DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We surrender ourselves into Your hands and ask You to guid e our thoughts, decisions, and conversations according to Your will. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York.

BIDEN: CLICK https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2024297647637451263 [:46] for a quick reminder of who the Democrats and their lapdogs in the media put in and kept in the Oval Office for four loooong years.

CANADA: In 2017, Barry Neufeld was a school trustee for the Chilliwack School District who tried to protect kids by stopping woke school policies that have destroyed children’s safety across the Western world. The wokies have spent nearly a DECADE hauling him into court and this month, they won. The BC Human Rights Tribunal fined him $750,000 saying, “If a person elects not to ‘believe’ that gender identity is separate from sex assigned at birth, then they do not ‘believe’ in transpeople. This is a form of existential denial.”

• https://notthebee.com/article/canadian-tribunal-fines-man-750000-for-believing-there-are-only-two-genders

CATHOLICS and CAPPUCCINOS: [42:31] – Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Patricia Heaton discuss their first time meeting, faith, and rising to fame.

EPSTEIN: The newly released Epstein files contain evidence that Jeffrey Epstein had a long-standing fixation on the Vatican and hatred for the papacy. A tranche of emails and text messages, dating primarily from 2014 to 2019, reveals a pattern of mockery, ideological hostility, and political strategizing centered on the Vatican. In a 2013 email, he called the idea that “every life has equal value” “Catholicism at its worst.” And during Pope Francis’ September 2015 visit to the United States, Epstein exchanged messages with his brother, Mark Epstein, in which he suggested inviting Francis for a “massage,” followed by a lewd and sacrilegious joke about the Pope sexually climaxing while invoking the name of Jesus. In another message, Epstein quoted John Milton’s Paradise Lost – “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.” I’m guessing the man may now have discovered that it’s not “reign” in Hell, but rather “be enslaved” in Hell.

• https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jeffrey-epstein-steve-bannon-vatican/2026/02/18/id/1246615/

LENTEN MEDITATION: Every vice has an opposing virtue. It’s not enough to resist temptation to sin; we must also strive to practice the virtue that will make that sin unthinkable.

MASS SOCIAL MEDIA INDUCED ILLNESS: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/882499584402137 [3:57] to hear how gender dysphoria went from a disorder to a trend to a civil rights activist cause. The whole thing put me in mind of the Salem witch trials, so I googled “trans and salem witch” and actually got a hit at Catholic Education dot org from three years ago. It’s an interesting article.

• https://catholiceducation.org/en/marriage-and-family/what-we-can-learn-from-the-salem-witch-trials-about-today-s-trans-mania.html

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, May Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, cover every person and place in this country. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SMH: CLICK https://x.com/ThomasSowell/status/2024791135806460311 [2:42] to watch a bunch of blue-haired “social justice warriors” prove the speaker’s point for her. Power to “the people”, but not to the speaker’s microphone.

TRUCKERS: On Wednesday, the DOT announced it is decertifying more than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools that were found to be employing unqualified instructors, using fraudulent addresses, and failing to properly train applicants for transporting hazardous materials.

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/more-than-550-commercial-driving-schools-to-close-after-checks-transportation-department-5987313
• https://notthebee.com/article/check-out-this-cdl-company-that-scrubbed-its-tiktok-after-being-exposed

TRUMP: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1125997092909057 to see what happened while Trump was in Rome, Georgia, this week. 🙂

• https://news.meaww.com/mines-not-an-autopen-trump-strikes-out-bidens-signature-hand-signs-presidential-award

VERMONT: A Christian couple with three children of their own got licensed in January 2024 to take in foster kids. Then the state’s Department for Children and Families (DCF) made them take part in an LGBTQ+ training and agree to participate in a trans foster child’s gender affirming “care.” The Center for American Liberty represented the couple in a lawsuit against DCF for “conditioning the ability to serve vulnerable children on compelled speech and mandatory adherence to the government’s preferred views.” The state has backed down.

• https://www.foxnews.com/us/vermont-couple-reclaims-foster-care-license-taking-stand-child-gender-transitioning

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard his Friendship 7 capsule.

• https://info.mysticstamp.com/this-day-in-history-february-20-1962-2_tdih/

ANTIFA: On Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel said his investigators have “a heavy, heavy stream of funding” fueling violent protest incidents in multiple states. “Tracking Antifa has become so important” that the bureau established additional resources to investigate the funding behind such activity, he said. Antifa has long been described by participants and many analysts as a decentralized movement rather than a formal organization, but Patel said there are organizational structures, including conferences and a national network for local chapters. In September 2025, Trump signed an executive order declaring Antifa a domestic terror organization after first raising the idea during his first term.

