Mamdani, Omar, AOC defend Iranian regime over Iranians

NYC's socialist Comrade Mayor Zohran Mamdani, fresh off a chummy White House sit-down with President Trump where they hashed out potential Big Apple housing deals, wasted no time joining the Squad's Alexandria Obviously-Commie (AOC) and Ilhan Omar, a woman who married her brother, in blasting the president for the joint U.S.-Israel airstrikes that hammered Iran.

"Today's military strikes on Iran, carried out by the United States and Israel, mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression," Mamdani declared Saturday, barely days after the Ugandan-born ever-smiling mayor seemed to find some common ground with Trump on pumping federal dollars into New York housing projects.

"Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.  Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace."

The low information mayor insisted his top priority remains "making sure that every New Yorker is safe." He said he was in touch with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and emergency management officials to take "proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution."

"Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city, you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders," the far-left anti-Semitic mayor added. "You will be safe here." [Unless you're Jewish.]

Fun Fact: Iranian Americans overwhelmingly support President Trump and Israel's strike on the Iranian regime.

Over in Congress, Rep. AOC (D-NY) didn't hold back either, branding the strikes "unlawful" and accusing Trump of "dragging" Americans "into a war they did not want," while claiming the president "does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions."

"This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic," the former bartender ranted.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) piled on too, slamming Trump for "unilaterally dragging this nation into an illegal and unjustified war with Iran without congressional authorization, without a clear objective, and without any imminent threat to the United States."

The far-left chorus came as Trump and Israel unleashed massive airstrikes aimed at crippling Iran's terrorist regime, with the president vowing the operations would continue as needed to deliver peace in the Middle East. 

Talk about timing: one minute Comrade Mamdani is pitching Trump on 12,000 new homes, the next he's leading the condemnation parade. Classic Squad hypocrisy on full display.

Ask the Iranian people what they want, dolts.

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Trump oversees US strikes on Iran, speaks with Bibi Netanyahu by phone

President Donald Trump, from the gilded confines of Mar-a-Lago, oversaw the launching of American strikes against Iran, strikes carried out in concert with Israel, while speaking by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed as much in the small hours: "President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar-a-Lago alongside members of his national security team," she posted on X. "The President spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone."

One might pause here to note the sheer theatricality of it all: the former, and now again, president directing military action not from some drab Situation Room in Washington, but from a Florida estate better known for golf and galas. Yet there is something fitting in the spectacle. Trump has never pretended to be the discreet mandarin of foreign policy; he announces wars in video messages posted at 2:30 a.m., addressing not merely allies or adversaries but the Iranian people themselves.

In that Truth Social address, the president declared the strikes underway and turned directly to those he evidently regards as potential liberators: "Stay sheltered. Don't leave your home. It's very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take," he said. 

"This will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America's help, but you never got it. No President was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a President who is giving you what you want." Later he added that the "hour of your freedom is at hand."

The words are blunt, almost messianic in their confidence, and they carry an unmistakable message: this is not mere containment or calibrated pressure, but an invitation to regime change, delivered with the casual certainty of a man who believes history bends to resolve. 

Former Navy SEAL Jack Carr, assessing the operation, pointed to the administration's "maximum pressure campaign" and the conspicuous absence of any "off-ramp" for the Iranian regime—a formulation that captures the essential gamble. There is no gentle exit ramp here; the road leads either to capitulation or escalation.

Prior to the strikes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had dutifully notified the so-called Gang of Eight, reaching seven of the eight congressional intelligence leaders. Administration officials insist the situation remains under close watch. Yet Democrats on that committee were swift to condemn the action. 

Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued a statement that reads like a weary recitation of every cautionary tale from the post-9/11 era: "Everything I have heard from the administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame," he wrote. "Military action in this region almost never ends well for the United States, and conflict with Iran can easily spiral and escalate in ways we cannot anticipate. It does not appear that Donald Trump has learned the lessons of history."

Himes is not wrong to invoke history; the Middle East has been a graveyard of grand American ambitions for decades. Yet we have to wonder whether the real lesson of history is not endless restraint in the face of a regime that has spent forty years promising Israel's destruction, sponsoring terror across the region, and pursuing nuclear capability under every possible guise. 

The strikes follow months of mounting tension, American action against Iran's nuclear sites as recently as June, followed by fitful negotiations that went nowhere. Trump had warned repeatedly: dismantle the nuclear infrastructure fully, or face consequences.

The operation, whatever its immediate tactical successes or failures, raises the oldest question in Western statecraft: when does one confront an implacable adversary, and when does one merely manage the threat? 

Critics see recklessness; supporters see belated clarity. Trump, characteristically, frames it in the starkest terms possible, not as a limited strike, but as a potential turning point for an oppressed people. Whether the Iranian people heed his call, or whether the regime survives to retaliate further, remains to be seen. What is clear is that the United States, under this president, has chosen action over the familiar pattern of drift, delay, and diplomatic fiction. In a region where illusions have cost countless lives, that choice, at the very least, cannot be dismissed as mere caprice.

