The View from Afar: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Tweets#

Journalism fail.#

do you suppose @AP saw the NBC report? They may have ignored it rather than be bested. — NBC News Analysis Destroys the Left’s Narrative on the ICE Shooting https://t.co/ZWU5THutjj [Link]#
.@ap leaves a lot out of its reporting when quoting Mayor Frey. Is it on purpose or just poor reporting? https://t.co/h2469AIZuK [Link]#

Manipulation.#

The incident is contrived and the outrage manufactured. — THEY’LL PROBABLY AWARD THE PHOTOG A PULITZER: https://t.co/0fnNopjsiM https://t.co/Mc49il4cI8 [Link]#

Spy.#

He could have been executed at the time. — Infamous CIA officer turned Soviet spy dies in prison https://t.co/bFDDReRUxf [Link]#

Collectivism fail.#

It is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings. So don’t trust collectivism to set you free. — The Boliburguesía Phenomena Comes to America, by @utahprez https://t.co/eJsNg48ACa [Link]#

Retweets#

Minneapolis.#

RT @RedWave_Press: Reporter: “If everything you say is true, how does being part of that network justify being shot?”... ... Vice President JD Va… [Link]#
RT @JDVance: This is preposterous.... ... First of all, she‘s not waving the officers through and has no right to do so even if she were. She is… [Link]#
RT @overton_news: There’s a lot of noise out there about what happened in Minneapolis today.... ... But what @ScottJenningsKY just told the CNN p… [Link]#
RT @shipwreckedcrew: One more time -- once she directed her vehicle in the direction of the officer in front of her, that was "assault on a… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BREAKING: It was just confirmed anti-ICE terrorist Renee Good had been STALKING AND HARASSING ICE *ALL DAY* before trying… [Link]#
RT @JonathanTurley: IIhan Omar just joined the Frey in effectively calling this officer a murderer and referred to the woman as a "legal ob… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 JUST IN: Leftists have set up makeshift BARRICADES using trash and stolen items to prevent ICE from traversing down the s… [Link]#
RT @RealTomHoman: This interview was taped earlier today before I had the opportunity to see all the footage and learn the details of the i… [Link]#
RT @KurtSchlichter: Is there a single Democrat who has come out and said that, in light of this shooting, activists should avoid confrontat… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 MINNEAPOLIS PD HAVE SURRENDERED THE CITY TO ROGUE LEFTISTS... ... 911 heard MULTIPLE DEATH THREATS directed at me by a mob, MPD… [Link]#
RT @lukerosiak: On Monday the Minneapolis city council appointed Democratic Socialists as both the majority leader *and* minority leader (!… [Link]#
RT @VigilantFox: Karoline Leavitt drops 8 major updates as the walls close in on Tim Walz and Minnesota fraudsters.... ... Things are not looking… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 BREAKING: Minneapolis Police has now PULLED OUT as hundreds of protestors begin pushing police officers... ... Antifa is going… [Link]#
RT @MrAndyNgo: “I feel it’s time to riot in this city like we did for George Floyd”... ... Leftist extremists on social media are trying to incit… [Link]#

Communism can’t take a joke.#

RT @athenaeumbc: In 1945, Solzhenitsyn was a decorated Soviet officer who made a small, private joke about Stalin in a letter.... ... The state o… [Link]#

Venezuela.#

RT @CynicalPublius: This is an incredibly unique and profound take on world affairs and what Maduro‘s removal actually means.... ... It‘s a deep… [Link]#

The conflict SCOTUS has deliberately set up.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: Sadly, SCOTUS has indicated Trump must rely on regular military forces, before federalizing national guard, to protec… [Link]#

What OpenAI became.#

RT @cb_doge: ELON MUSK: "The reason I founded OpenAI was because I was concerned, based on my conversations with Larry Page, that he was no… [Link]#

New food pyramid.#

RT @bigfatsurprise: So much to celebrate in this new food pyramid!... ... - Grains now at the bottom, where they belong... - Beef, full-fat dairy &… [Link]#

Farm to table.#

RT @SamFarringtonNH: My favorite bill of the day passes. HB396 allows small farms to process animals on site rather than mandating USDA fac… [Link]#
RT @SamaHoole: You soak your beans overnight to reduce phytic acid. You sprout your grains to lower antinutrients. You boil your vegetables… [Link]#

Working even with poor journalists.#

RT @RobertMSterling: Donald Trump sat for a two-hour interview with the New York Times last night.... ... With not just one reporter or two. But… [Link]#

Tariff success.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just cut the US trade deficit IN HALF, lowest in nearly 2 decades, CNBC is in total shock!… [Link]#

Diet matters!#

RT @CaryKelly11: Link: https://t.co/64Bguxak6O [Link]#
RT @CaryKelly11: This is one of the coolest rat studies on tallow.... ... All rats were fed ethanol. One group was also fed tallow, another lard… [Link]#

Finally held accountable.#

RT @SecDuffy: 🚨It’s RECKONING DAY for Gavin Newsom 🚨... ... Our demands to California were simple: ... ... ➡️ Follow the rules... ➡️ Revoke the unlawfully… [Link]#

When impeachment makes sense.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: SCREAM! No, it isn‘t substance of Judge Boasberg‘s decisions of concern--it is Judge Boasberg‘s continuous misrepresen… [Link]#

FAFO.#

RT @HansMahncke: Here’s the full list of organizations the U.S. is leaving. One look is enough to see that all these organizations exist so… [Link]#

Democrats.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. JD Vance just PUMMELED the entire Democrat Party, this is the 2026 midterms message 🔥... ... "If they ever get pow… [Link]#

Muslems who choose not to assimilate.#

RT @JaimeeUSA: WOW 🤯 Denmark’s prime minister Mette Fredericksen has announced a ruthless deportation policy aimed at Muslims, claiming they… [Link]#

Philosophy 101.#

RT @TheCalvinCooli1: 🚨Report: Texas A&M has ordered Plato readings to be removed from the philosophy department curriculum... ... Professor Marti… [Link]#

Useful idiots.#

RT @JonathanTurley: Soviet communists referred to American liberals as “useful idiots,” armchair revolutionaries spouting proletarian sloga… [Link]#

Who’s paying and who will pay.#

RT @MAGAStormX: 🚨 JUST IN: The White House just dropped names — and it’s explosive.... ... Officials say over $100 MILLION was funneled into Anti… [Link]#

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Tweets#

Journalism fail.#

do you suppose @AP saw the NBC report? They may have ignored it rather than be bested. — NBC News Analysis Destroys the Left’s Narrative on the ICE Shooting https://t.co/ZWU5THutjj [Link]#
.@ap leaves a lot out of its reporting when quoting Mayor Frey. Is it on purpose or just poor reporting? https://t.co/h2469AIZuK [Link]#

Manipulation.#

The incident is contrived and the outrage manufactured. — THEY’LL PROBABLY AWARD THE PHOTOG A PULITZER: https://t.co/0fnNopjsiM https://t.co/Mc49il4cI8 [Link]#

Spy.#

He could have been executed at the time. — Infamous CIA officer turned Soviet spy dies in prison https://t.co/bFDDReRUxf [Link]#

Collectivism fail.#

It is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings. So don’t trust collectivism to set you free. — The Boliburguesía Phenomena Comes to America, by @utahprez https://t.co/eJsNg48ACa [Link]#

Retweets#

Minneapolis.#

RT @RedWave_Press: Reporter: “If everything you say is true, how does being part of that network justify being shot?”... ... Vice President JD Va… [Link]#
RT @JDVance: This is preposterous.... ... First of all, she‘s not waving the officers through and has no right to do so even if she were. She is… [Link]#
RT @overton_news: There’s a lot of noise out there about what happened in Minneapolis today.... ... But what @ScottJenningsKY just told the CNN p… [Link]#
RT @shipwreckedcrew: One more time -- once she directed her vehicle in the direction of the officer in front of her, that was "assault on a… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BREAKING: It was just confirmed anti-ICE terrorist Renee Good had been STALKING AND HARASSING ICE *ALL DAY* before trying… [Link]#
RT @JonathanTurley: IIhan Omar just joined the Frey in effectively calling this officer a murderer and referred to the woman as a "legal ob… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 JUST IN: Leftists have set up makeshift BARRICADES using trash and stolen items to prevent ICE from traversing down the s… [Link]#
RT @RealTomHoman: This interview was taped earlier today before I had the opportunity to see all the footage and learn the details of the i… [Link]#
RT @KurtSchlichter: Is there a single Democrat who has come out and said that, in light of this shooting, activists should avoid confrontat… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 MINNEAPOLIS PD HAVE SURRENDERED THE CITY TO ROGUE LEFTISTS... ... 911 heard MULTIPLE DEATH THREATS directed at me by a mob, MPD… [Link]#
RT @lukerosiak: On Monday the Minneapolis city council appointed Democratic Socialists as both the majority leader *and* minority leader (!… [Link]#
RT @VigilantFox: Karoline Leavitt drops 8 major updates as the walls close in on Tim Walz and Minnesota fraudsters.... ... Things are not looking… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 BREAKING: Minneapolis Police has now PULLED OUT as hundreds of protestors begin pushing police officers... ... Antifa is going… [Link]#
RT @MrAndyNgo: “I feel it’s time to riot in this city like we did for George Floyd”... ... Leftist extremists on social media are trying to incit… [Link]#

Communism can’t take a joke.#

RT @athenaeumbc: In 1945, Solzhenitsyn was a decorated Soviet officer who made a small, private joke about Stalin in a letter.... ... The state o… [Link]#

Venezuela.#

RT @CynicalPublius: This is an incredibly unique and profound take on world affairs and what Maduro‘s removal actually means.... ... It‘s a deep… [Link]#

The conflict SCOTUS has deliberately set up.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: Sadly, SCOTUS has indicated Trump must rely on regular military forces, before federalizing national guard, to protec… [Link]#

What OpenAI became.#

RT @cb_doge: ELON MUSK: "The reason I founded OpenAI was because I was concerned, based on my conversations with Larry Page, that he was no… [Link]#

New food pyramid.#

RT @bigfatsurprise: So much to celebrate in this new food pyramid!... ... - Grains now at the bottom, where they belong... - Beef, full-fat dairy &… [Link]#

Farm to table.#

RT @SamFarringtonNH: My favorite bill of the day passes. HB396 allows small farms to process animals on site rather than mandating USDA fac… [Link]#
RT @SamaHoole: You soak your beans overnight to reduce phytic acid. You sprout your grains to lower antinutrients. You boil your vegetables… [Link]#

Working even with poor journalists.#

RT @RobertMSterling: Donald Trump sat for a two-hour interview with the New York Times last night.... ... With not just one reporter or two. But… [Link]#

Tariff success.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump just cut the US trade deficit IN HALF, lowest in nearly 2 decades, CNBC is in total shock!… [Link]#

Diet matters!#

RT @CaryKelly11: Link: https://t.co/64Bguxak6O [Link]#
RT @CaryKelly11: This is one of the coolest rat studies on tallow.... ... All rats were fed ethanol. One group was also fed tallow, another lard… [Link]#

Finally held accountable.#

RT @SecDuffy: 🚨It’s RECKONING DAY for Gavin Newsom 🚨... ... Our demands to California were simple: ... ... ➡️ Follow the rules... ➡️ Revoke the unlawfully… [Link]#

When impeachment makes sense.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: SCREAM! No, it isn‘t substance of Judge Boasberg‘s decisions of concern--it is Judge Boasberg‘s continuous misrepresen… [Link]#

FAFO.#

RT @HansMahncke: Here’s the full list of organizations the U.S. is leaving. One look is enough to see that all these organizations exist so… [Link]#

Democrats.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. JD Vance just PUMMELED the entire Democrat Party, this is the 2026 midterms message 🔥... ... "If they ever get pow… [Link]#

Muslems who choose not to assimilate.#

RT @JaimeeUSA: WOW 🤯 Denmark’s prime minister Mette Fredericksen has announced a ruthless deportation policy aimed at Muslims, claiming they… [Link]#

Philosophy 101.#

RT @TheCalvinCooli1: 🚨Report: Texas A&M has ordered Plato readings to be removed from the philosophy department curriculum... ... Professor Marti… [Link]#

Useful idiots.#

RT @JonathanTurley: Soviet communists referred to American liberals as “useful idiots,” armchair revolutionaries spouting proletarian sloga… [Link]#

Who’s paying and who will pay.#

RT @MAGAStormX: 🚨 JUST IN: The White House just dropped names — and it’s explosive.... ... Officials say over $100 MILLION was funneled into Anti… [Link]#

Last update: Thursday January 8, 2026; 4:26 PM EST.