GET OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM SCREENS: Myopia Is Surging, And One Common Habit Could Be Driving It.

QUIS FACTA COMPROBABIT IPSOS COMPROBATORES: New York Times ‘Fact-Checks’ Trump’s State of the Union—Before He Delivers the Address.

MIND YOUR ORAL HEALTH: Treating a Common Dental Infection May Have Effects That Extend Far Beyond the Mouth.

SINK ‘EM ALL:

When intercepted in South Korean waters, a Chinese fishing boat attacked the Coast Guard instead of leaving.

The line between “fishing fleet” and maritime militia keeps getting thinner pic.twitter.com/lyqGhnIr0J

— David Walpiri (@DWalpiri) February 22, 2026

TO BE FAIR, THAT’S BECAUSE YOUR BODY NEEDS MEAT: She wrote vegan cookbooks. Then she started craving burgers.

A doctor’s visit revealed that Jamieson was severely anemic. Despite being a trained chef and doing everything “within the vegan framework” to make sure she was getting enough vitamins and minerals — “I’d written books about it. I knew what you were supposed to do,” she says — including cooking with cast iron pots and even getting intravenous iron infusions, it wasn’t enough. “I was like, this is crazy. This is not sustainable. And this is not how humans are supposed to stay healthy,” she says.

So, after 10 years of being a vegan, Jamieson’s red meat dreams became a reality: She bit into a burger. “It was delicious,” she says. “It was like heaven. My body was like, Oh my God, thank you.”

Helen was a vegetarian before her heart attack, after which she said “screw it, I’m eating meat.” I took her to Morton’s in Nashville for her first steak and her reaction was simillar. I remember her saying “what the hell was I thinking?” after her first bite.

E.V. BUBBLE NEWS: The Scout Brand Relaunch Is Reportedly Delayed By a Year.

THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE: California Jurisprudence: Killer of Caltech Astrophysicist Had Previous Gun Charges Dropped ‘In the Interest of Justice.’

HISTORY: Earliest known writing dates back over 40,000 years.

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Not so toxic: Masculinity’s comeback makes America thrive.

ANSWERING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Why do falls rise with age? Study points to cerebellar neuron firing.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: The most famous local sandwich from every state.

TRENDS: Birth doses of hepatitis B vaccine on decline in US before CDC scrapped recommendation.

BAD FINANCIAL NEWS FOR UNIVERSITIES: Supreme Court petitioned to decide if chilling faculty speech violates First Amendment. “University of Texas officials threatened Professor Richard Lowery with reduced pay, loss of a research post, and other consequences, if he did not stop publicly criticizing the UT administration. Wishing to avoid those outcomes, Lowery self-censored.”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UMich dean received $2M from Eli Lilly while backing abortion access.

IT’S AS IF BRITISH ELITES ARE AT WAR WITH THEIR OWN PEOPLE: The Rape Gang Crisis: Modern-Day Slavery on British Soil. Why Did British Elites Tolerate the Social Death of Women They Were Obligated to Protect?

PUERTO VALLARTA; Cartel Kingpin Taken Out — Now Americans Are Caught In The Middle.

WARM UP THE GUILLOTINES: Anti-Regime Protests Reignite in Iran as Trump Prepares Strike Options Targeting Islamic Republic Officials.

HAHA: White House Taunts Justin Trudeau After U.S. Hockey Bests Canada In Olympic Gold-Medal Match.

OUR HATEFUL MEDIA:

This is a classic example of assassination prep, the purpose of which is to implicitly encourage and justify terroristic violence against half the country. https://t.co/XlR0YaxaAh

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 23, 2026

MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Not so toxic: Masculinity’s comeback makes America thrive.

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Falcon 9 rocket sets new reuse record on SpaceX’s 2nd Starlink launch of the day.

I DON’T LIKE SUGAR SUBSTITUTES: Popular Sugar Substitutes Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline.

IT’S ALWAYS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK: Mars’ Missing Water Mystery Takes an Unexpected Turn.

WELL, GOOD: Scientists develop first-of-its-kind antibody to block Epstein Barr virus.