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Friday night news dump: Trump just opened a marine national monument to commercial fishing.

Environmentalists worry that fishing in the area could damage sensitive ecosystems and habitats for endangered whales and other species. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice. https://cnn.it/4kqanLy
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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JD Vance says he doesn't need to apologize for labeling Alex Pretti an "assassin."

"For what?" Vance said when asked if he planned to apologize.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
Apologize ‘for what?’: JD Vance won't back down from labeling slain nurse an 'assassin'
Vice President JD Vance does not think he needs to apologize for labeling Alex Pretti an “assassin."
www.nj.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.

"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."

"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Trump calls for the GOP to “take over the voting” in 15 places where he lost

www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/p...
Trump calls for the GOP to ‘take over the voting’ in 15 places. | CNN Politics
Republican election lawyer Ben Ginsberg joins The Lead.
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Palestinians rush to search for casualties in the aftermath of another deadly Israeli strike in Gaza.
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Amazing coda here.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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WSJ Exclusive: A U.S. intelligence official has alleged wrongdoing by Tulsi Gabbard in a whistleblower complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter.
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Donald Trump sharp as a tack
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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FBI agents executed a search warrant on Wednesday for an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking to seize ballots in a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to investigate a jurisdiction that Trump has continued to criticize over his 2020 defeat in the state.
F.B.I. Agents Search Georgia Election Center
F.B.I. agents searched a Fulton County, Ga., election center for ballots from 2020, escalating an investigation of a heavily Democratic jurisdiction the president has criticized over his defeat.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Good morning! In the 9 pm ET hour then recommencing in the 5 am ET, the president posted or reposted more than 60 times, attacking President Obama, PM Carney, Gov Newsom, Gov Walz, Rep Omar, Alex Pretti, and sharing a bunch of untethered nonsense about the 2020 election. I
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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More than a million fewer people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026, according to federal data released Wednesday. The drop comes after the expiration of the enhanced federal premium subsidies caused monthly payments to skyrocket for many enrollees. https://cnn.it/3LQUwst
Obamacare enrollment drops after enhanced premium subsidies expire | CNN Politics
More than a million fewer people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2026, according to federal data released Wednesday. The drop comes after the expiration of the enhanced federal premium subsidies caused monthly payments to skyrocket f...
cnn.it
January 29, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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“Greenland is not some abstract geopolitical concept debated in think tanks and conference halls,” writes Jeff Landry, the U.S. special envoy to Greenland. “It is a real place — and one Americans have defended with their blood.”
Opinion | Trump’s Greenland Envoy: We Need ‘Total, Unfettered Access’
Trump’s special envoy to Greenland argues that the U.S. needs Greenland to defend it, American allies and American security.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election. n.pr/45Ah9YM
The FBI conducts a search at the Fulton County election office in Georgia
The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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The preliminary assessment from Customs and Border Protection makes no mention of Alex Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident. n.pr/4q5W6ou
Internal review contradicts White House narrative of Pretti's death
The preliminary assessment from Customs and Border Protection makes no mention of Alex Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe. n.pr/3LGNR46
Rep. Ilhan Omar rushed on stage and sprayed with liquid at town hall event
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.

This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This is Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM