The View from Afar: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Adding worthwhile context to news.#

Because legacy media and the Associated Press usually gloss over useful news.#

Tweets#

Congress at work.#

Bipartisan governance. — MAKE SHOWERS GREAT AGAIN: Big Government Steps Out of the Shower Stall. “Eleven House Democrats https://t.co/MzehQD6NtY [Link]#

SCOTUS.#

It used to be so simple ... and should be again. — 5 little girls may have ended trans madness, by @donsurber https://t.co/LCD7ighXis [Link]#

Governmental overreach.#

The Massachusetts bill to suppress your driving. Your government works against you. — No Mileage Limits, Just Nowhere Left to Drive: The Real Purpose of Senate Bill 2246 https://t.co/7UKtasVAHP via @wattsupwiththat [Link]#

Retweets#

To NED, civics means their version of America.#

RT @DataRepublican: In her view, it‘s not enough to just increase turnout and help Democrats win. ... ... (That a NED scholar lists "electing Dem… [Link]#
RT @MikeBenzCyber: If NED is just an NGO funded by our tax dollars and not a covert operations agency, why is the entire $315 million we ar… [Link]#
RT @MikeBenzCyber: NED is not supposed to do JACK SCHITT on US soil. It‘s supposed to be exclusively outward-facing, to do dirty tricks in… [Link]#
RT @DataRepublican: Everyone needs to read this thread to understand how the Constitution is being targeted and that NED is a key player in… [Link]#

The Left.#

RT @ShidelerK: This is a quite good diagram of how much of the revolutionary left thinks about what they are doing. The goal is to agitate… [Link]#
RT @instapundit: Sedition and insurrection. [Link]#
RT @OwenGregorian: Fox News‘ Greg Gutfeld Has a Thought Exercise That Wrecks the ‘Fake Empathy Liberal‘ | Matt Vespa, Townhall... ... Oh, it was… [Link]#
RT @LegInsurrection: A society can’t hold together when activists are trained to obstruct law enforcement, politicians repeat their distort… [Link]#

SCOTUS gets it right.#

RT @SCOTUSblog: Bost addressed Illinois‘ procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day. A 7-2 court held that, as a ca… [Link]#
RT @DC_Draino: HUGE! Almost every 2020 election fraud lawsuit was dismissed by corrupt courts b/c the plaintiffs lacked “standing”. ... ... None… [Link]#
RT @marcthiessen: “It‘s better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt”. - Mark Twain [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. SCOTUS Justice Sam Alito asks ACLU lawyer "what is a man and a woman?" and they DON‘T HAVE A DEFINITION.... ... Al… [Link]#
RT @SCOTUSblog: Argument Analysis: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold transgender athlete bans... ... https://t.co/TST713OzUS [Link]#
RT @RogerSeverino_: Justice Thomas is the master of the long game. On the last trans case he asked a banger of a question (below), and in t… [Link]#

Hochul’s New York governance.#

RT @NassauExec: $12 billion a year in Medicaid spending demands strict oversight.... ... Kathy Hochul has not ordered a full forensic audit.... That… [Link]#
RT @NewYorkGOP: Kathy Hochul talks about an "all of the above" energy policy - ... ... But she banned gas stoves in your home. ... ... She thinks you‘r… [Link]#
RT @SteveMcNY: So…. a continuation of her reckless policies… shocker.... #HochulsGottaGo https://t.co/H9b3oEqM23 [Link]#
RT @ChrissyCasilio: It is one of those days where my two worlds collide.... ... One of my firm’s clients is a large insurance agency and we are s… [Link]#
RT @RezaC1: Kathy Hochul, native of Hamburg NY (pop ~64K), started her State of the State address by having a green stuffed animal confisca… [Link]#
RT @NassauExec: $12 billion a year does not disappear by accident.... ... Under Kathy Hochul, Medicaid spending skyrocketed while fraud and abuse… [Link]#

Further Obamacare subsidies rejected.#

RT @ChadPergram: Senate blocks effort by Schumer to put House-passed three-year extenion of Obamacare subsidies on the floor [Link]#

