The Morning Report — 2/6/26

Good morning kids.Well there's political terrorism of the kind we are witnessing in Minneapolis and likely to spread far and wide as the midterms draw near, such as . . .

Liberals in Minnesota have had it with ICE raids and Border Patrol, so they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands with a novel plan to keep the people they don’t want out of their communities. They are, quite literally, creating a system to control who comes and goes. In the middle of the road at 32nd and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, activists erected a makeshift roadblock, turning the intersection into a roundabout. Cars slowed as drivers noticed. Some honked, others asked questions. One man even brought food for the people standing watch. . .

. . . Trump actually trolled the Minneapolis Left into reinventing everything they claim to oppose: border patrol, wall checkpoints, cops, enforcement. “We need our own ICE to deport these ICE agents,” they cry, without a trace of irony.

This is what always seems to happen when utopians on the Left — of all stripes — dream up their perfect society. They start by declaring that society as it exists is no good:We’ve got markets. We’ve got people making money. We’ve got private property. We’ve got exploitation — we don’t want any of that, man!  So what are we going to do? We’re going to move to a commune. A farm in the middle of nowhere. It’s going to be beautiful — not like this city, not like this town. We’re going to live together in harmony. Some people are going to grow the food. Some people are going to bake the bread. Some people are going to watch the kids. It’s going to be amazing. We’re going to have a diversity of labor. Oh, you mean we’re going to have a market economy? Well, yeah, but this time it will be perfect. And we’re all going to take care of each other, man.

And then there's also direct violent confrontation that led to the deaths of two Democrat/Left frontline terrorists Good and Pretti, and this madness:

Following the fatal shooting of anti-ICE activist Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Wagner allegedly told his followers to take up arms and attack law enforcement.

“Show up ready to go. Not talking about peaceful protests anymore,” Wagner said, calling on people to “march…with guns” and saying “the Second Amendment is the only thing that’s going to keep you f*cking protected from literal f*cking Nazi gunmen.”

“Get your f*cking guns, and stop these f*cking people,” he added.

Horrid enough but worse are the Democrat politicians and elected officials egging freaks like this on to do as this psycho wants and go out and stop ICE and law enforcement by whatever means necessary. After all President Trump and all of us who support him are literally Hitler and Nazis so once that marker has been laid down, don't be too shocked that you get this:

Colin Demarco, age 26, who reportedly feared Trump’s reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover,” was charged after he appeared at Vought’s Northern Virginia home wearing a surgical mask and gloves, court records show. U.S. Marshals Service reportedly found during the investigation that Demarco had claimed to have written a manifesto that detailed weapons and a “Body Disposal Guide,” per CBS News. The court records show that Demarco is accused of plotting to murder a victim with the initials “R.V.” who, according to the criminal complaint, “has served as a presidential appointee.”

The complaint adds that the alleged victim was involved in the creation of Project 2025 — a project funded by the conservative Heritage Foundation- to produce a policy agenda for the next GOP administration. It called for a radical reshaping of the government in ways that consolidate power in the executive branch.

Sources familiar with the case separately confirmed to CBS News that Demarco’s alleged target was Vought.

Elsewhere, Trump has dispatched Steven Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to have a sit-down with the Mullahs. And then . . .

https://nypost.com/2026/02/06/world-news/iran-seizes-oil-tankers-threatens-massacre-in-strait-of-hormuz-hours-before-us-talks/

Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Thursday, accusing them of smuggling fuel and detaining 15 foreign crew members ahead of high-stakes US–Iran talks Friday in Oman.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said it intercepted the two ships near Farsi Island, claiming they were carrying about 1 million liters of smuggled fuel, Reuters reported.

The crews, made up of 15 foreign nationals, were taken into custody and referred to Iran’s judicial authorities, according to Iranian state media.

The IRGC alleged the vessels were part of an organized fuel-smuggling network that had been operating in the region for several months. . . Zarghami later repeated the threat, calling the Strait a potential “killing field” for American forces and signaling Iran’s willingness to escalate amid mounting regional pressure.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to meet Iranian officials in Oman Friday.

The pair are traveling from Abu Dhabi after two days of talks related to Russia and Ukraine.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Thursday that Friday’s talks were still on, stating “diplomacy is always [Trump’s] first option.”

Per longtime Trump ally and adviser Fred Fleitz:

Based on Iran’s long history of violating international agreements and manipulating negotiations, it is certain that Iranian leaders plan to use these talks to buy time and to strike a deal that they have no intention of honoring to save their regime.

Indeed, Iran’s recent offer for dialogue has already revealed its typical pattern of insincerity and strategic maneuvering.

Fletiz is correct but he went on to note, and not incorrectly:

Although the new talks with Iran probably will be futile, I believe the Trump administration made the right decision to join them because it is sending a message to the world that the U.S. is prepared to exhaust every peaceful option before it uses military force. This may prove useful in convincing Middle East states to support a U.S. attack on Iran.

A full-scale U.S. attack is unlikely to topple Iran’s repressive theocracy in the near term, given its resilient coercive apparatus, like the IRGC and Basij forces. However, targeted strikes—perhaps on nuclear sites and proxy infrastructure—could further weaken the leadership, expose vulnerabilities revealed by last summer’s Israel-U.S. attacks, and galvanize protesters by signaling international support for change.

It's a good thing that the President stands with the Iranian/Persian people but unless the Mullahorcracy and the power structure that kept them in control since 1979 is utterly dismantled, this thing s not going to end well.

It's also a very good thing that the President is drawing attention to the Islamic slaughter in Africa, without unfortunately calling out Islam itself as the root cause, political third rail that that sadly for all of humanity is...

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that a small team of American military personnel has been sent to Nigeria to aid the African nation in counter-terrorism operations. The deployment was disclosed by AFRICOM Commander General Dagvin R.M. Anderson earlier this week at a State Department briefing regarding ongoing efforts to end Islamist attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria.The decision to deploy U.S. military officers follows a meeting between Gen. Anderson and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu last October at the Aqaba Process summit in Rome, Italy. The summit, founded by Jordan’s King Abdullah II and held usually three to four times a year, aims to address counter-terrorism practices and ongoing threats in regions of need, especially West and East Africa.

US military advisers? Anyone else besides me getting a flashback to Vietnam 1964? Beyond that, while Jordan might not be in the same category as Iran or Taliban controlled Afghanistan, it is nevertheless an Islamic nation. At best, any support to counter Boko Haram in Nigeria in my estimation is just another Taqqiya Sunrise to placate President Trump.

Personally, The President needs to round up as many Antifa and other anti-ICE thugs as he can, ship them to GITMO and waterboard them until their lungs turn to mush and they cough up all their associates and funding sources so we can crush the terrorists operating within our own borders. To me that is Mission #1.

Also, it's good to see lurker extraordinaire Victor Davis Hanson's byline. As you may know he has been dealing with some serious health issues and per his Twitter feed he is recovering. And, my spouse had very successful surgery yesterday and hopefully she will be home and quickly on the mend, so thanks to all for your kind words and prayers.

Have a great weekend.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats, lacking a positive agenda, bet on chaos, Trump hysteria, and media allies to spark a midterm backlash as Trump’s economic rebound gains steam.
  Midterm Palpitations

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• Colin Demarco, age 26, who reportedly feared Trump’s reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover,” was charged after he appeared at Vought’s Northern Virginia home wearing a surgical mask and gloves, court records show. U.S. Marshals Service reportedly found during the investigation that Demarco had claimed to have written a manifesto that detailed weapons and a “Body Disposal Guide,” per CBS News.
  Maryland Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Trump OMB Russell Vought (not 'that' Maryland Man but another one! - jjs)
  
• "Conspire and threaten to assault, kill and doxx officers, and you’ll find yourself in federal custody facing the full force of justice."
  Feds Nab Crossdressing Antifa ‘Terrorist’ Who Threatened To Kill ICE Officers In Minneapolis

• . . . consular officials are organizing protests and interfering in American politics.
  Peter Schweizer: U.S. Must Close Mexican Consulates Stoking Anti-ICE Protests
  
• Activists erected a makeshift roadblock, turning the intersection into a roundabout.
  Minneapolis Liberals Invent Their Own Border Patrol
  * * * * *

• As America marks 250 years, rebuilding civic trust—not retreating into suspicion—may be the difference between a flourishing democracy and a fractured society.
  Why America Must Not Turn into Southern Italy (pizza, pasta, Mafia >>> lutefisk, chapatis, Somalia! - jjs)

  "BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• The four Americans in Jay, Indiana, were killed when a Kyrgyzstan native, Bekzhan Beishekeev, allegedly smashed into their Amish buggy.
  Four More Americans Killed by Illegal Alien Trucker in Indiana
  
• The takedown exposed a vast trafficking network, rescued victims from multiple states, and highlighted Los Angeles County’s role as a trafficking hub.
  Over 600 Arrested in California Human Trafficking Sting.

  THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE

• In Indiana, auditors found: “30 material weaknesses, including eight so serious that too little evidence was available to make determinations of the full extent of the problems.”
  Independent Audits Suggest Waste and Possible Fraud Aren’t Just a Blue-State Problem

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• New York City hasn’t had a trash pickup for 1/3rd of Mamdani’s term.
  Mamdani Turns NYC into Wasteland of Corpses and Trash
  
• Approximately 80,000 New Yorkers called 311 last month — the highest monthly total on record — reporting a lack of heat and hot water during frigid temperatures below ten degrees, according to the report. Tenants throughout the city reported days without heat, freezing-cold showers, and overnight shutoffs. 
  Tens of Thousands in NYC Without Heat, Tenants Slam Mayor Zohran Mamdani

• Prince George’s County, Md, is going to court to evict legal residents over damage allegedly caused by the camp
  ‘We’re Not Criminalizing the Unhoused’: How a Homeless Encampment and Drug Dealers Are Destroying a Local Condominium Complex and Turning Its Residents’ Lives Upside Down

• As the 2026 Mayor’s race looms, voters will soon have their own after‑action review at the ballot box.
  Sources: Karen Bass Pressured LAFD to Water Down Wildfire Disaster After-Action Report

• The judiciary is essential to the republic, and Chief Justice Roberts has taken an excellent step in safeguarding the hallowed deliberative process.
  Supreme Court’s New Anti-Leak Measures Are A Good Start

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• The collaboration aims to enhance Nigeria’s counter-terrorism capabilities, particularly in combating Islamist groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP.
  Trump Deploys Tactical Team to Nigeria Amid Continued Attacks Against Christians.

• The attacks occurred in addition to other documented assaults by jihadists in multiple states in the north and center of the country this week. They also followed the confirmation on Tuesday by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) that a “small team” of American military officers had been deployed to Nigeria to aid in the fight against terrorism. President Donald Trump declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom in October, citing its long-held status as the deadliest place in the world to practice Christianity, thanks to the large presence of radical Islamists. President Trump, with the cooperation of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, bombed northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day to neutralize the jihadist threat in the area. Experts suggested the likeliest targets of those airstrikes were members of the Islamic State affiliate Lakurawa.
  Potentially 200+ Killed in Suspected ISIS-Linked Attacks in Western Nigeria

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• Rabbi Moshe Davis' replacement, Phylisa Wisdom, has bashed Israel and tweeted of having 'totally missed Yom Kippur'
  Ousted NYC Anti-Semitism Czar: Mamdani Replaced Me With Left-Wing Activist Because I'm a 'Proud Jew' Who Doesn't Hate Israel
  
• The organization has long supported those same rights for members of terrorist groups and anti-Semites
  PEN America, Advocate for 'Free Expression,' Withdraws Defense of Israeli Comedian Who Refused To Condemn Jewish State

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Trump wants to keep home prices high, but falling prices—not easy money—are the real path to affordability, savings, and long-term economic growth.
  Falling House Prices are Good for Everyone, Even Homeowners

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Traditionally, New York City mayors are supposed to visit injured police officers in the hospital
  Mamdani Visits Attempted Police-Stabber in Hospital

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Dvid Harsanyi: I generally don’t celebrate when people lose their jobs. As most of us know firsthand, being laid off can be a brutal experience. Indeed, when an outfit such as the Post cuts back its workforce, good people will typically lose their jobs while the worst offenders stay on. But the unmitigated arrogance and sense of entitlement exuded by journalists, who seem to believe they have a God-given right to work no matter how much money they lose their employer or how poorly they do the jobs, speaks to the problem more. Over the past decade, The Washington Post has been one of the leading culprits in the collapse of public trust in journalism.
  Axed Washington Post reporters dug their own graves

