A comedy writer in Michigan proactively acquired web domains for The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A PERFORMANCE BY: ​ THE EPSTEIN DANCERS! https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org/

Until Kari Lake seized control of USAGM and collaborated with Elon Musk’s DOGE to dismantle the Voice of America, the VOA Persian Service had a 24/7 satellite TV channel, multimedia website and five social media platforms reaching ~16% of Iranian adults.

House Judiciary Committee releases transcript/video of Jack Smith’s deposition in which the former DoJ special counsel told lawmakers that Trump was the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results. 📄.pdf

The Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to all states, not just Minnesota.

ABC News

HHS freezing child care payments to all states after Minnesota fraud allegations: Official

An HHS official says the agency has "frozen all child care payments" to all states after allegations of fraudulent day care centers in Minnesota.

Shortwave radio listeners are well acquainted with the mysterious Russian military station known as the ‘Buzzer.’ UVB-76 rarely broadcasts music, thus the airing of ‘Swan Lake’ is giving rise to speculation.

The Economic Times

Russia’s ‘Doomsday Radio’ plays ‘Swan Lake’, dumps cryptic codes, speculations rise about the mysterious message and links to Ukraine war

Russia

WaPo - ICE plans $100 million ad campaign targeting gun-rights supporters and military enthusiasts as part of a “wartime recruitment” strategy. https://wapo.st/44QrP5j

One elected official in Stafford County, Virginia, goes on the record opposing a federal plan to “warehouse” in the county up to 10,000 immigration detainees before they are deported.