Flotsam and Jetsam - The Second Stab at the Nerd Prom

They kind of caught me by surprise with the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner. I guess I wasn't paying attention, again. Any, it was held last night at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington DC. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair heard Trump to Recognize Secret Service Officer Shot at First WHCA Dinner at Nerd Prom, Take 2. Seems reasonable. As you might remember, the Secret Service agent Victor Gonzales survived the close range shotgun blast thanks to his vest. He also runs down the list of administration attendees, which notably does not include JD Vance and Marco Rubio. RedState's Jen O'Connell has Hot Takes: Media's Reaction to Redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner Was As Expected. Aw, he was mean to the poor babies. Althouse host's Trump's routine (I hesitate to call it a speech) and offers her opinions of some of it in "Is this supposed to be fun? Am I supposed to be serious? Am I supposed to be a comedian?" "Trump finally gets his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech. ... And here's the joke I thought was the best: "Under my administration, a once-feared and powerful regime that relentlessly attacked America has finally been toppled. Their former leaders have been removed and they're now being run by a gay dictator facing internal divisions. But I for one wish Bari Weiss all the best at CBS News. She's a wonderful woman."

Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson, "President Trump is leading a political "counter-revolution," seeking to reverse decades of progressive policies on immigration, education, energy, and American history, doing more than any other Republican president." At Althouse, "His detractors have adopted the 'Never Vance' slogan and flooded social media, especially over the past week, with attacks..." ""... including claims that Vance is 'unfit' to be vice president due to his efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Iran. They have asserted, without evidence, that Vance is making policy decisions not supported by President Donald Trump. They have likened him to former president Barack Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont)...." I'm reading "Knives are out for Vance in the GOP. His allies say it’s a coordinated ‘op.’ The vice president has faced a barrage of attacks recently that are unusual for their intensity and how early in the political calendar they are taking place" (WaPo)(gift link)." PJM's Matt Margolis, Is This the Reason Your Leftist Relatives Are Cutting You Off? and Sarah Anderson reports a Black-Owned Atlanta Restaurant Faces Boycott Calls for Serving a Republican.

RCD looks at Hegseth’s Herculean Task.

PJM's Cathy Salgado notes One Pennsylvania County Has 3,500 Noncitizens on Non-Juror List, Potentially Voting and Bob Spencer wonders Is Dem Fundraising Powerhouse ActBlue a Massive Money Laundering Machine? Yes, the example he provides is stunning. A Larry video at Hat Hair, Trump DOJ Confirms Investigation Into New Jersey Voter Rolls.

Karol Markowicz at NYPo thinks Democrats are completely blind to the DSA’s brazen party coup — so the rest of us must step up. RCP cites James Carville: DSA Are "Paternalistic, Over-Educated Little White Turds" Who "Think They Know Better Than You" Yep. Rainer Zitelmann at Reason explains How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam. "It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics." At Da Signal, How Cuba Became the Nerve Center of the Anti-American Left. Dave Strom at Hat Hair opines Shamelessness Is, You Must Admit, a Huge Political Advantage, featuring a picture of Dan Goldman. I think it's an essential, at least on the Democrat side. 

Hat Hair's John Sexton hears from Morris Katz: We May Have Missed a Few Red Lines with Platner. Just a few. Seth Mandel at Commentary calls AOC’s Latest Dual-Loyalty Hoax a Doozy. At the Crimson Hub, AOC, Her Brother, and the Property Taxes Billed To Their Mother. Luke Rosiak at Da Wire reports Ilhan Omar’s Sister Linked To Central Figures In Minnesota’s Fraud Scandal. "Records tie company founded by "Squad" member's sister to largest public theft scandal in Minnesota history." Jon Tobin at JNS claims The lies behind Mamdani’s Netanyahu stunt are the real threat. "New York’s mayor isn’t going to arrest Israel’s prime minister. But the widespread belief in the “genocide” blood libel illustrates how toxic ideologies, AI and social media are defeating facts." At Althouse, "You want voters to believe you posted to this account but all of the bad things came from someone else, including a friend who is dead?" Matt Smith @mattsmith_news, "When asked today if he was 100% certain he didn't write any of the offensive posts on the 'Dirt McGirk' Twitter account, David Crowley said, "Look, we would have to go through all of these different posts, but the ones that I've seen that were printed, I did not write those."" "And the pig got up and slowly walked away."

RAW EGG NATIONALIST @Babygravy9, "Amazing we're just never going to hear anything about this ever again, including the fact the killer said he was paid by Tim Walz to do it." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, " JUST IN: Tim Walz appointee Vance Boelter has been sentenced to TWO LIFE SENTENCES plus 40 years for the murder of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman Boelter’s vehicle was found with “NO KINGS” flyers on the seat, and kiIIed Hortman and her husband soon after she voted against healthcare for illegals. Will Walz pardon this guy too?"

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair observes Chicago West and South Side Save A Lot Stores Closing, Blame New EBT Rules and likes Steve Hilton Debuting Wild New Campaign Ads: Enough Is Enough!

Steve Hilton puts out devastating ad exposing communist California’s mindless, Godless leftist machine! https://t.co/tfIJvVdv05

— The Chris Salcedo Show (@CSalcedoShow) July 24, 2026

John Sexton sees the California Wealth Tax Battle Continues. PJM's Vicky Taft has another West Coast, Messed Coast™ – Climate Lie Implodes but Greens Already Spent Taxpayers' Billions.

wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat, "Current operations in Iran are no longer starting from the original position. Iran’s missile attack volume was substantially higher in March 2026 than in July 2026 going from as many as hundreds per day then to mere dozens now. It's retaliatory power, while still existent, has clearly diminished..." Peter Orem @PeterMOrem, "I think we're still operating within war-gamed scenarios."

From Althouse, Why Madison police don't have body cameras. Molly Beck @MollyBeck, "Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin’s perspective on why Madison police don’t have body cameras (Soglin was mayor until 2019):"

The Guardian whines about a British-born man living in US since age of nine held by ICE under threat of deportation, "Connor Read, who is married and has two children, was detained in June during residency permit interview." Also, an extensive, but pretty petty criminal record. But just for kicks, he should claim asylum based on England's censorship policies.

Curt at Flopping Aces sees The Press Tried to Shame Elon. He Put the Entire Media Class on Trial. Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav, "This was basically the interview." Ace, Elon Musk Demolishes Snarky Superior Editor of The Economist, "The extremist didn't like being told that she's the actual extremist." From Twitchy, Ben Shapiro Schools Piers Morgan: Free Speech Means I Don't Have to Feed Your Clickbait Show. Dave Strom takes The Curious Case of the Woman Who Was Baited Into Saying the 'N' Word.

EducatëdHillbilly™ @RobProvince, "Let’s be honest about why this article was written & published… It’s was a shot across the bow to any white woman that even thinks about complaining about abuse by anyone not white. It was a threat to shut up lest be called a white supremacist. A murderer of Emmitt Till. A klan member." Quote Michael McCarthy @MMcCarthyREV, "UPDATE: A top USA TODAY executive stood by Nancy Armour's explosive column linking some Caitlin Clark fans to white nationalists. "Her column is clearly labeled Opinion," she tells @FOS." At Mazelite Airaksinen, NYC Doc Claims Orthodox Jews Smell and "Criminally, Fraudulently and Illegally" Live in USA, "Dr. Robert Guarino is a pathologist in the West Village of NYC and Staten Island." John Sexton was really shocked by a NYT Opinion: 'Land Acknowledgements Are Infuriating.' "If you mean it, give it back, the conservatives said. They are not asking in good faith, but they are asking for the right thing. It names the gap between the words and anything the institution is willing to surrender."

And even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.24.26. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: In The Bowels of the Draft up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Govt Goes into 'Shut-down Lite'

Did you notice? About half the Federal government has gone into the usual shutdown mode (essential workers only, with retroactive pay, and presumably retroactively paid vacation for the rest) until the House and Senate come to an agreement that mollifies the usual suspects, mostly Democrats opposed to ICE (which is already funded by the BBB!), and a few silly Republicans willing to let the perfect be the enemy of the good (I'm looking at you, Rand Paul). From NewsNation, Trump on partial shutdown: ‘Hopefully enough people will use their heads’, not a safe bet. "Multiple federal agencies, including the departments of Defense, State, Treasury, Homeland Security (DHS) and others, saw their funding lapse at 12 a.m. Saturday, launching the government into another temporary shutdown. Senators raced to pass a major funding package consisting of five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap measure for DHS by the Friday night deadline. But it still needs approval in the House, which is not set to return to Washington until Monday. Democrats had pledged to block the full $1.2 trillion package over objections to the DHS funding portion, which included an additional $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)." Ryan King at NYPo, Mike Johnson ‘confident’ gov’t shutdown will end Tuesday – as he shoots down Dem demands. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "The trump economic plan is working. Tariffs, deregulation, tax cuts, rate cuts, illegal immigration crackdown, energy build out." Quote Truflation @truflation, "US CPI inflation dropped significantly today from 1.24% to 0.86% in our independent price data, the lowest since 2020. Truflation US CPI today: 0.86% Y/Y. The biggest downward drivers were: 1. Utilities down -0.13% 2. Clothing -0.08%, 3. Housing -0.05%, 4. Transport -0.05%, 5. Food -0.04% " At Da Signal, ‘Substantial Refunds’ Coming to Taxpayers Soon, Senior Treasury Official Says. At Fox, Doug MacKinnon opines on The most unique thing Trump could do with stolen money recovered from blue states "Trump administration should create a lottery system to aid disadvantaged citizens." I don't like it. There should be nothing random about who gets it. From CJ, Trump’s Fed Pick Could Be Just What the Central Bank Needs "If he acts in harmony with his past statements, Kevin Warsh could restore the Fed’s integrity and independence."