• No prisoners taken.
  Video: Douglas Murray Tears Cenk to Shreds

  
  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• “We estimate there is enough dissolved lithium present in that region to replace US imports of lithium and more.”
  Arkansas’ Lithium Jackpot: New Tech Turns Ancient Saltwater Into ‘White Gold’
  
• Soaring energy prices are the result of misguided government policy—time for a course correction.
  Electric Shock
  
• For Trump, the problem at the NSF is the problem in the entire government. Do the agencies carry out the president’s directives?
  Stalled Battle Against Woke Science Shows Trump Can’t End The Entire Deep State By Himself

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• One parent cannot believe the school board concentrates on its safety more than student safety.
  Loudoun County School Leaders Under Fire Over ‘Terrorist’ Training Simulating Parents as Attackers
  
• "Put the pronouns back in the email."
  Trans Teachers Behaving Badly

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• This is vicious and nasty. And I said to our Republican colleagues, it will not pass the Senate. You will not get a single Democratic vote in the Senate. (Considering Jim Crow was Democrat Policy, vayr ge hargit paskudnyak momzer - jjs)
  Chuck Schemer: SAVE Act Requiring ID to Vote ‘Is Jim Crow 2.0’
  
• The SAVE Act faces strong opposition from Senate Democrats, despite overwhelming voter support for voter ID.
  Schemer Vows to Block Voter ID Despite 71% of Dems Supporting It: ‘Jim Crow 2.0.’
  
• Pence felt the need to slither out of political obscurity to finger wag at people who actually want to safeguard elections against noncitizen voters.
  Mike ‘Pick Me’ Pence’s Opposition To The SAVE Act Is Dishonest And Constitutionally Illiterate
  
• Currently, Trump is the only one who can make the SAVE Act happen, yet he seems to have no interest in doing so.
  Unless The SAVE Act Passes, The Swamp Will Destroy America

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has donated more than $1.8 million to the Welcome PAC, funding Dem campaigns in competitive House races.
  ‘Moderate’ Dems Take Big Checks From Billionaire Donor With Epstein Ties

  
  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• A Republican congressman attempted to win a political boost for his gubernatorial campaign by holding out on the spending bill, colleague says.
  Tennessee Republican Threw Wrench Into Shutdown Vote Because He Was ‘Mad’ At Trump, Congressman Says

  POLITICS

• McConnell has faced several health incidents in recent years: a concussion in March 2023, on-camera freezing episodes that drew scrutiny, and a stumble in the Russell Senate Office Building basement in October 2025. A childhood polio survivor, he has long had an unsteady gait but has appeared increasingly frail over the past year. He now often moves through the Capitol with security detail members providing physical support. (If I were a suspicious type I'd say McCHi-Com is faking his illness - jjs)
  Mitch McConnell’s Hospital Stay Is Delaying The SAVE Act

• Harris and her team announced Thursday that her campaign X account, previously called “KamalaHQ,” will be called “Headquarters” and be devoted to being a “new Gen-Z led progressive content hub.” The former vice president explained in a video that it is a place for young people to get the latest on the news and meet political leaders.
  EXCLUSIVE: Even Democrats Don’t Know What Kamala Is Doing
  
• 'It’s where you can go online to get basically the latest of what’s going on,' Harris says of her much-teased new project, 'Headquarters'
  Kamala Harris Partners With Soros-Funded Nonprofit To Rebrand Her Failed Campaign's Social Media Accounts
  
• I suppose I should admit it. I miss Kamala Harris. Life in this country has not been the same without her. . . Most of all I have missed the great, seemingly wine-fueled, stand-up moments, when she talks about something that she seems to find almost endlessly amusing.
  Douglas Murray: Kamala Harris returning to the political landscape can be best described by Gen Z as ‘cringe’
  
• It's hard to comment on all the lunacy that's taken hold of our country, because there's so much of it out there.
  Some Headlines We’d Like To Write

  
  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• The seizures come as Iranian rhetoric toward the US has grown hostile.
  Iran seizes oil tankers, threatens ‘massacre’ in Strait of Hormuz, hours before US talks
  
• Tehran's carpet merchants have finally met their match.
  The Iran Negotiations
  
• Fred Fleitz: Trump faces a stark Iran choice: accept hollow talks that prop up a brutal regime, or apply real pressure—diplomatic and military—to weaken Tehran and back its people’s fight for freedom.
  Trump’s Iran Conundrum: Navigating Talks Amid Tensions and Turmoil

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS

• When peace is a suicidal illusion.
  What Almog Meir Jan Learned as a Hostage: ‘There Are No Innocents in Gaza’

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Vance indicated the framework agreement contains new, critical benefits for the United States beyond the existing security arrangement pertaining to Greenland.
  Europe Continuing to Make Key Concessions on Greenland in Secret: Vance.
  