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IAF conducts historically large aerial strikes: over 200 fighter jets strike 500 Iranian targets

"Rockets away! Oy Vay!"

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) just delivered a massive blow to Iran's ballistic missile capabilities in what Israeli officials are calling the largest aerial operation in the history of the Jewish state.

Over 200 Israeli Air Force jets hammered around 500 targets across Iran on Saturday night. An IDF video captured the action in two major waves. The opening salvo took out dozens of radars and anti-aircraft systems, focusing heavily on western Iran and the Tehran region to clear the skies.

The follow-up strikes zeroed in on Iran's ballistic missile infrastructure, aiming to cripple Tehran's ability to rain down rockets on Israeli civilians.

In the Tabriz area specifically, the IDF hit a key launch site "from which the Islamic Republic has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel."

The IDF strikes Iranian rocket launchers across Iran, February 28, 2026 (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) By YONAH JEREMY BOB FEBRUARY 28, 2026 18:57 Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2026 19:10

Satellite imagery also surfaced showing what looks like an Israeli strike on a bunker guarding Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The Israeli military isn't stopping at one-and-done hits. They're pushing hard to re-establish the kind of air supremacy they achieved back in June 2025. The goal: keep drones and other platforms loitering over potential launch zones so missile crews can be taken out before they even get a shot off.

This is Israel saying enough is enough. Tehran has been lobbing missiles for too long, and now the IDF is systematically dismantling that threat. Expect more strikes to follow as the operation continues.

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Child predator ready to walk arrested on surprise warrant hours before release

Chuck Todd's doppelganger

California's soft-on-crime circus just took another wild turn, but this time, a last-minute intervention stopped the show before the worst act.

David Allen Funston, 64, a convicted child predator who spent 25 years locked up for sexual abuse of children, was all set to walk free under the state's Elderly Parole Program. The unelected parole board gave him the green light, Gov. Gavin Newsom grumbled about it but couldn't stop it, and the whole thing sparked massive outrage.

But then Placer County stepped in with a new arrest warrant and fresh charges tied to the original 1996 crimes in Roseville. CDCR confirmed that around 7:30 a.m., Funston was handed over to authorities instead of being released as planned.

Funston had been granted parole suitability on Tuesday and was due out later this week. He was originally sentenced in 1999 to life with the possibility of parole for kidnapping and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, among other horrors involving multiple victims. Prosecutors say he kidnapped and molested a child back in 1996.

The mugshot of this Sacramento County monster tells the story: convicted in 1999 on multiple counts of kidnapping and child molestation. He got three life terms originally, but California's Elderly Parole Program kicked in once he hit the age and time requirements. He became eligible at 50 after 20 straight years inside.

The parole board found him suitable back on Sept. 24, 2025. Newsom kicked it back for an en banc review on Jan. 9, 2026. On Feb. 18, 2026, the board doubled down and reaffirmed parole.Placer County DA refiled charges within the statute of limitations, and boom, warrant issued. That halted the release cold.

California GOP Chair Corrin Rankin didn't hold back: "This last-minute warrant doesn’t fix the problem — it exposes it. California Democrats, led by Gavin Newsom, built a parole system that was ready and willing to release a violent child predator back into our community. Newsom signed the laws that created these loopholes, appointed the people who uphold them, and the Democratic majority in the legislature continues to prioritize the well-being of criminals over victims," Rankin said.

The former prosecutor who helped nail Funston originally chimed in too: "God bless Placer County DA for charging David Funston for crimes committed by this serial child predator," the former prosecutor said. "Let’s remember that @CAgovernor signed the law allowing this to happen. But Placer DA stepped in to stop this insanity."

For the victims, this hits hard and personal. One victim, Amelia, spoke out after the initial parole approval: "I’m disgusted with the fact that they would even believe anything that he would happen to say," Amelia told Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle." "I don’t believe that people like that change."She detailed the lifelong damage: "I would love to have a child, and this is what this man took from me. And I feel like, personally, that’s very hurtful," she said. "I have trauma. I don't trust anybody. I don't trust anything."

And the fear if he ever got out: "If he gets out, who knows if he'll do it again?" Amelia said. "I was told that he fantasizes still about children . . .  why would you let this man out? When he gets out, how do you not know if he will continue?"

Funston claimed to the board he was "disgusted and ashamed" of his past and "truly sorry" for the harm. Amelia wasn't buying it, and statistics regarding recidivism doesn't suggest that he won't re-offend. And besides, his incarceration was intended for punishment and to keep the community safe from this low-life.

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper and DA Thien Ho had already sounded the alarm, calling him an ongoing danger and pushing hard to block the release.

It's not clear yet when Funston will appear in Placer County court.

The warrant may have stopped this particular predator from hitting the streets today, but it lays bare the rotten core of California's parole setup: laws and appointees that put monsters first and victims last. The outrage isn't going away anytime soon.

