Ketogenic Diet’s Hidden Risks Named in Mouse Study

 Ketogenic Diet’s Hidden Risks Named in Mouse Study

While mouse findings do not always translate directly to humans, the study does potentially begin to address gaps in long-term safety data for ketogenic diets—which have been widely adopted for weight loss and diabetes management—despite limited evidence on what happens if a strict ketogenic diet is followed for long periods of time. 

Chaix also said: “One thing that's very clear is that if you have a really high-fat diet, the lipids have to go somewhere, and they usually end up in the blood and the liver.”

Molly Gallop, the study’s lead author and a physiologist, told Science Alert that she “would urge anyone to talk to a health care provider if they're thinking about going on a ketogenic diet.”

Justice Department gets BAD NEWS on Epstein files

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Epstein Files: FBI source alleged Israel, Russia, UAE influence on US officials

 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/epstein-files-fbi-source-alleged-israel-russia-uae-influence-on-us-officials/?_gl=1*yf12qy*_ga*MTgzMTg1ODYyMy4xNzU2Nzg4OTc0*_ga_RJR2XWQR34*czE3NzAwNTI1MjIkbzIxNiRnMSR0MTc3MDA1MjUzMyRqNTEkbDAkaDA.

On Friday, the Justice Department’s release of Epstein-related files included a 2020 FBI memorandum that is already generating intense attention. The document contains a series of serious and incendiary allegations involving Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, Chabad Lubavitch, Israeli intelligence, Alan Dershowitz, and Jeffrey Epstein. Because of the names involved and the political terrain they occupy, the memo will almost certainly circulate widely and be interpreted through highly charged ideological lenses.

According to the CHS, as recorded in the 2020 FBI memorandum:

Donald Trump was “compromised by Israel.” The CHS asserted that Israeli interests had leverage over Trump and that this influence shaped his presidency.

Chabad Lubavitch was attempting to “co-opt the Trump presidency.” The CHS described Chabad as a politically active network with influence channels into both Israeli and Russian power structures.

Jared Kushner was the central conduit of this influence. The CHS claimed Kushner was “the real brains behind [Trump’s] organization and his Presidency,” and that his ideological and personal ties to Chabad positioned him as a key vector of foreign influence.

Analysts treat all CHS reporting with skepticism until it has been subjected to a rigorous, multi-agency, multi-domain evaluation process. Even then, different agencies may assign different confidence levels based on their own analytic standards and access to corroborating information. In short, this memo is a collection of unverified data points — tips, not conclusions.

What we know about the source

The memo provides limited information about the CHS’s identity, but the substance of the reporting suggests the individual is socially connected, well placed, and familiar with elite political, donor, and intelligence-adjacent networks. That level of access can make a source valuable, but it also increases the risk of factional bias, selective exposure, and personal or political agendas.

Washington is saturated with interpersonal rivalries, bureaucratic turf battles, and long-running political grievances. Information moving through these channels can be accurate, distorted, exaggerated, or shaped by animosity. Well-connected sources are often both informed and opinionated — a combination that requires disciplined skepticism.

The memo itself includes references that suggest possible intra-administration tensions, including accounts involving individuals close to former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was widely reported to have clashed with Jared Kushner over foreign policy authority. From an analytic standpoint, this raises the possibility that some allegations may reflect factional infighting or personal animus rather than objective reporting. This is not an FBI judgment, but a contextual observation relevant to source evaluation.

What the source actually claimed

According to the CHS, as recorded in the 2020 FBI memorandum:

Donald Trump was “compromised by Israel.” The CHS asserted that Israeli interests had leverage over Trump and that this influence shaped his presidency.

Chabad Lubavitch was attempting to “co-opt the Trump presidency.” The CHS described Chabad as a politically active network with influence channels into both Israeli and Russian power structures.

Jared Kushner was the central conduit of this influence. The CHS claimed Kushner was “the real brains behind [Trump’s] organization and his Presidency,” and that his ideological and personal ties to Chabad positioned him as a key vector of foreign influence.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner visited the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson on the day Trump was elected, which the CHS interpreted as a symbolic act of alignment with Chabad’s leadership lineage.

