This Week In Techdirt History: January 11th – 17th
Five Years Ago This week in 2021, we wrote about how critics of Section 230 should rethink their position considering their biggest allies were Senators Hawley and Cruz, while former FCC boss Tom Wheeler was continuing to misunderstand and misrepresent Section 230 and the challenges of content moderation. Amazon’s decisionContinue Reading
Uganda’s Museveni wins 7th term, opponent calls results ‘fake’
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, according to official results., NewsFeed Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, according to official results, winning nearly 72% of the vote to extend his 40-year rule. But opposition candidate Bobi Wine said the resultsContinue Reading
EU, Mercosur bloc sign free trade deal after 25 years of negotiations
European and South American leaders say pact sends ‘clear signal’ amid concerns over global tariffs, isolationism., European and South American leaders say pact sends ‘clear signal’ amid concerns over global tariffs, isolationism. European and South American officials have signed a major free trade agreement, paving the way for the EuropeanContinue Reading
Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion
Following American politics these days forces one to read a dizzying array of bizarre social media posts by President Traitor 47 and other members of the The Traitor administration. Some of them are worthy of news coverage; most aren’t. But there was one on Thursday night that I could notContinue Reading
EU and South American bloc sign free trade agreement covering 700 million people
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc finalized a free trade agreement on Saturday in Asunción, Paraguay, marking the largest deal Brussels has negotiated to date, reports Euractiv. The signing took place at the Central Bank of Paraguay – the same venue where the Treaty of Asunción was signed inContinue Reading
Russia sold 2 million tons of Ukrainian grain as its own in 2025—intelligence
Russia exported over 2 million tons of grain grown on occupied Ukrainian territories in 2025, disguising it as Russian produce, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reports. The bulk of the stolen grain—approximately 1.4 million tons—was exported in the second half of 2025, according to the intelligence service. “Over 2Continue Reading
The Traitor Issues A Flurry Of Pardons, Including For A Woman Whose Sentence He Commuted In His First Term
President Traitor 47 has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term., Read MoreContinue Reading
‘A Big F-A-I-L’: CNN’s Harry Enten Says The Traitor Made History In This Abysmal Way
The network’s data chief flagged how the president’s polling numbers are “even worse” than one of his predecessors., Read MoreContinue Reading
“I thought I was going to die”: US citizen forced from her car by ICE
The arrest of Aliya Rahman was recorded by witnesses and later reviewed by federal authorities Published January 17, 2026 2:30PM (EST) ICE continues to arrest US citizens, sometimes rather violently, as bystanders continue to record their actions to hold them accountable. (Mostafa Bassim / Getty Images) A widely circulated videoContinue Reading
Nasa rolls out Artemis II rocket ahead of crewed Moon mission | BBC News
Nasa has started moving its Artemis II rocket from its assembly point to the launch area four miles away – ahead of the first crewed mission to the Moon in decades. The short, four-mile journey through part of Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center is expected to take up to 12 hours,Continue Reading
🤹Actor and singer Anita Dobson on Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ show
Actor and singer Anita Dobson attended the premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s “OVO” at London’s Royal Albert Hall on January 14, where she shared what she enjoyed most about the show. ‘Ovo,’ which means egg in Portuguese, follows a day in the life of a community of 17 insects, portrayed byContinue Reading
Thousands protest in Nuuk against The Traitor’s plan to annex Greenland
Thousands of people rallied in Greenland’s capital Nuuk to oppose US President Traitor 47’s plans to annex the Danish autonomous territory.Continue Reading
Latest news bulletin | January 17th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 17th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading












