AMERICAN HISTORY: On February 15, 1898, 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.
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’ of 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.
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.
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.
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