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January 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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feels like just yesterday it was Whiskey Monday
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.

Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.

Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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But Trump’s approval rating among independents now stands at just 29% and he holds virtually no support among Democrats. Only 30% of Latinos and adults younger than 35 now approve, down from 41% among both typically more Democratic groups near the start of his term.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Why are credit card borrowing rates so high?

Why are merchant fees for credit card transactions so high?

How did we get to $1.2 trillion in credit card debt in America?

Here's a short history of credit cards and how we got here:

awealthofcommonsense.com/2026/01/why-...
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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'I don’t know what you’re talking about': CNN host brings receipts in DHS chief interview
'I don’t know what you’re talking about': CNN host brings receipts in DHS chief interview
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made news on Sunday after an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, who pulled frank answers from her that viewers found shocking or, at the very least, hypocritical.At one point, Tapper called out Noem for obfuscating after he asked about the investigation into...
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Oh, I definitely will remember…
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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January 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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ICE beat a U.S. Marine Veteran, telling her: “Have you not learned? This is why we killed that lesbian bitch!”

Credit to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social for the interview.
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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January 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM