The Morning Report — 2/5/26

Good morning kids. As the spouse is going into hospital this morning for a scheduled surgical procedure, I'll have to keep it short and sweet (if you could call it that). . .

The assault on the rule of law and the fomenting and leveraging of violence and terrorism for political gain by the Democrat Party and its base and operatives in and out of government continues with the epicenter now in Minneapolis and likely to metastasize into a firestorm that will sweep the nation, especially as warmer weather approaches and especially the midterm election push gets into full swing. As history dictates, and should be obvious there can be no parlaying with an intractable enemy that seeks our destruction. And instead of marshaling every possible uniformed agent we can to utterly crush what can only be now described as an armed insurgency and insurrection that seeks not only the prevention of enforcement of federal immigration law but in point of fact, the effective overthrow of the federal government.

And yet President Trump has decided that he needs to make concessions to those that if given half the chance would string him up on a lamp post. I mean that quite literally.

Negotiating with terrorists, whether Islamic in Iran or Gaza, or Marxist/Islamic in America, doesn’t bring peace, it shows weakness and then the terrorism never ends and neither do the negotiations.

Ceding on ICE won’t buy peace. And it won’t even change the topic or end the violence.

There are very good arguments for why this administration should make domestic kitchen table economics its larger focus. If it doesn’t do that, the midterm situation may be catastrophic. But it can do that and fulfill core responsibilities like national defense. Immigration was a major reason, perhaps the biggest reason that Trump is here, because it embodies national survival. We can and should kick the can down the road on some global issues which have been too much the focus lately, but this is a primal issue which is why the Democrats have gone to the mattresses on it and why retreating on it would be a mistake.

Illegal aliens are the political power behind the ghost districts that Dems use to rig elections and maintain outsized political influence. That’s why it’s the one battle they can’t afford to lose.

The theft of the 2020 election, and everything that made the theft possible primarily both the Fauci/Chi-Com biowarfare, lockdowns, erasure of the most basic election voting integrity measures, and the George Floyd race riots that resulted from it and the J-6 Pelosi/Deep State-engineered J-6 fake "insurrection" put a giant sucking wound into the heart of whatever remains of our Republic as it is, but what we are witnessing here and now really is for all the marbles. They know it, and are surely acting like it and we better start doing the same right now, or else I fear that we are a dead nation walking . . . mostly right off a cliff.

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CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• “‘You’re Asian, why are you hanging out with Nazis’ … basically calling her a race traitor in a way and saying that they’re going to come for her next.”
  Anti-ICE Agitators Targeting Parishioners Outside Cities Church for Second Straight Sunday

• Appeasing the Left won't buy peace, it will lead to more riots.
  Backing Off On ICE is the Wrong Move

• Host Kasie Hunt said, “I’d like to start by just asking what you would say back to President Trump. President Trump said in an interview that a softer touch is required. What do you say to President Trump?
  Jacob Frey: 700 ICE Agents Leaving Minneapolis ‘Still Not a De-Escalation’

  
  

• “I don’t feel that any of the young people that were involved know enough about what’s going on to do or set up a protest because I feel they don’t know what they’re protesting.”
  COMEDY GOLD: High School Student Protesting ICE Runs in Front of Car With Trump Flag, Gets Hit
  
• Ramirez faces federal charges for threatening an FBI agent and will appear for arraignment on Wednesday.
  Man Faces Charges for Doxing, Threatening FBI Agent and Family.

• There are multiple reasons why this strategy isn't likely to work.
  Do Democrats Think They Can Skate On ICE To The Midterms?
  
• ‘Liberalism is the ideology of Western suicide,’ wrote James Burnham more than half a century ago. This ideology is hard at work.
  Anti-ICE Activism Represents The Suicide Of Western Civilization

• She has to sit in judgment on various Trump administration immigration enforcement cases. 
  Miranda Devine: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson removed any shred of impartiality by applauding anti-ICE speeches at the Grammys

  
  "BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• “The 2025 total was the lowest in any fiscal year since 1970, according to historical data from the Border Patrol,” the Pew Research Center finds.
  Trump Oversees Lowest Level of Illegal Immigration at Border in Over 50 Years
  
• The debate over DHS funding and changes could lead to a shutdown, affecting sub-agencies such as FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard.
  Dems Release Their DHS Funding Demands, Including Gutting Immigration Enforcement.

• “We will not back down from our mission to remove criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods.” – DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
  DHS Confirms Capture of 4,000 Illegals in Minnesota as Drawdown Looms.
  
• In other words, the Trump administration has persuaded Walz and Frey to allow local law enforcement to assist ICE agents, making it easier and safer for them to do their jobs.
  Tom Homan Pulls 700 Agents Out of Minnesota. Here’s Why That’s Bad News for Democrats.
  
• Kaufman, Texas, residents didn’t think much of it when Kaufman Solar LLC bought a massive parcel of land in 2022. However, now that a mysterious buyer from the Middle East is looking to purchase an estimated 2,000 acres of land right next door to the planned solar farm to establish a sustainable city, they are worried about the impact.
  A Small-Town Immigrant Takeover In Realtime? Local Officials Don’t Want You To Know About It, Residents Fear
  
• "But you still have to be tough."
  Trump Says Mass Deportation Campaign Could Use ‘Softer Touch’ After Minneapolis Shootings

  
  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• One Pennsylvania fire company said Tuesday that the local water authority barred it from accessing fire hydrants and instead advised firefighters to let a building burn. The MMP&W Volunteer Fire & Ambulance Co. posted a statement on social media Tuesday, warning that it “should concern everyone” that the Mercersburg Borough’s Water Authority prohibited MMP&W firefighters from using Authority-owned hydrants over water supply concerns. The statement claimed that the Authority called the MMP&W following a Monday incident where the company used an Authority hydrant to fight a barn fire that resulted in several animal deaths and a total loss.
  ‘Let The Building Burn’: Firemen Say Water Authority Banned Them From Using Hydrants

• The current major problems of federal budget pressures and health care affordability for all consumers require action.
  Congress Could Fix The Entitlement Fraud Problem Overnight But Won’t

• The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) had the most fraud, totaling over $1.4 million.
  Massachusetts Auditor Discovers Almost $12 Million in Public Assistance Fraud in 2025
  
• The task force aims to tackle billions of dollars in fraud.
  Vance Will Lead Anti-Fraud Task Force Against Newsom’s California.

  
  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• What looks like investment today becomes enforcement tomorrow.
  Arizona’s Trojan Horse: Qatar City

• Sen. Saddam introduces bill to fight ‘Islamophobia’.
  Virginia Begins Criminalizing Opposition to Islam

  
  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• President Donald Trump responded to the disappearance of NBC correspondent Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, on Wednesday, as the family released an emotional video pleading for her return.
  Trump Directs All Federal Law Enforcement to Aid Search for Savannah Guthrie’s Mother as Family Releases Emotional Video

• If the Utah legislation succeeds, which it’s on track to do, that will leave only four states with alienation of affection laws on the books.
  New Mexico And Utah Target ‘Homewrecker’ Laws That Protect Cheaters’ Spouses And Kids

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

• “I was laid off by The Washington Post today. This is gutting for our readers and our section, but I’m grateful for the 4 years I had to cover sports alongside friends and legends,” wrote Spencer Nusbaum, former Washington Post sports reporter, on Wednesday. The paper shuttered their sports department earlier in the day.  Nusbaum added: “Anyways, yeah. This is an incalculable loss for the region and sports journalism. It will be jarring to wake up in the morning — in one of the biggest metro areas in the country — and not have a sports section (and so many other great parts of The Post) to turn to.”
  Fired WaPo Reporter’s Tweet Perfectly Sums Up Why Everyone Hates The Media

• ‘European laws [are] now being exported by the European Union. … American speech is already being affected.’
  Europeans Testify On How Europe Is Banning Americans From Saying What They Believe

  TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH

• The Secret Service stopped Routh in September 2024 after spotting him staking out Trump at the golf course.
  Ryan Routh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempting to Assassinate Trump

  
  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• In addition to being consumed with left-wing politicking, the teachers’ unions inflict significant harm on the nation’s children.
  The National Miseducation Association

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• In one message, Epstein invited Burns to his infamous island. In another, he floated 'dinner tonit with Woody Allen.'
  'Thanks Again for All Your Interest and Advice': William Burns Discussed Job Opportunities, Iran Negotiations With Jeffrey Epstein in Final Days at Obama State Department, Emails Show

  
  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• It’s not a surprise, though, because SCOTUS did the same thing regarding Texas’ new Congressional district map.
  Supreme Court Refuses Emergency Request to Stop California’s Democrat-Friendly Congressional Map
  
• Ethical concerns and potential conflicts of interest arise as Najmi holds sway over judicial nominees while connected to a law firm accused of fraud.
  Top Mamdani Aide Ali Najmi Linked to Law Firm Accused of Major Fraud.

• A developer tied to Newsom allegedly looted millions meant for homeless housing, exposing massive fraud, lax oversight, and cozy political donations.
  Newsom Won’t Cut Ties to Homeless Fraudster Firm

  POLITICS
  

• We were told for about five years that anyone who ever questions the legitimacy of elections is a terrible, insurrectionist traitor.
  Why Are Democrats Already Questioning The 2026 And 2028 Elections?

• “I first ran for election to Congress in 2014 and, as I stated then, representing the people in Congress is a service, not a career; and although I continue to have strong support from the people of the Eleventh Congressional District, I believe it is time to contribute to my community, state, and nation in other ways,” Loudermilk said. “Therefore, I have decided not to seek re-election at the end of my current term in Congress.”
  GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk Will Not Seek Reelection After 6 Terms in Congress
  
• “As District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, and Air National Guard Officer, Clay knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Defend our Country, Support our Brave Military/Veterans, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.” Trump wrote. “As your next Congressman, Clay will fight tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Safeguard our Elections, Champion School Choice, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.” 
  Trump Endorses Prosecutor, Military Vet to Fill MTG’s Seat in Georgia’s 14th District

• Recent migration numbers emphasize how population gains, economic growth, and political power are shifting toward Republican strongholds.
  Blue States’ Demographic Nightmare

• As politics harden into moral warfare, friendships fray—and only shared prosperity, grounded in pragmatic policy, may yet keep America’s fragile center from collapsing.
  Can the Center Hold?

  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• A most privileged child of the Iranian elite.
  Daughter of Senior Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Fired From Emory Medical School

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

• Hamas terrorist, who murdered 19-year-old hostage Noa Marciano, also eliminated in IDF strikes.
  IDF Eliminates Islamic Jihad’s North Gaza Commander, Targets Hamas-Nukhba Commander

  MADURO TAKEN DOWN

• Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman, is pretty well known as Maduro's primary money launderer, front man, and financial fixer, as well as one of Maduro's closest confidants.   
  Huge: Another Major Member of the Maduro Regime Arrested

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president ever, met with President Trump on Wednesday afternoon in an encounter largely described as amiable. The meeting followed an entire year’s worth of Petro boasting a fierce and highly controversial hostile stance toward President Trump.
  Gustavo Petro Celebrates Trump Meeting: ‘We Didn’t Hit or Scratch Each Other’
  
• “Trump and his ‘Donroe Doctrine’ are making Petro great again.”
  How Trump Made the Colombian Left Great Again
  
• Armed men are believed to have broken into the residence and killed the two women.
  Two relatives of Mexico's federal education minister found murdered in their home

• A targeted operation at "Burj Lasana," in Area B, near Wadi Haramiya, recovered Crusader- and Byzantine-era items from a villa built inside the site.
  Civil Administration recovers dozens of looted artifacts from West Bank site

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• In 2002, Newsom’s mother, Tessa, was dying of cancer. She called her son, leaving a voicemail. If he wanted to see her one more time, he would have to visit within the week because she was planning on committing assisted suicide, The Washington Post reported.
  Gavin Newsom Admits The Bitter Truth About Assisted Suicide After Watching His Mother Kill Herself (She realized what she spawned? - jjs)

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The moon’s weird ravioli shape is thought to be caused by the accretion of dust and ice from the nearby rings along Atlas’s equator.
  One of Saturn’s many weird moons
  
• The paper is an excellent summary of practically all the research that has been done in space and on the ground studying the impact of the harsh environment of space on reproduction. It notes above all that we really know very little despite this research, because the risks to the newborn have precluded direct study.
  A nice summary of all space-based research of reproduction in space

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

• The arrest raises concerns about the stability and bias of activist judges in positions of power.
  LGBT pervert Activist Judge Charged With ‘Official Oppression.’

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Christian Toto: Likely 2028 candidate gets dragged by far-Left late-night showcase
  Why ‘Daily Show’ Just Skewered Gov. Gavin Newsom
  
• It’s ‘Go woke, go broke’ in action
  Israeli Telecom Stock Crosses $800 a Share, Making Norway’s Pension Fund, Led by Scooter-Riding Wokester, Look Foolish for Divesting

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