(This is NOT HOW DEMOCRACIES BEHAVE!) youtu.be/wHzI6MbDNUw

I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one. It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.

An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering. Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law. Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.

Maher Tarabishi was detained in October during a scheduled check-in at an ICE facility. He was the primary caretaker of his son, who died last week. The family is seeking Maher's release so he can attend his son's funeral. ICE reportedly denied the request. Unimaginable cruelty.

"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

F.B.I. agents executed a search warrant on Wednesday for an election center in Fulton County, Ga., a significant escalation of the administration’s efforts to investigate a jurisdiction that President Trump has continued to criticize over his 2020 defeat in the state. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

We’re in court challenging ICE’s denial of access to legal counsel to people held at the detention center cruelly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz." Access to an attorney is a right, not a privilege.

Remember: Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself. But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities. Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.

NEW: Snow showers could put down a coating between 3 and 8p TODAY, coinciding with pm rush * Hit-or-miss snow showers/flurries * What falls will stick * Starts 3-4p in western areas, 4-5p around Beltway, exits 8p * Could cause travel delays More info: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

Musk is persona non grata no longer, thanks to his mega checkbook and mega platform — both of which he is now using to influence the future of the GOP. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Minnesota judges hit breaking point with ICE thehill.com/newsletters/...

Illinois enacts Democratic-backed law amid criticism of ICE Similar proposals in California, New York and other states ICE killings of two in Minneapolis add momentum to cause www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

The South Carolina measles outbreak has surpassed Texas’ 2025 case count and the responses we get from RFK Jr.’s appointees are: “This is the cost of doing business” -Dr. Ralph Don’t Encourage Vaccination Abraham, Deputy Director of the CDC

- US dollar hit its lowest in four years after Trump comments - Euro tops $1.2, ECB officials signal risk to inflation outlook - Yen enveloped by intervention chatter www.reuters.com/business/dol...

(WTAF) The Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from US expectations, according to Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In less than eight hours, Echeverria and his daughter were on a commercial flight to a Texas family detention facility, even though a judge had ordered ICE to return the toddler to her Minnesota home. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

(Well this is terrifying www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...

"The skills that these federal immigration agents are bringing to these cities are a complete mismatch for what we actually need. That's not what their job has been, historically, and I just think it's a very dangerous situation" www.npr.org/2026/01/28/g...

Apple’s Next Upgrade Makes iPhone More Like Google’s Pixel

🚨ATTENTION ATLANTA🚨 Today Dekalb county commissioners heard a resolution to demand ICE withdraw from the county. Several amendments were added and the vote deferred to Feb 3. Call/email your commissioners to vote yes. www.dekalbcountyga.gov/board-commis... www.decaturish.com/public_safet...

ICE is a threat to the health and safety of all Americans. We will be marching. As medical professionals, public health practitioners, and US citizens.

Holocaust Remembrance Day. Honor the victims. Remember their stories.

(Someone please break out the sock puppets and explain to Trump why this is, in fact, bad) www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

The apparent misstep from Gottumukkala was especially noteworthy because the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had requested special permission from CISA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer to use the popular AI tool www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

“CBP has bent over backwards to make ICE’s job go more smoothly and to do more of ICE’s work. And in return for that, it’s just been that CBP now takes blame for ICE’s failures,” the person said. “And that has caused enormous anger and resentment.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

- China strengthens ties with key partners amid U.S. tensions - British PM latest to seek new trade relationship with China - China's exports to non-U.S. markets rise significantly in 2025 - Yuan usage rises as China pushes for global currency influence www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

(Tangerine Tyrant is sure to get a sticker for being Russia's employee of tge year for sure) www.reuters.com/world/europe...

- US dollar sinks to lowest in 4 years after Trump comments - Euro crashes through $1.2, Sterling at highest since 2021 - Yen gets further boost amid intervention chatter - Focus will switch to Fed policy decision, Powell comments www.reuters.com/business/dol...

The preliminary assessment of Pretti's shooting, known as a death notification, was shared by congressional sources not authorized to speak publicly, and reviewed by NPR. It was based on body-worn camera footage and documentation from the agency, it said. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/g...

The NRA has spent tens of millions of dollars on federal elections, primarily backing Republican candidates, according to data compiled by Open Secrets www.axios.com/2026/01/28/r...

Amazon on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...

"Every peaceable Minnesotan has the right to keep and bear arms — including while attending protests, acting as observers, or exercising their First Amendment rights," the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus wrote. " www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

A man was released from immigration detention in Minnesota, his attorney said Tuesday, after a federal judge threatened to hold the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contempt for flouting court orders related to the man's case. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

(Not safe for the teams one'd think) www.npr.org/2026/01/27/g...

Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite schools offering more generous financial aid, including Penn, Harvard and M.I.T www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

Under an international treaty, a country's embassies, consular offices and other diplomatic compounds are regarded as sovereign territory of that nation, protected under diplomatic immunity from unauthorized entry by agents of other governments. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

The "Doomsday Clock," a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, was moved to 85 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, its closest point to catastrophe since the clock made its debut nearly 80 years ago www.cbsnews.com/news/doomsda...

A Texas-based judge issued an order saying Liam Ramos, the preschooler, and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, cannot be removed or transferred out of the judicial district where they are being held while the litigation challenging their detention proceeds www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

According to a Wired report published on Tuesday, Meta has started blocking users from sharing links to ICE List, a website that has compiled a list of individuals it claims are Department of Homeland Security employees. www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...

(There might be US citizens abroad to gun down, can never be too careful with all those soccar moms and ICU nurses) www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

(The loyalty when one is always a toss under a passing bus confuses me) Miller, an architect of Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement campaign, said that his initial remarks, which included labeling Pretti as a “terrorist,” were based on information from DHS. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...