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Friday, January 23, 2026
Judge rejects criminal charge against journalist Don Lemon over church protest - POLITICO
…Lemon said: "We're not part of the activists, but we're here just reporting on them."…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/don-lemon-prosecution-justice-department-00741629
Trump’s second term so far – in charts
Tracking data from a chaotic year, from ICE detention and job growth to inflation and the president's popularity…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/trump-first-year-second-term-charts
“Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver Avoided Prison Thanks to Trump-Connected Lawyers — ProPublica
How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
https://www.propublica.org/article/bitcoin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evasion-friends-of-trump
Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide
Minnesotans urged not to work, shop or go to school as part of protests against ICE and the death of Renee Nicole Good…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice
Abortion opponents demand more as Trump targets Planned Parenthood, foreign aid and fetal tissue research - POLITICO
The administration moves, timed around the annual March for Life, may not win back frustrated groups...
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
Exclusive: Beijing, Delhi, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro among worst affected, with demand close to exceeding supply…
Lutnick: Carney’s China deal opens ‘road map’ to change USMCA - POLITICO
Carney traveled to Beijing last week where he reached a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to open Canada to Chinese electric vehicle imports — an investment now irritating Trump administration officials...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/lutnick-carney-davos-usmca-00741329
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, posted an image of Armstrong's arrest at 10.21am on Thursday, less than an hour after Bondi's announcement. The image shows a law enforcement agent, face blurred out, escorting Armstrong, who appears to be handcuffed. Armstrong, dressed in all black, appears to be composed in the picture.
A little more than 30 minutes later, the White House posted another image of Armstrong's arrest in which she is crying. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, reposted the image. The image posted by the White House is altered, a Guardian analysis found…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/white-house-ice-protest-arrest-altered-image
Key moments from Jack Smith's House testimony | PBS News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought…
Trump administration targets 14 blue states, DC with federal funding review - POLITICO
The Trump administration this week ordered a review of federal funding for 14 Democratic states and Washington, D.C., the latest step in the administration's effort to target states that do not cooperate with the administration…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-administration-federal-funding-blue-states-00741440
The U.S. couldn’t track billions in Iraq. Now, it’s controlling Venezuela’s oil cash. - POLITICO
Unanswered questions and a lack of oversight hang over the U.S.'s use of Venezuela's oil funds, according to former U.S. officials…
Vacant California lot was temporary shelter for homeless registered voters, not a sign of fraud
Vacant California lot was temporary shelter for homeless registered voters, not a sign of fraud…
So What Do Humanists Believe In?
What do humanists believe?
Humanists believe in ethics without religion, secular humanism, critical thinking, compassion, and responsibility to one another.
This video explains humanist beliefs, values, and morality without God. In this episode of Humanism 101, Drew McCoy, creator of the YouTube channel Genetically Modified Skeptic, and Dr. Wil Jeudy, Texas State Director for American Atheists, discuss what humanists believe, how secular ethics work, and why morality does not require religion.
Humanism is a nonreligious worldview grounded in evidence-based reasoning, skepticism, and human dignity. Humanists do not believe morality comes from God, karma, or sacred texts. Instead, humanist values emphasize reducing suffering, increasing human flourishing, and taking responsibility for the consequences of our actions.
This video addresses common questions about secular humanism, including how humanists make moral decisions, what the Humanist Ten Commitments are, and whether humanism supports objective ethics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb6euqWDKdY
History Minute (075): KKK, White Supremacy, domestic terrorism
The Ku Klux Klan and other terrorist groups were organized by the southern white oligarchy, leveraging their economic power to persuade politicians to vote for business legislation that favored white supremacy. Constitutional Amendments and laws calling for equal treatment were rendered meaningless in the face of actual and threatened violence that began almost immediately after the war ended.
- May 1866 in Memphis, Tennessee: 46 Black men, mostly veterans of the Union army, and 2 White sympathizers were murdered by rampaging Whites, and 5 women were raped. 90 homes, 12 schools, and 4 churches were burned.
- Summer 1866 in New Orleans: A riot against Blacks resulted in the deaths of 35 Blacks and 3 Whites.
- Between 1867 and 1871 in Kentucky: 116 acts of violence including:
- multiple men hung after being taken by mobs
- a disguised mob beats a 60 year-old.
- killings by Ku Klux Klan
- 1875: Mississippi Senator and former enslaved person, Charles Caldwell, was shot by a White gang.
Read more!
A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn
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