When you go home and see big pine trees where there were none when you were a kid, it’s a reminder of how fast pine trees grow and how long it’s been since you were a kid.

If there was ever any doubt that Trump is a legit racist, it should be gone now. And I think others will be outing themselves in their reactions.

Concern is warranted.

How many golden idols of Trump have we been exposed to by now? If that isn’t a red flag for Christians, do they know the Bible at all? www.aol.com/articles/don...

From @captainkudzu.bsky.social "Typically, the Trump Administration doubles down and barges forward. Not this time. There is no agreement yet on how to proceed, but Minnesota officials might want to consider leaving $50,000 from the state budget in a bag where Homan will find it to grease the skids"

Really, who in Houston doesn’t have a firearm in their golf bag? www.tsa.gov/news/press/r...

I’ve never supported a president who is mentioned in the Epstein files. How many can say this?

Three Georgia snowstorms in three weeks. Welcome to 2026.

Taking part in a protest that violates private property is not the same as reporting on it. (Is it trespassing if the church is open to visitors?) It will be up to the government to prove that Lemon and Fort were participants rather than neutral observers and reporters. 1

The QAnon people turned out to be closer to the truth than I realized. There really was a secret cabal of sex abusers and traffickers of underaged girls. It’s just that the perps were the people that the Qs were rooting for, and now that the truth is out, they still are.

A few end-of-week thoughts: The Administration isn’t totally ignoring the law or they wouldn’t have released the Epstein files. They aren’t totally ignoring the will of the people or they wouldn’t have backed down in Minnesota. 1

Tapper shares some of the more incendiary Trump allegations

Trump is still trying g to steal the 2020 election, but he won that election then his current term is unconstitutional.

Why are they surprised, this is what they voted for

Greg Bovino looked like he really enjoyed gassing peaceful demonstrators. I hope it was worth his career. He might still end up being prosecuted for excessive force or something similar. Trump doesn’t seem very loyal to people who fail or embarrass him, so maybe no pardon.

Now would be a great time for #SCOTUS to accept certiorari on a qualified immunity case.

Thousands of new ICE hires, abbreviated training, and the idea that the government has absolute immunity are coming home to roost.

“He had a gun. He had it coming.” The right to bear arms, including covertly in public and without licensing, is about to collide with qualified immunity and low standards for officer-involved shootings. Big time.

Closing in on that pot of gold

On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”

The Trump Administration will throw the book at the people who were involved in interrupting the church service, but it won’t even investigate the officer-involved killing of Renee Good.

Europe to Trump:

I think he’s right. No Trump deal is written in permanent ink. thehill.com/policy/inter...

I have to wonder if the SCOTUS delay on the tariff case isn’t at least partly due to rapid and furious rewrites and vote changes as the tariff situation changes on an almost daily basis.

MAGA: Let’s leave NATO and bring our troops home. Also MAGA: Might makes right. We can and should invade other countries, annex them, and send our troops to occupy them indefinitely.

The view from the front porch this morning.

We are getting to the point where other nations might be justified in sanctioning us.

Should I tell them?

Remember when Trump and Musk said DOGE was about saving money? www.reuters.com/business/us-...

Back in the box

If Trump wants to strike Iran, he really should consult Congress given his failure to do so on Venezuela. There has been plenty of time since he has been talking about it for days.

Back to school

It’s ironic that Trump is claiming to defend Iranian protesters while having ICE harass, intimidate, and assault protesters back home. It’s not a commitment to freedom. It’s a means to an end.

Can we impeach Trump now? I expected another Trump presidency would be bad, but it’s shaping up worse than i expected. And faster. Lawfare against the Fed, threatening to invade Greenland, and a secret and unaccountable police force harassing, detaining, and killing people.

Can we impeach Trump now? I expected another Trump presidency would be bad, but it’s shaping up worse than i expected. And faster. The lawfare against the Fed, threatening to invade Greenland, and a secret and unaccountable police force harassing, detaining, and killing people.

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

If there was ever a US president who did not need to have the ability to single-handedly start a war, it’s Donald Trump. And LBJ as well.

incredible

James Monroe, Manuel Noriega, and Donald Trump The Monroe Doctrine is a policy, not a law, and its implementation has often not went well. From @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2026/01/09/j...

Was It All About the Grift? Trump gets his payoff, but the people of Venezuela keep their dictatorship. From @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2026/01/08/w...

I’ve watched numerous videos of the Minneapolis ICE shooting from various angles and it definitely looks bad. From a legal perspective, a big problem is that the standard to justify a law enforcement shooting is incredibly low. That needs to change. This woman was no domestic terrorist.

I’ve watched numerous videos of the Minneapolis ICE shooting from various angles and it definitely looks bad. From a legal perspective, a big problem is that the standard to justify a law enforcement shooting is incredibly low. That needs to change. This woman was no terrorist.

Make it viral.

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Forget freeing the oppressed. It was all about a payoff.

Nice to be back in the saddle again after a few weeks off

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