{"id":46149,"date":"2026-01-16T12:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=46149"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:20:59","slug":"todays-top-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/todays-top-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Top News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-1024x161.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-1024x161.png 1024w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-300x47.png 300w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-150x24.png 150w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-768x120.png 768w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-1536x241.png 1536w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-2048x321.png 2048w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36-250x39.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25a0 \u00a0January 15, 2025<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=6dcdc8d756&amp;e=e5c069fbef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fmedia-library%2Ffederal-agents-keep-protesters-away-from-the-area-where-an-immigration-enforcement-agent-shot-and-wounded-a-man-in-north-minneap.jpg%3Fid%3D62815494%26width%3D600%26height%3D200%26coordinates%3D0%252C120%252C0%252C221&amp;t=1768594581&amp;ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c89-9a0c4b019700&amp;sig=cWuUbd1hV4GVbqLv2GeqMg--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=f809a529ba&amp;e=e5c069fbef\"><strong>&#8216;No,&#8217; Says Bernie Sanders, &#8216;The American People Do Not Want Trump&#8217;s Domestic Army&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sanders&#8217; likening of ICE to a &#8220;domestic army&#8221; comes as more footage out of Minneapolis shows federal immigration agents violently assaulting protesters and legal observers.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Brad Reed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=921de05f8a&amp;e=e5c069fbef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fmedia-library%2Fus-politics-trump-return.jpg%3Fid%3D62815349%26width%3D600%26height%3D200%26coordinates%3D0%252C170%252C0%252C497&amp;t=1768594581&amp;ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c89-9a0c4b019700&amp;sig=pYOQtT9ocFVWnC4IG1oeBg--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=cdc728e556&amp;e=e5c069fbef\"><strong>Fearing Midterm Loss, Trump Once Again Says &#8216;We Shouldn&#8217;t Even Have an Election&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Take Trump at his word here,&#8221; said one Minnesota attorney. &#8220;But know his word isn\u2019t law.&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Stephen Prager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=62f3c483b4&amp;e=e5c069fbef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fmedia-library%2Fimmigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice-agents-and-protestors-in-minneapolis-january-2026.jpg%3Fid%3D62814741%26width%3D600%26height%3D200%26coordinates%3D0%252C433%252C0%252C193&amp;t=1768594581&amp;ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c89-9a0c4b019700&amp;sig=6hFFJmywDBWBy4VWf.AW0Q--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=1d13ade561&amp;e=e5c069fbef\"><strong>&#8216;Unnecessary, Irresponsible, and Dangerous&#8217;: ACLU Slams Trump&#8217;s Insurrection Act Threat<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWhat\u2019s needed now is not federal escalation, but deescalation.&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Julia Conley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=f9cd866f03&amp;e=e5c069fbef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fmedia-library%2Fus-secretary-of-homeland-security-kristi-noem-speaks-to-reporters-after-participating-in-a-tv-interview-outside-of-the-white-hou.jpg%3Fid%3D62814061%26width%3D600%26height%3D200%26coordinates%3D0%252C41%252C0%252C301&amp;t=1768594581&amp;ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c89-9a0c4b019700&amp;sig=OQw3_kKBUZwcTr8OSo50mA--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=c76bc4ffad&amp;e=e5c069fbef\"><strong>\u2018This Is Just a Lie\u2019: Kristi Noem Denies ICE Is Using Show-Me-Your-Papers Tactics in Minnesota<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;If you\u2019re Black or brown, Kristi Noem thinks it\u2019s fine to stop you, cuff you, and demand proof you\u2019re American.&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Brad Reed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=7202455f3a&amp;e=e5c069fbef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fmedia-library%2Fattorney-general-pam-bondi.jpg%3Fid%3D62813330%26width%3D600%26height%3D200%26coordinates%3D0%252C276%252C0%252C1391&amp;t=1768594581&amp;ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c89-9a0c4b019700&amp;sig=_p5SpzLpVFzg8GDBuEXJYQ--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=22d6fbe52d&amp;e=e5c069fbef\"><strong>Trump Unleashes Feds on US Cities While Giving Free Rein to Corporate Criminals<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The president&#8217;s &#8220;law and order&#8221; claims, said the watchdog group Public Citizen, &#8220;lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Jake Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=cbd5d4586a&amp;e=e5c069fbef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ecp.yusercontent.com\/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fmedia-library%2Fdemonstrators-protest-outside-of-the-whipple-federal-building-on-january-14-2026-in-minneapolis-minnesota.jpg%3Fid%3D62811623%26width%3D600%26height%3D200%26coordinates%3D0%252C102%252C0%252C240&amp;t=1768594581&amp;ymreqid=d41d8cd9-8f00-b204-1c89-9a0c4b019700&amp;sig=8olXGGGpoHE8INBixXHmDw--~D\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commondreams.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=d2541b6e3f9f2182b8be74d8f&amp;id=b313dc7ff8&amp;e=e5c069fbef\"><strong>&#8216;Minneapolis Is the Test Case&#8217;: Trump Threatens Insurrection Act to Put Down Protests<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;The Insurrection Act was always the plan,&#8221; warned one critic of the president.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Brad Reed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u25a0 \u00a0January 15, 2025 &#8216;No,&#8217; Says Bernie Sanders, &#8216;The American People Do Not Want Trump&#8217;s Domestic Army&#8217; Sanders&#8217; likening of ICE to a &#8220;domestic army&#8221; comes as more footage out of Minneapolis shows federal immigration agents violently assaulting protesters and legal observers. 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