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Archive for 2026
January 9, 2026
I GUESS THIS MEANS THE UK IS NOW MORE ISLAMIST THAN THE UAE:
Incredible stuff.
The United Arab Emirates is cutting funding for scholarships to allow students to attend UK Universities because of fear of Islamist radicalization on those campuses. pic.twitter.com/afhIoewH6d
— AG (@AGHamilton29) January 9, 2026
I GUESS WE WON’T HAVE STACEY ABRAMS TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE: After 2 straight losses, Democrat Stacey Abrams sits out 2026 race for Georgia governor.
ONLY THE BEGINNING, ONLY JUST THE START: Higher ed suffers ‘brutal year’ as 9,000 jobs cut (out of 4 million total).
THE PARTY TOLD YOU TO REJECT THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR EYES AND EARS. IT WAS THEIR FINAL, MOST ESSENTIAL COMMAND:
It's very strange to watch video of a man being clearly hit by a vehicle and hearing people say that he was clearly not hit by the vehicle https://t.co/ECO1MZMyDe
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) January 9, 2026
Strange, yet hardly unexpected.
More: This is the kind of thing Winston Smith taught himself to ignore on his way to loving Big Brother:
Also extremely clear from this footage that she parked her car perpendicular in the middle of the road and had her “wife” get out and film the altercation that she was intentionally trying to provoke. This isn’t even a close call. The whole thing is her fault, from beginning to… https://t.co/1N4DpxHnFY
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 9, 2026
Evergreen:
WHO WOULDA THUNK IT: The Left REALLY Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Renee Nicole Good.
MAKE IMPERIALISM GREAT AGAIN: Energy Secretary Maps Out Goals for Venezuelan Oil.
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GET USED TO THIS — THANKS TO MAMDANI, NYC IS THE HARDCORE LEFT’S WELL-FUNDED AND WELL-ORGANIZED BASE OF OPERATIONS:
"Abolish ICE!" thousands Chant in NYC as some people chant "Kill Them All, Burn Them All" as they march through Manhattan
Video by @yyeeaahhhboiii2
to license pic.twitter.com/goecYeYdOl— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) January 9, 2026
DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: California’s controversial wealth tax proposal leaves billionaires with little way out.
The proposed California billionaire tax includes a special provision that makes it highly unlikely that anyone who wants to leave the state could avoid paying, according to tax attorneys.
The Billionaire Tax Act, which could be added to the state’s general election ballot in November, would impose a one-time tax of 5% on the total wealth of California tax residents whose net worth is $1 billion or more. While new taxes typically take effect after they’re approved, the proposed billionaire tax would apply to those who are California residents as of Jan. 1, 2026. The retroactive date left little time for California’s estimated 200 to 250 billionaires to change their tax residency after they first learned of the potential tax in December.
“The reason they did this is obvious,” said Christopher Manes of Manes Law. “If they had made the date in November, after passage, you’d have 200 people who could get out in time and save millions of dollars.”
California tech billionaire Peter Thiel announced last week that he had “established a significant presence in Miami over the last several years, maintaining a personal residence in the city since 2020” and an office for his Founders Fund venture capital firm since 2021. Attorneys told CNBC that at least two other unnamed California billionaires have moved or made plans to move since the end of last year.
A couple of thoughts.
The first is that California’s billionaires, by and large, support the political climate that made passage of the billionaire’s tax referendum possible or even likely.
The second is that even if Sacramento does collect a one-time windfall by making the tax retroactive to Jan. 1, the state — which is over-reliant on high earners for its revenues — will see an exodus of billionaires like Thiel and Larry Page that will put a permanent dent in its finances.
IT’S NOT 2020 ANYMORE:
The entire left-wing response to the Renee Good tragedy seems terribly forced, like they resent being assigned the task of trying to build up George Floyd levels of outrage over this incident.
They're trying nonetheless, but you can tell their hearts aren't in it.
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) January 9, 2026
As Saul Alinsky said, a tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.
THE HUNT IS ON:
The U.S. is now chasing 4 sanctioned oil tankers that have re-flagged as Russian vessels and are trying to escape from Venezuela.