Britain.#

RT @trussliz: People who tell the truth about what‘s happening in Britain banned from the country.... ... People who come to the country to commi… [Link]#
RT @EvaVlaar: Holy sh*t.... ... I’ve been banned from traveling to the UK. They revoked my ETA. ... ... "Your presence in the UK is not considered to b… [Link]#
RT @BROKENBRITAIN0: 🚨The UK government has just BANNED Eva Vlaardingerbroek from entering Britain 🇬🇧 ... ... Yet american Islamist preacher who p… [Link]#
RT @elonmusk: Yes [Link]#
RT @RupertLowe10: I want to thank every MP who put aside any political differences and signed my open letter to Starmer opposing Digital ID… [Link]#

Journalism fail. Tell the whole story, please.#

RT @EvelinaHahne: ”28yo stole cheese – will be deported from Sweden”... ... This is the headline from one of Sweden’s largest MSM. They didn’t me… [Link]#

How too many in the MSM misreported Scott Adams.#

RT @JohnLeFevre: https://t.co/EiZxKYejKl [Link]#
RT @WingsScotland: I thought I‘d go and see what Scott Adams‘ "racist rant" actually was, since I‘d never heard about it. It turns out it a… [Link]#
RT @honestpollster: It hurts me to see gremlins dredge up the BS racism claims today, of all days.... ... Since it was our poll, I will set the r… [Link]#
RT @GerryCallahan: The Boston Globe, a former newspaper that veered into racist, far-left commentary, has been dead for decades. [Link]#
RT @BowTiedTrance: Are the mainstream media headlines smearing Scott Adams today under a thin veneer of publishing obituaries?... ... Yes. Will I… [Link]#
RT @EndWokeness: ISIS leader vs Dilbert creator https://t.co/r1Qj3a5haG [Link]#

Scott Adams’ lessons.#

RT @AmericanDebunk: 36k bookmarks. 36k lives changed. [Link]#
RT @G_S_Bhogal: RIP to @ScottAdamsSays, an unflinchingly honest sage and wit who also showed me great kindness. ... ... In honor of him, here are… [Link]#
RT @readswithravi: This video by Scott Adams will rewire your brain to never feel lazy again. Excellent insight.... ... https://t.co/mDRlvUWVoX [Link]#

Iran.#

RT @LegInsurrection: “In the largest killing in Iran’s contemporary history – carried out largely over two consecutive nights, Thursday and… [Link]#
RT @RichardGrenell: I help sneak gays and lesbians out of Iran. ... ... And for the first time EVER, someone has said “I want to wait just a bit”… [Link]#

Waste and frad you are paying for.#

RT @LegInsurrection: "the figure at between $300 billion and $600 billion — roughly 10% of the U.S. government’s yearly budget." 👀... ... https:/… [Link]#

Save family-owned farms.#

RT @ClarksonsFarm1: 👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/rZdpKv0vrB [Link]#

Finding justice when others obstruct it.#

RT @PressSecDOW: The Department of War is proud to support our @DOJ and law enforcement partners as they deliver justice, restore order, an… [Link]#

Lessons from a simple demonstration.#

RT @historigins: One of the greatest lecture in the world. https://t.co/tT8bnJdqfM [Link]#

The Clintons believe they are special.#

RT @JonathanTurley: ...What is most striking is the lack of any effort to come up with a cognizable defense. The Clintons simply chose open… [Link]#
RT @JonathanTurley: Bill Clinton appears now to be in contempt of Congress, failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena. His counsel previousl… [Link]#

Fudging the records.#

RT @AlBuffalo2nite: 🚨#BREAKING ... ... This is not a clerical error. This is narrative laundering.... ... The arrest records shown do something very sp… [Link]#

The Fed.#

RT @cvpayne: Including folks paid to serve all Americans. ... ... Now folks are cheering the notion that Powell and other Fed members will not re… [Link]#
RT @TheStormRedux: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro explains exactly what happened with Fed Chairman with Jerome Po… [Link]#

Fraud and abuse of government.#

RT @libsoftiktok: HUD just found that the Biden admin sent Minnesota over $84 million in ineligible assistance including funds to over 500… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY CRAP. House Democrats just attempted to change a bill that would‘ve allowed illegal alien fraudsters to remain in th… [Link]#
RT @NassauExec: Minnesota did not collapse into fraud overnight.... ... Under Tim Walz, warning signs were ignored until billions were already go… [Link]#

CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood.#

RT @DataRepublican: 🧵 THREAD: The CAIR–Muslim Brotherhood–Hamas Pipeline They Don‘t Want You to See... ... This thread has been a long time comin… [Link]#

The EU.#

RT @JimFergusonUK: 🚨 JEFFREY SACHS JUST TORCHED EUROPE’S ELITE... ... One of the world’s most respected economists just said what millions are th… [Link]#

Propaganda.#

RT @MrAndyNgo: The senator doesn’t disclose that he’s sharing an unverified, inflammatory clickbait post from a left-wing activist site foc… [Link]#
RT @cabot_phillips: How CNN frames 6% inflation under Joe Biden vs. 2.7% inflation under Donald Trump. https://t.co/aei8JnQEl5 [Link]#
RT @ConceptualJames: Why so much propaganda and lying over there in Democrat Wokeland? Especially with some of the absolutely incredible th… [Link]#
RT @AAGDhillon: We look forward to the retractions from:... ... Washington Post... CBS... MS Now... Bloomberg ... Reuters [Link]#

Election security.#

RT @TheSCIF: A forensic dive into DOMINION Voting Systems by Allied Security Operations Group (ASOG), proved that Antrim County, Michigan‘s… [Link]#

Now, how about reporting the news?#

RT @BonillaJL: Tony Dokoupil closes out the newscast with a shot at the media reporting clerisy:... ... "We are not even two weeks now into the n… [Link]#

Tesla FSD will cost you more ... forever.#

RT @elonmusk: Tesla will stop selling FSD after Feb 14. ... ... FSD will only be available as a monthly subscription thereafter. [Link]#

Dealing with Lawfare.#

RT @chiproytx: Tomorrow - I am offering an amendment to appropriations to zero out the staff/office budgets of Judges Boasberg & Boardman a… [Link]#

Kudos to Subway.#

RT @CrazyVibes_1: When Jerry first put on his Subway hat in 1990, people didn’t expect much from him.... ... He had Down syndrome. He didn’t spea… [Link]#

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Adding worthwhile context to news.#

Because legacy media and the Associated Press usually gloss over useful news.#

Tweets#

Congress at work.#

Bipartisan governance. — MAKE SHOWERS GREAT AGAIN: Big Government Steps Out of the Shower Stall. “Eleven House Democrats https://t.co/MzehQD6NtY [Link]#

SCOTUS.#

It used to be so simple ... and should be again. — 5 little girls may have ended trans madness, by @donsurber https://t.co/LCD7ighXis [Link]#

Governmental overreach.#

The Massachusetts bill to suppress your driving. Your government works against you. — No Mileage Limits, Just Nowhere Left to Drive: The Real Purpose of Senate Bill 2246 https://t.co/7UKtasVAHP via @wattsupwiththat [Link]#

Retweets#

To NED, civics means their version of America.#

RT @DataRepublican: In her view, it‘s not enough to just increase turnout and help Democrats win. ... ... (That a NED scholar lists "electing Dem… [Link]#
RT @MikeBenzCyber: If NED is just an NGO funded by our tax dollars and not a covert operations agency, why is the entire $315 million we ar… [Link]#
RT @MikeBenzCyber: NED is not supposed to do JACK SCHITT on US soil. It‘s supposed to be exclusively outward-facing, to do dirty tricks in… [Link]#
RT @DataRepublican: Everyone needs to read this thread to understand how the Constitution is being targeted and that NED is a key player in… [Link]#

The Left.#

RT @ShidelerK: This is a quite good diagram of how much of the revolutionary left thinks about what they are doing. The goal is to agitate… [Link]#
RT @instapundit: Sedition and insurrection. [Link]#
RT @OwenGregorian: Fox News‘ Greg Gutfeld Has a Thought Exercise That Wrecks the ‘Fake Empathy Liberal‘ | Matt Vespa, Townhall... ... Oh, it was… [Link]#
RT @LegInsurrection: A society can’t hold together when activists are trained to obstruct law enforcement, politicians repeat their distort… [Link]#

