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Monday, February 16, 2026

The government promised transparency on the Epstein files, Congress passed a law, the President signed it, and the Justice Department responded by releasing a pile of blacked-out paperwork while telling the public to "trust us." The problem is, the only people who know what's missing are the same people who'd have every reason to hide it. read more


Kristi Noem appeared to suggest the Department of Homeland Security was responsible for election security and said she would ensure the "right people" were voting to elect "the right leaders." "Elections is another one of those critical infrastructure responsibilities that I have as well, and I would say that many people believe that it may be one of the most important things that we need," the DHS Secretary said at a press conference Friday. "To make sure we trust is reliable, and that when it gets to election day that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country through the days that we have " knowing that people can trust it." read more


Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in read more


Sunday, February 15, 2026

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) posted a startling message on social media Friday declaring, "I am not suicidal," following a heated public clash with conservative media figures over House voting procedures. read more


Donald Trump held a rally on Fort Bragg, NC where he promoted GOP candidates, bashed former President Joe Biden, and implored the audience to vote Republican in the midterm elections. read more


Marjorie Taylor Greene pointed to President Donald Trump as the person who "fought the hardest" to block the Epstein files from being released. read more


Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October 2025 that Donald Trump's administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully. read more


Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison in Russia after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have revealed. read more


A conservative lawyer issued a blistering takedown of President Donald Trump's attempt to prosecute six Democratic members of Congress. read more


An engineer has learned what happens when you reject code proposed by a random OpenClaw AI agent on GitHub. The rogue AI didn't take it lightly -- it lashed out at the developer, published a blog post, called him "gatekeeper," and blackmailed him to accept the code. read more


Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling about 62.5 million liters of their plasma, a more than 30% increase in the amount of plasma collected since 2022, according to Peter Jaworski, a professor at Georgetown University who studies the ethics and economics of the plasma business. read more


The ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation identified right-wing European groups for US State Dept funding such as the French think tank Western Arc and Britain's Free Speech Union. read more


Americans are set to receive some bad news regarding the average $1,000 tax refund increase expected for the 2025 tax year. read more


It still feels like a technological marvel: Waymo's autonomous cars are now transporting passengers across six cities. Alas, this driverless future comes with its own set of problems. These vehicles can be rendered inert if a passenger accidentally leaves the door open. read more


Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training read more


Soon after winning reelection in November 2024, Donald Trump's lawyers told a state judge in Delaware that a lawsuit brought against him by two co-founders of his social media company should be put on hold because a sitting president does not have time to deal with civil litigation. read more


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