WELL, THE VIEW: Flashback: That Time Corey Feldman Warned The View About Hollywood Child Sex Abuse and Was Scolded for It.

LOL, AOC:

The madman theory of deterrence is a foreign policy strategy where a leader projects irrationality, volatility, or unpredictability to make adversaries believe they might take extreme, "crazy" actions (like nuclear escalation).

The idiot theory of deterrence by contrast is a…

— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) February 16, 2026

Underlying article is here.

IT NEVER FAILS: Leftist gun control enthusiasts have no idea of the existing law.

Ummm…. every gun purchase already requires a federal background check that includes your SSN and a testimony of citizenship (see below), and a valid government-issued ID.

If you lie on this form about being a citizen, it's a felony. And because you supply your SSN the feds… https://t.co/mCyI8tlj8m pic.twitter.com/aYaKK2vmiN

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) February 16, 2026

LYING HYPOCRITE-IN-CHIEF:

He must have missed what his party did to RFK, Tulsi, Charlie, Catholics, school board parents, pro-lifers, white men, conservative blacks, Christians, religious exempt soldiers, women athletes, non-violent J6ers, Asian college applicants, entrepreneurs, ICE agents, Trump’s… https://t.co/LQnbCOCt5b

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) February 16, 2026

PATHETIC:

Totally weird how not one Leftist has said, “No, we won’t let Muslims ban your dogs.”

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. https://t.co/BkICGat5vY

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) February 16, 2026

#Resist:

This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone.
So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏https://t.co/1stbtsOxvz pic.twitter.com/LvJ9pTgmnA

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) February 16, 2026

OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.

THANK YOU, SPACEX: Four New Astronauts Arrive at ISS, Restoring a Full Crew For Research.

THE LONELY LIVES OF SCIENTISTS: Scientists Are ‘Sniffing’ Ancient Egyptian Mummies. Here’s Why.

THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AS IT HAS EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS: TSA officials will now be required to refer to non-US citizens as “aliens” under a change made on Friday.

“Aliens” is the statutory term, as is “illegal aliens.”

WHAT ARE THE DEEP SEVENS UP TO NOW? Stanford Researchers Chart Mysterious Earthquakes in Earth’s Mantle.

LEFTIST VICTIMHOOD NARRATIVES SELDOM ARE:

It's completely insane that basically none of this "grave" shite was true. https://t.co/l3P9ckwGgM

— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) February 16, 2026

Related:

In my opinion, this is deserved.

They've done a lot to demonstrate that they're not worthy of being trusted. This particularly applies to the newsmedia, academia, and politicians.

— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) February 16, 2026

A SCREWFLY SOLUTION: Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes can lower dengue risk by 70%, citywide experiment finds.

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, EVERY STEP YOU MAKE: Toyota’s Driving Data Lawsuit Just Took a Major Turn.

LOL, JAKE TAPPER:

2/16/26 – On Dogs And Those Who Hate Them

Some of us have lived in Muslim countries and understand how they treat dogs, @jaketapper. During one of my deployments, we had to inform the locals, in no uncertain terms, that no, they would not conduct their annual dog cull. In other… https://t.co/eVWowrKwkH

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) February 16, 2026

WELL, GOOD: I Love the Smell of Schadenfreude in the Morning: Gun Hater Stephen Colbert’s Ratings Have Collapsed.

SOME PEOPLE CERTAINLY SURVIVE WITHOUT THEM: Humans really don’t need chins: Homo sapiens are the only primates that have them, but they don’t make us special.

Also without spines.

I’D LIKE A WHOLE NEW SET OF TEETH ABOUT NOW: Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow. They could be ready by 2030.

NEWS I HOPE YOU CAN’T USE: Caught the stomach bug? Here’s how to tell if it’s norovirus.

HEALTH: At what age should you get a colonoscopy? What doctors say after James van der Beek’s death.

SAVAGE. AND FAIR.

You, of all outlets, need to SHUT UP. You were the first outlet to dox me. You ran a deranged piece painting me as some CFPB mastermind only because you couldn’t dig up dirt. You tried to cancel me. You don’t get to whine about cancel culture.

Here’s the rule: if you don’t want…

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) September 12, 2025

If you don’t like tit-for-tat, don’t start things.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO STAB! Minnesota Woman Allegedly Kills Boyfriend After He Denied Her Sex.

No means no, ladies.

THINK OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS A MONEY LAUNDRY FOR THE LEFT AND YOU WON’T BE FAR WRONG: EXPOSED: Taxpayers paying for Democrat activists’ grad school tuition.

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Harvard ‘ecofascism’ professor also taught course on ‘aquatic, atmospheric life of Blackness.’

THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HAD HOPED: Jeffrey Epstein was obsessed with blue eyes and worked with scientific contacts to prove his hypothesis that blue eyes were a signifier of high intelligence while he was funding and visiting Harvard’s Program for Evolutionary Dynamics.

ANOTHER AD FOR HOMESCHOOLING: California middle school assistant principal nabbed in child sex sting. He looks like he should be selling weed behind the school, not an assistant principal.