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The Morning Report — 2/5/26

Good morning kids. As the spouse is going into hospital this morning for a scheduled surgical procedure, I'll have to keep it short and sweet (if you could call it that). . .

The assault on the rule of law and the fomenting and leveraging of violence and terrorism for political gain by the Democrat Party and its base and operatives in and out of government continues with the epicenter now in Minneapolis and likely to metastasize into a firestorm that will sweep the nation, especially as warmer weather approaches and especially the midterm election push gets into full swing. As history dictates, and should be obvious there can be no parlaying with an intractable enemy that seeks our destruction. And instead of marshaling every possible uniformed agent we can to utterly crush what can only be now described as an armed insurgency and insurrection that seeks not only the prevention of enforcement of federal immigration law but in point of fact, the effective overthrow of the federal government.

And yet President Trump has decided that he needs to make concessions to those that if given half the chance would string him up on a lamp post. I mean that quite literally.

Negotiating with terrorists, whether Islamic in Iran or Gaza, or Marxist/Islamic in America, doesn’t bring peace, it shows weakness and then the terrorism never ends and neither do the negotiations.
Ceding on ICE won’t buy peace. And it won’t even change the topic or end the violence.
There are very good arguments for why this administration should make domestic kitchen table economics its larger focus. If it doesn’t do that, the midterm situation may be catastrophic. But it can do that and fulfill core responsibilities like national defense. Immigration was a major reason, perhaps the biggest reason that Trump is here, because it embodies national survival. We can and should kick the can down the road on some global issues which have been too much the focus lately, but this is a primal issue which is why the Democrats have gone to the mattresses on it and why retreating on it would be a mistake.
Illegal aliens are the political power behind the ghost districts that Dems use to rig elections and maintain outsized political influence. That’s why it’s the one battle they can’t afford to lose.

The theft of the 2020 election, and everything that made the theft possible primarily both the Fauci/Chi-Com biowarfare, lockdowns, erasure of the most basic election voting integrity measures, and the George Floyd race riots that resulted from it and the J-6 Pelosi/Deep State-engineered J-6 fake "insurrection" put a giant sucking wound into the heart of whatever remains of our Republic as it is, but what we are witnessing here and now really is for all the marbles. They know it, and are surely acting like it and we better start doing the same right now, or else I fear that we are a dead nation walking . . . mostly right off a cliff.

Have a great day.

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CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

“‘You’re Asian, why are you hanging out with Nazis’ … basically calling her a race traitor in a way and saying that they’re going to come for her next.”
Anti-ICE Agitators Targeting Parishioners Outside Cities Church for Second Straight Sunday
Appeasing the Left won't buy peace, it will lead to more riots.
Backing Off On ICE is the Wrong Move
Host Kasie Hunt said, “I’d like to start by just asking what you would say back to President Trump. President Trump said in an interview that a softer touch is required. What do you say to President Trump?
Jacob Frey: 700 ICE Agents Leaving Minneapolis ‘Still Not a De-Escalation’
“I don’t feel that any of the young people that were involved know enough about what’s going on to do or set up a protest because I feel they don’t know what they’re protesting.”
COMEDY GOLD: High School Student Protesting ICE Runs in Front of Car With Trump Flag, Gets Hit
Ramirez faces federal charges for threatening an FBI agent and will appear for arraignment on Wednesday.
Man Faces Charges for Doxing, Threatening FBI Agent and Family.
There are multiple reasons why this strategy isn't likely to work.
Do Democrats Think They Can Skate On ICE To The Midterms?
‘Liberalism is the ideology of Western suicide,’ wrote James Burnham more than half a century ago. This ideology is hard at work.
Anti-ICE Activism Represents The Suicide Of Western Civilization
She has to sit in judgment on various Trump administration immigration enforcement cases.
Miranda Devine: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson removed any shred of impartiality by applauding anti-ICE speeches at the Grammys

"BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
“The 2025 total was the lowest in any fiscal year since 1970, according to historical data from the Border Patrol,” the Pew Research Center finds.
Trump Oversees Lowest Level of Illegal Immigration at Border in Over 50 Years
The debate over DHS funding and changes could lead to a shutdown, affecting sub-agencies such as FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard.
Dems Release Their DHS Funding Demands, Including Gutting Immigration Enforcement.
“We will not back down from our mission to remove criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods.” – DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
DHS Confirms Capture of 4,000 Illegals in Minnesota as Drawdown Looms.
In other words, the Trump administration has persuaded Walz and Frey to allow local law enforcement to assist ICE agents, making it easier and safer for them to do their jobs.
Tom Homan Pulls 700 Agents Out of Minnesota. Here’s Why That’s Bad News for Democrats.
Kaufman, Texas, residents didn’t think much of it when Kaufman Solar LLC bought a massive parcel of land in 2022. However, now that a mysterious buyer from the Middle East is looking to purchase an estimated 2,000 acres of land right next door to the planned solar farm to establish a sustainable city, they are worried about the impact.
A Small-Town Immigrant Takeover In Realtime? Local Officials Don’t Want You To Know About It, Residents Fear
"But you still have to be tough."
Trump Says Mass Deportation Campaign Could Use ‘Softer Touch’ After Minneapolis Shootings

