Today I set out on my second trip of the new year. My new undisclosed location is pretty close to where I was six years ago, not too far from New Bern, North Carolina. This means that I'll be exploring the same general area, but will try to find some things that I did not visit back then. Stay tuned.
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Friday, January 9, 2026
Friday Phenomena
On a cool and rainy Friday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the unnecessary crisis over Greenland.
From FrontpageMag, when ramming ICE and Border Patrol officers became a left-wing trend.
From Townhall, a new video obliterates a bunch of left-wing narratives about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
From The Washington Free Beacon, when senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) was a professor at Columbia University, he claimed to have Egyptian citizenship, which his campaign claims to have been a mistake.
From the Washington Examiner, the House Oversight Committee threatens Mr. Bill and Mrs. Hill with contempt if they don't show up to hearings about the late Jeffrey Epstein.
From The Federalist, how professional activists use guerilla tactics to interfere with ICE arrests.
From American Thinker, the left howls as President Trump frees political prisoners in Venezuela.
From NewsBusters, media networks omit the anti-ICE activism of the woman killed in Minneapolis.
From Canada Free Press, white left-wingers don't protest on behalf of black victims if the suspected perpetrator does not fit their stereotype of the right.
From TeleSUR, Honduran governing party lawmakers approve a recount of the 2025 elections.
From TCW Defending Freedom, does U.S. President Trump regard Greenland as more important than NATO?
From Snouts in the Trough, why are (Israel-hating) "elites" in the U.K. ignoring the most important story in 50 years?
From EuroNews, Russia strikes Ukraine with a hypersonic Oreshnik missile.
From Balkan Insight, Bosnian Serbs defy a court ban by holding a parade in the city of Banja Luka.
From The North Africa Post, Morocco and Spain intensify their investment partnership in the sectors of biscuits and industrial bread. (Your guess for the definition of "industrial bread" is as good as mine.)
From The New Arab, members of the Southern Transitional Council in Yemen claim that reports of its dissolution have been greatly exaggerated.
From Jewish News Syndicate, elite Iranian officials are reportedly seeking save haven in Europe.
From The Times Of Israel, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei digs in amid protests and claims that claims that Trump will be "overthrown", and anti-Israel protesters in New York City admit that they support Hamas.
From OpIndia, the UAE is concerned that its people could become radical Muslims if they attend college in the U.K. (Please bear in mind that the UAE is a Muslim-majority country.)
From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion column, Arabs have as much to learn from Iranians as they do from Israelis.
From Gatestone Institute, the E.U.'s Digital Services Act is "a mechanism of mass censorship".
From The Daily Signal, Trump announces plans to ban institutional investors from buying up houses and then renting them out.
From The American Conservative, how Chinese President Xi Jinping views the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
From The Western Journal, footage of the aforementioned ICE shooting in Minneapolis released by CNN doesn't help the left's case.
From BizPac Review, independent journalist Nick Shirley floats an "interesting" theory on why Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) was chosen to run for vice president.
From the Daily Caller, video obtained by Alpha News shows the ICE agent's perspective in the twice-aforementioned Minneapolis shooting.
From Breitbart, more on the aforementioned Alpha News video.
From Newsmax, according to congresscritter Dan Meuser (R-PA), the recent operation in Venezuela was about ending a dictatorship, not seizing its oil.
And from the New York Post, if you have some extra money lying around, you can buy a drum played by Ringo Starr on The Ed Sullivan Show, Elton John's old Steinway piano, and/or a baseball bat used by Jackie Robinson, among other items from the estate of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.
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.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Wednesday Whatnot
On a cool and partly cloudy Wednesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, New York City's new housing official is crazy.
From FrontpageMag, yes, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is a communist, but will the media outlets which claimed that he wasn't admit their error?
From Townhall, the operation to remove President Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela is a win for the U.S. and a loss for Canada.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Brown University selects a DEI official to restore its "sense of physical security" on campus.
From the Washington Examiner, a woman is shot dead after allegedly trying to run over ICE agents in Minneapolis.
From The Federalist, seven pro-life protections that the Republican-led Congress should demand besides the Hyde Amendment.
From American Thinker, why the Republican isolationist wing is wrong about President Trump's takedown of the aforementioned President Maduro.
From NewsBusters, CBS Evening News is the only broadcast reporting on the pro-Madura Colectivo thugs now terrorizing Venezuelans.
From Canada Free Press, it's worth remembering the words of Sundance, a contributor to The Last Refuge.
From TeleSUR, a look back at the 1983 U.S. intervention in Grenada.
From TCW Defending Freedom, Christianity should be in the U.K.'s public square.
From Snouts in the Trough, it's time for SitT to pack it in.
From EuroNews, according to Ukrainian President Zelensky, the Ukrainian and U.S. teams are discussing the "most difficult issues" at the peace talks in Paris.
From Balkan Insight, Greece presents new measures to deal with its farming crisis as protests by farmers escalate.
From The North Africa Post, a meeting between Morocco, Mauretania and the U.S. irks the government of Algeria.
From The New Arab, why do some Middle Eastern Christians celebrate Christmas in January?
From Arutz Sheva, a protester in Tehran, Iran hangs a sign reading "President Trump Street".
From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. should reassess its alliance with Pakistan and its possible role in Gaza.
From The Daily Signal, Venezuela could be a model for ending temporary immigration into the U.S.
From The American Conservative, will the second Trump administration be defined by its actions in Venezuela?
From The Western Journal, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) gives CNN a rambling response when asked if the troops who captured the twice-aforementioned President Maduro should have disobeyed their orders.
From BizPac Review, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gets a salute from the aforementioned CBS Evening News, for which the left is aghast.
From the Daily Caller, the Department of Justice admits that only one percent of the files related to the late Jeffrey Epstein have been released to the public.
From the New York Post, FTA Administrator and former congresscritter Marc Molinaro (R-NY) is considering a run for the soon-to-be vacated seat of congresscritter Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
From Breitbart, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) promises to "do everything" to stop a U.S. military takeover of Greenland.
From Newsmax, according to the aforementioned Secretary Rubio, Venezuela's interim leaders "understand" that their oil goes through the U.S.
And from the Genesius Times, following an attack by the U.S. military, the aforementioned Mayor Mamdani is captured and flown out of New York City.
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Tuesday Things
On a cold and cloudy Tuesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, a lesson for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D).
From FrontpageMag, President Trump's most important achievement, for which all Americans should be thankful.
From Townhall, the aforementioned Mayor Mamdani finds another thing that he thinks he can make "affordable".
From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) claims that Oklahoma's ban on Sharia is similar to the Trail of Tears suffered by the Cherokee.
From the Washington Examiner, the Department of Justice asks a federal appeals court to strike down a California law requiring background checks for buying ammunition.
From The Federalist, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the military is "already surpassing" the recruiting numbers from the surge a year ago.
From American Thinker, Republicans should be careful about which polls and pundits they trust this year.
From NewsBusters, a man uses a hammer to break windows at Vice President Vance's home in Ohio, which ABC and CBS ignore.
From Canada Free Press, Ukrainian President Zelensky appoints Canadian parliamentcritter Chrystia Freeland as his economic development advisor. (She still is in the Canadian parliament. Apparently, some people are allowed to work for the governments of two countries at the same time. Her mother was Ukrainian, and unlike former First Son Hunter Biden, actually speaks Ukrainian.)
From TeleSUR, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab demands the release of President Nicolás Maduro.
From TCW Defending Freedom, the U.K.'s "safeguarding" policy protects ideology, not children.
From EuroNews, at least six people in Europe die in cold weather-related accidents. (The cold weather will soon be blamed, of course, on man-made global warming.)
From ReMix, police in Barcelona, Spain arrest 15 international bus drivers for allegedly accepting money from illegal migrants to transport them into France. (If you read Spanish, read the story at El País. If you read French, read the story at Le Parisien.)
From Balkan Insight, several municipalities in Kosovo are struck by floods. (These, too, might get blamed on man-made global warming.)
From The North Africa Post, Morocco hosted a record 19.8 million tourists in 2025.
From The New Arab, five people are killed in Aleppo, Syria in clashes between Syrian government troops and Syrian Democratic Forces personnel.
From The Times Of Israel, violence surrounding protests in Iran claim the lives of 35 people, including four children.
From Arutz Sheva, according to an opinion column, "when sanctuaries change hands, civilizations speak".
From Gatestone Institute, it's time to prepare for a regional conflict before boatloads of Iranians attempt to reach the UAE.
From The Daily Signal, Hilton removes from its "system" the hotel in the Minneapolis area that refused to accommodate federal immigration enforcement agents.
From The American Conservative, with Maduro out, what comes next for Venezuela.
From The Western Journal, the CDC revises the childhood vaccination schedule after an "exhaustive review of the evidence".
From BizPac Review, the Capitol police officer who shot and killed January 6th protester Ashli Babbitt has an "alarming side gig".
From the Daily Caller, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) blames deportations for the slow reconstruction of areas hit by fires in Altadena and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.
From the New York Post, ♪ICE ICE baby♪.
From Breitbart, congresscritter Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) screams "[bleep] you!" at the Supreme Court for not blocking redistricting in Texas.
And from SFGate, the richest people in the U.S. shop at a 137-year-old grocery store in Woodside, California.
Monday, January 5, 2026
Monday Mania
On a cold and cloudy first Monday of 2026, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the future of Venezuela depends on Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, a loyalist to captured President Nicolás Maduro.
