Althouse: Sunrise — 7:01, 7:08, 7:45.

8 జనవరి, 2026

Sunrise — 7:01, 7:08, 7:45.

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Aggie చెప్పారు...: I can't wait for some wag to point out that Donald Trump is exhibiting the core principles of Marxism in Venezuela, with his oil deal: A capitalist seizing the Means of Production and running it on behalf of the people.; 08-01-26 5:37 PM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: The truth is coming out....
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/renee-nicole-good-was-minneapolis-ice-watch-warrior-who-trained-to-resist-feds-before-shooting/; 08-01-26 5:37 PM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: And all I can say...is her poor kid.; 08-01-26 5:38 PM
Just an old country lawyer చెప్పారు...: Gov. Walz said, "We've never been at war with the federal government," as he prepares to call up the Minnesota Nation Guard. My home state of Georgia has been at war with the federal government. It didn't end well for us, and it won't end well for him if he engages in acts of sedition and insurrection.; 08-01-26 5:39 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: This afternoon, a driver doing 50+, apparently being at least followed* by Metropolitan Police of DC, ran over and killed a pedestrian at 16th & L NW, four blocks north of the White House (1600 Penn means Penn and 16th).

* I am being very careful not to say "pursued" because MPDC have a no-pursuit policy. During the Biden admin, two MPDC officers who allegedly chased a man on a non-street-legal dirt bike into traffic where he was hit by a car and died were prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned. Trump pardoned the officers and MPDC had to reinstate them. (not sure why; even if your criminal conviction is vacated, you could still be done administratively for violating the policy. May be some intricacy of their union contract.)

Will be interesting what happens to the officers in today's case. CC, JSM; 08-01-26 6:00 PM
FullMoon చెప్పారు...: Wendybar sez:
Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis ‘ICE Watch’ ‘warrior’ who trained to resist feds before shooting
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Jeeze, still feel bad the little boys mom is dead.
But feel a little better with this info; 08-01-26 6:01 PM
Bill, Republic of Texas చెప్పారు...: Did Walz really say he was calling up the NG to protect Minnesotans from “rogue ICE agents”?

That is a shocking statement, if true.; 08-01-26 6:04 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Authoritarianism doesn't arrive all at once. It advances rapidly when the state demands that citizens deny what they plainly see—yet faces no consequences.

Some choose to stand firm, trusting their own eyes. Others kneel, accepting what they're told.

This isn't about liberal versus conservative. It's a fundamental choice between freedom and serfdom.; 08-01-26 6:09 PM
Quayle చెప్పారు...: Re Walz and the mess in Minnesota: I don’t understand why they think the way they do. It’s always about the Kampf! The fight!. It’s always the struggle against……….. the duly elected government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Would someone here on the left please explain that to me: why you need to struggle or feel the need to struggle against a democratically elected government?; 08-01-26 6:11 PM
Quayle చెప్పారు...: “ This isn't about liberal versus conservative. It's a fundamental choice between freedom and serfdom.”

Serfdom under what? A duly elected government? Gee, KAK, Maybe we could all wait till next November and vote ourselves out from under serfdom. Or did that ever occur to you?; 08-01-26 6:14 PM
Big Mike చెప్పారు...: Just an old country lawyer said...

Gov. Walz said, "We've never been at war with the federal government," as he prepares to call up the Minnesota Nation Guard.

As David Bruge (a.k.a. iowaHawk) put it: “The most inspiring principled stand by a U.S. governor since George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse doorway.”; 08-01-26 6:14 PM
FullMoon చెప్పారు...: Nobody cares except me and Kak:
Eggs $.99 a dozen at Smart and Final today.
Local Arco Premium cheapest in 3 years.; 08-01-26 6:18 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: So what a podcast said, one that is usually pretty accurate, but not error free, is that the captain of the seized sub was Russian, but the crew was almost entirely Ukrainian, and the owner was an ethnic Russian Ukrainian, and they had switched to the Russian registration, and Russia plainly recognized the ship as Russian.

I don't know. There are layers under layers and wheels within wheels, and I have come to understand that I will never understand what is going on.; 08-01-26 6:19 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: Russia did surface a sub near the seizure, but it was powerless, unless the appropriate response to the seizure of an empty tanker is nuclear war; and if that isn't a declaration that Russia considered it a Russian flagged sub, I don't know what would be.; 08-01-26 6:21 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: A few months ago, Ukraine adopted a clever strategic approach: agreeing to virtually any U.S. demand, secure in the knowledge that Putin would reject every proposal. This tactic has now made it nearly impossible for Trump and Vance to persuasively argue that Ukrainian intransigence is the primary obstacle to peace.; 08-01-26 6:24 PM
hawkeyedjb చెప్పారు...: Do Governor Walz and Mayor Frey really believe immigration law should be made at the local or state level? I remember when Joe Arpaio decided to implement his own version of the law, and we in Maricopa County are still paying for that adventure. It was popular with his constituents, just as I’m sure Walz’s and Frey’s forays into insurrection are.; 08-01-26 6:25 PM
Hassayamper చెప్పారు...: Authoritarianism doesn't arrive all at once. It advances rapidly when the state demands that citizens deny what they plainly see—yet faces no consequences.

Like California taking mentally ill kids away from their parents and putting them in foster care, if the parents refuse to deny what they see, and allow a surgeon to mutilate their genitals into a disgusting simulation of the opposite sex, and render them permanently sterile and incapable of sexual function or pleasure? That kind of authoritarianism?; 08-01-26 6:27 PM
Beasts of England చెప్పారు...: Time for the semi-finals! Pulling for Ole Miss, but Miami has brought a solid defense, especially the last few games…; 08-01-26 6:27 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: I don’t know if it’s true: “The Minnesota Star Tribune has identified the shooter and said he was dragged by a vehicle in June”

https://www.startribune.com/ice-agent-who-fatally-shot-woman-in-minneapolis-is-identified/601560214

Will it help him? Not in the climate we’re in.; 08-01-26 6:27 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Kak: "Authoritarianism doesn't arrive all at once. It advances rapidly when the state demands that citizens deny what they plainly see—yet faces no consequences."

Yes! Like when Republican observers get sent home, and Dem election judges put cardboard in the windows and keep putting ballots through the machine. CC, JSM; 08-01-26 6:29 PM
Rustygrommet చెప్పారు...: China needs to rethink its policies vis a vis Taiwan. The United States easily breached Venezuelas missile defenses. The Chinese provided missile defense systems never detected our invasion. One helicopter was disabled by a manpad.; 08-01-26 6:30 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: Again I don’t know if it’s true: “President of Austria will ask all women to wear a headscarf to fight Islamophobia”

Nice.; 08-01-26 6:31 PM
Hassayamper చెప్పారు...: So what a podcast said, one that is usually pretty accurate, but not error free, is that the captain of the seized sub was Russian, but the crew was almost entirely Ukrainian, and the owner was an ethnic Russian Ukrainian, and they had switched to the Russian registration, and Russia plainly recognized the ship as Russian.

Why is this a surprise? Eastern Ukraine (Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Crimea) is very heavily Russian-speaking, and there were plenty of people born in Ukraine and carrying Ukrainian passports their whole lives who considered themselves actually to be Russian and welcomed Putin's invasion.

If they were ethnic Ukrainians who were raised speaking Ukrainian, that would indeed be a much more odd occurrence.; 08-01-26 6:33 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: "China needs to rethink its policies vis a vis Taiwan. The United States easily breached Venezuelas missile defenses. The Chinese provided missile defense systems never detected our invasion."

I imagine the Chinese will be able to do the same to the Taiwanese missile defense systems.; 08-01-26 6:39 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: US Senate votes to block Trump from more military action in Venezuela ~ MSNBC

Five vertebrates emerge from a sea of jellyfish.

It says a lot about the sorry state of the GOP when only five senators are willing to cross the aisle on such an important issue. Not exactly profiles in courage for the rest of them.; 08-01-26 6:39 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Original Mike said...

"China needs to rethink its policies vis a vis Taiwan. The United States easily breached Venezuelas missile defenses. The Chinese provided missile defense systems never detected our invasion."

I imagine the Chinese will be able to do the same to the Taiwanese missile defense systems.

Why?

The equipment Taiwan has is better than the equipment China has.; 08-01-26 6:42 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Kakistocracy said...

US Senate votes to block Trump from more military action in Venezuela ~ MSNBC

China's interests must be protected at all costs.; 08-01-26 6:43 PM
Humperdink చెప్పారు...: Renee Good died doing what she loved doing. Hiking? Nope. Feeding children in the Congo? Nope. Getting in the face of fellow human beings? Yessiree.; 08-01-26 6:44 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: We jammed the Venezuelan radar and then used radar-seeking missiles to take them out. Maybe Taiwanese systems (ours?) are better, I have no specialized knowledge in this area, but the tactic isn't exactly complicated.; 08-01-26 6:46 PM
Inga చెప్పారు...: It’s being reported that C and BP agents shot two people in Portland. Victims are alive and in hospital.; 08-01-26 6:48 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: I think Rusty's logic on ChiCom air defense is that so much of our fear of them rests on the reputation of their area denial capabilities - because if we defend Taiwan, we wouldn't just try to sink PLAN ships, we'd go for bases on the mainland or at least some of their artificial islands. So if their systems aren't all that, it changes the operational calculus.

But see my comment a few days ago quoting Viktor Suvorov on "monkey models" - the export versions of major-power military tech.

Heck, Iran still has some of our air-defense stuff from the Shah and Iran-Contra, but we have always been able to penetrate their airspace. Monkey model. CC, JSM; 08-01-26 6:51 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Kakistocracy said...

Authoritarianism doesn't arrive all at once. It advances rapidly when the state demands that citizens deny what they plainly see—yet faces no consequences.

When you are a traitor that supports taking money from Americans to give to Somali Daycares so Somalians will vote for democrats everything looks like Authoritarianism.; 08-01-26 6:51 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn చెప్పారు...: From the article:
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“[Renee Good] was trained against these ICE agents — what to do, what not to do, it’s a very thorough training,” Leesa said.

“To listen to commands, to know your rights, to whistle when you see an ICE agent,” she added.

Good got involved with local anti-ICE activists through her 6-year-old child’s charter school.

The group started out as a very loose confederation of anti-ICE activists, but has recently aligned itself with more radical organizations including Twin Cities Ungovernables.
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Uh oh. If these "anti-ICE activists" and "radical organizations including Twin Cities Ungovernables" "thoroughly train[ed]" the poor woman to commit a felony and she died during the commission of that felony, we could be talking felony murder here.; 08-01-26 6:51 PM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: It advances rapidly when the state demands that citizens deny what they plainly see—yet faces no consequences.

Such as when our emperor (er, president) had no clothes (er, cognitive abilities), and it was obvious from his campaign onward, and social media and news media readily cooperated with government bureaucrats and out-of-office Democrats to denigrate and punish anyone who noticed, and no one has been made to take responsibility for the fact that we HAD NO CHIEF EXECUTIVE for four years?

Ronald. Your speechifying on this subject is not panning out.; 08-01-26 6:54 PM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: It advances rapidly when the state demands that citizens deny what they plainly see—yet faces no consequences.

Such as when our emperor (er, president) had no clothes (er, cognitive abilities), and it was obvious from his campaign onward, and social media and news media readily cooperated with government bureaucrats and out-of-office Democrats to denigrate and punish anyone who noticed, and no one has been made to take responsibility for the fact that we HAD NO CHIEF EXECUTIVE for four years?

Ronald. Your speechifying on this subject is not panning out.; 08-01-26 6:54 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Trump Calls on Fannie and Freddie to Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds ~ WSJ
"Attempting to lower housing prices, administration looks to step up a portfolio that was at the heart of 2008-09 financial crisis"

This is an obvious depreciation of the country's currency. Normally, a politician would only do this immediately before an election.

$200bn won't move the needle a bit on a $13trn pool of assets. Another business where he has no clue how it operates.; 08-01-26 6:55 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Gerda Sprinchorn said...

From the article:
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“[Renee Good] was trained against these ICE agents — what to do, what not to do, it’s a very thorough training,” Leesa said.

So in other words she was a traitor that gave aid and comfort to foreign enemies attacking the United States and attacking Americans with her foreign soldier allies.; 08-01-26 6:56 PM
Clyde చెప్పారు...: Too bad that "Don't get yourself killed doing something stupid" wasn't part of her training.; 08-01-26 6:59 PM
Clyde చెప్పారు...: One wonders what sort of deviltry the two people in Portland were up to that got them shot?; 08-01-26 7:00 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: "because if we defend Taiwan, we wouldn't just try to sink PLAN ships, we'd go for bases on the mainland or at least some of their artificial islands. So if their systems aren't all that, it changes the operational calculus."

Ah. I was looking at it from the perspective of the Chinese taking out Taiwan's defenses.; 08-01-26 7:02 PM
TeaBagHag చెప్పారు...: Uh oh. If these anti-Gestapo citizens and civic, patriotic organizations including Twin Cities Ungovernables" "thoroughly train[ed]" the poor woman to help her fellow citizens avoid being kidnapped, they are decent, patriotic Americans.

She was murdered during a kidnapping, we could be talking felony murder by Dementia Donnie’s brown shirt here.; 08-01-26 7:02 PM
FormerLawClerk చెప్పారు...: The Republicans control the House, Senate and White House and have not advanced a Voter ID bill to ensure that the Democrats can't steal another election like they stole the 2020 Presidential election of Joe Biden.

But the Republicans HAVE passed today a bill in the House to continue paying ObamaCare subsidies to the insurance companies for 3 more years.

Yes, that's the same ObamaCare subsidy extension that closed the government in December.

So if you voted for Republicans, I hope you're enjoying what they're putting up your keister and hoping that at least you're getting a reach around while they plow you up the rear end.; 08-01-26 7:03 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: "Similar coalitions to ICE Watch have cropped up all over the country — with activists using phone apps, whistles and car horns to warn neighborhoods when ICE shows up.

