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Live Updates: Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling and Trump’s Immediate New Levies Add New Uncertainty in Global Trade

Our president has no respect for our constitutional separation of powers. The judiciary is a separate and, importantly, co-equal, branch of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Reporter’s Home

Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Reporter’s Home

A prosecutor apologized for failing to alert the magistrate to a 1980 law that restricts searches for reporting materials.

w/ Erik Wemple

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

Utah Supreme Court upholds fairer map for midterm elections, rejects GOP appeal That fairer map creates a district where Democratic voters can meaningfully compete.

🚨BREAKING: In a decisive win for voters, the Utah Supreme Court dismissed the GOP legislature’s appeal in the state’s landmark redistricting case — clearing the way for a fairer congressional map to be used in the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Judge Voids UNC's Controversial Settlement Over Confederate Statue 'Silent Sam' The judge overturned the university system's settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans, concluding that the group didn't have legal standing to bring a lawsuit in the first place.

A judge overturned the agreement, but the circumstances of the deal were suspect, as it was announced within minutes of the lawsuit being filed.

When Silent Sam, the Confederate soldier statue, was removed from campus, UNC agreed to give it to this neo-Confederate group, along with $2.5 million for caretaking.

UNC agreed to fund a neo-Confederate group.

Nah. He demeans himself every time he breathes.

Not so fast, Pam Bondi. The American people want accountability. And we won’t let you get away so easily.

A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors 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’ in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

One tipster called after she went to Publix and the worker who helped her find the water didn't speak English. “And then she did help you find the water?"
Palmer asked on the call, to which the woman responded,
"Right, she walked me right to it." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors 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” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF

Please call your congressperson and ask them if they know it’s actually their job to stop billions of taxpayer dollars from being funneled into make-believe boards of peace

…and to stop the president from unilaterally declaring war

…and to demand compliance with the Epstein files Transparency Act

App for boycotting US products tops Danish charts after Trump’s Greenland threats NonUSA app ‘helps you identify and avoid American products in everyday life’

A popular app in Denmark identifies American products so that Danes know not to buy them

www.independent.co.uk/tech/us-boyc...

Picture via a CNN reporter of a banner with Trump’s face going up on outside of DOJ building

Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building

Tommy Robinson was barred from the US. Trump's border force has now let him in The anti-migrant activist reportedly received a visa hours before his flight departed

British far-right agitator Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson), previously barred from the US because of his long rap sheet, secured a visa and has met with Kari Lake, the self-proclaimed acting CEO of USAGM. He has recently been revealed to be in the pay of the Kremlin for decades.

There is no reason to believe Trump's foreign policy is designed to benefit America or Americans
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections

This one weird trick could stop US women from voting

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Almost 250 years after we broke with George III, the question must now be faced: Are we a monarchy or a nation of laws? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/fascist-dictator-or-16th-century

The Brits woke up today and chose justice.

It's the largest political crime family by far. It makes the Nixon administration look tame by comparison.

“It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is operating as a massive criminal enterprise.”

This absolutely captures it. Instead of "Trump Administration," we should say "Trump Syndicate."

#TrumpSyndicate

DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.

NEWS: The FBI interviewed an Epstein victim who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was underage not once — but at least FOUR times. But the document that shows those additional interviews appears to have been deleted from the DOJ website. substack.com/home/post/p-...

UK: Prince Andrew arrested.

South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.

USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

"The only minority destroying this country are the billionaires" www.instagram.com/reel/DU8n_yO...

Why Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park? The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.

President Trump is using East Potomac Park in Washington as a dumping ground for the remains of the East Wing. He also wants to turn its affordable golf course into a luxury destination. “It’ll be a real loss for a lot of people in the city,” a local resident said.

America gave up kings 250 years ago and adopted a system in which “no one is above the law.”

But presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity.

Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute.

Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections.

The legacy of the John Roberts Supreme Court.

Is this the most corrupt thing a president has ever done? Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed

A hand-picked panel of Trump loyalists just rubber-stamped his plans to build a White House ballroom, funded by billionaires and corporate donors.

This could be the most corrupt thing a president has ever done. https://youtu.be/Nbf6BJzpk1E?si=GZhIGzaaS50AjCk3

Mamdani Seeks Deputy Mayor to Run His Proposed Community Safety Agency

Mamdani is planning to hire a new deputy mayor by this spring to oversee the new department, according to two senior City Hall officials familiar with the plan.

The new hire would work alongside Mamdani’s first deputy mayor, Dean Fuleihan, whose portfolio includes the Police Department.

Why would federal prosecutors in 2019 tell authorities in New Mexico to stop their investigation into Epstein and Zorro Ranch?

After stepping away from ice skating at 16, Alysa Liu is back at the Olympics at age 20. Controlling her career after years of being told what to do — when to practice, what to eat, what to wear — was the only way she could return to the sport, she said. nyti.ms/4qEKw3H