Rosie O’Donnell’s call for 25th Amendment ‘laughable’ after Biden

 Sarah Bedford  

"Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford largely dismissed comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s concerns about President Donald Trump, citing how this strongly contrasts with the lack of concern the last president received."

"Rosie O’Donnell may have traded the United States for Ireland, but her preoccupation with President Donald Trump has followed her every step of the way — and, by her own admission, shows no signs of loosening its grip.

"According to Fox News, the 63-year-old comedian has spoken openly about her decision to relocate after Trump’s re-election last November. Friends, family, and O’Donnell herself described the move in a recent interview with The Washington Post, and one theme emerged repeatedly: she can’t stop talking about him.

"The report states that O’Donnell made a holiday-week promise to her therapist that she would avoid posting about Trump for two days. The pledge collapsed almost immediately.

"Jennifer Kopetic, a longtime friend, didn’t hide her frustration. “Roseann, you’ve got to detach. You’ve got to disconnect,” she told O’Donnell during a visit, calling her fixation draining.

"O’Donnell tried again — this time publicly — telling her 1.2 million Instagram followers she was “gonna try again to not give him a minute of me.” The streak didn’t last.

"Her political anxiety dates back to Trump’s first election. “I felt on the verge of crying … when he got elected,” she told an Irish TV audience earlier this year. The fear intensified over time, she said, fueled by concerns about LGBTQ protections and federal support programs. 

"O’Donnell, a lesbian mother of five, has spoken particularly about worrying for her youngest child, Clay, who is 12, identifies as nonbinary, and has been diagnosed with autism.

"During Trump’s first term, O’Donnell poured her anger into hundreds of digital portraits, each one skewering him with labels like “Moron,” “Loser,” and “Liar.” She later concluded that the emotional toll of the political climate — and her response to it — left her with one option: leave." . . .

Rosie O’Donnell’s Struggle With Trump Obsession Follows Her Across the Atlantic – IJR

Protests Erupt Across Iran As Angry People Flood Streets

 RedState

"The mullahs have ruled in Iran since 1979. 

"That's a long time. 

"But there are still people who remember what it was like in the country before. They remember what it was like to have more freedom then. There have been resistance movements ever since, inside and outside Iran, trying to bring change. 

"They've had moments in the past where things seemed to come close, such as with the Green Movement that started in 2009, and had hundreds of thousands in the streets. But Barack Obama was in office in 2009, so their hopes of any support were dashed. Then, too, in 2016, he secretly flew $400 million to Iran.

The money was owed as part of a failed arms deal prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but payment coincided with the release of four Americans held in Tehran. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jay Solomon, the Wall Street Journal reporter who broke the story.

"So you had millions that went to helping to prop up the terrorist state. 

"But the Iranians are a persistent people, it would appear, especially when you hurt them in their wallets and make it challenging to survive. We're at another one of those moments in history where hope has sparked again in the country, and people are in the streets, calling for change.

Nationwide strikes and protests by merchants continued across Iran, with shops shuttered in major commercial hubs including Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Lalehzar Street, Naser Khosrow and Istanbul Square. Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans calling for the downfall of the ruling clerics and demanding the leadership step aside.

Video circulating online showed protesters inside a major shopping complex in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar chanting, "Have no fear, we are all together," while hurling insults at security forces and calling them shameless.

Additional footage from Tehran’s bazaar districts showed crowds chanting "Death to the dictator," calling on merchants to shut down their shops and demanding President Masoud Pezeshkian step aside, as voices in the video said businesses had closed in protest. . . .  More...

The World Must Stop Ignoring What Iranians Already Know: The Regime Is on the Brink

 

What Nick Shirley’s Minnesota Fraud Story Says About Legacy Media

What Nick Shirley’s Minnesota Fraud Story Says About Legacy Media "The Minnesota Star Tribune, Bevan points out, had nothing on this expose after it aired. But it did manage to run a front-page story – one that could have been written by Tim Walz’s PR shop – about how the governor was tapping “influencers to spread political messages.”

This form of journalist malpractice isn’t limited to Minnesota. It’s rampant. And it’s the direct result of the legacy media’s decision to put the interests of the Democratic Party ahead of the public. . . .

Issues & Insights  "Nick Shirley’s 42-minute YouTube video on daycare fraud in Minnesota is shocking not just because of the scale of abuse he uncovered in a day. It’s shocking because it took a young kid to expose this years-long scheme. Where was the mainstream media all this time?

