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A massive new voter suppression bill could disenfranchise 21 million Americans before the midterms. The GOP-led campaign to create barriers to voting follows a series of alarming White House statements telegraphing its intent to interfere with the 2026 midterm elections.

"Explicitly intertwining the aspirations and fate of SpaceX with Musk’s CSAM generating social media website, his AI bullshit machines, and his right wing political project is horrifying and monopolistic." www.404media.co/this-spacex-...

Most of the foreigners to be found in Chinese hospitals are still residents rather than medical tourists, but big cities are starting to receive more patients from abroad. Not everyone is happy about that

What could possibly go wrong?

Survivors of the late child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein released a video ad on Super Bowl Sunday, naming Pam Bondi specifically and saying simply, "We deserve the truth." #superbowl #epstein

“Being worker-owned and -operated is not a silver bullet for saving journalism or righting the wrongs of American capitalism, but it is one of many pathways that could use real funding, so we can see how big a part of the solution it could potentially be.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...

“We have to get the bad ones out,” Trump said, claiming that immigrants were a threat to innocent churchgoers. Because, as Jesus said, kick out all people you don’t like! trib.al/VNMpEWl

Sunday outrage. But compared to the Super Bowl where Trump isn’t welcome, it’s just meh. 👇. WaPo sucks anyway.

Telcos aren't saying how they fought back against China's Salt Typhoon attacks

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Make if profitable to farm/grow them so that people don’t have to accidentally pick the wrong ones 👇

The changes of our times go beyond Trump or Brexit or any particular figure or national event. Nor is ours a time of reduced support for liberalism. Instead, writes @polphilpod.bsky.social, the center-right worldwide is collapsing into fascism, while liberals consolidate the opposing political bloc.

OPINION: A historian issues a stark warning to Trump officials, arguing history shows strongmen survive while loyal enablers are left to face prison, disgrace, or worse. bit.ly/3ZWUfHH #HistoryRepeats #TrumpAdministration #Trump #WhiteHouse #Opinion #OpinionNews

The Illinois Department of Public Health sidestepped the federal government this week by independently joining the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). It is the second state to do so, after California joined the network last month. trib.al/i2YAAVj

"Our love is gonna melt ICE."

Another judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to follow federal law.

A self-described investigative journalist, Loomer boasts 1.8 million followers on X and is known for posting offensive statements targeting Muslim Americans, Black Americans and immigrant communities on her platforms. religionnews.com/2026/02/03/l...

Irish citizens seeking consular help over U.S. deportations have soared by 330% this year, according to Ireland’s foreign affairs ministry.

OPINION: "More than two centuries later, another Jewish community—this time in Jackson, Mississippi—awoke to a similarly gut-wrenching scene on Jan. 10," Daniel Stein writes.

Wes Moore suggests race may be why he was not invited to gov dinner with Trump

The world's richest man is facing a new set of trials and tribulations.

Our publication specifically will do our part by laying out not only the path to taking power, but what to do once we have it www.liberalcurrents.com/a-preview-of...

Ooo. I know. Because Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are less stable and payment in watches is hard to track by the tax man

Trump has erased more than a billion dollars in restitution and nearly 2,000 convictions. You need data to understand a break this extreme—so we crunched the numbers.

Solidarity with Unions! Protest at Palantir Ahead of Super Bowl

Rep. Jared Moskowitz urged President Trump to channel his “Apprentice” days and fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a hearing.

The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights, shares Grist. buff.ly/7CAdxrz

Whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is based on U.S.-intercepted phone conversation in which individuals linked to a foreign government discussed a person close to President Trump.

Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has departed just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.

Authorities arrested and charged him with arson and insurance fraud in early last December. He was released after posting a $100,000 bond with conditions that include needing court permission to leave the state.

Famed political strategist James Carville sounded the alarm on Saturday, admitting he's "rattled" by one key political contest.

Each data center can “drink” as much as an entire community. Yet Texas does not require data center operators to disclose projected water use or report actual consumption. This makes research difficult and limits visibility for water-stressed municipalities.

In today's Sunday Crunch: - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigned this afternoon, taking "full responsibility" for advising the PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador. More on the story here 👇

Tension remains high in the region

The speed at which languages are spoken is wide, but at the end of the day, the rate at which they transfer information is surprisingly similar (although German does have a long tail towards the slow side). 🧪 Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Much sooner than he thinks

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Oh hell yeah!!

Y’all need to pass laws on what happens to a ballots and ballot machines after the election

Once they are gone, the people who he made to suffer will need to get their righteous release by fearing down everything with the stench it the Trump name on it.

Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs. n.pr/4qjynkB

The war ends when the high schoolers want it to end.

Tower of babel, heal thyself

Letter: We must learn the skills and foundation of treating others with dignity, or our society and democracy will suffer. A house divided against itself will fall.

#AnandTeltumbde hasn't been convicted of any crimes. In fact, trial in #BhimaKoregaon case is yet to begin. Yet, it is evident from the attitude of the authorities that he is being denied a foundational principle of justice – the presumption of innocence. scroll.in/article/1090... ✍️Naresh Fernandes