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Friday, January 30, 2026

National leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs initially blocked a memorial planned for Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse who was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. read more


Alarming critics, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Madhu Gottumukkala, accidentally uploaded sensitive information to a public version of ChatGPT last summer, Politico reported. read more


The Minneapolis revolt tells us this: even in Trump's America, the people have power too After months of community resistance, the president backed down. Leadership from below succeeded when politics as usual failed read more


A combat veteran writes about what is ICE's mission in Minnesota. "If the Minneapolis Police Department didn't kill anyone in a year of active policing, and my combat unit didn't kill anyone in over a year of war, Minnesotans are right to ask why ICE and the Border Patrol have killed two people here in two weeks. The answer is uncomfortable but unavoidable. Either this is their mission -- or they are operating outside accountability." read more


Lydia Polgreen: In Minnesota, I saw scenes that reminded me of the chaos and violence in civil wars I've covered in other countries. Heavily armed agents have rampaged through the streets, assaulting, tear-gassing and arbitrarily detaining people. read more


President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and his family business sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged leaks of their confidential tax information... read more


No, I Will Not Forgive The Voters Who Did This To My Country | George Carlin observed that stupid ignorant voters give us stupid ignorant politicians. | by Bob Cesca read more


Reuters is reporting that SpaceX and xAI are in talks of merger ... read more


Thursday, January 29, 2026

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries. read more


Deutsche Bank's offices in Frankfurt and Berlin have been raided by officials as part of an inquiry into money laundering. read more


Ghislaine Maxwell accused the Department of Justice of failing to investigate nearly 30 of Jeffrey Epstein's associates. read more


U.S. President Donald Trump's top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents - including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month -- that were later contradicted by evidence, a Reuters review found. read more


After the recent murders of Rene Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Donald Trump sent a fundraising email warning supporters that they could be flagged as "illegal aliens" if they failed to respond to his donation request. read more


Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Wednesday shared Reuters's photo of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during the FBI's search of 2020 voting records at the Fulton County, Ga., elections office, questioning why she was there. read more


The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that Donald Trump's deployment of US Army National Guard troops across major US cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through the end of 2025. read more


India and the European Union struck a longdelayed deal on Tuesday that will slash tariffs on most goods, aiming to boost twoway trade and reduce reliance on the United States amid growing global trade tensions. read more


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