Wall Street Journal Rural America is increasingly at odds with Silicon Valley’s billions. Across the country, local communities are mobilizing to hold back the tide of the AI data-center boom. Fearing rising utility costs and a loss of privacy, locals have blocked or delayed nearly 20 projects.

Bad Bunny won a Grammy, a well deserved standing ovation, and the hearts of many tonight. "We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.” Bravo, Bad Bunny 🤩

‘Messy’ by Lola Young wins the #GRAMMY award for Best Pop Solo Performance.

"Messy" by Lola Young wins 'Best Pop Solo Performance' at the 2026 GRAMMYs.

Olivia Dean during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech for Best New Artist: “I’m up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant, I’m a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated.”

Olivia Dean: "I guess I want to say I'm up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant, I wouldn't be here... I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated"

Ice out! Bad Bunny and Olivia Dean use their Grammy moments to send the message the country needs to hear.

Bad Bunny with a powerful anti-ICE speech at the Grammys 🔥🔥🔥🔥 "Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’ We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."

I stand with Bad Bunny.

Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say 'thanks to God,' I'm going to say 'ICE Out.' We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."

‘WILDFLOWER’ by Billie Eilish wins the #GRAMMYs award for Song of the Year.

Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year: “As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”

Liam goes home… www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...

TRUMP TODAY: There was an election in Texas? What? TRUMP YESTERDAY:

New Target CEO Fiddelke “As someone who is raising a family here in the Twin Cities and as a leader of this hometown company, I want to acknowledge where we are. The violence and loss of life in our community is incredibly painful.” Way to go out on a limb there big Guy.

Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad. Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️

PRIMARIES ARE GOOD They test the candidates and show who has skills and appeal. So what's to worry about in Michigan? Nothing. And note that only 1 anonymous person is quoted in this article expressing worry over the fact that they're having a spirited primary. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

This EV is crucial to Rivian becoming a successful, mainstream car company, and it's easily one of the most important new car debuts of 2026. Here's an updated rundown of everything we know. insideevs.com/reviews/7224...

Kristol means Kristallnacht: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristal...

Craig: "I would remind my Republican colleagues -- you didn't take an oath to a president, you took it to the Constitution. Start acting like patriots, or I can promise you there are a lot of patriots right now who are gonna step up and make sure that you have a hell of a time in your election."

Trump's ICE enforcement 'backfiring,' spurring protests and organizing nationwide www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq9S...

Catherine O'Hara's first production with the new comedy troupe in Toronto in 1974. Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy? and Andrea Martin?

He really is just straight-up the biggest piece of shit alive

TONIGHT: @amyklobuchar.com joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

TONIGHT: @ericswalwell.bsky.social joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Agreed!

“This has to be the most expensive documentary ever made that didn’t involve music licensing,” said Ted Hope, who worked at Amazon from 2015 to 2020 and was instrumental in starting the company’s film division. “How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe?”

We won’t forget what happened! We won’t forget how an innocent man was executed in the street by the ICE Gestapo! And we won’t forget who was responsible… #StephenMiller and #DonaldTrump you have blood on your hands! Justice will be served! #AlexPretti

No, you can lie to the people, DJT, but you can't lie to memory. Memory is THE powerful weapon in the human arsenal, caught and recorded in voice & physical actions on camera. Memory recorded - is forever. It can't be bribed, nor killed. Memory is the human art contract, an unbreakable polygraph.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social: Trump administration using words like ‘terrorist’ and ‘extremist’ is what tyrants do youtu.be/EuNBKQDNT0I?...

@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: How will you say ‘no’ to Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s cruelty? youtu.be/qC8tKxuR5Ig?...

We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...

TONIGHT: @timothysnyder.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

TONIGHT: @padilla.senate.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

TONIGHT: @khanna.house.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

"We will need an American Nuremberg."

It’s straightforward – it was my duty to stand up for what is right and report Donald Trump's corruption. That's what I did then, and that’s why I’m running for Senate now to end the chaos, crush corruption, and cut costs.

Art by Lar DeSouza…

They were planning these UNREGULATED NUCLEAR REACTORS in the POCONOS outside SCRANTON PA. To power data centers. chloehumbert.substack.com/p/new-data-c...

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:

After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene. Images of the 70-year-old, who owns Dream Haven Books & Comics, emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral. So many people wanted to show their support that his website crashed.

Sen. Kelly: “This is not making Americans safer. It is clearly doing the opposite thing…We can enforce our laws without federal agents killing people in the streets of American cities…Kristi Noem and…Stephen Miller, both of them should be out of jobs.”

Activists are calling for a “nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping” across the U.S. on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown following the fatal shootings of two people by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich