“They brought Israeli civilians to watch our nude torture”: IDF torture of Palestinian prisoners is turned into entertainment for Israeli viewers (euromedmonitor.org)
GOP Rep Warns Of "Serious Security Threat" By Russia (www.joemygod.com)
In response House Speaker Mike Johnson states “No need for public alarm”...
Gov. Newsom touts early success of police surge in Oakland (www.kron4.com)
Last week’s temporary law enforcement surge operation netted arrests of 71 suspects, the recovery of 145 stolen vehicles and the seizure of four crime-linked firearms, the governor’s office said. There were $60,000 worth of stolen electronics recovered, and one of the four firearms seized was a ghost gun, CHP said....
Israel orders evacuation of largest hospital in southern Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Fuck Israel.
‘I slept with my half-sibling’: Woman’s horror story reflects loosely regulated nature of US fertility industry (www.cnn.com)
Horror show.
Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car (jalopnik.com)
Florida deputy Jesse Hernandez screamed “shots fired,” and frantically fired his gun after an acorn fell onto the roof of his squad car, making him jump.
Angela Chao, C.E.O. of Family’s Big Shipping Company, Dies at 50 (www.nytimes.com)
GOP Speaker Johnson says House won't be 'rushed' to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls (apnews.com)
The speaker let colleagues know that the House will instead “work its will,” in considering the package, said a person familiar with the private remarks and granted anonymity to discuss them....
Chicago scraps gunshot detection system accused of racial bias (www.theguardian.com)
Australian PM Anthony Albanese supports vote calling on UK and US to free Julian Assange (www.theguardian.com)
Cross posted from lemmy.ml/post/11906477...
House Intel chair warns of 'serious national security threat' ahead of planned White House briefing (www.nbcnews.com)
LA mayor ‘terrified’ of tragedy as half-built skyscraper becomes stunt magnet (www.theguardian.com)
Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired (jalopnik.com)
Some Pregnant Women and Infants Received the Wrong R.S.V. Shots (www.nytimes.com)
Mississippi prison delayed woman’s cancer diagnosis until it was terminal, lawsuit says (www.theguardian.com)
Trader Joe’s Appeals Dismissal Of Its Bullshit Trademark Suit Against Its Employees’ Union (www.techdirt.com)
Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder re-arrested in Kenya (www.bbc.co.uk)
Artist says he will destroy $45 million worth of Rembrandt, Picasso and Warhol masterpieces with acid if Julian Assange dies in prison (www.cbsnews.com)
Anti-abortion centers raked in $1.4bn in year Roe fell (www.theguardian.com)
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance (www.npr.org)
No breakthrough in Gaza talks dents hopes of Palestinians in Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Palestinians jammed into their last refuge in Gaza voiced growing fear on Wednesday that Israel will soon launch a planned assault on the southern city of Rafah after truce talks in Cairo ended inconclusively....
Surf City USA now on the frontlines of Trump-era politics (www.reuters.com)
Since a conservative majority took over the Huntington Beach City Council a little more than a year ago, it has vigorously pursued an agenda aligned with the Republican Party politics of former President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement....
YouTube Livestreamers Made Money ‘Hunting’ for Migrants Along the US Border (www.wired.com)
Even while in the middle of harassing the migrants, the livestreamers could still be heard thanking those who were sending them money via YouTube’s Super Chat function or through other platforms like Venmo and the Christian-aligned crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. In one situation, while Fulfer was shouting at migrants in Arizona...
Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela (apnews.com)
Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday....
Pro-Israel DMFI Backs Centrist Democrat Who Progressives Fear Will Side With GOP (theintercept.com)
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