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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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January 13, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” is
the iconic opening of the second paragraph of the U.S.
Declaration of Independence.
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# Indigenous
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps. “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants,” he said. “We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/01/13/native-leaders-in-north-dakota-urge-use-of-tribal-ids-denounce-ice-tactics/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Choke holds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing. Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a choke hold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens

‘Unhinged, angry psychopaths’: ICE agents in Oregon falsely accuse a man of interfering with their operations and threaten to arrest him, it wasn’t for blocking an operation or interfering in any meaningful sense. But for simply standing on a public sidewalk, filming.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/featured/unhinged-angry-psychopaths-ice-agents-in-oregon-falsely-accuse-a-man-of-interfering-with-their-operations-and-threaten-to-arrest-him/

New Video of Minneapolis ICE Shooting Incident Fuels Fresh Debate Online — “I Don’t See Her Hitting Him.” New clip from ICE agent offers fresh perspective into Renee Nicole Good’s fatal shooting incident.
https://www.inquisitr.com/new-video-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting-incident-fuels-fresh-debate-online-i-dont-see-him-hitting-her

Afraid But Undeterred, Minnesota Greets Trump’s ICE Surge With Demonstrations. Minneapolis residents have organized a steady stream of protests amid ICE raids after the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
https://truthout.org/articles/afraid-but-undeterred-minnesota-greets-trumps-ice-surge-with-demonstrations/

‘Goebbels Could Not Have Improved On This’: DHS Spreads ‘Propaganda’ on ICE Killing as Violence Mounts
“I never imagined that my government would so blatantly lie like this,” said one author and attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/lauren-bis-dhs

‘Horrifying’ leak reveals ICE ‘stalkers’ have access to Americans’ cell phone data
https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-ice-can-now-spy-on-every-phone-in-your-neighborhood/

# Children / Youth
Texas parental rights amendment gets its first test in court, as Calif ignores Texas child orders. Texas Supreme Court cost father his parental rights with his gender-confused son by wrongly assuming California courts would follow Texas court orders. Now it’s asking for help interpreting new constitutional amendment.
https://justthenews.com/government/state-houses/texas-parental-rights-amendment-gets-its-first-test-court-calif-ignores

Texas voters approve constitutional amendment affirming parental rights. Texas voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment affirming parental rights.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/texas-voters-approve-constitutional-amendment-affirming-parental-rights#:~:text=Texas%20voters%20approve%20constitutional%20amendment%20affirming%20parental,approved%20a%20constitutional%20amendment%20affirming%20parental%20rights.

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump says U.S. is ‘SCREWED’ without tariffs. President Donald Trump said Monday that repaying tariff revenue and related investments from his tariffs on imports would be “almost impossible.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_42708c81-01ac-452f-8b25-289ce0bc244a.amp.html

House to vote on two more govt funding bills costing $76 billion. As a potential Jan. 30 government shutdown looms, the U.S. House plans to vote this week on the next batch of appropriations bills funding the federal government in fiscal year 2026.
https://www.aol.com/articles/house-vote-two-more-govt-194100137.html

# General News / Boat Strikes
President Donald Trump’s administration faced new war crime accusations on Monday after it was revealed that the administration disguised the airplanes it used to bomb at least one alleged drug boat.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-admin-2674877201/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein ‘Murder Cover-Up’ Explodes: Brother Claims Secret Autopsy Facts Ruling Out Suicide Coming. “Jeff was murdered. I want to know who killed him and on whose behalf?”
https://people.com/jeffrey-epstein-brother-claims-new-autopsy-report-will-prove-sex-offender-was-murdered-11882934

Bill Clinton faces being held in contempt of Congress after he and Hillary refuse to testify in Epstein inquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/13/donald-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-iran-ice-immigration-jerome-powell-us-politics-live

# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy Signals the Start of Imperial America. The 2025 National Security Strategy abandons the liberal international order’s ideological pretensions, embracing transactional imperialism, hemispheric primacy, and economic nationalism to secure America’s survival and unapologetic renewal.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/donald-trumps-national-security-strategy-signals-the-start-of-imperial-america
National Security Strategy of the United States of America
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf

Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday — challenging Hegseth’s move to demote Kelly’s military rank after the senator told service members to defy the Trump administration’s “illegal orders.”
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/12/mark-kelly-sues-pete-hegseth-military-rank-demotion/?utm_campaign=dcfb&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Colorado expands lawsuit over alleged Trump retaliation. “The U.S. Constitution does not permit the president to single out states for punishment based on their exercise of core sovereign powers. And yet, that is exactly what President Trump has done,” Weiser said. “The administration cannot punish Colorado into submission, and that is why we filed his lawsuit to fight for Colorado.”
https://www.cbs19news.com/colorado-expands-lawsuit-over-alleged-trump-retaliation/article_95e96261-f356-599d-aea2-4bdf45972f62.html

Trump escalates Iran pressure, threatening tariffs and military force. Amid rising tensions, Iran’s intelligence agency says it has seized US arms and explosive equipment from ‘militants’.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/13/iran-us-at-possible-precipice-of-renewed-conflict-as-protests-continue

Republicans weigh making foreign-born public fraudsters deportable, subject to denaturalization. Recent revelations about long-standing and wide-ranging fraud schemes prompted a crackdown from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the area that has led to clashes with the local community. Now some in Congress want to help fix the problem.
https://voz.us/en/just-the-news/260113/32485/republicans-weigh-making-foreign-born-public-fraudsters-deportable-subject-to-denaturalization.html

Trump admin labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt as terrorist organizations
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-begins-process-to-designate-certain-muslim-brotherhood-chapters-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/

Trump Says International Law Won’t Limit His Use Of Power, Alarming Lawmakers On Both Sides
https://upolitics.com/news/trump-says-international-law-wont-limit-his-power-alarming-lawmakers-on-both-sides/

Time to suspend freedom of speech, tech billionaire says. “We need to control the platforms, all the social platforms.”
https://futurism.com/future-society/tech-billionaire-shlomo-kramer-speech
First Amendment protects five fundamental freedoms: religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

2 GOP Senators Vow to Block Trump Nominees
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/fed-nominations-thom-tillis-powell

Sanders Warns Powell Probe Part of Trump Plan to ‘Intimidate and Destroy’ All Critics. “We must not allow our great country, the United States of America, to become an authoritarian society.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-trump-authoritarianism

Trump, Vance, and Noem Launch a Preemptive Strike Against the Truth. In light of the Trump administration’s lies, the odds of getting a credible federal probe into the killing of Renee Good are slim.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-admin-lies-ice-shooting

Kristi Noem Faces MAGA Backlash for Attacking Minneapolis Victim in ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Claim
https://www.inquisitr.com/kristi-noem-faces-maga-backlash-for-attacking-minneapolis-victim-in-domestic-terrorism-claim

Donald Trump’s Greenland plot just hit a wall as a top Democrat warns the annexation would spell an end for this international alliance
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/donald-trumps-greenland-plot-just-hit-a-wall-as-a-top-democrat-warns-the-annexation-would-spell-an-end-for-this-international-alliance/

Kristi Noem says ‘we can’t trust our government’, interviewer points out she is the government
https://www.aol.com/articles/stupidity-forever-ice-barbie-kristi-195921843.html

Trump’s Greenland push escalates as GOP lawmaker moves to make it America’s 51st state. Randy Fine’s office argued that as global competition in the Arctic intensifies, the United States cannot allow enemy powers to gain influence over one of the world’s most strategically important regions.
https://voz.us/en/politics/260113/32496/republican-representative-introduces-bill-to-make-greenland-the-51st-state-of-the-u-s.html

Democratic Congresswoman On MS NOW Calls for ICE to Be Abolished: ‘They Are Rogue, They Are Racist’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/01/12/progressive-squad-member-demands-congress-reign-in-ice-n2669338

Minneapolis Mayor Frey Pushes Back on Noem’s Narrative — ‘I’m Biased Because I’ve Got Two Eyes… Anybody Can See This Victim Is Not a Domestic Terrorist.’ “This was a federal agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying.”
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4436105909037-minneapolis-mayor-frey-pushes-back-on-noem-s-narrative-i-m-biased-because-i-ve-got-two-eyes-anybody-can-see-this-victim-is-not-a-domestic-terrorist

# Gov / Politics / Global
Colombian President Petro Says ICE ‘Operates In The Same Way As The Nazi And Italian Brigades’
https://www.latintimes.com/colombian-president-petro-says-ice-operates-same-way-nazi-italian-brigades-593456

‘Final days and weeks’ for regime in Iran, says Germany. Activists say at least 600 protesters have been killed and thousands arrested in the crackdown by Iran’s ruling mullahs.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/regime-iran-germany-2000-protesters-killed-5HjdQf2_2/

Iran protester ‘to be executed tomorrow’, rights group says, as official says 2,000 killed in crackdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cj691w2e840t

Ex-Prince Andrew “Knows Where the Bodies Are Buried” and Is Allegedly Considering One “Potential Financial Lifeline,” Royal Sources Claim
https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/ex-prince-andrew-lucrative-potential-lifeline-knows-where-bodies-are-buried-sources/

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
Cops Claimed They Were ‘Forced’ to Kill Black Man in Broad Daylight, but New Video Tells a Different Story. Video footage of the shooting has been released, and — surprise, surprise — it shows Taylor walking away from cops with his hands raised to his sides, showing that he had no gun in his hand at the time an officer fired the single shot that took his life.
https://newsone.com/6754522/video-shows-florida-police-lied-about-shooting-black-man/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Jack Smith to testify publicly before Congress next week. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan scheduled a public hearing with Smith next week.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/12/congress/jack-smith-to-testify-publicly-00724047

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
Jon Stewart Breaks the Silence on Live Television — A Moment That Stopped America Cold
https://hotnews.otoarizasi.com/posts/nowuseless-skills-every-person-over-developed-that-no-one-ywhyqssi-shipminion/

Judd Apatow Blasts Donald Trump During 2026 Golden Globes Speech: ‘I Believe We’re in a Dictatorship Now’
https://okmagazine.com/p/judd-apatow-blasts-donald-trump-2026-golden-globes-speech/

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
For 80 years, Republicans have blocked us from fixing our health care system. Beyond the subsidies, we need urgent, comprehensive action to address the American health care mess. And it is quite a mess. As The Guardian noted on Dec. 31, “Costs, insurance delays, and difficult-to-obtain mental health treatment plague the US health system.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5681970-healthcare-crisis-americans-struggle/

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Largest Nurses Strike in NYC History as Nearly 15,000 Healthcare Workers Hit the Picket Line. “No nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits, or less dignity for doing lifesaving work,” said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/new-york-nurse-strike-mount-sinai-nyc/

# Military / War Department
Hegseth Says Proposed $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is ‘Message to the World’
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5685814-hegseth-trump-defense-budget-request/

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Cave sealed for 40,000 years finally opened and what was found ‘changes human history’
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/2156492/cave-sealed-40000-years-opened-by-archaeologists

Scientists Lowered a Camera 300 Feet into Antarctic Ice— What It Revealed Left Viewers in Awe. As the camera went deeper, the color of the ice transitioned from blue to a diamond-like white.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/scientists-lowered-a-camera-300-feet-into-antarctic-ice-what-it-revealed-left-viewers-in-awe

# Technology / AI
Elon Musk gets destroyed as two major countries block X, and the ones ramping up to do the same are making his nightmare far worse. This is a terrible situation for X, especially given the reason for the bans: the platform’s failure to adequately address the rampant creation of non-consensual sexual imagery.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/tech/elon-musk-gets-destroyed-as-two-major-countries-block-x-and-the-ones-ramping-up-to-do-the-same-are-making-his-nightmare-far-worse/

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January 12, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
ICE detaining enrolled members of a sovereign Native nation should alarm everyone. These are not immigrants.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-native-americans-minnesota-minneapolis-oglala-sioux-11339071

Klamath Indigenous Land Trust finalizes 10,000-acre land acquisition as Salmon Return
https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/klamath-indigenous-land-trust-purchases-10-000-acres-as-salmon-return

Native Americans Are U.S. Citizens. Here’s What to Do If ICE Stops You. On Friday, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) released a guide that explains your rights if approached by ICE at home, work, in public, or during detention
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-americans-are-u-s-citizens-here-s-what-to-do-if-ice-stops-you

The Navajo Nation Council’s Resources and Development Committee and Law and Order Committee held a joint meeting Monday to address ongoing problems with enforcement of grazing permits and violations of the Nation’s Agricultural Resource Management Plan.
https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/navajo-council-committees-tackle-grazing-enforcement-code-revisions

Tribe Sues IHS Over Rejected Opioid Treatment Facility as Natives See Highest Overdose Rates
https://nativenewsonline.net/health/tribe-sues-ihs-over-rejected-opioid-treatment-facility-as-natives-see-highest-overdose-rates

Rappahannock Tribe first in US to enshrine rights of nature into constitution
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/rappahannock-tribe-first-in-us-to-enshrine-rights-of-nature-into-constitution/

River Gets Rights: Tribe Gives Rappahannock River Power to Sue!
https://www.rivermixer.com/river-gets-rights-tribe-gives-rappahannock-river-power-to-sue/

Rappahannock Tribe challenges Virginia water permit, cites sovereign rights. The permit threatens the river’s health and disregards the tribe’s sovereign rights.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/energy/15437-rappahannock-tribe-challenges-virginia-water-permit-cites-sovereign-rights

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians receives Nikwasi mound in historic land transfer. The town of Franklin, N.C., formally transferred the Nikwasi mound to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Jan. 5, completing a years-long effort to return the largest un-excavated Cherokee mound in the Southeast to tribal ownership.
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/ebci-acquires-part-of-former-cherokee-nation-homeland/article_76cd9683-67ff-4b9a-b705-40f71bdd11af.html

The Miccosukee Tribe blocked Alligator Alcatraz. Then Trump blocked a bill to return their land. The White House vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded Miccosukee land and environmental stewardship
https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/01/10/miccosukee-tribe-of-indians-in-florida-trump-veto-alligator-alcatraz-everglades-flooding/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting. Legislators nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/01/states-move-to-rein-in-ice-after-fatal-minnesota-shooting-pro-00721208

Education Minnesota demands ICE stays away from schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pd1LYa6m2Q

Noem says ‘hundreds’ more federal agents are going to Minneapolis after killing of Renee Good. Kristi Noem says that more officers are being deployed amid protests in several cities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/12/donald-trump-ice-minnesota-fed-jerome-powell-iran-cuba-venezuela-greenland-us-politics-live-news-updates

Seattle mayor calls for people to sign up for ‘ICE Mobilization Alerts’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_81463912-9f1b-4c87-8e8d-5922b85503db.html

Judge blocks Trump admin. move to strip 10,000 immigrants of legal status this week: A temporary restraining order extends their family reunification parole status, set to expire on Wednesday, for another two weeks
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/10/judge-trump-administration-immigration-00721260

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Workday hires for millions. A lawsuit seeking plaintiffs says its AI shut out applicants over 40. A lawsuit alleges that Workday’s AI disadvantaged applicants who are Black, disabled, female or over 40.
https://san.com/cc/workday-hires-for-millions-a-lawsuit-seeking-plaintiffs-says-its-ai-shut-out-applicants-over-40/

After confusion, State will move forward with hundreds of layoffs. A judge said a statutory moratorium on RIFs does not require they be withdrawn entirely. The State Department has backtracked on a commitment to rescind layoffs for around 250 foreign service officers, instead arguing a measure signed into law by President Trump and a subsequent court order does not require the employees be permanently reinstated.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/after-confusion-state-will-move-forward-hundreds-layoffs/410598/

# FEMA / USAID
Democrats decry reports that Trump will further slash FEMA’s workforce. Leaked documents show FEMA could cut thousands of employees, though the agency says no final decisions have been made.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/democrats-decry-reports-trump-will-further-slash-femas-workforce/410527/

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
Human sewage laced with cancer-causing toxins discovered in America’s food supply
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15443121/Human-sewage-forever-chemicals-pfas-Americas-food-supply.html

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
Arctic Frost probe driven early on by anti-Trump FBI agent, claims by liberal outlets, memos show. Internal bureau emails show a key FBI agent, who had already demonstrated a bias against the POTUS, consistently circulating and citing anti-Trump articles as support for pushing an inquiry into Trump over J6. It turns out the agent likely had a hand in having those articles published in the first place.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/anti-trump-fbi-agent-and-liberal-outlet-claims-heart-controversial-arctic

Jan. 6 probe potentially investigated over 150 Republicans, documents show. Approximately 160 Republican figures may have been investigated as part of the FBI’s Arctic Frost probe into alleged efforts by allies of President Trump to overturn the 2020 election, newly released documents show.
https://san.com/media-miss/fbi-may-have-probed-over-150-gop-figures-groups-in-connection-with-jan-6/

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell accuser, Sarah Ransome, reacts to Maxwell’s guilty verdict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO0-EG-GNKU

Sarah Ransome writes about Jeffrey Epstein abuse allegations in ‘Silenced No More’
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065083182/sarah-ransome-writes-about-jeffrey-epstein-abuse-allegations-in-silenced-no-more

Survivor Sarah Ransome Speaks Out Against Ghislaine Maxwell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxA1lxsdEvE

# General News / Gaza / Iran / Iraq
U-Haul truck appears to drive through Iran protest in Los Angeles, report says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIyvdbuPyII

Iran security forces have killed at least 496 people as opposition protests continue
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/11/500-dead-bodies-iran-protests-crackdown/

Tehran ‘fully prepared for war’ as Trump warns of military action over protests
https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/12/at-least-544-killed-in-iran-protests-activists-say-as-trump-says-tehran-has-proposed-negot

# Gov / Politics
Fed Chair Jerome Powell describes federal criminal probe as political pressure, vows to stand firm. Powell disclosed the probe on Sunday, saying federal prosecutors had served subpoenas to the Federal Reserve and raised the possibility of criminal charges linked to testimony he gave before a Senate committee regarding renovations to Fed buildings.
https://www.arise.tv/us-justice-department-investigates-fed-chair-jerome-powell-over-senate-testimony/

Centrist-minded Pennsylvania governor now at center of politically charged ICE enforcement debate. At issue is whether the Pennsylvania state police should keep contributing data to a law enforcement database used for ICE roundups
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/pa-gov-shapiro-finds-himself-center-politically-charged-immigration-enforcement

Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal’ or face the consequences. No more Venezuelan oil or money will flow to the communist-run island after Maduro’s fall, says US president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/trump-tells-cuba-to-make-a-deal-or-face-the-consequences

Trump says Rubio running Cuba ‘sounds good’ but he ‘strongly’ suggests regime make a deal with US, a sentiment that has been repeated across social media by some in reference to the many roles Rubio has already accepted while serving as secretary of state.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-marco-rubio-cuba-president-sounds-good-11341918

Trump Called ‘A Wannabe Dictator’ as His DOJ Goes After Powell. Trump is destroying trust in government and acting like a dictator.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W7K8-EdYw-E

“No Kings” protestors call on Congress to block funding for ICE and war: Thousands took to the streets in Manhattan amid U.S. military raids on Venezuela and following the deadly shooting of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5683235-protests-against-ice/

Authorities uncover government official’s tie to criminal operation hidden deep in forest: ‘Encouraging trespassing on government … assets’
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/illegal-mining-oyo-state-nigeria-ruler/

Fed’s Powell says Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/powell-trump-indictment-threat/

Trump tactics could leave office with him – or the US could descend into a rogue state
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/friday-briefing-trump-tactics-could-leave-office-with-him-or-the-us-could-descend-into-a-rogue-state

Trump claims some citizens don’t deserve their status, and its setting a dangerous precedent
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trump-claims-some-citizens-dont-deserve-their-status-and-its-setting-a-dangerous-precedent/

Hope Walz addresses her father’s decision not to run for reelection. Gov. Tim Walz’s daughter was interviewed on a podcast a few hours after his announcement on Monday.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hope-walz-addresses-fathers-decision-not-to-run-for-reelection

A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump’s Second Term — And It’s Playing Out With Renee Good
https://www.aol.com/articles/disturbing-pattern-emerged-trumps-second-110017227.html

‘Perfect window’: GOP strategist warns Trump allies just revealed MAGA’s ‘evil’ core. Steve Schmidt, political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, argued, “hate is what binds the Nazis and MAGA.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674873370/

“It won’t happen under my watch,” Sen. Rand Paul says on stopping military action in Greenland
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/rand-paul-makes-it-clear-i-will-do-everything-in-my-power-to-stop-any-kind-of-military-takeover-in-greenland/