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The Ramadan Bombathon Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Has Begun

The Taliban savages and their Pakistani counterparts are now blasting each other across the Durand Line in yet another bloody Muslim-on-Muslim clash that exposes the utter barbarism and instability inherent in these jihadist-infested regions. This is no surprise to anyone who's been paying attention, these are not civilized nations but hotbeds of Islamic supremacism, tribal warfare, and terror harboring.

According to reports, Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged significant cross-border fire Thursday in a major escalation along their shared border. The clashes erupted after the Taliban launched what they called retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military positions, while Islamabad insisted it was merely responding to unprovoked fire. 

It has also been reported that multiple gunshots have been heard near the so called Presidential Palace near Kabul and it has also been reported that Taliban terrorists are hiding out in mosques in the hope of not getting "virginated."

This flare-up threatens a fragile ceasefire agreed upon in 2025 after previous fighting, because of course these groups can't even keep their own phony truces. It follows Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan earlier this week, which the Taliban whined killed at least 18 people (Reuters, Feb. 24). 

Pakistan, naturally, claims it targeted only militant hideouts and denies hitting civilians, standard operating procedure in these lawless zones.But in truth, it's only Israel who takes enormous care to eliminate collateral damage.

The Taliban, ever the masters of propaganda and absurdity, boasted of an "extensive military operation" against Pakistani army positions. Taliban mouthpiece Zabihullah Mujahid crowed on X: "In response to repeated provocations, extensive preemptive operations have been launched against Pakistani military positions along the Durand Line."

In another statement, he ludicrously claimed "specialized laser units" were operating at night—yes, "laser units," because why not throw in some sci-fi fantasy to dress up their primitive savagery?

Taliban military spokesman Mawlawi Wahidullah Mohammadi chimed in via video, declaring the "retaliatory operation" kicked off Thursday evening. Mujahid boasted that "numerous Pakistani soldiers had been killed and some were also captured" which were claims Reuters could not verify. 

Mohammad and Muhammed looking tough

Then, in classic deflection mode, Mujahid posted: "The cowardly Pakistani army has bombed some places in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia. Praise be to God, no one was harmed," referring to the earlier strikes, as if we should believe a word from these taqiyya-spouting jihadists.

Pakistan fired back hard, rejecting the Taliban's fairy tales. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated on X that Afghanistan's Taliban's "unprovoked action along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border" received an "immediate and effective response." They accused the Taliban of "miscalculated and opened unprovoked fire on multiple locations" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, with Pakistan's security forces hitting back forcefully.

Early reports, per the ministry, confirm "heavy casualties on the Afghan side with multiple posts and equipment destroyed." Pakistani sources told Reuters that 22 Taliban personnel were killed and several quadcopters downed.

Pakistan vowed: "Pakistan will take all necessary measures to ensure its territorial integrity and the safety and security of its citizens."

This comes amid ongoing Pakistani accusations that the Taliban is sheltering Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants behind a surge in violence and suicide attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Taliban, of course, denies it—while Pakistani officials just days before the strikes claimed "irrefutable evidence" of attacks launched from Afghan soil.

Bottom line: Two Islamic regimes, both steeped in the same ideology of conquest and supremacy, now tearing into each other. The civilized world watches and knows—this is what happens when savagery rules unchecked. Support the forces of reason and strength against jihad, wherever it rears its head.

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Hunter College Prof. not fired but on leave for racist hot-mic comments

Hunter College has placed an associate biology professor on leave after she managed to drop some truly vile comments during a virtual Community Education Council meeting. The backlash was swift and entirely deserved. 

As of this writing, she has not been fired.

This all went down on February 10 when Allyson Friedman, who moonlights as a parent at a public school, was attending the meeting virtually. A Black eighth-grade student was voicing concerns about her Upper West Side school potentially shutting down. That's when Friedman's hot mic betrayed her.

"They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school," she was heard saying.

She kept going: "If you train a black person well enough, they’ll know to use the back. You don’t have to tell them anymore."

Disgusting.

The remarks appeared to riff on a quote from Carter G. Woodson in his 1933 book "The Mis-Education of the Negro," which the district's interim acting superintendent had referenced earlier. Woodson wrote: "If you make a man think that he is justly an outcast, you do not have to order him to the back door. He will go without being told."

The meeting went dead silent for about 10 seconds. Two other adults immediately called her out, while others sat there in shock, hands over mouths. The moderators apologized to the student and moved on.

Hunter College President Nancy Cantor issued a statement Wednesday addressing the mess."I write to share an update about actions that Hunter College is taking as a result of the incident during a recent virtual meeting of the New York City School District 3 Community Education Council in which abhorrent remarks were heard coming from a district parent who also is a Hunter employee," Cantor wrote.

"As I shared earlier, we are investigating this matter under the university's applicable conduct and nondiscrimination policies. Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employee has been placed on leave."

The statement did not clarify whether Friedman is still getting paid. Earlier, the CUNY school had said it was "reviewing" her conduct after the audio spread online and ignited widespread outrage.