• https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/patel-fbi-antifa/2026/02/18/id/1246621/

DEMOCRAT LEADERS: CLICK https://rumble.com/v75w73e-trump-torches-newsom-aoc-for-embarrassing-america-on-world-stage.html [:55] to hear Trump comment on AOC’s and Newsom’s performances in Munich.

• https://www.foxnews.com/us/ag-pam-bondi-announces-all-epstein-files-released-listing-high-profile-names

EPSTEIN: On Saturday, AG Bondi announced that all of the Epstein files have been released.

• https://www.foxnews.com/us/ag-pam-bondi-announces-all-epstein-files-released-listing-high-profile-names

ANDREW, FERGIE, and JEFFREY: On Thursday, the Andrew formerly known as Prince was arrested on suspicion of having sent confidential trade reports to Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, when he was Britain’s special envoy for international trade. After the arrest, Andrew’s brother, King Charles III, said that the law must take its course in the investigation. The Thames Valley Police said the arrest was connected to correspondence between Andrew and Epstein that appeared in the Epstein files the DOJ released last month.

Among the OTHER damning revelations in the Epstein files is an email from Sarah Ferguson, former wife of former prince Andrew, pleading with the convicted pedophile to give her a job. “But why I don’t understand, don’t you just get me to be your House Assistant,” Ferguson allegedly wrote in the 2010 email. “I am the most capable and desperately need the money.“

“Sarah Ferguson has always struggled with finances, but 2010 was a particularly bad year,” royal commentator Meredith Constant told Fox News Digital. “In May of 2010, she was caught in a ‘cash-for-access’ scandal, when News of the World sent a reporter disguised as a businessman and caught Sarah Ferguson promising access to former Prince Andrew, who was the U.K. trade envoy at the time, in exchange for £500,000. This email to Epstein was sent mere days later. I’m not surprised she was getting creative to find employment.“

• https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sarah-ferguson-allegedly-begged-jeffrey-epstein-job-house-assistant-newly-revealed-emails
• https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/britain-epstein-andrew/2026/02/19/id/1246654/
• https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-suspicion-misconduct-public-office

FLORIDA: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2024278562350481827 [3:02] to see West Palm Beach cops arrest an anti-Trumper who used the metal pole of his “F*** Trump” flag to whack a lady wearing a “47” hat around the head, neck and shoulders. I love the part where the old, white, American, male Democrat tries to justify assaulting a young, brown, immigrant, female Republican by asking the police officer, “How many times …. ” Seeing as he is a police officer, my guess the answer would be “most every day of the week.“

• https://www.outkick.com/culture/bodycam-footage-shows-anti-trump-lunatic-beating-woman-flagpole

KANSAS: Both sides of the state’s legislature voted to override the governor’s veto of the so-called “bathroom bill” which “biological sex” in the Kansas statute and applies to schools, public universities, and government buildings. It also affects access to shared spaces such as restrooms and dormitories.

• https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-legislature-overrides-kelly-veto-bathroom-bill/70409630

LENTEN MEDITATION: [7:10] – “Mending the net” is a beautiful metaphor.

NORTH CAROLINA: Three illegals have been arrested and are being held without bond. They face charges in a brutal overnight home invasion. They face first-degree felony charges, including forcible sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, and the use of a deadly weapon with intent to kill causing serious injury. Their victim was sent to the hospital but the report has no information about his/her condition.

• https://www.foxnews.com/us/3rd-arrested-violent-overnight-home-invasion-multiple-illegal-aliens-accused-sexual-assault-kidnapping

OKLAHOMA: Mustang Superintendent Dr. Charles Bradley for suspending 122 Mustang High School students who left class to protest ICE.

Because free speech is sacred, no student was disciplined for the content of their speech or viewpoint. However, truancy has consequences, which were rightly imposed. Investigation showed no employee of the school district participated in planning or executing the walkout.

While I’m happy to see at least one school administrator standing up for the rules, it does seems a tad back-assward to punish truancy with suspension.

• https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-education/over-100-mustang-students-suspended-over-anti-ice-walkout-protest
• https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/mustang-hs-students-ice-protest

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Help us to repair the fabric of our great nation. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

VIRGINIA: Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger reversed Republican predecessor Glenn Youngkin’s agreement with DHS that allowed state and federal immigration authorities to share resources and information. Meanwhile, the Democrat-controlled chamber passed a measure 21-19 to bar Virginia law enforcement agencies from cooperating with ICE in most instances.

