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Voices, The Peoples News

January 22, 2025, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Archaeology
Unexpected shift of ancient ‘Wheel of Ghosts’ structure has archaeologists baffled. The Wheel of Ghosts is a circular stone formation that dates back thousands of years. The name derives from its eerie appearance of worn-down stones and surrounding folklore, which suggests a connection to ancient spirits.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/wheel-of-ghosts-astronomical-purpose

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
San Francisco Chinatown resident’s 1898 case established birthright citizenship as settled law: Ratified in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment opens with the Citizenship Clause.  It reads, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”  This case highlighted a disagreement between the Justices over the precise meaning of one key phrase in the Citizenship Clause: “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/united-states-v-wong-kim-ark-1898

Usha Vance sparks same ‘deportation fears’ after internet raised Barron Trump concerns. The nation is speculating whether or not Usha Vance can stay in the US after newly-inaugurated Donald Trump vowed to fix the immigration crisis by taking away birthright citizenship
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/internet-claims-usha-vance-lose-34526961

The state of deportations in Colorado
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCPdGfvD9MY

Denver braces for mass deportations under new Trump presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I93dUvFRBuM

Trump authorizes ICE arrests in schools, churches
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5099794-ice-arrests-schools-churches/

Trump border czar Tom Homan reveals ICE teams are already arresting ‘public safety threats’
https://www.aol.com/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-214225267.html

Trump declares invasion at southwest border, suspends entry
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_86c8ac3c-d835-11ef-bdae-372bed52042d.html

Trump’s border czar says immigration raids will begin next week, including in Chicago
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/nx-s1-5266892/immigration-raid-chicago-trump

US Trump Birthright Citizenship Injunction (CR)
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3771385030472-us-trump-birthright-citizenship-injunction-cr?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzc1MDE3NTUwNDE%3D

WI joins states challenging order attempting to end citizenship for certain kids born in America
https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/wisconsin-joins-suit-against-trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Samsung, LG may move some home-appliance manufacturing from Mexico to US, paper says
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SAMSUNG-ELECTRONICS-CO-LT-6494906/news/Samsung-LG-may-move-some-home-appliance-manufacturing-from-Mexico-to-US-paper-says-48821315/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security COLA to Shrink Again in 2026, Adding to Retiree Financial Strain
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/social-securitys-cola-could-drop-to-2-1-in-2026-from-2-5-in-2025-af3d8b82

Social Security demands autistic man pay back $18k as ‘no longer eligible’ – then it ‘went to hell in a handbasket.’ Overpayments have become a huge issue for Americans in recent years, with some similarly receiving abrupt requests to pay back thousands of dollars.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/13347462/social-security-autistic-man-pay-back-thousands/

Trump mistakes Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc and repeats the threat of massive tariffs
https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-brics-nato-tariffs-defense-spending-9871cf04825c92e073865ca8bede4077

Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 3 months
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-aid-9f5336e84c45a6e782fa95f60a919f47

Trump signs orders to try to tackle inflation and lower energy prices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/trump-inflation-energy-prices

U.S. Treasury set to use ‘extraordinary measures’ starting Tuesday
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c180bfe0-d77c-11ef-8481-7396ac5c4efa.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump executive orders halt wind development, declare energy emergency
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-offshore-wind-leasing-permitting-executive-orders-energy/737835/

Trump vows to ‘unleash’ oil and gas drilling as he rolls back climate rules
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-will-declare-national-energy-emergency-incoming-administration-official-2025-01-20/

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
The Food and Nutrition Service issues final rule for SNAP work requirements. Effective Jan. 16, 2025, the final rule introduces changes to the program’s purpose and modifies work requirement provisions for certain participants.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/agriculture/article_cb7ba702-bd51-11ef-bf1b-8bd1eae7780e.html

# General News
Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders are free. Who are they and what are their groups?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2025/01/22/trump-pardons-proud-boys-oath-keepers-leaders/77861478007/

Clemency for Oath Keepers, Proud Boys fuels extremism threat, experts say. Eviscerating one of the Justice Department’s largest prosecutions adds to a slow-burning assault on public servants, breathes new life into extremist movements
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/21/pardons-proud-boys-oath-keepers/

Trump Cancels John Bolton’s Secret Service Protection Despite Threats From Iranian Regime
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/21/trump-bolton-security-detail-00199751

Trump reinstates Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/22/trump-reinstates-cuba-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

# Gov / Politics
Nine warnings from history about the rise of the Nazis that already strike a chord: Acclaimed historian of the Nazis, Laurence Rees takes a forensic look at how the authoritarian regime rose to power and the ordinary citizens who let it happen. Nine of the 12 warnings have a contemporary relevance, says Robert McCrum, and in the age of Trump 2.0, it is compulsive reading
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/features/elon-musk-nazi-salute-trump-b2683493.html

Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3771547374728-rubio-oversees-halt-to-foreign-aid-and-meets-with-asian-diplomats-on-day-1

Trump ‘wants a paramilitary arm’ for his ‘war with half of America’: President Trump deciding that with the Republican party fully subservient to him, he can subjugate the other remaining power centers in American life. He can finally be a wartime president. It’s just that he’s going to war against America.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fascism-2670903518/

Trump Administration Sued For Second Time In Just 2 Days: A coalition of 18 Democratic-led states, along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s attack on the long-established principle of birthright citizenship.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps-birthright-citizenship-attacks-faces-immediate-challenge_n_678ff31de4b02903dff7e2a6

Trump says Denmark will ‘come along’ on Greenland sale
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5097789-trump-greenland-international-security/

Trump says US needs Greenland for international security
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-20/trump-says-us-needs-greenland-for-international-security

Danish politician tells Trump Greenland not for sale: ‘F‑‑‑ off’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5100318-trump-greenland-denmark-european-parliament/

Trump Order on ‘Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government’
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/trump-order-on–ending-the-weaponization-of-the-federal-government

Trump adminstration shuts White House Spanish-language page and social media, adds ‘Go Home’ button
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-adminstration-shuts-down-white-house-spanish-language-page-and-social-media-briefly-adds-go-home-button

Trump Supporters Knew Exactly Who They Were Voting For
https://time.com/7175545/trump-election-authoritarian-democrats-loss/

Trump’s Executive Orders Are Cruel, Dangerous and Illegal
https://now.org/media-center/press-release/trumps-executive-orders-are-cruel-dangerous-and-illegal/

Trump’s Dangerous Culture-War Purges Have Begun. Donald Trump is rushing to remove all traces of federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-dangerous-culture-war-purges-144802567.html

Trump orders all federal DEI employees to be placed on paid leave starting Wednesday evening. “President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government and returning America to a merit based society…”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5099586-federal-deia-employees-paid-leave/

Trump Admin Accused of Using AI to Draft Executive Orders. Legal experts have called attention to some curious common threads: bizarre typos, formatting errors and oddities. Like, you know, the kind AI makes.
https://futurism.com/trump-admin-accused-ai-executive-orders

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia warns Trump against seizing Panama Canal
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5098063-donald-trump-russia-panama-canal/

Spain’s PM now says he wants to BAN British non-residents from buying property
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/spain-property-purchase-ban-pedro-sanchez-tax-b1206076.html

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs. President Donald Trump’s directive prioritizes the death penalty “regardless of other factors” when the case involves the killing of a law enforcement officer
https://www.corrections1.com/capital-punishment/trump-signs-death-penalty-order-directing-attorney-general-to-help-states-get-lethal-injection-drugs

# LGBTQ / Gender
Trump Lays Groundwork for Transgender Military Ban During First Day in Office
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/01/21/trump-lays-groundwork-transgender-military-ban-during-first-day-office.html

Trump’s Assault on Trans Rights Has Begun. Here’s What to Watch For. An early executive order shows the White House wants to get into the business of defining sex and gender. That could play out in a few ways.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190526/trump-executive-order-trans-rights

# Medicare / Medicaid
Study shows rural, conservative areas have the most to lose if GOP slashes Medicaid. It remains one of the most striking aspects of today’s health care policy debate that it’s rural and mostly conservative communities that tend to benefit the most from social safety net programs championed by Democrats.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3770429362387-study-shows-rural-conservative-areas-have-the-most-to-lose-if-gop-slashes-medicaid?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3Mzc1MDMwOTg1Mjc%3D

# Medical / General News
WHO defends global health, security role after Trump withdrawal
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5097932-world-health-organization-trump-withdrawal-response/

Trump Sneaks Dangerous Rights for Fetuses Into Executive Order. Donald Trump slipped the anti-abortion language into an otherwise unrelated order.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190506/donald-trump-fetal-personhood-executive-order

# Military / General News / Militia / Bio-weapons
Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys. The Navy wants ships to be able to launch decoys that are capable of luring away missiles for tens of minutes to help defend against incoming barrages.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/nulka-combat-use-shows-warships-need-longer-lasting-electronic-warfare-enabled-decoys

# Military General News / Global
Houthi Pledge To Curtail Ship Attacks Sparks New Security Assessment. In the wake of the Gaza War ceasefire, the Houthis vowed to limit shipping attacks only to vessels directly affiliated with Israel.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/houthi-pledge-to-curtail-ship-attacks-sparks-new-security-assessment

# Pharmaceuticals
Trump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and Obamacare. The moves are likely to be inconsequential to many people in terms of what they pay in out-of-pocket health care costs.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-reverses-biden-policies-drug-pricing-obamacare-rcna188555

Trump’s tariffs’ possible side effects include making pain relievers and antibiotics more expensive
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-tariffs-possible-side-effects-090501579.html

# Security / Surveillance
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-homeland-security-priorities-committees-trump-tsa-d3e4398c8871ada8d0590859442e092c

US Department of Homeland Security firing all advisory committee members, letter says
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/US-Department-of-Homeland-Security-firing-all-advisory-committee-members-letter-says-48828013/

# Social
Republican state Senator proposes tattoo artists get training to notice signs of human trafficking.  “The Ink of Hope Act” and would require anyone with a license to tattoo people to undergo an hour of online or in-person training at no cost to applicants. It was introduced by Senator Becky Massey (R – Knoxville).
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/ink-of-hope-act-is-introduced-in-state-legislator/51-fc522be2-47c0-46f7-a521-833f172edbdf

Washington lawmakers revive plan for state cap on rent increases. The “rent stabilization” bill fell apart last year. In the upcoming legislative session, supporters say it has better odds of approval.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/01/10/washington-lawmakers-prepare-to-revive-plan-for-state-cap-on-rent-increases/

Renter forced to leave home of 9 years after abrupt change – she never missed payment but was given days to get out. Residents of OU motel in Norman are being forced to find new homes after the affordable housing option was sold to a builder. And they were only given a 30-day notice to vacate the property.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/13345906/renter-forced-leave-abrupt-change/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
World’s fastest supercomputer ‘El Capitan’ goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/worlds-fastest-supercomputer-el-capitan-goes-online-used-to-secure-the-u-s-nuclear-stockpile-and-other-classified-research

Windows 10 ‘doomsday clock’ pushes closer to midnight as Microsoft’s unexpected rivals dominate an expanding PC category. Windows 10’s impending death, paired with lackluster UX efforts, means Microsoft could be threatened by a rising ‘flavor’ of Linux.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-10-doomsday-clock-pushes-closer-to-midnight

Trump announces $500B Stargate AI project: ‘Country will be prospering like never before’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/21/trump-stargate-ai-openai-oracle-softbank/77861568007/

Trump announces AI infrastructure investment up to $500 billion. “It will ensure the future of technology,” President Donald Trump said.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-openai-oracle-softbank-son-altman-ellison-be261f8a8ee07a0623d4170397348c41

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Voices, The Peoples News

January 22, 2025, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Archaeology
Research Reveals Our Ancestors Developed Tools and Intellectual Capacity to Survive in Extreme Dry Conditions 1.2 Million Years Ago. The Homo erectus adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests with much better survival rates at conquering the extreme environments.
https://knewz.com/world/research-reveals-our-ancestors-developed-tools-and-intellectual-capacity-to-survive-in-extreme-dry-conditions-1-2-million-years-ago/

The mystery of Siberia’s 2,500-year-old ‘Ice Maiden’:  Known as the ‘Ukok Princess’ or the ‘Ice Maiden’ in the media, she is thought to be one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th Century.
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b5vtbj/the-mystery-of-siberia-s-2-500-year-old-ice-maiden–

Hidden underground tunnel system built by Incas found beneath Cusco. The newly verified tunnel system connects the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient Sacsayhuaman fortress
https://www.gbnews.com/science/archaeology-breakthrough-secret-underground-tunnel-system-incas-cusco

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
‘Presidents are powerful, but they are not kings’: Dem AGs contest Trump’s birthright citizenship order
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/21/dem-ags-contest-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-00199710

Trump’s bid to label Mexican cartels ‘foreign terrorists’ poses risks to companies, migrants. Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. Designating them as terrorist groups could have unforeseen consequences.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/21/trump-cartels-terrorists-mexico/

200 migrants whose CBP One appointments were axed refuse to leave US-Mexico border: ‘We’ve been waiting 11 months’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/200-migrants-whose-cbp-one-appointments-were-axed-refuse-to-leave-us-mexico-border/

24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-executive-order-immigrants-fc7dd75ba1fb0a10f56b2a85b92dbe53

Bouys go back into the Rio Grande after Biden ordered them to be removed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bouys-go-back-into-the-rio-grande-after-biden-ordered-them-to-be-removed/vi-AA1xzZ3X

Colorado Attorney General says executive order ending birthright citizenship is “unconstitutional”
https://coag.gov/press-releases/executive-order-birthright-1-21-25/

Declaring America under invasion, Trump orders US military to seal the southern border and DHS to build facilities ‘to detain removable aliens’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3294985/declaring-america-under-invasion-trump-orders-us-military-to-seal-the-southern-border-and-dhs-to-build-facilities-to-detain-removable-aliens/

Eagle Pass homeowner tears down property due to illegal migrants
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eagle-pass-homeowner-tears-down-001649394.html

KKK fliers go out after Trump anti-immigrant orders: ‘Leave now’ and ‘avoid deportation’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/22/klan-fliers-immigrants-inauguration/

Mass migrant deportations coming to NYC soon as Trump’s border crackdown gets underway, NY rep warns
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/01/21/mass-deportations-coming-to-nyc-soon–per-local-congresswoman