Friedman tried to clean it up later, claiming she was explaining systemic racism to her own child "by referencing an example of an obviously racist trope." She added that her full remarks were not completely audible due to the microphone mishap.

"My complete comments make clear these abhorrent views are not my own, nor were they directed at any student or group," Friedman told the New York Times.

Public officials were having none of it and demanded action.

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman Sigal called the comments "outrageous."

"It is particularly despicable that these vile words were uttered while children were giving testimony at the meeting, exposing them to this hatred," he said.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. posted on X: "She still isn't fired???" 

United Jewish Teachers president Moshe Spern wrote: "She shouldn't be near any child at all. Her words are abhorrent and racist. I feel awful for all those children who witnessed this. Hunter shouldn’t allow her to continue in her role until a full investigation is complete."

Cantor noted in her statement that counseling services and an employee assistance program are available for anyone in the school community needing support.

"This painful incident unfolded at a meeting where Black History Month was being celebrated, and the pernicious and enduring effects of anti-Black systemic racism were being discussed, especially with regard to the role of educational institutions in addressing them," Cantor wrote.

"Hunter has long embraced such a role, which requires constant vigilance to remain attentive and responsive to the ways in which we continually draw and redraw discriminatory social lines."

The professor is tenured, so this could drag on, but the hot mic moment has left her exposed and the school scrambling. In a world where educators are supposed to model better behavior, this one set the bar somewhere below basement level.

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Iran will target US military after Trump promises to use bunker busters on them

President Donald Trump has drawn a very clear red line in the sand with Iran, and the clock is ticking fast.

In his State of the Union address, the president made it crystal clear that he will not let the world's top state sponsor of terrorism [you know it as Iran] get its hands on a nuclear weapon.

"I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror … to have a nuclear weapon," Trump told a joint session of Congress.

This comes after he publicly laid down a tight deadline back on February 19, giving Tehran roughly 10 to 15 days to cut a real deal. 

"I would think that would be enough time, 10, 15 days, pretty much maximum," Trump said at the time, adding that without an agreement, "it's going to be unfortunate for them."

Tuesday night from the House floor, he ramped up the pressure, confirming talks are happening but noting Iran still hasn't uttered the magic words he demands.

"We are in negotiations with them," Trump said. "They want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words: 'We will never have a nuclear weapon.'"

He also took a moment to flash back to the decisive 2025 U.S. strike, Operation Midnight Hammer, which he said "obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program."

Tehran got the message loud and clear after that hit: don't even think about rebuilding. Yet here we are, with Iran apparently trying to restart the whole thing.

This mix of a hard diplomatic timer and a blunt reminder of American military muscle signals a more intense phase in this standoff, especially as negotiations grind on in Geneva.

Trump hasn't spelled out exactly what comes next if Iran blows off his terms, but he told reporters earlier this month that if no solid deal happens, "bad things will happen," and he's weighing additional moves.

With the SOTU in the books and the deadline already rolling, the next few days could decide if we get a breakthrough on the nuclear front or if things head toward serious confrontation in the Middle East.

Backing up the tough talk is the biggest show of U.S. naval power in the region since the 2003 Iraq invasion.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the most advanced carrier in the fleet, pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, on Monday. It links up with the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been running around-the-clock flight ops in the Arabian Sea since late January.

Together, these strike groups give the U.S. 14 major warships, including nine Arleigh Burke-class destroyers loaded with Tomahawk missiles.

Adding to the firepower, twelve F-22 Raptor stealth fighters landed at Ovda Airbase in southern Israel.

As national security analyst Joe Funderburke pointed out in Small Wars Journal, "The F-22 is not a simple show-of-force aircraft. It is designed to suppress enemy air defenses and protect penetrating strike platforms like the B-2 Spirit bomber, the same combination used to devastate Iran’s deeply buried nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz nine months ago."

Trump's shout-out to Operation Midnight Hammer, where B-2 bombers dropped those massive 30,000-pound bunker busters, basically serves as the playbook for whatever might follow this deadline.

While the 2025 strike was a clean, surgical surprise, the current force posture points to something potentially much wider, given Iran's threats of a strong counterpunch.

After Midnight Hammer, Iran's reaction stayed pretty restrained, and they had some forewarning. This time around, Tehran is vowing a much harder response and claiming any U.S. troops in the region are fair game.

On top of the nuclear squeeze, Trump highlighted the brutal crackdown on recent protests in Iran.

"Just over the last couple of months with the protests, they’ve killed at least, it looks like, 32,000 protesters — 32,000 protesters in their own country," the president said. "They shot them and hung them."

Team Trump has made it plain: any deal means Iran stops all uranium enrichment cold and gives ironclad, verifiable proof the program can't come back, demands the regime has shot down repeatedly.

Both sides seem convinced the other is bluffing.

Trump is selling this window as the last real shot at diplomacy, backed by unmatched force. Iranian leaders keep brushing off the threats and promising massive retaliation against U.S. forces and allies if attacked.

Even so, U.S. and Iranian teams are set to sit down again in Geneva on Thursday. The stakes couldn't be higher.

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Rashida Tlaib wears "F*ck ICE" pin during President Trump's address

Rashida Tlaib proudly displays her latest IQ score

In a quest for total Democratic dominance, people on the Left, particularly Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) advocates for abolishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in order to allow illegal aliens into the country who, they believe, will vote for their Party.

During President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 24th, the Hamasshole supporting congresswoman yelled out "you are a murderer" at the President while wearing a Hamas scarf to show her support for actual murderers. It felt like upside-down Tuesday.

The anti-Semitic "Squad" member also wore a message reading: "STAND WITH SURVIVORS RELEASE THE FILES,"  apparently referring to materials pertaining to the late, not so great Jeffrey Epstein. Other lawmakers could be seen wearing that message during the speech as well, after they likely held a meeting to discuss what they should wear.

Tlaib was seated next to the equally reprehensible Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a fellow member of the progressive cadre of lawmakers known as the "Squad."

These two "Garlic Sisters" rudely shouted during the president's address and also left early, reports indicate.

President Donald Trump's administration has been working to crack down on illegal immigration and have done an incredible job at basically stopping the influx of illegals into the country.

But some politicians, including Tlaib, have called for the abolition of ICE due to a false sense of moral superiority, while discounting the impact it has on Americans.

"ICE has no place in Michigan. This is an unaccountable and violent agency that terrorizes and brutalizes our communities every day," Tlaib, a staunch anti-Zionist/anti-Semite said in a statement earlier this month.

"We have all watched as ICE agents execute American citizens in broad daylight and detain and deport our immigrant neighbors with no regard for their wellbeing, right to due process, or the myriad other laws and court orders restricting their illegal operations," she said in the statement, without describing how ICE agents were in mortal danger by these scumcrumpets and killed them in self defense.

But that's an inconvenient truth, as climate 'expert' Al Gore might say.

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But no matter how you slice it, vulgarity has no place at a State of the Union Address and Tlaib should be sanctioned.

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Judge rules on defense's attempt to disqualify prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder case

In the Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Judge Tony Graf presided over yet another hearing in the grim aftermath of what can only be described as a political assassination. Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk, appeared remotely from his jail cell on September 16, 2025, a detail that underscores the gravity and the spectacle of the proceedings.

A Utah judge has now firmly rejected the defense's attempt to disqualify the prosecutors in the case against Tyler Robinson, the young man charged with the killing of Charlie Kirk.

On Tuesday, having considered the arguments aired at a hearing on February 3, Judge Tony Graf ruled decisively for the prosecution. He stated that the court was unpersuaded that a prosecutor’s relationship with his daughter, who had been present at the event, had improperly influenced the decision to pursue the death penalty against Robinson.

The defense had pressed their case with considerable vigor. They insisted that because Chad Grunander's daughter had attended the Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, the very scene where Kirk was fatally shot, the entire Utah County Attorney’s Office ought to be removed from the prosecution. This familial connection, they maintained, created at least the appearance of impropriety, and that alone was sufficient to warrant disqualifying the whole office from the matter.

The county attorney’s office countered with clarity and restraint. Neither the office nor the deputy attorney in question labored under any conflict of interest, they argued, because AC (the adult child present at the college event) “did not see Charlie get shot” and “did not see anyone [in the crowd or elsewhere] with a gun.” Moreover, “nearly everything [AC] knows about the actual homicide is hearsay,” according to filings submitted by the office.

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Robinson’s preliminary hearing is now set to commence on May 18 and is anticipated to span three days. Only upon its conclusion will he face arraignment, and he has yet to enter a plea.One cannot help but observe the deeper irony here. In an age when political violence has become a grotesque currency, the attempt to recuse an entire prosecutorial office on grounds so tenuous speaks volumes about the lengths to which some will go to muddy the waters of justice. Yet the judge, in his measured ruling, has reminded us that the rule of law demands more than mere appearances or speculative bias; it requires actual evidence of impropriety. The prosecution may proceed, and the grim business of determining guilt in this assassination will continue unimpeded.

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US sends F-22s to Israel while Trump ponders pounding Iran

American F-22 fighter jets touched down at an Israeli Air Force base Tuesday evening as tensions with Iran continue to soar.

According to reports from Walla's Amir Bohbot and Israel's public broadcaster, at least a dozen of these stealth killing machines, among the most advanced fighters on the planet and exclusive to the U.S. arsenal, landed amid the escalating showdown between Washington and Tehran.

President Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the limits of U.S. military leverage against Iran, per sources familiar with the matter cited by left-leaning CBS News. This frustration follows briefings where aides told the president that, unlike the recent operation that removed Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, any move against Iran would demand far more than a single strike. The Monday CBS report noted that such an action could drag the U.S. into a prolonged military campaign across the Middle East.

