Ukraine 4 Years Later: Who’s Winning?

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Four years in, and nobody is winning. The invasion of Ukraine has calcified into a brutal, high-casualty stalemate dictated by drone saturation and trench combat.

We dig into the data behind the noise on why both sides are bleeding out for microscopic gains—and why returning to a pre-2022 world is permanently off the table.

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  1. and

    Attribution for both: Dave Whamond
    [Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, “Reality Check”, has appeared in newspapers since 1995.]

  2. PUTIN BOMBING DESPITE NEGOTIATIONS

    Attribution: Putin bombing despite negotiations by Vladimir Kazanevsky, Ukraine, PoliticalCartoons.com
    [Vladimir Kazanevsky was born in 1950 in Ukraine. He works as a free-lance cartoonist and writer. Vlad`s art work has been exhibited worlwide, published in many magazines and newspapers and has won about 500 prizes from International cartoon contests in 52 countries.]

  3. PLAYED LIKE A VIOLIN

    Attribution: Played Like a Violin by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com
    [Bill Day is a two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award in Cartooning, and his cartoons are syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons. He is currently the editorial cartoonist for FloridaPolitics.com]

  4. Oliver on another topic last night

    Feb 23, 2026 #lastweektonight
    John Oliver discusses how an already flawed Twitter got worse under Elon Musk, how it continues to impact us all, and what it has to do with the 30-40 trillion cells humans are composed of. Or, wait, sorry, Twitter doesn’t have anything to do with the cells. It’s about our understanding of the universe. Maybe. You’ll just have to take that last part up with Elon directly.

  5. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Our daily Digital Diner podcast airs at 11-Noon ET on YouTube. JOIN the chatroom here — or WATCH yesterday’s replay here.

    What America is Actually Clicking – February 23, 2026

    1. Weather – A massive winter storm triggers blizzard warnings across the East Coast, halting travel and grounding thousands of flights. – AP News
    2. World – The Mexican army kills the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel during an operation to capture him, sparking fears of retaliatory violence. – AP News
    3. Sports – Team USA finishes the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan with a record-breaking 33 medals, securing a historic gold in the final men’s hockey event. – CBS News
    4. Politics – [Ongoing] The Supreme Court strikes down the administration’s sweeping tariffs, dealing a major blow to the president’s economic agenda. – AP News
    5. Economy – [Ongoing] Administration officials predict a 2026 economic boom driven by anticipated interest rate cuts and tax refunds, though some experts remain cautious. – CBS News
    6. Politics – [Ongoing] A look at the authoritarians and strongmen recently appointed to the administration’s newly formed Board of Peace. – The Guardian
    7. National – [Ongoing] The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files reveals new details about an earlier FBI investigation and the prominent figures involved. – PBS News
    8. National – [Ongoing] Florida leads the nation in a surge of executions, spotlighting a nationwide increase in capital punishment this year. – PBS News
    9. National – [Ongoing] A federal judge rules that an immigrant cannot be re-detained by immigration authorities, setting a new precedent for federal enforcement. – PBS News
    10. Offbeat – [Ongoing] The 208-year-old Farmers’ Almanac announces that its 2026 edition will be its last, citing the financial challenges of a chaotic media environment. – CBS News

    These are the stories driving the most traffic across major U.S. outlets right now—not necessarily the stories we think you should read, and not always the most recent.

    A roundup by our AI partner Silas (Gemini).

  6. This is the shit we deal with in WV. Rep. Riley Moore (MAGA, WV):

    “On Liberation Day last year, President Trump declared that the era of economic surrender was over. Today, the Supreme Court’s ruling attempts to force the President to raise the white flag once again.

    The Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s tariff policy is egregiously wrong, both as a matter of law and as a matter of justice for American workers.

    As Justice Kavanaugh explained in his dissent, President Trump’s tariffs are clearly lawful as a matter of ‘text, history, and precedent.’ He specifically cited President Nixon’s 1971 decision to impose 10% tariffs ‘across the board on virtually all imports from every country in the world’ – a policy that federal courts approved.

    In his own opinion, Justice Thomas emphasized that Congress may delegate many powers to the President and has done so repeatedly throughout American history, as with IEEPA.

    The good news is that President Trump still possesses many statutory means to impose tariffs that protect American workers, who – as West Virginians know better than anyone – have been under assault in a trade war for the past 40 years.

    Congress should also take action to give President Trump additional tools to defend our nation against historically unfair trade practices. My bill, the U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act, would explicitly authorize President Trump to negotiate with foreign nations and impose reciprocal tariffs on those nations, when necessary. It would also clearly grant the President the power to address quotas, export subsidies, and other non-tariff barriers that harm American firms.

    I invite other members of Congress, on both sides of the aisle, to stand with me in this effort to support President Trump and put America and the American Worker first.”

    On the (slightly) brighter side, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (GOP, WV) said she had faith in SCOTUS’ opinion.

  7. The russian invasion of Ukraine has been brutal. Much of it like WWI trench warfare, it is also like the 1930’s Spanish civil war. Both featured massive changes in fighting and technology, along with brutal and bloody close combat. The frontlines only move by meters, not miles. Rockets and missiles destroy cities and people. Russia aiming for civilians, Ukraine taking out russia oil.
    Current estimates are 1.2 milllion russian dead and combat loss, 100k to 500k Ukraine killed and combat losses.

    Just as all wars bring technology change, the russian invasion of Ukraine has brought major changes in frontline warfare. Basically you cannot go walking around, on either side of the front. Unmanned airial vessels, UAV, little ones (drones) and ones the size of aircraft, are always overhead. The drones have microphones and cameras. Some are outfitted with machine guns, others with bombs and grenades. GPS is compromised so most use fiber optic wire going to the command. This also affects the use of tanks and troop carriers.

    There are land drones, some lay mines, some are setup to take wounded back to aide stations. There are water drones that destroy ships and bridges.

    Social media, primarily twitter (x), has been an important battle ground between russian propaganda spreaders and those fighting it. A large number of people have joined to support Ukraine by fighting disinformation and providing physical support with donations, recognized by countries and Ukraine.

    EU recognizes the importance of stopping russian agression in Ukraine and is supplying munitions and other matériel.

  8. But then there are some still-functioning brain cells in SDWV. Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, (Clinton nominee) issued a scathing ruling against ICE last week, drawing parallels between it and authoritarian secret police and the KKK, said there is no place in our country for this bullshit and ordered the release of a young detainee picked up by a group of masked ICE agents roaming around in an unmarked black SUV without license plates.

  9. Here’s Bloomberg’s report on the decision:

    A federal judge excoriated immigration agents for making arrests while wearing masks that conceal their identities in a scathing opinion that references a “regime of secret policing” and mask-wearing by Ku Klux Klan members.

    Judge Joseph Goodwin of the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found on Thursday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents violated an immigrant’s constitutional rights when they arrested him in masks and detained him without a bond hearing.

    The agents’ presence—with masks, unmarked cars, and without badges—is “indistinguishable from lawbreakers,” and the arrest that followed is “the elimination of constitutional accountability itself,” Goodwin, a Clinton appointee who’s sat on the bench for over three decades, wrote in a 34-page decision.

    The ruling is part of broader judicial backlash to the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics to carry out its arrest and deportation campaign. Democrats on Capitol Hill stalled funding for the Department of Homeland Security while they push for a ban on most agents wearing masks, among other demands.

    “An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct,” Goodwin wrote. “A regime of secret policing has no place in our society.”

    The judge acknowledged that there are some situations where officers may hide their identities, such as in undercover operations. However, these circumstances bear “no resemblance to those recognized exceptions,” Goodwin wrote.

    “No specific danger has been identified that required these agents to be masked for this arrest. This is a deliberate choice to conduct routine civil immigration enforcement through masked anonymous agents operating without warrants across the interior of the United States,” he said.

    He also noted the use of masks by government officials “carries historical and semiotic weight,” such as in authoritarian regimes and Ku Klux Klan attacks.

    Indeed.

  11. We’re digging into some nasty leftovers in the Digital Diner today: Newly surfaced details regarding old claims of Trump and minors.

    Here’s the fresh angle that actually matters: These still-secret claims were handed directly to Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team to prep for her trial. That’s not just discovery—it’s a dossier.

    If Maxwell’s camp has the receipts, she has the ultimate leverage. We’re asking the big question: Is this the Maxwell blackmail play?

  14. Unconstitutional? Some of that stuff was already public. Victims have come forward and she can’t control them.

    Also, she should be back in maximum security & considering she was into toturing the helpless, take that PUPPY AWAY from her.

    She doesn’t hold all of the cards IF tRUMP’s feet are held to the fire.

    Is that Dem counter-programming going to be live streamed?

  19. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/blue-butterfly-zones-dilley-ice-facility-1781001

    Here is what is currently in the public record. Online posts claim that ‘reports are now emerging from inside’ the Dilley ICE facility about ‘Blue Butterfly Zones,’ where ‘young girls are being kept separated and isolated for unknown reasons.’

    Those posts have not been accompanied by verifiable documentation, named witnesses, or any official confirmation, so every allegation should be treated with caution until corroborated.

    What is verifiable, however, is that ‘blue butterfly’ has appeared for years in reporting about Dilley as one of several colour-and-animal labels used to divide the facility into so-called neighbourhoods.

  20. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/02/23/2509896/remembering-people-power-bill-seeks-make-february-25-regular-holiday

    “February 25, 1986 is more than a date etched in history — it marks the moment when the Filipino people peacefully rose to reclaim their democracy. It stands as a testament to courage, unity, and the enduring power of collective action,” Diokno said in a statement.

    Diokno said this should include educational activities and programs that celebrate the spirit of the EDSA movement while promoting democratic values and raising awareness of human rights.

    “Democracy survives not by accident, but because the people choose to defend it,” he added.

  30. Ghislaine Maxwell is currently holding unreleased FBI witness statements regarding Donald Trump. Plus, Judge Aileen Cannon permanently blocks Jack Smith’s Vol 2 report just in time for the “Stain of the Union.”

    TODAY’S RUNDOWN
    00:00 Intro
    02:14 New Epstein Files & Trump Allegations
    06:30 Did Trump Take Epstein Docs to Mar-a-Lago?
    14:38 Epstein’s Hidden Storage Units
    21:55 Trump’s Historic Polling Drop with Independents
    29:26 Judge Cannon Blocks Jack Smith’s Report
    35:00 The Brett Kavanaugh Debt Mystery
    39:00 Lindsey Graham’s Strange Israel Comments
    43:46 Olympic Closing Ceremonies & Rigoletto
    46:14 Big Mama Thornton & The Roots of Rock
    53:23 Why Physical DVDs Beat Streaming Services
    57:40 State of the Union Previews

    Today’s Digital Diner podcast:

  31. The great Tenor aria from Rigoletto mentioned today in chat. Here with the Three Tenors. The Duke is not exactly complimentary to women. It’s followed by the drinking song.

  32. Craig’s comment #2, World: Mexican drug lord killed. This is a hoot, sort of. I fought (for real) in the illegal drug war. For sure, we lost that war and I was fortunate to get out alive (for real). The “lord” was not killed by any decision made by the Mexican Army. The lords competition, or hate, got him killed; all the Mexican Army needs to do to kill someone is up the ante.

    I lost my place, but someone on here wrote about masked men (ICE) riding around in an SUV with no license plate. The feds can register themselves and get those white license plates that say U.S. Government, this because no state can regulate the feds. Then everyone will know they are the feds. I rode around in a fed undercover car for 30 years, none of them were registered by anyone or anywhere. I had a bag of about 10 license plates, all out of date, “not in file.” Where did I/we get them; I’m not tellin’. When I got about 20 parking tickets, I just put another plate on the car; problem solved. All this was a long time ago so I’m sure things “may have” changed. Hi Craig; I’ve been in hiding (probably have about 300 parking tickets).

  34. All the Federales say
    They could have had him any day
    They only let him slip away
    Out of kindness, I suppose.
    —Townes

  35. OCD re Epstein

    A North Carolina man who was fatally shot early Sunday as he allegedly attempted to enter President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was an avid supporter of the president, but was “fixated” on the Epstein files, those who knew him say.

