Thursday Night

Rock on.

Happy Hour

get happy

Going Wobbly

I know Dems don't have a magic wand, but if they fail to look like they're doing what they can (which is even different even from doing what they can! and no it isn't my job to pretend), they're going to have to answer for this shit next week, and next week, and the next week..

Something

I know this is a long way from anything approaching a path to justice, but it's slightly better than "our racist drunk slobs can kill who they want, fuck you."

BREAKING: Agents involved in the Alex Pretti shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave. MS NOW's @marcsantianews.bsky.social has the latest

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— MS NOW (@ms.now) January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM

And yes I know it's designed to make the Senate Dems go wobbly and I know nothing will come of this, ultimately.

There's A Red Under His Bed

And a little green man in his head.

It remains to be seen how the Venezuelan people will respond to a more overt CIA presence in the country post-Maduro. For years, Maduro cast the CIA as a convenient boogey man, repeatedly accusing the agency – without evidence – of attempting to topple his regime as he clung to power despite US opposition.

Now, the CIA has helped supplant Maduro and is poised to help actively manage the Trump administration’s dealings with Venezuela’s new leadership.

Nom Nom

This particular incident is "funny," but generally shoving AI into everything means the plagiarism machine is inevitably eating an immense about of things (legal, corporate, medical) that are supposed to be private.

The interim head of the country’s cyber defense agency uploaded sensitive contracting documents into a public version of ChatGPT last summer, triggering multiple automated security warnings that are meant to stop the theft or unintentional disclosure of government material from federal networks, according to four Department of Homeland Security officials with knowledge of the incident.

The apparent misstep from Madhu Gottumukkala was especially noteworthy because the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency had requested special permission from CISA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer to use the popular AI tool soon after arriving at the agency this May, three of the officials said. The app was blocked for other DHS employees at the time.

Not Even Sure What Her Play Is Here

I know they're all trying to be in a seat when the music stops, but I am not sure how this achieves that for her!

Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM

Not exactly sure who "not my fault, just following orders" is addressed to here.

This Reminds Me Of The Time Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Politely Asked To Leave A Restaurant

Rep. Ilhan Omar was charged at by a man during a town hall event in Minneapolis. Video from the incident shows the man spraying a substance in her direction.

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— Shipwreck (@shipwreck75.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM

The guy had a syringe/needle of (?).

That's the second assault/attempt assault against elected Dems recently.  Ilhan was gonna punch him!

The title is my running joke about how political journalists and commentators swing into action whenever some random left-leaning person does anything  and the discourse becomes dominated by discussions of the Uncivil Left.

A quick search shows there were at least seven New York Times pieces about the Battle of Red Hen (the infamously intolerant restaurant).

It was quite "funny" that Maggie Haberman had no concerns about making clear who her favorite special source was - Smokey Eye herself.

Objectivity!

Morning

Wacky Wednesday.

Happy Hour

Your moment of Zen.

And If The Band You're In Starts Playing Different Tunes

Much of The Discourse 2022-2025 can be explained by people believing - or pretending to believe - that 1) Joe Biden was president in 2020 and 2) Because of the actions of President Joe Biden leading up to the 2020 election, Joe Biden lost re-election and the Democrats suffered a historic wipeout at the polls.

No this doesn't make any sense, but it is the only way that "because of Woke and the Covid response and Defund the Police, Democrats lost" can make sense.

And She Doesn't Even Care About The Price Of Eggs!

(joke)

Jeffries is turning it up, finally.

Hakeem Jeffries: "Kristi Noem is a despicable, corrupt, pathological liar. We've seen her slander not just one, but American citizens, patriotic Americans who were killed without justification on the streets of Mpls ... we are prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Finally, Gun Control

Thank you, President Trump!

Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM

Lunch

Shop while you eat! (Ad, I get a commission).

America's Worst Humans

Greg Bovino.

The War At Home

"We can deport as many people as we want to as long as people don't see all the cruelty" is probably more true than I would like it to be, but much less true than either elected Dems or Republicans think.

Still it is quite amazing that the headbangers all believed that a weeks-long show of extremely cruelty while invading Minneapolis, complete with taunting social media campaign and actual murders, would be popular.

I don't think they'll change much going forward, but they will probably tone down the cruelty show.

Squeaky Little Nazi

I do hope Trump saw Bovino on TV and was so disgusted that he didn't look and sound like he was from "central casting" that he has banned him from appearing on TV forever.

You can't rely on Trump doing the right thing for the right reasons, but sometimes he does the right thing for hilariously wrong reasons.

Key player sidelined: Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, sources said. The Department of Homeland Security has also suspended his access to his social media accounts, a source told CNN. President Donald Trump has dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee enforcement operations in the city.

I don't think he actually ran his social account, so this is "the character of Bovino is going on temporary hiatus."

...Now saying not only will "Bovino" retire, but Bovino himself.

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Morning

Taco Tuesday.

Happy Hour

Supposedly Bovino and all border patrol agents are leaving MN. Not entirely sure what that means, given the blurring of the various agencies.

The Worst House Democrat

She was one of the 7 who voted for funding, of course. The NYT appears to run features about her weekly.

It’s unacceptable to have another needless death in Minnesota, and it’s unacceptable to have elected officials, candidates, and administration officials continue to throw gas on this fire, or tacitly encourage assaults on law enforcement and anyone else. The situation is…

— Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (@RepMGP) January 25, 2026

On top of the various ways this is craven, what did she think would happen? What did any of them think would happen? Did any staffer say uh, boss, what happens when they kill again in a week? What happens when the weather is a bit better and they are even more hyped up? Do you think this just ends when you vote and go home for the rest of the month?

Not just her. All of the Democrats. What did they think was going to happen next?

The sense that none of these people put a little decision tree up on a whiteboard, plotting out the next possible steps, is maddening.

Um, boss, what happens when someone else gets killed next week? I CAN'T HEAR YOU SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP