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Friday, February 27, 2026
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US stock markets mixed (S&P 500 -0.5%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq -1.2%); Nvidia shares fall 5% despite beating Q4 revenue estimates (More).
Local Sports On Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, the 2A District 2 and 1A District 2 boys wrestling tournaments took place including multiple Leon County schools. Florida High won the 1A District 2 wrestling tournament as a team, marking the first district championship in program history. Details.
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Local & State News
Florida State University’s Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a three-year contract extension for President Richard McCullough, who became president in 2021, reaffirming the board’s confidence in his visionary leadership. Details.
Steve Stewart discusses the local economy.
Rep. Gallop Franklin of Tallahassee was elected as House Democratic Leader for the 2028-2030 legislative term Wednesday evening. Details.
An estimated 5,384 first-time unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week, a drop of 500 from the prior week, according to a U.S. Department of Labor estimate on Thursday. Details.
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National News
The 10 people who opened fire on Cuban soldiers from a Florida-registered speedboat this week were Cuban nationals living in the US, the Cuban government alleges. Four passengers were killed and six were wounded; one Cuban soldier was also wounded.
The US and Iran tout progress in nuclear negotiations, with another round of talks scheduled for next week (More).
@commensense, You seriously want to "cancel" someone because of their opinion? Thanks for undercutting every conservative talking point.
Over 70 illegal immigrants were killed under the Obama administration when he built the detainment cages.
Obama never shut down Guantanimo like he promised.
Obama gave 14 million to Iran.
Deep State rightly gets on here and regularly rips y'all a new one. TR won't delete Deep State. Heck I wouldn't be surprised if Deep State and Steve are the same person. How else will TR get engagement from the other side? I only post sporadically and there are few others who call out these vile dimwits enough to keep it spicy. Now that their dear leader has America firsted us right back to the forever wars of the middle east, we should see a deluge of acrobatics to justify this 4d chess move. I pray Deep State and others with half a brain continue calling out the idiocracies. And by the way, release the rest of the Epstein files. And stop trying to create a way to cancel the midterms. We see right through all this and are fully aware the administration y'all love will unalive an indeterminate amount of people, American and otherwise, to keep power from shifting. All of you sycophants that see no wrong in the orange blob's activities are no better than sludge.
"...but we are talking about a guy who repeatedly threw temper tantrums because he was not awarded a Nobel Peace Prize."
Thanks to his unmanned drone strikes, Obama has the highest recorded civilian kill count of any Nobel Peace Prize winner in history.
@DeepStatePropagandist: I don't have a problem with your unhinged rants. You have every right to them. You're sadly misinformed, but you have a right to that as well. Your comments show that you're clearly in a bubble of your own hatred and ideology and are completely incapable of even considering any position that doesn't align with your partisan bent.
Your "whataboutism" strategy and unwillingness to reflect on your own political party's shortcomings shows a sever lack of humility and self-awareness. You put in your earplugs of silo simplicity and blinders of banality, and then just blather on about your disapproval and dislikes of differing perspectives. For every point you state, there is a counter point wrapped in hypocrisy.
You have every right to go on and on about your dislike of President Trump, Republicans, and conservatives. But one should always consider the glass house they live in before throwing rocks. What was made abundantly clear at the recent State of the Union address is that Trump, Republicans, and conservatives fully understand that it is their sworn duty to honor their number one responsibility - that of putting and protecting America and Americans first and foremost. Conversely, Congressional Democrats showed the world that they couldn't care less about America or Americans. It is unquestionable that all the Democrats are concerned with is gaining control and maintaining the power to control. And that is truly sad on so many levels.
God Bless you, and God Bless America.
@Edward Lyle -
"Your hypocrisy is astounding."
You see how we attacked Iran last night? No love for their regime, but we are talking about a guy who repeatedly threw temper tantrums because he was not awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. Is this the America First you voted for? Grabbing Maduro in the middle of the night and then bombing yet another middle east country? I'd note once again, Trump failed to get Congressional approval before kicking things off, yet another snub to the Constitution.