    Authorities have said that Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of Moore County, was armed with a shotgun and a gas canister when he encountered two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy just inside Mar-a-Lago’s north gate around 1:30 a.m.

    https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/austin-martin-mar-a-lago-suspect-b2925443.html

  36. Pilar – ICE seems to be switching out plates on vehicles which is breaking state laws. I don’t care how they shut down these N&zi sobs, as long as they are stopped.

    Waste of money, in addition to unconstitutionality, and sick in the head the way they are ~deporting~ folks.

    Joe many giant concentration camps do we need in the US if the victims held there are actually getting deported?

    How will CoreCivic, GeoGroup, and the rest of the for-profit concentration camp owners/operators going to keep making money off of the government (aka taxpayers) if there aren’t bodies in those awful places?

  40. Anon, if you had cable, you could have watched curling virtually non-stop, more ice dancing and figure skating than you could shake a stick at, tons of cross country and freestyle skiing, a fair amount of ski jumping, and a little alpine skiing. I have no idea what the streaming platforms offered, but whatever NBC streaming affiliates exist, I assume they offered it – for a price.

    Pilar, that somebody was me, reporting what Judge Goodman, USDC, SDWV said in his opinion. My guess is that your prior occupation didn’t involve the same snag, bag and drag we’re seeing today.

  41. oh well, you see one Olympics you’ve seen ‘em all

    i saw some biathalon, good enough 👍

    Oh and i did also see the young Kazahkstani gentleman win gold, good for him 🫡

  43. “The real polls say you kill everybody.”
    Would those be the Epstein polls, you decaying mobster?

    He suffers for the country? Hey, don’t feel the need to stick around on our account.

  45. https://heatherdelaneyreese.substack.com/p/does-the-president-even-know-what

    FEB 22, 2026
    “Just after 6:30 p.m. tonight, the President of the United States stood before a room of governors at a formal White House dinner and opened his remarks by confessing that he believes his own Cabinet or maybe others in the room want to overthrow him.

    “Every time they look in the mirror, every time they wake up or go to sleep, they look at that mirror, and they say, ‘I should be president, not him.’”

    And he said it with a slight smile. But there was nothing funny about it. It was raw paranoia on display for the world to see.”

    *Huh, I guess there was a governors’ dinner. If any Dems went, I hope their plus-one was a POC to integrate the event.

  46. https://special-guests-press-releases.prezly.com/statement-from-author-sarah-mccarty-and-publisher-on-blue-butterfly-book

    TrineDay regrets to announce that Blue Butterfly: Inside the Diary of an Epstein Survivor by Sarah McCarthy has been cancelled. This decision follows sustained physical and electronic harassment directed at the author, as well as the inability to reach a contractual agreement with one of the survivors interviewed for the book.

    ***

    https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/blue-butterfly-zones-dilley-ice-facility-1781001

    Inside Dilley ICE Camp: Alleged ‘Blue Butterfly Zones’ Keep Young Girls Isolated for ‘Unknown Reasons’

  47. USA women’s hockey team snubs Donald Trump after winning Olympic gold

    President Donald Trump invited both the USA men’s and women’s hockey teams to his State of the Union address after each squad captured Olympic gold with overtime wins over Canada.

    But the USA women’s team is not going. The USA women’s hockey team declined the invitation, citing academic and professional commitments that were already locked in before the invite came through.

    The decision went public a day after Trump made a joke during a call with the men’s team, saying he would probably face impeachment if he left the women out.

  48. Blue,

    It’s a tragedy. Rigoletto is the duke’s jester currying favor for benefits until his daughter is seduced by the duke and then he is out for revenge. Unfortunately, the daughter loves the duke …
    In Verdi’s Rigoletto, the hunchbacked jester’s daughter, Gilda, dies after sacrificing herself to save the Duke of Mantua, whom she loves. After being stabbed by the assassin Sparafucile, she is delivered in a sack to Rigoletto, who realizes with horror that his vengeance has killed his own daughter.

    So you go from the light hearted “women are fickle” to the beautiful love ballad Nome to the horrific death for the sake of a seducer.

  51. Jamie – Thanks, but I read the entire synopsis linked above and I can’t tie it into the Olympic ceremonies. (It seems that Rigoletto was in the opening ceremony, too.) it’s beyond me to make a cohesive story into what they did. I’m an uncultured American.

  52. Epstein hid computers and photos in storage units across the U.S. before police raids. The kicker? State and federal authorities NEVER searched them. Jack says we sound like UFO conspirators. Blue says maybe that’s why Trump’s releasing the extraterrestrials?

    Watch the moment in today’s Trail Mix podcast:

  53. Operatic Spoilers:

    La Traviata (Verdi): She dies.
    La Bohème (Puccini): She dies.
    Madama Butterfly (Puccini): She dies.
    Carmen (Bizet): She dies.
    Tosca (Puccini): She dies.
    Aida (Verdi): She dies.
    Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): She dies.
    Salome (R. Strauss): She dies.
    Otello (Verdi): She dies.
    Tristan und Isolde (Wagner): She dies.

  54. https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/22/politics/kash-patel-team-usa-hockey-locker-room

    Patel, a longtime hockey fan, posted on social media multiple times from the event, but the video offers an extended look into his celebration in the team’s locker room. The FBI director appeared to chug a beer before raising the bottle in the air, spraying it across the locker room.

    Patel, wearing a white USA shirt, joined the players in singing along to Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” with one team member draping a gold medal around his neck.

    According to the FBI, Patel was in Italy for multiple official engagements, traveling to Milan on a Justice Department jet, as is required for the FBI director. On Saturday, he posted that he had a “Great visit with the Milan Joint Operations Center, a 24/7 interagency operation with international partners to support the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.”

    *Too bad Canada’s men’s team didn’t win. One player (I think it was Hughes) said America so many times yesterday & in a way that would seem to come from Yt Nationalist.

  56. OK, so I can’t handle SOTU (although I do enjoy playing “I’m crushing your head” when he’s in screen).

    Hopefully, the Dems are streaming their counter programming on YouTube or something.

  57. in movies, it is known as “fridging”, when a female character’s tragedy is used to progress the male character’s story arc

  58. Jack says we sound like UFO conspirators

    i agree but that’s the consequence of putting disinformationists in power

    look at the possible collusion between epstein and 4chan and imagine how deep the rabbit hole goes

  60. Stur & Blue

    But the soprano gets the best aria while kicking the bucket. There are some serious ones where no one dies.

    You have to go to the comic operas for them to occasionally get even. Mozart was much kinder. That duet in Shawshank is a lady and her maid plotting against a cheating husband.

  61. Happily Ever After: La Cenerentola

    In this variation of the fairy tale, the wicked stepmother is replaced by a stepfather, Don Magnifico. The Fairy Godmother is replaced by Alidoro, a philosopher and tutor to the Prince. Cinderella is identified not by a glass slipper but by her silver bracelet. The supernatural elements that traditionally characterize the Cinderella story were removed from the libretto simply for ease of staging.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cenerentola

  65. I received my 30 year anniversary plaque from work today. I was thinking of giving it to Trump. Do you think he’d like it? I suppose I should have looked around the website at the gift options, but I just decided to go with a $400 Best Buy gift card.

  66. Internet

    “The Monster” Essay (Deems Taylor): A famous 1937 essay by American composer-critic Deems Taylor (later featured in his book Of Men and Music) is often cited as the definitive, entertaining, and scathing summary of Wagner’s character

    Corey…..30 years…..that’s heavy duty there, my brother….
    Corngrats

  67. Congrats to you Corey!
    SFB doesn’t deserve a 30-year award. Stolen valor! Stolen valor!

    Used my 25 & 30 for bookends. (Got zilch for 35/retirement.)

  68. The opposite of “steer clear of Wagner”

    NIETZSCHE CONTRA WAGNER,

    by FW Nietzsche. They were buddies but then fell apart, with prejudice.

