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The way that federal agents, ICE agents, were being deployed without any clear guidelines, training, pulling people out of their homes, using five-year-olds to try and bait their parents, all the stuff we saw… the rogue behaviour of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning.

— Barack Obama expressed concern over the actions of ICE agents in Minneapolis, comparing them to practices seen in dictatorships.

It's important to recognise that the majority of the American people find this behaviour deeply troubling.

— Obama discusses the troubling nature of racist behavior and its perception among the American public.

The violation included an identification of several armed ... who took cover under debris east of the yellow line and adjacent to IDF troops, likely after exiting underground infrastructure in the area.

— An Israeli military official regarding alleged Hamas violations of the cease-fire agreement.

The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love.

— Bad Bunny, during his halftime show at the Super Bowl, regarding the message he conveyed.

I advocate that the top tax rate should not apply at 68,000 euros in annual gross income, but only at 80,000 euros. This will flatten the middle-class belly and provide relief.

— Carsten Linnemann, Secretary General of the CDU, discusses the need for tax reform and relief for the middle class.

The US needs to see a reformed Europe, not just details of defense budgets, but a sea change in the continent’s value system.

— Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, at the Munich Security Conference.

It seems like that would be the best thing that could happen.

— Donald Trump on the potential regime change in Iran.

The Brussels repressive machine is still operating in Hungary. We’ll clean it up after April.

— Viktor Orbán, in a speech to supporters about the threat the EU poses to Hungary.

In any genuine democratic journey, the true test of leadership is not only how we campaign, but how we respond to the verdict of the people.

— Shafiqur Rahman, the emir of Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh, in a statement after the elections.

Our Country will never be the same if they allow these demented and evil people to knowingly, and happily, destroy it.

— Donald Trump spoke about the potential consequences of Democratic power in the upcoming elections.

We are screwed.

— A NATO commander summarized the results of the exercise in drastic terms.

The government is taking more liberties than they used to. It’s a whole other level of frequency and lack of accountability.

— Steve Loney, senior supervising attorney for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, issued this warning regarding the government's actions.

Everything's on the table, including dialing back the partnership with Anthropic or severing it entirely.

— A senior administration official commented on the negotiations between the Pentagon and Anthropic.

The backlash to the Super Bowl commercial confirmed public opposition to Ring’s constant monitoring and invasive image recognition algorithms.

— In a published letter addressed to Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy, Democratic Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts expressed this concern.

We will address this problem while ensuring that the fundamental human rights of every person in this country are upheld and protected.

— President Cyril Ramaphosa, during his State of the Nation Address.

Today a federal court made clear that Pete Hegseth violated the Constitution when he tried to punish me for something I said.

— Senator Mark Kelly responded to the court's ruling regarding his censure and demotion.