Month: January 2026

Voices, The Peoples News

January 23, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Axis of Anarchy: Minnesota anti-ICE ‘shutdown’ backed by DSA, Communists, unions, CCP-tied network. “No work, no school, no shopping.” Anti-ICE efforts continue to ramp up Minneapolis, coordinated by a coalition of socialists, communists, and labor unions.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/minnesota-anti-ice-shutdown-backed-dsa-communists-unions-activists-ccp-tied-singham

Anti-ICE protesters are out in force today. Dozens of cities across the country are mobilizing in solidarity with Minnesota’s general strike today — New York City included.
https://www.iceoutnowmn.com/

ICE detains 4 Minnesota students, including 5-year-old, school district says. Vice President JD Vance, who is in Minneapolis, asked: “Well, what are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to let a 5-year-old child freeze to death?”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-detains-4-minnesota-students-5-year-old-school-district-says-rcna255366

7 House Democrats Vote With GOP to Give ICE More Money Despite Deadly Invasions of US Cities. “The billions in funding in this bill will only embolden ICE and CBP to continue arresting our neighbors—immigrant and US citizen alike,” warned one ACLU attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-administration-ice-funding

Simulation finds civil war could be triggered by what ICE is doing right now. Finkelstein notes that the war gaming exercise included actual government officials and former senior military leaders, none of whom “considered the scenario unrealistic.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/simulation-civil-war-games

A private autopsy says Renee Good was shot three times, but federal officials are still telling a very different story. Autopsy into postmortem says unarmed US citizen was struck in arm, breast and head in shooting by immigration officer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis

# Consumer Protection / Product Safety
AGs call on ‘climate cartel’ to uphold consumer protections. Six state attorneys general called on the nonprofit climate company Ceres, Inc. to halt all conduct they say is in violation of antitrust and consumer protection laws.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6478ce1a-2bcb-4c33-b619-6ac3f4b5eba9.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
‘Senseless Betrayal’ of Workers as Trump Agency Scraps Anti-Harassment Guidance With No Public Input.
“Trump-installed Chair Andrea Lucas orchestrated this rescission through the back door, refusing to issue the opportunity for public comment.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-eeoc-workplace-harassment

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s Invasion of Venezuela and the New Age of Imperialism. This feels like the beginning of the end: raw, unadulterated violence.
https://www.thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/americas/trumps-invasion-of-venezuela-and-the-new-age-of-imperialism

House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding. Lawmakers still smarting from last fall’s record 43-day shutdown worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/01/house-moves-to-finish-government-funding-as-democrats-decry-homeland-security-bill/

Sanders Says Trump Attacks on Europe, Unleashing of ICE All Part of Broader Authoritarian Agenda. “Let’s be clear,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Trump would prefer the world to be ruled by his fellow multi-billionaire oligarchs.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-trump-authoritarianism

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
HHS announces US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/united-states-completes-who-withdrawal.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Off-duty doctors, residents to join NYC nurses on picket line: NYC’s striking nurses just missed their first paycheck — and starting Monday, the Committee of Interns and Residents-SEIU will join them on the picket line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNRW6Mg3ef8

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Trump Deploys Large Military Force. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way to the Middle East while additional air defenses are flowing into the region as well.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/military-buildup-in-the-middle-east-continues-including-what-trump-describes-as-a-big-flotilla

# Veterans / VA
VA has shed 40,000 employees, Democratic report finds, with drastic impacts on veterans. The net staffing losses include thousands of front-line health care staff.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/va-has-shed-40000-employees-democratic-report-finds-drastic-impacts-veterans/410864/

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Voices, The Peoples News

January 22, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
OST President Shows Resiliency Amidst I.C.E Kidnappings and Intimidation
https://www.keloland.com/video/ost-president-warns-against-tribal-ice-arrests/11415769/

She fought for Indigenous voices at the UN. Now she’s in a Russian jail cell. Observers say Daria Egereva’s case highlights the risks Native advocates face when they challenge the powerful.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/indigenous-activist-daria-egereva-un-cop-climate-human-rights-russia-jail/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Bondi threatens legal sanctions on Minnesota officials for challenging ICE deployment. “Whether it’s a public official, whether it’s a law enforcement officer, no one is above the law in this state or in this country, and people will be held accountable,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said
https://www.newsweek.com/doj-subpoena-minnesota-ag-in-criminal-probe-amid-ice-crackdown-live-updates-11388267

ICE Launches “Operation Catch of the Day” Targeting the Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Across Maine.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/21/ice-launches-operation-catch-day-targeting-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens

‘Absolutely Vile’: ICE Snatches Young Kids, including a 5-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl who were both sent to Texas detention centers that have come under fire for grotesque conditions. “Targeting children—our babies—is beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing,” said Minnesota’s lieutenant governor.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-detains-children-minnesota

ICE agents can now forcibly enter homes without judge’s warrant, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches, memo says
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/ice-memo-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant

ICE agent captured entering business with pistol already drawn in disturbing surveillance footage
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/21/federal-agent-enters-restaurant-gun-drawn-st-paul/88290242007/

Georgia army veteran detained by ICE amid policy shift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn4_IxWr3z0

“They Ate Here at 3 PM—Then Came Back at 8:30”, Minnesota Town Stunned as ICE Arrests Restaurant Employees
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4452386791054-they-ate-here-at-3-pm-then-came-back-at-8-30-minnesota-town-stunned-as-ice-arrests-restaurant-employees

Trump’s ICE descends on another state with 1,400 targets eyed. Trump administration immigration agents are descending on Maine as a massive immigration enforcement sweep targets Somali immigrants
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-2674945251/

How ICE became Trump’s very own paramilitary force: Investigative journalist Radley Balko examines the connections among Trump’s immigration crackdown, the militarization of police, and America’s long-running drug war.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/radley-balko-trump-ice-paramilitary-immigration-militarization-police/

U.S. citizen says ICE agents harassed, assaulted her during arrest. Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old St. Paul resident, held a news conference Wednesday afternoon saying last week, she was harassed and assaulted by federal agents during an incident. She was detained for two days, given no reason why and eventually released. She suffered a concussion during the arrest, and still has a bandage over her right eye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrfsRThyld0

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
EU reacts as Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK threatened with Trump tariffs. European leaders warn Trump’s Greenland tariffs threaten ‘dangerous downward spiral’
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/18/nx-s1-5681422/european-leaders-greenland-tariffs-downward-spiral

How ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the ‘Friends of Trump.’ Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justice Department appointees.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bitcoin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evastion-friends-of-trump-doj

Trump Calls Off Tariffs on Europe Over Greenland. The president said he reached the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland with NATO
https://apnews.com/article/trump-davos-housing-greenland-gaza-a2f3f4c18ba321c8025a3e208fc0ddf6

Almost all the added costs from Trump’s tariffs are being pushed on Americans: A report, released on Monday by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, determined that “foreign exporters did not meaningfully reduce their prices in response to US tariff increases.” “The $200 billion surge in customs revenue represents $200 billion extracted from American businesses and households,” the report said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/almost-added-costs-trump-tariffs-192512097.html

Economist for GOP-dominated state says Trump’s policies making life ‘worse’ for residents. “Not surprisingly, Buschman noted that consumers and businesses are feeling the pinch,” reports AJC. “He said business bankruptcies are at record highs, and a recent survey of CEOs found 64 percent expect a slowing economy with higher inflation — or ‘stagflation.’”
https://www.alternet.org/trump-economy-life-worse/

Hundreds of millionaires and billionaires sign open letter demanding higher taxes on the super-rich. “The super-rich are being given complete free rein,” the letter says, arguing that often unelected figures have “accelerated the breakdown of the planet”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/millionaire-billionaires-tax-letter-super-rich-b2904663.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Republican Rep. Slams Trump Over Handling Of Venezuela’s Oil Industry: ‘Selling Stolen Oil And Putting Billions Of Dollars In a Bank In Qatar.’ “The President can’t legally create a second Treasury overseas for his own piggy bank,” Thomas Massie said
https://www.latintimes.com/republican-rep-slams-trump-over-handling-venezuelas-oil-industry-selling-stolen-oil-putting-593763

# FEMA / USAID
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan

Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis
https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths

The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-kenya-humanitarian-aid-starvation-families-children

What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/26/what-i-saw-at-a-maternity-ward-in-kenya-after-the-us-cut-off-food-and-foreign-aid

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
House Oversight panel to depose Ghislaine Maxwell: “After pressure from Oversight Democrats, Chairman Comer has finally decided to call her in to testify,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the panel, said in a statement. “But let’s be clear: the coverup is continuing. She has gotten special treatment from the DOJ for months. Let’s end the cover-up now,,” Garcia added.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/ghislaine-maxwell-testify-house-oversight-feb-9

Ghislaine Maxwell court papers mysteriously vanish from public docket after the Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator files to vacate trafficking conviction. 14 pages of documentation related to Ghislaine Maxwell’s attempt to vacate her 2021 sex trafficking conviction disappeared from the public docket, creating significant controversy
https://knewz.com/ghislaine-maxwell-court-papers-mysteriously-vanish-jeffrey-epstein-files-doj/

Epstein Survivor Says Republican Members of Congress Bailed on Meeting With Victims After They ‘Said They Would Show Up’: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse made their voices heard Wednesday on Capitol Hill, pressuring lawmakers to force the release of the sex trafficking investigation into the late financier and pushing back on President Donald Trump’s effort to dismiss the issue as a “hoax.”
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-survivors-congress-trump-5d980740245f935c994a90b8ce824642

# Gov / Politics
Trump just destroyed our national reputation for nothing…Trump wants to fundamentally change the US political system so there are no longer checks and balances on his presidency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpSgBM25yRE

US President Donald Trump has launched his so-called “Board of Peace“, a body for resolving international conflicts with a $1bn price tag for permanent membership.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/22/live-trump-to-lead-signing-of-charter-for-gaza-board-of-peace-in-davos

Trump secures outlines of a Greenland deal, now economics will have to win over its people. ‘I won’t use force’ for Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump’s Davos speech. Trump reiterated his push for US control of Greenland, criticised Europe and laid out his foreign policy priorities.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/22/i-wont-use-force-for-greenland-key-takeaways-from-trumps-davos-speech

‘I’m not done’: Navy admiral booted by Hegseth now seeks to flip red Congressional seat. In a dramatic political comeback move, three-star Admiral Nancy Lacore is throwing her hat in the ring for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District after being unceremoniously booted from her post by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year.
https://www.rawstory.com/nancy-lacore/

EX GOP congressman blasts Trump as ‘pathological liar and psychopath’ after 104-minute speech. Donald Trump delivered a 104-minute speech covering topics from the Nobel Peace Prize to a Minnesota shooting, with commentators raising concerns about the incoherent nature of his delivery
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-psychopath-rebulican-congressman-36590383

Trump Tears Out Old White House Bunker, Orders High-Tech Underground Fortress as Part of Major Security Overhaul
https://www.inquisitr.com/trump-tears-out-old-white-house-bunker-orders-high-tech-underground-fortress-as-part-of-major-security-overhaul

Trump Is The First President To Use Violence To Crack Down On Welfare Fraud. As ICE officers roam the streets of Minneapolis, dragging people from their cars and homes, it’s important to know the reason for their operation: welfare fraud. Outrage over welfare cheats used to prompt calls for reform, not paramilitary operations.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-minnesota-welfare-fraud-violence_n_69702ed4e4b0559a8591a22f/amp

An Expert’s Warning on ‘How Civil Wars Start’: We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start. Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct.The Trump administration is encouraging the lawlessness by announcing “absolute immunity” for ICE agents. But if the secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, does not heed the court ruling, the consequences may be nothing short of civil war.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump

The United States would respond with total destruction if the country acts on alleged assassination threats against him or violently suppresses internal protests. “The Whole Country Is Going to Get Blown Up” — Trump Threatens Total Destruction to Iran If Anything Happens — “Wiped Off the Face of the Earth.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4452255944665-the-whole-country-is-going-to-get-blown-up-trump-threatens-total-destruction-to-iran-if-anything-happens-wiped-off-the-face-of-the-earth

Trump shocks with proposal to make himself ‘king of the world’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-king-of-the-world/

Snapshot: The Bully in Davos — Donald Trump is a pathological liar, a bully and an offensive boor. He proved it once again in Davos, Switzerland today at the World Economic Forum. In the process, he strongly made the case for why Europe and the world can no longer count on America as a credible or reliable partner, at least as long as he occupies the White House.
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-the-bully-in-davos

Fact check: Trump makes false claims about NATO and Greenland during Davos speech
https://www.newsbreak.com/nbc-palm-springs-298461496/4453529519168-fact-check-trump-makes-false-claims-about-nato-and-greenland-during-davos-speech

‘An act of GREAT STUPIDITY’: Trump calls himself out as he slams UK decision he personally endorsed
At this point, he can’t remember what he’s agreed to and what he opposes.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/an-act-of-great-stupidity-trump-calls-himself-out-as-he-slams-uk-decision-he-personally-endorsed/

Bondi threatens legal sanctions on Minnesota officials for challenging ICE deployment. The U.S. Attorney General argues the lawsuit violates federal Civil Procedure rules, requiring legal motions be well-grounded in both facts and law.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/bondi-threatens-legal-sanctions-minnesota-officials-challenging-ice

# Gov / Politics / Global
Wanted War Criminal and ‘Genocide Architect’ Netanyahu Joins Trump Board of Peace: “For Palestinians, the appointment of Benjamin Netanyahu to the ‘Board of Peace’ is not just shocking but deeply offensive—he is seen by many as the mastermind of the genocide.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/21/israels-netanyahu-to-join-board-of

Conservative British Broadcaster Warns: ‘Under Trump’ America is ‘Becoming the Enemy’: “For all of my life, Russia has tried to decouple Europe from America and break the North Atlantic Alliance. It never succeeded,” Neil wrote. “But now success is staring the Kremlin in the face. All thanks to Donald Trump.”
https://polinews.org/conservative-british-broadcaster-gives-dire-warning-trump-is-turning-america-into-the-enemy/

“Greenland Not A Natural Part Of Denmark, Is It?” Russian Foreign MinisterAddressing a news conference, Lavrov said that several countries own parts of colonies, which is a flagrant violation of the UNSC Charter.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/greenland-not-a-natural-part-of-denmark-is-it-russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-10798174
The United Nations Charter is the foundational treaty and international legal document that established the UN in 1945
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court appears hesitant to let Trump fire Fed governor without proper review. It’s a stark contrast to the way the justices have treated a long list of efforts by Trump to assert unilateral authority over other federal agencies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/supreme-court-lisa-cook-federal-reserve-00739231

Supreme Court Update on Trump Case: It was brought in a more tentative way that required the justices to consider multiple factors, such as how the public interest would be impacted.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/politics/supreme-court-justices-downplay-trump-conduct-analysis-cook

# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
US Army Sergeant Caught on Ring Camera Repeatedly Punching 3-Year-Old Child. A 29-year-old U.S. Army Sergeant stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, has been arrested for allegedly brutally beating a 3-year-old child, an incident captured on a neighbor’s Ring doorbell camer
https://www.kltv.com/2026/01/20/man-beat-3-year-old-because-boy-didnt-want-work-his-abcs-warrant-claims/

Pentagon orders more active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment in Minnesota: report
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-minneapolis-soldiers-army-minnesota-b2905083.html

# Technology / AI
Sam Altman Lets Loose About AI Psychosis. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has finally addressed the phenomenon that psychiatrists are calling “AI psychosis” — though he did it, pointedly, without mentioning it by name.
https://futurism.com/future-society/sam-altman-ai-psychosis

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Voices, The Peoples News

January 21, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
ICE is now using Medicaid data to hunt people for deportation, and the government tried to keep it secret until journalists forced it into the open.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/report-ice-using-palantir-tool-feeds-medicaid-data

Department of Correction illegally transfers person into ICE custody, attorneys say: It was done without a judicial warrant, as required by New York City’s sanctuary law, according to the person’s legal team.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/section/venezuela/politics/2026/01/15/public-defenders-accuse-city-correction-department-of-illegal-ice-coordination

Third detained immigrant dies in El Paso, Texas, detention camp: ICE announced Victor Manuel Diaz, detained in Minneapolis, died of “presumed suicide.”
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-reports-death-illegal-alien-custody-el-paso

Judge allows Trump admin. to block lawmakers’ access to ICE facilities: The decision means the federal government can require lawmakers to provide a week’s notice before they inspect immigration facilities
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5697421-judge-refuses-to-block-dhs-policy/

DOJ delivers grand jury subpoenas to six Minnesota officials: Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is among those under investigation for allegedly obstructing federal law enforcement during immigration operations in the state
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/doj-subpoenas-minnesota-gov-walz-and-other-officials-in-obstruction-investigation

Minnesota police chiefs say federal agents are pulling over cops and demanding papers
https://www.alternet.org/minnesota-ice/

Top ICE Official describes who’s a fair target in stunning interview. No wonder ICE is terrorizing just about anyone.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205433/ice-target-60-minutes-interview

Trump’s ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it.  A ballooning Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget. Hiring bonuses of $50,000. Swelling ranks of ICE officers, to 22,000, in an expanding national force bigger than most police departments in America.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trumps-ice-force-is-sweeping-america-billions-in-his-tax-and-spending-cuts-bill-are-paying-for-it

‘The World Needs To See It’: The Moment A Photographer Saved A Camera From ICE. Pierre Lavie, a fellow photojournalist, snatched the Leica by the strap and brought it close to his body. As he reached for Abernathy’s phone, which had only traveled a couple of feet, a federal officer repeatedly tried to stomp on it.
https://www.aol.com/articles/world-needs-see-moment-photographer-194340933.html

Trump Defends ICE After Minneapolis Shooting as New Data Shows 13 Federal Vehicle Shootings. An investigation published by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday identified 13 instances of immigration agents firing at or into civilian vehicles since July, leaving at least eight people shot, with two confirmed dead—including Good. It found that at least five of those shot were U.S. citizens.
https://time.com/7345319/ice-shootings-renee-good/

Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country. With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-made-ice-the-largest-law-enforcement-agency-in-the-country/

ICE Violently Targets Legal Observers and Community Members in Minneapolis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlSK34tSK4k

ICE Shooting of Renee Good the Missed Details: Body Language & Psychology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxxqtBkGlME

# DEI [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced plans for the Pentagon to “sledgehammer” the 8(a) Program, a federal contracting program that has aimed to assist socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners since it was created in 1978.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4451323007456-defense-secretary-announced-pentagon-to-take-sledgehammer-to-oldest-dei-program-for-federal-contracts?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg5NTQwNjMzOTc%3D

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Investigation links Trump’s Greenland plans to billionaire friend’s Arctic business interests. Donald Trump’s escalating threats to seize Greenland have been linked to billionaire Ronald Lauder, who reportedly first planted the idea of annexing the Danish territory in the president’s mind
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/greenland-trump-billionaire-ronald-lauder-1629418

# Education / Schools
Education begins moving out employees even as Congress says it lacks authority. In bipartisan, bicameral spending package, lawmakers look to pump the brakes on the dismantling of Education that the department advanced on Tuesday.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/01/education-begins-moving-out-employees-even-congress-says-it-lacks-authority/410806/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump defends cutting nearly 300,000 feds from their ‘boring’ jobs. The president claimed without evidence that all federal workers forced out during his first year back were now in “better” jobs in factories making double or triple their government salary.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/trump-defends-cutting-nearly-300000-feds-their-boring-jobs/410807/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
U.S. forces seize 7th oil tanker in the Caribbean
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-oil-tanker-us-military-trump-086d42db3d56f0e952014f97fa30faaf

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Walmart shopper buys Great Value vanilla extract. Then she notices an ingredient that has ‘no purpose’ being in there: ‘Now I can’t buy this anymore.’ Contains toxic ingredient
https://www.themarysue.com/walmart-great-value-vanilla-extract/

# General Recalls / Alerts
FDA Recalls Tylenol and Aspirin, The FDA has given the recall the second-highest risk level, Class II. The recalled Tylenol bottles can be identified with the following;
Product description: TYLENOL, Acetaminophen, Extra Strength, 24 caplets, 500 mg each
Lot code: EJA022
Expiry date: April 30, 2028
https://www.health.com/tylenol-recall-october-2025-11841177

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
Biden’s FBI paid anti-Trump ‘Sedition Hunters’ as informants in J6, Arctic Frost probes, memos show. FBI Director Kash Patel tells Just the News that “paying openly anti-Trump activists to identify Americans using questionable technology is a stunning abuse of bureau authorities.”
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/biden-era-fbi-paid-anti-trump-sedition-hunters-informants-j6-arctic

# Gov / Politics
How Trump has changed America, in 12 charts: Record tariffs, ICE arrests and 228 executive orders have meant a turbulent year for the US president. Here’s how he has reshaped America — according to the numbers
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/20/trump-by-the-numbers-first-year/

Trump’s Davos arrival delayed after Air Force One turns back over ‘minor electrical issue.’ In Davos, Trump is set to lay out his vision for America’s future, including his administration’s push to take control of Greenland.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-air-force-one-turns-back-washington-davos-minor-electrical-issue

Morocco, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bahrain accept Trump’s invite to join Gaza Board of Peace
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/21/2026/uae-joins-trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza

Trump Pocketed At Least $1.4 Billion in First Year Back in Office in Unprecedented ‘Exploitation of the Presidency.’ “The swamp has never been so fetid,” wrote New York Times columnist Nick Kristof.
https://www.commondreams.org/trump-profit-from-the-presidency

‘Profoundly disturbing’: Expert says Trump wants ‘violence’ against elected officials. Trump administration’s use of the word “terrorism” is done with intent to cause harm to leading Democrats in Minnesota.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-violence-elected-officials/

Trump’s Greenland threats slam markets in one of the worst ‘Sell America’ trading days since April. US stocks plunged, and bonds sold off on Tuesday on Donald Trump’s feud with Europe over Greenland.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4451105686763-trumps-greenland-threats-slam-markets-in-one-of-the-worst-sell-america-trading-days-since-april?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg5NTQ2MTU4MjM%3D

Ex-GOP operative’s stark ultimatum on ousting Trump: ‘Choose the Republic or surrender it’: “A President whose character is thus marked by repeated acts of abuse and usurpation, pursuing invariably the same object—the concentration of power and the erosion of liberty—is unfit to be the chief magistrate of a free people.”
https://www.rawstory.com/rick-wilson-2674910406/

30 ways the Trump administration has transformed the country and beyond.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/30-ways-trump-impacted-world-his-first-year

President Trump Will Get a Third Term Even Without Defying the Constitution. Trumpism will shadow the next president, even if that is a Democrat.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/20/donald-trump-legacy-history-00736032

ICE jumps to center of midterm campaigns. Democrats see an opening to attack Republicans over ICE, but they’re facing intraparty divides over whether to rein in the agency — or abolish it completely.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/18/minnesota-ice-midterm-campaigns-00735146

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write’: Council of Europe Leader Sounds Alarm on Trumps Greenland Moves,  “if international law can be set aside when it becomes inconvenient, trust is gone.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/something-i-thought-id-never-have-to-write-council-of-europe-leader-sounds-alarm-on-trumps-greenland-moves/

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to U.S. in latest offer to Trump administration. Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch confirmed the transfers in a social media post on X, describing those sent as “high impact criminals” who “represented a real threat to the country’s security.”
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/trump-mexico-drug-trafficking-cartel-members-harfuch-b2904455.html

Greenland’s Prime Minister Tells Population To Prepare For a Military Invasion Even If It’s Still An Unlikely Scenario. “It’s not likely there will be a military conflict, but it can’t be ruled out,” said Jens-Frederik Nielsen
https://www.latintimes.com/greenlands-prime-minister-tells-population-prepare-military-invasion-even-if-its-still-593733

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Kill the baby’: Pregnant mother of 2 heading out to warm up car is beaten with metal baseball bat by man and woman stalking her over relationship beef, mom says
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/kill-the-baby-pregnant-mother-of-2-heading-out-to-warm-up-car-is-beaten-with-metal-baseball-bat-by-man-and-woman-stalking-her-over-relationship-beef-mom-says/

Woman Saw 12-Year-Old Girl Being Abducted, Then Tailed the Kidnapper for 8 Miles: ‘Just Didn’t Seem Right.’ Nollette was ultimately convicted of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault. A search yielded “a suicide note on the dashboard, a black rucksack on the front passenger seat, and a set of chef’s knives in a carrying case on the floor behind the passenger seat. Inside the rucksack, he found ammunition, two disposable cameras, a roll of duct tape, wire cutters, candy, breath mints, dice, and a bag of black plastic ties.”
https://people.com/woman-tails-kidnapper-saves-young-girl-in-2002-11834119

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
‘They knew’: MS NOW’s Morning Joe shames ‘scared’ Supreme Court for failure to stop Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/roberts-court-too-scared-of-trump-and-needs-to-reaffirm-the-law-of-the-land-analyst/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump promises health care cash directly to you, but one expert says plan to pay ‘small checks’ a ‘joke’ as costs jump
https://www.aol.com/finance/trump-promises-health-care-cash-183000585.html

# Social / Communities
Trump issues order limiting institutions buying single-family homes. Trump previewed the order in a Truth Social post from two weeks ago, which led to a brief selloff of asset managers involved – or thought to be involved – in the market.
https://citywire.com/ria/news/trump-issues-order-limiting-institutions-buying-single-family-homes/a2482309

A Tech Bro Think Tank Is Trying to Roll Back Evidence-Based Homelessness Policy. Housing First policies are being replaced with punitive reforms that could push 170,000 people back into homelessness.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-tech-bro-think-tank-is-trying-to-roll-back-evidence-based-homelessness-policy/

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# Indigenous
Tribal leaders in North Dakota are urging their citizens to carry tribal IDs and other forms of identification amid reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining Native Americans in Minnesota.
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2026/01/14/native-american-leaders-in-dakotas-urge-use-of-tribal-ids-denounce-ice-tactics/88179865007/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
The History of US Immigration Laws: Immigration Policy, Mexican Americans, and Undocumented Immigrants, 1954 to the Present
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/essays/immigration-policy-mexican-americans-and-undocumented-immigrants-1954

Mexican Immigrants Face Threats to Civil Rights and Increased Social Hostility. Center for Comparative Immigration Studies University of California, San Diego
https://ccis.ucsd.edu/_files/conference_papers_present/CNDH-final-3.4.19.pdf

US-Mexico Border Militarization and Violence: Dispossession of Undocumented Laboring Classes from Puebla, Mexico. The violence inflicted on undocumented border crossers disciplines them for the more exploitative labor relations of temporary worker programs
https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1665-89062018000200211

Humanizing The Mexican Migrant: Given the past election season and craze about the “immigration crisis,” it is of
paramount importance to reflect on how and why migrants, particularly Mexican migrants, are positioned as “less than” in our society.
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1255&context=njlsp

The Reconquista: How Mexico is weaponizing illegal immigration to punish the United States
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-reconquista-how-mexico-is-weaponizing-illegal-immigration-to-punish-the-united-states/ar-AA1UyaK4

What Legal Experts Say About Officers Stopping A Doctor From Helping Renee Good. The recent shooting in Minneapolis is deeply disturbing, not only because a woman was killed, but also because after she was shot, a physician on the scene was prevented by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from rendering aid.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/11/ice-agents-prevented-doctor-renee-good-shot/88102060007/

Stephen Miller Says MN Authorities Ordered to ‘Stand Down and Surrender’ to Federal Officers as Anti-ICE Protests Intensify. The baffling post came as President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-miller-minnesota-authorities-ordered-stand-down-surrender_n_696e63f0e4b08923e074a92b

The people who run some of your favorite Twin Cities restaurants are scared and exhausted — but determined to survive the ICE crackdown. Some restaurants are receiving community support, but they still face difficult circumstances as they try to keep staff and customers safe.
https://www.minnpost.com/economy/2026/01/immigrant-run-restaurants-minneapolis-twin-cities-determined-to-survive-ice-crackdown/

‘We’re back to COVID’: Minnesota restaurant owners say ICE enforcement is crippling their businesses. Restaurant owners say employees afraid to come to work, customers stopped and asked for papers
https://www.foxnews.com/media/were-back-covid-minnesota-restaurant-owners-say-ice-enforcement-crippling-businesses

Billie Eilish Speaks Out: “We’re Seeing Our Neighbors Being Kidnapped, Peaceful Protestors Being Assaulted and Murdered.” The star denounced ICE in her acceptance speech for the MLK Jr. Beloved Community Award for Environmental Justice, months after announcing plans to donate over $11M to climate justice groups and challenging billionaires to “give your money away.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/billie-eilish-speaks-out-against-ice-mlk-jr-award-1236477843/

Trump fights judge’s order banning violent retaliation by ICE agents
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674908994/

ICE handcuffs 71-year-old grandmother, a U.S. citizen, at San Diego immigration court. Stone was at the court to observe proceedings, which is legal and a First Amendment right, according to Ruth Mendez of the organization Detention Resistance. “The fear is very, very real here,” Mendez said, “and the volunteers that are showing up today are now coming, knowing that there might be a risk of our own detention.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-handcuffs-us-citizen-grandmother-san-diego-rcna218107

Border Czar Tom Homan Dares Anti-ICE Protesters: “If You Think You’re Going to Bully or Stop ICE… You’re Crazy.” Tom Homan said federal immigration officers will not be deterred by protests in Minneapolis and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sending additional personnel to the city amid ongoing demonstrations following last week’s shooting of Renee Good.
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4448828172230-border-czar-tom-homan-dares-anti-ice-protesters-if-you-think-you-re-going-to-bully-or-stop-ice-you-re-crazy

Fury as US citizen is removed from home in his underwear by ICE in apparent mistaken identity. Federal immigration agents forced their way into a US citizen’s Minnesota home, detaining him at gunpoint without a warrant and leading him outside in his underwear in subfreezing temperatures.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-independent-517119/4450515219409-fury-as-us-citizen-is-frogmarched-out-of-home-in-his-underwear-by-ice-in-apparent-mistaken-identity

ICE Detention Leaves Army Reservist’s Newly-Married Wife Stranded in Freezing Temperatures. While Stephanie’s husband has not given up on freeing her from the clutches of ICE, it has not reduced the amount of uncertainty that awaits the young girl’s future.
https://www.inquisitr.com/ice-detention-leaves-army-reservists-newly-married-wife-stranded-in-freezing-temperatures

President Trump says he can pull funding for sanctuary cities. Judges have repeatedly said otherwise. Trump administration is ramping up the pressure on cities and states to cooperate with its immigration crackdown.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/17/nx-s1-5679562/trump-sanctuary-cities-ice-immigration

What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere. This shocking moment is the outcome of a political, institutional and media environment that is not far off Britain’s
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/ice-crackdown-britain

Man with no criminal record deported to El Salvador prison by ICE and told ‘welcome to hell.’ A Venezuelan man detailed how he was told “welcome to hell” and forced to endure “never-ending” torture after being deported from the US to an El Salvador mega prison in a 60 Minutes episode that was suddenly spiked.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-with-no-criminal-record-deported-to-el-salvador-prison-by-ice-and-told-welcome-to-hell/ar-AA1UvrMJ?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

Investigation Demanded as ICE Reports Third Death at Texas Detention Center in 44 Days. “This is the third person who has died in the $1.24 billion privately-run facility that focuses on profits instead of meeting basic standards,” said one lawmaker.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-detention-center-deaths

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Report: Americans pay for 96% of Trump’s foreign tariffs. The cost of the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump is largely borne by Americans themselves, with 96% of the tariff burden passed on to importers and consumers in the US, a German-based research institute said.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/americans-pay-almost-entirely-for-trump-s-tariffs-report/3804535

CFPB staves off furloughs after receiving funding, but still pushes to shut itself down and squeeze staff. The Trump administration is complying with court orders but cutting pay and benefits for employees as it seeks to lay virtually all of them off.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/cfpb-staves-furloughs-after-receiving-funding-still-pushes-shut-itself-down-and-squeeze-staff/410765/

Trump Warns NYC as City Icon Looks to Texas, ‘I can’t believe they would let this happen,’ Trump said.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-building-york-stock-045005035.html

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The full Jeffrey Epstein files might not be released until after President Donald Trump leaves office, Justice Department legal filing suggests
https://www.newsweek.com/epstein-files-release-in-full-trump-office-11313488

Epstein victims’ advocates express outrage over slow release of files. Deadline mandated by Epstein Files Transparency Act long past, but millions of documents have still not been released
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/epstein-victims-advocates-justice-department-file-release

# Gov / Politics
H.Res.353, was introduced in the House (April 2025) to impeach Donald Trump with seven new articles. “Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as President and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s constitution and our democracy,” said Rep. Thanedar. “His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service. We cannot wait for more damage to be done. Congress must act.” The resolution includes seven articles of impeachment outlining a range of constitutional violations:
https://thanedar.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-shri-thanedar-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-president-donald-j-trump-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors

Trump talks Greenland with NATO chief, agrees to meeting in Switzerland with roiled European allies
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5695102-greenland-tariff-trump-nato/

Trump talks Greenland with NATO chief, agrees to meeting in Switzerland with roiled European allies. The escalating argument over the Arctic island has threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe and upend the NATO alliance that has underpinned Western security for decades. Trump is due to arrive in the resort town on Jan. 21 for the meeting of ‍global elites from the worlds of business, government and culture.
https://www.channel3000.com/news/shareable-stories/trump-lobs-fresh-greenland-message-blitz-aimed-at-european-leaders/article_d5c6ea85-bc71-510e-a5e6-ee4698523884.html

Report Details Trump’s Rapid Escalation Toward Authoritarianism in First Year of Second Term. “We are all witness to a dangerous trajectory under President Trump that has already led to a human rights emergency,” said the leader of Amnesty International USA.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trumps-authoritarianism

White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says. Image with question ‘Which way, Greenland man?’ is a ‘key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture.’ White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-administration-white-supremacist-language

The Trump administration has been called out, yet again, for using explicitly white supremacist verbiage in its increasingly aggressive social media strategy.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-administration-white-supremacist-language

Fifty-State ‘Free America Walkout’ Targets Trump, ICE, US Militarization. The “Free America Walkout” will take place Tuesday, Jan. 20, across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, as well as in other countries including Canada, France, Italy and the Netherlands.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/18/fifty-state-free-america-walkout-targets-trump-ice-us-militarization.html

There’s a Particularly Sinister Explanation for Why Trump Wants to Seize Greenland. “His fixation on Greenland is an admission that climate change is real.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-greenland-minerals-climate

# Gov / Politics / Global
Former Greenland MP Accuses Trump of Surrounding Himself With ‘White Power People’ in Scathing Takedown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXC0Rp5wq6M

World leaders gather in Davos with Trump’s Greenland threats set to dominate forum. Influential meeting takes place as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/davos-trump-tariff-iran-russia-b2902936.html

Greenland Official Breaks Down in Tears on Live TV After White House Meeting Failed to Stop Trump’s Threats: ‘I Am Overwhelmed’
https://people.com/greenland-official-breaks-down-live-tv-after-white-house-meeting-11886085

‘There Will Be No Victory in Defense’ – Ukraine’s Military Chief Says ‘We Will Conduct Offensive Operations.’ Ukraine to Launch New Offensives as Russia Eyes Massive 2026 Buildup – AFU Chief. Ukraine will carry out offensive operations because victory cannot be achieved through defense alone. Meanwhile Russia plans to mobilize over 400,000 in 2026, Commander-in-Chief Syrsky said.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/68318

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Donald Trump Orders Prison Release of GOP Congressman’s Son, Who Got 8 Years for Distributing Meth. The president commuted Rep. Steve Womack’s son James Phillip Womack’s federal sentence on Jan. 15
https://people.com/donald-trump-orders-release-congressman-s-son-who-got-8-years-distributing-meth-11887952

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Doctor punished for questioning COVID vaccines says she could have made up to $35M by giving shots. Houston Methodist, which Mary Bowden sued for defamation after it suspended her admitting privileges, “collects up to $5920.50 per shot,” she says, contrasting it with up to $5 per aspirin.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/doctor-punished-questioning-covid-vaccines-says-she-could-have-made-35m

# Military / War Department
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal. Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do. The U.S. military is obligated by law, and by every tradition of American decency, to refuse to follow illegal orders. What about orders that may not be illegal but clearly immoral and illogical?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/us-military-trump-greenland/685677/

I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says. The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/01/i-did-not-expect-be-told-build-battleship-navys-surface-warfare-director-says/410692/

Trump says US ‘to start hitting land’ in fight against Mexico drug cartels. Since the beginning of his second term, Trump has said he will combat drug trafficking with an iron fist, especially fentanyl from Mexico, and has offered to send the US military to attack drug cartels. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected US military intervention, arguing that Mexico is a sovereign country and that her administration is committed to a peaceful solution.
https://www.impactomedia.com/nacion/politica/trump-says-us-to-start-hitting-land-in-fight-against-mexico-drug-cartels/

# Military / Global
Claudia Sheinbaum Explains That U.S. Military Plane That Landed In Mexico Carried Nationals Who Had Gone To The U.S. For Training. Sheinbaum rejected that the plane was carrying U.S. troops
https://www.latintimes.com/claudia-sheinbaum-explains-that-us-military-plane-that-landed-mexico-carried-nationals-who-had-593679

UK sends single soldier to defend Greenland, but it’s enough to earn Trump’s wrath. In a symbolic move U.K. and other NATO allies have shown they are willing to protect Greenland much to the chagrin of Donald Trump.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/uk-sends-single-soldier-to-defend-greenland-but-its-enough-to-earn-trumps-wrath/

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
Scientists have discovered massive, ancient underground tunnel systems across South America, dating back millions of years, built not by humans but by extinct giant ground sloths and armadillo-like megafauna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ4FucpouRA

# Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy Consolidation: A Deal That Means Over-65 Patients Pay More for Generics Once the Buyout Clears. A plan can move a generic to a different tier, change the copay type, or adjust the preferred pharmacy network without warning. That’s how patients can pay more for generics even when generic prices overall aren’t rising the same way.
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/01/19/10715403_pharmacy-consolidation-a-deal-that-means-over-65-patients-pay-more-for-generics-once-the-buyout-clears.html

# Technology / AI
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails. This division has lost the company seventy-seven billion dollars.
https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-reality-vr-layoffs

AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst, “Where we are today, we’re not seeing it.” One big skeptic of the tech’s economic promises is vice president and principal analyst at the global market analytics firm JP Gownder, who says we’re simply “not seeing” an AI-driven boost to productivity in any of the available data.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-failing-boost-productivity#:~:text=One%20big%20skeptic%20of%20the,any%20of%20the%20available%20data

# Veterans / VA
Trump admin denies core constitutional right to US veteran. President Donald Trump’s administration is now allegedly preventing a U.S. citizen and veteran from meeting with their attorney, according to a new report.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-admin-veteran-constitution/

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# Indigenous
Cherokee Nation launches opportunity zone program to boost investment in distressed reservation communities
https://www.cherokee.org/all-services/commerce-services/opportunity-zone-program/

Chief signs directive to spur economic growth.  An executive order signed Dec. 19 creates new “opportunity zones” that encourage private investment in Cherokee communities the chief says have “withered on the vine for a century.”
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/money/business/chief-signs-directive-to-spur-economic-growth/article_40768de1-4302-4266-a5d1-f2c8e421c707.html

Prairie Island Indian Community reaches halfway point on net zero carbon emissions project. The Prairie Island Indian Community set its net zero carbon emissions goal in 2021, becoming one of the first tribal nations in the country to commit to eliminating or offsetting all the carbon the community produces
https://prairieisland.org/who-we-are/our-land/net-zero

Native advocates push for tribal agriculture departments to strengthen sovereignty
https://indigenousfoodandag.com/news/press-release/2026-why-tribal-governments/

Native Farm Bill Coalition Advocates for Priorities in Farm Bill. Their top priorities focus on increasing access to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs by explicitly including Tribal Nations and Native producers in the provisions and reducing legislative and bureaucratic barriers.
https://foodtank.com/news/2024/06/native-farm-bill-coalition-advocates-for-priorities-in-farm-bill/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
A Libyan man came to Minnesota for medical treatment. Then ICE detained him. Woodbury man came from Libya to Minnesota for treatment of rare skin condition. Hani Duglof says even though he applied for asylum 12 years ago, and his case is still pending, federal agents told him he isn’t in the U.S. legally, and took him into custody.
https://www.fox9.com/news/libyan-immigrant-rare-genetic-skin-disorder-detained-ice-tells-story

Brooklyn church leader detained by ICE: Ordonez is from Guatemala, has been part of the Brooklyn community for nearly 20 years. “We have to stand up against this nonsense. Against this illegal act by our president,” Councilmember Susan Zhuang said. “We have to make sure everyone deserves due process, regardless of what legal status you have in this country.”
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/brooklyn-church-leader-detained-by-ice-we-have-to-stand-up-against-this-nonsense/

Buffalo to ban cooperation with ICE, other federal immigration agents: Mayor Sean Ryan (D), whose office is drafting an executive order, said that he wants immigrants to feel safe accessing city services
https://www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/16/buffalo-mayor-to-ban-city-cooperation-with-ice-others/

Detained New York City Council staffer speaks out after public, officials call for his release: Rafael Bohorquez said he was arrested after a routine asylum interview last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPf2VfmkEvQ

Trump admin. prepares to potentially send FBI, troops into Minnesota: US army issues prepare-to-deploy orders amid tension over ICE killing, though it is unclear if units will be sent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/pentagon-alaska-troops-minnesota-deployment

St. Louis Park parents demand ICE leave area after elementary students witness raid. Parents described a growing ICE presence outside the school and a nearby apartment building across the street since early December.
https://sahanjournal.com/education/saint-louis-park-aquila-elementary-ice-presence/

Minneapolis parents launch street patrols outside schools amid immigration crackdown: Community members are taking student safety into their own hands as 3,000 federal immigration authorities have flooded the Twin Cities.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ice-surge-prompts-street-patrols-220000712.html

Man arrested by ICE in Minneapolis dies while under federal agency’s custody in Texas
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/man-dies-ice-custody-texas-minneapolis-minnesota/

Democratic Socialists of America in NYC training thousands of activists to counter ICE: report
https://www.aol.com/articles/democratic-socialists-america-nyc-training-181442087.html

Trump administration seeks to deport two men who claim ICE agents killed a fellow detainee. President Donald Trump’s administration and the Department of Homeland Security are moving to quickly deport two migrants who claim they watched Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents kill a fellow detainee. Some critics speculate the Trump administration is intentionally trying to deport the two detainees because their stories conflict with the one that officials shared.
https://www.tag24.com/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-admin-seeks-to-deport-two-men-who-claim-ice-agents-killed-a-fellow-detainee-3460468

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Warns After Renee Good Shooting: “There Is No Statute of Limitations on Murder”:
https://www.newsbreak.com/better-america-333211895/4448057347207-minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-warns-after-renee-good-shooting-there-is-no-statute-of-limitations-on-murder

Don Lemon joins anti-ICE protesters storming Minnesota church service in chaotic scenes as stunned pastor blasts ‘unacceptable’ stunt. A left-wing mob stormed a Minnesota church to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), stopping services and leaving worshippers furious.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15475755/Don-Lemon-ICE-protesters-Minnesota-church.html

Deported to danger: Returning migrants discover a Mexico transformed by cartels
https://www.aol.com/news/deported-danger-returning-migrants-discover-110000118.html

Trump agency’s ‘gross distortion’ of law reveals a ‘hidden agenda’ for ICE: legal expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-noem-hidden-agenda/

2 Videos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week. ‘As we were closing the door they shot him,’ a woman tells 911 in a livestream
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/videos-add-new-detail-to-2nd-minneapolis-ice-shooting-in-a-week/

ICE arrests separate toddler from her parents. Families impacted by ICE arrests are worried about the safety and well-being of those left behind. Ubah Ali shares the story of a 2-year-old living in a haven thanks to important paperwork.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/ice-arrests-separate-toddler-from-her-parents/

The Guardian view on ICE and Renee Good’s killing: Trumpism’s brutal tactics don’t end with migrants. The US president wants Americans to believe they are facing an emergency. The real danger is from his administration
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/the-guardian-view-on-ice-and-renee-goods-killing-trumpisms-brutal-tactics-dont-end-with-migrants

4 migrants die in ICE custody over first 10 days of 2026. Advocacy groups called the deaths “staggering,” urging detention center closures; ICE investigated the incidents.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51432158/4-migrants-die-in-ice-custody-over-first-10-days-of-2026

Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chowdhury responded to a question on if ICE has any legitimate role ever in Minneapolis by stating that “they have completely eroded their legitimacy. I think ICE is being used by this administration to create mass harm and fear, violation of people’s constitutional rights, and I find it illegitimate.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/17/minneapolis-council-member-theres-no-legitimate-role-for-ice-here/

“You Have No Rights”: ICE Agents Recorded Mocking Detainees, Laughing About Violence. During the stop, one man was placed in a headlock and another was shocked with a Taser. In the recording, agents refer to the use of force as routine and mock the detainees. At one point, an agent tells Laynez he has “no rights,” despite Laynez being a U.S. citizen born and raised in the United States.
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/you-have-no-rights-ice-agents-recorded

Gallego on push from Democrats to freeze ICE funding: ‘We cannot keep funding this type of goon squad’
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/politics/video/senator-ruben-gallego-calls-to-freeze-ice-funding-immigration-government-funding

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
National debt is already killing the American Dream, says top economist—and it might push the U.S. into an outright depression
https://fortune.com/2026/01/18/national-debt-killing-american-dream-inflation-recession/

EU threatens to blow up trade deal over Trump’s plans for Greenland. A top European official said President Donald Trump’s comments could sink a trade deal between the U.S. and the 27-nation European Union.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPy6BPOhsE

‘Line has been drawn’: Allies warn of $100+ billion retaliation for Trump’s new tariffs
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2674906857/

‘Approval Is Not Possible At This Stage,’ EPP Chief Says, Threatening Collapse Of EU-US Trade Deal: ‘Must Be Put On Hold’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/approval-not-possible-stage-epp-123108419.html

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Mega-Iceberg A23a, Formerly the World’s Largest, Turns Into Bright ‘Blue Mush’ as It Dies After 40 Years at Sea
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/mega-iceberg-a23a-formerly-the-worlds-largest-turns-into-bright-blue-mush-as-it-finally-dies-after-40-years-at-sea

A Louisiana Jury Found Chevron Liable for Climate Damages. Now the Oil Giant Wants the Supreme Court to Help It Weasel Out of Paying.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12012026/after-losing-a-climate-case-in-a-louisiana-courtroom-chevron-wants-a-change-of-venue/

A $745 million jury award hangs in the balance.  This landmark verdict, which comes after a 12-year legal battle, is the first to reach a conclusion among more than 40 similar lawsuits filed by Louisiana coastal parishes against oil and gas companies.
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/plaquemines-parish-jury-awards-745-million-in-chevron-suit

# Gov / Politics
Govt. funding process advances as three more bills to become law; six remain. With the U.S. Senate sending a roughly $180 billion funding package to the president’s desk Thursday, Congress has now knocked out half of the annual appropriations bills funding federal agencies in fiscal year 2026
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4464f401-3557-4f1d-be69-0d20cb80960c.html

SCOTUS to hear Fed firing case Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday to decide whether President Donald Trump can fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-weighs-trump-federal-reserve-independence-lisa-cook-powell-2026-1

Trump has authority for Venezuela strikes without Congress, but power is constrained, legal experts
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/can-trump-strike-venezuela-again-without-congress
Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike
https://www.factcheck.org/2026/01/exploring-the-legality-questions-about-venezuela-military-strike/

Trump Is Lying About the Insurrection Act. Legal experts and fact-checkers widely assert that former President Trump has made false and misleading claims about the Insurrection Act, specifically regarding the scope of presidential power under the Act and the frequency of its past use
https://law.syracuse.edu/news/professor-emeritus-william-c-banks-fact-checks-president-trumps-claims-about-the-insurrection-act/#:~:text=Professor%20of%20Law%20Emeritus%20William,or%20violations%20of%20the%20Constitution

“The US President And President of Russia Are Attempting to Destroy Our Continent” — Roman Giertych Warns — “The War on Europe Declared by Trump Marks a New Chapter in World History.” Giertych, a member of the Civic Coalition (KO) and a Polish MP, has expressed severe concerns that policies pursued by the Trump administration could dismantle European security and directly benefit Russian interests.
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4447582086271-the-us-president-and-president-of-russia-are-attempting-to-destroy-our-continent-roman-giertych-warns-the-war-on-europe-declared-by-trump-marks-a-new-chapter-in-world-history

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced a set of legal actions just hours after his oath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ3dE9t3yU8

Representative Eric Swalwell has vowed to take aggressive action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating in the state, specifically targeting those who use masks to conceal their identities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5670182-california-swalwell-immigration-masks/

House ethics committee turns on their own and considers allegations against GOP congresswoman
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/house-ethics-allegations-nancy-mace-00734467

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
https://theconversation.com/12-ways-the-trump-administration-dismantled-civil-rights-law-and-the-foundations-of-inclusive-democracy-in-its-first-year-273433

Virginia Democrats one step closer to flipping up to 4 GOP House seats through redistricting. Virginia joins states from California to Florida in mid-decade redistricting push after party-line senate vote
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/virginia-redistricting-democrats-vote

‘It could work’: Columnist sounds alarm over Trump’s new ‘brazen’ attempt to expand power
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674906567/

What Trump’s “Insurrection Act” Threats Say About His Dangerous State of Mind. Here’s what you need to know about what’s moving the president—and the world.
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/trump-insurrection-act-threats

# Gov / Politics / Global
EU convenes emergency summit in response to Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland. European Union leaders will ​convene in Brussels on Thursday for an ​emergency summit following U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump’s ‍threats ⁠to ​impose new tariffs on several EU ⁠countries over his demand ‍to acquire Greenland, a European Union spokesperson ⁠said
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greenland-europe-reaction-trump-tariffs-threat-9.7050857

MS NOW issues warning as Danish politician makes scathing remarks about Stephen Miller and Greenland. Major European allies are issuing a warning to President Trump over his repeated suggestions he wants to seize Greenland. Danish Member of the European Parliament Anders Vistisen joins Chris Jansing to share the “great frustration” in his country over Trump’s comments about the Danish territory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_O7Su56m9M

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Former pardon attorney: DOJ is ‘complicit’ in a cover-up. “The fact that prosecutors in the civil rights division have been told that they cannot go to the scene and participate in an investigation, I cannot overstate how absolutely shocking and wrong that is to the degree that DOJ is really complicit.”
https://www.alternet.org/ice-investigation-minneapolis/

# Medical Marijuana / Hemp
Results of Oklahoma Legalizing Medical Marijuana. Jed Green, a supporter of the citizen-led effort, on Monday notified the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office that they were withdrawing the petition. “While our effort has been extremely strong, it is apparent we will fall short of numerical sufficiency for a constitutional question,” Green wrote.
https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahoma-recreational-marijuana-ballot-effort-falls-short/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Viruses that evolved on the space station and were sent back to Earth were more effective at killing bacteria. Space changes how viruses and bacteria battle, and the results could help fight drug-resistant infections.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118064637.htm

# Military / Global
Germany Abruptly Pulls All 13 Troops from Greenland Sooner Than Planned Due to Weather, Fueling Speculation Over Trump’s Tariff Threats on Europe. The German Ministry of Defence officially cited bad weather as the reason for canceling a planned extension and flight to a Danish outpost (Kangilinnguit), leading to the earlier return, according to ministry statements.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4448344614506-germany-abruptly-pulls-all-13-troops-from-greenland-sooner-than-planned-due-to-weather-fueling-speculation-over-trumps-tariff-threats-on-europe?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg3OTE2MzkyMDk%3D

# Sports
“F—king Authoritarian Lunatic”: Donald Trump Is Having A Full-Blown Tantrum About The Army-Navy Football Game Coverage, And People Are Absolutely Fed Up
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/trump-demands-no-games-during-army-navy-game

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January 18, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Oglala Sioux Tribal President Affirms No Obligations, No Intentions Of Working With ICE
https://rapidcitypost.com/ost-president-affirms-not-working-with-ice/

Oglala Sioux Tribe Rejects ICE Conditions for Information on Detained Members
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/oglala-sioux-tribe-rejects-ice-conditions-for-information-on-detained-members

Oglala Sioux Tribe leader says ICE detained tribal citizens
https://kpic.com/news/nation-world/oglala-sioux-tribe-leader-says-ice-detained-tribal-citizens-in-minneapolis-operation-star-comes-out-immigration-dhs-tim-walz-jacob-frye-kristi-noem-donald-trump

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Members of the Minnesota National Guard are on standby, ready to assist local law enforcement and public safety agencies.
https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaNationalGuard/posts/members-of-the-minnesota-national-guard-are-on-standby-ready-to-assist-local-law/1285981626900014/

Abigail Spanberger Repeals ICE Cooperation Order on First Day as Governor
https://www.newsweek.com/abigail-spanberger-repeals-ice-cooperation-order-virginia-youngkin-11377825

Maine braced for enhanced immigration law enforcement. Maine Republican leaders are blaming a new “sanctuary” law for heightened scrutiny from the Trump administration as the state braces for an influx of ICE agents.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/maine/article_6e47ad81-8b34-49ba-afc4-9f015ee6b1e6.html

New video shows woman yell ‘I’m autistic with a brain injury’ as masked ICE men carry her into car. ‘I’m disabled, I’m trying to go to doctor,’ woman tells masked US federal immigration officers as they break window, pull her from vehicle
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/ice-agents-in-minneapolis-drag-woman-from-car-who-says-she-is-disabled/3801296

Woman dragged from car by ICE identified as U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman. Says she passed out in detention after being kept from medical appointment. “Her only options were to move her car forward in the direction of ICE officers and risk being accused of trying to harm them or stay stationary, which in the end led to physical violence and abuse,” Van Brunt wrote in a statement
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aliya-rahman-citizen-ice-arrest-9.7047853

“He said ‘I can’t breathe’”: Medical examiner likely to call ICE detainee death a homicide. Geraldo Lunas Campos’s death is the fourth fatality in ICE detention in 2026 so far
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/16/he-said-i-cant-breathe-medical-examiner-likely-to-call-ice-detainee-death-a-homicide/

ICE detains sole caregiver of 13-year-old California boy leaving him to fend for himself, adding another layer of trauma in the young boy’s life
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/california-man-detained-by-ice-1623563

Border Patrol Chief Vows to Keep Using Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Against Protesters Who ‘Cross the Line’ Following Fed Judge’s Order
https://www.aol.com/articles/border-patrol-commander-vows-continued-040404748.html

“Does Not Justify Stops of Cars Not Breaking the Law,” Judge Rules — Feds Blocked From Detaining Drivers Near Minneapolis Protests
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-orders-curbs-immigration-agents-conduct-toward-minnesota-protesters-2026-01-17/

Tom Cotton introduces new deportation law. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton is pushing new legislation that would make non-citizens automatically deportable after a felony conviction or two misdemeanors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcIBGMFODG0

Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE’s Prison Walls. At least 32 people died in ICE jails in 2025, and four more have already died in ICE custody this year.
https://truthout.org/articles/deaths-in-detention-warn-of-horrors-behind-ices-prison-walls/

# Consumer Product Safety
Walmart Added a Mysterious Device to Shopping Carts-and Shoppers Say It Raises Serious Privacy Concerns. The device is actually a “MOKOSmart LW008-MTP Small LoRaWAN GPS Tracker.” It is a tracker, but it doesn’t monitor what you put in your cart. The device uses GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi to track where the shopping carts are located in real time.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/social-media/walmart-just-added-a-mysterious-device-to-shopping-carts-and-what-people-think-it-does-is-raising-major-privacy-concerns/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
“Applying Tariffs on Allies for Pursuing the Collective Security of NATO Allies Is Completely Wrong” — Keir Starmer Pushes Back Against US Threat, “We Will Be Pursuing This Directly with the US Administration”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4447412660762-applying-tariffs-on-allies-for-pursuing-the-collective-security-of-nato-allies-is-completely-wrong-keir-starmer-pushes-back-against-us-threat-we-will-be-pursuing-this-directly-with-the-us-administration

“Destroying Our Closest Alliances to Take Greenland,” Bernie Sanders Condemns Trump’s Tariff Threat — “Congress Must Say No”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4447401977808-destroying-our-closest-alliances-to-take-greenland-bernie-sanders-condemns-trump-s-tariff-threat-congress-must-say-no

Trump envoy shared bank account with top Iranians to move $1.5B. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in his role as a Trump ambassador, allegedly allowed funds tied to Top Iranian power brokers to be pooled with a senior American political figure’s money.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-envoy-shared-bank-account-with-top-iranians-to-move-1-5b/ar-AA1Un6FX

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
America’s largest labor movement says ICE is a danger to ‘innocent working people.’ The Trump administration’s reckless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are trampling on working people’s fundamental rights and freedoms: to work with dignity and raise our families without the threat of violence from our government
https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-ice-actions-are-putting-working-people-danger

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, but the money isn’t going where you’d think. The money is now sitting in bank accounts controlled by the US government, with the main account located in Qatar. This choice of location has already caused concern among lawmakers in Washington.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/us-gets-first-500-million-venezuelan-oil-deal-but-the-money-isnt-going-where-youd-think/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Researchers find shocking new use for soybeans that could affect entire planet: ‘It doesn’t see the stress you see.’ “Really affects the uptake.” A new generation of soybean nematicides could become an invaluable tool for farmers in order to protect root systems during prolonged droughts.
https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/soybean-cyst-nematodes-drought-tolerance/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Most Voters Think Trump Knew of Epstein Abuses, Despite His Denials. 3 in 5 say Trump was at least aware of Epstein’s sexual abuse, including 38% who think he participated in it
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-12/americans-skeptical-of-trump-on-epstein-but-republican-doubts-ease-reuters-ipsos-poll-finds

‘My god’: DOJ’s latest effort to block release of Epstein files leaves onlookers floored. “I’ve never seen a group of people go to such lengths to protect sexual predators,” wrote Shawn Ryan, an influential podcast host and former Navy SEAL to his more than 1.2 million followers on X.
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2674904768/

DOJ Shares Fresh Update on Epstein Files Release — Confirms ‘Substantial Progress’ in Review Process, gave no indication when additional material would be released.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/department-of-justice-is-reviewing-over-5-2-million-jeffrey-epstein-files

# Gov / Politics
President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on European countries starting next month. He said they would remain in effect until a deal is reached to purchase Greenland
https://www.koco.com/article/trump-tariffs-europe-greenland-purchase/70036071

Trump tariffs threat over Greenland ‘risk dangerous downward spiral’, warn Nato members. ‘We stand ready to engage in dialogue’ – Nato members
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t

Senate takes recess, leaving only five days to pass six govt funding bills. Congress is already three months overdue on finishing the regular order appropriations process for fiscal year 2026, which consists of passing 12 full-year funding bills that allocate money for federal agencies.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f42a5811-a968-45dc-8fe4-ba2b8eb1f6a6.html

‘Slanderous:’ White House lashes out at doctor who says they believe Trump ‘had a stroke.’ Davidson said: “My impression is President Trump has had a stroke, and I think there’s several lines of evidence supporting that. I think his stroke was on the left side of the brain, which controls the right side of the body.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674905414/

‘Trump Intends to Use the United States Military Against American Citizens ,’ Kamala Harris Warns in Viral Resurfaced Video.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/he-intends-to-use-the-military-against-american-citizens-when-kamala-harris-correctly-predicted-trump-s-actions-during-her-closing-speech/vi-AA1LfIro?ocid=ob-fb-frfr-839

Yes, Trump said he’d use the military against Americans he called ‘the enemy from within’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUApnne0ur0

“Give Him Back His Binky Before It’s Too Late!” — Morgan Freeman Bashes Trump — “The Idiot Is Placing Tariffs on Our Closest Allies.” Freeman’s comments come amid growing international backlash against Trump’s Jan. 17 announcement that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would face tariffs starting Feb. 1 unless Greenland is ceded to the United States.
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4447477306889-give-him-back-his-binky-before-it-s-too-late-morgan-freeman-bashes-trump-the-idiot-is-placing-tariffs-on-our-closest-allies

GOP Senators Susan Collins and Thom Tillis Warn Hegseth Against Punishing Sen. Mark Kelly. “I think it has a chilling effect on speech, and I’ve got a real problem with it. And I think Hegseth overreached,” Tillis warned.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5673860-republican-senators-defend-mark-kelly/

‘This is against the law’: Trump labeled ‘unstable dictator’ after new attack on ally. The president over the weekend took to Truth Social to declare an attack on Denmark.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-denmark-2674905635/

Constitutional law expert: ‘Trump thinks the Insurrection Act’ is ‘declaring martial law.’ “The president can’t deploy the National Guard unless the regular forces fail, which is the military. And since that hadn’t happened, you can’t deploy,” she said.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/us-gets-first-500-million-venezuelan-oil-deal-but-the-money-isnt-going-where-youd-think/
Insurrection Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807
Martial Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law

# Gov / Politics / Global
Greenlanders and Danes hold the largest protest in Greenland’s history against Trump as he dangerously escalates tensions with new acts of aggression against our allies!
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/hundreds-march-greenland-support-arctic-island-face-trumps-129309668

Protests break out in Greenland against Trump’s desire to take control of island: ‘Hands off.’ Thousands of people in Greenland and Denmark have protested against plans by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland – an autonomous Danish territory.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c338rm41y88o

State lawmaker calls for hearings on banning Islamic Sharia law in Texas. The broader push includes federal legislation and state investigations, asserting that American law must prevail over foreign legal systems, though opponents argue this targets religious freedom and misrepresents the scope of Islamic law in Texas
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9eca37a5-69ab-44d4-8f7d-aea6357127d7.html

European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations reach free trade agreement. The EU will now have free-trade agreements with close to eighty countries, while the United States has free trade agreements with only twenty
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/eu-and-mercosur-are-creating-one-of-the-worlds-largest-free-trade-areas/

Gulf Arab states warn against U.S. strikes on Iran, cite potential for regional conflict, oil shock. Saudi Arabia leads effort to avoid regional instability and protect oil market flow, according to media reports
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/arab-gulf-states-warn-us-against-military-strike-on-iran/3798835

French and Danes prepare for war in Greenland after Trump threatens to pull US out of NATO. The troop movements reportedly were meant to send a message to the Trump administration that European nations are united in defending, not only Greenland, but also Denmark and the status quo of NATO
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/french-danes-prepare-war-greenland-1624288.amp

European leaders denounce Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland. An extraordinary meeting of EU ambassadors has been called for Sunday afternoon
https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-leaders-denounce-trumps-tariff-threat-over-greenland/

European leaders criticize Trump’s 10% tariff threat over Greenland, call it blackmail. “Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” the countries said in a joint statement
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Big surprise, the ACA expansions are still rife with fraud. When the expansions expire, the U.S. Treasury will cover 80% of the cost of a health insurance policy, on average, compared to 90% under the expansions. And every penny of those subsidies goes straight to insurance companies, not patients.
https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/findings-show-aca-expansions-enable-massive-fraud/

With federal subsidies gone, Americans face higher healthcare premiums or risk of losing coverage. One Houston man says his monthly premium increased from $9 to $135
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-F1mVRCmTk

# Military / War Department
US Quietly Prepares Tens-of-Millions-Dollar Upgrades to Its Only Military Base in Greenland Amid Rising Arctic Tensions. While few details of the exact work at Pituffik have been made public, the improvements come during a time of intense focus on Greenland.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/15/trump-military-greenland-pituffik-space-base/88201534007/

Pentagon moves to turn independent military outlet into a ‘mouthpiece,’ advocates warn. The Trump administration is exerting political pressure on Stars & Stripes, the independent military newspaper that informs US servicemembers worldwide. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Thursday that the Department of Defense will “modernize” the outlet and “refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale, and adapt it to serve a new generation of service members.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pentagon-moves-turn-independent-military-033053571.html?guccounter=1

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA is in a race with China and Russia to deploy the first nuclear reactor on the Moon, aiming for a 2030-2032 timeframe for their 100-kilowatt fission power system to support Artemis lunar base operations.
Besides setting up nuclear reactors on the moon, the project will also start development of a lunar surface reactor by 2030.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/nasa-plans-to-set-first-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-but-two-major-countries-are-also-in-the-race

# NOAA / Weather
Scientists issue warning after noticing concerning pattern in winter storms: ‘May be even more dramatic than we currently expect.’ Winter storm tracks across the North Pacific Ocean are shifting northward much faster than current models had predicted, accelerating ice loss in Alaska and intensifying heat and drought conditions across the southwestern United States
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/shifting-storm-tracks-pacific-alaska/

# Social Services / Programs
No more full Social Security COLA for millions of seniors? New fix could steady system but hit these retirees hardest. This comes as the 2026 COLA is set at 2.8%, which many seniors already find insufficient due to rising costs, with some facing reduced quality of life despite the raise.
https://www.aol.com/finance/no-more-full-social-security-203000828.html

# Technology / AI
Democrats want FTC to investigate ‘US-made’ Trump phones after customers paid $100 deposits – but still haven’t received them. The lawmakers argue that the company has collected deposits for a product that hasn’t materialized, using misleading “Made in America” claims, and want the FTC to probe potential violations of consumer protection laws
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/democrats-ftc-trump-mobile-phones-b2902191.html

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
FAA issues cautionary flight alerts for Mexico, Central and South America citing the risks of potential military activities and GPS interference.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2026/01/16/faa-warns-airlines-venezuela/88221735007/

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January 17, 2026
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# Indigenous
One of the largest Indigenous tribes in the U.S. claims ICE has detained members. The Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after raids in Minneapolis.
https://www.tpr.org/2026-01-15/one-of-the-largest-indigenous-tribes-in-the-u-s-claims-ice-has-detained-members

Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE. When Oglala Sioux Tribe officials contacted ICE and U.S. Homeland Security for additional information about their members, they were told they needed to sign an immigration agreement. ‘Our citizenship is not negotiable’
https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/oglala-sioux-tribe-accuses-federal-authorities-of-treaty-violation-after-four-members-detained-by-ice/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Department report: Renee Good had four wounds from gunshots; 911 dispatch details chaotic scene
Newly acquired documents describe Good’s injuries after she was shot by an ICE agent Jan. 7.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/us/renee-good-shooting-incident-report

Federal judge rules ICE officers in Minneapolis cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/g-s1-106374/immigration-peaceful-protesters

911 transcripts and an incident report reveal where Renee Good was shot and how her community faced her killing in real time
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/us/renee-good-shooting-incident-report

Parent arrested by ICE while waiting at a bus stop with their child, Minneapolis school principal says. A school official described it as ‘an incredibly difficult time’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-arrests-minneapolis-parent-child-b2901525.html

‘Outraged’ immigration official leaks ‘dizzying’ trove of ‘secret’ ICE programs
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2674893407/

Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn. So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
https://newrepublic.com/article/205395/ice-raids-toxic-rattling-trump

Expert alarmed as ICE moves beyond ‘papers please’ to something more dystopian
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2674903912/

Trump issues ominous warning amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act. “The Governor and Mayor don’t know what to do, they have totally lost control, and our currently being rendered, USELESS! If, and when, I am forced to act, it will be solved, QUICKLY and EFFECTIVELY!”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-issues-ominous-warning-amid-threats-to-invoke-insurrection-act/ar-AA1UmQ9f?ocid=mmx

Trump’s DHS caught scrubbing inflammatory post after baby nearly dies from ICE flashbangs
https://www.rawstory.com/dhs-post/

Red state commissioner hit with set of demands from GOP senator over ‘disgusting’ ICE ‘terrorist’ declaration
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/red-state-commissioner-hit-with-set-of-demands-from-gop-senator-over-disgusting-ice-terrorist-declaration

Trump’s Moaning Border Czar Cooks Up Revenge Plot Against People Being Mean About ICE
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-moaning-border-czar-tom-homan-cooks-up-revenge-plot-against-people-being-mean-about-ice/

Kristi Noem Goes on TV and Lies Through Her Teeth (Again) About ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good
“It should be terrifying to every American how Noem lies,” said one critic. “She doesn’t sweat or move uncomfortably. She just doesn’t care. This is what Trump has created. An environment where you only get in trouble if you don’t lie.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-noem-lies-renee-nicole-good

ICE agent slammed man toward garage door after demanding papers ‘because of his accent.’ Viral video with nearly 700K views shows heated confrontation as ICE agent demands documentation from man, prompting accusations of racial profiling
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ice-immigration-enforcement-usa-36561383

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump administration strikes $250 billion trade deal with Taiwan in midst of tech battle with China
https://www.newsweek.com/us-historic-chip-deal-taiwa-tech-war-china-11372726

Rand Paul presses Congress to vote on ending refugee welfare, forcing charities to pick up tab. “The End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act puts America First by stopping taxpayer dollars from being siphoned into benefits for non-citizens.
https://theinteriorjournal.com/2026/01/16/dr-rand-paul-introduces-the-end-welfare-for-non-citizens-act/

America’s $38 trillion national debt is so big the nearly $1 trillion interest payment will be larger than Medicare soon
https://fortune.com/2026/01/15/national-debt-today-interest-payments-per-year/

President Donald Trump says he doesn’t know anything about the criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve, despite his long held criticism of the agency’s Chair Jerome Powel
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-investigation-b2898507.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Mitsubishi buys Louisiana, Texas shale gas assets for $7.5B. The purchase marks Mitsubishi’s entry into the U.S. shale gas business. Its investment in Aethon highlights a broader strategy adopted by Japanese energy companies to secure direct access to U.S. energy resources and build integrated value chains.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/energy/article_5e43d7d9-a691-4cff-ae6b-b3980d9ca5cc.html

Company owned by President Trump surprises observers with unexpected partnership: ‘To guarantee America’s dominance.’ “We have the science solved.”
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/trump-media-technology-group-nuclear-fusion-merge/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-congress-neutral-expert-dfff6c2f06162a4a7a637fe22c4e2dc1

# General News / Gaza / Iran / Iraq
Statement on President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/01/statement-on-president-trumps-comprehensive-plan-to-end-the-gaza-conflict/

Trump names Tony Blair, Jared Kushner and Marco Rubio to Gaza peace board. Sir Keir Starmer, who was expected to accept an offer to join the board, was not included in the announcement
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-names-rubio-blair-kushner-gaza-board-under-trumps-plan-2026-01-17/

# Gov / Politics
House Votes to Advance Articles of Impeachment in Explosive Escalation, Scrutiny Explodes as Political Firestorm Ignites! 80 Democrats Move to Impeach Kristi Noem as ICE Terror Grows. Democrats are calling for the Homeland Security secretary’s removal from her position.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205360/80-democrats-impeach-kristi-noem-ice

Sources confirm the US House and Senate now have the VOTES to pass the bipartisan NATO Unity Protection Act, explicitly BLOCKING President Trump from using force to seize Greenland
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/14/us-senators-introduce-bill-to-stop-trump-seizing-greenland