Democrat says Trump is ‘stealing’ from taxpayers and could be impeached if Republicans lose control of Congress
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/01/rand-paul-makes-it-clear-i-will-do-everything-in-my-power-to-stop-any-kind-of-military-takeover-in-greenland/

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

Omar Says Trump’s Minnesota Operations Seem to Be Pushing Toward “Martial Law.” Three members of the Minnesota congressional delegation were denied access to a Minneapolis ICE jail on Saturday.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-noem-lies-renee-nicole-good

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
With House ACA bill likely to fail in Senate, new bipartisan plan emerges. The House voted Thursday to advance a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/08/house-aca-vote-senate-obamacare-subsidies

Nearly 1M impacted by tussle over Affordable Care Act extension
https://www.thecentersquare.com/north_carolina/article_8d20ca09-a04b-433c-81d9-3075c2939f80.html

# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing
Workplace violence is pushing NYC nurses to the brink of striking: More than 16,000 nurses at five New York City hospitals could walk off the job next week as management continues to push cuts to employee care and staffing
https://www.nysna.org/press/nearly-16000-nyc-nurses-strike-monday-unless-hospitals-agree-workplace-violence-protections

# Military / War Department
US military draft disqualifications list exemptions amid fears over World War 3. A newly updated version of the requirements for people to be drafted into the U.S. Army have been released, sparking questions about a potential war in the future
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/military-draft-disqualifications-list-exemptions-1609253.amp

# Military / Global / NATO
Russia, Iran and China join naval drill in South Africa — as tensions with US rise: ‘A pawn in the power games’
https://apnews.com/article/china-russia-iran-south-africa-naval-drills-bbb566d8f5374dca040b6d4714b99a71

NATO’s Top Commander Warns, ‘Chinese and Russian Vessels Are Not Studying Seals or Polar Bears. They Are Conducting Bathymetric Surveys Figuring Out How To Counter NATO Capabilities’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nato-europe-commander-sees-growing-145717187.html

# Other Stuff / Archaeology
Incredible ancient ruins resurface in Middle East, but experts are worried about why they’re appearing: ‘No cause for celebration.’ For the first time in decades, many ancient ruins have become visible across Europe.
However, the reason behind their appearance caused many experts to sound the alarm, according to Bianet.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/reemergence-ancient-ruins-europe-drought-underwater/

# Social Services / Programs
Experts believe Washington ‘must break its promise on Social Security’ to protect it from ‘imminent insolvency’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/experts-believe-washington-must-break-120000992.html

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January 11, 2026
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# Indigenous
Choctaw Nation to serve as testing site for Trump administration’s goal of expanding drone usage
https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/choctaw-nation-to-serve-as-testing-site-for-trump-administrations-goal-of-expanding-drone-usage/

Trump Blocks Bill to Return Land to Florida Tribe That Fought Alligator Alcatraz: Out of Spite, Trump Used Veto Power to Punish Florida Tribe That Opposed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ The move quashed a bipartisan bid to transfer 30 acres of the Everglades to the Miccosukee.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-veto-punish-florida-miccosukee-tribe-indians-alligator-alcatraz-bipartisan-bill-carlos-gimenez/

# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Centrist-minded Pennsylvania governor now at center of politically charged ICE enforcement debate. At issue is whether the Pennsylvania state police should keep contributing data to a law enforcement database used for ICE roundups
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/pa-gov-shapiro-finds-himself-center-politically-charged-immigration-enforcement

30 Anti-ICE Protesters Detained in Minneapolis After Hotels Damaged
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-ice-protest-friday-night-arrests-damage-no-injuries/601561757

Rep. Shontel Brown Says Horrifying Minneapolis Shooting Happened Because Trump ‘Weaponized ICE’
https://shinemycrown.com/rep-shontel-brown-says-horrifying-minneapolis-shooting-happened-because-trump-weaponized-ice/

Footage from the ICE agent’s own cell phone who shot Renee Good rips apart federal narrative that claims she tried to run him over. Video shows what woman said to officer moments before he fired three shots
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ice-agent-shooting-video-minnesota-renee-good-9.7040480

New Video Showing Moments Before Minnesota ICE Shooting Goes Viral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czPPbjdDMDE

‘Just floored’: Dem lawmaker left ‘horrified’ after seeing migrant conditions in detention. The detention facility is privately owned by CoreCivic, which has controversially received millions of dollars from the Trump administration, and without having gone through the traditional bidding process that private companies are typically required to do.
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-2674871355/

Veteran Claims ICE Agents Burst into Cabin ‘Screaming,’ Then Wrongfully Detained Him During 50th Birthday Cruise. Martinez said he was “dumbfounded” by the incident since his personal information, his Social Security Number, passport, Real ID, facial recognition and TSA PreCheck, was provided to the cruise line.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran-immigration-agents-carnival-cruise/

Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar faces off with dozens of ICE agents as she’s denied entry to detention center. Omar said she called first to say she and the other representatives were coming, They were initially let in, but Omar claimed two officials then got a message “that we were no longer allowed,” declining any further access to the building.
https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/10/ice-minneapolis-ilhan-omar-denied-access

Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-new-orleans-minnesota-400be6de1c5712a9dd0ec972907cbd03

Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders
https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-family-reunification-parole-court-hearing-c26e30ee3d511f44e540a754b6dde00d

ICE’s Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Not an Aberration — It Is the New Normal. US immigration agents have now shot 11 civilians in cars in four months.
https://truthout.org/articles/ices-murder-of-renee-nicole-good-was-not-an-aberration-it-is-the-new-normal/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump Boasts Of Confiscated Venezuelan Oil But Neglects To Mention How Nasty It Is. The country’s crude oil is heavy, too thick to flow through a pipeline without dilution, and is filled with corrosive chemicals that can destroy refineries.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nasty-venezuelan-oil-trump_n_695edbc9e4b05f1e1aab74b1?origin=home-latest-news-unit

The action comes one week after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5683409-trump-executive-order-venezuela-oil/

# General News / ‘Arctic Frost’
Jack Smith team approved $20k payment to informant to snitch on Trump team during Arctic Frost probe. Revelation included in tranche of new FBI memos that Director Kash Patel turned over to Congress this week that provide more clarity on the tactics and scope of the inquiry that the FBI used to try to build a case against Trump and his allies
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/jack-smith-team-approved-20k-payment-informant-snitch-trump-team

# Gov / Politics
Retirements and resignations to impact midterms as balance of power at stake
https://www.themountaineer.com/news/national/retirements-and-resignations-to-impact-midterms-as-balance-of-power-at-stake/article_dc26ef95-b61d-5471-9d17-9748636e9b14.html

Mamdani-tied socialists, CCP-tied groups lead war against Trump on ICE shooting and Maduro arrest
Leftist groups like the DSA were planning mass protests focused on opposing the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro. Then, the ICE shooting happened.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/mamdanis-dsa-and-ccp-tied-leftist-groups-lead-two-front-war-against-trump-ice

‘They’ll Have To Go Through Me’: Josh Shapiro Vows To Defend Pennsylvania From ‘Federal Overreach’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buma2oL50iE

US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries. State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/us-citizens-venezuela-paramilitaries

Grenell reveals his X account was hacked: The Left tries to ‘silence people they don’t agree with’
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5682931-kennedy-center-president-x-account-hacked/

Trump implies he may target Colombia’s president, says Cuba appears ‘ready to fall.’ The president also doubled down on his plan to “run” Venezuela.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-implies-target-colombias-president-cuba-appears-ready/story?id=128904574

Trump says Rubio running Cuba ‘sounds good’ but he ‘strongly’ suggests regime make a deal with US
“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump wrote on social media
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-says-having-rubio-lead-cuba-sounds-good-he-strongly-suggests-they-make

Trump Declares National Emergency to Shield Venezuelan Oil Revenues
https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-oil-revenue-companies-sales-bdd21181e08889d6cca93f5acc7c0ee0

Trump Says US Ready to Help Iranian Protesters as Death Toll Rises
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/11/trump-iran-protest-options-death-toll

Devin Nunes: ‘Biggest Scandal in US History’: It’s been almost a decade since then-House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes first launched his investigation with now-FBI director Kash Patel into the scandal that became known as “Russiagate.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9qeJBGo2v8

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Billions of Dollars for Childcare and Support for Vulnerable Families
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5681179-five-attorneys-general-sue-trump-social-services-funding-freeze/

As Trump Calls War Powers Act ‘Unconstitutional,’ Democrats And GOP Advance Bill To Limit US Intervention Into Venezuela
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/11/is-the-us-war-powers-act-unconstitutional-as-president-trump-says

Resurfaced Kamala Harris Video Warns U.S. — ‘Trump Intends to Use the United States Military Against American Citizens Who Simply Disagree With Him’, Sparking Renewed Debate
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4435172548712-resurfaced-kamala-harris-video-warns-u-s-trump-intends-to-use-the-united-states-military-against-american-citizens-who-simply-disagree-with-him-sparking-renewed-debate

‘The Constitution assigns no authority to the president’: States win injunction as judge swats down Trump effort to ban vote-by-mail ‘to restore the proper balance of power’
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-constitution-assigns-no-authority-to-the-president-states-win-injunction-as-judge-swats-down-trump-effort-to-ban-vote-by-mail-to-restore-the-proper-balance-of-power/

Sen. Lindsey Graham Says Trump Would Assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader If Crackdown Continues: ‘Donald J. Trump Is Gonna Kill You!’
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-senator-says-trump-would-kill-iran-s-supreme-leader-if-protest-crackdown-continues/3792057

‘What took place was illegal as a matter of international law’: Human rights lawyer on Maduro capture. A country ‘cannot enforce its law on the territory of another state’ without consent, a United Nations rapporteur tells Al Jazeera.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/8/abduction-of-venezuelas-maduro-illegal-despite-us-charges-experts-say

Bessent reveals US may lift additional Venezuela sanctions as soon as next week
https://www.newsweek.com/us-lift-venezuela-sanctions-ease-sale-oil-bessent-11341378

Youngkin says Vance would make ‘great’ GOP nominee for president in 2028
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/07/gop-possible-contenders-2028

# Gov / Politics / Global
UN to hold emergency meeting after Putin’s nuclear-capable missile strike & Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘war crime’: “The Russian Federation has reached an appalling new level of war crimes and crimes against humanity by its terror against civilians,” Ukrainian ambassador Andriy Melnyk said in a letter to the Security Council seen by AFP on Friday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-trump-putin-zelensky-oreshnik-missile-latest-news-b2898234.html

# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
At least six dead in Mississippi mass shooting as gunman sprayed victims with bullets from three different locations
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-shooting-spanned-three-locations-rcna253312

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Legal fight unfolds over who will defend Maduro in U.S. court. A squabble has erupted over who gets to represent the former Venezuelan president in the high-stakes case.
https://apnews.com/article/maduro-venezuela-criminal-case-lawyers-379d8b836a4448a8ef78cffa2d84d3a7

# Military / War Department
U.S. launches retaliatory airstrikes on ISIS in Syria, CENTCOM says. The strikes come in retaliation for an attack that killed three Americans.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-carries-additional-large-scale-strikes-isis-targets/story?id=129091171

US, Partners Launch New Strikes on ISIS Targets in Syria
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4375251/us-partner-forces-strike-isis-targets-in-syria/

US used powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees during Maduro raid: witness account. US used a powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees, “bleeding through the nose” and vomiting blood during the daring raid
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-used-powerful-mystery-weapon-172327202.html

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January 10, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
New video, reportedly from cellphone of ICE agent who fired fatal shot, shows encounter beforehand. In the video, Renee Nicole Good can be seen smiling at the officer moments before he opens fire.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cell-phone-video-deadly-minneapolis-shooting-rcna253207

Neighbors Reveal Situation Leading Up to ICE Shooting
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTRq6y0gAHz/

Fact Check: Image claiming to show Renee Nicole Good’s car aimed at ICE officer isn’t what it seems.
However, the image was fake. Using reverse image search tools, we traced it to a post from X user @ScummyMummy511, who acknowledged using artificial intelligence to create it. The AI-generated depiction also did not match the scene shown in multiple credible videos and photos of the shooting, further proving it wasn’t authentic.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/renee-good-car-ice-image/

There’s One Tiny Problem With MAGA’s Claims About Minnesota ICE Shooting: The DHS Policy. MAGA Is Already Rewriting the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis. The federal government’s narrative of the Minneapolis shooting conflicts wildly with video footage of the incident shared online.
https://www.wired.com/story/maga-trump-rewriting-ice-shooting-minneapolis/

VP JD Vance Signals U.S. Will Expand Deportations, Says ICE Will Be “Going Door to Door.” “Those words actually came out of the Vice President of the United States’ mouth.”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/jd-vance-ice-door-to-door-comment

ICE ‘punches’ Native American before making ‘arrest taunt.’ On January 8, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, reportedly punched and detained Jose Roberto “Beto” Ramirez, a Native American U.S. citizen.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/native-american-detained-ice-minnesota-1609397

‘I felt like I was kidnapped’: Ojibwe man recounts ICE detainment. At least five Native American men have been detained by ICE around Minneapolis following significant immigration raids
https://ictnews.org/news/i-felt-like-i-was-kidnapped-ojibwe-man-recounts-ice-detainment/

An off-Duty ICE Agent Fatally Shot Keith Porter, a U.S. Citizen Described as a Proud “Girl Dad.” Porter wasn’t the threat Trump administration officials claimed he was after an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed him in Northridge on New Year’s Eve.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/active-shooter-ice-agents-victim-110000048.html

‘Reign of Terror’: ICE Builds Appalling Record of Killings, Beatings, Kidnappings, and More. “We just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood, in the street,” said US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “This is an agency that must be reined in.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-abuses-under-trump

