The View from Afar: Sunday, January 18, 2026

THE VIEW FROM AFAR

Notes from a retired newspaper publisher

Sunday, January 18, 2026

London.#

Apparently official policy in London. — DOUBLE STANDARD POLICING: https://t.co/tFwoivFabO https://t.co/kmVCGa6C9B [Link]#

American theater.#

Wait until the next act of the cosplay. — I Feel the Earth Moving Under Our Feet https://t.co/oADN4XY2P9 [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

Some polls put their thumbs on the scales. — CNN POLL: 58% declare Trump’s second term so far a “failure.” The only Republican at CNN disagree https://t.co/aVXQ57SGXY [Link]#

Greenland.#

Why Denmark and the U.S. need to come to terms on Greenland. — Some hard Arctic clarity from Stephen Miller on Greenland https://t.co/z2CKPAGTID [Link]#

Facing what happened.#

Reality is hard for some people to face. — UNEXPECTEDLY: Elon Musk-funded mural of murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska goes up in Brooklyn ... https://t.co/C4xynxNvsI [Link]#

Consequences, please.#

RT @GOPoversight: Subpoenas are not suggestions—they are enforced by law. ... ... Bill and Hillary Clinton defied their subpoenas and must be hel… [Link]#

Playing dirtier.#

RT @DefiyantlyFree: 2004 was the year politics changed in America. ... ... Just one month after Bush‘s re-election, twenty-five of the wealthiest… [Link]#

What could Democrats do differently?#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BREAKING: Democrats are in panic mode after DEVASTATING new poll finds Americans trust the Republican Party on the ECONOM… [Link]#

Ranked choice voting is subversive.#

RT @ScottPresler: Speaker Johnson,... ... Would you consider a House bill to BAN Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). ... ... The Constitution states that Congr… [Link]#

Never trust Norm Eisen’s politics.#

RT @DefiyantlyFree: https://t.co/U8oKKaHxSU [Link]#

Election interference.#

RT @PatrickByrne: rtw... SEQUOIA‘S INCRIMINATING FILES:... ... Sequoia was an old US election machine firm.... ... Smartmatic (Venezuela) bought Seqoia &… [Link]#

Good choice.#

RT @HillelNeuer: BREAKING: Senior Iranian diplomat at U.N. European Headquarters has defected and requested asylum in Switzerland, reports… [Link]#

NED working against America.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: Raise your hand if you’d like the Senate to strip NED funding [Link]#

Political humor.#

RT @ericmmatheny: The US being in NATO is like paying alimony to 31 ex-wives. https://t.co/oxsszRTVt9 [Link]#
RT @CynicalPublius: 1. Inflation would be out of control.... 2. The economy would suck.... 3. The Southern Border would be wide open to invasion.… [Link]#

Seems reasonable to everyone except PM Keir Starmer.#

RT @JohnCleese: If people come to live in Britain, they should accept they will live under English or Scottish law... ... They must not be allowe… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 JUST IN: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent EMBARRASSES Kristen Welker after she compares President Trump‘s self-funded renovati… [Link]#

New York City politics.#

RT @DavidAsmanfox: “Outraged”…Really? As someone who was born in Queens and has been a proud citizen of NYC for 46 years, I’M outraged that… [Link]#

Britain.#

RT @Inevitablewest: Why is Keir Starmer allowed to cancel elections for millions across the UK and get a free pass from the legacy media?… [Link]#

RINOs.#

RT @Sadie_NC: The reason Republicans won‘t abolish the filibuster is that it gives them an excuse to block President Trump‘s agenda without… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 JUST IN: JD Vance EVISCERATES Indiana RINO Senate President Rod Bray for refusing to redistrict Indiana for the 2026 midt… [Link]#

The dog that did not bark.#

RT @MarioNawfal: 🚨🇺🇸 WHY ARE PARENTS IN MINNESOTA NOT PROTESTING AFTER CHILDCARE FUNDING WAS CUT... ... This is the part nobody wants to explain.… [Link]#

Stand-up political judgment.#

RT @realKTMcFarland: 1/4) When I drafted Reagan‘s Star Wars speech in 1983, we knew a missile defense shield was years away, but we made a… [Link]#

The filibuster.#

RT @its_The_Dr: “If we actually enforce cloture, we can stop the cloture abuse the 60-vote scam.”... ... “Make them debate. And the SECOND they s… [Link]#
RT @C_3C_3: The Republicans in the Senate are hiding behind the Zombie filibuster.... ... The Republican voters deserve a vote.... ... In public. On re… [Link]#

