"Two weeks into President Trump’s second act, people like the chaos.
Not everyone. But enough to give him a 49 percent approval rating, according to an Emerson College poll of 1,000 registered voters that was conducted on Jan. 27 and 28."
~ Joan Vennochi
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Opinion | Half of the country likes what Trump is doing
People voted for this, and until they change their minds about what they want, he’s going to give it to them. Trump resisters still don’t get that.The Boston Globe
Marco Rubio Wants To Send Asylum Seekers, Refugees, And Jailed *US Citizens* To El Salvador
Has teaming up with right-wing dictators ever ended poorly before?www.wonkette.com
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Gelbhaar: Verantwortlicher RBB-Reporterin droht Entlassung
Der RBB-Chefredakteur Biesinger soll in einer vertraulichen Videoschalte die Entlassung der für Versäumnisse während der Gelbhaar-Affäre verantwortlichen Reporterin ins Spiel gebracht haben.Redaktion (Apollo News)
Federal workers face mounting pressure to decide on Trump resignation offer (Washington Post)
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Federal workers face mounting pressure to decide on Trump resignation offer
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Musk's USAID Shutdown: 'This Is What the Beginning of Dictatorship Looks Like' (Joe Perticone/The Bulwark)
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Musk’s USAID Shutdown: ‘This Is What the Beginning of Dictatorship Looks Like’
Plus: Don Jr. shoots the wrong ducks in Italy.Joe Perticone (The Bulwark)
Apex Legends 2 got announced before Titanfall 3?
While discussing Q3 2025 earnings results, EA CEO Andrew Wilson laid out the future of Apex Legends for investors. With “tens of millions” of regular players and a significant update planned after the new Battlefield (due out by next spring) launches, but that’s not all:
> Our expectation is that Apex will be also one of those franchises [that last 10, 20, 30 years], and that some time, on a longer term time horizon, there will be an even bigger more meaningful update to that experience, an Apex 2.0 if you will. This will not be the last incarnation of Apex.
EA wants the community to help shape the next Battlefield
EA’s new “Battlefield Labs” community testing program will give people the chance to test the next Battlefield game.Jay Peters (The Verge)
starting to see more people realize we need to be protesting at #Tesla dealerships
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Risbergska Skolan in Örebro was attacked by a shooter.
Not much information is being provided yet, but from indirect information, the school was a school for adults, including "Swedish for Immigrants", most people interviewed have a foreign accent and the local mosque is staying open for mourners, so it seems to indicate a xenophobic attack against immigrants, or possibly an immigrant attacking those around him (it is a man).
Eleven are dead so far and over a dozen are injured. (EDIT: It's not "over a dozen", it's "several" injured, presumably fewer than a dozen)
"[Worst mass shooting in Swedish history]" (Swedish)
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Skolskjutningen i Örebro: Värsta masskjutningen i svensk historia
Ett tiotal personer har bekräftats döda efter skolskjutningen i Örebro, som av statsministern beskrivs som den värsta masskjutningen i svensk historia: – Det är svårt att ta in vidden av det som hänt i dag.SVT Nyheter
Billionaire idiot in the US is saying that mass media are quiet about this. Dude, you heard about it from mass media, and multiple heads of government have offered their official condolences.
Media on the other side of the planet have commented that Sweden is in a state of national mourning. The Øresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark is using spotlights to symbolize a Swedish flag at half mast.
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@Björn Lindström I saw some names of columnists or editors, but I'm not up to date on the names of who works where.
People were talking about being careful with speculation, and admonishing me on another network, which is what prompted my comment.
I admit that while "xenophobic" isn't a stretch, it is speculation. Hypothetically he could have been attacking random people and his former school just happens to be in an area near a mosque.
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration | AP News
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Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration
One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages federal employee worksites around the country to cut down on office space.MEG KINNARD (AP News)
Die Hälfte der ukrainischen Armee denkt an Fahnenflucht
In den letzten Monaten stieg die Zahl der geflohenen Soldaten der ukrainischen Armee drastisch an. Korreliert man sie mit den offiziellen Angaben über die Größe der AFU insgesamt, so ergibt sich, dass mindestens schon jeder fünfte ukrainische Soldat …RT DE (RT)
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5 Tips to Hook Readers From Chapter One
Author Jacqueline Faber shares five strategies to keep readers turning those opening pages.
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GOP Sen. Johnson says Musk dismantling of USAID is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
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GOP Sen. Johnson says Musk dismantling of USAID is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services cleared the Senate Finance Committee with senators voting along party lines. It now heads to the full Senate for a final vote. Republican Sen.Geoff Bennett (PBS News)
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