Renee Good shooting ‘much worse’ for Trump admin after video breakdown: ex-federal agent
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/renee-good-shooting-much-worse-for-trump-admin-after-video-breakdown-ex-federal-agent/ar-AA1UnhxE

“Donald Trump Is Trying To Stoke A Civil War In America,” Gavin Newsom Condemns Trump — Accuses Him Of “Terrorizing Communities.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4446364446616-donald-trump-is-trying-to-stoke-a-civil-war-in-america-gavin-newsom-condemns-trump-accuses-him-of-terrorizing-communities

Michigan senator says she is being investigated for imploring US troops to refuse illegal orders. Elissa Slotkin says US is investigating her for video in which Democrats say service members ‘must refuse illegal orders’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/michigan-senator-elissa-slotkin-federal-investigation

Trump admin is about to become ‘crueler’ and ‘less accountable’: Reichlin-Melnick told Sargent: “It’s going to get bigger, it’s going to get crueler, and it’s going to get less accountable — at least for now. Right now, there is very little pushback from anyone who has power.
https://www.alternet.org/karoline-leavitt-renee-good/

‘Utter lawlessness she has unleashed’: Lawmakers file articles of impeachment against Noem, accuse her of launching ‘reign of terror’ on US communities
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/utter-lawlessness-she-has-unleashed-lawmakers-file-articles-of-impeachment-against-noem-accuse-her-of-launching-reign-of-terror-on-us-communities/

New Bill Would Put Basic Limits on ICE Use of Force After Minneapolis Killing. Rep. Delia Ramirez called her bill “the bare minimum” to rein in ICE while Democratic leadership remains resistant to abolishing the agency.
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/15/ice-bill-violence-minneapolis/

At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich. There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/super-rich-inequality-politicians-extreme-wealth

Trump plans ‘mega’ Greenland consulate with armoured windows, ‘CIA spies’ & interns to win over locals in push for isle. The current consulate is a Nordic-style ‘hut’ by Nuuk’s fishing harbour
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15795145/trump-greenland-consulate-armoured-windows-cia-spies/

‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push. GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president’s threats escalate.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/greenland-trump-republicans-congress-00732945?utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack

MAGA attacks tiny school where Renee Good’s son attends classes: The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration officer.
https://www.rawstory.com/renee-good-son-school/

‘We’re talking to NATO’ on Greenland, says Trump. US President Trump says Greenland is vital to national security and hints at tariffs as Denmark firmly rejects any sale of the Arctic territory.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/557b4f44ae20

Fox News viewers turn on Karoline Leavitt as they fear ‘Republicans are trying to kill us all’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/fox-news-viewers-turn-on-karoline-leavitt-as-they-fear-republicans-are-trying-to-kill-us-all/ar-AA1Um7gP

How Trump is using violent tragedies to divide America. ICE shootings, assassinations, mass attacks, and other traumas all serve as ammo for the demagogue in chief.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-violence-assassinations-mass-shootings-ice-lies/#:~:text=He%20uses%20any%20violent%20national,justify%20extreme%20policies%20and%20actions.

# Gov / Politics / Global
The political conflict over the Arctic has reached a bizarre and symbolic climax. Geopolitical Competition in The Arctic Circle,
https://hir.harvard.edu/the-arctic-circle/#:~:text=As%20the%20Arctic’s%20treacherous%20polar,supremacy%20and%20seek%20more%20power.

Iranian commander’s distraught daughter reveals leaders are killing their own children – as exiled prince vows ‘I will return.’ The slaughters are part of a brutal anti-Ayatollah purge, the woman told Persian media outlet Manato TV.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15793218/iran-regime-leaders-killing-own-children-exiled-prince-vows-return/

Thousands of Cubans Protest US Assault on Venezuela, Demand Maduro’s Release. “No, imperialists, we have absolutely no fear of you… and we don’t like to be threatened,” said Cuba’s president.
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-march-demonstration-killed-venezuela-us-trump-0b348a984cf70186e6b7a98e6ef5a427

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court DENIES Appeal, Trump’s Final Legal Wall CRUMBLES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijycSWN6nec

DoJ attorneys resign over decision not to investigate agentin Minneapolis ICE shooting. At least four leaders across civil rights division step down as FBI presses on with investigation into Renee Nicole Good
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20260113/118833/HMKP-119-JU00-20260113-SD002.pdf

Ex-Trump DOJ lawyer says ‘sickening’ killing of Renee Good triggering ‘mass resignations’
https://www.alternet.org/trump-doj-renee-good/

Former DOJ Attorney speaks out after resigning, says Department of Justice is ‘no longer founded on the truth’
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/us/video/ebof-ex-doj-attorney-resignation

# Marijuana / Hemp
Smokable cannabis products sold legally across Texas could disappear by the end of the month under proposed state rules that would redefine how THC is measured and dramatically raise costs for hemp businesses
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2026/01/10/540422/texas-set-to-ban-smokeable-cannabis-as-soon-as-jan-25/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directs investigation into potential Medicaid fraud
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_d9287a90-760d-4d41-a2eb-bfca5ce2c718.html

# NATO
Nato plans for fighter jet dogfights over Greenland as Kremlin issues ‘extraordinary’ statement to oppose Trump takeover. US lawmakers scrambled to Copenhagen to reassure Danish and Greenlandic leaders
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15792708/nato-fighter-jet-dogfights-greenland-kremlin-trump-takeover/

Fact Check: NATO official allegedly said Europe would take every US base if Trump takes Greenland. Some news media outlets mistakenly reported that Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn was a “NATO chief.”Here’s the real story
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nato-greenland-every-us-base/

# NOAA / Weather
US has a long, largely unchecked history of climate, weather manipulation – that may soon change
https://oversight.house.gov/release/greene-opens-hearing-on-weather-and-climate-control/
Fact check: Debunking weather modification claims. No one creates or steers hurricanes; the technology does not exist
https://www.noaa.gov/news/fact-check-debunking-weather-modification-claims

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January 16, 2026
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# Indigenous
ICE just tried to deport this woman, but there was just one problem — she was Native American.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2025/11/13/native-american-nearly-deported-on-mistaken-polk-county-ice-detainer-leticia-jacobo/87248332007/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump threatens to deploy US military against Minneapolis protesters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-threatens-use-insurrection-act-minnesota-2026-01-15/

ICE Shoots Man in Minneapolis After Gov. Walz Decries Federal “Campaign of Organized Brutality”
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/15/headlines/ice_shoots_man_in_minneapolis_after_gov_walz_decries_federal_campaign_of_organized_brutality

“I CAN’T BREATHE” — Medical examiner confirms ICE detainee’s death likely a HOMICIDE by guards at Texas facility. ICE tried to keep it vague. Now the truth is forcing its way out.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/15/ice-detention-death-homicide/#:~:text=Flores%20said%20he%20saw%20guards%20choking%20Lunas,respirar%E2%80%9D%20%E2%80%94%20Spanish%20for%20%E2%80%9CI%20can’t%20breathe

CNN viewers slam ICE as ‘absolutely pathetic’ as agents seen shooting at fleeing people
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cnn-viewers-slam-ice-as-absolutely-pathetic-as-agents-seen-shooting-at-fleeing-people/ar-AA1UgGcR?apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

CNN crew in Minneapolis hit with flashbangs and tear gas amid ICE protests. CNN’s Whitney Wild and her crew were hit with flashbangs and tear gas as protests erupted in Minneapolis following a shooting involving a federal officer, according to the DHS. Wild says at one point it became so foggy she was separated from her photographer.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/video/cnn-crew-in-minneapolis-hit-with-flashbangs-and-tear-gas-amid-ice-protests

‘They Were Trying to Stop an Arrest’: CNN Details How Protesters Are ‘Physically’ Interfering With ICE in Minneapolis.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/were-trying-stop-arrest-cnn-175251006.html

Horrific video shows Border Patrol agents dragging limp body out of vehicle in Minnesota. The viral social media video shows dozens of masked agents surrounding a Speedway gas station in St. Paul, Minnesota, during an immigration enforcement operation.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4442617701594-horrific-video-shows-border-patrol-agents-dragging-limp-body-out-of-vehicle-in-minnesota?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg1MjUwMjYzMzY%3D

House Democrats Swalwell, Goldman Announce Bill to Strip ICE Agents of Qualified Immunity After Minneapolis Shooting
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5681208-swalwell-goldman-ice-legislation/

‘An ongoing pattern and practice’: Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release new ICE policy memo about ‘blanket’ surveillance program, lawsuit says
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/an-ongoing-pattern-and-practice-trump-admin-violating-foia-by-refusing-to-release-new-ice-policy-memo-about-blanket-surveillance-program-lawsuit-says/

ICE ‘throw flash-bang at family car’ as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby: A family of eight traveling in their car was caught in the crossfire between protestors and ICE agents in northern Minneapolis, and it led to three of their six children — including a six-month-old baby — being hospitalized.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2077210/ice-throws-flash-bang-at-family-car-minneapolis/

Federal Agent Shoots Second Person, Days After Miller Claims Agents Have “Immunity.” Stephen Miller lied to ICE agents, saying, “Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you … is committing a felony.”
https://truthout.org/articles/fed-agent-shoots-second-person-days-after-miller-claims-agents-have-immunity/

After fatal shooting, states move to allow suits against ICE agents. Democratic lawmakers say bills may provide the only avenue for accountability as the Justice Department refuses to prosecute agents.
https://www.ms.now/news/ice-agents-oversight-lawsuits

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump ends federal investigation into one of the biggest welfare fraud scandals of ALL TIME… because his rich buddy Brett Favre was behind it!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-welfare-fraud-trump-hhs-blue-states_n_69655c91e4b0365ff4dfc607

Trump Is Reportedly Funneling Money From Venezuelan Oil Sales To a Bank Account in Qatar.  The Trump administration’s first sale of Venezuelan oil was valued at $500 million, and the money is being held in multiple bank accounts, the biggest of which is in Qatar:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-reportedly-funneling-money-venezuelan-041430420.html

US faces China’s wrath after agreeing $500 billion deal with invasion-fearing Taiwan
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/196218/us-china-ww3-taiwan-deal

House to vote on two more govt funding bills costing $76 billion. If the minibus becomes law, the departments of State and Treasury, the IRS, the Executive and Judiciary branches, and related agencies will be fully funded until October.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3701d229-9653-4a83-8182-6bcf0165ef26.html

# Education / Schools
St. Paul students marked absent after protests against ICE
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/st-paul-students-marked-absent-233000983.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Bill Gates foundation announces plans to lay off up to 500 staff after $8bn to ex-wife Melinda who divorced tycoon over Jeffrey Epstein links
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15464665/Bill-Gates-foundation-lay-500-staff-melinda-billions.html

Judge: TSA ‘plainly’ violated court order with renewed union busting push
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/judge-tsa-plainly-violated-court-order-renewed-union-busting-push/410739/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Admin Reportedly Preparing To Send Private Military Contractors To Venezuela To Protect Oil Assets. Several private security companies are looking to be chosen by the administration should it decide to move forward with the decision
https://www.latintimes.com/trump-admin-reportedly-preparing-send-private-military-contractors-venezuela-protect-oil-assets-593579

Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela. Donald Trump could create his own nightmare − soaring oil prices − by attacking Iran
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/business/oil-reserves-trump-iran?Date=20260115&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1768508678&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Author Andrew Lownie doubles down on ‘reliable’ source’s claim Jeffrey Epstein introduced Donald Trump to wife Melania. “My source has proved to be reliable on everything he gave me, so I wouldn’t have put it in if I didn’t think it was true,” Lownie explained. “Everything was double-checked.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-author-andrew-lownie-defends-201354625.html

# Gov / Politics
Trump declares that we “shouldn’t even have” midterm elections in terrifying show of authoritarian delusion!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/delusional-trump-79-gives-unhinged-reason-for-why-midterms-shouldnt-happen/

Governor Tim Walz takes a defiant stand for the people of Minnesota against the “organized brutality” being carried out by Trump’s ICE agents: “End this occupation!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKknvYaFmH0

How many Jan. 6 rioters work in the federal government? Raskin wants to know. The Maryland Democrat also criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for wearing masks in a letter to the Trump administration that the Homeland Security Department called “reckless, disgusting and unhinged.”
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/01/how-many-jan-6-rioters-work-federal-government-raskin-wants-find-out/410725/

Somali Subpoenas: Congress moving quickly to investigate cash-in-luggage exodus from U.S. airports. Sen. Rand Paul also revealed that federal agents are probing the massive cash transfers that move through a network centered in the Minneapolis airport.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/somali-subpoenas-congress-moving-quickly-investigate-cash-luggage-exodus-us

Expert alarmed as Trump now taking a page from ISIS: ‘Never seen anything like this’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674900040/

Mitch McConnell: Remarks regarding NATO, Greenland, credibility of U.S. alliances: Several private security companies are looking to be chosen by the administration if it decides to move forward with the decision, considering the U.S. spent about $138 billion on private contractors during the Iraq War, CNN detailed in a new report.
https://nkytribune.com/2026/01/opinion-mitch-mcconnell-remarks-regarding-nato-greenland-credibility-of-u-s-alliances/

The Insurrection Act is one of at least 26 legal loopholes in the law banning the use of the US military domestically. Is Trump’s warning just bluster? Does the president have the authority to send the military into American cities? The answer to this question involves a web of legal provisions that help define the president’s constitutional roles
https://theconversation.com/the-insurrection-act-is-one-of-at-least-26-legal-loopholes-in-the-law-banning-the-use-of-the-us-military-domestically-273649

Trump ‘engaged in a criminal scheme’ aimed at overturning the 2020 election, Special Counsel Jack Smith told the House Judiciary Committee
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jack-smith-historical-analog-trumps-actions-2020-election/story?id=128819035

‘It would end his presidency’: Republican threatens obsessed Trump with impeachment
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-greenland-2674899476/

House Democrat Calls Out GOP Colleagues for Giving the Founder of the Oath Keepers a Reserved Seat at Hearing
https://www.aol.com/articles/house-democrat-pounces-gop-giving-044224194.html

‘No, The American People Do Not Want Trump’s Domestic Army.’ He’s barreling forward anyway.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/politics/trump-troops-crime-crackdown-polls

# Gov / Politics / Global
Macron Announces Deployment of Troops to Greenland Following Uneasy US Meeting — Trump Maintains Claim on Island. In a first for NATO, America’s closest allies are using their troops to thwart possible U.S. action
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0ydjvxpejo

