Authoritarianism 101: Maddow explains how Trump’s embrace of violence follows a type

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/authoritarianism-101-maddow-explains-how-trump-s-embrace-of-violence-follows-a-type-229822021927

Trump inauguration: The real reason Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos support Trump

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/395646/trump-inauguration-broligarchs-musk-zuckerberg-bezos-thiel

She reported abuse by her farrier decades later. Police say he confessed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/19/fairfax-virginia-child-sexual-abuse-case-edward-shelton/

Oxford American: How Data Center Alley Is Changing Northern Virginia

https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/how-data-center-alley-is-changing-northern-virginia

Bird flu identified on Virginia’s Eastern Shore: Quarantine in place

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-bird-flu-virginia-eastern-shore.html

Kremlin Courts Trump Behind the Scenes as His Foreign Policy Rhetoric Rattles U.S. Allies

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/14/kremlin-courts-trump-behind-the-scenes-as-his-foreign-policy-rhetoric-rattles-us-allies-a87602

Equality on the sidelines

https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0117/Equality-on-the-sidelines

Roanoke Valley couple alleges Nazi symbols were found after tire rotation at Sam’s Club

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2025/01/13/roanoke-valley-couple-alleges-nazi-symbols-were-found-after-tire-rotation-at-sams-club/

Employer Group Sues to Block Biden Rules on Mental Health Benefits

https://apple.news/AFVF7mvSwTwqyuQXXsB1jCg

The Supreme Court changed its mind about online porn.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/supreme-court-online-porn-case-age-verification-alito.html

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/i-knew-one-day-id-have-to-watch-powerful-men-burn-the-world-down-i-just-didnt-expect-them-to-be-such-losers

Tech billionaires expose MAGA’s “populism” con job

https://www.salon.com/2025/01/16/tech-billionaires-expose-magas-populism-con-job/

Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-team-asks-three-us-senior-career-diplomats-resign-sources-say-2025-01-15/

How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/michael-stipe-65-birthday-rem-band/

PowerSchool data breach victims say hackers stole ‘all’ historical student and teacher data

the data stolen in the breach includes individuals’ names and addresses, Social Security numbers, some medical and grade information, and other unspecified personally identifiable information belonging to students and teachers.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/powerschool-data-breach-victims-say-hackers-stole-all-historical-student-and-teacher-data/