State Of Emergency Declared As US Region Faces Worst Drought In 25 Years Amid Hundreds Of Wildfires

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Florida is currently enduring its most severe drought in 25 years, according to updated data recently released. This troubling development coincides with the Florida Forest Service (FFS) reporting a highly concerning beginning to the 2026 wildfire season Friday. Since Jan. 1, over 650 wildfires have already been documented statewide.

A state of emergency has been issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis to address both the prolonged drought and the history-making Arctic cold that impacted Florida at the start of Feb.

The emergency order suspends agricultural weight limits that enable farmers to move and harvest crops more efficiently. It also instructs the state to gather the necessary documentation to pursue federal assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration.

Water shortage restrictions are now in place through every one of Florida’s water management districts — there’s a total of five. Several restrictions even have strict limits on lawn irrigation.

Per the U.S. Drought Monitor, 98% of Florida has some degree of drought while 85% is classified as being in “severe drought,” the highest level since Mar. 2001. (Read more from “State Of Emergency Declared As US Region Faces Worst Drought In 25 Years Amid Hundreds Of Wildfires” HERE)

DOJ Says Epstein File Release Is Over — Hundreds of Names Revealed, Including Trump, But Millions of Pages Still Withheld

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has released a list of 300 politicians, celebrities, and prominent figures named in the Jeffrey Epstein files — while simultaneously informing Congress that the Department of Justice has now fulfilled its legal obligation to disclose records and will not be releasing additional materials beyond what has already been made public.

In a letter sent to the leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the department has released all documents required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. However, they acknowledged that significant material remains withheld under various legal privileges.

“The Department released all ‘records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the Department’ that ‘relate to’ any of nine different categories,” Bondi and Blanche wrote.

300 “Politically Exposed” Names

The newly disclosed list includes current and former political leaders, business titans, entertainers, and global figures. Among the names: President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, Vice President Kamala Harris, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, Prince Harry, Woody Allen, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Beyoncé, Robert De Niro, and Bill Cosby.

The DOJ emphasized that inclusion in the files does not imply wrongdoing or direct contact with Epstein.

According to Bondi and Blanche, some individuals had “extensive direct email contact” with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Others were mentioned only in passing — sometimes in media articles included within the files that had no substantive connection to Epstein’s trafficking or financial activities.

Under the law, the DOJ faced a Dec. 19 deadline to disclose Epstein-related records. Officials said a team of hundreds of lawyers reviewed approximately 6 million pages of material, ultimately releasing more than 3.5 million pages in the weeks that followed.

However, roughly 2.5 million pages remain undisclosed.

Bondi and Blanche explained that withheld materials are protected under “deliberative-process privilege, work-product privilege, and attorney-client privilege.” Additionally, victim names and personally identifiable information were redacted.

The announcement effectively signals the administration considers the disclosure process complete — even though millions of pages have not been made public.

Notably, while Bondi’s name appears at the top of the letter, it was signed only by Deputy Attorney General Blanche — a detail that has raised eyebrows among observers.

Critics argue that while the DOJ has technically complied with the statute, the decision to withhold millions of pages under privilege claims leaves lingering questions about the full scope of Epstein’s network and the government’s internal handling of the case.

For now, the administration’s message is clear: the Epstein file release is over. But with millions of pages still sealed and public scrutiny intensifying, the debate over transparency and accountability surrounding the disgraced financier is far from settled.

Damning Report Torpedoes Trump’s ‘Central Defense’ About Epstein Ties

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A new report on Sunday torpedoed one of President Donald Trump’s “central defenses” about his ties to convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump has often claimed that he has never been credibly accused of wrongdoing over the course of his relationship with Epstein. He has also claimed that he never knew of Epstein’s crimes, even though the recently released Epstein files include a transcript of Trump calling a local police station and telling them about “creepy” Epstein.

But a new report undermines both of those claims. Investigative political reporter Roger Sollenberger reported on Sunday that Trump was credibly accused of abusing at least two young girls, citing court records and an internal FBI slideshow that was released in the latest tranche of Epstein files. . .

The report also mentions that Trump was at least partially aware of Epstein’s crimes because of information provided by a witness who helped secure a conviction against Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. (Read more from “Damning Report Torpedoes Trump’s ‘Central Defense’ About Epstein Ties” HERE)

‘Quiet’ Father Allegedly Stabbed 3-Month-Old Son, Threw Him in the Snow as Part of ‘Sacrifice’

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A “quiet” Pennsylvania father allegedly stabbed his baby son and tossed his tiny, injured body into the snow last week as part of a “sacrifice,” prosecutors chillingly revealed Thursday.

Michael Phillips, 44, was arrested after police responded to a call about a stabbing on Wednesday at an apartment complex in Coatesville just before 11:40 a.m., according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.

After arriving at the home, police discovered that Phillips had allegedly stabbed his 3-month-old son in the abdomen after the infant’s mother said he made comments about “having to sacrifice the baby” and had come at her with a knife, the DA said.

Philips allegedly tried to stab his baby son several times, but only managed to strike him once, the mother told police.

After the father launched the alleged freak assault, the terrified mother grabbed the injured child and her 9-year-old son to flee the residence, prosecutors added. (Read more from “‘Quiet’ Father Allegedly Stabbed 3-Month-Old Son, Threw Him in the Snow as Part of ‘Sacrifice’” HERE)

Trans Shooter ‘Roberta’ Opens Fire at Rhode Island Ice Rink, Shoots Family Before Turning Gun on Self

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A tragic shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink has left a family shattered after a transgender gunman—who reportedly went by the name “Roberta”—allegedly opened fire during a high school hockey game, killing his wife and wounding his children before taking his own life.

According to Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves, the suspect, identified as 56-year-old Robert Dorgan, had transitioned years earlier and was known to go by “Roberta.”

Authorities say the deadly incident unfolded at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena and stemmed from what investigators describe as a domestic violence situation that escalated into a murder-suicide.

At least one person was killed and multiple others were injured when shots rang out inside the arena, sending families scrambling for safety during the youth sporting event.

A source cited by FOX News indicated the gunman fatally shot his wife and wounded two of his children before turning the firearm on himself. He later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

WPRI reported that Dorgan had publicly changed his gender identification several years ago. In 2020, he reportedly went to the North Providence Police Department and stated that he had recently undergone gender-reassignment surgery. According to reports at the time, Dorgan claimed his father-in-law wanted him out of the family home following the surgery.

Court records show that around the same period Dorgan allegedly announced his gender transition, his wife filed for divorce. The filing cited “gender reassignment surgery” as well as “narcissistic + personality disorder traits.”

Investigators have not yet released additional details about what led to the shooting inside the crowded arena, but authorities indicated early findings suggest the violence was targeted and domestic in nature rather than a random act.

Daughters of Irishman Held by ICE Say Father Abandoned Them and Should Return to Face Drug Charges: Report

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The estranged twin daughters of an Irishman who has been held in a Texas immigration detention facility for nearly five months blasted their father as an absentee parent — arguing he should be sent back to Ireland to face long-standing drug charges, according to a report.

Heather and Melissa Morrissey felt compelled to speak out after their father, Seamus Culleton, pleaded on RTÉ radio for Irish authorities to intervene in his US detention so he could return to his American wife and life in Boston, where he runs a construction company, according to the Daily Mail.

The twins, who are about to turn 19, told the outlet that Culleton “abandoned” them when they were 18 months old, leaving their mother, Margaret “Maggie” Morrissey, to raise them alone.

“I feel that we were born and he just up and left. He did abandon us. That’s what he did,” Heather told the outlet about her father, who Department of Homeland authorities said overstayed his 90-day tourist visa more than 15 years ago.

The sisters said they have not received “a penny” in child support from their father and never saw him in person again after he moved to the US. (Read more from “Daughters of Irishman Held by ICE Say Father Abandoned Them and Should Return to Face Drug Charges: Report” HERE)

Hillary Admits Biden’s Migration Was ‘Disruptive and Destabilizing’

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President Joe Biden’s easy-migration policy “went too far … [and was] disruptive and destabilizing,” Hillary Clinton admitted to a European meeting of national security officials and influencers.

“Migration has been a huge flash point,” Clinton told a meeting in Munich of U.S. and European politicians and security officials. She continued:

We need to call it for what it is, a legitimate reason to have a debate about things like migration. It went too far. It’s been disruptive and destabilizing, and it needs to be fixed in a humane way with secure borders.