They have also renamed themselves:
– Veronica ➡️ Galileo
– Malak ➡️ Sintez
– Diane hi ➡️ Expander
– Unknown vessel pic.twitter.com/GV2RWcQvGa— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 9, 2026
As Glenn noted a week or two, Trump goes after his rivals’ money.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: The Communism Isn’t Working, So Let’s Communism Harder. “This wasn’t exactly the ‘come to Jesus’ moment you might hope and think it was. Rather than admit that Cuba’s disastrous experiment has been a failure, he insisted that the communists try their communism even harder, suggesting that ‘every problem must be addressed from the party’s foundation, with greater discipline, ideological firmness, and by going the extra mile as militants.'”
FLASHBACK:
Fascinating (and new to me) 1979 NYT article on Ayatollah Khomeini, who is apparently:
(1) an honest man, (2) surrounded by moderates concerned w/ human rights, (3) one who will leave his internal enemies (Jews, atheists, leftists) free to express themselves, & (4) overall a… pic.twitter.com/FKoH6Dd6HX— Stephen R. C. Hicks (@SRCHicks) January 8, 2026
No enemies to the Left, they say.
Seriously:
“Sadder and wiser.”
ORVAL FAUBUS SMILES:
Democrats: The parties changed places
Also Democrats: the state militia is deploying to fight the federal troops in order to protect our supply of cheap labor https://t.co/WuxWZCVq0O
— Sunny (@sunnyright) January 8, 2026
UPDATE: The Insurrection Act awaits:
So basically we have numerous blue states that are, at a minimum, in a rhetorical state of secession from the Union. Wild. All because they don’t want to enforce federal immigration laws. https://t.co/ovrJJ2IqiA
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 9, 2026
WELL, THEY’RE CRAZY PRIVILEGED WHITE PEOPLE, SO:
*taps sign* https://t.co/YbZlSAtKP2 pic.twitter.com/wuypFCE5jg
— Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) January 9, 2026
SERIOUSLY, HE SAID THAT: Keith Ellison says his office has ‘done enough’ to combat fraud.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison brushed aside criticisms of his office’s handling of widespread fraud in Minnesota during a CNN interview this week, even as he acknowledged the state is grappling with criminal abuse of taxpayer programs.
Ellison appeared on CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” where he was pressed on exploding fraud scandals across state agencies.
“Not that fraud is not a problem. Of course it’s a problem, and of course we have to prosecute it, and of course we have been prosecuting it,” Ellison said.
When asked if his office had done enough, he doubled down. “Of course we’ve done enough. And we’re doing more every single day,” he said. “This is a political matter. This is not a serious thing.”
It is political and it is serious, but not in the ways Ellison wants people to believe.
MEANWHILE, IN ASIA:
America is playing Xi Jinping with such casual ease that I almost feel secondhand embarrassment for him.
First, Washington casually drops a deployment report on the CCP’s Rocket Force. Nothing dramatic. Just information. Xi’s response? Naturally—panic-purge the Rocket Force from… https://t.co/08yBaPs35B
— Ken Cao-The China Crash Chronicle (@Ken_LoveTW) January 9, 2026
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Fifth Circuit’s Ruling on Felon Firearm Possession: Implications for Nonviolent Offenders. “Cockerham had been convicted of a single felony: failure to pay child support. This offense, while serious in its implications for family obligations, did not involve violence, weapons, or any threat to public safety. Notably, the defendant never served time in prison, receiving a non-custodial sentence instead. The court emphasized that stripping this person of their Second Amendment rights for lifebased solely on this nonviolent, financial-related conviction did not align with the historical underpinnings of firearm regulations.”
No. It didn’t.
HOWEVER MUCH YOU DESPISE THE PRESS…:
This is stupid.
For one, the insinuation that she didn't know they were ICE agents is false. She had been purposely impeding them.
Two, the insinuation that she was just passing through and got ambushed is false. She came from another state to obstruct ICE operations.
Three,… https://t.co/F0WqCL9QAL
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) January 8, 2026
…it isn’t nearly enough.
Follow the thread for some world-class self-beclowning from The Atlantic’s James Surowiecki. He isn’t just a tool, but an obvious and stupid one.
INTERNET BLACKOUTS ARE PROOF OF MASS REPRESSION:
Everything they pretended was happening in Gaza is actually happening in Iran.
— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) January 9, 2026
ICYMI, IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: Re-Ranking China After ‘Absolute Resolve’ (and Russia, Too). “If global power rankings came out every Monday morning like they do for the NFL, this season’s strongest playoff contender just got knocked down a notch or two after a stunning shutout this weekend to the seasoned vets of Operation Absolute Resolve.”