Kushner moved large amounts of Russian investment money. The CHS recommended that the FBI investigate Kushner family charities for potential money laundering activity, asserting that Chabad charities are routinely used for this purpose.

Jeffrey Epstein “belonged to” U.S. and allied intelligence services, including Israel’s Mossad. The CHS stated that Epstein was close to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and claimed Epstein trained as a spy under him. Based on these beliefs and interactions, the CHS became convinced Epstein was a “co-opted Mossad agent.”

Alan Dershowitz was “co-opted by Mossad.” The CHS reported that Dershowitz influenced wealthy students at Harvard, including Jared Kushner and his brother. The CHS claimed Dershowitz told them that if he were younger, he would be “holding a stun gun as an Israeli intelligence agent.”

Dershowitz told then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta that Epstein “belonged to intelligence,” which the CHS claimed explained Epstein’s unusually lenient 2008 plea deal.

The Kushner family had deep ties to Israel and a history of questionable business practices, citing a 2004 article referenced by the CHS.

A Beverly Hills real estate transaction involving Donald Trump contained what the CHS described as anomalies and red flags, including a below-market purchase price, a subsequent all-cash sale, and the involvement of a Swiss entity linked to the Widjaja family.

Resurfaced photo links Mamdani to Epstein-connected publicist at New York City event

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/resurfaced-photo-links-mamdani-epstein-connected-publicist-new-york-city-event

A photo showing Zohran Mamdani at a high-profile luncheon tied to longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Peggy Siegal has emerged following the release of newly unsealed Justice Department records that also reference his mother, Mira Nair.

The photo, taken Nov. 15, 2017, shows the now-New York City mayor smiling at the Universal Pictures "Get Out" Peggy Siegal luncheon at Lincoln Ristorante in Manhattan.

The event was hosted by Siegal, a once-powerful Hollywood publicist who later faced industry backlash over her deep social ties to Epstein. 

Siegal was never charged with a crime.

Zohran Mamdani’s Mother Named In New Epstein Files

 https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdanis-mother-named-in-new-epstein-files-11447019

The mother of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, filmmaker Mira Nair, attended a party hosted by convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the just-released trove of documents linked to deceased serial abuser Jeffrey Epstein.  

Nair’s name was on an email sent by publicist Peggy Siegal to the late pedophile Epstein about an afterparty in 2009 for the film Amelia, which Nair had directed. The email alleges no wrongdoing and simply records attendance.

Name of Mira Nair, mother of NYC Mayor Mamdani, appears in email in newly-released Epstein files

 https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/name-of-mira-nair-mother-of-nyc-mayor-mamdani-appears-in-email-in-newly-released-epstein-files/article70581490.ece

Indian filmmaker Mira Nair had attended an “after party” for a film at the townhouse of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the latest Epstein files released by the US Justice Department.

“Just left Ghislaine's townhouse... after party for film. Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos were there... Jean Pigozzi, director Mira Nair...etc. Film received tepid reaction although women like it much more... Hillary Swank and Gere at stupid party in Bloomingdales cheap sportwear department... very weird.

“Studio went for free party from store and windows for a month... Going to be in Wall Street 2 tomorrow.... more to come. xoxo Peg,” an email dated October 21, 2009 at 5:37:02 am by American publicist Peggy Siegal to an address 'jeevacation@gmail.com' said.

While the email does not mention the film’s name, it appears to be the 2009 film ‘Amelia’, directed by Ms. Nair and based on the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the world. It starred Hillary Swank and Richard Gere.

‘LOOK AT THESE THUGS’: Joe slams ‘paramilitary’ ICE for drawing guns on Minnesota woman Why the Republicans are losing

Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/31/trump-arch-memorial-circle/

The president is eyeing a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.

“I’d like it to be the biggest one of all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “We’re the biggest, most powerful nation.”

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France — which Trump has cited as a model and vowed to exceed by “a lot” — is 164 feet high. A memorial arch in Mexico City, the largest in the world, measures 220 feet.

Deportation flight judge cleared of DOJ misconduct claims

 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/doj-judge-boasberg-complaint-dismissed

A federal appeals judge tossed the Justice Department's misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg, who said last spring the administration defied his order to halt deportation flights to El Salvador.

