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#10 Richmond, Virginia’s Pro-DEI Water Manager Resigns After Residents Left Without Water - Spencer Lindquist for The Daily Wire, Heather Hope, and Aurora Tracy on X
he public utilities manager of Richmond, Virginia, a proponent of the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda, resigned after the city endured a crisis that left many of the city’s residents without water for days. April Bingham resigned from her position as director of the Department of Public Utilities this week after residents of Virginia’s capital city were left without water for days following a snowstorm. The Daily Wire reported last week that Bingham, who is not an engineer, served as the member of a committee of an organization that works to “ingrain DEI as a cultural norm” as Richmond’s water infrastructure fell into disrepair...
#9 ‘Never Going to Vote for Another Blanking Thing’: House Republican Goes Dark After Ouster - Matthew Chapman for Raw Story, Republicans Against Trump, Gunther Eagleman, Insurrection Barbie, and Natalie Winters on X
A key House Republican appears to be on a voting strike after being forced out of a powerful chairmanship, ostensibly at President-elect Donald Trump's insistence.“Arkansas Republican Rick Crawford, the new chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, charged with overseeing the nation’s spy programs. House Speaker Mike Johnson ignited a firestorm unceremoniously stripping the intelligence gavel from Mike Turner,” Fox News reporter Chad Pergram said. He added that allies of Turner "fumed privately," with one saying Johnson treated Turner "so badly that he’s 'never going to vote for another blanking thing around here again.'"
#8 John Deere Faces U.S. Lawsuit Over Farmers’ Ability to Repair Tractors - Alina Selyukh for NPR, Sebastian, Stacey Miller, The Dallas Express News, and Sunny the Farmer on X
Tractor maker John Deere faces a federal lawsuit that accuses the company of illegally forcing farmers to use only authorized dealers for critical repairs, boosting its multibillion-dollar profits. The lawsuit — filed on Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission along with Illinois and Minnesota — escalates a long-running battle over farmers' right to repair their own agricultural equipment and parts...
#7 30K Rounds of Ammunition Seized in Southern Arizona - Arizona's Family, Mario Nawfal, U.S. Homeland Security News, and Blue Owl on X
Earlier this month; a multi-agency investigation led to the seizure of thousands of rounds of ammunition in southern Arizona. The ammunition was found in two different SUVs that were traveling east on Interstate 10 from the Phoenix area. The Pinal County Sheriff’s office stopped one vehicle containing 7.62x39 ammunition. A second vehicle containing .50 caliber ammunition was located by the Cochise County Counter Narcotics and Trafficking Alliance (CNTA) investigators at Motel 6 in Benson. Detectives at the motel also found two people. One was an asylum seeker out of Cuba, and the other was a U.S. citizen from Texas...
#6 Pope Francis Calls Trump’s Plans of Mass Deportation of Immigrants ‘A Disgrace’ - Nicole Winfield for AP News, The Disruptor, Pop Base/Evanverse, Proud Army Brat, and April Color on X
Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Francis made the comments during an appearance at an evening talk show and then followed up Monday with an official telegram of congratulations to Trump on the day of his inauguration. Francis said he prayed that America would live up to its ideals of being a “land of opportunity and welcome for all.”#5 TikTok Is Back Online but Its Ultimate Fate in America Still Lies in Trump’s Hands - Clare Duffy for CNN, Thomas Massie, Glockford Files, Chief Nerd (community note), Tiffany Cianci, Crypto Lawyer, and Dave Benner on X
TikTok is now accessible again in the United States. Just how long that lasts will likely depend on incoming President Donald Trump. TikTok restored access for American users midday on Sunday after a whirlwind 14 hours during which the app temporarily shut itself down. TikTok credited Trump for bringing the app back, after he pledged to sign an executive order to delay enforcement of the law that had required the app to spin off from its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned as of Sunday...
#4 ‘This Isn’t Politics’: Nelly Defends Decision to Perform at Trump Inauguration Ball After Backlash - Sian Cain for The Guardian, Pop Crave, Tony Lane, Nique, Pop Crave/Bianca Ware, and Chris Randolph on X
Nelly has defended his decision to perform at US president Donald Trump’s inauguration ball after a backlash, saying it is “an honour for me to perform for the president of the United States, regardless of who is in office”. The Hot in Herre singer is booked to perform alongside country singer Jason Aldean and the Village People on Monday at the Liberty Inaugural Ball, one of three official balls marking Trump’s return to office. Other acts who are performing at Trump’s various inauguration events include Carrie Underwood, Gavin DeGraw and Billy Ray Cyrus, who have also faced a backlash from fans...
#3 Trump Says He Will Quickly Release JFK, Robert Kennedy, Mlk Assassination Files - Gram Slattery for Reuters, The New York Post, John Rich, Queen Katrina, Ames, and Gamer Gal on X
President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he would release classified documents in the coming days related to the assassinations of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday, promised on the campaign trail to release classified intelligence and law enforcement files on the 1963 assassination of JFK, as America's 35th president is widely known...#2 ‘Shock and Awe’: Trump Plans 100 Immediate Executive Actions. Here’s What Could Be Coming - Joey Garrison and Lauren Villagran for USA TODAY, Johnny Maga, Gunther Eagleman, Sara Rose, Wall Street Apes, Lance Wallnau, and Officer Lew on X
President-elect Donald Trump intends to start his second White House term with a bang through a flurry of executive orders and directives that leave no doubt a major transformation is underway. "Shock and awe," Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., recently predicted after Republican members of Congress received a preview of the activity to come. Convinced he has an election "mandate" from American voters, Trump is planning to surpass the century mark in executive actions over his first few days of office after getting sworn in as the 47th president on Monday ‒ a moment he's called a "liberation day for America."
#1 Biden Pardons Fauci and Milley in an Effort to Guard Against Potential ‘Revenge’ by Trump - Colleen Long and Zeke Miller for AP News, ZeroHedge, Manu Raju, Election Wizard, Eric Burlison, Riley Gaines, Eliado Santiago, End Wokeness, Amuse and Cryptid Politics on X
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. The decision by Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump has selected Cabinet nominees who backed his election lies and who have pledged to punish those involved in efforts to investigate him...
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