Thursday, January 8, 2026

Thursday Tidbits

On a sunny and cool Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, our political culture is full of arsonists.

From FrontpageMag, Democrats just keep siding with the enemies of the U.S.

From Townhall, according to a legal expert, the ICE shooting in Minneapolis was justified.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) rallies with a Somali state lawmaker who is a "person of interest" in Congress's investigation of fraud.

From the Washington Examiner, former Georgia state lawmaker Stacey Abrams decides against running for governor for the third time.

From The Federalist, Democrats hate President Trump more than a real live dictator.

From American Thinker, Trump is not making the same mistakes as President Bush the Younger.

From NewsBusters, how the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez "stole" American oil and other assets.

From Canada Free Press, why do some left-wingers harass and attack ICE agents and other DHS personnel?

From TeleSUR, the Austrian company Doppelmayr will build what will be the world's longest cable car system in Mexico City.

From TCW Defending Freedom, the outrageous hounding of CNN anchor Valerie Hoff DeCarlo.

From Snouts in the Trough, will Trump launch an "invasion" of Greenland?  (Wait a minute.  I thought from yesterday's SitT post that the site will come to an end.  Even so, it looks like its author just had to make today's post.)

From EuroNews, Russian attacks leave a million Ukrainians without power and water.

From Free West Media, Danish farmers raise the alarm over the feed additive Bovaer.

From ReMix, ahead of Hungarian election scheduled for this spring, the E.U. is supporting media favorable to the Hungarian opposition.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story and a related story at Magyar Nemzet.)

From Balkan Insight, Kosovo authorities arrest 39 people for alleged insurance fraud.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Switzerland launch a program to install 500 megawatts of rooftop solar panels.

From The New Arab, Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi reportedly flees to the UAE.

From Jewish News Syndicate, Hamas entrenches its rule over Palestinians in Gaza.

From The Jerusalem Post, the IDF strikes in Gaza after terrorists launch a rocket at an Israeli hospital.

From Gatestone Institute, U.S. President Trump's "peace" plan has not stopped Hamas from torturing and murdering Palestinians in Gaza.

From The Daily Signal, according to Trump, U.S. oversight in Venezuela could last for years.

From The American Conservative, "life and death in California", as reflected in the life of Judge Robert M. Letteau.  (The article's author is Letteau's grandson.)

From The Western Journal, the partner of the woman shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis "made a devastating admission" just after the shooting, which the Democrats will bury.

From BizPac Review, congresscritter Ted Lieu (D-Cal) is the latest to urge military personnel to disobey orders from Trump.

From the Daily Caller, Trump calls for political hits on five Republican Senators who voted to check his authority to use military force in Venezuela.

From the New York Post, according to National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, brother of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela will release a "significant number" of political prisoners.

From Breitbart, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warns against laying "a finger on" any DHS officer.

From Newsmax, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association slams the "reckless rhetoric" from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D).

And from The Beaverton, a man realizes that the aforementioned President Bush had the decency to lie about his oil wars.

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