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Thursday, January 08, 2026

"It's not just that American manufacturing under President Donald Trump is shrinking," argued journalist David Shuster on his Blue Amp Substack. "It's that U.S. manufacturing is shrinking under a lunatic who never tires of boasting that he alone can make U.S. manufacturing great again." read more


The victim of a fatal ICE shooting has been identified as a 37-year-old mother with a now-orphaned 6-year-old son. read more


The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders. The guy, I'm telling him like, Please step off the school grounds,' and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he's trying to push me, and he knocked me down," a school official, who spoke to MPR News on condition of anonymity said. "They don't care. They're just animals," the official added. "I've never seen people behave like this." read more


A state-by-state health report card, out today from the United Health Foundation, finds an array of encouraging signs for America: Rates for premature death, drug deaths, firearm deaths and homicides all fell. Rates of cancer screenings, physical activity and volunteerism all increased.

But rates of e-cigarette use and multiple chronic conditions increased. Homelessness and unemployment " socioeconomic factors that help determine the nation's health " rose.
Why it matters: America's Health Rankings " from the United Health Foundation, established by UnitedHealth Group " synthesize 99 measures of health and well-being, drawn from 31 data sources, to produce a "comprehensive portrait of health at both the national and state levels."


Darren Michael, associate professor at Austin Peay State University, has reportedly been reinstated and given $500,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. read more


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