The big picture: The administration has attacked judges appointed by Democrats and Republicans alike. But this ruling shows the limits of the Justice Department's self-proclaimed "war" on judges who rule against the administration.

Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds

 https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/epstein-files-release-exposes-names-of-at-least-43-victims-wsj-review-finds-ba4ff95e?mod=hp_lead_pos8

Justice Department failed to redact dozens of Epstein victims’ names, including more than two dozen who were minors

The Justice Department exposed the names of dozens of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, including many who haven’t shared their identities publicly or were minors when they were abused by the notorious sex offender.

'Hero' Gaza hospital director and op-ed writer for NYT revealed to have been Hamas colonel

 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-885264

Despite his Hamas rank being well known in Arabic media, Safiya was still invited to write opinion pieces for the NYT.

A Gaza doctor and hospital director who criticized Israel in two separate New York Times op-eds has been revealed to be a Hamas colonel.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is a Palestinian pediatrician and the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya. The IDF arrested him on December 27, 2024, and he has since been held in an Israeli prison.

2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opens to public after years of digging

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/2000-year-old-pilgrimage-road-to-temple-mount-opens-to-public-after-years-of-digging/

The Pilgrimage Road, under excavation for some 20 years by archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority, is believed to have been built in the first years of the common era by either King Herod or Governor Pontius Pilate as the leading artery through which visitors ascended to the Temple from the south.

“This is one of the most magnificent archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem in the last decades,” Amit Re’em, IAA chief archaeologist for the Jerusalem District, told The Times of Israel via telephone ahead of the tour. “For the first time, you can see this direct link between the Siloam Pool and the Temple Mount, and the street was sealed under the modern city for thousands of years.”

The excavation itself was opposed by many Palestinian residents living in the houses above the underground site, as they charged that it would damage the buildings, an accusation firmly rejected by the archaeologists, the City of David and ELAD.

Jewish and historical sources describe how, toward the end of the Second Temple Period, millions of pilgrims would flock to Jerusalem for the annual festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot, as the city and the Temple reached the apex of their splendor after Herod renovated and expanded them.

Scientists finally may know why kidney patients die of heart disease

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/01/chronic-kidney-disease-heart-failure/

More than half of people with advanced kidney disease develop cardiovascular problems. A new study finds that diseased kidneys release tiny particles that are toxic to the heart.

The relationship between chronic kidney disease and heart conditions is well documented. Studies show that the severity of cardiovascular complications is correlated with the stage of kidney failure. Some estimates suggest that more than half of people with advanced kidney disease develop cardiovascular problems.

“When we think about kidney health, we have to understand that preserving kidney health is so important to preserving heart health,” Rangaswami said. “We have so many amazing therapies that can really stabilize kidney function.”

They Called Them “Problem Kids.” He Called Them His Girls | Ronnie Greenwald

AI-generated 'rabbi' draws thousands of followers online, raising transparency concerns

 https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-884045

An AI-generated Hasidic ‘rabbi’ gained thousands of followers online before being exposed, sparking debate in Israel over trust, ethics, and transparency in religious digital content.

An online figure presented as a hassidic rabbi built a following of tens of thousands on Instagram and TikTok in recent weeks before being exposed as an artificial intelligence-generated persona.

The accounts, operating under the name “Rabbi Menachem Goldberg,” featured a bearded, hassidic-looking character delivering short daily messages about faith, abundance, and personal success. The videos followed a consistent format and often ended with calls to purchase paid digital content, including e-books and guides marketed as spiritual and life-improvement tools, the report said.

A Maariv journalist reported that viewers began raising doubts as the content grew more familiar, describing the language as broad and inspirational, with few identifiable Jewish sources or traditional references. Additional suspicions were fueled by visual inconsistencies in the videos’ synagogue-style backdrops, including Hebrew text that appeared nonsensical and design details that did not match recognizable Jewish settings.