ICE Watch and adjacent groups can also turn confrontational — with numerous instances of activists ramming agents with their cars in the past."

Perhaps these orgs need to be shut down.; 08-01-26 7:06 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Abuse of Federal Agents is up 1000 percent.
Nice going corrupt evil vile commie left(D); 08-01-26 7:07 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Tea Douche bag(D) stands shoulder to shoulder with criminal illegal aliens who rape women and smuggle drugs.; 08-01-26 7:09 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: Half of the voting population(plus more im sure) have taken Orwells statement "The Party has to you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears ,it was their final and most essential command " and the MAGAS m fell in line....very sad but NOT UNEXPECTED/ hey you may start seeing the COLONISTS lining up behind the walls and trees as the country continues to revert back to days of King George. No >>>>> without representations.. put a STAMP on that.. 'we ARE TOLD all authority is placed by God, gonna have to wait to get the answers to these mysteries... :(; 08-01-26 7:20 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: As the Iran-Iraq War spilled into the sea, other Gulf states sought protection by reflagging their merchant vessels under other nations’ flags. Kuwait was particularly active in seeking to reflag its oil tankers. After learning of a potential Soviet-Kuwaiti reflagging deal, the United States redoubled its diplomatic efforts and offered to protect each tanker that Kuwait desired to reflag. War raged on, both on land and at sea, as the United States and Kuwait reached a deal for the U.S. Navy to ensure safe passage of oil and shipping. - US Naval Institute

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2025/june/tanker-war; 08-01-26 7:21 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: Not a major revelation, they know midterms are coming. Republicans in competitive seats see a grave threat to their reelections in skyrocketing insurance premiums.
That was apparent Thursday in the defection of seventeen in the House who voted for Democrats’ bill to restore expired Obamacare subsidies for three more years. The GOP revolt was bigger than anticipated and a stunning rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump. Senate no spines , all jellyfish under SVENGALIS spell.. Some will get a thrill others will twist and growl and contort themselves(like trump)More to be revealed; 08-01-26 7:26 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: ICE agents are removing criminal illegals being harbored by radical leftist governors like corrupt kingpin tim Walz.
and other blue state frauds.; 08-01-26 7:27 PM
Jim at చెప్పారు...: Pulled this from the depths of the long thread:

Yet we are supposed to believe he was hit by an illegal immigrant last year. How fucking gullible are you? - Freder

That imaginary illegal alien was arrested for that crime, charged, convicted and is currently in prison.

So, who's the gullible one now? Shithead.; 08-01-26 7:29 PM
Jim at చెప్పారు...: ICE agents conducted a traffic stop on Roberto Carlos Munoz, a serial illegal immigrant from Guatemala with a lengthy rap sheet with charges including domestic assault and sex crimes against an underage teenager, according to records.

The agent was hospitalized with "significant injuries to his arm and hand," requiring 33 stitches, but made a full recovery, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement at the time.

Munoz was arrested and charged with assaulting the officer and was convicted by a federal jury last month.

Shithead.; 08-01-26 7:32 PM
Char Char Binks, Esq. చెప్పారు...: I doubt Walz will go full-retard and actually use the National Guard against the Feds, but I hope he does. I voted for a bloodbath; 08-01-26 7:36 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: I don’t know if it’s true: “Renee Nicole Good was
Minneapolis ICE Watch' warrior' who trained to resist feds before shooting”

You can’t believe everything you read on the internet. That woman was a saint. I didn’t know her but she was a saint I tell you.; 08-01-26 7:37 PM
Ampersand చెప్పారు...: Iran, Nicaragua, Minneapolis. Revolutions are not dinner parties. Expect the worst. Hope for the best.; 08-01-26 7:46 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: Here's a protester it might be helpful to listen to...

https://twitter.com/i/status/2009303535423213893; 08-01-26 7:51 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: According to a lot on the left Ashli Babbitt, Trump, and Charley Kirk all deserved to get shot, but yesterday was completely unjustified. Ironically, on CNN just two days ago they were arguing that Ashli Babbitt deserved to be shot because she refused to stop when told to by police even though she posed no threat.; 08-01-26 7:56 PM
Rocco చెప్పారు...: “[Renee Good] was trained against these ICE agents — what to do, what not to do, it’s a very thorough training,” Leesa said.

