I guess we're already for the upcoming snowmaggedocopolypse. The forecast is currently 5+ inches of snow, followed by about 2 inches of the dreaded "wintery mix." We have enough food and toilet paper to last it out, our water supply is reasonably secure. We have a propane generator that can keep a few necessities running if necessary. This morning the temperature bottomed out at 11.3 F, and has risen to 14.7. The wind is 20 kts from the north, gusting to 30, so I don't expect to go to the beach.
So on with events. From the FreeP, Niall Ferguson explains How Trump Won Davos. "I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important." Byron York @ByronYork, "As concerns Europe, I think there are four: 1) Trump told Europe: You're killing yourself with mass migration. Stop. 2) Trump told NATO: You've got to spend more on your own defense. 3) Trump told the EU: You're hurting yourselves with draconian regulations. 4) Trump told Merkel and others: Don't build Nord Stream 2. It's a terrible idea to depend on Putin's Russia for your energy. I think Trump was right about all of those things." Mary Chastain at LI hears Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to the Board of Peace. Jennifer D'aww@GMShivers "I empathize dude but like as someone who has worked in both countries, Canada could have spent the last 30 years getting its shit together and easily become a resource superpower. Instead we spent the entire time countersignaling the United States and making our entire identity "Not them" despite a good portion of our economy depending on them. I'm not interested in being a purple state, and the fed government could turn it all around by being fair, instead they told the places with all the combat willing people to eat crap and that other things mattered more." Sundance at CTH hosts Secretary Lutnick Gently Dispatches the Feelings of Canada and the EU, and Focuses on Pragmatic Economic Growth. "Mexico is doing everything almost perfectly in preparation for their bilateral deal. Canada is doing exactly the opposite and positioning themselves for the worst possible outcome of a deal with the USA. The disparity in approaches is so different, even now it is remarkable to watch." It is a great interview. Matt Taibbi at Racket says Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered. "The death of globalization is the real headline from the international self-indulgence festival at Davos." Courage Media on Denmark’s Greenland Illusion. "Greenland is simply the place where that reality can no longer be postponed." At PJM Stephen Kruiser says it was a Good Week for Trump, Rough Week for Vestigial Eurotrash. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Prediction: WEF does not yet have a story for why they have to insert themselves into AI. When USSR fell, it also took NATO several years to come up with a story for why their continued survival was necessary… that was provided by Soros in his 1993 essay: all closed societies are a threat, and NATO’s new mission is to turn closed societies into open societies. When WEF does formalize their story for their own continued existence, my prediction is it’ll be: “the breakdown in trust of institutions is so great that it requires the power of AI to enforce shared norms.” They don’t know this yet. Nobody individually can justify why they dropped climate change for AI. But this is the convergence I sense."
Misty Severi at JTN reports
HHS announces US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health
Organization. Shooting News Week, Finally: Trump Pulls the US Out of United Nations’ International Gun
Registry Scheme.
Rick Moran at PJM explains Why the Operation to Capture Maduro Has Generated So Much Concern in Moscow and Beijing. BRICS News @BRICSinfo, "JUST IN: US considers deploying naval blockade to stop Cuban oil imports." SightBringer @_The_Prophet__ "This is about establishing the template for energy chokepoints as a tool of global compliance. A naval blockade is a wartime act. It asserts dominion over trade routes and supply chains. . . ." (((Tendar))) @Tendar, "Two more Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Mediterranean Sea experienced an unusual event. Crude oil tanker "Progress" (IMO: 9306627) is north of the coast of Algeria and drifting. The vessel is declared “Not under command” while transporting 730,000 bbl of Urals crude toward Suez, Egypt, with its final destination being China. A second tanker, the Chariot Tide (IMO: 9323376), which is not far from Gibraltar, is also declared "Not under command" as well as drifting. Both ships are under sanctions. The status indicates a complete loss of navigational control, without specifying the reason. Yesterday, French forces seized the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker "Grinch" (IMO: 9288851), which was also sailing in this region."
