Former Harris County Attorney Democrat Christian Menefee will win the special election runoff in Texas’ 18th Congressional District, according to a projection from CNN’s Decision Desk, ending a long vacancy and narrowing Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority in the US House.

Newly disclosed U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to share what he knows with authorities about Epstein’s links to powerful individuals around the world.

Source unknown :(

*Brandon Johnson gives police ‘clear procedure’ to follow if they witness or get reports of agents involved in illegal activity*

Attacking your own population will not inspire loyalty for the nation state amongst the general population.

King Charles has been accused of hypocrisy after 12 foxes were “shot and strung up like trophies” on Crown Estate land, we can reveal.

Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms.

I moved the petcube camera down to a sniffable level, so he faceplanted into it in the middle of the night and then pulled this face as he walked away.

https://mastodon.online/@danirabbit/115985248349797403

not my oc

There was a discussion about this article 2 years ago here and here, but I thought it’s such an interesting a novel concept full of potential that it’s worth a repost.

Today the first of Feb is Global Switch day, Spread awareness of the Fediverse in your communities.

https://labyrinth.zone/objects/3fbecc4b-bedc-4a04-9964-88068c9bc53c

transcription: pawjobs this pawjobs that what about clawjobs???? our poor scorpion girls and crabgirls are getting nooo representation… picered my penits :(

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LESS THAN 40 MINUTES after federal immigration agents shot and killed 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti on Nicollet Avenue in south Minneapolis, Clayton Kelly was thrown face-first onto the sidewalk, tasting snow and street grime as a federal agent’s knee drove into his back.

https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/115993778903728708

Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42381980

Independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have vowed to continue reporting, following their arrests after covering an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota.

Catherine O’Hara, one of the funniest people to ever set foot on planet Earth, died on Friday at the age of 71. TMZ broke the news.

Finland’s jobless rate was slightly higher than Spain’s last month. Sweden was third with a considerably lower rate.

My second best crow friend, a son of the first.

Game also says it has Y2K-inspired in-game web pages, and I can definitely see that in the artstyle. Feels somehow modern but also not like it would be too out of place on my old Nintendo DS. It does involve the main character’s grandmother with Alzheimer’s, a “comedic-yet-bittersweet story,” and some darker websites, so if you are just looking for cozy vibes this might not be it.