From FrontpageMag, the capture of Maduro is a big blow to the Iranian mullahs.
From Townhall, it's hard to believe what a guy was caught doing in a women's restroom in Concord, California. (Reader discretion is advised.)
From The Washington Free Beacon, ending the Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota will require reinforcements.
From the Washington Examiner, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) decides against running for reelection.
From The Federalist, 10 reasons why Republican congresscritters should not extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
From American Thinker, your race card is no longer good.
From NewsBusters, 10 items of good news that the media doesn't want you to know about.
From Canada Free Press, could President Trump be another Persian King Cyrus the Great?
From TeleSUR, Brazil's representative to the U.N. calls the aforementioned capture of Maduro a "dangerous precedent".
From TCW Defending Freedom, Swedish businessman Raoul Wallenberg, who helped rescue thousands of Jews in Hungary during World War II, remains "a hero without a grave".
From EuroNews, Ukrainian security chief Vasyl Maliuk resigns as President Zelensky(y) reshuffles his government. (Whether it has one "y" or two, my spellchecker rejects Zelensky's last name.)
From Free West Media, "the peace president goes to war".
From ReMix, according to a poll, 58 percent of French people want President Emmanuel Macron to resign, and 90 percent say that France is in decline. (If you read Polish, read the story at Do Rzeczy. I don't see any French sources for this story.)
From Balkan Insight, a Bosnian producer of military drones loses its license due to legal violations.
From The North Africa Post, Libya starts preparing to host the fourth Turkey–Africa Partnership Summit.
From The New Arab, what lies ahead for the civil war in Yemen?
From the NL Times, a Dutch court is set to rule on the case of a father and his two sons accused of honor killing his daughter.
From AMU, the Taliban ban criticism of themselves, claiming that Islamic law justifies it.
From The Jerusalem Post, a shed on the property of the antisemitism commissioner of the German state of Brandenburg is set on fire.
From Gatestone Institute, the Middle East comes to a moment of strategic choice.
From The Daily Signal, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth takes action against Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ).
From The American Conservative, Secretary of State Marco Rubio's road to Cuba goes through Venezuela.
From The Western Journal, the Chief Twit's company Starlink provides free broadband to the people of Venezuela.
From BizPac Review, independent journalist Nick Shirley has to protect himself.
From the Daily Caller, more on the aforementioned Tim Walz dropping out of the Minnesota gubernatorial race.
From the New York Post, Grok has been naughty.
From Breitbart, according to the Department of Homeland Security, Hilton Hotels are denying rooms to its personnel in the Minneapolis area.
From Newsmax, Colombian President Gustavo Petro warns Trump against coming after him.
And from The Babylon Bee, left-wingers quickly change their "no kings" signs to say "yes kings" in support of the aforementioned President Maduro.
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Sunday Stuff
While I was in Pennsylvania, I learned that the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and brought them back here. Thus, my expectation that 2026 would tell 2025 to "hold my beer" was fulfilled very quickly. Now that I'm back on a cold and partly sunny Sunday, here are some (other) things going on:
From FrontpageMag, Democrats have been hypocritical about Venezuela.
From Townhall, a year ago, one of my Senators sang a different tune about Maduro than he is now.
From the Washington Examiner, President Trump warns Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez against resisting the U.S.
From American Thinker, an amazing start to 2026.
From NewsBusters, CNN host Abby Phillip accuses YouTube user Nick Shirley of being racist and making an inaccurate video.
From TCW Defending Freedom, how migrants dominate the U.K.'s social housing debate.
From The Times Of Israel, a Palestinian from Tulkarem, West Bank is given a life sentence for fatally stabbing a Holocaust survivor.
From Jewish News Syndicate, Israel's Foreign Ministry presents evidence alleging that two staffers of the NGO Doctors Without Borders are also members of terrorist organizations.
From The Cable, terrorists kill 42 people and kidnap children in the Nigerian state of Niger.
From Arutz Sheva, when freedom is more valued in dictatorial Eastern countries than in the West.
From The Jerusalem Post, according to an opinion column, there already is a Palestinian state. (The last five stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From Gatestone Institute, if Trump really wants Hamas to disarm, he must forget about its supporters, and the Palestinian Authority.
From The American Conservative, knocking over the Venezuelan government will be the easy part.
From the Daily Caller, Maduro gets his perp walk.
And from the New York Post, Maduro appeared to taunt the U.S., invoking John Lennon.
Friday, January 2, 2026
Late Friday Checking In
I've been running around again, this time to Pennsylvania. I got to my intended undisclosed location pretty early, but then went out to dinner with an assortment of relatives. We'll be busy with some stuff starting tomorrow morning, but I'll be back later on. See youz soon.
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 Crans-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 TCW Defending Freedom, "kneel".
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.
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