The Increasingly Narrow Path To Prosecuting An ICE Officer. State and local prosecutors in Minnesota investigating the fatal shooting of Renee Good are facing an uphill battle.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-increasingly-narrow-path-to-prosecuting-an-ice-officer_n_696166fee4b019aad0940d65

Hours After US Citizen Shot Dead by ICE, JD Vance Says ‘Door-to-Door’ Operations Are Coming. “This is starting to look disturbingly like Germany in the 1930s.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/vance-ice-door-to-door

More Shocking Footage: Federal immigration enforcement agents swarmed a high school in Minneapolis, where footage and photographs showed them handcuffing school staff members and firing chemical irritants at students. “They’re just animals,” said a local school official of the federal agents. “I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
https://therealnews.com/more-shocking-footage-shows-federal-agents-raiding-minneapolis-high-school-handcuffing-staff

GOP Votes Down Pressley’s Motion to Investigate Minneapolis ICE Shooting. “Republicans shamefully voted it down—demonstrating once again that they have never cared about law and order or keeping our communities safe,” said the congresswoman.
https://pressley.house.gov/2026/01/07/breaking-pressley-condemns-ice-murder-in-minnesota-slams-gop-for-blocking-her-subpoena-for-records-footage-related-to-shooting/

ICE’s Murder of Renee Nicole Good Was Not an Aberration — It Is the New Normal. US immigration agents have now shot 11 civilians in cars in four months.
https://truthout.org/articles/ices-murder-of-renee-nicole-good-was-not-an-aberration-it-is-the-new-normal/

Misconduct Expert Says State Has the Right to Charge ICE Officer Who Killed Renee Good. Alas, the FBI’s takeover of the investigation could make it difficult.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/misconduct-expert-can-minnesota-prosecute-sue-ice-officer-killed-renee-good/

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides / Bugs
Researchers sound alarm over ominous ‘clouds’ looming over cities: ‘Their behavior … remains poorly understood.’ “Has now engaged the scientific community of Earth’s biogeochemical cycles.” Air pollution is often measured in smog, soot, or fine dust, but scientists are documenting another form of contamination drifting above cities: microplastic clouds.
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/microplastic-clouds-pollution-cities-air/

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Washington National Opera announces it will leave the Kennedy Center. The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following President Donald Trump’s takeover of the U.S. capital’s leading performing arts venue.
https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-center-washington-national-opera-c5778f687340ace8c3c04c2983e9f88f

Weak US Jobs Report Shows ‘Bleak Economic Reality’ for Workers Under Trump. There has been “almost no hiring since April,” observed one economist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jobs-report-december-2025

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Trump brings family legacy full circle with merger of nuclear power startup and Trump Media Group. Dr. John George Trump had a clear passion for energy innovation and domination and that legacy is carried on through the President of the United States, his nephew, Donald Trump.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/truth-social-goes-nuclear-trump-company-carries-uncles-legacy

Donald Trump thinks he just seized Venezuela’s oil for untold riches, but a top economist just revealed the ‘vast wealth’ just doesn’t exist. Donald Trump’s ambitions are expansive. His plans are limited
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/04/an-american-oil-empire-is-a-deeply-flawed-idea

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands
Property rights are starting to feel like permission, as owners are banned from hunting on their own land.
PRIVATE LAND OWNERS BANNED FROM HUNTING | “For The Safety of ‘Legal’ Trespassers”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Edxm7VN9c

# General News
One of rock music’s most respected voices says that Donald Trump is “destroying America.” In a new op-ed on his website, the musician shared a post titled “It’s ICE Cold Here in America”, in which he took aim at the growing civil unrest in the country, which he sees as a result of the President’s “inept government” and lack of “conscience.”
https://www.nme.com/news/music/neil-young-eviscerates-donald-trump-in-new-editorial-urging-americans-to-rise-up-peacefully-in-millions-after-minnesota-shooting-3922286

# General News / Boat Strikes
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
https://apnews.com/article/sanctioned-oil-tanker-intercepted-c3b6e0cee49af87f78a22425f505249d

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Pam Bondi faces impeachment chatter as the DOJ defends its Epstein file redactions. The Justice Department is now engaged in an open cover-up carried out in direct violation of federal law.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/impeachable-pam-bondi-defied-federal-142332537.html

# Gov / Politics
Doug LaMalfa, California Republican congressman, dies aged 65. LaMalfa’s death cuts the House Republican majority to 218-213, tightening GOP control for passing bills.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/doug-lamalfa-dies-california

“Trump’s ego poses clear and present dangers to American democracy and American world leadership,” David Frum argues. The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a show of ambition that calls for an effective response.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/trumps-critics-should-not-go-wobbly-over-venezuela/685487/

Democrats once recognized ‘dangerous situations’ for officers, but now back away after ICE shooting. That was then, this is now: Democrats’ rhetoric now reverses the attitude they had under the Obama Administration, when his official policy asserted that immigration agents face “dangerous situations” that sometimes require “split-second decisions” to employ force
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/democrats-once-recognized-dangerous-situations-officers-sing-different-tune

USDA becomes latest federal agency to suspend financial assistance for Minnesota over fraud
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/us-agriculture-secy-suspends-129-million-benefit-funds-to-minnesota-126011000319_1.html

Pam Bondi Quietly Drops False Claim from Trump That Nicolás Maduro Was Leading a Drug Cartel
https://people.com/pam-bondi-quietly-drops-false-claim-from-trump-that-nicolas-maduro-was-leading-drug-cartel-11880215

“It Was That Moment That I Realized We Had An Idiot In The Presidency:” Former Trump Supporters Are Confessing The Aha Moments When Things Finally Clicked
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lily_grossinger/former-trump-supporters

Trump Calls His Own Supporters “Stupid” for Caring About Epstein
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rips-stupid-supporters-still-183124698.html

Trump says US will move on Greenland ‘whether they like it or not.’ President Trump said in a meeting with oil executives at the White House that the U.S. is “going to do something” on Greenland.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2026/01/09/trump-says-us-will-move-greenland-whether-they-like-it-or-not/88107212007/

‘We are going to start now hitting land’: Trump just announced ground operations in a foreign country, and he’s not asking for permission
https://time.com/7344918/trump-land-strike-drug-cartels-mexico-venezuela-latin-america/

A White House Architect Just Revealed That Donald Trump Might Be Making Yet ANOTHER Big White House Change
https://newrepublic.com/post/205127/donald-trump-white-house-renovation-west-wing

Trump claims he canceled 2nd wave of strikes against Venezuela. His statement comes a week after American forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/09/trump-venezuela-second-strike-00718614

Funded by Our Own Tax Dollars, American Fascism Is Here. Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy. They’re a lot like the old fascists, but with a little more polish—and a lot more money.
https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/76/the-new-american-fascists/

From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor. Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth. It should galvanise all those who oppose him
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/caracas-minneapolis-american-president-donald-trump-global-emperor

