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February 23, 2026
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# Indigenous
Ransomware gang threatens Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes after shutting down schools. The government of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes is being extorted by cybercriminals after a ransomware attack shut down its schools and critical systems in January.
https://therecord.media/cheyenne-arapaho-ransomware-rhysida
Cheyenne and Arapaho recover from ransomware attack as cyber threats target tribal governments. The tribe is continuing recovery efforts after a Dec. 8 ransomware attack that disrupted its schools and government operations— an incident that comes amid a rise in cyberattacks targeting tribal governments.
https://www.pinterest.com/
Tule River Tribe targets carbon credit revenue with $14.7M biochar investment. The tribe is deploying a EPA grant to build a biochar facility, positioning it to generate renewable electricity and tap into carbon credit markets.
https://carbonherald.com/amazon-tribes-triumph-in-landmark-carbon-credit-lawsuit-in-colombia/
Wisconsin Assembly advances tribal mobile sports betting bill using hub-and-spoke model. Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow tribes to offer statewide mobile sports betting, despite online wagering otherwise being illegal under state law.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/article_a36c682a-9c01-4b7f-8d4d-3520e2d3d2a9.html
Oregon launches $10M tribal housing fund with upfront, noncompetitive grants, creating a rare state-level financing tool designed to bypass barriers that have limited tribal access to public housing dollars.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/real-estate/15502-oregon-launches-10m-tribal-housing-fund-with-upfront-noncompetitive-grants
NDN Collective transfers Alaska parcel to Eyak Community Land Trust: Last week, NDN Collective, through our community development arm, NDN Holdings, finalized a LANDBACK deal with the Eyak Community Land Trust (ECLT) in Alaska, transferring title to a parcel of land on an island commonly known as Sea Otter Island near Hawkins Island and Cordova, Alaska.
https://ndncollective.org/ndn-collective-completes-new-landback-deal-in-alaska/
Umatilla Tribes complete $370,000 solar project at food sovereignty center
https://eastoregonian.com/2026/02/12/umatilla-tribe-installs-solar-panels-at-food-distribution-center/
Cherokee Nation Businesses, Ariel Alternatives partner to acquire Front Line Power Construction
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/money/business/cherokee-nation-businesses-ariel-alternatives-partner-to-acquire-front-line-power-construction/article_4275148a-0a9c-4641-b892-079f58d67a6a.html
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma announced a transformative $1 million investment in the City of McAlester to support major renovations to the McAlester Public Library – an initiative that will include the creation of a dedicated Chahtapreneur Coworking/Business Center.
https://www.indiangaming.com/choctaw-nation-invests-1m-in-mcalester-library/
Cow Creek Umpqua signs 155,000-acre forest co-stewardship agreement with U.S. Forest Service
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/newsroom/releases/forest-service-cow-creek-band-umpqua-tribe-indians-sign-shared-stewardship
# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Tom Homan is Trump’s “Border Czar.” The FBI recorded him on hidden camera accepting $50,000 in cash in a restaurant takeout bag. ” He didn’t say he didn’t take it. Democrats demanded the tapes. Nobody has released them.