# Communications / Censorship
Marco Rubio tells diplomats he will end State Department programs that ‘open the door to censorship’
https://www.aol.com/marco-rubio-tells-diplomats-end-233506701.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s DOGE wasting no time making DEI cuts: ‘It begins’
https://www.aol.com/elon-musk-doge-wasting-no-132231452.html

Is DOGE even doable? Elon Musk’s plan to cut $2 trillion in federal spending will be harder than it sounds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doge-even-doable-elon-musk-100000589.html

President Trump denied reports that Elon Musk will be given office space in the West Wing for his DOGE cost-cutting project.
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3770843081095-elon-musk-to-likely-take-west-wing-office-for-doge-team-closer-to-trump-report

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
DWP crackdown could see people banned from driving if welfare debts go unpaid
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/22/dwp-crackdown-could-see-people-banned-from-driving-if-welfare-debts-go-unpaid

Federal Reserve And U.S. Banks Withdraw From Climate Initiatives
https://www.esgtoday.com/u-s-federal-reserve-leaves-climate-risk-focused-central-bank-coalition/

Legislation would prohibit preparation of tax returns through unauthorized ‘Direct File’ program
https://financialregnews.com/legislation-would-prohibit-preparation-of-tax-returns-through-unauthorized-direct-file-program/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Oil prices surge, driving gas prices higher. “Global oil prices have surged due to strong winter heating fuel demand and new U.S. sanctions against Russia’s energy sector.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/rising-oil-costs-bring-gas-prices-along-for-the-ride/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
New wildfires burning in California. Forecasters cautioned that gusts could peak at 70 mph (113 kph) along the coast and 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills during extreme fire weather that’s expected to last through Tuesday afternoon.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/new-wildfires-flare-in-southern-california-as-dangerous-winds-return

Florida is First State to Officially Use ‘Gulf Of America’ With Cold Weather Emergency Declaration Just Hours After Trump Inaugurated
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-gulf-of-america-donald-trump-b2683457.html

‘Many of us have warned for years of a rising ecofascist threat. ‘The social and political knock-on effects of global heating will destabilize countries’
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-climate-change-solitude-oligarchy-longevity

Scientists have discovered that oceans emit a previously overlooked sulfur gas called methanethiol (MeSH) that increases their cooling effect on Earth’s climate by up to 70% in the Southern Ocean region.
https://studyfinds.org/overlooked-ocean-gas-global-warming/#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20discovered%20that%20oceans,in%20the%20Southern%20Ocean%20region.

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Trump’s Trade and Deportation Plans Could Be Disastrous for the U.S. Food Supply
https://hbr.org/2025/01/trumps-trade-and-deportation-plans-could-be-disastrous-for-the-u-s-food-supply

# Gov / Politics
‘Lives are at risk’: Experts sound dire alarm as Trump threatens Afghans who helped US
https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-trump-us-president-order-refugees-immigration-family-resettlement-america/33283881.html

‘Lying’: Trump slammed as critics say he dismissed ‘blatant corruption’ with a chuckle
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto-2670904639/

‘We are the dominant predator’: GOP lawmaker justifies US right to take Greenland
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-greenland-2670901879/

‘We don’t want to be Americans’, Greenland PM says
https://www.barrons.com/news/we-don-t-want-to-be-americans-greenland-pm-says-4c88419c

Elon Musk’s gesture resembling Nazi salute at Trump inauguration event sparks backlash
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/elon-musk-rips-those-saying-he-gave-nazi-salute-need-better-dirty-tricks/

Elon Musk is now demanding action against Wikipedia following inauguration gesture fallout
https://www.indy100.com/news/elon-musk-nazi-salute-wikipedia-inauguration

How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda
https://www.wusf.org/2025-01-21/trumps-executive-order-resumes-executions-after-biden-dialed-them-back

In Trump’s America, the Oligarchy Is Done Pretending to Care About You
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-oligarchs-musk-bezos-zuckerberg-1235242625/

Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/22/influence-of-super-rich-on-donald-trump-threatens-democracy-say-patriotic-millionaires

Super-rich must stop meddling in democracy, says Disney heiress. Two thirds of world’s wealthy people view influence of rich on Donald Trump as dangerous
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/22/super-rich-must-stop-meddling-in-democracy-disney-heiress/

Japan has no choice but to strengthen defence, foreign minister tells new Trump administration
https://www.reuters.com/world/japan-has-no-choice-strengthen-defence-foreign-minister-tells-new-trump-2025-01-22/

President Trump signs executive orders to revoke previous administration’s actions
https://www.affirmativeactionlawadvisor.com/2025/01/breaking-news-president-trump-revokes-a-long-list-of-biden-executive-orders/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Panama president hits back at Trump and ‘rejects’ inaugural speech ‘in its entirety’
https://www.aol.com/panama-rejects-trump-vow-back-224436746.html

Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit. The government in Panama City referred to an article of the UN Charter precluding any member from “the threat or use of force” against the territorial integrity or political independence of another.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/panama-complains-un-over-trump-003959892.html

Mexico prepares migrant shelter after President Trump’s sweeping immigration orders
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-builds-temporary-shelters-prepare-142755589.html

Modi’s government planning to repatriate 18,000 Indians living in US illegally
https://www.business-standard.com/finance/personal-finance/trump-crackdown-india-to-repatriate-18-000-illegal-immigrants-from-the-us-125012201018_1.html

‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute. Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-right
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute

Nazi salute or not, Elon Musk was gesturing to a new spectacle of fascism
https://forward.com/opinion/690835/elon-musk-fascist-salute-walter-benjamin/

‘The only word was welcome’: Syrian Americans triumphantly return to native land
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2025/01/21/syrian-americans-visiting-their-home-country-rejoice-and-weep/77493064007/

China’s Xi Unveils Megaport in America’s Backyard Amid US Concerns. In addition to being a large industrial complex, the harbor boasts 15 berths capable of accommodating some of the world’s largest cargo ships—and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warships.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-xi-megaport-chancay-warships-1985770

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Hochul scrambles to fund NYPD’s $154M overnight subway staffing, as cops hit NYC trains after rash of violence
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/hochul-scrambles-to-fund-nypds-154m-overnight-subway-staffing-as-cops-hit-nyc-trains-after-rash-of-violence/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Faces New Charges
https://www.newsbreak.com/tysonomo-multimedia-1824492/3771366145475-gang-member-sentenced-to-40-years-for-murder-faces-new-charges

# LGBTQ / Gender
‘Spirit of cooperation’: Utah Senate majority leader talks revisions to transgender anti-discrimination policies. A new bill could close ‘loopholes’ in Utah’s existing policies, he said
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/01/21/senate-majority-leader-talks-revisions-to-transgender-anti-discrimination-policies/

# Military General News / Global
Russian ‘Crutch Battalions’ Full Of Limping Soldiers Are Easy Targets For Ukrainian Drones. ‘What The F—?’ A Russian Soldier Mutters As His Wounded Comrades Are Ordered To Limp Into Battle On Crutches
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/21/what-the-f–a-russian-soldier-mutters-as-his-wounded-comrades-are-ordered-to-limp-into-battle-on-crutches/

As fighting in Gaza stops, Israel launches major military campaign in West Bank. Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinians and left at least 40 more people wounded
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-syria-lebanon-news-01-21-2025-8734154c4b22883ba14a8acca504606a

Hamas resumes power in Gaza: ‘A slap in the face to the Israeli government’: Following the latest ceasefire agreement, Hamas resumed its role in maintaining law and order in Gaza, after Israel failed to find a replacement force.
https://matzav.com/hamas-resumes-power-in-gaza-a-slap-in-the-face-to-the-israeli-government/

In Japan, a more muted cheering for the British-led GCAP warplane
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/01/21/in-japan-a-more-muted-cheering-for-the-british-led-gcap-warplane/

Israel launches deadly military operation in the West Bank: At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Jenin. Ten killed, more than 35 wounded says Palestinian Ministry of Health, as violence rises in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/21/israeli-army-launches-deadly-attack-on-jenin-refugee-camp-in-west-bank

# Pharmaceuticals
President Trump rescinds Biden’s Executive Order to lower drug prices
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-trump-raise-prescription-drug-prices-2018607

# Planetary
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is On The Move, This Is How Far It Has ShiftedUnlike the geographical North Pole, the magnetic north pole of the planet is decided by Earth’s magnetic field, which is constantly moving and never static.
https://www.ndtv.com/science/earths-magnetic-north-pole-is-on-the-move-this-is-how-far-it-has-shifted-7531840

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Alien Enemies Act: Under this law, the president could authorize the arrest, relocation, or deportation of any male over the age of 14 who hailed from a foreign enemy country. It also provided some legal protections for those subject to the law. This detention and deportation power poses an alarming risk of abuse and rights violations in both wartime and peacetime
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/alien-enemies-act-explained

Trump to begin second term with assault on the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/20/to-begin-second-term-with-on-the-constitutional-guarantee-of-birthright-citizenship/

Trump goes toe-to-toe with sanctuary cities over deportation as illegal immigration crackdown set to begin
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-goes-toe-to-toe-sanctuary-cities-over-deportation-illegal-immigration-crackdown-set-begin

Laken Riley Act passes in Senate, set to become law after final changes made. The House already approved the measure, but because amendments were added in the Senate, the House will have to take one final reconciliation vote before sending the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/laken-riley-act-set-become-law-after-senate-votes-final-changes?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Trump orders military to plan to “seal the borders.” The U.S. military must produce a plan to “seal the borders” under an executive order signed Monday by the new president. But experts suggest that the order may set up a legal challenge that turns on the word ‘invasion.’
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/01/trump-orders-military-plan-seal-borders/402360/

Trump’s idea to use military to deport over 10 million migrants faces legal, constitutional and practical hurdles
https://theconversation.com/trumps-idea-to-use-military-to-deport-over-10-million-migrants-faces-legal-constitutional-and-practical-hurdles-247295

Suspect in killing of border patrol agent was German citizen with expired H1-B visa. The suspect fired on two U.S. Border Patrol agents during a vehicle stop in Vermont leaving one agent dead. A second shooter, a female, is in custody.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/one-suspect-border-patrol-agent-killing-was-german-citizen-expired-h1-b-visa

Alan Dershowitz Breaks Down Trump’s Power To Combat Cartels As President. Attorney Alan Dershowitz on Monday explained the legal authority President Donald Trump has to combat cartels.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/21/alan-dershowitz-breaks-down-trumps-power-combat-cartels-president/

Impact of Trump Immigration Crackdown Is Swift as Advocates Vow to Fight Back. The president signaled an end to birthright citizenship and a prompt start to deportation raids as migrants at the southern border were barred from entering the U.S.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trumpmass-deportation-plan

# Communications / Censorship
Trump signs executive order banning government censorship. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning the federal government from taking any action to restrict Americans free speech rights.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-censorship-misinformation-social-media-b344d8c75463990ff6e782bc836bb337

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Vivek Ramaswamy Ditches DOGE First Day on the Job
https://apnews.com/article/vivek-ramaswamy-doge-ohio-governor-musk-trump-328400a5cc47adde8dd97eb628d18164

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Trump declares national energy emergency. Speaking about the declaration from behind the desk of the Oval Office, Trump said “that means you can do whatever you have to do to get out of that problem. “
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5096946-trump-declares-energy-emergency/

Trump signs executive order walking back Biden’s offshore drilling ban
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3294454/trump-executive-order-walking-back-biden-offshore-drilling-ban/

Climate Movement Alarmed by Trump Declaring Energy Emergency to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’: Green groups vowed to fight against “all attempts by Trump and his allies in Congress to weaken commonsense environmental rules and put polluter profits over the health, safety, and well-being of people and the planet.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-platform-on-energy

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Trump withdraws U.S. from Paris climate agreement. On Monday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accords.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5266207/trump-paris-agreement-biden-climate-change

What Trump’s exit from the climate deal really means. Quitting the Paris Agreement triggers a cascade of real-world impacts and signals the beginning of an aggressive agenda to undo U.S. climate policy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/20/trumps-exit-climate-deal-means-00199406

Scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ecosystem if the climate continues to warm.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250106195839.htm

# Foods / Things that impact your health
Black gold: The vitamin-packed fruit that regulates blood sugar and blood pressure. Berries from the genus Aronia, often called black chokeberry, are native to North America and have gained attention for their high content of polyphenolic compounds.
https://www.earth.com/news/black-gold-the-vitamin-packed-fruit-that-regulates-blood-sugar-and-blood-pressure/

How to lower blood pressure with food. 10 foods that can promote normal blood pressure levels and support your overall health
https://www.ncoa.org/article/10-foods-that-help-lower-blood-pressure-naturally/

# General News
‘Why Aren’t You in The Hague?’: Sam Husseini and Max Blumenthal confront Tony Blinken. Max Blumenthal confronted Blinken, asking why he continued to “keep the bombs flowing when we had a deal in May” and whether he was “compromised by Israel.”
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/01/18/journalists-dragged-out-blinken/

Gaza ceasefire deal, the history of US and Israeli obstructionism, and efforts to hold the authors of Gaza’s destruction accountable, including Blumenthal’s questioning of Tony Blinken at the Secretary of State’s presser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6MCsAjlL5U

Ron Johnson ‘totally supportive’ as MAGA economist calls to rename Greenland to Trumpland
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-greenland/

Christian Nationalism Is ‘Single Biggest Threat’ to America’s Religious Freedom, An Interview With Amanda Tyler of the Baptist Joint Committee
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/christian-nationalism-is-single-biggest-threat-to-americas-religious-freedom/

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution: From the Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation’s foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time.
https://www.amazon.com/Second-Founding-Reconstruction-Remade-Constitution/dp/0393652572

Elon Musk Badgered Trump Into Giving Him White House Pass. The president’s favorite billionaire will no longer be relegated to a different building.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/elon-musk-badgered-trump-into-giving-him-white-house-pass/ar-AA1xyKue

# Gov / Politics
Trump Inauguration Dubbed ‘A Coronation of Our Country’s Descent Into Oligarchy’: “Today marks the beginning of an administration dominated by billionaires and corporate interests.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-inauguration-oligarchy

Here are all executive orders Trump signed on Day 1. Multiple orders are related to immigration enforcement. President to end federal diversity, inclusiveness programs
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/donald-trump-executive-orders-day-1/

Trump pardons almost all involved in Jan. 6 riot, commutes remaining 14 sentences. Trump ordered those still incarcerated to be released immediately from federal prison.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/20/trump-pardons-jan-6-defendants/

Meet the Rich and Awful Men Who Now Own America. Trump’s newest and richest allies have a radical vision, and it’s already reshaping the country.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/tech-crypto-bros-donald-trump-silicon-valley-elon-musk.html?pay=1737470394574&support_journalism=please

Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration celebrations. Tech billionaire says his critics need ‘better dirty tricks’ after coming under fire over hand gestures.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/21/musk-accused-of-giving-nazi-salute-during-trump-inauguration-celebrations

Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk’s Straight-Arm Salute
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-salute-reaction-right-wing-extremists-1235241866/

A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions at the State Department have left their posts at the demand of the incoming Trump administration, which plans to install its own people in those positions.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-state-department-rubio-d6c2cb864852c32b144101eb38150d29

Fact Check: What We Know About Trump’s Executive Order Declaring There Are ‘Only Two Genders, Male and Female’: President Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday during his first hours in office recognizing only two sexes, male and female, and directing federal agencies to cease promotion of the concept of gender transition.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5097278-trump-executive-order-gender-transition/

Donald Trump’s “Golden Age” of Corruption and Cronyism: The miraculously resurrected president promised in his inaugural speech to resurrect a country that was doing quite well without him at the helm.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190467/donald-trump-inauguration-speech-resurrection

Trump Enacts Petty Revenge With Weird Midnight Rant. Donald Trump has been in office for less than 24 hours, but his administration is already working overtime to strip personnel from the executive branch who “are not aligned” with Trump’s “vision to Make America Great Again.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/190478/donald-trump-revenge-rant-mark-milley-jose-andres

Trump the Redemptionist: The Coming American Armageddon
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-redemptionist-coming-american-armageddon-201939438.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin says Russia is open to dialogue on Ukraine with Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-trump-ukraine-russia-war-resolution-talks-negotiations-2018145

German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/01/19/news/world/german-ambassador-warns-of-trump-plan-to-redefine-constitutional-order-document-shows/

Putin sends World War 3 message to Donald Trump amid inauguration. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a World War 3 plea to Donald Trump as he congratulated him on his election victory just hours before Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/putin-world-war-three-trump-34517377

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
NC man wanted to help Islamic State terrorist group, FBI says. Federal authorities have charged a North Carolina man with attempting to help ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Subject Arrested Before Boarding a Flight to Allegedly Join ISIS
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/us-attorney-durham-man-arrested-attempting-provide-support-terrorists

# Medical / General News
Trump calls for U.S. to withdraw from World Health Organization. The move could cripple the WHO and substantially weaken global health security
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/20/trump-order-us-withdrawal-world-health-organization-historic-policy-shift/

Trump administration deletes Biden’s reproductive rights website hours after taking office. Repoductiverights.gov was launched to provide resources for those seeking information on subjects such as abortion.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/abortion/trump-administration-deletes-bidens-reproductive-rights-website-hours-after-taking-office

# Military / General News / Militia / Bio-weapons
US green lights $39 million sale of stand-off missiles to Japan. Japan’s counterstrike capabilities is set to receive a boost from the U.S. Defense Department, which on Wednesday backed a $39 million sale of air-to-surface missiles for the country’s F-15J and F-35 fighters
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2025-01-17/counterstrike-missile-sale-japan-16509647.html

# Military General News / Bioweapons  / Global
Houthis claim 7th strike on carrier Truman as Red Sea conflict continues: The Houthis announced that they targeted the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on Friday, casting doubt on whether the Yemen-based terrorist group would stop its attacks on ships in the Red Sea following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
https://news.usni.org/2025/01/17/houthis-claim-7th-strike-on-carrier-truman-as-red-sea-conflict-continues

Swedish officials warn of hybrid warfare threats from Russia, China. The Swedish Armed Forces issued a statement this week warning about the threat of hybrid warfare, stating Russia, China and Iran were conducting intelligence operations against Sweden and the nation’s political, military and civil authorities must be prepared for indirect and direct threats
https://news.usni.org/2025/01/17/swedish-officials-warn-of-hybrid-warfare-threats-from-russia-china

Drones attack Russian military industrial hub 600 miles from Ukraine
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/20/741263/Russia-shots-down-31-Ukrainian-drones-targeting-industrial-sites

# NASA / Space
Second Trump administration begins with confusion on acting NASA leadership. The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.
https://spacenews.com/second-trump-administration-begins-with-confusion-on-acting-nasa-leadership/

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# Indigenous
Biden Gives Parting Commutation to Prominent Native Activist. Leonard Peltier will not die in prison and is to be placed in home confinement.
In a press release, Biden said: “This commutation will enable Mr. Peltier to spend his remaining days in home confinement but will not pardon him for his underlying crimes.”
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motherjones.com%2Fpolitics%2F2025%2F01%2Fleonard-peltier-right-before-the-transition-biden-commuted-native-activist-leonard-peltiers-sentence%2F%3Futm_source%3Dmj-newsletters%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Ddaily-newsletter-01-20-2025&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826104114%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ANJYV9O%2FWTei%2BjYxkxD6iAqhJ28vXYzLDIYJgyuHOYw%3D&reserved=0

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs Trump to send troops to border and list Tren de Aragua as terrorist org — as migrant caravan heads to US
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F01%2F20%2Fus-news%2Ftrump-to-send-troops-to-border-and-declare-tren-de-aragua-a-terrorist-org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826124740%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7vNy4cIjPcrslk16c6g6%2BcVsGYZmVmMiD5WFREmtPVg%3D&reserved=0

The Laken Riley Act Spells Chaos for the Immigration System. The U.S. immigration system isn’t ready for the havoc and expense this bill could unleash. But the real pain will be felt by the immigrants the bill targets.
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewrepublic.com%2Farticle%2F190219%2Flaken-riley-act-immigration-chaos&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826145484%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5FNsxTn64VqKi1%2Fjx7vKGyUjhEb5Mci2OFlundfrRkA%3D&reserved=0

Trump to authorize deployment of US troops to the border
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usnews.com%2Fnews%2Ftop-news%2Farticles%2F2025-01-20%2Ftrump-to-authorize-deployment-of-us-troops-to-the-border-fox-reports&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826160594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zDCYYaLWLIJSvIX26MFtVAWdu41v01n1J7ASbgWpytY%3D&reserved=0

Trump ends CBP One, a Biden-era border app that gave legal entry to nearly 1 million migrants
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global # Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM We built an AI model that analysed millions of images of retreating glaciers, what it found is alarming: Svalbard, an archipelago near the northeast coast of Greenland, is at the frontline of this climate change, warming up to seven times faster than the rest of the world.
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# General News
Elon Musk’s Foray Into UK Politics Holds a Warning for the US. Musk weaponized fears of gender-based violence to foster racism in the UK.
Will he use the same playbook in the US?
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# Gov / Politics
Trump on the cusp: Aggressive transition period signals disruptive second term
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Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves
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Trump didn’t wait to be sworn in to start breaking his campaign promises
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Trump Makes Instant $25 Billion Out of Fans With New Grift
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Trump to sign executive order to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
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U.S. Senators Reintroduce Separation of Powers Restoration Act
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Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Trump’s inauguration, is a trusted adviser to Xi
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What Trump Really Wants From Greenland and Panama. Yes, the president-elect really is serious about expanding the U.S. But what he mostly wants is to bully small countries that won’t fight back.
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The president-elect’s first term was a circus of self-dealing and plutocratic capture. His second term may end up making that look like an innocent era.
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Donald Trump and his gang of sore winners are returning to the halls of power, bent on burning everything to the ground.
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The tech billionaire believes Trump will help to reveal hidden truths—like how Jeffrey Epstein actually died. But beneath his conspiracism lies a very real, very dangerous political theory.
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Trump Has Pledged an Era of Spectacular Violence. We Can’t Be Passive Onlookers. Trump is poised to employ his mastery of spectacle to expand the oppressive forms of state violence at work in the US.
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Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers,  policy makers will be overseeing the industries that they run and own.
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Crypto Billionaire Trump Already ‘Cashing In On the Presidency’ With Meme Coin
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Nationwide protests erupt against Trump’s inauguration amid fears of far-right agenda
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Trump Makes Frightening Far Right Promises in Inauguration Speech. Trump made promises to target LGBTQ people and immigrants, and to enact a number of other right-wing plans.
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Trump’s view of a ‘Golden Age’ is one full of restrictions. Trump’s second inaugural address outlined an agenda that will take aim at racial equity efforts, transgender rights and undocumented immigrants.
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Trump Just Inherited Sole Authority to Launch Nuclear Weapons on a Whim. With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, experts urge us all to reengage with nuclear security issues.
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Memo to Trump: Modify the US policy of sole authority to launch nuclear weapons
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Canadians Are Quietly Freaking Out About Trump’s Territorial Trolling. Political leaders across the Great White North have tried to put on a brave face in response to the president-elect’s annexation threats, but they aren’t convincing anyone.
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Two top Iranian judges shot dead in Tehran supreme court in ‘planned assassination’ by gunman who shot himself
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# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
FBI acting director retires on inauguration day, one day after Wray. The bureau’s career officials have come under considerable scrutiny from Trump’s supporters over widespread accusations of political bias within the agency.
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Ftrump-fbi-e2013df7ee230573ad695d88fd0838ce&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826579103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bATaBIkvKQKUh9ch%2F3Xoh3HhP34GXnKMFJlR6JC%2BKbM%3D&reserved=0

# Media
Voice of America is required by law to report the news accurately. Could Donald Trump change that?
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fvoice-america-democracy-trump-lake-fake-news-90039c76a8915d7906f5d7608c9e05f4&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826600485%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MmSWniaBQn3RS7HN5lG4bPmITVdqMaqZJkPL7smWebA%3D&reserved=0

# Medical / General News
Trump expected to quickly revive ‘global gag rule’ on abortion
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fpolicy%2Fhealthcare%2F5092735-trump-abortion-mexico-city-policy%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826615750%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DxBmv7iflbQ4YdX4xqiRH74lyGPmBYnEGNDveGU%2FLUE%3D&reserved=0

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
US Treasury files hacked by China, Biden issues cybersecurity order
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsan.com%2Fcc%2Fus-treasury-files-hacked-by-china-biden-issues-cybersecurity-order%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826630677%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5OqzbUI2iQD8hJjcB9m7%2FObWueiYfwURNrdM8mdIlWg%3D&reserved=0

TikTok Is Restoring Service to the US After Trump Promises a Reprieve. The popular social media app went dark in the US on Saturday night but announced Sunday that it was “in the process” of getting back online.
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2025%2F01%2Ftiktok-wants-clarity-biden-administration-doj-or-will-go-dark-1236260428%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826645622%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=M%2Ff5%2Bdc0lOQQ%2Bq1WYKF2sI89vOWdd72EklxLjBldnxE%3D&reserved=0

# UFO / UAP Disclosure
UAP recovery video shows ‘egg-shaped’ object: Craft resembles UAP encountered by Navy
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsnationnow.com%2Fspace%2Fufo%2Fuap-recovery-video-shows-egg-shaped-object-exclusive%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826660544%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gq%2FuQYYV%2BE0XEvL5ktIB3juepuS3YmYktR4T6gX6C4I%3D&reserved=0

# Water
NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle. The majority of those shifts are driven by activities such as agriculture and could have impacts on ecosystems and water management, especially in certain regions.
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmissions%2Fgpm%2Fnasa-scientists-find-new-human-caused-shifts-in-global-water-cycle%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DIn%2520a%2520recently%2520published%2520paper%2Cmanagement%252C%2520especially%2520in%2520certain%2520regions&data=05%7C02%7Cmunsup.seoh%40wright.edu%7Cbd673e9a04c542e3c73308dd39a5e153%7C5c46d65dee5c45138cd4af98d15e6833%7C0%7C1%7C638730106826675559%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C40000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Cf6m28XQDJnEOnaU937kMN7p6E4pTUhGF4bo7P4VItU%3D&reserved=0

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# Archaeology
‘Floating’ Pyramid of Egypt Analyzed by Experts to Find the Mystery Behind Its Evolution and Reason Behind Its Special Place
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1390808/egypt-floating-pyramid-mystery-solved-archaeology-news-pharaoh-senusret-lahun-spt

Archaeologists Discover the World’s Oldest 3D Map Inside a Cave, Hosts Three Different Styles of Ancient Art. About 20,000 years ago, prehistoric people carved and smoothed the cave floors to create the miniature 3D feature of its surroundings.
https://knewz.com/world/archaeologists-discover-the-worlds-oldest-3-d-map-inside-a-cave-hosts-three-different-styles-of-ancient-art/

Archaeologists in Egypt Uncover a Well-Preserved Mummy Wearing Gold and Blue Sky God Mask
https://www.newsbreak.com/knewz-1594593/3765623574644-archaeologists-in-egypt-uncover-a-well-preserved-mummy-wearing-gold-and-blue-sky-god-mask

Researchers Uncover Scribes of Ancient Pharaohs That Used Advanced Inks Containing Copper 2000 Years Ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171110113931.htm

Archeologists have uncovered more than 1,000 stone blocks of the foundation wall of Queen Hatshepsut’s valley temple in Luxor as well as the nearby tomb of Queen Teti Sheri, grandmother of Ahmose I, the first pharaoh of Egypt’s golden New Kingdom era
https://www.newsbreak.com/knewz-1594593/3767056285506-archaeologists-stumble-on-new-findings-in-queen-hatshepsut-s-famous-mortuary-temple-in-egypt-stuns-researchers

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Scores of Afghans have left for the US after their visas were processed in the Philippines
https://apnews.com/article/afghan-special-us-visa-applicants-philippines-ced25c685ab3ff1527f1781fae2d1bdd

‘Damn Right’ Trump Will Take On ‘Paramilitary’ Mexican Drug Cartels, Says Mike Waltz: ‘The American People Expect It’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/damn-right-trump-will-take-on-paramilitary-mexican-drug-cartels-says-mike-waltz-the-american-people-expect-it/

DeSantis’ border plan: Make illegal entry a state crime, expand 287(g) program, more
https://www.newsbug.info/news/nation/desantis-border-plan-make-illegal-entry-a-state-crime-expand-287-g-program-more/article_09b43828-d915-5688-9180-967b688f5bd0.html?=/&subcategory=9%7CFood+%2F+Drink