One of the scumbags these Democrats are so eager to protect has been arrested and thank goodness for that. Shayan Kahhal has been convicted of rape and two instances of forcible sodomy and has been charged with strong-arm rape, strong-arm sodomy of a woman, strong-arm sodomy of a boy and strong-arm sodomy of a girl.

Spanberger defended Dem’s refusal to help the feds round up criminals because “Virginians deserve to have their law enforcement resources devoted to the safety and security of their communities, not federal civil immigration enforcement.”

• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-nabs-iranian-national-rape-sodomy-convictions-after-virginia-democrats-move-curb-cooperation

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/perry_ron/status/2023740503208898788 [:23] to see a very good dog.

CLICK https://x.com/AP/status/2024022319966961933 [:39] to see the shark sighting that stunned marine biologists who didn’t know they could live in Antarctica’s waters.

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Grant us the graces we need to make this the most fruitful Lent ever. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 19, 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima began. It was one of the bloodiest of the whole war, with over 44,000 combined casualties.

• https://info.mysticstamp.com/u-s-marines-land-on-iwo-jima_tdih/

AOC: CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2023427134015012968 [:36] to hear her expose yet another point of ignorance as she attempted to boost her presidential ambitions in Munich.

• https://notthebee.com/article/aocs-world-tour-hits-a-small-geographic-speed-bump
• https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-foreign-policy-president-senate-election-rcna258229

ARGUING WITH LIBERALS: CLICK https://x.com/FarmGirlCarrie/status/2023880553540579511 [:25] for an almost perfect example. The only thing missing is the donkey yelling “racist”, “fascist”, and “NAZI.”

AUSTRALIA: After a Sudanese refugee was found guilty of brutally raping a 20-year-old woman in a park in June 2024, a Queensland judge described him as “this wonderful young man with a very bright future who has worked very hard to get to where he is, considering his background.” While allegedly acknowledging his crime as one of the most serious under the criminal code, she nevertheless sentenced him to only two years in custody, followed by three years parole.

IMO, the “traumatic childhood” thing is a load of donkey doo. BTDT. It just made me fiercely determined to never, ever inflict harm on another human being because I know how much and for long it hurts.

• https://australianfemicidewatch.org/2026/02/13/judge-calls-rapist-wonderful-young-man/
• https://notthebee.com/article/a-female-judge-sentenced-a-sudanese-refugee-to-just-two-years-in-jail-following-brutal-rape-saying-the-wonderful-young-man-had-been-through-a-lot-of-trauma

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: “Deciding that slavery was wrong was much easier than deciding what to do with millions of people from another continent, of another race, and without any historical preparation for living as free citizens in a society like that of the United States, where they were 20 percent of the population.

“It is clear from the private correspondence of Washington, Jefferson, and many others that their moral rejection of slavery was unambiguous, but the practical question of what to do now had them baffled. That would remain so for more than half a century.” ~ Thomas Sowell

• https://billmuehlenberg.com/2024/06/05/sowell-on-slavery/

CBS: CBS announced the interview did not air, because it would have triggered “the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett.” Colbert reportedly didn’t want to have Jasmine Crockett on his show.

CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2023840758722072954 [3:07] to hear Colbert respond by hyping Democrat Texas Senate hopeful, Rep. James Talarico, and insult the FCC chairman.

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-colbert-cbs-james-talarico-interview-the-late-show/
• https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2023878095703363716

EPSTEIN FILES: CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2023859490635084099 [1:18] to hear the ladies of The View before (“What are you trying to hide?” “Release them all!”) and after (“Hey anyone can be in here! No Fair!” “They’re just flooding the zone!” the files were released.

• https://notthebee.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-addresses-her-name-being-in-the-epstein-files

FLORIDA: The state’s new “HALO Law” went into effect on January 1, 2025. The HALO Law, which builds on existing “Move Over” laws regarding emergency scenes on roadways, establishes a 25-foot buffer zone around first responders while they perform their duties. Violators first receive a verbal warning not to approach from someone who they know or reasonably should know is a first responder; if they knowingly and willfully violate the warning and come within or remain within 25 feet of that first responder with the intent to impede or interfere with first responders’ ability to perform their duties, harass, or threaten with physical harm, they will be charged with a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 60 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. First responders include law enforcement officers, correctional probation officers, firefighters, and emergency medical care providers.

