It’s February 18th, and here is probably the most unhinged news update I have given you thus far. Before I get to the bullet point list, if you want to support my work, and help me continue doing this work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber today. We will be having our next paid subscriber live tomorrow at 8:30 PM EST. Because of you all, I do this full time now!!
With that, here is all the news that you may have missed today:
NASA is officially increasing the odds of an asteroid impacting earth by 2032 to 3.1%, the highest ever risk assessment given by the agency.
Steve Bannon, a former Trump advisor, called Elon Musk a "parasitic illegal immigrant," according to The New York Times—looks like the girlies are fighting!
The rarely seen deep-sea creature known as an 'oarfish,' or 'doomsday fish,' has washed ashore in Mexico, and legend says it only surfaces when something catastrophic is about to happen.
NASA has decided to cut 10% of its workforce in compliance with the Trump Administration’s directives.
This afternoon, a senior prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, Denise Cheung, resigned. According to reports, her resignation came after she was asked by the Trump Administration to open an investigation into a government contract awarded during the Biden administration. Cheung had served for over 24 years in the Justice Department prior to her resignation today.
This afternoon, the top FDA food official responsible for overseeing America's food safety and inspections has resigned from the federal government. The resignation is just the latest in a mass exodus of officials leaving the Trump Administration and comes days after the Administration began mass layoffs of federal workers who are still in a "probationary" posture.
Michelle King, the former acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, resigned abruptly over the weekend after a clash with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk over DOGE's request to access sensitive government data.
Colombia's President Petro is claiming that drug trafficking gangs have obtained two missiles and are planning to target his plane in an attempt to kill him.
As the Trump administration starts preliminary talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. and allied intelligence reveals that Russian President Putin still seeks full control of Ukraine and is not currently interested in a genuine peace deal, despite sending representatives to Saudi Arabia for negotiations.
Donald Trump continues his attacks against the Associated Press stating: "We're gonna keep them out until such time as they agree that it's the Gulf of America."
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Aaron
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