"In the must-see video, Shirley teams up with a citizen investigator and goes door-to-door visiting various “daycare” facilities in Minneapolis that pocketed millions in taxpayer money through a Child Care Assistance Program.

"Another was the “Quality Learing Center” – which misspelled “learning” in its sign. Like the others, it was closed, but outside of it was a woman who kept shouting “don’t open up!” and “go away!” and “shame on you!” and “ICE!”

"None of the places the pair visited showed any signs of having any children under its care. They went to an autism center with the same result, and two buildings that supposedly housed dozens of health care companies, all of which looked like obvious fronts.

"Yet somehow, these blatantly fraudulent businesses were able to collect more than $100 million in a few short years." . . .

Owler Reports - CNN: CNN and MS NOW Ignore $9 Billion 'Industrial-Scale' Minnesota Fraud Claims   . . . "Federal prosecutors claim a wide-ranging Minnesota fraud scheme ripped off more than $9 billion in taxpayer dough - but loyal MS NOW and CNN viewers haven't heard a thing about it. A review of MS NOW and CNN's broadcasts since December 18 - when prosecutors claimed the fraud operation was much larger than previously reported - shows it has not been mentioned a single time by either outlet. Both outlets do not have stories on the fraud scheme on their respective websites, either. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement For comparison, Fox News has covered the topic dozens of times since then, and NewsNation also covered it a handful of times. But there is an argument to be made that this is the biggest domestic story of the past month - and MS NOW and CNN have failed their viewers by ignoring it." . . .

Room for parody in all this? Babylon Bee: Walz Announces $8 Billion Grant To Somali Company To Investigate Fraud

. . . "To date, approximately $18 billion has been lost to fraud in Minnesota through fake social service programs run by Somalis, some of whom may be in the country illegally. Walz hopes to get to the bottom of the scandal with a lucrative grant to the newly formed Osman Farah Private Eye Detective Agency for Finding Welfare Fraud

" 'Look at me. Look at me. I am the detective now," said Detective Osman Farah.

"Democrats praised Walz for rising above politics to get to the bottom of the fraud case. "Well, I'm convinced," said Minnesota Congressional Representative Ilhan Omar. "Nothing to see here. As usual, America is the real villain."

"Previously, Republicans questioned Walz's leadership throughout the Somali daycare fraud scandal, even going so far as to suggest he's involved. Now, however, they're certain he's just mentally handicapped and unable to run an elaborate money laundering scheme himself." . . .

Somali Tim Walz voters: follow the money

 "Another was the “Quality Learing Center” – which misspelled “learning” in its sign. Like the others, it was closed, but outside of it was a woman who kept shouting “don’t open up!” and “go away!” and “shame on you!” and “ICE!' ”

Rich Terrell

What Nick Shirley’s Minnesota Fraud Story Says About Legacy Media   "Nick Shirley’s 42-minute YouTube video on daycare fraud in Minnesota is shocking not just because of the scale of abuse he uncovered in a day. It’s shocking because it took a young kid to expose this years-long scheme. Where was the mainstream media all this time?

"In the must-see video, Shirley teams up with a citizen investigator and goes door-to-door visiting various “daycare” facilities in Minneapolis that pocketed millions in taxpayer money through a Child Care Assistance Program." . . .  

If someone made a movie of the Walz-Somali fraud, young Mr. Shirley could be played by someone like this child actor, Jeremy Maguire:: (Right)

The dominoes are beginning to fall in the Democratic-run stronghold of Minneapolis, where federal investigators were on the ground earlier today as part of expanded investigations into childcare centers and other widespread alleged fraud schemes by Somali-linked operators.

"By evening, Nick Shirley, the citizen journalist who brought the "empty" childcare companies into the national spotlight with a video that has received 121 million views in just three days, revealed that one of the Somali-linked childcare centers had been shut down by the Minnesota Department of Children." . . .

"Tim Waltz calls fraud investigation” white supremacy' ” "When Elon made a hand gesture in passion, they wrote hundreds of articles calling him racist When Somalis steal billions of dollars, they call the people who are upset racist It appears that the best way to loot the country is to call everyone racist." . . .

. . . "We assess that as the dominant narrative of the widening Somali-linked fraud scandal in Minneapolis continues to go viral on X through "America First"-linked accounts, Democrats and their PR machine will move to advance a counter-narrative, given how optically damaging these revelations are ahead of the midterm cycle.

"The days of Democrats defaulting to labeling opponents as "racists" or "fascists" appear to be over. They will likely need to develop new pejoratives to target those investigating allegations of welfare fraud on a scale larger than Somalia's GDP."

