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In response to the growing global kerosene shortage, German government now plans to lower the taxes on air tickets 🤦🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️
Fortunately, the taxes are ridiculously low, so this won't do much direct harm. But it's of course totally the wrong signal to give.
https://www.tag…

Bundesregierung will Luftverkehrssteuer wegen teurer Flüge senken
Für Flüge aus Deutschland soll von Juli an eine niedrigere Ticketsteuer gelten. CDU, CSU und SPD lösen damit ein Versprechen aus ihrem Koalitionsvertrag ein. Die Preise dürften allerdings kaum fallen.

Don Lemon is released from custody on a no money bond; Lemon's lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/don-lemon-released-arrest-church-pro…

Don Lemon Released After Arrest Over Coverage of Minnesota Church Protest
The government has accused the former CNN anchor of interfering with church-goers' rights to freely practice their religious beliefs.

The US government finalized forfeiture of $400M tied to Helix crypto mixer last week; Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon was sentenced to three years in 2024 (Vince Dioquino/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/356443/us-forfeiture-400-million-helix-darknet-mixer

US Finalizes Forfeiture of $400 Million Tied to Helix Darknet Mixer
The mixer processed hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin that prosecutors say were tied to illicit activity on the dark web.

Israël : le réveil civique et politique des Arabes en Israël face aux violences liées au crime organisé
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/01/30/isra…

Israël : le réveil civique et politique des Arabes en Israël face aux violences liées au crime organisé
Devant la recrudescence des violences liées au crime organisé dans les villes majoritairement arabes du nord d’Israël, les habitants et leurs élus se mobilisent, espérant rallier la population juive à leurs demandes et convaincre le gouvernement de garantir leur sécurité.

“The government’s understaffing and high case load is a problem of its own making,”
a federal judge observed.
On Feb. 18, 2026, after a 90-minute hearing,
U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino of the District of Minnesota imposed a conditional civil contempt fine upon a government attorney handling one of the hundreds of immigration related habeas corpus cases
that have overwhelmed the courts of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., since December.
She ordered Specia…

Lessons from the Minnesota’s Civil Contempt Case
“The government’s understaffing and high case load is a problem of its own making,” a federal judge observed.

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Billionaires like Lurie and his buddies prefer philanthropy to taxes because they decide how much to pay and how it's used. We should not believe for a second that it has anything to do with helping non-rich San Franciscans. #sfpol

8 of 11 supervisors support Prop D, the Overpaid CEO Tax. That's as close to consensus as we get in SF. Even moderates recognize taxing the biggest corporations, when they just got Trump tax cuts, is preferable to painful cuts to public services.
Dorsey, Mandelman, Mayor Lurie, and Scott Wiener really stand out here as out of touch with their districts and the city.

We asked every S.F. politician about the ‘Overpaid CEO tax’ proposal. Here are their answers.
Every city politician or aspiring city politician was asked for his or her two cents on the 'Overpaid CEO' tax. Here are their answers.

Chris Madel, a defense lawyer who had been running for governor of Minnesota as a Republican,
said he had decided to end his campaign
because he had become outraged by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
The operation “has departed so far from the stated goals that it is simply a disaster,” Mr. Madel said

Greg Bovino Set to Leave Minneapolis as Trump Shakes Up Immigration Operation: Live Updates
Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who became a target of fierce criticism, is set to depart as President Trump moves to deflect anger over a second fatal shooting. Mr. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, will now direct ICE operations in the state.