'Flour war' erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

02/23/26 3:58 PM

The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi has exploded into a messy “flour war” as many of its 1,700 residents and many visitors pelted each other with bags of dyed flour

'I wanted to be a good boy': Trump gripes about Supreme Court loss despite 'modest ask'

02/20/26 6:47 PM

President Donald Trump slammed liberal justices after the Supreme Court ruled against his tariffs on Friday. In his first public comments since the decision, Trump called the high court's ruling "deeply disappointing" and described his frustration following the 6-3 vote during a White House press briefing. "The Democrats on the court are thrilled but they will automatically vote 'no.' They're an automatic 'no' just like in Congress, they're an automatic 'no,'" Trump said."They're against anything that makes America strong, healthy and great again. They also are a, frankly, disgrace to our nation, those justices. They're an automatic 'no' no matter how good a case you have — it's a 'no.' You can't knock their loyalty. It's one thing you can do with some of our people."Trump claimed he had tried to use discretion around his tariffs. "I was very modest in my ask of other countries and businesses because I wanted to do and it's very important, I wanted to be very well-behaved because I... didn't want to do anything to affect the decision of the court," Trump said. "Because I understand the court. I understand how they're very easily swayed. I wanted to be a good boy." Trump: "I want to be a good boy" pic.twitter.com/DDz5sGAo3D— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 20, 2026

'Oops': MS NOW panel laughs at MAGA for cheering second gen-immigrant's Olympic gold win

02/20/26 3:28 PM

It did not escape notice on MS NOW on Friday morning that the MAGA online world was thrilled by US skater Alysa Liu winning the Olympic gold medal in the Women’s Single Skating event, passing over the fact that she is the child of an immigrant.At the same time fans of Donald Trump’s administration have been applauding the forced round-up of immigrants by masked ICE agents, MAGA world is basking in Liu’s victory, the first in that event by a US skater since Sarah Hughes won gold in 2002.That juxtaposition was not lost on “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough and contributor Eugene Robinson since Liu is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant who came to the US in the ‘90s to escape political persecution.As Scarborough noted, “Gene Robinson, it was really inspiring. I will say how hilarious that the sort of MAGA online MAGA world were celebrating Alysa Liu's gold medal without a hint of any irony. Celebrating the immigrant who they were celebrating as an American.”“You know, ‘USA! USA!,” he joked before adding, “Which of course, that's basically proving the point that we've been making all along that Ronald Reagan made in his final speech to America, that we are strengthened by immigrants.”That led Robinson to put his hand over his mouth and offer “Oops,” as the entire panel started laughing. - YouTubeyoutu.be

'Seething!' CNN anchors struck by Trump's fury towards Supreme Court justices

02/20/26 7:53 PM

CNN hosts were taken aback by how angry President Donald Trump was Friday after the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs. Anchors Boris Sanchez and Brianna Keilar were talking to senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes about Trump's reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling — and how noticeably upset he appeared to be during it. Trump called the move "deeply disappointing" during a press conference and his first public reaction to the high court's decision. He also said that the SCOTUS justices who voted against his tariffs are "barely" invited to his State of the Union address next week, saying, "I couldn't care less if they come.""Yeah, he is clearly angry," Holmes said. "He's been seething about this decision. This is the real core tenet of not just his economic agenda, but really his foreign policy agenda as well. He has used these tariffs as leverage, and he said specifically yes, he is going this alternative route. Yes, he is going to be invoking this 10% global tariffs by using the section 122. We know that they are looking into also using section 301. Those are the things those trade law that they're talking about to get this done. But that being said, the reason that they had gone this route initially was because this was quicker. They wanted this to be done quicker. They wanted to be able to instate this quicker. And that is why you're seeing this frustration from President Trump."Trump was vocal and expressed his annoyance that he wanted his tariffs to continue despite the high court's decision. He also refused to answer CNN questions during the press briefing, calling the network "fake news." "And I will say there were several interesting things he said. One, he was asked specifically about the two justices that he appointed to the Supreme Court," Holmes said.Trump had a scathing comment to the justices he had appointed who voted down his tariffs. "The question that I had also tried to ask, which is whether or not he regretted it, he wouldn't answer that, but he said it was an embarrassment," Holmes said. "This decision to rule against the tariffs was an embarrassment to their families. We know that he has ranted in the past about Supreme Court justices, particularly those he has appointed, who don't rule in his favor, but it was very clear here today that he was incredibly angry; he was angry at the court. He was angry at the people that he put into place. And he said so much, saying that they should be ashamed of themselves and of this decision that they made." Trump praised the three justices who dissented from the decision, including Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who issued a 63-page dissent. "Now, one of the things we also saw him do was walk through the dissent from Kavanaugh, who obviously ruled in favor of keeping the tariffs or against them being illegal and said that he that Kavanaugh had sort of set up a roadmap for what they were going to be doing now to instate these tariffs and praised Kavanaugh as well also mentioning that all the Supreme Court justices are still invited to the State of the Union, but barely but again, you could see how angry he was," Holmes said. "This is a core part of what they do what he has been doing, both in terms of economic policy, paying for different programs, saying that these tariffs are going to various different programs and bailouts, as well as when he goes into meetings with these foreign leaders using the tariffs as an enormous amount of leverage and really doing so carte blanche until now."

'Trump became enraged' and used expletives after news of Supreme Court smackdown: report

02/20/26 4:42 PM

President Donald Trump was reportedly infuriated Friday after the Supreme Court ruled that his tariffs were illegal. Trump was hosting the National Governor's Association breakfast with a room full of the nation's governors at the White House when he found out about the high court's decision to strike down Trump's tariffs in a 6-3 vote."Apparently the gov breakfast had been going well, they were working together, and then President Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying, these 'f------ courts,'" said CNN senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes. "This tariff policy — this could not be a bigger decision for President Trump — this could not be a bigger loss for President Trump," Holmes added. "Not only is so much of his economic agenda based on these tariffs, so much of his foreign policy is based on these tariffs. He has used these tariffs as leverage in almost every meeting that he has had around the world. He has touted them as the most important part of the economic agenda. So clearly, a huge loss, and he recognizes that today." Trump and his administration have not yet made an official announcement in response. His team was reportedly meeting to determine next moves, Holmes said.

'Unpredictable' Trump's 'impossible' Iran dream is threatening a bloodbath: expert

02/23/26 5:42 PM

Donald Trump's long-term plan for Iran may not be as achievable as the president wants it to be, according to a political analyst. Professor Anthony Glees believes the Trump administration is looking to topple the Iranian government and bring about a friendlier relationship between Iran and the US as a result. This would be a tall order for the president's team, though, as Glees notes that finding a suitable replacement for ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the military action would be hard. Speaking to Raw Story, Glees said, "It is not at all clear what would happen if Trump decided to take on the Islamist rulers of Iran. By toppling Maduro but replacing him with someone from his side of the political divide in Venezuela, Trump showed a canniness of some quality."However, he can't do this in Iran. There are no US-friendly ayatollahs. It is, however, perfectly possible that he will run out of road and be forced into military action. "This is because on the one hand the ayatollahs are fanatics but can count on fairly hefty support if they say 'no' to Trump's demands, but on the other no one can assemble the sort of armed might that Trump is now displaying with either proceeding into war, or standing them down and looking as if Iran has won."The US may have the military capacity to take down Khamenei's regime, though a lack of clarity over who would replace the current ayatollah would be a problem for Trump's team, he said.Glees added, "The US military build-up in the area (Trump has called it an 'armada') is now complete with the arrival of a second massive aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, to join the USS Gerald R Ford. "This is a far larger strike force than was used by the US to arrest former president Maduro of Venezuela. It can sustain a prolonged attack on Iran, which could topple the regime of the ayatollahs within a few days."Of course, one always has to add: Trump is unpredictable. He'd love the ayatollahs to wake up and find US Marines in control of Tehran. But he knows that this is going to be impossible to achieve. They were able to put down a revolt and kill some 30,000 of their own people."

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25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during an operation that killed cartel leader 'El Mencho'

02/23/26 12:29 PM

Twenty-five members of the Mexican National Guard were left dead in six separate attacks after special forces killed the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the country's security secretary said Monday as much of Mexico feared more violence.

25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead in operation that killed cartel leader

02/23/26 10:13 AM

Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch says 25 members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco in six separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes