The Morning Report — 2/26/26

Good morning kids. Turning to the international scene, with the situation in Iran still fluid, if not volatile internally and with two American carrier battle groups now stationed within striking distance of the Mullahs, the big story is what happened right in our own backyard:

Four passengers of a Florida-registered speedboat killed by Cuban border guards were all born in the communist island nation but lived in the US, the Cuban Embassy said Wednesday night.

Cuba’s interior ministry claimed the country’s law enforcement opened fire on the boat after it entered their waters for an “armed infiltration” attempt.

The vessel was carrying a total of 10 “armed” people who Cuban officials claim “intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes.”

The Interior Ministry alleged assault rifles, handguns, Molotov cocktails and other weapons were found onboard the speedboat.

Four of the passengers were gunned down by Cuban border troopers in a shootout.  The six injured survivors were identified as Amijail Sánchez González, Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, Conrado Galindo Sariol, José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló, Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara, and Roberto Azcorra Consuegra, according to the embassy.

The embassy additionally identified one of the deceased as Michel Ortega Casanova.

An eleventh Cuban national, Duniel Hernández Santos, was also arrested “within national territory,” though it’s unclear if he was on the boat with the other purported infiltrators. . .

. . . When asked for comment about the citizenship of those aboard the speedboat, the State Department referred The Post to earlier comments made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio had vowed that the US would “find out exactly what happened” and “respond accordingly.” 

He downplayed Cuba’s initial version of the attack, saying the US would find its “own information on this.”

“We’re not gonna base our conclusions on what they told us,” he said.

Rubio conceded “it is highly unusual to see shootouts in the open sea like that. That’s not something that happens every day.”

Now that the Maduro regime has been decapitated and Venezuela has at long last a chance to eradicate the cancer of socialism/communism and restore its society and economy once again to freedom and prosperity, thanks to President Trump's vigorous reassertion of the heretofore long moribund Monroe Doctrine now the DON-roe Doctrine, America's national security has been bolstered.

In any case, with Maduro gone and the red menace on the wane all over Latin America, Cuba itself at long last has a chance to throw off the nearly seven long decades of misery and oppression of the Castro regime, thanks to President Trump. They know it, we know it and for sure this President knows it.

Record U.S. oil and gas production lowered world prices at the expense of Russia and the Middle East. Interrupting embargoed oil shipments from Venezuela and Iran has weakened Chinese influence and nearly strangled Cuba. . .

. . . Efforts to strangle the Cuban and Iranian governments will starve their respective anti-Western surrogates and their own terrorist efforts in Latin America and the Middle East—once more to China’s chagrin.

So, are the Cubans merely lashing out due to the aforementioned analysis by lurker extraordinarie Victor Davis Hanson, owing to the President's focus now on Iran or can the Trump State and War Departments handle multiple situations simultaneously. And is what Havana is declaring bullshit or are we engaged in any covert activity in and around Cuba? Their economy and government are now in a very precaroious situation now that their supply of oil has been effectively cut off with the collapse of the Maduro regime.

Cuba has been and remains a lynchpin for our rivals and enemies to attempt to destabilize us. How incredible would it be to see the statues of bas reliefs of Marx, Lenin and Castro sledgehammered and dynamited off of every Cuban government building, just so we can see Barack Obama weeping at the sight of it.

Speaking of the Bay of Pigs, we had and still have the braying of pigs, that is the Democrat/Leftists in reaction to President Trump's tremendous State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. And as CBD and I discussed on the latest episode of the podcast, linked here and in the sidebar as well as available on the usual outlets listed at the bottom of this post,

Their vile behavior might very well be their undoing come the November midterms and perhaps into 2028, please God.

Of course that remains to be seen but if they continue to elevate illegal aliens, thugs, grifters and other assorted vermin above the American people as no doubt they will, that alone could and must wipe them out electorally, not just in the next two election cycles but for all eternity. Yes, eradicating tyranny abroad is a good thing, but can we please eradicate it here at home first and forever?!

I have a dream today!!!

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• The Interior Ministry alleged assault rifles, handguns, Molotov cocktails and other weapons were found onboard the speedboat. (Maybe it was Antifa! - jjs)
  Four ‘armed’ speedboat passengers killed by Cuban border guards lived in the US, officials say
  
• "On the morning of February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters."
  Deadly Gun Battle Off Cuba’s Coast — Florida-Registered Boat At Center Of Clash

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• Western globalists won’t last long.
  The Clash of Civilizations Restarts History

  
  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• Legal immigration under Trump is plunging, net migration turns negative, and America’s workforce could shrink—reversing decades of mass immigration.
  The Great Immigration Reversal: Trump’s Real Progress in Tackling Legal Immigration
  
• On Feb. 5, Yordan Basilio Diaz Vera, a 34-year-old Lyft driver, was arrested by Louisville authorities and charged of first-degree sodomy and kidnapping a mother of four. Since his arrest, ICE has placed a detainer on Diaz Vera and is now pleading with the Louisville police to not release the suspect back onto the city streets.
  EXCLUSIVE: ICE Urges Authorities Not To Free Cuban Illegal Charged With Sodomizing Mother
  
• Meza-Ramirez, who turned out to be a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally and living in New York City, had been shot in the thigh, according to WCAU-TV.
  Pennsylvania Cops Bust Alleged Migrant Sex-Trafficking Rings After Street Shooting
  
• The ruling is paused for 15 days to allow for an appeal, potentially affecting deportation processes.
  Biden Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Rapid Deportations to Third Countries.
  
• Rahman was previously arrested last month after refusing lawful orders from federal immigration agents to move her vehicle in an apparent attempt to interfere with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation.
  Bro-Fo Omar’s Guest Was Arrested at Trump’s State of the Union, Here’s Why:
  
• A residency requirement can be waived if a parent indicates the child is living in temporary housing.
  Mam-zur-dani, Titty-Caca AOC Encourage Illegal Aliens To Enroll In NYC’s Free Childcare Program
  
• The untold story behind a heroic DHS official’s suspicious - and unsolved - death.
  Phil Haney Was Right; Barack Obama Is Wrong

  
  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• Vance called for state governments to take their "obligations seriously to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American taxpayer."
  Vance Takes First Major Action As Fraud Czar With Sights Set On Minnesota

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• One can only hope that justice is served, not just for the victims of these devastating fires, but for the communities left vulnerable by years of neglect and misplaced priorities.
  Deluge of Wildfire Lawsuits Hits Los Angeles and California

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• Veteran activists and ex-inmates Dhoruba bin Wahad, Jalil Muntaqim and Jihad Abdulmumit discussed how to navigate “extreme and revolutionary times” with anti-prison organization Believers Bail Out (BBO). Bin Wahad claimed their “struggle would be typified by” an Islamic passage containing a violent prophecy.
  EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Prison Group Scrubs Activist’s Rant About Killing Jews
  
• One parent alleged that a ninth-grade teacher organized a walkout that featured chants of ‘f— the Jews,’ while others said schools punished their children for reporting anti-Semitism
  ‘Jewish Students Are Segregated’: Parents Sue California State Education System in First-of-Its-Kind Complaint Over ‘Anti-Semitic Propaganda’ and Harassment

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• The only place Christians in the Middle East are thriving is guess where?
  Leader of Christian Israelis Denounces Tucker Carlson
  
• The app underscores America’s commitment to free speech amid rising global censorship, amid trade and legal issues with the EU over its restrictive online speech laws.
  Trump Admin Launches GLOBAL Free Speech Platform to Counter Foreign Censorship.
  * * * * *

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that “brand-name” companies have agreed to the program.
  Trump Announces Deals to Have Tech Companies Shoulder Burden of AI Data Center Costs
  
• A grassroots, anti-Big Tech movement is exploding across the country. AI and data centers have become a lightning rod political issue, and will likely play roles in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Although Americans appear to be conflicted on whether the expansion of data centers will be a good thing or a bad thing, a very vocal and passionate slice of the population is racking up anti-tech wins and causing a big stir at the local level.
  Data Center Issue Exploding Into Full View All Across America
  
• AI is not merely another technological leap—it may be the moment machines begin to eclipse the very human talents that built our world.
  Even the Best AI Scenario Is the End of Everything We’ve Ever Been

  
  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Trump should tout a series of amazing economic and financial accomplishments. 
  The Economic State of the Union Is Good — See For Yourself
  
• The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are.. “A lot of people have a misconception that the Boomers are drinking less,” he said. “This cannot be emphasized enough: it’s not because the Boomers are drinking less, it’s because there are less Boomers.”
  California winery owner gives hottest take yet on why industry is dying

  DIVINE’s MADNESS — Ongoing Leftist Fueled Transgender Terrorism

• Lloyd Billingsley: “Trans” murderer “Roberta” Esposito explains it all for you.
  “Why We GO BERSERK”

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• In a scene that plays out like something from the end of western civilization, police in Maryland appear helpless in their squad cars as a dash cam captures a street takeover of cars doing doughnuts as masked hooligans taunt officers and vandalize their vehicles.
  WATCH: Maryland Police Are Powerless as Street Takeover Rages Around Them
  
• Of course it's in California.
  Sex Offender Runs for City Council on “Youth Safety” Platform
  
• Schaefer, now 32, beat his girlfriend’s mother to death and stuffed her body into luggage during a luxury vacation more than a decade ago. He now faces federal arraignment Thursday at Chicago’s Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on conspiracy charges tied to the killing. . .
  Infamous Suitcase Murderer Returns To America Early After Indonesia Deports Him

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• The trillions spent have lined the pockets of the politically connected but have produced none of the results that have been promised.
  Enough Climate Action — Shut The Money Spigot
  
• Dozens of similar climate lawsuits hang in the balance as SCOTUS weighs state power to sue energy companies nationwide.
  How The Left-Wing Climate Crusade May Be Nearing Its Breaking Point

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "Last year, he blasted federal immigration agents"
  FBI Raids Illegal Alien LA School Boss It Gave Award To
  
  
• An affidavit was filed in connection with the searches, but officials stated that the details remain under seal. Another search was executed at a Miami property also connected to Carvalho, who has been the head of the second-largest school district in the United States since 2022. Carvalho previously worked for 14 years as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
  FBI Raids Home And Office Of Los Angeles School Superintendent

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• . . .but Thune has still not committed to doing so. (he's a venal RINO saboteur- jjs)
  Trump Calls on Senate Leader Thune to Get SAVE Act Passed at SOTU

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• Summers’ resignation follows scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as revealed by documents from the Department of Justice.
  Obama Advisor, Clinton Treasury Sec RESIGNS Over Epstein Links.
  
• All they have are lies.
  No, Hillary Clinton Isn’t the Victim in Epstein Case
  
• Allegations made in FBI interview documents by a woman against President Donald Trump, as revealed by NPR and the New York Times, are coming under scrutiny.
  Exclusive — ‘Non-Credible Accusations’: Epstein Files ‘Trump Accuser’ Claims Collapse Under Scrutiny

  FURTHER TO TRUMP 2026 STATE of the UNION ADDRESS

• While her speech was meant to represent her entire party’s dissenting voice against Trump, Spanberger treated it as a chance to talk about herself, appearing to campaign as a presidential hopeful. 
  Gov. Abigail Spanberger Calls Illegal Aliens ‘Aspiring Americans’ in Democrat SOTU Response
  
• Rep. Janelle Bynum (D., Ore.) described President Donald Trump’s request that lawmakers stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist" and said the moment made her "uncomfortable."
  Democrat Lawmaker: Trump’s Request To Stand For American Citizens 'Racist'
  
• Schumer said, “Bottom line is very simple, we agree we need to protect Americans. He’s not by his reckless ICE agency in Minnesota, two Americans were killed. Americans are being pulled out of their cars and beaten. Americans houses, the doors are being knocked down, you know, without a warrant. No other police departments in America run by Americans, has has done what ICE done. So, yes, we want to protect Americans. He’s not doing it. And that’s why the American people are against what ICE is doing. So that it was legitimate and right not to stand.”
  Chuck Schemer: ‘Legitimate and Right’ Dems Didn’t Stand at SOTU for Protecting Americans
  
• “But here in Virginia, I am working with our state legislature to lower costs and make the Commonwealth more affordable.”
  Spanberger’s Rebuttal to SOTU Manages to Enrage People on Both Sides of the Aisle
  
• Fortunately for Republicans, Donald Trump is very good at this. Democrats are not.
  Trump Delivers A Show At State Of The Union
  
• For anyone who believes the best is yet to come under Trump, it is perhaps his unshakeable belief in America's heritage and unquenchable faith in America’s future that keeps that dream alive.
  Trump's State of the Union was a testament to American heroes and lasting greatness
  
• The president neatly laid the groundwork to keep his party in power and his program for American renewal in place.
  The Donald’s Brand-Building – And Bulldozing – State Of The Union Spectacular 
  
• At Tuesday’s State of the Union, Democrats set themselves up as angry foils to basic civics and feel-good American patriotism.
  The Right’s Brand Is ‘America First.’ The Left’s Brand Is Getting Mad About That

  POLITICS

• The president and his executive power alone can’t secure Republicans re-election come November. The GOP will have to act fast.
  7 Ways Republicans Can Capitalize On SOTU Momentum If They Want A Shot At Midterm Victory
  
• “To join a union was to claim a place in America...The hunger for national belonging became readily evident to leftist labor organizers...Today’s college-educated left is disconnected from working-class voters.”
  The Case for Working-Class Nationalism
  
• Jonathan Turley: It now appears that profanity is viewed as an essential element of political speech on the left.
  Newsom and foul-mouthed spokesman lead Democrats’ race to the bottom
  
• The only good thing I can say about the ejectamenta-Americans on the left is that, despite the quotidian clown-slap of reality striking their grottily pierced faces, they puissantly push forward like the frenetic, blue-haired banzai toadies they were brainwashed to be.
  Ooooh, That Smell: The Smell of Death Surrounds the Democrat Party

  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• To hear leftists tell it, a Sharia state should be a paradise for religious minorities. Iran isn’t.
  The Islamic Republic of Iran’s War Against Non-Muslims
  
• China and Iran are rapidly finalizing an agreement for the Islamic regime to purchase CM-302 supersonic missiles, with an approximate range of 180 miles, three officials briefed by the Iranian government and three security officials told Reuters. The deal is near completion after at least two years of talks and sped up swiftly after the 12-day June 2025 war between Iran and Israel, the officials said. The short war culminated in President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
  Iran Reportedly Turns To Communist China To Checkmate Trump

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s strategy prizes preemptive deterrence over drift or isolation, exploiting leverage to sap rivals, steady allies, and avert the cascading conflicts that metastasized under Obama and Biden.
  Is There a Trump Great Game?
  
• Modi tells Knesset: “India stands firmly with Israel, in this moment and beyond.”
  ‘Am Yisrael Chai’: India’s Modi Visits Israel Amid Thriving Trade, Defense Ties 
  
• The terrorist Organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation has established a hierarchical structure that allows the criminal organization to control its vast territories throughout Mexico. Similar to how a large-scale company operates, the structure allowed the cartel’s underbosses to run day-to-day operations without the constant need for supervision from the cartel’s supreme leader, the late Ruben Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.
  EXCLUSIVE: How CJNG’s Terrorist Leadership Structure Operates
  
• Turned victory into leverage.
  Azerbaijan’s Post-War Pivot
  
• The real proof of progress in Venezuela and what our president wants for the world in general was not found in his rhetoric about Delcy Rodríguez. It was found in another moment, the moment when he reunited a newly released Venezuelan political prisoner with his niece, who thought she'd never see him again. 
  The SOTU Moment That Gave Hope to Millions Around the World
  
• The shock troops of the Red-Green alliance.
  France, Far-Left ‘Antifa’ Group Leaves Security Guard Brain-Dead

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• While NASA allowed this kind of medical research on ISS, it never allowed the companies to manufacture any products on ISS for later sale on Earth. The new private space stations are decidedly opposed to that government restriction, and thus they are attracting customers like LambdaVision because they will allow it to make money on what it produces.
  Medical company making artificial retinas buys payload slots on Starlab
  
• Cool image time! In my continuing exploration of the New Horizons’ image archive, I keep finding things that I do not remember ever seeing before.
  The shoreline of Pluto’s frozen nitrogen sea

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• The transgender cultists are still with us, but there is mounting resistance.
  Transitioning Away from Transgenderism
  
• Diversity efforts and LGBTQ ideology are likely still quietly lurking in the depths of corporate America. That is what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) argued in the 2026 edition of its annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) report, which rates corporations based on their “policies, practices, and benefits” pertaining to LGBTQ employees
  LGBTQ Ideology Can’t Just Seem To Die In Corporate America No Matter How Hard People Try To Kill It
  
• Although the story isn’t over, Trump’s address to Sage and Michelle was a redemption.
  Trump brought parents' struggle over secret gender transitions to the State of the Union

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• By associating symbols of Western civilization with Nazism, leftists like Tom Nichols are carrying on the work of actual Nazi propaganda.
  The Atlantic Says Dressing Sharply Makes You A Nazi, Just Like The Nazis Wanted You To Think
  
• The 'looksmaxxing' primper signals a change in values, aspirations, and stability among Zoomers.
  Gen Z Men are Creating an American Tragedy and Internet Influencer 'Clavicular' Shows Why
  
• Christian Toto: KISS musician's case against Rock & Roll Hall of Fame confirmed this week
  Shakira, Sade, Lauryn Hill … and No Monkees?
  
• Freedom of association, not bureaucratic credentialism, built excellence—great work arises from judgment and responsibility, not committees, quotas, or networking rituals.
  Two Cheers for the Old Boys
  
• Lynton agrees with Obama, in 'orgy of self-blame' deemed 'pathetic' by readers
  Movie Attacking North Korean Tyrant Was Big Mistake, Says Former Sony Executive

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