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What's the endgame here?

I am pretty much despondent watching Pam Bondi throw her utter bullshit in a congressional hearing. The trump suck-up from her and spineless republicans is only outdone in its degeneracy by her adolescent snottiness when asked questions she doesn't like. I'm afraid that the cruelty, divisiveness, and immorality that trump has unleashed and sanctified will be with us for a long time. Please help me see some light somewhere.

Meta, Google face massive liability as ‘addicted kids’ trial continues in LA
Ask who never gets charged.

Meta and Google returned to Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday for the second day of a landmark trial over claims their platforms were designed to addict young users — a closely watched case that could carry major consequences for hundreds of similar lawsuits nationwide.
The outcome could put the social media giants on the hook for significant damages in this case and others, should a Los Angeles jury side with the plaintiffs. The lawsuit is widely viewed as a bellwether for roughly 1,600 related cases across the country, underscoring the potential legal and financial ripple effects.
Still, much remains uncertain. Attorneys told the court the trial could stretch six to eight weeks, offering little early indication of how jurors might ultimately rule.
As day two nears a close, here's an overview of where things stand.
SUPREME COURT APPEARS SKEPTICAL OF BLOCKING US BAN ON TIKTOK: WHAT TO KNOW
 
The lead attorney for the plaintiff, identified only as K.G.M, and for Meta presented dueling opening statements to jurors this week, offering an early preview of their most compelling arguments and points they are likely to revisit for the duration of the trial.
Mark Lanier, the attorney for the plaintiffs, told jurors that deciding in favor of his client, K.G.M. will be "as easy as ABC," which he told the court stands for "addicting the brains of children."
Lanier's opening statement was neither short nor lacking in props, including a toy Ferrari, a bicycle hand brake, and eggs —introduced to the jury, one-by-one, over the course of his two-hour remarks.
He argued the selective tactics used by tech giants were the same tactics embraced by casinos, "borrowing heavily" from slot machines and tobacco companies in an attempt to "deliberately" develop design features that maximize youth engagement, target younger users — and make it difficult for them to disengage from the platforms compared to older users and adults.
"For a teenager, social validation is survival," Lanier said, noting that Meta, Google, and others "engineered a feature that caters to a minor’s craving for social validation." 
TRUMP SAYS FATE OF TIKTOK SHOULD BE IN HIS HANDS WHEN HE RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE
Meta lawyer Paul Schmidt, for his part, starkly contrasted Lanier's tactics in his own remarks to the jury. His presentation was more formal and buttoned-up, as he ticked carefully through the points denoted in a PowerPoint presentation. 
Schmidt argued that K.G.M.'s struggles existed largely independently of the platform, telling jurors that their responsibility is to determine only whether Meta …

Reporter's Notebook: Clintons call for open Epstein files hearing after months of defying subpoenas
Same show, different day.

Since there was such a tempest over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, perhaps there’s a solution at hand. This compromise would satisfy both red and blue America. And the exhibition would transfix the country: Have former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump testify at halftime about the Epstein files.
Republicans believe former President Clinton has something to hide about Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats think the same about President Trump. The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the former president and Hillary Clinton to testify about the Epstein files. After a lot of wrangling, the Clintons are due to appear for closed-door depositions later this month.
But both Bill and Hillary Clinton are now calling for open sessions. And Democrats believe that such an appearance at a public session — by a former president — would establish a precedent to lug in President Trump to answer questions about what he knew about Epstein.
GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LAWMAKERS FOR EPSTEIN PROBE DEPOSITION
One architect of the law compelling the release of the Epstein files, applauded demands last week by the former first couple to testify at a televised open hearing. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said the former president is an important witness.
"As long as [the hearing is] focused on Epstein, and it's not a wild goose chase — it's not trying to score political points or embarrass either President Clinton or President Trump, it is asking legitimate questions about what they knew took place and who they knew were participating in heinous acts," said Khanna. "That should be a legitimate point of inquiry."
After agreeing to a closed-door deposition later this month, Hillary Clinton took to X. She wrote to Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., saying, "If you want this fight let’s have it in public." 
Former President Clinton echoed his wife the next day on X, also calling for a public session. The former commander in chief declared that he won’t be used "as a prop in a closed door Kangaroo Court." 
A spokeswoman for Comer accused the former first couple of "moving the goalposts." Comer was always open to a hearing. But after a closed-door deposition.
"Depositions have historically been much more substantive than hearings," said Comer. "Hearings unfortunately, have become more of an entertainment thing."
It’s hard to track exactly what the Clintons wanted.
The House Oversight Committee voted on a bipartisan basis last August to subpoena both Bill and Hillary Clinton for depositions — along with a host of other prominent …

‘People are sick of the same old thing’: Maxine Waters faces primary from Democrat 34 years her junior
Confidence requires clarity.