Federal appeals court declares DACA unlawful, but keeps program in place for now
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/politics/2025/01/17/daca-program-ruled-illegal-by-federal-appeals-court

Mexican authorities to seal secret tunnel on US border. The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with the Texas city of El Paso.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexico-sealed-tunnel/2025/01/19/id/1195642/

North Texas Republican introduces bill to make ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy permanent. U.S. Representative Roger Williams says he has the votes to pass legislation.
https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/texas-republican-remain-in-mexico-policy-permanent/287-9233a889-7a3b-45c9-81f3-cc7b29fd9fa9

Senate advances Laken Riley Act without added protections for victims of domestic violence. Ten Democrats joined with Republicans on Friday to move forward the bill, which would require the deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes like shoplifting.
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/laken-riley-act-protections-domestic-violence-victims/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Federal Reserve withdraws from global regulatory climate change group
https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ib85973e0d51e11efa72bdc73e718d234/View/FullText.html?transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE officially comes to power today. Here’s what’s likely first on the agenda.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doge-officially-comes-power-today-090401254.html

Elon Musk’s DOGE will be sued minutes after Trump is sworn in: Lawsuit will challenge legality of ‘department of government efficiency’, by alleging it violates federal rules
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/elon-musk-doge-lawsuit

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Louisiana leads lawsuit against Biden’s ban on new offshore drilling
https://www.businessreport.com/article/liz-murrill-leads-lawsuit-against-bidens-offshore-drilling-ban

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Food pantries are bracing for more demand if the Trump administration cuts food aid
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5213815/food-pantries-are-bracing-for-more-demand-if-the-trump-administration-cuts-food-aid

# General News
Column: Martin Luther King Jr.’s son has a message for Donald Trump – and for America
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/19/column-martin-luther-king-day-trump-inauguration-message/77724790007/

# Gov / Politics
Trump ally says first 100 days will be “shock and awe”
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5258481/trump-protest-peoples-march-womens-march-inauguration-presidency-policies-agenda

Here Are 31 Major Actions Trump Will Focus On In Day One Executive Order Barrage. Here’s a look at just 31 of those executive actions Trump plans to take significant enough to be mentioned in the brief
https://www.mediaite.com/news/here-are-31-major-actions-trump-will-focus-on-in-day-one-executive-order-barrage/

‘Pushing back’: Republican Senators reportedly just ‘broke with Trump’ on a key issue
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1390808/egypt-floating-pyramid-mystery-solved-archaeology-news-pharaoh-senusret-lahun-spt

‘Trump’s team is worried’ Mitch McConnell will ‘open floodgates’ against nominee
https://www.alternet.org/trump-s-team-is-worried-mitch-mcconnell-will-open-floodgates-against-nominee-report/

Diplomats Are Resigning En Masse Before Trump Takes Over
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senior-state-dept-diplomats-resign-055740273.html

Joe Biden almost sparked WW3 – Vladimir Putin ally warns of ‘nuclear exchange’
https://www.newsweek.com/dmitry-medvedev-nuclear-war-nato-almost-began-joe-biden-2017352

Donald Trump’s Presidency Will Fuel a Greater Than $4 Trillion Investment — and It Has Nothing to Do With Artificial Intelligence (AI)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/01/20/donald-trump-fuel-4-trillion-investment-not-ai/

Report: Federal government can’t fully account for its ‘unsustainable’ spending
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_5a14c10e-d45b-11ef-bcec-b727297eea9c.html

Senior State Dept. Diplomats Resign, Trump To Suspend Security Clearances In Day 1 Purge
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-career-state-department-resignations_n_678ddb00e4b099ed401c7c8a

The tech bros have front-row seats at Trump’s inauguration, but what they want goes way beyond that
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/18/tech-bros-trump-inauguration-silicon-valley-nation-state

This is my three-point plan for standing up to the far right and the billionaire bullies. Putting pressure on social media companies to tackle hate and misinformation is a start, but there’s more that the centre left can do
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/18/sadiq-khan-far-right-billionaire-bullies

Thousands of left-wing demonstrators descend on Washington to protest Trump inauguration
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5258481/trump-protest-peoples-march-womens-march-inauguration-presidency-policies-agenda

# Gov / Politics / Global
Senior Taliban official hits out at own group’s policies towards women
https://au.news.yahoo.com/senior-taliban-official-hits-own-110703098.html

German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows: Ambassador Andreas Michaelis said in his confidential diplomatic report that the Trump agenda would rob the legislative branch, law enforcement and media of their independence.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-us-trump-7b47360c97f8f6ac11052303dd58e0c5

China says it’s sending its vice president to Trump’s inauguration. It’s a sign Beijing may be willing to play ball, international relations experts say.
https://www.aol.com/china-says-vice-president-han-044143599.html

Delegation from Germany’s far-right AfD in US for Trump inauguration
https://www.barrons.com/news/german-far-right-co-leader-to-attend-trump-inauguration-63aa30d2

Israel stops Gaza ceasefire an hour before start time as Netanyahu demands ‘list of hostages first’
https://www.voanews.com/a/netanyahu-says-ceasefire-will-not-begin-unless-hamas-provides-list-of-hostages-/7942164.html

Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes hold with first hostages freed
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/g-s1-43571/ceasefire-goes-into-effect-in-gaza

Netanyahu says Israel ‘reserves right to resume war’ as over 70 arrested at pro-Gaza rally in Westminster
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/us-marshals-deputize-nearly-4000-officers-ahead-of-inauguration/

Russia is escalating its dangerous shadow war against NATO, and there are fears it could get a lot worse
https://www.aol.com/russia-escalating-dangerous-shadow-war-124702432.html

Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls’ high schools to open
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250120-taliban-deputy-foreign-minister-calls-for-girls-high-schools-to-open/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Rami Malek, ‘Mr. Robot’ star, says he was ‘thrown’ on the hood of a cop car in racial profiling incident: ‘I may well be going to jail for something I’ve not done’
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rami-malek-thrown-onto-cop-car-racial-profiling-incident-1236278455/

Nearly 4,000 police officers from around the country deputized ahead of the Presidential Inauguration
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/us-marshals-deputize-nearly-4000-officers-ahead-of-inauguration/

‘This is personal’: Marine veteran reacts to judgment on federal loophole police used to seize his cash
https://www.aol.com/personal-marine-veteran-reacts-judgment-100027386.html

South Carolina schoolgirl found stabbed, bludgeoned and burned to death in ‘monstrous and distubing’ killing
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/south-carolina-schoolgirl-found-stabbed-920120

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Black Passenger Sues American Airlines After Being Accused Of Trafficking His Wife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAzXnTeTU8U

Justice Department announced its findings that the Louisiana State Police (LSP) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-findings-report-regarding-louisiana-state-police

# Media
# Medical / General News
Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/19/millions-shut-out-society-social-care-crisis-disabled-adults

How the Trump admin’s attacks on abortion could devastate health care access globally
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/20/how-the-admins-on-abortion-could-devastate-health-care-access-globally/

Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/missouri-lawmakers-are-going-after-voter-approved-abortion-rights-voters-will-likely-reelect-them/article_b76781e0-a093-57fc-957b-644baf6386d3.html

# NATO
Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date
https://apnews.com/article/sweden-latvia-nato-0018ee9deb9fd963a999ee5f6d964b3f

# Other Interesting Things
Fish exhibits unusual behaviour and appears to “walk” upright. Footage shows the quirky red fish stood vertically, its head pointing upwards and tail stuck to the tank floor while other fish swim gracefully around it
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/science/zoology/fish-exhibits-unusual-behaviour-and-appears-to-walk-upright/vi-AA1xjAbq

Man Leaves 12-Pack Bottled Water on Porch During Snowstorm – Left Stunned on Finding None of Them Frozen. Thaxton shared that the water bottle had been lying on his porch where the temperature was 28 degrees Fahrenheit for past four days.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/man-leaves-12-pack-bottled-water-on-porch-during-snowstorm-left-stunned-on-finding-none-of-them-frozen

NASA Earth Observatory Captures ‘Ghost Islands’ Birthed by Mud Volcanoes, Leaves Scientists Baffled. The landmass mysteriously appeared over the Caspian Sea from the eruption of the Kumani Bank mud volcano and vanished once it underwent erosion.
https://knewz.com/world/nasa-earth-observatory-captures-ghost-islands-birthed-by-mud-volcanoes-leaves-scientists-baffled/

# Science
Luca is the progenitor of all life on Earth. But its genesis has implications far beyond our planet. New research into the single-celled organism is providing clues about what the early planet looked like – and raising the prospect that we may not be alone in the universe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/19/luca-is-the-progenitor-of-all-life-on-earth-but-its-genesis-has-implications-far-beyond-our-planet

New category of particles discovered in the subatomic realm. A new study published in Nature, physicists have discovered a new class of quantum particles known as fractional excitons. These particles behave in surprising ways and have the potential to significantly enhance scientists’ understanding of the quantum realm
https://www.azoquantum.com/News.aspx?newsID=10695#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20study%20published,understanding%20of%20the%20quantum%20realm

Researchers Discover Stunning Cavern Half the Size of Manhattan Teeming With Life Beneath the Antarctic Ice
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/researchers-discover-stunning-cavern-half-the-size-of-manhattan-teeming-with-life-beneath-the-antarctic-ice

# Security / Surveillance
National security threats persist as arrests made in Virginia, NC, Florida
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_dd003b38-d5ba-11ef-a36b-3366581edfb1.html

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Global
Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 — calls for major Copilot+ PC upgrade cycle in 2025
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-calls-for-major-copilot-pc-upgrade-cycle-in-2025

Chinese entities sanctioned over roles in American cyberattacks
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/01/17/treasury-department-sanctions-chinese-cyber-attacks/2451737139974/

# Veterans / VA
Legislation introduced to support veterans, increase transparency
https://veterans.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5841

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Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
EPA takes unprecedented step to remove uranium waste from the Navajo Nation. The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-navajo-nation-select-cleanup-plan-remove-waste-quivira-mines-site

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Texas is policing the Mexican border, and will play a role in any Trump plan to crack down on immigration. State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico.
https://theconversation.com/texas-is-already-policing-the-mexican-border-and-will-play-an-outsize-role-in-any-trump-plan-to-crack-down-on-immigration-247529

US ‘knowingly killing’ migrants, Texas commissioner claims:  People crisscrossing the U.S.-Mexico border is a way of life in El Paso, Texas, but data compiled by an immigrant advocacy group shows that the region is the deadliest for migrants attempting to illegally enter the United States.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/us-killing-migrants-commissioner/

5th Circuit rules DACA is unlawful, but limits its ruling to Texas
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5092787-federal-appeals-court-daca-texas/

Feds To Descend on Chicago In Mass Deportation Raid Hours After Trump’s Inauguration: Report
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/feds-to-descend-on-chicago-in-mass-deportation-raid-hours-after-trumps-inauguration-report/

Florida abduction report leads to discovery of U-Haul van with more than 30 migrants,  “Officers opened the back of the truck, filled with mostly Chinese migrants
https://www.aol.com/florida-abduction-report-leads-discovery-235832028.html

Local immigration attorney: Mass deportations will bog down entire system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DbqHOx2jV8

NJ leads effort before Trump inauguration to protect health care access for DACA recipients
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/15/new-jersey-trump-health-care-daca-recipients-00198387

Noem pledges to secure border as DHS chief, will shut down mobile app for migrants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/17/kristi-noem-dhs-border-control-biden/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Voters who backed Trump identify new swamp to drain: corporate power. Saginaw county Republicans want new president to target big pharma, healthcare and food – can they rely on him?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/17/michigan-voters-trump-saginaw

Biden Administration Reaches Deal Limiting Controversial Protections for Multinational Corporations. The U.S.-Colombia agreement aims to rein in a common part of investment treaties that, Inside Climate News investigations show, let polluting companies force big payouts from governments.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17012025/biden-administration-limits-controversial-multinational-corporation-protections/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal programs. In private talks, the nongovernmental fiscal-efficiency group is deliberating policies that counteract initiatives assailed by opponents as “DEI” programs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/16/musk-ramaswamy-diversity-doge-dei/

Republicans Reveal Dark Plan to Let Kids Go Hungry to Fund Tax Cuts
https://newrepublic.com/post/190399/republicans-plan-cut-school-food-tax-cuts

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill
https://thehill.com/business/5092129-house-budget-republicans-eye-more-than-200-spending-cuts-tax-changes-for-major-bill/

2 Painful Social Security Changes to Brace for in 2025
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2025/01/17/2-painful-social-security-changes-to-brace-for-in/

Feds disbar EcoHealth Alliance and its former president after COVID controversy: “Today’s decision is not only a victory for the U.S. taxpayer, but also for American national security and the safety of citizens worldwide,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer said in a statement.
https://oversight.house.gov/release/breaking-hhs-formally-debars-ecohealth-alliance-dr-peter-daszak-after-covid-select-reveals-pandemic-era-wrongdoing/

EcoHealth Alliance’s Response to Recent Allegations
https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/2024/06/ecohealth-alliances-response-to-recent-allegations

‘Warning for Trump’ as bond markets call bluff on GOP tax cut plan: reports
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tax-cuts-2670880620/

House Dems threaten to block Trump’s big tariff plans: ‘Unacceptable’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUxcqe7zvG8

Trump’s ‘External Revenue Service’ plan will strike fear into countries doing business with US, economist says
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/trump-external-revenue-service-ers-tariffs

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Starting Today, Biden Administration Lifts Country Restrictions and Expands Flexibility for Temporary Workers
https://www.newsbreak.com/nepyork-288847545/3765924324985-starting-today-biden-administration-lifts-country-restrictions-and-expands-flexibility-for-temporary-workers

Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage
https://thehill.com/business/5090420-trump-treasury-secretary-nominee-wont-support-raising-minimum-wage/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Cruz files bills to repeal natural gas tax, offshore drilling ban
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b2cfe504-d509-11ef-8351-af998c75c820.html

Ground source heat pumps could bring geothermal heating and cooling to millions of homes in the coming decade, a report from the U.S. Department of Energy concludes.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012025/geothermal-heat-pumps-doe-report/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Biden administration moves to protect more of Alaska refuge from drilling
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-moves-protect-more-alaska-refuge-drilling-2025-01-16/

