Carlos Eats
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Journalist. Food & Travel writer for 15+ years. Espresso tonic aficionado. Super Burritos are better. Florida man. Opinions are my own. CarlosEats.com
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Popular Orlando-based bagel concept Jeff’s Bagel Run opens in South Tampa this week
Jeff’s Bagel Run is launching its first Tampa Bay location in South Tampa on January 7, 2026, with a grand opening on January 9. Everything, including 16 bagel varieties and various spreads, …
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Popular Orlando-based bagel concept Jeff’s Bagel Run opens in South Tampa this week carloseats.com/2026/01/05/p...
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Every new tech product is a wiretap that may also tell you to self harm. The only distinction is form factor.
Anker's Soundcore Work AI voice recorder offers transcription in an ultra-compact form factor
Anker's Soundcore just revealed the Work voice recorder. It's tiny and uses AI to transcribe conversations.
www.engadget.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Every new tech product is a wiretap that may also tell you to self harm. The only distinction is form factor.
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this is how to get missiles fired at airliners
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 AM
this is how to get missiles fired at airliners
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Earlier today, Border Patrol arrested a man in the parking lot of a gas station in St. Paul. They busted out his drivers side window, ultimately dragging him out of the car, pulled him to the ground, and dragged him into one of BP's SUVs.
January 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Earlier today, Border Patrol arrested a man in the parking lot of a gas station in St. Paul. They busted out his drivers side window, ultimately dragging him out of the car, pulled him to the ground, and dragged him into one of BP's SUVs.
Reminds me more of the Hunger Games.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Reminds me more of the Hunger Games.
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U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson has been a vocal critic of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Chicago area, but he’s also banking on shares of Palantir, a data analysis company that’s helping the Trump administration deport people.
U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson discloses stock shares in ICE contractor Palantir
chicago.suntimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson has been a vocal critic of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Chicago area, but he’s also banking on shares of Palantir, a data analysis company that’s helping the Trump administration deport people.
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Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis are walking out to protest ICE days after a clash between U.S. Border Patrol agents and protesters at the school.
📸: Jerry Holt
📸: Jerry Holt
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ICE is now ramming civilian cars through red lights in Minnesota. — they are tax payer agitators ‼️
January 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
ICE is now ramming civilian cars through red lights in Minnesota. — they are tax payer agitators ‼️
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Corruption
DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Corruption
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DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
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NEW: State of MN, Minneapolis & St. Paul have filed a federal lawsuit to halt a federal government "invasion" by ICE agents, arguing the deployment amounts to a constitutional violation and a direct threat to public safety.
Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’
The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NEW: State of MN, Minneapolis & St. Paul have filed a federal lawsuit to halt a federal government "invasion" by ICE agents, arguing the deployment amounts to a constitutional violation and a direct threat to public safety.
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The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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Heads up! Next Friday morning looks COLD 🥶 - like real cold, not just #Florida cold. And this time the cold reaches down to South FL… I’m looking at you Miami, Ft Lauderdale, West Palm. These are wind chills. Bundle up!
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Heads up! Next Friday morning looks COLD 🥶 - like real cold, not just #Florida cold. And this time the cold reaches down to South FL… I’m looking at you Miami, Ft Lauderdale, West Palm. These are wind chills. Bundle up!
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Question of the moment: "What fresh horrors await us this week?"
I don’t see how this country survives until 2029 unless Trump is impeached and removed. This level of lawless malice is not sustainable. What fresh horrors await us this week?
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Question of the moment: "What fresh horrors await us this week?"
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This is horrifying.
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
This is horrifying.
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ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
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"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
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Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
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In another part of the interview, she says an agent who was driving her to Whipple stopped and pulled her out of the car to beat her again.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
In another part of the interview, she says an agent who was driving her to Whipple stopped and pulled her out of the car to beat her again.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
She says she told the agent she would be at his trial at Nuremberg.
“They’re enjoying it,” she told @statuscoupnews.bsky.social.
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In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
2/2
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Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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New: “Fears are growing that the number of protesters killed by Iranian security forces now reaches into the thousands…cell phone footage has emerged of truck-mounted machine guns strafing residential streets, hospitals swamped by shooting victims, and a morgue overwhelmed by hundreds of bodies”
Death Toll in Iran May Already Be in the Thousands
No precise toll can be ascertained, but a group estimates that protester deaths may have reached 6,000 through Saturday.
time.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
New: “Fears are growing that the number of protesters killed by Iranian security forces now reaches into the thousands…cell phone footage has emerged of truck-mounted machine guns strafing residential streets, hospitals swamped by shooting victims, and a morgue overwhelmed by hundreds of bodies”
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The party of small government and the free hand of the market?
BRENNAN: Do you want to own portions of oil companies?
CHRIS WRIGHT: That's certainly a very real possibility
CHRIS WRIGHT: That's certainly a very real possibility
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
The party of small government and the free hand of the market?
