02/19/2026 05:10 CDT
UNITED STATES NEARLY ONLY COUNTRY IN WORLD NOT REQUIRING VOTER ID
TODAY’S TOP TEN
AMERICA ALONE IN THE WORLD ON VOTER ID
NEARLY EVERY MAJOR COUNTRY in world supports photo ID for voting verification. Real Clear Politics.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION BOARD agrees to fix thousands of voter registrations lacking required ID numbers. The Federalist.
REPUBLICANS STILL HAVE SLIGHT EDGE in governors races in November. ZeroHedge.
FBI DIRECTOR PATEL SAYS INVESTIGATORS have found Antifa funding sources. Washington Examiner.
U.S. TELLS ILLINOIS TO CLEAN UP its commercial drivers’ licenses: 20% found to be issued illegally. U.S. Department of Transportation.
OBAMA, SUSAN RICE REPORTEDLY “broke down and cried” after Trump won the election in 2016. Breitbart.
DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR WES MOORE of Maryland struggles to address biographical exaggerations and falsehoods. Free Beacon.
IL GOVERNOR PRITZKER’S cousin steps down from family business over Epstein ties. The Western Journal.
SOFTWARE GIANT PALANTIR flees blue state Colorado for red Florida. Legal Insurrection.
DEMOCRATS RIG VIRGINIA redistricting vote with loaded language. The Federalist.
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COMMENTARY WORTH READING
Wes Moore swimming in river of BS. Free Beacon.
Obama in no position to lecture us about decency. David Harsanyi.
Rise in “transgender” killers proves we have medical crisis unfolding. Karol Markowicz.
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OFFBEAT BEAT
Amazon driver follows GPS right into the water. New York Post.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@elonmusk) I agree with the teachings of Jesus Tweet.
(@MattWalshBlog) We are now getting trans mass shootings multiple times a month. Per capita these are the most dangerous people on the planet. There's no question about it. Unstable. Delusional. Liable to lash out at any time. Trans ideology must be treated as the threat that it clearly is. Tweet.
MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY
CORPORATE LIBERAL MEDIA TRIES to mask identify of another “trans” mass shooter — this one in Rhode Island. The Federalist.
BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL
Hillary Clinton Confronted about Epstein — You Can See Just How Uncomfortable She Gets BONGINO REPORT.
DOGE SAVINGS
$215 billion. DOGE website.
POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET
Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 83%.
Will Republicans control the Senate after the 2026 midterms? 60%
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