Blackout Briefing

Blackout Brief 2-20-2026


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I’m Xplisset. This is Blackout News, a daily briefing on the biggest headlines and the stories below the fold that hit Black people, LGBTQ people, and everybody living close to the edge first.

Today: the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Trump attacks the judges and signals a workaround, and Trump admits he’s weighing “limited” strikes on Iran. Then the Blackout Files: proof-of-citizenship voting restrictions, federal prisons cutting gender-affirming care for trans people, and Texas targeting chest binders.

Full receipts, links, and the complete Blackout list are in the accompanying post and at www.xplisset.com.



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