Thursday, January 1, 2026

Stories To Start 2026

On a sunny but cold Thursday on the first day of 2026, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, President Trump speaks about the protests in Iran, and issues a warning.

From Townhall, CNN's attempt to debunk YouTube user Nick Shirley's video about alleged fraud by Somalis in Minnesota fails spectacularly.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a nominee for TWFB 2025 Man of the Year is North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick.

From the Washington Examiner, a fire at a ski resort bar in Cans-Montana, Switzerland leaves 40 people dead and 115 others injured.

From The Federalist, most of daycare, not just in Minnesota, is a scam.

From American Thinker, will the theocratic government of Iran finally be overthrown?

From NewsBusters, 12 times when The View peddled conspiracy theories in 2025.

From Canada Free Press and the "good luck with that" department, calling for peace with sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

From TeleSUR, Venezuela reaffirms its support for Cuba on the 67th anniversary of the revolution which brought communist dictator Fidel Castro to power.

From TCW Defending Freedom, "kneel".

From EuroNews, according to Finnish customs officials, a ship seized in Finland suspected of damaging undersea cables was carrying Russian steel subject to E.U. sanctions.

From Balkan Insight, a year of BIRN investigations exposing scams and other matters.

From The North Africa Post, Moroccan authorities record over 500 offenses as digital currency funds terrorism.

From The New Arab, Saudi Arabia executed a record 356 people in 2025.

From the Daily Mail, the Star of David is removed from a projection of the Israeli flag onto the London Eye.

From Arutz Sheva, what's going on in Europe now is merely the trailer for its Islamization.

From Gatestone Institute, thanks to U.S. President Trump's "peace" plan, Hamas has time to hold elections in Gaza.

From The Daily Signal, four things to expect from the Trump administration in 2026.

From The American Conservative, the BBC has trapped itself with its own self-mythologizing.

From The Western Journal, former Special Counsel Jack Smith couldn't give straight answers during his deposition about the Capitol riot and Trump's alleged involvement.

From the Daily Caller, cable TV host Andy Cohen sends former New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D, later I) off with a drunken rant on New Year's Eve.

From the New York Post, protesters in Iran bring their government to a halt over soaring inflation.

From Breitbart, 10 years later, the German elite still downplays the sexual violence against over 1,000 women in major cities by male migrants.

From Newsmax, Trump decides to drop his plans for sending the National Guard into Portland, Chicago and Los Angeles.

And from CBS News, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is inaugurated in an abandoned subway station.

Happy New Year

To everyone who reads this blog....


Now excuse me while I find some stories for your consideration.