Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Nate Friedman Uncovers Who's Paying Protesters

Why can't CNN and MSNBC do what young journalists like Nate Friedman does? This journalist is in danger; if he did "Don Lemon journalism" he would be warmly welcomed. Especially if he brought donuts and coffee. TD

NTD   "My wife and I often questioned how people could afford (literally) to miss work to go out and protest, how they organized to create signs and billboards that took time to build and looked well put together, etc. This reporting now fully explains how it all comes together. Criminally." 



"Independent journalist Nate Friedman exposed paid protesters at a New York City rally opposing the capture of Nicolas Maduro, and revealed the operation on Tuesday’s “National Report.' ”


ICE Should Adopt a Counterinsurgency Strategy "Writing in the Washington Times, columnist Don Feder called the recent disturbances in sanctuary cities the first steps of a left-wing attempted American revolution. He likens them to the early stages of the French and Bolshevik Revolutions. Indeed, what is happening in Minnesota resembles a fledgling insurgency with organized crowds deliberately inciting ICE and other federal agents into overreaction. If this is in fact a low-level nascent insurgency, ICE should treat it as such and implement the kind of counterinsurgency doctrine that the British used to nip the Chinese communist-led revolt in Malaysia in the bud and that the Americans eventually adopted in Iraq." . .  .  More...

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Douglas Murray blames MS NOW for ‘anti-ICE rhetoric’ and dehumanising police

 Sky News Australia


From the comments to the video: "MS NOW should be sued for defamation, but nobody is doing that, they've incited to violence against Trump and the administration and against law enforcement because they want to protect the millions of illegal immigrants that THEY helped import into the US. Also that conviction is ridiculous, why did she admit to the charge instead of fighting it in the court? Why isn't she appealing the conviction? The entire "hate speech" law in the UK needs to be revoked, it should have never been passed! It's a ridiculous attack on the very basis of freedom of speech that is a human right in a democratic country, which the UK clearly isn't anymore."

"An MS NOW journalist has been accused of defending a gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC.

"Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian speculated Wednesday that the gunman, who has not yet been named, may have mistaken the West Virginia guardsmen for members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).'But of course, there's so much controversy happening now in the United States, with ICE, who are also wearing uniforms and wearing masks,' Dilanian said live at 3pm ET on Katy Tur Reports.'And, so, you don't know - people walking around with uniforms in an American city, there are some Americans who might object to that. And so, apparently this shooting has happened.' " . . .

A Skunk by Any Other Name—MSNBC is Now MSNOW | AMAC  . . . "As it is, comedy is pretty much what many of us think of the network as a whole. In a goodbye column for MSNBC, Dan Gainor celebrated “Five ridiculous moments” in the network’s history—moments involving the absurd and insufferable Joy Reid, Keith Olbermann, and, of course, Chris Matthews. It was the last named who famously said on air that Barack Obama caused a “thrill going up my leg.”

"For those who like that kind of thing, the good news is that the rebranded network is still doing it. Newsbusters reported that MS NOW took only a mere four-and-a-half hours to get in their first Nazi analogy. Philosopher Jason Stanley told ["Fiery but mostly peaceful"] Ali Velshi that ICE is just like the Nazi Brownshirts."

Federal Audits Demand California Repay Over $1 Billion in Misused Medicaid Funds for Illegal Aliens

 California Globe

An additional 2024 federal audit found the state improperly claimed $52.7 million in reimbursements for payments to illegal aliens
Why not believe Newsom? Because he cannot be believed.

"In a major escalation of federal oversight, audits by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump administration have determined that California must repay more than $1 billion in improperly claimed federal Medicaid funds tied to healthcare for illegal aliens. The findings highlight California’s role as the “biggest culprit” among several blue states—including Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and the District of Columbia—that collectively face demands to return $1.35 billion in questioned reimbursements.

"The revelation, first highlighted in a Fox News alert on Monday, underscores the ongoing fiscal strain caused by the state’s decision to extend full Medi-Cal coverage to all “undocumented migrants”, a move that has ballooned costs to the near point of fiscal insolvency."  More...

Who’s Paying for the Minneapolis Protesters? The ‘charitable’ organizations that are funding violent protests.

