Sue Bank
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Retired administrator/teacher, who believes in women's rights, justice for all, and a good breakfast.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops, to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops, to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis.
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A new report from Goldman Sachs Research warns: "AI can potentially automate tasks that account for 25% of all work hours in the U.S. This significant exposure has raised concerns around widespread and permanent job loss, sparking fears of a 'job apocalypse' or 'humans going the way of horses.'"
‘Humans could go the way of horses’: Goldman calculated how bad the AI ‘job apocalypse’ will be … and its analysts were pleasantly surprised | Fortune
"6-7% of jobs will be displaced over the adoption period,” they said.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A new report from Goldman Sachs Research warns: "AI can potentially automate tasks that account for 25% of all work hours in the U.S. This significant exposure has raised concerns around widespread and permanent job loss, sparking fears of a 'job apocalypse' or 'humans going the way of horses.'"
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Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month www.desmog.com/2024/01/30/p...
Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month
A “Memorandum for the President” lists “the effects of carbon dioxide on climate” among the most pressing environmental problems of the day. It sounds like a message meant for U.S. President Joe Biden...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month www.desmog.com/2024/01/30/p...
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MALLABY: “.. A.I. businesses are not like the software successes of the past generation. They are far more capital-intensive. .. My bet is that over the next 18 months, OpenAI runs out of money.”
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
MALLABY: “.. A.I. businesses are not like the software successes of the past generation. They are far more capital-intensive. .. My bet is that over the next 18 months, OpenAI runs out of money.”
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Donald Trump has made a desperate plea to bypass upcoming midterm elections using an unsettling rationale.
Delusional Trump, 79, Floats Unhinged Reason to Skip Midterms
The president has little hope that the GOP will perform well in November.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Donald Trump has made a desperate plea to bypass upcoming midterm elections using an unsettling rationale.
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A constant stream of populist-sounding ideas can be a fog machine. Behind it, the hard levers—tax cuts, tariffs, enforcement—shift income from workers to the well-off.
What he says sounds populist, but he never follows through. What he does is takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
What he says sounds populist, but he never follows through. What he does is takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A constant stream of populist-sounding ideas can be a fog machine. Behind it, the hard levers—tax cuts, tariffs, enforcement—shift income from workers to the well-off.
What he says sounds populist, but he never follows through. What he does is takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
What he says sounds populist, but he never follows through. What he does is takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
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This is a watershed moment for Texas - for the first time ever, solar supplied more electricity than coal in 2025.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
Texas solar power surpassed coal in 2025 for the first year ever. Here's why.
In 2025 — for the first year ever — solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas’ main power grid than coal-fired power plants.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This is a watershed moment for Texas - for the first time ever, solar supplied more electricity than coal in 2025.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
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"On Tuesday, Dimon... [warned] the administration not to interfere with the Federal Reserve. Ironically, the president had offered him the job as Fed chair months prior during a meeting in the White House, according to people briefed on the discussion, though Dimon took the offer as a joke."
Jamie Dimon Seemed to Have Trump Figured Out—Until This Week
JPMorgan CEO had been rebuilding his relationship with the president, serving as a model for other executives, but the fight over Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell threatens to topple it.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"On Tuesday, Dimon... [warned] the administration not to interfere with the Federal Reserve. Ironically, the president had offered him the job as Fed chair months prior during a meeting in the White House, according to people briefed on the discussion, though Dimon took the offer as a joke."
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Consumers don’t know if their medications came from factories that used dirty water, were infested by insects or birds, or were outright banned from shipping drugs to the U.S.
Our new tool provides answers that the FDA won’t 👇
Our new tool provides answers that the FDA won’t 👇
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Consumers don’t know if their medications came from factories that used dirty water, were infested by insects or birds, or were outright banned from shipping drugs to the U.S.
Our new tool provides answers that the FDA won’t 👇
Our new tool provides answers that the FDA won’t 👇
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People really reacting to this without all the details. I am sure there are good and legitimate reasons why President Trump is taking the oil revenue ransom he extorted from Venezuela and is putting into a Middle Eastern bank account that Congress cannot control.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
People really reacting to this without all the details. I am sure there are good and legitimate reasons why President Trump is taking the oil revenue ransom he extorted from Venezuela and is putting into a Middle Eastern bank account that Congress cannot control.
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RFK Jr. is committed to building a healthy America, one slab of red meat at a time
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
RFK Jr. is committed to building a healthy America, one slab of red meat at a time
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In a potentially dramatic development in the case of a Babson College freshman who was abruptly deported over Thanksgiving, federal authorities acknowledged they were wrong to expel her in violation of a court order.
Federal authorities say deporting Babson College freshman was a ‘tragic case of bureaucracy gone wrong’ - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was arrested by ICE agents at Logan International Airport on Thanksgiving morning.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
In a potentially dramatic development in the case of a Babson College freshman who was abruptly deported over Thanksgiving, federal authorities acknowledged they were wrong to expel her in violation of a court order.
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The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. n.pr/4qn9Iwz
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. n.pr/4qn9Iwz
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xAI’s decision to create and host a breeding ground for predators to spread nonconsensual sexually explicit AI deepfakes, including images that digitally undress children, is vile.
I am calling on the Attorney General to immediately investigate the company and hold xAI accountable.
I am calling on the Attorney General to immediately investigate the company and hold xAI accountable.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
xAI’s decision to create and host a breeding ground for predators to spread nonconsensual sexually explicit AI deepfakes, including images that digitally undress children, is vile.
I am calling on the Attorney General to immediately investigate the company and hold xAI accountable.
I am calling on the Attorney General to immediately investigate the company and hold xAI accountable.
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It is time to eradicate AI from all educational environments. Find another way. Maybe teach kids about AI like when we learned about drugs in middle school.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It is time to eradicate AI from all educational environments. Find another way. Maybe teach kids about AI like when we learned about drugs in middle school.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
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Our reporting found the FDA allows some generic drugs from banned foreign factories to be sent to U.S. consumers.
Because the agency doesn’t routinely assess these medications for quality concerns, we tested a few of the most widely prescribed drugs.
Because the agency doesn’t routinely assess these medications for quality concerns, we tested a few of the most widely prescribed drugs.
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Our reporting found the FDA allows some generic drugs from banned foreign factories to be sent to U.S. consumers.
Because the agency doesn’t routinely assess these medications for quality concerns, we tested a few of the most widely prescribed drugs.
Because the agency doesn’t routinely assess these medications for quality concerns, we tested a few of the most widely prescribed drugs.
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“.. ‘I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,' Sabula said. 'And today I think I did that.'”
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“.. ‘I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,' Sabula said. 'And today I think I did that.'”
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Good to see this.
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Good to see this.
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Well his comments on my predictions seems to be have shoved through the stupid machine
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Well his comments on my predictions seems to be have shoved through the stupid machine
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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"I saw it with my own eyes - they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood."
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January 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"I saw it with my own eyes - they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood."
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TW ⚠️ —- SANTA ANA: Trump’s goons shoot an unarmed 21 year-old protestor in the eye at point blank range with a non-lethal round, blinding him in it forever… then drag him on the ground like an animal.
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
TW ⚠️ —- SANTA ANA: Trump’s goons shoot an unarmed 21 year-old protestor in the eye at point blank range with a non-lethal round, blinding him in it forever… then drag him on the ground like an animal.
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
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".. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, has spent the past year covering the Trump administration’s effort to fire federal workers and redirect much of the work force to enforcing his agenda."
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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
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January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
".. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, has spent the past year covering the Trump administration’s effort to fire federal workers and redirect much of the work force to enforcing his agenda."
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the big banks will shed jobs in 2026
Citi announce cuts yesterday
today
*BOFA LETTING HEADCOUNT `DRIFT DOWN' THROUGH ATTRITION, CEO SAYS
Citi announce cuts yesterday
today
*BOFA LETTING HEADCOUNT `DRIFT DOWN' THROUGH ATTRITION, CEO SAYS
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
the big banks will shed jobs in 2026
Citi announce cuts yesterday
today
*BOFA LETTING HEADCOUNT `DRIFT DOWN' THROUGH ATTRITION, CEO SAYS
Citi announce cuts yesterday
today
*BOFA LETTING HEADCOUNT `DRIFT DOWN' THROUGH ATTRITION, CEO SAYS
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DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated law, memo reveals
DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated law, memo reveals
Memo on US military raid to capture Venezuela’s president effectively argued that presidents can blow through UN charter
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The Trump administration received approval from the justice department to use the military to seize Nicolás Maduro even as it declined to address whether the operation would violate international law, according to its legal memo released on Tuesday.
The dark-of-night raid to capture Venezuela’s president has raised a host of legal issues concerning the president’s power to start an armed conflict without congressional approval and possible breaches of international law. Continue reading...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
DoJ deemed it ‘unnecessary’ to conclude whether seizing Maduro violated law, memo reveals