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Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes | CNN Politics

Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at FEMA to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States. The ...

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January 25, 2026 at 1:40 AM

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DOJ Tells Court They Could Deport The Beatles Because It Was Called The 'British Invasion' - Above the Law

There's stupid and then there's whatever the Trump Justice Department is doing.

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January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM

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Man shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

A 51-year-old man shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. Gov.

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January 24, 2026 at 5:55 PM

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This Week in #OHGov: “I Believe It Was a Mistake” - Ohio Democrats

Columbus, Ohio- It’s been another bad week for Vivek Ramaswamy. Here’s what you missed this week as this out of touch billionaire who calls Ohioans “lazy” and “mediocre” continues to prove he has no c...

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January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM

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“Due to the Trump administration, the US is no longer a reliable partner,”

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‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults

Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts

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January 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM

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Fanone Nearly Slugs Cultist At Jack Smith Hearing - Joe.My.God.

So this just happened during the Smith hearing: Former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and political operative Ivan Raiklin were involved in a verbal confrontation during a recess of a Hous...

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January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM

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We Thought We Landed an Interview With the Steve Miller Band’s Singer, but It Turns Out This Guy Works in the Government, and He’s Really Fucking Awful thehardtimes.net/blog/we-thou...

We Thought We Landed an Interview With the Steve Miller Band’s Singer, but It Turns Out This Guy Works in the Government, and He’s Really Fucking Awful

OK, first off, why are we being tasked with interviewing the frontman for The Steve Miller Band? We’re a punk news website, and we’re only dimly aware of songs like “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Take the M...

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January 22, 2026 at 1:32 AM

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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.

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January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM

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"yet another mockery of Greenland’s sovereignty..."

Republicans Cut Into Greenland Cake in Shocking Kennedy Center Party | The New Republic newrepublic.com/post/205498/...