• The endorsement highlights the strong U.S.-Japan relationship and emphasizes the shared priorities of Trump and Takaichi in national security, trade, and immigration.
  Trump Endorses Japan’s Anti-Mass Migration Prime Minister Ahead of Sunday Snap Election.

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• "Starting tonight, dozens of the most commonly-used prescription drugs will be available at dramatic discounts..."
  TrumpRx Officially Launches With Promise To Dramatically Cut Drug Costs For Americans

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• What is implausible about Pluto’s atmosphere is the location of the planet, about 3.7 billion miles from the Sun, out in the nether reaches of the solar system. At that distance sunlight is very weak, and produces very little energy. And yet, there is enough energy here to produce an atmosphere of mostly nitrogen gas, with trace amounts of methane and carbon monoxide. Scientists think this atmosphere only exists when Pluto is closer to the Sun in its somewhat oblong orbit, and freezes out the rest of the time. As Pluto was just retreating in 2015 from that closest approach in the last two decades of the 20th century, New Horizons could detect its presence.
  Pluto’s implausible atmosphere, as seen in 2015 by New Horizons
  
• . . . this story signals the continuing transition in the weather satellite industry from the government/Soviet-style model, where all weather satellites are built and operated by governments, to the capitalism model, where governments and industry buy weather data from privately built, launched, and maintained commercial constellations.
  Israeli weather satellite startup raises $175 million in investment capital (Sefton and His Rabbis LLC... All your weathers are belongs to us, L'Chaim! - jjs)

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• A WPATH leader admitted in court that trans surgeries do not stop suicides.
  Why Detransitioners Are Poised For Massive Wins In Court
  
• If it is medically necessary to affirm every child's declared gender identity, as they so firmly claimed all of these years, this is a profound and sudden change. If evidence doesn't support it now, did it ever?
  Medical groups change course on child sex changes ONLY because of massive detrans malpractice win

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• America First Legal (AFL) filed a civil rights complaint against Nike with the EEOC in 2024.
  Feds Investigating Nike for Allegedly Discriminating Against White Employees
  
• ‘Hate’ is just another word for meanness, which is the opposite of niceness, which is the guiding ethic of the postmodern liberal mind.
  Hating ‘Hate’ Is The Left’s Laziest And Dumbest Virtue-Signal Yet
  
• The problem, as it always is, is that facts refuse to cooperate with the Democrats’ narrative. Gutfeld pointed out what that voter ID enjoys broad support across racial and partisan lines, then played a clip of CNN data analyst Harry Enten reporting how “85% of white people favor it, 82% of Latino, 76% of black Americans favor it,” concluding that “the bottom line is this: voter ID is not controversial in this country.”
  Gutfeld Destroys the Democrats’ Voter ID Double Standard, and It’s Glorious
  
• Is the new Star Trek series really as woke as some have claimed? 
  Star Trek: Making the Federation Great Again
  
• Christian Toto: Documentary gains steam as media war against FLOTUS film continues
  Is the ‘Sound of Freedom’ Effect Powering ‘Melania?’
  
• Josh Greenberg, a digital media strategist who left Park Slope, New York, in 2022 told Tablet Magazine that he went to dinner a week after his alleged mugging, where his friends accused him of “perpetuating cycles” and causing “harm” by pressing charges against his alleged mugger. (Greenberg should find the mugger and give him all his "friends" personal info!- jjs)
  ‘More Sympathy For The Guy That Mugged Me’ — New Yorkers Reveal Final Straw That Made Them Flee City

  HITHER & YON

• Lloyd Billingsley: Margarete Buber-Neumann, prisoner of Stalin and Hitler.
  The Hero Nobody Knows

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