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-demand-doj-fbi-release-recordings-of-tom-homan-receiving-50000-cash-bribe
Violent arrests of high school students protesting ICE shook a Pennsylvania town. Now officials are investigating. Local witnesses and media outlets claim police chief wearing street clothes put female student in a chokehold
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/quakertown-students-arrested-ice-investigation-b2925429.html
Courts Press DHS After Officials Say They Were ‘Unable to Identify’ Reason for Detaining Immigrant Nursing Mother. This incident is part of a growing pattern of judicial scrutiny regarding the treatment of pregnant and nursing detainees under the current administration, with judges in multiple states describing cases where detainees were separated from infants or held in conditions raising severe medical concerns
https://www.latintimes.com/courts-press-dhs-after-officials-say-they-were-unable-identify-reason-detaining-immigrant-594736
‘How Many Other Killings Are They Concealing?’ ICE Shot Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Last March. “Americans deserve immediate answers and an independent investigation of the shooting,” said Congressman Greg Casar.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/02/23/544100/texas-ice-fatal-shooting-south-padre-island/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump Plots ‘15% Tax Out of YOUR Pockets’: “Donald Trump is a gangster with no respect for the rule of law and no understanding of economics,” said former Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-15-tariffs
Trump slams Supreme Court after tariff setback; ‘they will rule in favour of China’: Donald Trump criticised the US Supreme Court after it struck down his tariffs in a 6–3 ruling. Calling the court “incompetent,” he vowed to pursue alternative legal routes, including new tariffs and licensing powers, while his administration explores other statutes to preserve key trade measures.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-administration-us-supreme-court-tariffs-licence-fee-china-11771852032948.html
People want tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling. Will they happen? An analysis by the University of Pennsylvania estimates tariffs could generate as much as $175 billion, which importers can seek. Business and political leaders are calling for the administration to issue refund checks.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-want-tariff-refunds-supreme-010000841.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
‘The Siege Must Be Broken’: Countries Called to Ship Fuel to Cuba After Trump Tariffs Struck Down
https://progressivehub.net/the-siege-must-be-broken-countries-called-to-ship-fuel-to-cuba-after-trump-tariffs-struck-down/
# General News / Boat Strikes
‘This Is Murder’: Trump Strike Kills 3 More Boaters in the Pacific. “Demand Congress take action against these strikes now!” said Amnesty International USA.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bombs-boat
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez just reopened the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch—and what they found in the sealed FBI files is disturbing. State officials say the information in unsealed FBI files ‘warrant further examination’ of a case closed in 2019.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/20/new-mexico-reopens-criminal-probe-related-to-jeffrey-epsteins-zorro-ranch
Jeffrey Epstein Was Invited to Naomi Campbell’s A-List Parties and Fashion Events. Redacted emails from the Epstein files show that Naomi Campbell and Jeffrey Epstein were in sporadic contact even after the pedophile was first convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor
https://people.com/naomi-campbell-jeffrey-epstein-access-to-fashion-events-parties-11908306
Inside the rotting skeleton of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ plane that still holds dark clues about perv’s abuses
https://nypost.com/2026/02/22/us-news/inside-jeffrey-epsteins-lolita-express-rotting-plane-in-georgia-aviation-graveyard/
In Court Filings, Ghislaine Maxwell Referenced “4 Named Co-Conspirators” and “25 Men With Secret Settlements.” None of the 25 Have Been Publicly Identified. The 25 Men With Secret Settlements Have Never Been Named. The Public Does Not Know Who They Are. Maxwell Is the Only Person Convicted.
The claim was made in a habeas corpus petition filed by Maxwell in December
https://people.com/ghislaine-maxwell-claims-people-reached-epstein-settlements-not-indicted-11894739
Epstein’s German countess ‘lover’ who knew paedo for 20 years & called him ‘Mr Wonderful’ connected beast to Westminster. Last week Nicole Junkermann, 50, stepped down as a trustee of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity after her relationship with the convicted sex offender was exposed.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15984129/glamorous-german-countess-epstein-wormed-way-westminster/
# Gov / Politics
White House LOCKED DOWN — President REJECTS Cabinet’s Section 4 Declaration: A constitutional showdown is unfolding in Washington. The White House is reportedly barricaded after the President refused to accept the Cabinet’s Section 4 declaration under the 25th Amendment. What happens next could shape the future of executive power in America. In this video, we break down what Section 4 actually means, how the process works, and what Congress must do within the next 21 days. No speculation — just the facts, the law, and the possible outcomes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwxmclHChuI
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iid_pu6m0oY
White House rejects latest proposal as partial shutdown enters day five. On day five of the partial government shutdown, the White House rejected Democrats’ latest proposal as both sides blame each other for the stalemate. Democrats are pushing for new oversight rules for ICE and DHS, while Republicans say key agencies are being left unfunded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qjjxLiGTDs
Internal White House war erupts as Budget Chief rips defense secretary’s massive spending plan
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/internal-white-house-war-erupts-as-budget-chief-rips-defense-secretarys-massive-spending-plan/
The Nobel laureate who co-wrote ‘Why Nations Fail’ warns U.S. democracy won’t survive unless these two things change.
