The View from Afar: Friday, January 2, 2026

Friday, January 2, 2026

Tweets#

Truth.#

@jaketapper Jake, superficial isn’t journalism. [Link]#

News.#

@LarrySabato Stop being narrow. News is what I want to know, what I need to know, what the editor believes I want to know, and what he or she believes I need to know. That’s from 50 years in the business. [Link]#
@RadioFreeTom That’s not what he said. Trust Atlantic types to misreport it. News is what you need to know to plan your better future. [Link]#
Another aggregator ... X adds to news summaries as the legacy media does not. — The Morning Report — 1/2/26 https://t.co/NY8OPsTCKN [Link]#

Incompatibility.#

Lessons of the Quran are incompatible with the Constitution. It’s likely the same with the Bible. — Does It Matter Which Book an Official Is Sworn In On? https://t.co/laHPnOUdsO [Link]#

Charity.#

Charity is individual and effective. The UBI, not so much. — UBI For Me, But Not For Thee https://t.co/y9gFPSOIsu [Link]#

Retweets#

A proper rebuke.#

RT @ThomasSowell: VD Hanson to Leon Panetta, James Clapper, and John Brennan: "You had no business rounding up your cronies and then lying… [Link]#

Don’t fall for postmodern word games.#

RT @BenBayer: "Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: ‘I’ll do as I please at everybody… [Link]#

A date worth remembering.#

RT @DVanLangenhove: On this day, the 2nd of January 1492, Muhammad XII, the last muslim ruler in Spain formally surrendered the Emirate of… [Link]#

Individualism.#

RT @DavidAsmanfox: MAYOR MAMDANI: "We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism."... ... Wonder if Mamda… [Link]#
RT @RyanSaavedra: "The Warmth of Collectivism" https://t.co/8510UXzeUl [Link]#
RT @RyanSaavedra: Even top Putin ally Kirill Dmitriev, who is CEO of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, is dunking on Zohran Mamdani 😂 https:/… [Link]#
RT @TRobinsonNewEra: “The individual is nothing; the collective is everything.” - Stalin... ... “The interests of the individual must be subordin… [Link]#
RT @Geiger_Capital: The Founding Fathers built this nation on the principles of individual liberty, self-sufficiency and limited government… [Link]#

Clearing the swamp.#

RT @ScottAdamsSays: I can‘t imagine any other president fixing the massive fraud problem. ... ... First, he had to dismantle the DEI mind virus.… [Link]#

A warning.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BOOM! JD VANCE TO RADICAL LEFT: "If your movement is telling you to commit acts of violence against people for speaking w… [Link]#

A different President.#

RT @zerohedge: Top Overnight News... ... Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares: RTRS... ... Threat of California Billiona… [Link]#

Grift.#

RT @elonmusk: Yes, it is the biggest crime in American history [Link]#
RT @wesbury: Few people understand how devastating all this government spending is. Government has grown 3x faster than the economy since… [Link]#

Character.#

RT @Cernovich: Scott Adams, facing death, shows us how to live.... ... Someone recommended “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” b… [Link]#

The Supremacy Clause.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BREAKING: Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon just threatened the new Mayor of Seattle with legal consequences after she accused… [Link]#

Deep State.#

RT @JonathanTurley: In his deposition before Congress, former special counsel Jack Smith dismissed Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony as unreli… [Link]#

Follow the trail.#

RT @DataRepublican: It is starting to really look like our new President of the United Nations Security Council, Abukar Dahir Osman, used t… [Link]#

The real cost.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: You mean they -- and all other voters paying attention -- are going to be confronted with what the actual costs of the… [Link]#

Laziness.#

RT @Gladiatorszonee: In Japan, laziness isn‘t treated as a character flaw.... ... It‘s treated as a disease that can be cured with 7 specific met… [Link]#

Friday, January 2, 2026

Tweets#

Truth.#

@jaketapper Jake, superficial isn’t journalism. [Link]#

News.#

@LarrySabato Stop being narrow. News is what I want to know, what I need to know, what the editor believes I want to know, and what he or she believes I need to know. That’s from 50 years in the business. [Link]#
@RadioFreeTom That’s not what he said. Trust Atlantic types to misreport it. News is what you need to know to plan your better future. [Link]#
Another aggregator ... X adds to news summaries as the legacy media does not. — The Morning Report — 1/2/26 https://t.co/NY8OPsTCKN [Link]#

Incompatibility.#

Lessons of the Quran are incompatible with the Constitution. It’s likely the same with the Bible. — Does It Matter Which Book an Official Is Sworn In On? https://t.co/laHPnOUdsO [Link]#

Charity.#

Charity is individual and effective. The UBI, not so much. — UBI For Me, But Not For Thee https://t.co/y9gFPSOIsu [Link]#

Retweets#

A proper rebuke.#

RT @ThomasSowell: VD Hanson to Leon Panetta, James Clapper, and John Brennan: "You had no business rounding up your cronies and then lying… [Link]#

Don’t fall for postmodern word games.#

RT @BenBayer: "Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: ‘I’ll do as I please at everybody… [Link]#

A date worth remembering.#

RT @DVanLangenhove: On this day, the 2nd of January 1492, Muhammad XII, the last muslim ruler in Spain formally surrendered the Emirate of… [Link]#

Individualism.#

RT @DavidAsmanfox: MAYOR MAMDANI: "We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism."... ... Wonder if Mamda… [Link]#
RT @RyanSaavedra: "The Warmth of Collectivism" https://t.co/8510UXzeUl [Link]#
RT @RyanSaavedra: Even top Putin ally Kirill Dmitriev, who is CEO of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, is dunking on Zohran Mamdani 😂 https:/… [Link]#
RT @TRobinsonNewEra: “The individual is nothing; the collective is everything.” - Stalin... ... “The interests of the individual must be subordin… [Link]#
RT @Geiger_Capital: The Founding Fathers built this nation on the principles of individual liberty, self-sufficiency and limited government… [Link]#

Clearing the swamp.#

RT @ScottAdamsSays: I can‘t imagine any other president fixing the massive fraud problem. ... ... First, he had to dismantle the DEI mind virus.… [Link]#

A warning.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BOOM! JD VANCE TO RADICAL LEFT: "If your movement is telling you to commit acts of violence against people for speaking w… [Link]#

A different President.#

RT @zerohedge: Top Overnight News... ... Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares: RTRS... ... Threat of California Billiona… [Link]#

Grift.#

RT @elonmusk: Yes, it is the biggest crime in American history [Link]#
RT @wesbury: Few people understand how devastating all this government spending is. Government has grown 3x faster than the economy since… [Link]#

Character.#

RT @Cernovich: Scott Adams, facing death, shows us how to live.... ... Someone recommended “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” b… [Link]#

The Supremacy Clause.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BREAKING: Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon just threatened the new Mayor of Seattle with legal consequences after she accused… [Link]#

Deep State.#

RT @JonathanTurley: In his deposition before Congress, former special counsel Jack Smith dismissed Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony as unreli… [Link]#

Follow the trail.#

RT @DataRepublican: It is starting to really look like our new President of the United Nations Security Council, Abukar Dahir Osman, used t… [Link]#

The real cost.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: You mean they -- and all other voters paying attention -- are going to be confronted with what the actual costs of the… [Link]#

Laziness.#

RT @Gladiatorszonee: In Japan, laziness isn‘t treated as a character flaw.... ... It‘s treated as a disease that can be cured with 7 specific met… [Link]#

Last update: Monday January 5, 2026; 5:37 PM EST.