 The American Spectator

DHS' McLaughlin Promises 'Mugshots Soon' for Activists Who Disrupted MN Church Worship Service

Tony Branco

"A surge of dark progressive money is powering Minnesota’s activist infrastructure, and several media sources indicate that the trail leads straight to the Hopewell Fund. As a central hub in the Arabella network — a for‑profit Washington, D.C. LLC consulting firm that manages and provides services to a network of large progressive nonprofits — Hopewell channels millions from major foundations into activist projects while keeping donor identities safely out of sight.

"One of those projects — States at the Core (SATC) — has been using Hopewell funding to provide on-the-ground training in subversive mobilization tactics to Minnesota protestors under the anonymity afforded by fiscal sponsorship. According to Minnesota Public Radio  

Now, an organization in the Twin Cities is offering “ICE Watch training.” The training provided by States at the Core, or SATC, prepares neighbors to monitor, document, and fight against ICE activity. The organization says it has trained more than 1,000 Minnesotans so far.

"The result is a funding system built for progressive influence while keeping the real decision‑makers anonymous and unaccountable. One of the participants in this pipeline was activist Renee Good, the young woman who was shot by an ICE agent after she drove her car into him. She and her partner, Rebecca, had spent the previous hours on the day she was killed attempting to prevent ICE officers from doing their job.  At the time she was shot, she had been blocking traffic with her car in an effort to trap ICE agents’ vehicles and prevent them from leaving the area. Trained in these tactics, Renee Good was a participant in Minnesota’s ICE Watch community. According to news reports, Renee’s partner, Rebecca Good, was “part of the Powderhorn/Phillips ICE Watch neighborhood chat.” And, as Minnesota Public Radio points out, SATC is providing the ICE Watch training. 

"Renee Good’s dangerous and unlawful behavior on the day she was shot illustrates how Hopewell-funded projects don’t just bankroll organizations — they cultivate individual organizers who then carry these sometimes deadly tactics into Minnesota’s political landscape. (RELATED: The Media Are Agents of Propaganda)  

Don Lemon coordinated with far-left agitators who stormed Minneapolis church, kissed head organizer, footage shows    Lemon's video


Was That Church Attack the Tipping Point in Minnesota? Time to invoke the Insurrection Act.

 Scott McKay 

 "[Bonchie] also noted the shout-out Armstrong gave to fired CNN anchor Don Lemon, now a podcaster desperate for clicks, who “covered” the protest and triumphantly lectured the church’s pastor on the particulars of the First Amendment without having the first blessed notion of what the hell he was talking about"…

"Those of you taking a holiday from the depressing grind of current events over the three-day weekend may not have seen this latest escalation in the Hard Left’s hypokinetic war against Normal America — namely, that the professional “activists” got word a pastor at a Minneapolis church was employed by ICE and as a result it was within the bounds of decent behavior to rush into Sunday services and stage a takeover.

This wasn’t a “violent” attack, per se, though it’s pretty clear what the implications were. 

"It’s a more disorganized, and certainly more pathetic, version of the mafia sending Vito and Rocco to a recalcitrant merchant not paying his protection money. No legs were broken, but the day’s peace certainly was, and the message was unmistakable. We know where you worship, we can find you, and we won’t let you rest. And we hold nothing of yours sacred; we will ruin it in hopes that you will overreact and show yourselves to be hypocrites. And the implication — if this doesn’t intimidate you, perhaps your church burns down, or there’s an “incident” involving a gun and somebody even crazier than we are making his/her/their way inside your doors — is just as clear. The leader of the troglodytes disrupting the church services was so utterly arrogant that she actually named the participants in that “demonstration” on social media." . . .

. . . "Bonchie at RedState noted that this is a prima facie violation of the FACES Act, which Democrats use all the time to prosecute people who gather to sing Christian hymns outside abortion clinics…

"He also noted the shout-out Armstrong gave to fired CNN anchor Don Lemon, now a podcaster desperate for clicks, who “covered” the protest and triumphantly lectured the church’s pastor on the particulars of the First Amendment without having the first blessed notion of what the hell he was talking about"…   Don Lemon video

Keep Digging: How Archaeology Debunks the Israel ‘Colonizers’ Libel

HonestReporting    "One of the earliest references to the Jewish people comes from the Merneptah Stele, an Egyptian artifact dating back to 1200 BCE. The stele commemorates the victories of the Pharaoh Merneptah over the Israelites. This marks the first known mention of Israel in ancient Egyptian literature, affirming the longstanding presence of the Jewish people in the region. In the picture to the left, the word “Israel” is highlighted in the artifact’s original Egyptian hieroglyphics. Though there are a handful of exact translations, the sentence reads, “Yisrael, his seed is scattered,” stressing the narrative of Jewish continuity."


