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February 19th, 2026

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Argus Hamilton's Rogue Report

Argus Hamilton

By Argus Hamilton

Published Feb. 19, 2026

Argus Hamilton's Rogue Report
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American Olympic gold medal skier Eileen Gu of San Francisco agreed to compete for China in the Winter Games, which she said was to honor her other native country. The Chinese paid her $14 million to switch teams. This makes her the only American alive who does NOT owe money to China.

Barack Obama caused concern in the Gavin-Newsom-for-president camp Monday by calling the homeless problem in L.A. an atrocity. We're all doing our part. I encountered a homeless guy eating grass in a park who told me he was hungry, so I brought him home, and showed him my back yard.

The Denver Post says four Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize prostitution in Colorado. The best pro athletes will flock to the NFL Broncos, NBA Nuggets and MLB Rockies and NHL Avalanche. It doesn't take a genius to figure $200 a pop is a lot cheaper than community property.

The UN reports that Colombian cocaine production is booming once again thanks to record-high demand in the U.S. The Fed reported that cocaine residue is on 92% of all U.S. paper money. It's a great country we live in when rubbing your money on your gums gives you an 25 extra yards off the tee.

USA Today reported on the life of Reverend Jesse Jackson as tributes poured in from all over the world in appreciation for the legendary civil rights icon. Jesse died Tuesday at the age of 84. You would think that a guy his age and with his life experiences would know better than to talk back to a cop.

The Munich Security Conference gave Marco Rubio's speech on U.S.-Europe unity a standing ovation. For Democrats it was a mixed bag. AOC made an idiot of herself fumbling foreign policy questions but on the positive side, AOC's presidential candidacy took the Gold in the Women's Downhill.

Congresswoman AOC hosted a question-and-answer forum Monday at the Munich Security Conference where she tried to display her foreign policy expertise. It wasn't pretty. When asked if she'd back Taiwan in a war with China, AOC froze up for so long Mitch McConnell had to ask if she was okay.

Congresswoman AOC didn't exactly dazzle the Munich Security Conference with her intellect Monday saying Venezuela is south of the equator. Last week AOC went ballistic when she found Trump's new hotline for reporting illegal aliens at a Taco Bell soft drink dispenser. It read Press for Ice.

Hillary Clinton slammed Trump's mass deportation policy at the Munich Security Conference this week and at the same time admitted Open Borders was a huge mistake. Trump really gets under her skin. Hillary was the featured panelist in the conference Monday in honor of Almost Presidents Day.

Senator Susan Collins became the 50th Republican to back the Voter ID bill to prevent illegal aliens from voting. If it fails, the GOP has a back-up plan to keep illegals from going to the polls. It's to schedule all U.S. elections during the Copa America Soccer Finals and they won't leave the couch.

U.S. diplomats met with Iranians in Geneva Tuesday to try to eliminate their nuclear arsenal and hours later met to try to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace. The administration seemed anxious for any good news. Trump didn't attack Iran Tuesday and reminded reporters that's ten wars he's prevented.

TMZ's Harvey Levin reported Tuesday that Tucson sources informed him the search for the Nancy Guthrie and her abductors was going nowhere. However there was one new breakthrough in the case as the search entered the 17th day. The FBI stopped calling the kidnappers a bunch of amateurs.

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