"One would think Governor Walz would have the basic common sense not to inflame the crowds."

Governor Walz: Getting Minnesotans Killed  . . . "The situation is ongoing. A phone call between President Trump and the governor apparently went well, per the president. Positive news for sure. 

"But suffice to say, the two deaths in this situation should have never occurred. That they did will be a permanent stain on Walz’s record.

"And a reminder that he should never hold public office again."  More...

Trump Meets With Kristi Noem in Oval Office for Hours — Drops Hint About Her Future – RedState   . . . "The ongoing saga has caused Donald Trump to make some moves in his administration, and on Monday, he announced that Border Czar Tom Homan would be supervising the Twin Cities’ situation while Border Patrol Commander‑at‑Large Greg Bovino would be leaving town. While many are contending that Bovino was fired, the administration said he’s still “a key part of the team.”

"But leftists, never ones to let a good crisis go to waste, want heads to roll, and they are thirsty for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to get fired. For now, at least, they’re going to be left sad because the president met with Noem for two hours on Monday night and did not give her the axe.

"In fact, he flat-out told reporters Tuesday that she isn't going anywhere: . . ." 

“She's tough on immigration, built parts of the wall, and she's getting results. Why would I be unhappy? She's a STAR, and I'm very happy with her performance. We've had some very sad situations in Minnesota, but she's handling it well.” . . .

Kristi Noem, Growing Liability for the Trump Administration | National Review Coming soon: Whoopi Goldberg will claim Trump only hired Noem because "she's a ten"

Tim Walz-Led State Patrol Unleashed on Rioters, As Trump Shift Already Appears to Pay Dividends

  . . ."Some on the right took that as a sign of "surrender," but Homan is not known for his lax enforcement of immigration law, though he is known for putting tactical effectiveness over online shouting matches. Sure enough, Trump's changes appear to be already paying dividends. That includes the Walz-controlled Minnesota State Patrol finally being unleashed on left-wing rioters."   

Minnesota State Patrol has now been activated. They could have done this the whole time, but it wasn’t until after the call between Walz and Trump, and the discovery of the Signal groups involving Minnesota government officials, that this happened.pic.twitter.com/nTTAtRgZ3r

— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) January 27, 2026

 Trump in Talks With Walz and Frey to Make Minnesota Safe Again › American Greatness  . . . " President Trump on Sunday outlined a four-point plan calling on Minnesota’s Democrat leaders “and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor in the United States of America to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our Nation’s Laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of Division, Chaos, and Violence.”

1. Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, along with all Illegal Criminals with an active warrant or known Criminal History, for Immediate Deportation.

2. State and Local Law Enforcement must agree to turn over all Illegal Aliens arrested by Local Police.

3. Local Police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.

4. Democrat Politicians must partner with the Federal Government to protect American Citizens in the rapid removal of all Criminal Illegal Aliens in our Country. Some Democrats, in places like Memphis, Tennessee, or Washington, D.C., have done so, resulting in safer streets for ALL.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has reportedly approved a CBP request to use Fort Snelling, a military base near the Minneapolis airport, as a staging area for immigration enforcement operations.  . . . "This move is framed as a strong signal from the Trump administration that it will not back down on immigration enforcement, with the message being “We are not going away.” . . . 

 

The Walz is caving in to Trump

 Don Surber

Trump tweeted on Truth Social: . . . "We have had such tremendous SUCCESS in Washington, D.C., Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually every other place that we have “touched” and, even in Minnesota, Crime is way down, but both Governor Walz and I want to make it better!" . . .

Our favorite expectant mom, Karoline Leavitt, outlined President Trump’s terms of surrender for Tim Walz and Mayor Frey:

1. Walz and Frey must turn over all criminal illegals currently in their custody, along with any illegals with active warrants or known criminal histories for immediate deportation

2. State and local police must agree to turn over all illegals arrested by police to the federal government.

3. Local police must assist in apprehending illegals wanted for crimes—especially violent ones

."That’s talking softly. He’s really good at it. He’s a charmer. That makes him a good salesman." . . .

. . . "This time, the presidential stick is the Insurrection Act of 1807, signed into law by Thomas Jefferson, the guy who wrote the Declaration of Independence. The law gives a president broad authority to deploy active-duty U.S. military forces or federalize National Guard units for domestic operations inside the United States. It can be triggered by one of three things.

1. At the request of a state’s legislature or governor (or both) to suppress an insurrection against the state government.
2. When unlawful obstructions make it “impracticable” to enforce federal laws via ordinary means.
3. When domestic violence or conspiracies hinder law enforcement to the point that people are deprived of constitutional rights, and state authorities cannot or will not protect them.

"Presidents have used this power 30 times. According to Grok, no court has ever successfully blocked or enjoined a president’s invocation of the Insurrection Act before or during its use.

"Grok hasn’t Judge Bananas Boasberg, has he?

"But Grok said that in 1827 “the Supreme Court ruled that the president’s decision on whether an exigency exists ‘belongs exclusively to the president’ and is ‘conclusive upon all other persons.’”

"The president in question was James Madison, the guy who wrote the Constitution. The case was from the War of 1812.

"With the endorsement of Jefferson and Dolley Madison’s husband, I believe President Trump is on ground so solid that it could be made of cast iron.

"Walz knows that." . . . Full article.

Trump's new Board of Peace is necessary because the UN has failed again and again

 Douglas Murray  

"By making some (often undiplomatic) threats to those allies, Trump has made them take their own security seriously again."

You can't drive to freedom with a kidnapped person in the trunk.

"President Trump’s remarks at Davos have caused a chorus of howls. Some of that howling is understandable. But some of it is makes as much sense as howling at the moon.

"Take the “Board of Peace” proposal. Countries like France and Britain are refusing to sign on to the president’s initiative. They complain that there are countries on the board they do not approve of. And that there is a risk that it could prove a rival organization to the United Nations.

"It is true that the idea of Vladimir Putin or the dictator of Belarus being on the board is a worrying sign.

"But if the board can be a counter to the UN? Then good.

"The Board of Peace was started in order to try to secure the situation in Gaza. And if the president succeeds in that, then he deserves every accolade. He will have solved one of the hardest conflicts in the world.

"After all, Phase 2 of Trump’s peace plan is now meant to be in process. That involves demilitarization of Gaza, new governance and reconstruction.

"Yet Hamas still has a presence in Gaza. That “presence” means the group is still killing, torturing and otherwise intimidating the citizens of Gaza. In order for peace to break out, Hamas needs to be disarmed.

"And that’s where the really big problem of the UN creeps in.

"I’ve witnessed plenty of UN peacekeeping efforts for myself over the years. And they have a huge problem. Mainly the fact that the last thing most UN “peacekeeping” forces want to do is to fight.

"Yet unless they are willing to fight, how can they keep the peace?

"Some readers will remember how effective Dutch troops were in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. They stood aside as Serb forces massacred around 8,000 Bosnians.' . . . More...

Does Gen Z even know what a fascist or a nazi is?

 

The Young Right: Are Gen Z Turning Fascist? — Pi Media

. . . "The psychological roots of this shift to the right may lie in this youth’s perception of the state of the world. Professor of psychology Michele Gelfand has found that in times of perceived threat – whether war, economic instability, or climate disaster – societies tend to become more restrictive. ‘When people perceive threat – whether real or imagined – they want strong rules and autocratic leaders to help them survive’, she explains. In a study published in the Behavioural Scientist, she found that even brief exposure to false information about terrorism, overpopulation, or pandemics made participants more likely to favor authoritarian policies." . . .  I do not see a shift to the right in Minneapolis. TD

 Holocaust history: Millennials, Gen Z can't name concentration camps  "Almost two-thirds of millennials and Gen Zers don't know that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, and almost half can't name a single concentration camp, an alarming new survey on Holocaust knowledge has found.

Case in point.

"The survey demonstrated wide gaps in younger American's knowledge of the genocide while also showing a concerning 15% of millennials and Gen Zers thought holding neo-Nazi views was acceptable.   

"How much of that is based on genuine understanding of neo-Nazis principles and how much is based on ignorance is hard to tell. Either of them is very disturbing," said Gideon Taylor, president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which commissioned the survey.". . . More...

The state-by-state analysis yielded a particularly disquieting finding that nearly 20 percent of Millennials and Gen Z in New York feel the Jews caused the Holocaust. - Claims Conference

How ironic, yet sad, that the very victims of the Holocaust are being called "Nazis" by the generation supporting those who want all Jews dead and the nation of Israel wiped blank from all maps. In their ignorance they wear the "Palestinian" keffiyeh instead of the swastika armband. TD

Notice Anything Missing From Those Winter Storm Stories?

Issues & Insights 

"What changed? Nothing, other than the water levels of the Great Lakes at the time these “experts” were making their claims. (See: “Great Lakes Reveal a Fatal Flaw in Climate Change ‘Science’.”)"

"Over the weekend, USA Today reported that northeast states were experiencing an unusual winter problem – a shortage of salt.