In response to the case, the Tzohar Center for Jewish Ethics called the episode a warning sign and urged clear standards for transparency. The center said presenting AI as a human voice of moral or rabbinic authority can mislead audiences, because viewers tend to associate a “rabbinic” persona with personal responsibility and accountability.

The US is headed for mass unemployment, and no one is prepared

 https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5713876-ai-displacement-and-ubi/

The most sobering warning comes from Geoffrey Hinton, one of the architects of modern AI. Hinton hasn’t joined the hype merchants. Instead, he has joined the alarmists. His claim is troubling: AI capability is effectively doubling every seven months. Not every decade. Not every few years. Every seven months.

At that pace, change doesn’t arrive gradually but in overwhelming waves. First, it replaces what we dismiss as “menial” cognitive work — call centers, customer service, scheduling, transcription. That phase is already underway. Then it moves into clerical roles, basic accounting, paralegal research, routine journalism, marketing copy, and compliance work. Those jobs are next. After that, no profession is spared, not even software engineering itself.

Lay out the timeline honestly, and it becomes terrifying. In 2026, AI replaces support roles. In 2027, it consumes administrative and clerical work. By 2028, it’s performing serious professional tasks at scale. By the early 2030s, much of white-collar America may no longer be necessary to the current economic structure. 

Just say ‘Jew’: JD Vance’s Holocaust post shows why naming Jews and Nazis still matters -editorial

 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-885138

Vice President JD Vance marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 with a message honoring “millions of lives lost,” yet he did not mention Jews or Nazis.

At a time when global antisemitism is at an all-time high, omitting these two simple words is more than just a small oversight. It weakens the very purpose of the day, and given the current split and rise of antisemitism within the Right in America, it is worrying that the omission came from the vice president.

What happened is simple. The vice president posted a solemn remembrance, invoked “never again,” and paired it with commemorative imagery. But he avoided naming the Jews as the targeted victims and the Nazis as the perpetrators. Other senior officials, in contrast, referenced Jews and antisemitism directly. The omission sparked backlash online from X/Twitter users, senior Jewish figures, and even op-eds in this very paper

32 Gazans said killed in wave of strikes as IDF responds to truce violation

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-28-gazans-said-killed-in-wave-of-strikes-as-idf-responds-to-truce-violation/

At least 32 Palestinians, including women, children and Hamas police officers, were reported killed in a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Saturday morning — one of the highest death tolls since the October ceasefire — as the Israeli military confirmed it targeted terror commanders and infrastructure in response to what it called a “violation of the ceasefire agreement.”

The Israel Defense Forces said its strikes targeted four commanders in the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups, as well as a weapons depot, an arms manufacturing site and two rocket launching positions.

According to the military, the strikes were launched after eight gunmen emerged from a tunnel in southern Gaza’s Rafah on Friday. The IDF said at the time that three of the gunmen were killed in strikes and a fourth, described as a key Hamas commander, was capture

Judge orders release of 5-year-old Minnesota boy, father detained by ICE

 https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5716881-texas-judge-orders-release-father-son/

A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered the release of the 5-year-old boy and father who were transported to a detention center in the state amid the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minnesota.

The father and son were detained by federal officers last week when Conejo Ramos returned home from pre-school. A picture of the young boy wearing a bright blue hat and a Spider-Man backpack went viral on social media, prompting outrage in an already-tense climate over the immigration crackdown in the state. 

In a Saturday opinion, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery admonished the administration’s removal of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, saying the pair “seek nothing but the modicum of due process and the rule of law.”

“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency,” Biery wrote. “And the rule of law be damned.”

Biery accused the government of ignoring constitutional rights, and suggested the administration needed a “civics lesson.” 

“Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster,” Biery wrote. “That is called the fox guarding the henhouse. The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.”

