is. What we are looking at is Chinese-style political sloganeering called "tifa" (提法). Communist communications ever since Mao took over China (and the CCP before that) almost always follow this kind of formulation, called 提法 (tífǎ), which literally translates as "watchwords" or "slogans." Literally, it means to lift up or present or highlight the core message or political principle in play through a charged slogan. . . . " But Metro remembers Billie Eilish gets permanent restraining order against man who repeatedly turned up to her home. A little casual hypocrisy is common in celebrities, as well a most humans.
From NYPO, Native American tribe that owns land under Billie Eilish’s LA mansion has message for virtue-signaling singer "Eilish has not contacted our tribe directly regarding her property, we do value the instance when public figures provide visibility to the true history of this country,” a Tongva spokesperson told the Daily Mail. “It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles Basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory,” the spokesperson added." Insty says THIS IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING TIMELINE: Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "A Native American tribe says that Billie Eilish’s mansion is on their stolen land. She must immediately hand title to her mansion over to the tribe and move. She stole their land. Unacceptable." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: Tongva Tribe says Billie Eilish is living in a mansion built on "ancestral land" taken from them." And has A QUESTION THAT ALL BLUE STATE PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD BE ASKING: The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "If I’m on stolen land why the F am I paying property taxes?" CSPAN @cspan, "@SenTedCruz: "Are we right now on stolen land?" Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos: "I have no idea of the history of this land." Warner Bros. Discovery exec Bruce Campbell: "Nor do I." Cruz: "That speaks volumes...that neither of you are willing to say 'hell, no.'" The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Here Are 12 Fun Crimes You Can Get Away With If You Just Say 'We Are On Stolen Land' https://buff.ly/zszCW3c"
From Da Signal, House Passes Shutdown-Ending Package. At News Wax, Trump Signs Bill Ending Partial Government Shutdown. Did you notice the shut-down? Can I get a refund for what they didn't do? Also, Dems Seek Delay in Nomination Proceedings of Warsh for Fed Chair. It's what they are, it's what they do. Industry Week touts an ISM Report: Manufacturing Activity Returns to Expansion in January. Richard Grenell @RichardGrenell, "I asked the Post reporter if she knew what debt reserves were. She didn’t. She was reporting on an Arts Institution in financial crisis, paying staff with debt reserves, and didn’t even know what that meant. Reporters don’t care that they don’t know the subject matter they report on." Quote Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar "“The Kennedy Center is not closing because of any structural necessity. The situation is far simpler: This is a self-inflicted crisis created by Trump and Ric Grenell, for which they bear full responsibility.”
Jeff Charles at TownHall reports US Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone. Bob Hoge at RedState, US Blasts Iranian Drone Out of the Sky, Blocks Attempted IRGC Takeover of Oil Tanker. Fox News @FoxNews, "BREAKING: The U.S. military shot down an unmanned Iranian drone after it "aggressively approached a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with unclear intent," a U.S. Central Command spokesman told FOX News. "USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when an Iranian Shahed-139 drone unnecessarily maneuvered toward the ship," the spokesman added." James Woods @RealJamesWoods, "Are you the guy who sent pallets of cash to Iran to fund their nuclear weapons program?" Quote Barack Obama @BarackObama "If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read..." Reuters whines Musk says steps to stop Russia from using Starlink seem to have worked. From CEPA, If NATO Dies, Long Live NEATO. "It is time for Europe to bite the bullet and build a new defensive alliance because the alternative of inaction is unthinkable." "Given the geography (and Canada notwithstanding), the new alliance might reasonably be termed the North-East Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NEATO for short."From Twitchy, One of the BIGGEST Bombshells Yet Buried in Latest Epstein Doc Dump and MUST-Read Thread Breaks It Down. Sayer Ji @sayerjigmi, "1/ The DOJ just released thousands of pages of Epstein files. And buried inside them may be one of the biggest bombshells no one is talking about: The blueprint for a 20-year financial architecture designed to turn pandemics into a profit center. Offshore vaccine funds. Pandemic reinsurance triggers. Donor-advised fund structures designed to profit under the cover of charity. Simulation programs. Career pipelines into pharma and the World Economic Forum. All built years before COVID-19. All running through Gates, JPMorgan, and Epstein. We now have the documents." PJM's Scott Pinsker enjoys a little schadenfreude, The Worldwide Humiliation of Bill Gates: From Tech God to Global Embarrassment. Althouse is struck by Fresh muffins and steaks. "If I'm reading this right, both victims and predators were conceptualized as food to Epstein and whoever Susan Hamblin is. Many of the commenters over there at X seem to think they are talking about actual food." And, Politico chooses the photograph with the blue dress. From Ace, Under Threat of Criminal Contempt, Bill and Hillary Clinton "Agree" to "Testify" about Jeffrey Epstein... But Won't Set a Date to Testify. "They claim that they'll testify -- but it's a stalling tactic. Now they want to set up a date for their testimony, but they can't commit to any particular date. So this is more contempt. Even if it happens, it will be a festival of perjuries that will make "it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is" look bush-league."
Betsy Stauffer at LI has a New Poll that Shatters the Narrative: Voters Overwhelmingly Back Deportations and ICE. “Americans support deporting those in the country illegally by a [nearly] 2-to-1 margin, 61% to 34%.” From OTP, More Than 60% Of Midterm Voters Support Deporting Illegal Immigrants, Poll Finds. Bonchie @bonchieredstate "So…wouldn’t that mean it…hasn’t become politically toxic?" Quote Eric Levitz @EricLevitz, "Donald Trump's immigration agenda has become politically toxic. And yet, as of mid-January, voters still felt the GOP was "better equipped" to handle immigration than the Democratic Party by an 11-point margin, according to a WSJ survey."
From Twitchy, a Black ICE Agent Hit With Racial Slurs After Asking Trans Agitator, ‘Are You a Man?’ Brandon Straka #WalkAway @BrandonStraka,"This scene is from an old miniseries called “Holocaust”, showing in the early days of the Nazi takeover citizens breaking windows, looting, burning things, and beating innocent people. At the time this aired this behavior was shocking to see. It literally looks exactly like how the left behaves on a regular basis now." Tom Knighton at TAW, This is who they're protecting. Cathy Salgado at PJM, New York Released Almost 7,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens. Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "Mamdani is also telling the Queens DA not to prosecute the knife-wielding criminal. Good job, New York." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Mayor Mamdani just visited a man who got shot while charging at a cop with a knife." Driscoll at Insty, THE LEFT DOESN’T WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE, THEY WANT TO BE THE POLICE: Border Control. At Border Control, A reminder, should one be needed, that we live in an age of ironies: Minneapolis Spring @mpls_spring, "WATCH: Community defenders stop an out of state vehicle at the filter blockade, run the plate through a database, and confirm whether the vehicle is affiliated with abductors before letting it through." J Michael Waller @JMichaelWaller, "This "checkpoint" looks lame, but it's the start of a network of what will become stronger and more numerous checkpoints. Such illegal checkpoints are early nodes of an illegal policing system characteristic of insurgencies worldwide. Loyal citizens should take them down." Nick Arama at RedState sees the Anti-ICE Crew Is Not Happy at All About What Just Happened to Their 'Checkpoint' in Minneapolis Minneapolis Spring @mpls_spring, "Defenders report: Everyone's safe, but they rolled up pretty heavy, stole the barricading materials and most of the supplies." johnny maga @_johnnymaga, "Some patriot purchased a pro-ICE billboard in San Francisco ahead of the Super Bowl declaring them the “Defensive player of the year” and it’s triggering all of the libs. “It made me sick to my stomach.” This is awesome." Jonathan Turley, The Remaking of Alex Pretti: Imperfect Times Demand the Perfect Hero.
At the College Fix, a Trio of Minnesota law professors decry arrest of Don Lemon: ‘attack on free press.’ Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: William Kelly who filmed himself storming a church in Minnesota and harassing congregants has been ARRESTED by the FBI." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn has the Video of the Bearded, Snaggle-Toothed Terrorizer of Small Church Children Foaming at the Mouth.
Shipwreckedcrew writes about "Judges Gone Wild" -- On The Question Of Ending "Temporary Protective Status" For Venezuelans and Haitians. "Nothing is "temporary" -- it all depends on correctly crossing and dotting the "t's"and "i's" after the right calls and emails are exchanged with enough agencies to make a judge happy months later." NYPo reports the Judge who blocked Trump’s Haitian deportations bankrolled Dems — including Biden who let migrants in.
Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen, "White progressive rediscovers slavery from first principles." Quote Mass Daily News @MassDailyNews, "Boston-area woman is thrilled after taking in a Haitian migrant and says it’s like having your own personal chef." Just AWFL.
Dave Strom at Hat Hair, The SAVE Act Is Popular, and Democrats Are Terrified of It. Chris Queen at PJM points out Voter ID Isn’t Racist — Democrats’ Arguments Against It Are. Ace, Chuck Schumer: Requiring Voters to Show ID to Vote Is "Nothing More Than Jim Crow 2.0" "Everything's Jim Crow. No, man, it's worse than Jim Crow. It makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle. Malarkey!" Also, CNN: The Flight From Blue States Will Net Republicans +7 House Seats and +7 Electoral College Votes in 2032; Even if Democrats Win All Three "Blue Wall" States, They'll Lose the Presidency "Unfortunately, the census won't be taken until 2030 and reapportionment won't happen until the following election in 2032. It's something, I guess."
John Sexton at Hat Hair sees Gavin Newsom Wants to Be President, But thinks It Could Be a Tough Sell. The Center Square CA, Medi-Cal spends $608M monthly on cooking, cleaning home services, even for illegal immigrants. Dean W. Ball @deanwball, "In all seriousness: the fundamental practical message of the Democratic Party is that you should expect to pay European-level taxes for South African-level public services. Nobody in the Party really offers a solution, though their brightest think we should build more housing." Quote Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser "Just announced: 5 pop-up salt distribution locations this weekend! Bring a bucket, a wagon, a box—anything to come pick up salt to address icy and hazardous conditions near your home."
At Althouse, "Jill Biden’s ex-husband was arrested Monday on charges he murdered his wife in their Delaware home in December...." "The NY Post reports."Jill Biden, 74, divorced Stevenson in 1975 after a five-year marriage. Two years later she wed then-Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.). Stevenson has accused Jill of having an affair with the one-term Democratic president prior to their divorce...." She has questionable taste in men.
Stacy McCain is saddened by the ‘End of Watch’ for a Georgia Cop "When you think of law enforcement in Georgia, you might think of guys named Bubba or Roy, but probably not Pradeep Tamang, a native of Nepal, a small country wedged between India and Tibet. More than 10 years ago, when Pradeep was still a child, the Tamang family came to America and settled near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he later worked as a corrections officer at Dauphin County Prison." Nepal produces the Gurkhas, soldiers known for their ferocity in battle.
Cam at Bearing Arms sees Pirro Attempts Damage Control After Controversial Carry Comments.
Sundance at CTH, Senate Intelligence Vice-Chair Mark Warner Holds a Press Conference, Extremely Concerned About Intelligence Community Control of Govt Being Weakened. He's very upset Tulsi may dig into the role of foreign agents in Democrat's 2020 election "win."
From Fox, Top teachers union under fire as lawmakers push to strip union of unique federal charter: 'Lost their way' "GOP Reps Buddy Carter and Mary Miller spoke to Fox News Digital about why the NEA's charter should be revoked." News Wax hears Trump Seeks $1 Billion From Harvard University in Damages.
Ace, Jury Awards $3.2 Million Judgement to Man in Defamation Case Resulting From, Get This, Yet Another Race Grifter Hoax "Andrew Kerr:" at the Free Bacon, Mainstream Media Breathlessly Covered an Alleged Hate Crime in Which White Kids Forced a Black Classmate To Drink Urine. It Was a Giant Hoax. "Texas judge orders $3.2 million judgment against black mother and attorney who falsely alleged her son was 'tortured' by white friend."
Cathy Salgado cites War Department Says Scouting America Must Reform, Reject DEI. At Hollywood in Toto, Controversial Comic Cancelled for Outrageous Renee Good Joke "Ben Bankas routinely pushes boundaries of stand-up comedy and bad taste." An obvious play on words with her last name. I saw it and refrained. But I don't make my living as a stand-up comedian, thank God.
From Da Caller, First Major Medical Org Comes Out Against Trans Surgeries for Minors "The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released new guidance on Tuesday cautioning physicians against performing gender-transition surgeries on minors, marking a significant breakthrough for critics of the procedures who have long called on major medical associations to be transparent about the harms associated with medicalizing gender dysphoric children." T. Adams at And Another Thing sez Let's Talk About Left-Wing Quackery, in general. You're going to need a bigger blog.