Clinton lost the 2016 election largely because of the impoverishing and alienating migration policies favored by President Barack Obama.

But Clinton then tried to blame Trump for the flashpoint created by establishment-tied Presidents, including her husband, President Bill Clinton, and especially by Obama.

(Read more from “Hillary Admits Biden’s Migration Was ‘Disruptive and Destabilizing’” HERE)

Father Goes Nuclear on School Board After Teachers Sent His Son to ICE Protest

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A father who posted a video of himself pulling his son out of a “walkout” protesting operations by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tore into the Highline School Board in Washington state on Wednesday.

Hundreds of students in the Seattle-area school district took part in the Feb. 2 walkout, some of whose parents backed the protest, according to the Seattle Times. Vance Glawe, who drove to the protest to pull his son, a seventh-grade student at Cascade Middle School, out of the event, confronted members of the school board with fiery remarks during his two-minute address.

“My name is Vance Glawe and on the afternoon of February 2, 2026, my 14 year old child called me. He was not at school. He was not sick. He was in the middle of White Center, Washington, in the middle of a protest that was organized for his middle school,” Glawe told the members of the board during their Wednesday meeting in video that went viral when it was posted on X by LibsofTikTok.

Glawe, who is a content creator who goes by “Modern Ragnar 1.0” on multiple social media sites, was dressed in a suit as he addressed the board, before claiming the board violated state law, and he declared his intention to sue.

“RCW 28A 600035, by allowing them to leave and under Initiative 2081, the parental Bill of Rights, I have the right to know where my child goes,” Glawe said. “That was taken from me. I was not given notice. I was not given an email. I was not given a call. You exposed him to real danger. That’s neglect and that’s endangerment.” (Read more from “Father Goes Nuclear on School Board After Teachers Sent His Son to ICE Protest” HERE)

Epstein Paid Reputation Firms to Suppress Child Sex Offenses Online

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Jeffrey Epstein tapped online reputation management firms to bury negative coverage of his 2008 sex offense conviction and flood the internet with favorable content in a years-long effort to rehabilitate his public image.

Companies and individuals were either hired or submitted detailed action plans for the project, with fees as high as $12,500 per month, according to hundreds of pages of emails and documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice last month. These companies, to varying degrees, offered to target news articles highlighting the financier’s status as a sex offender, edit his Wikipedia page, and pump out fluff pieces seeking to highlight his philanthropy that would skew search engine results, the documents show.

“Nothing for me more important,” Epstein wrote to an associate in 2010, instructing him to find a reputation management firm. At other points, he said he needs “someone to redo my Wikipedia” and asked friends for advice on his “Google issues.”

The documents expose the murky ecosystem of reputation laundering where obscure firms, often undaunted by clients’ unsavory histories, charge for the technical expertise needed to reshape public image online. Epstein sought to sanitize his digital footprint as he continued to cultivate relationships with billionaires, academics and public figures, betting that a cleaner online presence would smooth his return to the upper echelons of society. The proposed strategies also show how Epstein leveraged philanthropy to whitewash his reputation.

At the center of the strategy was Al Seckel, an optical illusions expert and brother-in-law of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Seckel, who died in 2015, acted as a fixer and laid out a strategy for what amounted to a search engine optimization arms race to drown out reports relating to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for child sex offenses. (Read more from “Epstein Paid Reputation Firms to Suppress Child Sex Offenses Online” HERE)

RFK Jr. Admits ‘I Used to Snort Cocaine Off of Toilet Seats’ While Discussing Germs

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to snorting cocaine off toilet seats while recounting his past drug abuse and decades of recovery.

The 72-year-old revealed during Thursday’s episode of “This Past Weekend with Theo Von” that he had met the comedian during recovery meetings that were held before the COVID-19 pandemic.

That gave the HHS chief an opening to remark that he was “not scared of a germ — I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.”

“Like, if I don’t, if I don’t treat it — which means for me going to meetings every day — it’s just bad for my life,” Kennedy said of his addiction and recovery journey.

Von and Kennedy both lived in the Los Angeles area and were introduced at a 7 a.m. recovery meeting that got shut down during the pandemic. (Read more from “RFK Jr. Admits ‘I Used to Snort Cocaine Off of Toilet Seats’ While Discussing Germs” HERE)