The Morning Report — 1/16/26

Good morning kids. So, President Trump has ordered a carrier strike group, spearheaded by the USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed to the Middle East in response to the growing desperation of the Mullahs and their brutal repression of the anti-regime protests that might very well see the Islamic reign of terror at long last come to an end. Considering the Lincoln is off the Philippine Islands, it will take about a week before it can reach a position to conduct operations against Iran.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted that:

. . .senior Iranian officials are funneling their money out of the country like "rats fleeing the ship," amid escalating protests and financial unrest inside the Islamic Republic."We are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship. Because we can see tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country—snuck out of the country—by the Iranian leadership. So they are abandoning ship," Bessent said Wednesday on Newsmax.

As long as we're contemplating military action against repressive violent tyrants,, I'd rather see a carrier battle group sail up the Mississippi and conduct operations against Minneapolis.

As Tim Walz Encourages Resistance, Minnesota ‘ICE Watch’ Declares ‘Time Is Ripe To Embrace Militancy’ — The "ICE Watch" group at the center of the unruly demonstrations gripping Minneapolis urged supporters to "embrace militancy" and escalate their demands "by any means necessary." Hours later, Minnesota governor Tim Walz (D.) also encouraged residents to resist ICE, accusing the agency of carrying out a "campaign of organized brutality."

MN ICE Watch, which describes itself as an "autonomous collective documenting & resisting against ICE, police, & all colonial militarized regimes," shared an Instagram post on Wednesday teaching agitators how to relay "information on police and/or fascist" activity at demonstrations.

Millions funneled out of the country. Compared to the Somalis, the Mullahs are penny-ante operators, since the former have grifted billions!

The Minnesota Department of Human Services or the Minnesota Department of Education could not have grown that fast on their own, but what they were really doing wasn’t offering new programs announced by Walz, but managing disbursements to politically connected nonprofits, like the ones involved in the scam, which were able to threaten their personnel with the wrath of Attorney General Keith X. Ellison and other local and state officials if they objected to anything. While Gov. Tim Walz and other officials claimed that they were implementing ‘programs’, what they were actually doing was building political piggy banks for their allies. Fraud was baked in because the real purpose of outsourcing what were supposed to be government programs to third parties was to subsidize the ‘community groups’ that turn out voters for their campaigns. The nationwide networks of community groups are really a voter outreach and turnout operation for the Democratic Party funded with taxpayer money. For an example of how that worked, consider the role that one single non-profit played in the political careers of Kamala Harris, the former vice president, and Gov. Gavin Newsom, a likely presidential candidate.

Hey, you don't have to be no William Allen White from Emporia KS to know that the aforementioned "ICE Watch" and probably every other crackpot anti-American commie front group is getting tons of taxpayer dough re mi in exchange for fomenting revolution and of course election thievery! Well you can't get the former without first getting the latter, nein?

“I think there are some reasonable members, but basically it will be cutting off again that, you know, constant flow of money that they’ve used to purchase votes through the years,” she told Marlow, “but the attention that the Minnesota fraud scandal has gotten has really given us legs once again. So it will put some of them in a very difficult position, but it’s absolutely necessary to do this.”

How much longer are we going to put up with this?!

A grinning anti-ICE agitator was arrested after she allegedly punched a Florida state trooper during a confrontation with federal agents — drawing a blunt warning from Gov. Ron DeSantis that the Sunshine State “is not Minneapolis.” Jennifer Cruz was arrested outside Mi Pueblo, a Mexican grocery store and meat market in Jacksonville, Tuesday morning after she allegedly jumped out of her car and punched a state trooper in the face while officers were working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a post on X. “Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a trooper in the face,” Uthmeier wrote.

Unlike the infamous Michael Brown of Hands Up Don't Shoot mythology, who slugged police officer Darren Wilson in the face while resisting arrest by attempting to take his gun and shoot the policeman rather than get arrested, and the rest as they say is history - - this filthy degenerate slag just cold-cocked a cop in the face because she knew she could get away with it, despite her fellow Democrat stormtrooper Renee Good getting ventilated last week. After that, law enforcement officers know that they face extermination if they dare do the unthinkable and defend themselves.

It's gotten to the point where Leftists and their mediawhore propagandists are proclaiming that law enforcement doing its job is the real crime and cause of all the violence.

I've had it. I won't be satisfied until Walz's pinhead is on a pike and the Democrat Party and its allies cease to exist or are otherwise removed from the national discourse.

Andrew Breitbart may his memory be for a blessing when he declared "Fuck You, War!" Expressed it perfectly, except the Left have been waging war against us for decades and it is high time WE THE PEOPLE resist, fight back and Win absolute victory. Amen.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• The Tina Peters case.
  “The Court Cannot Punish Her For Her First Amendment Rights”
  
• Thus, the death of someone like Scott Adams is seen just as another opportunity to attack a political enemy for a supposed litany of -isms and phobias.
  Why even death doesn’t halt the media attacks on Scott Adams

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• MN ICE Watch posts guide encouraging escalation ‘by any means necessary’
  As Tim Walz Encourages Resistance, Minnesota ‘ICE Watch’ Declares ‘Time Is Ripe To Embrace Militancy’

• POTUS' warning comes just hours after a federal agent shot an illegal immigrant on Wednesday night.
  Trump Threatens To Use Insurrection Act In Minnesota If ‘Professional Agitators’ Are Not Stopped
  
• Trump warned he may invoke the Insurrection Act if local authorities fail to address violent anti-ICE protests effectively.
  Noem Confirms She Has Spoken With Trump About Invoking Insurrection Act.

• If we’re going to keep pretending that what’s happening in Minneapolis right now is simply “unrest” rather than outright violent chaos threatening to hold this country hostage, President Trump might as well hand the rest of his term over to Gavin Newsom. There’s no point left.
  Resisting Law Enforcement Is Violence And This Administration’s Job Is To Stop It At All Costs
  
• White privilege isn’t real and it won’t stop a bullet.
  Renee Good Died Disproving White Privilege

• The Black Panthers are back and threatening to "unalive" ICE agents in honor of the false narratives they worship, which enable them to commit more crimes. Ah, communism! Isn't it swell?
  Black Panthers In Philly Threaten To *Pew, Pew* ICE Agents

  
  

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• In a late-December ruling, the Eighth Circuit set an example for challenging ideological bullying in public employment.
  Drawing a Legal Line on DEI Coercion

  
  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS

  
  

• Jennifer Cruz was arrested outside Mi Pueblo, a Mexican grocery store and meat market in Jacksonville, Tuesday morning after she allegedly jumped out of her car and punched a state trooper in the face while officers were working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a post on X. “Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a trooper in the face,” Uthmeier wrote.
  Grinning anti-ICE agitator arrested after allegedly punching Florida trooper as DeSantis warns: ‘This is not Minneapolis’

• The news comes after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis when she allegedly tried to use her vehicle as a weapon and run over officers, an incident which leftist groups used to mobilize protesters, whom Brandy Shufutinsky, director of the Education and National Security Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said are “stoking the grievance industry that they built.”
  Democrats Propose Anti-ICE Bills to Obstruct Crackdown on Illegal Alien Crime
  
• It is demonstrative of how disconnected the Democrat Party is from reality at its top levels.
  Democrats: ICE Is Just Like The Ayatollahs (If only they compared ICE to the Israeilis! - jjs)

• ICE operations in Minnesota will continue, with Trump praising law enforcement efforts to ensure public safety.
  Trump Is Praising a Biden Judge’s ICE Ruling, Here’s Why…

• MeidasTouch’s actions leave federal agents at personal risk and undermine federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.
  Diddy/Epstein-Linked Network Tries to Dox ICE Agents LIVE on Camera.

• You may not like it, but ICE enforcement is democracy in action.
  Anti-ICE Activists’ Goal Isn’t Stopping Violence — It’s Ending All Immigration Enforcement
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• “Birth was not enough. The American rule was no different. Contracts, by definition, are not entered into unilaterally. A lawful residence implies protection. An unlawful residence does not.Most aliens who came to the United States came to stay. Tribal members were excluded.“It was a violation of the law of nations to enter into another country illegally.”
  True History of Birthright Citizenship

• Perhaps the defund ICE message is playing well in solidly blue districts, but competitive district politics is a different animal. 
  Vulnerable Dems Throw Their Lot In With The ‘Abolish Immigration Law’ Crowd

• Cui’s arrest highlights ongoing scrutiny around Chinese investment in U.S. territories and raises questions about immigration enforcement and visa policies.
  ICE Just Detained This Chinese Billionaire.

  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• The Lincoln will substantially boost U.S. Central Command’s offensive capabilities in the Middle East, as President Trump warns the Iranian regime that he will intervene to prevent the killing of protesters.
  WAR? Trump Redeploys Carrier Strike Group to Middle East.
  
• The Islamic Republic has killed upwards of 12,000 civilians since the popular uprising started at the end of December
  Trump Admin Sanctions 'Architects of Iran’s Brutal Crackdown' in First Action Against Regime Since Protests Began
  
• "And we are seeing it come into banks and financial institutions all over the world. And what we do at Treasury is we follow the money, whether it is through the typical banking system or through digital assets. We are going to trace these assets, and they will not be able to keep them," he continued. (Now do Soros and whoever is bankrolling insurrection in MN - jjs)
  ‘Rats Fleeing the Ship’: Bessent Says Iranian Leadership Is Funneling Millions Out of Country

• It is not just in the best interests of the region, but in the best interests of the world that the biggest terrorist government in the world should fall. But how can it be done?
  Douglas Murray: Trump has a chance to end Khamenei’s reign of terror in Iran
  
• Fred Fleitz: Iran’s regime may endure for now, but its terror has shattered its legitimacy; with decisive U.S. support, this uprising can hasten the end and prepare a democratic future.
  Irreversible Changes to Iran Caused by the Recent Protests and U.S. Interests
  
• “The president has gone further than any American president in history by being on the side of the Iranian people."
  The Fog Of Trump: How Unpredictability Keeps Iran Guessing
  
• Islam has never served a nation well, and the Persian people have a glorious history to fall back upon. Or, put another way, anything but Islam...
  New Iranian Rulers Must Embrace Their Pre-Islamic Past
  
• Islamic monsters inflict the worst of all possible injuries.
  Iranian Security Forces Firing at the Eyes and Heads of Protesters (If only Joey Sponge-Bain/Shits-pants were there to insist they aim for the legs! - jjs)
  
• The ruthless slaughter of anti-government protesters in Iran appears to have stopped — but only because residents are being held hostage in their homes by machine gun-wielding security forces that have flooded the streets, sources told The Post Thursday. After weeks of anti-regime protests across Iran left thousands dead, the mass mobilization of security forces has suppressed the demonstrations, with many too afraid to step foot outside now. “There were tanks out — there’s tanks everywhere,” the source told The Post after speaking to family in Tehran about the current situation.
  The disturbing reason Iran appears to have stopped slaughtering protesters

  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• “We saw rampant fraud there, where people were actually using when they had to submit their paperwork, their photo IDs, they actually had photos of Barbie dolls as the ID,” she revealed.
  Exclusive – Sen. Ernst: Congress Must Cut Fraud Financing Democrat Vote-Buying

• Notably, Generation Hope MN founder Abdirahman Warsame’s older brother, Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, was arrested in 2015 for alleged preparing to move to Syria to join ISIS, a terrorist organization.
  Senators Urge DOJ To Probe ISIS-Linked Somali ‘Nonprofit’ After Bro-Fo Omar Tried To Earmark $1M For It

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Lessons from the Somali fraud in Minnesota.
  Stop Government Funding of Non-Profits

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• One student’s shawl stated in Arabic: “Jerusalem is Ours”.
  Muslim Student Association Promotes Terror at School Cultural Fair

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Democrats and their media allies have been touting their “Affordability Agenda” strategy since their disastrous loss in November to Trump. The vague term helps paper over deep splits in the Democratic Party, such as elite support for the H-1B visa worker program that has damaged millions of Democratic-leaning college graduates.
  Democrat Tom Suozzi Says Wage Gains Are Bad for ‘Affordability’
  
• The U.S. must build, baby.
  50-Year Mortgages Were Never the Answer

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Former Kew Gardens resident Charles Foehner was locked up at the Eric M Taylor Center in the Bronx for his felony gun charges stemming from the May 31, 2023, shooting, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday. The then-65-year-old was returning to his Queens Avenue apartment at around 2 a.m. after buying a pack of cigarettes when he was confronted by a menacing Cody Gonzalez. (Melinda Katz is a vile lefty shit-whore - jjs)
  Charles Foehner, NYC senior citizen who fatally shot would-be mugger, begins prison sentence for weapons possession

• Rocking Horse Ranch’s license was suspended, and Russell faces second-degree murder charges, with additional charges expected.
  Minnesota Daycare Worker Admits to Killing Infant for ‘Attention.’

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Yeah, because you're a left-wing hack. You're not a reporter. You're posing in this room as a journalist, and it's so clear by the premise of your question. And you and the people in the media who have such biases but fake like you're a journalist, you shouldn't even be sitting in that seat.  But you're pretending like you're a journalist, but you're a left-wing activist. And the question that you just raised and your answer proves your bias. You should be reporting on the facts.
  MUST WATCH: Karoline Leavitt Destroys MSM 'Journalist' Over ICE Question

  POLITICS

• The otherwise excellent JD Vance, with his stubborn loyalty to the openly pro-Islamist, antisemitic Tucker Carlson, is raising doubts about his own values.
  It Will Be Marco Rubio In 2028
  
• Sheahan launched her campaign in a field that has many seeking the GOP nomination for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. “I’m a Trump conservative running for Congress to protect American jobs, American paychecks and American values,” she said in a post on X. “No excuses. Let’s get this done,” Sheahan added.
  ICE official resigns to challenge U.S. Rep. Kaptur of Ohio

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS

• “They want what everybody else in this world wants — just a good life."
  Administration Official: “Hamas Wants Peace”(Hamas’ definition of “peace” and “the good life” is every Jew in Israel and on planet Earth dead. - jjs)

• The decision could land Khalil back in immigration detention.
  Federal Court Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil’s Release From ICE Detention

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• More than 20 councils, most of them Labour-controlled, are expected to ask the government for permission to cancel elections this year.
  Starmer to cancel DOZENS of local elections, denying votes to millions of Britons
  
• Jenrick’s defection signals growing discontent within the Tory Party and bolsters Reform’s standing as a government-in-waiting.
  The Biggest-Ever Defection to Farage’s Reform Party Has Been Confirmed.

• The seizure marks the sixth sanctioned tanker intercepted in recent weeks.
  Another Venezuelan-Linked Oil Tanker Seized As U.S. Enforces Trump Blockade
  
• we wish the never-Trumpers of the world could settle on the reason they think Donald Trump is an existential threat to the nation
  And, Overnight, Trump Goes From ‘Dangerous Isolationalist’ To ‘Dangerous Imperialist’

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Leavitt outlined the president’s vision to reporters during Thursday’s White House press briefing. She stated that the first pillar is “permanently lowering prescription drug prices” by codifying Trump’s most-favored-nations deals with pharmaceutical companies.
  White House Lays Out ‘Four Commonsense Pillars’ of ‘Great Healthcare Plan’

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Let me translate: We in Europe have found that our cooperative Soviet-style government-run projects with NASA (ISS, Mars Sample Return, and Lunar Gateway) are going away, and we need to find some other authoritarian nation we can partner with.
  The European Space Agency and China hold the first joint meeting in almost a decade
  
• ...based on all the data MRO and other Mars orbiters have been gathering for the past decade, we are almost certainly looking at near-surface ice flowing downhill and past that peak.
  Martian glacier flowing past small peak

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• “The campaign includes photos and videos of participants wearing exclusive merchandise designed by award-winning fashion designer and ACLU artist ambassador Willy Chavarria,” noted Variety. “The photos were captured by artist and fashion photographer Collier Schorr and videography captured by Sundance award-winning writer and director Alessandra Lacorazza.”
  WATCH: Megan Rapinoe, Elliot Page, Naomi Watts, Appear in ACLU Ad Supporting Trans Youth (the Witches of Beast-schtick - jjs)
  
• Sen. Josh Hawley asked a simple question: "Can men get pregnant?"
  Why The Left Can’t Let The Transgender Debate Go

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Before Zohran Mamdani and the Democrat Socialists of America, there were Vito Marcantonio and the American Labor Party.
  A Look Back at New York City’s First Flirtation with Socialism

  HITHER & YON

• Christian Toto: TV classic's return reveals spotty track record for show revivals
  This Reboot Makes the Least Sense of All

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