Fish Pic Friday - Abbey Edwards

Abbie Edwards@abbs_01 Just for fun • A lil’ bit of everything all wrapped into one• Wvu cheer alumni 📍 WV -> SWFL 🎣 life is a gift & the giver is good

Flotsam and Jetsam - Another Alex Petti Video Drops

On with the Minneapolis mayhem! Yesterday a video came out showing a man, very likely Alex Petti in a previous interaction with the Border Patrol, in which he yells at departing officers, spits at the car, and then kicks the rear light out of it. Officers then pile out of the car, put him on the ground, subdue him, but leave without arresting him. He was wearing his pistol at the time, but in never came into action. Kind of puts the lie in the "Legal Observer" argument. Mediaite, BBC Confirms Authenticity of Viral Video Appearing to Show Alex Pretti Kicking Agents’ Car 11 Days Before Shooting. Cathy Salgado at PJM, Alex Pretti Committed Previous Felony on Officers Before Deadly Attack. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "LEFTIST HOAX DESTROYED New video shows Alex Pretti violently attacking federal officers and destroying federal law enforcement vehicles. His firearm is fully visible in the footage. This video PROVES that Alex Pretti was not an ‘innocent bystander’ or ‘legal observer’ He was a violent agitator and psychopath hellbent on attacking federal law enforcement. Another left wing hoax destroyed." Driscoll at Insty, BOMBSHELL: Video Shows a Man Who Looks Like Alex Pretti Spitting at, Confronting Federal Agents. Not to mention “kicking the tail light of their vehicle on January 13:” Matt Vespa at TownHall, A New Bombshell About Alex Pretti Just Dropped. Here's the Footage...And It Nukes the Lib Narrative. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn says Video Blows 'Peaceful Pretti Protester' Narrative to Bits UPDATE. MAZE @mazemoore, "Last night on CNN. Ana Navarro: Alex Pretti was the perfect guy. He's the guy that you want to date your daughter. He's the man you want your son to be. They can't malign him because we have the videos. Turns out Ana didn't have all the videos." Of course, this doesn't really change the facts on the ground in Petti's subsequent shooting, but it does suggest he was spoiling for a physical confrontation with Federal agents, and that's exactly what he got. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "I keep telling you this weird commie nonsense is their religion." Quote Norm Eisen @NormEisen "Good morning from Mineapolis & the Alex Pretti memorial--a holy site in our fight against autocracy. I'm here to meet with civil rights, community & government leaders @DDAction_ & The Contrarian"

Drew Holden @DrewHolden360, "The entire legacy media rushed out a story this afternoon about an Arizona man shot by Border Patrol, explicitly trying to tie what the agents did to Minnesota. Turns out, the man shot was an alleged human trafficker who shot at agents first. Many headlines remain unchanged." At Campus Reform, MSU ‘Peace Warriors’ protest on behalf of woman who struck ICE agent with vehicle, for some values of the words "peace" and "warriors." Hat Hair's Dave Strom discourses on 'The Myth of the Peaceful Protester.' At Am Mind, The Revolution Is On in Minnesota. At Fox, Spurning Trump means Mayor Jacob Frey owns Minneapolis mess." "Gov. Walz signals openness to dialogue while Frey refuses to cooperate with federal agents."

Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "Just an extraordinary amount of self-congratulation around the basic theme: "We stopped ICE from arresting a Laotian rapist." That just is the core reality here. Minnesota county-level jails rejected something like 900 ICE detainers for felons over the past year (vet me on this) and these people made of the core of the target pool pursued by ICE/CBP and defended by the whistle warriors. I actually don't think raw physical bravery is rare, as a former hood kid and athlete. I think high IQ is." Quote nxthompson @nxthompson, "An extraordinary paragraph. https://buff.ly/uH5ykhX." Eddie Scarry at Da Fed hears Democrats Are Willing To Die To End Deportations. That Can’t Stop Law Enforcement. Nick Arama at RedState sees the Anti-ICE Crew Occupies Wrong Hotel Lobby in NYC, Finds Out That's a Big Problem DeVory Darkins @devorydarkins, "Last night, AGITATORS stormed an NYC hotel protest ICE. Zohran Mamdani's response: good for them! "This is from the mayor's office's spokesperson said, "Mamdani commends the protestors who exercise their right to protest against ICE today. ICE is a rogue agency that has carried out lawless raids, arrests shootings and targeted American cities. The mayor is pleased with the NYPD's response at today's peaceful protest." Paul Mauro: "Mayor Switzerland. He won't take a side no matter what happens here. He is saying 'That was great protestors. You went in and committed unlawful trespass and NYPD took dozens of arrests. Oh and by the way, NYPD did a great job as well'. So clearly he doesn't want to stand for either side." There wasn't even ICE agents staying at the hotel...." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, Virginia Is For FAFOs: Nurse Fired For Online Threats to Poison ICE Agents.

Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Dems Are Angry That ICE Is Deporting Their Midterm Voters, not to mention the blue state bodies to be counted in the next census. Matt Vespa, If That's What Dems Want Regarding Future ICE Arrests, They're Bonkers. Well, they are bonkers, Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "If reports are true that Dems are demanding judicial warrants for all ICE arrests as part of DHS funding bill, that will take a massive amount of targets off the board for ICE. They would only be able to go after illegal immigrants who have committed a new *federal* crime *after* entering the U.S. illegally. State & local crimes would not apply. (Feds don’t enforce state & local). For instance, if an illegal immigrant gets arrested in Minnesota for a DUI crash causing great bodily injury (state crime) and bonds out of jail, ICE would not be able to target him for arrest because there would be no judicial warrant (not a federal crime). ICE would not be able to target anyone for just being in the U.S. illegally. They would have to wait for a federal crime to be committed, then a federal judge would have to sign off on probable cause for arrest. It would cripple any hopes of “mass deportations” or widespread immigration enforcement." Matt Whitlock @MattWhitlock, "If you were wondering why there’s a sudden pressure campaign to kick ICE out of Maine, this is why" Quote Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "The Maine Wire reveals they found “39 companies in one building” for home health care in Maine He says EVERY SINGLE ONE is empty but collecting millions in taxpayer dollars “We went in, we knocked on all the doors, and nobody's home. They're one-room office suites. They all have matching signs on the door — no one's there” He lists the different home healthcare companies and they’re getting between $4.4 million and $2 million." Dave Strom hears Philly DA, 'If We Have to Hunt You Down the Way They Hunted Down Nazis for Decades…' Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr, "Absolutely CHILLING. THIS is the Democrat party, folks. Here's George Soros-backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner. He publicly declared that Democrats will “hunt down” @ICEgov agents when @realDonaldTrump leaves office: “If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades…we will find your identities!” Make sure everyone in America sees this. These people are out of control." Stacey Matthews at LI, Senate Judiciary Dems Called Out for Deceptive Tweet on Young Girl Who Died in CBP Custody. “Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in 2023 under the Biden administration. Democrats waiting till Trump is president to bring awareness to her death is completely foul!” RedState's Nick Arama thinks you should Watch: Greg Gutfeld Obliterates the Offensive Liberal Narrative on ICE/Deportations.

SKDoubleDub @SKDoubleDub33, "The GOP needs to understand this ecosystem of NGOs and the level of organization. They have been working nonstop on this since 2016 and the “network of networks” that are part of the “movement of movements.” It. continues to grow, tighten and organize. They have their 4-B framework: Building Bridging Blocking Belonging 2 unspoken: Breaking Beliefs . . ."

PJM's Rick Moran thinks Iran Has Entered a 'Doom Loop' Thanks to the Internet Shutdown. Hudson Institute sees A Nightmare Scenario for Iran. Ace cites Trump: "A massive Armada is heading to Iran," Ready to Strike "with speed and violence" "Iran requested talks with the US to avert a possible military strike. Iran denies they did this, but the government is just a collection of filthy primitive Satanic liars." The Telegraph explains How Trump could use his ‘beautiful armada’ to crush Iran. Sarah Hoyt at Insty, thinks IF HE OFFERED THE MULLAHS MORE THAN “TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN” IT WAS A MISTAKE: "Trump Issues Warning to Iran: Make a Deal. Or Else."

Sundance at CTH hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies to Senate Foreign Relations Committee About Venezuela Operations and excerpts Rubio Testimony – Senator Chris Coons (D) Angered Trump Administration Did Not Give Senate Opportunity to Leak Maduro Capture Operation. Beege Welborn watched Duckworth v Rubio and It Wasn't Even Close. VodkaPundit at Insty, RESTORING THE MONROE DOCTRINE — THE DONROE DOCTRINE? — MEANS NOT TOLERATING THIS KIND OF THING: Denise Wu @denisewu, "Allow me to translate, China doesn’t want to lose their spy base in Cuba." Sundance also says Giddy Up – USTR Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard Begin Formal Trade Negotiations. Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "This is truly the stupidest concept in the world. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the clock stayed at seven minutes to midnight . . . and moved back at the next review to twelve minutes." Quote Leading Report @LeadingReport, "BREAKING: The “Doomsday Clock” has moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been." Dan McCarthy at RCP asserts Canada Should Warm to Trump's Arctic Plans.

Capt. Ed is disappointed with the Fed: Economy's So Bright, We Gotta Freeze Rates? Sundance hosts President Trump Delivering Remarks Introducing Trump Savings Accounts for American Children.

John Sexton thinks the 2030 Census Predictions Look Good for GOP, unless they put their thumb on the scale again. At PJM Matt Margolis reports FBI Executes Search Warrant at Fulton County Elections Office and Chris Queen says the FBI Raid Vindicates Georgia Election Concerns — Even If It Changes Nothing. Sundance, FBI Executes Sealed Search Warrant on Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Office, "This is an interesting development." Ace, in red font, FBI Raids Fulton County, GA, Election Headquarters As Part of Probe Related to 2020 Election "Remember, it was revealed a few weeks ago that a huge count of supposed "early votes" were submitted without any signatures and without the "tapes" recording these votes. Just poof, 315,000 votes out of literally nowhere."

Sundance, Conniving Effort – Alexander Vindman Launches Democrat Senate Campaign in Florida. AMAC, Can Democrats Swipe Alaska Senate Seat? If there's an opportunity, they'll try. Cathy Salgado hears a Dem Candidate Threatens to Execute Trump, legally, of course. Da Caller reports Police Charge West Virginia Librarian For Allegedly Recruiting People To Assassinate Trump.

ET, Fraud Concerns Spread From Minnesota to Ohio, "Anti-fraud efforts were already underway in Ohio, officials say, long before outrage over Minnesota Somali fraud spread suspicions to the Buckeye State." Ace, California Defrauded the US Government for Millions to Provide Phone and Internet Service for Their Most Reliable Democrat Voters, "I speak, of course, about the dead. Note that the program they afforded allowed them to either allow the US government to verify the claims made, or else California could opt out of this federal verification and do the verification themselves. California chose to do its own verification. And then provided phone and internet service for almost 100,000 dead people." At Hat Hair, John Sexton cites the Slantic, Atlantic: The California Wealth Tax is a Risky Bet and Sergey Brin Donates $20 Million to California Political Effort After Leaving the State.

Dave Strom hears Mamdani: Fiscal Crisis as Bad as Great Recession in NYC.

Maybe more later. Maybe not!

A Tuesday Tune - Tomorrow's Anthem

Guitargirlmag, Tomorrow’s Anthem Bring Energy to Universal Bar & Grill. "Tomorrow’s Anthem delivered an energetic set at Universal Bar & Grill in North Hollywood on August 16, 2025, leaving fans eager for more." 

The Southern California all-girl band, Tomorrow’s Anthem, took the stage at Universal Bar & Grill in North Hollywood on August 16, 2025, and delivered a tight, engaging set that showed why they’re a band to watch. Their mix of driving rhythms, melodic guitar work, and heartfelt vocals kept the crowd locked in from start to finish.
The intimate venue gave fans a chance to connect closely with the music, and the band’s energy made the night feel electric. Overall, a strong performance that left the audience looking forward to what’s next from Tomorrow’s Anthem.

According to AI, "Tomorrow's Anthem is an all-girl Southern California-based band, consisting of members Shannon (lead guitar/vocals), Sam (bass/vocals), Jiya (drums), and Teagen (rhythm guitar).  They play a variety of genres including classic rock, blues, and punk. They won the 2019 Best Youth Band Spotlight Award. " They started young...

Bay Report 1/28/26

 WBOC, Ice begins forming in Tangier Sound, disrupting travel to island communities

SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. -- Waters across parts of the Chesapeake Bay are beginning to freeze, and the developing ice is already affecting transportation for communities in and around the Tangier Sound.

Nice video at the link. Meanwhile, I took a brief trip down to the harbor and beach:

Not a lot of expose shoreline. I didn't stay to look for fossils. Footing was treacherous. It looks like snow, but as somebody noted on Facebook, it's really more like snowcrete

It doesn't look like anybody in the harbor is going anywhere soon, especially with temperatures expected to stay below freezing until at least Monday, and even after that, it's below freezing more than it's above. I suspect the ice will only get thicker. 

 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Walz Sics State Smokies on Seditionists

Georgia and I chipped out the path for our car to get out of the garage yesterday so she can go shopping today, and it was even worse than the day before. Under the influence of sun and air temperatures that continue to stay well below freezing, the snow/sleet/freezing rain combination has hardened almost like concrete. We are not expected to break into the thaw zone until Tuesday, and predictions show more snow (hopefully real snow) on Sat-Sun, of a few more inches. Pete reports the harbor is totally iced over. Maybe I'll get down to the Bay today and get some photos.

The madness in Minnesota continues. Bonchie at RedState thinks you should Watch: Tim Walz-Led State Patrol Unleashed on Rioters, As Trump Shift Already Appears to Pay Dividends. Matt Whitlock @MattWhitlock "Alarming that Tim Walz and Jacob Frey had the ability to do this the entire time, but they allowed lunatic activists to harass federal law-enforcement officers and create an unnecessarily violent environment." Quote Anthony @anthonycabassa, "BREAKING : About a dozen more protestors have just been arrested for refusing to disperse the area." The way Don Surber sees it, The Walz is caving in to Trump, "Talk softly and carry a big Insurrection Act of 1807." Democrats, of course are calling TACO. Jim Geraghty at NRO thinks Trump Isn’t the Only One Changing Course in Minnesota. At Hat Hair John Sexton claims Democrats Are Over-Celebrating Their Win and Dave Strom reports Tim Walz Wants to Beat the S*!T Out of JD Vance. I think Vance should challenge him to an MMA style bout. Insty, AND I WANT TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST WITHOUT OXYGEN, USING ONLY YOGIC BREATH CONTROL: Tim Walz Wants to Beat the S*!T Out of JD Vance. Insty at substack, Of Squids, Ink, and Minnesota's Corrupt Machine "Tim Walz, et al., try to change the subject, even at the expense of supporters' lives."

At Hat Hair, Chloe looks at how Cam Higby Infiltrates ANTI-ICE Group Chats. I Break Down What He Found and What It Proves, Beege Welborn thinks it Seems Kind of Funny How All the 'Organic' Cockroaches Scatter When the Signal Light Comes On and Capt. Ed cites Patel: You Better Believe the FBI Is Following the Money in MN. Calling all Rush Babes, goes *Behind the Scenes in Downtown Minneapolis…and Portland…and Los Angeles…and New York City. At News Wax, Patel: Funders of Minneapolis Protests Identified by FBI. Rick Moran at PJM, Andy Ngo: Here's What I Saw When I Got Inside the Signal Chats Used by Extremists in Minnesota. From Twitchy, You Can Run, But You Can't HIDE: DataRepublican NUKES Every Alleged Donor to MN Anti-ICE Signal Group. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal, Why Is Peggy Flanagan Backing Organizers of Resistance to ICE? Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "These were engineered spectacles. The confrontations were coordinated at a high level and the police were held back to allow them. The libs who died were fed ideological programming to engage the way they did. Nothing spontaneous about this - it was cynical political strategy." Quote captive dreamer @captive_dreamer, "Alex Pretti and Renee Good died because Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refused to allow local and state law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. It's that simple." The Center Square sees Systematic organization behind riots in Minnesota probed by FBI. Athena Thorn at PJM, Can We Get These Guys a Pulitzer? Mike Netter @nettermike, "LAWYER UP”: Former DOJ Chief of Staff Issues Grave Murder Charge Warning to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan The legal walls are closing in on Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor. Following the explosive revelation that Peggy Flanagan allegedly operated as a “dispatch admin” for the radical ICE-interference network under the handle “Flan Southside,” one of the nation’s top legal minds has issued a chilling warning about her future. . . " The Felony Murder Warning Chad Mizelle, former Chief of Staff at the Trump DOJ and Acting General Counsel at DHS, stated plainly that if the Signal chat is tied to the Alex Pretti shooting, Flanagan is in "serious trouble." Mizelle explained the "felony murder" reality: if you are involved in a conspiracy—in this case, interfering with federal ICE operations—and someone dies as a result, every participant in that conspiracy can be charged with murder. . ." Elon Musk @elonmusk, "They must be hiding something very big in Minnesota to send their foot soldiers there from all over the country" Quote Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters, "Let me get this straight: 1. prior administrations deported millions of people, and riots were basically nonexistent 2. the moment trump took office, a coordinated campaign by politicians/legacy media *directly called for resistance to ICE* 3. once riots happen and people are die, the spotlight shifts to stopping deportations and defunding ICE. If this was such a crime against humanity, why did no one riot in 2024? The intention behind the unrest is NOT empathy. Empathy is being manufactured on false grounds to achieve political aims. And people are getting hurt."

Susie Moore at RedState, (Updated) U.S. 'Border Patrol-Involved' Shooting in Arizona Leaves 1 Person Injured. "U.S. Border Patrol shot a man with an active arrest warrant after he fired at federal agents Tuesday during a foot chase near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. The man, identified by federal authorities as Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34, escaped from a facility in December while serving a 36-month sentence for human smuggling, according to court documents." At NYPo, the Divine Ms. Devine: More martyrs for cynical Dems after fatal Alex Pretti shooting. John Sexton notes Pretti Was Allowed to Carry a Gun to a Protest. Yep, he was. But he did it wrong. Dave Strom, Democrats and the Media Now Suggesting that ICE Agents Should Be Shot; UPDATE: ABC Predicts More Guns and Did MSNOW Photoshop Alex Pretti's Picture to Make Him Look More Attractive? Yep, they did. C3 @C_3C_3, "See what the Media does? Everything they do is to manipulate. To propagandize. They truly are the enemy of the people." From Twitchy, When ‘Reporting’ Sounds Like a Pep Rally: ABC’s Trevor Ault and the Gun-Toting Protester Hypothesis. Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen, "They didn't bring weapons to a protest. They stood outside their house as rioters invaded their neighborhood. It's crazy how these people lie so casually." Quote Climate Defiance @ClimateDefiance "Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC." A Larry video at Hat Hair catches the Fox News Panel Erupting As Jessica Tarlov Spews Anti-ICE Lies: Liberal Media Panics. From Shooting News Week, The Minneapolis Insanity Has Some People Thinking About Gun Ownership and the 2A for the Very First Time. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair, The Administration and the Second Amendment: Damage Control. 

Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks The Reactions to This Anti-ICE Clown Getting Wrecked by a Flashbang Were Amazing. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "Meet Melinda, a healthcare worker at @VCUHealth. She posted a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with succinylocholine, a temporary paralysis drug, and spray poison on them. She also encourages woman to go on dates with agents and drug their food. Any comment @VCUHealth? How can you have such a vile person working with patients? How can anyone feel safe at your facilities if you employ such people?" then BREAKING: VCUHealth confirms Malinda has been placed on administrative leave. Leave?! She needs to be fired immediately, have her license revoked, and potentially face charges. She literally called to poison and drug ICE agents. Sorry but this is not enough." From WaEx, DHS investigating woman who tried to buy guns to ‘kill ICE Agents.’ Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "My favorite anti-ICE protest clip of all time is when a woman here in Asheville NC shows up to a protest wearing a mask, spells her FULL NAME LIVE ON THE NEWS... ...gets asked why she is wearing a mask "It's a protective measure against fascism..." ...YOU SPELLED YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME LIVE ON AIR." As PJM's Stephen Kruiser notes Anarchist Dems Are SO Lucky That Trump Isn't the Guy They Say He Is. The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "J6ers Wishing They Had Thought Of Branding Themselves 'Legal Observers.'" 

From Fox, Trump admin wins court victory freeing ICE agents from Minnesota protest restrictions, "The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that blocked certain tactics against anti-ICE agitators in Minnesota." Ace, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Overrules Lawless Lowly District Judicial Insurrectionist, Removing Bullshit Restrictions on How ICE Can Handle Violent "Protesters", "Who knows, it's possible that this judge's lawless diktat that "protesters" should be allowed to be violent and ICE is barred from responding with non-lethal munitions like tear gas and pepper spray actually led to the death of the violent protesters. MXM News:" At News Wax, Judge Threatens ICE Chief Over Minn. Immigration Enforcement. "A U.S. District judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Todd Lyons to appear in Minnesota federal court "and show cause why he should not be held in contempt."" Capt. Ed says Hmmm: DoJ Withdraws Lemon Arrest Warrant Request – But ...

Logan Hall @loganclarkhall, "Average blue state elected Democrat: “We want to burn everything to the ground and hunt down our enemies and jail them for life.” Average red state elected GOP: “I’m certain we can find a good compromise here.”" Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "BREAKING: Philly DA Krasner vows to "hunt down" ICE agents, labels them "WANNABE NAZlS!" Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "An amnesty deal now seems further away than ever because it’s now 100% clear Dems will never keep their half of the bargain if it involves any significant restrictions on future migration. They’ll pocket the amnesty & reopen the border Biden-style as soon as they get the chance." Quote Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "This is a good way to attract millions and millions of illegals, who (as Paul admits) would prefer living in the richest country in the world as non-citizens to living wherever they were before. (Paul's claim that his plan is a novel idea is ridiculous. "Non-citizenship" has x.com/Rothmus/status…"

ABC whines DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600 "The administration previously offered $1,000 for those who self-deported." RNS, As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE. From AMAC, Don’t Believe Media Lies – Americans Want Immigration Enforcement. 

At Althouse, "DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made for not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary." "Writes Senator John Fetterman to President Trump, quoted in "Fetterman calls on Trump to fire Noem: 'Americans have died'" (The Hill). When I first read that line — "Americans have died" — I thought he meant to say the entire nation has lost its soul. But he meant the simpler, concrete reality: Renee Good and Alex Pretti have died. There's also this: "Trump Holds 2-Hour Meeting With Noem Amid Backlash to Minneapolis Shooting" (NYT): . . . The referenced "grossly incompetent" Biden DHS Secretary was Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversaw the 10+ million illegal border crossings. Why didn't Biden fire him? A cynic would say Biden approved of what was happening. And yet even if he approved, he should have signaled that he did not approve, and firing the Secretary is a showy way to express disapproval."

From Sundance at CTH, President Trump Interview with Will Cain in Iowa - Full Video, President Trump Delivers Remarks on the Economy from Clive, Iowa, President of European Parliament Bans EU Nations from Purchasing Russian Gas Without Paying Commission to Third Party, Big Picture: President Trump and Trade Using the Art of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Ontario Premier Doug Ford Appears in Awkward Presser - We Love Chinese EVs Now. BeGee Welborn, Calgary, Alberta Held an Independence Round Up Yesterday. News Wax notes US Steel Surpasses Japan, Boosted by Trump Tariffs. David Harsanyi @davidharsanyi, "No one is in charge. That's why they're cheap." Quote Joseph Brown @heresyfinancial, "Whoever is in charge of TV prices should be put in charge of healthcare, education, and housing prices."

MD Kittle at Da Fed, says the Plummeting Murder Rate Shows ‘Law And Order Works.’ Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "The only unsafe places in America are all run by the people he actually agrees with." Quote Giles Coren@gilescoren, "This morning I cancelled our family holiday to America. I cannot in good conscience take my wife and children there and tell them they will be safe. The United States is no longer a place for decent people." Amanda Head at JTN, tells the Tale of two managements: Trump's prep and readiness vs. Biden's 'no comment' "Fears of FEMA cuts unfounded, Trump administration has not met with disaster fumbles, such as Hurricane Katrina under President Bush's watch, or the East Palestine, Ohio toxic spill after a train derailment under President Biden."

At the Euro Con, “This revolution will succeed but we need external help to reduce the price of victory”—Iranian dissident. Insty, HILLARY DEPOSED QADDAFI AND SLAVE MARKETS APPEARED IN LIBYA. "BIDEN BUGGED OUT OF AFGHANISTAN AND NOW": Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat, "TALIBAN ANNOUNCE RETURN OF SLAVERY TO AFGHANISTAN The old Ghulam system in which children were taken as sexual slaves and servants has officially returned Where is the left crying out against this? Where are the marches? Where are the speeches? Silence."

Sarah Anderson at PJM, That's the Night That the Lights Went Out in Cuba? Mexico Cuts Oil Shipment.

Susie Moore at RedState, (Updated) MN Rep. Ilhan Omar Sprayed With Unknown Substance at Town Hall Event. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "WOW! Big evil MAGA man who sprayed Ilhan Omar turns out to have far-left gender questionable kids Imagine that."

John Sexton sees that In a Major Setback for Dems, Judge Rules Against Virginia Redistricting Effort. "Hurley struck down the legislature’s move on several grounds, ruling that lawmakers last year failed to vote on the amendment before the public began casting ballots in the November 2025 election and did not publish the amendment three months before the election, as required by state law." Law! We don't need no stinkin' law! Chad Mizelle @chad_mizelle, "Let’s talk Judicial Lawfare. Over 4 years of the Biden administration, 9 district court rulings against the administration were later overturned on appeal. About 2.25 per year. In 2025 alone, the first year of President Trump’s second term, 32 District Judges have issued 133 rulings against the Trump administration that were stayed or overturned on appeal. Simplified, District Judges are now issuing rulings that ultimately fail on appeal at more than 50x the rate compared to the previous presidency. And for the record, when these cases reach the Supreme Court, President Trump’s win rate is roughly 90%."

Reason reasons, What Mamdani Gets Wrong About the NYC Nurses Strike: State Regulations, Not Greed, Are the Problem "Zohran Mamdani had a chance to pursue health care reform in the New York State Assembly. He didn’t take it."

Stacy McCain identifies one of The Worst People in the World, and she's a jourolist at the Slantic. John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC, "We might care if it weren't for all the lying. Y'all shouldn't have done all this lying: · The ICE Detains Five-Year-Old Hoax · The Hegseth ‘Kill Everybody’ Hoax · Trump “Destroying” White House Hoax · Photo of Starving Gaza Baby Hoax · Israeli Troops Murdered Food-Seeking Palestinians Hoax · Trump Tariffs Will Explode Prices Hoax · Maryland Man Hoax · Black Newborns Much More Likely to Die If Doc’s White Hoax · Elon Musk Nazi Salute Hoax · Mass Hysterectomies Performed on Immigrants Hoax · The All-White Trump Party Hoax · Springfield Bomb Threat Hoax · Trump Called for Liz Cheney to Be Executed Hoax · Violent Crime Down Under Biden/Harris Hoax . . . " Quote, Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM, "Our journalist colleagues at The Washington Post here in Ukraine provide vital coverage, particularly of the human impact of Russia's ongoing war. It would be a major loss for The Post if it closes or downsizes this team or its other excellent foreign bureaus. But it would especially be a loss to the communities they cover and the American public, too. Hoping The Post leadership comes to its senses." The Hollywood Reporter reports Bari Weiss Unveils Sweeping Vision: “I Am Here to Make CBS News Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century” "Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning, naming a lineup of new contributors: "Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television. If we stick to that strategy, we're toast."" I wish her luck, but I don't hold out a lot of hope. Driscoll at Insty, FIRED NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST DISHES ON HER COWARDLY, CENSORIOUS NYT EDITORS.

Mazelit Airaksinen observes the NYC Therapist Who Wished Hitler “Ended” Jews Still Practicing "No consequences for antisemitism in healthcare at the state level."

Jamie Wilson at PJM, Amelia Victorious: How to Lose the Culture War With a Video Game. Quotulatiousness, Amelia was not created by the “extreme right”. She is lovely. 

More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.26.26 and In The Mailbox: 01.27.26.

The Wednesday Wetness

WUSA 9, Sewage spill in Montgomery County considered 'catastrophic' 

After nearly a week, since a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsed along Clara Barton Parkway, DC Water reported it's close to fully containing the overflow. DC Water built a temporary bypass system after 72 inches of the 54-mile sewer line collapsed on the evening of Jan 19, causing sewage water to run into the Potomac River. On Sunday, the company said that in the first full day of operation since the bypass was activated, the flow of wastewater increased by about 40 million gallons per day. Almost back to its normal 60 million gallons per day average. Despite this, some of the wastewater continues to escape around the break site. While the bypass is operating, crews will begin excavation, inspection, and develop a long-term repair plan. It is unclear what the timeline of that will be.

While DC Water is working on ways to permanently fix the leak, the Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) released the results of its testing of the contaminated water from last week's sewage spill. According to its report, the data shows a "far worse impact than originally contemplated." The president of PRKN, Betsy Nicholas, announced on Monday, "These measurements of E.coli bacteria show contamination which is nearly 12,000 times what authorities limit for human contact. And so far, almost 300 million gallons have entered the Potomac River. The long term impact cannot be overstated. We measured against the standards established by Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality and Maryland’s Department of the Environment. We were able to get this information thanks to the real-time testing done on Friday, January 23 by Dean Naujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper, and Evan Quinter, PRKN Volunteer Coordinator on Friday.”

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Walz Cut Minnesota Deal?

