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- One staffer has has openly alleged Mace’s excessive drinking and marijuana use became an issue at work. trib.al/NN88cIL
- The pattern goes like this: Public Figure A smears trans people, probably says horribly racist and/or antisemitic things, falls apart mentally, or some combination of all three. But transphobia is the gateway drug. It is a well-trodden path from celebrity to nasty crank. trib.al/lfxm3qP
- President Trump definitely has his priorities in order. trib.al/tPl6eLb
- The Illinois Department of Public Health sidestepped the federal government this week by independently joining the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). It is the second state to do so, after California joined the network last month. trib.al/0ecIsxF
- Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good. Also testifying were Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times in Chicago and Martin Daniel Rascon, who was shot at in California driving with his family. trib.al/yjCZAoV
- With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse. trib.al/y01gCpb
- A man emailed a lead DHS prosecutor handling an Afghan refugee's deportation case, asking him to consider the man’s life was in danger from the Taliban and to "Apply principles of common sense and decency.” Hours later, DHS filed a subpoena. Days later, agents showed up at his door. trib.al/HhiJwrW
- Prosecutors in Paris have asked Musk, along with former X CEO Linda Yaccarino, to appear for questioning over the spread of deepfake pornography and antisemitic content on the social media platform. trib.al/6TlYX7y
- After a magistrate judge left AG Pam Bondi furious by rejecting a criminal complaint against Lemon on Jan. 18, she tried to get her revenge Friday. Only a few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in both Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/ViLjs8b