SCOTUS gets it right.#

RT @SCOTUSblog: Bost addressed Illinois‘ procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day. A 7-2 court held that, as a ca… [Link]#
RT @DC_Draino: HUGE! Almost every 2020 election fraud lawsuit was dismissed by corrupt courts b/c the plaintiffs lacked “standing”. ... ... None… [Link]#
RT @marcthiessen: “It‘s better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt”. - Mark Twain [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY SMOKES. SCOTUS Justice Sam Alito asks ACLU lawyer "what is a man and a woman?" and they DON‘T HAVE A DEFINITION.... ... Al… [Link]#
RT @SCOTUSblog: Argument Analysis: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold transgender athlete bans... ... https://t.co/TST713OzUS [Link]#
RT @RogerSeverino_: Justice Thomas is the master of the long game. On the last trans case he asked a banger of a question (below), and in t… [Link]#

Hochul’s New York governance.#

RT @NassauExec: $12 billion a year in Medicaid spending demands strict oversight.... ... Kathy Hochul has not ordered a full forensic audit.... That… [Link]#
RT @NewYorkGOP: Kathy Hochul talks about an "all of the above" energy policy - ... ... But she banned gas stoves in your home. ... ... She thinks you‘r… [Link]#
RT @SteveMcNY: So…. a continuation of her reckless policies… shocker.... #HochulsGottaGo https://t.co/H9b3oEqM23 [Link]#
RT @ChrissyCasilio: It is one of those days where my two worlds collide.... ... One of my firm’s clients is a large insurance agency and we are s… [Link]#
RT @RezaC1: Kathy Hochul, native of Hamburg NY (pop ~64K), started her State of the State address by having a green stuffed animal confisca… [Link]#
RT @NassauExec: $12 billion a year does not disappear by accident.... ... Under Kathy Hochul, Medicaid spending skyrocketed while fraud and abuse… [Link]#

Further Obamacare subsidies rejected.#

RT @ChadPergram: Senate blocks effort by Schumer to put House-passed three-year extenion of Obamacare subsidies on the floor [Link]#

Britain.#

RT @trussliz: People who tell the truth about what‘s happening in Britain banned from the country.... ... People who come to the country to commi… [Link]#
RT @EvaVlaar: Holy sh*t.... ... I’ve been banned from traveling to the UK. They revoked my ETA. ... ... "Your presence in the UK is not considered to b… [Link]#
RT @BROKENBRITAIN0: 🚨The UK government has just BANNED Eva Vlaardingerbroek from entering Britain 🇬🇧 ... ... Yet american Islamist preacher who p… [Link]#
RT @elonmusk: Yes [Link]#
RT @RupertLowe10: I want to thank every MP who put aside any political differences and signed my open letter to Starmer opposing Digital ID… [Link]#

Journalism fail. Tell the whole story, please.#

RT @EvelinaHahne: ”28yo stole cheese – will be deported from Sweden”... ... This is the headline from one of Sweden’s largest MSM. They didn’t me… [Link]#

How too many in the MSM misreported Scott Adams.#

RT @JohnLeFevre: https://t.co/EiZxKYejKl [Link]#
RT @WingsScotland: I thought I‘d go and see what Scott Adams‘ "racist rant" actually was, since I‘d never heard about it. It turns out it a… [Link]#
RT @honestpollster: It hurts me to see gremlins dredge up the BS racism claims today, of all days.... ... Since it was our poll, I will set the r… [Link]#
RT @GerryCallahan: The Boston Globe, a former newspaper that veered into racist, far-left commentary, has been dead for decades. [Link]#
RT @BowTiedTrance: Are the mainstream media headlines smearing Scott Adams today under a thin veneer of publishing obituaries?... ... Yes. Will I… [Link]#
RT @EndWokeness: ISIS leader vs Dilbert creator https://t.co/r1Qj3a5haG [Link]#

Scott Adams’ lessons.#

RT @AmericanDebunk: 36k bookmarks. 36k lives changed. [Link]#
RT @G_S_Bhogal: RIP to @ScottAdamsSays, an unflinchingly honest sage and wit who also showed me great kindness. ... ... In honor of him, here are… [Link]#
RT @readswithravi: This video by Scott Adams will rewire your brain to never feel lazy again. Excellent insight.... ... https://t.co/mDRlvUWVoX [Link]#