The thing is, conservatives don't care. They are the hypocrites. Not me.
"You pick and choose little quips and snippets that you believe somehow supports your rantings of hatred for those people and positions you disagree with."
President Trump: “I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them.”
That isn't 'some quip, or a snippet. It is the man who supposedly is there to represent all of America. How should someone who disagrees with the man react? The funniest thing is that most conservatives wrap themselves in the guise of the Bible when it suits them, but get offended if someone dares mention that Jesus didn't claim to hate too many people and it is hypocritical to support someone who is completely morally bankrupt.
Conservatives and Trump are wrecking America and I don't care if it makes you, or CommonSense uncomfortable if you hear about it. It is an obscenity what they are doing with tacit and sometimes jeering approval from the peanut gallery. When ICE agents shot a man five times in the back, you would think that the 'Don't Tread on Me' party would have a problem with it, but they didn't because their actual devotion to the Constitution is as flaccid as their actual devotion to the teachings of Jesus.
@CommonSense -
"Could you please consider “erasing” DeepStateProvacateur from the comment section of TR? His “contributions” lack any amount of socially redeeming value."
It certainly would be within their Constitutional rights to delete my content. I do not have a right to post on their site.
Did you see that we bombed Iran last night (again), without Congressional approval (again)? Considering how much importance you put on content that is socially redeeming, I'd be interested in your thoughts on why its OK for Trump to bypass Congress on this. I'd love to hear your nuanced thoughts on why Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize after murdering fisherman and whatever Iranian's happened to be in the way of our freedom bombs.
@DeepStatePropagandist: Your hypocrisy is astounding. It's sad the left no longer recognizes their own pietism. You pick and choose little quips and snippets that you believe somehow supports your rantings of hatred for those people and positions you disagree with.
Your typical banality fueled by manufactured hatred and discontent.
Ohhh, you poor dear.
So what you’re saying is that you don’t like those posts and since you have no facts to dispute them with you just want them banned. Another amendment down the drain.
@ Steve
Could you please consider "erasing" DeepStateProvacateur from the comment section of TR? His "contributions" lack any amount of socially redeeming value.
Thank-you for your attention to this matter.
@Edward Lyle -
You are more concerned with a funny moniker than the fact that Trump planning (more) military action without Congressional approval, has a DUI hire in charge of the 'Department of War', inexplicably made the decision to remove a foreign leader from power, and just got done pulling us out of an agreement with Iran that he now is insisting be re-negotiating.
No love for the Iranian regime or Maduro, but the America I was taught was great didn't execute fishermen and abandon the rules of warfare by double tapping people holding onto a boat hull.
Maybe you should worry a little more about
"So bitter"
Yes. Trump is wrecking the country and conservatives don't care.
"so hate-filled"
Here is a quote from Trump: "I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them." The pearl clutching by Conservatives after putting a narcacist into power are laughable.
"so ill-informed"
KKKaroline Levit did go on TV and said that we had 'totally obliterated' the Iranian regime nuclear processing capabilities.
Trumps DUI Hire *did* murder Venezuelan fisherman and violated the Geneva conventions when he ordered a second strike on people hanging on the side of a boat.
Trump *did* pull out of an Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with Iran.
None of these things are inaccurate. You seem to be the one who is ill-informed.
Edward, she's a toddler with a red bull. Nothing more.
@DeepStatePropagandist: "KKKaroline Levitt" Wow, seriously? How childish, even for you.
So bitter, so sad, so hate-filled, so ill-informed... You poor dear.
"The US and Iran tout progress in nuclear negotiations, with another round of talks scheduled for next week "
Why are we sending our military force to threaten Iran? We already 'totally obliterated' their nuclear program? I remember KKKaroline Levitt saying saying so!
And why have a round of talks? I thought Trump pulled out of a deal already? Now we want to talk?
I'm sure it is all 4D chess and not an idiot blundering putting a DUI hire in charge of the nations military. Maybe tomorrow we can 'totally obliterate' another Venezuelan fishing boat? Maybe Sundown Donny will put Rubio in charge of running Iran like he did with Venezuela? Good times.