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riversedge's JournalFlorida gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback faces eligibility questions over D.C. Homestead claim
Source: flvoicenews.com
By Frank Kopylov 2:51 p.m. ET | Updated Feb. 17, 2026
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback, who has raised significantly less than his rivals, is under renewed scrutiny after a new Washington, D.C., property tax bill dated Feb. 17, 2026, revealed he claimed a homestead deduction on a D.C. property, indicating it as his primary residence, despite his campaign’s insistence that he is a lifelong Floridian qualified to run for governor.
The bill obtained by Florida’s Voice, showing a homestead reduction of $781.58 on taxes due, has intensified accusations that Fishback may not meet Florida’s constitutional requirement of seven years’ residency in the state preceding the election. Florida law defines residency as domicile, meaning the place where an individual intends to make their permanent home, and claiming a homestead exemption elsewhere can undermine such claims.
Fishback, a 31-year-old hedge fund founder and vocal online provocateur, purchased a D.C. condo in 2021, claimed homestead deductions there through at least 2025, according to prior reports, and has faced questions about dual voter registrations and time spent outside Florida.
The latest tax bill adds fresh fuel to doubts about his eligibility, with some observers suggesting it could prompt formal challenges from rivals or the Florida Division of Elections.
Read more: https://flvoicenews.com/florida-gubernatorial-hopeful-james-fishback-faces-eligibility-questions-over-d-c-homestead-claim/
BREAKING: James "Tommy" Fishback (R-DC) does not live in Florida!
A tax bill from February 17, 2026 (TODAY!) shows that Fishback is CURRENTLY homesteaded in Washington, DC—despite pretending to be a Florida resident.
DC residents are not eligible to run for governor of Florida.
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AND THERE IS THIS:
https://x.com/ChrisSliney/status/2023860895567487487?s=20
https://x.com/MaxNordau/status/2023800105686761725?s=20
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Woman killed in latest Putin strikes after 'tense' US-backed talks in Geneva
Source: independent.co.uk
Moscow pressures Kyiv further with more than 400 drones and missiles
Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia, Arpan Rai, James C. Reynolds & Jane Dalton
Tuesday 17 February 2026 21:59 GMT
A drone strike killed a woman and injured six other people in Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia a couple of hours after the end of the first day of “peace talks” between Russia and Ukraine.
Local authorities said the woman was killed in one of at least two strikes at around 8pm local time.
The US-mediated talks in Geneva with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were tense but are to continue on Wednesday, Russian news agencies quoted a source as saying.
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Russia’s defence ministry claimed responsibility for a “massive strike” on military-industrial and energy targets, with Ukraine’s battered energy infrastructure increasingly under strain amid the coldest winter in nearly 20 years.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-map-offensive-putin-zelensky-news-b2921605.html
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Russia killed three employees of Sloviansk thermal power plant this morning and injured one more person.
Their civilian car was struck by a Russian FPV drone as they were headed to work.
Yet another one in the long, long list of Russian war crimes.
Russia killed three employees of Sloviansk thermal power plant this morning and injured one more person.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) 2026-02-17T13:08:47.890Z
Their civilian car was struck by a Russian FPV drone as they were headed to work.
Yet another one in the long, long list of Russian war crimes.
The delegations from the UK and France joined the talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine in Geneva without being invi
I have so often wondered why only the US were talking about ending the war on Ukraine--and no other important European countries.
The delegations from the UK and France joined the talks between Russia, the US, and Ukraine in Geneva without being invited. I think this really messed up the plans to quickly "sort everything out" behind Europe's back and push for the annexation of Donbas — which is obviously what the US and Russian delegates were planning to do. London and Paris made it clear: no agreements about Europe without Europe. This is an extremely important show of support and a demonstration of their position. Thank you very much.
https://x.com/DenShtilierman/status/2023809667793629251?s=20
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Eric Trump is an early investor in .. drone manufacturer Xtend and will help take the company pu
ADAM
@AdameMedia
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Eric Trump is an early investor in Israeli drone manufacturer Xtend and will help take the company public.
Xtend advertises their drones as “low cost-per-kill.”
This will be turned on the American People.
The Trump family is the swamp.
https://x.com/AdameMedia/status/2023814233717448767?s=20
https://x.com/ghostofepstien/status/2023842714526380179?s=20
REmember this!!
https://x.com/gregalmonte_/status/2023819424269226270?s=20
A Tennessee Lawmaker, Monty Fritts Called for Executing Women who seek abortions
A Tennessee Lawmaker Called for Executing Women
The comments were captured on video at a Washington County GOP meeting
Nice to see another outlet picking up on the fact that a Republican candidate for governor in Tennessee confirmed to us he believes women who make their own reproductive decisions and get abortions should face the death penalty.
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-02-17T19:26:57.064Z
pro.stateaffairs.com/tn/elections...
A Tennessee Lawmaker Called for Executing Women
The comments were captured on video at a Washington County GOP meeting
https://wellsrachelm.substack.com/p/a-tennessee-lawmaker-called-for-executing
Rachel Wells Jan 15, 2026
Monty Fritts — A News Update
If you’ve followed me since the beginning, you know the name Monty Fritts. He is a Representative in the Tennessee House known for his extremist views on abortion and “liberty,” and now he’s called for women to be executed for having abortions.
