FASTER, PLEASE: New Inhalable Tuberculosis Treatment Could Replace Months of Daily Pills.

FASTER, PLEASE: Closing in on a universal vaccine: Nasal spray protects mice from respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens.

IF I CAN’T BUY ONE IT’S NOT REAL: Volkswagen’s 503-HP GTI From Gran Turismo Is Back in the Spotlight. No, “fresh new images” don’t count.

IT’S PARENTAL MALPRACTICE TO SEND YOUR KIDS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL THESE DAYS:

🚨 BREAKING: Leftist school faces mass calls for a lawsuit after an 11 YO CHILD with SPECIAL NEEDS got left in the dust, miles from school, during an anti-ICE walkout

He called the mother. She didn’t even know it was happening.

THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED! pic.twitter.com/mUNpRDfCmv

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 20, 2026

WAIT, I THOUGHT SUICIDE WAS AN INALIENABLE RIGHT? Finding No Link to Increased Homicides, NYU Uses Bloomberg Data to Claim 3D Guns Mean More Suicides.

SAVAGES AND BARBARIANS:

Douglas Murray:

"Imagine what kind of a psychopath you have to be to gang rape a girl and then shoot her in the head. Most won't be proud of that, but Hamas is."

The vast majority of Gazans celebrated this. pic.twitter.com/xa9O7Omlon

— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) February 19, 2026

OH, CANADA:

"Ontario’s euthanasia regulators have tracked 428 cases of possible criminal violations — and not referred a single case to law enforcement, say leaked documents." https://t.co/WjBF0v2IKk via @tnajournal

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) February 19, 2026

THE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT: Gen Z is skipping sex to do this instead, study says.

Or maybe they are: “They’re not drinking and they’re not having sex. So what is today’s youth actually doing? According to an EduBirdie survey of 2,000, 67% of Gen Zers would choose a restful night’s sleep over a good romp in the sheets. Further shocking frisky generations before them, the survey also revealed that 64% of youngsters would rather prioritize keeping a stable job, 59% are focused on their personal success, half are shifting their attention to maintainig healthy friendships and 46% prefer some solo time to getting it on.”

Personally, I always found a restful night’s sleep was easier after a good romp in the sheets. But I guess that’s old-fashioned now.

I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: A quarter of pregnant women are delaying prenatal care, CDC report finds. “It’s possible the pandemic played a role in delayed care.”

The overturning of Roe v. Wade is also mentioned as a possibility, though it’s hard to see how limits on abortion would affect prenatal care.

I NOW START WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT INCIDENTS LIKE THIS ARE HOAXES: Police refute claim that black Virginia Tech professor was victim of racist attack.

I’m seldom wrong.

MASSIVE RESISTANCE: University of Iowa job postings include ‘DEI language’ despite state ban.

DON SURBER: Why They Want California Ruined.

CHANGE: The Global Revolt Against Greenism.

LOL, TOM FRIEDMAN: New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman Plays His Readers for Fools—Again: Friedman cites phony Soros-PLO poll to smear Israel as apartheid pariah state.

Is he a useful idiot? Or just . . . useful?

JONATHAN TURLEY ON RO KHANNA’S ABUSE OF POWER: Ro Khanna and the Impunity of “Wealthy, Powerful Men.”

Last year, I wrote a column expressing concerns over the move to release the Epstein files en masse, including grand jury material. The files include a wide range of tangential figures and unsupported allegations common to criminal investigations. Politicians eager to capitalize on the scandal would likely show little concern for the underlying facts in “outing” names and repeating unproven allegations.

That fear was realized this week with the chest-pounding speech of Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Cal.) on the House floor in which he took credit for outing six “wealthy, powerful men” who he suggested were actively shielded by the DOJ from public exposure. After the DOJ unredacted the names at his request, he read them on the floor. It turns out that four have nothing to do with Epstein.

Had Khanna made these comments outside of the House floor, he would be looking at four defamation lawsuits. However, Khanna knew the men could not sue him because of the immunity afforded to him under the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause.

The four were literally just randoms who stood in a police lineup, as people do, along with the actual suspect. Congress should have internal remedies for abuse of the House and Senate floor.

CDR SALAMANDER: Again…ESB’s Carry the Tactical Load …build more of what proves itself.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY:

This BRITISH woman trying to exit the bus is a metaphor for the entire West right now. pic.twitter.com/nSvJAublyX

— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) February 18, 2026

WELL: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein.

A friend writes: “Interesting. Does this mean they’re gonna start arresting all those Pakistani rape gangs, plus the police and other public officials who turned a blind eye to that?”

Don’t be silly. That would be racist or something. Also it would interfere with the leftist/Islamist takeover of Britain. Arresting (former) Prince Andrew weakens the royal family, and thus promotes that takeover. Not that King Charles has shown any sign of getting in the way, but just by existing the monarchy is a potential center of resistance.

UPDATE (From Ed):

Arresting the King’s brother while letting Pakistani rape gangs roam free is not justice but a cynical evasion of it. pic.twitter.com/HnWeCBJXSq

— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) February 19, 2026

More (From Ed):

🚨 BREAKING: A video is resurfacing of Donald Trump in 2015 CALLING OUT Prince Andrew — who has now been arrested

"That island was a cesspool. No question about it — just ask Prince Andrew. He'll tell you about it!"

Trump was EARLY to blow the whistle!pic.twitter.com/H6cznOg1E7

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 19, 2026

THOUGHTS ON War Without A Declaration of War.

OPEN THREAD: Make it special.

ROBERT HEINLEIN SMILES: Elon Musk wants to put a satellite catapult on the moon. It’s not a new idea. This story credits Gerard K. O’Neill, but Heinlein was there first with The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.

GOD FORBID:

AOC claims Republicans are “radicalizing young men by pushing them toward masculinity.”

This is really the Democrat’s top candidate. Yikes.
pic.twitter.com/AbP3enxoyU

— Jack (@jackunheard) February 19, 2026

GOODBYE, SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: UK PM Starmer Blocks Trump From Using RAF Bases to Strike Iran Amid Escalating Tensions: Report.

What’s funny is, while Britain carries water for the mullahs, plenty of other Islamic countries are happy to provide us with facilities to attack Iran.

UPDATE: It occurs to me that this might be Trump-inspired theater to make the mullahs drop their guard. More likely that it’s Starmer being a dick, but don’t entirely rule it out.

METFORMIN: Common Diabetes Drug Linked With ‘Exceptional Longevity’ in Women.

GOOD THING I DON’T DO THOSE THEN: Ultramarathons May Be Aging Your Blood Cells Faster Than You Think.