  69. https://www.defiance.org/sotu

    Tues, Feb 24 | Washington, D.C. | Streaming LIVE TUNE IN RIGHT HERE at 6:45pm ET

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    REP. SETH MOULTON ● REP. DAN GOLDMAN ● FMR GOV. STEVE BULLOCK ● FMR SEN. JON TESTER ● GLENN KIRSCHNER ● LATOSHA BROWN ● STEPHANIE GRISHAM ● STEVE SCHMIDT ● MILES TAYLOR ● JOANNE CARDUCCI ● FMR REP. JOE WALSH ● BARATUNDE THURSTON ● JESS MORALES ROCKETTO

    SUE GORDON ● REP. EUGENE VINDMAN ● WAJAHAT ALI ● NORM EISEN ● CHARLIE SYKES ● RASHAD ROBINSON ● OLIVIA TROYE ● ASHA RANGAPPA ● ROBBY ROADSTEAMER ● KURT BARDELLA ● DR. PHILLIP ATIBA SOLOMON ● BRIAN KAREM ● LISANDRA VÁZQUEZ ● AND MORE SURPRISE GUESTS…

    *Why do folks have to register to watch? Are Dems not trying to bring in new folks?

  70. Why do folks have to register to watch

    cuz they’re hypocrites and its all about money ofc

    you can watch it free on youtube looks like, they’re just trying to con you out of your email address with the registration stuff

  71. Does Ghislaine Maxwell have “insurance”? We’re diving into the alleged witness statements she holds regarding Donald Trump. 📂⛓️

    Watch the clip from today’s podcast:

  74. https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/leader-schumer-to-bring-nyc-epstein-survivor-dani-bensky-as-personal-guest-to-trumps-state-of-the-union-demands-full-release-of-epstein-files

    Leader Schumer To Bring NYC Epstein Survivor, Dani Bensky, As Personal Guest To Trump’s State Of The Union— Demands Full Release Of Epstein Files

    “I’m proud to bring Dani Bensky — a New Yorker and survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse — as my guest to the State of the Union to demand the truth. Dani has turned unimaginable pain into unrelenting advocacy, calling on President Trump to release every file and follow the law,” said Leader Schumer. “Survivors — and the American people — deserve the full truth. Instead, Trump’s DOJ is stonewalling: slow-walking disclosures, blacking out page after page. That’s not transparency. It’s a cover-up. Period. The powerful don’t deserve protection. Survivors deserve justice. President Trump must end the secrecy and release every Epstein file — now.”

    —

    My survivor sisters and I have been fighting for transparency and accountability. Meanwhile, Donald Trump calls us a hoax, the laws of the Transparency Act have been broken, and we have had personal identifying information exposed. Trump and his DOJ continue to coverup and protect perpetrators. We need to release of all files,” said Dani Bensky. “This moment is one of great importance, not just for Epstein & Maxwell survivors but for all survivors of abuse. We cannot continue to be re-victimized by letting power exploit the vulnerable. We must keep shining a light in the darkest places together. As a life long New Yorker, I am honored and grateful to attend the State of The Union as Senator Schumer’s guest, the truth must come out.”

  75. Anon – Insurance that they won’t suicide her. Insurance that she’ll get to keep her new, luxury digs and puppy. Insurance that might by her a way out?

  76. Jeff Epps had no insurance cause they took all his stuff.
    Let’s see when was that…..

    What was in all those boxes in that tawdry bathroom again?

  77. why wouldn’t she have already extorted somebody to get those things if she had that capability

    isn’t she an established perjurer? correct me if i’m wrong

  79. https://nypost.com/2026/02/22/us-news/mar-a-lago-shotgun-wielding-madman-idd-as-north-carolina-golf-course-artist/

    Martin reportedly drove into the gates of Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle was leaving.

    He was shot after he failed to drop the shotgun and gas can when he entered the inner perimeter of President Trump’s Florida estate.

    His Instagram includes a series of bleak watercolors and black and white sketches, most appearing to show Quail Ridge Golf Course, roughly 15-20 miles north of his home in Cameron.

    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the Secret Service’s quick thinking in a post on X.

