"While Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi go all out to protect Ukraine’s national sovereignty, at the same time they are orchestrating a clandestine invasion of America across the southern border."

https://twitter.com/realLizUSA/status/1486828144472567816

https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/leaked-video-reveals-joe-bidens-hush-hush-migrant-invasion/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=twitter_app

White House Wants Crypto Rules as a Matter of National Security

https://www.barrons.com/articles/white-house-executive-action-regulate-cryptos-national-security-51643312454

NEW: Letter to

@FBI

Director Wray status FISA surveillance reforms after IG confirmed multiple errors + omissions in so-called Woods File that is supposed to limit factual inaccuracies in FISA applications. Still matters because FISA at center of Special Counsel #Durham probe…

and pending prosecutions lawyer Michael Sussmann + alleged Steele Dossier source Danchenko. Also footnote 3, during unclassified briefing in December lawmakers raised questions, concerns over FBI alleged use resources “to target concerned parents school board meetings.”

https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1486743113217544193

Had a long phone conversation with

@POTUS

. Discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the future. Thanked President

@JoeBiden

for the ongoing military assistance. Possibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also discussed.

https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1486805290402078726

https://twitter.com/RealFMcMeme1/status/1486736720058105861/photo/1

Broward County Sheriff sacks deputy union head amid COVID-19 dispute

The sheriff of Broward County, Fl., has fired the head of the sheriff's office deputies union amid a three-year dispute that escalated over accusations that the sheriff was not providing officers with proper protective gear against COVID-19, The Associated Press reported.

In a statement on Thursday, Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said he fired Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association head Jeff Bell for engaging in “corrupt practices” and “conduct unbecoming” to his position, per the AP. He also claimed Bell lied to local media outlets about him in an attempt to prevent his election to a full term in Nov. 2020.

Tony additionally said that the firing was unanimously recommended by the sheriff's office's professional standards board.

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“The evidence shows Bell used corrupt practices to try to prevent me from being elected sheriff by providing misinformation and lies to the media to create fear and distrust among [Broward Sheriff’s Office] employees and within the community during a global pandemic,” Tony said in his statement.

“This type of behavior is egregious at any time but even more harmful and shameful during an unprecedented health crisis,” Tony continued.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/591740-broward-county-sheriff-sacks-deputy-union-head-amid-covid-19-dispute

John Leguizamo on Hollywood colorism: 'I stayed out of the sun so I could work'

Actor John Leguizamo said he intentionally stayed out of the sun to benefit his career and book roles as a light-skinned Latino actor.

“I stayed out of the sun so I could work,” Leguizamo said during a conversation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to Variety. "I definitely would not go in the sun for years. It was a conscious thing because I could work."

"And all the Latinos that made it so far, a lot of them were all light-skinned. What happened to all the Afro-Latinos and the majority of indigenous Latinos? They don’t get a shot, you know," he added. "So, there’s a lot of things we got to deal with in Hollywood, and we got to fix, and we got to speak out and we got to speak up."

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Leguizamo said he “benefitted from being light-skinned.”

The actor recently starred in Disney’s animated musical “Encanto,” and voiced Sid in “Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild.” He also stars in Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming film “The Menu,” Variety added.

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/591743-john-leguizamo-on-hollywood-colorism-i-stayed-out-of-the-sun-so

Aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows meets with January 6 committee for SIX hours

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10449679/Meadows-aide-meets-January-6-committee-SIX-hours.html

Family of California mother-of-three, 45, with MS who died of COVID sues Kaiser Permanente after doctors refused seven times to give her the vaccine and denied her monoclonal antibody treatment after she was infected

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10449629/Family-mom-MS-died-COVID-sues-hospital-doctors-refused-vaccine.html

CDC's Walensky had to Google her own website when asked about advancing equity in the pandemic response

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cdc-walensky-google-own-website-pandemic-response

Moderna launches clinical trial for HIV vaccine that uses mRNA technology

"We are tremendously excited to be advancing this new direction in HIV vaccine design with Moderna's mRNA platform," Dr. Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of IAVI, said in a statement. "The search for an HIV vaccine has been long and challenging, and having new tools in terms of immunogens and platforms could be the key to making rapid progress toward an urgently needed, effective HIV vaccine."

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/moderna-launches-clinical-trial-hiv-vaccine-mrna-technology/story?id=82510807

Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 for lying to police

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/jussie-smollett-sentenced-march-10-lying-police-82513505

Rep. Cori Bush's parked car hit by gunfire in Missouri, her office says

Rep. Cori Bush's car was struck by gunfire while parked in the St. Louis area over the weekend, her office said Thursday.

Bush, D-Mo., was not in the car and was not injured in the Saturday morning incident, her office said, adding that they did not believe the progressive congresswoman and longtime activist was intentionally targeted.

In a statement, Bush, who is Missouri's first Black congresswoman, said the incident had left her shaken.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-cori-bush-s-parked-car-hit-gunfire-missouri-her-n1288111

Robinhood posts $423 mln net loss, shares sink after hours

Commission-free brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O)on Thursday posted a $423 million net loss in the latest quarter, and its shares tumbled as much as 15% in after-hours trade even as revenue edged past analysts' estimates.

Robinhood reported a net loss of $423 million or $0.49 per share in the three months ended December. A year earlier, which was before its IPO, the company posted net income of $7 million or $0.01 per share.

Shares of Robinhood sank as much as 15% to $9.98 in extended trading following results. The share price at its IPO in July last year was $38, and its record high in August was $85.

Robinhood, in its third set of results as a public company, posted total revenue of $363 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to $318 million a year earlier.

Analysts on average had expected revenue of $362.14 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/robinhood-edges-past-revenue-estimates-crypto-boom-2022-01-27/