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Mexico Threatens Legal Action Against Elon Musk After Cartel Comment
New Republic • 3 weeks ago

Mexico Threatens Legal Action Against Elon Musk After Cartel Comment

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is considering suing billionaire Elon Musk for his assertion that she is actually under the thumb of the cartels she’s fighting.Musk made the comment Monday while responding to a post on Sheinbaum denouncing all-out war against the cartels.“Returning to the war against the narco is not an option,” Sheinbaum said in the clip from last year. “First, because it is outside the framework of the law. All of the right wing that fill their mouths [with] the words ‘rule of law’ and defend the war against the narco, the war against the narco is outside the law, because as I said or have said on several occasions, it is permission to kill without any trial.”“She’s a cartel plant right?” a user replied to the clip, without providing any information about when or where it was from.“She’s just saying what her cartel bosses tell her to say,” Musk said to the user. “Let’s just say that their punishment for disobedience is a little worse than a ‘performance improvement plan.’”Sheinbaum told reporters in a press conference Tuesday that she was “considering whether to take legal action.”Musk is making a massive accusation all while pushing misinformation—on the massive platform that he owns.“Context matters: the video being used is an old clip on legal theory, while yesterday’s operation was a massive strategic win,” the Mexican Embassy in the U.S. posted in response to the video. “Recycling outdated clips to distract from a major blow to organized crime is how misinformation spreads. Don’t let them spin a victory into a conspiracy.”This comes as recent cartel violence in Mexico has slowed after government security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho,” the country’s most wanted drug kingpin. Mexican Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla Trejo claimed on Monday that 80 percent of the nearly 25,000 weapons seized from cartels since October 2024 were from the United States—something Musk’s assertion completely ignores. Mexico's Defense Secretary: 80% of the weapons seized from cartels are of US origin pic.twitter.com/HYAa6umuFR— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) February 23, 2026

Republicans’ Guest List for Trump’s State of the Union Is a Real Doozy
New Republic • 3 weeks ago

Republicans’ Guest List for Trump’s State of the Union Is a Real Doozy

The president is expected to address economic growth, foreign policy, and immigration enforcement during his State of the Union address Tuesday evening—but his congressional allies are planning to tackle a whole lot more with the guests they’ve invited to witness the annual speech.Republican lawmakers have so far invited:YouTuber Nick Shirley and independent journalist David HochBoth Shirley and Hoch worked on a YouTube video that inspired the conservative caucus to politically scapegoat Somali immigrants late last year.In the widely circulated “investigation,” the pair visited a slew of Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota, arguing that closed sites had fraudulently accepted federal funding. It would later emerge that elements of Shirley’s report were incorrect or inadequately reported: At least two of the centers featured in his video had been closed for several years, according to Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth and Families.More than a dozen schemes have popped up in Minnesota’s safety net programs in recent years, many of them involving members of the state’s Somali population. But they haven’t gone unchecked: More than 90 Minnesotans were charged in federal fraud investigations that began under the Biden administration, at least 60 of which have resulted in convictions. Regardless, the fallout of Shirley and Hoch’s work resulted in the loss of millions of dollars in child care funding, including a suspended $185 million from the Department of Health and Human Services. It also stirred a national services controversy in which predominantly blue states were accused of abusing federal funds for programs focused on child care and local poverty. In truth, states of all stripes across the nation have participated in benefits abuse, but not everyone shouldered the federal cuts. Instead, Donald Trump axed $10 billion from five Democratic states, including Minnesota.The entirety of the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey teamTrump reportedly called House Leader Mike Johnson after the team’s incredible gold medal win on Sunday, urging the senior Republican to figure out how to squeeze the 25-player roster into the joint session of Congress.Fascinatingly, the hockey players have already been involved in a MAGA world scandal in the two days since they won. Hours after they beat Canada, locker room videos leaked to ProPublica revealed that FBI Director Kash Patel participated in their post-game party, spurring questions about the ex-podcaster’s flagrant use of public funds.Meanwhile, the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team—which similarly took home gold after a dominant tournament run—rejected a similar offer. (Probably because Trump and the entire men’s hockey team insulted them.) Instead, the women will be partying in Las Vegas with Flavor Flav.In his invite to the men’s team, Trump commented that he would “probably be impeached” if he didn’t extend the same offer to the women’s team.Seven-year-old Dalilah ColemanColeman was critically injured in a six-car pileup in southern California on June 20, 2024. She was 5 years old when a commercial 18-wheeler crashed into the car she was in. Coleman suffered a fractured skull, a broken femur, and a severe traumatic brain injury that left her in a coma for nearly a month, her parents told Fox News.But Coleman’s story has since been used by far-right conservatives to illustrate the supposedly unsafe presence of undocumented immigrants due to the fact that the man behind the wheel of the semi truck, Partap Singh, was undocumented at the time of the collision. However, Singh was on the road with a valid driver’s license, issued to him by the state of California.Ultimately, it was not local authorities who charged Singh. ICE agents arrested him in Fresno on August 29, 2025, and have since held him in the agency’s custody.Coleman will be at the State of the Union address Tuesday evening, reported CBS News, though she will not be able to speak for herself.“She has a TBI [traumatic brain injury],” Ileana Krause, Dalilah’s mother, told Fox News in September. “She is now diagnosed with cerebral palsy and global developmental delay. She doesn’t walk. She receives nutrition through a G-tube.”Other Republican guests include:Evalea and Gary Beckstrom, the parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member killed in Washington in DecemberClaire Lai, the daughter of pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai (invited by Republican Representative Chris Smith)Two sheriffs (from Alabama and Ohio)Meanwhile, Democrats are planning to bring their own assortment of guests to the evening’s speech. In attendance with the liberal caucus will be:Numerous Epstein victims/survivors Jesse Jackson’s familyMubashir Hussen and Aliya Rahman, two Minneapolis residents who were brutalized by federal agents (invited by Representative Ilhan Omar)Rick Woldenberg, Billy Walkowiak, and Sandy Washington, three CEOs whose businesses have been severely affected by the tariffs. Woldenberg was also a plaintiff in the Supreme Court tariffs case.Vonetta Rougier, a 71-year-old mother of three, whom Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries invited to highlight the reality of the country’s economic woes

