## Republicans Are Mad About Trump’s Awful Rob Reiner Post. Something Is Changing Here.

Authored by slate.com

Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party has survived countless political setbacks, a global pandemic, and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

It will survive his ugly Monday morning social media post about the death of Rob Reiner too.

So far, in the intervening hours, congressional Republicans and other figures on the right have taken to the internet, without being prompted, to criticize Trump.

The critics aren’t just swing-district Republicans, like Rep. Mike Lawler, of New York, or Trump adversaries, like libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky.

Instead, even an otherwise loyal Republican, Rep. Stephanie Bice, of Oklahoma, has chastised the president for the post.

We should be lifting the family up in prayer, not making this about politics,” wrote Bice on Twitter.

The result is that Republicans are less willing to excuse the inexcusable, like his post about Reiner. »

### Why did Sydneysiders queue up to four hours to give blood after the Bondi attack? Here’s what they told us

Authored by theguardian.com

At 8.30pm local time on Monday, there were 26 people in Sydney hospitals.

The number of people making appointments to donate blood is the highest figure since the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.

View image in fullscreen George Manolakos, who waited more than 1 hour and 30 minutes to donate blood after the shooting. »

### Get ready to fight: Armed forces chief issues stark warning as Russian threat grows

Authored by news.sky.com

There is a growing risk that Russia could attack the UK, and the nation's "sons and daughters" need to be ready to fight, the head of Britain's armed forces has said.

"Our response needs to go beyond simply strengthening our armed forces.

Turning to the capability of the Russian armed forces, despite being locked in a major war against Ukraine, he said their "hard power is growing quickly". »

### Epstein's UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board, BBC finds

Authored by bbc.com

Epstein's UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board, BBC finds.

Image source, US Department of Justice/PA Image caption, Epstein took dozens more flights to the UK than were previously known.

Testimony from one of these British victims helped convict Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. »

### US green card holder sues ICE over claims of ‘violent assault’

Authored by theguardian.com

Hilda Ramirez Sanan, a green card holder who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, and her two US citizen children were “illegally and forcefully detained”, the lawsuit alleges.

When they arrived at the courthouse four unmarked ICE vehicles “surrounded and blocked” Ramirez Sanan’s car, according to the lawsuit.

The ICE officers then attempted to force Ramirez Sanan into one of the unmarked vehicles, the lawsuit said. »

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