News From Around the Web
#1 The FBI Is Investigating Minnesota Signal Chats Tracking Ice, Patel Says - David Ingram for NBC News, Mario Nawfal, DC_Draino, Libs of TikTok, norma brown, tim gersh, Whiplash347, Jack Posobiec, and JamieRJN on X
FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that he had opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using to share information about federal immigration agents’ movements, launching a new front in the Trump administration’s conflict there with potential free speech implications. Patel said in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that he wanted to know whether any Minnesota residents had put federal agents “in harm’s way” with activities such as sharing agents’ license plate numbers and locations...
#2 Trump Says Noem Doing ‘Very Good Job, ‘Won’t Step Down as Homeland Security Chief Amid Minnesota Shift - Anders Hagstrom for Fox News, Keith Almodovar, Brandon Straka #Walkaway/Shane Zettelmier, Rose PArsons, Skooter Mom, and Gunther Eagleman/Elizabeth Pietzsch on X
President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday he has no plans to ask Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem to step down from her role. Trump was asked about Noem's status during a gaggle with reporters outside the White House. He told the press that he still thinks Noem is doing a "great job." "Is Kristi Noem going to step down?" a reporter asked. "No," Trump responded bluntly...
#3 Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Returning to Position in El Centro: Sources - Luke Barr for ABC News, Eric Swalwell/JewishAmericanPatriot, Celastine, BARB59 / CANADA #FvckTrump #DemCast, Nick Sortor, and FOX 2 Detroit on X
Customs and Border Protection commander-at-large Greg Bovino is returning to El Centro, California, to resume his duties as chief of that sector, multiple sources told ABC News. The position of commander-at-large was a temporary position. Dept of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement on Monday that Bovino "has NOT been relieved of his duties," referring to him as a "key part of the President’s team and a great American." It comes as Bovino and some Border Patrol agents are leaving Minneapolis, just as Border Czar Tom Homan arrives in the city. President Donald Trump on Monday announced he is dispatching Homan -- bypassing the normal chain of command -- where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Bovino have been overseeing ICE operations... The chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Minnesota ordered the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear in his courtroom in person on Friday and explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for violating an earlier order. Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in a brief three-page order that the Trump administration has failed to comply with "dozens" of court orders in recent weeks, which has resulted in "significant hardship" to immigrants who have been arrested and detained as part of Operation Metro Surge... A person was shot in an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona on Tuesday, according to a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesperson. The individual, who has not been identified, was shot in southern Pima County near milepost 15 of West Arivaca Road at around 7:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Santa Rita Fire District. The fire department said it transported the person in critical condition. The circumstances leading to the incident were not immediately clear. There is no information whether anyone from law enforcement was injured in the incident. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment... Prime Minister Mark Carney is dismissing a claim that he walked back the remarks he made in Davos, Switzerland, last week during a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. "To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president, I meant what I said in Davos," Carney said Tuesday on his way into a meeting with his cabinet. Asked directly whether he walked his comments back, Carney said, "No." The prime minister said Trump called Carney on Monday and the pair had "a very good conversation" discussing everything from Arctic security to the situation in Ukraine and Venezuela... The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., issued a statement on Monday in effect calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's comparison of U.S. immigration enforcement operations to Nazi Germany "deeply offensive." Walz made the connection on Sunday, following the shooting death of 37-year-old anti-ICE agitator Alex Pretti, who got in a skirmish with Border Patrol agents while armed. "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody's going to write that children's story about Minnesota," the governor said. "And there's one person who can end this now," he added, referring to President Donald Trump... CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said she will make the news division "fit for purpose in the 21st Century" at an all-staff meeting on Tuesday, in which she outlined her strategy. Weiss announced the hiring of 18 paid commentators — on subjects ranging from national security to health and wellness — as part of an effort to "widen the aperture of the stories we tell and the voices we listen to." They include HR McMaster, who served as national security advisor during the first Trump administration; Reihan Salam, the president of the conservative Manhattan Institute; and the historian Niall Ferguson... Warning: The following story includes references to murder. Reader discretion is advised. Elliot Forhan, who is running for Ohio attorney general, has gone viral after a disturbing social media post in which he used the phrase “I am going to kill Donald Trump” to describe his frustration with the president. Forhan, whose campaign promises include “tax the rich” and “stand up to bullies,” publicly threatened Trump in an Instagram video. Libs of TikTok then reshared the video on X, and the post quickly went viral, amassing well over 250,000 views in its first hour online... It’s always a bit of a struggle to walk through an animal shelter, past all those pairs of eyes watching you from behind bars, knowing you can’t take more than a couple home with you. At Bide Awhile Animal Shelter in Nova Scotia, there’s no such struggle—the cages are all empty. “It’s crazy to say, but today we actually have no one available for adoption,” Sam Cole, communications and marketing coordinator for the shelter, told CTV News. “Everyone is either adopted and waiting for their veterinary health certificate.”
#4 Judge in Minnesota Orders ICE Chief to Appear in Court - Melissa Quinn for CBS News, OSINTdelta01, Denville Community, Speaker Mike Johnson/Ännie, David J Harris Jr, and valour/Bill Melugin on X
#5 One Person in Critical Condition After Being Shot in Incident Involving Border Patrol in Arizona - NBC News, THE FOOD TIMES, Amber Speaks Up, Clare Kearns, and Allan on X
#6 Carney Denies Walking Back Davos Speech in Phone Call With Trump - Peter Zimonjic for CBC News, MarcPatroneShow/Josh Wingrove, Average Joe Canadian, John Adams, Adrian Poesiat, and Kevin Gross on X
#7 Alert: US Holocaust Museum Responds After Tim Walz Invokes Anne Frank’s Name, Calls Exploiting Holocaust ‘Deeply Offensive' - Randy DeSoto for The Western Journal, USMC_CPL, Congressman Shri Thanedar/Alison, The View/Peter Torkamada/Not the Bee, Margaret Weidner, and Sonyx on X
#8 Jasmin Hume’s Take on Nutrition: Generally Recognized As Nonsense - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, Candy Kaye/Wide Awake Media, Emma Peel, and Red Pill Dispenser/Pilot Dave on X
As the self-proclaimed “world’s leading expert in AI-driven ingredient innovation,” it is worth taking a closer look at Shiru Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jasmin Hume. As noted on the World Economic Forum’s website, Hume, a protein engineer by training with a PhD in materials chemistry—steeped in computational methods and protein design in biomedicine, not food—is defining new paths for applying artificial intelligence to molecular discovery and commercialization, and thus reshaping the future of how companies like hers make what the world consumes. In other words, her core mission is to apply AI to the natural world’s own repertoire of proteins to develop a myriad of new products. But hold on! With a deceptively humble mission of “find natural ingredients that make better food,” we must wonder, did we ask Hume to do this?
#9 After Rocky Start, Bari Weiss Plans Cuts, Adds Commentators at CBS News - David Folkenflik for npr, Soph, Will Luden, Marty, nana38, and Corbin Bolies,
#10 Ohio Attorney General Candidate Threatens to “Kill Donald Trump” in Disturbing Social Media Video - Jake Elman for Inquisitr News, Libs of TikTok, Collin Rugg, Keith Faber, and Libby Emmons on X
And Now for Something Special
Some closings are a good thing...
This Animal Shelter Closes, Emptied from Day After Day of Instant Adoptions: ‘It’s Been Nonstop’
