Collins stood silently in the Oval Office clutching a red MAGA hat as Trump told lies about our elections and repeated his call for the federal government to take over vote counting in certain parts of the country. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...

Happy Friday! www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

It’s like clockwork

Warnock continued, “The folks who are so quick to use his name are some of the meanest people I know, and they support some of the meanest policies I know.”

Scoop: "Judge" Jeanine has empanelled a grand jury in DC to indict Supreme Court Justices. Charges to be determined later.

Unhinged authoritarian press event unlike anything we have ever seen in wake of a Supreme Court decision.

WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. If your tariff policy is so unpopular that you have to bully the central bank into not talking about it, maybe it’s time for a new policy.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/kevi...

“This is probably the most significant example of the court holding a presidential action illegal since President Truman tried to seize the steel mills during the Korean War,” said Richard H. Pildes, a New York University law professor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

It’s like clockwork

Happy Friday! www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/p...

Good www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Lindsey Graham meeting yesterday with a smiling MBS. Disgusting. Graham is morally bankrupt. We need a moral Senator who believes in human rights. We need @drannieandrews.com. drannieandrews.com

We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

Women having a little more pep in their step today…

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky has withdrawn her endorsement of Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller in the 2nd Congressional District race over Miller receiving campaign funding from AIPAC.

OPINION | In Britain, even a (former) royal is being hauled in to answer questions on Epstein. And yet here, impunity reigns, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.

Women having a little more pep in their step today…

Good www.reuters.com/business/hea...

In rapid succession: - former British royal arrested - former Korean president sentenced - former Norwegian PM charged - former French and Brazilian presidents imprisoned And then there’s Trump and the Republican-appointed justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

🔊 Authorities have arrested the former Prince Andrew on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following revelations about exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC report. Hear the latest on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/3Oq8fav

In response to enquiries, the UK's Thames Valley Police have said: A man in his 60s from Norfolk has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The man remains in police custody and he will not be named at this time. Follow our live page: reut.rs/4s0TgSZ

The U.S. is sending significant numbers of jet fighters and support aircraft to the Middle East, assembling the greatest amount of air power in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

DOJ acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey

FDA's reversal on Moderna flu shot bid followed White House pressure

If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.

The Cato Institute obtained internal Homeland Security data showing that 73% of those detained by ICE between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 had NO criminal conviction and only 5% had a violent-crime conviction. GIFT link: www.wsj.com/opinion/mass...

The President is lying to the public: 1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land. youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI

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.

If you’ve felt exhausted, anxious, or numb in the face of nonstop political turmoil, you’re not imagining it and you're definitely not alone. @sarahsloat.bsky.social looks at the research on the psychological and physical toll of polycrisis.

OPINION: "Last Friday, 'an average Joe who grew up in Haddon Heights' named Joseph Zobel was at work when he saw a viral video from the nearby South Jersey town of Lindenwold that shocked the nation, and shocked him," writes columnist Will Bunch.

Don't look away. It is happening here

"That’s why it’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. It needs to be a model not just admired but emulated. We should all be Minnesotans now." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

I’m not gonna lie. We need more white men under 70 on the streets in these marches and protests. Do it for your daughter, your wife, your neighbor. Just show up.

Trump and Hegseth murder 11 more people on the high seas, and it barely makes a blip in the news cycle: www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/p...

Lifting up the life of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. Hard to lay out the range of his work and contributions and how much he inspired. They are leaving us one by one, exhorting us to pick up the mantle with courage & determination. Justice work is a lifelong commitment. Thank you Rev. Jackson.

This looks like an amazing lineup! Free to stream or get tickets for DC. www.defiance.org/sotu

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...

I’m not gonna lie. We need more white men under 70 on the streets in these marches and protests. Do it for your daughter, your wife, your neighbor. Just show up.

My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate. Thoughts on this: newrepublic.com/article/2059...

and i wrote this a decade ago about jackson as the model response to trump-style politics www.slate.com/articles/new...

There’s no President Barack Obama without Jesse Jackson. It just doesn’t happen.

George W Bush throws shade inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was...

WSJ Editorial board hits Trump on his retribution campaign www.wsj.com/opinion/judg...

This looks like an amazing lineup! Free to stream or get tickets for DC. www.defiance.org/sotu

The party that ran against cancel culture tried to cancel this interview. Don’t let them. m.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...