War with Iran?

 

NYTimes:

As they made their public case for another American military campaign against Iran, President Trump and his aides asserted that Iran had restarted its nuclear program, had enough available nuclear material to build a bomb within days and was developing long-range missiles that will soon be capable of hitting the United States.

 All three of these claims are either false or unproven.

American and European government officials, international weapons monitoring groups and reports from American intelligence agencies give a far different picture of the urgency of the Iran threat than the one the White House presented in the days leading up to Saturday’s strikes.

 Iran has taken steps to dig out the nuclear facilities hit during strikes last June by Israel and the United States, and it has resumed work at some sites long known to American spy agencies. But the officials said that there isn’t evidence that Iran has made active efforts to resume enriching uranium or trying to build a mechanism to detonate a bomb.

 The stockpiles of uranium that Iran has already enriched remain buried after last year’s strikes, making it nearly impossible for Iran to build a bomb “within days.”

NOTE: This is what Iran has reported and the NYTimes passed on. Whether or not it is true remains to be to be proved: 

The Other 98%:

“The "president of peace" just launched his newest war,  and within hours, bombs buried more than 50 schoolgirls under rubble. This is heartwrenching.

On Saturday morning, an airstrike flattened the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, a city in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. The girls inside were between seven and twelve years old. Around 170 students were in the building when it was hit. 

Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency now reports at least 63 students killed and another 60 injured. Sixty-three children. In a school. On a Saturday morning.

This is what "freedom" looks like, apparently. Trump told the Washington Post his only concern is "freedom for the people" of Iran. In a video on Truth Social, he urged Iranians to "take over your government" once the bombing stops, as if you can liberate a people by massacring their children in math class.

The administration named this operation "Epic Fury." That's not a military codename. That's a Call of Duty expansion pack. And the real-world body count is already staggering.

Foreign policy analysts have warned that unlike the limited strikes the U.S. carried out against Iranian nuclear sites last June, a broader conflict with Tehran could drag on for years. We've heard this story before. Iraq. Afghanistan. Libya. The playbook never changes,  only the flag on the coffins.

Remember: this is the man who built his entire political brand on being "America First" and opposing foreign wars, who campaigned in 2024 promising to "stop the endless wars." 

Now he's bombing elementary schools and calling it a noble mission.

CONGRESS QUESTIONED THE WRONG FIRST LADY!

 

Hillary Clinton calls House Oversight questioning 'repetitive' in 6 hour deposition 

"Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent more than six hours in a closed-door deposition Thursday, facing questions from the House Oversight Committee. 

The Republican-led committee subpoenaed Clinton, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to appear in its investigation into convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein." 

 The former president will take questions Friday from the committee.

In a short press conference following the deposition, Hillary Clinton said she wished the proceedings had been public and that she and her attorneys have asked for transcripts and videos to be available as soon as possible."

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Hillary Clinton was never close friends for years as was the current FLOTUS, Melania Trump. Melania and her husband partied for decades with the two pedophiles, Epstein and Maxwell, NOT Hillary Clinton.

Why hasn't Melania been subpoenaed to appear before Congress?

It is obvious to anyone paying attention that Congress is in on the coverup as is the DoJ. How stupid was it to grill Hillary Clinton who had no relationship with Maxwell and NOT Melania who was close friends with the pedophile?

We have the most corrupt and lawless administration in modern history.

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THE TRUMP REGIME WILL DO WITH THIS RULING?

 

On February 24, 2026, a divided 5-4 Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) generally cannot be sued for failing to deliver mail, including instances of intentional nondelivery. 

The court decided that a federal law protecting the USPS from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail includes deliberate, intentional withholding. 

Key Ruling Details: In Postal Service v. Konan, the court decided that the postal exception in the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) covers "intentional nondelivery" of mail. 

Case Context: The lawsuit involved a landlord who claimed her mail was intentionally withheld for two years due to racial discrimination. 

Legal Immunity: The decision confirms that the government is legally immune from damage claims for mail that is lost, intercepted, or intentionally not delivered. 

Dissent: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by three other justices, dissented, arguing that the protection against lawsuits should not cover malicious, intentional misconduct. 

Can we imagine what the corrupt Trump administration will do with this ruling vis-a-vis mail-in ballots?