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
One Pennsylvania fire company said Tuesday that the local water authority barred it from accessing fire hydrants and instead advised firefighters to let a building burn. The MMP&W Volunteer Fire & Ambulance Co. posted a statement on social media Tuesday, warning that it “should concern everyone” that the Mercersburg Borough’s Water Authority prohibited MMP&W firefighters from using Authority-owned hydrants over water supply concerns. The statement claimed that the Authority called the MMP&W following a Monday incident where the company used an Authority hydrant to fight a barn fire that resulted in several animal deaths and a total loss.
‘Let The Building Burn’: Firemen Say Water Authority Banned Them From Using Hydrants
The current major problems of federal budget pressures and health care affordability for all consumers require action.
Congress Could Fix The Entitlement Fraud Problem Overnight But Won’t
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) had the most fraud, totaling over $1.4 million.
Massachusetts Auditor Discovers Almost $12 Million in Public Assistance Fraud in 2025
The task force aims to tackle billions of dollars in fraud.
Vance Will Lead Anti-Fraud Task Force Against Newsom’s California.

WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
What looks like investment today becomes enforcement tomorrow.
Arizona’s Trojan Horse: Qatar City
Sen. Saddam introduces bill to fight ‘Islamophobia’.
Virginia Begins Criminalizing Opposition to Islam

CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
President Donald Trump responded to the disappearance of NBC correspondent Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, on Wednesday, as the family released an emotional video pleading for her return.
Trump Directs All Federal Law Enforcement to Aid Search for Savannah Guthrie’s Mother as Family Releases Emotional Video
If the Utah legislation succeeds, which it’s on track to do, that will leave only four states with alienation of affection laws on the books.
New Mexico And Utah Target ‘Homewrecker’ Laws That Protect Cheaters’ Spouses And Kids
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
“I was laid off by The Washington Post today. This is gutting for our readers and our section, but I’m grateful for the 4 years I had to cover sports alongside friends and legends,” wrote Spencer Nusbaum, former Washington Post sports reporter, on Wednesday. The paper shuttered their sports department earlier in the day. Nusbaum added: “Anyways, yeah. This is an incalculable loss for the region and sports journalism. It will be jarring to wake up in the morning — in one of the biggest metro areas in the country — and not have a sports section (and so many other great parts of The Post) to turn to.”
Fired WaPo Reporter’s Tweet Perfectly Sums Up Why Everyone Hates The Media
‘European laws [are] now being exported by the European Union. … American speech is already being affected.’
Europeans Testify On How Europe Is Banning Americans From Saying What They Believe
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH
The Secret Service stopped Routh in September 2024 after spotting him staking out Trump at the golf course.
Ryan Routh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempting to Assassinate Trump

EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
In addition to being consumed with left-wing politicking, the teachers’ unions inflict significant harm on the nation’s children.
The National Miseducation Association
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
In one message, Epstein invited Burns to his infamous island. In another, he floated 'dinner tonit with Woody Allen.'
'Thanks Again for All Your Interest and Advice': William Burns Discussed Job Opportunities, Iran Negotiations With Jeffrey Epstein in Final Days at Obama State Department, Emails Show

DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
It’s not a surprise, though, because SCOTUS did the same thing regarding Texas’ new Congressional district map.
Supreme Court Refuses Emergency Request to Stop California’s Democrat-Friendly Congressional Map
Ethical concerns and potential conflicts of interest arise as Najmi holds sway over judicial nominees while connected to a law firm accused of fraud.
Top Mamdani Aide Ali Najmi Linked to Law Firm Accused of Major Fraud.
A developer tied to Newsom allegedly looted millions meant for homeless housing, exposing massive fraud, lax oversight, and cozy political donations.
Newsom Won’t Cut Ties to Homeless Fraudster Firm
POLITICS
We were told for about five years that anyone who ever questions the legitimacy of elections is a terrible, insurrectionist traitor.
Why Are Democrats Already Questioning The 2026 And 2028 Elections?
“I first ran for election to Congress in 2014 and, as I stated then, representing the people in Congress is a service, not a career; and although I continue to have strong support from the people of the Eleventh Congressional District, I believe it is time to contribute to my community, state, and nation in other ways,” Loudermilk said. “Therefore, I have decided not to seek re-election at the end of my current term in Congress.”
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk Will Not Seek Reelection After 6 Terms in Congress
“As District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, and Air National Guard Officer, Clay knows the Wisdom and Courage required to Defend our Country, Support our Brave Military/Veterans, and Ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.” Trump wrote. “As your next Congressman, Clay will fight tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Safeguard our Elections, Champion School Choice, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.”
Trump Endorses Prosecutor, Military Vet to Fill MTG’s Seat in Georgia’s 14th District
Recent migration numbers emphasize how population gains, economic growth, and political power are shifting toward Republican strongholds.
Blue States’ Demographic Nightmare
As politics harden into moral warfare, friendships fray—and only shared prosperity, grounded in pragmatic policy, may yet keep America’s fragile center from collapsing.
Can the Center Hold?
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
A most privileged child of the Iranian elite.
Daughter of Senior Leader of Islamic Republic of Iran Fired From Emory Medical School

ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
Hamas terrorist, who murdered 19-year-old hostage Noa Marciano, also eliminated in IDF strikes.
IDF Eliminates Islamic Jihad’s North Gaza Commander, Targets Hamas-Nukhba Commander
MADURO TAKEN DOWN
Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman, is pretty well known as Maduro's primary money launderer, front man, and financial fixer, as well as one of Maduro's closest confidants.
Huge: Another Major Member of the Maduro Regime Arrested
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president ever, met with President Trump on Wednesday afternoon in an encounter largely described as amiable. The meeting followed an entire year’s worth of Petro boasting a fierce and highly controversial hostile stance toward President Trump.
Gustavo Petro Celebrates Trump Meeting: ‘We Didn’t Hit or Scratch Each Other’
“Trump and his ‘Donroe Doctrine’ are making Petro great again.”
How Trump Made the Colombian Left Great Again
Armed men are believed to have broken into the residence and killed the two women.
Two relatives of Mexico's federal education minister found murdered in their home
A targeted operation at "Burj Lasana," in Area B, near Wadi Haramiya, recovered Crusader- and Byzantine-era items from a villa built inside the site.
Civil Administration recovers dozens of looted artifacts from West Bank site
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
In 2002, Newsom’s mother, Tessa, was dying of cancer. She called her son, leaving a voicemail. If he wanted to see her one more time, he would have to visit within the week because she was planning on committing assisted suicide, The Washington Post reported.
Gavin Newsom Admits The Bitter Truth About Assisted Suicide After Watching His Mother Kill Herself (She realized what she spawned? - jjs)
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
The moon’s weird ravioli shape is thought to be caused by the accretion of dust and ice from the nearby rings along Atlas’s equator.
One of Saturn’s many weird moons
The paper is an excellent summary of practically all the research that has been done in space and on the ground studying the impact of the harsh environment of space on reproduction. It notes above all that we really know very little despite this research, because the risks to the newborn have precluded direct study.
A nice summary of all space-based research of reproduction in space
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
The arrest raises concerns about the stability and bias of activist judges in positions of power.
LGBT pervert Activist Judge Charged With ‘Official Oppression.’
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Christian Toto: Likely 2028 candidate gets dragged by far-Left late-night showcase
Why ‘Daily Show’ Just Skewered Gov. Gavin Newsom
It’s ‘Go woke, go broke’ in action
Israeli Telecom Stock Crosses $800 a Share, Making Norway’s Pension Fund, Led by Scooter-Riding Wokester, Look Foolish for Divesting

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1 FIRST.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 05, 2026 06:49 AM (8p2Gi)

2 Thirsty Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 06:51 AM (gbOdA)

3 Ramirez, who will appear in court for arraignment late Wednesday afternoon, has a criminal history involving multiple felonies and misdemeanors, including domestic battery, burglary, and mob action.

My guess is about 1 out of 3 of the protesters (hahaha) you see in Somaliland have the same wrap sheet as Ramirez.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 06:57 AM (gbOdA)

4 Yes, and Portland ICE is a good example.

They wrestled with Antifa like an older brother. That taught the left they could game the fight, throw a few punches, get thrown back, play "I'm not touching you!" games with armed police without consequence.

Posted by: Fen at February 05, 2026 06:58 AM (ciYHQ)

5 Rand Paul is a fucking dork. I liked his dad better.

Kentucky Senate primary is heating up. Hoping we can cut the Mitch McConnell family tree down and burn the roots. Trump should have cleaned that toilet out in his first term.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 05, 2026 06:58 AM (KEcfS)

6 BOING!

Willowed:

Nancy Guthrie kidnapped by SIL?????????

https://tinyurl.com/msyht8vs

I'm assuming this is no longer about a ransom.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 06:59 AM (cf0m3)

7 Good morning, everyone! Willowed from previous thread.

President Bukele talking about the restoration of schools in El Salvador. God willing, this continues on after he leaves office:

https://x.com/i/status/2019210714582319432

Posted by: NR Pax at February 05, 2026 07:00 AM (7xrfc)

8
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 05, 2026 07:02 AM (tljrc)

9 There's dynamite.

And there's... Yemenite:

https://tinyurl.com/yhhfdnkz

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 07:03 AM (cf0m3)

10 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 07:05 AM (jtM2q)

11 The Democrat demands have already sparked opposition from Republicans. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has already declared that requiring judicial warrants, rather than administrative warrants, for immigration enforcement actions is dead on arrival. “That is a road that we cannot or should not go down,” Johnson said.

The Immigration Act of 96 (Billy BJ Clinton) explicitly moves most "expedited removal" cases out criminal and civil courts as almost any Immigration Agent has the authority to ask for the illegal alien to be returned to their home country.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 07:05 AM (gbOdA)

12 She has to sit in judgment on various Trump administration immigration enforcement cases.
Miranda Devine: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson removed any shred of impartiality by applauding anti-ICE speeches at the Grammys

I wonder what the response of SCOTUS would be if when Brown 45, in any issue where Leftist dogma is anticipated to take center stage in xer opinion, if those arguing a case before the court would just blow off any questions by Brown 45, waving off xer word salad and pointless questions with a "whatever, you're not a judge you're an activist" and move on.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:07 AM (a4flb)

13 So, illegal aliens can arrive en masse by the millions, but can only be deported singly, after federal authorities negotiate some sort of byzantine legal obstacle course, eh?

“… you can be sure someone wants it that way”

FDR, on “coincidences” in Politics.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 05, 2026 07:09 AM (VRkwH)

14 Kentucky Senate primary is heating up. Hoping we can cut the Mitch McConnell family tree down and burn the roots. Trump should have cleaned that toilet out in his first term.

Its KY. You can bet the drunken hill scoggin will continue the legacy of sending retards, lunatics and flakes to Babylon DC.

Represent!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:10 AM (a4flb)

15 In another recent case, federal prosecutors in Chicago, Illinois, charged foreign nationals in a massive Medicare fraud scheme involving more than $1 billion in false claims submitted using stolen identities and fraudulent medical orders.

Round up their families, their pets, and anyone they every sent money to and put them in public stocks.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 07:12 AM (gbOdA)

16 Hi, I’m Sally Struthers, here today asking for your support in saving a Washington Post Journalist from starvation. For as little as 65¢ a day YOU can keep a struggling former WaPo journo from having to dip into their trust funds

Please, call the number below

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 07:16 AM (6mlHc)

17 I'm not sure what to think about the situation with illegals and immigration enforcement. On the one hand I think Trump dislikes bad press, so he'd do whatever to keep that to a minimum. On the other hand I don't think he'd completely stop the repatriation efforts.

I could see where Minneapolis might have really gone south and created a huge problem for the administration.

But, I also think the various media outlets are parsing what they're telling the public about what is, and what isn't the situation in MN. I think ICE is still there, will continue to be there and will continue to round up illegals there. Maybe without all the fanfare.

Bigger issue continues to be the judiciary and their horseshit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 07:17 AM (jtM2q)

18 The fat kid that got run over needs to work a salad in now and then.

Fat Bitch.

Posted by: Lardass Goes Splat at February 05, 2026 07:17 AM (TmfuF)

19 A developer tied to Newsom allegedly looted millions meant for homeless housing, exposing massive fraud, lax oversight, and cozy political donations.

Mike Benz is now arguing that the EU will succeed in crushing free speech in the US by conspiring to hit the social media platforms with bankruptcy levels of coordinated fines and penalties for not exercising hard core censorship.

Big Tech is expected to comply with the EU demands and the Left is confident that the 95% of the voting public who represent those who don't care one whit about the political theater we here immerse ourselves in, will be blissfully unaware of the outright fraud and corruption that has led them to barely getting by.

They will just blame the Boomers because that will be the only message not censored away.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:18 AM (a4flb)

20 I didn’t get the reference at first that the new IRS Form 4547 for the Trump Account is based on Trump’s presidential numbers (45 and 47)!

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 07:20 AM (6mlHc)

21 18 The fat kid that got run over needs to work a salad in now and then.

Dude...have you no humanity? Imagine what the driver is dealing with having to get that dent in his car repaired!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 05, 2026 07:20 AM (7xrfc)

22 Can the Center hold? "Scorn has been exchanged equally. "

Right. We don't need Cemetery Hill, go ahead and surrender key terrain at Gettysburg so you can star as DUH DAH DUH Both Sides Guy! Master of Equivalence, hovers above the fray (no capes!), able to virtue signal the Wisdom of King Solomon with a Righteous Pose. Perhaps we could sacrifice our left flank to feed your vanity. So sick of this.

Where's my girl? Sorry if the voice grates but the woman is worth her weight in gold

https://tinyurl.com/58an5ewu

Sing it!
The peaceful majority is irrelevant
The peaceful majority is irrelevant
The peaceful majority is irrelevant

Posted by: Fen at February 05, 2026 07:21 AM (ciYHQ)

23 The task force aims to tackle billions of dollars in fraud.
Vance Will Lead Anti-Fraud Task Force Against Newsom’s California.

So basically the Campaign for 2028 has just started.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:22 AM (a4flb)

24 ❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Texas judge was arrested and charged with unlawful restraint and official oppression after allegedly handcuffing and detaining a defense attorney in her courtroom.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Bexar County Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez and defense attorney Elizabeth Russell.

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 07:22 AM (6mlHc)

25 Scorn has been exchanged equally...

Posted by: Fen at February 05, 2026 07:23 AM (ciYHQ)

26 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

A prayer for Mrs JJ's complete and speedy recovery.

The last I inquired this was scheduled later in the month so glad to hear it happened sooner.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

27 BREAKING: Multiple cast members of The View are mentioned in the Epstein Files.
-Whoopi Goldberg is mentioned nearly 2 dozen times (21).
-Alyssa Farah Griffin 20 times
-Joy Behar 3 times.
-Ana Navarro twice
-Sunny Hostin 0
-Sara Haines 0

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 07:24 AM (6mlHc)

28 He told Burns to "come visit" and "bring whomever you please" and offered to send a car. Burns called Epstein "very generous" but said his vacation plans had "shifted" as he had agreed to "go off to join John Kerry in Oman with the Iranians at the end of the week."

Hey yous want to come fuck some kids
Nope I am about to fuck 300 Million Americans

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 07:24 AM (gbOdA)

29 "Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez"

Really? What a cartoon.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

30 Negotiating with terrorists, whether Islamic in Iran or Gaza, or Marxist/Islamic in America, doesn’t bring peace, it shows weakness and then the terrorism never ends and neither do the negotiations.
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It's always the Art of Deal with Trump.

It is his fatal flaw.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

31 Once McConnell is dead or incapacitated - not retired, but completely out of the picture - we'll get to see what the new era of GOP grift looks like, as Thune will be free to execute on his vision of treacherous cuckoldry.

I'm mildly optimistic about it. The Southern wing of the GOP is not going to be as easy to control for him as it was for McConnell and Barbour, so they will stymie him occasionally, and force him to spread his bribes thinner.

And as bad as McConnell was, he was highly effective during his intermittent stints as America's most powerful Democrat. I don't think Thune has the brains or the influence to deliver for the Dems like he could.

I think the Dems will be weaker in the Thune regnancy, with less ability to determine events.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 05, 2026 07:27 AM (BI5O2)

32 “In November of ’21,” he testified, “the head of the GBI, Vic Reynolds, called me — it’s a matter of record. He told me, ‘We’re not going to investigate. The governor wants me to tell you why we’re not going to investigate.’ I said, ‘Please do.’ Because back in May, he had seen the evidence — video footage, cell phone records, testimony, bank data — all consistent with ballot harvesting. He told me himself it was compelling to be investigated. That was in May of 2021.”

Perdue paused before revealing the rest. “Then, in November, he calls and says, ‘We’re not going to investigate because…I’m a team player. If the governor doesn’t want to investigate, we’re not going to investigate.’”