Trump gets BAD NEWS about Don Lemon arrest

Don Lemon's attorney one-on-one with Jen Psaki

תלמידי הישיבה קטנה בריקוד השיטה הקדושה לאחר תפילת שחרית בכותל המערבי

השיטה הקדושה (שיטת ה"שוואנצונעס")

 https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/מנחם_מנדל_הגר_(בני_ברק)#השיטה_הקדושה_(שיטת_ה"שוואנצונעס")

החצר בראשותו מחנכת לפולחן אישיות ומדגישה את חשיבות ההתבטלות המוחלטת כלפיו[11]. בעלונים שמתפרסמים בחצרו מרבים לעסוק בנושא ההתבטלות המוחלטת לצדיק[12], כך לדוגמה באחד המקורות שפורסמו נכתב: "שהרבי הקדוש אינו גוף ולא ישיגוהו משיגי הגוף, נערץ ונקדש מעל לכל דמות ודמיון […] לבדו ימלוך מלך ונשגב רבינו הקדוש לבדו, כי המלכות שלך הוא, ואנו קרוצי חומר זוכים בזכייה נשגבה ומתנת חינם ממש לעבדו בלבב שלם". עוד נכתב כי על הצעיר החסידי לשנן בכל עת "שיויתי הייליגער רבי לנגדי תמיד" (בתרגום לעברית: "שיויתי את הרבי הקדוש לנגדי תמיד"), משפט שבמקורו נאמר על אלוהים: שִׁוִּיתִי ה' לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד[13]. בשעת תפילת שמונה עשרה מתפללים לכיוונו ומביטים עליו, ואת ספריו יש להניח מעל שאר ספרי הקודש, ואף מעל החומש[14]. יש הטוענים כי החסיד מחונך שהאדמו"ר הוא מעל הכל, ואם יורה לאכול חזיר יש לעשות זאת.[15]

דער ויז'ניצע רבי פון בני ברק - מרכז זינגט אין א חופה די נייע וכולם מקבלים- שוואנצונעס

Lawrence: The protesters are forcing Trump’s retreat.

Late Night DESTROYS Melania’s Documentary 😂 | Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers, Desi Lydic & More

‘Melania’ promises to take us behind the scenes. There’s nothing to see.

 ‘Melania’ promises to take us behind the scenes. There’s nothing to see.

There is a controversial new Amazon documentary about Melania Trump released this weekend and every single review I’ve read has been terrible, but babe, if you suspect I have come here today to trash a movie about the wife of a notoriously thin-skinned, anti-journalist president, which was bankrolled by the company owned by the man who also pays my salary — NOT TODAY, SATAN. Do you think I’m a moron? (Don’t answer that). This house is clean.

What I ended up wondering throughout this documentary, while I kept waiting in vain for director Brett Ratner to peel back another layer on Melania, is if we were dealing with a situation that was not an onion but a potato. Yes, there’s a thin protective skin. But after you breach that, no matter how many times you go after it with a peeler, you’re dealing with pretty much the same pulp.

Her worldview seems based on optics more than reality: that what things look like is as important as what things are like. She carries on about redecorating the White House tennis pavilion not because she is dim but because, in her view, her highest calling is not to give the American public something they can identify with but rather something they can aspire to.

What is she thinking? It doesn’t really matter, honestly. The fact that she is disciplined enough to hide her true personality from the public is, in fact, her personality.

Epstein Survivors Slam Trump’s DOJ Over Shoddy Release of Files

 https://newrepublic.com/post/204717/epstein-survivors-trump-justice-department-files

All those redactions and somehow the Department of Justice still didn’t redact survivors’ names.

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are claiming that the Trump administration broke the law by failing to redact some of their names and withholding other documents.

In a joint statement Monday, multiple survivors slammed the government’s recent document dump for failing to redact “numerous victim identities” while also making “abnormal and extreme redactions with no explanation.”

“We are told there are that there are still hundreds of thousands of documents still unreleased. These are clear-cut violations of an unambiguous law.”

Tulsi Gabbard’s appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/30/tulsi-gabbard-fulton-county-fbi-raid/

There are “only two explanations” for why Gabbard was in Fulton County on Wednesday, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) said at the hearing.

One is that she believes there’s a “legitimate foreign intelligence nexus,” he said, in which case Gabbard “violated her legal obligation to keep the intelligence committees fully and currently informed,” or she is attempting to insert the intelligence community into what Warner called “a domestic political stunt designed to legitimize conspiracy theories that undermine our democracy.’’

