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Excellent video on National Debt from Congressman Schweikert

 

 

 

 

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Dee
Dee

Due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our hotel…” Several hotels are now closing in the Twin Cities because of safety concerns—The Double Tree downtown St. Paul sliding this notification under the door of some guests.

I called the hotel and they are indeed closing today.
https://x.com/AliBradleyTV/status/2012910614033625221?s=20

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Dee
Dee

Sunday morning humor 😂

“You used to be so liberal, what happened?”

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2012880153937166543?s=20

Mama Pajama
Mama Pajama

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Mama Pajama
Mama Pajama

Be like the Lunch Lady! (ours were grouchy in 7th grade!!)

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Mama Pajama
Mama Pajama

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PeacePiece
PeacePiece

PR whack-a-mole time again with him?
“Israel’s cabinet members blame Jared Kushner for Turkish, Qatari presence on Gaza board
Ministers said Kushner “derailed” Israel’s 2020 sovereignty declaration and continues to pose obstacles because of close political and economic links with Arab leaders.”
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-883730

PeacePiece
PeacePiece

“Qatari money flows back to Hamas as IDF warns Gaza ceasefire may collapse”
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkjtem5hwg

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

“Ali Larijani Masterminded the Massacre says Former Official”
https://iranwire.com/en/news/147783-ali-larijani-masterminded-the-massacre-says-former-official/

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

“Statements by Iran regime’s chief justice reveal a system trapped between collapsing fear and an unstoppable uprising

The remarks made by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, Iran regime’s Chief Justice and a senior enforcer of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on 14 January 2026, were less a display of judicial authority than a revealing document of structural panic. His warning that repression must be carried out “quickly” because “if it is delayed, it will no longer be effective” captures the anxiety of a system that sees time itself turning against it.”
https://irannewsupdate.com/news/insider/racing-against-time-how-irans-judiciary-exposed-the-regimes-strategic-panic/

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

“Benny Sabeti, an Iran specialist at the Institute for National Security Studies, delivered sharp criticism of Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s envoy, during an interview at the Arutz Sheva – Israel National News booth at the IAC conference in Florida.”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421083

Dee
Dee

Good morning! Wishing you all a great Sunday ☕️☕️

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P D Q
P D Q

https://x.com/ConceptualJames/status/2012570021889814704

To sum up this long tweet by James Lindsay (intellectual/activist): some people on the Right/Conservatives want a return to normalcy, and some want to light a fire and dance around it. He is pessimistic.

P D Q
P D Q

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO): “The Times of India admits that students on F-1 visas are not primarily here for education, but jobs. That’s an admission they’re intentionally abusing the requirements of ‘student’ visas.”

https://x.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/2011481053765030138

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/opt-and-the-uneasy-truth-behind-indias-us-education-boom-how-america-is-cutting-off-its-own-talent-feed/articleshow/126504820.cms

P D Q
P D Q

the Man from U.N.C.L.E. meets the Woman from A.W.F.U.L.

NYT: “After Renee Good Killing, Derisive Term for White Women Spreads on the … Right”
“Vocal Trump supporters are demonizing Renee Good, her partner and their allies, with some even using an acronym: AWFUL, or Affluent White Female Urban Liberal”

https://archive.is/7HYSC

I hope the name sticks.
Use it in a sentence –– “The daytime protest was mostly pink-hat AWFULs, but black-clad Antifa came out after dark.”

Dee
Dee

😂😂 good morning P D Q ☕️

Boudica Again
Boudica Again

Good and Blessed Sunday morning to Everyone!

💗 Hisssy 💗
💗 Hisssy 💗
💗 Hisssy 💗
💗 Hisssy 💗

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They are mobilized but NOT deploying.

Nothing has changed.

They were mobilized one week ago.

💗 Hisssy 💗
💗 Hisssy 💗

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💗 Hisssy 💗
💗 Hisssy 💗

Where Are You Sitting ???

Me: 5A or 4C

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💗 Hisssy 💗
💗 Hisssy 💗

Still Hoping That Elon Will Send Me This:

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Texdeb
Texdeb

That car is quite a beauty!

Texdeb
Texdeb

Ah – prime seats!!!!!! Guys might want to nap – but I don’t think either sleeps much! Tucker at the WH is a shocker!

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

Farmers are not going to give up. Mercosur.
“With the deal now signed, the ball is in the European Parliament’s court. Ratification requires lawmakers’ consent, and MEPs remain split largely along national lines, even as supporters hope backing from EU governments will sway undecided colleagues.

Opponents are set to test that support as early as next week, when lawmakers vote on a resolution calling for the agreement to be challenged before the EU’s top court.”
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/01/17/eu-seals-contentious-trade-deal-with-mercosur-countries

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud
Dee
Dee

Grok, on X was asked about this picture

The image is from 2020 protests, but in the current 2026 context of ICE shootings and unrest in Minneapolis, similar armed sightings have occurred. In a Jan 16 incident, Raul Gutierrez was charged with stealing a rifle from a vandalized FBI vehicle and illegal possession. No specific outcome for the pictured individuals, as it’s an old photo. Ongoing protests continue.

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Dee
Dee

Geez 😳

I was just attacked by a mob of liberals & illegal immigrants

I’m at the hospital now getting staples in my skull… 😕

https://x.com/JakeLang/status/2012691764251861167

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

2011 and counting.
“Europe Talks to Tripoli, Power Runs Through Haftar
Libya is not a civil war but a foreign contest that sustains the division by instrumentalizing Libyan factions”
https://www.tovima.com/opinions/europe-talks-to-tripoli-power-runs-through-haftar/

Dan Dale
Dee
Dee

Ugh. Oh, Canada 🍁

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

The Communist takeover will soon be complete. Sad!

RDKyle
RDKyle

We’re still fighting in Alberta

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

Horrifying!

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

Greenland…..
“Canada and China moved to expand flows of Canadian oil, natural gas, and uranium into China through a new “economic and trade cooperation roadmap” and a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening energy co-operation, announced during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing.”
https://thedeepdive.ca/canada-inks-energy-mou-with-china-for-oil-gas-uranium-exports/

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

In the doghouse… Belgian court jails wife who boiled, starved, and caged her husband with their 60 chihuahuas, rejecting excuse of menopause and stress
A Belgian judge was unimpressed by claims that early menopause explained months of extreme domestic abuse that left a 48-year-old man a “burned skeleton”

https://rmx.news/article/in-the-doghouse-belgian-court-jails-wife-who-boiled-starved-and-caged-her-husband-with-their-60-chihuahuas-rejecting-excuse-of-menopause-and-stress/

WTF happened to European men??

LibertyLove
LibertyLove

Absolutely horrific.
We have a real problem with societies that are coercing men to “respond delicately” if they are forced to defend themselves, (or to defend others), even when they are physically attacked.
A man is expected to wait until he has endured severe physical trauma as evidence to justify any measure of defense.
Too often, it seems to be a no win situation: even if a man effectively prevents an assault on himself, his method of handling the situation is often considered, insensitive at best, and, evil and/or illegal at worst.
And if he fails to prevent his own assault, he may endure merciless cruelty, as in this case, yet the evil woman still expects that she shouldn’t be held accountable for her own actions because she “couldn’t control herself” (due to menopause).
And all through these nations, Lefty women cry for equal rights, but definitely NOT equal accountability)

P D Q
P D Q

“Miller makes the case for Greenland hostile takeover.”
After we control Greenland, it will be our staging area for attacking Canada.
After all, Canada has a tiny population for such a huge territory.
From our “Golden Dome” bases in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, we can face the Boss Monster––Russia.
Miller has mad skills. 😜

MI Girl
MI Girl

How the hell diid Joe Rogan think Deportations should be handled? That they would all just volunteer to leave? Get a grip, Joe

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Joe is not a conservative he is a fence sitter and thinks he can have it both ways. At the end fence sitters get caught in the crossfire so to speak.

CFThinker
CFThinker

It’s pretty clear we could use another Carrier Group or two. What the hell we been spending our money on? I sure as hell have nothing to show for it.