Posted by: SMOD at February 05, 2026 07:28 AM (6mlHc)

33 What a weird life Newsom has had, watching his mother commit suicide, hanging out on the fringes of massive Getty wealth, owning a bar in the Marina as a young man, and then climbing the corruption ladder in Democrat politics. He has no principles, regards sleeping with his best friends wife as just another "mistake", and is married to a woman who repeatedly whored herself out to Harvey Weinstein in hoped of becoming Hollywood famous.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, channeling Paul Harvey at February 05, 2026 07:28 AM (vDXKw)

34 Good morning, JJ and all you good people!

Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 07:29 AM (Lytz7)

35 Surprising no one, Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez is gay and pro-illegal immigration.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:30 AM (vFG9F)

36 Prayers up for Mrs. Sefton today.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 05, 2026 07:31 AM (vDXKw)

37 Posted by: Fen at February 05, 2026 07:21 AM (ciYHQ)
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We already have a Fen here, and you ain't her. Maybe consider a new nic.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 05, 2026 07:33 AM (vDXKw)

38 And as bad as McConnell was, he was highly effective during his intermittent stints as America's most powerful Democrat. I don't think Thune has the brains or the influence to deliver for the Dems like he could.

I think we have to go back forty years to find a non-Democrat Senate Majority leader.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:35 AM (a4flb)

39 All right, folks. I am on my way out the door in a few minutes. Wish me luck at the dentist and pray for a speedy recovery for my credit card.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 05, 2026 07:35 AM (7xrfc)

40 Nancy Guthrie kidnapped by SIL?????????

https://tinyurl.com/msyht8vs

I'm assuming this is no longer about a ransom.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 05, 2026 06:59 AM (cf0m3)
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Holy moly.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 05, 2026 07:36 AM (XK4p6)

41 Fen has been around for a while and I can tell the difference.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

42 All right, folks. I am on my way out the door in a few minutes. Wish me luck at the dentist and pray for a speedy recovery for my credit card.

Can't do anything for the tooth, but while sitting in the dentist's waiting room you could fill out the paperwork towards opening/funding of your own Learing Center.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:37 AM (a4flb)

43 But between 2022 and 2023, Biden made several deals with Maduro, including releasing his narco-nephews, who were also in federal prison, easing numerous sanctions, and allowing Saab to walk free as long as he promised to be a good boy. In exchange, Maduro handed over some United States hostages and promised free and fair 2024 elections, which we all know never materialized. Biden got suckered.
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Was Hunter involved? Who bets money changed hands?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 05, 2026 07:39 AM (XK4p6)

44 you could fill out the paperwork towards opening/funding of your own Learing Center.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Hm. Possible. But the problem is I'm a white dude so I'll need someone to stand in for me.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 05, 2026 07:39 AM (7xrfc)

45 Fen has been around for a while and I can tell the difference.
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)
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Still seems rude.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 05, 2026 07:39 AM (XK4p6)

46 >It's always the Art of Deal with Trump.

It is his fatal flaw.

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Agreed. He has a fetish for 'deals'.

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 07:40 AM (hrcIH)

47 The Nancy Guthrie story is wild...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 07:40 AM (jtM2q)

48 @MOSSADil
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🚨 ESCALATION IN THE GULF: Iran Seizes Foreign-Crewed Oil Tankers

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized two oil tankers with foreign crews in Gulf waters, claiming the vessels were involved in “fuel smuggling,” according to Iranian media.

Posted by: Don Black at February 05, 2026 07:41 AM (hrcIH)

49 Trump and company need to push harder on, "they are all criminals when they illegally entered America."
The "we're only deporting the worst of the worst" is getting stale.

And don't get me started on the courts illegality.

Echoing others, the foreign policy stuff is nice.
But IDGAF how much "winning" there is "over there" if the left is not being crushed at home.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 05, 2026 07:41 AM (HXT0k)

50 Posted by: Huck Follywood, channeling Paul Harvey at February 05, 2026 07:28 AM (vDXKw)
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Most of what he says about himself is an easily disprovable lie and should be discarded.

Everything he has, has been handed to him by the Party. He is truly a creature of the Party.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

51 He didn't "own" jack sh*t.

He was Billy Getty's "partner"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:43 AM (RIvkX)

52 Every human interaction is a form of a deal. The key is learning about leverage and how to use it.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:44 AM (mFPsX)

53 Every human interaction is a form of a deal. The key is learning about leverage and how to use it.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:44 AM (mFPsX)
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The only interaction I want with people who want us dead is casualty counts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

54 >>The only interaction I want with people who want us dead is casualty counts.

Deals have consequences. Sometimes those consequences include bullets.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 05, 2026 07:47 AM (mFPsX)

55 The "we're only deporting the worst of the worst" is getting stale.

That is the public bullshit to deal with petty feelings of squishes and cat collectors, maybe a little over a third being deported are actually part of the "worst of the worst".

The move, I would expect, would be, in one thread, administrative judges are rubber stamping final deportation orders, and in another thread ICE is going through and rounding up whoever is on the list.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:48 AM (a4flb)

56 They should move the talks from Turkey to Munich, where such talks take place historically.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:48 AM (RIvkX)

57 “Anyways, yeah. This is an incalculable loss for the region and sports journalism...."