The US state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/08/alaska-biden-oil-drilling-lawsuit

# General News
Caught secretly selling car owners’ driving data, what many of these GM customers did not know, is the carmaker had been cashing in on the sale of their personal data to third parties, irrespective of whether it would be to the detriment of the carmaker’s unwitting customers, who believed it was for internal purposes only. General Motors slapped with a hefty ban by Lina Khan’s FTC
https://fortune.com/2025/01/17/general-motors-ftc-settlement-gm-caught-sellling-driver-data-insurers/

# Gov / Politics
Trump Plans to Unleash Flood of Dark Executive Orders on Day One
https://newrepublic.com/post/190390/trump-executive-orders-day-one

Biden Just Gave Away Netanyahu’s Whole Game. And It’s Bad. Joe Biden tried to joke about Benjamin Netanyahu “carpet bombing” Gaza. ‘But Bibi, you can’t be carpet bombing these communities.’ And he said to me, ‘Well you did it. You carpet bombed Berlin. You dropped a nuclear weapon. You killed thousands of innocent people because you had to in order to win a war.’”
https://newrepublic.com/post/190365/joe-biden-benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-bombs

Ohio Governor Snubs Trump With Vance Replacement in Senate. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine picked JD Vance’s replacement—and it’s not who Donald Trump wanted.
https://san.com/cc/ohio-governor-picks-lt-gov-jon-husted-to-replace-jd-vance-in-senate/

‘Something is going to happen’: Report said to reveal source of Trump’s Panama ‘fixation’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-panama-canal-2670878956/

A US exit from NATO under Trump would likely trigger a legal showdown
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-exit-nato-under-trump-100402548.html

Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-says-equal-rights-amendment-150107087.html

Since Donald Trump last entered the White House, the Supreme Court created a more powerful president. No mystery exists as to what Trump is all about – or whether the Supreme Court majority is mostly with him.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/politics/trump-relationship-with-supreme-court-second-term

Mike Pence to Trump: cutting Taiwan support would ‘likely spark a new nuclear arms race’
https://www.newsweek.com/new-nuclear-arms-race-taiwan-mike-pence-warns-trump-2016563

Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration: ‘I can’t be here.’ Republicans and conservatives meanwhile are pouring in for celebrations with hotels being nearly 70% booked
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/17/trump-inauguration-washington-dc-residents-leave

For the first time in U.S. history, foreign leaders are invited to an inauguration. Most are right-wing politicians, though a few notables didn’t make the cut.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-01-17/the-far-right-foreign-leaders-getting-a-historic-invite-to-trumps-inauguration

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal for ceasefire in Gaza and release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks. The deal brings Israel and Hamas a step closer to ending their deadliest and most destructive fighting ever.
https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-ceasefire-updates

# Medical / General News
Lawmakers consider higher bar for constitutional amendments and a trigger to end Medicaid expansion
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/lawmakers-consider-higher-bar-constitutional-amendments-and-trigger-end-medicaid-expansion

RFK Jr. Secretly Got Rich Off of “Public Health” Efforts
https://newrepublic.com/post/190399/republicans-plan-cut-school-food-tax-cuts

# Military / General News / Militia / Bio-weapons
It’s not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-defense-department-transition-secretaries-inauguration-bf535549800d166060f1c4399360d06f

Littoral Combat Ship Can Now Rapidly Shoot Down Aerial Drones With Hellfire Missiles. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea prompted the Navy to rush the counter-drone Hellfire capability to the Freedom class LCS.
https://www.twz.com/sea/littoral-combat-ship-can-now-rapidly-shoot-down-aerial-drones-with-hellfire-missiles

Face the facts: America has outsourced its military supply chain to China
https://www.aol.com/opinion-face-facts-america-outsourced-203000283.html

‘Hyperscale’ Weapons Coming to Ohio. Arsenal-1 will redefine the scale and speed that autonomous systems and weapons can be produced for the United States and its allies and partners.
https://www.anduril.com/article/anduril-building-arsenal-1-hyperscale-manufacturing-facility-in-ohio/

# NATO
NATO on red alert as Russian drones hit member nation amid ‘strong condemnation’
https://www.newsweek.com/four-nato-fighter-jets-scrambled-over-russian-drone-attack-1962542

# NASA / Space
NASA wants a ‘Super-Hubble’ space telescope to search for life on alien worlds
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/nasa-wants-a-super-hubble-space-telescope-to-search-for-life-on-alien-worlds

# Other Interesting Things
World’s Most Isolated Tree Survived Centuries in Sahara Dessert- But Couldn’t Withstand Human Recklessness. The tree itself was only a couple of meters tall with few living branches, but it still clung on to life to serve as a testament to the resilience required for hardy desert people to survive. But a double whammy of back luck would cut the tree’s life short – literally.
https://thetreeographer.com/2018/03/08/the-worlds-loneliest-tree-the-tree-of-tenere/

New research reveals a “major mystery” deep beneath the planet’s bodies of water and crust, and now experts are rethinking what they know about Earth’s terrain. They suggest it could even mean “a lost world” under the sea.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/science/newly-discovered-undersea-structures-stun-scientists-is-there-a-lost-world-beneath-the-pacific-ocean/

# Pharmaceuticals
EpiPen price lawsuit: Indiana attorney general says drug companies have illegally hiked prices: EpiPens are a life-saving treatment for severe allergic reactions. Indiana’s AG says Pfizer and Mylan have broken the law to increase the price by more than 600%.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/drug-price-gauging-pfizer-mylan-epipen-allergic-reaction-hike-anaphylaxis-lawsuit-state-indiana-attorney-general-todd-rokita-manufacturer-company/531-0026c7d5-9e42-4d36-9905-ae76ce3ab1bf

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Biden Slams Tech Platforms Such As Facebook And X For Kowtowing To Trump
https://www.aol.com/biden-slams-tech-platforms-facebook-032918629.html

Biden signs ambitious order to bolster energy resources for AI data centers. The executive order directs federal agencies to accelerate large-scale AI infrastructure development at government sites, while imposing requirements and safeguards on the developers building on those locations. The Energy Department issued a report warning that data centers’ energy consumption, water use, and emissions are already skyrocketing amid increasing electricity costs, droughts, and climate disasters.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-white-house-ai-artificial-intelligence-7458d9d1bb537929c5dcfb5192695223

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Republicans push to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ under new Trump administration
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3288481/republicans-push-reinstate-remain-in-mexico-trump/

State and Federal lawmakers to crackdown on undocumented immigrants
https://www.newsbreak.com/action-news-5-1982306/3764713494467-state-and-federal-lawmakers-to-crackdown-on-undocumented-immigrants

Key Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller urged House Republicans during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill Wednesday to find new ways to cut funding for sanctuary cities and states like New York while beefing up border enforcement.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/16/us-news/trump-immigration-adviser-stephen-miller-urges-house-republicans-to-cut-funding-for-sanctuary-cities/

With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/16/with-large-democratic-support-senate-expands-bill-that-could-deport-without-due-process/

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it has arrested or removed nine criminal illegal immigrants. Their crimes include homicide, rape, drug trafficking, sexual assault, battery, and indecent exposure.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-houston-arrests-9-criminal-aliens-wanted-illegally-reentering-us

Chairman Green on New “Shocking” Numbers of Criminal Illegal Aliens Roaming Free in U.S. – “Defies All Common Sense”
https://homeland.house.gov/2024/09/27/chairman-green-on-new-shocking-numbers-of-criminal-illegal-aliens-roaming-free-in-u-s-defies-all-common-sense/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
US imposes more sanctions on Russia. The Biden administration, responding to the death of Aleksei A. Navalny, unveiled its largest sanctions package to date as the war in Ukraine enters its third year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/business/us-sanctions-russia.html

Trump nominee for Treasury opposes higher taxes on billionaires, decries federal spending
https://alabamareflector.com/2025/01/16/dc/trump-nominee-for-treasury-opposes-higher-taxes-on-billionaires-decries-federal-spending/

# Education / Schools / Global
Senator Fine looks to ban illegal migrants enrolling in Florida colleges. The proposal comes the day after Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session focused on implementing tougher immigration policies.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/florida-bill-undocumented-students-selective-public-colleges-randy-fine-desantis-trump/737516/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage: “Trump and his billionaire Cabinet have their priorities backwards. Instead of focusing on lower costs and higher wages, they’re only trying to line their own pockets while breaking promises to working families,” said one critic.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/scott-bessent-minimum-wage

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
Russian Tanker Discharges Oil at Chinese Port After U.S. Sanctions
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/u-s-sanctioned-tanker-discharges-russian-oil-at-chinas-shandong-port/

# Foods / Things that impact your health
The Cancer-Fighting Food That ‘Slows Tumor Growth’ And Blocks Its Ability To Spread: Broccoli Sprouts
https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-broccoli-sprouts

# Gov / Politics
Trump assembles an administration of uber-wealthy Cabinet members and advisers, sparking ethics questions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/06/trump-billionaires-cabinet-ethics/

Republicans in disarray as GOP leadership engages in power struggle: Conservatives hoping to hit the ground running once Donald Trump is sworn in as president are facing a roadblock because House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) can’t get on the same page and are engaging in a battle of wills.
https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-thune/

The 19th Explains: What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/what-are-executive-orders-trump-second-term/

The Women Refusing to Participate in Trump’s Economy. Thompson, who makes TikTok videos focused on personal finance, began thinking about the economic impact President-elect Donald Trump could have—and how she might be able to help people prepare.
https://time.com/7207529/women-refusing-to-participate-in-trump-economy/

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-biden-ira-climate-red-states

Trump’s Panama Canal threats leave country’s officials scrambling for answers
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/trump-panama-canal-threats-history-mulino/index.html

U.S. Congress: Legislation to Make Washington D.C. a State Filed With 162 Sponsors, More Than Any Other Bill
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-marijuana-herald-2222119/3760981646421-u-s-congress-legislation-to-make-washington-d-c-a-state-filed-with-162-sponsors-more-than-any-other-bill

West Virginia governor’s first executive orders include removing DEI initiatives and vaccine requirements
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/patrick-morrisey-executive-order-dei-b2680925.html

Trump Loses It for Some Reason After FBI Shutters DEI Office. Donald Trump has issued a new demand after reports that the FBI is closing its diversity, equity, and inclusion office.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/17/trump-accuses-fbi-of-corruption-for-shuttering-dei-office-before-his-inauguration/

As Trump puts Republicans on notice against daring to criticize him, a reporter who covers D.C. influence peddling explains how he is already building a new Trump kleptocracy right before our eyes.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-humiliates-nikki-haley-in-epic-new-rant-but-also/id1728152109?i=1000684367218

Ron DeSantis has defied Donald Trump on whether to appoint Lara Trump as the state’s new senator.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190313/ron-desantis-donald-trump-florida-senator-lara-trump

Mike Johnson’s Caving to Trump May Have Just Cost Him in the House. Johnson removed Mike Turner as head of the House Intelligence Committee.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/johnson-removes-republican-chair-house-013503429.html

Trump’s Treasury Pick Vows to Give Back to the Rich in Bleak Hearing. Scott Bessent used his confirmation hearing to make clear that he cares about the rich and the rich only.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190334/trump-treasury-pick-bessent-rich-taxes-wages-confirmation-hearing

# Gov / Politics / Global
China Sends a VIP to Trump’s Inauguration. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will attend the president-elect’s inauguration on Monday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/17/china-donald-trump-inauguration/

Benjamin Netanyahu is humiliating Donald Trump into giving him everything he wants.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-already-humiliated-giving-netanyahu-152422176.html

Russia’s top diplomat said Tuesday that Moscow is open for talks with President-elect Donald Trump and praised him for pointing to NATO’s plan to embrace Ukraine as a root cause of the nearly 3-year-old conflict.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/international-headlines/ap-russias-top-diplomat-praises-trumps-views-on-ukraine-conflict/

This Gaza ceasefire deal is tainted by Trump, Netanyahu and their disregard for peace | Simon Tisdall
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/ceasefire-deal-gaza-netanyahu-trump-peace

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Republican Georgia State Senator Thrown to The Ground And Arrested During Governor’s Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRSLRHg2Glc

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Son of a man who was beaten and died in a New York prison sues guards, officials: Body camera video from Dec. 9, 2024 shows officers punching Robert L. Brooks Sr., 43, while he was handcuffed on a medical examination table at Marcy Correctional Facility. Brooks died the next day.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/robert-brooks-lawsuit-new-york-prison-guard-beating/

# Medical / General News
Senate Republicans introduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation that protects infants who survive an attempted abortion to ensure they receive the same care as any other newborn.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3858dc90-d4d2-11ef-921e-bbd633d01fcf.html

Stein issues executive order on abortion, reproductive health care
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-abortion-josh-stein-reproductive-rights-34b9bc61db8cea13ddc866221a32e5d5

# Medical Technology / Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
Robots the size of grain of rice that can travel through brain to carry out surgery: Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders has long been the stuff of science fiction—but it could soon become reality
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-california-start-up-tiny-robots-fantastic.html

Scientists Crack the Code on BRCA2: New Hope for Cancer Patients
https://www.voanews.com/a/scientists-crack-genetic-code-of-two-common-cancers-79705107/416543.html

Rare genetic mutation has given rise to a new human blood group, identified after 50 years. This discovery adds MAL to a growing list of recognized blood group systems. Experts have classified it as the 47th system, which shows just how many different markers exist beyond ABO and Rh. Each new system reveals a hidden detail about human genetics.
https://www.earth.com/news/rare-genetic-mutation-has-given-rise-to-a-new-blood-group-mal-system/

The second Trump White House could drastically reshape infectious disease research: Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nih-niaid-trump-kennedy-bhattacharya-vaccines-research

# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
Trump’s Defense Pick Torched Over Obvious Lie on Women in Military
https://newrepublic.com/post/190195/hegseth-confirmation-hearing-misogynist-views-women-military

UnitedHealth CEO admits 3 major issues with the health system in first public comments since executive’s murder
https://fortune.com/2025/01/16/unitedhealth-group-ceo-health-system-issues/

# Military General News / Bioweapons  / Global
Russia says any British military role in Ukraine under new 100-year deal would be worrying: Dmitry Peskov says Moscow will analyze implementation of UK-Ukraine defense cooperation agreement, its impact on region
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/russia-concerned-over-uk-military-infrastructure-expansion-closer-to-its-borders-under-deal-with-ukraine/3453489

