January 2026 layoffs hit highest levels since 2009 as Trump's ICE tactics face backlash. Supreme Court upholds California redistricting while Utah probes GOP signature fraud. Stephen Miller expands immigration enforcement. AI music banned in Sweden as UN warns of water bankruptcy.

Trump administration weaponizes DHS administrative subpoenas against critics, forcing tech companies to surrender user data without judicial oversight. Patriot Front infiltrated by antifa activist. Ray Dalio warns of global capital war at Dubai summit. Mark Kelly challenges Pentagon over illegal orders video. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos testifies on Warner Bros Discovery merger amid "woke" accusations. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights layoffs cost taxpayers $28-38 million. OpenAI pivots from research to ChatGPT commercialization, triggering senior staff exits.

Trump faces dipping Pew Research scores as ICE expands warrantless arrests. Protests erupt for Alex Pretti while Mike Johnson eyes a DHS budget deal. Anthropic fights the Pentagon on AI, Melania debuts a film, and nurses lead Gallup ethics.

ICE raids stall GOP in Minnesota, Trump targets Cuba, The latest Epstein file analysis, the FBI raids Fulton County as perhaps part of an attempt to tie the 2020 election to Maduro, millions protest ICE, and more.

ICE Out.

A 512-million-year-old 'fossil bonanza,' a Columbian bot farm glitch. Trump weighs airstrikes on Iran, Signal conspiracies bloom, Georgia proposes 'Trump Mountain,' Alex Pretti's shooters go on leave, the FBI raids Fulton County for ballots, half of the public wants to defund ICE. Zuck targets superintelligent social media, a bot farm glitch exposes political manipulation in Colombia, Trump fast-tracks oil in national forests, the High Seas Treaty takes effect, CBS News cuts veteran staff, The Boss releases a protest song, The Nation nominates Minneapolis residents for the Nobel Peace Prize, and new research reveals Mars had an Arctic-sized ocean three billion years ago.

ICE raids stall GOP in Minnesota, Trump targets Cuba, Oregon's voter rolls stay private, the CIA moves into Venezuela, Trump Cyber Chief accidentally uploads policies to ChatGPT, Meta blocks links to ICE raid locations, the U.K. blocks Pornhub, Trump signs executive orders to "take over" California permitting, NOAA fast-tracks deep-sea mining, advocates blast the suppression of a climate risk report, Philip Glass cancels his Kennedy Center premiere in protest, "Heated Rivalry" checkouts soar in NYC, unsealed documents from the 2026 social media addiction trials reveal Meta, TikTok, and Google purposefully targeted children for addiction.

Bye Bye Bovino, Rubio hides under a blanket, ICE agents arrive in Milan, Friedrich Merz slams U.S. lawlessness, Florida Republicans doubt deportations, F-15s deploy, and voters demand primary reforms. Kristi Noem invokes NSPM-7 terrorism labels, DOJ weaponizes the False Claims Act against corporate DEI, and Freedom Trucks launch in NC. TikTok users flock to Skylight, NVIDIA launches Earth-2 for sovereign climate data, and OpenAI brings ads to ChatGPT Go.

Trump officials coordinate with hard-right activists, H.R. 9495 targets nonprofits, and Minnesota protesters resist military-backed raids. Billionaires Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen lobby for a Greenland "freedom city," Drew Horn pitches an Arctic data center, Mark Carney leads a Davos-based resistance against Trump’s territorial "Manifest Destiny" expansionism. Maria Ressa warns of "AI swarms" targeting democracy, Oracle’s Larry Ellison takes control of a nationalized TikTok, and President Trump signs an order to block state-level AI safety regulations. DOE cancels billions in clean energy loans, shifting funds to fossil fuels, while California AG Rob Bonta sues the Trump administration to block a fast-tracked offshore oil pipeline restart.