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February 18, 2026 12:00 pm EST Halodoc Coffee Talk with Tiff 0
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It’s Wednesday …

Boss is out today.

I could probably stop here with the clock and just let that speak for itself …

President Shit’s public schedule for …

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
9:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time In-Town Pool
1:00 PM Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  On Camera
3:00 PM The President participates in a Black History Month Reception East Room  Pre-Credentialed Media
4:00 PM The President participates in Signing Time Oval Office  Closed Press
4:30 PM The President participates in a Policy Meeting Oval Office  Closed Press

In the fafo category:

Non-profits and law firms are capitalizing on the Department of Justice’s idiocy…

They are so far gone, they don’t even hear the ugly coming out of their vile mouths …

The next Federal Reserve (FOMC) minutes, covering the January 27-28, 2026 meeting and covering interest rates, are scheduled for release today via press conference at 2:00 pm EST.

A look at the dollar’s devaluation over the last year …

The dollar index steadied above 97 on Wednesday after heightened volatility in the prior session, as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting for clearer signals on the interest rate path. Markets are also focused on Friday’s release of the PCE Price Index, the Fed’s preferred inflation metric. In addition, GDP data due later this week is expected to confirm another quarter of economic expansion. The policy outlook remains clouded following stronger-than-expected labor market data and benign inflation readings last week. On Tuesday, Fed Governor Michael Barr said rates should remain steady for some time until officials gain greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward the central bank’s 2% target. On the geopolitical front, the US and Iran reached an understanding on key “guiding principles” during a second round of indirect talks over their nuclear dispute, though a comprehensive agreement is not expected in the near term.

Trading Economics – U.S. Dollar posted: 02/17/2026

That one where their MAGAt (bowel) movement has moved so far right they now consider the Chamber of Commerce “left-wing, open boarders supporting activists.”

Psychos on display…

New details are emerging about a heated meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich between several senators and members of Congress and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, along with Greenland’s Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

It was during this meeting that Senator Lindsey Graham reportedly went completely off the rails.

The American outlet Puck had previously described how so-called “f-bombs” (f short for the word “fuck,” ed.) were thrown around the room.

“Imagine Graham on his worst day,” a source told Puck.

But Berlingske can now reveal that events unfolded even more violently than previously reported — and that Graham’s outburst was directed in particular at Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

“He called her ‘little lady,’” a source who was in the room told Berlingske.

However, the prime minister did not appear affected by what everyone present perceived as extremely degrading and outright sexist. “She seemed cool,” the source said.

When Graham had finished, Frederiksen simply responded: “When you’re done with that, the meeting can continue.”

Earlier, Graham had also stressed to Frederiksen and Nielsen that Donald Trump was the President of the United States — and thus the most powerful man in the world. The implication: neither Denmark nor Greenland should believe they are anything in comparison with the mighty United States.

This “rant,” as a Danish source who was present in the room described it, came across as extremely demeaning toward Denmark and Greenland — particularly after the “little lady” remark directed at Mette Frederiksen.

Graham’s behavior was described by a source as outright “disturbing,” “shocking,” and “extremely inappropriate.”

An almost theatrical scene also unfolded between Graham and Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen. “Graham yawned directly in his face in a way that could only be interpreted as mocking,” the source told Berlingske.

It became too much for some of the American participants at the meeting, and Senator Elissa Slotkin (Democrat) was reportedly so shocked that she stood up and left the meeting.

In a sense, the meeting marked the culmination of Graham’s angry outbursts.

Already on Friday, he had stunned observers on live television when asked about Greenland. “Who the hell cares who owns Greenland?” Graham said, according to CSPAN.

Participants at the meeting described his conduct as “completely out of line.” According to Berlingske’s information, there was quiet speculation afterward as to whether the senator from South Carolina had lost his composure entirely — whether he was not in his right mind when meeting the Danish and Greenlandic leaders.

Only Graham himself likely knows the answer to that. —Berlingske

We can call this the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime effect…

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