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Administration planning to use AI to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. D.O.T records and interviews with 6 agency staffers.
Plan presented to DOT staff last month at a Demo of AI’s “potential to revolutionize way we draft rulemakings,”

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
NEWS IN QUOTES
“In my opinion, ICE are the bad guys.”
— An employee of Palantir, a company with a — let’s say — not quite sterling moral reputation.
Even Palantir Staff Are Now Disgusted With ICE

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Even Palantir Staff Are Now Disgusted With ICE
Even employees at the AI surveillance and military tech company Palantir are reportedly appalled by ICE's conduct.
futurism.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
A number of international leaders suggesting it's time to reconsider idea of playing the World Cup in the US.
VP of German Football Assn., told newspaper he wants boycott , like U.S.-led boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics following Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. sports.yahoo.com/articles/ger...
German soccer leader adds to calls for boycott of World Cup matches in United States
Calls for boycotting U.S. World Cup matches are surging after two ICE fatal shootings, aggressive immigration tactics and international hostility.
sports.yahoo.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
She should be out of a job,”

“It’s amateur-ish. It’s terrible. It’s making the president look bad on policy that he won on.

Now, nobody’s talking about that. … They’re talking about the incompetence of the leader of the Homeland Security [Department].”

thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Video Shows Ilhan Omar Charged, Sprayed with Liquid During Town Hall

www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-a...
Video shows Ilhan Omar charged by man during Minnesota town hall
Video shows the protester jump out of his seat and charge at Omar before appearing to throw a substance on her.
www.newsweek.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Janet Mills: Maine ‘will not be intimidated’ amid ongoing ICE surge

01/27/2026 07:28 PM EST www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Maine
It’s the Trump administration’s latest in a nationwide crackdown.
www.politico.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets
Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Virginia state court blocks Democrats’ redistricting push

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Virginia state court blocks Democrats’ redistricting push
The ruling is a major setback for Democrats’ efforts to redraw the lines in the state.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Attention Indianapolis!

INDIANA HAS PASSED A NEW BILL FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ICE AS THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY

ICE has Booked an Entire Marriot Hotel for the Entire Month of February.

www.threads.com/@ajahallh/po...
Aja Ba (@ajahallh) on Threads
Indiana , ICE will be out
www.threads.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Attention Indianapolis!

INDIANA HAS PASSED A NEW BILL FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ICE AS THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY

ICE has Booked an Entire Marriot Hotel for the Entire Month of February.
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
They’ve mass murdered people.
Accounts from morgues and graveyards across country,reveal scale of violence inflicted on Iranians during state’s crackdown. They are hesitant to provide a figure: “all publicly cited death tolls represent a severe underestimation”.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?
Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border
One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it...
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issue www.bbc.com/news/article...
TikTok US denies claims it is censoring content
Thousands of people claim political content is being suppressed after the US operation was spun off.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
BAD FAITH is documentary that explores dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism in US. Part archival chronicle, part exposé, film reveals secretive political machinery that has sought to weaken and destroy American democracy to promote its authoritarian vision.
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Bad Faith Documentary
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January 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Patel acknowledged that an investigation into group text chats would raise free speech concerns and said the FBI would “balance” the rights guaranteed by the First and Second amendments with what he said were potential violations of federal law.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel made the statement after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
White people: be mindful how you talk and post about this. It took a white woman and a white man being murdered before real action happened; and that’s a conversation we need to have.
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The largest federal employee demands the resignation or dismissal of Steven Miller and Kristi Noem.
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM
“Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him ‘an assassin’ trying to murder federal agents, despite the fact that, as you say, this is still under investigation?”

Leavitt pointedly didn’t answer his question.”

newrepublic.com/post/205698/...
White House Refuses to Back Stephen Miller’s Smear Against Alex Pretti
Even the White House appears to believe that Stephen Miller went too far in his comments on the Minneapolis man killed by Border Patrol agents.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
IMinnesota said NO to Voter Rolls. The Green States have said YES! www.threads.com/@shashlynn/p...
Sharon Saulnier (@shashlynn) on Threads
I just taped this off of the news! Minnesota said no to voter rolls. The green states have already said yes! 😡
www.threads.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Their transgressions occurred between 2015 and 2025, with the bulk of abuse happening within the last two years!
The 30 listed individuals have been charged with crimes, including gunpoint sexual assault, child sex trafficking, aggravated assault, robbery, rape, torture, kidnapping, sexual abuse of a minor, and possession and production of child sexual abuse materials.

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Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The 30 listed individuals have been charged with crimes, including gunpoint sexual assault, child sex trafficking, aggravated assault, robbery, rape, torture, kidnapping, sexual abuse of a minor, and possession and production of child sexual abuse materials.

newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM