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Age Verification at OS Level

No.1491298 View ViewReplyOriginalReport
Colorado is legislating age Verification at the OS level.

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051

Not packed in with another regulation. Not hidden. Not the implications of some other law. Its just a law that requires Operating systems to prompt you for age verification at setup.
They're saying that the verification is only supposed to take the minimum amount of information to verify age, but I don't trust that this won't be used for digital ID and targeted ads. Especially when the penalty is only for minors that are affected by negligence of this law.
>A person that violates the bill must pay a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for each minor affected by each negligent violation or not more than $7,500 for each minor affected by each intentional violation. The penalty is assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general.
So as far as this summary shows there is no penalty for using that digital ID for marketing and law enforcement/intelligence agency tracking.

Terrorist Attack Againt DHS Office in Idaho

No.1490865 View ViewReplyOriginalReport
https://nypost.com/2026/02/19/us-news/maniac-crashes-accelerant-doused-stolen-ambulance-into-idaho-dhs-office/

Authorities in Idaho were searching Thursday for a suspect who they said stole an ambulance outside a hospital, poured an accelerant over it and drove it into a nearby building that houses U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices.

Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea didn’t identify the substance poured on the inside and outside of the ambulance.

“It appears the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies,” he said in a statement.

The incident occurred at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday in the Boise suburb of Meridian, police said.

The suspect took the ambulance from St. Luke’s hospital and drove it north through a parking lot, Basterrechea said.

The suspect then retrieved gas cans from nearby vegetation, he said.
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Two douchebags in a sauna sipping milk in jeans

No.1490735 View ViewReplyOriginalReport
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rfk-jr-kid-rock-strip-shirts-sauna-workout-new-hhs-health-promotional-video

Fucking embarrassing to be a republican. What the fuck is this shit? Weirdest dictatorship ever?
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Prince Andrew arrested

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/19/police-former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sandringham

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office by police investigating the former prince’s dealings with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Photographs of unmarked police cars and plainclothes officers at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate emerged just after 8am on Thursday. Mountbatten-Windsor has been living at Wood Farm for almost three weeks after leaving the Royal Lodge in Windsor.

A statement from Thames Valley police said: “We have today (19/2) arrested a man in his 60s from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office and are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk. The man remains in police custody at this time.”

Norfolk police confirmed they were supporting Thames Valley’s investigation.

Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on Thursday, has always denied any wrongdoing or accusations against him. Thames Valley is one of a number of police forces to have assessed allegations that resurfaced when the so-called Epstein files were published by the US Department of Justice.

The force previously said it was reviewing allegations that a woman was trafficked to the UK by Epstein to have a sexual encounter with Andrew, and claims he shared sensitive information with the disgraced financier while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.

Oliver Wright, the force’s assistant chief constable, said: “Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office. It is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence. We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time.”
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USA Criticizes Belgium for Protecting Babies

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>Belgium arrests 3 men for metzitzah b'peh, where an infant's freshly mutilated genitalia is placed in an old man's mouth, because it has lead to infants getting STDs and other infections
>Trump administration screams NOT ON OUR WATCH, ANTISEMITE

Belgium's government summoned U.S. Ambassador Bill White for consultations on Tuesday after he accused the country of antisemitism, intervening in a case involving three Jewish religious figures suspected of carrying out traditional circumcisions without the medical training required in the country.

Belgian public broadcaster VRT reported that authorities were investigating three men in the city of Antwerp accused of performing circumcisions without medical training. Local authorities conducted searches of the three men's homes in May, according to a statement from the Antwerp Police.

White, in a social media post on Monday, labelled the investigation antisemitic harassment and called on the country's health minister to immediately "make a legal provision to allow Jewish religious MOHELS to perform their duties here in Belgium."

A mohel is a Jewish religious official who performs traditional circumcisions, often without any formal medical training. The practice is not banned anywhere in the U.S., though some higher-risk aspects of the tradition have caused controversy in areas with large Orthodox Jewish communities.

"It's done in all civilized counties [sic] as legal procedure. BELGIUM is a civilized country. Stop this unacceptable harassment of the Jewish community here in Antwerp and in Belgium," White said in his post on X. "It's 2026, you need to get into the 21st century and allow our brethren Jewish families in Belgium to legally execute their religious freedoms!"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/belgium-us-ambassador-bill-white-disinformation-antisemitism-jewish-circumcisions/
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"You dumb EU morons, you were supposed to increase your defense budges for AMERICAN weapons!"

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https://www.politico.eu/article/washington-lobbies-eu-against-buy-european-push-for-weapons-donald-trump/

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to retaliate against European countries if the EU favors domestic weapons-makers in a drive to rearm the continent.