"The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files..."

 

THAT IS BREAKING THE LAW. 

Trump's DoJ is as corrupt and lawless as he is.

"The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor."

 

BREAKING:  The New York Times just confirmed reports that Trump's Justice Department tried to cover up reports that indicated Trump assaulted a minor in the 1980s. Wow! 

"Under the law, the Justice Department can redact material that could be used to identify Mr. Epstein’s victims, depicted violence or child sexual abuse, or would hurt a continuing federal investigation. But the law expressly prohibited federal officials from withholding or redacting materials 'on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm or political sensitivity' to public figures."

Did Trump's DoJ break the law to protect Trump?

Do you think his cultists will give a damn? Are they so beguiled by Trump that they'll ignore this hideous report? Would they have ignored this had it been about Mr. Obama?

IMO, no! There's a stench coming from the DoJ, and it smells like a crime.

Why is the DoJ covering up these credible allegations?  Are the American people really okay with having a POTUS accused of these sorts of heinous crimes against children? 

Do you understand now why Trump put lackeys in charge of the DoJ? An innocent man would not have done so; he would have demanded all Epstein files be released to show his innocence.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump 

"The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.8 

 Some files have not been made public despite a law mandating their release. These include what appears to be more than 50 pages of FBI interviews, and notes from conversations with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor.

 NPR reviewed multiple sets of unique serial numbers appearing before and after the pages in question, stamped onto documents in the Epstein files database, FBI case records, emails and discovery document logs in the latest tranche of documents published at the end of January. NPR's investigation found dozens of pages that appear to be catalogued by the Justice Department but not shared publicly."

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"The woman who directly named Trump in her abuse allegation claimed that around 1983, when she was around 13 years old, Epstein introduced her to Trump 'who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit. In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out.'

 Out of more than three million pages of files released by the Justice Department in recent months, this specific allegation against Trump only appears in copies of the FBI list of claims and the DOJ slideshow." 

AI inquiry:  "Recent investigations by NPR and The New York Times have revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) appears to have withheld or removed several files from the public Jeffrey Epstein database that contain allegations against Donald Trump. 

Specific Allegation: The files describe an unverified claim from a woman who stated she was between 13 and 15 years old when she was introduced to Trump by Epstein in the mid-1980s. She alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her and physically struck her. 

The "Missing" Records: While one 2019 FBI interview summary was released, at least three other interview memos and more than 50 pages of notes related to this woman's claims are reportedly missing from the public disclosure. 

Internal FBI Email: An internal FBI email from July 2025 noted that one identified victim "claimed abuse by Trump but ultimately refused to cooperate". 

Congressional Investigation: House Oversight Committee Democrats, led by Rep. Robert Garcia, launched a formal inquiry in February 2026 to investigate why these documents were withheld, alleging a potential violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. 

Current Status: DOJ officials have stated that the claims are unverified and uncorroborated, and that the department has no basis for new criminal prosecutions following its review of the files. Trump has consistently denied the allegations.

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The victim was interviewed by the FBI four times. 

The last time was the day before Jeffrey Epstein died

The Epstein file cover up, with the DOJ working in concert with the FBI to withhold and potentially destroy any evidence and documents that would damage Trump, is the biggest political scandal in American history. 

Read the entire report.

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS QUESTIONS?

 

"STRONG WOMEN ARE THE FUTURE"

"The U.S. Women’s Olympic hockey team made history with their third Olympic gold, beating Canada's powerhouse team in overtime. 

The men’s team also won their third Olympic gold ever; but despite equal work and equal outcomes, the response was very different. 

The men got a personal visit from the FBI director and a call from the president. 

The women’s team, by contrast, was mocked by Trump and laughed at by the male athletes. 

It’s a reaction we see too often. Not just in sports, but at work too. Highly qualified, remarkable women being treated as second class citizens. 

We need to call it out every time."

Trump, again, failed at leadership. His inability to acknowledge the US women's hockey team, as he acknowledged the US men's team, for their remarkable achievement shows us what a sickening misogynist he is. 
 

 

PS:  The last time we heard "locker room talk" by Trump was when he bragged about sexually assaulting women, because he's a "star."

SNOWPOCALYPSE!

 

MOI!

We've been there and done that!  Many, many times!

OLD STATE HOUSE

YOUR SUNDAY MOMENT OF ZEN

 

 JUST SAW THIS TODAY:

 

SATURDAY NIGHT GOLD!

 

Congratulations to Alysa Liu on winning the gold for her performance.

PS. Just a reminder, her father is an immigrant who was granted refugee status after his involvement in the Tiananmen square protests.

CONGRESS AND TARIFFS

 

Justice Gorsuch explains:

Trump Rages Over SCOTUS Ruling.

‘I CAN DESTROY THE COUNTRY!

TRUMP GOES BALLISTIC OVER SUPREME COURT RULING

RAW STORY — President Donald Trump erupted at the Supreme Court on Friday after it ruled against his authority to impose sweeping tariffs, vowing to circumvent its decision with “alternatives” and lambasting the justices for their "ridiculous opinion,” which he claimed permitted him to "destroy" countries.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 earlier on Friday that Trump acted outside his authority when imposing his sweeping tariffs, which his administration had justified under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). As such, a significant share of Trump’s tariffs have now been declared unlawful

“The court said that I'm not allowed to charge even $1! Can't charge one dollar to any country under IEEPA!” Trump raged during an address from the White House.

“But I am allowed to cut off any and all trade or business with that same country; in other words, I can destroy the trade, I can destroy the country! I'm even allowed to impose a foreign country-destroying embargo, I can embargo! I can do anything I want, but I can't charge $1!”

Trump has staked much of his presidency on his tariff policy, warning over the past several months that a ruling against the policy could lead to a $2 trillion “catastrophe” and reduce the United States to “almost Third World status.

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against the tariffs, Trump appears ready to circumvent the order through alternative tariffs, tariffs that he argued could generate “more money.”

“I can do anything I want to do to them, but I can't charge any money,” Trump continued. “So I'm allowed to destroy the country, but I can't charge them a little fee. How ridiculous is that?”

SCOTUS STRIKES DOWN TRUMP’S TARRIFS!

 

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s one-man tariff war

In anticipation of the high court’s ruling, big-name companies like Costco, Revlon and Bumble Bee Foods filed lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade to secure tariff refunds for billions of dollars.

WHY IS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTING A "NO LONGER FULLY DEMOCRATIC" STATE?

 

Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term in Hungary’s elections

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after the April elections, emphasizing during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the nationalist leader and U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Trump and Rubio are supporting this: 

"Hungary is widely considered by international bodies, including the European Parliament and Freedom House, to have transitioned from a democracy to a hybrid regime or "electoral autocracy" due to significant democratic erosion under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party since 2010, with concerns over media control, weakened judiciary, suppression of opposition, and attacks on civil liberties. 

While it still holds elections, democratic norms have been undermined, leading to its "Partly Free" rating and classification as no longer a full democracy.

Why is Trump supporting a "no longer a full democracy" state?

Rubio was not always an Orban fan:

In the May 2019 letter to then-President Trump, Marco Rubio and his colleagues (Sens. Jim Risch, Bob Menendez, and Jeanne Shaheen) detailed several specific areas where they believed democracy in Hungary had 'significantly eroded.' 

The senators argued that the election process under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had become less competitive. They observed increasing state control over the judiciary.

The letter pointed to a decrease in press freedom, mentioning discouragement of advertising for independent media and consolidation of media ownership under a foundation exempt from antitrust regulations. 

The senators were troubled by Hungary's close ties with Russia, including its reliance on Russian energy and Russia's alleged use of Hungary's 'golden visa' program to bypass U.S. sanctions. 

They criticized Hungary's refusal of a U.S. extradition request for two Russian arms dealers, who were instead sent to Moscow by the Orbán government. 

The relocation of the Russian-controlled International Investment Bank to Budapest was seen as an assertion of Russian influence within a NATO member country." --AI mode

ARE MAGA REALLY THIS UNINFORMED?

 

Why yes, yes they are. 

The Captain of the Mother Ship admits she is a devoted FAUX NOOZ fan. That's why she wrote this inaccurate and grossly uninformed comment:

” All I write here nearly every day is how the Left’s speech writers shoot down everything the Trump Admin does, but thanks for the reminder. Of COURSE they shoot down everything Trump does..(as do most judges and grand juries, the latest Grand Jury rejected the lawmaker indictments for telling our servicemen to ignore their superiors, did you hear that yet?)..if we had Republicans as sharp and articulate as the Dems, we could fight that.

