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Venezuelans are using social media and online registries to search for missing loved ones after two powerful earthquakes caused widespread damage and over 235 deaths. The official death toll and injured numbers are 235 and 4,300 respectively, with independent reports documenting up to 40,000 missing people. The United Nations urged the government to restore social media access to aid rescue efforts, as platforms like X and Signal remain blocked.

Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker mocked a shooting near the White House and the Trump administration's proposed ballroom construction. A 21-year-old gunman, Nasire Best, fired at a Secret Service booth, prompting officers to return fire and kill him. President Trump cited the incident to justify the ballroom's security-focused design, while Piker sarcastically downplayed the threat.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries mocked President Donald Trump by coining the term 'Jeffries Derangement Syndrome' in response to Trump's criticism. Trump had called Jeffries a 'Low IQ individual' and suggested he be impeached. The exchange occurred on social media platforms Truth Social and X.

President Donald Trump endorsed renaming U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE) via a Truth Social post, sharing a suggestion from a user on X. Democrats, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal, have criticized ICE, advocating for its abolition, arguing it terrorizes communities and detains U.S. citizens. The article also highlights ICE's recent enforcement actions targeting criminal migrants.

Anthropic's AI model Claude has faced backlash from power users who claim it has regressed in performance, with speculation about deliberate scaling back to prioritize resources for its new Mythos model. Anthropic denies compute constraints or Mythos-related changes caused the issues, attributing the shift to adjustable reasoning settings in Claude Code.