ICYMI: February 18, 2026

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from a credible source, not some RW cesspit.

Power to the People!:

BREAKING: MeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the People’s State of the Union on the National Mall as Democrats boycott Trump’s address.

Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, the event will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s… pic.twitter.com/SbZ1UN3m88

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) February 18, 2026

The Trumpstein Files:

Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM

MOMENTS AGO: Rep. Robert Garcia says Lex Wexner gave Jeffrey Epstein about $1 billion. www.ms.now/news/les-wex…

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— MS NOW (@ms.now) February 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM

Today, we are interviewing Les Wexner—Epstein’s billionaire benefactor. Wexner was responsible for so much of Epstein’s wealth, and he has critical information for our investigation. We are going to end this cover up.

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— Rep. Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.house.gov) February 18, 2026 at 6:55 AM

JUST IN: Les Wexner submitted a written statement to House Oversight ahead of his testimony on Jeffrey Epstein.In the letter, Wexner says he was “naive” and duped by Epstein, calls him a “con man,” and insists he cut ties nearly two decades ago and had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-02-18T17:42:32.847Z

Updates:

OHIO!!! Ohio State professor charged with assault after viral video

Ohio State University said Professor Luke Perez has been charged with assault after he was caught on video assaulting a citizen journalist on campus last week.

Perez is seen in the video stepping in front of Mike Newman as Newman attempted to question former OSU President Gordon Gee in the Smith Laboratory. Perez then hit Newman and threw him to the ground.

Perez remains on paid administrative leave. He was just hired this year to work at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society.

Ohio State professor Luke Perez was suspended after attacking a journalist who was trying to interview former university president E. Gordon Gee. pic.twitter.com/Uv4WTNkjVc

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 13, 2026

Stay #Trumpless

— #BlueStormComin1🌪️👊🔥🇺🇸 #Resistance 🙌🏻 (@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T12:48:20.614Z

The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:

Missouri voter: Trump needs to be removed, and everybody that has kowtowed to him, Patel, Bondi, they need to be removed. The fact he has taken all our medical money to fund ICE is ridiculous. It's sick pic.twitter.com/fzostpsiI7

— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) February 18, 2026

Trump regime calls for authors of the report showing you’re paying almost all the tariffs to be “disciplined” Orwellian

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T18:09:49.149Z

Trump abolished DEI and replaced it with unqualified and unfit white people throughout every area of the govt.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T12:15:47.322Z

Delusional AF!:

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— ashley 🌹 (@ashleypopoola.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM

Reality doesn’t live here anymore.

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— Michael Dominowski (@dom911.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM

They Cannot Even Keep Their Lies Straight:

WHITE HOUSE: "When you see it on Truth Social, you know it's directly from President Trump." TRUMP 2 WEEKS AGO: "Somebody posted, a staffer posted … somebody slipped. I didn't do it. This was done by somebody else."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM