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US Rep. Al Green escorted from House chamber during Trump speech Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green on Tuesday was escorted out of the House of Representatives chamber at the start of President Trump's State of the Union address, after he held high a protest sign.

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Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.

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Keep your head up, Jael

Republican won’t seek reelection to Georgia Public Service Commission Tricia Pridemore said her decision not to seek reelection came after “deep reflection” and “thoughtful conversations with my family, colleagues and trusted advisors.”

ICYMI -- veteran GOP utiltiy regulator Tricia Pridemore says she will not run again for the PSC, creating an open seat for this year's election.
My story with Drew Kann in the @ajc.com

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This is a formal announcement from Georgia utility regulator Tricia Pridemore, announcing that she will not run for reelection

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Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback Move would reverse legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.

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Maryland's plan to slash emissions is behind schedule Maryland has just five years to meet the first of its ambitious climate deadlines – a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2031– but new analysis shows the state is lagging behind, thanks in p...

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Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.

“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “

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Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations The president wrote that the performing-arts center will be shut on July 4 for ‘Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding.’

Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations

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The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: “We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center After a red carpet attended by Donald and Melania Trump, mainstream media were banned from attending a screening of Amazon MGM's Melania documentary.

"The only press from the carpet allowed into the screening (not counting those separately invited) were One America News anchor Dan Ball and his wife Peyton Drew, a producer for the far-right news channel."

Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

As someone who is too hard on herself … stop being so hard on yourself 😆
Seriously, though, I cannot imagine all of the weight that you carry, and I hate it that the world makes it that way.

Lauryn Hill Will Lead Grammy Tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo

Lauryn Hill will lead Grammy tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo

The Detroit News to be acquired by USA TODAY Co., owner of Detroit Free Press USA TODAY Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately, it announced Monday.

USA Today Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately. www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...

Eleanor Holmes Norton to Retire After Decades Representing Washington, D.C. The 88-year-old nonvoting delegate has been a longtime proponent of statehood. Norton took office in 1991 and is currently in her 18th term.

Eleanor Holmes Norton said she won’t run for re-election as the nonvoting delegate of Washington, D.C., and will leave Congress at the end of this term.

a federal district judge has struck down trump's stop work order halting construction on revolution wind, finding the “stated national security reason may have been pretextual.” story tk @heatmap.news

you are most welcome. your voice is welcomed and needed

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

E.P.A. to factor in cost to industries only - not lives saved - when setting rules on air pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

I was right. The L.A. fires changed nothing A year after Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned, "climate change" has exited the chat.

a must-read from @sammyroth.bsky.social

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Top nuclear magazine names Tennessee No. 1 state: ‘Epicenter’ | Chattanooga Times Free Press Tennessee is the "epicenter" of new nuclear development in the U.S. and ranked first on a list of the top 10 nuclear states in the industry's leading publication

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Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms

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New MARTA train cars delayed ... again The futuristic, European-style cars won’t hit the tracks until early June, just days before World Cup games begin downtown.

hoo boy ...

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What’s $3.7B and larger than 3 malls? Georgia’s next potential data center. It took less than a week, but metro Atlanta has its first mammoth data center campus proposal of 2026.

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Georgia limits campaign donations — except when it doesn’t It’s a big election year in Georgia, but the rules governing the raising and spending of campaign cash can be confusing.

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I understand this sentiment but it fails to mention how many people have been laid off just in the last six months, how many can't afford to quit, and as @kendrawrites.com pointed out, how many places filter out staff for compliance

Rep. Steny Hoyer to retire, ending storied career in elected office Maryland’s longest serving member of Congress won’t seek reelection after having spent two decades as the No. 2 House Democrat.

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Shutdown of CPB ‘cold dose of reality’ for Atlanta public media The finality of the decision, which follows Congress rescinding more than $1 billion in funding for CPB this summer, makes permanent what had appeared likely for months.

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