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News discussed:
UCLA can’t allow protesters to block Jewish students from campus
Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for rightful president
He’s now fled to Spain
Russian court sentenced a US-Russian woman to 12 years in prison for “treason” tied to a $51 donation to a charity supporting Ukraine
6 days of anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel
US DOJ announced terrorism charges against six senior leaders of Hamas
Telegram ends end-to-end encryption option
Election News
Jack Smith filed a new indictment against Trump for election fraud
He also appealed the dismissal of the classified docs case
Trump’s sentencing delayed until after the election
Vance says Trump will veto a national abortion ban
Trump said he doesn’t support Florida’s 6-week ban, but won’t vote to overturn it
Trump says he'll ask Elon Musk to lead government efficiency commission if he wins election
Dick Cheney endorsed Harris
Grandpa BUFF releases campaign platform
Social Media News
Brazil going full censorship. Banned ex-Twitter after Elon refused to censor certain accounts for “misinformation”
Starlink isn’t complying with the order and is now being threatened
Third Circuit ruled Tik Tok is liable for algorithmic recommendations
Zuck says Facebook was pressured into doing censorship in 2020 and 2021
Russia was secretly funding some well-known right-wing influencers
Australian judge ruled that women’s groups must allow trans women
Grover told the court that she would not address Tickle as “Ms”
Blocked and Reported on Tickle v. Giggle
Germany accuses Poland of sabotaging investigation into Nord Stream Pipeline
Germany to close land borders due to “irregular migration, threats from Islamist terrorism, and cross-border crime”.
Sixteen Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over a new policy that seeks to enable spouses of US citizens (who do not have legal status) to apply for permanent residency without leaving the US
US Citizen (F, 26 yr old) killed in West Bank during IDF’s 9-day operation there.
Hundreds of thousands of AI songs listened to by thousands of bots = $10M profit
Investigation into TicketMaster because dynamic pricing is maybe illegal in UK?
Mpox is spreading. Go get your Monkey Pox vaccine
Happy News!
Argentina - Since Millei's repeal of rent control laws took effect on December 29, the supply of rental housing in Buenos Aires has jumped by nearly 200%, and rents lowered in some cases
Israel, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses for Gaza polio vaccinations of 640K children
Teslas in Sentry Mode help solve crimes
2x annual antibiotics in young children reduced mortality by 13% in sub-Saharan Africa
researchers found a protein – called DdrC (for DNA Damage Repair Protein C) - with an unprecedented ability to repair DNA damage
Bryan Hance runs Bike Index
Troop Deployment
David - Xiaomara Castro hasn’t only tried to f**k over Prospera
Our interview with Jorge, the Mayor of Prospera
Eneasz - Condolences to the People of Carbon County, Wyoming
Wes - On-demand entertainment is good for kids
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