    “The United States Secret Service acted quickly and decisively to neutralize a crazy person, armed with a gun and a gas canister, who intruded President Trump’s home,” she wrote.

    “Federal law enforcement are working 24/7 to keep our country safe and protect all Americans. It’s shameful and reckless that Democrats have chosen to shut down their Department,” Leavitt said.

    FBI Director Kash Patel said that the bureau would be “dedicating all necessary resources” to the investigation, in a post on X.

    *Kashewnut flew to Milan on taxpayer dollars and was, IDK, looking for Nancy Guthrie in the bottom of a beer bottle?

  80. The docs weren’t all in the toilet at MAL, or they’d have had nothing to release. We know some of what was in them was state secrets because he was bragging about something in them at dinner.

    Anon- Yes, she perjured herself. What’s the point? She now says she has more damning docs.

  81. It’s not that the epstein/trump stuff isn’t damning, it’s that the magas aren’t hearing it, the bubble is real, and the conspiratorial web is very complex, explaining it does indeed make the speaker seem crazy to an unfamiliar audience

  82. Police in Britain arrest former ambassador Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties

    British police on Monday
    arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

    It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody.

    Both men are suspected of improperly passing U.K. government information to the disgraced U.S. financier, and the high-profile British arrests are some of the most dramatic fallout from the trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents released last month by the U.S. Justice Department.

  84. libs always looking for theoretical smoking guns that may or may not exist, what is publicly available is damning enough

    It’s a white supremacist cult, the truth doesn’t matter, you have to win the culture war

  85. We are talking about claims Trump sexually assaulted minors that were credible enough for the FBI to investigate and for pre-trial prosecutors to list the witnesses.

    Those witness statements are still not public, but Maxwell has them.

    This story has legs. It’s the closest we’ve gotten to Trump’s criminal culpability — And there are a million or more pages left to see!

  86. yeah but you would need more evidence than just her statements because she’s not credible

    and then figure out how you explain it to the public

  88. unfortunately the us news media is so cowed no one asked him why a minor was working in his spa when he said then other guy stole her from him

    on a different timeline his political career should have ended right then

    everyone knows who he is, it’s Congressional republicans who are opting to destroy us

    drunk with power

  89. The other thing about the interview in the plane where tRUMP said she was stolen from his spa, he remembered her even though she was Virgin is Roberts then, and not yet Virginia Guiffre.

    He also said he didn’t know her. before he knew she had been stolen.

    I wonder if he’ll be able to keep his trap shut about it tomorrow night, when there’s a survivor staring down at him?

  90. The Diner opens daily at 11am ET 🍽️ https://trailmix.cc/chat

    State of the Union chaos:     Nixon-level polling, an anti-SOTU alternative, and a Middle East wildcard that could upstage it all.

    Tomorrow’s State of the Union isn’t just a speech; it’s a standoff. Thomas Jefferson actually killed the in-person address in 1801 because he thought it felt too much like a monarch barking orders from a throne. It took Woodrow Wilson to revive the spectacle a century later, but neither of them ever walked into a room quite this hostile.

    With approval ratings scraping Richard Nixon’s lowest marks and a totally checked-out Congress, the standard playbook is completely out the window. Many Democrats are so done with the circus they are holding their own anti-SOTU on the National Mall.

    Grab a booth at the Diner. FOOD FIGHT!!!
    (Thanks to Diner regular OpalGuy for the headline idea)

  93. Thousands of sensitive government pages walked out the door, but nobody is asking the obvious question. Are the missing Epstein files sitting in a box at Mar-a-Lago?

    We’re digging into this theory at The Digital Diner.

  94. ‪Book Jawns‬
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    BREAKING: The State of the Union has been changed to The Airing of Grievances.

  97. the term “to steal” an employee always implies some sort of unique value, knowledge, or proficiency possessed by the employee, it’s a very Freudian slip from history’s greatest embodiment of Freudian psychology

  99. Craig Crawford asked if the “drug war” was ever winnable; simple answer is no. Same as Prohibition and Prostitution. The anti-drug message never worked. When asked to speak to school children 3-12 grades, I developed a class on self-esteem and be-your-own-person.

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