Also, the US smuggled thousands of Starlink terminals into Iran
| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 1. 🇮🇷 The US smuggled 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran. The State Department sent thousands of Elon Musk's Starlink internet devices into Iran last month to help protesters circumvent regime-imposed internet blackouts during its brutal crackdown. Starlink terminals remain illegal in Iran, where authorities routinely search homes and recently seized more than 50 of the devices. | 2. 🇮🇱 Israeli reservists placed bets using classified intel. An Israeli military reservist and a civilian were indicted for placing bets on Polymarket prediction markets using secret information about IDF operations. One user reportedly made around $150,000 profit by wagering on the timing of Israel's strike on Iran with suspicious accuracy. Authorities called the scheme a "real security risk to IDF operations." | 3. 🇨🇦 Canada's deadliest school shooting was by a transgender teen. An 18-year-old male who began "transitioning" to female at age 12 killed his mother, stepbrother, and eight people at his former school before taking his own life. Social media posts revealed that he struggled with his 6-foot frame and desire to be "petite." | 4. 🇦🇷 Violent protests erupted following Argentina's sweeping reforms. Argentina's Senate approved President Javier Milei's labor overhaul by a 42-30 vote, curbing the right to strike, extending trial periods for firing unproductive employees, and narrowing grounds for wrongful dismissal. Following its passage, protests broke out outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires. |
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| | | INSIDER RADAR | Marco Rubio blasts China for an "unjust" arrest | | Behind the paywall: Marco Rubio, Jimmy Lai, Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, and Viktor Orbán. |
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| | | QUICK AND IMPORTANT | Kim Jong-un picks his successor to lead North Korea | |
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| | | THE MAIN STORY | 2028 Democrat hopefuls descend on Munich | | _WHAT'S HAPPENING_ | Gavin Newsom told the Munich audience that "Donald Trump is temporary; he'll be gone in three years" and positioned California as "a stable and reliable partner" for European allies. Every Democrat speaking at the Munich Security Conference is expected to offer an alternative foreign policy vision to President Trump…
| | Behind the paywall: Which 2028 Democrats took their campaigns to Munich, how they used a global stage to contrast themselves with Trump, and what the overseas soft launch means for the coming primary battle. Plus, our thoughts on the story. |
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| | | Are the Democrats in Munich undermining US foreign policy? | |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | How left and right outlets frame Democrats at the Munich Security Conference | | | Behind the paywall: How CNN and The Independent frame the story on the left, and The Washington Examiner and Fox News on the right. |
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| TODAY'S DEBATE | 📊 Is America's image being damaged at the Munich Security Conference?Want your comment to be featured? Be sure to include your name. | |
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| POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | Are you concerned by the relationship between certain Trump allies and Jeffrey Epstein? | 🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👍 Yes (417)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👎 No (746)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤷♂️ Only a little (302) | 👍 Yes: "Let the chips fall where they may. The crimes against these girls and women are apolitical." — Sara 👎 No: "As usual, tiny R problems magnified to disguise huge D problems." — Loretta 🤷♂️ Only a little: "Only a little. Did they visit Epstein Island numerous time? Did they go alone? I am still waiting for the victims to testify against the people who violated them." — Gary | | | | 1,465 votes |
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