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newrepublic.com (2026-01-27). Trump Sends ICE to Winter Olympics in Italy for "Security" Milan's mayor is pushing back on the plan, calling ICE a "a militia that kills."

theguardian.com (2026-01-27). Critics slam Pam Bondi's demand for Minnesota voter rolls amid ICE surgeIn addition to turning over the voter rolls, Bondi also said the state should turn over data on those receiving public assistance and repeal sanctuary city policies in the state.

2026-01-27: Palestinians exposed to harsh winter weather search through rubbish to find items to keep warm

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2026-01-27: 'Peace president' Trump has bombed 10 countries. Now he wants a $1.5 TRILLION military budget

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2026-01-27: "ice out": Tens of Thousands March in Minnesota in General Strike Against Immigration Raids

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iol.co.za (2026-01-26). Trump's 'Board of Peace': A New Era of Authoritarian Governance in GazaThe Palestinian people, having suffered immensely from death and destruction and the denial of the right to self-determination, now find their immediate administrative future subject to the whims of an opaque, financially driven Board of Peace, says the writer.

truthout.org (2026-01-25). With Donroe Doctrine, Trump Threatens to Export His Brand of Authoritarianism Trump's National Security Strategy (NSS) is the crudest articulation yet of his authoritarian nationalist project. It promises to smash the so-called rules-based international order Washington has superintended since the end of the Cold War. The U.S., of course, repeatedly violated that order's stated principles, like sovereignty and self-determination, most recently with the Biden administration's support for Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.

thecanary.co (2026-01-25). 5,000+ children in Gaza are at risk of death due to a shortage of medicine and treatmentThousands of children are suffering from serious health conditions that require treatment outside Gaza. However, the occupation continues to block the entry of emergency humanitarian and medical aid.

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2026-01-27: Epstein Files Roundup

So far today: 2026-01-28 03:56am GMT

HG (2026-01-27). TikTok US censoring Epstein, Trump and ICE content. thecanary.co TikTok US is censoring content which contradicts any narrative which makes Trump's fascist regime look bad. @jsszhng Speaking out for my American friends because the world needs to know how out of hand this is getting #freedomofspeech ‚ô¨ original sound — JESS Recently, a majority-American board took over the ownership and operation of TikTok in the […] | By

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thecanary.co (2026-01-27). TikTok US censoring Epstein, Trump and ICE contentEllison is a piece of shit, and he's Trump's back pocket. And now, he controls TikTok. This allows Trump's allies to further hide, control and distort the reality of ICE murders, Israel's genocide, and the Epstein files.

counterpunch.org (2026-01-27). Gaza's "Board of Peace": A Circus to Normalize a New Phase of Mass Dispossession and Genocide The so-called ceasefire in Gaza was a cynical ruse to secure Israeli captives while giving Israel free rein to starve, murder and assassinate at will. The world was duped into swallowing yet another Zionist deception, orchestrated by Israel-first Americans, financed with U.S. taxpayer dollars, and drenched in Palestinian blood.

dazeddigital.com (2026-01-27). So you want to leave TikTok? Even with the release of their statement, the public's trust in TikTok is waning, leading to what appears to be a mass exodus from the app to the social media platform UpScrolled. The app now rivals TikTok, ranking above it at no. 9 on the Apple App Store yesterday (January 28).

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salon.com (2026-01-27). What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE Federal law gives immigration agents the authority to arrest and detain people believed to have violated immigration law. But everyone - including immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally - is protected against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment.

thenation.com (2026-01-27). Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity the "New Gaza" vision unveiled by President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner in Davos is an outrageous moral affront

kpfa.org (2026-01-27). Electronic Intifada Radio Electronic Intifada Radio highlights the week's news, interviews and reports from The Electronic Intifada website, podcast and livestream broadcast with host Nora Barrows-Friedman.

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orinocotribune.com (2026-01-25). Venezuela Reaches Nearly 20,000 Migrant Repatriations, US Resumes Extrajudicial Killings

thecanary.co (2026-01-25). Trump's goons arrested writer for criticising Israel's genocide America has long styled itself as both the 'land of the free' and the 'home of free speech'. While this was never really true, it's absolutely farcical in light of what's happening now in Trump's America

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