Former senior U.S. intelligence officials called Gabbard’s participation in the FBI action unprecedented, and out of line with her office’s legal authorities.

Trump has long maintained that the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden, was rigged. U.S. national security officials at the time said they found no evidence of widespread fraud and numerous courts rejected claims of election irregularities as unfounded.

Kosher Blackmail

 https://mishpacha.com/the-fur-coat/

The fur coat, they noted, wasn’t there — and my father-in-law was intrigued. He launched an investigation. I don’t know how he found this out, but he determined that the lawyer had stolen the coat and given it to his mother.

He sent him the photo he had taken of my mother-in-law wearing the coat and told him he knew that he had stolen it.

“I have no interest in sending this photo to the police and ruining your career,” he wrote, “even though you deserve it for stealing from your client. But you need to do one simple thing — release the $300,000 for my grandson. My son-in-law will use it to further his son’s education in any way that he sees fit, without your involvement. You will make the transfer as soon as you receive this email.”

Why did G-d tell Moshe to stop praying?

Shemos (14:15) Then G-d said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.

Rashi ( Shemos (14:15)) WHEREFORE CRIEST THOU UNTO ME? — there is no mention that he prayed to God concerning this, but this teaches us that Moses stood in prayer. Whereupon the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, “It is no time now to pray at length, when Israel is placed in trouble”.

Why did G-d tell Moshe to stop praying?  The Medrash Rabbah says

Shemos Rabbah (21:07) WHEREFORE CRIEST THOU UNTO ME? It is written, Hast thou prepared thy prayer before thy trouble came?  (Job XXXVI, 19).2 Why is this so? R. Eleazar b. Pedath said3: The proverb has it: ' Honour thy physician even before thou hast need of him. R. Simeon b. Lak. ish says: Prepare thy prayer before thy Creator, so that no troubles may befall thee from above. R. Hama b. Hanina said: When Israel departed from Egypt, the angel Samael arose to accuse them. R. Hama added the following explanation in the name of his father: It can be compared to a shepherd who was leading his sheep across a river when a wolf came to attack the sheep. What did the shepherd, who knew well how to deal with such emergencies, do? He took a large he-goat and threw it to the wolf, saying to himself, Let him struggle with this till we cross the river, and then I will return to bring it back. So, when Israel departed from Egypt, the Angel Samael arose to accuse them, pleading before God: ' Lord of the Universe! Till now they have been worshipping idols, and now Thou dividest the sea for them? ' What did God do? He delivered into his hands Job, one of the counsellors of Pharaoh, of whom it is written, And that man was wholehearted and upright (Job I, 1), and said: Behold, he is in thy hands (ib. II, 6). God reckoned: While he is busily occupied with Job, Israel will go through the sea! Afterwards, I will deliver Job; this is why Job said, I was at ease, and He broke me asunder (XVI, 12). ‘I was at ease in the world,’ said Job, but He broke me asunder, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces (ib.), in order to make me the target for His people, for it says, He hath also set me up for His mark (ib.), God delivereth me to the ungodly (ib. 11), He hath delivered me into the hands of Satan; and in order that Israel may not emerge guilty from the trial, He hath delivered me into his hand’; hence, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked (ib.). It was then that God said to Moses: Moses, behold I have given Job over to Satan. It is for you to Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

How two federal agents escalated an encounter with Alex Pretti into a deadly shooting

 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/29/politics/video/immigration-agents-shooting-alex-pretti-vid-invs

In the chaotic moments leading up to Alex Pretti’s death on Saturday, the aggressive actions of two federal agents transformed the encounter into a deadly shooting, a CNN analysis of video has found.

The conduct of those two agents, from the earliest moments interacting with demonstrators up through their decision to pull weapons and fire at Pretti, illustrate the dangers of flooding American cities with officers ill-equipped to deal with protesters in urban environments, experts told CNN.

While major city police departments have embraced a philosophy of cooling down heated encounters with the public, the immigration officers in Minneapolis did the opposite – right up to the moment of Pretti’s death.

Law enforcement experts who reviewed the videos for CNN said the officers’ use of deadly force likely stemmed from lack of training or a failure by the agents to follow it during the heated encounter.