The U.S. Department of Defense objected to any EU effort to limit American arms-manufacturers' access to the European market and warned that would trigger a reciprocal response.
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Democrats love Muslims more than puppies.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/randy-fine-muslim-islamophobic-democrats.html

Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, on Tuesday faced a barrage of calls for his resignation from Democrats — and silence from Republican leaders — after making an Islamophobic statement suggesting he prefers dogs to Muslims.

Mr. Fine, a Jewish first-term congressman who was known in the Florida Legislature as “The Hebrew Hammer” and often makes Islamophobic remarks on social media, made the statement in question on Sunday in response to a post from a Palestinian activist based in New York City.

Nerdeen Kiswani, a Palestinian Muslim New Yorker and organizer, said in a social media post that dung-filled snowdrifts in the city proved that dogs should not have a place in society as indoor pets because, she wrote, “like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.”

Mr. Fine responded: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”

The comment prompted immediate and unequivocal condemnation from Democrats.
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Team UK makes history winning two golds

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Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker clinched mixed team skeleton gold.

It came after Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won the snowboard cross mixed team event earlier on Sunday.

Weston produced a stunning race to make more of his own history in Cortina - he is the first Briton to win two gold medals at a Winter Olympics having claimed individual gold just two days ago.

Stoecker, 25, had given Weston a tough task with her run of 1:00.77, 0.30 seconds off the pace of the Germans, with the British pair - ranked top seeds - the last to run.

"The individual event is amazing but doing it as a team when we're normally an individual sport is amazing," said Weston.

"To have my team-mate by my side as Olympic champions, two-time for me which is crazy. I'm looking forward to the celebrations!"

A second British team, Marcus Wyatt and Freya Tarbit, missed out on a medal by an agonising 0.01secs as the two German teams of Christopher Grotheer and Jacqueline Pfeifer and Axel Jungk and Susanne Kreher took silver and bronze, respectively.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cm2x7m17jydo
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Pam Bondi criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7genjx9njo
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has said it has released all of the files required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but lawmakers have argued the release is insufficient.

A letter sent to members of the US Congress on Saturday from US Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy said all documents held by the DoJ had been released. It contained a list of names appearing in the files.

Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who co-wrote the law, called for the DoJ to also release internal memos outlining past decisions on whether to charge Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.

Millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Epstein were released by the DoJ earlier this month. At the time, the deputy attorney general said three million pages were not released.

This was due to the existence of personal medical files, graphic depictions of child abuse or other material that would jeopardise investigations, said Todd Blanche on the day of the documents dump.

In the latest letter, Bondi and Blanche wrote: "In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and as described in various Department submissions to the courts of the Southern District of New York assigned to the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutions and related orders, the Department released all 'records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department' that 'relate to' any of nine different categories."

No records were withheld from the DoJ's release "on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity", the letter added.

The individuals listed in the letter include people who "are or were a government official or politically exposed person", and whose name appeared at least once in the files, the letter says.
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tariffs tax

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"The Supreme Court just caught the government with $160 BILLION of YOUR money. Want to see how we get it back?"


THE BIG NEWS: Yesterday, Feb 20, 2026, the Supreme Court officially STRUCK DOWN the illegal tariffs. They ruled the gov took $160 BILLION from us in unconstitutional taxes. That’s your money sitting in a vault RIGHT NOW!
THE MISSION: Big corps are already backstage reaching for the handle. DO NOT LET THEM TAKE IT! We are demanding Congress create a NATIONAL COMMONWEALTH TRUST—a LOCKED PIGGY BANK that belongs to YOU, the people of this nation!
WHY WE NEED IT: This Trust will act as a shield to fund our future, including:

Protecting Your Voice: Funding protectors of the vote like Democracy Docket to kill "Modern Poll Taxes" and barriers like the SAVE Act (H.R. 82).
Healthcare Security: Paying for laws that lead to Universal Healthcare.
Nature for All: Ensuring every American is a 10-minute walk from a green forest.

THE "UMBRELLA" TRUTH: Ben Franklin said it best: If they have the power to TAX you, they have the power to TRUST you.
ACT NOW! SPREAD THE VIRUS.

CHECK THE FACTS: Search "Supreme Court tariff ruling Feb 2026". See the $160B heist for yourself!
SHARE THE VISION: Send this to 5 people you care about. Awareness is our only weapon!
STRIKE THE VOTE: Find your Rep at House.gov. Tell them: "Demand a National Trust for the tariff money, or you lose my vote in 2026. PERIOD."
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court&ved=2ahUKEwiu8MeZy-qSAxVgKEQIHZ-qCEgQvOMEKAB6BAghEAE&usg=AOvVaw0ilxw0ya08xPZN2jXKV6x4