A bracing 9.5 F in Slower Maryland as we woke up. It's very rare to see single digits here, but not unheard of. We spent a couple of hours yesterday chipping out a path to get Corwin's car out to the street yesterday. There's only about 3-4 inches of white stuff on the ground, but it's well protected by a thick rind of consolidated sleet and freezing rain. The best strategy we could find was to cut squares in the rind with a deshingling tool, and then lift the resulting chunks with a snow shovel. Maybe sometime today we'll finish getting the way clear for our car. Maybe.

 Color me skeptical. Matt Vespa at TownHall characterizes it this way, Tim Walz Caves, Will Work With Trump and Tom Homan. Is This Why? The Signal chat revelations, that show some of Tim's administration working with the mobs to obstruct ICE. I would call that a conspiracy to obstruct the Federal government from carrying out it's legislatively defined mission. But I'm not a lawyer. At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Tim Walz Bends the Knee To Trump: Radical Protestor Network Infiltrated, Capt. Ed has BREAKING news Walz Reaches Out to Trump on Cooperation? UPDATE: Signal? UPDATE: Walz Confirms, De-Escalation? Trump Sends Homan to Minnesota; UPDATE: Republicans Rally to Homan, and Trump: Want to End Major ICE Operations? Make This One Change and Dave Strom explains Why I Am Skeptical That Walz Will Acquiesce and thinks Tim Walz Acts as a Local Warlord. Driscoll at Insty sees CHANGE: Trump says he’s sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight, saying Homan will “report directly to me.” "That should certainly soothe Obama’s nerves about the Minneapolis situation, right? In 2015, he awarded Homan “the Presidential Rank Award, [which] is bestowed each year by the President upon a small group of career employees and is the nation’s highest civil service award.” At Althouse, "Governor Tim Walz called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call..." ""... and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength. I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future. He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I! . . . That's from PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP at Truth Social. That's nice. I can think of a couple cynical things to say, but I'll leave them unsaid." And "Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol 'commander at large' and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon..." ""... according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change." Sundance at CTH thinks A Domestic Insurgency Has Erupted – President Trump Sending Tom Homan to Minneapolis. Don Surber asserts Time is on Trump’s side in Minneapolis, "Wait them out. As Saul Alinsky said, a tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag."

Hat Hair's John Sexton gives My Take on the Pretti Shooting, "This situation just looks less defensible than the previous one and that matters," and Duane Patterson calls it Finding Out What Happens When You Bring A Gun To An ICE Fight. At the San Diego Union-Trib, a report that San Diego County flags to be lowered in recognition of ICE-related deaths in Minnesota. Asra Nomani @AsraNomani, "Two things can be true at the same time. Alex Pretti’s death is a real and devastating tragedy, and there are several investigations appropriately occurring into the circumstances behind his killing. A far-left organizing network put Pretti in harm's way and then turned him into a martyr for their own agenda to sow the perception of chaos in America Both truths can be said at the same time." PJM's Cathy Salgado hears Minneapolis Police Chief Says It Doesn't Matter if Shooting Was Justified. Fusilli Spock @awstar11, "Because they want martyrs." Quote Chad Felix Greene @chadfelixg, "If they're convinced Trump is sending bloodthirsty, untrained, maliciously motivated executioners into the streets, why aren't they warning their own residents to stay home where it's safe?" PJM's Stephen Kruiser has A Friendly Reminder That Murderous Chaos Is ALWAYS the Dems' Endgame. Mark Hemingway @Heminator "The idea that Pretti and Good were living in some "normative state" is insane; knowingly or unknowingly they both volunteered for an organized counterinsurgency engaged in militarized tactics to stop democratically passed laws from being enforced. Pretti even had a gun." Quote, Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis, "This is quite an exchange with @DavidAFrench about whether we are witnessing the emergence of a "dual state."" PJM's Matt Margoli observe The Left’s Gun Rights Hypocrisy Just Hit a New Low. Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog, "This is retarded. Rittenhouse wasn’t interfering with law enforcement. He was only there because law enforcement was nowhere to be found. It’s literally the exact opposite situation." Quote Jake Shields @jakeshieldsajj, "I supported Kyle Rittenhouse being armed at a BLM riot so it would be hypocritical If I opposed a leftist doing the same Laws need to apply equally to all Americans x.com/libertylockpod…" From No Pasaran! Law Enforcement Officers and Police Shootings: Try Comparing Those of January 6 to Those in Minnesota. At News Wax, WH: 3 Investigations of Minnesota Shootings Underway, as they should be, and Noem to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee. 

Betsy Stauffer at LI claims Obama, Clinton Statements About Minneapolis Reveal Democrats’ Midterm Playbook, "But where Obama truly goes off the rails is in his appeal to Trump administration officials to “… start finding ways to work constructively with Governor Walz and Mayor Frey.”" VodkaPundit at PJM, Just When You Thought You Couldn't Get Any More Sick of Barack Obama... The Victory Girls see Kamala Adds Fuel To The Fire In Minneapolis. Dave Harsanyi at NYPo says Sorry, AOC — protest culture is un-American. Matt Vespa cites Law Professor Rips Apart Dems Over Latest Remarks on the Border Patrol Shooting in Minneapolis, Jonathan Turley. From RCP, The Campaign Against ICE Is All About Open Borders. Mitch Bert at Hat Hair VIP, Minnesota: Let's Not Forget The Crisis Before The Crisis, massive fraud.

Jen van Laar on the Anti-ICE Signal Chats: Walz Administration Implicated, Foreign Funding Revealed. Dr. Sydney Watson @SydneyLWatson, "At this point, it is not surprising at all that all of this is state sponsored and goes all the way to the top." Quote 0HOUR1 @0hour1, "Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat. This means the State of Minnesota is behind the protests. Its not organic its a insurrection at the very top." VodkaPundit at PJM, Minnesota Insurrection: A Special Forces Operator Has Seen This 'From Anbar to Helmand'. Eric Schwalm @Schwalm5132 "As a former Special Forces Warrant Officer with multiple rotations running counterinsurgency ops—both hunting insurgents and trying to separate them from sympathetic populations—I’ve seen organized resistance up close. From Anbar to Helmand, the pattern is familiar: spotters, cutouts, dead drops (or modern equivalents), disciplined comms, role specialization, and a willingness to absorb casualties while bleeding the stronger force slowly. . . " Stephen Miller @StephenM, "If you are surprised to see such a large volume of professional class leftists acting in psychotic fashion in response to routine immigration enforcement, remember the conduct of this same group during covid: masking babies, terrifying children, boycotting family, shuttering schools, purging dissenters, and signaling their “virtue” to in-group peers with ever more extreme, painful and draconian measures." Kevin Bass @kevinnbass, "I am horrified. I cannot believe it. I analyzed public databases and media reporting on violent confrontations with ICE over the past year. Just 9 counties accounted for TWO-THIRDS of violent confrontations with ICE in America. This is twice all violent confrontations in the remaining 3,134 counties COMBINED. A violent confrontation in these 9 counties was 590 TIMES more likely than any of these other 3,134 counties. 590 times. I plotted these 9 counties, and I found that all 9 counties are sanctuary jurisdictions run by Democrat politicians that resist immigration law enforcement. These violent confrontations are RARE in states and cities where local officials cooperate with law enforcement." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "BREAKING: SIGNALGATE DONORS LIST AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD; POLITICIANS + FOREIGN LEADERSHIP CONFIRMED? In one of the files revealed by @camhigby , a resources file directs people with money to a website, Stand with Minnesota, which in turns directs donors to a campaign ran by Tending the Soil on Chuffed. More about Tending the Soil later. What to know: the campaign is hosted by Chuffed and the first donation came from Jonny Soppotiuk, a Canada-based community organizer who is part of Chuffed leadership and specializes in fundraising. He is most likely a central figure in raising money. So, yeah. Starting to look like foreigners are playing a key role in all of this. That's not all. I've put together a spreadsheet of 4000+ donors and their possible identities. Download in the next link below."

At Hat Hair, Dave Strom interpretes the Minneapolis Police Chief: Yes, the Mob Should Rule and Twin Cities Law Enforcement Abandons Hotel to Mob (looking for ICE officers), and John Sexton hears Minneapolis Has a New Autonomous Zone with Armed Guards. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "In Minneapolis clashes, an anti-ICE protester was severely injured after trying to throw a flashbang back at federal agents, losing part of her fingers in the explosion." FAFO. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "Wheelchair bound ICE protester seems to temporarily have a divine intervention and is able to stand up out of his wheelchair and grab what he dropped These are paid actors." Eddie Scarry at Da Fed, Here’s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: ICE And ‘5-Year-Old Boy’ Edition. NYPo remembers how Gavin Newsom ignored calls to help girl, 5, left with half a skull in crash caused by illegal immigrant, dad says. TownHall's Joe Chalfant hopes This Inspiring Testimony From a DHS Hero Will Strengthen Your Resolve on Immigration. From Da Signal, EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Foreign Terrorists Living in US.

From Ace, New Details on Church Invasion Prove It Was a Straight-Up Hate Crime, "Tyler O'Neill's thread has the supporting charging documents. This behavior would not be tolerated if a mosque was invaded." Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy, No Detention Hearing or Bail Required for Two Women Charged with Disrupting St. Paul Church Service. 

Quantus Insights @QuantusInsights, "One year into President Trump’s presidency, several key indicators have shifted meaningfully: • Net illegal immigration has turned negative for the first time in ~50 years; border encounters are down ~93%. • Violent crime is falling, with homicides down ~21%. The largest annual drop on record. • Drug outcomes have improved, with overdose deaths down ~25% and fentanyl seizures halved. • The economy remains strong, with ~4.4% GDP growth or higher and equity markets at record highs. For voters focused on border security, public safety, and economic stability, these figures show delivery on stated priorities. For Americans in general, they point to broadly healthy national metrics." Law and Liberty compares him to Teddy Roosevelt, The American Grizzly. Sundance, Ted Cruz Attacks Trump and JD Vance During Conversation with “Donors”

Carlo Carrasco is happy Trump’s America Urges Allies To Increase Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP. CEPA, Poland Prepares for Drone War With Russia. "Europe needs to get on the front foot to tackle Russia’s hybrid warfare, a Polish deputy defense minister warned as he unveiled details of a new anti-drone systems." Sundance at CTH hosts NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte Delivers Brutally Honest Message to Virtue Signaling Brussels. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn takes A Peek in as Canada Ducks: Dropping That China Trade Deal Like a Hot Won Ton. Riviera Maya News, U.S. accepts 92 high profile drug kingpins from Mexico. At Da Signal, ‘All Signs Point’ to End of Communist Cuba, GOP Officials Say. John Sexton, Trump Administration Wants to See Cuba's 'Incompetent Marxists' Gone. From NewsWax, Trump Hikes Tariffs on South Korea "In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the decision follows what he described as South Korea's failure to fulfill its obligations under a trade deal negotiated between the two countries." From the Free Bacon, Solar Companies Scramble To Hide China Ties As Trump Readies Rules Barring Chinese-Owned Green Energy Firms From Receiving Taxpayer Funds "Under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, companies with more than 25-percent Chinese ownership can't claim green energy tax credits." Capt. Ed, Israel Recovers Final Hostage; Gaza Readies for Phase 2 of Trump Plan.

NYPo, California’s massive fraud is way worse than Minnesota’s — totals $7 billion: JD Vance.   Ace, JD Vance: California's Fraud Dwarfs Minnesota's. memetic_sisyphus @memeticsisyphus, "You can’t show a random video from the streets of Minneapolis without capturing a 7 figure Somali fraud operation."

Elon Musk @elonmusk, "True" Quote Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters, "Holding secure elections is a civilizational IQ test > 14 states don't require any ID at all to vote > it's impossible to say that "cheating is rare" if you don't measure the thing at all > requiring proof of citizenship is incredibly popular among all Americans > yet, the x.com/BasedMikeLee/s…Show more"

NRO happy, At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection. I don't know why; brain dead represents the state pretty well.

Dr. John Eastman at Julie Kelly's substack, takes on the Century-Old Case Law Lurking in the Disqualifications of Trump’s Interim U.S. Attorneys "The Supreme Court is slowly returning executive power back to the president related to political appointees? Will a pending decision do the same for U.S. Attorney picks? Dr. Eastman explains."

John Sexton hears the Washington Post Braces for Massive Layoffs, or as we call it "Yesterday's news, tomorrow," Driscoll is not sympathetic, OLD AND BUSTED: "“Yeah, I’m In the Media. Screw You.” —The late Ginny Carroll, a bureau chief with the then-Washington Post-owned Newsweek, who admitted on C-SPAN that she wore a button with the above message at the 1992 Republican convention. The New Hotness? Washington Post Braces for Massive Layoffs." Neither is Ace, Stephen Colbert's Ratings Hit New All-Time Low, Update: Washington Post Braces for a FIFTY PERCENT Cut in Jobs "Remember, six months ago, in the immediate aftermath of his cancellation, Colbert's ratings rose based entirely on Sympathy Viewing and liberals all claimed he was going to build the show into a juggernaut that CBS would have to un-cancel. I've got a special delivery: Six barrels of 100% pure pesticide-free Nope Juice." "Brian Stelter whines that Bezos isn't being a good "steward" of the Washington Post. Jon Podhoretz responded that he's not a "steward," he's the owner. But the bratty, underperforming losers at the paper think that Daddy Warbucks should just keep bailing them out forever." From NewsBusters, More of This, Please! CBS Invites Conservative Dana Loesch to Debate Minneapolis.

From the College Fix, Govt gave $3.3 million science grant to Northwestern for ‘safe space ambassadors’: report. Beege Welborn thinks Peak Woke Achieved: Fairy Pronouns. Oh yee of little faith, they can go higher, I'm sure.

Tattoo Tuesday

EOnline, Amanda Bynes Shows Off New "Trap Star" Tattoo After Debuting 28-Pound Weight Loss

Amanda Bynes revealed that she got new ink on her hand in a since-deleted post on her Instagram Stories Jan. 22, according to Us Weekly. The fresh ink read “Trap Star” in a bold, Gothic font and was positioned near the 39-year-old actress’ left thumb.

Snapping the pic inside her car, the She’s the Man star put her new ink on full display beside the two other tattoos on her left arm—a scripted “Beauty” tattoo on her forearm and heart on her middle finger—as well as her pink nails and silver and gold watch.

She also posted a pouty selfie from outside her car, revealing her completed look. In addition to her heart face tattoo and nose piercings, Amanda showed off her bright blue lipstick, thick black eyebrows and blonde hair.

The tattoo comes eight months after Amanda last went under the needle for new ink. In May, she unveiled a meaningful tattoo that she got with a longtime pal to commemorate their friendship.

Time has not been kind.

Flotsam and Jetsam - The Signal Goes Out in Minnesota

We survived Snowmaggedopacolypse 2026 just fine. After yesterday's post, it continued to sleet all day, beating down the 3 inches of snow we started with, and ended the evening with a light bit of freezing rain, enough to produce a little icicles on the deck railing and light glazing in the trees without doing any damage. Later, we'll go out and chip the driveway clear, but that shouldn't be too onerous. Right now, it's 23 F and a light band on snow is going by, adding to the total. Our power never went out, although SMECO did have some outages. School, of course, is canceled as is Corwin's job, so Corwin and Gabby get another day to sled. All in all not too bad for a storm that, a week out, was predicted to dump up to 15 inches of snow, and up to an inch of ice.

