https://www.newsweek.com/emiru-drama-explained-popular-streamer-responds-after-ice-clip-goes-viral-11488160

Twitch streamer Emiru is facing backlash after a clipped moment from her livestream went viral, sparking accusations that she deliberately avoided addressing a question about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The clip led to widespread speculation about her political views and intentions, with some users accusing her of attempting to remain apolitical to avoid alienating parts of her audience.

The controversy began when a clipped segment of Emiru’s Twitch stream appeared to show her dodging a question that referenced ICE.

"If you need a streamer who doesn’t even know anything about politics to tell you about politics you probably just need to like get off the Internet," Emiri said in a response to her thoughts on ICE on her Twitch stream.

The backlash unfolded as public figures, celebrities, and influencers increasingly spoke out against ICE amid growing allegations of misconduct, racial profiling, and heavy-handed tactics, at a moment when the agency has been thrust back into the national spotlight by the Trump administration’s hard-line deportation policies dominating headlines.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/bondi-epstein-files-search-history-hearing-pramila-jayapal/

A high-profile House Democrat is accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of "spying" on her search history while she pored through Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, after Bondi was seen at a combative congressional hearing Wednesday with what appeared to be a list of the lawmaker's searches.

One of the printouts that Bondi referenced during the hearing was a list labeled "Jayapal Pramila Search History," referring to Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. The document listed out at least eight different files from the Justice Department's trove of Epstein records, including their file numbers and brief descriptions of their contents, according to images snapped by photojournalists who covered the hearing.

It's not entirely clear how the list was compiled, but since Monday, the Justice Department has allowed several members of Congress to visit its offices and search through a database of unredacted Epstein files. In recent weeks, the department has made millions of records on the late sex offender public, but with redactions to take out survivors' names and other information, drawing criticism from some lawmakers who argue the redactions were excessive.

Jayapal said in a statement to CBS News on Wednesday: "It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files."

"Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched," said the Democrat, who previously chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "That is outrageous and I intend to pursue this and stop this spying on members."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5736499-kennedy-cocaine-toilet-seat-recovery/

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the latest episode of Theo Von’s podcast Thursday that he once snorted cocaine off of a toilet seat while talking about not fearing germs.

Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, appeared on “This Past Weekend” when he made the remark. He reflected on meeting with Von at recovery meetings in the Los Angeles area when he brought up still going to in-person recovery meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I mean for me, I said this when I came in, ‘I don’t care what happens, I’m going to a meeting everyday,'” Kennedy said. “I’m not scared of a germ, you know. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats. I know this disease will kill me. If I don’t treat it, which means going to meetings everyday, it’s just bad for my life. For me, it was survival.”

The secretary, who has been in recovery for more than 40 years, called it “heartbreaking” when meetings tried to go virtual rather than in person.

The two moved on to discuss Kennedy’s work at the HHS, and he reflected on his time working as a lawyer.

Kennedy has been open about his past drug use, which he said started in the years after his father, former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968 in Los Angeles after winning the state’s presidential primary for the Democratic nomination.

Kennedy was arrested twice for drug possession, the latter of the two arrests leading him to commit to becoming sober.

> 1/29/2026
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Repeat: Republicans come for Stephen Miller.
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15505693
Battles raging inside ‘Homeland’…
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15505693
The Walz are caving in…: Tim Walz fears a Fort Sumter, South Carolina moment.
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1VdfBr
Firearm instructors see surge in interest amid the turmoil…
> https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna256101
Make sure you don’t show them any uncrossed ‘t’s or anything like that!: Citizens are carrying their passports with them…
> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-carrying-passports-minneapolis-minnesota/
The Trumps sue America for 10 Billion dollars!
> https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10-billion-over-leak-of-tax-records.html
Trump’s magic tariffs fail to improve economic situation from a year ago. (Red Text)
> https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/trade-balance-soared-94percent-in-november-and-was-higher-than-a-year-ago-despite-tariff-efforts.html
Repeat: Emergency situations needed for workers because of AI…
> https://www.the-independent.com/b2886415.html
Lady Gaga does Mister Roger’s…
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMFQmOBO6D4
Poor West…: Spain legalizes 500,000 illegals… (Red Text)
> https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260128-why-spain-is-offering-amnesty-to-500-000-undocumented-migrants
Trump meddles in Iranian affairs…
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-weighs-iran-strikes-inspire-011041251.html
Melania documentary arrives amid national turmoil…
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ar-AA1Vf5Zi
Press blocked from screening the movie.
> https://variety.com/2026/film/news/melania-documentary-premiere-amazon-blocks-press-1236645317/
Amazon promotion of ‘Melania’ has people questioning it’s motives…
> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/media/amazon-melania-trump-film-critics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IFA.heH7.Qhw5wppEehCQ&smid=url-share

Motives…

Sweethearts, the candy hearts with messages company, is leaning into recession indicator memes with its 2026 batch. Phrases like “split rent” and “buy in bulk” feature on many of the hearts this year in another sign that the economy is bad, regardless of what the White House might claim.

Every year, Sweethearts, owned by the Sprangler Candy Company, releases a new batch of edible hearts for Valentine’s Day—some with new messages meant to reflect the times. The vibe in 2026 is, apparently, poverty.

This is a recession indicator if there ever was one.

“Sweethearts has always evolved with the times by staying aware of current dating trends and relationships—and being practical is having a moment,” said Sprangler’s Vice President of Marketing Evan Brock in a press release.

“That’s why some of the messages on our Sweethearts candies aren’t just about finding love the old-fashioned way this year.”

The new hearts feature phrases like “share logn,” “car pool,” and “cook for 2” in addition to classics like “I luv you.” One even says “joint taxes,” referring to tax benefits enjoyed by married couples.

It doesn’t exactly warm the heart as much as “my hero” or “ur cute,” but Sweethearts isn’t wrong about 2026 dating trends. According to Consumer Affairs, 78 percent of Gen Z rated financial responsibility as an important factor in choosing a romantic partner.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/recession-indicator-2026-economy-bad-123000355.html

“ Faced with what the authorities say is an immediate shortage of at least 2.3 million workers, a shortfall exacerbated by the strain of Russia's war in Ukraine and one that Russia's traditional source of foreign labour - Central Asians - is not able to fill, Moscow is turning to a new supplier: India.”

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/russia-facing-labour-crunch-worsened-by-war-pivots-india-workers-2026-02-11/

Are there any Americans left who even like Trump?

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-polls-2675266227/

MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough was taken aback Friday after new polling revealed that President Donald Trump had suffered a staggering 51-point swing in net approval among young voters in just a year’s time, something the “Morning Joe” host said he hadn’t seen in his entire career covering politics.

“I've never, in 32, 33 years following this very closely on the Hill, I have never seen 50-point swings,” Scarborough said. “Here we have a 51-point swing on the economy, a 51-point swing among [young] voters, and that's in the past year!”

According to a new YouGov/Economist poll, Trump’s approval among young voters – those between 18 and 29 years old – has cratered since he took office last year, dropping by 51 points to -42 net negative approval.

Trump’s approval on the economy has also cratered, dropping by 26 points among all voters when compared to the same point during his first presidency, and by a whopping 53 points among independents, a key voter bloc that helped hand Trump the presidency in 2024.

Scarborough called the abysmal polling “self-inflicted,” and cast blame directly on the Trump administration for its policies, particularly its push to construct immigration detention centers across the nation.

“They're not detention centers, they're internment camps! And they're building these internment camps all over the United States,” Scarborough said.

“If anybody in the White House is stupid enough to think people are going to allow internment camps in their communities... it's just going to make the situation worse! These internment camps will end up being another devastating blow, politically, to Republicans!”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ocearch-shark-contender-north-carolina-cape-fear/

Contender, a large male great white shark tagged by the marine research group OCEARCH has been spotted in waters off the coast of North Carolina after months of cruising around Florida.

Contender was tagged by the research group in January 2025. He weighs nearly 1,700 pounds and measures over 13 feet long. The tag provides real-time data about his location, allowing researchers to learn more about migration patterns and other habits.

Great whites like Contender tend to spend the summer in cooler, prey-dense northern waters near Maine and Canada before migrating south for the winter, OCEARCH said on Instagram.

Sharks don't ping every day. Their movements are tracked by devices attached to their dorsal fins. The trackers can't transmit through water, OCEARCH senior data scientist John Tyminski said in a video published by the organization. To accurately confirm a shark's location, the tracker must break the surface while an Argos satellite is above. The satellites are only in a given spot for about 13 minutes. During that time, the tracker must send multiple messages for a location to be confirmed.

If a shark's tracker only sends one message to the satellite, it is considered a "Z-ping." Those are less specific and only give scientists a general sense of where the shark may be, Tyminski said.

Each shark's tag can provide real-time data for several years, according to OCEARCH. That information is available online.