Michael Piccorossi

Trump is about to receive a coal industry award you won’t believe exists The Washington Coal Club will honor the president as his administration prepares to eliminate federal greenhouse-gas emission standards.

As he rolls back clean-energy initiatives, Trump is getting another trophy today
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Dow was at ~43,500 when Trump took office ...

YouTube video by Steven Nieves 2007 SB Press Conference/Performance

Prince, 2007: Best. Press Conference. Ever. youtu.be/LjxHZ5Od7zs?...

You do not, under any circumstances, for any reason whatsoever, in any possible scenario, bring American food TO Milan.

When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it

In largest missile attack of winter, Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze Russian forces launched a mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Feb. 3, striking multiple residential buildings across the city and injuring at least three people, officials sai...

⚡️Update: Russia launches 'most severe' mass attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since start of 2026.

Local authorities in Kharkiv classified the consequences of the Russian strikes as a local-level, man-made emergency.

"The center’s ambition, articulated by JFK and emblazoned on the wall of the building, was to symbolize a nation “which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well.” wapo.st/4r1V9Pk

‘I shouted out….who killed the Kennedy Center…’

Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search

i'm afraid i'm going to exhaust my allotment of gift articles pretty soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project The president’s announcement came after the center has been rocked by cancellations and boycotts by performers, contributors and audience members.

As the once proud institution is battered by cancellations and boycotts, Trump retreats and announces the Kennedy Center will close for two years for "renovations" buff.ly/UXkenU9

Quiet. We’re busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. 🤡

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset. With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet led Wambsganss 57% to 43% tpf.news/6nwno

Like most of the House, Mike Johnson has only been there in the Trump era. It’s not simply that he’s abdicating his power as a coequal branch, it’s that he doesn’t seem to understand that it *is* a coequal branch.

AKA three heavily armed, masked men in an unmarked vehicle attack a motorist …

Investigative Reporters and Editors strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who covered a Jan. 18 protest against immigration enforcement at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Read IRE's statement: https://bit.ly/4rhavyW

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Retakes World’s No. 3 Richest Title From Sergey Brin The two billionaires have swapped places multiple times in recent weeks.

The cost of properly funding The Post would have been a rounding error to Bezos –“Bezos’ net worth increased by $4.8 billion to $254 billion, ranking him the third-wealthiest person in the world, ahead of Brin ($253.1 billion), according to Forbes’ Billionaires list” www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...

National Guard deployments cost taxpayers almost half a billion dollars A new estimate from Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper tallied up last year’s expenses.

Continuing the deployment (political stunt) for the next year could cost the nation over $1 billion, the estimate found.
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Faults Pretti for Carrying Gun but Says He Wants ‘Honest’ Inquiry

Once the staunch Second Amendment advocate, now Trump states "You can't walk with guns" - even legally registered ones www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ NEW: Since yesterday's deadly shooting in MN, I've talked to more than half a dozen federal sources involved immigration enforcement, including several in senior positions, who all tell me they have grown increasingly uneasy & frustrated w/ some of the claims & narratives DHS pushed in the aftermath of the shooting. Specifically, I'm told there is extreme frustration with DHS officials going on TV and putting out statements claiming that Alex Pretti was intending to conduct a "massacre" of federal agents or wanted to carry out "maximum damage", even after numerous videos appeared to show those claims were inaccurate. While they say it was a terrible decision to show up with a gun and inject himself into a federal law enforcement operation, there is no indication Pretti was there to murder law enforcement, as videos appear to show he never drew his holstered firearm. These sources say this messaging from DHS officials has been catastrophic from a PR and morale perspective, as it is eroding trust and credibility - comparing it to when Democrats falsely claimed the border was closed or that Haitians were being whipped at the border. Some of these sources have described DHS’ response to the shooting as “a case study on how not to do crisis PR”, one said they are so “fed up” that they wish they could retire, another said “DHS is making the situation worse”, and another added that “DHS is wrong” and “we are losing this war, we are losing the base and the narrative." These sources all believe this is going to end up being what they call a “bad shoot”, a “shitty” situation that happened in seconds where agents likely heard “gun!”, then the disarmed firearm may have had an accidental discharge that spooked the agents, and they shot. The agents do not have the luxury of multiple slow motion angles - and had to make split second decisions. All of the sources support the mass deportation agenda, but have serious hesitations about the way it is …

Bill Melugin of Fox News may be the best-sourced journalist within ICE and CBP. If he's hearing this, the administration has a real problem.

"Mr. Trump boldly and brazenly says things he knows or has been told are not true and even after being corrected continues to say them again and again."

This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.

The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

How international financial markets outperformed US markets in 2025 cnn.it/4qvlwwt

Shouldn't the intermission for this speech be soon?

Iceland, Greenland.
Greenland, Iceland.

How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy China has achieved stunning growth in its installed renewable capacity over the last two decades, far outpacing the rest of the world. But to end its continued dependence on fossil fuels, it must now ...

Reality: How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy e360.yale.edu/features/chi...

Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

"In 2025 China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second." bit.ly/4pJmvYX

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act | KFF Take this ten-question quiz to see how much you know about how the ACA affects health insurance coverage and costs as well as who is eligible for financial assistance

I answered 8 of 10 questions correctly on the KFF Affordable Care Act quiz. Test your knowledge: www.kff.org/affordable-c...