Stateside, a gas station. I drank a frozen blue beverage too quickly, and was struck down by a punishment this entire nation knows, and accepts, and has named. The drink is called a slush. Ice, sweetness, and a blue that does not occur in nature. The day was hot. I was thirsty. I drank like a soldier at a river. The pain arrived in my skull like a war horn. Behind the eyes. Above everything. Total. I gripped the roof of my car. I may have made a sound. "Brain freeze," said the cashier through the door, with no urgency whatsoever. It has a NAME. The affliction is so common it has a household name, like a cousin. "Tongue on the roof of your mouth," called a man at the pumps. He did not look over. He prescribed the remedy mid-pump, casually, the way one mentions weather. I pressed my tongue to the roof of my mouth. The war horn faded. The healer nodded at his pump, finished, and was gone in a Chevrolet. In my land, punishment follows crime by way of courts and seasons. Here, the sentence is instant. Drink with greed, and the ice strikes the mind directly. No trial. No appeal. Perfectly fair. And here is what moves me. EVERYONE has felt it. The cashier. The healer. Children. Elders. An entire nation united by the same small lightning, all taught the same cure, all passing it on to strangers at gas stations, free of charge. You cannot fully distrust a country once you know it shares one pain. The freeze does not punish thirst. It punishes haste. I finished the slush slowly, like a scholar. Blue tongue. Clear mind. Then at the door I forgot everything, drank deeply, and was struck down again. "Tongue, hon," said the cashier, without looking up. Discipline is a journey.

I am honored to receive the unanimous nomination of the @ctgop to be your next governor. Now we begin the work of earning the trust of every resident across our state. Together, we will create a positive change for all of Connecticut.

Let’s do this, Connecticut!

Barry would have loved this headline. He relished the narrative that he was merely a humble hog farmer, which I fully believed right up until the time he mentioned his helicopter. RIP, sir. pilotonline.com/2026/02/19/v…

Hakeem Jeffries says he will do whatever it takes to push this unconstitutional amendment forward. But we are ready to do more. Join the fight today: vafairmaps.com/

NEW: 2026 Georgia Governor GOP Primary Poll: President Trump remains the dominant force in Georgia GOP Politics with a 66 Net Favorability. (80Fav-14Unfav) Half of GA GOP Primary Voters self-identify as "Trump Republicans", and Rick Jackson is leading among that group 32 - 18 over second place contender Burt Jones. After the recent launch of the Rick Jackson campaign, he has made quick inroads in a short period of time. GOP Primary Ballot for Governor: Rick Jackson: 24% Burt Jones: 16% Brad Raffensperger: 9% Chris Carr: 3% Clark Dean: 1% Gregg Kirkpatrick: 1% Someone else: 4% Undecided: 42% Fielded Feb 8–9, 2026 | n=1,123 Likely Republican Primary Voters | MoE ±3.18% | Not sponsored by any candidate or committee. Full Results: coefficient.org/ga-gov-2026-…

How it started vs. how it’s going.

Today I had the privilege of attending the unveiling ceremony of the 57th Speaker of the House of Delegates @cToddGilbert . It was a humbling experience.

It was an honor to be invited to attend the portrait unveiling of @cToddGilbert . Congratulations to him and his beautiful family. Thank you, my friend . Regardless of political and policy differences or views-you have always been true to your values.

Grok sees that @RSLC and @RepublicanAGs efforts targeting low-prop voters through the 2025 Secure Your Vote Virginia campaign is benefitting the entire @VA_GOP team. secureyourvotevirginia.com/

He continues to show the top-tier character that Virginians expect from their Attorney General. Re-elect @JasonMiyaresVA. It’s an easy choice.

West Virginia AG @mccuskeyforwv tells reporters in Salem, VA that Virginia’s Jay Jones Special Session is a “transparent political stunt” to divert attention from Jay Jones’ poor legislative record, texting scandal, and ongoing criminal investigation.

This is a notable point those writing about this special session stunt should consider including.

"...Bettors have recently soured on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones..." Having the thoughts he has and expressing them outwardly can do that. axios.com/local/richmond/202…

The pretzels they’re tying themselves into over the last week are carnival worthy.

"On October 7th, the RAGA's (@RepublicanAGs) polling had Jones' favorable rating at 27% and his unfavorable rating at 43.5%." Oof. wjla.com/news/elections/what…

Virginia politics for @cToddGilbert is his own Hotel California… 🎶 You can check out any time you’d like, but you can never leave. 🎶

These are the texts @jonesjay still hasn’t apologized for, but is instead upset that they’re being used to “assault” his character… …which everyone is now getting to learn about.

Neither of them had the ability to say “sorry” which says a lot about their character. Which is all @jonesjay is apparently worried about.

In 2020, with total control of Richmond, Democrats passed HB582 allowing for this type of corruption. The bills sponsor was Elizabeth Guzman. legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-b…