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IT SEEMS A FAIR QUESTION TO ASK: What if the fish like it? — Mad Bull America (@america_mad) February 20, 2025

THAT’S WHAT TRUMP IS DOING. “Bring Back The Assholes.”

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

GOOD: 🚨New: Kash Patel delivers a new statement on becoming the FBI Director: “I promise you the following: there will be accountability within the FBI and outside of the FBI, and we will do it through rigorous constitutional oversight starting this…

ART OF THE DEAL: Zelensky surrenders to Trump and ‘will sign mineral deal within hours.’

THE NEW SPACE RACE: China readies Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return spacecraft for launch.

REGIME TOOLS: NewsGuard's deep ties to the Biden admin have been EXPOSED. https://t.co/2FAbP6hBnC — Media Research Center (@theMRC) February 22, 2025 I believe that NewsGuard was behind my demonetization.

DEVELOPING: President Donald Trump fires Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Yesterday, ABC News reported: Joint Chiefs Chairman Brown on list to possibly be removed from post by Hegseth. Gen. C.Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs…

I THINK THEY WERE WON OVER BY OUR WINNING PERSONALITY: Tomatoes Don’t Kill Humans, And We Just Figured Out Why.

TRUE: Why the Argument for Birthright Citizenship Is Not the Slam Dunk Many Say It Is. Trump’s order would align U.S. policy with much of the developed world, including the European Union, Japan, and the world’s two most populous countries, China and…

WAR: German Elections Sunday, Mass Stabbing in Berlin Today. I wonder if this is how moments after @elonmusk spoke at @AfD conference w/ @Alice_Weidel… 1000s of quotes from EU politicians magically appeared condemning him — all sounding almost exactly the…

WELL, ROBERT REICH: Loser’s mindset https://t.co/9WnJeHgT9A — Chris Camillo (@ChrisCamillo) February 21, 2025

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN POINTING THIS OUT FOR YEARS: We’re Having Fewer Forest Fires – And That’s a Big Problem: Modern wildfires are less frequent but more severe due to fire suppression and fuel buildup. Scientists urge prescribed burns and fuel…

DISPATCHES FROM THE L.A. CLOWN SHOW: Karen Bass Boots LA Fire Chief After Blaming Her for Ghana Trip. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) on Friday terminated city fire chief Kristin Crowley, whom she accused earlier this week of failing to warn her about last…

GIVEN ITS TRACK RECORD, COLOR ME UNIMPRESSED: CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks.

WHAT’S THE NEW YORK TIMES’ PROBLEM WITH JEWS? Did you hear about the violent night-time riot against Jewish residents in a Brooklyn neighborhood earlier this week? Not if you depend upon The New York Times for your news. It happened but the editors of the…

PLUG-IN HYBRIDS ARE BETTER THAN EVs: Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Yearlong Verdict: Not Electric. Better for It?

HEH: Not my idea but someone suggested DOGE should be renamed Federal Agency for Financial Oversight. 😆 — Jason Coursey (@JasonCoursey) February 17, 2025

READER FAVORITE: Airmoto Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor – 2pack. #CommissionEarned

POPCORN, CHECK. BUTTER, CHECK: AG Pam Bondi: The Epstein Client List Will Be Released Soon.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Round-Up: Rapid Access Safes for Long Guns.

CHANGE: Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job.

MAYBE NO EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM? [VIP] Sky Candy — What a Relief. Still, how’s that space program coming along?

WHY AREN’T COLLEGE PRESIDENTS SAYING MORE ABOUT TRUMP? There are reasons, good and bad, but the article overlooks the fact that many of them know their power is built on a throne of unlawful discrimination and censorship.

READER FAVORITE: TurboTax Deluxe 2024 Tax Software, Federal & State Tax Return. #CommissionEarned

JUDENHAß VS ACADEMIC FREEDOM? First Professor Fired for Antisemitism Gets New Role at the APA. I don’t know the right answer. Do you?

HMM: Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP. “It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the @Space_Station. It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility. Let’s go to Mars,” Musk wrote at…

LIBRARY MUSIC: How An Obscure 70s Genre Has Defined Modern Music (Vide0).

HMM: How mosquitoes hear may inspire new ways to detect natural disasters.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE BUTTIGIEG: Pete Buttigieg, Whose Mayoral Admin Held Diversity Trainings Lecturing Cops on ‘Sizeism,’ Now Takes Aim at ‘Portlandia’ Diversity Trainings.