THE EASIEST TIME TO CRUSH AN INSURGENCY IS IN THE BEGINNING: What’s unfolding in Minneapolis right now isn’t “protest.” It’s low-level insurgency infrastructure, built by people who’ve clearly studied the playbook.
And they generally collapse when you cut off the external support and funding.
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Exercise is great but exercise studies…not so much. “It’s easy to believe that exercise or physical activity is beneficial over a lifetime, it’s hard to believe that 5 min/day (the equivalent of walking 400 meters) reduces death by 30%.”
Well, to be fair, if you can’t walk 400 meters you probably won’t live as long.
UTAH IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE: University of Utah class explores ‘Black Trans Lesbian Marxists’ and radical literature.
YES:
Two things can be true at the same time.
🕯️ Alex Pretti’s death is a real and devastating tragedy, and there are several investigations appropriately occurring into the circumstances behind his killing
🎯 A far-left organizing network put Pretti in harm's way and then turned him… pic.twitter.com/lOSv3bDo6Y— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) January 26, 2026
BLUE STATE UPDATE: Minneapolis Police Chief: Yes, the Mob Should Rule.
NEWS FROM MY BACKYARD:
— @instapundit (@instapundit) January 26, 2026
THE NEW SPACE RACE: The Arctic Space Race Heats Up.
OUR PROFESSIONAL CLASS IS A DISGRACE:
If you are surprised to see such a large volume of professional class leftists acting in psychotic fashion in response to routine immigration enforcement, remember the conduct of this same group during covid: masking babies, terrifying children, boycotting family, shuttering…
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) January 18, 2026
WELL, GOOD: Xi’s Top-Rank Purge Strengthens Chinese Leader, Weakens PLA.
Related:
Here's what I don't understand. According to Russiagate, Donald Trump is working for Putin. According to China, the Chinese military is working for Donald Trump. Who's on first?
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 25, 2026
I don’t know if these claims are true — I hope that they are! — but they won’t build confidence among the Chinese military.
Related:
Mao had a prolonged and horrible death, with all his teeth rotted, without the use of his limbs able to breathe only if he lay on one side. As he declined he struck down Liu Shaoqi, Lin Biao both legends in their own right. Hovering, like evil spirits round the Great Helmsman…
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 24, 2026
It’s the “Belisarius Dilemma,” a problem as old as empires.
I MEAN, HE’S NOT WRONG:
A 1st sentence for the ages. https://t.co/dOI6PfJDqr
— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) January 23, 2026
Though if TR ever engaged with French hookers, I never heard of it.
YES.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 24, 2026
CHANGE:
One year into President Trump’s presidency, several key indicators have shifted meaningfully:
• Net illegal immigration has turned negative for the first time in ~50 years; border encounters are down ~93%.
• Violent crime is falling, with homicides down ~21%. The largest…— Quantus Insights (@QuantusInsights) January 23, 2026
GO FIGURE:
Weird that ICE are operating in dozens of states, but it only gets violent in the one where we just uncovered a billion dollar fraud ring with probable links to the governor.
— RazörFist (@RAZ0RFIST) January 25, 2026
As my New York Post column for tomorrow notes, it’s a distraction from the fraud. Or at least they hope it will be.
OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: On Weather Forecasts and “Trusting the Science.” Notes from a blizzard that didn’t happen. Plus a few thoughts on the current political situation.
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KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON: Trump issues four immigration demands to Walz, Democratic leaders.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket is on the launch pad. What’s next? Lots of on-ground tests.
DON’T GET WOBBLY:
Trump has forced the dems into taking the 20% side again. https://t.co/FQoiRjI6CW
— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) January 25, 2026
INSURRECTION:
Thread:
🧵🚨 MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED
I have infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them.
BUCKLE UP ALL WILL BE REVEALED
Each area of the city has a signal… pic.twitter.com/ATSHlCucWv
— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 24, 2026
Recently revealed Signal chats show that this felonious paramilitary operation to disrupt ICE operations is being formally coordinated with Minnesota's Lieutenant Governor and other elected state officials.
This is a criminal conspiracy of immense and troubling magnitude that… https://t.co/bE36mtf8Ik
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) January 25, 2026
TELL WALZ TO CALL OFF HIS MOBS THEN: Minnesota CEOs call for ‘immediate deescalation’ in the state.
TORI AMOS, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Scientists Just Created Tiny Earthquakes Inside a Microchip.
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