Pentagon officials earlier this week voiced serious concerns about the potential costs of such a campaign, warning it could claim the lives of American troops and our allies, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ and Axios highlighted that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine strongly opposed war with Iran, a claim Trump pushed back against in a Truth Social post. The WSJ added that several other Pentagon officials echoed similar warnings to Caine, though he was the most prominent voice.

Trump himself said General Caine "would [not like] to see war in Iran, but if a decision is made on going against Iran at a military level, it is his opinion that it will be something easily won."Sources told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that Trump remains undecided on the path forward: whether to pursue a deal with Iran, launch a weeks-long war aimed at toppling the regime, or opt for a narrower strike to pressure Tehran into accepting better terms.

With fake news and wild speculation flooding the airwaves, even top American and Israeli officials sometimes appear as uncertain about Trump's next move as the rest of us. One emerging option, now being widely leaked according to sources, involves Trump hunting for a middle-ground approach: a limited, short-duration attack on the Islamic Republic.

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The Islamic Revolution's 2026 anniversary could well be its last.

Bottom line: the pieces are moving, the rhetoric is heating up, and the F-22s on Israeli soil are a very clear signal that the Trump administration isn't bluffing when it comes to Iran. Stay tuned; this story is far from over.

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Want to shovel snow? 5 forms of ID please. Want to vote? No problem.

Snowcialism has officially arrived in the Big Apple, folks. Comrade Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is dead set against requiring ID to vote because apparently that's racist or a poll tax or Jim Crow 2.0 or whatever the talking point is this week. But when it comes to signing up to shovel snow for the city during a monster blizzard? Oh, then he wants no less than five forms of identification. 

Welcome to peak progressive logic.

The NYC Sanitation Department website lays it out clear as day: to register as an emergency snow shoveler, you need two small photos (1-1.5 square inches), two original forms of ID plus copies, and your Social Security card. That's right, multiple layers of paperwork just to pick up a shovel and earn some extra cash clearing sidewalks and hydrants. 

Soon they'll be asking us to provide fingerprints, a DNA sample, and an Xray to prove our right to shovel snow.

Mamdani, ever the helpful socialist cum communist, hit a presser Saturday and urged New Yorkers to step up. "For those who want to do more to help your neighbors and earn some extra cash, you too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage… with your paperwork which is accessible online," Hizzoner said at a presser Saturday.

The gig pays $19.14 an hour, jumping to $28.71 after the first 40 hours in a week. Not bad for some side hustle, but good luck if you don't have your ID portfolio ready to go.

Of course, this comes from the same guy who's tied to the New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. The DSA hates voter ID laws with a passion, calling them out as "racist voter ID laws and secret poll taxes like the ‘SAVE America Act.'" Their website proudly declares, "Our candidates for office stand firm against racist voter ID laws and secret poll taxes like the ‘SAVE America Act.'"

So what is it called when people must produce 5 forms of ID to shovel snow?

Social media lit up with ice-cold mockery over the glaring hypocrisy. Fox News host Jimmy Failla quipped on X, "This is Jim SNOW 2.0." X user Casey Cook posted, "No joke. To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC….for the impending snowstorm, you need two types of identification. Can’t make this up." 

Another user piled on with a Greta Thunberg gif, captioning it, "Mamdani's snow shovelers must be 'Eligible to work in the United States,'" followed by her famous "how dare you."

A City Hall spokesperson tried to clean it up for The Post, explaining, "As with any employer, the City of New York has a legal obligation under federal law to verify work authorization and maintain proper documentation before issuing payment. We are not legally permitted to hand out checks without completing that process."

Fair enough on the federal I-9 rules, but try telling that to the left when the same logic applies to election integrity. Suddenly it's suppression.

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Meanwhile, Gotham is staring down a beast of a blizzard, with up to 24 inches possible across the East Coast Sunday and Monday. Wind gusts could hit 60 mph, and snow might pile up one to three inches per hour. If Mamdani's voters want to help dig out the city, they'll need more ID than it takes to cast a ballot. Classic.

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U.S. positioned for "highly kinetic" war in Middle East

US assets in the Middle East are positioned for a "highly kinetic" war, a former senior Pentagon official warns. Dana Stroul told Fox News Digital that the current force posture stands ready to execute whatever orders President Trump gives.

The U.S. military has built up one of its largest recent deployments in the Middle East, and a former top Pentagon hand says we're now set up for a "highly kinetic" campaign against Iran if things go that way.

Dana Stroul, who now serves as research director at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, dropped this assessment on Sunday as Washington and Tehran gear up for a second round of indirect nuclear talks in Oman.

"The US military is ready for a sustained, highly kinetic campaign should President Trump order it, and also prepared to defend allies and partners in the Middle East from Iran's missiles," Stroul told the outlet.

"The US military can rapidly reposition assets from all over the world and deploy overwhelmingly lethal force in a short period of time to one theater," she said. She added that "no ally or enemy [is] capable of what we have seen from the US in this current buildup." Stroul pointed out how this posture differs from the June 2025 strikes on Iranian-linked nuclear targets. Back then it was limited, highly targeted hits to degrade key facilities without kicking off a wider regional mess. Now the U.S. has ramped up both offensive and defensive muscle.

