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Actress Julianne Moore claims that the Trump administration “banned” a children’s book she wrote from schools run by the Department of Defense, but a rep from the organization responded by saying that it’s one of several books currently under review and no permanent changes have been made yet. The celebrity wrote a lengthy Instagram post about her book “Freckleface Strawberry” and how she believes it was removed from schools without good cause. The story follows a young girl who tries to get rid of her freckles before learning to accept herself and her differences. Moore said “it is a great shock” for her to learn that her book was “banned.”     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Julianne Moore (@juliannemoore) “Freckleface Strawberry is a semi-autobiographical story about a seven year old girl who dislikes her freckles but eventually learns to live with them when she realizes that she is different ‘just like everybody else.’ It is a book I wrote for my children and for other kids to remind them that we all struggle, but are united by our humanity and our community,” she said in the post. The actress went on, “I am particularly stunned because I am a proud graduate of Frankfurt American High School a #DOD school that once operated in Frankfurt, Germany. I grew up with a father who is a Vietnam veteran and spent his career in the #USArmy. I could not be prouder of him and his service to our country.” The “May December” star said she doesn’t understand what’s controversial about the book. “I am truly saddened and never thought I would see this in a country where freedom of speech and expression is a constitutional right,” Moore concluded.  Part of the preview of the book on Amazon says, “If you have freckles, you can try these things: 1) Make them go away. Unless scrubbing doesn’t work. 2) Cover them up. Unless your mom yells at you for using a marker. 3) Disappear. Um, where’d you go? Oh, there you are. There’s one other thing you can do: 4) LIVE WITH THEM! Because after all, the things that make you different also make you YOU.” The Department of Defense’s Education Activity, the group that plans and executes pre-K-to-12th grade educational programming for the DOD, provided a statement to Fox Digital on the alleged ban. “DoDEA is reviewing its current policies and instructional resources in light of recent Executive Orders and Department of Defense guidance,” it said.  “At this time, we are conducting a review – no materials have been permanently removed from our school libraries pending completion of the review. During this period, materials under review will have access limited to professional staff.”

Illegal border crossing at the southern border of the United States “plummeted” in January, falling precipitously as President Donald Trump returned to office in what the White House is calling “the Trump Effect.” Apprehensions of illegal border crossings into the United States dropped 36 percent last month, falling to 61,465, new data from Customs and Border Patrol indicates. The figure, which includes 29,116 apprehensions on the border and another 32,349 at ports of entry, is the lowest since May 2020, when the COVID response virtually shut down the southern border as new restrictions had been implemented. The rate dropped particularly rapidly after Trump assumed office on January 20, the White House pointed out in a press release on Tuesday. “From Jan. 21 through Jan. 31, the number of U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the southwest border dropped 85% from the same period in 2024, according to data obtained by ABC News. In the 11 days after Jan. 20, migrants apprehended at ports of entry declined by 93%.” The data marks a stark contrast with the Biden administration, which had an average of 141,710 in the month of January, with the Trump administration calling those crossings “the result of dangerous policies that ferried illegal aliens directly into our communities, where they were allowed to stay indefinitely.” The drop in illegal border crossings comes as the Trump administration has taken a range of different actions to disincentivize illegal immigration, most notably by enforcing federal immigration law within the interior of the country and deporting illegal aliens. From drug traffickers in Baltimore to cartel members in Houston, ICE is deporting criminals illegal aliens across the country.@MaryMargOlohan and I reported for @realDailyWire on some of the worst offenders captured this Sunday. ? pic.twitter.com/jDlZOJmx3C — Spencer Lindquist ?? (@SpencerLndqst) January 29, 2025 The administration has also transported criminal illegal aliens to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, with preparations underway for the facility to hold up to 30,000 detainees. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently announced that the federal agency would launch “a nationwide and international multimillion-dollar ad campaign warning illegal aliens to leave our country NOW or face deportation with the inability to return to the US.” “Let me deliver a message from President Trump to the world. If you are considering entering America illegally, don’t even think about it. Let me be clear. If you come to our country and you break our laws, we will hunt you down,” Noem said in a video accompanying the announcement. “Criminals are not welcome in the United States. For too long, weak leadership has left our borders wide open, flooding our communities with drugs, human trafficking, and violent criminals.” RELATED: ‘Don’t Even Think About It’: Kristi Noem Issues Harsh ‘Warning’ To Illegal Immigrants Coming To U.S.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to revamp the war against transnational drug cartels. CNN reported that the move comes as the administration has deployed significant resources to the southern border to stop illegal aliens and drugs from pouring into the United States at the unprecedented rate experienced during the Biden administration. The unarmed drones are currently only conducting spy missions against the cartels. The CIA can arm the drones and use them against foreign enemies, which it has often done when fighting Islamic terrorists in the Middle East and Africa. The administration is treating the cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), a designation that it has not yet formally made but likely will in the coming weeks, which could lay the groundwork for using the drones to kill top cartel leaders and destroy manufacturing sites. The CIA said in a statement that “countering drug cartels in Mexico and regionally is a priority for CIA as a part of the Trump Administration’s broader efforts to end the grave threat from narco-trafficking. Director [John] Ratcliffe is determined to put CIA’s unique expertise to work against this multifaceted challenge.” Mexican officials, powerless to counter the vastly larger and more powerful U.S. government, have downplayed the CIA drones flying over Mexico, claiming that they do “not violate national airspace,” according to Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum did not resist the notion of drones flying over Mexican airspace to fight the cartels. “The important thing here, I think, in the declaration, which is what we have always proposed, is that they share information with the Government of Mexico,” she said. Trump’s top goals for the agency revolve around trade wars, undermining communist China, and destroying the drug cartels. The president was asked the day after he was sworn into office if he would consider “sending U.S. special forces into Mexico” to take out the cartels. “Could happen,” Trump said with a large grin on his face. “Stranger things have happened.” Related: Senate Confirms John Ratcliffe As Trump’s CIA Director

Former CNN host Jim Acosta drafted a carefully thought out plan to stop President Donald Trump from shutting out legacy media outlets like The Associated Press when it did not abide by rules set by the White House — but a closer look shows an obvious comparison in the Disney musical “Newsies.” Acosta, who made a name for himself during Trump’s first term as a foil for then-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, left CNN when the network made it clear he was being banished to the graveyard shift. He’s since launched an independent show. His current beef with the new Trump administration is actually a proxy war on behalf of The Associated Press, barred from access to Air Force One and the Oval Office over a refusal to update its style guide to reflect the newly-renamed Gulf of America. Acosta can relate on a personal level, having once had his own press credentials revoked after he attempted to wrest a microphone from the hands of a White House intern. The plan, he says, is simple: the press should boycott the White House altogether, denying President Trump the mass media coverage he currently enjoys: Reporters and their bosses, however, need to do more. For starters, the AP should consider challenging the White House harassment of its reporters in court. News outlets then must rally to the cause, by offering supportive statements to the court hearing the case, writing op-Ed’s backing the AP, and, if necessary, refusing to cover presidential movements in solidarity, until Trump backs down. … News organizations in Washington should be banding together to send the message that members of the press will determine how they cover the news. Not the White House. Not the man behind the Resolute Desk, no matter how he redraws the world’s maps. The presidential Sharpie is not mightier than the pen. So Acosta’s idea is to have legacy media rally around The AP, “refusing to cover” Trump’s movements until he capitulates. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it could have been ripped straight from the Disney musical “Newsies.” The “newsies,” who hawked newspapers on the streets of turn-of-the-century New York City, were attempting to unionize — a move opposed by newspaper giants Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. The newsies planned a rally, and Pulitzer issued a simple warning: “Rally till the cows come home. Not a paper in town will publish a word. And if it’s not in the papers, it never happened.” And while Pulitzer made good on his threat and the major papers did not cover the rally, the newsies eventually published their own paper — and ultimately beat him at his own game. With the Trump administration already moving to allow space in the White House briefing room to more conservative outlets and unconventional media, the framework is already laid for legacy media to boycott briefings as Acosta suggested — and it’s possible that coverage could still carry on without a hiccup.

Brady Corbet, director of the Oscar-nominated film “The Brutalist,” claims he hasn’t made any money on the project. The Academy Award nominee made the revelation while speaking with Marc Maron on his “WTF” podcast. “I just directed three advertisements in Portugal,” Corbet said. “It’s the first time that I had made any money in years.” He went on to say that he and his wife/co-writer Mona Fastvold “made zero dollars on the last two films that we made.” Maron expressed surprise at the statement, asking the director to confirm it was actually true. “Yes. Actually, zero,” he said of his earnings. “We had to just sort of live off of a paycheck from three years ago.” He went on to say that filmmakers are “not paid to be promoting a film.” “If you look at certain films that premiered in Cannes [Film Festival], that was almost a year ago … I mean, our film premiered in September. So I’ve been doing this for six months. And had zero income because I don’t have any time to go to work,” Corbet said. He also called the film’s promotion and marketing a “six month interrogation” with “boundless” interviews.  “It’s constant travel, and you’re also working Saturdays and Sundays. I haven’t had a day off since the Christmas break,” the director added. “I’ve spoken to many filmmakers that have the films that are nominated this year that can’t pay their rent. I mean, that’s a real thing.” “The Brutalist” is a period drama following a Hungarian immigrant (Adrien Brody) fleeing his home country following the aftermath of the Holocaust to find work as an architect in the United States. The film has been especially popular with critics, earning 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pierce), and Best Supporting Actress (Felicity Jones).  The film won Best Picture at several industry awards shows, including at the Golden Globes, while Brody took home Best Actor honors more than 20 times for the project.  Corbet has also been recognized for the achievement, most recently winning the BAFTA for Best Director after winning a Golden Globe in the same category last month. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for “The Brutalist.”

We know what you’re thinking. “Who in their right mind doesn’t like cake?” Believe it or not, many people opt out of the sweet treat. This roommate found an easy way out. Instead of cake, they provided birthday lasagna, complete with pasta candles. @genuinefred pasta candles ftw #pastalover #cakedecorating #cakecandles ♬ so this is love – soft girl aesthetic For some people, the texture of the cake is unappealing. Others might be diabetics and limit their sugar intake. Gluten, wheat, and egg allergies, as well as Celiac disease, all mean no cake for many. Whatever the reason, if you know someone who doesn’t want cake for a special day, offer something they like. Birthday candles make it a celebration no matter what you choose to serve. When one family had a son who loved rotisserie chicken, they gave him that instead of a cake. The sheer delight on that young boy’s face was incredible. Lasagna, meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, or prime rib. Make it, serve it with a candle, and poof! Instant cake alternative. Image from TikTok. You can get fancy with specialty candles as the roommate did. We don’t know where they found pasta candles, but they are available online. You can get plain candles, numbers, letters, or any combination. We even saw some champagne bottle candles. If you want to pull out all the stops, there is always the Musical Rotating Lotus Design Candle. It spins and blooms in a rainbow of colors (and it’s scary). If you think about what makes a birthday celebration great, it isn’t always the cake. Sometimes, being around people who care about you and bring you smiles is the best gift you could ever offer them. So, if someone on your list doesn’t like cake, don’t be afraid to experiment with different favorite things. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post “POV: Your Roommate Says They Don’t Like Cake” appeared first on InspireMore.