under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

Because lawless ICE goons are harassing, arresting, and murdering people who are citizens, you idiot.

Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."

Trump claims that wind turbines "endanger airliners"

In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Early morning

Just before the

Break of day

Captured Nov. 12, 2025

#Aurora

#photography #naturephotography #nature #landscapephotography #thewildimages

Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption.

so cute 🥰

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

Leslie Wexner is one of the 10 co-conspirators named by the FBI during the 2019 arrest of Epstein.

He gave Epstein millions of dollars and the $70 million NYC townhouse.

Leon Black gave Epstein over $170 million.

Both men are alive.

How come they've never been asked to testify?

For a timeline cleanse, here's a short video of some of this morning's wonderful wave spritz created by offshore winds during the wave breaks, accentuated by the golden color of the backlit rising sun. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you are having a great day!

TO RECAP:
- The president will grant the most notorious living sex trafficker on the planet clemency, if she testifies that he’s innocent
- They don’t want you to believe the thousands of women who were victims of Epstein
- But they do expect you to believe ONE woman, Ghislaine Maxwell

Happy Tuesday! We are going above freezing today for the first time in 17 days! We had no traditional sunrise this morning but we had some interesting drama in the clouds and a hint of color on the horizon. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!