# Nuclear Global
Radiation may not be why Chernobyl dogs show ‘dramatic’ genetic differences. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health concluded that radiation-induced mutation likely did not cause genetic differences in dog populations living in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/chornobyl-dogs-have-genetic-differences-but-not-from-disaster-mutations

# Planetary
See 6 Planets Align on January 21. Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.
https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/news-analysis/planet-parade-2025/

# Science
The Universe is expanding faster than science can explain, as new data sends physics into ‘crisis’ mode the nearby Universe seems to expand more quickly than the standard model would anticipate.
https://www.earth.com/news/universe-is-expanding-faster-than-science-can-explain-hubble-tension-physics-crisis/

# Security / Surveillance
# Social
Senator Ted Budd says western North Carolina residents are being kicked out of temporary housing
https://www.wral.com/story/dozens-in-western-nc-kicked-out-of-hotels-tuesday-despite-fema-extending-deadline-officials-say/21808853/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
How Mark Zuckerberg Undid Years of Work in a Single Week. His emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/mark-zuckerberg-meta-threads-destroyed-case-elon-musk-twitter.html

# UFO Disclosure
UAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists: When asked to describe the object, Barber said: “I saw an egg, a white egg.” He added: “It’s inconsistent with anything I’d ever seen before. I can also tell you that the reaction by my team, we all knew we were dealing with something extraordinary.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/uap-whistleblower-ufo-retrieval-program/

# Veterans / VA
The battle over veterans’ health care: How the Republican majority hopes to reshape the VA. GOP Wants to Let More Veterans Choose Their Doctors. Democrats Argue It’s Too Costly and Will Disrupt Quality of Care.
https://thewarhorse.org/republicans-propose-bills-to-privatize-more-veterans-healthcare/

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January 16, 2025
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# Indigenous
Bill introduced to fund Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force
https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/bill-introduced-to-fund-montana-missing-indigenous-persons-task-force/article_16e900a8-d3f7-531d-a7fe-794cdd683a4c.html

Choctaw Nation reflects on 50 years of self-governance under Indian Self-Determination Education and
https://www.choctawnation.com/news/news-releases/anniversary-of-the-indian-self-determination-act-of-1975/

# Archaeology
20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought, they are the bones of an ancient bear.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/20-000-year-old-human-fossils-from-japan-arent-what-we-thought

Researchers Stunned After Finding 10th Century Grave Containing the Remains of a Female Warrior With Archery Equipment
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/archaeologists-unearth-10th-century-female-warrior-grave

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Trump’s A.G. Pick Adds Huge Asterisk to Birthright Citizenship
https://newrepublic.com/post/190281/trump-attorney-general-bondi-birthright-citizenship

Chicago blocks effort to relax ‘sanctuary’ status ahead of Trump inauguration
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_933cbbe8-d394-11ef-bbd7-ff0c74015bd9.html

GOP state senators propose tightening Massachusetts’s shelter laws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elqEWmu_BK8

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
“We Must Make the Trump Tax Cuts Permanent as Soon as Possible,” GOP Rep. Says
https://truthout.org/articles/we-must-make-the-trump-tax-cuts-permanent-as-soon-as-possible-gop-rep-says/

3 Ways the Trump Economy Could Affect Social Security in 2025
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2025/01/13/ways-donald-trump-may-change-social-security/

Massive $128 Million Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Operation Uncovered in Florida
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/four-indicted-conspiracy-commit-bank-fraud-and-money-laundering-schemes-involving-more

US recovers $31 million in Social Security payments to dead people
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/social-security-payments-to-dead-recovered_n_67881fefe4b0ebaad44e9fa3

# Education / Schools / Global
Lawmakers consider adding cameras to public school classrooms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpC3oKPudWQ

# Employment / Labor / Unions
The Labor Movement Won Big Victories in 2024. Now It Must Fend Off Trump. Unions are preparing to beat back Trump’s pro-business agenda through worker solidarity across all backgrounds.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/labor-movement-just-notched-two-110000192.html

Sen. Mike Lee: Lawmakers are ready to undo the ‘devastating harm’ to energy sector by Biden administration
https://www.eenews.net/articles/angry-republicans-look-to-undo-biden-offshore-drilling-bans/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Global
Canada could cut US energy supply in reply to Trump’s tariffs
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/15/canada-response-trump-tariffs-00198536

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands: Corporate insiders have shamelessly lined up a suite of proposals to enrich themselves at the expense of American families and future generations. President-elect Trump will soon make his choice: reject these bad ideas or sell out America’s parks and public lands on the cheap.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/8-ways-special-interests-are-asking-president-elect-trump-to-sell-out-u-s-public-lands/

# FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]
FEMA administrator attacked as a DEI hire because she’s a woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPoEdA0lroY

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
House Republicans are looking to cut SNAP benefits in an attempt to reduce federal spending
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/republican-snap-proposals-could-take-food-away-from-millions-of-low-income

Report finds TANF funds used beyond cash assistance. States increasingly shifted funds from the TANF program toward ‘non-assistance’ services such as work training and education, while spending on direct cash assistance declined significantly
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7f5a06dc-d34c-11ef-bb50-07be67c6ba75.html

# Gov / Politics
The First Bitcoin President? Tracing Trump’s Crypto Connections. Crypto execs funneled millions in donations to swing this election, and now their man is in charge. Here’s how Donald Trump’s “crypto cabinet” could shape the next four years.
https://thehill.com/opinion/5080329-trumps-love-for-bitcoin/

Trump’s Attorney General Pick Admits There Is an Enemy List After All. Pam Bondi had a very revealing exchange in her confirmation hearing about Trump’s plans to go after the “enemy within.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/190268/bondi-trump-ag-hearing-enemy-list

WV Governor Scraps DEI, Signs Vaccine Exemptions on Second Day in Office. WV Democratic Chair Mike Pushkin called the executive orders “troubling overreach” that may “harm us for generations.”
https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2025/01/morrisey-signs-executive-orders-targeting-dei-and-allowing-vaccine-exemptions-among-others/

Democrats concerned after Mike Johnson fires top Republican from House committee reportedly at Trump’s request. House speaker removed intelligence committee chair Mike Turner, whose stances have run afoul with Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/16/trump-nominees-epa-treasury-interior-hearing-congress-latest-lee-zeldin-doug-burgum

Biden’s Last Message to America Is a Dire Warning. Joe Biden told Americans to beware of the growing oligarchy in their country. “Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America that literally threatens our democracy, our basic rights, our freedoms,” the president said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-farewell-speech_n_67885cfbe4b0ebaad44eb6c9

Trump A.G. Pick Accidentally Reveals an Ugly Truth About 2025 Plans. As Pam Bondi evades questions at her confirmation hearing about Trump’s threats to target enemies, a former prosecutor explains what Bondi inadvertently demonstrated about what’s really coming in 2025.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190296/trump-ag-pick-accidentally-reveals-dark-ugly-truth-2025-plans

Newsom to Fly California’s Flags at Full Staff for Trump Inauguration. The decision could be seen as an attempt to placate Trump as the wildfire-hit state seeks federal aid.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5089014-gavin-newsom-donald-trump-inauguration-flags/

Trump Rolls Out the Inaugural Red Carpet for TikTok CEO. Shou Zi Chew is reportedly planning to attend Trump’s inauguration one day after the TikTok ban is scheduled to take effect.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/01/16/tiktok-ceo-will-reportedly-attend-trumps-inauguration-as-ban-threat-looms/

DeSantis appoints Florida AG Ashley Moody to replace Rubio in the Senate. DeSantis said he wanted an individual with a proven record to fight for President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/ashley-moody-desantis-pick-florida-senate-seat

U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who is a few weeks away from giving birth to her second child, is leading an effort to allow new parents to vote remotely in Congress.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/01/16/colorado-mother-congress-proxy-voting/

Elon Musk involved with Iran hostage deal despite no formal government role: report
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2670859761/

Why is Elon Musk Negotiating With Iran? The tech billionaire and Trump ally is everywhere suddenly—even places he has no business being. Elon Musk is apparently trying to broker some kind of agreement between the United States and Iran.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188464/elon-musk-negotiating-iran-ambassador-united-nations-trump

Exclusive-Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say
https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ib8291e90d37d11ef89d1b169ce2312c0/View/FullText.html?transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true

Federal bill mirrors North Carolina law in protection, fairness for women
https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_6b91c59a-d37e-11ef-983b-d35c684a19c7.html

Former prosecutor issues ‘stark warning about what is coming’ in the next administration
https://www.rawstory.com/stark-warning-for-future-vance/

Nobel economist Paul Krugman says Trump’s policies will leave his blue-collar base feeling ‘brutally scammed’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-voters-paul-krugman-scam-economy-b2680441.html

Biden is using his remaining time in office to give the country what it rejected
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-biden-using-remaining-time-143000075.html

Trump nominee for budget chief says president can withhold funding approved by Congress. Vought testified he and Trump believe the president holds the sole authority to withhold funding approved by Congress through something called impoundment, which is currently illegal under a 1970s-era law.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trump-nominee-budget-chief-says-president-can-withhold-funding-approved-congress

Trump Posts ‘Blacklist’ Online And Critics Fear The Same Thing
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-blacklist-white-house_n_6788d859e4b0583ca53bab43

Trump’s Entire Family ‘In Crosshairs of Assassins’ as Secret Service Protection is ‘Running on Fumes’
https://radaronline.com/p/trump-family-crosshairs-assassins-secret-service-protection-running-fumes/

# Gov / Politics / Global
There Are Still Ways the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Could Fall Apart. This is not a totally done deal yet.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/ceasefire-israel-hamas-gaza-war-trump-biden.html?pay=1737034650047&support_journalism=please

A Deal Too Late: Israel Agrees to the Ceasefire It Rejected Months Ago, Thousands More Died. Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal on almost entirely the same terms as a proposal that fell apart in the summer.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/15/israel-hamas-ceasefire-biden-netanyahu-deaths/

In Gaza, Ceasefire Will Be a Chance to Finally Breathe. No longer fearing constant bombing, I can begin to mourn all I have lost in Gaza.
https://truthout.org/articles/in-gaza-ceasefire-will-be-a-chance-to-finally-breathe/

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Heartbreaking moment girl, 11, is reduced to tears as she’s handcuffed after being wrongly accused of car theft
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/heartbreaking-moment-girl-11-is-reduced-to-tears-as-she-s-handcuffed-after-being-wrongly-accused-of-car-theft/ar-AA1xfWFl

Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds. Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
https://san.com/media-miss/few-us-adults-confident-justice-department-and-fbi-will-act-fairly-under-trump-ap-norc-poll-finds/

Judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending federal oversight
https://apnews.com/article/orleans-police-federal-oversight-ruling-d29af84bdad9ce9abb39bc6b0681159e

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump’s Felony Conviction Appeal Will Show How Fully He’s Above the Law. Trump’s appeal will decide how the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling applies to his hush money case.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-felony-conviction-appeal-will-show-how-fully-hes-above-the-law/

Both sides raise concern of weaponized Justice Department at Bondi hearing
https://www.newspressnow.com/tn_exchange/watch-both-sides-raise-concern-of-weaponized-justice-department-at-bondi-hearing/article_b46edd99-4bad-5a44-a4e4-f56253c8eaea.html

U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Utah’s lawsuit to control 18.5 million acres of public land: Conservationists in the hunting and fishing community are celebrating after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a Utah lawsuit that would have jeopardized vast tracts of federally-protected public land across the county
https://www.fieldandstream.com/hunting/supreme-court-rejects-utah-public-lands-lawsuit

# Medical / General News
Report warns potential Medicaid cuts would harm rural patients, communities
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/rural-areas-fear-gops-medicaid-cuts-could-be-devastating-to-local-health-care-options/

MrBeast slams ‘absurd’ US healthcare system after helping 2,000 people walk again
https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/mrbeast-youtube-us-healthcare-system

# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
Pentagon Faces the Unknown as America Stands at the Brink of a New Era
https://thedebrief.org/pentagon-faces-the-unknown-as-america-stands-at-the-brink-of-a-new-era/

# Military General News / Global
India’s navy launches submarine, warships to guard against China’s presence in Indian Ocean
https://apnews.com/article/india-navy-submarine-warships-launch-69c138048bb4202a1a409b0b2353a2f4

Germany to deploy naval forces to NATO Baltic Sea mission. Chancellor Scholz says Germany prepared to take responsibility and deploy naval forces to counter suspected Russian sabotage of underwater
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-to-deploy-naval-forces-to-nato-baltic-sea-mission/3450044

# NASA / Space
Cosmic Mystery Ensues as Supermassive Black Hole Emits Odd X-ray Pulses Unlike Anything Previously Seen. A supermassive black hole, the mysterious 1ES 1927+654, emits X-ray pulses unlike anything previously recorded, which MIT astronomers hypothesize results from a cosmic balancing act.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-found-strange-accelerating-x-ray-pulses-coming-from-a-black-hole-they-might-be-a-sign-of-an-orbiting-white-dwarf-180985832/

# Planetary
The sun’s magnetic field will flip soon. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years, which marks an important stage in the solar cycle. The shift in polarity marks the point at which the sun is halfway through solar maximum, the height of its activity, and the beginning of the shift toward solar minimum. The sun’s magnetic field last flipped toward the end of 2013.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/sun-magnetic-field-flip

# Pharmaceuticals
Report: ‘Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ profited billions by raising prices of ‘specialty drugs’: The report is the second from the agency’s investigation of PBMs and comes amid a flurry of lawsuits.
https://www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025/01/15/ftc-pbms-gained-billions-drug-prices-spread-pricing

# Science
New Superconductive Materials Have Just Been Discovered. Three exotic new species of superconductivity were spotted last year, illustrating the myriad ways electrons can join together to form a frictionless quantum soup.
https://www.cryogenicsociety.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&year=2025&month=01&day=13&id=412:new-superconductive-materials-have-just-been-discovered

# Social Media / Internet
German defence and foreign ministries depart from Elon Musk’s X
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-01-15/german-defence-and-foreign-ministries-depart-from-elon-musks-x

# Space / Global
India becomes 4th nation to complete unmanned docking in space, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share in the rapidly growing $400 billion global space market.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1327047.shtml