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Anyways? Great grammar you've got there, Mr. "Journalist."

And aren't we being a bit hyperbolic in declaring any kind of sports journalism is an "incalculable loss," as if it were the Twin Towers coming down all over again. I think the world can live without copious amounts of sports journalists.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

58 Trump is continually dropping in the polls
People have no faith in him or his shitty economy.
Pepsi and Doritos have had to drop their prices 15% because Americans sn no longer afford to buy
Lower prices signify deflation, and that is worse than inflation
And pedophillia is not going to be accepted by the American people. No matter how much Trump duck asses try to pretend that is no big thing. The Dems demand the Clinton's testify. The GOP? They are still protecting the sex abusers of children

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 05, 2026 07:49 AM (y582V)

59 Special prayers for Mrs. Sefton

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 07:50 AM (/iXAp)

60 I'm going to outright assume that Tucker Carlson will run for mayor of this Qatar City.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)

61

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 05, 2026 07:50 AM (DDJSl)

62 President Trump calls parents of serviceman who died saving others in Afghanistan , and will receive posthumous Medal of Honor . From "NY Post":

https://tinyurl.com/ucd4eeth

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 07:50 AM (rZCVI)

63 "It will be jarring to wake up in the morning... and not have a sports section"

This will have zero impact on my day, week, month, year, decade, life.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:50 AM (vFG9F)

64 The troll is commenting from stolen land!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX)

65 53 The only interaction I want with people who want us dead is casualty counts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

It'd be nice if he was the kind of guy who'd just dismissively laugh in their face, Putin-style, and say something like "When I want you dead, you're going to be dead."

Posted by: XTC at February 05, 2026 07:51 AM (6Uni8)

66 Now that Pepsi only costs $2.10 a bottle I can afford it! I can even splurge on a $4.25 dollar bag of Doritos!

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:52 AM (vFG9F)

67 No, you can't have your land back.

Posted by: Billy Eyelash at February 05, 2026 07:53 AM (LRxLn)

68 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 05, 2026 07:49 AM (y582V)

I liked you better when you were eating shit pebbles

Posted by: Halfhand at February 05, 2026 07:53 AM (56/oC)

69
We look like a newspaper.
But we're not.

Posted by: The Washington Post at February 05, 2026 07:54 AM (LRxLn)

70 Good morning again Horde

Thx JJ. Good luck and God bless the Mrs JJ.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 07:56 AM (BWnHZ)

71 Pepsi and Doritos have had to drop their prices 15% because Americans sn no longer afford to buy

That is one hell of a spin to deny Trump policies reducing inflation and supply chain / manufacturing costs - like reducing the cost of energy. Then there are a myriad of things that Trump had no influence over, like there being a bumper crop of cereals, and commodity prices for HFCS dropping.

Pepsi and Doritos aren't exactly MAHA or Cost-Conscious compatible items. Maybe with fewer SNAP dollars chasing Most Favored Gluttony Items?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 07:56 AM (a4flb)

72 "We look like a newspaper.
But we're not.
Posted by: The Washington Post"

Pretty soon you will look like a vacant building. Unless Elon takes a liking to you.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:56 AM (vFG9F)

73 66 Now that Pepsi only costs $2.10 a bottle I can afford it! I can even splurge on a $4.25 dollar bag of Doritos!
Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 07:52 AM (vFG9
Small cocolas in glass bottles were only a nickel. What happened? Inflation.

Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 07:57 AM (Lytz7)

74 I saw Tom Homan interviewed by Laura Ingraham last night. Seems like that’s a win in Minneapolis… they’re getting the criminals handed over by the locals and they’re also deporting any other illegals they happen to encounter. That’s winning to me

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 05, 2026 07:58 AM (YobFY)

75 Trump is remaining steady if not increasing in the polls.
People have faith in him and his great economy.
Pepsi and Doritos are ghetto food and no need to drop their prices as EBT pays for them.
Lower prices are great for everybody.
Epstein is dead, no one cares anymore.