"The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is an Assyrian artifact from 841 BCE. It mentions the “House of Omri,” recording the tribute paid by King Jehu of Israel to the Assyrian empire after they had conquered the Kingdom of Israel. The obelisk is the only known contemporary image of an Israelite king, demonstrating the political and dynastic activities of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, therefore reinforcing the Jewish presence in the region." Photo  . . . 

The Roman Era  


"Constructed soon after the death of Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus in 81 CE, the Arch of Titus commemorates the Roman triumph awarded to Emperor Vespasian and to Titus, his son and heir, for their victory in the Jewish War (66-74 CE). The most historically important element of the Arch’s iconography is the display of spolia from the war, including such sacred vessels from the Jerusalem Temple as the seven-branched Menorah and the Table of the Showbread. The first-century CE Jewish historian Flavius Josephus describes the triumph and the deposition of these artifacts in Rome, and they are also mentioned in later Rabbinic literature. The menorah on the Arch of Titus was chosen as the symbol of the State of Israel in 1949." . . . Center for Israel Studies

This should call for one of those "Hey Hey, Ho Ho" chants in favor of Israel.

Bruce Springsteen tells ICE to ‘get the f–k out of Minneapolis’ at surprise NJ show appearance

 For years this man was one of my favorites...until he wasn't. TD

New York Post  

"Springsteen has long been vocal in his criticism of former President Donald Trump and has frequently aired his political views during concert appearances."

The Jimmy Kimmel of rock

Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Song to Renee Good, Tells ‘Gestapo’ ICE ‘Get the F**k Out of Minneapolis’
"He then attacked the federal government in a truly insurrectionist vein: . . ."
So we must suppose Bruce likes the thousands flooding into the country daily during the Biden (or somebody's) administration? 
Speaking of Bruce - Biden, always remember this statement Springsteen made when Biden won the election for President:

From a 2021 post in the Tunnel Wall:
 What Bruce Springsteen Has Said About Joe Biden on 9/21/20  He speaks well, writes well, sings excellently, but I have to consider him a poor judge of people's character. The Tunnel Dweller

..."For one, Springsteen and Biden romanticize the blue collar, factory life of times past, but neither of them have spent time experiencing it. Springsteen might have grown up in a working class family, but he has spent the majority of his adult career in the limelight. Biden’s been in politics his whole life with little to show for it. And no matter how much pandering he extends to the working class and how relatable he pretends to be, his hands will never be calloused. He’d sooner kill jobs before he’d do any work to create them, as we’ve already seen just weeks into his presidency. Biden and Springsteen have taken it upon themselves to be the mouthpieces of the working class man–but as it stands now, they are both failing miserably."...

And to think, I have Springsteen's channel programmed on my satellite radio. TD 

More Tunnel Wall posts on this here.

Hatred Brought Us to a Place the Haters Don’t Care For

 John Green   

"In a perfect world, local police would come to the aid of ICE when confronted with unruly mobs. There would be no need for ICE to gun up, mask up, and travel in tactical squads."


. . . "Jane is a hard-working, big-hearted woman who has never intended to hurt anyone. She is the type of person who calls on your birthday, comforts you when tragedy strikes, or takes you to the doctor when you’re under the weather. She is the friend that every person should be blessed with. We are grateful to have her in our lives, despite her one glaring fault -- an all-consuming hatred for Donald J. Trump. It is a hatred that far exceeds mere derangement.

"For Jane politics isn’t the business of rational choices. It is a war of emotional expression. While Jane is vehemently opposed to illegal immigration, she is highly offended by the Trump administration’s tactics in her community. She recently posted on Facebook:

This is not the America I grew up in. And I'm beyond pissed. Now I hear Trump is threatening the insurrection act in Minnesota… does that mean war on the citizens of Minnesota? Shoot now ask questions later…

. . .  "Bill Clinton used a heavily armed SWAT raid to detain and deport Elián González, a six-year-old Cuban boy. Jane wasn’t “beyond pissed.” She didn’t care at all.

