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Let Go: “The decision … came so abruptly that it impeded the ability of some career officials to physically leave the White House complex because their badges no longer worked, said a U.S. official. The awkward impasse required the Secret Service to manually drop the gates for those with deactivated badges.” National security adviser Mike Waltz sends home dozens of NSC officials.

+ Trill Seekers: “Five people are expected to amass at least $1 trillion in wealth within the next decade, if current trends continue, according to Oxfam’s annual inequality report, released Sunday.” Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires. It’s worth noting (again) that those at the top amassed unprecedented fortunes during the Biden era that they decried for being unfair to them.

+ Snow Job: Maga: Climate change is not real. God: Once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm hits Gulf Coast, with record-breaking snowfall in Florida.

+ Relatively Speaking: “A significant majority of Indian American adults—76 percent—believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to an AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll. Furthermore, 74 percent of us want Congress to pass a law guaranteeing nationwide access. These numbers reveal widespread support, yet our advocacy has been minimal. Why?” Jaime Patel on the anniversary of Roe: The Hidden Majority: Indian Americans Support Abortion Rights—So Why Aren’t We Speaking Out?

+ Junk in the Trunk: “The legal question here boils down to whether an elephant is a person. And because an elephant is not a person, the elephants here do not have standing to bring a habeas corpus claim.” Elephants can’t pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they’re not human, court says.

+ Not Over So Easy: And about those egg prices… they’re soaring.