"Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians. Either on purpose, as is happening at the Post and CBS News (more on this in a minute) or by accident." lnk.thebulwark.com/4rnIHc8

And America is here to solve the third. The problem is, we Ukrainians don’t want to die under Russian occupation. So they spent a year talking about business after the war, being excited about enrichment, and growing more and more frustrated with Ukrainians who simply want to exist.

Q: “Does Alex Pretti and his family deserve an apology from the vice president?” Mayor Frey: “I apologize to the family of Alex Pretti because he did not deserve to be killed…That should not have happened at the hands of a government.”

there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.

The same crowd that wants to keep politics out of sports has purchased a multimillion-dollar commercial spot to air during the Super Bowl.

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⚡During the latest attack on Pokrovsk, a Russian cavalry platoon was ambushed by Ukrainian FPV drones and completely destroyed. Pity the horses... but not the Russian🐽 pig.

CALL THE TRUMPS UP BEFORE CONGRESS!!! ✨✨✨REPOST✨✨✨

Il eszt loin le temps de Katy graham

If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?

A rare media event with the first lady was abruptly ended after she was quizzed about her movie and alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

UPDATE — TEXAS: The Trump supporter who started a fight with those high school kids, and proceeded to get his ass kicked and run away, has been arrested. (Right-wingers had cut off the top of the video that showed he started it) www.kxan.com/news/local/b...

Predictably, Tennessee Republicans will now push for the state takeover (and privatization) of Nashville’s electricity. www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

This and also ... he could afford to enrage Trump, have Trump weaponize the government against all of his businesses, etc. -- and he'd still have so much more money than he could ever spend in 10 lifetimes.

Rep. Beatty to Bessent after he refuses to answer a question about affordable housing: "No no. We're not gonna to do that with me. You get to hear my wrath that you refuse to answer a question under your authority, and yet you've talked about the value of housing and you're not releasing the funds."

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Whistleblower’s lawyer to Tulsi: “You have given us zero guidance… I will contact the senate committee re your conduct on Monday… I maintain top secret eligibility and have been routinely read into matters of national security…” (From @AdamParkhomenko)

Mother and daughter killed by Russian drone. Olena Shaharova and her daughter Kateryna were killed on January 29 when a Russian drone strike hit their home in the city of Vilniansk, local reports confirm.

"The world of politics had always offered her disappointments. She wasn’t aware of how to respond when it produced a breakthrough." But Congress did an actually good thing: lnk.thebulwark.com/4c9wymS

a Republican witness in the GOP's "Somali Scammers" hearing details how he drives by childcare centers and looks at how many footprints in the snow there are to determine how many kids are there. Psycho stuff.

Simple test for Republicans. Replace Somali with any (of your favored) ethnic/national/religious group. If it sounds racist then it is racist.

Drones have been reported over Russia’s Belgorod and Rostov regions, according to Russian local channels. Explosions are also reported.

Mayor Frey: “The continued presence of 2,000 federal agents in a city that only has 600 police officers is still not de-escalation…The restoration of peace…throughout our city depends on one main thing, which is for ICE to leave.”

Senate Republicans today are holding a hearing titled "Somali Scammers"

Schmitt: "Your words that don’t mean anything aren't going to stop what’s coming, and I want you to take that back to Soros and all these ridiculous funders you have. Because justice is coming. And by the way, if I have it my way, we will be denaturalize all these fraudsters and send them home."

Denaturalization as criminal punishment is not a thing in American law, it's unconstitutional under any circumstances. It can only be done in the narrow case of somebody who fraudulently obtained the naturalization itself. Otherwise they are no different from natural-born citizens who commit crimes.

Not the onion. The Trump regime, folks!🎪 An exasperated & frustrated Dept of Homeland Security attorney declared her job “sucks,” the legal process "sucks," she wishes the judge would hold her in contempt so she "can have a full 24 hours of sleep." abcnews.go.com/US/job-sucks...

🇪🇺🇺🇦 The EU Council agreed its position on the legal framework to provide €90 billion in financial support to Ukraine.

La vie compliquée des petits américains (par @gros-dessinateur.bsky.social)

The president's Valentine's Day grift expresses doubts about whether his biggest supporters still love him.

Une explication approfondie claire et complète des relations entre Poutine et Trump desk-russie.eu/2026/01/31/t...

Dmitry Medvedev issued yet another nuclear threat, saying Russia and the United States no longer have any agreement limiting strategic nuclear forces for the first time since 1972. He accompanied the statement with an image reading "Winter is coming." #Russia

Partners of Ukraine have delivered energy equipment to Ukraine with a total capacity exceeding 145 MW,-PM Svyrydenko: - 447 generators from the EU! - 78 boilers from Italy! - 2 cogeneration units from Germany! - 379 generators from Poland! - 30 generators from France! - 106 generators from UNICEF!

Charles Alloncle appartient décidément à ce que l'extrême droite peut produire de plus abject: après avoir mis en cause tout l'audiovisuel public, RSF, les écoles de journalisme, les syndicats, le voici qui attaque le président de la Commission lui-même. Immonde, jusqu'au bout.

The MAGA stalwart declared that Trump’s FBI raid in Georgia was part of a master plan to keep control of Congress and the White House.

💥An explosion struck a local combined heat and power plant in Chita, in Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai, leaving most of the city without electricity.

WATCH: “Why are you lying that protestors are paid? It’s gross.” We asked Speaker Sexton about his ugly lie that Minnesota protestors are getting “paid” - and paid more to cause chaos. He doubled down.

Scandales en cascade avec le dossier Epstein, un démocrate crée la surprise au Texas, la Chine continue les purges chez ses militaires et Twitter face à la justice ! On debrief tout ça ensemble maintenant !⤵️ www.twitch.tv/cartesdumonde

Some context… Bezos is killing the Post by choice, not by necessity…

The Washington Post reporter who covered Amazon was among the hundreds of employees let go by the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper.

The data analyst revealed that Trump’s second term is already backfiring in his backyard.

An invitation to the official Broadway opening of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' was found within the latest batch of Epstein files.

Deprive the Russian war machine of energy revenues and access to technology. Isolate the Russian leadership. Stop and seize illegal Russian oil tankers. Sell cargoes and donate proceeds to the Ukraine Fund. IT IS FINALLY TIME TO ACT WITH FORCE‼️💪

Ich kann dieses inhaltlose „Wir stehen fest an der Seite der 🇺🇦“ nicht mehr hören, Hr. @bundeskanzler . Damit sagen sie nichts anderes aus wie „Wir verstecken uns hinter der 🇺🇦“ Hören Sie auf ihre Kollegen @RKiesewetter , @nicolange_ Liefern sie #Taurus, seien Sie ein Mann, kein 🤡

I am a one-legged girl from Poland, standing on Ukrainian soil. Support Ukraine. Support life. Support freedom. Because as long as one of us stands, Ukraine stands.

Plans for US Iran nuclear talks in Oman on Friday are back on after several Arab and Muslim leaders urged Washington not to walk away, Barak Ravid reports. US officials said the meeting will proceed despite strong skepticism about its chances. #Iran

The former publisher of the Washington Post is hitting back at the billionaire's widespread cuts.

Cadeau si tu ne l'as pas déjà vu

Z PRAWEJ STRONY!! Il incarne le courage et le patriotisme 📷 contre un criminel russe !! RESPECT POUR LE HÉROS DU PRÉSIDENT ZELENSKY !! IL AURAIT PU QUITTER L’UKRAINE, MAIS IL A CHOISI DE RESTER AVEC SON PEUPLE !! ELLE EST SOUVENT AU PREMIER RANG !! SŁAWA UKRAINI