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GOP Hopes ICE Retreat Will Help Them in Midterms – The Friday AM Quickie 2/13/26

By Corey Pein —

If you're the praying type, put in a good word with the higher-ups to avoid another war with Iran next week, OK? Thanks! I'm off, Whitney's back Monday. - Corey

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THE BIG NEWS

ICE Out!: Democrats, Minus Fetterman, Block Homeland Security Funding; Shutdown Due This Weekend

  • In Minnesota, Trump's 'Border Czar' Tom Homan Claims Federal Invasion Is Ending "'We will believe it when we see it — and any ICE presence is a threat to everyone's safety,' Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chowdhury said in a statement. "We will be left in the aftermath of destruction, and we will have to pick up the pieces of our communities.'" via the Associated Press, Sahan Journal, and Politico.
  • Democratic Gov. Tim Walz Proposes $10 Million Relief Fund for Minnesota Businesses Harmed By ICE Siege Families whose members have been detained by ICE still face devastating loss of income and high legal costs, forcing them to turn to online crowdfunding. via Minnesota Reformer, Sahan Journal, and the Minnesota Star-Tribune.
  • Under Grilling By Senators, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Admits Renee Good and Alex Pretti Were Not Domestic Terrorists Agency leaders still whined about the supposed threats they face on the job and blamed their subordinate's deadly shootings of unarmed Americans on sanctuary policies. via the Star-Tribune, the AP, and NBC News.
  • 'Do Something, Bitch': Body Cam Video Disproves DHS Lies About Chicago Teacher Shot Five Times Marimar Martinez, a teaching assistant and US citizen, was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, then charged with a felony; her case was dismissed and her attorneys have now made the exculpatory evidence public. via HuffPost and the AP.
  • Children in Private Immigration Lockup in Dilley, Texas, Describe Miserable Conditions and Lingering Effects "Nine-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra, from Colombia, drew a portrait of herself and her mother wearing their detainee ID badges. A note on the side said, 'I am not happy, please get me out of here.'" via ProPublica and Sahan Journal.
  • At Least Two Dozen ICE Agents Have Been Criminally Charged Since 2020, Including for Sexual Abuse and Corruption Meanwhile in the courts, Trump's own judicial appointees are rejecting the regime's attempts to detain and deport immigrants, with 373 judges rejecting regime detention petitions, and only 28 approving them. via the AP, Politico, and the New York Times.
  • Kristi Noem Fired a Coast Guard Pilot for Leaving Her Blankie Behind on a Plane Meanwhile, her boyfriend, Corey Lewandowski, removed a series of Homeland Security officials and lawyers who refused to sign off on giving him a badge and gun even though he has no law enforcement training; he eventually got his way. via the Wall Street Journal.
  • Trump and the Republicans Are Going Underwater on Immigration, New Polls Show "Most US adults, including independents, have an unfavorable view of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly referred to as ICE. Overall, only about 3 in 10 US adults have a favorable view of the agency." via the New York Times and the AP.

In Munich, AOC Debuts Working Class Vision of Foreign Policy

Will Squad Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez run for president on the in 2028? Who knows! But she joined a number of other presumed hopefuls like Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference this week, where global bigwigs hobnob over diplomatic matters. As the New York Times reports, European attendees are wondering "whether they can ever really trust the United States again — and what they need to do if they cannot."

While Rubio is seen as the Trump's regime's "good cop," AOC offered an entirely different vision, under the advisement of Matt Duss, the former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders and a frequent MR guest. Per NBC News, she'll speak on two panels at Munich, one on the "rise of populism" and another on the future of US foreign policy. "She believes the US has an important role to play around the world, but military intervention is not the way to do that," Duss says. "And there's clearly a strong constituency in the country that agrees with that."

Epstein Update: Survivors 'Degraded' By Bondi Hearing, But Trump Says His AG Was 'Fantastic'

  • Congressional Democrats Protest Justice Department Spying on Their Epstein Files Research Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed by Reuters during her House Judiciary Committee hearing this week holding a document labeled "Jayapal Pramila Search History." via the Associated Press, NBC News, and Politico.
  • Regime Health Official Dr. Oz Invited Epstein to Valentine's Day Party in 2016 The Epstein files released so far show how he was building a network of scientists and entrepreneurs to investigate his pet projects on human cloning and genetic engineering. via Reuters, Drop Site News, and NBC News.
  • Top Goldman Sachs Lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns Over Secret Relationship with 'Uncle Jeffrey' Meanwhile in Canada and Britain, financial groups cut ties with logistics tycoon Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, who once received an email from Epstein reading, "I loved the torture video." via the New York Times, the Associated Press, and Reuters.
  • Former Norway Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland Charged with 'Gross Corruption' for Epstein Friendship; Russia Links Examined "Other prominently placed Norwegians are also facing new scrutiny, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Borge Brende, an ex-foreign minister who now runs the World Economic Forum, and Mona Juul, who this week was suspended from her role as ambassador to Jordan and quickly resigned." via the New York Times and Al Jazeera.

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • It's Official: Trump Repeals Key EPA Scientific Finding on Climate Change "'As a result of this repeal, I'm going to see more sick kids come into the emergency department having asthma attacks and more babies born prematurely,' said Lisa Patel, executive director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. 'My colleagues will see more heart attacks and cancer in their patients.'" via the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Associated Press.
  • Intel Whistleblower: Tulsi Gabbard Covered Up Report with Overseas 'Gossip' on Jared Kushner "A second allegation in the [whistleblower] complaint alleges that the NSA's general counsel's office failed to report a potential crime to the Justice Department that was raised by the content of the intercepted conversation, and did so for political purposes." via the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and SpyTalk.
  • Mexican Aid Ships Arrive in Cuba in Defiance of Trump 'Energy Blockade' and Tariff Threats "Cuban aviation officials warned airlines earlier this week that there isn't enough fuel for airplanes to refuel on the island." via NBC News and the Guardian.
  • Leftist Analilia Mejia Wins New Jersey House Race By 1,100 Votes in Wealthy Suburban District Meanwhile in Illinois, Justice Democrats endorsed House candidate Kat Abughazaleh, saying she "isn't too afraid to take on AIPAC or corporate PACs to defeat right-wing fascism or corporate corruption in the Democratic Party." via the AP, the New York Times, and Politico.

SOME NUMBER

4,000

That's approximately how many building code violations Washington, DC slumlord Ali "Sam" Razjooyan has racked up over the years at his 70 properties, most of them in the city's poorest neighborhoods, according to the Washington Post. DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb yesterday charged Razjooyan under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, which is usually used to charge organized crime. Schwalb says it's the first time the law has been used against a landlord in the District.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

2/13: Happy Friday! Sam will be hosting solo; the guest will be David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect and co-host of the Organized Money podcast.

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PARTING WORDS

"This is just one symbol of their attempt to tell a community that they are going to come after us and chase us into the shadows. We are not going back."

-- New York State Democratic Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, who represents Greenwich Village, and who was the first openly gay member of the state legislature, speaking to the New York Times about the re-raising of the Pride flag at the Stonewall Inn. The Trump regime unceremoniously took the flag down last weekend. A cheering crowd yesterday yelled "raise it up!" and "higher!" as state and city leaders re-raised the rainbow flag in defiance of Trump's Department of Interior. While the Pride flag was initially positioned below the US flag, the Washington Post reports, two people corrected that as the crowd chanted "shame" at political leaders as they fled the scene.

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