23 Jan 2026

Major snow, ice storm to affect more than 150 million people in southern, eastern US
A high-impact winter storm will spread snow and ice across more than two dozen states from Texas through the Carolinas and Maine from Friday through the weekend. The amount and extent of snow and ice could cut power and disrupt travel for days, increasing the risk to lives and property.

At least 5 dead in Tunisia after the heaviest rain in 70 years
At least 5 people have been reported dead after the heaviest rain in over 70 years struck parts of Tunisia, dropping over 200 mm (8 inches) of rainfall since January 19. A Red Alert (the highest warning level) was issued for the Grand Tunis area as well as the Nabeul and Monastir provinces as rainfall and floods continued through January 20-21.

Record-breaking rainfall leaves dead and missing in New Zealand
Record-breaking rainfall left at least two people dead and several others unaccounted for in parts of New Zealand on January 21, 2026. The event produced multiple rainfall records and damaging winds, marking the 20th Red Warning weather event since the alert level was introduced in May 2019.

Intense rainfall and gale-force winds hit Greece, causing deadly flooding
A severe storm system brought intense rainfall and gale-force winds across Greece on January 22, causing deadly floods and widespread disruptions and killing two people. Schools were closed, ferry services suspended, and authorities warned residents to avoid non-essential travel.

Is Political Murder Becoming ‘Acceptable’? These Numbers Say ‘Yes.’
Over the past decade, there have been plenty of warning signs showing where we are headed as a society — especially when it comes to political violence. The findings of a new survey from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) show that those warning signs are quickly becoming reality.

Is Trump Poised to Launch a Massive Iran Attack Any Moment?
This is getting little or no attention in American or Western media. But a bloody new war could break out in Israel in the coming days. Tensions here are sky high. Events are moving rapidly. And the prospect of an apocalyptic new missile war in the region is, I’m afraid, very real. It is, by no means, certain. But it’s already causing the Israeli military to go on full alert.

A worldwide epidemic of using the law to silence dissent about covid 
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science highlights lawfare cases against healthcare professionals and whistleblowers worldwide, including detective Helen Grus in Canada, lawyer Arno van Kessel in Holland, lawyer Reiner Fuellmich in Germany, analyst Jacques Baud in Switzerland, and database creator Barry Young in New Zealand.

Major School District Is Discriminating Against White Students, Lawsuit States
Why would over a third of white college applicants falsely claim they’re non-white on their applications, as The Hill reported in 2021? Have they never heard of “white privilege”? Or is it that they’ve never actually experienced it (because it doesn’t exist)? Perhaps we could ask the white kids in Los Angeles’ schools. After all, states a recently filed lawsuit, they’re being discriminated against solely based on skin color.

Ethnic Cleansing of Ireland continues: Migrants’ social media campaign to wipe out the Irish 
A campaign of videos where immigrants denigrate the Irish has been launched.  These non-Irish migrants are attempting to revise Irish history, Irish culture, and the Irish language to suit them. “There probably isn’t such a thing as an Irish person,” an African migrant says.

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