Posted by: Truth To Assinmyassmominmyass at February 05, 2026 07:58 AM (TmfuF)

76 Small cocolas in glass bottles were only a nickel. What happened? Inflation.
Posted by: Eromero at February 05, 2026 07:57 AM (Lytz7)
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We still get those imported from Mexico, but more like $2.50 now

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

77 "It will be jarring to wake up in the morning... and not have a sports section"

"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I understood like a child, I thought like a child; but when I became an adult, I put away childish things." - Apostle Paul (1C 13:11)

I just thought this would be relevant.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 08:00 AM (a4flb)

78 Back in the day when I lived outside the capitol city, my parents got both the Washington Post and the Washington Star (defunct in 81)

They had competing comics sections on Sundays that we used to read as kids.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 05, 2026 08:01 AM (jtM2q)

79 Congress Could Fix The Entitlement Fraud Problem Overnight But Won’t

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Seriously, did any of us ever expect these people to ever do what's right for the citizens it represents, do what's right for the health and strength of this country of ours? It will never be fixed. They have neither the courage, nor the will, nor the deep concern for America's financial state to ever do anything other than let it all eventually collapse. As long as their bank accounts are stuffed (and they have all become filthy rich off our backs), they are fat and happy, and have no more concern as we lurch further and further left, and further and further on the path to ultimate ruin. Congress will never fix the entitlement problem. They may lose their path to riches...

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 05, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

80 If you watch Trump for any length of time, you'll notice he often picks an unexpected or unpredictable path. I am not talking about 10D space chess, I am talking about merely doing what they don't think you will ever do.

Until you realize that his enemies carefully game these scenarios out before implementing them, and have at their disposal a raft of data, psychological and otherwise, that they use to strike at Trump and therefore us, you are not fit to try to figure out what he might be up to.

They want and need him to do certain things and sometimes he will pick an escape route they thought they had blocked off. It's what he does, and it's how he keeps us and our movement in front of them instead of falling way behind. It is nowhere near a fair fight, Trump just makes it look like one.

Posted by: ... at February 05, 2026 08:02 AM (AveBv)

81 Mist of the time people would feel some but if sorrow for people losing their jobs. It was only a wee bit for former WAPO employees.
However after reading their posts on various social media platforms I'm actively hoping, that like Vietnamese monks , they immolate themselves on the front steps of the WAPO

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 08:05 AM (BWnHZ)

82 Praying for all possible blessings for Mrs. Sefton, including quick recovery.

Posted by: Avid Viewer at February 05, 2026 08:05 AM (oftw2)

83 "Scheduled" Praying for you. And she. Love your work.

Posted by: Nato at February 05, 2026 08:05 AM (MNFFT)

84 Posted by: Avid Viewer at February 05, 2026 08:05 AM (oftw2)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 05, 2026 08:06 AM (rZCVI)

85 Most of the time people would feel some but if sorrow for people losing their jobs. It was only a wee bit for former WAPO employees.

I respect the Golden Rule, and because we come from completely different world views, I'm willing to show respect and deference to their perspective in this case.

I will grant them the same level of concern for their newly discover Funemployment as they showed to coal miners who lost their jobs, and those who refused to get the mRNA Kill Shot.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (a4flb)

86 Morning all. Geez, what a week.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (xsL4l)

87 The Sham-Wow guy's running for Congress.

They're gonna love his nuts!

Posted by: Delurker at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (gtcuf)

88 If the Tennessee DA Numbers are extrapolated to the US:

1,630,094 total criminal charges in 2025

164,380 violent offenses

3,087 homicides

119,877 assaults

10,918 sexual offenses

828 child rapes

3,012 aggravated kidnappings

219,876 DUIs

400,445 cases of driving without a license or on suspended/or revoked

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (gbOdA)

89 ...they immolate themselves on the front steps of the WAPO
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 08:05 AM (BWnHZ)
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What else are these people good for? They have zero actual needed skills, aptitude, or attitude necessary for productive employment.

Will they suffer? Yes. And that is ok. They deserve it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (RIvkX)

90 "Mist of the time people would feel some but if sorrow for people losing their jobs. It was only a wee bit for former WAPO employees."

You can pickup printing presses for free nowadays. All you have to do is haul them off. At one time, a journalist could go get themselves a press and start a newspaper. If people liked it, it was successful.

Posted by: fd at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (vFG9F)

91 Letitia James is going to be training "legal observers" to chase and harass fed cops.

Elementary school teachers will have as part of the curriculum to instill anti-fed sloganry into the ranks of six-year-olds.

FUCK ICE signage will be everywhere for everyone to see. Teens will have it on their backpacks.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 05, 2026 08:08 AM (KiBMU)

92 Prayers for Mrs JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 05, 2026 08:09 AM (gbOdA)

93 Prayers for a successful surgery for your wife, J.J.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 05, 2026 08:09 AM (NpAcC)

94 What kind of an idiot works for a newspaper like The Washington Post?

What, The Buggy Whip Emporium wasn't hiring?

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at February 05, 2026 08:09 AM (TmfuF)

95 Looks like my fingers woke up in the second paragraph. Geez

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 05, 2026 08:09 AM (BWnHZ)

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