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NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashleigh Fields) - Parents of a man killed in Minneapolis shooting: ‘We are heartbroken but also very angry’
The 37-year-old nurse was shot and killed while attempting to help a woman who fell during anti-immigration protests.
AI:The parents of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse killed in Minneapolis, expressed their heartbreak and anger following the shooting. Pretti was killed while attempting to assist a woman who had fallen during anti-immigration protests.Open
DAILYCALLER (Anthony Iafrate) - 88-Year-Old Democrat Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Terminates Campaign For 19th Term
'no longer the dynamo she once was'
AI:88-year-old Democratic Delegate for District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, has announced her retirement and will not seek a 19th term in Congress.Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - NBA players union on Minnesota unrest: 'We must defend freedom of speech'
The NBA Players Association, in a brief statement, also extended its “deepest condolences” to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
AI:The NBPA issued a statement expressing deep condolences to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good following recent unrest in Minnesota, while emphasizing the importance of defending freedom of speech.Open
NYTIMES (Kevin Draper) - Hard Times in the Mississippi Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot
Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt.
AI:Falling rice prices, alongside a general trend of crop values dropping below production costs, are creating significant economic hardship for farmers in the Mississippi Delta.Open
NYTIMES (Vanessa Friedman) - Fashion Is Exaggerating the Female Form Like Never Before. What Is Going On?
Fashion has begun exaggerating, or distorting, the female form like never before. What exactly is going on?
AI:Fashion trends have shifted toward extreme exaggeration and distortion of the female body shape.Open
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Max Blumenthal: Trump’s Mental Unraveling and the Road to Iran
Max Blumenthal joins Matt Gaetz to chart how Trump’s obvious cognitive decline intersects with a foreign-policy apparatus marching toward a disastrous war on Iran.
He dissects Treasury-engineered currency collapse and IMF-style “reform” as weapons against Iran’s middle class, links sanctions to orchestrated street violence and Mossad/MI6 hybrid war tactics, and shows how neocon officials openly fantasize about decapitation strikes and regime change that even they admit bombing can’t deliver. Along the way, Max skewers Trump’s Davos performance, NATO’s hypocrisy, and a U.S. political class using economic siege, proxy terror and carrier groups to do what Congress and the public would never openly authorize.Open
AI:In an interview with Matt Gaetz, Max Blumenthal discusses Donald Trump's cognitive state and its implications for foreign policy, specifically regarding potential conflict with Iran. Blumenthal argues that U.S. economic sanctions and "hybrid war" tactics are being used to destabilize Iran, while neoconservative officials increasingly advocate for regime change through military strikes.Open
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Walz, Ellison Make Things Even Worse With Disgraceful Remarks About ICE and the Border Patrol Shooting
AI:Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison have faced criticism for remarks regarding ICE and a recent Border Patrol shooting, which opponents argue undermine support for law enforcement.Open
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Federal Judge Tells DHS Not To Destroy Evidence From Pretti Shooting
'Credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake'
AI:A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to preserve evidence related to a shooting involving Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, noting that the credibility of ICE and DHS is at stake.Open
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Americans View Big Tech Proliferation As ‘Threat To Human Flourishing’ In US, Analysts Say
'emperor has no clothes situation'
AI:Analysts suggest that many Americans view the rapid proliferation of Big Tech as a threat to human flourishing. Some experts have characterized the current state of the industry as an "emperor has no clothes" situation.Open