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WATCH LIVE: Democratic lawmakers join 'People's State of the Union' rally during Trump's address YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

People's state of the union live on @pbsnews.org PBS News Hour YouTube:

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Fingers crossed, glad you're OK!

2026 is way too tense for stuff to feel like it's exploding, I swear 😂

2.8 magnitude earthquake reported in Irmo A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was reported in Irmo on Friday evening.

Informed 2.8 magnitude earthquake. Given the state of the world, I'm glad it wasn't anything exploding...

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Anyone around the Midlands feel a loud boom and shake? Not sure if an earthquake or gas explosion or what.

#SCPol #SCDems @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social @lexcodems.bsky.social

Thank you! I'm all about secure communications and privacy. I've debated hosting some basic workshops to make sure everyone basically avoids their smartphone as much as possible lol.

An ICE office is coming to Columbia. City leaders say they had no idea. ICE is renting office space in one of Columbia’s most visible buildings. City leaders say they didn’t get notice.

So I am not thrilled about this to say the least.

How's everyone doing? How do we stay safe and together?

#SCPol #SCDems @lexcodems.bsky.social

They better not be using it to evacuate rich pedophiles.

How ICE is watching you • Minnesota Reformer Once delivered via text message — no link required — Paragon’s spyware gains broad access to a phone’s contents, including encrypted messages.

Facial recognition cameras, AI-powered social media analyzers, license plate readers, fake cell towers, cell phone spyware—ICE has broadened its arsenal of surveillance tech, alarming privacy advocates, lawmakers, and ordinary community members. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/03/h...

Grab em before they leave the country.

ProPublica Names CBP Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis ProPublica has identified the two Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed January 24 while observing immigration enforcement in the city. The outlet says the agents are J...

ProPublica Identifies CBP Agents Who Fatally Shot ICU Nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

For profit somewhere...

Making us sick means they can sell us something to help us.

As for what happens when we die and can't fuel their economic machine anymore, no idea 🤷‍♂️

Gladys West, mathematician whose work paved the way for GPS, dies at 95 A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives — and keep us from getting lost.

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives — and keep us from getting lost. n.pr/3YVSGJK

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

I don't know if anyone else uses Airalo when they travel, but my first reaction seeing this email subject was to cringe...

In very poor taste for anyone who lives in the US (and is a decent human).

I've been debating switching to Saily for security reasons so I guess it makes my choice easy 🤷‍♂️

In the eyes of Trump’s EPA, human health is now literally worthless How the agency’s new math favors polluters over people.

The EPA is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations.

They're goons, ex-Proud boys, and his (not so) secret police.

No one is immune, and this next election matters perhaps more than any of the others (as has his been the case for the last decade, unfortunately).

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It. When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...

SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.

Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.

Don't tease me and make me read the whole thing, US was the first name wasn't it?

I didn't know ICE was in St. Louis 🤔🤔

🚨 As Minneapolis reels from a fatal ICE shooting, it’s worth understanding how the agency has been expanding its enforcement power.

Our reporting shows ICE is moving toward privatized, bounty-style deportations — with military contractors and cash incentives.

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.

Over-the-counter nasal sprays recalled for potential mold contamination Nasal spray products sold over the counter are being recalled after they were found to contain yeast and mold microbial contamination.

Over-the-counter nasal sprays recalled for potential mold contamination #usnews

What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.

After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.

Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.

DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.

Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/what-i...

Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.

The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses. n.pr/48yohW6

Never thought I would consider living in Brazil as a better option to living here, but I'll be damned...

Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...

About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.

New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.

But Trump has halted those efforts.

The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.


The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.