"Two US aircraft carriers and their accompanying vessels and air wings were stationed in the Middle East last summer during the 12-day war and the US operation Midnight Hammer," she explained.

"The addition of the Ford is really important, it expands US offensive capabilities if we go to war with Iran," she said.

The U.S. has also "increased the number of guided-missile destroyers, fighter aircraft, refuelers, and air defense systems" in the region. Carriers like the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln are carrying serious weight here strategically. The Ford was recently tracked heading east through the Strait of Gibraltar, while the Lincoln is in the Arabian Sea.

"They will both be in the Middle East CENTCOM theater," Stroul explained. She noted there could be "one in the eastern Mediterranean and the other in the Arabian Gulf."

"There would probably be a combination of reasons for that based on availability, readiness, proximity to the Middle East. The Ford was heading home and directed to turn around," she added.Exact destinations stay under wraps for obvious operational security reasons, but just having them there sends a clear message of escalation leverage and deterrence.

This buildup rolls on while indirect diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran keep going, with Oman playing mediator again on Feb. 26.

Stroul says Iran's leadership is juggling brinkmanship and negotiation.

"Iran's leaders are playing a weak hand by combining saber-rattling about their own capabilities, staging preparations and exercises to signal readiness," she claimed.

"They are attempting to slow this down by pursuing negotiations. No one should be under any illusions about the reality of US dominance, Iran is completely outmatched in conventional terms," Stroul said.

Meanwhile, the Ayatollah is somewhere in a hidey-hole with a target on his hairy back.

"Israel dominated Iranian airspace in one day last year, targeted many of Iran's security leaders, took out half of its missile arsenal, and the US significantly set back its nuclear program," Stroul said.

Iran's proxy network, Hezbollah, Shi'ite militias in Iraq, elements in Syria, has taken a beating too after over two years of Israeli operations.

"Iran's long-cultivated network of proxies across the region is degraded after more than two years of Israeli operations, and they declined to enter the war and support Iran's defense last summer," Stroul explained.

"No matter what Iran's leaders say, Iran is not able to rebuild a decades-long project in a few months."

"That said, the US military is in a position to execute whatever orders President Trump gives," she said. "It is not a question of military readiness, but a political decision."

It seems to be more of a question of 'when', than it is a question of 'if'. 

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"Don't leave the resort" Mexican tourists are warned as cartel clashes go wild

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro is sounding the alarm as violent fallout spreads across multiple regions following a major federal operation.

The US Embassy has issued an alert, urging Americans to shelter in place. It was also learned that the US government shared information that got the CJNG leader el Mencho, neutralized, which may have sparked the insanity.

CJNG is making two demands: 1, release the body of el Mencho; and 2. everyone responsible for his death, including CIA who may have been involved, surrrender.

Tourists vacationing in the popular Mexican beach spot of Puerto Vallarta got a rude awakening on Sunday: stay inside your resort and don't even think about venturing out. That's the word from folks on the ground, they were told. Resort staff reportedly told them to hunker down, though no immediate explanation was provided for the lockdown.

The U.S. State Department followed up with its own stern travel warning Sunday afternoon, telling American citizens to shelter in place until further notice in several hotspots due to "ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity."

The alert covers parts of Jalisco state, including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara; Tamaulipas state, including Reynosa and other municipalities; and sections of Michoacan state, Guerrero state, and Nuevo Leon state.

Smoke could be seen rising over Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco state on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

Jalisco Gov. Pablo Lemus Navarro took to X to lay out the situation, explaining that federal forces had conducted an "operation" in the town of Tapalpa earlier in the day, which sparked "clashes" in the area.

"Also as a result of said operation, in various points of that region and in other parts of Jalisco, individuals have burned and blocked vehicles with the aim of hindering the actions of the authorities," Navarro wrote in Spanish.

In follow-up posts, the governor made it clear the trouble was escalating. He noted that "the violent incidents have spread" and "blockades have shifted" while authorities scramble to protect citizens.

Navarro declared a "Code Red" to prioritize public safety.

Tourists said they were told not to leave their resort in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

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"We reiterate the recommendation to avoid leaving your homes," Navarro wrote in another post. "The clashes are occurring in several federal entities."

Officials were tight-lipped at first about specifics of the federal operation, but local media reports point to the Jalisco New Generation cartel and its infamous leader, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, as being at the center of it all.

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Turkish boxer attacks Israeli opponent before bout then gets his butt kicked in two rounds

Israeli Muay Thai fighter Ahavat Hashem Gordon just dominated his Turkish opponent Ali Konyuncu in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Saturday night, February 21, 2026. Gordon remains undefeated and walked away with the win after only two rounds.

Muay Thai, aka Thai Boxing, is Thailand's national sport, consisting of full-contact striking martial arts, also known as "Art of Eight Limbs" [fists 2; elbows 2; knees 2; and shins/feet for kicks as 2].

The drama happened on Friday at the weigh-in. 

Gordon draped an Israeli flag over his shoulders as he faced off with Konyuncu. The two traded the usual trash talk threats that come with big fights. Then the Turk, Konyuncu lunged at Gordon's neck. Both guys got restrained fast, but they kept trying to break loose.

Even with people holding them back, Konyuncu still managed to land a kick to Gordon's midsection before they finally got separated. Video of the whole thing blew up on social media.

The actual fight however, told a different story.

First round was even. Nobody pulled ahead. In round two, Konyuncu hit Gordon with an uppercut, but Gordon fired back with a solid head shot that dropped him. When they got pulled apart, Konyuncu was bleeding heavily from a serious boo-boo on the side of his head. The judges called it right there and awarded the victory to Gordon.

Israel's Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar (Likud) posted on X late Saturday night: "Another brilliant victory for our Israeli fighter." And an embarrassing loss for a Turkish Muslim loser.

Gordon celebrated with the Israeli flag, and it's another proud moment for Israeli combat sports. Israel has turned out strong athletes in these disciplines for decades, like judokas Yael Arad and Oren Smadja who brought home Israel's first Olympic medals (silver and bronze) at the 1992 Summer Games. 

More judo medals have followed, and Israel sent top Muay Thai fighters like world champions Sarah Abraham and Nili Block to major competitions.

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Just last November, the Israeli kickboxing team crushed it at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi, coming back with 7 medals from an event with about 2,000 athletes from around 85 countries.

Mazel tov to Ahavat Hashem Gordon on the big win. Another one for the good guys. 

Am Yisrael Chai!

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UPDATE: Man armed with shotgun and gas can killed at Mar-a-Lago IDENTIFIED

A man in his early 20s unlawfully entered Mar-a-Lago armed with a shotgun and a gas can at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, U.S. Secret Service announced. 

UPDATE: The armed intruder has been identified after being reported missing by his family.

Austin Tucker Martin, who was reported missing by his family on Saturday, was identified as the man armed with a shotgun and a gas can attempting to breach Mar-a-Lago, law enforcement sources told the New York Post.

The FBI, Secret Service, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, are investigating the incident and potential motive, which seems somewhat obvious.

The individual was observed near the north gate carrying a shotgun and a fuel can and was ordered to put the items down by police. In response, he lowered the gas can to the ground and then aimed the shotgun at the officers who immediately shot him dead.

No Secret Service or PBSO personnel were injured, and no Secret Service protectees, including President Trump, were present at the location during the time of the incident, officials said.

The FBI, Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, including the man’s background, actions and potential motive, as well as the use of force.

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This third incident of the same type, appears to be the results of a media-fed public hating the administration and attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. The first incident was in Butler, PA in which President Trump was shot in the ear. The second was at Trump's golf course where the person was confronted and eventually taken into custody and is now serving life in prison.

This should be reminder of the difficulty that exists protecting the President, particularly at Mar-a-Lago.

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Newsom's Calif. Gov't paid protestors over $100,000,000

Independent journalist Cam Higby has dropped yet another receipts bomb on the Golden State's ruling class, revealing that California taxpayers have been forced to cough up over $115 million to fund what can only charitably be called "left-wing protests," or, more accurately, the organized tantrums of the progressive industrial complex.

The lucky recipient is the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), which modestly describes itself as the premier spot for "organizations and people who support human rights to work together for policies that advance justice and full inclusion for all immigrants."

And here's their own humble brag from the website: "CHIRLA has since become one of the largest and most effective advocates for immigrant rights, organizing, educating and defending immigrants and refugees in the streets, in the courts, and in the halls of power.”

Ah yes, "in the streets," the part where your tax dollars apparently buy the signs, the bullhorns, and probably the bail money.

Higby's digging shows CHIRLA wasn't just handing out voter guides; they were knee-deep in GOTV efforts pushing the full leftist agenda, racking up nearly 100,000 voter contacts during the 2020 election. They also boast about wrangling $175 million in taxpayer-funded COVID relief for illegal immigrants through a cozy little consortium of 11 groups (with CHIRLA right in the middle, naturally).

But wait, there's more taxpayer-funded fun: a high school program designed to churn out the next generation of "activists" (because nothing says education like mandatory radicalization), a college mobilization push for mass amnesty legislation, and a charming "Rapid Response" network explicitly aimed to “shut down detention centers.”

Because nothing screams "humane" like trying to dismantle immigration enforcement with other people's money.

Higby has made it clear this is merely the first domino in a long line of "non-profits" that are basically government-subsidized protest mills advancing the most radically left-wing causes imaginable. 

California Democrats have turned the state budget into a slush fund for their activist allies, and the rest of us get the bill.

Your average Californian is out here paying sky-high taxes so the ruling elite can bankroll the very chaos they pretend to be shocked by. It's almost like the whole thing is one giant, self-licking ice cream cone of progressive grift.

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Stay tuned because if this is just the start, the full exposure is going to make Sacramento look even more like the clusterfrack we always knew it was.

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