THE IGNITION NEWS | February 1, 2026Today is National Freedom Day and the start of Black History Month. And we're starting February with some sunshine after a devastating January.EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: We broke the story connecting the FBI biolab raid in Las Vegas to the same fugitives who operated the illegal Reedley, California biolab discovered in 2023. The house raided on Sugar Springs Drive was purchased by Zoyuan Wang and transferred to a shell company owned by Jesse Zhu (aka David He), the same individuals behind the Reedley facility that contained thousands of vials labeled HIV, malaria, dengue fever, and 1,000 genetically modified mice. The media isn't reporting this connection. You heard it here first.RESISTANCE WINS: Taylor Remit, a 33 year old union organizer and Air Force veteran, flipped a Texas Senate seat in Tarrant County by 14 points in a district Trump won by 17 points just over a year ago. That's a 31 point swing in the largest Republican county in the nation.VICTORY: Five year old Liam Peña is home. After being separated from his father and transported 1,200 miles from Minneapolis to Texas under false pretenses claiming he was "unaccompanied," advocacy groups and legal pressure reunited them.BOVINO UPDATE: New emails reveal Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino received racist imagery in 2018 comparing him to a Confederate general, calling white agents Confederates and Black leadership Union soldiers. His response? "Geez, delete them." No investigation, no report to supervisors.GAZA: After 16 months of denial, Israeli military officials acknowledge approximately 70,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza. Since the ceasefire, 500 more deaths including 31 yesterday, six of them children, in what Israel calls "precision strikes."When we organize, when we build community, and when we push back, we win. January came like a hammer. But February starts with sunshine.Search "The Ignition News" on your podcast platform or visit theignition.news#TheIgnitionNews #LasVegasBiolab #Resistance #Organizing #TarrantCounty