Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, and Debt:
The release of DeepSeek R1 shatters long-held assumptions about AI
Bitcoin Sinks Below $100,000 as Trading Volume Explodes
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Trump's early actions on health agencies roil medical researchers
Politics:
Colombia Will Not Accept U.S. Deportation Flights
Colombia will not accept deportation flights from the United States until the Trump administration provides a process to treat Colombian migrants with ‘dignity and respect,’ the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, said on Sunday.
Trump Demands More Arrests of Immigrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have been directed by Trump officials to aggressively ramp up the number of people they arrest, from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, because the president has been disappointed with the results of his mass deportation campaign so far.
The orders significantly increase the chance that officers will engage in more indiscriminate enforcement tactics or face accusations of civil rights violations as they strain to meet quotas.
Trump Swiftly Enacts Retribution
For those who may have crossed President Donald Trump, the message is sinking in: Payback is coming, and coming fast.
Said former prosecutor David Laufman: “There are plenty of early warning signs that confirm the worst fears of people who were concerned about a second Trump administration and what it would mean for the rule of law. The real question remains what checks and balances will there be to prevent the creeping establishment of an authoritarian state in the United States.”
When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness.
“It’s really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries… I mean, this is insane shit.” — Bill Gates on Elon Musk
Trump Suspends Flights for 40,000 Afghans
President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution.