• https://gableslawfirm.com/2025/01/what-is-halo-law-in-florida/

LENTEN MEDITATION: “Private prayer is like straw scattered here and there: If you set it on fire it makes a lot of little flames. But gather these straws into a bundle and light them, and you get a mighty fire, rising like a column into the sky; public prayer is like that.” – St. John Vianney

MILITARY: On Sunday, the U.S. Departments of Energy and War transported a small nuclear reactor on a C-17 cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. “This gets us closer to deploy nuclear power when and where it is needed to give our nation’s warfighters the tools to win in battle,” a spokesman said.

• https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/u-s-nuclear-microreactor/2026/02/16/id/1246278/

MINNESOTA: In March and early April 2025, Dylan Bryan Adams was captured on surveillance video keying at least six Teslas in Minneapolis parking lots. The vandalism was part of a broader wave of anti-Tesla/Musk protests tied to Musk’s role in DOGE, which focuses on cutting federal inefficiencies and identifying fraud in programs like Medicaid.

He was arrested by Minneapolis police in April 2025 on suspicion of felony criminal damage to property. But, because this was Minnesota, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office declined to press charges, despite the fact that Adams had caused approximately $20,000–$21,000 in damage.

Now we learn that this same individual has been employed by Minnesota DHS since 2018 as a financial policy compliance lead; his position is also referred to in reports as a fiscal policy analyst or data analyst. In this position, he was involved in reviewing and overseeing Medicaid fraud cases, including financial compliance and data analysis for the state’s welfare programs.

IOW, the guy who was never punished for vandalizing Teslas was busy, busy, busy ignoring the billion$ in blatant fraud going on in Minnesota.

• https://notthebee.com/article/minnesota-government-employee-caught-keying-teslas-last-year-was-responsible-for-reviewing-cases-of-medicaid-fraud
• https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/2023424289505202436

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, We pray that our nation will turn to You wholeheartedly and seek to follow Your will in all things. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

VAXXXINE: CLICK https://x.com/btysonmd/status/2023948336295023015 [1 :30] to see a montage of the psyop the Left forced on us.

• https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-finally-solve-the-mystery-behind-rare-covid-vaccine-blood-clots/

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dtOmajOjiy0 [:14] cuz LOL!

CLICK https://x.com/Puppieslover/status/2023919612455219303 [:30] to see Tucker get a well deserved reward.

Apparently this is too confusing for people to understand because we have democratic leaders fearmongering people into believing nonsense.

When you are born in the United States, you get a birth certificate. That birth certificate shows:

• Your full name
• Your date of birth
• Your parents
• Your place of birth

If you’re a girl, it has your maiden name. Why? Because no one knows if you’ll ever get married or who you’ll marry.

Now fast forward. You meet someone. You get married. What do you need to get married? A marriage license. You go to the courthouse. You apply. You get married. Everyone signs the paperwork. You file it. Then the courthouse issues a marriage certificate.

Your marriage certificate is what legally ties your maiden name to your married name. It shows:

• Your maiden name (because that was your legal name when you filed)
• Your spouse’s name
• The legal connection between your old name and your new name

When you go to get a driver’s license, you will produce:

• Your birth certificate (Smith)
• Your marriage certificate (Smith → Johnson)

When you go to get a passport, you will produce:

• Your birth certificate (Smith)
• Your marriage certificate (Smith → Johnson)

When you go to update your Social Security, banking, insurance, taxes, and/or voter registration, you will produce:

• Your birth certificate (Smith)
• Your marriage certificate (Smith → Johnson)

There is literally nothing new about this.

[This is an edited-by-me version of an unattributed piece I saw on Facebook.]

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Create in us clean hearts and renew in us right spirits. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 18, 1885, Huckleberry Finn hit bookstores. And on February 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto.

• https://info.mysticstamp.com/this-day-in-history-february-18-1885_tdih/
• https://info.mysticstamp.com/this-day-in-history-february-18-1930-2_tdih/

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: “Everyone hated the idea of being a slave but few had any qualms about enslaving others. Slavery was just not an issue, not even among intellectuals, much less among political leaders, until the 18th century – and then it was an issue only in Western civilization.

“Among those who turned against slavery in the 18th century were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other American leaders. You could research all of the 18th century Africa or Asia or the Middle East without finding any comparable rejection of slavery there. But who is singled out for scathing criticism today? American leaders of the 18th century.” – Thomas Sowell

• https://billmuehlenberg.com/2024/06/05/sowell-on-slavery/

LENTEN MEDITATION: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TyuqFtx4q3U [1:49] talks about what to do when bad stuff happens to you.