USA Today, I'm a conservative. I want a whole lot more John Fettermans. "Fetterman's nuance on Noem, DHS funding vote is refreshing"

Democrats are still praying for the pony under the pile of Epstein horse shit. Nick Arama at RedState, About Those 'Tips' on Trump and Epstein in Latest Files Dump. "as with anything that the left spreads about Trump, there's a big catch they leave out. These are what one might kindly term "random nutter" contacts, meaning there's no evidence to support any of the claims. That's why I'm not going to post them. Even the NY Times is showing some sense for once, and they're not even going there. For example, one claim involved the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes in 1995-1996. Yet the golf course didn't even exist then, which puts a small crimp in the claim. But that hasn't stopped folks on the left from spreading it." NYPo, Trump threatens to sue Michael Wolff, Epstein estate — and insists fresh document dump absolves him.

Fortune reads the tea leaves, Top energy expert says probability the U.S. will attack Iran soon is 75% as risk of major disruption to oil supply is priced in — ‘this one is real.’ Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – Venezuela Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Discusses Her Goals and Objectives. From News Wax, US May Make a Deal on Cuba, Trump Says, "I think, you know, we’ll be kind.”

PJM's Matt Margolis likes how the ‘Melania’ Movie Humiliates Critics and Media Naysayers with Historic Box Office. "Over at Rotten Tomatoes, the film earns a mere 6% from critics, but a stunning 98% from fans." At TownHall, Kevin McCullough compares Melania vs. Hillary. From NYPo, Trump announces two-year closure of Trump Kennedy Center for major renovations. No skin off my nose. 

Larry Elder at Hat Hair has a fun 12 Question Quiz: What 'Fascist' 'Xenophobe' 'Tyrant' Said This?

Scott Pinsker at PJM notes The Two Agents Who Shot Alex Pretti Have Been Doxxed — and Liberals HATE Their Names! Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry @pegobry_en, "Your multiracial working class coalition, sir:" Quote Thomas Chatterton Williams @thomaschattwill, "The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. https://propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez" NBC reports DOJ opens a civil rights probe into Alex Pretti's fatal shooting in Minneapolis, deputy AG says, ""We’re looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday." PM points out this poll, JUST IN: 92% of likely GOP voters approve of Trump, 93% approve of deportations after Pretti shooting. CBS abets a criminal, Agents were pursuing an immigrant when they killed Alex Pretti. Now, he shares his story. "I think, maybe if I hadn't gone to that place, or I don't know, a little later or a little earlier, I mean, that never would have happened," Huerta Chuma told CBS News during a phone interview conducted in Spanish."

At the Victory Girls Don Lemon: Invading Church Services Is Journalism. From NYPo, Don Lemon needs to choose —journalist or agitator, he can’t be both. Marc J. Randazza @marcorandazza, "The FACE Act was a great compromise. The left wanted people to be able to get abortions in peace. I think that’s fair. We wanted to go to church in peace. That’s fair. And the left agreed in large part because they probably thought “what kind of a banshee goblin fucktard would want to go and start intimidating people from going to church?” They felt like they gave up nothing. Fast forward and they’ve become such a bunch of nose ring gothapottamus lunatics that they can’t even leave churches alone." Douglass Mackey @douglassmackey, "My passport was confiscated by DOJ for 4.5 years. J6ers charged with misdemeanors were given pre-trial house arrest. Tim Hale was held in solitary confinement pre-trial for 18 months. And a MN federal judge just granted Don permission to take his annual vacation in France." At PM, disgust that Hollywood celebs give Don Lemon a STANDING OVATION at Grammy gala after arrest for storming church. At Althouse, "I've got nothing but respect for Don Lemon's husband." "Do you see that man's face?" Commenter Wilbur says Yeah, I remember the look on my father's face every time he had to bring my mother home from jail or prison. Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "This should be in the ellipses hall of fame." Quote Ted Lieu @tedlieu, "Replying to @B2BFCM and @WhiteHouse
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Frank J. Fleming @IMAO_, "Did he just yada yada freedom of religion?"

Sundance hosts DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Discussing Minneapolis Chaos Amid Ongoing ICE Operations. News Wax, Trump Orders DHS to Avoid Protests in Democrat-Led Cities Without Federal Request, let 'em burn. Hat Hair's Josh Hammer calls it The Rise of the New Confederacy. "In essence, Ellison and his Minnesota's Democratic Party leadership confreres argue that the constitutional federalism articulated in the Tenth Amendment and its corollary of "states' rights" can shield the Land of 10,000 Lakes from the long enforcement arm of federal immigration law. Ellison and Minnesota Democrats claim that by declaring their state and cities to be illegal alien "sanctuaries," they can "nullify" federal immigration law. Stop me if you've heard that one before." At Da Caller, LAPD Says It Will Not Enforce Gavin Newsom’s Mask Ban For ICE Agents. Fox, Seattle mayor pushes local police to track, investigate ICE agents' enforcement activities, "Mayor Katie Wilson is requiring Seattle Police officers to investigate and document ICE activities with body cameras after deadly Minneapolis shootings," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson puts ICE ‘on notice’ with executive order seeking prosecution of agents, "Brandon Johnson signs executive order directing police to document alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents." and Alleged MS-13 gang member accused of 5 murders in home country nabbed in Virginia, "Illegal alien who allegedly admitted to 5 murders in El Salvador arrested in Virginia just weeks before Gov Spanberger ended ICE cooperation." Greg Price @greg_price11, "In order to stop the U.S. government from defending our borders, checking IDs, and removing people who don't have a right to be here, we must set up a border, check IDs, and remove people who we don't want here." Quote CrimeWatchMpls @CrimeWatchMpls, "Submitted from south Minneapolis - Agitators have set up roadblocks and are checking people's ID who try to pass through the area from 32nd to 34th and Cedar Ave. This is absurd." Dave Strom at Hat Hair sees Antifa Can Do Anything It Wants in Portland and Get Away With It Apparently. Twitchy says 'Uh oh, Trump's Lost San Francisco': Brian Allen Works Overtime to Make Anti-ICE Uprising a Thing. NYPo, The perils of toxic empathy in Minneapolis makes it feel like 2020 all over again. Fox Business, San Francisco bakery faces online backlash for selling controversial 'F--- ICE' cookies "Owner Hilary Passman says she has no plans to stop selling the controversial shortbread cookies." At Da Signal, Go Big, Then Go Smart: Trump, ICE, and the Law. How to Skip the Left’s PR Trap.

David Burge @iowahawkblog, "An aspiring artist and war veteran went to a beer hall. Now he and his girlfriend are dead in an underground bunker." Quote Q.S. Quay @hemingquay "Turns out you can make anyone seem innocent if you leave out the middle part of the story where they committed the crime. “A math professor moved to a cabin in Montana. Now he’s serving life in prison.”"

Scott McLallen at TownHall reports Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Requiring Citizenship to Vote. Of course, we always knew this would have to be appealed up the the Supreme Court.

From Althouse, Has there ever been a worse impersonation on "SNL" than Pete Davidson's complete failure even to attempt to seem the slightest bit like Tom Homan? "Look:"

Tim O'Brien at PJM sees ‘Midtermunition': Mamdani Is Already Trashing New York to Third-World Status. At Insty, THE “WARMTH OF COLLECTIVISM” TURNS OUT AS USUAL: Robert Pondiscio @rpondiscio, "Just arrived in NYC where, nearly a week after the storm, the warmth of collectivism has proven unable to melt snow. Or collect trash." UPDATE: Zohran Mamdani Wore Custom Carhartt to Tackle His First Snowstorm as Mayor: Snowstorms have long been an aptitude test for New York City mayors. For this particular blizzard, Mamdani coolly dressed the part. "So he’s flunked the test, but at least he was sharply dressed."

From Althouse, "Newsom was profoundly dyslexic.... By the third grade, he had worked himself into a panic over his trouble with reading and math." "Writes Nathan Heller, in "Gavin Newsom Is Playing the Long Game/California’s governor has been touted as the Democrats’ best shot in 2028. But first he’ll need to convince voters that he’s not just a slick establishment politician" (The New Yorker)." Going for the sympathy vote. At Civitas, California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax and Its Portents for Normal People. Billionaires leave, take jobs with them. Pirate Wires sees Death by Ballot Prop: How California Outsourced Legislation to the Mob, "a brief history of organized shoplifting rings, housing deadlocks, and other fun consequences of the state's 'direct democracy' experiment."

Brandon Straka #WalkAway @BrandonStraka, "Michigan election fraud claims explode as poll workers testify they were threatened, blocked from challenging ballots, and shut out of rooms while disputed votes were processed." Driscoll at Insty, THE PEOPLE WHO CAST THE VOTES DECIDE NOTHING. THE PEOPLE WHO COUNT THE VOTES DECIDE EVERYTHING: Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "The most indefensible part of what happened in Georgia in 2020 is that you do not need body cam footage, confessions, or insider testimony to know, as in know with absolute certainty, that a small group of people locking themselves in a room until well after midnight to count ballots with no supervision and no observers is unacceptable and will always be unacceptable. Even if the suitcases pulled from under the tables were somehow legitimate, and there are plenty of reasons to doubt that, it still would not matter. Counting votes in secret in the middle of the night, with no oversight and no way to verify what was or was not happening, is fundamentally illegitimate. I still cannot fathom how this was ever allowed to happen, and even more astonishing, how after the surveillance footage was released, everyone involved closed ranks and pretended there was nothing to see. Elections simply cannot be run this way." Quote Robert Bowes @Robert_B_Bowes, "Ruby Freeman on body cam said she was told by Fulton election bosses that the (Biden) count was low, it was really low and to scan as many ballots as she could. She said there were no more to scan and then "Boom, under the table, cut the zip ties" and then scan them and rescan them; so that's how the number went up."

CBS whines Detroit judge, 3 others, accused of embezzling $273K from vulnerable adults. The Canadian Press is pretty happy about the Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case, Boasberg.

Matt Margolis hears the peasants at CNN are revolting: There’s a Revolt at CNN Over Scott Jennings, because he makes all the Democrats and CNN journolists look bad.

From Campus Reform, Fordham restricts public media promotion of ICE-defense training. At The College Fix, Despite DEI bans, some public universities maintain DEI requirements, research finds, the grift is too good to quit. Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter, "NFL officially appointed influential storyteller Dhar Mann as its first-ever Chief Kindness Officer and Creator of the Week for Super Bowl LX." floridanow1 @floridanow1, "Could you imagine Butkus, Lombardi, Jim Taylor reacting to a NFL storyteller and Chief Kindness Officer?"

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Better Late Than Never up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Homan Goes To Minneapolis

Sundance at CTH has the news conference, Border Czar Tom Homan Holds a Press Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At Althouse, "Um, the President of the United States called me Monday morning and asked me to deploy here. I got here Monday evening, and I'm staying until the problem's gone." "Said Tom Homan, in Minneapolis, just now. I'm quoting from the transcript at YouTube, here, along with video." Virginia Allen at Da Signal, Tom Homan Explains ICE ‘Drawdown’ Plan in Minnesota, "What Must Happen in Minnesota Before 'Withdrawal'" "Specifically, the border czar is asking state and local officials to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers and allow agents to arrest criminal illegal aliens in the controlled environment of a prison or jail, rather than releasing them from custody before federal agents can apprehend them." At Twitchy, NOT A WORD! Tom Homan Putting Anti-Ice Democrats In Their PLACE About Illegals Is GLORIOUS (Watch). Townhall.com @townhallcom, "Tom Homan CALLS OUT Democrats attacking ICE: "Where were they the last 4 years when the numbers of women and children sex-trafficked was at an all time high? Where were they when a quarter of a million Americans died from fentanyl coming across the border? Where were they when women and children were dying making that journey? ...Not a WORD." USA Today opines Trump secured the border. Don't let Minnesota overshadow that. Nick Arama at RedState says Yikes: This Threat to Kristi Noem From Hakeem Jeffries Isn't Toning Down the Temperature at All. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "NEW: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: “She’s got to be put on ice permanently.”" I'm sure he thought that was a clever pun, but imaging Trump threatening to put Jeffries on ice. From WJ, Watch As Chants Ring Out About Lynching Kristi Noem, Clueless Lib Protesters Realize to Their Horror Who They're in Bed With.

Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "Federal agents are in a recalcitrant state trying to enforce federal law, and the governor of that state wonders if it’s Fort Sumter without stopping to puzzle out which side that makes him in the analogy." The Peacock whines Tim Walz says he'll never seek elected office again "The Minnesota governor unexpectedly announced this month that he wouldn't run for re-election." Mike Miller at RedState, Embattled MN Gov. Makes Big Announcement About Political Future, but What He Leaves Out Is Pure Walz. I guess he has enough baksheesh from the Somali fraudsters to get by. Hat Hai's Capt. Ed hears the Twin Cities Police Union Chief: These Deaths Are On Walz, Frey. Sasha Stone thinks Tim Walz is the Worst Kind of Coward.

Ace woke up to the news "Peaceful Protester" and Super-Hot Male Model Alex Pretti Seen in New Video Spitting at ICE Agents, Kicking Their Cars. "Assault and battery with a side of Blue Steel." Mary Chastain at LI, Durbin Used Fake AI Picture of Alex Pretti Shooting on Senate Floor "One of the agents doesn’t have a head." From NewsBusters, MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace Displays AI-Enhanced Alex Pretti Photo, the one they "prettified." Shipwreckedcrew explains, THE LAW on "Excessive Use Of Force Claims" -- Public Sentiments Do Not Reflect The Realities Of Legal Principles. ""Right" and "Wrong" are only seldomly relevant in the analysis, and the law has a tolerance for alleged "mistakes" by law enforcement in fast moving and confusing situations." 

Tom Knighton at BA sees The Truly Scary Part of Minneapolis Protests "Now, where things go from here could be overstated. This could somehow de-escalate on its own, and this could be the anomaly. But I wouldn't bet money on that one if my life depended on it, and it kind of does." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, sees Polar Bear of Little Brains Jealous of ICE Flow in Other Cities. Illinois Review @IllinoisReview, "Defying his own city’s winter storm warnings, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stood on ice — literally — with hundreds of protesters while calling to abolish ICE, then accused the Trump administration of kidnapping illegal aliens. Illegal Aliens First. The Safety of American Citizens Last." Ace, Don Lemon Arrested, But Not for the Sexual Assault He Was Credibly Accused of . " Don Lemon's shit-eating grin just got 10% more literal. Disgraced ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested early Friday over the anti-ICE protest that stormed a Minneapolis church during Sunday service, according to his attorney and Attorney General Pamela Bondi." At Da Signal, Dave Harsanyi asserts Protest Culture Is Annoying and Un-American. Jerry Dunleavy at JTN, Anti-ICE protest ‘terrorized’ Minnesota church, left kids scared, parents blocked: DOJ says. "DOJ says Minnesota churchgoers were "intimidated, harassed, oppressed, and terrorized" by anti-ICE agitators. They also added that at least one woman was hurt in the confrontation." Oli London @OliLondonTV, "Man dressed as Batman goes on anti-ICE tirade in front of the Santa Clara City Council. “I am disgusted by each and every one of you.”" TownHall's Amy Curtis sees Stephen Colbert Wants People to Stop Calling Ice Agents Nazis — and the Reason Why Will Have You Fuming. Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_, "Stephen Colbert: “Do not compare ICE or Border Patrol agents to the Nazis. That’s an unfair comparison. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.”" Ace, Surprise! Left Wing Uses Pressure from Below, Pressure from Above Color Revolution Tactics to Push... Comprehensive Immigration Reform "So it makes perfect communist color revolution sense that the "insiders" are now pushing amnesty and open borders again, this time, supposedly as a way to avoid the further violence and chaos they're allied "outsiders" are perpetrating." At Am Spec, Scott McKay has some Some Obvious Truths From Minnesota.

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, " MAJOR BREAKING : The largest ICE license plate tracker, StopICE, has been compromised. First, follow @astrarce and @bitchuneedsoap. If you visit the StopICE license plate tracker, you will note all their plates have been overwritten with the following image: <-. From Twitchy, Woman Who Doxxed ICE Director and His FAMILY Just Found OUT by Losing Her Job and She is BIG MAD. Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr, "MAJOR update: The woman who DOXED the ICE Director and his family has LOST HER JOB! Turns out the tables were turned on her and now she BIG MAD. She made the announcement privately on a local community group and is upset that people dimed her out. So of course this was brought to us to HIGH FIVE all of you for pushing back against evil. Heidi Scholes of Groveland, Massachusetts posted the home address of the ICE Director all over the internet, encouraging protestors to head to his house. His own CHILDREN AND WIFE have been made targets thanks to Heidi and her minions. Heidi's Facebook profile says she's "radicalized by basic decency" - which is pretty ironic, considering there's no "decency" in doxxing. Let's be clear - you target federal #lawenforcement and their families... and you make our naughty list. And you don't want to make our naughty list. Because our team is made up of trained warriors, law enforcement, combat veterans... and people who are really, really good at unmasking and exposing evil. Go ahead and f around, leftists. You'll find out."

PJM's Rick Moran claims The Iranian Regime Is in Worse Shape Than Previously Thought. Hat Hair's Duane Patterson quips Iran's Doomsday Clock Is So Close To Midnight, the Ball Is Dropping. Globe Observer @_GlobeObserver, "BREAKING: USS Abraham Lincoln has gone dark, with no transponder or communication, signaling possible preparation for action against Iran." Frontalforce @FrontalForce, "BREAKING A third US carrier strike group, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), is moving into the Middle East theater. Encircling Iran ?" TheIntelFrog @TheIntelFrog, "US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) has been confirmed by officials as entering the region as of yesterday. It's last position was departing NSA Souda Bay, Crete on the 26th. It joins the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Both ships will likely be positioned to provide ballistic missile defense for Israel." Quote The War Zone @thewarzonewire, "Destroyer, Electronic Surveillance Jet Joins U.S. Forces Massing In Middle East Amid the ongoing military buildup, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that no one knows who would lead Iran next should the Khamenei regime fall." At Da Wire, CNN’s Report From Tehran Echoes Regime Propaganda While Glossing Over Massacres. "Iran’s leadership is sending a strong and very defiant message to the United States."