Iran.#

RT @LegInsurrection: “In the largest killing in Iran’s contemporary history – carried out largely over two consecutive nights, Thursday and… [Link]#
RT @RichardGrenell: I help sneak gays and lesbians out of Iran. ... ... And for the first time EVER, someone has said “I want to wait just a bit”… [Link]#

Waste and frad you are paying for.#

RT @LegInsurrection: "the figure at between $300 billion and $600 billion — roughly 10% of the U.S. government’s yearly budget." 👀... ... https:/… [Link]#

Save family-owned farms.#

RT @ClarksonsFarm1: 👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/rZdpKv0vrB [Link]#

Finding justice when others obstruct it.#

RT @PressSecDOW: The Department of War is proud to support our @DOJ and law enforcement partners as they deliver justice, restore order, an… [Link]#

Lessons from a simple demonstration.#

RT @historigins: One of the greatest lecture in the world. https://t.co/tT8bnJdqfM [Link]#

The Clintons believe they are special.#

RT @JonathanTurley: ...What is most striking is the lack of any effort to come up with a cognizable defense. The Clintons simply chose open… [Link]#
RT @JonathanTurley: Bill Clinton appears now to be in contempt of Congress, failing to appear pursuant to a subpoena. His counsel previousl… [Link]#

Fudging the records.#

RT @AlBuffalo2nite: 🚨#BREAKING ... ... This is not a clerical error. This is narrative laundering.... ... The arrest records shown do something very sp… [Link]#

The Fed.#

RT @cvpayne: Including folks paid to serve all Americans. ... ... Now folks are cheering the notion that Powell and other Fed members will not re… [Link]#
RT @TheStormRedux: U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro explains exactly what happened with Fed Chairman with Jerome Po… [Link]#

Fraud and abuse of government.#

RT @libsoftiktok: HUD just found that the Biden admin sent Minnesota over $84 million in ineligible assistance including funds to over 500… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 HOLY CRAP. House Democrats just attempted to change a bill that would‘ve allowed illegal alien fraudsters to remain in th… [Link]#
RT @NassauExec: Minnesota did not collapse into fraud overnight.... ... Under Tim Walz, warning signs were ignored until billions were already go… [Link]#

CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood.#

RT @DataRepublican: 🧵 THREAD: The CAIR–Muslim Brotherhood–Hamas Pipeline They Don‘t Want You to See... ... This thread has been a long time comin… [Link]#

The EU.#

RT @JimFergusonUK: 🚨 JEFFREY SACHS JUST TORCHED EUROPE’S ELITE... ... One of the world’s most respected economists just said what millions are th… [Link]#

Propaganda.#

RT @MrAndyNgo: The senator doesn’t disclose that he’s sharing an unverified, inflammatory clickbait post from a left-wing activist site foc… [Link]#
RT @cabot_phillips: How CNN frames 6% inflation under Joe Biden vs. 2.7% inflation under Donald Trump. https://t.co/aei8JnQEl5 [Link]#
RT @ConceptualJames: Why so much propaganda and lying over there in Democrat Wokeland? Especially with some of the absolutely incredible th… [Link]#
RT @AAGDhillon: We look forward to the retractions from:... ... Washington Post... CBS... MS Now... Bloomberg ... Reuters [Link]#

Election security.#

RT @TheSCIF: A forensic dive into DOMINION Voting Systems by Allied Security Operations Group (ASOG), proved that Antrim County, Michigan‘s… [Link]#

Now, how about reporting the news?#

RT @BonillaJL: Tony Dokoupil closes out the newscast with a shot at the media reporting clerisy:... ... "We are not even two weeks now into the n… [Link]#

Tesla FSD will cost you more ... forever.#

RT @elonmusk: Tesla will stop selling FSD after Feb 14. ... ... FSD will only be available as a monthly subscription thereafter. [Link]#

Dealing with Lawfare.#

RT @chiproytx: Tomorrow - I am offering an amendment to appropriations to zero out the staff/office budgets of Judges Boasberg & Boardman a… [Link]#

Kudos to Subway.#

RT @CrazyVibes_1: When Jerry first put on his Subway hat in 1990, people didn’t expect much from him.... ... He had Down syndrome. He didn’t spea… [Link]#

Last update: Wednesday January 14, 2026; 4:14 PM EST.