* One: The proliferation of economic inequality
* Two: The current rate of job destruction
https://fortune.com/2026/02/22/who-is-daron-acemoglu-nobel-laureate-ai-job-layoffs-economic-inequality-donald-trump/
Trump Is Rage Baiting the US Into a Second Civil War: In a healthy democracy, all sides generally recognize the legitimacy of the system itself, regardless of internal squabbles. In the United States, this is no longer the case.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-2nd-civil-war
# Gov / Politics / Global
Claudia Sheinbaum Says Extradition Requests Are Underway for U.S. Citizens in Mexican Fuel Theft Case
https://www.latintimes.com/claudia-sheinbaum-says-extradition-requests-are-underway-us-citizens-mexican-fuel-theft-case-594812
Also: Will the US Send Alleged Fuel Smugglers to Mexico?
https://insightcrime.org/news/will-the-us-send-alleged-fuel-smugglers-to-mexico/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Russiagate quietly reaches Supreme Court as justices asked to allow feds to be sued for FISA abuses
https://www.allsides.com/news/2026-02-23-0800/supreme-court-russiagate-quietly-reaches-supreme-court-justices-asked-allow-feds-be-sued-fisa-abuses
Trump Admin Promptly Fires New Interim US Attorney. The move echoed a similar Justice Department decision that was made earlier this month in New York.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/21/doj-halligan-blanche-trump-attorneys-00792351
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
US Military Amasses Strike Capabilities Near Iran: Over the past month, the U.S. military has amassed dozens of strike capabilities in the Middle East as President Donald Trump demands the Iranian regime submit to new security constraints
https://www.forcesnews.com/usa/strike-deal-or-face-strike-us-continues-military-buildup-middle-east
US Amasses More Airpower in Middle East with Dozens of Fighters. The U.S. continued to move a significant amount of airpower toward the Middle East in recent days as talks to forge a nuclear deal with Iran hung in the balance. Flight tracking data indicate there was unusually heavy movement of dozens of fighter jets and other assets that might be used in a strike against Iran.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/us-amasses-more-airpower-middle-east-iran/
# Military / Global
Mexico kills cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ during military raid in Jalisco: The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration its efforts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7H_eTlgy7U
Also: Who was El Mencho? What drug lord’s killing means for Mexico. US-backed operation that killed El Mencho sparks a wave of violence across the country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/who-was-el-mencho-what-drug-lords-killing-means-for-mexico#:~:text=El%20Mencho%20was%20killed%20by,was%20killed%20during%20the%20operation.
# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Still digging out from the last shutdown, DHS employees brace for more delayed pay. Employees are finding ways to save on commuting and child care costs, while DHS agencies say their operations are suffering.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/02/still-digging-out-last-shutdown-dhs-employees-brace-more-delayed-pay/411577/
# Social Services / Programs
US quietly passes tracking rule for millions on Social Security: (SSA) updated its procedures to increase tracking of foreign travel for beneficiaries, allowing for automated data sharing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This move aims to curb improper payments by identifying long-term foreign stays among the nearly 75 million recipients, including those on Social Security and SSI.
https://moneywise.com/news/us-government-passes-surprising-tracking-rule-for-millions-of-social-security-recipients-will-your-movement-be-monitored
# Travel / Tourism / TSA
DHS pulls a U-turn on TSA PreCheck shutdown plan. Officials said operations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis if staffing constraints arise.
https://san.com/cc/shutdown-squeezes-dhs-sending-precheck-passengers-to-back-of-the-line/
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