Steve Holcombe

So, Trump is thumbing his nose at SCOTUS? Of course he is.

US will not back out of its tariff deals with UK and others, says Trump trade representative

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/22/uk-in-talks-with-us-over-best-possible-deal-for-british-firms-amid-higher-tariffs-threat-trump?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Donald Trump Calls On Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice

'Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday, “Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the consequences. She’s got no talent or skills – Purely a political hack! HER POWER IS GONE, AND WILL NEVER BE BACK. How much is she being paid, and for what??? Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT”'

https://deadline.com/2026/02/trump-netflix-susan-rice-warner-bros-1236731945/

Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for the Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in Capitol
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/speaker-mike-johnson-denies-request-rev-jesse-jackson-lie-honor-capito-rcna259978

Me: "Honey, I hear a baby crying in the house. What's going on?"

My wife: "Turn off the TV."

Furious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blow

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/trump-tariff-scotus-response?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Putin signs law enabling FSB to order individual internet and mobile disconnections, cites security concerns

https://kyivindependent.com/putin-signs-law-enabling-fsb-to-order-individual-internet-and-mobile-disconnections-cites-security-concerns/

"The volatility has spilled ⁠into private-credit firms that have become major lenders to the tech sector, an industry that has leaned heavily on PE-backed private credit since post-crisis banking regulations tightened traditional lending channels."

Blue Owl drops again as investors digest debt fund changes | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO
https://kfgo.com/2026/02/20/blue-owl-drops-again-as-investors-digest-debt-fund-changes/

"In the Friday email, Jain suggests that the five-year agreement could allow the company to expand its reach across DHS into agencies like the US Secret Service (USSS), Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)."

https://www.wired.com/story/department-homeland-security-ice-billion-dollar-agreement-palantir/

"Democrats overwhelmingly want their elected leaders to fight, and they know who they want to fight against: the superrich and corporate America."

https://newrepublic.com/article/206015/new-republic-opinion-poll-democrats-leaders-results?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

"Members of the Georgia State Elections Board voted Wednesday to issue a formal letter of reprimand to Musk’s America PAC over the billionaire technocrat’s illegal scheme to get Trump elected. Georgia, a key battleground state in 2024, was the target of aggressive campaigning by Trump’s team."

https://newrepublic.com/post/206857/georgia-voter-fraud-elon-musk?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss

"Ever since Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, he has baselessly claimed the results in states he lost were “rigged.” His demonstrably false claims led to the Jan. 6 insurrection and 62 failed lawsuits that attempted to overturn the election in his favor."

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/02/18/letter-its-time-utahns-see-mike/

"Spanberger, a former undercover CIA officer who served three terms in Congress, became Virginia’s first female governor earlier this year, resoundingly winning an office previously held by a Republican. She won the race by a double-digit margin, campaigning on affordability and lowering costs for families."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/abigail-spanberger-democratic-response-trump-sotu?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"The search warrant affidavit that initiated the FBI’s unprecedented raid on an election facility in Fulton County, Georgia, last month failed to provide evidence that a crime had been committed and relied on “a smorgasbord of witness speculation” from biased sources, county officials alleged in a new court filing Tuesday [February 17, 2026]."

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/fulton-county-fbi-election-facility-raid-2020-election-records/#:~:text=It%20also%20revealed%20that%20the,election%20have%20been%20repeatedly%20rejected.

Think of it this way. They are overbuilding ... because they're building a cell for YOU AND THOSE YOU LOVE.

New Report Details ICE’s Expanding and Increasingly Unaccountable Detention System - American Immigration Council
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-expanding-detention-system/

'Fix the Court’s Gabe Roth put it simply. “Public service requires certain sacrifices in the name of ethics, and going stock-free should be one of them for all branches of government ...."'

https://open.substack.com/pub/chrisgeidner/p/scotus-changed-the-rules-for-bringing?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=ffz6x

"Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, according to a panel of independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council."

https://www.reuters.com/world/allegations-epstein-files-may-amount-crimes-against-humanity-un-experts-say-2026-02-17/

"SB 1554, authored by Sen. Randy Grellner, R-Cushing, would ban nongovernmental organizations [like churches] from “knowingly or recklessly” providing support to benefit any immigrant in the country illegally or any asylum seeker. Any organization that breaks the law would be permanently barred from receiving any state or local funding, and any employee who knowingly participates in or directs a violation of the law would be guilty of a felony."

https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oklahoma-lawmakers-push-sweeping-immigration-agenda-touching-colleges-jobs-and-land-ownership/

My wife and I unsubscribed from Apple TV this evening.✊️

Big Tech targeted in anti-ICE boycott. Could it work? : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/07/nx-s1-5704402/boycott-tech-ice-scott-galloway