Uh-Oh: Perhaps a paperwork error of some kind is involved. Perhaps our children is learing after all.   

However, Lou reports that his team paid a visit to QLC on Monday and found it open for business with children being dropped off. A New York Post story is to the same effect. The Post story reports: “Ibrahim Ali, the son of the owner who said he was the manager, claimed to The Post on Monday that Shirley’s visit came before they opened for the day.”

The Reaction to the Nick Shirley Video is Telling Us a Bunch of Things  

"First, as predictably as the sunrise, Nick Shirley is literally invading Poland. He’s a TERRIFYING WHITE SUPREMACIST and an EVIL ZIONIST NAZI who is ATTACKING INNOCENT MUSLIMS with his cleverly concocted lies."

Douglas Murray: Zohran Mamdani appointing radical transition team has NYC in for a rude awakening

Douglas Murray  

"Well, New York — we’re going to be in for quite a ride.

"But then, I suppose many voters knew that when they voted in Zohran Mamdani as mayor last month.

"Even so, the number of radicals he has already appointed should still make New Yorkers gulp.The Post this week revealed the inept, badly spelled list of appointees to Zo’s transition team." . . .

. . . "But personally, I wouldn’t be surprised if Mamdani headquarters deliberately got the names of their appointees wrong." . . .

"And that side is the wrong one.

"Traditionally, experts in criminal justice, policing and safety are people who are opposed to criminals.

"Not people whose experience is of supporting criminals or actually being criminals.

"Take the appointment of Lumumba Bandele to serve on the soon-to-be mayor’s “Committee on Community Organizing.”

" 'As well as being a black nationalist, Bandele has spent his career supporting people who have killed cops in New York and New Jersey.

"That’s nice news for all the NYPD officers who put their lives on the line every day in this city.

Advocates for bad guys

"Then there’s the appointment of Sarita Daftary from a group called “Freedom Agenda.”

"This group describes itself as being “dedicated to organizing people and communities directly impacted by incarceration to achieve decarceration and system transformation.”" . . .

Wrong predictions? Never mind

Cal Thomas  

"The line Democrats and the media are now promoting is that people aren't "feeling" the improved economy. When they start to feel it, likely by next spring, what will their line be then?" 

  "End of the year predictions about the future have been around at least since the days of Nostradamus, but what about past predictions? There were plenty of predictions that electing Donald Trump the first time and then reelecting him, would cause economic Armageddon.                "Democrats and their media mouthpieces have consistently predicted monetary collapse from President Trump's policies. This year alone, editorials in The New York Times, The Washington Post and most "reporting" by mainstream networks have claimed with absolute certainty that the president's tariffs would tank the economy. 

    "Now comes a column in The Washington Post by author and investor Zachary Karabell, who writes "The Edgy Optimistic" on Substack. He says that after Trump's tariff announcement last April 2, "Most observers predicted sharply higher inflation, domestic and global economic contraction, and widespread spikes in unemployment. None of that happened." In fact, inflation is way down from what it was during the Biden administration, the stock market is setting new records, gas prices have dropped way below what they were during the Biden years, and prices for groceries are starting to fall, though less quickly. Karabell writes: "2025 ends on a positive note for the economy, in terms of the numbers and relative to expectations in April. That should be celebrated."

"When confronted by Chevy Chase that her editorial response was wrong, she responded "never mind." Being a liberal means never having to say you were wrong, much less apologize. Consider what New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman wrote after Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016:"Now comes the mother of all adverse effects — and what it brings with it is a regime that will be ignorant of economic policy and hostile to any effort to make it work. So we are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight." Krugman doubled down on his prediction of economic disaster if Trump was re-elected in 2024. Wrong again. Never mind." . . . More...

Cal Thomas, America's most-syndicated columnist, is the author of 10 books.

In-N-Out President Makes Host Go Silent with the Real Reason They’re Leaving California

The Rubin Report 

"Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" shares a DM clip of In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder telling "Relatable's" Allie Beth Stuckey why she's joining the California exodus and moving In-N-Out's HQ to Tennessee." WATCH Dave Rubin's DIRECT MESSAGE:

Comments to the video:

"Gavin Newsom is the worst governor in the history of California." ~Victor Davis Hanson, 2025

"As a soon to be ex-California resident, I can tell you that she is speaking the truth. My wife and I have been here some thirty years, but we're done. The place has become a complete cesspool of the undesirable; expensive, dangerous, and a terrible place to raise your kids. Our kids are all older, three that are twenty to thirty-four years of age, so we were fortunate enough to raise them during the good years. But CA with Gov Nuisance to guide the state, has become one of the worst places to live in America, second only to NY. Goodbye and good luck to those still living here."

Jimmy Kimmel continues to lie, pretends he's the victim — fire him!

 Andrea Peyser  

In reality, Kimmel’s six-day suspension stemmed from him wrongly declaring that the revered Turning Point founder’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was a MAGA Republican rather than what he truly was: an amped-up leftist who lived with a transgender lover and was sexually obsessed with furries.

"Jimmy Kimmel should be fired — for real, this time.

"The sparsely watched late-night talk show host was suspended briefly this year by his bosses at ABC, not because he took on President Donald Trump, as he whined. It was because he made sick jokes about the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, raising the national temperature in an age of gross political violence.

"At a delicate time in this nation’s history, Kimmel’s remarks not only could be construed as an incitement to murder, his words were stupid, petulant and incredibly inaccurate.

"And he was unapologetic, even after he was able to keep his job!

"His latest musings, rambled on Christmas Day, were grandiose, self-serving and traitorous, striking a new low, even for him.

"Kimmel leaped across the pond to England where he again cranked up the leftist political volume, slamming the president and throwing in a claim that he is a victim of “facism.”  More...

ANDY NGO REPORTS: Convicted Portland Antifa bomber praises Charlie Kirk assassination, urges more killings in prison blog posts

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 American News  

"Muhammad’s writings from prison — including his praise of Kirk’s killing and advocacy of “the bullet” over the ballot — underscore how Antifa’s most violent figures are celebrated as heroes to emulate."

The most violent BLM-Antifa militant convicted in Portland’s 2020 riots has been revealed to have celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk and urged more political violence in writings apparently produced from prison.

“Charlie Kirk was a direct threat to us, and he has been dispensed,” wrote inmate Malik Fard Muhammad in a Sept. 26 blog post on a site run by his Antifa comrades. “We’ve had the ballot since the ’60s and it hasn’t changed a thing. The bullet is much quicker and more effective — gratifying, too.”

"Muhammad — a self-described anarchist, “antifascist” and abolitionist — is serving a ten-year sentence in a state prison in eastern Oregon. He was convicted on multiple state and federal charges, including attempted murder, riot, assault, unlawful firearm possession and possession/manufacture of destructive devices." . . .

“My name is Malik Farrad Muhammad,” one post reads. “I’m a 26-year-old black/Palestinian pansexual Muslim… I’m an anarchist antifascist, anti-racist abolitionist.”

"Investigators said Muhammad traveled from Indianapolis to Portland during the 2020 riots after receiving terrorism training in Louisville. Over the course of four separate riots in September and October, he allegedly distributed bats to rioters and threw Molotov-style explosives toward police. One device exploded and severely burned another rioter." . . .

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Calls for Tim Walz to Be Held Accountable Follow Shocking Viral Video Showing Rampant Fraud in Somali Communities

 Tanya Stoyanovich  

“Politicians like it because they get power. Welfare cheats like it because they get rich,” Vance wrote. “But it’s a zero sum game, and they’re stealing both money and political power from Minnesotans.”

"Independent journalist Nick Shirley released a 42-minute video showing multiple Minnesota childcare centers appearing completely inactive, including one that received millions in taxpayer funds despite no visible children or operations.

"The footage focuses on the Quality Learning Center in Minneapolis, where the sign misspells “learning” as “learing.” Licensed for up to 99 children, the facility showed no activity during a weekday visit, yet it collected approximately $4 million in state Child Care Assistance Program funds over recent years, with $1.9 million in 2025 alone. When approached, a woman shouted “Don’t open up. It’s ICE,” assuming the visitors were immigration agents.

"Shirley’s investigation uncovered over $110 million in potential fraud across several sites in one day, describing it as the tip of the iceberg. He visited other centers tied to similar funding, finding locked doors, no staff, and no children present.

"This exposure comes amid Minnesota’s massive welfare fraud scandal, where federal prosecutors estimate over $1 billion stolen from social service programs, much linked to the Twin Cities Somali community. The infamous Feeding Our Future case alone involved $250 million diverted from child nutrition funds, with some money allegedly reaching terror groups like Al-Shabaab. Dozens have been convicted, and investigations continue into autism services, housing, and childcare programs.