"Barack Obama murdered an entire wedding party with a drone strike. Jane didn’t call him a war criminal. She adored him.

"Joe Biden trafficked over 300,000 children into slavery and prostitution. Jane didn’t join a mob blowing whistles in protest. She voted for the woman who said she wouldn’t have done anything differently.

"Donald Trump is enforcing laws passed by our duly-elected representatives. Jane is filled with rage that he as the temerity to do his constitutional duty, and is committed to making his job as difficult as possible." . . . More...

John Green is a political refugee from Minnesota, now residing in Idaho. He has written for American ThinkerThe American Spectator, Convention of States Action, and American Free News Network.  He can be reached at greenjeg@gmail.com.

With the attack on the , the Minnesota Nice lefties have crossed a clear line.

Waiting for an atrocity  
"If Trump was to send in the troops at this point, the Morlock vote would hear that this was the second coming of fascism, that Trump had shown his true colors, that end of democracy was nigh and could be stopped only by heroic figures like Tim Walz and Ilhan Omar. The media would continue riding this straight up until November."
Don Lemon, Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Brandon, Nancy Pelosi, AOC, Kamala, Schiff, Walz, MO | Political Talk   "Aren't you Lefties ever EMBARRASSED by who your so-called leaders are? I swear, I could easily find people who are smarter, vastly more sensible, and with a ton more integrity and character than these human cartoon characters by simply spending 15 minutes in my local Walmart.
"What's really sad? Your total lack of judgment regarding these degenerates is what's tearing this country apart."  From Tiger Droppings

Politically Incorrect

Lemon wasn't a journalist; he was an active participant and speaks of the vandals as "we". TD


"Meet Nekima Levy Armstrong… She led the group of Marxists that stormed the Church with Don Lemon. She is a community agitator tied to Leftist orgs. She made $170,000 at a 501(c)(3) called The Wayfinder Foundation. Of course… The Resistance is funded by us. Lock her up!"

'Good luck walking to work, a**holes': Trump-hater Swalwell wants to revoke driver’s licenses for ICE agents

 The Blaze 

 "Gilbert accused Swalwell of listing the office of his California-based lawyer as his residence in his campaign filing."Either he's guilty of mortgage fraud in Washington, D.C., or he's ineligible to run for governor of California," Gilbert told the Daily Mail. "He can't have it both ways.' "


"Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) pledged that if he were elected California governor this November, he would revoke the state driver's licenses of federal immigration agents.

"Swalwell attended the Empowerment Congress California Governor Forum on Saturday, during which he gave a speech.

"He vowed to "always be on offense on behalf of Californians," in part, by taking drastic action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents who wear masks.

" 'They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, a**holes," Swalwell stated, referring to ICE officers. "Also I will direct law enforcement to use every power to prosecute them for battery, false imprisonment, and murder."

"Swalwell shared a clip of his comments on X, writing, "ICE, do I have your attention yet?"

“Rep. Eric Swalwell’s vowing to strip ICE law enforcement officers of their driver’s licenses for wearing masks is disgusting,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Our officers wear masks to protect themselves from being doxxed and targeted by known and suspected terrorist sympathizers. Not only is ICE law enforcement facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them, but we’ve also seen thugs launch websites to reveal officers’ identity.” . . .More...

Monday, January 19, 2026

Don Lemon, Leftists In Minneapolis About To FACE Justice?

Doesn't it seem the ICE riots kicked up just as the Somali daycare crimes were exposed? TD

Hot Air  

"Notice that nowhere in Lemon's despicable intrusion of worship of Jesus on God's day is he at all concerned about the desecration he's committing. He's there for eyeballs and YouTube clicks. This is how desperate he's become after losing his CNN job."

"Admittedly, I've been following U.S. personnel and asset movement towards the Middle East with a lot more attention, because the coming showdown with the brutal theocracy is coming, and it's long past time for the mullahs to go. 

"Being in the news business, though, one can't help but keep at least one Marty Feldman eye on what's unfolding in Minneapolis. The shooting of Renee Good was tragic in that it didn't have to happen, but was destined to end as it did once Good made the conscious decision to disobey lawful orders to leave her vehicle, evade arrest, and plow her car into a federal agent in the process of making her getaway. Nothing funny about that. It was a stupid decision made by a radicalized moron, and now a young child is an orphan in a futile attempt to delay federal officers removing yet another handful of illegal aliens, most of whom have committed additional felonies besides entering the country without permission, from American society.

"As the weekend began, there were a couple of other anecdotes, fortunately ones that did not become violent, that made me shake my head and laugh. In one case, a media person was followed around by an anti-ICE team, and was accosted by them after being forced to pull over. Why was he stopped by the mob? Because he was driving a car that looked like it might be an ICE vehicle. 

"Let that sink in for a moment. The entire premise for the protests in the Twin Cities is because leftists, incited to vigilanteism by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are incensed that duly-sworn federal agents are enforcing U.S. immigration law and detaining and removing people in violation of those laws. These leftists believe the fact that federal agents are pulling people over, asking them to show ID, and arresting those that are on their list, is a violation of Constitutional rights. Anti-Trump pundits who are anti-Trump regardless of whatever activity happens are quick to observe that we no longer live in America when people are asked to show their papers."...

Harmeet Dhillon Drops Bombshell: ‘Ku Klux Klan Act’ Could Be Used Against Don Lemon, Church Ambushers  I'd rather have dinner with ICE guys.


You can understand why these people would act without fear of any consequences and flaunt their alleged crimes.   . . . "For years, Minnesota has allowed these activists to run amok, violating the law and terrorizing normal people, with the George Floyd riots of 2020 being the most striking example. Perhaps Armstrong and her cohorts believed they wouldn't be subject to any federal investigation or possible charges. She thought wrong, though. 

The DOJ shouldn't wait for Minnesota officials to keep dithering in the face of these almost certainly illegal aggressions. Go after these activists with the full force of the law while there's still a chance." 

Gwen Walz said she kept windows open during George Floyd riots to smell 'burning tires' | New York Post

Anti-ICE agitators occupy Minnesota Target store, demand retailer stop helping federal agents   . . . "The video shows an ICE agent confronting people in St. Paul who he said were honking their car horns and disrupting federal officers as they attempted to take a suspect into custody.

"We're here to arrest a child sex offender and you guys are out here honking," the agent says in the video.

The Democrats’ Shock Troops Without Uniforms   . . . The mission goes far beyond peaceful protesting — to “de-arrest” means agitators have to assault officers — and the phrase “micro-intifada” speaks for itself. Any group that would use it is not on the side of angels but aligned with the malevolent of the world.

"The pressure to turn down the temperature should be squarely on the Democrats. But they have chosen to stoke the fever instead. Once the federal investigators who are looking into misconduct by Walz and Frey are done and the pair is properly punished, they need to quickly move on to the next batch of Democratic insurrectionists — and those who fund them."

Danish petition to buy California from Trump signed by thousands

  Newsweek Danes: I know you want Greenland to stay yours. You are welcome to California and the NewsomitesPlease, Mr. President; you're doing great, don't blow it. TD

Jon Russo

"A satirical petition calling on Denmark to “buy” California has surged past 200,000 signatures as an apparent response to the Trump administration’s renewed calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.

"The campaign—hosted on Denmarkification.com—imagines a world where Denmark purchases America’s most populous state, rebrands it “New Denmark,” and even renames Disneyland as “Hans Christian Andersenland.”

"Newsweek reached out to the host of Denmarkification.com via email for comment.

Why It Matters

"President Donald Trump has again issued a warning about Greenland’s strategic importance, saying the U.S. needs the island to counter Russian influence and asserting “now is the time” to act, though his remarks have been sharply criticized by European leaders.

"On Saturday, thousands of Greenlanders marched through the capital city of Nuuk in protest against the Trump government’s escalating threats to acquire the self-governing territory.

"In response, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of 10 percent starting February 1, rising to 25 percent on June 1 on countries that oppose Washington’s bid to control Greenland—including Denmark and several of its closest European allies—and to keep those tariffs in place until a deal on Greenland is reached..

"Leaders across Europe have reacted strongly to Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on allied countries that oppose America’s efforts to take control of Greenland, warning the move risks undermining NATO cooperation and strain trans-Atlantic ties while defending Greenland’s right to determine its own future." . . .