📢 🇺🇸 🤖 James Fishback on X:

As Governor, I would ban Palantir from doing business with state and local government. My full statement.

📎 James Fishback

🇺🇸⚓️ USNI Fleet and Marine Tracker, Feb. 17 2026

Contrary to some reports, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has not reached the Straits of Gibraltar.

🔗 USNI

🇷🇺🤝🇪🇹Russian KamAZ-53949 Typhoon-K armored vehicles have been spotted in Ethiopia.

Most likely, the vehicles were supplied from Russia for service with the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, who certainly have a need for them.

#info
#MRAP
#Africa

📺📉❗️ — Youtube, Earth's biggest video hosting platform, is down worldwide

🇨🇳🚗❌🇵🇱 — Poland has banned Chinese-manufactured vehicles from entering military facilities, citing concerns that they are linked to espionage activities on behalf of Beijing

🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Ukrainian President Zelensky told Axios he is seeking a direct meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to break the current stalemate.

➡️ He said meaningful progress would likely require a face-to-face discussion with Putin and has directed his team to pursue a leaders’ summit in Geneva.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚔️🇮🇷 The Israeli government is preparing for a scenario of war to break out with Iran within days, according to two Israeli officials. - Axios

The likely US-Israeli campaign against Iran will likely be major and weeks-long, sources say

🔗 Faytuks

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 20 USAF Tankers airborne, all en route to US Bases in Europe => Middle East.

This is the most significant airlift since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. A far bigger commitment and use of the US Air Force than during the preparations for the 12 Day War.

🔗 MenchOSINT

🇺🇸🇲🇦🪖🗺 — US Navy USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier has been spotted off the coast of the Kingdom of Morocco.

#BREAKING
🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 — Axios reports that a war with Iran could begin very soon, potentially unfolding as a weeks-long campaign.

➡️This comes after U.S. and Iranian diplomats met yesterday to discuss a possible deal. Although both sides said the talks “made progress,” U.S. officials remain pessimistic about the chances of reaching a final agreement.

➡️Vice President Vance stated that while Trump still wants a deal, he could determine that diplomacy has “reached its natural end.”

➡️Meanwhile, the military buildup in the region continues. More than 150 cargo flights have transported assets into the area so far, with over 50 jets arriving in just the past 24 hours alone.

➡️At the same time, the Israeli government, which is advocating for a maximalist strategy aimed at regime change, is preparing for the possibility that war could begin within days, according to two Israeli officials.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: The U.S. has given Iran an ultimatum: dismantle the nuclear program or face "other options," according to Fox News.