California

Feb122026

Episode 1161 – So Much For Winning The Super Bowl!

The NFL may rethink playing the Super Bowl in California after they get the tax bill.

Olympians themselves are giving Americans a reason not to watch the Olympics.

And I don’t want to hear anymore about racists memes when Leftists are calling for the genocide of white people.

Don’t Play in California

According to the Daily Wire:

The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are in for a hefty California tax bill following their 29-13 drubbing of the New England Patriots on Sunday, with some players expected to pay more in taxes than their Super Bowl earnings.

Each Seahawks player receives an individual bonus of $178,000 as negotiated by the NFL Players Association, while Patriots players will each receive $108,000.

Both Super Bowl teams are subject to California’s notorious “Jock Tax” imposed on out-of-state professional athletes, which will tax both respective teams on income from the eight “duty days” spent practicing and playing in the Golden State.

Jeffrey Degner, a research fellow in economics at the American Institute for Economic Research, told FOX Business that this tax alone will cut the average player’s Super Bowl bonuses in half at a minimum — without even taking into account additional state and federal taxes.

“What that means here is that the winning team, their take-home pay will be approximately $86,000. If you’re on the losing side, the take-home would be about $49,800,” Degner told FOX Business.

Each “duty day” includes any day spent in California practicing, participating in team meetings, traveling, playing in a game, or doing media events. The state taxes each player by applying the ratio of their duty days in the state to their total duty days overall, then claiming that share of the player’s income.

“The players have a really complex tax situation where they can have 10 or more different states that they’re having to file taxes for,” Degner said. “This is why a lot of these young players, it’s really important for teams to settle them in with sharp financial advisors and tax advisors so that they don’t lose their shirts, so to speak.”

Sport business reporter Kurt Badenhausen estimates that Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, with 8+ duty days taxed out of his massive three-year, $105 million deal with Seattle and a $178,000 bonus, will pay $249,000 in California state taxes.

Stanford University Finance Professor and Hoover Institution Fellow Joshua Rauh commented on the numbers, sarcastically complimenting California’s tax system for ensuring the “incentive to win is preserved” by taxing the Super Bowl loser more than the winner.

“If his team wins, Darnold will receive $178k and pay $249k to California in taxes for his time here, losing $71k. If his team loses he gets $103k and still pays over $235k in taxes, losing $135k. I presume California is declaring victory, as his incentive to win is preserved,” Rauh quipped.

California has the highest state income tax rate in the nation, while several states with NFL stadiums — including Tennessee, Texas, and Florida — impose no income tax on their residents or visitors, leading many to question whether future Super Bowls should be held in California.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-taxes-could-cost-nfl-stars-more-than-their-entire-super-bowl-paychecks?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Nathan+Gay&category=News&elementPosition=4&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=California+Taxes+Could+Cost+NFL+Stars+More+Than+Their+Entire+Super+Bowl+Paychecks

The Olympics

In some Olympic news, Lindsey Von suffered a terrible crash in the downhill skiing. Last week, she tore her ACL but she decided to ski. About 200 yards into her race, she lost control and broke her left leg. She needed to be air lifted out and had surgery. Pray for her.

I am not watching the Olympics because I am tired of a bunch of privileged athletes, who make tons of money in their sports, making asses out of themselves. It turns me off.

What has been happening recently is these athletes have been disparaging the United States, which has always been weird to me. The athletes from no other countries do this.

Here is Mikaela Shiffrin.

Here is Amber Glenn bitching about how bad lesbians have it.

Here is Hunter Hess:

Here is Chris Lillis:

Some things:

  • I hope they all lose.
  • This is not the time to practice free speech.
  • What was the media thinking asking these questions?

I Don’t Want To Hear About Memes

https://thepostmillennial.com/texas-dem-gene-wu-says-minorities-can-take-over-the-us-to-make-things-fairer

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Feb122026

Episode 1159 – More Bad News for California Drivers!

More bad news for California drivers will be coming on Saturday.

Nike has some explaining to do.

And Virginia Democrats have decided to go after a hundred and fifty year old institution. The Trump administration is looking to save it.

The News

  • The Washington Post is laying off 300 employees, about 1/3 of its staff. This comes on the heels of Amazon laying off 16,000 employees due to restructuring.
  • Valero is closing an oil refinery in California four months ahead of schedule.
    • Refineries are fleeing the Golden State as regulations drive operating costs 26 to 37% higher than the national average. Chevron moved its operations from the Bay Area to Texas, while Phillips 66 powered down its 140,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles refinery in October.
    • California has the second highest gas prices in the country at $4.37. We’re going for number 1!
    • This comes before California is set to raise gas taxes by $.03 in July.
    • Get ready for $7 dollar gas.
    • The national average is $2.88 a gallon. It is Lefty states like Hawaii, California, Illinois, and New York that are keeping the average gas prices that high.
  • Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secretly altered the official Palisades Fire response report to downplay the failures made by the city and fire department when the deadly blaze erupted, a new report said.
    • Bass, after seeing an early draft of the after-action report, wanted key findings of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s shortcomings scrubbed or watered down — and even warned then-interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva the unedited conclusions could expose the city to legal liability, sources close to the Democrat’s staff told the Los Angeles Times.
  • The federal agency that enforces U.S. workplace discrimination laws said Wednesday it is investigating Nike over allegations that its diversity initiatives unlawfully discriminated against White employees and job applicants, according to a court filing.
    • Reuters reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Nike has refused to comply with a subpoena seeking information, including data on the racial and ethnic makeup of the global athletic apparel and footwear company based in Beaverton, Oregon.
    • The commission said the investigation centers on claims that Nike deliberately treated White employees and job applicants unfairly, including allegations that they were disproportionately targeted for layoffs.
    • The agency said it is seeking the records to determine whether Nike violated federal anti-discrimination law.

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/2019069689582723333?s=20

https://nypost.com/2026/02/04/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-secretly-altered-palisades-fire-analysis-to-downplay-las-failures-report/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1770242914
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/nikes-diversity-initiatives-under-eeoc-scrutiny-alleged-discrimination-against-white-workers
https://nypost.com/2026/02/04/us-news/valero-shuts-california-refinery-early-as-gas-prices-poised-to-spike/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1770232527

They Only Destroy

According to the Daily Wire:

The War Department is monitoring efforts by Virginia Democrats to potentially cripple the Virginia Military Institute, The Daily Wire can first report.

Cadets at VMI, the nation’s first state-sponsored and supported military college, have grown increasingly anxious about the fate of their institution since Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger entered office and appointed former Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to VMI’s Board of Visitors.

Northam had ordered an audit into alleged racism and sexism at VMI in 2021, amid the Democrat-led wave of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion measures in universities across the nation — measures supported by then-President Joe Biden and his administration.

Now, Virginia Democrats suggest that the military institution is still rife with racism, sexism, and cultural barriers. They proposed two measures taking aim at the school: their proposed House Bill 1377 establishes a task force evaluating whether VMI should still be funded by the state, and House Bill 1374 would end VMI’s Board of Visitors and give the state full oversight of the institution.

Revoking VMI’s state funding would likely lead to the school’s demise.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told The Daily Wire on Tuesday that the War Department “reserves the right to take extraordinary measures to protect the integrity of VMI.”

So why do these people hate VMI?

Some state representatives who support the measures, like Democrat Michael Feggans of Virginia Beach, point to VMI’s roots in the Civil War, arguing that the institution has buildings on campus named for Confederate military figures.

Democrat state Rep. Dan Helmer of Fairfax, frustrated that VMI did not renew the contract of VMI’s first black superintendent, told one local outlet: “For those of us, like me, who care deeply about service and care deeply about producing leaders of character, we need to ensure that VMI has turned the page.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-says-it-will-fight-virginia-dems-to-save-historic-military-college?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&category=Exclusive&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Trump+Admin+Says+It+Will+Fight+Virginia+Dems+To+Save+Historic+Military+College

That’s Going to Fix the Prison System

According to the Post Millennial:

Socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed ex-convict Stanley Richards as the city’s newest Department of Correction commissioner. Per Gothamist, Richards spent two-and-a-half years on Rikers Island on robbery charges in the 1980s and spent an additional four-and-a-half years in state prison before being released in 1991. This marks the first time an ex-convict has held the role.

Mamdani said in a news conference, “Stanley will make history in this role as the first ever formerly incarcerated person to serve as commissioner. That achievement is not merely symbolic. It is a testament to the thought and leadership he will bring to every member of correction staff and incarcerated New Yorkers underneath his purview.”

After his release, Richards began working as a counselor with the Fortune Society, which provides housing and re-entry services for ex-convicts leaving jail. He served as the society’s president until his appointment, as well as a deputy correction commissioner under former Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s Board of Correction.

Richards said, “The future of Rikers is not endless confinement, scapegoating or demonizing. It is safety, transformation and rehabilitation.”

Benny Boscio, the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association union said in a statement, “Despite the many false narratives that have portrayed COBA as an ‘obstacle to reform,’ we have been ready, willing and able to meet and work with anyone, as long as they respect the rights of our Correction Officers and understand that their safety and security matter. The jails cannot and will not operate as safely as possible if the concerns of our members are brushed aside. It is our hope that Mr. Richards understands that dynamic as he takes on this new role and demonstrates a commitment to putting safety and security before any political ideology.”

Richards said in a statement, “I am deeply honored and grateful to Mayor Mamdani for this appointment. This role represents the culmination of my lifelong commitment to criminal justice reform, drawing directly from my own experience of incarceration on Rikers, which fueled my decades of work at The Fortune Society and with the Department of Correction, helping thousands rebuild their lives through reentry programs, leadership roles, and advocacy.”

“This appointment is an opportunity to lead from the top, advocating for both incarcerated individuals and correction officers to create safer jails and real pathways to rehabilitation. This is a chance to drive upstream change, connecting people to services like those at Fortune Society that transformed my own life. I will work tirelessly with this administration to ensure that we prioritize humane and safe conditions and ensure justice for all New Yorkers.”

So, what is the Fortune Society?

Mission and Purpose

The organization’s core mission is to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, with the goal of strengthening communities. It emphasizes belief in individuals’ capacity to change and works to create a more fair, humane, and rehabilitative justice system.

What They Do

The Fortune Society provides a “one-stop-shop” of services for people with justice involvement, including help with housing, employment, education, health, mental health, substance use treatment, and family support. Each year, it serves thousands of people—over 8,000 to 13,000 annually in recent descriptions—through both direct services and advocacy.​

Key Programs and Services

Major service areas include supportive and transitional housing (such as its residences The Castle and Castle Gardens), job readiness and placement, educational programs (literacy, GED, and college prep), and counseling. The organization also helps with benefits enrollment, health and mental health care connections, substance use treatment, and creative arts programming.

Advocacy and Systems Change

Beyond direct services, The Fortune Society engages in policy and advocacy work aimed at reducing barriers to housing, employment, and education for people with records. It works to advance reforms that make the criminal justice system more rehabilitative and less reliant on incarceration.

https://thepostmillennial.com/mamdani-appoints-ex-con-as-nyc-department-of-corrections-head
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-is-the-fortune-society-onhlxeSjTw2fZgucFc5EDQ

I’ve Got a Weird Take

According to Fox News:

A string of recent incidents in which ICE agents and Department of Homeland Security leadership have been refused service at corporate gas stations and hotel chains has raised questions about whether private businesses can lawfully deny service to federal law enforcement officers.

The incidents — including ICE agents who were turned away from hotels and a Border Patrol commander being denied service at a gas station — have prompted debate over whether such refusals amount to lawful private discretion or illegal discrimination against federal law enforcement carrying out official duties.

The most recent flashpoint unfolded at a Speedway gas station, where video captured by conservative activist Cam Higby showed U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino being followed out of the store by a man identifying himself as a manager.

Bovino himself was silent on the matter when asked by Higby among the crowd outside Speedway, while Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said similar situations had transpired at several different gas stations where agitators stalked agents.

When Higby asked the man why he refused Bovino service, he replied: “Because I wanted to. I don’t support ICE and nobody here does.”

The man remained silent when asked if he thought it was legal to deny service to federal agents based on their role, while the employee could be heard saying, “If it is [illegal] I personally don’t care.”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/i-dont-support-ice-gas-station-refusal-ignites-debate-over-denying-service-federal-agents

They Have a Big Opinion of Themselves

According to the Post Millennial:

A few leftist men out in Minnesota decided to make a parody of the Iwo Jima flag raising, only instead lifting up the Minnesota flag, which was recently scrutinized for looking somewhat similar to the flag of Somalia.

Video of the “flag raising” was posted by Anton Treuer, who is a professor at Bemidji State University and claims to be an “Indigenous language warrior” on X.

Treuer, although it is unclear if he was pictured in the video, said in the caption, “We stand for justice and a future worth fighting for! #MNStrong #iceout #Minnesota #peace #solidarity.” The clip, which has not gone viral on social media, depicts six people holding up the Minnesota flag in the position from the famous Iwo Jima flag raising photo from World War II.

Many reacted to the post online, slamming the group of leftist as people wanting to cosplay as soldiers as the Trump administration has been surging ICE into the region to detain illegal immigrant criminals.

Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec said of the video, “Leftists in Minneapolis are now staging the flag-raising of Iwo Jima with their fake Somali flag Good Lord, we’re reaching levels of cringe that have never been seen.”

https://thepostmillennial.com/leftists-mock-classic-iwo-jima-photo-by-raising-new-somali-inspired-minnesota-flag

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Feb122026

Episode 1158 – The Sacrifices to the Trans Gods Are Over!

The whole mutilation of children for the sacrifice to the trans gods seems to be done, thanks to the courts.

Billie Elish f-ed around and found out.

And California is in some trouble.

Huge News

According to the New York Times:

In the first malpractice verdict against providers of gender-affirming care for minors, a jury in New York State has awarded a woman $2 million in damages for a double mastectomy she received as a teenager that she said had left her disfigured.

The plaintiff, Fox Varian, 22, of Yorktown Heights, had accused her psychologist and the plastic surgeon who performed the operation of failing to obtain adequate consent about the risks before she agreed to undergo the procedure in 2019.

She also claimed that the providers had deviated from standard practices governing gender-related medical care.

Ms. Varian, who was 16 at the time of the surgery, was assigned female at birth but as a teenager identified as a man. She later came to regret the decision to transition and now identifies as a woman, an example of a process known as detransitioning.

The verdict, which was announced on Friday following a three-week trial in White Plains, was first reported by the Free Press.

Individuals who decide to detransition have often been cited by the Trump administration in its efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/health/gender-surgery-malpractice-varian.html

They Always Eat Themselves

According to the New York Post:

The Native American tribe that owns the land under Billie Eilish’s multimillion-dollar Los Angeles mansion said celebrities should “explicitly” reference the tribes if they want to use them to virtue-signal.

The Tongva tribe confirmed the “Bad Guy” singer’s $3 million home does sit on its “ancestral land,” after the 24-year-old used her Grammys acceptance speech to rail against ICE and insist that “no one is illegal on stolen land.”

The indigenous inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin, known as the “First Angelenos,” said they appreciate Eilish’s sentiment, but noted that the performer hasn’t contacted them directly — and insisted that next time, she explicitly reference them.

“Eilish has not contacted our tribe directly regarding her property, we do value the instance when public figures provide visibility to the true history of this country,” a Tongva spokesperson told the Daily Mail.

“It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles Basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory,” the spokesperson added.

Eilish was widely mocked for her comments on Sunday, as she yelled, “F–k ICE” from the stage while denouncing the US as stolen land.

Of course, CNN, who thinks celebrities help the Democrats, decided to get in a fight when one person says that celebrities should just keep out of politics.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/us-news/native-american-tribe-has-message-for-billie-eilish-after-grammys-speech

Was a Law Broken?

According to Fox News:

More Fraud

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Feb122026

Episode 1157 – Bill and Hillary Are Back!

Yay! We get to hear from Bill and Hillary again!

The Los Angeles Police Department shows there is some sanity in California.

And, speaking of California, they think they may have a solution when it comes to dealing with their budget deficits.

News

Here is some news:

  • Bill and Hillary Clinton have dropped their opposition and agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Every federal immigration officer on the ground in Minneapolis will now have a body camera following two recent fatal shootings of anti-ICE agitators.
  • Christopher Nolan is doing a movie about “The Odyssey,” Homer’s epic poem, and he has cast Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy — the face that launched a thousand ships, the most beautiful woman in the Greek world.

Uh, Yeah!

According to the New York Post:

Federal agents who defy California’s new mask ban won’t face enforcement from the LAPD, the police chief said.

“It wasn’t well thought out,” Chief Jim McDonnell said in a press conference Friday.

“The reality of one armed agency approaching another armed agency to create conflict over something that would be a misdemeanor at best or an infraction, it doesn’t make any sense,” McDonnell added.

The law, known as the “No Secret Police Act,” mandates visible identification and permits violations to be cited as misdemeanors. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law, it took effect January 1st. The Trump administration has challenged the statute, arguing it interferes with federal operations.

The Department of Justice is challenging the “No Secret Police Act” saying it’s unconstitutional, and creates risks for agents, including harassment.

Exceptions to the law include masks permitted for undercover operations, medical reasons, or specific protective gear, such as tactical helmets. 

https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/us-news/lapd-wont-enforce-federal-agent-mask-ban-it-wasnt-well-thought-out-chief-mcdonnell/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1769993474

You’ve Got to be Kidding?!

According to the New York Post:

California drivers and Republican legislators are furious over a Democrat-led proposal that could see motorists taxed for each mile they drive.

With the state staring down a budget deficit in the billions and more Californians switching to electric vehicles, Democratic lawmakers are searching for new ways to shore up declining gas tax revenue.

Californians pay the second-highest gas price in the nation behind only Hawaii. In January, the average price was $4.23 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association.

On Thursday, state legislators advanced Democrat Lori Wilson’s bill, AB 1421, which would direct the California Transportation Commission and the state Transportation Agency to continue studying options for a mileage-based tax, rather than implementing one.

Opponents of the proposal were out in force Saturday, with activists gathering at Cal Expo in Sacramento to collect signatures opposing a raft of new Democratic tax measures, including a potential mileage charge.

Under concepts outlined in the study, the tax could range from two to nine cents per mile. With California drivers logging roughly 11,400 miles a year on average, a mileage charge could cost motorists between $228 and $1,026 annually.

Beyond the price tag, critics warn that tracking drivers’ mileage could be both logistically complex and deeply invasive.

In its current form, the bill would commission a report examining equity concerns for low-income drivers who often travel longer distances in less fuel-efficient vehicles, analyze the potential impact of a weight-per-mile fee on commercial and electric vehicles, and outline regional and statewide options for implementing a road usage charge.

California has a $73 billion deficit according to the Hoover Institute.

(a) State funding for transportation comes mainly from six different fuel taxes and vehicle fees dedicated to specific purposes. These sources generated about $14,000,000,000 in the 2023–24 fiscal year.

(b) The gasoline excise tax is by far the largest of these charges. The tax is 57.9 cents per gallon and generated about $7,800,000,000 in fiscal year 2023–24.

(c) California relies on gasoline and diesel tax revenue to build and maintain its highways, public transit, and other transportation infrastructure, which is a problem in a state aggressively pushing a transition to electric vehicles (EVs).

(d) Since the passage of Senate Bill 1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), gas taxes have begun to lag, in large part due to Californians adopting lower emission vehicles. The state’s climate goals, including the switch to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and reductions in statewide per capita vehicle miles traveled for light-duty vehicles, are projected to reduce fuel tax revenues in the coming years.

(e) California’s gas revenues have steadily increased over the last decade as lawmakers hike tax rates, but that curve is projected to turn downwards as more drivers switch to EVs.

(f) Californians have purchased more than a million EVs in the last four years, according to the California Energy Commission. Those numbers will continue to increase as a result of the state’s mandate for all new car sales to be ZEVs by 2035.

(g) The Legislative Analyst’s Office projects revenues will decline by as much as $2,000,000,000 annually by 2030 and up to $4,000,000,000 annually by 2035. A study by the Mineta Transportation Institute estimated a reduction in revenues of between $4,800,000,000 and $12,100,000,000 by 2040.

(h) The California Transportation Commission projects that the state will collect $31,300,000,000 less in fuel excise tax revenue due to increased fuel efficiency and the proliferation of ZEVs over the next decade.

(i) Collectively, various states and the federal government have undertaken research and exploration of possible revenue mechanisms to supplement or replace the fuel excise tax.

(j) In 2014, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1077 (Chapter 835, Statutes of 2014) which created the Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee (RUC TAC). The RUC TAC was charged with the development and evaluation of an authorized pilot program to assess the potential for a mileage-based financing mechanism for California’s roads and highways as an alternative to the fuel excise tax system.

(k) In 2017, California completed the SB 1077 pilot program, which enrolled more than 5,000 vehicles that reported more than 37,000,000 miles over a nine-month period. Importantly, the collection of revenue was simulated in the pilot program through mock invoices and payments.

(l) The final pilot program report found further testing of the revenue collection processes should be the next step to undertake in order for California to evaluate revenue flows and identify challenges, efficiencies, and synergies for possible road user charge implementation.

(m) Presently, the state is analyzing the financial impacts of a road user charge on supercommuters, as well as additional engagement with rural communities and tribal nations to better inform constituencies on a road charge concept.

(n) The benefit of a road use charge is that it could be structured to provide gas tax relief to low-income drivers.

(o) Implementing a road use charge in a way that appeals to both low- and moderate-income households and urban and rural communities across the state’s diverse geography will require significant education, negotiation, and compromise.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/31/us-news/california-drivers-are-a-step-closer-to-paying-per-mile-tax/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=capost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1769911977
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1421/id/3137105

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Jan262026

Episode 1151 – Hello? Didn’t You Know Envy is a Sin!

We are learning a little more about the people who crashed that church on Sunday.

California’s education system could be in some big trouble soon.

And Eric Swalwell, who lives in Washington D.C. has decided to run for California governor, makes a promise on what he’s going to do to ICE officers when he’s governor.

Arrest Her

According to Fox News:

Far-left agitator Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was one of the organizers of the storming of a Minnesota church to protest ICE on Sunday, raked in over $1 million during six years leading a Minneapolis civil rights nonprofit that addresses anti-poverty issues.

Armstrong, whose website identifies her as a civil rights lawyer and “scholar-activist,” helped to organize the storming of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. 

In a Facebook post, she claimed that one of the church’s pastors is a leader at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The demonstration is one of many throughout the Twin Cities in protest of the federal government’s surge of immigration enforcement officials to crack down on widespread fraud taking place in the state. 

Armstrong, who is currently the founder and CEO of a cannabis company called Dope Roots, led the nonprofit as executive director for at least six years, from 2019 through 2024, according to tax filings by the Wayfinder Foundation.

The post features a video of anti-ICE activist Mike Anderson outside a church, defiantly denying disruption of a worship service while challenging Attorney General Pam Bondi to arrest him.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2013796507577692165

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-agitator-who-organized-minnesota-church-storming-raked-over-1-million-from-nonprofit

What an Idiot

https://twitter.com/i/status/2012662698039771336

https://nypost.com/2026/01/17/us-news/eric-swalwell-vows-to-revoke-ice-officers-drivers-licenses-good-luck-walking-to-work-a-holes/?utm_sf_post_ref=653885087&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_sf_cserv_ref=17469289

Finally

According to Fox News:

A top Trump administration Education Department official exposed a pair of blue states that he says are among the worst for federal student aid fraud as officials crack down on scammers who are exploiting the taxpayer-funded programs.

In 2025, the Department of Education said it prevented $1 billion of fraud in the aid programs. Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said these schemes are not only a waste of taxpayer money, but also disproportionately affect low-income students trying to pay for their education.

“We talked about California being certainly a hub of fraud, waste and abuse, but we also see Minnesota, for example,” Kent told Fox News Digital. “You know, one of the things that has been brought to light over the course of the last couple of weeks is the enormous amount of fraud, waste and abuse under the governor’s leadership there, and this is something that the federal Department of Education had lifted up and highlighted months ago.”

“And to kind of put that into perspective, that’s 1,700 Pell Grants for low-income students that that money could have gone toward,” Kent continued. “So when we think about limited resources, we think about taking away these things that low-income and middle-income students really need in order to get in and through their educational journey.”

During a 12-month period between 2024 and 2025, scammers stole at least $10 million in federal financial aid from community colleges in California. According to one report, 34% of applications to community colleges in the state last year were likely fake.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/top-trump-admin-education-official-exposes-blue-state-financial-aid-fraud-offenders

This is the Mentality

https://twitter.com/i/status/2012629751291138056

Gee, Why Is There So Much Crime in Illinois?

https://twitter.com/i/status/2012455293138157592

Here’s One Company That Will Leave New York

According to Fox News:

New York City reached a $2.1 million settlement with A&E Real Estate covering 14 buildings in three boroughs, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying the agreement will force repairs and stop what he described as tenant harassment.

“Today, I am proud to stand here … to announce that New York City has come to a settlement with A&E Realty regarding 14 buildings across three boroughs,” Mamdani said Friday at a news conference in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Asked during the news conference how aggressive the new administration plans to be with landlords, Mamdani said, “We want to make it clear to everyone in this city that no one is above the law and that if you are a landlord violating the law, then this administration will hold you to account.”

Mamdani said the settlement requires A&E to pay “$2.1 million in restitution” and includes “injunctions preventing them from harassing their tenants” while compelling the company “to correct more than 4,000 building code violations across these 14 buildings.”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-announces-settlement-major-landlord-tenants-describe-nightmare-conditions

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Jan262026

Episode 1149 – Please, Start Making Arrests!!

A Minnesota judge makes something that is already unconstitutional, illegal.

Don Lemon could (and should) think about getting a lawyer. Let’s see if the DoJ does anything about it.

And I have an example of the mentality of the elites in the state of California and will talk about why this is so wrong.

It’s Already Illegal

According to Fox News:

A Minnesota judge issued a ruling Friday barring federal officers from detaining or deploying tear gas against peaceful protesters who are not obstructing authorities while participating in Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.

The order from U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez restricting the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal agents comes amid ongoing protests and heightened tension in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot Minnesota resident Renee Good earlier this month.

The ruling prohibits officers from retaliating against anyone peacefully protesting or observing the actions of immigration officers, adding that federal agents must show probable cause or reasonable suspicion that someone has committed a crime or is interfering with law enforcement operations.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said following the ruling that the First Amendment does not protect “rioting,” adding that DHS is “taking appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public from dangerous rioters.”

https://www.foxnews.com/us/federal-judge-restricts-ice-agents-amid-ongoing-minneapolis-area-protests-over-fatal-shooting

Dumbass of the Day

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Episode 1146 – Rest in Peace, Scott!

The Supreme Court is hearing a common sense case. We should have some great audio tomorrow.

A domestic terror attack occurs in Mississippi, but no one seems to care. I’ll talk about why this may not be a bad thing.

And Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and writer of several books, has died after a short battle with cancer.

This Should Be A Slam Dunk Case

According to the Daily Wire:

Lainey Armistead’s first-ever trip to the Supreme Court will be to watch her own case, a high-stakes legal fight that will determine whether states have the right to keep gender-confused men from dominating women’s sports.

Armistead, a former women’s collegiate soccer player, is fighting for West Virginia’s “Save Women’s Sports” law, which barred transgender-identifying males from participating in women’s sports. The fight over the law will come to a head Tuesday as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on West Virginia’s law and a similar measure out of Idaho.

“I just am baffled that a girl from Kentucky who went to school and at a smaller school in West Virginia would have the opportunity to be heard,” Armistead told The Daily Wire. “By them taking up this case, they’ve told me and all the other girls that we matter and that we’re important.”

Armistead was the captain of West Virginia State University women’s soccer team and played from 2019-2022 as transgender sports debate intensified across the nation. During that time, the debate rose to a fevered pitch as University of Pennsylvania transgender-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas won a national championship title in the 500-yard freestyle in March 2022 over female swimmers.

Armistead joined the legal fight to defend West Virginia’s law in September 2021, becoming an intervenor in the case after hearing of female athletes in Connecticut losing to a male athlete competing as a woman.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-set-to-answer-what-is-a-woman-in-high-stakes-trans-athlete-cases?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&category=undefined&elementPosition=7&row=3&rowHeadline=Latest+News&rowType=Vertical+Carousel&title=Supreme+Court+Set+To+Answer+%E2%80%98What+Is+A+Woman%3F%E2%80%99+In+High-Stakes+Trans+Athlete+Cases

Where Did This Come From

According to Fox News:

A suspect was in custody Saturday after an apparent arson attack set a Mississippi synagogue ablaze, destroying Torahs and prompting an investigation involving the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

The blaze broke out shortly after 3 a.m. at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, the state’s largest synagogue. No congregants were injured, officials said.

Photos from the scene showed severe damage to an administrative office and the synagogue’s library, where several Torahs were destroyed or damaged.

Jackson Mayor John Horhn confirmed that a person was taken into custody following an investigation that also included the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mississippi-synagogue-burned-arson-attack-suspect-custody

More Communist Policiy Disaster

According to the New York Post:

The Seattle police union is slamming the city’s new socialist mayor for apparently issuing a directive halting all open drug use arrests — in favor of promoting a diversion program they say suffers from “suicidal empathy.”

Wilson, 43, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, ran on a platform of seemingly impossible guarantees — including a promise to “Trump-proof Seattle,” according to her campaign website.

The Seattle Police Officers Guild said it was blindsided by a directive from Wilson’s team to pause open drug use arrests, in a statement issued Sunday.

The union said that an internal memo ordered the police department to funnel related cases through the city’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program, which aims to steer offenders engaged in low-level drug crime away from the criminal justice system.

LEAD seeks to connect alleged drug users with intensive case managers, who typically help their clients with anything from housing to mental illness.

The union blasted her apparent decision as a glaring red flag that will promote societal decay — and claimed LEAD actively supports “suicidal empathy” in its lenient practices.

“Most cops know that the LEAD program supports this ideology, and they don’t want to refer cases. It is a waste of time. We’ve all seen how our streets can be filled with death, decay, blight, and crime when ideology like this infects our city. Now with this resurrected insane direction, death, destruction, and more human suffering will be supercharged,” Mike Solan, the union president, said.

Police Chief Shon Barnes wrote that “new policies and procedures are inevitable” in the wake of “the shifting political landscape our city has grown accustomed to,” in the full memo obtained by KOMO.

The jarring change was “effective immediately,” said Barnes, who also noted that any suspect who refuses to comply with LEAD will still face “traditional prosecutorial measures.”

Wilson, however, denied the union’s bold assertions and claimed in a statement Monday that she hadn’t enforced any policy change.

“You’ll know when I announce a policy change, because I’ll announce a policy change,” she said sarcastically.

Despite the orders laid out in the internal memo, Seattle PD also said “nothing has changed when it comes to police continuing to make drug-related arrests.”

The Post reached out to to the police union for comment.

Wilson’s vision stretches far beyond Seattle’s borders. On the eve of her Jan. 1 inauguration, she shared a post expressing “solidarity” with Somali child care providers in the city who have come under scrutiny amid a day care scandal more than 1,000 miles away in Minnesota. 

City leadership, she said, “will not tolerate anyone who is trying to intimidate, harass, or film Somali childcare providers” — prompting the head of the Department of Justice’s civil rights division to remind her that “citizen journalism are NOT HATE CRIMES in America.”

https://nypost.com/2026/01/05/us-news/seattle-police-union-blasts-citys-new-socialist-mayor-for-allegedly-redirecting-drug-cases-insane-direction/?utm_medium=social&utm_social_post_id=643392115&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_social_handle_id=17469289

Some Common Sense

According to Fox News:

Though Newsom has publicly supported a progressive tax structure, he said the billionaire tax “makes no sense,” adding that, “It’s really damaging to the state.”

“I have a very specific agenda that I’m trying to follow, and then also [be] very pragmatic about what I don’t know — that is, all the things that come your way that are not on the agenda,” he told Politico. “This is not how I wanted to spend my last year.”

“The good news is the overwhelming opposition to this by others,” Newsom said. “I think it will be defeated, because I think people understand what it does versus what it promotes to do.”

Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

A spokesperson for Newsom previously told The Wall Street Journal that the governor opposes “state-level wealth taxes” because they drive away affluent residents. At The New York Times DealBook Summit in December 2025, Newsom criticized wealth-tax proposals and emphasized California’s competitive environment, saying states “can’t isolate [themselves] from the 49 others” regarding tax policy.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/newsom-says-california-wealth-tax-really-damaging-billionaires-move-money-businesses-out-of-state

It’s Ain’t Going to Get Better

According to the New York Post:

More people are fleeing California than any other state — as Golden Staters pack up and head to places like Texas and Florida, according to a new U-Haul analysis.

California ranked dead last for the sixth time in a row on the moving and storage rental company’s list of “growth states.”

The grim news came with a bit of a very small silver lining — the out-migration wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been, the company said in a Monday news release.

Rounding out the bottom five were Illinois (49), New Jersey (48), New York (47) and Massachusetts (46). The bottom five and nine out of 10 worst states for growth are run by Democrat governors while seven went blue in the last presidential election, according to U-Haul.

Meanwhile, seven of the top 10 growth states are run by Republican governors and nine went red in the 2024 presidential election, the analysis said. The top five states for growth were Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, according to U-Haul.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/us-news/more-people-fleeing-california-more-than-any-other-state/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_social_post_id=644283951&utm_medium=social&utm_social_handle_id=17469289&utm_source=twitter

RIP Scott

According to the Daily Wire:

Cartoonist Scott Adams, best known for creating the hilariously relatable, satirical comic strip “Dilbert,” has died at the age of 68 following a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Adams’ ex-wife, Shelly Miles, revealed the news via the “Real Coffee With Scott Adams” YouTube show. Miles also shared a “final message” from Adams.

“If you are reading this, things did not go well for me. I have a few things to say before I go. My body failed before my brain,” she read, noting that Adams professed to be “of sound mind” when he wrote the note.

“Many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I’m not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me, so here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior and look forward to spending an eternity with Him. The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven. I won’t need any more convincing than that. I hope I’m still qualified for entry.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-had-an-amazing-life-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-dies-at-68-following-cancer-battle?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Amanda+Harding&category=Entertainment&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=%E2%80%98I+Had+An+Amazing+Life%E2%80%99%3A+%E2%80%98Dilbert%E2%80%99+Creator+Scott+Adams+Dies+At+68+Following+Cancer+Battle

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Episode 1142 – A Steep Fall From Grace!

Someone tried to break into JD Vance’s home. You’ll shocked when you hear about this guy.

Tim Walz has fallen from grace. How he got on top of the mountain of grace is the big question.

And California and Gavin Newsom have caught the eye of the Department of Justice. It’s about time.

The Violence Continues

According to Perplexity:

JD Vance’s Ohio home in Cincinnati was attacked by a man wielding a hammer who shattered multiple windows and damaged property while the vice president and his family were away in Washington, D.C. The suspect, identified as 26‑year‑old William (or William D.) Defoor/DeFoor of Cincinnati, was taken into custody at the scene and now faces both federal and local charges.​

What happened

  • Around just after midnight Monday, Secret Service agents at Vance’s Walnut Hills residence heard a loud commotion and found a man using a hammer to smash a window and attempt entry into the home.​
  • Before reaching the house, the suspect also struck a Secret Service vehicle, leaving marks and abrasions on the driver’s side window, according to a criminal complaint.​

Damage and location

  • The intruder allegedly broke multiple glass panels in three large historic front windows, with government‑owned security glass and features damaged at an estimated value exceeding 28,000 dollars.​
  • The house is a 19th‑century residence in Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills neighborhood, on hills overlooking the city, which has frequently drawn protesters during Vance’s vice presidency.​
  • Federally, Defoor/DeFoor is charged with damaging government property, committing acts of physical violence in a restricted area, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers.​
  • Locally, court records list misdemeanor counts including vandalism, criminal trespass, criminal damaging, and obstruction of official business, with an arraignment set in Hamilton County.​

Suspect background and motive

  • Public records and prior cases show Defoor has a history involving mental‑health court supervision in an earlier vandalism case, and his current counsel has suggested mental health issues rather than political motives drove the incident.​
  • Reporting also notes he is the transgender child of a Democratic donor and that he asked to be called “Julia,” details that conservative outlets have highlighted in political coverage of the case.​

Vance’s response

Officials emphasize that neither Vance nor his family were in Ohio at the time; they were at their primary residence in Washington, D.C., and no injuries have been reported.

Vance stated on X that, “as far as I can tell, a crazy person tried to break in by hammering the windows,” and he thanked the Secret Service and Cincinnati police for their fast response.​

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/jd-vances-ohio-home-vandalized-kbOgTgyyT9G2Belgv7oKbg

Bye-Bye

According to the the New York Times:

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said on Monday that he was abandoning his bid for re-election to a third term. And Senator Amy Klobuchar, a fellow Democrat, is considering seeking the office, two people briefed on conversations between the politicians said.

Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met on Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to succeed him. For Mr. Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 election, the departure caps a brief rise in national politics.

Mr. Walz said a widening scandal over fraud in social services programs in Minnesota had persuaded him to drop out of the race. He had been criticized for his administration’s oversight of the programs and its failure to prevent widespread fraud.

This guy is running a daycare center:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/walz-governor-fraud-klobuchar.html

It’s About Time

According to the Daily Wire:

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday morning that his administration launched a fraud investigation into California in the wake of the federal government’s Minnesota fraud probe.

Trump accused California under Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of being worse than Minnesota when it comes to corruption. Minnesota, another Democrat-run state, that has come under the microscope in the past month over a welfare fraud scheme and allegations that Somali-run daycares have been inflating their enrollment numbers to receive more taxpayer funding.

“California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible???” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The Fraud Investigation of California has begun. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The president did not specify what the fraud investigation would look into or which federal agency would lead it. A White House official told The Daily Wire that there was “nothing to add to the President’s post.” In a statement shared with The Daily Wire, Newsom’s office called Trump “a deranged, habitual liar.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-fraud-investigation-has-begun-in-newsoms-california-more-corrupt-than-minnesota?topStoryPosition=undefined&author=Zach+Jewell&category=News&elementPosition=1&row=1&rowHeadline=Top+Stories&rowType=Top+Stories&title=Trump+Says+Fraud+Investigation+%E2%80%98Has+Begun%E2%80%99+In+Newsom%E2%80%99s+California%3A+%E2%80%98More+Corrupt+Than+Minnesota%E2%80%99

Speaking of New York…

Zorhan Mamdani was inaugurated as the mayor of New York.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006821888014651489

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006825236893696163

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006823362182394125

https://twitter.com/i/status/2006818140479492428

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