SWEET, SWEET MEMORIES:
BREAKING: President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff, according to 1,100 hours of new audio and video compiled by Columbia University in cooperation with…
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) February 18, 2026
WELL, I HOPE THEY’RE RIGHT. . . . The Artemis 1 moon mission had a heat shield issue. Here’s why NASA doesn’t think it will happen again on Artemis 2.
THE LAST FEW HOURS OF: The 2026 Spring Based Book Sale! Runs Now Through Tuesday February 17, 2026.
Lots of books for 99c or free by authors to the right of Lenin.
I have the first volume of No Man’s Land in it for 99c. The price will change at midnight. Yes, that means you’ll see it at 3 or 4 am, but after midnight it’s iffy. I have no intention of putting it on sale for at least a year.
OPEN THREAD: Tuesday’s groovy.
LOL, TERRY MORAN:
Indeed, the interview was in response to his exit as California Governor and not as a candidate. The primary elections were in mid-1976, so the interview was nearly a year and a half before his next primary election.
— Mike Englund (@MikeEnglund2) February 18, 2026
What’s really funny is that he made a fool of himself defending something that even Jasmine Crockett wouldn’t.
Jasmine Crockett sides with Trump/FCC version of events.
Colbert is absolutely cooked.
I’m really enjoying this. 🍿 https://t.co/jpo2G34Nt2
— 🐺 (@LeighWolf) February 17, 2026
THEY TRIED TO ESCAPE X’S “TOXICITY,” BUT THEY WERE THE TOXINS:
So funny. A bunch of people who knew they'd soon be answering tough questions on child experimentation, trans violence etc all left X for another site, which they promptly turned into such a woke nightmare that even Will Stancil can't take it. pic.twitter.com/lvyN93PYG4
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) February 17, 2026
THE NOBLE SAVAGES WEREN’T SO NOBLE: Prehistoric Victory Celebrations Were Far More Brutal Than We Thought.
IT KINDA WAS:
It's easy in 2026 to look back at the NFT trend and say it was stupid
But it was also easy in 2021 to look at it and say it was stupid https://t.co/nQa7X8QKFs
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) February 15, 2026
THE CORBYNIZATION OF JEREMY CORBYN’S PARTY CONTINUES APACE: Leftists Go Jew-Hunting in Britain.
ONE TRICK DONKEY:
If you're getting deja vu reading this, it's because this EXACTLY how Kamala Harris's team complained about her media treatment.
Kamala would study up on ONE topic – then be furious that media expected someone in a position of power to be able to talk about any other issue. https://t.co/w5P8bS5SEX
— Matt Whitlock (@MattWhitlock) February 17, 2026
TOTALLY DANGEROUS, DON’T EVEN PEEK: After Fleeing Trump’s America, Rosie O’Donnell Quietly Peeks Back to See If It’s ‘Safe.’
I’M SURE IT WILL BE UP TO THE QUALITY OF HIS OTHER WORKS: Red Flags Fly With the Announcement of Malcolm Gladwell’s Upcoming Book on ‘Gun Violence.’
Related: Follow the science!
Criminality is not random
Only 0.2% of people ever commit murder, yet 67% of **all murders**are committed by people with prior arrests
People inclined to commit crime will continue to, unless stopped.
When those people are stopped, the crime stops. https://t.co/fDdyO5V3o3 pic.twitter.com/Uijz5E6v1S
— Arthur MacWaters (@ArthurMacwaters) February 15, 2026
TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH: Income tax bill passes WA Senate after hours of heated debate.
Senate Bill 6346, dubbed the “millionaires’ tax” by supporters, would impose a 9.9% levy on personal income over $1 million, or on combined household income of more than $1 million.
Opponents, including all Senate Republicans, argue the bill is unconstitutional and will drive wealthy residents and business investment out of the state.
Supporters of the legislation argue it will fix a regressive tax code, fund education and healthcare, and provide tax relief for working families.
…
The legislation would apply the 9.9% tax on business income more than $1 million, and the Chelan County Republican said in his farming business, there are good years and bad years.
