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A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright.

Karoline Leavitt’s Bold Commitment to ‘Truth’

P. Secretary Karoline Leavitt vowed, “I commit to telling the truth every day,” while accusing “legacy media” of lying about Trump and his family. Bold move—nothing screams credibility like starting a term by declaring war on the press. Time will tell.

Alaska Judge: Voters Don’t Have the Right To Fix Absentee Ballot Mistakes Read more here.

An Alaska judge ruled Friday that the state constitution does not guarantee voters the right to fix errors on their absentee ballots — a process known as “ballot curing” that is offered in some form by at least 33 states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

But some people are just too old and frail to handle cold weather.

YouTube video by Tennessee Brando Elon LOSES IT, Censors Gamers In BIZZARE Tantrum

youtu.be/qlg5I4wOF34?... We got the richest dude in the world arguing with a gamer who accused him of cheating at the game..

evacuation checklist.

This is a very useful evacuation checklist. What to grab, based on how much time you have yo get out. Printing this one and keeping it handy.

RUSSIA IS A TERRORIST STATE

No surprise that Russia was planning terrorist acts against airlines all over the world.

Today, I signed an executive order prohibiting greedy land developers from ripping off LA wildfire victims with unsolicited, undervalued offers to buy their destroyed property.

Make no mistake — this is a prosecutable crime.

Told ya. They're going after veterans' benefits.

Speaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires The GOP House speaker claimed California leaders “were derelict in their duty.”

Mike Johnson is threatening to condition California wildfire aid to raising the debt ceiling, which would pave the way for another round of deficit-spiking tax cuts for the wealthy.

Playing politics with people's lives to make your donors richer is reprehensible.

Democrats petition Supreme Court to declare GOP lacked quorum to elect speaker House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon filed separate petitions with the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to nullify Republicans' actions on the first day of the legislative session.

Minnesota Democrats file petitions in the state Supreme Court, alleging that state House Republicans acted unlawfully by electing a speaker without a quorum after Dems boycotted the session. The GOP has a (likely temporary) one-seat majority in the chamber.

Fox Reporter Makes Hilariously Awkward Admission About Greenlanders' Support For Trump Threats And now it's awkward 😂

Welp... this is awkward!

Not voting in the Oscars this year. IMHO they should cancel them. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.

Ridiculously pathetic.

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

Not to be petty, or engage in a schadenfreude, but it would sure be something if this inauguration had historically low viewership.

Sorry, I meant: To be petty and engage in schadenfreude...

Pam Bondi Dodges the Truth

At her confirmation hearing, AG nominee Pam Bondi refused to admit Trump lost in 2020. Her non-answer speaks volumes: “Biden is President,” but no commitment to the facts. Leaders who dodge reality only fuel division—our democracy deserves better.

❗️Putin in talks with Trump will demand that Ukraine never join NATO and become a neutral state with a limited army, — Bloomberg

Other Russian demands cited by the publication:

▪️NATO can supply weapons to Ukraine, but not to fight the Russian Federation or seize territories.

Tweet from Rupert Lowe stating that anyone who enters a country illegally, commits a crime, or violates visa terms should be deported, with Elon Musk responding, 'Common sense.'

Didn’t you also remain in the U.S. illegally, Elon?

Opinion | Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy? What we can learn from countries that have pushed back on threats to democracy.

“Orbán used law as a weapon against democracy. He consolidated power…giving orders directly to the bureaucracy, which he had reconstructed by changing civil service law…Orbán’s was accompanied by aggressive use of libel actions…He packed the courts with loyalists.”

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AOC: Trans girls are girls. And for all the folks that are so concerned, thank you for your concern for women for the first time. I don't know who has been to gym class, I’ve played co-ed sports all the time

Pam Bondi joined Trump in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. She is now Trump’s pick to be America’s attorney general. (His first nominee Matt Gaetz withdrew.)

Stephen Colbert doesn’t miss. Responding to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, Colbert quipped: ‘A drunk, a cheating husband, and an accused sexual predator walk into a bar… “Table for one, Mr. Hegseth?”’ Sharp, searing, and a mic drop in one devastating punchline.

US encounters European skepticism in last-ditch push to seize $300B in Russian assets for Ukraine leverage | CNN Politics With just days left before handing over the keys to the US government, the Biden administration is making a last-ditch effort to seize hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian assets as future negot...

The Biden administration, about to finish its term, is reportedly urging European allies to support transferring frozen Russian funds to a special account as a negotiation tool for Ukraine. They’ve discussed the idea with Trump’s team, who back it.
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Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?

Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia.

Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN.
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❗️This is how 🇰🇵North Korean soldiers attack in the 🇷🇺Kursk region. "Meat assaults"