Apparently, liberals think Signal is a secure enough platform for their conspiracies. From Stacy McCain, Minnesota: @camhigby Exposes Communications of Anti-ICE Conspiracy. GunShyMartyr @jimmy_rustlin "Code names HAH. Meet Amanda Noelle Koehler, one of the admins of the MN ICE Watch signal chat group. She believes that property damage isn't violence, was a campaign strategist for Tim Walz, and organizes a lot of the protests and walkouts in the area." GunShyMartyr @jimmy_rustlin, "She organized the MSP airport protest." 0HOUR1 @0hour1, "So what @camhigby showed us. 1 They have access to the national database to trace license plates in real time. Meaning someone in law enforcement is passing on plate read data. Not only that they were notified of police shift changes from within the department. Its organized crime." Moni @MoniFunGirl "BREAKING: Tim Walz admits local and state police had to RETREAT because they were overrun by leftists near the shooting scene Leftist agitators are in FULL CONTROL of Minneapolis now President Trump needs to invoke the INSURRECTION ACT NOW! FEDERALIZE THE NATIONAL GUARD!" Twitchy, SHOCKING TIES: Just GUESS Who's Strategist Leads Anti-ICE Signal MN Mob Hunting ICE Agents (Gets WORSE). PM, EXPOSED: Signal chats of far-left anti-ICE Minnesota networks revealed: report, “ICE chaser operations go all night. The dispatch call is 24/7. These are messages screenshotted at 2am asking for observers at a location with potential illegals.” Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Recently revealed Signal chats show that this felonious paramilitary operation to disrupt ICE operations is being formally coordinated with Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor and other elected state officials. This is a criminal conspiracy of immense and troubling magnitude that reaches all the way to the Minnesota Statehouse," Quote Alexis McAdams @AlexisMcAdamsTV "This isn’t a protest — it’s an operation. Anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis rapidly track, doxx, and harass anyone they believe is tied to ICE. They take pics of you, your license plate, & upload to their “data base”" Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "Peggy Flanagan is in a Signal group chat doxxing federal agents. Not shocking. Here’s a video I made last week showing how half of her town hall walked out to impede federal law enforcement, and how she encouraged others to do the same. This is the network she helped set up." "Margaret Flanagan is an American politician and Ojibwe activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019." Sunny Lohmann @sunnylohmann, "This is alarming. The Revolutionaries have an organized and VAST network of people out snitching and spotting and harassing people that covers the entire city and suburbs. Are regular Americans in Minnesotans comfortable with that? That’s chilling in the extreme. At any moment they can drop the net, and their boot is up your ass, and you are totally without rights. Don’t try to resist or they can and will mobilize a HUGE mob to attack you. I’m shocked by what I’m hearing. It’s later than I thought. In what other cities can they do this, I wonder." Quote James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII, "URGENT UPDATE: I’ve never experienced anything quite like today in my life. I’ve interacted with the Cartel and have witnessed some crazy things in the desert in ‘24. But what strikes me is how organized these agitators in Minneapolis are. They have spotters everywhere …" Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "The man who was kiIIed by ICE was apparently in anti-ICE resistance signal chat groups Do you know who’s running the chats? Minnesota State Rep Alex Falconer. He admitted it. He’s open about it. When is he going to be hauled in for questioning?" Matt Margolis at PJM, The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Alex Pretti, the Man the Border Patrol Shot. From Breitbart, DHS: Deceased Armed Man 'Wanted to...Massacre Law Enforcement'. He may have wanted to, but I don't believe he intended to do that. He just put himself in a bad spot. The redoubtable Julie Kelly at substack, Becca and Renee Good Were Not Married. So Why Does Everyone Keep Lying About It? "Even after a lawyer representing Becca Good confirmed the pair were not married, news outlets and social media influencers refuse to correct the inaccurate portrayal of a "bereaved widow."" From Compact, How Pro-Immigrant Activism Turned Dangerous, gradually, then suddenly.

From WJ, Anti-ICE Rioters Barricading Entire Blocks in Minneapolis, Police Appear MIA. Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth "Sooo… they’re going to deport anyone who “illegally” crosses into their little area? And they won’t see the irony of it?" Quote Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "Leftists have now declared an AUTONOMOUS ZONE in Minneapolis, dumpsters dragged into the streets to BARRICADE entire city blocks while the anti-ICE protests rage on. This is THIRD WORLD chaos!" Joe Chalfant at TownHall reports a Rioter Arrested After Laying Traps to Disable ICE Vehicles and Antifa Lunatic Openly Advocates for Followers to Arm Up and March on 'Nazi Gunmen' ICE Agents. Erik Florack at PJM asks about Minneapolis: How Is This Not an Insurrection? Sundance at CTH cites FBI Director Kash Patel: We Have Our Top Men on the Ground in Minneapolis. Twitchy, So, About That Big Tough Guy 'Antifa-General' Who Told Minneapolis to Take Up Arms Against ICE? Yeah, LOL. Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "BREAKING - It’s been revealed Minneapolis’s “Antifa General,” AKA Kyle Wagner, who recently called for guns to be used against the federal government, is a cross-dresser who really enjoys dresses."

Jen O'Connell at RedState, You Thought the Video Was Bad: Anti-ICE Protesters Ambush of MN Cities Church Is Even Worse Than Reported. Tyler O'Neil @Tyler2ONeil "One woman broke her arm. Congregants "were terrorized, our children were weeping, college students and young women were sobbing, it was impactfly and it will take time to work through." and "An agitator "continued to scream in the faces of young children while they were crying." Nick Ballasy at JTN, Appeals court finds evidence to charge Don Lemon over church protest, but won’t force arrest warrant "The decision, unsealed Saturday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, came after DOJ asked the appeals court to overrule a Minnesota magistrate judge who refused to approve multiple arrest warrants related to the protest."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Irony: ICE Incident At One Epicenter of Welfare Fraud Governor Dill @TheGreenOldDill, "OH MY GOD: 2628 Nicollet is just three doors down from the ICE shooting. THREE daycare centers are tied to this address. Owner’s name: Siman Aden Siman Aden is also owner of the “Quality Learing Center” that was made famous by @nickshirleyy BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Basically, you can't swing a dead cat in Minneapolis without hitting a case of fraud. 

Sundance, JD Vance Notes Something Very Important About Minneapolis Chaos. JD Vance @JDVance, "This level of engineered chaos is unique to Minneapolis. It is the direct consequence of far left agitators, working with local authorities." Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "The VP is correct… Texas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, etc have had more ICE arrests than Minnesota, but they cooperate with federal law. Their officials don’t urge the public to resist." RazörFist @RAZ0RFIST, "Weird that ICE are operating in dozens of states, but it only gets violent in the one where we just uncovered a billion dollar fraud ring with probable links to the governor." Mike @thinkorswim0712, "only reason their is chaos in Minnesota is because @Tim_Walz and @Jacob_Frey are doing everything in they can to stir the pot in order to distract us from the fact that they were complicit in a 100 Billion dollar fraud scheme and when melissa hortman found out they killed her." pnorm @paleonormie, "something crazy in all of this is that ICE is claiming to have apprehended like 3,000 people with active removal orders and thus far there have been exactly two deadly altercations and both of them were with protestors rather than actual targets."

