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TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.

TikTok is currently experiencing a widespread service outage in the US, causing disruptions for millions of users only a few days after the company officially transferred control of its American business to a group of majority-US investors.

The technical issues led many TikTok users to speculate...

Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti “In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.

After federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, Palantir workers pressed for answers from leadership on the company’s work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—and many questioned whether Palantir should be involved with the agency at all. Leadership...

Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Is Being Illegally Punished A federal judge ordered a new briefing due Wednesday on whether DHS is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies, leaving ICE operations in place for now.

A federal judge on Monday declined to immediately curb the federal operation that has put armed agents on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but ordered the government to file a new briefing by Wednesday evening answering a central claim in the case: that the surge is being used to ...

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran President Donald Trump recently told reporters that a U.S. fleet was moving toward Iran, adding, “Maybe we won’t have to use it, we’ll see.”

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln & its strike group have steamed into the Middle East, U.S. officials confirmed on Monday. The news of the ships’ arrival in the region overseen by U.S. Central Command comes a few days after President Trump said that a U.S. Navy “armada” was approaching Iran.

January 26, 2026 Yesterday President Donald J.

Yesterday President Trump blamed Democratic officials for the killing of VA intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota Saturday morning. Since then, administration officials and their supporters seem to be coalescing around the idea that the reason there have been violent clashes in Minneapolis..

Federalism can protect Americans from tyranny The Constitution provides tools to resist the regime.

The Founders intended states to serve as bulwarks against the risk of federal tyranny, though the record on that front has been more than mixed. Too often, state officials have invoked state sovereignty as cover for violating the civil rights of their own residents.

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Jan 27, 2026

Republicans Ignore Democrats' Demands on DHS Funding Republicans are open to investigations into Alex Pretti's death, but as a shutdown deadline inches closer, they're not interested in re-negotiating funding.

The fight over the Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement operations is making a partial government shutdown increasingly likely.

Paralyzing winter storms put a big chill on US economy, but how much? Experts say the massive winter storm hitting the American East is taking a multi-billion dollar toll on the U.S. economy. But exactly how much is hard to quantify.

Experts say the massive winter storm hitting the American East is taking a multi-billion dollar toll on the U.S. economy. But exactly how much is hard to quantify.

Nurses union calls ICE agents a “public health threat” after Alex Pretti killing Colleagues remembered Pretti as a kind and dedicated ICU nurse at the VA.

“Make no mistake, the terror we are experiencing is being subsidized by our own government. Nurses, know that our vision for a healthy society is possible and we will not stop fighting until it is a reality.”

Desperate major automaker mulls scrapping US factory plans due to Trump's tariffs Major automaker Volkswagen has considered cancelling its plans for a US major factory over President Donald Trump's automotive tariffs, according to reports Monday. Oliver Blume, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, said in an interview with Handelsblatt that in the first nine months of 2025 levies issued b...

Major automaker Volkswagen has considered cancelling its plans for a US major factory over President Donald Trump's automotive tariffs, according to reports Monday.

Dementia is a growing global public health challenge, with no cure currently available. A recent study found that people with a genetically higher BMI had a substantially increased risk of vascular-related dementia.
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This Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to Hear The Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark.

The French were willing to learn from children dying.

"What is the case for these people being in Minneapolis? There's just no case for it. So get them out." It's that simple.

@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

2026 World Economic Forum in Davos reflected global tensions The World Economic Forum in Davos, which ended on Friday, once again revealed the profound international geopolitical transformations currently under way.

The World Economic Forum in Davos, which ended on Friday, once again revealed the profound international geopolitical transformations currently under way. #EuropeNews

YouTube video by Katie Phang Congress PUNCHES BACK After Trump’s SHAMELESS POWER GRAB

@raskin.house.gov consistently delivers the 1-2 punch when it comes to the Trump Regime. He joins me to talk the latest in accountability for agents when they attack Americans & why former Special Counsel Jack Smith made it clear that Felon Trump is “a lawless president.”

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Minnesota Senate Democratic Primary Grows Heated as Immigration Takes Center Stage Two leading Democratic candidates zero in on each other’s records after two fatal shootings by federal agents in the state.

Two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota have put the spotlight on the candidates’ immigration positions in the state’s open Senate Democratic primary.

Did Denmark sell 'Epstein island' to the US in 1917? In early 2026, President Donald Trump pushed for a U.S. takeover of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

In 1917, the U.S. purchased land from Denmark that included Little St. James, the private island later owned by Jeffrey Epstein and nicknamed after him.
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Flustered Trump is trapped in a 'term-limited presidency in decline': analyst Donald Trump's recent spate of Truth Social posts claiming his poor polling numbers are both inaccurate and "criminal" signal that he recognizes the limits of his ability to control public perception, despite wielding substantial governmental power.According to MSNBC columnist Kaivan Shroff, Trump h...

Donald Trump's recent spate of Truth Social posts claiming his poor polling numbers are both inaccurate and "criminal" signal that he recognizes the limits of his ability to control public perception, despite wielding substantial governmental power.

GOP instability deepens as another Republican candidate calls it quits An Iowa state lawmaker has become the second Republican candidate seeking major office to quit their campaign on Monday. The exit comes amid a broader pattern of GOP departures, even as candidates from both parties have begun dropping out of competitive races.“After careful consideration and discuss...

GOP instability deepens as another Republican candidate calls it quits

The Trump doctrine: Violence is us The message is clear—be afraid.

The message is clear—be afraid.

NATO’s Been Talking About Greenland for Years The island matters a lot—not as territory to acquire but as a linchpin of deterrence.

Greenland is not a bargaining chip. It is a responsibility. And it is one the alliance is far better equipped to shoulder together than any nation could alone.

Katie Meyer wrongful death suit vs. Stanford resolved Stanford says it has resolved a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of former Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer.

Stanford says it has resolved a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of former Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer.

Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis over the weekend. The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 820,000...

A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis over the weekend.

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump DOJ Launches EXTORTION SCHEME Amid ICE BACKLASH

Fighting in the courts has been an effective way to curb Trump's lawlessness & @democracyforward.org has been a key leader in that battle.

Skye Perryman joins me to talk about Bondi’s attempts to extort Minnesota & how DOGE accessed Americans' personal data of at the SSA.

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Which UK jobs have been growing the most since the pandemic? Job postings by profession are changing, reflecting shifts in labour demand in the UK. Euronews Business takes a closer look at what employers are looking for.

Job postings by profession are changing, reflecting shifts in labour demand in the UK. Euronews Business takes a closer look at what employers are looking for.

Volcanoes had lower greenhouse gas emissions in Earth's past Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, but a model of Earth’s ancient carbon cycle suggests this is a relatively recent phenomenon

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, but a model of Earth’s ancient carbon cycle suggests this is a relatively recent phenomenon

"It's wrong": Minnesota Republican ends bid for governor over ICE surge "disaster" - Salon.com Chris Madel said that he couldn't run for the state's highest office while Minnesotans are "living in fear."

Chris Madel said that he couldn't run for the state's highest office while Minnesotans are "living in fear."

Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don’t have bank accounts For Americans in so-called ‘banking deserts,’ ending paper tax refund checks could be a costly move.

The IRS won’t be issuing paper refund checks this year, under a recent executive order

A tax law professor warns the change could devastate the 6 million Americans without bank accounts who rely on those checks to pay for groceries and rent. buff.ly/me4KtYi

Top Trump official caught taking credit for work done years earlier President Donald Trump's Medicare and Medicaid administrator, Dr. Oz, took to X on Monday to take credit for efforts against health care fraud in California — but was quickly shot down by Gov. Gavin Newsom."If you thought the fraud was out of control in Minnesota, wait until you learn about what’s h...

President Donald Trump's Medicare and Medicaid administrator, Dr. Oz, took to X on Monday to take credit for efforts against health care fraud in California — but was quickly shot down by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

MAGA’s ‘Omelet’ Excuse for DHS Thuggishness They admit that mass deportation is impossible without egregious abuses—but want it to go ahead anyway.

The rush to abandon civil liberties must be for a good reason, right? Heh.