Talk about election interference!

NY Post: "Israel bombs Iran’s top mullahs as they count votes for next supreme leader."

Appropriate humor:

What Media bias?

Legacy media: "Wow, we were really surprised to learn that Joe Biden had stage 4 prostate cancer."

Also the legacy media: "What is this rash on Trump's neck!?!" 

Speaking of the long game

NY Post: "Trump hit Iran — but he’s really got China in his crosshairs."

Good article, detailing how Trump's moves in Venezuela and Panama are also designed to reign in China.

Israel playing the long game

Via Powerline: "How the Israelis did it"

Years before the air strike that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israeli intelligence had been quietly mapping the daily rhythms of Tehran.

According to reporting by the Financial Times, nearly all of the Iranian capital’s traffic cameras had been hacked years earlier, their footage encrypted and transmitted to Israeli servers. One camera angle near Pasteur Street, close to Khamenei’s compound, allowed analysts to observe the routines of bodyguards and drivers: where they parked, when they arrived and whom they escorted.

Years of mapping just waiting for this moment.  This is reminiscent of Israel's long con on the beeper operation, where the Mossad set up a dummy beeper supplier complete with a promotional commercial.  Then they waited for the right moment.

Here in the Happy Valley

Western Massachusetts in the news: "In Western Mass., environmentalists fear that solar farms are fire hazards - A wave of solar proposals in the Hilltowns is facing pushback from residents who worry that the attached batteries will start fires and pollute their water."

Everybody wants to believe they're saving the world but nobody wants to buy a (non-subsidized) electric car. 

Entirely expected

Red State: "New York Times’ Obit Headline for Ayatollah Khamenei Is Out, and You Can’t Hate the Media Enough." 

A dual-edged sword for Russia

This is a pretty good article from PJ Media: "What Epic Fury Means for Putin."

On the one hand, Russia loses access to Iranian-supplied drones used in Ukraine and also a source of cheap oil.  On the other hand, the regional instability will lead to a rise in crude oil prices which will provide more revenue for Russia's own oil supply.

You have to wonder if Trump's actions in Venezuela were some kind of precursor to Iran, in terms of stabilizing the oil supply.  That would be some 4D chess.

Thanks, Obama!

Powerline: "The U.S. strike on Iran is legal."  (Hat tip: Maggie's Farm).

Him and his buddies

Townhall: "Confirmed: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Is Dead."

The report I'm hearing is that Khamenei was meeting with between five to ten high-level targets so the Israelis moved up the timeline of the attack.

Just reported: Now they're saying that FORTY senior officials were neutralized.

Strikes in Iran

This is very fog of war: "Here's What We Know About the Iranian Strikes So Far."

But - and this is a HUGE BUT - Israeli intelligence is saying Ayatollah Khamenei is likely dead.  Wow.

Extra - Instapundit is on the Ayatollah watch.

Taylor Sheridan paid for this takeover

Outkick: "Hollywood Liberals Devastated As David Ellison’s Paramount Wins Warner Bros Bidding War - 'Ellison scares the s*** out of me,' an anonymous A-list director reportedly said."

Somebody - I think it was the Critical Drinker - said that Paramount made bank on traditional male heroes such as those found in "Yellowstone" and "Top Gun: Maverick."  No wonder the soy boys are upset.

Related - Soy boys on NPR have low T.  Of course.

Don't know much

Twitchy: "Rep Plays 'Didn't Know About That' Card When Pinned Down About Epstein Files and Dem Doxxing."

The Left hates free speech

Jonathan Turley: "“Anathema in the University Mission”: Bari Weiss Canceled at UCLA." 

That's OK, she'll be running CNN soon.

This needs to stop

NY Post: "Somali trucker busted driving wrong way on Missouri highway couldn’t read road signs, failed English test."

The video is wild.  Somebody could have been killed.

Sea change in the media landscape

How's this for a bitter headline?  "MAGA billionaires win battle to buy CNN and turn it Trumpy."

We warned you that your biased coverage would destroy trust in the mainstream media and now you're all going broke and selling at bargain basement prices.  Our turn now.

Wow. Can you imagine a world where one political ideology dominates the arts and media?

I wonder what that would look like. Sounds horrifying. https://t.co/4VA4Dp7X3G

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) February 27, 2026

Running on nostalgia and Congressional graft

Issues & Insights: "Is It Time To Permanently Ground NASA?"

Yes.  That's coming from somebody who had a glimpse from the inside.  SpaceX is doing everything NASA is doing cheaper, faster, and better.

Black people rent apes?

The things you learn at the State of the Union.  Do they go to Aarons?  Anyway, here's Chuck Schumer furiously backpedaling: "Clean Up on Aisle TDS! Allow Chuck Schumer to Explain Why Dems Didn't Stand for Americans Over Illegals."

The "stand up for America" moment in the SOTU was so obviously a trap for the Democrats and they could have diffused the bomb by standing up.  But, as many have noted, Trump bet correctly that the Democrats couldn't stand up for it.  According to J.D. Vance who had the vantage point of watching the audience, the Democrats looked at each other for guidance as they were led into the box canyon since they can't think for themselves.

Schedule slipping another month

Earlier this month, I wrote that NASA's SLS/Orion program is a boondoggle and we should not "light this candle."

Today, Stephen Green writes "We need to talk about Artemis" which is the program associated with the SLS booster.  More problems, more delays and a program that's always a month away.

Now they tell us

NY Times: "The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released"

Every day seems to bring new reports of financiers, academics, politicians and royalty (among others) who cozied up to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose predation took a horrendous toll on innocent lives. With accountability for people in power in short supply, it can be hard to see a downside in the huge dump of documents relating to Mr. Epstein and his various associates.

But we should recognize the release of millions of pages of the Epstein files as both a sign of institutional failure and a cause for concern. If our justice system were working properly, the public would never have such access.

I have always believed that the reason the Biden Administration didn't release the Epstein files was because it was trying to avoid embarrassment to the British Crown.  If there's one villain in the files, it's Prince Andrew.  But so great was the impulse to "get Trump" the files were released and there was nothing remotely incriminating; in fact, there was evidence that Trump dropped a dime on Epstein in 2006.

The other day I was passing the nutcase protesters on the overpass over I-91 and their sign said: "Trump Epstein Coverup."  They invested so much into the belief the Epstein files would bring down the Donald and now they're in the "denial" stage of coping. 

Very on-brand

Sasha Stone: "Dems Are Behaving Like Spoiled Brats by Boycotting State of the Union." 

Decline is a choice

Just like New York City, you voted for this Colorado: "Californication Catches Up with Colorado - Blue-state governance has transformed this once-booming state into an economic and demographic laggard."

Is Mamdani actually a Republican saboteur?

It's a question that needs answering!  PJ Media: "Mamdani Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought."

Extra - NY Post: "Mayor Mamdani’s spending frenzy will lead NYC into a rapid decline."

This is Inez, she was turned away from the NYC shoveling crews, she doesn’t understand how to get an ID after getting married because she is too stupid https://t.co/5KH3uH1Uem pic.twitter.com/5AA9YMysxq

— Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) February 21, 2026