Sundance, President Donald Trump Releases a Statement on Minnesota Chaos. "I am hereby calling on Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor in the United States of America to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our Nation’s Laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of Division, Chaos, and Violence: 1. Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, along with all Illegal Criminals with an active warrant or known Criminal History, for Immediate Deportation. 2. State and Local Law Enforcement must agree to turn over all Illegal Aliens arrested by Local Police. 3. Local Police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes. 4. Democrat Politicians must partner with the Federal Government to protect American Citizens in the rapid removal of all Criminal Illegal Aliens in our Country. Some Democrats, in places like Memphis, Tennessee, or Washington, D.C., have done so, resulting in safer streets for ALL." Nick Ballasy again, After ICE shooting armed man, Trump accuses Walz, Frey of inciting an 'insurrection' "LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB! 12,000 Illegal Alien Criminals, many of them violent, have been arrested and taken out of Minnesota. If they were still there, you would see something far worse than you are witnessing today!" WJ reports Anti-ICE Agitators and 'Legal Observers' Losing Strong Majority of Public Support: New Poll. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "Trump has forced the dems into taking the 20% side again." Quote InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022, "Voters on ICE Protests - Are each of the following legitimate forms of protest that should be protected by law?" John, McGuiness at Law and Liberty notes Trump has The Duty to Enforce the Law. UPI whines Minnesota CEOs call for 'immediate deescalation' in the state. Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, "DAG Todd Blanche just flipped the script on Kristen Welker: BLANCHE: “Absolutely. Every American should be bothered, but what should they be bothered by? They should be bothered that ICE had zero support from law enforcement.”" From NYPo, Gavin Newsom launches vicious attack on president over death of armed anti-ICE protestor: ‘Trump made a shooting happen’ Sister Toldja at RedState hears Kathy Hochul Makes Outrageous Statement About Federal Storm Help Amid Reports of NYers Freezing to Death. Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul, "Secretary Noem offered assistance to New York ahead of the impending snowstorm. I shared that the fastest way to help is for ICE to back off so people feel safe accessing warming centers, shelters, hospitals, and houses of worship." Jon Levine @LevineJonathan, "Turning down federal assistance in a deadly blizzard because you hate Trump and ICE." NYC Scoop @NY_Scoop, "You literally just told a U.S. Cabinet Secretary offering FREE blizzard relief to fuck off because @ICEgov might make your illegal alien constituents feel 'unsafe' going to a warming center. Meanwhile actual New Yorkers, tax-paying, legal, freezing Americans, are digging out cars and kids with frostbite. You’re not a governor. You’re a border checkpoint for cartels. Resign, you treasonous ice queen. New York is bleeding and you’re handing out hot cocoa to the people bleeding us dry. GO TO HELL." NYPo, Barack Obama issues rare political statement condemning DHS over Alex Pretti shooting — as Dems rally against Trump admin. Driscoll at Insty, BARACK OBAMA FORGETS HIMSELF, PONTIFICATES ON WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SHOULD DO ABOUT ICE. Ben Shapiro at Da Signal sees it all as The Left’s Search for a New Cause, or an new excuse. 

Cam at Bearing Arms records how 2A Groups Respond After Fatal Shooting of Minneapolis Protester and Concealed Carry Holder. Althouse finds "The right to publicly carry weapons is a centerpiece of Second Amendment advocacy and has emerged as a key issue in the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti...." ""Bill Essayli, Los Angeles' top federal prosecutor and a Trump ally, received fierce blowback from gun-rights groups over his Saturday claim that there is a 'high likelihood' law enforcement will be 'legally justified' in shooting someone who approaches them with a gun. The National Rifle Association responded on X that this sentiment was 'dangerous and wrong.' Gun Owners of America condemned Essayli's statement, writing that the Second Amendment 'protects Americans' right to bear arms while protesting—a right the federal government must not infringe upon.' Essayli claimed that condemnation 'mischaracterize[d]' his statement...." From "Gun rights groups challenge shooting of legally armed Minneapolis man" (Axios). And here's Jonathan Chait, in "What MAGA Really Thinks of the Second Amendment/Now Americans know" (The Atlantic)(gift link)." Pretti had the right to carry the gun, but he had the obligation to carry his permit, and to warn officers that he had the gun on him. Not confronting the officers would have been a smarter move, too.

Ward Clark at RedState, Trump's Texas Triumph: Big Bend Border Hits All-Time Low in Illegal Crossings. Ben Smith at LI appreciates how ICE’s WOW Database Turns Enforcement Into a Public Record, "By making that record searchable and publicly accessible, the administration has subjected its enforcement claims to verification over time."

From TNP, New Greenland ‘Framework’ Will Cover Minerals: Trump. From Sundance, Sunday Talks – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Discusses Trade Conflict with Canada and Greenland and Canadian Ambassador Hillman Says Canada Is Relying Upon Democrats and Republicans in Congress to Protect them from Trump’s Bilateral Trade Approach with Canada. From TCW, Trump’s apology is welcome, but he has good reason to be fed up with ‘Europeans’. At the Brussels Signal, Unity? Bulgaria doesn’t care about Greenland, Spain doesn’t care about Estonia and so on. From News Wax, Zelenskyy Hails 'Constructive' Trilateral Talks With US, Russia. RCW, Make the Americas Great Again: Colombia Embraces Trump & the U.S. The Latin Times reports Mexican President Sheinbaum Reportedly Reviewing Whether To Continue Oil Shipments To Cuba Due To Potential Reprisals From Trump Admin "Two Republican lawmakers warned Sheinbaum that she could face consequences during the renegotiation of the USMCA." Roger Kimball at Am Great thinks The Countdown to Iran’s Liberation Has Begun. "Peace talk aside, the ticking in Iran isn’t diplomacy—it’s a death-rattle, as a murderous regime nears judgment and a brutalized people pray that liberation, at last, is real." TNP, ‘We’re Watching Iran’ – Trump Warns U.S. ‘Armada’ Will Arrive in Gulf SOON.

Larry Elder at Hat Hair, The Midterms: It's Not About 'Affordability' -- It's About Trump Hatred. From ET, Energy Department Announces Cancellation of $30 Billion in Biden-Era Loans "The department said that after a review, it would also revise another $53 billion in loans."

From Breitbart, Trump to Ditch Super Bowl, Blasts Halftime Performers Green Day and Bad Bunny: ‘I’m Anti-Them’.

From RCP, Supreme Court Orders CA Dems To Justify Prop 50 Maps, but given recent rulings I expect them to allow it.

The Victory Girls thinks Mamdani is Testing his Relationship With NYPD As Overtime Is Cut.

Hat Hair's Betsy McCaughey predicts Phasing Out State Income Tax Key to Success in Dying Blue States, but they won't. At RCE, Red States Have Reliable Power Because They Embrace an All-of-the-Above Strategy.

I&I, Just How Easy Is It To Rip Off The Federal Gov’t? It's so easy a Somali can do it.

Da Signal explores How Biden and Fauci Suppressed the COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory.

At Am Great Paul Sperry sees Obama’s Fingerprints All Over Investigations of Trump And Clinton. "Comey cleared Clinton, Obama boarded Air Force One with her, and the Russia hoax took flight—new evidence suggests the fix was in long before voters ever weighed in."

From BIS, Fans Want Reporter Banned for Repeatedly Trying to Provoke Australian Open Tennis Players Into Negative Comments About Trump.

At the College Fix, Indiana U. professor sanctioned for creating ‘hostile environment’ for white students. HowlingMutant @Howlingmutant0 "Unfortunately the demand for racism has exceeded the actual supply so we now have black people wearing klan outfits so other black people can pretend to be frightened."