Common Place's Oren Cass and Dan Kishi point out Canada Doesn’t Have the Cards. Canada is the foam on America's latte. At Am Con, The ‘Art’ of Trump’s ‘Concept’ Deal in Greenland.

Rick Moran thinks 'Trump Accounts' For Kids Could Turn Out to Be a Game Changer for the Next Generation. I expect Democrats to seize them at the next opportunity "for the children!"

For your amusement, Althouse posts this video, "How can you succeed when you say things like that?" To be a political pundit means you have no shame.

Ace notices Feds Seize 700 Boxes of "Votes" From Fulton County, GA, Election Hub; Democrats Shriek In Fear "Via Twitchy, Democrats are scrambling for a "plan" to #resist a signed judicial search warrant. Brendan Carr @BrendanCarrFCC "You can’t make it up. The FCC will vote on requiring that federal subsidies flow only to people that are both living and lawful beneficiaries. Dems oppose." Beege Welborn hears Dr Oz Is the Latest Trump 'Racist' Going After Medical Fraud by Armenian mobs in California. Leslie Eastman at LI, Newsom Smears Dr. Oz as ‘Racist’ After He Targeted Alleged California Medical Fraud, "Because Oz asserts Russian, Armenian gangs are involved in a $1.4 billion fraud involving home healthcare services, Newsom’s office suggested that Oz’s Turkish heritage played a role in his findings." No Pasaran! sees Widespread failure across nearly every level of leadership in Minnesota: Public programs fraud on the scale we see today— of which Ilhan Omar is Somali Fraud Exhibit A—indicates a leadership class that has either forgotten or no longer takes seriously the idea that public office is a public trust.

Dave Strom cites Mamdani: Fiscal Crisis as Bad as Great Recession in NYC, because he can't spend money he doesn't have. 

And this is where I quit yesterday. Ilhan Omar was "attacked?" at a speech, by a man wielding a syringe of what turned out to be apple cider vinegar, which he sprayed on her torso. Now, vinegar in the eyes would be painful, but not deadly (ask me how I know), but on clothes, all it does is smell funny. Kind of like the whole affair. Ace, Ilhan Omar "Attacked"... with... Water... "Some claim it was staged. Including Trump. Or, at least, he jokes that she "probably" sprayed herself, while also not caring if she did nor not." And As Media Convulses Over Ilhan Omar Being Sprayed Like a Misbehaving Kitten, Tim Walz Says He'd "Beat the Shit Out of JD Vance If I Could," and a Democrat Attorney General Candidate Threatens to "Kill" Trump "But boy oh boy, Ilhan Omar had her monthly shower a few days early, what a tragedy. JLR© @JLRINVESTIGATES, "Anthony Kazmierczak was arrested last night for attacking Ilhan Omar. He was once married to a Patrice Kazmierczak. They divorced a few years ago. His ex-wife Patrice is a political activist & a big supporter of Ilhan Omar & AOC." Matt Vespa, Here’s the Guy Who Sprayed That Stuff on Ilhan Omar. Matt Vespa, It's a Question Everyone Is Asking About the Ilhan Omar Syringe Attack...and I Can See Why. Trish Regan @trish_regan, "Ilhan Omar was reportedly sprayed in the face tonight — And, she runs after the attacker?!! As though she’s about to take him out? This is not normal behavior. Not even close. No wonder people are asking if it was STAGED!" Matt Margolis, Here’s Why Many Say the Ilhan Omar Assault Was Staged. Twitchy, FAKE, FAKE, FAKE! Ilhan Omar LOSES It When Asked Why She Didn't Follow Foreign Substance Protocols. Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "The craziest thing about Ilhan Omar getting sprayed with apple cider vinegar is how her net worth increased by 3,500% since getting elected." To be sure, she's not the only congress critter to do that. Dave Strom sees a mystery when Ilhan Omar's Winery Disappears...Literally Gone From the Internet and Archives. "A major part of that growth in wealth has been the rapid rise in the valuation of a sketchy "winery" from a few thousand dollars to a whopping $5 million to$15 million, despite having (perhaps) released few wines and, in recent years, none at all. Its locations appear to be empty buildings, its wines are unavailable, and once attention was turned to its sketchy nature, all the information about it disappeared from the internet." Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Hmm" Quote Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal, "Ilhan Omar’s so called $5M winery vanishes without a trace...no license, no footprint, just gone. Source: @NEWSMAX x.com/MarioNawfal/st…" From Wombat at the In The Mailbox: 01.29.26 (Afternoon Edition), EBL: Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has a California winery? More likely a California money laundry. 