In November 2025, Senator Mark Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers released a video advising U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders, not all orders. This action prompted a Pentagon investigation, accusations of "sedition" from Donald Trump, and a subsequent lawsuit by Kelly against a January 2026 censure by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Key details: 

The Content: The video featured Mark Kelly, alongside Reps. Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, Maggie Goodlander, and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, advising troops to uphold their oath to the Constitution and ignore directives they believe are unlawful.

The Context: The message was released amid concerns regarding the legality of potential military actions within the U.S. and in South America.

The Backlash: President Trump and then-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the group of "seditious behavior," with the Pentagon opening a review into the lawmakers' conduct.

Legal Action: A federal judge in February 2026 temporarily blocked the Pentagon from punishing Senator Kelly, citing potential violations of his First Amendment rights. 

 The lawmakers emphasized that they were reminding military personnel of their legal obligations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to disobey unlawful, not all, orders.

"On February 10, 2026, a federal grand jury declined to indict the lawmakers on charges of seditious conspiracy or interfering with military discipline. 

Court Injunction: On February 12, 2026, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Pentagon from punishing Kelly. 

The judge ruled that the speech was 'unquestionably protected' by the First Amendment and that the government had unconstitutionally retaliated against him."

Current Status: As of February 17, 2026, the Department of Justice has been urged by Kelly's attorneys not to seek a second indictment. Kelly remains a retired Navy captain while the legal battle over his rank and pension continues.

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There is no shame in being ignorant on some issues, only in willfully staying that way. The Captain apparently chooses to stay that way.

TRUMP'S SECOND TERM WILL BE DEFINED BY THE EPSTEIN SCANDAL

 

The only pedophile who's in prison is a woman, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Trump DoJ hasn't arrested, indicted, nor put anyone else in prison for their heinous crimes against children by this country's and the world's elites, billionaires, and oligarchs.

Trump's second term will be defined by this horrendous scandal.  He knew. And according to the emails that have been published, he was, in some way, involved.

Epstein ordered a “Snow White” costume for the little girls on his island so they could “entertain” elite guests older than their grandfathers, dressed up as little Snow Whites.

And Jes Staley, who later became CEO of Barclays Bank and who previously spent more than three decades at JPMorgan Chase, where he served as head of its Investment Bank and later CEO of its Asset Management division, thanked Epstein for the “Snow White fun.”

But don’t worry. During his long tenure at JPMorgan Chase, Jes Staley would help oversee the bank’s relationship with Epstein, ensuring that his financial affairs continued to be handled.

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Leon Black, billionaire investor, and known Jeffrey Epstein associate and likely co-conspirator is in the files for having raped multiple young girls, and was even sued for having raped a 16 year old girl with down syndrome. What did Donald Trump do about it? He awarded him by giving his son a position in his administration. We're done f**king around, these people are all Satan worshipping pedos, and they need to be put in prison.

I don’t remember where I found this quote.

Do you agree or disagree?  

Please tell me why, either way  

“The fundamental problem of America is not Trump, but America. 

Trump is a creation of America, and this type of delirium, this sort of figure can only emerge and rise to ultimate prominence in a certain kind of society - a society in collapse. 

What we're witnessing now is an accelerated decline of the American empire, massively expedited by Trump's galloping insanity.”

YOUR SUNDAY MOMENT OF ZEN

 

SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC

 

Tracy Chapman

"Change"

JUST A REMINDER:

 

This is the sick creep MAGA chose to have as alternate entertainment for last week's Super Bowl, because they couldn't deal with a Puerto Rican American singing in Spanish.

They chose this piece of living dirt. 

This is just ONE example of why powerful rich men felt no shame in being pals with and enjoying whatever they could get from Jeffrey Epstein. This kind of "humor" is considered "funny" in a sick male's world, and condoned not by just an American, but by a worldwide cabal of men who felt they would be legally untouchable while sexually assaulting/raping little girls.