‘I’m Just Talking About Globally’: Forget Greenland, Says Rubio, US Reserves Right for Military Invasion Anywhere It Wants. “The Trump administration is blatantly colonialist, and proud of it.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/rubio-greenland-global-military-force

Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration. The Democratic National Committee said the move to hand over the voter roll could violate federal election law.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/texas-voter-roll-trump-administration-justice-department-democrats-dnc/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Signals Upcoming Crackdown on Protestors as Demonstrations Continue. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames US for instigating the unrest
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/09/iran-supreme-leader-harsher-crackdown-protest-movement-swells

Fact Check: Did ex-NATO general say, ‘If Trump moves on Greenland, Europeans must be ready to fight the US’? “I would advocate upping the ante on Greenland, by deploying a small trigger force to Greenland,” the former general said in an email to Snopes. [Incorrect Attribution]
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nato-general-trump-greenland-fight/

Days Of Rage, Nights Of Flames Across Iran. Increasingly intense protests have spread across Iran over rising prices, devalued currency and government crackdowns.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/days-of-rage-nights-of-flames-across-iran

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Jim Jordan commits to public hearing for Jack Smith. The House Judiciary chair says the former special counsel could be invited to testify as soon as this month.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/09/congress/jack-smith-will-testify-in-public-00718945

In newly released testimony, Jack Smith defends his investigations into Trump
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/nx-s1-5664080/in-newly-released-testimony-jack-smith-defends-his-investigations-into-trump

# Media / Press / Mail / Radio / TV
CBS News boss Bari Weiss gives President Donald Trump a ‘kill switch’ for controversial content

# Military / War Department
The military is running out of teenagers to recruit — and old-school methods to reach them are failing
https://www.businessinsider.com/military-recruiting-methods-outdated-teenage-population-shrinking-2026-1

# Security / DHS / Surveillance / Cybersecurity / Spyware / Secret Service
DHS to send 100 more CBP agents to Minnesota: 2,000 federal agents sent to Minneapolis area to carry out ‘largest immigration operation ever,’ ICE says. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons, during an interview with Newsmax, called the crackdown the agency’s “largest immigration operation ever.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/2000-federal-agents-sent-to-minneapolis-area-to-carry-out-largest-immigration-operation-ever-ice-says

# Technology / AI
Tesla Accused of Killing Family, Plus Their Dog, by Steering Vehicle Head-on Into Oncoming Semi-Truck
Every detail is horrifying.
https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/lawsuit-tesla-kills-family-semi-truck

# Travel / Tourism / TSA
American travelers issue warning after landing abroad to discover their passports had been canceled
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-15450065/americans-travel-passports-canceled-reported-lost-stolen-warning.html

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January 9, 2026
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants / Gangs
Armed and untouchable: ICE’s history of deadly force: History shows that ICE agents rarely face repercussions for use of force; they are generally immune from state prosecution while carrying out their official duties. An analysis reveals a rogue force whose officers sometimes recklessly fire their weapons.
https://www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2024/08/01/armed-and-untouchable-ices-history-of-deadly-force/

Federal immigration agents shoot two people in Portland: Mayor Keith Wilson urged ICE to end its immigration crackdown and remain calm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ab_fZkI80

ICE detentions hit record high: Nearly 69,000 people are being held across over 212 immigration detention facilities as of Jan. 7 data. The data, which comes out every two weeks, shows that as of 14 December 2025, ICE held more than 68,400 people. This many people in immigration detention is a new record, breaking the previous high set at the beginning of December.
https://www.lawsb.com/ice-detention-surges-to-record-levels-in-2025-legal-concerns-policy-shifts-and-immigration-attorney-support/

[Long Read] Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It: American Samoans, who are legally U.S. ‘nationals,’ not citizens, have become new targets for the policing of voter fraud in a small town in Alaska.
https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/

Federal law enforcement community seeks more patience in response to ICE shooting. “It’s going to hurt the public trust,” head of federal law enforcement group says of Trump administration’s rhetoric.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/01/federal-law-enforcement-community-seeks-more-patience-response-ice-shooting/410564/

ICE shooting comes after bombshell probe finds new recruits ‘can barely read or write’
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting-2674862836/

FBI shuts down Minnesota’s investigation into ICE shooting and blocks access to evidence
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/minneapolis-ice-shooting-fbi-cuts-off-state-official-access/507-828c3722-f64b-4699-9982-4efef3ccc164

# Communications / Censorship
It’s the end of an era. After 58 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuts down, closing a chapter in the history of education and entertainment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_otCkubaJc

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Trump calls for $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, up from $901 bln in 2026
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-us-military-budget-2027-should-be-15-trillion-2026-01-07/

# Education / Schools
Preschool Teacher, 22, Arrested on TV After Condemning Trump. A preschool teacher was arrested on camera as soon as she finished a TV interview criticizing Donald Trump, fueling the debate over protest policing and free speech.
https://www.the-independent.com/tv/news/trump-venezuela-protest-arrest-teacher-b2895378.html

# Employment / Labor / Unions / Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump’s return-to-office mandate exempted feds with disabilities.  For employees with disabilities, these mandates are not just inconvenient. They are exclusionary, legally questionable and operationally unsound
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/11/return-to-office-mandates-are-undermining-federal-workforce-readiness-especially-for-employees-with-disabilities/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
The parent company of Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social media platform, is merging with a nuclear energy company. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) will combine with TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion business, in a deal worth more than $6 billion
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/truth-social-media-parent-trump-technology-merging-with-nuclear-energy-company-tae

Oil Companies Are Key Partners in Trump’s Imperial Plans for Latin America. Stocks in ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and ConocoPhillips surged the day after Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela.
https://truthout.org/articles/oil-companies-are-key-partners-in-trumps-imperial-plans-for-latin-america/

# FEMA / USAID
New emails show how Kristi Noem plans to slash the number FEMA disaster responders in half this year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/fema-staff-cuts-trump

# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / FDA / USDA
One government is taking plastic bans to a new level — can others follow suit? As plastic slowly breaks down, it turns into microplastics that end up in our waterways and food and pose risks of serious health complications. Several areas in the U.S. are also looking to phase out plastics used with food
https://www.thecooldown.com/sustainable-food/australian-state-plastic-waste-new-south-wales/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=01KEDQ7EFEYGDSDAVED95DVC42&utm_id=01K2W29RSZZS5N96NWWDZ2SY6A

# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Lawmakers Ask Judge to Force Epstein Files Release: ‘We Do Not Believe the DOJ Will’ Do It
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/08/epstein-files-doj-special-master-khanna-massie

‘They’re not in compliance with the law’: Rep. Massie on why a special master is needed to oversee the Epstein files
https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/theyre-not-in-compliance-with-the-law-rep-massie-on-why-a-special-master-is/video_a186c16a-b2f6-522a-bf8c-5da2fe6624f2.html

​MAGA rep sides with Dems to fire off major new Epstein subpoenas: ‘No one more important’
https://www.rawstory.com/epstein-subpoenas/

