Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)‘s (D-NY) Munich Security Conference gaffes was supposed to showcase her readiness for a possible 2028 bid for Senate or the White House, but reveal possible 2028 challenges

“Embarrassing:” Vice President JD Vance tells AOC to “Read A Book” about China before going out on global stage

Trump to get Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown “Bully Pulpit” with State of the Union address

Federal Judges: Judge Cynthia Rufe cites Orwell, Bible, Bob Dylan in rulings against Trump ordering the reinstatement of slavery exhibits to the President's house site in Philadelphia

The point Florida Rep. Randy Fine made so badly - “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” Lumping minorities and dogs together as though they were two types of lesser creatures.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of intentionally trying to “drag out negotiations” as US-brokered peace talks stall

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposes 9.5% property tax hike in NYC as part of new budget

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• The Coast Guard’s multimillion-dollar mission to revitalize its aging facilities

• DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin quits as Noem impeachment calls continue Washington Examiner

Courts & Law: “Do Not Wonder Why We Go BERSERK:” Rhode Island hockey rink shooting latest tied to Trans Ideology

Europe: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces double-barreled crises of immigration effects and Epstein fallout

State Houses: Parents challenging transgender “kidnapping” law backed by trans psychologist, gay-rights group

Security: Exclusive: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests illegal migrants convicted of violent crimes in Presidents' Day crackdown

Courts & Law: Virginia high court lets Marine keep adopted girl saved by Army Rangers in Afghanistan battlefield

From the States: Group of 10 skiers are missing in California avalanche amid storm surge

Federal Agencies: Moderna says Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reversing course, will review mRNA flu shot Just The News

Red States Struggling To Deliver On Promises Of Pro-American History In Public Schools (Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.)

The Violence From Trans iPad Kids Is About To Get A Lot Worse

While Democrats’ Anti-ICE Fury Escalates, Americans Show They Want Immigration Laws Enforced

Fear Porn About AI Dominance Follows The Covid Tyrants’ Playbook

France’s Plan To Lure Women Into Freezing Their Eggs Won’t Fix Its Flailing Fertility Rate

Poll Finds Majority Of Americans Concerned About Noncitizens Voting

New York Times Finally Admits What We Therapists Have Known For Years: Weed Makes People Insane The Federalist

Colbert: CBS’s Stephen Colbert Knows “Damn Well” They Banned Talarico Interview

CBS: No, We Did Not Ban Colbert’s “Late Show” from Broadcasting Candidate’s Interview

Column: “Children The Last Administration Lost And Weren’t Even Looking For:” No Space for Border Czar Tom Homan on Locating Missing Immigrant Children

WHAT! “MAGA-Coded” CBS Evening News OMITS Trans Pawtucket Shooter

ABC the ONLY Nightly Newscast to Report Illegal Alien Killing Georgia Woman

CNN Teases Document that Portrays “Christian Nationalism” as Radical After Kirk Death

Hysteria, Not History: CBS Giddy Over Lefty Historian Meacham Trashing Trump

Editor Picks: Eileen Gu Is The Poster Child For The Post-Nationalist Olympics (The American skier enjoys all the benefits of being an American, born and raised, but competes for the communist dictatorship of China) News Busters.org

CORRUPTION CHRONICLES: Trump Assassination Attempt Update! - Documents Raise Troubling New Questions About Secret Service Failures To Protect President Trump

INVESTIGATING THE INVESTIGATORS: Judicial Watch: New FBI Records Reveal Warnings about Suspicious Individual before Trump Shooting in Butler

“America’s Most Unwanted” Exposes Atrocious Criminal Aliens who Arrived Under Biden

Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Lawsuit Against Transportation Department for Records on Cross-Border Trucking and the Licensing of Illegal Drivers

Judicial Watch Supreme Court Brief: Federal Law Forbids Counting Ballots Received after Election Day

Judicial Watch Senior Attorney T. Russell Nobile to Testify before Congress on Restoring “Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections” Judicial Watch.org

IRAN'S WARNING: BREAKING NEWS: Trump on the brink of “Major War” with Iran as Ayatollah defies his nuclear red line

RUSSIA WAR ON UKRAINE: Ukraine peace talks collapse in less than two hours as Zelensky says it is “Not Fair” Trump wants him to compromise and not Putin

Moment Ukrainian robot takes on Russian soldier in close combat gunfight on frontline

HORROR ON THE SLOPS: This Was A Preventable Tragedy': California warned of incoming inclement weather just two days before the storm hit - Fury erupts in desperate search for 9 missing skiers in avalanche as makeshift tarp is erected and tour company breaks silence

“It's Gonna Hit Us!” Moment family is caught in avalanche as dozens of skiers watch huge mass of snow crashing towards them at Italian resort

MILAN WINTER OLYMPICS: Lindsey Vonn's Winter Olympics ski crash injury is “a lot more severe than a broken leg” with her “leg in pieces” after specialists suggested she may need amputation

Team USA's first openly queer female figure skater who quit social media over anti-Trump comments left in tears after dismal Winter Olympics result

“NARCISSISTIC” TRANS: I'm not the real hero, says brave hockey fan who pounced on trans dad during shooting... as he reveals touching moment that came next

EPSTEIN: THE TOXIC FALLOUT: Whoopi Goldberg's VERY awkward on-air confession about why she's named in the Epstein files leaves viewers stunned

COLBERT GRILLS CBS, NOT SO FAST, IT'S THE LAW: Stephen Colbert continues squabble with CBS over “EQUAL TIME” rule after network banned Democrat guest Daily Mail

United States-Iran War could be imminent and take weeks, sources warn after latest nuclear talks

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: Next government should “encourage migration” of West Bank Palestinians

Top religious Zionist rabbis urge Netanyahu to keep women out of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks

Inside Story: Reunifying Arab parties aim for more power, but may wind up with more Netanyahu

LIVE: Palestine Action activists to face retrial over UK Elbit factory raid, alleged attack on cop

Daily Briefing February 17: Will United States sanctions bring Iran to heel in nuclear talks? Times of Israel

China targets foreign tourists for Lunar New Year “Consumption Feast”

Chinese coastguard reveals growing reliance on drones at Scarborough Shoal

TWELVE (12) killed in China’s second deadly Lunar New Year firework explosion

Open-source sci-fi beloved in China tech circles sends geeks to “fix” late Ming

Exclusive: Trump’s claim of Chinese, Russian ships near Greenland “not supported by facts”

North Korean Nuclear Crisis

• How North Korea became the world’s most reclusive country

• Chinese President Xi Jinping urges Seoul to be “patient” over North Korean nuclear talks South China Morning Post

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Science & Technology

Medical Xpress: People prefer the empathy of humans, but rate “fake” AI empathy higher

Medical Xpress: Kirigami-inspired sensors precisely map activity of neurons in the primate brain

Optics & Photonics: Ultra-stable lasers that rely on crystalline mirrors could advance next-generation clocks and navigation

Biochemistry: Cultured beef differs from conventional beef in allergy-related hazards, food safety study shows

Biochemistry: Chitosan-nickel biomaterial becomes stronger when wet, and could replace plastics

Plants & Animals: As glaciers retreat, Greenland seals may lose key feeding hotspots Phys.org - Science, Medical, Technology and other Sciences