Disturbing video of Kid Rock has resurfaced, as he wonders why American men were waiting for the then-14 year old Olsen twins to turn 18. "if there's grass on the field, play ball!"

 

If your hair isn't on fire, you're not paying attention!

 

Listen to Senator Kelly. He's not the canary in the coal mine; he's the alarm/fog horn/siren warning us all to wake up and understand the authoritarian/fascist regime in front of our noses!

"Pam Bondi is the product of a diseased system."

 

Pam Bondi is a disgusting embarrassment to our country. She's protecting pedophiles and ignoring Epstein's victims.  Bondi, it is clear, does the bidding of Trump, who's named in the Epstein emails/files over a million times. Her loyalty is to a convicted felon and adjudicated sexual assaulter, not to the law and the Constitution or her country. All she has is bluster, bullying, and tantrums.

Bondi's a failure. Her fall from power will be epic.

BREAKING: “You washed-up loser lawyer!” Pam Bondi throws a FURIOUS tantrum after Rep. Jerry Nadler confronts her on letting Epstein’s cronies walk free!

Attorney General Pam Bondi was called before the House Judiciary Committee this morning to face the music for orchestrating a cover-up of the Epstein files and protecting the powerful pedophiles whose identities are hidden within…and when confronted with the facts, she blew her top in a transparently Trumpian projection of guilt.

Nadler got right down to the point, and immediately made it clear that he wasn’t going to put up with her deflection shenanigans.

NADLER: “How many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?”

BONDI: First, you showed it. I find it—

NADLER: How many have you indicted?

BONDI: *angrily* Excuse me! I'm going to answer the question.

NADLER: Answer my question.

BONDI: No, I'm going to answer the question the way *I* want to answer the question.

NADLER: No, you're going to answer the question the way I asked it.

BONDI: Chairman Jordan, I'm not going to get in the gutter with these people, but I'm going to answer the question.

NADLER: How many have you indicted?

BONDI: I think it's very interesting. I think it's very interesting that he talks about they indicted— The president said they indicted him twice —

JAMIE RASKIN, INTERJECTING: Mr. Chairman, please stop the clock and restore his time.

BONDI: Oh, okay. Here we go with these theatrics!

RASKIN: You can let her filibuster all day long, but not on our watch. Not on our time. And I told you about that, Attorney General, before you started.

BONDI: YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING YOU WASHED UP, LOSER — not even a lawyer.

NADLER: All right. My time. The answer to my question, how many of Epstein's co-conspirators has she indicted, is zero.

Bondi and the rest of the Trump team have no explanation and no possible justification for what they’ve done and are continuing to doing on behalf of powerful pedophiles — so bluster, bullying, and tantrums are all they have.

What a disgraceful show by our nation’s most senior law enforcement officer. She must be impeached as soon as possible. and brought to justice — along with every single one of the pedophiles she's protecting.

"These are Epstein's victims who raised their hands when asked by the Congressional Democrats who has NOT been contacted by Pam Bondi's DoJ to give their first-person evidence of who the powerful rich men were who sexually abused them."

WHY HASN'T SHE INTERVIEWED THE VICTIMS SO THEY CAN TELL HER WHO SEXUALLY ABUSED THEM? IS BONDI PROTECTING PEDOPHILES?

‪Skye‬ ‪@simplyskye.bsky.social‬

· 52m

Pam Bondi gave a disaster-class in how NOT to testify to Congress — combative, smug in the presence of survivors, & likely perjuring herself in the process — she’ll be resigned to the annals of worst AGs in history

Amee Vanderpool‬ ‪@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social‬

· 39m

Pam Bondi refused to acknowledge the Epstein victims who stood up behind her calling it "theater." Nothing more infuriating than watching a woman attempt to demean and degrade other women all to serve the agenda of sexual predators who she allows to control her.

Just Jack‬ ‪@just-jack-1.bsky.social‬

· 7m

Pam Bondi is the product of a diseased system. A system that is so corrupt and beholden to the wealthy class, it cannot hold them accountable no matter what they do, even if it’s raping little girls on private islands. This is why the oligarchs got behind Trump. To reside safely above the law.

BONDI: The stock market is doing great under Trump! We should be talking about that instead of the worst worldwide sex trafficking and rape of children scandal which emails from the Epstein files include Trump's name over a million times!