"It seems that there have been so many snowstorms this winter that even states like Michigan and Vermont – which are quite accustomed to them –  are running short of the snow-melting chemical.

“An official from Monroe County, [Michigan] located between Detroit and Ohio, told the news station that local crews used more salt in December than in the past four Decembers combined,” says USA Today.

"But what’s curiously missing from this and other accounts of the winter storm is the obligatory mention of “climate change” as the cause. It seems that bad winter weather is just weather. Whereas bad summer weather is always – always – and prominently blamed on our burning fossil fuels.

That’s not to say that no story over the weekend brought up “climate change.” But most of those were in response to President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social: Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???   Donald J. Trump | Truth Social

"And these stories were meant only to debunk Trump’s claim.

"CBS News helpfully explained that Trump is confusing “weather” with “climate change.'”

More...

Video shows officers enforcing 2020 Floyd protest curfew, NOT covid

  Fact check   "The video, which is believed to originally be from May 30, 2020, does show members of the National Guard and MPD ensuring people were adhering to curfew orders that were set by Walz following protests after Floyd’s death, USA Today reported back in 2020.

"Officers can be heard yelling at residents to "get inside!" and when some residents continued to stay outside, one officer could be heard saying "light them up" before paint canisters were fired at a resident’s front porch." 

Video shows officers enforcing 2020 Floyd protest curfew | Fact check  "An Aug. 13 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a news broadcast of a group of people in black uniforms walking down the middle of the street. Several men in the group yell at the person filming to "go inside now" before what sounds like gunshots go off. 

"The news chyron says, "Twin Cities now under curfew until 6 a.m." . . .

Video shows troops fire paintballs at citizens on their own porch to enforce lockdowns while Walz reigned  "Before Governor Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, he was overseeing the state of Minnesota as it was ravaged by the 2020 George Floyd protests.

"While everyone remembers the curfews that came at the same time as the COVID-19 lockdowns, it’s worth remembering how some of those rules were enforced by leaders." . . .

IDF Recovers Body of Last Israeli Hostage In 'Large-Scale' Gaza Retrieval Operation -

 Conservative Review   

"Netanyahu made clear on Monday that his next objective "is not reconstruction," saying Hamas must be fully disarmed and expelled from Gaza before Israel green-lights any efforts to rebuild." 

"Israel on Monday recovered the remains of its final missing hostage, 24-year-old Ran Gvili, who died fighting Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces announced.

" 'Sergeant First Class Ran Gvili, who served in the Israeli Police Special Forces, 24 years old at the time of his death, fell in combat on the morning of October 7th, 2023, and his body was abducted to the Gaza Strip," the IDF said. "With this, all hostages from the Gaza Strip have been returned."

Ran Gvili

"As the IDF statement notes, all 251 living and dead hostages are now back in Israel after more than two years since Hamas's attack. The terror group, battered from its war with Israel, had claimed to face difficulties locating Gvili's body, leading the IDF to launch a "large-scale" retrieval operation in northern Gaza. Israeli forces scoured several sites in Gaza where they believed Hamas had placed Gvili's body during the war, including a cemetery in the Strip's northern section and other areas along the ceasefire line, eventually confirming the identity of the remains at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine."In a video posted to social media, Israeli president Isaac Herzog removed his yellow hostage pin, signaling that the nation is finally healing more than two years after Hamas's brutal terror rampage. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Gvili's body was returned that Israel is now prepared to enter the second phase of the plan, which will include "disarming Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip."

"Gvili's body emerged as a central sticking point for Israel after Hamas had located and handed over each living and dead hostage as part of the ceasefire agreement. The operation to retrieve his remains came just after Middle East peace envoy Steve Witkoff met with Netanyahu to press Israel to begin phase two of the process, which calls for the opening of aid corridors and the beginning of reconstruction efforts. While Israel on Sunday agreed to open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt—a pipeline both for aid and weapons for Hamas—it appears that the two sides have differing visions on what the next step will entail."

 More....

Time is on Trump’s side in Minneapolis

  Don Surber  

"Democrats have normalized attacking federal officers. This is the bloody result. Enough is enough."

"On Saturday, the national media had a nervous breakdown over a border patrol agent shooting and killing a domestic terrorist who brought a gun and dozens of rounds of ammo to a “mostly peaceful protest.”

The New York Times best articulated the media spin: “An ICU nurse shot by federal agents was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said. A New York Times video analysis shows he was holding a phone, not a gun.”

"This reminds me of the New York Times story in 2014: “Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times.”

Not until Paragraph 9 did NYT bother to tell readers that the doctor never examined the body and based his report on X-rays. The doctor said the X-rays showed Brown was running from the cop. The waved his usual $10,000 fee.

Two months later, the real autopsy showed Brown was running toward the cop.

"Once again, a lie made it around the world before the truth got out—after Ferguson, Missouri, was devastated by riots. But now we have X to separate New York Times lies from the truth.

REPORTER: “You just made claims that the individual posed a threat to law enforcement.”

KRISTI NOEM: That is no claim. It is the facts. This individual showed up to a law enforcement operation with a weapon and dozens of rounds of ammunition. He wasn’t there to peacefully protest. He was there to perpetuate violence.

And he was asked to show up, and to continue to resist, by a governor who is irresponsible and has a long history of corruption and lying.

"At her press conference, Noem also said:

"Hundreds of protesters then showed up at the scene, they began to obstruct into assault law enforcement officers, we saw objects being thrown at them, including ice and other objects, and a rampant assault began—and even an HSI officer agent’s finger was bitten off." . . .

 [All emphases in the original.] 

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Gavin the Grinch; How Does He Always Win In California?

 The Gen Z cheers for this guy sound like the same cheers one hears for Kamala, Antifa, Hamas, and pretty much every inane statement Whoopi, Joy, and Sunny make on "The View". TD

Newsom Does Davos  . . . "Many Californians would say a walnut is too large. Newsom’s arrogance and ignorance are astounding. For instance, in 2025, on his podcast (because what else does the governor of the nation’s largest state have to do?), he said it was “deeply unfair” that boys were playing in girls’ sports when discussing the trans issue with the late Charlie Kirk.

"Newsom’s ignorance is overwhelming. He’s also strangled the state with his willingness to lie to fit whatever narrative he wants the leftist press to report. Still, he can’t hide from how the state went from a huge surplus to a budget shortfall during his tenure. In 2019, his first year in Sacramento, there was a $21.4 billion budget surplus. His latest budget will have at least an $18 billion deficit. Maybe Newsom should take some economic classes at a Minneapolis Learing center." . . .

"Gavin Newsom is currently the Democrat Party’s leading presidential candidate for 2028. Those who like homeless drug addicts living on their street, thugs robbing them while shopping, fire hydrants without water, billion-dollar high-speed trains going nowhere, taxes raping their paycheck, and illegal aliens getting benefits citizens can’t afford will enthusiastically shout, “Patrick Bateman for President in 2028!' ”   . . . Robin M. Itzler        Robin M. Itzler is a regular contributor to American Thinker. She is the founder and editor of Patriot Neighbors, a free weekly national newsletter, and can be reached at PatriotNeighbors@yahoo.com.

 Dodge this   "With alleged fraud in California dwarfing the Somali schemes in Minnesota, I wonder if Gavin Newsom will be joining Tim Walz in early retirement?  - Bill Ponton

'Sparkle Beach Ken' Is Too Kind To Gavin Newsom  

The California governor, widely expected to run for president in 2028 after he terms out of office this year, correctly figures that if he stays on offense, his own dismal record will be ignored — even if that offense is odd, off-putting, or oblique.

. . . "California Republican Party Chairwoman Corrin Rankin panned Newsom’s speech, saying, “Governor Newsom told Californians that homelessness is down, crime is at record lows, schools are improving, and Los Angeles is recovering after the Palisades fires. (He) painted a picture of a California that exists in his imagination.” . . .

Do Californians Realize How Badly They’re Getting Ripped Off? – Issues & Insights    . . . "Most of your leaders should be in jail, not winning reelection.

"It’s true that over the past four years, more than a million more people moved out of the state than moved in. But what about those who can’t or don’t want to leave?

"Why do you keep electing the same class of criminals to steal your money?

"I think part of the problem is that Californians don’t know how badly they’re getting screwed, because, while everyone knows which restaurants are worth the price, it’s not easy for average citizens to make direct comparisons between life in one state and another.

"I can leave the state just as easily as I came. But most can’t pick up and move. Nor should they have to. California is a beautiful state with enormous potential. Its citizens just need to refuse to pay Wolfgang Puck prices for Hamburglar-quality service."

How sad to consider all the above. Moving to California after discharge from the Marines, that state had its ducks all in a row; it was a perfect place for me to begin my civilian life and trade. Former Corporal Tunnel Dweller

The Sixth Annual Idiot of the Year Awards; Ranking the most accomplished fools of 2025.

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  

Starfleet Academy – GrrrGraphics

. . . "This new Trek seems to have forgotten that and concentrated instead on identity and intersectionality. There are very few white males in the Academy. Some of the characters don’t seem to be qualified to be there in the first place. They don’t strike me as ‘the best of the best.’ Getting into the Academy used to be notoriously difficult. Now there’s a ‘sensitive’ Klingon. Some of the behavior is not in line with Academy discipline. Some are way overweight and one main character is a downright criminal—a charming criminal, sure, but why is HE in the Academy? It’s not clear."

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  "An idiot is someone who’s convinced they aren’t one. That exempts me from the category. If you gather a bunch of idiots and put them in charge of the world’s major nations for a decade, you get roughly what we have now. Today is my favorite day of the year. My job for twelve months is to spot fools and prove that they are fools. My job today, one day a year, is to gather the biggest fools of all into a single ranking. The 2025 crop has easily surpassed all previous ones. Once again, I have the honor of presenting to my friends at The American Spectator the nominees for the 2025 Idiot of the Year Award — and I can’t wait to read your votes in the comments." . . . 

Here's a sampling. More at the link. 

Zohran Mamdani, the Democrats’ new icon. With economic ideas that would make a first-year economics student blush, Mamdani has become the new Democratic darling; everyone wants to be like him. My suggestion: they start by throwing themselves to the ground, butt up in the air, pointing away from Mecca.

Pete Buttigieg, attempting to convert to the faith of common sense (still a long way to go).  After spending his entire career relentlessly promoting identity politics and “wokeism,” now that he’s out of power, he’s suddenly realized that the left will never win another election if it doesn’t distance itself from these obsessions that divide society. It’s not that he’s had a change of heart; he just wants to win elections. Buttigieg’s conversion miracle was wrought by Saint Donald Trump. 

 Much more here...

Join The New, More Inclusive Starfleet Academy Today

Babylon Bee

"Do you want to explore strange new worlds? Are you overweight and totally unqualified? Then Starfleet is looking for cadets like you!"

Why Did StartFleet Academy Get So Many Thumbs Down?

"In the latest defilement of Gene Roddenberry's vision that spawned one of the most renowned sci-fi franchises in history, Alex Kurtzman and friends continue to tap-dance on the corpse of the once venerable property with glee. A jokey mess akin to a cheap ripoff of Wednesday or Harry Potter, Starfleet Academy is an utter disgrace to the Star Trek name." From Starfleet Academy: Infantile crap

Lefties Losing It: Hidden camera experiment exposes anti-ICE protesters  

Comment to the video: "Wow Lemon attacks a church, tells them they should be protesting for the Somalis that stole billions, and when he gets called out he uses his big boy words "bigot, homophobic". What a tool!! Calling people Nazi's for being white should be treated as a hate crime."

Beyond the Bar: Your 5-Step Basic Guide to Discovering Whether a Lawyer Is Shady

Dennis Beaver: Jewish World Review

"If you're looking to retain an attorney, you might have heard: "Check their state bar's website profile, because it will reveal anything negative."

"That is bad advice.

"While it's useful to look at a lawyer's profile to confirm that they're licensed to practice law, if there are complaints filed by dozens of clients over several years, you might never see them. Besides that, the absence of bad stuff on their profile is no assurance that you are dealing with an ethical attorney.

"Please take a moment and read my article Why a Law Firm Secretly Recording Client Conversations Is Wrong (and Illegal), written last year, and ask yourself, "Would I hire this attorney?". . . 

Here are some steps you can take to explore a lawyer's reputation with clients.

1. Begin your search with Google, typing into the search bar: (name of attorney) and then add each of these search terms (do the search for each term separately)" . . .

2. Next, read Yelp comments, beginning with the one- and two-star reviews. While the four- and five-star comments will be interesting, even though it is illegal to falsify glowing praise, some lawyers are just like Jim Carey's character in the film Liar, Liar.  Red flags to watch for include comments such as: . . .

3. Check local court records to see what might not be covered in reviews. Has the lawyer been sued for malpractice? What was alleged? Was there a settlement? How much?

"Has the attorney been sued often for stupid things, like not paying the rent or the company that repairs office equipment or even paying employees their wages? People are consistent, and you don't need that craziness." . . .

4. Ask around. "If you have a court case and know someone who works in your local sheriff's department, ask if they know a court bailiff who would be able to share their assessment of the lawyer." . . .

5. Once you get to the interview phase, watch for more red flags.   "If the lawyer says, "I can guarantee we will win," run the other way. It is illegal for a lawyer to guarantee a result.

"If you can't get a reasonable answer to, "How much will you be charging me?" find someone who became a lawyer to help clients rather than think only of their bank balance."