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Privacy of millions worldwide compromised as huge data location broker got hacked. The Gravy Analytics hack is a stark reminder of the danger of data collection
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/privacy-of-millions-worldwide-compromised-as-huge-data-location-broker-got-hacked

# UFO Disclosure
Air Force veteran whistleblower claims to have worked on UFO retrieval program | Vargas Reports
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/uap-whistleblower-ufo-retrieval-program/

# Veterans / VA
Acute and chronic leukemias and other life-threatening cancers will now be recognized as presumptive conditions for toxic-exposed veterans who served during the past 25 years in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East
https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-makes-several-cancers-presumptive-for-service-connection-lowering-the-burden-of-proof-for-veterans-to-receive-no-cost-health-care-and-earned-benefits/

# Water
Scientists discover enormous reservoir hidden in Cascades — more than twice the amount of water in Lake Mead
https://www.ecowatch.com/oregon-cascades-mountains-aquifer.html

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January 15, 2025, PM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous
Tribal Lenders Say They Can Charge Over 600% Interest. These States Stopped Them. Online lenders tied to Native American tribes argue that they aren’t subject to state lending laws, but they backed away from operating in six states where attorneys have acted forcefully to protect consumers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/states-tribal-lenders-high-interest-rates

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Venezuela Immigration Now a Weapon Against the US
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4443814-how-venezuelas-dictatorship-is-weaponizing-the-us-border-crisis/

United States to Resume Removals of Venezuelans Who Do Not Have a Legal Basis to Remain in the States
https://www.state.gov/united-states-to-resume-removals-of-venezuelans-who-do-not-have-a-legal-basis-to-remain-in-the-united-states-to-venezuela/

This New Immigration Bill That’s About to Pass Is a Horrifying Trojan Horse
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/laken-riley-act-immigration-bill-trojan-horse.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump is on a collision course with the bond vigilantes
https://politicalhotwire.com/t/donald-trump-is-on-a-collision-course-with-the-bond-market-vigilantes.291294/

What Will Trump Do to the US Economy? Donald Trump has made a wide range of economic promises, many of which threaten to blow up the deficit and fuel inflation. But powerful institutional, political, and economic constraints, together with Trump’s capriciousness, have spurred disagreement about how worried we should be.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/what-will-trump-do-to-the-us-economy

Could Bond Vigilantes Hostage US Policy Makers? Rising Bond Yields Threaten To Spoil The Party. The skidding US Treasury market is moving oppositely to China’s plunging bond yields (rising bond prices) and also against latest economic trends.
https://capitalwars.substack.com/p/could-bond-vigilantes-hostage-us

Bond vigilantes could make a comeback if Donald Trump follows through on some of his promised policies
https://moneyweek.com/investments/bonds/will-bond-vigilantes-come-for-donald-trump

U.S. Reps. Jason Smith (R-MO) and Ron Estes (R-KS) are seeking information from the Social Security Administration commissioner on how beneficiaries will receive their benefits from two repealed programs.
https://financialregnews.com/u-s-reps-smith-estes-seek-information-from-social-security-administration-on-repealed-programs/

# Education / Schools / Global
Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing an additional $50 million for school safety grants, but his plan falls short of the increased counseling resources school officials want after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in Winder in September
https://pro.stateaffairs.com/ga/legislature/kemp-school-safety-package

Hochul pitches plans for universal ‘free’ school meals. The governor also wants to make some community college programs free. But she didn’t touch the thorniest issue: the school funding formula.
https://nysfocus.com/2025/01/15/hochul-state-of-state-2025-education

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-climate-change-oil-gas-companies-7548dbfe5cb38a9174330602cbef42c2

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
USDA documented insects, slime and ‘general filth’ at Boar’s Head plants, records show
https://apnews.com/article/listeria-boars-head-deli-meat-65c4016aea0fc9e8505350ebc7b41e39

Coca-Cola Bends the Knee to Donald Trump. Four years after criticizing January 6, Coca-Cola has reversed course and decided to honor Trump instead.
https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-donald-trump-inauguration-bottle-jan-6-criticism-2015086

FDA bans red dye No. 3 in foods, decades after additive found to cause cancer in rats
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/15/red-dye-3-fda-ban-food-additive-linked-cancer/

# Gov / Politics
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Breaks Federal Protocol
https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-raise-flags-texas-trump-inauguration-2014066

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
https://apnews.com/article/texas-house-powerful-new-speaker-4d9daceb85d38b13bbde8d924ab120cd

Trump Just Laid a Brutal Trap for Dems, and They’re Walking Into It. As some Senate Democrats try to amend the awful Laken Riley immigration bill, will the party unite to force Republicans to accept changes? The prognosis is not great.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190213/democrats-laken-riley-act-surrender-trump-worse

Paul Manafort Is Back to Wreck the World. Trump’s one-time aide-de-camp and bagman for corrupt foreign regimes is returning to his old stomping grounds, rolling back precious progress against a world of kleptocrats.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190164/paul-manafort-trump-foreign-agents

Inaugural Committees Are an Extortion Racket. Abolish them, and corporations might even say thank you.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/inaugural-committees-extortion-racket-110000136.html

The Sheer Weirdness of an Illegal Inaugural. Trump’s team may have violated some of the few campaign finance regulations that still apply to inaugural committees.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/sheer-weirdness-illegal-inaugural

Trump’s Rage at Jack Smith Weirdly Escalates as MAGA Threats Darken. As Trump’s anger at Jack Smith only grows and his pick for defense secretary signals ugly times ahead, a historian explains why Trump-MAGA may not be as invincible as they now appear.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190235/trumps-rage-jack-smith-weirdly-escalates-maga-threats-darken

A Year of Empty Threats and a ‘Smokescreen’ Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza. Israel repeatedly crossed Biden administration’s human rights red lines. U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-blinken-state-department-israel-gaza-human-rights-horrors

# Gov / Politics / Global
Why does Trump want Greenland? Former Denmark ambassador explains
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-trump-wants-greenland-canada-panama-canal-explained.html

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the war in the Gaza Strip, the United States and Qatar, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-ceasefire-updates

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
White Customers Put Black Man Accused Of Stealing In Chokehold: Witnessing another situation where a white man hems up a Black man in what could’ve been a fatal restraint
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-mob-ganging-black-man-184813926.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Right-Wing Judge on a Mission to Destroy ESG Retirement Planning. The notorious Reed O’Connor is back with another one of his patented-troll decisions, this time threatening to upend the world of socially conscious investing.
https://newrepublic.com/article/190212/reed-oconnor-esg-investment-blackrock

# Medical / General News
Widow of a Black man found hanging in Alabama, challenges official suicide ruling. They said he committed suicide with his hands tied behind his back.We heard that one before.
https://www.newsbreak.com/normbond-1843108/3761269216179-widow-of-a-black-man-found-hanging-in-alabama-challenges-official-suicide-ruling

# Military General News / Global
Ukraine launches one of the largest missile and drone attacks of war into Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/ukraine-launches-largest-air-attacks-on-russia-since-start-of-war

WW3 fears stoked by Russian general who threatens ‘inevitable’ strike on NATO country. Andrey Gurulev, a reservist general and hardline MP, said on Russian state TV that it is “inevitable” that Russia will eventually strike the UK with missiles that will “wipe it off the earth”
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/russia-uk-bomb-ww3-nato-34485731

Russian president Vladimir Putin wants you to believe that NATO is responsible for his February 24 invasion of Ukraine, that rounds of NATO enlargement made Russia insecure, forcing Putin to lash out. This argument has two key flaws.
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/what-putin-fears-most/

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised anew difficult questions of escalation management between nuclear powers. The United States made clear its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence even though Ukraine is not a member of the NATO and not a formal ally of the United States.
https://sais.jhu.edu/kissinger/programs-and-projects/kissinger-center-papers/escalation-management-ukraine-response-russias-manipulation-risk

# NASA / Space Force / Space X
A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever. During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-nasa-astronaut-may-have-just-taken-the-best-photo-from-space-ever/

SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-2-private-lunar-landers-to-the-moon-photos

LA fires leave Deep Space Network mission control empty. Los Angeles fires leave NASA’s Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years. Despite the evacuation of its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, no space mission data has been lost, NASA says.
https://www.space.com/the-universe/los-angeles-fires-leave-nasa-deep-space-network-mission-control-empty-for-1st-time-in-60-years

# Other Interesting Things
The devilish mystery of Robert Johnson, the man who sold his soul to become a blues legend, it was a wild story but not a particularly uncommon one.
https://americansongwriter.com/robert-johnson-legacy-duress/

World’s rarest insect returns after a century of absence. There are plenty of other animals that have miraculously come back from the brink of extinction, and one such animal is the Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis), one of the world’s rarest insects.
https://www.thetravel.com/worlds-rarest-insect-found/

# Pharmaceuticals
FTC report exposes big pharma middlemen inflating drug prices by up to 7,736%. Report reveals big pharma middlemen inflating drug prices, reaping billions in excess revenue.
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-releases-second-interim-staff-report-prescription-drug-middlemen

How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans. The pharmaceutical industry leverages Washington’s culture of corruption to increase profits while everyday Americans suffer from high drug prices.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/big-pharma-reaps-profits-hurting-everyday-americans/

What the “Big Pharma” Accusation Gets Right (and Wrong) About the Drug Industry. Valid criticism of the pharmaceutical industry often snowballs into demonization, leading conspiracy theorists to promote an alternative that is simply hypocritical.
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/what-big-pharma-accusation-gets-right-and-wrong-about-drug-industry

# Social Media / Internet
Elon Musk Faces Fresh Heap of Legal Trouble Over Twitter. Musk is facing a new lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
https://newrepublic.com/post/190243/elon-musk-sec-lawsuit

# Space / Global
“Three Gorges Dam In Space”: China Reveals Plans To Build Giant Power Station In Earth’s Orbit. “The energy collected in one year would be equivalent to the total amount of oil that can be extracted from the Earth.”
https://www.iflscience.com/three-gorges-dam-in-space-china-reveals-plans-to-build-giant-power-station-in-earths-orbit-77633

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned / The US federal ban will go into effect Sunday without a Supreme Court intervention.
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/15/24344299/tiktok-shutdown-us-ban-supreme-court

Microsoft has a big Windows 10 problem, and only one year to solve it. Microsoft has a serious problem on its hands, thanks to competition from … itself?
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-has-a-big-windows-10-problem-and-only-one-year-to-solve-it/

# Veterans / VA
Veteran endures Social Security ‘nightmare’ waiting years for payments after being told staff ‘lied’ about crucial date. AN American veteran was forced to wait years to receive his Social Security disability benefits, enduring a back-and-forth nightmare.
https://www.the-sun.com/money/13295559/veteran-social-security-nightmare-disability-payments-staff-lied/

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Merle Haggard wrote “Mama Tried” while doing time in San Quentin
on a robbery charge. While he was only doing a three-year sentence,
much of the rest of the song comes directly from his life.
https://americansongwriter.com/watch-merle-haggard-sing-mama-tried-his-mother-touching-throwback-video/
Traffic – Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys – Live 72 (Full Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8M8R835Ck4
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# Indigenous
‘Stand With Us Again’: 120 Tribal Leaders Urge Biden To Release Leonard Peltier, an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians who has spent 49 years in federal prison. He is the longest-incarcerated Native American political prisoner in U.S. history and among the oldest people in federal custody.
https://www.nativenewsonline.net/currents/over-120-tribal-leaders-call-on-biden-to-grant-clemency-to-leonard-peltier

# Archaeology
Archaeologists have unearthed a stone coffin hidden underground for 1,500 years. According to the BBC, “The stone sarcophagus was the centerpiece of an entire Roman cemetery, surrounded by a remarkable collection of other burials.”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/construction-workers-discover-ancient-stone-coffin-filled-with-plaster-while-expanding-highway-in-england-180985779/

Discovery: First tools ever used on Earth were not made by early humans. These ancient artifacts, found in Kenya’s Homa Peninsula, which is dubbed “the cradle of humankind,” date back three million years.
https://www.sciencealert.com/oldest-stone-tools-ever-found-were-not-made-by-human-hands-study-suggests

Huge Ancient Inca Underground Labyrinth Discovered Beneath Cusco, Starting At Sun Temple
https://www.dailygrail.com/2025/01/discovery-the-secret-tunnels-of-the-incas/

Archaeology breakthrough as mysterious medieval stone discs found in Ukraine were used by Vikings as solar compasses to navigate the seas
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/medieval-stone-disks-could-be-viking-compasses/

Scientists reveal face of ‘completely unknown’ human ancestor that rewrites history of our evolution
https://dunyanews.tv/en/Technology/862498-scientists-reveal-face-of-completely-unknown-human-ancestor

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
Intercepted Mexican fishing boat smuggling migrants rams Coast Guard boat, prompting gun fire, arrests
https://www.allsides.com/news/2025-01-13-2000/banking-and-finance-intercepted-mexican-fishing-boat-smuggling-migrants-rams

The Darien Gap is a stretch of dense, uninhabited wilderness between Panama and Colombia that migrants use to traverse Central and South America. Now, the man tapped to lead Donald Trump’s immigration efforts says the incoming administration will work to shut it down.
https://san.com/cc/were-going-to-shut-the-darien-gap-down-homan/

Judge approves emergency order to close migrant gang-infested Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex. The Edge at Lowry apartments have been a hotbed of Tren de Aragua gang activity
https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-approves-emergency-order-close-migrant-gang-infested-aurora-colorado-apartment-complex

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says U.S. should “allow legitimate refugees to come here”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mD8oiN4EL0

Sanctioning of global white supremacist terrorism group rattles U.S. extremist members. The network, which largely operates on Telegram, has been linked to a series of violent attacks, officials say.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/13/us-lists-white-supremacist-terrorgram-network-as-terrorist-group

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Amazon quietly rescinds pledges to protect Black and LGBTQ rights amid growing corporate rollbacks. Major corporations quietly abandon equity commitments as political pressures rise, sparking concerns for marginalized communities
https://truthout.org/articles/amazon-quietly-rescinds-pledges-to-protect-black-and-lgbtq-rights/

‘Untethered from reality’: Expert says Trump policy may ‘tip auto industry into recession’
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-trade-war-2670807806/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump announces ‘external revenue service’ to collect foreign tariffs. Trump said on social media that the new department would be created on his first day when he takes office on January 20.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/14/trump-announces-external-revenue-service-to-collect-foreign-revenue

