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Brennan Center for Justice Briefing – “To start, Democrats in Congress must hold their ground. Barring any change, ICE will certainly reemerge with a renewed sense of immunity and relentlessness elsewhere.” HELLO DEMOCRATS ARE YOU LISTENING? 

Letters From An American – February 17– A DAILY MUST READ

• “Foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum noted that the word in Munich was that “Europe needs to emancipate itself from the U.S. as fast as possible.”
• “There’s little evidence that undocumented migrants are taking jobs from Americans. The reality is that employers can’t find enough Americans willing to work in the fields or hang drywall, even at attractive wages”
• “In his first year back in office, Trump launched at least 658 air and drone strikes against Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.”

Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down from public dispute with CBS bosses – IMAGINE IF OUR DEMOCRAT LEADERS IN CONGRESS HAD THIS KIND OF FIRE!

“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data  – “The government has sued more than 20 states over that refusal. But at least 10 states — home to over 37 million registered voters — have provided their full voter lists to the federal government…The agreement explains that the DOJ plans to conduct its own analysis of states’ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters, which the federal government has never done before.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME – 10 STATES? PAY ATTENTION!

Major Update: UN Review Finds Epstein Files Likely Amount to Crimes Against Humanity as Trump Advisors Call Critical Meeting Ahead of November – CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IMAGINE TH!AT! PAY ATTENTION!

Amazon snaps 9-day losing streak during which it lost more than $450 billion in value -“The stock shed roughly 18% of its value between Feb. 2 and Friday, marking the worst losing streak since 2006 and axing more than $450 billion in market valuation as investors question the merits of its artificial intelligence spending plans.” PLEASE KEEP FALLING LOWER 450 BILLION IS NOTHING TO AMAZON. 

Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president’s name – NOTHING $$ TO $$ SEE $$ HERE $$ just illegal grifting as usual WITH NO CONSEQUENCES!

Angry Trump Humiliated as Effort to Prosecute Dems Backfires Again – “What is the theory of criminal liability?” is the question that was posed to the prosecutors, one source said, adding that “no answer was forthcoming.” THANK GOD FOR SMALL VICTORIES!

SOMEONE GET ON THIS STAT!

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— All Things Jennifer (@allthingsjennifer.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy –“Tax avoidance by the superwealthy is an economic issue as well as a political one” This. Headline. OMFG. GEE YA THINK? THIS IS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

There’s a Grim New Expression: “AI;DR”– “Why should I bother to read something someone else couldn’t be bothered to write? TL;DR: AI;DR calls out AI slop and warns other humans not to bother.” GRIM? IS IT REALLY GRIM THOUGH?

DOJ May Have Only Released 2% of Epstein Cache — Despite Bondi’s Claim ‘All’ Files Released, Report Finds – “The report then noted that the total data released in the most recent tranche of 3.5 million Epstein documents totalled “more than 300GBs” and that that “accounts for just 2%” of the data that officials were discussing “just last year.”  HOW IS THIS NOT THE TOP STORY ALL DAY EVERY DAY OMGOOOOOOD MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!

‘Love Is a Battlefield’ – “In researching Kushner’s connection w/ the Epstein files, I came across an FBI CHS (confidential human source) reporting document from Oct 2020 that quoted both Rex Tillerson & his wife, Renda, as having complained that Kushner was running his own shadow State Department during Trump’s first term.” NOTHING TO SEE HERE KEEP MOVING ALONG.