FWIW, I give the chances of the vinegar attack being staged about 10%. You'd have to be a real sucker to do that knowing you'd be caught and charged assaulting a congresscritter. However, if she begs for his release from the charges, or fails to file needed charges, the chance goes up to 95%.

✪ Evil Te𝕏an ✪ @vileTexan "After Benny @bennyjohnson went digging on Illan Omar, I went digging a little bit on "the squad". Rashida Tlaib is a broke ass mf'r btw. However, Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) has some interesting things going on. Her husband is pulling in $1M/yr from "government funded" sources. So I dug through her congressional financial disclosures and used AI to break some things down. Let's go. THE NUMBERS: * 2018 net worth: -$12,500 (per OpenSecrets) * 2024 net worth: ~$8,000,000 That's an $8 MILLION increase in 6 years on a $174K congressional salary. How'd that happen? . . . " 

From the GatewayPundit, Tulsi Gabbard Releases Documents that PROVE it Was Barack Obama who Led the Russiagate Conspiracy and Coup Against Donald Trump – Documents Have Been Turned Over to the DOJ. Sundance notes Virginia Senator and SSCI Vice Chairman, Mark Warner, is Very Concerned About Tulsi Gabbard, and Search Warrant Revealed – DNI Tulsi Gabbard and FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey on the Ground in Fulton County. The fact that Tulsi is there suggests foreign activity is suspected.

From Da Caller, Police Charge West Virginia Librarian For Allegedly Recruiting People To Assassinate Trump, as someone quipped, leaving WV with no librarians. 

 

Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo "After weeks of trial, a jury has found the City of Seattle liable for a black boy who was shot dead by the CHAZ BLM-Antifa security in 2020. The city evacuated the police station & built barricades to help the far-left rioters. Report by @KatieDaviscourt." I'm pleasantly surprised a Seattle jury did that. 

From the College Fix, Chicago schools refuse to hire Christian college student teachers despite lawsuit. Hat Hair's John Sexton hears a Biologist Sues Cornell Claiming Racial Discrimination and Dave Strom hears Michelle Obama complain Black Women Don't Complain Enough. Eitan Fischberger @EFischberger "Newly unsealed federal court orders point to massive Qatari funding shaping Carnegie Mellon’s behavior and enabling antisemitism on campus: . . . A federal judge said a reasonable juror could conclude that CMU’s reliance on over $1 billion from Qatar motivated the university to accommodate donor expectations . . ." Ace, AP: "Car Rams Into Chabad Headquaters In New York City". "If you don't know what a Chabad house is, join the club. My guess is that it's some kind of community center or charity. Jewish. Which is why AP resorts to their favorite fact-obscuring tactic: Claiming a "car" rammed something, rather than a person at the wheel of that car. And the man who rammed the car into the Jewish center has an Arabic last name, "Sohail." So you'll understand Associated with Terrorist's lunatic choice to make the car the bad actor in this story."

A Driscolly post at Insty, AND NOW, A WORD FROM GUS FRING: Sociopath Giancarlo Esposito Willing to See 50 Million (Other) People Die for His Revolution. "Actor Giancarlo Esposito crystallized today’s Democrat Party by admitting he is willing to see people die to fulfill his revolution. This is a direct quote, per the far-left Variety, and these are the words of a narcissistic sociopath. Block quotes are Variety’s… "This is time for a revolution — and they don’t even know that’s what they’re starting. We have to stand up to it. They can’t take us all down. If the whole world showed up on Putin’s doorstep or the Iranians’ doorstep or in Washington, they’d kill 500 or 50 million or however [many], but the rest of us would survive with a new [world]." Don’t you get it, you over-privileged, leftist dummies? Do you not see it? You bored, spoiled brats attempting fill the God-shaped hole in your soul by attacking law enforcement, destroying private property, and provoking violence are nothing more or less than cannon fodder to Democrat Party elites like Giancarlo Esposito. . ."

From the Martin Center, A Triumph for Civic Renewal at America’s 250th "A Texas program aims to improve civic literacy in underserved communities."

At the Spec, Amelia: the purple-haired goth girl who became a nationalist icon.

Still more from the Wombat at the In The Mailbox: 01.29.26 (Afternoon Edition). The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: One Big Crunch ready for your clicks at The Other McCain.

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 Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: One Big Crunch ready for your clicks at The Other McCain.