WELL, AS A YOUNG CHILD IN PORTUGAL, I WANTED TO LIVE IN DENVER…  Walking Duluth. A wonderful town that reminds you, place still matters.

HE WAS BIDEN’S (AND OBAMA’S) HE RARELY SAYS WHAT HE MEANS AND NEVER MEANS WHAT HE SEEMS TO SAY:  The road to Keir Zero — my Starmer dictionary

THE EDITOR OF THE CONSERVATIVE WOMAN LOOKS BACK ON WHAT MATTERED IN OLD BLIGHTY:  My TCW week in review: Rupert Lowe and Ben Habib, your time is now.

THANK G-D THIS WOMAN WAS NEVER ELECTED PRESIDENT:  Hillary Clinton Gushes Over Transgender Congressman Who Headlined Panel Discussing Women’s Rights.

TSK. SO GAUCHE!  Marco Rubio Stuns With Speech Defending Western Civilization.

FOR THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING:  Amelia: The UK’s Digital Aisling.

I DON’T  REQUIRE WE BURN EDUCATION THEORISTS AND THE EDUCATION SCHOOLS THAT TEACH THEIR TRIPE TO THE GROUND: But can we abolish them?  This sounds like a joke, but it’s not: – 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen don’t know middle school math, – and the remedial math course was too advanced, – so UCSD had to create a remedial remedial math course, – and a quarter of the students placing into it had a perfect 4.0 GPA in their high school math courses.

That sounds so ridiculous, like something you’d read in The Onion, but it’s unfortunately real.

AND FOR THE: Cancelled of X.

UM:  This drone combat exchange reality is something US Army officers refuse to acknowledge via claiming ‘airpower can fix it.”  Reality: The F-35 is as relevant to stopping the FPV drone threat as a 203mm shell is to stopping the 5.45mm Russian caliber rifle bullet threat.

And for the Exiled of X.

OF COURSE THEY AREN’T:  No, Women Aren’t Being Arrested for Miscarriages. A fear promoted by pro‑choice advocates urges women to avoid seeking care in the event of a miscarriage, but the idea that miscarriage is being criminalized collapses the moment you look at the cases.

HE WOULD. IT’S PART OF KEEPING SOCIETY CIVIL:  Trump exonerated on Epstein.

NO. JUST BETTER TAUGHT:  Americans Used to Be Smarter. Why today’s math teaching doesn’t work.

We need to get rid of education colleges ASAP.  I don’t believe they can be reformed.

SOME, FOR SURE:   AI – Taking Your Job or Your Pension Money?  Are the claims legit? Do the sums add up?

REMIND ME AGAIN, WHY ARE WE KEEPING H-1Bs?  Great ‘Overnight’ Replacement: The (Federal) Express Decline and Fall of Collierville, TN.

FALLING APART WOULD MEAN SHE WAS EVER HELD TOGETHER:  AOC Falls Apart on the World Stage When Asked a Simple Foreign Policy Question at Munich Security Conference (VIDEO).

FANTASIES AND INSANITY, BUT SOME OF THEM WILL ACTUALLY HURT PEOPLE:  Teen Allegedly Plotted To Behead ICE Agents, Show Them Off To Indian Tribes.

YES:  Brown paper and string.  Is life cheap in Portugal?

SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED:  Duffy cracks down on trucking carriers and ‘sham school’ linked to Indiana crash caused by illegal immigrant.

CHASER:  Duffy Closes 7,500 CDL Schools in ‘Wild West’ Crackdown. DOT Highlights First-Year Results to Remove Unqualified Truck Drivers.

YES, PLEASE:  Conspiracies.  Stop making every-day evil sexy.

MY BOOK IN THE SALE WILL STAY ON SALE TILL THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY*:   The 2026 Spring Based Book Sale!  Runs Now Through Tuesday February 17, 2026.

Lots of free and 99c books by people who don’t hate your guts, though. I don’t require you not to read authors who hate you. We all have weaknesses. But give those of us on your side a chance.

*I’ll change it at midnight, but it’s not KU so it won’t change immediately.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Why the SpaceX IPO will be good, bad, and ugly for other space stocks.

ROGER KIMBALL: How Deep Is the Deep State? The deep state resists exposure—but not forever. Patience, persistence, and power may yet cauterize the Leviathan.

PARTY OF HATE: Democrats Openly Fantasize About Anti-White Revolution While GOP Grovels.

RFK, JR.’S IMPACT: Popular Fast-Food Chain Removing Microwaves From All Its Restaurants.

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