Looks like Washington might be in for a run of bad luck.
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SASHA STONE: AOC Crashes and Burns in Munich.
AOC makes the same mistake Kamala Harris always has. She tries to sound presidential and forgets to be herself. It’s okay to say you don’t know things or to laugh or to show humility, as Gretchen Whitmer attempted to do. But truth be told, both women came off so empty-headed that one can’t help but wonder why they’re there at all.
Mark Halperin says she did enormous damage to her political career.
AOC got her first real lesson in what it’s like to swim in the deep end. It was a good indicator that she is not ready to run for president. Unless someone else magically appears, it’s Gavin Newsom vs. Kamala Harris.
I did have to laugh at this paragraph in the Times story:
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez argued that efforts to make clips of “any five-to-10-second thing” from her remarks go viral online, especially in the conservative ecosystem, had been done to “distract from the substance of what I am saying.”
Now imagine that on repeat by every major news outlet in the land for ten years, and then she’ll get a tiny taste of what it’s like for Trump or any other politician on the Right.
Tellingly, the Gray Lady is doing major damage control for AOC: The New York Times Tries Impotently to Fix AOC’s Munich Disaster.
Elsewhere in his piece, [the NYT’s Kellen] Browning notes that Ocasio-Cortez was worried that, having been “microscopically dissected,” her message “was being lost in all the commotion.” But what she said was “her message.” One could dissect her words for the next ten years straight, with the best of intentions, and still one would not glean anything coherent or useful from them. This wasn’t the fault of “conservative social media” or “rocketing” or “speculation”; it was the fault of Ocasio-Cortez herself, who went to a security conference, was asked questions about security, and fell flat on her face at the first hurdle. The “commotion” doesn’t enter into the equation. What AOC said didn’t mean anything because AOC doesn’t know anything. Her ideas weren’t lost in translation. She didn’t “stall,” as Kellen Browning pretends she did. She wasn’t afflicted temporarily by madness or dehydration or anesthesia. She had no clue what she was talking about, so what she was talking about had no content.
Browning’s X homepage right now is absolutely loaded with AOC-friendly tweets, as if he’s her personal fixer at the Times. I know we frequently refer to journalists as “Democratic Party operatives with bylines,” but Browning is really living up to the meme right now.
CUBA LIBRE:
Sherritt International plans to suspend nickel and cobalt production in Cuba as fuel supply constraints affect the struggling communist-run island. https://t.co/51tS7DrHXg
— Bloomberg (@business) February 17, 2026
SCIENCE:
As a new parent, I spend a lot of time changing diapers and feeding the baby. 15 months ago I wasn't doing any of this. I felt busy then too, so where did all this childcare time come from? I analyzed the Census Bureau's American Time Use Survey to find out how most parents do… pic.twitter.com/1bHxjRCijw
— Aziz Sunderji (@AzizSunderji) February 12, 2026
GLEICHSCHALTUNG: Woke Portland pizza restaurant hits diners with anti-ICE propaganda and bizarrely declares ‘food is political.’
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): I believe Comrade Stalin felt the same way.
NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS IN OFFICE, MAMDANI HOLDS THE CITY HOSTAGE TO GET WHAT HE WANTS:
NYC Mayor Mamdani unveiled his preliminary budget at City Hall. The proposal outlines two options: either Hochul approves tax increases on the wealthy and corporations, or the city will raise property taxes on residents and tap into municipal reserves.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 17, 2026
Not quite Bane, but give him time.
“UNSTABLE AUTOGYNEPHILIC MALES” MIGHT BE MORE ACCURATE, BUT YES: Trans Shooters: The Patterns Are Well Established.
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THIS IS GREAT NEWS:
Trump's policies are having good effects.
When the new public charge rules come into effect this year between 1.3 million and 4 million immigrant households on Medicaid will be removed from the program.
America cannot be the world's hospital & welfare ward.
(KFF study link:… pic.twitter.com/TVkNgIGeIs
— White Papers Policy Institute (@WhitePapersPol) February 17, 2026
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