Myla Rahman is aiming to use Rep. Maxine Waters' 35 years in Congress as political ammunition as she challenges the longtime Democratic congresswoman.
The nonprofit executive, Los Angeles native and cancer survivor, who is 34 years younger than the 87-year-old lawmaker, is highlighting generational change as she launches a primary challenge against Waters.
"People are sick and tired of the same old thing," Rahman told the California Post in an interview this week.
Waters, who has been in Congress since 1991, hasn't faced a serious primary challenge in over a decade in California's solidly-blue 43rd District, which is anchored in South Los Angeles.
HEADED FOR THE EXITS: WHY 3-DOZEN HOUSE MEMBERS AREN'T RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION
But that's not deterring Rahman, who is hoping to get a ballot box boost from Democrats' discontent with their party's aging politicians, which was amplified by then-President Joe Biden's decision to run for re-election in 2024 before dropping out of the race amid serious questions about his physical and mental acuity after a disastrous debate with now-President Donald Trump.
Fox News Digital reached out to Waters' re-election campaign for reaction to Rahman's primary challenge but did not receive a response at the time this story published.
Waters isn't the only long-serving House Democrat from California facing challenges from younger rivals. So are Democratic Reps. Brad Sherman and Mike Thompson.
RAHM EMANUEL CALLS FOR MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE OF 75 FOR PEOPLE IN PUBLIC OFFICE
And it's not just California.
In Massachusetts, Rep. Seth Moulton is spotlighting the generational argument as he tries to oust Sen. Ed Markey in the Democratic primary.
Rahman says, "Time is of the essence" and asks, "Why wait when you can make an impactful change now?" 
While Republicans don't have any realistic chance of flipping the district, Rahman's primary challenge gives the GOP some ammunition.
"Democrats built a party run by career politicians like Maxine Waters who has been cashing taxpayer funded paychecks since the Cold War. After decades clinging to power, these political fossils are getting tossed aside by the same radical activists they helped empower," National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Christian Martinez charged in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Waters was often in the spotlight during Trump's first term in the White House, as one of his most vocal critics.
Waters remains a loud critic, questioning the president's fitness for office after Trump's push to remove Lisa Cook as a Federal Reserve governor.
Waters remains …

Idaho families sue over federal immigration enforcement at horse racing track
Who's accountable for the results?

A lawsuit has been lodged on behalf of Latino U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who were detained during an October law enforcement action in Idaho that involved federal, state and local authorities.
The class action complaint alleges that "approximately 400 spectators gathered at La Catedral racetrack to enjoy festivities that included horse-racing, food vendors, and games for children," but that the events were interrupted when "a swarm of 200 law enforcement officers from numerous federal, state, and local agencies descended with armored trucks, flashbang grenades, and guns drawn." 
"Wearing militarized gear and face coverings, they pointed guns and screamed orders at frightened families. They broke the windows of cars parked on the property, sending glass pouring onto those inside, including children who had taken refuge in cars because of rain. They threw compliant people to the ground and shot rubber bullets over the heads of teenagers," the document asserts.
Authorities restrained most adults and many teens with zip ties, according to the complaint.
HOUSE DEM EXPLODES ON TOP TRUMP IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL, SAYS HE ‘BETTER HOPE’ FOR PARDON FROM PRESIDENT
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers grilled the people about their immigration status, according to the suit, which alleges, "No one was set free unless and until they verified lawful presence in the United States."
Plaintiffs include parents and children, who are either American citizens or lawful permanent residents, who were detained during the episode and only released "after verifying lawful status," the suit indicates.
One of the American plaintiffs, Juana Rodriguez, described the ordeal as a "nightmare," according to an American Civil Liberties Union press release about the suit.
"What happened turned our outing into a nightmare. My toddler was forced to witness an incredible amount of violence against people he loves and hear racial slurs about Latinos, experiences that no child should ever be exposed to. I'll never forget hearing his little voice pleading with me to give him food and water for hours on end. As a parent, nothing is more heartbreaking than hearing your child cry out in fear and being told you cannot hold or comfort them," Rodriguez said, according to the press release.
DEM LAWMAKER COMPARES ICE AGENTS TO NAZIS AND GESTAPO DURING FIERY HOUSE HEARING ON ENFORCEMENT
"I am a proud U.S. citizen, and I didn't do anything wrong. While nothing will ever undo the harm of that day, I joined this lawsuit because I know what happened to me was wrong and because no …

Massie fires back at Fox News’s Ingraham over loyalty to Trump and Kentucky
Are they actually going to vote on something real?

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) denied that he is “running against” President Donald Trump in a rebuttal to Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on X.

