Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction. https://wapo.st/49VsdCk

Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July after a wave of cancellations followed Trump’s ouster of the previous leadership when Trump added his name to the building. apnews.com/article/trum...

Tulsi Gabbard’s job is to keep us safe from foreign adversaries. Instead, she’s spending her time raiding the Fulton County, Georgia election center to feed Donald Trump’s delusion. Trump LOST the 2020 election.

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong. “Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection, aid, and observation. When matters escalate, it is usually the choice of the federal agents.” [theatlantic.com]

Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?

(WaPo: last free article) The Chief Judge in Minnesota has had it and is requiring the head of ICE operations to appear in Court on Friday. Highly unusual, but necessary due to the impudence of Trump ICE officials. Look for a tense hearing on Friday. wapo.st/3LBorov

“A federal judge in Minnesota on Monday threatened to hold the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director in contempt for repeatedly ignoring court orders in immigration-related cases.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

A Minneapolis FBI supervisor was pressured to not investigate Renee Good’s killing, now she’s resigned: F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

Rep. Greg Steube: "You see Macron and the French sending troops to Greenland. I would love to see the US military up against French troops in Greenland, because it would not last very long. It would be a very small skirmish ... we don't care about what Macron and the French want."

A former Trump official is planning a multi-billion-dollar data center project in Greenland. The project would be several times bigger than any active data center on Earth. It also has yet to secure land or approvals from the local authorities. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/g...

The guys who side with ICE are unlikely to save the Titanic

Of course. And everyone remembers how well things worked out for the Titanic. That’s why the movie “Titanic 2: Thank God We Dodged That Iceberg” won so many Oscars.

Newsom: "He's an invasive species, Donald Trump. He took over the Republican Party. Lindsey Graham -- I mean, speaking of the kneepads. I'm sorry. This is tough stuff. I don't recognize these people any longer. You think what I'm saying about Trump is tough? How about what Graham said about Trump."

Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."

Europe Could Kick Trump Where It Hurts: The World Cup

FBI reveals how mistaken identity by ICE led to chase, shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis

House Democrats come out en masse against DHS funding bill

Sabin Howard: Art Took A Turn For the Worst After Turning Away From God | Victor Davis Hanson

Meeting Martin Luther King Jr., and Embracing His Motivating Message

🚨 51-50, Senate votes to block Venezuela war powers resolution after 2 Republicans succumb to Trump's pressure tactics Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it. All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance. Vance breaks tie, blocking it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

The signs of possible life among Senate Republicans were apparently just a spasm. Nothing more. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

A huge controversy of the Obama DOJ was when it obtained the phone records of Fox's James Rosen, then two AP reporters, to find out who was leaking classified docs. The Trump FBI just searched the home of a WashPost reporter with the same motive:

“Victor Davis Hanson (Minus Victor): In His Own Words” with #MarkSKrikorian and #jackfowler on executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

‘Regime influence’: Trump’s foreign-policy third way

checking in on the president of the United States

'Help is on its way,' Trump tells Iranians as he urges them to keep protesting

Trump calls CUSMA trade pact he brokered 'irrelevant'

Part 3 of the guys who created Axios and Politico look back on their disruption of political news. www.axios.com/2026/01/13/p... Good on them for including the monster they made, but I would put it a little differently: the savvy style in political journalism has been a disaster for the rest of us.

BREAN: “.. The CPI readings stand in marked contrast to the NFIB small business survey, which reported 30% of firms raising prices in December following 34% in November (the highest two-month average since April 2023).” 👀

GS: Core CPI Below Expectations; Estimating 0.37% for December Core PCE Boosting Q4 GDP Tracking Estimate to +2.2%

It’s taken awhile but owners’ equivalent rent growth is back at 2010’s levels and should grind even lower in 2026:

JPMAM: The 50-year average US CPI inflation rate is 3.6% PCE 3.1% From Brandon Hall, CFA

BNP PARIBAS: “.. We think core PCE will print roughly 20bp hotter than core CPI in December at 0.45% m/m. Food away-from-home inflation jumped to a scorching 0.7% m/m for the month. Unlike CPI, food away-from-home prices are part of core PCE and will consequently add about 10bp to the latter print.”

Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth in Federal Court for Vengefully Going After His Rank

Following a review (by Pete Hegesth for speaking out against Trump), that could demote Senator Mark Kelly's Navy Captain’s rank and reduce his retirement pay, the senator from Arizona has sued Hegseth asking a federal court to block the review. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

'Loyalty For Sale': Nadhim Zahawi Accused Of 'Begging' For Tory Peerage Before Defecting To Reform

Former Tory Chancellor and tax evader Zahawi defects to Farage's Reform UK Ltd Zahawi in 2015 "I'm not British Born Mr @Nigel_Farage I am as British as u r. Yr comments r offensive&racist. I wld b frightened 2live in country run by U."

States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting

here's today's post: "here’s what happens when a moron tries to steal another country’s oil" — shit goes sideways in Venezuela. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

Launching a regime change in Venezuela for oil is like invading Costa Rica for sand,,,

Warner: "In less than a year, Trump has used the military to attack Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Venezuela. He's now threatening Colombia, Greenland, and other nations. I'm not sure that America trying to be the policeman for the whole world is why Americans hired Donald Trump to be president"

Trump Abandonment of Global Treaties, Including Landmark Climate Deal, ‘Threatens All Life on Earth’

‘This Is an Insane Plan’: Democrats Fume After Briefing on Trump Plot to Steal Venezuela’s Oil

Trump Admin Reportedly Looking at $100,000 Payments For Greenlanders to Join US

"Trump’s claim to Greenland is not just a whim but a serious and dangerous matter." #Greenland #Trump #America #Nato

1/ Sen. Murphy warns of a grave potential consequence if Trump were to attempt to seize Greenland by military force: NATO could, under its treaty obligations, find itself in armed conflict with the United States. x.com/steadystate2...

UNHINGED: Trump says he’ll make a “deal” for Greenland or force it. That’s the language of an empire, not an ally. Threatening Denmark crosses a line. NATO does not owe the United States obedience. It has every right to defend its members.