Claudia Sheinbaum Rejects U.S. Sending Troops Into The Country: ‘Last Time There Was An Intervention They Took Half Of Mexico’s Territory.’ “More than war, Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country. And it has cost Mexico enough to guarantee its freedom and independence,” she added.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4441654632988-claudia-sheinbaum-rejects-us-sending-troops-into-the-country-last-time-there-was-an-intervention-they-took-half-of-mexicos-territory?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg1MjIzODE3NzI%3D

Macron Warns of ‘Unprecedented Cascading Consequences’ if US Seizes Greenland, Government Spokeswoman Says. France following situation ‘with greatest attention’ and would act ‘in full solidarity with Denmark and its sovereignty,’ says government spokesperson
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/macron-warns-violation-of-greenlands-sovereignty-to-trigger-unprecedented-cascading-consequences/3799145

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
‘New Racist’ Judge Officially Resigns After Investigation Reveals Disturbing Recordings About Black People, LGBTQ+ Community
https://www.jdjournal.com/2026/01/10/michigan-judge-resigns-after-racist-remarks-investigation/

Klobuchar: Prosecutors who resigned over handling of Good shooting ‘incredible public servants’
https://www.jdjournal.com/2026/01/10/michigan-judge-resigns-after-racist-remarks-investigation/

Lindsey Halligan rips judge’s ‘gross abuse of power’ for trying to do away with her ‘US attorney’ title
https://www.newsbreak.com/tmj4-news-563676/4444528936366-we-asked-two-people-in-milwaukee-about-the-insurrection-act-here-s-what-they-told-us

Ketanji Brown Jackson Sounds the Alarm: New Study’s Data Shows Supreme Court Increasingly Favors The Rich. A study by economists at Columbia and Yale determined the court has become more polarized in recent decades.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-study-supreme-court-increasingly-favors-rich_n_695c0df8e4b0c1bd90c4b768

‘Two cabinet secretaries conspired’: Judge reads shocking ruling against Trump admin
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-rubio-conspired/

‘Contrary to everything you’re taught’: Expert stunned over DOJ move he has ‘never’ seen
https://www.alternet.org/department-of-justice-2674892240/

# Marijuana / Hemp
Oklahoma Legalized Medical Marijuana, Then Came the Chinese Organized Crime: Gangsters, Money and Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market
https://www.propublica.org/article/chinese-organized-crime-us-marijuana-market

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
CDC Confirms 9-State Outbreak. At least 171 measles cases confirmed in 9 states, CDC data shows. Cases have been confirmed in nine states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
https://www.aol.com/articles/least-171-measles-cases-confirmed-231519061.html

# Military / War Department
War Department announces ‘Stars & Stripes’ overhaul. The paper, which traces its roots back to the Civil War, receives some funding from the Pentagon and its staff is Defense Department employees.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/defense-department-stars-and-stripes-00731492

Hegseth just sent ‘a chilling message’ to the military: Tur asked Rubin if other veterans who disagree with the Trump administration’s policies could voice their concerns or if they could be in trouble over speaking out.
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-military-threats/

# NATO
Trump Jeopardizes NATO Over a Lie, Even some Republican lawmakers are in direct opposition. Some GOP senators criticized the Trump administration’s actions toward Greenland on Wednesday.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-jeopardizes-nato-over-a-lie/

NATO long warned of Russian, Chinese threats to Greenland, now rejects Trump’s ownership solution. NATO members have suggested that Trump might break the alliance as he seeks to acquire Greenland to defend against Russia and China.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/nato-long-warned-russian-and-chinese-threats-greenland-now-rejects-trumps

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
Scientists rediscover creature thought to be extinct for more than 20 years: ‘It is something special’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-rediscover-creature-thought-extinct-140000159.html

A never-before-seen creature has been found in the Great Salt Lake. A mysterious new worm found in the Great Salt Lake could hold vital clues to the lake’s past—and its future.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260110211227.htm

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
There’s Something So Embarrassing About Homeland Security’s New Drone Video That We’re Gonna Have to Sit Down for a Minute. Safeguarding American aerospace… with Chinese tech.
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/homeland-security-drone-china

# Social Services / Programs
HHS Freezes Child Care and Family Assistance Grants in Five States for Fraud Concerns. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services froze access to certain federal child care and family assistance funds for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York following serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in state-administered programs.
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-freezes-child-care-family-assistance-grants-five-states-fraud-concerns.html

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# Indigenous
A second Native American-owned corporation announced it was severing a multi-million dollar contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after community pressure.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ice-contracts-indigenous-nations-9.7039930

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to stop attacks on ICE agents in Minnesota. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT,” President Trump said
https://san.com/cc/trump-says-he-will-invoke-insurrection-act-in-minnesota-if-protests-continue/

‘Get ICE Out!’ Protests Intensify After Another Shooting by Federal Agent in Minneapolis. Protests against the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis intensified late Wednesday after a federal officer shot and wounded a man during a traffic stop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcoVEMdIa1Y

Joe Scarborough Warns ICE ‘Dragging’ Minneapolis Protesters in the Street ‘Looks’ Like ‘Putin’s Russia’
https://knewz.com/scarborough-compares-ice-dragging-protesters-russia/

Disgruntled border agent leaks documents revealing details of secret operations
https://www.alternet.org/border-agent-leaks-documents/

Fox News Airs Footage of Man Mauled by Feds at Gas Station as Graphic Says ‘ICE Agents Are Doing Their Jobs’
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nI0pFkG0j0w

This new video will be a ‘CRUCIAL piece of evidence,’ says Fox News correspondent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kzn8VLKVk

ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot
https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1qauntn/ice_kidnap_17yearold_us_citizen_working_at_target/

New video shows different angle of Pico Rivera arrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D7ZTQJpx_4

Chief O’Hara says he’s been ‘concerned for several weeks about the escalating situation that’s been unfolding on our streets,’ ‘we are headed towards yet another tragedy’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/minneapolis-police-chief-says-rhetoric-keeps-escalating-we-headed-towards-yet-another-tragedy

These Wild Photos Show Exactly What ICE Is Doing In Minneapolis. Scott Olson is a Getty Images photographer who has taken some pretty poignant pictures of people being detained by ICE in the Minneapolis area.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/ice-raid-pictures

Minnesotans ‘shaken’ as ICE goes door-to-door asking Americans to rat out Asian neighbors
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-minnesota-asian-immigrants-2674893550/

Texas student mistakenly deported from US, prosecutor says
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/14/babson-college-student-deportation-mistake/88178300007/

ICE’s Violence Is “By Design” Under Trump. I spoke with former members of the agency. They said to expect even more conflict.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/former-ice-workers-trump-violence-by-design-renee-good/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Nothing to see here!’ Observers flabbergasted as Trump move resembles money laundering. Semafor reported that Trump is keeping revenue from the oil the U.S. has seized from Venezuela in a bank account in Qatar.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674894355/

‘No more payments’: Trump announces halt of federal funding to Dem-controlled cities
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-halting-federal-funding-sanctuary-cities/

# Education / Schools
Education Department launches probes into 18 institutions over ‘gender identity’ policies. New York City’s school system and 14 other districts face investigations for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Three colleges also face probes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/01/14/trump-administration-trans-athletes-investigations/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Chevron asks Supreme Court for rematch in Louisiana wetlands case
https://www.hpenews.com/news/national/chevron-asks-supreme-court-for-rematch-in-louisiana-wetlands-case/article_08ee66cb-61f5-5e79-a763-d6484f814c01.html

Argent seeks to be first Louisiana LNG exporter based in the state. Federal regulators have begun a study of the environmental effects of a large-scale LNG export facility proposed by Louisiana-based Argent LNG for a site about 100 miles south of New Orleans
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/energy/article_ee88f2cd-59b0-4a69-949a-8f4ad6d74e6b.html

Texas oil and gas jobs decline in October and November. The Texas oil and natural gas industry reported job losses in October and November, according to the latest employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_079390bb-4052-4686-b78c-9c2feea1db8a.html

Analysis Reveals Wall Street Titans Behind Big Oil Profiteering Push in Venezuela. Since 2021, top Wall Street banks have committed more than $124 billion in investments to the nine companies set to profit most from the toppling of Venezuela’s government.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/big-banks-venezuela-oil-profits

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
Republican senators subpoena phone companies for names of those targeted in Arctic Frost probe. The senators previously requested such records from the companies, including AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen, but their responses were heavily redacted or failed to provide the names of those targeted.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/major-phone-carriers-reveal-jack-smiths-subpoenas-republican-senators-records

# General News / Boat Strikes
Rand Paul says GOP colleagues ‘don’t give a s‑‑- about these people in the boats’: They ‘say they’re pro-life’
https://www.aol.com/articles/rand-paul-says-gop-colleagues-025518899.html

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Turn On Trump After Explosive Phone Call – The Revolt No One Saw Coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Qi_whsXQc

Senate dismisses Venezuela War Powers resolution with help from Vance
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/15/war-powers-resolution-fails-in-senate/

Vance’s tie-breaking vote tanks resolution restricting Venezuela military actions. By the slimmest of margins, the U.S. Senate successfully derailed a resolution that would have curtailed the Trump administration’s power to continue military action in Venezuela.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/vances-tie-breaking-vote-tanks-234800760.html

California’s congressional redistricting, designed to pick up five more Democratic seats in this year’s midterm elections, was upheld Wednesday in a federal court in downtown Los Angeles.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5647442/midterm-elections-redistricting-trump-california

Trump says anything less than having Greenland in US hands is ‘unacceptable’
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/14/trump-says-anything-less-than-having-greenland-in-us-hands-is-unacceptable/

Trump asks NATO to back Greenland acquisition
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/14/trump-tells-nato-to-lead-the-way-in-his-campaign-to-control-greenland

Texas GOP has 10 non-binding propositions on March primary ballot, including banning Sharia law
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_9739249e-4a24-4537-aeec-5693571b363d.html

Dozens Of Democrats Reportedly Signed To Co-Sponsor Articles Of Impeachment Against Kristi Noem
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/kristi-noem-impeachment-democrats-ice-congress

‘Are they going to bring their violence here?’: Fear – but little preparation – as threat of invasion looms over Greenland
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/us-invasion-threat-greenland-trump-denmark

Trump heaps pressure on Greenland talks in with shock NATO demand: “Get them out of here”
https://www.tag24.com/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-heaps-pressure-on-greenland-talks-in-with-shock-nato-demand-get-them-out-of-here-3458994

Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy. FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on Jan. 14, 2026, was a rare and intimidating move by an administration focused on repressing criticism and dissent.
https://theconversation.com/searching-reporters-homes-suing-journalists-and-repressing-citizen-dissent-are-well-known-steps-toward-autocracy-268747

Minnesota and Illinois invoke the 10th Amendment in lawsuits to block federal agents in their cities. Here’s why that matters
https://vocal.media/humans/minnesota-and-illinois-invoke-the-10th-amendment-in-lawsuits-to-block-federal-agents-in-their-cities-here-s-why-that-matters

Trump Announces Stunning Plan to Defund LA, NYC, Chicago, and More: ‘ALL THEY DO IS BREED CRIME AND VIOLENCE
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-announces-stunning-plan-to-defund-la-nyc-chicago-and-more-all-they-do-is-breed-crime-and-violence/

Leaked documents reveal desperate push for federal agents as rank-and-file buck orders
https://www.alternet.org/leaked-documents-federal-agents/

Schumer tells the AP Democrats are preparing for Trump to disrupt and dispute the midterms
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/14/democrats-schumer-midterm-elections-trump/c2b3fdc4-f13d-11f0-a4dc-effc74cb25af_story.html

Macron on Greenland: If sovereignty of an ally is affected, knock-on effects would be unprecedented
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-greenland-if-sovereignty-an-ally-is-affected-knock-on-effects-would-be-2026-01-14/

‘That’s gonna be a big problem for him’: Trump openly threatens the premier of Greenland for his stand against United States. To justify his potential future actions in the region, Trump has also claimed that Russian and Chinese ships are present in Greenland, suggesting these countries are planning to take over the territory.
https://www.themarysue.com/thats-gonna-be-a-big-problem-for-him-trump-openly-threatens-the-premier-of-greenland-for-his-stand-against-united-states/

A Jim Crow-era civil rights law is central to the Trump Justice Department’s effort to ‘clean’ voter rolls
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/voter-rolls-lawsuits-civil-rights-act

America Under Siege: Fear and the Unchecked Presidency. A republic cannot survive this indefinitely. The removal of Donald Trump from office—which is now imperative—is not about vengeance; it is about preservation.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/america-under-siege

# Gov / Politics / Global
China wants to dethrone US as world’s superpower, DOD says, after old reports cheered Beijing’s rise. The Pentagon has provided the clearest picture yet on the CCP’s global ambitions. Previous administrations sought to bolster China’s rise to global eminence.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/china-wants-replace-us-most-powerful-nation-dod-says-after-old-reports-welcomed

‘It’s an absolute dump!’: Brits were asked if they’d want to move to the U.S., their responses are eye-opening
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/its-an-absolute-dump-brits-were-asked-if-theyd-want-to-move-to-the-u-s-their-responses-are-eye-opening/

Germany Joins Canada, Sweden, and Other Nations in Sending Troops to Greenland as Trump Threats Intensify
https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-germany-sending-troops-nato-donald-trump-threats-11361535

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Texas Supreme Court rules against American Bar Association accreditation for law schools. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Texas law schools are no longer required to be accredited by the American Bar Association. The ruling was signed by all nine justices of the Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 6.
https://www.tba.org/?pg=LawBlog&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=136615

Texas becomes the first to end ABA oversight of law schools. What it means for students. Under the new rules, the court is reclaiming the authority to determine who can sit for the bar exam, which it previously delegated to the ABA in 1983, shifting approval power for law schools back to the state’s highest civil court.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/state/article/texas-supreme-court-aba-accreditation-oversight-21282050.php

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Mail-in Voting in Win for Trump. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned this move would be “destabilizing” for future elections.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205290/supreme-court-major-blow-mail-in-voting

# Marijuana / Hemp
U.S. Congress: Legislation to End Cannabis Prohibition Nationwide and Allow Expungements Gains 61st Sponsor
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/01/u-s-congress-legislation-to-end-cannabis-prohibition-nationwide-and-allow-expungements-gains-61st-sponsor/

