Millions of travelers could skip visiting the US if proposed social media policy is implemented, industry experts warn
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/travel/social-media-esta-proposal-world-travel
#cnn #trumpism #CBPGestapo #USmeltdown
Millions of travelers could skip visiting the US if proposed social media policy is implemented, industry experts warn

Ahead of a proposed rule change that would require social media account information from some foreign travelers to the United States, international travel experts are saying the policy could further deter visitors from coming to the US — a decline that could translate into billions of dollars in lost revenue for the travel sector.

CNN

“It’s trying to instill fear. It is taking the most prominent symbol of Jewish life in Jackson, Mississippi, because it is the only synagogue there, and attacking it, which, by extension, attacks the sense of safety and community for the people who worship there and who gather in fellowship there.”

They saw Mississippi’s largest synagogue bombed by the KKK in 1967. Seeing it now destroyed by arson feels like ‘deja vu’
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/us/jackson-mississippi-synagogue-arson-history
#cnn #antisemitism #USmeltdown #mississippi #kkk

They saw Mississippi’s largest synagogue bombed by the KKK in 1967. Seeing it now destroyed by arson feels like ‘deja vu’

Nearly 60 years after the Beth Israel Congregation was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, an arson fire forced Jewish people in Jackson, Mississippi to relive the horror of that attack.

CNN

“an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s multipronged war on press freedom”

FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/fbi-raid-washington-post-hannah-natanson
#guardian #journalism #wapo #trumpism #democracy #USmeltdown

FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move

Agents searched Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home and seized devices in inquiry tied to a classified materials case

The Guardian
The Guardian view on Trump’s assault on the Fed: it is part of an affordability blame game

Editorial: Attacking Jerome Powell distracts from Republicans’ thin legislative record and policies that continue to squeeze American household incomes

The Guardian
Minnesota ICE shooting
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/ice-agent-minneapolis-bodycam-footage
#guardian #ICEmurder #GestapoICE #execution #minnesota #USmeltdown
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows

Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot

The Guardian
[Column] Trump destroys government

Anti-government sentiment has reached record heights under Donald Trump, and that’s no accident

Hankyoreh
Mormon church shooting suspect had Trump sign outside home, records show

Google Maps images show suspect who was shot dead by police had Trump sign outside his Michigan house

The Guardian

American society is actually melting down.

At least four dead and eight injured after shooting at Mormon church in Michigan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/mass-shootings-north-carolina-texas-new-orleans
#guardian #US #gunviolence #massshooting #USmeltdown

At least four dead and eight injured after shooting at Mormon church in Michigan

Church allegedly set ablaze by gunman on weekend when shooting attacks also took place in North Carolina, Texas and New Orleans

The Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure

Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and business

The Guardian
Washington Post columnist says she was fired over posts after Charlie Kirk’s killing

Karen Attiah says she was dropped by newspaper after 11 years for addressing political violence, race and gun control

The Guardian