The Ignition News: January 30, 2026

Breaking: FBI and Homeland Security arrested independent journalist Don Lemon and three other journalists for documenting a January 18th protest at a St. Paul church. Two judges previously rejected the warrants, but AG Pam Bondi found a grand jury willing to indict under the FACE Act, a law originally designed to protect abortion clinics.

This arrest comes as ICE agents are now photographed wearing stolen property from detainees, including a gold bracelet belonging to someone they detained. Meanwhile, in Wyoming, MAGA Congresswoman Harriet Hageman was chased off her own stage by constituents demanding answers. Behind closed doors, even Republican lawmakers are questioning the president's competence.

The administration is quietly building massive detention centers while using arrests and chaos to distract from policy failures. This episode breaks down why documentation matters now more than ever, what's happening with Palantir's facial recognition tracking, and concrete steps you can take to preserve evidence and resist authoritarianism.

Your rights are never taken from you. You voluntarily surrender them. Don't be moved.