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What We’re Reading: Critics vs Viewers, Springsteen vs AI, Calif. vs Sanity … And More

Immigration Update

How Joe Biden Turned Immigration From Treasured History to Deadly   – Andrew Malcolm, RedState

Government Shutdown Poised To Last To At Least Tuesday As Democrats Resist Fast-Tracking – The Hill

Peter Schweizer to Newsmax: Immigration ‘Weaponized’ Against US – Newsmax

Anti-ICE Activists Get Millions From Soros-Backed Charity You’ve Never Heard Of – Daily Caller

He Said, She Said

Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans – New York Times

Democrat Temporarily Flips Deep‑Red Texas Senate District Trump Won in Low‑Turnout Special Election – Breitbart

Critics vs. Viewers

Critics Trash Melania Trump Documentary — While Audiences Give It 99% Approval – Fox News

Melania Movie Humiliates Critics And Media Naysayers With Historic Box Office: – PJ Media

California Crazy

California Attorney General Sues Rady Children’s Hospital for Curtailing Gender-Affirming Care – San Diego Tribune

California Mayoral Candidate Calls on City’s 55 Gang Leaders to Help Expel ICE – Legal Insurrection

Stunning Number Of California Voters Back Wealth Tax But Admit It Will Kill Jobs – New York Post

Feds Demand That ‘King of Fraud’ Gavin Newsom Pay Back $1.3 Billion – Spectator

Time To Scrap Ballot Initiatives In California – American Thinker

Calif. Dems In Freakout Mode As New Candidate Enters Gubernatorial Primary – California Post

Calif. Drivers Fume Over Dem-Led Push That Could See Them Taxed For Every Mile: ‘Citizens Treated Like ATMs’ – California Post

Misc

Trump States Gaining Population While Blue States Losing People: Census Data – Washington Free Beacon

Can AI Write a Better Protest Song Than Springsteen? Yep – RealClearPolitics

Trump Plans for 250-Foot-Tall Arch To Commemorate America’s 250th – MSN

NOT SATIRE: The AP Is Concerned About The Lack Of Diversity At The Winter Olympics – Not the Bee

Babylon Bee Scores Free-Speech Win As Judge Rejects Hawaii’s Ban On Election Deepfakes – All Sides

Why Mamdani’s ‘Free Child Care’ Won’t Work – Reason

Jury Awards Detransitioner $2 Million In Historic Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit – National Review

Something Very Unexpected Is Happening To Norway’s Polar Bears: Scientists Are Baffled By The Results From New Arctic Research. – Vox

Trump Reveals Iran Is ‘Seriously Talking’ While US Warships Move Into Position – Fox News

NPR and PBS Never Needed Your Taxpayer Dollars – National Review

Humor

The Week In Pictures: Pre-Groundhog Day Edition – Powerline

Bruce Springsteen Threatens To Keep Releasing Songs Until Deportations Stop – Babylon Bee

AOC: If Socialism Doesn’t Work, Why Are All My Socialist Friends In DC Multi-Millionaires? – Genesius Times

Finally: Newsom Announces Finished Construction Of High-Speed Rail Between His House And French Laundry – Babylon Bee

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