Daily Dispatch - 5 February 2025

The Art of Interruption

TOP STORIES

1. CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce | CNN Politics

2. FCC launches probe into Soros-backed radio station that revealed live locations of undercover ICE agents | Fox News

3. Trump's Gaza plan for 'Riviera of the Middle East' triggers international condemnation | Reuters

4. USAID employees around the world will be placed on leave Friday and ordered to return to US | CNN Politics

5. Sweden mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead at an adult education center : NPR

POLITICS

1. FBI agents sue Trump DOJ to block any public identification of employees who worked on Jan. 6 investigations | Fox News

2. Phil Murphy Investigated Over Claims of Hiding Migrant in His House - Newsweek

3. (19) John Ʌ Konrad V on X: "I opened my NYTimes app today. They’re trying, but they can’t keep up. News that broke just hours ago is already off the homepage. THIS IS CRUCIAL The entire liberal deep state command and control system is broken. Let me explain 🧵" / X

4. (22) Joni Ernst on X: "🧵From funneling tax dollars to risky research in Wuhan to sending Ukrainians to Paris Fashion Week, USAID is one of the worst offenders of waste in Washington… all around the world. 🌎 This is why @POTUS, @DOGE, and @elonmusk are ending the nonsense. 👇" / X

5. Vice President JD Vance Reveals Inside Information 'Donald Trump Is Having the Time of His Life as President' - www.conservativeroof.com

6. USAID employee says staffers hid pride flags, 'incriminating' books when DOGE arrived | Fox News

7. DOGE Officials Spotted at FBI HQ After 5,000 Employees Named in Jan. 6 Witch Hunt

8. Report: 5,000 FBI Employees Worked on January 6 Cases

IMMIGRATION

1. U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay Detention Center - WSJ

2. Mexico sends troops to border in 'Operativo Frontera Norte'

ISRAEL

1. (7) Nicholas J. Fuentes on X: "Last night both the Telegraph and NYT reported that Iran is racing towards a nuclear bomb. Just in time for Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu today… what a coincidence! https://t.co/fhpIMsC86d" / X

2. Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Executive Order on 'Fighting Antisemitism'

3. Trump Asks Congress to Approve Transfer of Another 4,700 1,000-Pound Bombs to Israel

4. US freezes foreign aid for almost all countries including Ukraine, except Israel and Turkey | World News - The Times of India

5. US said readying to approve new $1 billion arms package to Israel | The Times of Israel

6. 'We will find you and will deport you,' Trump order on antisemitism warns : NPR

GAZA

1. Joshua Rainer on X: "Incredible thread about Gaza today (reuploaded in 4k) https://t.co/b4k2f5vi5s" / X

2. How Hamas rebuilt its numbers and made a show of force for the hostage swap

3. Trump’s Middle East envoy says Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce ‘preposterous’ | PBS News

4. What do Israeli figures have to say about Trump's plans for Gaza? - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post

5. Unpacking Trump's ideas for taking over the Gaza Strip : NPR

6. Gaza population falls 6 percent since start of war, statistics agency says | Gaza News | Al Jazeera

TRUMP AND BIBI

1. Trump Shares Video Saying Netanyahu Conned America Into War with Iraq and is Pushing War with Iran

2. Trump says Netanyahu "never wanted peace" with the Palestinians

3. Trump felt used on Soleimani strike: "Israel did not do the right thing"

4. Trump 'Shocked' Israeli Journalists With Criticisms of Netanyahu and War

5. Trump accuses Netanyahu of disloyalty: "F*** him"

6. Trump says Netanyahu betrayed him before 2020 US airstrike | AP News

7. Trump Uses Profanity In Accusing Former Israeli Prime Minister of Disloyalty : NPR

8. Trump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship | CNN Politics

OTHER

1. EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny Gets Hired by Andreessen Horowitz

2. L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds - The New York Times

3. New study finds entire spoonful of microplastics in people's brains - Disclose.tv

4. @amuse on X: "USAID: Sadly, Politico reporters haven’t been paid after USAID payments were suspended. Opposition news outlets across Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa are facing similar problems. Was Politico funded by USAID or is this just a coincidence? https://t.co/YVMqkk1CzI" / X