Kelly Wilkinson was being abused by her husband. She tried to go to the police. They told her to “cool off”. They suggested she give her husband a “break”. They accused her of cop shopping. Her husband stabbed her over 20 times and set her on fire. The cops were complicit in her murder:

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul: “Spain can rely on solidarity from the EU and Germany. We will not let ourselves be divided.”

Iranian drones have hit Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry says. Two injured. Widening.

A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts. Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir. This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.

“No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

"Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack. No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page."

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

Polis has raised Peters' age/health as a mitigating factor. She is 70 and a cancer survivor. She had a cough in prison which her attorney says is better now. Polis has given one commutation for age/health to an 84 yr old blind, deaf, dementia sufferer confined to a wheelchair

The average sentence (excluding life sentences) commuted by Gov Polis is 80 years. The average time served before potential release is 21 years. Peters has served one year of a nine year sentence. public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

An Iranian official said the country had not sent any messages to the US, in response to an Axios report, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Thursday. "No message has been sent from Iran to the US, nor will any response be given to US messages." www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Good news! The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map — clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

They’re still lying to us. www.startribune.com/close-to-650...

Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

KAMLAGER-DOVE: At any point in your tenure at DHS, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski? NOEM: You're peddling tabloid garbage K: You should be able to answer if someone asks if a federal official is sleeping with their subordinate NOEM: It's garbage K: It's about your judgment

Kamlager-Dove: During you tenure at DHS, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski? Noem: I am shocked we are peddling tabloid garbage.

News Trump DOJ appeals a ruling providing more than 100 men illegally spirited to an El Salvador prison last year an opportunity to return to the U.S. or initiate habeas proceedings abroad. Doc buff.ly/hYv8NsX Background buff.ly/zrgVJyD

The Trump administration is now appealing Boasberg's Feb. 12 order for it to "facilitate" the return from third countries of former detainees who wish to do so knowing they will be detained (and permitting other detainees to contest their cases from abroad). www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741...

As we approach the anniversary of the Alien Enemies Act removals, the Trump DOJ tromps back to the DC Circuit yet again in the original AEA case. The appeals court has already bottled up Judge Boasberg's contempt of court inquiry for most of the past year. 1/ www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741...

“No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump. He's attacked seven nations, three of which — Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela — had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes.”

While the Arizona Democrat said the conflict wasn’t in America’s “best interest," he told CNN's Kaitlan Collins he'd have the Pentagon's back.

Trump’s negotiators have failed to deliver on all fronts.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has waged war against the institutions that he believes tried to bring him down. As a defendant, he has pursued a campaign to transform Israel into an ultranationalist theocracy that doesn’t recognize the value of the rule of law.

One of the major Trump PACs is fundraising off of the war with Iran. Donations range from $26 and $47 — because of course —all the way up to $3,300. straightfromthehut.substack.com/p/trumps-pac...

US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East

Blackout in Cuba leaves millions without power amid US oil chokehold

WIRED spoke with workers across seven government agencies—from the IRS to HUD—about how their work has been contorted to support ICE and other immigration efforts. www.wired.com/story/how-th...

LexisNexis confirms data breach at Legal & Professional arm, some customer records affected

Polymarket doesn’t often balk at bets on violence and war. But it just pulled a market betting on nuclear war in 2026. Too dramatic? This comes as its CEO repeatedly called the site "the future of news" and continues to allow bets on war and death in Ukraine and Iran.

One day after asking to voluntarily withdraw its appeal in the law firm EO cases, the Trump DOJ humiliatingly reversed course. In an extraordinary glimpse into who really runs DOJ, its No. 3 official sought to withdraw his request to withdraw the appeal. Follow? talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

Amazon exec Doug Gurr will chair the UK's antitrust watchdog. Tech Policy Press UK fellow Jade-Ruyu Yan reports on what Gurr’s appointment could mean for tech regulation in the UK — and why some experts worry it sends a very positive message to Big Tech.

FIFA Peace President Would Evacuate Americans From War Zone But Has Ballroom To Plan www.wonkette.com/p/fifa-peace... By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social

Judges in California, Michigan, and Oregon have ruled that the Justice Department cannot force states to turn over voter lists. bit.ly/4seXFBQ

Download 60,000 Works of Art from the National Gallery, Including Masterpieces by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Rembrandt & More

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is squeezing some expectant mothers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and beyond out of the labor and delivery ward at the largest Defense Department hospital overseas. Learn more: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur... #Flashes

I got a leaked memo. DOJ is reversing rules on its top officials — including one that says they can't "use their official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the result of an election." @notus.com: www.notus.org/courts/pam-b...

Influential right-wing voices are seeking to bridge the divide in MAGA media over Donald Trump's war in Iran by urging the president to launch a new phase of mass deportations targeting American Muslims for denaturalization and removal. It's a really dark trend www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

Veterans advocacy groups expressed outrage over the Senate’s refusal for a second time to vote on the Major Richard Star Act, which would enable tens of thousands of medically retired wounded veterans to collect full retirement pay.

Study finds workers at 20 S&P 500 firms rely on Medicaid and Snap as CEO pay and buybacks soar

Number of state legislative seats Dems have flipped since Trump's second term began: 9 Number of state legislative seats Republicans have flipped over the same period: 0 www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

A new lawsuit says Google’s Gemini chatbot fueled a man’s delusions and nearly pushed him to commit a violent event near Miami's airport before he killed himself.

The Army hopes to lure civilian tech workers by letting some join as captains trib.al/2iiaVCS

ICYMI: Lawmakers take pick to ICE's warrantless location tracking purchases

Sounds like a forever war.

Spain's government denies cooperation with U.S. operations in the Middle East, contradicting White House. apnews.com/article/iran...

the kind of thing that gets played at a war crimes trial

NEW: Contractors for Meta say they've been tasked with reviewing smart glasses footage in order to train the company's AI. The contractors say they've seen videos showing wearers having sex, undressing & using the bathroom. san.com/cc/what-your...

I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody. This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration. This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.

WALZ: What a 'stop payment' meant by what the administration did last week is 400,000 children without healthcare COMER: We believe that's your fault WALZ: Our Medicaid error rate is lower than your state