Friday, January 16, 2026

‘Rats Fleeing the Ship’: Iran’s Ruling Elites ‘Frantically Wiring’ Millions Abroad, Bessent Says, as New Sanctions Hit

Who knows? Can we expect those bots fighting ICE to leave them alone now and begin pro-Iranian riots. They can go back to the old "genocide" routine. One is forced to ask, what would a Democrat President do? TD

Breitbart


"Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sweeping new sanctions Thursday on senior Iranian officials and regime-linked financial networks, saying Tehran’s ruling elite are “rats fleeing the ship” as they frantically wire tens of millions of dollars out of the country amid mounting unrest.

Scott Bessent video:   "The United States stands firmly behind the Iranian people in their call for freedom and justice." . . .  More...

James ZumwaltTo Iran’s Mullahs: A Trump Promise Made is a Promise Kept  

"While unverified, there are reports Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior leaders have a plane ready to fly them to Russia should the situation further deteriorate." . . . More...


‘I saw 12 people collapsed in a pool of blood’: Eyewitness describes Iran’s deadly crackdown 1/16/2026 "A Tehran resident who took part in the protests that have roiled Iran before fleeing the country has described a deadly crackdown – with security forces firing indiscriminately at protesters with machine guns and assault rifles – in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24. "   

He also said he witnessed demonstrators call for the return of the shah, Iran’s pre-revolution monarch, and spoke of their hopes that US President Donald Trump would make good on his promise to come to the “rescue” of protesting Iranians.  

Homan on Minnesota Unrest: “Justice is Coming” … “You Should Hear Something, Real Soon”

Conservative Treehouse   "During an interview with Fox News, Border Czar Tom Homan notes the Trump administration is looking carefully at who is funding the organized anti-ICE protests throughout the Minneapolis, Minnesota region. Homan’s remarks are seemingly in alignment with what Treasury Secretary and IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent has noted about his investigative group, further stating that investigations will likely reveal who is funding the street protests against ICE and Border Patrol officials.

"Specific to the ongoing investigations, Homan notes, “justice is coming” against those who are coordinating the violence, and information about that activity is likely to be revealed “real soon.” WATCH:


"The overwhelming majority of Americans are understandably frustrated with the lack of forceful arrests and prosecution of those who are antagonizing officials and creating civil unrest.

"Homan says during the interview, DHS is currently processing the identities of those who have stepped beyond protesting and are now involved in violence against law enforcement officials.  According to Homan the names, faces and identities of those who are participating will be uploaded to a website for sharing with the larger American public.". . . 

Homan Vows to Expose Lefty Agitators: Reveals New Plan to 'Make Them Famous'  . . . "Homan's comments, which he made during an interview with Fox News personality Laura Ingraham on Thursday, appear to be a direct response to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who amped up the ongoing chaos in his state by inciting protesters to harass ICE agents.

"Rather than turning down the temperature as street thugs continue to try to impede government operations, the governor posted a video encouraging the already unhinged to "film ICE agents" so they "can create a database of these atrocities against Minnesotans ... to bank evidence for future prosecutions."

"Homan decided two can play at that game." . . .   

Hakeem Jeffries Goes Way Over the Line: Threatens Reprisals Against Trump and Admin for ICE Enforcement  

Radically-led Democrat Party continues to follow Biden into the jungle.

Tim Walz Scrambles to Defend Himself on MN Chaos With Some Particularly Clueless Remarks 

  The White House is EVISCERATING Tim Walz for declaring war on the federal government   "[We are] fighting a WAR with the federal government!"  WHITE HOUSE: "This lunatic is SICK and DANGEROUS!"

Tim Walz and the protestors: dumb and dumber.

Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests

Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests

Deploying the military for domestic law enforcement purposes usually requires congressional authorization, but invoking the 19th century law would permit Trump to do so unilaterally. It also allows for the federalization of National Guard troops under certain circumstances. The law is rarely used. Then-President George H.W. Bush was the last to invoke it, during the Los Angeles riots in 1992.

UPDATE – ICE agents were ambushed in Minneapolis by two assailants wielding shovels from nearby apartments, while agents wrestled a Venezuelan illegal to the ground after a car pursuit ended in a crash.

"Trump wrote on Truth Social:

If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State. Thank you for you attention to this matter! President DJT

 Minnesota Somali community criminal network fraud, the largest welfare fraud scheme in U.S. history?  "Framed as the largest welfare fraud scheme in U.S. history, the massive increase in fraudulent Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) claims related to autism and housing stabilization services in Minnesota is largely attributed to Somali community actors.

"Significant amounts of U.S. welfare funds are alleged to be funneled through fraud schemes and sent overseas, with claims that they fund al-Shabaab terrorism. If proven true, this is a testament to the complete failure of multiculturalism in U.S. immigration and integration policies"

INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST SAYS HE'S GOTTEN DEATH THREATS, TOLD HE'LL BE 'KIRKED' OVER MINNESOTA FRAUD VIRAL VIDEO

Beautiful Trouble: How Outrage Is Scripted — and Why Most Protests Look the Same

These are not the "American People" speaking; they are the product of anti-American organizations and ideology that has metastasized into the lymph nodes of American culture, education, and turbo-charged by a corrupt press. TD

 Legal Insurrection  

"Visitors are invited to “dive into the Beautiful Trouble toolbox, an interconnected web of ideas and creative best practices that puts the power in your hands.' ”

https://spectator.org/


"For years, observers across the political spectrum have noticed how strikingly coordinated left-wing protests can be — and how familiar their tactics often seem from one demonstration to the next. What may look, in the moment, like an organic confrontation or a spontaneous eruption of outrage is frequently anything but. Behind the chants, the signs, and the carefully staged interactions with conservative targets lies a level of advance planning, rehearsal, and discipline that might surprise even the most seasoned political observers.

"At its core, politics is the art of persuasion: shaping narratives, directing attention, and mobilizing people in ways that translate belief into power. While hundreds of activist groups offer training in agitation and protest, one organization has distinguished itself: Beautiful Trouble has turned protest into a teachable methodology, blending theory, psychology, and performance into a cohesive playbook for modern activism.

"Visitors to the site are invited to “dive into the Beautiful Trouble toolbox, an interconnected web of ideas and creative best practices that puts the power in your hands.” That invitation hints at something beyond grassroots enthusiasm: an effort to professionalize protest by making carefully orchestrated exchanges appear impromptu." . . .

. . . "Applied to the context of the current protests against ICE, activists are trained to keep ratcheting up their tactics until an agent responds forcefully. That response is not an accident; it is the objective.

"Once achieved, activists rush to sympathetic media outlets to ensure the incident is amplified. In the resulting narrative, the ICE agent’s seemingly inappropriate response casts him as a villain — a member of the Gestapo even — while the activist who instigated the encounter is portrayed as the aggrieved party or the victim.

"By the time a full investigation is completed and the facts emerge — often revealing a narrative that places some or even most of the responsibility on the activist — the false version has already taken root in the public consciousness.

"By the time a full investigation is completed and the facts emerge — often revealing a narrative that places some or even most of the responsibility on the activist — the false version has already taken root in the public consciousness.