"High-profile figures quickly reacted. Vice President JD Vance called it a microcosm of immigration fraud, stating politicians gain power while cheats get rich, stealing from citizens."

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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wears hijab in solidarity with Somalis as feds probe multibillion-dollar fraud scandal

Has the GOP Turned the Corner in the Battle for the House?

 RedState   

Without a recession or depression, a “blue wave” for the Democrats is almost impossible. The recent economic situation likely takes a “credible recession or stagflation scenario off the table,” which “weakens the economic grievances that typically power midterm punishment.” 

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"In an interview with Politico, President Trump commented about the upcoming 2026 mid-term elections:

I think it’s going to be about the success of our country.  It’ll be about pricing.  Because, you know, they (the Biden administration) gave us high pricing, and we’re bringing it down.  Energy’s way down.  Gasoline is way down.

"He also said he is confident Americans will be receptive to his economic message - that his administration is cleaning up the mess he inherited from Biden. 

"Addressing inflation and blaming former President Biden is a smart strategy for getting out the GOP base and other Trump voters, which have trouble turning out when the president isn’t on the ballot.  

"But you already know that; it is what I suggested the Trump team do.

"However, it does seem that the economy and inflation are turning a corner in favor of the GOP.  Politico had to report (in a disappointed tone) that the “economy is hotter than expected,” growing at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter.  They also wrote that inflation “cooled to an annual rate of 2.7 percent in November, the smallest year-over-year increase since July.”  

"Energy prices, especially, have seen marked reductions.

"Without a recession or depression, a “blue wave” for the Democrats is almost impossible. The recent economic situation likely takes a “credible recession or stagflation scenario off the table,” which “weakens the economic grievances that typically power midterm punishment.”  And as I said before, if the inflation rate in 2026 “continues to stay at around 3.0 percent, it would be unprecedented for the “in-party” Republicans to be punished by the electorate based on high inflation from four years ago.”  

"In an interview with Politico, President Trump commented about the upcoming 2026 mid-term elections:

I think it’s going to be about the success of our country.  It’ll be about pricing.  Because, you know, they (the Biden administration) gave us high pricing, and we’re bringing it down.  Energy’s way down.  Gasoline is way down.

"He also said he is confident Americans will be receptive to his economic message - that his administration is cleaning up the mess he inherited from Biden. 

"Addressing inflation and blaming former President Biden is a smart strategy for getting out the GOP base and other Trump voters, which have trouble turning out when the president isn’t on the ballot.  

"But you already know that; it is what I suggested the Trump team do.

"However, it does seem that the economy and inflation are turning a corner in favor of the GOP.  Politico had to report (in a disappointed tone) that the “economy is hotter than expected,” growing at an annualized rate of 4.3 percent in the third quarter.  They also wrote that inflation “cooled to an annual rate of 2.7 percent in November, the smallest year-over-year increase since July.”  " . . .More...

Running reporters ragged

 Don Surber; Substack   "Trump's White House South gives him time to golf, talk to heads of state, and blow up ISIS encampments"

"In Trump’s second presidency, the nation marches on and the twits in the media have to work over the holidays. The poor silly saps have had to come up with their own lines because the DNC doesn’t have enough money to staff peddle their talking points, narratives and lies.

"You haven’t heard?

"The New York Post reported:

The Democrat Party’s principal fundraising committee saw donations slump in the second-to-last month of the year, recording just a $12 million campaign war chest and almost $16 million still in debt due to a loan taken out the previous month, Federal Election Commission filings show.

The fundraising doldrums come amid party infighting over whether to release a 2024 autopsy report on the failed Biden-Harris campaign and pressure ahead of the critical 2026 midterms, in which Democrats want to retake Congress.

The Democratic National Committee listed a little more than $12.6 million cash on hand, $10.7 million raised, and $15.9 million in debts in its FEC filing for November, with national Republicans accusing their opponents of “drowning” in their obligations to pay off bills.

"Boo hoo hoo. Maybe Nancy the Inside Trader can bail them out.

"You have heard of Around the World in 80 Days, haven’t you? Kamala the Cackler blew through more than a billion bucks in 107 days—which is one-1,000th (0.1%) of the trillion dollars Biden added to the national debt in less time. Joe the Pedo did it twice.

"But enough about losers. Let’s talk about our favorite president. He used Christmas Night to cross the Delaware River to attack the Hessians the next day in Trenton.

"Just kidding. He sent Tomahawk missiles to Muslim terrorist camps in Nigeria for Christmas and by gave I mean bombed them because they were on the naughty list." . . .More...