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

If FM Wang Yi of the CCP canceled his trip this past week to Somalia, it’s obvious even The Party’s gangsters know it is a hellhole. When the money ain’t flowing.

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud
Dee
Dee

Jake Lang, a pro-ICE demonstrater got severely beat up by the liberal mob in Minneapolis not too long ago. Police actually did come, but left shortly thereafter. Evidently there has been a National Guard sighting. It’s heating up.

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Mama Pajama
Mama Pajama

the triumphant story of the Mendoza family is inspiring.

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mouthy
mouthy

This Trump term is the most exciting ride since the old Kiefer Sutherland TV series “24”!

Mama Pajama
Mama Pajama

The U.S. acquired the Virgin Islands by purchasing them from Denmark for $25 million in 1917, driven by strategic military interests near the Panama Canal and a desire to prevent German control during World War I. Denmark, facing financial burdens from the islands after slavery abolition, agreed to sell the Danish West Indies (St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John) under the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, with formal transfer on March 31, 1917, making them the U.S. Virgin Islands.

So what’s different now?

The US at that time threatened to invade – the same is happening today. The US at the time was protecting national security .
Is the resistance now totally TDS or is there more?

Would educating the public make a difference?

Trump has now said publicly multiple times that he wants Greenland for the Golden Dome.

That’s it, it’s not about rare earths as some have said, it’s about having a missile defense system.

So let’s analyze that — do we really need a Golden Dome.

Who is shooting missiles at us — nobody.

Who has shot missiles at us in the past — nobody.

There really is no need for the Golden Dome.

And it probably wouldn’t work anyway, and it will cost Trillions to find out.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

This could all be Trump getting Europe to defend themselves for a change…

Meddling Kid
Meddling Kid

Everyone ought to read One Second After and consider dirty nukes causing EMPs over coastal cities, launched from just offshore via Chinese container ships. Golden Dome couldn’t protect against that.

MI Girl
MI Girl

And I just think the optics are terrible. Catch more flies with honey and all that. Lots of other things to work on. Taking countries not important for the Peace President, imo

Mama pajama
Mama pajama

So the move for Greenland is not self-defense?

Ok well that paints the picture with a different color.

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

For the cost of the Golden Dome we could double nuclear arsenals and make them a combo of old tech and new. Use old tech – aim and shoot no electronics or computers (makes EMP weapons useless). New tech the latest available and the combo will scare the hell out of any potential enemy.

MI Girl
MI Girl

Im down with the headline tibe in Hawaii watching the Sony Open. Spent a few late Januarys in Maui and loved it.
☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

MI Girl
MI Girl

*to be in……..

Dee
Dee

Swedish forces just arrived in Greenland and are trying to assemble their IKEA barracks but are having difficulty.
😂😂

https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/2012520144703013315?s=20

MI Girl
MI Girl

😂😂good one. I have never seen the value in Ikea. I do love swedish Meatballs tho and make them often 😂

Dee
Dee

LOL! I bought a garlic press from IKEA. Safe.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Dee
Dee

🤣🤣🤣

Dee
Dee

Boy, Trump knows exactly what’s going on in Nuevo Mexico!

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2012199382062653570?s=20

P D Q
P D Q

“Trump slaps new tariff on 8 NATO countries until deal is made for Greenland.” This is BAD!

Dee
Dee

Nothing like painting them into a corner. Ruthless.

P D Q
P D Q

Half of the Supreme Court may be reconsidering now whether a president can declare tariffs

MI Girl
MI Girl
Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

Ever hear of an 8A Contract?
Pete Hegseth Just Uncovered A Massive Scam At The Pentagon.

Dee
Dee

I worked for a company in Arizona that qualified for 8a contracts. Native woman owned. We had a lot of government contract work. I became super educated on all things gubmint. Very enlightening, indeed. But in this case, it wasn’t fraud.

Dee
Dee

I might add that the process to become SBA 8a certified is absolutely grueling, or used to be anyway.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

Seemingly, grueling for legitimate businesses

Dee
Dee

Yes.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

If’n you had just put ‘10% for The Big Guy’ it would’ve gone easy.