MUNICH and RUBIO: [29:13] – Last Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a foreign policy speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he outlined President Donald Trump’s vision for a revitalized transatlantic alliance that is rooted in sovereignty, shared heritage, and renewed Western strength. The address earned a standing ovation from attendees. His speech is the first 22 minutes; afterwards are comments and questions. The speech is absolutely worth your time.

• https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marco-rubio-munich-security-conference-donald-trump/2026/02/15/id/1246214/

MUNICH and AOC: [16:46] – And then there was the bartender.

OLYMPICS: [7:00] – Ice Dancing is one of my favorite events. France took the gold after this sublime long program.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Heavenly Father, we come before You with humbled hearts, seeking Your face for our nation. We recognize that we have strayed from Your ways, and we earnestly ask for Your forgiveness. We pray for a turning of hearts towards righteousness and truth. May Your divine intervention bring healing to our land, restoring peace and unity among all people. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

SCHUMER SHUTDOWN 2.0: Gary Varvel writes, “A week before the State of the Union, Senator Chuck Schumer decided the most effective rebuttal isn’t a better argument — it’s a pair of scissors. If you can’t counter the message, just cut the mic. By pushing a partial government shutdown at the most politically convenient moment, Schumer seems less interested in governing and more interested in stage-managing silence. Apparently, when Donald Trump prepares to address the nation, the opposition’s plan is simple: if you don’t like what he’s about to say, make sure nobody can hear it.”

• https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-schumer-shutdown-20

TRANS: On Monday, February 16, 2026, Robert Dorgan (age 56, also known as Roberta Esposito) opened fire at high school boys’ hockey game at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Three people were killed, including the shooter’s ex-wife, one of their sons, and the shooter. Three others were injured and hospitalized in critical condition (including other family members). A good Samaritan (fellow spectator) intervened to help subdue or stop the shooter, contributing to ending the incident quickly. Multiple weapons were recovered at the scene.

For anotherr example of how well it is working out for society to “affirm” these people, CLICK https://x.com/Notwokenow/status/2023536956693467332.

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75e7wqqq6no
• https://x.com/wesyang/status/2023749612373446792

ELECTION FRAUD 101: L. Jagi Lamplighter Wright has written an excellent piece explaining the mechanics of voter fraud. “There are many kinds of election fraud.” Read it @ https://ljagilamplighterwright.substack.com/p/election-fraud-101

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2023042111428329548 [:12] to see a Very Good Dog!

CLICK https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2022561443841810531 [:35] to see two old guys who mean the world to each other.

DAILY PRAYER: We adore You and we praise You, oh Christ, because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world. Amen. Alleluia!

AMERICAN HISTORY: On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president.

• https://apnews.com/today-in-history/february-17
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election

ASH WEDNESDAY: While non-Catholics are not allowed to receive the Holy Eucharist, they are invited and welcome to receive ashes on their forehead. In fact, even someone who is not baptized can receive ashes on Ash Wednesday.

• https://aleteia.org/2026/02/16/can-non-catholics-receive-ashes-on-ash-wednesday/

BACK THE BLUE: CLICK https://x.com/DesireeAmerica4/status/2023184524100964695 [:42] to see a trooper who didn’t wait for back up. N.b., a number of commenters noted that a bale of hay “only” weighs about 800 lbs.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Although slavery was a worldwide institution for thousands of years, nowhere in the world was slavery a controversial issue prior to the 18^th century. People of every race and color were enslaved – and enslaved others. White people were still being bought and sold as slaves in the Ottoman Empire, decades after American blacks were freed.

• https://billmuehlenberg.com/2024/06/05/sowell-on-slavery/

COVID-19: CLICK https://x.com/CartlandDavid/status/2023102690750841099 [2:09] for a quick review of what they did to us.

I VOTED FOR THIS: The federal workforce is at its lowest number since November 1966.

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/02/this-is-the-trump-economy-job-growth-crushes-expectations-as-more-americans-work-for-higher-wages/
• https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-work-for-the-federal-government/

OLYMPICS: First minute and a half [3:48] – In 2011, Isabeau Levito took first in her very first competition. This week, she represents the U.S. at Milano-Cortina 2026.

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Heavenly Father, May our leaders always turn to You in moments of uncertainty, trusting that You are in control. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SNAP: Key changes effective this month include expanded work requirements for able-bodied adults (18- 64) without dependents and restrictions for unhealthy food items.

• https://www.fox5dc.com/news/new-snap-work-requirements-february-2026

TRUMP vs. HARRIS: Trump is a self-made billionaire as a result of investing in goods and services that consumers want; Harris blew through $1.4 billion and completed her 3-month presidential campaign $20 million in debt.

GRAMMY NOTES: We chose Bible passages that address a root sin we each struggle with to read aloud to each other every day. We’re also going to shoot for not snacking between meals. CLICK https://www.churchpop.com/need-a-new-lenten-challenge-26-creative-things-to-give-up-for-lent-in-2026/ for more ideas. And remember, your Lenten devotions should be aimed at forming new habits that will persist long after Easter.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/itsme_urstruly/status/2022769092470755537 [2:49] to see what happened when a lady drew a Hopscotch board on a sidewalk. So fun!

CLICK https://x.com/ScienceExpand/status/2022765116639654303 [:50] to see a trick that breaks my brain every single time.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 16, 2018, Special Counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians and three Russian companies of attempting to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election via a social media trolling campaign to help Donald Trump win the presidency. In July 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released documents showing the Obama administration had invented the whole thing.

• https://everymancommentary.substack.com/p/why-many-were-not-fooled-by-the-russian
• https://grokipedia.com/page/2025_Tulsi_Gabbard_Russia_collusion_declassification

CATHOLIC: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MCYjnCeSs_4 to hear Father Mike Schmitz unpack the key scripture passage that proves the Eucharist is the true Body and Blood of Jesus.

CLIMATE HOAX: CLICK https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/2023000895928037651 [2:03] to watch Dan Rather tell us back in 1982 that, if we didn’t stop burning gas and oil, 25% of Florida would be under water by now.

CLICK https://x.com/PubliusSSM/status/2023035858761486400 [:28] to see a NASA time lapse demonstrating the terrifying rate at which the sea level is rising.

@s_kirton posted, “Hello from Daytona Beach. I’ve lived here all my 58 years and we have managed to adapt to our submarine existence fairly well. Although sometimes the mail is a bit soggy and it’s hard to get a good fire going. Have a great day. I’m snorkeling over to the neighbors to watch the Olympics.”

• https://x.com/s_kirton/status/2023028218186416344

DEI: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a new mandatory rule requiring all U.S. air carriers to hire pilots based on merit alone. Any sniff of DEI will be investigated. DOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy said, “The American people don’t care what their pilot looks like or their gender—they just care that they are [the] most qualified man or woman for the job.”

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/faa-mandates-airlines-to-affirm-merit-hiring-for-pilots-5985586

HEALING PRAYER: [5:20] – Msgr. Rossetti offers prayers for physical healing.

MEDIA: After this post got ratio’d, ABC deleted. Sample comments –

1. That’s all? That’s like not even one Somali fraud.
2. That’s it?! $40 million?! Hell, they gave the Kennedy Center TWICE that amount just for COVID!! The BBB cut $27 BILLION in scam grants to communist protest orgs. $40 million? Lol. Lmao.
3. We spent $35 million on Mueller investigating the Russia hoax.
4. What does it cost to give them education, health care and food? Seems like a wise investment to deport.
5. Can we spend another $40M this year with the same result?

• https://twitchy.com/dougp/2026/02/14/abc-news-report-on-cost-to-taxpayers-for-trumps-deportations-is-a-multi-leveled-backfire-n2425008

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Root out all corruption in every level of our government and bring the perpetrators to justice. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

PSA: CLICK https://x.com/PlayeroDeAxion/status/2022729110351384743 [:39] to see a good idea for cleaning up broken glass. I can think of other things, like sawdust, that would make the bag-on-dustpan worth doing.

SMH: Sarah Spain used to be an ESPN host; now she has a podcast called “The Good Game with Sarah Spain.” The following is from her podcast about an Olympic hockey game she attended.

“Twelve minutes into the first period, that area suddenly is awash with large men in suits with earpieces and here comes JD Vance carrying a child and a bunch of security and eventually Marco Rubio.

“When I see JD Vance’s eyeliner face, I literally feel ill. I said, ‘I feel like I just looked at a demon,’ like the devil, and I don’t even believe in that.

“My body felt like when you have been spooked and you have a little tingle that feels like, ‘Oh, something’s not right’ or like when you get in a situation and you feel like, ‘Oh, some of the energy’s bad, something could go wrong here, maybe I should get out of here,’ or ‘something’s dangerous, this doesn’t feel right.’

:That’s what my body felt like. And I was in no way prepared to see him.”