Keeping the Fed Independent—to Serve Wall Street: Chair Jerome Powell is battling to keep control of the Federal Reserve. He and Trump agree on weak regulation. On cheap money policy, Trump is winning
https://prospect.org/economy/2025-01-14-keeping-fed-independent-serve-wall-street/

‘Enough is enough’: New report warns top US companies at risk of hefty fines from possible China sanctions. The 1792 Exchange is led by former GOP Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-report-warns-top-us-companies-at-risk-hefty-fines-possible-china-sanctions

Canada prepared to buy more from US amid Trump tariff threats: Ambassador
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5084521-canada-boost-american-imports/

House GOP Bill Aims to Abolish the IRS and Rewrite the Tax Code
https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/bill-aims-to-abolish-the-irs-for-consumption-tax

Secrets of Capital One’s Alleged Scam Revealed: The largest category of information accessed was information on consumers and small businesses as of the time they applied for one of our credit card products from 2005 through early 2019. This information included personal information Capital One routinely collects at the time it receives credit card applications, including names, addresses, zip codes/postal codes, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, and self-reported income.
https://investor.capitalone.com/news-releases/news-release-details/capital-one-announces-data-security-incident

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘I Want the Best People on Our Teams’: Meta Is Laying Off More Than 3,000, CEO Mark Zuckerberg Calls for ‘Extensive Performance-Based Cuts,’ Read the Memo
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/meta-is-laying-off-5-of-its-workforce-read-the-memo/485540

Jack Daniels’ parent Brown-Forman is cutting its workforce and closing its barrel-making plant
https://apnews.com/article/brownforman-american-whiskey-sales-tariff-8948b2725b2aa565d537db7769969c0b

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
Researchers Baffled as One Agricultural Practice Has Tilted Earth’s North Pole by 30 Inches. Agriculture, as much is crucial for human survival, has caused a major change in the extreme North Polar region in the past few decades.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/researchers-baffled-as-one-agricultural-practice-has-tilted-earths-north-pole-by-30-inches

# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Could a different food-labeling system change how, or what, we eat? FDA released a long-awaited proposal for a new food-labeling system with information on sodium, added sugar, and saturated fat content levels on the front of any food packaging.
https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/changes-nutrition-facts-label

# General News
Fact Check: This Robert F. Kennedy Quote About the Danger of Extremists Is Real: “What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robert-kennedy-extremism-quote/

New Orleans terrorist’s radical shift a wake-up call for all Americans: ‘ISIS and others are back.’ Although the shockingly violent group’s “territorial caliphate” was destroyed during the first Trump administration, its propagandists continue to encourage and radicalize potential terrorists.
https://www.aol.com/orleans-terrorists-radical-shift-wake-090017571.html

# Gov / Politics
“Bro gave $700 billion to Ukraine.” Internet reacts to Biden giving one-time payments of $770 to people impacted by California fires
https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-bro-gave-700-billion-ukraine-internet-reacts-biden-giving-one-time-payments-770-people-impacted-california-fires

‘They don’t deserve anything’: GOP senator says CA wildfire victims shouldn’t get aid
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-senator-says-california-doesn-152935224.html

WATCH: Hegseth Confirmation Interrupted by Parade of Screaming Demonstrators. One protestor called Hegseth a “misogynist” and a “Christian Zionist.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-screaming-protestors-removed-pete-160042976.html

Hegseth Faces Tough Questions on Past Behavior During Confirmation Hearing
https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing-senate-trump-live-updates-2014662

Trump’s Defense Pick Proudly Admits the Rules Won’t Apply to Him. Pete Hegseth used his confirmation hearing to confess he’ll be as corrupt as it gets.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-defense-pick-admits-ll-183417077.html

‘This is the way’: Internet cheers as Michelle Obama snubs Trump’s ‘dictator coronation’
https://time.com/7206745/michelle-obama-skip-donald-trump-inauguration/

Democratic Senators Say a Campaign Treasurer Stole Their Money. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner suspect their former treasurer misappropriated funds from their political committees
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/tim-kaine-mark-warner-democrats-campaign-treasurer-1235235232/

Donald Trump makes bold Putin promise with inauguration just days away
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-putin-meeting-russia-34483107

Imam who refused to call Hezbollah a terrorist organization scheduled to deliver a benediction at Trump’s inauguration
https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/us-news/imam-who-refused-to-call-hezbollah-a-terrorist-organization-scheduled-to-deliver-a-benediction-at-trumps-inauguration/

Jeffries: With narrow margin, House GOP can’t ‘pass anything close’ to bill Johnson floating
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5086174-jeffries-house-republicans-debt-limit/

MAGA Rep. Introduces Bill to Carry Out Trump’s Project 2025 Promise
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-rep-introduces-bill-carry-162331370.html
See also: Project 2025, Building now for a conservative victory through policy, personnel, and training.
https://www.project2025.org/about/about-project-2025/

Nevada court stops federal loophole used for civil forfeitures
https://www.thecentersquare.com/nevada/article_0134040c-d297-11ef-8c8e-5b72a6d3ed55.html

Ohio Democrats urge Biden to finalize Equal Rights Amendment implementation
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/01/14/ohio-democrats-urge-biden-to-finalize-equal-rights-amendment-implementation/

Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/paul-krugman-issues-dire-warning-112145851.html

Recall effort against Newsom underway in California following alleged mishandling of LA fires
https://gazette.com/news/wex/newsom-and-bass-recall-efforts-gain-momentum-after-fallout-from-wildfires/article_86b8ceed-4598-5879-b3f8-7b5b4732e2bd.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Puerto Rico asks Trump for help after Venezuela’s Maduro threatens invasion. Maduro’s comments were an “open threat to the United States and our national security,” Jenniffer González-Colón wrote in a post on X
https://www.newsweek.com/puerto-rico-asks-trump-help-after-venezuela-maduro-invasion-threat-2014493

# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
14-Year-Old Told Dad He Was ‘Scared’ & ‘Couldn’t Breathe’ Before He Died in ‘Unprovoked’ Stabbing
https://www.newsbreak.com/cafemom-291109745/3758999122139-14-year-old-told-dad-he-was-scared-couldn-t-breathe-before-he-died-in-unprovoked-stabbing

Boy, 8, is mauled to death by dogs that were constantly allowed to roam the streets, cops say
https://au.news.yahoo.com/boy-8-mauled-death-dogs-212924368.html

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Aileen Cannon’s Final Gift to Trump. Jack Smith was no match for Aileen Cannon’s lawlessness.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/aileen-cannon-final-gift-trump-jack-smith-report-fail.html

The Most Damning Lines in Jack Smith’s Brutal Trump January 6 Report. Special counsel Jack Smith was explicitly candid about the threat of Donald Trump.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-damning-lines-jack-smith-142435602.html
See also: Jack Smith’s final report about January 6 is out.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/14/pdf-trump-jan-6-report-jack-smith/

Chicago Judge Reassigned Following Inappropriate “My First Ankle Monitor” Text
https://www.newsbreak.com/hollywood-unlocked-1715859/3761371833025-chicago-judge-reassigned-following-inappropriate-my-first-ankle-monitor-text

Horrifying moment cops walk away from gunshot victim because their shifts were ending
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/cops-ignore-victim-stl-footage-b2679587.html

High Powered Lawyer: I Won’t Represent Meta Any More Thanks to Zuckerberg’s MAGA Turn
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyer-says-dropped-meta-client-141836095.html

# Media
‘Well Gee, That Didn’t Happen’: Maddow Lays Out Trump’s Already-Broken Promises
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rachel-maddow-trump-promises_n_6786749ee4b0daa73db5f661

# Medical / General News
A Private Equity Hospital Bankruptcy Gets a True-Crime Twist. Prospect Medical Holdings is the latest sordid tale of legalized hospital embezzlement killing patients and communities. But the judge assigned to its bankruptcy raises eyebrows in a good way.
https://prospect.org/health/2025-01-14-private-equity-hospital-bankruptcy-true-crime-twist/

Investigation: How Private Equity and an Ambitious Landlord Put Steward Health Care on Life Support. Nearly 300,000 internal documents leaked from Steward Health Care to OCCRP show how a private equity firm, real estate investors and top executives drained billions from the hospital operator as it lurched towards bankruptcy and failed hospital patients.
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/how-private-equity-and-an-ambitious-landlord-put-steward-healthcare-on-life-support

GOP’s Medicaid cuts plan draws widespread backlash as experts warn of devastating consequences. Leaked GOP plan shows intent to strip millions of Americans of healthcare access.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/01/14/gops-medicaid-cuts-plan-draws-widespread-backlash-as-experts-warn-of-devastating-consequences/

Global health agency on chopping block as Republicans threaten to cut off funds: House Republicans are circulating a menu of options amounting to more than $5 trillion in cuts they could use to bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2025/01/13/health-programs-on-the-gop-chopping-block-00197733

# Military / Militia / Bio-weapons / General News
‘Burn That Place Down’: House Republican Says Pete Hegseth Will Lay Waste to Pentagon Leadership
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/burn-that-place-down-house-republican-says-pete-hegseth-will-lay-waste-to-pentagon-leadership/

# Military General News / Global
China is pushing the Philippines `to the wall’ with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-philippines-scarborough-shoal-0a5d18be6859c42895919f05d075c29d

China reportedly building ‘D-Day’-style barges as fears of Taiwan invasion rise
https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/world-news/new-china-satellite-photos-of-d-day-style-landing-barges-making-experts-sweat/

# NATO
NATO warplanes scrambled as Putin launches enormous Ukraine strike that put Poland ‘on full alert’
https://www.newsweek.com/poland-nato-fighter-jets-scrambled-russia-ukraine-attacks-2015102

# NASA / Space Force
Nasa satellite pics capture ‘Ghost Island’ mysteriously appear & then vanish just as suddenly in middle of Caspian Sea
https://www.the-sun.com/news/13285800/ghost-island-appears-then-vanishes-satellite-pictures/

Scientists discover continent that had been missing for 375 years: Geoscientists discovered a continent that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years. Historically, there’s been speculation about whether a continent known as Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language exists.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/scientists-discover-missing-continent-2670825895

Scientists Identify the Oldest Material on Earth in a Meteorite, Stunned to Find It Predates the Sun
https://www.newsbreak.com/knewz-1594593/3760393799436-scientists-identify-the-oldest-material-on-earth-in-a-meteorite-stunned-to-find-it-predates-the-sun

Something invisible and ‘fuzzy’ may lurk at the Milky Way’s center, new research suggests
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/dark-matter/something-invisible-and-fuzzy-may-lurk-at-the-milky-ways-center-new-research-suggests

James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest ‘truly gargantuan’ supernovas ever seen
https://www.yahoo.com/news/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-170000063.html

# Science
New super-sized Spider: Scientists discover new ‘unusually large’ species of one of world’s deadliest spiders, dubbed ‘Big Boy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8eU5DDk1v0
Also: https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/funnel-web-spider

# Social
US right wing fans misinformation fires as firefighters battle Los Angeles blazes. A similar campaign of rumors and lies was seen after the North Carolina hurricane, with DEI a primary target
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/rightwing-misinformation-los-angeles-fire

Greystar, Largest Apartment Landlord In US—May Face FTC Lawsuit Over Hidden Fees
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/ftc-prepares-to-sue-largest-u-s-apartment-landlord-over-hidden-fees-528c776e

More than 15,000 renters could lose homes before ban on no-fault evictions comes into force
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/no-fault-eviction-ban-renters-rights-b2679205.html

City officials are prepping an old South Bronx storage facility for up to 2,200 migrant men from the troubled Randall’s Island tent city, all while crowing that the asylum-seeker crisis is waning. And it’s just around the corner from “The Hub,” one of the Big Apple’s most drug-addled strips.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/15/us-news/nyc-to-open-new-2200-bed-shelter-despite-touting-dip-in-migrant-crisis/

Renter who was forced to live with no hot water for 6 years slapped with eviction notice after ‘complaining to landlord.’ Resident Jimmy Thompson said he’s never had consistent hot water in the six years he’s lived in his apartment building in Houston, Texas.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/texas-man-forced-live-6-910660?int_source=mantis_rec&int_medium=web&int_campaign=more_like_this

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft renders Mail & Calendar apps inoperable as it forces users over to the new Outlook on Windows. Users are being forced to move to the new Outlook app on Windows PCs, with no option to keep using the older Mail app. The company has also announced that it will be automatically installing the new Outlook app on Windows 10 PCs with the upcoming February security updates, if the user doesn’t already have it installed.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-renders-mail-and-calendar-apps-inoperable-as-it-forces-users-over-to-the-new-outlook-on-windows

New Details of Meta’s Rule Change Give Away Zuckerberg’s Whole Game
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5251151/meta-fact-checking-mark-zuckerberg-trump

More Speech and Fewer Mistakes. On platforms where billions of people can have a voice, all the good, bad and ugly is on display. That’s free expression.
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/meta-more-speech-fewer-mistakes/

FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-fbi-conduct-international-operation-delete-malware-used-china-backed

TikTok Denies Report Claiming China Is Looking to Sell to Elon Musk. Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government were considering a merge between TikTok and social media app X Monday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/14/tiktok-says-report-of-potential-sale-to-elon-musk-pure-fiction

The Galaxy S25 will be an ‘AI companion’: We’re all set for the big reveal of the Galaxy S25 on January 22, and Samsung has been teasing some details: in a new video it describes the upcoming flagship phone as “a true AI companion”, so expect a major Bixby upgrade alongside the new handsets.
https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/samsung-teases-that-the-galaxy-s25-could-be-a-true-ai-companion

The new DJI Flip is a first-of-its-kind drone: The DJI Flip is now official, and the brand’s new beginner drone features a unique folding propeller design that we haven’t seen before. It also comes with a number of auto-tracking flight modes, 4K video recording
https://www.dji.com/media-center/announcements/dji-release-flip-us
Also: DJI Flip Review – Why Does This Drone Exist?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s_TBuZhIBU&vl=de

“He literally stole features from Snapchat and Tiktok” — Netizens react as Mark Zuckerberg claims Apple has been lacking innovation after Steve Jobs
https://www.newsbreak.com/soap-central-302262230/3758104317826-he-literally-stole-features-from-snapchat-and-tiktok-netizens-react-as-mark-zuckerberg-claims-apple-has-been-lacking-innovation-after-steve-jobs

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