# Gov / Politics
Trump announces US withdrawal from 66 international organizations
https://earth.org/trump-withdraws-us-from-66-international-organizations-including-pivotal-climate-treaties/

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shreds Kristi Noem’s disgusting lies about the innocent woman who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. This victim deserves to have her good name defended…
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5677895-jeffries-slams-noem-ice-shooting-minneapolis/amp/

Democratic lawmaker moves to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.)introduced three articles of impeachment against Noem following the Minneapolis shooting. Illinois democrats says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has got to go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n50sYtPqLe0

‘Comrade’ Singham to face House subpoena. American billionaire Neville Roy Singham is currently facing a congressional investigation and a potential House subpoena regarding his alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and his funding of domestic groups involved in renewed anti-ICE protests and civil unrest
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/09/04/chairman-smith-exposes-u-s-nonprofit-as-likely-ccp-funded-propaganda-arm-operating-under-tax-exempt-status/

Trump eyes striking Mexican cartels. President Donald Trump says he will be expanding the war on drugs in Latin America, striking targets south of the border.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/01/06/after-venezuela-trumps-cartel-threats-put-mexico-on-edge-00711703

Jesse Ventura says Republicans are “Domestic Enemies to Our Constitution,” Calls America a “Third World Country”
https://www.bodyslam.net/2026/01/08/jesse-ventura-says-republicans-are-domestic-enemies-to-our-constitution-calls-america-a-third-world-country/

Why Trump wants to take Greenland – and how his ‘remarkably stupid’ plan could unfold: The president’s apparent pressure campaign appears designed to force Denmark into negotiations to sell the island or make a deal that lets the United States exploit its resources — which experts have compared to Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian aggression and Mafia-like extortion.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-greenland-control-military-plan-b2896442.html

Sen. Mark Kelly: ‘Pete Hegseth’s threats aren’t going to stop me from doing my job — he can go take a hike.’  “I’m not going to go away. I’m going to continue to do my job,” the Arizona Democrat told MS NOW, after Hegseth accused him of “reckless misconduct.”
https://www.ms.now/news/mark-kelly-pete-hegseth-trump-censure-military-unlawful-orders

Trump faces Republican defections as war powers debate heats up. Five Republican Senators Join Democrats To Pass Resolution That Would Limit Trump’s Ability To Conduct Further Strikes In Venezuela

https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5680912-trump-venezuela-military-limits/

Trump says Republicans who voted for War Powers Resolution should ‘never be elected’ again
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-republican-senators-venezuela-war-powers/

U.S. accused of causing ‘historic rupture’ as Donald Trump turns the world into a ‘den of robbers’
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-republican-senators-venezuela-war-powers/

“Torture Is the Way to Go”— Stephen Miller’s High School Video Returns to Haunt Him Amid Fresh Public Scrutiny
https://www.inquisitr.com/torture-is-the-way-to-go-stephen-millers-high-school-video-returns-to-haunt-him-amid-fresh-public-scrutiny

Polls Show Democrats Shouldn’t Avoid the Issue of Impeaching Trump in Midterms. Democratic strategists are telling swing district candidates to focus on the economy and to avoid discussing Trump.
https://truthout.org/articles/polls-undercut-dem-strategy-to-avoid-discussing-trump-impeachment-in-midterms/

‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-greenland-international-law-b2897367.html

Senate Advances Venezuela War Powers Resolution. The resolution narrowly advanced with a vote of 52-47.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/another-venezuela-war-powers-resolution?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=096aba3f4c-Top+News+%7C+Thu.+1%2F8%2F26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0

The Trump Doctrine: Violence Is Us. The message is clear—be afraid. Unsettling message from Donald Trump and his crew: Violence is ours to use, at home and abroad, to get what we want.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-doctrine-violence-ice-minneapolis-venezuela/

Miller, Once a White House Joke, is Now its Heart and Soul…And we better listen to what he’s saying
https://michaelwolffnyc.substack.com/p/miller-once-a-white-house-joke-is

Trump Ally Makes Stunning Declaration That Disobeying Feds Means You Can Be Killed: Obey and ‘You Get to Keep Your Life’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-ally-makes-stunning-declaration-141655471.html

‘Likely scenario’: Congressman says Trump is starting wars in hopes of cancelling midterms
https://www.alternet.org/trump-2026-midterms-2674859898/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Austrian NATO official threatens to seize all US bases in Europe if US invades Greenland
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/195332/nato-official-slams-us-greenland

Colombia leader makes chilling WW3 war crime warning, compares Trump to Hitler. In a fiery exchange, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has drawn a controversial parallel between Trump’s actions and those of the Nazi leader of WW2 Germany
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/195209/colombia-leader-chilling-ww3-war-crime-warning

The Prime Minister of Denmark calls Trump’s bluff and threatens to invoke NATO’s Article 5 in SCORCHING response to Trump
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-trump-2b12bb104faaaafda2ed270febfb0522

Russia Rejects Ukraine Peace Proposals, Condemns ‘Axis of War’
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-nato-security-guarantees-peace-deal-11328705

Russia Says U.S. Seizure of Tanker Violated Maritime Law, Local Lawmaker Calls it ‘Outright Piracy’
https://www.latintimes.com/russia-says-us-seizure-tanker-violated-maritime-law-local-lawmaker-calls-it-outright-piracy-593338

Danish Politicians Propose Inviting German and French Troops to Greenland as US Deterrent
https://www.newsbreak.com/altitude-post-361905032/4432361283894-danish-politicians-propose-inviting-german-and-french-troops-to-greenland-as-us-deterrent

Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio over U.S. interest in takeover of island
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/denmark-and-greenland-seek-talks-with-rubio-over-u-s-interest-in-takeover-of-island

Danish forces will ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ if Greenland is invaded amid US threats
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/denmark-greenland-us-invasion-trump-b2896721.html

German President Says US Is Destroying World Order: “There Is the Breakdown of Values by Our Most Important Partner, the USA, Which Helped Build This World Order”
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/german-president-says-us-is-destroying-world-order

Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/europe-venezuela-donald-trump-vladimir-putin

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court
Ex-DOJ Prosecutor Alleges Staggering Trump Corruption at Hearing on Somali Fraud: ‘Millions Stolen and Hundreds Killed’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/ex-doj-prosecutor-alleges-staggering-trump-corruption-at-hearing-on-somali-fraud-millions-stolen-and-hundreds-killed/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads

# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits
WATCH: U.S. House votes to extend ACA subsidies, heads to Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for another three years.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/in-a-rebuke-of-gop-leadership-house-heads-toward-vote-to-extend-health-care-subsidies

‘He’d rather design a ballroom’: People furious as Trump says he didn’t find healthcare to be of ‘tremendous interest’
https://www.themarysue.com/hed-rather-design-a-ballroom-people-furious-as-trump-says-he-didnt-find-healthcare-to-be-of-tremendous-interest/

# Social Services / Programs
Trump administration freezes billions in assistance for low-income families in 5 states
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/09/trump-child-care-funding-freeze-lawsuit-five-blue-states

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