• https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2026/02/14/calm-down-awfl-sarah-spain-nearly-vomited-seeing-jd-vance-at-the-olympics-n2425010
• https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/ex-espn-star-felt-ill-sitting-near-jd-vance-at-winter-olympics/

VOTER ID: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1388083049276285 [:36] to hear CNN admit that requiring a photo ID before voting is not controversial. Yet the party that claims to stand for women and minorities is trying to tell us that women and minorities are too stupid to get IDs to vote.

I saw people on X claiming that, if The SAVE Act becomes a law, we’ll have to bring our birth certificates, marriage certificates, and passports every time we vote. Then, they add the coup de grace … “Do you know where your birth and marriage certificates are?”

Actually, the bill says, “To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.”

And, yes, I know exactly where my birth and marriage certificates are.

• https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/22/text/ih78

GRAMMY NOTES: CLICK https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2022911249076371901 [:12] to see a baby boy realize that he is happy for the wrong team and immediately correct the situation. I remember going to a game with my family and cheering for a great play, only to have my siblings dump on me. We never got each other. I still think any great play deserves celebrating!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QRyxbB-VIiI [1:11] and try not to smile. Go ahead, I dare you!

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dsb6OBI3FqE [2:19] to enjoy a funny improv.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 15, 1898, an explosion destroyed the battleship USS Maine as it was anchored in the Havana harbor, Cuba. The incident was a catalyst for the U.S. officially declaring war on Spain on April 25.

• https://apnews.com/today-in-history/february-15

CATHOLIC: Pope Leo XIV made a special request to the faithful ahead of Lent. “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor.”

DEPT of EDUCATION: The DoE’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating Puyallup (Washington) School District’s multiple failures to protect a female wrestler who was sexually assaulted by a male wrestler during a match.

CLICK https://x.com/LaLONeill/status/2022348885851881979 [:16] to see the incident. The wrestler reported the assault even before the was informed the wrestler was actually a boy. The school did nothing.

• https://twitchy.com/aaronwalker/2026/02/13/trump-admin-to-investigate-trans-wrestler-who-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-a-girl-during-a-match-n2424996
• https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-investigates-washington-state-school-district-over-alleged-sexual-assault-of-female-wrestler-male-competitor

DON LEMON: On Friday, Lemon pleaded ‘not guilty’ to violating churchgoers’ right to worship when he accompanied shouting anti-ICE activists into a church service. Lemon maintains he didn’t help plan the demonstration and was only practicing journalism.

• https://twitchy.com/warren-squire/2026/02/13/prosecutors-want-access-to-don-lemons-phone-plead-not-guilty-n2425003

GREAT MOMENTS: [2:39] – Balloonfest ’86. Pickpocket signs. Ivanpah Solar Power Facility.

IRAN: After the regime’s crackdown on protests last month, The Trump administration smuggled roughly 6,000 Starlink terminals into the country in a covert effort to keep dissidents online. Owning the devices is illegal in Iran and can result in years in prison.

• https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/trump-admin-iran-starlink-terminals/2026/02/12/id/1245900/

NEW YUCK CITY: Mayor Zo is reneging on his campaign promise to expand rental assistance, because it turns out .. who knew?! … “free stuff” is expensive!

• https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/02/13/mamdani-reverses-course-on-yet-another-of-his-promises-free-isnt-free-n2424995
• https://x.com/TPostMillennial/status/2022269567649616269
• https://thepostmillennial.com/mamdani-reverses-campaign-promise-for-rental-assistance-program-turns-out-its-too-expensive

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/3853789181594833 [:28] to see an attractive and creative solution to a “useless” space. The right side / left side flip is from them having used both the front and back cameras on their phones. The front camera flips the recording, while the back camera does not.

CLICK https://x.com/historigins/status/2022498530573848750 [:55] to see a lumberjack take down a tree with incredible precision.

DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Grant us the graces we need to see ourselves as You see us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 13, 1886, painting teacher Thomas Eakins resigned from Philadelphia Academy of Art after he used male nude models in a coed art class. Despite this setback, Eakins continued to paint and teach privately, but struggled for recognition and financial stability. It was only after his death that he gained a significant reputation; he is now considered one of the most important American artists of his time. He is particularly known for his precise depictions of the human form and his use of photography in art.

• https://www.onthisday.com/people/thomas-eakins

APPLE NEWS: FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson has sent Apple CEO Tim Cook a letter in which he notes that, while the FTC does not have authority to require a company to curate news in an unbiased manner, if Apple’s practices are inconsistent with their Terms of Service or the “reasonable expectations of consumers”, they may be in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.

Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibits “unfair methods of competition” and “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” in commerce, empowering the FTC to prevent such conduct. It is a broad provision that allows the FTC to address a wide range of anticompetitive and deceptive practices beyond traditional antitrust violations.

• https://x.com/Schneider_DC/status/2019126220466876824
• https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/heather-moon/2026/02/04/apple-news-continues-rejection-right-leaning-outlets
• https://notthebee.com/article/apple-news-promotes-nearly-1300-left-wing-articles-in-100-days-0-from-conservative-outlets
• https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-ftc-raises-concerns-over-accusations-apple-news-favors-articles-left-wing-2026-02-12/

CLIMATE HOAX: Whoa … it’s almost like we don’t need “climate regulation” laws!

• https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/trump-epa-climate-rollback-emissions-impact
• https://notthebee.com/article/lets-talk-about-axios-being-a-buncha-hacks-shall-we

FAFO: ICE agents followed a suburban mom back to her suburban house after she had spent her afternoon interfering with federal law enforcement operations. She was processed and issued a citation to appear. The articles say she will be charged with violating Section 111 of the U.S. Code, which prohibits interfering with a federal officer conducting official duties.

• https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/02/11/ice-is-allegedly-arresting-suburban-moms-who-document-ice-activity-n2424920
• https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18+section:111+edition:prelim

FETTERMAN: CLICK https://x.com/JasonJournoDC/status/2021747359919534482 [1:49 ] to hear him talk about how the worst comments he gets, by far, are from the far left. The senator has also said, “I met with Secretary Noem. I’ve always treated her with respect. I refuse, and never will, engage in the kind of sexist garbage like ‘ICE Barbie’ that the left-wing media loves to throw around.”

• https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2022013053106336035

FLORIDA: In 1991, “Gay Days” began as a single-day gathering where people would wear red and go to Central Florida theme parks, particularly Disney World. Over the next 35 years, the event evolved into a week long celebration with parties, concerts, theme park visits and special events drawing over 180,000 attendees in recent years. Due to a lack of corporate sponsors, the events have all been canceled for this year.

• https://notthebee.com/article/orlandos-gay-days-event-is-being-put-on-a-one-year-pause-after-sponsors-drop-out

MEDIA: They deleted this after some well-deserved unfavorable feedback.

• https://notthebee.com/article/lets-talk-about-axios-being-a-buncha-hacks-shall-we

MILITARY: On Tuesday, drones operated by Mexican drug cartels breached American airspace near El Paso International Airport in Texas, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily close the airport.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the breach and lifted the airspace restriction on Wednesday saying, “The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion. The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region. The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming.”

• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-disabled-war-department-duffy-says

MINNESOTA: On Thursday, Border czar Tom Homan announced that “Operation Metro Surge” has succeeded in Minneapolis and ICE will be pulling out soon. Federal authorities say the sweeps focused on the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area have led to the arrest of more than 4,000 people, making the Twin Cities much safer for legal residents.

In addition, his agents “have located 3,364 missing unaccompanied alien children — children that the last Administration lost and weren’t even looking for. That’s because of the leadership of President Trump [that] these children were located.”

• https://www.newsmax.com/us/immigration-ice-minneapolis/2026/02/12/id/1245880/
• https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2021952829145895406

MISS AMERICA: CLICK https://x.com/townhallcom/status/2021684538091393247 [2:40] to hear the now-former Miss North Florida explain why she won’t be competing. “I didn’t lose my crown because I broke a rule. I lost the crown because I was unwilling to rewrite the TRUTH.”

• https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/02/11/trans-beauty-pageant-policy-winner-decrowned-n2424928

PRAYER for OUR NATION: Dear Lord, Ignite a great revival of faith in Your blessed Son and bring this great nation back to its holy roots. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

SAVE ACT: With a vote of 218 YAY and 213 NAY, the House has passed a bill to require photo ID for voters.

• https://x.com/RepMichaelCloud/status/2021735677633958377

WE ARE NOT THE SAME: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1934502647129859 [1:17] to hear Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX-100] and Rep. Wesley Hunt [R-TX-38] talk about how they want to be judged.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine_Crockett
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Hunt

GRAMMY NOTES: I answered yes to so many of these questions that I apparently am a Black-Capped Chickadee. Also, I’m really looking forward to more in this series!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/2320105758489899 [:35] to hear what a dog came up with to tell his owner there was an ambulance parked on the street.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GusU2a4lj4A [1:02] to see how fast these kids can identify which identical twin is their mom.