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Must Reads 1/23/26: What ICE Agents Are Taught; Winter Storm; Jack Smith

I'm planning to use this site more in the new year. With that in mind, I also want to start some new "ventures" — one of those being, a daily "Must Read," where I provide articles I think are worth your time to look at.

Here are your "must reads" for January 23, 2026:

  • What ICE agents are taught: How to use ‘deadly force’, evade lawsuits (Al Jazeera)
  • Brutal CNN supercut catches Trump’s VP in 'absurd' lie — using his own words [on ICE agents having " absolute immunity") (AlterNet)
  • USA migrant crackdown: UN Human Rights Chief decries dehumanisation, harmful policies and practices (United Nations)
  • Maps show where winter storm threatens to bring heavy snow, ice, brutal cold this weekend (CBS News)
    + Related: How this brutal winter storm is even possible with climate change – and maybe even more likely (CNN)
  • 'Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,' former special counsel Jack Smith tells House panel (ABC News)