The Morning Report — 1/20/26

Good morning kids. Yesterday I took quite a bit of flak in the comments about my asking what is PresidentTrump's "fixation" about Greenland. I also made it perfectly clear, or perhaps not! That I do indeed recognize the geographical and geopolitical importance of Greenland vis a vis its proximity to America as well as our foreign adversaries'/enemies' obvious interest in having a base on that island or total control over it and indeed the Arctic itself as a means of hemming us in if not outright crippling us economically and militarily in the event of some future hot confrontation. Also, as I thought I clearly stated yesterday, the President's foreign policy initiatives have been nothing short of brilliant in securing our interests and that of our allies and moving the world in a better direction all-around. In that regard he has been more successful than perhaps any president I can think of.

Yet that said, there is an actual hot confrontation happening right now and it is with our nation's most dangerous enemy of all — the anti-American Left and its political epicenter the Democrat Party. Collectively they have, as Abraham Lincoln so eloquently put it long before he became President in the wake of the Democrats touching off the Civil War, the reverberations of which we are still suffering from over 160 years later as a result of permitting the Democrat Party and what it eventually mutated/metastasized into. The anti-American communist beachhead has been here all this time, Greenland or no Greenland. The Democrats are rotting away at the vitals of our nation.

Unless and until Don Lemon, jasmine Crockett, Tim Walz, Jacob Frey and everyone who invaded and Terrorized that Minneapolis church are sitting down to have dinner with Renee Good somewhere in the Infernal Reaches, we shall never know a moment's peace. As I said yesterday, either this ends now or ultimately it ends us.

Democrats are playing with fire, but it’s the whole country that’s likely to get burned.
For a democratic republic to function, you need certain key elements. 
First, elections must be generally regarded as honest. 
Second, candidates and their supporters have to abide by the results of those elections when they occur.
Third, winners of elections must not behave in a way that makes losing the contest a matter of life and death (or lifetime imprisonment).

Democrats are undermining — or just outright wrecking — all three.
Ellen DeGeneres draws criticism for comments on Minneapolis protests
Don Lemon blasts Minnesota churchgoers harassed by anti-ICE protesters for ‘entitlement’ and ‘white supremacy’

On the electoral trustworthiness front, Democrats are standing united against measures to ensure that only legitimate voters can cast votes, and that the votes cast are counted honestly and transparently.
When it comes to abiding by elections, the Democrats have treated President Donald Trump’s victories in both 2016 and 2024 as illegitimate. (In fairness, he did the same in 2020 — but accepted Joe Biden’s presidency after Inauguration Day.)
In Trump’s first term, Democrats formed a “resistance” movement — as if the administration of a duly elected president was analogous to a German occupation government in World War II — and pushed the patently false claim that his victory was a “hacked election” or the product of (nonexistent) “Russian collusion.” 
In his second term the “resistance” is expanding, with suggestions that Trump is ruling as a “king” — and now with the often violent protests aiming to block the legitimate enforcement of duly enacted immigration laws. 
Democratic governors and mayors in Minnesota, Oregon and Illinois have gone so far as to actively enable the chaos by withdrawing police protection.  
Finally, winners of elections must not pose an existential threat to the losers; they can’t carry out, or even hint at, mass imprisonment or blanket prosecution. Finally, winners of elections must not pose an existential threat to the losers; they can’t carry out, or even hint at, mass imprisonment or blanket prosecution.  
Take a lesson from history: Julius Caesar led his army across the Rubicon to seize power in Rome because his political enemies were plotting to subject him to political prosecutions that could have led to his death or exile.  
Caesar saved himself (for a while) — but his action, and the behavior of his opponents that triggered it, killed off the Roman Republic.
Historically in American politics, electoral losers have accepted the results, however grudgingly, and concentrated on winning the next election. 
This new trend of treating Republican electoral victories as inherently illegitimate is a departure — and very dangerous.
It’s made more dangerous by widespread threats from important Democratic figures to prosecute not only Trump and his administration, but lower-level officials — and now, even federal law-enforcement agents. 
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been raising this specter for months, and other prominent leftists are following his lead.
In September, Jeffries said that Democrats would prosecute members of Trump’s Justice Department once they regain power: “Donald Trump and this toxic administration will be long gone, but there will still be accountability to be had.”
In December, he issued a message on X to “all these GOP extremists and [Trump] sycophants . . . the statute of limitations is 5 years! It will be well beyond the end of the Trump admin.”
We’ve heard similar statements from Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Democratic consultant James Carville and ex-CNN gadfly Jim Acosta.  This month, the drumbeat got louder amid stepped-up immigration-enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Minn.
Leftist commentator Jennifer Welch recently used her podcast to push “relentless” prosecutions of Trump, Elon Musk, Stephen Miller and other Republicans if Democrats regain power, arguing it would be necessary for “true national reconciliation.”

And just last week Jeffries was back warning rank-and-file ICE officers to expect a Democratic administration to prosecute them for any crimes it could discover (or perhaps, given the history of efforts to prosecute Trump in the past, invent).
“Every single one of these people who we see brutalizing the American people, they’re gonna be held accountable,” Jeffries said of ICE agents. “And the statute of limitations . . . is five years.”
As Caesar’s experience demonstrates, you can’t have a democratic republic if every election is an existential struggle in which the loser risks extinction. 
People don’t want to be rendered extinct, and they can be expected to take steps to prevent it.
If Democrats keep up this thuggery, Republicans will be all but forced to respond in their own defense — and any action they may take could destabilize the nation even further.
The last time such a breach happened in the United States was in 1860, where pro-slavery Democrats seceded from the country rather than abide by the results of a presidential election.  That resulted in a Civil War that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and devastated much of the nation — a war driven by Southern “fire-eater” rhetoric that’s not unlike what we’re hearing from some Democrats today.
It needs to stop, or the consequences might be much worse this time around.

Have a great day.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• With more than 50 consulates in the U.S. today, Schweizer writes, the Mexican government “is blatantly interfering in our domestic politics, working with American political advisors to turn legal and illegal migrants inside the US into a political force to wield for their benefit.” In particular, Schweizer writes, the Mexican government sends about a million textbooks to American schools every year to teach its version of U.S. history, among other subjects.
  MEXICO’S ELECTION PLOT UNMASKED: How Mexico’s 50+ Consulates Are Running Shadow Campaign to Sway U.S. Elections (Screw Greenland, maybe annexing Mexico would do infinitely more for our national security - jjs)

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• With the attack on the Cities Church, the Minnesota Nice lefties have crossed a clear line. Waiting for an atrocity

• What’s happening in Minnesota is a real insurrection, far different from the J6 riot (which was also a Democrat plot), and Trump needs to treat it like one.
  Trump Has A Real Insurrection On His Hands In Minnesota
  
• Glenn Reynolds:If Democrats keep up this thuggery, Republicans will be all but forced to respond in their own defense — and any action they may take could destabilize the nation even further. The last time such a breach happened in the United States was in 1860, where pro-slavery Democrats seceded from the country rather than abide by the results of a presidential election. ..That resulted in a Civil War that killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and devastated much of the nation — a war driven by Southern “fire-eater” rhetoric that’s not unlike what we’re hearing from some Democrats today. It needs to stop, or the consequences might be much worse this time around.
  With anti-ICE fury, Democrats are playing with fire

• From George Floyd to ICE, Minnesota’s cycle of manufactured martyrs.
  The Failed State of Minnesota

• The move is a stark departure from the authoritarian Biden DOJ, which used the same federal laws to prosecute and imprison nearly two dozen peaceful pro-life activists, including an 89-year-old communist concentration camp survivor, several grandmothers, and a Christian father of 11.
  DOJ Investigates Potential Violations of FACE Act, KKK Act After Don Lemon’s Anti-ICE Invasion of Minnesota Church
  
• Lemon told viewers he held off on publicizing details of the church-storming to avoid exposing the ‘secret’ operation
  ‘You Have To Make People Uncomfortable’: How Small Bitter Fruit Don Lemon Helped Anti-ICE Activists Storm a Minnesota Church
  
• “The Democrats are the party of lawlessness, of cultural decay, social disorder, and death.”
  Don Lemon and Domestic Terror Pals Invade Church Service
  
• The Legal Rights Center, once led by Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, has raked in nearly $6 million from the Minnesota government
  ‘Racial Equity’ Group Funded by Minnesota Taxpayers Asks for Donations To Bail Fund Freeing Anti-ICE Agitators

• The stage is set for violent confrontations between leftist agitators and law enforcement, and that's been playing out for nearly two weeks, not to mention six years since George Floyd.
  Is Minnesota the Bleeding Kansas of the 21st Century?
  
• While tensions prevail in Minnesota over immigration enforcement, Trump floated the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act, which allows the president to nationally deploy troops to quell civil disorder, rebellion and other instances of unrest. Honig argued on “CNN News Central” that while Trump has the legal authority to do this, it would be a “dramatic step.”
  CNN’s Elie Honig Says Trump Has ‘Broad Authority’ To Invoke Insurrection Act In Minnesota

• The real insurrectionists are running the streets.
  The Democrats’ Shock Troops Without Uniforms

• Democrats created the situation America finds itself in, and only a forceful crackdown on leftist anarchy will restore cultural stability.
  Only Government Force Can Stop Democrats From Plunging America Into Darkness

• Confronting delusional, deranged, maniacal radicals. (Logic and reason are useless but I'm told napalm and 20mm cannon are very effective - jjs)
  The Consequences of Leftist Lawlessness

• This filthy fish-faced degenerate criminal is right: and it's the Democrats waging the race war, same as it ever was and always will be - jjs
  Eric Holder on MLK Jr. Day: ‘There Is a Concerted Effort to Resegregate America.’

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

• Peter Schweizer’s new book “The Invisible Coup" exposes the Democrat game plan.
  ‘Eight Million New Voters’: Barack Obama And The Democrat Plan To Flood The Nation With Immigrants

  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• “Israel tells Washington it’s ready for Iranian missile barrages but warns a limited strike won’t collapse Tehran’s regime.”
  U.S. Sends Military Assets to the Region as Trump Keeps ‘All Options’ Open on Iran

• “Arson attacks, burning people, gunning down people in the streets, running over a mother and her daughter with a car.”
  Senior Iranian Official Calls for Jihad Terror Attacks Across America

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

  
  

• “[W]hat a joke,” he added. “This is what a failing state looks like.” Yep.
  California Harasses Former Resident for Taxes ‘4 Years’ After He Moved

  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Attorney General Letita James shuts down Jewish group for fighting back.
  NY Attorney General Criminalizes Opposing Islamic Terrorism

• Over 160 churchgoers may have been abducted, highlighting a growing trend of targeting Christians in Nigeria.
  Over 160 Kidnapped in Attacks on Churches, Islamists Suspected.

• Jihad had been let out after shooting at Americans in 2021.
  Man Named ‘Jihad’ Murders 3 Tourists in Florida

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

  
  

• The Samizdat Prize honors Charlie Kirk and others who paid the price for speaking freely—reminding us that without free speech, America’s promises are hollow.
  Charlie Kirk Embodies the Samizdat Prize

• When NASA this past week rolled SLS/Orion to the launchpad, I was
  appalled by the coverage. In reviewing every article I could find about
  that rollout, it seemed I was “reading the state-run presses of China
  and the Soviet Union”, not a free independent press charged with
  covering the news.
  Artemis II Ready for Dress Rehearsal: Propaganda Press Misses the Real Story of This Dangerous Mission
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• Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle against OpenAI and Microsoft by formally requesting damages between $79 billion and $134 billion, claiming he was defrauded when the generative AI company moved away from its original nonprofit structure and formed a partnership with the software giant.
  Elon Musk Seeks $134 Billion in Damages from OpenAI and Microsoft in Legal Battle

  
  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Former Reps. James Moran and Tom Davis lobbied lawmakers about ‘Qatar's higher education funding,’ foreign agent disclosures reveal
  'Moderate' Abigail Spanberger Appoints Two Qatari Lobbyists To Serve on George Mason University Board

  
  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• The massive Somali welfare fraud in Democrat-run Minnesota has opened a lot of eyes.
  GOP Probes How Democrats Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Election
  
• The Supreme Court finally granted candidates for office standing to challenge unfair and pro-fraud rules promulgated by state boards of election.
  A Recent Supreme Court Decision May Finally End Pro-Fraud Election Rules

  POLITICS

  
  

• Musk wrote a $10 million check to the pro-Morris Fight for Kentucky super PAC, which serves as the latest sign that the owner of X and Tesla plans to make waves ahead of the midterm elections as Republicans aim to maintain control of the House and Senate.
  Nate Morris Surges in KY Senate Race with $10 Million Elon Musk Donation to Pro-Morris Super PAC
  
• "President Trump has the magic touch."
  ‘Kingmaker In Chief!’: CNN Pollster Says Trump Has 95% Win Rate In Primary Endorsements
  
• DNC: “[T]he lineup of early states must be a comprehensive test of candidates with diverse groups of voters that are key to winning the general election.”
  Twelve States Apply to Hold 2028 DNC Presidential Primaries Before Super Tuesday

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

• While the world clamors for a Palestine governed by the terrorist group Hamas Israel makes inroads with Somaliland — a peaceful, stable state in North Africa.
  Israel’s Post-October 7 Response Delivers Strategic Gains Throughout the Middle East and North Africa
  
• Welcome to a death-worshiping pseudo-government. (This describes Minnesota, nein? - jjs)
  A 'Palestinian' Policeman and a Terrorist

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• The plan could alter EU accession rules and affect the bloc’s stability.
  European Union Sparks Unease With Plan to Absorb Ukraine Through ‘Membership-Lite.’

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

  
  

• Trump . . . contended that Denmark lacks the capacity to protect Greenland from China or Russia and argued “[t]here are no written documents” linking Greenland to Denmark.
  Trump to Norway PM Støre: World Is Not Secure Unless U.S. Has ‘ Complete and Total Control of Greenland’

• The World Economic Forum has become a globalist deep state with tentacles reaching the highest levels of government throughout the West. 
  The World Economic Forum Is A Glorified HOA For Leftist ‘Experts’ And Rich Communists

• Profanity may suit the powerless, but a victorious president doesn’t need fingers or four-letter words—real authority is shown by restraint, not rage.
  Heads of State Flipping Out and Flipping Off
  
• How American taxpayers subsidize Europe’s welfare programs — and why Trump’s skepticism isn’t reckless.
  NATO’s Dirty Little Secret

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• “I think it tarnishes the image of the United States in our world."
  Archbishop for the Military Services Suggests Troops Can Disobey Trump’s Orders

• Chinese-American businessman Eugene Ji, who owns two golf courses flanking Louisiana’s Barksdale Air Force Base, developed a years-long professional and personal relationship with retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, which allegedly  included expensive gifts and meetings with high-ranking Chinese government officials, according to DCNF translations of Chinese government announcements and Ji’s 2014 Chinese language autobiography “New Circle.” Among other concerning episodes, the autobiography claims the pair organized an event to bring Chinese military officers to a U.S. nuclear base and also repeatedly propositioned Chinese political insiders with a half a billion dollar plan to seize Japan’s Senkaku Islands for China through weaponized migration, which the general denies.
  EXCLUSIVE: US General Plotted With CCP-Tied Mogul To Seize Strategic Islands For China, Tell-All Claims
  

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• The complaint contends that despite the risk of microplastic exposure and food contamination, there is no warning, disclaimer or disclosure on product packaging.
  New Lawsuit Claims Ziploc Plastic Bags Dose Food with Microplastics
  
• The study aims to address gaps in scientific knowledge, though it contrasts with positions held by many major scientific and regulatory bodies.
  RFK Jr. Instructs HHS to Probe Cellphone Radiation Risks. (about 45 years too late with this - jjs)

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• A “wet” dress rehearsal is slated for Feb. 2, and the launch with the crew members aboard may happen as early as Feb. 6th.
  Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready for Move to Launch Pad

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

• Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told Axios that his position is the same as it was when Megyn Kelly interviewed him. Emanuel had told Kelly he didn’t think a man could become a woman or that men should play in women’s sports.
  Only One Democrat White House Hopeful Is Willing To Say The Truth About Trans People
  
• “As a cardiologist, I am particularly alarmed by the cardiovascular risks these interventions pose to developing young hearts,” Murthy explained. “Cross-sex hormones, such as estrogen in biological males or testosterone in biological females, are known to alter lipid profiles, increase blood clotting, and elevate the risk of thromboembolic events, stroke, myocardial infarction, and hypertension.”
  Top Cardiologist Issues Stark Warning on Child Gender Drugs—And It’s Not What Activists Want to Hear

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Being treated like a human isn’t standard; it's an upgrade.
  In America, basic customer service has become a luxury
  
• The left still invokes MLK’s name, but having traded liberalism’s moral law for progressivism’s power worship, it now repudiates the very legacy it claims to honor.
  Liberalism vs. Progressivism: Thoughts on MLK Day

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