He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called.

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/20/fake-ice-tip-line-viral/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=acq&utm_campaign=RH-ACQ&utm_content=dtpmonthly_20260220_RH&campaign_id=16986207

A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified.”

What began as a comedy routine has become one of the most viral pieces of social satire during President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign. The kindergarten video has been watched more than 20 million times on TikTok and exploded across Facebook, Reddit and YouTube, where one commenter called it “one of the most creative, nonviolent and effective acts of resistance” they’d ever seen.

Republicans breathe sigh of relief as Supreme Court axes Trump tariffs

 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5748394-republicans-supreme-court-trump-tariffs/

The Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down the sweeping global tariffs at the heart of President Trump’s economic policies has produced enormous cracks in the GOP’s outward show of party unity.

After spending the past year rallying behind Trump on virtually every facet of his second-term agenda, Republican lawmakers spanning the ideological spectrum are publicly praising the decision as a victory for free trade, the separation of powers, or both. 

Many Republicans, however, have been reluctant to voice their concerns with Trump’s tariffs out loud, for fear of becoming a target of the president and the army of MAGA loyalists he still commands. Indeed, many GOP lawmakers abandoned their previous free-trade positions to support the tariffs over the last year. A vote last week in the House condemning Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, for instance, won the support of only six Republicans.

Doctor's advice to parents: Don't listen to the CDC

Enten: 'RFK Jr. and the CDC have absolutely destroyed their reputation' on vaccines

RFK Jr. claimed that keto diets cured schizophrenia. Here’s what science says.

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/17/keto-diet-schizophrenia-rfk-jr/

Ketogenic diets do show promise for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but the research is preliminary and not backed by randomized controlled trials.

Kevin Klatt, an assistant professor in the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto, said Kennedy’s comments about the keto diet illustrate the contradiction between the extremely high bar the health secretary sets for evidence of vaccine efficacy and the low bar for nutritional advice.

“Gold-standard science for them is the science they like,” said Klatt, who is also a registered dietician. “You can take a single study or anecdote, and that gets to be called gold-standard science.”

He joined President Donald Trump in connecting Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism based on research that shows an association but not causation. He has criticized the fluoridation of drinking water as lowering the IQs of children, citing studies in areas with levels far above the acceptable threshold in the United States. He also touted Vitamin A as a measles treatment, which has not been proven in the U.S., based on the experiences of malnourished children abroad.

LOSING! Trump faces worst defeat of term at Supreme Court: Ari talks to winning lawyer Katyal

'Moral absurdity': US, Israel outraged as Iran elected as Vice-Chair of UN Charter Committee

 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887264

Upon the announcement, Israel’s representative Noam Cappon immediately objected, calling the Iranian regime “the world’s leading state sponsor and the largest proliferator of terrorism.”

Iran was elected as vice-chair of the UN Charter Committee on Wednesday, drawing fury from Israeli and American representatives to the UN.

The American representative, Dorothy Patton, also condemned the move to elect Iran and Venezuela’s election as Chair.

“The bureau selection further solidifies our longstanding concern that this committee continues to be a forum for politicized accusations, which we firmly reject, rather than serious, practical discussion,” Patton said, further calling on the committee’s leadership to act in “good faith.”

Trump hikes global tariff to 15 percent after ‘ridiculous’ Supreme Court ruling

 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5749113-donald-trump-15-percent-global-tariffs-supreme-court/

The updated import taxes have received flak from Republicans, with Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) signaling on Friday that they likely will “be defeated” in Congress. Lawmakers under the 16th amendment have broad authority over federal taxes, including tariffs.

“It may not have a veto-proof majority, but it will have a majority that will go against that 10 percent global tariff, so I think the president is making a mistake here,” he told CNN in an interview.

The Real Tariff Liberation Day Arrives at the Supreme Court

 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-ieepa-supreme-court-john-roberts-opinion-e2610d81?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

A 6-3 Supreme Court majority on Friday struck down President Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs (Learning Resources v. Trump) in a monumental vindication of the Constitution’s separation of powers. You might call it the real tariff Liberation Day.

It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Court’s decision for the law and the economy. Had Mr. Trump prevailed, future Presidents could have used emergency powers to bypass Congress and impose border taxes with little constraint.

'A huge heist from the American taxpayers': Trump's 'Board of Peace' seen as new vehicle for grift

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Fact-check: Did Democrats suggest 2016 presidential election was stolen?

 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/10/10/2016-election-fact-check-democrats-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/69548196007/

Indeed, some well-known Democrats — including Clinton — said Trump’s 2016 victory was fishy. They mostly cited events that happened during the campaign, such as Russian hacking of campaign information and Comey’s announcement that the FBI was reopening an investigation into Clinton’s emails. They also complained that many states had passed laws that suppressed voter turnout.

But Youngkin’s contention that the Democratic response in 2016 equates with the Republican response to 2020 runs into trouble. The Democrats, while questioning events that occurred during the campaign, didn’t contend there was widespread vote-counting fraud that flipped the election. 

The Democratic leaders cited by Youngkin’s office also made a distinction about 2016 that Trump and his followers did not about 2020. While the Democrats rejected the legitimacy of Trump’s presidency based on the oddities of the campaign, they acknowledged that he won the election.

'Reptiles of the mind': George Will blasts Trump’s election denial

 https://www.alternet.org/george-will-trump-2675280992/

A conservative columnist is blasting President Donald Trump for continuing to spread the baseless conspiracy theory that he actually won the 2020 presidential election.

“Donald Trump’s belief in widespread fraud in the casting and counting of 2020 ballots is entailed by his belief that it is theoretically impossible for him to lose at anything,” wrote George F. Will, a former adviser to President Ronald Reagan and columnist to The Washington Post. “His certitude infects millions of Americans, some of whom think it inconceivable that he could ever be mistaken. Others doubt that anyone could win the presidency while obsessing about a complex conspiracy for which there is no evidence.”

5 takeaways as Supreme Court strikes blow to Trump’s tariffs

 https://thehill.com/homenews/5747935-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-ruling/

“This was an important case to me,” Trump said during a White House press briefing, where he also made rare remarks lambasting conservative justices, including two he nominated, who ruled his use of emergency powers was unlawful.

It’s a massive legal loss for the president, who has repeatedly described the case as one of the most important in the history of the country. The decision left the president publicly enraged. 

A major question that remains is whether importers will obtain refunds for the billions of dollars in tariff revenue already collected — and how.  

Trump administration news: President ups new global tariffs to 15% as legal battles over refunds loom

 https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/trump-administration-tariffs-iran-news-02-21-26

• Trump doubles down: President Donald Trump says he’ll increase his new global tariffs to 15%. The president is digging in on his trade war after yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that duties he issued using sweeping emergency authorities were illegal.