I think they need to update their training materials.; 08-01-26 7:57 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Ms. Good refused to stop.
that's the end. All the moaning and lying mean nothing.; 08-01-26 7:57 PM
TeaBagHag చెప్పారు...: Reachy stands tounge to boot with his fascist leaning cult-leader, whose masked thugs have kidnapped and murdered His MAGAt king has raped children and committed multiple felonies while in office.; 08-01-26 7:59 PM
Rt41Rebel చెప్పారు...: She died doing what she loved.; 08-01-26 8:02 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Douche-Tea = drinks own toilet water.; 08-01-26 8:04 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Its duck season for elmer fraud; 08-01-26 8:07 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Someone should stop tasting the brown acid; 08-01-26 8:11 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Megyn Kelly gets it; 08-01-26 8:14 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: These hallucinations get people killed; 08-01-26 8:15 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 08-01-26 8:15 PM
hawkeyedjb చెప్పారు...: Obamacare: the bankrupter that keeps on bankrupting. Soon it will cost more than the gross national product.; 08-01-26 8:16 PM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: House republicans are cowards.; 08-01-26 8:19 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: If you are a Republican and you plan to run on "I saved Obamacare", why are you a Republican? If you are a Democrat planning to run on the same thing, please do.; 08-01-26 8:27 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: It's amazing how fast the left decided that getting shot isn't funny anymore.; 08-01-26 8:33 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: Starting tomorrow, if you’re on public assistance, you can’t wire money out of the country.; 08-01-26 8:38 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: "This tactic has now made it nearly impossible for Trump and Vance to persuasively argue that Ukrainian intransigence is the primary obstacle to peace"

What has made peace impossible is that Germany, France, and the UK have said that the instant a cease fire is in place, they are going to pour troops into Ukraine and start building bases, err.. I mean "hubs" which makes it impossible for any peace deal to ever be signed. The plan is that Russia spend men and treasure rolling over Ukraine completely, the Ukrainians don't matter any more than the cooks and housekeepers that Delta Force killed in Maduro's house. Plus it's a lie to say that Zelensky has agreed to all of Trump's demands. When Lindsay Graham said "last Ukrainian" he meant it.

But why are you worried about a war that we don't have the money to fight, Kak?; 08-01-26 8:50 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: The plan is that once we run out of Ukrainian soldiers, I meant to say, the war will continue with terrorism and attacks on shipping, it will be open season on Russia forever, the idea being that it will eventually collapse. The fact that the Ukrainian nation has been either killed, or scattered to the winds means nothing to the United States.

I guess that China is going to buy the bonds to fund Trump's extra half a trillion in war spending, remember that there is no "department of defense" anymore; 08-01-26 9:05 PM
William చెప్పారు...: Pinochet and, iirc, those Argentine generals allowed for elections and retired from power. What's to keep the successors of Maduro and Castro from doing the same? Are fascists more willing to surrender power than leftists?.....I guess some of those Communists regimes in eastern Europe also resigned power, but those were imposed regimes.....I think the military abandoned the Shah. I wonder if they'll ever abandon the Mullahs......Why do some countries indulge in endless and bloody civil wars and others just go on, for better or worse, to the next regime?; 08-01-26 9:09 PM
William చెప్పారు...: I think it's fair to say that with different officers on a different day both Babbitt and Good would still have survived. The officer who shot Good had more cause to do so, but it was not the only way to resolve the situation. I have sympathy for both Babbitt and Good, but I have more sympathy for an officer who in a stressful situation makes a decision that can be second guessed in order to make political points.; 08-01-26 9:22 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: The [Russian] ministry said on Thursday that the US seizure of the Marinera was an “egregious violation of the fundamental principles and norms of international law”.

Does the concept of irony not exist in Putin’s Russia?; 08-01-26 9:35 PM
Gospace చెప్పారు...: William said...
Pinochet and, iirc, those Argentine generals allowed for elections and retired from power. What's to keep the successors of Maduro and Castro from doing the same? Are fascists more willing to surrender power than leftists?

The goal of Pinochet was to remove REAL totalitarians from power. He did. And the generals who removed Peron. Franco also, if you look at him with an unjaundiced eye. And what the actual job of the Turkish army was before the west told them to stop and let leftists/islamists stay in power- and look at Turkey now. Once they had accomplished their mission, they were done.

Socialist/communist/islamic leaders can never abdicate peacefully because all of them are permanent revolution to achieve the perfect socialist/communist/islamic state. Which, of course, is never perfect since perfection in unobtainable.

BTW- if someone is aiming a car at you- the only proper solution for you is kill the m------f------ before they hit you. Same if someone points a gun or other deadly weapon at you. Kill or be killed- another version of FAFO.

Over the last year my son has been shot at more then a dozen times. Hit in the body armor once. He and his various teammates have killed more then a dozen shooters. Arrested a whole bunch more, both shooters and people who had the sense to throw their hands in the air. Confiscated many pounds of cocaine, fentanyl, and other lesser drugs, and a few millions of dollars. In raids that ICE/CBP/FBI, and other mostly 3 letter agencies don't tell you about. For both military actions (like Venezuela or interdicting stateless vessels) and border security actions unless you have an inside source you have zero clue about what's actually going on. And even then, you never get the full story. It's a dangerous world out there.

Since 1776 but for a short interval from 1860-1865 the people in the states of the USA (not the territories per se) have lived through an unprecedented period of both peace and prosperity within our borders. I'd like to keep it that way. I have children and grandchildren and therefore an actual stake in the future.; 08-01-26 9:46 PM
Jupiter చెప్పారు...: I have been considering Trump's idea, of offering the the inhabitants of Greenland $100,000 US apiece for Greenland. The question he is posing is, "Would you prefer to receive $100,000 USD, to have the land you live in join the United States, with full respect granted to your existing property rights, and those of your children, and quite possibly eventual statehood. Or, would you rather be treated as a colony by a bunch of Euroweenies who can't even protect you from the Chikes and the Russkies? Take your time."; 08-01-26 10:11 PM
Jupiter చెప్పారు...: I am guessing a lot of Danes will be saying, "Hey, wait. Can we get in on that offer?"; 08-01-26 10:20 PM
Gospace చెప్పారు...: On a different vein, it appears the Iranian government may fall. Iran has been a major supplier of drones to Russia...

Everything going on is interconnected in one way or another. Taking Venezuelan oil out of the equation leaves Cuba in a precarious position.

Venezuela not paying it's Roads and Belts loans from China stresses the entire banking system in China.

Bringing Venezuelan oil to Gulf of America state refineries lowers the price of oil worldwide, which reduces Russian revenues since oil is pretty much their only export worth mentioning beside the arms trade.

And after the Venezuelan raid, what other nation is going to buy Russian and/or Chinese military equipment?

With an America First leader in office, the USA is a power to be dealt with. With any of the Democrats since LBJ in office, it isn't. And all of them currently mentioned as contenders for the oval office are worse then any since LBJ.

O don't believe all cultures are equal because they aren't. If you believe that, you're a fool. I used to believe, as it was taught in school, Sunday School, and civic organizations that people throughout the world were underneath, all the same. They wanted a home, children, peace with each other, etc. And- were basically good honest hardworking people. Nope, they aren't. Palestinian women openly bragging about their child the martyr who blew himself up to kill infidels should dissuade you from that belief. The current Somali fraud debacle should be another strong dissuader from that belief.; 08-01-26 10:22 PM
Beasts of England చెప్పారు...: Good game. I hate that Ole Miss couldn’t hold them on that last drive, but it was entertaining.; 08-01-26 10:32 PM
Jupiter చెప్పారు...: After further thought, that should have been "eventual statehood in the most powerful and wealthy nation on Earth".
Make it so.; 08-01-26 10:48 PM
Not an oldster. చెప్పారు...: Machine gun loser from failed war takes out mother of three. Stupid Hoosier. Doubtful he was raising kids in Minnesota. Tough guys like that sleep with guns not women. He'll never work in this state again. Maybe there's a job for him killing civilians in Venezuela or Gaza? He's experienced, dontchaknow... stupid Hoosier probably never went into a library or read a book, puts himself half inside or in front of a car and thinks hid gun is all he needs.

Pin a medal on the big boy and put himself and his family in hiding for his national service bringing civil war home. Why can't they teach these guys useful skills in the military to fall back on when they return to civil life... like welding or nursing; 08-01-26 10:49 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: "Starting tomorrow, if you’re on public assistance, you can’t wire money out of the country."

That is brilliant... I was going to say the F bomb brilliant, but I want to be counted among the grown-ups.; 08-01-26 11:07 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: It's amazing how fast the left decided that getting shot isn't funny anymore.

Know your memes; 08-01-26 11:09 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: That was a good one, Beasts.; 08-01-26 11:22 PM
mccullough చెప్పారు...: ESPN is weeping. They gave the SEC five playoff spots and they still can’t get a team in the final. Now that all schools can pay players the SEC lost its competitive advantage. Why Saban retired.; 08-01-26 11:29 PM
Dr Weevil చెప్పారు...: Why doesn’t Jaq name the ‘usually accurate’ podcaster who told him the US seized a Russian sub? Because it’s not a sub at all, it’s an oil tanker? And we had a perfect right to seize a tanker that was breaking an embargo and flying a false flag: see my 12:47pm comment on the second page of the Trump interview thread for the evidence.; 08-01-26 11:32 PM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: Mark Halperin
@MarkHalperin
Can you imagine being a major news organization and publishing what purports to be a full deconstruction of what is shown by publicly available videos and NOT including the videos that show anything that cuts in favor of the shooter?

cc:
@DrewHolden360
3:33 PM · Jan 8, 2026

YES, we can imagine it, because it happens every single freaking day since Trump came down the golden escalator.; 09-01-26 2:26 AM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: Inga said...
It’s being reported that C and BP agents shot two people in Portland. Victims are alive and in hospital.

Yep. Two more of your illegal gang members who shouldn't be in the country, that your President Joe Biden welcomed here with open arms.

1/8/26, 6:48 PM
“At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in Portland. The vehicle driver is believed to be a member of the vicious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents."
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/dhs-illegal-alien-injured-in-portland-shooting-tried-to-run-over-border-patrol-agent/; 09-01-26 2:58 AM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: MAZE
@mazemoore
·
10h
Two nights ago on CNN.

Ashli Babbitt deserved to be shot because she was told to stop and she didn't.

https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2009391455891038259?s=20; 09-01-26 3:03 AM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: Mark Halperin
@MarkHalperin
·
15h
Unbelievably, we are suffering through another high-profile moment of flagrant liberal media bias in which the liberal media appears to be genuinely both oblivious to the bias and indignant about the allegation/truth.
https://x.com/MarkHalperin/status/2009351731923366071?s=20; 09-01-26 5:11 AM
rehajm చెప్పారు...: Yes I hate the reckless spending and it will be the death of us all. I would have said sorting the Obamacare mess and the Ss Mess and the Medicaid mess should de the highest priorities bit now that we’re learning fraud is more than a trillion dollar a year problem that needs to be addressed first..and without the votes to do it cutting demand by shipping it home and scorching the enablers seems like the best we can do…

…I also get to primary miss lindsey in a primary. How about you?; 09-01-26 5:48 AM
rehajm చెప్పారు...: Anyone see what the new improved CBS News had to say? Did they fall in line or are they keeping powder dry?; 09-01-26 6:07 AM
Humperdink చెప్పారు...: CNN reports the ICE agent was “bumped” by a car. Laughable.; 09-01-26 6:43 AM
MadTownGuy చెప్పారు...: narciso said...
"Its duck season for elmer fraud"

1/8/26, 8:07 PM

Classic!; 09-01-26 7:04 AM
Captain BillieBob చెప్పారు...: Nick Shirley posted a new video. The Walz better start closing in on the fraud in Minnesota or we going to be in some deep shite.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/07/nick-shirley-drops-another-video-that-democrats-wont-want-you-to-see-n4947999; 09-01-26 7:56 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Job Gains Cooled in December, Capping Year of Weak Hiring ~ WSJ

To say the payrolls number was a disappointment is weird. The margin for error on this is very wide. Whatever Biden has been doing these last three months has really messed things up.; 09-01-26 8:22 AM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: No one will see this, but - Scott Bessent on X:

I am pleased to announce that, reflecting its strengthened financial position, Argentina has both quickly and fully repaid its limited draw on the swap facility with the United States, such that the Exchange Stabilization Fund currently does not hold any pesos.

I offer this statement from Treasury without comment. Ok, ONE comment: we turned a profit on this swap.; 09-01-26 8:27 AM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: CNN reports the ICE agent was “bumped” by a car. Laughable.

And as I said yesterday, Trump got a boo-boo on his ear.; 09-01-26 8:30 AM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: Kak, the All-In Podcast had a very informative interview with Scott Bessent, what, last week? He talks about - one might even say "bemoans" except that he's so not-dramatic about everything - the "problematic" nature of BLS statistics. We can all appreciate how those stats are revised every quarter; the question is, how can we collect better, more reliable stats on real time? It's not that trivial. (And I'm sure you remember in what direction they were always being revised under "Biden."); 09-01-26 8:34 AM
Leland చెప్పారు...: we turned a profit on this swap.

One thing Trump has done numerous times in his first year is find ways for the US to make profit without taxes. The Intel stock purchase is just another example, and that was money approved to go to Intel under the Biden Administration, but Trump turned it into a profit.; 09-01-26 8:41 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: If according to Powell the economy added about 60k jobs less than what the official statistics claim, we'd look at no new jobs at all.

Manufacturing negative, worse than expected. Prior month nonfarm payrolls revised downward 8k. Prior month private payrolls revised down 19k. Private payrolls below expectations. Nonfarm 3 month average is now negative. Housing starts deeply negative. Building permits negative. Etc. etc. etc...

Welcome to the Trump economy, 12 months in.; 09-01-26 8:55 AM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: The Trump economy, twelve months in.

Atlanta Fed Nearly Doubles Q4 Growth Estimate To 5.4% After Strong Data; 09-01-26 9:02 AM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: The Rooskies. say that they have plenty of proof that Trump tried to assassinate Putin, purportedly, they handed over a recovered chip to us that they claim proved it beyond doubt, it's implied that the chip had targeting information on it, whether it is true or not, the Russians seem to believe it, and they have stopped playing nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNelQl38FeE; 09-01-26 11:47 AM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: The Oreshnik has 36 non-nuclear MRVs, maneuverable reentry vehicles with dense metallic explosive warheads for deep bunker penetration with mass, hypersonic speed, and heavy explosives.; 09-01-26 11:51 AM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: yesterday they took out some US owned facilities, including a "consumer electronics plant" that Ukraine claimed made "coffee makers" and "vacuum cleaners' but the assumption is that they were making drones, and a warehouse in Odessa that went up with a massive mushroom cloud, which hints at NATO weapons storage.

I know that Ukraine hit another oil tanker in the Black Sea, so the war is going to a higher level right now. Russia only has 6,000 nuclear weapons, so don't worry, none of them work because they are all drunks.

We are being ushered to the precipice of nuclear war, we are way past the brink.; 09-01-26 11:55 AM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: Even if the CIA story is true, that they were only aiming at a site "near" his home, the attack came while Trump told Putin to "hang on, I'll call you back shortly" even assuming that's true, the idea behind that was to sent Putin a message that we could kill him at any time. This seems pretty funny to us, but it could have triggered an Oreshik attack of a NATO base in Germany or Poland, or wherever, which could easily have escalated to nuclear war.

I think it's possible that Trump is being lied to by the CIA, it's also possible that his whole peace president and dance is just shtick for rubes like me who supported him because we thought he was different.; 09-01-26 12:06 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: Dammit! "peace president fan dance." Trump keeps signaling peace and the next thing that happens is the war escalates.; 09-01-26 12:08 PM
Jaq చెప్పారు...: Oh shit, they took out Ukraine's underground gas supply, which also served Europe. But they did hit another tanker yesterday with a sea drone!; 09-01-26 12:09 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: Jesse Ventura is the former governor of Minnesota.
He was also a pro wrestler before that, but you probably knew that... unless you're, like, 12.
On Thursday, the wrestling icon visited a Minneapolis high school to show support after federal officers reportedly used pepper spray and detained a staff member during a confrontation with ICE.
His words about the state of things are going viral:
You wanna know something? I'll give you a quote. We're a Third World country now. You want to know why? I'm an expert. I've been to one. I spent 17 months in Southeast Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf. Right? You know how I know we're a Third World country? Because in Third World countries, they have the military doing their police work in the cities while you walk around."
He was also asked if he had a message for Donald Trump:
He replied, "Who is that? You mean, the draft dodging coward? I don't call him by name. He's the draft dodging coward who, when it was his time to serve his country, did what all rich white boys did. I wasn't a rich white boy. I grew up in South Minneapolis. Most of me and my friends are Vietnam veterans, we had to go, but the rich white boys never had to go, did they? And he didn't have to go, did he? And he's gonna tell me what courage is?"
"Still got that Minneapolis edge, Jesse
The REAL TRUTH SOCIAL BLAINE COOPER still carries' OLD PAINLESS" mini gun in his heart and certainly says what's on his mind.; 09-01-26 3:12 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: I believe its about 30% of the country who livetheir lives with twisted faces and personalities,frown and hate everyday and it has never been more present since the inception of trump.
Shocking new video from the killer’s phone shows Renee Good’s kind last words — and the HORRIBLE things he said after he murdered her!
The footage of Jonathan Ross’s personal cellphone has been release to the media, and it shows without a doubt that he killed Renee Good as punishment for refusing to be intimidated by him.
Her last words were “It’s okay dude, I’m not mad at you.” Then she begins to drive away, not realizing that her kindness and forgiveness would be a death sentence.
To a man like Jonathan Ross, who spent his earlier life killing people in Iraq, the fact that she refused to be intimidated by him, her refusal to be cowed into submission by his tough demeanor was unacceptably emasculating. An insecure and heartless man, he couldn’t stand to see her defy him, so he killed her.
That was made clear by what he said immediately after shooting: “F*cking b*tch.”
Men like Jonathan Ross join ICE because they want to be feared and respected, to impose their will on others through the power of their gun and uniform. When that didn’t work on this attractive woman, he couldn’t allow the belittlement of his ego to go unpunished — so he MURDERED her.
This also makes it clear that contrary to all the disgusting lies of the Trump administration, Renee Good was NOT trying to hit him — "I'm not mad at you" are not the words of someone about to commit vehicular assault.
Let’s get this monster Ross in front of a jury ASAP — and let them decide if “f*cking b*tch” shows malicious intent to murder.
MAGAS seem to love this guy thats how sad it is...God will have the final say ,the ultimate judge..The lies and gaslighting are incredible...; 09-01-26 4:11 PM
Rustygrommet చెప్పారు...: She ran into him Dinky. And when the man tells you to shut the car off and get out of the car that isn't a suggestion.; 09-01-26 6:01 PM

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