Top Generals DIRE WARNING: Iran War Will Be Disaster
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Breaking Points • 3 weeks ago

Top Generals DIRE WARNING: Iran War Will Be Disaster

UNLOCKED - Epstein, Chomsky, & The Politics of Betrayal (w/ Chris Hedges)
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Bad Faith • 3 weeks ago

UNLOCKED - Epstein, Chomsky, & The Politics of Betrayal (w/ Chris Hedges)

AMERICANS HATE TRUMP
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Hasan Abi • 3 weeks ago

AMERICANS HATE TRUMP

ICE Traps Detainees on Plane for 12 Hours Amid Massive Winter Storm
New Republic • 3 weeks ago

ICE Traps Detainees on Plane for 12 Hours Amid Massive Winter Storm

More than 100 immigrants detained by ICE were stuck in a plane on the tarmac at Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire for more than 12 hours Monday in the midst of a heavy blizzard. The plane, which took off from Harlingen, Texas, Sunday night, landed in Pease, New Hampshire, at 1 a.m., but couldn’t get to its terminal due to the weather. Officials at the Portsmouth airport told local TV station WMUR that they were only given 15 minutes notice that the flight, Omni Air International 4065, was arriving. “Had we been informed in advance of their intent to land at PSM during the blizzard, we would have strongly advised against it and encouraged them to divert to another airport not being impacted by this severe winter storm,” Portsmouth officials said in a statement. The officials said that the airport’s operator, Port City Air, is responsible for planning “for weather-related contingencies and required facilities and accommodations.” Port City Air said that the decision was not up to them, but rather ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. “ICE-flight decisions are made by the US Department of Homeland Security. It is our legal obligation to safely service any flights into or out of the airport. Our operations remain open throughout this storm,” the company said in a statement.The detainees were reportedly fed while the plane was stuck, with strong winds preventing the plane from even being towed. Finally, at 2:45 p.m. Monday, the plane was towed to its terminal. Detainees were taken off of the plane and into the terminal, which was closed to the public, and were again given food. But the plane had been sitting at the airport for so long that a new flight crew had to take over.“Detainees are being provided catered meals, continuous access to drinking water, and appropriate restroom facilities for the duration of the delay,” a DHS spokesperson told the Boston Globe. “All required prescription medications are being supplied at no cost, and medical personnel are available to provide proper medical care. ICE personnel are conducting regular welfare checks to ensure everyone’s well-being, comfort, and dignity while awaiting departure.”Passengers were held at the terminal until 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, when the plane took off again to head to its final destination, which has not been made public. That means that the passengers’ long journey is still not over. In past ICE deportation flights, passengers have been kept in shackles.

Trump Officials Go on Frenzied Media Tour to Try to Stop War With Iran
New Republic • 3 weeks ago

Trump Officials Go on Frenzied Media Tour to Try to Stop War With Iran

It appears that Trump administration officials have embarked on a spree of interviews with major publications in order to talk their boss out of a military strike against Iran.In the last 72 hours, several stories were published undermining narratives that the U.S. is ready for war, observed Ali Ahmadi, an executive fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, in a post on X Tuesday.Indeed, several stories cited anonymous sources familiar with Trump’s plans for Iran who warned about the potential for the United States to be dragged into a protracted conflict in the Middle East.Two sources told Axios Monday that Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine warned Trump and other top officials about the risks of launching a military campaign against Iran. The Washington Post cited people familiar with discussions who’d told them the same thing. CBS News cited multiple sources who said that Trump was warned that military strikes against Iran wouldn’t guarantee a diplomatic deal. And The Wall Street Journal reported on the prolonged misery of sailors traveling aboard the U.S.S. Gerald Ford, after the Navy’s top admiral pushed back on the ship’s deployment earlier this month.Either the Pentagon was hoping to provide an off-ramp for Trump’s massive military build-up in the Middle East, or it was trying to establish some scraps of plausible deniability before the bombs started to drop. Or perhaps the narrative wasn’t intended for the public at all.“To be clear, the Pentagon has its own press people who go behind the White House’s back all the time to shape media narratives. [It’s] often done to manipulate the President by having the press describe [him] as weak or indecisive,” Ahmadi wrote in another post, noting that this kind of strategy was not without precedent.Trump has already pushed back on reporting that the U.S. isn’t ready to strike. In a lengthy Truth Social post Monday, the president claimed that “numerous stories” about Caine’s broad caution toward the Middle East situation were “100 percent incorrect.”

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