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#10 JD Vance Slaps Down Mehdi Hasan Over Free-Speech Criticism: ‘Yes Dummy'- Blaze News, Eric Daugherty/Mehdi Hasan/JD Vance, Siraj Hashmi, wayne, Not the Bee,
Vice President JD Vance entered into a social media feud with former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan over criticism that the Trump administration was acting hypocritically about free speech. Vance gave a highly praised address at the Munich Security Conference that scolded European leaders for shutting down the right to free speech of their citizens. He appealed to the democratic values that should be shared in common between the U.S. and Europe...
#9 Jim Acosta Urges Media to Boycott Trump After Administration Targets Associated Press - Ariana Baio for Independent, Collin Rugg, Doug Wahl, Alex Jones, Mediaite, and Viva Frei on X
Former CNN broadcaster Jim Acosta is urging the media to stand up to President Donald Trump and his administration for barring an Associated Press journalist from White House briefings – even if that means refusing to cover the president. Last week, Trump officials raised alarm bells with First Amendment advocates and media organizations when it prevented an AP reporter from joining briefings as punishment for the legacy news outlet refusing to permanently refer to the Gulf of Mexico by its newly appointed name, the Gulf of America. Acosta, who often butted heads with the Trump administration during the president’s first term, suggested news outlets should “rally to the cause” using whatever means necessary...
#8 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Investigate Risks of Antidepressants After ‘More Addictive Than Heroin’ Claim - Ravi Hari for The Mint, Matt Walsh, Sayer Ji, Champagne Joshi, Pierre Kory, MD MPA, The Vigilant Fox/A Midwestern Doctor, Nicholas Hulscher and MPA, Calley Means/Gigi Bowman on X
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new Secretary of Health and Human Services, will now assess the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as part of his early agenda in President Donald Trump’s administration. Kennedy Jr. is set to conduct a thorough investigation into the prevalence and potential dangers of commonly prescribed mental health and weight-loss medications. This assessment will focus on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs, aiming to uncover any risks associated with their widespread use...
#7 US Attorney Cunha Announces Resignation in Letter to Trump Administration - Katie Mulvaney for USA Today, Libs of TikTok, Eric Daugherty, US Attorney RI, and Steph Machado on X
U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha stepped down Monday after being directed to leave the post he has held since 2021 by President Donald Trump's administration. Cunha's office announced his resignation late Monday, noting that he has already tendered a letter of resignation to Trump and the attorney general on Feb. 7, indicating his intention to leave office. "I am deeply grateful to Senators Reed and Whitehouse for recommending my nomination to the White House, and to President Biden for his trust and confidence in appointing me to serve this extraordinary District and its citizens as United States Attorney," Cunha said in a statement. "I have worked hard every day to live up to the example of excellence set by my thirty-eight distinguished predecessors over the 235-year history of this Office, and it has been the honor of my career to do this job."
#6 CIA Flying Covert Drone Missions Into Mexico to Spy on Drug Cartels - Reuters, Benny Johnson, Mario Nawfal, GMI, Todd Bensman, and War Intel on X
The U.S. military is increasing its airborne surveillance of Mexican drug cartels to collect intelligence to determine how to best counter their activities, the top U.S. general overseeing troops in North America said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a number of actions on immigration and the border with Mexico, including sending thousands of additional troops and threatening to label cartels as foreign terrorist organizations...
#5 DOGE Discovers $4.7 Trillion in Treasury Payments Were Missing Critical Code: ‘Traceability Almost Impossible’ - Victor Nava for The New York Post, General Michael Flynn, Elon Musk, Byron Donalds, BRICS News, Sean Hannity/Sara Carter,
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced Monday that some $4.7 trillion in payments from the Treasury Department were missing a critical tracking code, which made tracing the transactions “almost impossible.” The transactions were reportedly missing the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS), an identification code which links a Treasury payment to a budget line item, according to DOGE, which described the use of such code as a “standard financial process.” “In the Federal Government, the TAS field was optional for ~$4.7 Trillion in payments and was often left blank, making traceability almost impossible,” read an X post from DOGE...
#4 DHS Secretary Noem Announces Ad Campaign to Combat Illegal Immigration - Fox News Video, Secretary Kristi Noem, Libs of TikTok, Jesse Watters, AOC/Aaron Rupar/Viva Frei on X
The Trump administration has launched a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign warning undocumented migrants that they will be deported if they are in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security announced the campaign on Monday, unveiling two advertisements, one directed at migrants in the country and the other targeted at those in a foreign nation thinking of attempting to illegally enter the United States...
#3 Judge Declines To Block DOGE's Access To Student Financial Aid Data - Stacy Robinson for The Epoch Times (ZeroHedge), Libs of TikTok, Donald Rilea/The Hill, John Solomon, and Trump World on X
The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the University of California Students Association (USCA) against the Education Department and its acting secretary, Denise Carter. The suit alleged that DOGE, in seeking to access the Education Department’s records, will have access to the students’ personal information, including social security numbers, as well as detailed financial data of their parents. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the plaintiffs had not shown sufficient irreparable harm to warrant emergency injunctive relief. “Because the Court concludes that UCSA has failed to clear that essential hurdle, the Court’s analysis also ends there,” the judge wrote. “The Court leaves for another day consideration of whether USCA has standing to sue and has stated a claim upon which relief may be granted. Those questions are less clear cut and are better answered on a more complete record.”
#2 Acting Social Security Commissioner Resigns Over DOGE Requests to Access Recipient Data - Misty Severi for Just The News, Publius, Ryan Fournier, Suburban Black Man, and Mario Nawfal on X
Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Michelle King has reportedly stepped down from her post after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) requested access to recipient data, sources told CNN on Monday. The two unidentified sources claimed that King refused to give the information to DOGE staffers at the SSA, and the White House has replaced her with new acting Commissioner Leland Dudek. King's exit comes as the new Trump administration moves to drastically reorganize and restructure the federal government. Thousands of probationary federal employees have been axed over the weekend, and others left voluntarily after accepting a federal buyout option.
#1 Delta Jet Flips Upside Down on a Snowy Toronto Runway, and All 80 Aboard Survive - Michael Casey and John Wawrow for AP News, Charlie Kirk, Viva Frei, J-Elms, The Pleb Reporter, and Breaking 911 on X
A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived, and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, the airport’s chief executive said. Snow blown by winds gusting to 40 mph (65 kph) swirled when the flight from Minneapolis carrying 76 passengers and four crew attempted to land at around 2:15 p.m. Communications between the tower and pilot were normal on approach, and it’s not clear what went so drastically wrong when the plane touched down.Peter Carlson, a passenger traveling to Toronto for a paramedics conference, said the landing was “very forceful.”
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