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01-29-25 This happened over Alaska. Pilot ejected and is OK https://www.eielson.af.mil/News/Display/Article/4047595/press-release-f-35-aircraft-crash-update/ Press Release: F-35 aircraft crash update Published Jan. 29, 2025 By 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An F-35A Lightning II aircraft crash occurred on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, at 12:49 p.m. Jan. 28, 2025. The aircraft was preparing to land during a training flight when an in-flight emergency occurred. The pilot successfully ejected prior to the crash in accordance with emergency procedures. The pilot was transported to Bassett Army Hospital in Fairbanks for further evaluation and has...

On Sunday's edition of The Weekend on MSNBC, weeknight host Chris Hayes questioned Trump's machismo for imposing higher tariffs on Canada and Mexico than on China. He's tougher on allies than on adversaries, because that's easier, less risky. He even claimed Trump has been "extremely generous to adversaries" like Russia and China. HAYES: He likes the conflict, he likes to project strength, but he's sort of a coward fundamentally. And the stakes of actual conflict and fights with adversaries is much higher. And so this is a way of kind of, a little bit of bullying, and cake and eat...

Senator Lindsey Graham, @LindseyGrahamSC , is a Director at the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit funded by USAID. 🔹 Government Funding: $130.7M reported on IRS Form 990 🔹 Active Grants: $9.2M 🔹 EIN: 521340267 | UEI: V2DWM1KMJNK5 Many Congresspeople are not neutrals when it comes to closing down USAID, because they are a part of it. That is a fact. (and there is more.....)

Much of the death and destruction was avoidable. It is no longer easy to tell what the Ukraine War was for. Very early on, U.S. goals got grafted onto Ukrainian goals, and the hybrid braid became hard to disentangle. “This is a war that is in many ways… bigger than Ukraine,” the State Department announced in the first weeks of the war. But, whatever those goals, few of them remain: There will be no NATO membership for Ukraine, there will be no recovery of all of its territory, and there will be no weakening of Russia. Former President Joe Biden...

“Whose streets? Our streets!” chants as anti-ICE and pro-immigrant demonstrators march in downtown Dallas, Texas

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) criticized President Trump’s decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods and a 10 percent tariff on Chinese exports. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Klobuchar said Americans are likely to see prices continue to rise with Trump’s tariffs imposed on goods. “This is just the latest example, as you’ve detailed every day, chaos up, corruption up, and, sadly, prices of eggs up. And we’re going to see more of this if he follows through on this 25 percent tariff on Canada, Mexico, 10 percent on China,” Klobuchar told Psaki.

The blockbuster three-team trade early Sunday morning had major financial ramifications for Luka Doncic. He was in line to receive a super-max contract from the Mavericks next offseason but is no longer eligible after being traded to the Lakers. The super max would have allowed Doncic to sign a five-year, $345 million contract with the Mavericks this summer. Instead, the most the Lakers can offer him next offseason is a five-year, $229 million deal, according to ESPN, a whopping $116 million less than what he could’ve gotten from Dallas.

The program was meant to help students “[a]nalyze, synthesize, and apply a broad range of theories of, and methodologies for, the critical study of diversity and inclusion, including how diversity and inclusion change in varied historical and social contexts.” Courses that were a part of the minor included “Gender, Sexuality, and Society,” “Diversity and Security,” and “Gender and Sexuality in History.”

Have you ever seen any Trans News Readers? MSNBC, CNN, Your local news, etc.?

Researcher Alejandro Marangoni demonstrates the stretchy properties of his team’s plant-based cheese analog. Credit: Alejandro Marangoni Researching the interactions between plant-based proteins and fat matrices can enhance the texture and nutritional quality of vegan cheeses. Plant-based dairy products offer a popular alternative for those who avoid animal products, but manufacturers struggle to replicate the rich, creamy texture that makes traditional dairy so appealing. To address this challenge, scientists from the University of Guelph in Ontario and Canadian Light Source Inc. in Saskatchewan are developing plant-based cheese that closely mimics the taste and texture of real cheese while providing improved health...

Mark Cuban, once the unquestioned face of major Mavericks moves, did not have a hand in the team trading superstar Luka Doncic early Sunday morning. Cuban told WFAA in Dallas that he was not involved with the massive three-team trade that sent Doncic to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. Although he remains a minority owner of the team, Cuban has stepped back from day-to-day basketball operations since the Adelson family acquired majority control in late 2023.

President Trump upended political norms and sparked widespread confusion with a series of executive orders challenging the Constitution and congressional control over the federal budget.Democrats responded in outrage, blasting the administration for sowing “chaos” and harming average Americans, and California and other states sued. Standing before a mourning nation following a tragic commercial airline crash that killed nearly 70 people in Washington, D.C., President Trump offered his somber condolences and said everyone was “searching for answers.”He then insinuated, without evidence, that diversity hiring practices at the Federal Aviation Administration — and the politics of his Democratic predecessors — were to...

Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer Rebecca Lobach, the Biden aid who was flying the helicopter that flew into the American Airlines passenger jet in DC this week, attended PRIDE events. The statement her family released about her said she was a “partner”.

Police said there was a group of about 20 bicyclists riding south on Chestnut from Belmont when an argument occurred between the bicyclists and the driver of the Dodge, a 23-year-old man. The driver pulled to the side of the road and a fight occurred. After the brawl, the bicyclists continued riding on Chestnut. Leibee said the Dodge purposely drove up onto the west sidewalk and struck the two teenagers. Leibee said the driver backed up, then pulled forward, and continued to drive south on Chestnut and he appeared to purposely strike the man on a bicycle, who was riding...

Many of the 2.3 million people working for the federal government have until Feb. 6 to decide whether to take a “deferred resignation” offer announced by the Trump administration, which its FAQ page says includes full pay and benefits until the end of September.Since retiring from a career in professional poker, I’ve written books about how we can make better decisions, and I coach executives and others on the skill. I am not in the business of telling people what to decide, but in helping people with how to decide. That is what I did this week when two government...

Russian President Putin says Europe's elites will soon stand at Donald Trump's feet and 'gently wag their tails.'

After months of uncertainty, the White House has finally announced tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. The uncertainty since the election and especially the lack of clear communication in the past several days have caused apprehension in the stock market, which is likely part of the reason why these measures were announced on a Saturday, when the markets are closed — always a sign of confidence that an economic policy decision is the right one. The stated purpose is to reduce the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants to the U.S. Trump has had success using blunt-force threats in the...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson Immediately following Trump's tariff announcement, the value of both the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso are in freefall. Don’t mess with the United States of America. 3:55 PM · Feb 2, 2025

USAID funneled $53 million to EcoHealth Alliance, which then used U.S. taxpayer funds to support gain-of-function research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan lab—research that likely led to the creation of COVID-19. The CIA’s deception regarding COVID-19 origins becomes much clearer when considering USAID's long history of serving as a CIA front organization. With an annual budget exceeding $50 billion and activities in over 100 countries, USAID has repeatedly been linked to intelligence activities. Former USAID Director John Gilligan once admitted the agency was “infiltrated from top to bottom with CIA people,” explaining that “the idea was to plant operatives in...

The driver of an aircraft tug was critically injured when the vehicle flipped over after colliding with an airplane Saturday at O'Hare Airport. The crash happened around 6:58 p.m. in the 0-100 block of West Twya Street at O'Hare, Chicago police said. A United Airlines tug came into contact with the wing of an aircraft as it attempted to cross the taxiway, officials said. American Airlines confirms it was one of their aircraft, an Air Wisconsin flight that had just landed in Chicago from Kalamazoo, Michigan. The driver of the tug was pinned under the vehicle when it flipped over...