Ingraham, host of Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle, asked on X on Wednesday whether Trump or Massie better represents Kentucky’s residents, posting a graphic showing Trump winning the state in 2024 with over 64% of the vote. The president has recently criticized the Kentucky lawmaker, who has stood against Trump’s leadership in his second term.

Massie represents Kentucky’s 4th District. He easily won the Republican Party’s primary election against two challengers in 2024, going on to win the general election in his district. He is seeking reelection this year.

“I’m not running against Trump. We serve in different branches of the government. Our branch makes laws, his branch carries out the laws we make,” Massie said on X.

I’m not running against Trump. We serve in different branches of the government. Our branch makes laws, his branch carries out the laws we make.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 11, 2026

As of Wednesday morning, Massie’s response had over 40,000 likes, compared to Ingraham’s original post, which had around 2,600.

Ingraham also said “Massie needs to go” on Tuesday, sharing an article saying he was one of three Republicans to join Democrats in sinking House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) bid to block future votes on Trump’s tariffs.

Massie responded, “taxing authority is vested” in the House, and Tuesday’s vote aimed “to subvert the Constitution and the 1976 National Emergencies Act by literally saying a day is not a day.”

My goal is to defend the Constitution and to represent the people.

Taxing authority is vested in the House of Representatives, not the Executive.

The vote tonight was to subvert the Constitution and the 1976 National Emergencies Act by literally saying a day is not a day.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 11, 2026

Part of Massie’s feud with the Trump administration stems from its handling of the files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Massie sparred with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on X over the redactions in the files.

GOP KENTUCKY HOUSE SPEAKER SNATCHES MICROPHONE FROM THOMAS MASSIE MID-SPEECH

Trump is supporting Navy SEAL veteran Ed Gallrein in the primary election against Massie, asking “all MAGA Warriors” to back his pick. The president also called Massie a “moron” while speaking at the 74th National …

Healthcare fraud has proliferated nationwide, House Republicans warn
We're watching the same failure loop.

EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans have uncovered a nationwide “epidemic” of healthcare fraud extending far beyond the fraud-fraught states of Minnesota and California, according to congressional research into underreported cases of Medicare and Medicaid abuse shared with the Washington Examiner.

For instance, in Florida, a foreign national from Cuba was federally sentenced in May 2025 for his role in a sprawling $3.2 million Medicare fraud billing scheme.

According to court documents, Julian Lopez, a Cuban citizen who was residing in Miami-Dade County, sold off Medicare beneficiary information to a sham medical equipment company called One Medical Services, which then used those records to submit fraudulent reimbursement claims for orthotic braces never actually provided to patients.

In New Jersey, prosecutors say a women’s health center that was operating without a medical license fraudulently billed the state’s Medicaid program approximately 2,500 times from December 2020 to February 2024.

According to a recent press release from the New Jersey attorney general’s office, in addition to fraud-related crimes, two of the facility’s operators, both of whom were not licensed to practice medicine, were charged with performing illegal gynecological services on patients while unlicensed.

In New York, a Brooklyn banker with dual citizenship pleaded guilty last week to laundering more than $8 million in Medicare fraud proceeds on behalf of a transnational criminal organization.

Renat Abramov, a dual citizen of Azerbaijan and the United States, admitted to participating in a “sophisticated” international scheme as part of the organization’s network.

That organized crime syndicate alone has allegedly submitted over $10 billion in fraudulent Medicare claims across the country by stealing the identities of over 1 million Americans, including elderly and disabled citizens in all 50 states, according to the Justice Department.

Abramov, as a manager of an American bank branch, admittedly opened bank accounts for individuals, many of them not lawfully present in the U.S., who posed as owners of bogus medical supply businesses. Once the insurance checks from Medicare were deposited, members of the transnational criminal organization transferred the profits into offshore accounts and cryptocurrency.

Although the Somali-run scams have dominated the news cycle, Republicans in Congress are warning that what came to light in Minnesota is “merely the tip of the iceberg.” …

Conservatives need to start calling out left leaning nonsense HARD from now until 2028
Confidence requires clarity.

The left has learned nothing from the 2024 election. It has only made their ideas more extreme and more violent.
What will give the left back power in 2028 is if we stand by and “Turn the other check” or “Be the bigger person” and think their ideas will lose solely merit.
These people are ruthless bullies who will cry, and threaten you if you do not submit to every idea they believe is true.
If you start hearing this nonsense, call it out. Demand them to explain it; and so help me if they make any jokes like “hope our shooters get better aim” come at them with a public berating. They have gotten to comfortable wishing harm on others.
If we don’t start facing them head on, we will lose, and 2028 and the new census data from all of their imported voters will give them an edge in every election for the next 10 years.
Don’t care if it makes you uncomfortable, don’t care if it upsets families. The right has more silent voices behind it than we think, and pushing back on these ideas publicly, will knock them down since the most loud and vocal have been the left when the reality is the right has been to quite and polite to yell back at them.

