Tuesday, February 17, 2026
When Tom Homan announced an end to Operation Metro Surge last week, he declared it a success. Federal law enforcement detained thousands of illegal aliens, located many lost children, and most importantly, forced Minnesota to end its obstruction of immigration enforcement as a “sanctuary” jurisdiction.
The media painted the drawdown in the Twin Cities as a retreat. Homan appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation with a response: Other “sanctuary” jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement will see similar surges in their cities and states.
“I'm hoping other sanctuary cities look at what happened in Minnesota, and how we got to the place we're at, which I think is a good place,” Homan said.
If not, Homan warned, he will “flood the zone” in those jurisdictions to complete the mission of full enforcement. And he warned Minnesota officials that he will keep a security force in place there to ensure that “local police coordination stays in place.”
This is what America voted for.
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Monday, February 16, 2026
Blue state fraud continues — and as tax season approaches, Americans may wonder just how much of their money funds outright corruption.
In California, a firm that was paid more than one hundred million dollars to build housing for the homeless failed to deliver. Instead, its CEO embezzled more than two million dollars, spent on a luxury lifestyle and contributions to Democratic politicians, including Gavin Newsom.
Oregon paid over two million dollars in Medicaid funds to what was billed as an addiction recovery provider. It was actually a drug den, linked to Tren de Aragua. Its operators were tied to a sixty million dollar fraud ring that laundered money by sending it to Rwanda.
Not long ago, the Biden administration demanded law abiding Americans account for six hundred dollar Venmo transactions. That’s some nerve, while this kind of lawlessness flourishes.
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Friday, February 13, 2026
Many of you may have seen it: A jury in New York awarded a young woman $2 million over a transgender procedure as a minor.
It’s the first time a so-called detransitioner has won a case before a jury. She was 16 years old … and she had a double mastectomy, having been pressured by medical authorities.
The New York Times ran a big story headline: “Woman Wins a Lawsuit Over Gender Surgery as a Minor”
And then, one day later, here’s another headline: “Doctor’s group endorses restrictions on gender related surgery for minors.” That would be the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Then, just a day after that: a statement came from the American Medical Association saying that the best standard of care for minors is to delay these treatments.
You know the pro LGBTQ movement is trying to say there’s nothing big here, but this is a wave.
We’re seeing social ridiculousness now being called to account.
May it continue.
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
In the aftermath of the big layoffs at The Washington Post, there has been an explosion of commentary—again—about the decline of newspapers.
But if our concern is about journalism and not simply protecting old newspapers, there’s little to worry about.
Readers will always read. News junkies will always find and especially read news. Reading is simply faster than broadcast, so news delivered by text is always going to have a market.
“Journalism is a craft, not a profession,” the late Michael Kelly would routinely state when he was a weekly guest on my radio program. And the craft survives and thrives in the United States unlike anywhere else in the world because of our First Amendment. The never-ending “creative destruction” of capitalism—thanks for the phrase goes to Joseph Schumpeter—is the constant companion of every business, including journalism.
Text-only platforms remain abundant. News delivery platforms are plentiful. And there are zero gatekeepers.
In America, at least, the Golden Age of Journalism has begun.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Roger Goodell and the NFL want to expand the appeal of the league to international audiences. So: Offering a Spanish-language halftime might have made sense—had that been the extent of the messaging.
Instead, Goodell allowed Bad Bunny and his allies to lecture Americans about immigration enforcement. Not for the first time, the NFL treated its own domestic fan base as toxic and backward to pander to progressives.
When else have we seen this level of disdain for the culture of a company’s customers? Bud Light scolded their patrons as they pressed transgender Dylan Mulvaney. Gillette treated men as predators and bullies. And: Target pressed transgender swimwear for children.
These brands assumed their loyal consumers would stick around to be insulted. In all instances, the brands lost significant ground.
More than six million people tuned out to watch Turning Point USA’s All American Halftime Show. Perhaps Goodell should think about how many more may vote with their feet next season.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
A genocide against Christians in Nigeria is taking place. This week one attack there killed at least 170 people. Most of the slaughter is from the Islamist organization Boko Haram. For those that don’t know, Boko Haram means “Western civilization is sacrilege.”
Last month, the leadership of Iran mowed down at least 30,000 Iranian civilians in two days. But: from our colleagues to the Golden Globes and Grammys all this has been met with silence, even as they preen over their commitments to human rights elsewhere.
The whole point of the notion of human rights is there should not be one rule of torture for people of one faith or ethnicity and another rule for another—we used to call these concepts universal. The selectivity we see from our elites is exactly why there are post-World War II laws and declarations on human rights and genocide. The silent are in league with those that caused us to create universal norms in the first place. Sadly, Hollywood used to understand that silence equals death. It no longer does.
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Monday, February 9, 2026
Americans have been appalled — and rightly so — by the scope and scale of the fraud uncovered in Minnesota. Now, it looks like there’s a lot more to come: this time, from California.
Eighteen percent of America’s home health care billing comes from Los Angeles County, which claims almost 2,000 hospice agencies. That’s more than 36 six states combined — and 30 times more than the whole state of Florida or New York.
One investigator examined the cluster of 287 hospice providers in a two-mile radius. Some addresses led to strip malls, a wrecking yard and a vacant lot. One doctor billed taxpayers $120,000,000 in a year, claiming to treat 1,900 patients.
Brazen corruption flourishes in one-party states that glorify big government without oversight or transparency. Taxpayers deserve better. Let’s hope they get it –soon..
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