At Am Mind, Inez Stepman call it An Impressive Year One for Trump 2.0. ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena "In the fall of 2006 right after then Sen. Barack Obama announced to Tim Russert on Meet the Press he was seriously considering a run for the nomination of the Democratic Party for president, thousands of reporters, journalists, bloggers and intellectuals flooded book stores for copies of his two books, “Dreams of my Father” and “The Audacity of Hope.” For two years they intellectualized about his life story and world view, picked apart every carefully crafted sentence, and marveled at their ability to really get inside the head of this exotic man who might become president. . . .Donald Trump’s “The Art of the Deal”? Not so much. Which is a shame because any reporter who read the book before embarking on covering this presidential candidate, eventual nominee and now president-elect would have a much deeper understanding of who he is, how he operates and how he’ll behave going forward." CBS admits Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. in 2025, study shows, without a clue as to why. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Turns out that jailing or deporting repeat violent offenders greatly reduces the murder rate." Fox, Only one House Democrat joined GOP to repeal 'short-circuiting' Biden-era regulation "Republicans push through most recent regulatory rollback with help from single Democratic lawmaker. . . . In this case, lawmakers voted to reopen the door to mineral development on federal lands in the North Star State." Leslie Eastman at LI reports a Historic Graphite Mine in New York Marks Start of Made‑in‑America Battery Supply Chain. "Four other graphite mines are poised to be part of the new supply chain as Tesla opens up a huge lithium refinery operation. Both moves signal a return of American critical mineral dominance." Phil Wegman at RCP, Exclusive: Trump OMB Launches Full Review of Federal Funds Sent to Blue States. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "The inflation war is over, now it's on to the deflation fight. We need to make sure deflation is the good kind and not the bad kind. We need stimulus like $2000 checks and fed rate cuts to keep up the demand. Tariffs to protect us from importing the bad kind of deflation from china. More Deregulation to push the good kind of supply indiced deflation, drill bany drill, relieve any bottlenecks in the supply chain for resources, keep deportations going to help stimulate supply and wage growth. Another round of tax cuts if needed. It's always a balance between demand and supply. Trump is threading g the needle well so far." Democrats are attempted to condition the people that prices ought to go down, after they unleashed the greatest bout of inflation since Carter. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. Deflation is bad! Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "This focus group was conducted by the publisher of The Bulwark and it’s being treated as legitimate news." Quote POLITICO @politico "Young Trump supporters may not be all that enamored with JD Vance as they weigh their 2028 options. A recent focus group of 18- to 24-year-old Trump voters suggests weaknesses for Vance among young Republicans." CNBC whines Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over debanking the suit calls ‘political’ "The lawsuit, which seeks at least $5 billion in damages, was filed in state court in Miami-Dade County, Florida."
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "
HOLY CRAP! Anti-ICE leftists have STORMED the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, infuriating travelers and taking the location hostage This is utter MADNESS! Tim Walz has handed control to lawless rebels. Minnesota must save itself!"
Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "
Every single one of them should be arrested for interfering with airport operations or commerce under the Hobbs Act. You cannot do this, it is 100% illegal. Arrest them all." Nicole Wallace at USA Today,
ICE protesters are storming churches now? This has to stop. "I don't like the optics of an ICE agent banging down a person's door either, but you know what I like even less? The fact that Laken Riley might be alive today if her murderer hadn't been free."
JD Vance @JDVance, [smilie], Quote johnny maga @_johnnymaga "
LMAO. Libs in Minneapolis are currently standing outside a hotel in -15 degree weather banging pots and playing instruments to keep JD Vance from sleeping inside his hotel. Little do they know, JD Vance landed back in D.C. 5 hours ago." At Da Caller,
Activists Join 1000-Person Group Chat, Leave Home At 5 AM To Follow ICE Around. That makes it a conspiracy, if any laws are broken. Vicky Taft at PJM,
West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Anti-ICE Attorneys General — Like This Guy — Met Secretly in Portland. NYPo reports
Arizona AG Kris Mayes wildly suggests residents could shoot unidentifiable masked ICE agents under state’s self-defense laws: ‘Recipe for disaster’. From Twitchy,
MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace Mistakes Hysteric Knavery for ‘Historic Bravery’ in Minneapolis Protests Matt Vespa at TownHall,
As ICE Begins Enforcement Raids in Maine, New Allegations of Somali Fraud Emerge. Cathy Salgado at PJM reports
ICE Went Above and Beyond to Comfort Abandoned 5-Year-Old After Mother Refused to Take Custody.
𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕪 Ƒʉͫcͧкͭιͪηͣ 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕖𝕖 @LuckyMcGee,
Parody account, "
BREAKING: ICE has now watched more kids in Minneapolis than a Somali daycare." Matt Vespa,
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Obliterated the Lib News Media in Minneapolis. CIS sees
NYT Tries to Measure Trump II ‘Deportations’ "The story the ‘Gray Lady’ overlooks — especially about ‘sanctuary’ communities."
MAZE @mazemoore, "
2014. Bill Kristol advocates for the deportation of migrant children. George Stephanopoulos says that Obama needs to send a message to migrants that they need to go back home. Even Ana Navarro was sort of reasonable back then. Strange times." NewsBusters hears
Joy Behar: ICE Is the New 'Gestapo,' Trump Wants 'War' With NATO & MN.
Marc J. Randazza @marcorandazza, "This is disgusting. This cheapens the Holocaust. It's 1940. Gestapo knocks at your door. Where are you going to wind up? No, not in a camp designed to kill you, but you're gonna get sent HOME. And, you can just go there with $1,000 in your pocket if you say "ok, I'll go" No beatings. No whippings. No experiments on you. you have a 1 in 100,000 chance of death, and even then, you're gonna need to cause that yourself by doing something stupid." Quote Stephen King @StephenKing, "ICE is the American Gestapo." Shipwreckedcrew,
Is A Warrantless Entry Into A Residence To Take Custody Of An Illegal Alien Really A Violation Of The Fourth Amendment?? "The default of the legal academy is that entries into the home by police must be authorized by a neutral magistrate based upon a finding of "probable cause" -- but I'm not sure that's true." Twitchy,
Operation Fakeout: Leftist Hotlines Send Protesters to Biker Bars — Surprise, No ICE, Just Laughs Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr, "STOP what you're doing - we have a pretty huge update and confession about this whole "Report ICE activity hotline" situation.
By about 1am, we had reports come in from numerous states that there had been "incidents" at a number of biker bars last night. It turns out that "report ICE activity hotlines" had received "tips" about "off-duty ICE agents" drinking at dozens of bars. Those bars just so happened to be biker bars owned or frequented by individuals who haven't always been on the right side of the law. ICE protestors were alerted and given the addresses of these bars. According to friends of ours across the country, beta soy boy, gender-fluid communist Meal Team Sixers showed up with their "F-ICE" flags and tried barging into the bars. Except... there were no ICE agents drinking there. As a wise man once said... "now you's can't leave". To clarify, WE absolutely did NOT report those addresses to the "Report ICE activity hotlines". That's ridiculous, guys. What kind of people do you think we are? Nah. We simply provided the "Report ICE activity hotlines" to the good ole' boys that DRINK at those bars and asked them if they wanted to have a fun night. Hey leftists... we've been warning you... there would be a time when the people who just wanted to be left alone get off the sidelines. . . " The College Fix reports
U. Washington in a tizzy over fake ICE rumors. VodkaPundit@Insty,
YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER LIST:
Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "
The most recent debunked anti-ICE hoaxes: - Renee Good was merely turning her vehicle’s wheels to flee and posed no danger. - ICE agents detained a naked, innocent 74-year-old U.S. citizen in freezing Minneapolis weather. - ICE arrested a 5-year-old boy. - A Somali woman with a Band-Aid on her forehead was abducted and taken to an undisclosed location to be tortured by ICE agents. - Anti-ICE protesters peacefully exercised their First Amendment rights at Cities Church in St. Paul. - Detainees at the Dilley Detention Center are being fed food infested with worms and mold."
Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "
I see the old canard about the victim of a justified police shooting being classified as a "homicide" victim by the Medical Examiner with re to Renee Good. "Homicide" is not a legal term -- it is the description of the manner of death. For medical examiners there are 5 options: Natural causes Accidental death Suicide Homicide Undetermined Hence, Good is classified as a "Homicide.""
Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "
Let me break this down in as basic a manner as I can: 1. America elects a President that the Democrat/Media Complex does not like. 2. Democrats engage in violent riots over whatever their otherwise perfectly legal cause du jour might be. 3. "See? The fact that this guy is President is causing riots. If you vote for us this abnormal rioting that the President is causing will stop." 4. Democrats win next election. Riots stop. ________________________ This is no different than the Mafia threatening to burn down a store unless the owner pays protection money. IT IS EXTORTION. When will America realize what the Democrat's evil game is and send them to where they belong?"
Don Surber on
Jack Smith’s perjured testimony "The press pretended like he did nothing wrong as he lied, lied, lied." Bob Hoge at RedState,
You're Fired! Kash Patel Reportedly Ousts Multiple FBI Agents Tied to 'Get Trump' Efforts.
Breanna Morello @BreannaMorello, "
CONFIRMED REPORT FBI Director Kash Patel has conducted another round of firings. Patel has ousted field office heads and additional senior agents tied to the two major federal criminal probes into Donald Trump, according to an FBI source. The special agent in charge of the Atlanta field office has been dismissed, along with the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office. A former special agent in charge from New Orleans, who had since transitioned to a different role, was also removed. In Miami, up to six agents were let go due to their roles in the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago."
FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "
People ask why I said the old FBI was a diseased temple. This is what corruption looks like when it thinks no one is watching: A self-awarded trophy celebrating Arctic Frost, made by FBI officials. I disbanded CR-15 and removed the corrupt actors involved. So when legacy media cries that President Trump’s FBI fired people and made sweeping changes, I have one response: You’re damn right we did."
Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "
A groundbreaking study reveals racial bias in jury convictions, “When we break down this study we find that - Black juries have a 12% conviction rate against black defendants, vs a 59% against whites. So that indicates that there is a 47% interracial bias when you have black jurors - White juries have a 33% conviction rate against white defendants, vs a 26% against blacks, which actually demonstrates a negative 7% interracial bias Meaning whites are more likely to convict their co-racial group than they are to convict somebody across racial lines Whereas black juries have a 12% conviction rate against their own and a 59% conviction rate against white people." OJ Simpson smiles from hell.
Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein at the Eternally Radical Idea,
W, X... Why? EU platform is misguided at best, sinister at worst "The announcement of an exciting new homegrown social media platform on the continent that leads in censorship innovation should be greeted with skepticism from a free speech perspective." They just can't tolerate the freedom of speech on X.
Ace celebrates
The Week In Woke, "Trans-crazy baby-influencer "Miss Rachel" -- she makes videos "teaching" little children about how great transgenderism is -- liked an antisemitic comment demanding, "Free America from the Jews." She later "apologized," claiming it was an accident. But then when a Hamas-linked account wrote that the Jews left that antisemitic "Free America from Jews" comment themselves, Miss Rachel affirmed that comment, writing "ooooooohhh." Like, "oooooooohhh, nice catch, you caught those tricky Jews!" She's very apologetic, though. These are all just little accidents."
Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "
The @NFL & @nflcommish have decided that the Super Bowl is a political event to attack President Trump, the political right and conservative values. They’re choosing division over unity and to attack the same voters that fund their stadiums and put money in their pockets. Enough!" Quote Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck "So the Super Bowl music is going to be a guy in a dress honoring transgenderism while mostly performing in Spanish and a far left band. The majority of NFL fans don’t want this."
Caleb Hull @CalebJHull, "
The NFL is incredibly good at not understanding their target audience." Quote Polymarket Football @PolymarketBlitz, "BREAKING Bad Bunny plans to wear a dress during his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. This will easily be the lowest viewed halftime show of all time." Hat Hair's John Sexton reports Washington Ban on Trans Athletes Will Be On the Ballot in November.
It's kind of a cheap German knockoff of the British Amelia video I posted yesterday. I still want to see the American version, using
Deanna Ritter as the AI MAGA girl.
