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Queen Camilla has revealed she welcomed a new addition to the family - a brand new rescue puppy.

⚡️State Department officials want to unfreeze US aid to Ukraine, Politico reports. These exemptions would extend beyond the U.S. waiver for "life-saving" programs and would allow Ukraine to receive funding for demining, narcotics control, and civil society projects.

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 34-35 Weekend Roundup is out! The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.

⚡️Switzerland could contribute around 200 troops to a prospective peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if such a request were received and if the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli said on Feb. 23.

Agents of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees as part of a broader effort to wrest control over the government’s main personnel agency, according to U.S. officials.

Karoline Leavitt called Musk a "once in a generation business leader" and insisted his "common sense" is something that has been lost in Washington DC

The former nanny of best-selling fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife, Amanda Palmer, claims in a lawsuit that Gaiman raped her repeatedly and demanded that she call him “master.”

Northwestern University and four other schools are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for what the federal agency is calling “widespread antisemitic harassment” after mass student protests that broke out last spring against the Israel-Hamas war.

The U.S. Senate voted 54-46, mostly along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Pam Bondi as President Donald Trump’s attorney general. Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, joined Republicans in voting yes. 19thnews.org/2025/02/pam-...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits Settlement for “Misconduct” Accusation But in his response to senators he offers no details.

The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price. #resist

Harvard's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism sparks debate over what constitutes #antisemitism and when anti-Israel rhetoric crosses the line. A Jewish history scholar offers a primer to help clarify this complex issue.

Worth watching. ✔️✔️✔️

FireAid is officially underway. Green Day opened the show at the Forum and Billie Eilish came out as a guest on first song "Last Night on Earth." Follow for updates throughout the night.

Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary FAA safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.

Advocate Health Care will close all 47 of its Illinois clinics inside Walgreens stores on Feb. 6, including at least 11 locations in Chicago.

RFK Jr. had no good explanation during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for his past peddling of dangerous, anti-Black misinformation about how white people and Black people process vaccines. https://newrepublic.com/post/190967/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-health-secretary-vaccines-black-peo…

"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The Trump administration has removed a video explaining the grammatical concept of pronouns as part of its efforts against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. 🔗 www.404media.co/trump-admin-...

Reminder: FAA head Michael Whitaker resigned last month despite having years left on his term. His decision came as a tremendous potential gift to Elon Musk, who has claimed that the agency treats his companies unfairly.

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Breaking News: President Trump fired 17 inspectors general in a late-night purge of the internal government watchdogs, people with knowledge of the move said.

Mary Moore Searight, a prominent landowner and benefactor, was killed in 1996 at her home in Texas. In 2023, DNA obtained from a tenant linked him to her final moments, the authorities say.

Vivek Ramaswamy Finds Out

“Carr’s order, however, does not revive the Fox complaint.”🤔🤨🧐

I always wonder about White Republican women and their voting habits. They might as well punch themselves in the face every morning…

Former US Capitol officer during the insurrection Harry Dunn joins us after the break to talk about what he thinks about Trump pardoning and commuting the sentences of almost all the January 6th insurrectionists.

He is a disgrace. The Bishop is a BOSS!

Tax the rich – do it now. Start with me | Dale Vince

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose steep taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on Russian exports if a peace deal with Ukraine is not reached soon. He added that he doesn’t want to “hurt Russia” and the deal would be a “a very big FAVOR” for Putin.

Southport attacks: Axel Rudakubana sentenced over murder of three girls

#Davos #Davos2025

US President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was serving two life sentences for masterminding the Silk Road dark web platform, where about $200 million in narcotics were sold globally.

Trump border czar says raids targeting undocumented immigrants to begin today – live