraudulent vote”

The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.

Fetterman proudly declared he would vote for restrictions on financial aid to Americans but would never vote for restrictions on financial aid to Israel. He did this on Fox News. he is purportedly a Democrat

Re: Nick Shirley’s big California *expose*

I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.

So far it looks like Trump, Noem, and operation metro surge drained Minneapolis alone—not yet counting St. Paul, Bloomington, etc.— $203 million. This was a MAGA Trump assault on an American blue city. Nothing more. Start seeing it. www.fox9.com/news/operati...

It’s a wild story indeed. I really like Jon Ossoff, he doesn’t mince his words….

Reminder that the FBI Director got--and I believe still GETS--$$$ from Shein.

He was also on the Epoch Times payroll & the case against its treasurer laundering $67M on behalf of the organization hasn't gone past the indictment of said treasurer.

As many have argued, people felt empowered by -- or had business ideas for -- a dot-com world. The AI discussion is much more about what it will take away.

gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency

MAGA figurehead Steve Bannon is facing legal jeopardy after an investor in his supposedly "uncancelable" memecoin accused Bannon of fraud in a new lawsuit, according to a report.

We are the laughing stock of the world.

It would probably beat all other Super Bowl halftime shows #USDemocracy

B of A Fund Managers Survey: “.. capex too hot right now .. CIOs telling CEOs to improve balance sheets (35% from 26%) vs. increase capex (20% from 34%) as .. investors saying corps ‘overinvesting’ at new record high ..”

Wow.

Trump in person, Trump MAGA judge, and Trump MAGA DOJ all scheme together to destroy Special Counsel report. youtu.be/IosHp7M707M?...

The editorial board skewered Pete Hegseth, who they said “takes tango lessons whenever Mr. Trump says dance.”

Breaking: Warner Bros. Discovery wants to hear Paramount's "best and final proposal," and is opening a brief window for discussions, while also moving forward with its Netflix merger and urging shareholders to reject Paramount's current hostile bid. www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/m...

".. The resulting price spikes are starting to look a bit like the Weimar Republic’s hyperinflation." @bloomberg.com #$MU www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Colbert: “Let’s just call this what it is: Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV because all Trump does is watch TV. He’s like a toddler with too much screen time. He gets cranky and then drops a load in his diaper.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...

Recent CBS News news: 1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades 2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem 3. Producer says politics dictating what airs 4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table. 5. Not firing Epstein pal.

GEORGIA — “beloved teacher” Dr. Linda Davis killed in a car crash as ICE chased a man through the streets: www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s... Even the ICE release (which blames Dems🤔) says his only crime was being undocumented: www.ice.gov/news/release...

"The Trump administration is seeking to expand and intensify this archipelago of torture," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social. "Mass illness, abuse, immiseration and death will be the inevitable result. How will we live with the shame?"