Schumer, Dems choose partial shutdown as negotiations hit impasse
This is performative politics again.

Senate Democrats aren’t budging on their Homeland Security demands, and appear ready to again thrust the government into a partial shutdown as Republicans scramble to keep the lights on.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that he and Senate Democrats were prepared to reject a short-term funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just days ahead of the funding deadline.
"We’re 3 days away from a DHS shutdown, and Republicans have not gotten serious about negotiating a solution that reins in [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and stops the violence," Schumer said on X. "Democrats will not support a CR to extend the status quo."
SHUTDOWN CLOCK TICKS AS SCHUMER, DEMOCRATS DIG IN ON DHS FUNDING DEMANDS
Congress has until Friday at midnight to fund the agency, and as the days go by, the odds of doing so are becoming increasingly slim.
Schumer’s edict comes as both sides of the aisle continue negotiations behind the scenes on a compromise bill to fund the agency.
Senate Democrats unveiled the legislative text of their 10-point proposal over the weekend, and for a time, Republicans were optimistic that talks were moving in a positive direction.
SCHUMER, JEFFRIES TRASH TRUMP'S DHS PROPOSAL AS 'INCOMPLETE AND INSUFFICIENT'
Now, Schumer and his caucus are at an impasse with Republicans and the White House. While President Donald Trump and his administration presented a counteroffer earlier this week, Democrats say it’s not enough.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., teed up the original DHS funding bill for another vote on Tuesday. That bill could be modified to be a CR, and Republicans are leaning toward a four-week extension to keep the agency open.
And he noted that the legislative text from the White House could be coming on Wednesday.
SENATE RACES TO AVERT THIRD SHUTDOWN AS DHS DEAL TAKES SHAPE
"There’s going to be the legislative text coming over from the White House today," Thune told reporters. "But I think it’s, like I said, the White House is operating in good faith."
Still, Democrats have dubbed the GOP’s counter, which has been kept under strict lock and key, "sophomoric talking points." However, several items from their proposal, like requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to obtain judicial warrants, demask, and have identification, are red lines for the White House and Republicans.
Whether the GOP can siphon off enough votes to avert a partial shutdown remains an open question, given the unified front Schumer and his caucus are presenting. …

Bondi hearing devolves into chaos of shouts as AG accuses top Democrats of 'theatrics'
Same show, different day.

Attorney General Pam Bondi's hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday devolved into a chaos of shouts and interruptions as she clashed with several Democratic committee members.
Several Epstein victims were present in the room during Bondi's testimony, and  Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., asked Bondi her to turn around and apologize to them directly for allegedly failing to protect them amid investigations. Bondi rejected the premise and accused Jayapal of resorting to "theatrics." 
"Attorney General Bondi, you apologized to the survivors in your opening statement for what they went through at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. Will you turn to them now and apologize for what your Department of Justice has put them through – with the absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their information?" Jayapal asked.
"Congresswoman, you sat before – [Former AG] Merrick Garland sat in this chair twice," Bondi began before being cut off.
COMER CALLS GHISLAINE MAXWELL DEPOSITION 'VERY DISTURBING' AS SHE REFUSES ANSWERS
"Attorney General Bondi, I'm gonna reclaim my time," Jayapal interjected.
"Can I finish my answer?" Bondi pressed.
"No, I'm gonna reclaim my time because I asked you a specific question," Jayapal said as Chairman Jim Jordan began to interject. "That I would like you to answer."
GHISLAINE MAXWELL PLEADS FIFTH AMENDMENT, DODGES QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OVERSIGHT EPSTEIN PROBE
"The attorney general can respond to your question," Jordan said, speaking over her.
"Will you turn to the survivors – this is not about anybody that came before you. It is about you taking responsibility for your Department of Justice and the harm that it has done to the survivors who are standing right behind you and are waiting for you to turn to them and apologize for what your Department of Justice has done."
"Members get to ask the questions and the witness gets to answer in the way they want to answer," Jordan said.
JASMINE CROCKETT'S VULGAR 6-WORD MESSAGE FOR TRUMP IN EPSTEIN PROBE
"That's not accurate Mr. Chairman," Jayapal argued.
"Because she doesn't like the answer," Bondi said as the pair then began to both speak over one another, with Jayapal asking to "reclaim my time."
"I won't get into the gutter for her theatrics," Bondi said, leading to more shouts.
GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LAWMAKERS FOR EPSTEIN PROBE DEPOSITION
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., had a similarly nasty interaction with Bondi minutes later, as he pressed the Trump official on the lack of indictments against alleged Epstein co-conspirators.
"How many …