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Unreal Estate: “Hamas has said the next hostage release scheduled to take place in Gaza on Saturday will be postponed ‘until further notice,’ accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire deal. Israel described the postponement as a ‘complete violation of the ceasefire’ and called on the Israeli military to prepare for ‘any possible scenario’ in Gaza.” Meanwhile, many of the hostage releases that have happened so far have been pretty sick, with emaciated hostages being paraded in front of large crowds. Bound, gagged and starved. Released hostages report severe mistreatment by captors. This all comes against the new political backdrop that includes Trump referring to Gaza as real estate he plans to develop. Trump says Palestinians wouldn’t be allowed back into Gaza under his plan.

+ Tent Stakes: “On Friday a military cargo plane transported deportees from El Paso, Texas, to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They are among the latest arrivals in the Trump administration’s week-old migrant relocation operation.” NYT (Gift Article): A Tent City Is Rising at Guantánamo Bay.

+ Space Jam: “It’s like being on Space Mountain at Disney World. You get on Space Mountain, you get in a car, and you’re in the dark and the cars go left and right, left and right and abrupt turns, you don’t know where you’re going, but you know, you’re pretty confident that you’re going to get to the right place at the bottom.” For CEOs and Bankers, the Trump Euphoria Is Fading Fast.

+ Did Nazi That Coming: And just a little update on where we find ourselves. “Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, used a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday night to send people to his website as it sells T-shirts emblazoned with a swastika.”

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