Of course, he didn’t say this on the record in a general public-facing setting. The remarks were recorded last August at a Washington County Republican Party meeting titled “God, Guns and Guts,” which Kristi Burke, 34, a muralist and content creator, attended. The meeting was billed as a routine GOP event that took place in Jonesborough, Tennessee, just months after a woman in that same town was denied prenatal care because her physician disagreed with her “unmarried lifestyle.”
Burke provided the following firsthand account exclusively to TN Repro News.
Kristi Burke, eyewitness account:
On August 26, 2025, I attended the publicly posted “God, Guns and Guts” legislative event in Jonesborough, Tennessee with four others to hear directly from Republican lawmakers. No credentials were checked, and we sat quietly in the back as legislators discussed their priorities for the coming year. During the event, Representative Monty Fritts spoke about proposing the death penalty for rape and abortion, stating that if you “kill a baby with a pill or a scalpel from an embryo on up, we ought to execute you.” My group laughed in disbelief.
After roughly 15–20 minutes, sheriff’s deputies approached us and told us we had to leave for “causing a disturbance.” I questioned why our laughter constituted a disturbance while cheering and applause from the rest of the audience did not. When I pressed the issue, the deputy responded that it was “because they were clapping for something they agreed with.” When we refused to leave, additional officers arrived and threatened arrest for disorderly conduct, and we exited the building.........................
Pam Bondi signs are taking over DC, and her team can't tear them down fast enough. 😂
Pam Bondi signs are taking over DC, and her team can’t tear them down fast enough. 😂
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨: A rare Ring of Fire solar eclipse is happening right now over Antarctica 🌑🔥 As the Moon passes bet
Mother Earth is so beautiful.
BREAKING NEWS 🚨: A rare Ring of Fire solar eclipse is happening right now over Antarctica 🌑🔥
As the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, a glowing ring of sunlight ignites the sky — turning daylight into a breathtaking celestial spectacle at the edge of the world.
https://x.com/NightSkyToday/status/2023749027989483604?s=20
Emotionally coercive fundraising by Susan Collins as she commits to disenfranchise voters & vote for the SAVE Act. "If
money is all that matters!!
Emotionally coercive fundraising by Susan Collins as she commits to disenfranchise voters & vote for the SAVE Act.
“If you want to ensure that only American citizens decide American elections, I need you to stand with me in the next 60 minutes.”
Standing w/Susan means donate to re-elect her.
"..He's (#Trump) like a toddler with too much screen time. He gets cranky and..drops a load in his diaper"
UGA uga!! that smell 
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
“And because my network clearly doesn’t want us to talk about this, let’s talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman’s appearance on Monday’s “Late Show.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/arts/television/colbert-fcc-trump-talarico-cbs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Trish Bendix Feb. 17, 2026, 1:46 a.m. ET
Texas State Representative James Talarico did not appear as scheduled on “The Late Show” on Monday, and Stephen Colbert addressed his absence in a segment he was strongly advised against.
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“You might have heard of this thing called the ‘equal time rule,’ OK? It’s an old FCC rule that applies only to radio and broadcast television — not cable or streaming — that says if a show has a candidate on during an election, they have to have all that candidate’s opponents on as well. It’s the FCC’s most time-honored rule, right after ‘No nipples at the Super Bowl.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT
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“But on Jan. 21 of this year, a letter was released by FCC chairman and smug bowling pin, Brendan Carr. In this letter, Carr said he was thinking about dropping the exception for talk shows because he said some of them were ‘motivated by partisan purposes.’ Well, sir, you’re chairman of the FCC, so FCC you. Because I think you are motivated by partisan purposes yourself. Sir, ya smelt it ’cause ya dealt it. You are Dutch-ovening America’s airwaves.” — STEPHEN COLBERT
“Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV, OK? He’s like a toddler with too much screen time. He gets cranky and then drops a load in his diaper.” — STEPHEN COLBERT........................................
What China showcased tonight to 1 billion viewers was not just technology, but a signal of a new era. In one year, robot
What bother me most is that it seems---I do not know for sure--maybe---that the US is NOT investing in education and healthcare. We are losing our scientists to other Universities and companies overseas.
This will not bode well for our kids and grand-kids--that is a given!!
Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده @RamAbdu
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What China showcased tonight to 1 billion viewers was not just technology, but a signal of a new era. In one year, robots evolved from basic movements to backflips and kung fu. This is not ordinary progress—it’s a terrifying leap in global technological power.
https://x.com/RamAbdu/status/2023682167901921288?s=20
They perform live in concerts too. 👇 People should come to terms with
China becoming the next great superpower. 
https://x.com/Digital_Cloud/status/2023695675993846246?s=20
Patrick Lambert
@OscarLamb1970
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The 21st century will be Chinese. There is no doubt about it. The Chinese middle class itself is bigger than the entire population of the United States or the EU.
This is the result of their phenomenal investment in education and future technology.,
https://x.com/OscarLamb1970/status/2023696235438178721?s=20
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