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Combatting the right-wing takeover of media: Capture the Media, Control the Culture? Trump’s attack on Jimmy Kimmel helps spotlight an even bigger problem.
https://prospect.org/2025/09/22/2025-09-22-capture-media-control-culture-trump-kimmel/

‘A Serious Violation’: FBI Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents. “This is a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press,” said one First Amendment advocate.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fbi-searches-reporters-home-raising-concerns-about-intimidation-of-free-press

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Trump debuts healthcare affordability plan, urges Congress to act. The “Great Healthcare Plan” largely includes the codification of deals that the administration reached with pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug costs.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-announce-healthcare-affordability-framework-later-this-week-2026-01-13/

Feds cut off Medicaid funding to Minnesota
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/4441494441445-feds-cut-off-medicaid-funding?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Njg0Mzk4MTMwNTE%3D

Update on Cuts to Medicaid Funding and Restrictions to Medicaid Access
https://updates.apaservices.org/update-on-proposed-cuts-to-medicaid-funding

Dueling HHS reversals whipsaw federal employees, grant recipients. Hundreds of laid off employees were recalled to work, but thousands of grant recipients had their funds rescinded with no notice.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/01/dueling-hhs-reversals-whipsaw-federal-employees-grant-recipients/410684/

Expert warns ‘people will die’ after Trump risks ‘Armageddon’ with new budget cuts. Overnight and without warning, the Trump administration slashed around $2 billion from mental health and addiction programs, leaving organizations, front-line providers, and possibly millions of patients without immediate recourse.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-budget-cuts/

# Military / War Department
Rand Paul blasts his GOP colleagues, saying the US military committed an act that violates ‘all laws of just war’
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/rand-paul-blasts-his-gop-colleagues-saying-the-us-military-committed-an-act-that-violates-all-laws-of-just-war/

US Troops Seize Another Oil Tanker in Caribbean. U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors boarded and seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Jan. 15, as part of an ongoing blockade of oil tankers
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/15/us-seizes-another-sanctioned-oil-tanker-it-says-has-ties-venezuela.html

# Military / Global
European troops arrive in Greenland as Trump throws another curveball. Russia said NATO members were bolstering their military presence in the Arctic territory “under the false pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/greenland/european-troops-arrive-greenland-trump-throws-curveball-rcna254166

Drones Hit Three Tankers in the Black Sea as They Were on Their Way to Load Crude at a Terminal on Russia’s Coast
https://maritime-executive.com/article/drones-hit-greek-tankers-waiting-to-load-oil-at-black-sea-terminal

Venezuelan Regime Appears To Have Given Colombian Guerrilla ELN Green Light To Control The Border Between The Countries, Expert Says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/venezuelan-regime-appears-to-have-given-colombian-guerrilla-eln-green-light-to-control-the-border-between-the-countries-expert-says/ar-AA1Ud5JY

# Other Interestimg Stuff / Archaeology
OLDEST Man-Made Structures In America Revealed To Be Older Than Stonehenge and Giza Pyramids. Hidden in plain sight on the campus of Louisiana State University are two grassy hills that hold a secret 11,000 years old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFBdrRCvNM

Discoveries Tied to Ancient Indigenous People. Archaeologists Discover Vessel Older Than Egyptian Pyramids. Six additional canoes were also found during the ongoing excavations.
https://www.newsbreak.com/share/4441932665993-american-history-could-be-altered-after-ancient-civilization-older-than-the-pyramids-found?s=a1&share_destination_id=NTQ4MTQ1NDUtMTc2ODQzNzM0MDQwMA==&pd=03hzlZx9&hl=en_US&send_time=1768437340&actBtn=bottomBar&_f=app_share&trans_data=%7B%22platform%22%3A1%2C%22cv%22%3A%2226.1.1%22%2C%22languages%22%3A%22en%22%7D

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
US Suspends Visa Processing for 75 Countries over public assistance concerns
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-visas-79909bd01e9e1e3dedde144f865a1b9d

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January 14, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
A journalist just exposed ICE’s non-existent vetting process by signing up and getting a job offer despite failing the drug test and NO background check!
https://www.newsweek.com/anti-trump-journalist-says-ice-offered-her-a-job-11355248

ICE Is Hiring Literally Anybody, and It’s Terrifying. Many recruits have criminal backgrounds or can’t pass open-book exams on officer conduct, yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a69137908/ice-recruiting-human-resources/

ICE arrests City Council staffer in Long Island, Mamdani ‘outraged.’ The staffer, from Venezuela, was attending a routine immigration appointment.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mamdani-outraged-after-new-york-city-council-employee/story?id=129149275

At least six Minnesota prosecutors resign over investigation Renee Nicole Good killing: They were reportedly being pressured into investigating the incident as an assault on the ICE officer and look into her widow’s ties to activist groups.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/doj-attorneys-resign-minneapolis-ice-shooting

Four migrants die in ICE detention in first 10 days of 2026: Two individuals were from Honduras, one from Cuba and another from Cambodia, according to government press releases.
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/305548/more-migrants-are-dying-in-ice-detention-under-trump

Joe Rogan says people now see ICE as ‘murderous military people’ and calls fatal shooting of Renee Good ‘horrific’
https://www.aol.com/news/joe-rogan-says-people-now-214643187.html

ICE Violently Arrests Woman Trying to Pass Them to Get to the Doctor. Protesters scream in disgust, and whistles and car horns blare for the entirety of the clip. Masked federal agents are swarming Minneapolis, and the stories keep getting worse. “This is what living under a federal siege looks like,” Minnesota state Senator Omar Fateh wrote on X. “This isn’t about public safety—this is terrorism.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/205252/ice-arrests-minneapolis-woman-car-doctor

ICE agents drag people out of cars in front of protesters
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uuhev_mb040

‘Hats off to that ICE agent’: Border Patrol Chief praises ICE killer, says street execution 100% justified
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/hats-off-to-that-ice-agent-border-patrol-chief-praises-ice-killer-says-street-execution-100-justified/

‘Where Were You Born?’ ICE Conducting Show-Me-Your-Papers Stops. There is no federal law requiring US citizens to carry proof of their citizenship, and immigration agents are barred from carrying out indiscriminate searches
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-citizen-checks-minneapolis

We Shouldn’t Have to Watch a Woman’s Murder to Counter Government Lies. Right-wing leaders are trying to convince all of us that what we saw on video with our own eyes was not actually what we saw, and for far too many, it seems to be working.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/renee-good-murder-lies

Hundreds more immigration officers headed to Minneapolis, Noem says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5p0L465iiI

Concrete barriers being installed as ‘hundreds more’ federal agents come to Minnesota
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/concrete-barriers-being-installed-as-hundreds-more-federal-agents-come-to-minnesota/

Decade-old probe found immigration agents stepped in front of cars to justify shooting
https://www.rawstory.com/border-patrol-shooting-2674878723/

Video Shows ICE Agent Threatening Man Going to Church — “Did You Not Learn From What Just Happened?” A one-act reality play about fear, threats, guns, and autocracy acted out on a snowy Sunday suburban American street
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2026/1/13/2363176/–Did-you-not-learn-from-what-just-happened-ICE-Agent-warns-a-churchgoer-he-could-get-shot

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Americans in three states warned not to leave their homes as toxic air alert issued. Americans Told to Stay Indoors in Three States – NewsweekAmericans in parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and Oregon were recently warned to stay indoors due to toxic air alerts from high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and other pollutants
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15776903/air-quality-alert-georgia-south-carolina-oregon/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
‘Sell America’: Investors dump U.S. assets in fear of the end of Fed independence
https://fortune.com/2026/01/12/sell-america-stocks-fed-independence/

Top federal prosecutor who exposed massive $250M Minnesota fraud case steps down from position
https://www.allsides.com/news/2026-01-13-0800/violence-america-top-federal-prosecutor-who-exposed-massive-250m-minnesota-fraud-case-steps-down-position

# General News / Boat Strikes
Military Official Involved in Boat Strikes Feared They Were Illegal. Read HuffPost’s exclusive report on the fears inside the U.S. military that Trump and Hegseth’s campaign is breaking the law. Killing survivors. A warplane in disguise. Alarms are going off about Trump’s mission in the waters off Latin America.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/military-boat-bombings-illegal-fears_n_69666fd2e4b0dd199b1a6503

US general pinpoints evidence of American war crime after aircraft carries out boat strike. The New York Times says the US allegedly painted its military aircraft like a civilian plane to conduct a September strike.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/13/us-faces-war-crime-allegation-for-disguising-aircraft-in-drug-boat-attack

# Gov / Politics
Trump is in full-blown dictator mode… Trump’s tragedy: the US becomes an autocracy and the presidency, a dictatorship. The president of the United States has decided that the US military, which is now meant to be more focused than ever on “lethality”, should include American cities and the people who live in them in their operational plans.
https://theconversation.com/trumps-tragedy-the-us-becomes-an-autocracy-and-the-presidency-a-dictatorship-266675

Trump Mocks Ilhan Omar, Says ‘I Have a Constitutional Right to Rip Off the Country. She is a Total Scam Artist’
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4440572559634-trump-mocks-ilhan-omar-says-i-have-a-constitutional-right-to-rip-off-the-country-she-is-a-total-scam-artist?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3NjgzNTIwMDgxMjM%3D

“WE’RE SCREWED!” — Trump PANICS on Truth Social over Supreme Court threat to his tariff power. Notice what’s missing: accountability. Trump isn’t warning about some hypothetical policy dreamed up by others. He’s describing the consequences of his own tariffs, his own chaos, and his own reckless economic brinkmanship — while blaming the courts for potentially cleaning up his mess.
https://newrepublic.com/article/195931/trump-angry-tirade-tariff-ruling

House Republicans unveil framework for second ‘big, beautiful bill.’ Six months after Republicans in Congress passed their mammoth budget reconciliation bill, House Republicans are publicly pushing for a second ‘big, beautiful bill.’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/poll-only-27-of-americans-think-minneapolis-ice-shooting-was-justified-142831951.html

Randy Fine Introduces ‘Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act’ to Take Over Territory By Any Means Necessary
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/12/trump-greenland-annex-republican-bill-congress

President Donald Trump ignites constitutional fight claiming he’s revoked predecessor Joe Biden’s autopen pardons
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-claims-former-president-joe-bidens-pardons-are-invalid/

Donald Trump Labeled ‘Completely Insane’ After He Shares Fake Post Declaring Himself ‘Acting President of Venezuela’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o4AKETZHTs

Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities but also their states
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNDE-guqdM

Conservative alarmed over poll showing 8 in 10 Republicans want ‘fascist race war’
https://www.alternet.org/conservative-trump-voters/

‘Who’s gonna tell him?’: Trump’s logic on Greenland essentially means Americans cannot claim the land of the U.S.
Trump gave the logic he believed would justify his plans for occupying Greenland, “The fact that they had a boat land there 500 years ago doesn’t mean that they own the land.”
https://www.themarysue.com/whos-gonna-tell-him-trumps-logic-on-greenland-essentially-means-americans-cannot-claim-the-land-of-the-u-s/

GOP ‘Doubling Down on a Failed Agenda’ With New Reconciliation Framework, Says Key Dem
“Americans will pay a steep price if Republicans move forward with this disastrous agenda,” said Sen. Ron Wyden.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-budget-blueprint-wyden

Trump Declares War on Everyone. Trump has unleashed violence on America’s streets for much the same reason he has unleashed violence on Latin America and is planning to unleash it elsewhere: to display his own strength. Donald Trump declared war on the “enemy within” and put the military on notice that they will mete out the same treatment domestically that they dispense around the world.
https://www.blackagendareport.com/trump-declares-war-us

US lawmaker introduces articles to impeach Homeland Security chief Noem. Noem ‘has violated the Constitution, and she needs to be held accountable for terrorizing our communities,’ says Robin Kelly
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-lawmaker-introduces-articles-to-impeach-homeland-security-chief-noem/3798390

Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/13/trump-steps-up-pressure-to-avoid-reprimand/

Trump Couldn’t Find Greenland On a Map. That Won’t Stop Him. The president has got grand plans for Iran too.
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/trump-greenland-land-grab

Just weeks into 2026, Trump has committed irreparable harm. In the early weeks of 2026, several legal and political challenges have emerged regarding actions taken by the Trump administration, with courts and critics specifically citing “irreparable harm” in various contexts
https://cohen.house.gov/TrumpAdminTracker

# Gov / Politics / Global
The standoff in the Arctic has escalated to the point of direct military engagement warnings. The Danish Ministry of Defense has reportedly issued specific Rules of Engagement (ROE) to its forces in Greenland
https://news.usni.org/2024/12/25/risks-of-military-confrontation-in-arctic-increasing-say-u-s-and-russian-officials

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Judge ORDERS Asset SEIZURE as Trump SCREAMS in Rage Over Texas Bloodbath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6M3qbSG6MM

Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting. Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/doj-attorneys-resign-minneapolis-ice-shooting

Sotomayor swipes at Supreme Court rejecting precedent: ‘We’ve been doing an awful lot of that lately’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4416612/sotomayor-swipes-supreme-court-rejecting-precedent-been-doing-lot-lately/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Health providers face financial pressures, causing consolidation, shorter visits, burnout and shortages.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2025/11/12/staffing-worsens-at-doctor-practices-as-worker-shortage-drags-on/

A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion. Like hundreds of thousands of women each year who enter pregnancy with chronic conditions, Graham was left to navigate care in a country where medical options have significantly narrowed.
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham

# NASA / NORAD / Space
NASA employees to new boss: You’re a straight-up liar. A recently shuttered library “was scheduled for renovation, not elimination.”
https://futurism.com/space/nasa-union-isaacman

A New Celestial Visitor Just Entered Our Solar System — and It Could Be the ‘Great Comet of 2026’: Astronomers are excited about Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a newly discovered visitor expected to become the potential “Great Comet of 2026,” reaching peak brightness and closest approach to Earth in late April 2026
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/a-new-celestial-visitor-just-entered-our-solar-system-and-it-could-be-the-great-comet-of-2026

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
Somali Suitcase Stash: Officials told Just the News that Transportation Security Administration agents tracked and flagged about $136 million in bulk cash in outbound luggage at the passenger checkpoints at John Glenn Columbus International Airport since November 2023. This follows reports that millions of dollars were discovered leaving Minnesota airports.
https://voz.us/en/just-the-news/260114/32523/somali-suitcase-stash-feds-says-130-million-moved-from-ohio-airport-to-minnesota-on-way-overseas.html

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