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Elements within Israel's gov't “itching” to return to war on Gaza in an effort to "eliminate" Hamas, even though that goal is “not really attainable”, says Colin Clarke, from the New York-based Soufan Center think tank. 🟥 Read analysis: aje.io/fjrsiw

Hakeem Jeffries unveils his nickname for Donald Trump. [drumroll] "Captain Chaos"

Of all the things he could be focusing on he chooses this obvious troll bill

"President DooDoo Stupidhead is stealing from you" would have been less childish and more productive than this

saved you a click: you dont need to know even the gist of anything bari weis has ever said

So those horrible NYT headlines that are profoundly inhuman may be indeed not human futurism.com/new-york-tim...

Gross

Hakeem Jeffries refuses to call for Eric Adams' resignation, instead calling on Adams to show "that he has the capacity to continue to govern in the best interest of New Yorkers"

democrats—resist the urge to look at these people and say “oh you are very stupid” and instead say, “here is a voter who looked at biden and kamala and saw no solutions for the most pressing problems in their life.” how do you fix that? bold rhetoric and action to back it up. and better propaganda.

Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank Is Highest Since 1967. Many of the displaced are the descendants of refugees who were expelled or fled from their homes during the Nakba. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/w...

"It is quite ironic to see a decade later, the political and economic elites of Western countries trade accusations of censorship, while in the background actively working to suppress or distort freedom of expression." — #AJOpinion by Khalid Albaih ⤵️

Speaking before anti-DOGE rally, 77 year old congressman Bobby Scott twice stumbles during his brief remarks, confusing the words "social security" and "civil service"

TikTok ban's sponsor Mike Gallagher says "the bill was dead until October 7th, and people started to see a bunch of anti-Semitic content on the platform and our bill had legs again." Full video here: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern DRC, after advancing rapidly in the country.

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

Damon Hininger, CEO of private prison giant Core Civic, just told investors: " I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career ... we're anticipating .. the most significant growth in our company's history." theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...

“I saw him commit war crimes. I saw him kill people.” Libya and Italy’s shadowy migrant deals.

“sent a letter”

Here's 89 year old Ron Paul, suggested by Elon Musk for Fed Chair, suffering an apparent stroke four year ago

Eagles Score On 99-Yard Tush Push theonion.com/eagles-...

Refs tuning up the orchestra for the most thrilling comeback in Super Bowl history

France allowed Israeli PM Netanyahu's plane to fly through its airspace twice, despite an ICC arrest warrant and France being legally obliged to abide by the court's decision, according to an investigation by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency Sanad. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5efttr

the hypocrisy of saying "america first" while helping a company that makes it hard for US factories to pay fair wages

it’s incredibly annoying how correct everyone was warning the dangers of going status quo with the democratic party 6 years ago

MAN

"What we have heard from the White House this week... killed the ceasefire agreement totally. It’s gone." US President Trump's call for mass displacement in Gaza risks renewing the fighting in the devastated enclave, analysts say aje.io/92hg3e

Masterful gambit, Joe

no shame

WinBlue says they can stop Trump. They just need 200,000 more dollars for an *ad blitz*. I’m gonna throw my phone across the room.

Here’s Nancy Pelosi limping out of Congress following her hip replacement due to a fall sustained BECAUSE SHE’S 84

The FBI is NOT investigating the alleged mishandling of Treasury data by Elon Musk's DOGE, senior intelligence official tells me.

Rep. Ro Khanna is fundraising off the failed vote (19-20) he did not show up for to subpoena Elon Musk

Something poetic about Elon's army of zoomer enforcers challenging a Congress dominated by people over 70 busy doing things such as having cancer and falling down stairs

Joe Rogan says the Harris Campaign lied about being misled by the show: “We Have the Receipts”. Read his full comments in my newsletter 👇🏻 (here's a preview) www.usermag.co/p/china-tari...

This is all happening because no one in Democratic Party leadership had the integrity to state the obvious: that Biden should not have run for reelection