I’m sure Alex and Renee would have liked the same

Visa announces it will allow customers to direct credit card rewards into Trump accounts. Trump is calling the move a “big deal.” Visa, the largest credit card processsor in the US, is facing an antitrust lawsuit filed under Biden's DOJ.

Good morning to everyone pissed that the Epstein files are over 40 days past the legal deadline. Survivors deserve better. I’ve been covering their fight for transparency and deep-diving the Epstein files—and I won’t stop. More on Substack later today.

ICE's $100M ad campaign is using the same playbook as the Gestapo & Stasi. The goal? To make repression sound reasonable and patriotic.

Over $600 million in Department of Defense contracts and loans have been awarded to companies associated with Donald Trump Jr. I’m pushing for answers on how the Trump family is profiting from taxpayer dollars meant to keep Americans safe.

None of them do...

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Kyiv said on Thursday that #Russia handed over 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in battle. Earlier in the day, Russian oil giant #Lukoil said it will sell its foreign assets to a US investment firm. 🔴➡️ Follow our liveblog for updates: https://go.france24.com/mVS

NEW: The FBI’s search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, GA, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.

Amazing what happens in states where Republicans are facing tough reelection battles.

New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative "There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"

2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe. 2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty. Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...

Baltimore bridge collapse: crew members from ship still held by US two years on

Live: Iran's army chief vows 'crushing response' as US tensions simmer

January 28, 2026

Americans are demonstrating this universal truth: The power of the people will always be greater than the people in power.

Very interesting interview, especially the play out of his discussions with Trump.

Protesters in Dilley demand release of 5-year-old & father from ICE facility https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/dilley-texas-san-antonio-protest-march-ice-detention-facility-center-release-migrants-5-year-old-liam-ramos-joaquin-castro-january-2026/273-0ccc3c02-230d-4a92-8a34-954664ed2baf 

Kristi Noem Live: blaming Trump and Miller.

Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.

Joaquin Castro TX Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him. The boy has lack of sleep and looks unwell

In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:

The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved to 85 seconds. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social gave the keynote—and went in on why the West is in "hell" and how AI plays a part. @mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/the-doomsday...

Fresh drop from The Boss: youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w

Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.

Q: You're confident the Fed can maintain its independence at this point? Powell: Yes. I'm strongly committed to that, and so are my colleagues.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Americans are being killed by federal agents. Children are being disappeared. Protesters are being brutalized. And tomorrow Democrats decide whether to FUND IT. @schumer.senate.gov keep Dems in line. Vote NO on ICE funding. We’re watching. 📞 202-224-3121 #NoMoneyForMurderers

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If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.

Q: Bessent criticized you going to the Lisa Hook SCOTUS hearing as 'political.' Your response? POWELL: First off, I don't respond to comments by other officials, whoever they made be. It's just not appropriate to do that.

In his most direct protest song in a long career of activism, Bruce Springsteen is singing about the ICE occupation in an incendiary new tune “Streets of Minneapolis."

US agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis placed on leave

I’m Pennsylvania’s former chief law enforcement officer — and I’ve spent my career working alongside law enforcement to keep people safe. Right now in Pennsylvania, we’re hiring and training 1,000 new State Police Troopers — and we've also supported the hiring of 700 municipal police officers.

An initial US government review of the fatal shooting of US citizen Alex Pretti, 37, by immigration agents in Minneapolis made no mention of him brandishing a firearm, despite initial statements by Trump officials highlighting the weapon reut.rs/4q8VNt0

@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: ICE should not get another goddamn dime. They executed Alex Pretti. They’ve taken kids from their families. They’re violating constitutional rights. ICE should get disbanded, and Noem should be impeached.

Under Pam Bondi, the DOJ plays the role that the Fire Department performed in Rad Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: it commits crimes, it doesn't prosecute them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified in the Senate about President Trump's Venezuela policy after scrambling to keep his former colleagues from passing a resolution to rein in the administration's war powers reut.rs/3LDP1xh

A concentrated camp of prisoners with no due process no medical care no access to lawyers contaminated water insect infestation Insufficient food There is a name for it..

Rubio says the Venezuelan payments to Trump are "not our funds." It's the essence of the grift. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich

Narrator: Rubio plays games, quite badly.

Enlisted soldiers have until April 30 to apply for a new space operations specialty. The new career field, known as 40D tactical space operations specialist, is expected to be in place by Oct. 1. Notifications of selection board results are expected in the summer.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal documents filed in a New Mexico state court case reut.rs/464sfW6

Turns out, Lady Gaga singing "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is exactly what we needed right now. 🥹⁠ ⁠ The 'Mister Rogers' cover is for Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial, which they say is all about spreading "kindness, compassion and community."

Today with @hcrichardson.bsky.social & American Promise’s Jeff Clements on Citizens United and Campaign Spending Reform www.youtube.com/live/RWhSVDC...

RAND PAUL: What if a country indicts our president for violating a foreign law -- should we extradite him or be okay if they get him by force? RUBIO: We're always going to act in our natl interest PAUL: What I'm saying is our arguments are empty. It's a ruse. We do what we do bc we have the force

MARCO RUBIO: We didn't remove an elected official. We removed an indicted Trump trafficker RAND PAUL: Under our laws. Look, our president said Biden wasn't really the president

ICYMI: My conversation with Anne Lehman at @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social about their amazing community organization and mutual aid programs in Minneapolis/St. Paul: www.youtube.com/live/XZPA3h9...