Minneapolis.#

RT @MrAndyNgo: A group of white male engineers eating at Clancy‘s Deli in Minneapolis were surrounded and accosted by far-left extremists w… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 JUST IN: Minneapolis Police have FINALLY shown up after over an HOUR of rioting in Downtown Minneapolis... ... Always too littl… [Link]#

Reality.#

RT @marcthiessen: If you are Canadian, and you buy one of these Chinese spy mobiles, you will not be allowed to cross the border in it. [Link]#

Election integrity.#

RT @Rasmussen_Poll: Once Upon A Time ... A crazy man claimed that voter data for every American was in China and The CCP had used secret il… [Link]#

When the law does not help.#

RT @nettermike: They call him “Squatter Hunter.”... When homeowners are trapped in endless legal battles, watching strangers live rent-free in… [Link]#

New York politics.#

RT @NassauExec: After years of one-party control, Kathy Hochul has left New Yorkers with higher crime, higher taxes, and a cost of living t… [Link]#

Sunday, January 18, 2026

London.#

Apparently official policy in London. — DOUBLE STANDARD POLICING: https://t.co/tFwoivFabO https://t.co/kmVCGa6C9B [Link]#

American theater.#

Wait until the next act of the cosplay. — I Feel the Earth Moving Under Our Feet https://t.co/oADN4XY2P9 [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

Some polls put their thumbs on the scales. — CNN POLL: 58% declare Trump’s second term so far a “failure.” The only Republican at CNN disagree https://t.co/aVXQ57SGXY [Link]#

Greenland.#

Why Denmark and the U.S. need to come to terms on Greenland. — Some hard Arctic clarity from Stephen Miller on Greenland https://t.co/z2CKPAGTID [Link]#

Facing what happened.#

Reality is hard for some people to face. — UNEXPECTEDLY: Elon Musk-funded mural of murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska goes up in Brooklyn ... https://t.co/C4xynxNvsI [Link]#

Consequences, please.#

RT @GOPoversight: Subpoenas are not suggestions—they are enforced by law. ... ... Bill and Hillary Clinton defied their subpoenas and must be hel… [Link]#

Playing dirtier.#

RT @DefiyantlyFree: 2004 was the year politics changed in America. ... ... Just one month after Bush‘s re-election, twenty-five of the wealthiest… [Link]#

What could Democrats do differently?#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BREAKING: Democrats are in panic mode after DEVASTATING new poll finds Americans trust the Republican Party on the ECONOM… [Link]#

Ranked choice voting is subversive.#

RT @ScottPresler: Speaker Johnson,... ... Would you consider a House bill to BAN Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). ... ... The Constitution states that Congr… [Link]#

Never trust Norm Eisen’s politics.#

RT @DefiyantlyFree: https://t.co/U8oKKaHxSU [Link]#

Election interference.#

RT @PatrickByrne: rtw... SEQUOIA‘S INCRIMINATING FILES:... ... Sequoia was an old US election machine firm.... ... Smartmatic (Venezuela) bought Seqoia &… [Link]#

Good choice.#

RT @HillelNeuer: BREAKING: Senior Iranian diplomat at U.N. European Headquarters has defected and requested asylum in Switzerland, reports… [Link]#

NED working against America.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: Raise your hand if you’d like the Senate to strip NED funding [Link]#

Political humor.#

RT @ericmmatheny: The US being in NATO is like paying alimony to 31 ex-wives. https://t.co/oxsszRTVt9 [Link]#
RT @CynicalPublius: 1. Inflation would be out of control.... 2. The economy would suck.... 3. The Southern Border would be wide open to invasion.… [Link]#

Seems reasonable to everyone except PM Keir Starmer.#

RT @JohnCleese: If people come to live in Britain, they should accept they will live under English or Scottish law... ... They must not be allowe… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 JUST IN: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent EMBARRASSES Kristen Welker after she compares President Trump‘s self-funded renovati… [Link]#

New York City politics.#

RT @DavidAsmanfox: “Outraged”…Really? As someone who was born in Queens and has been a proud citizen of NYC for 46 years, I’M outraged that… [Link]#

Britain.#

RT @Inevitablewest: Why is Keir Starmer allowed to cancel elections for millions across the UK and get a free pass from the legacy media?… [Link]#

RINOs.#

RT @Sadie_NC: The reason Republicans won‘t abolish the filibuster is that it gives them an excuse to block President Trump‘s agenda without… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 JUST IN: JD Vance EVISCERATES Indiana RINO Senate President Rod Bray for refusing to redistrict Indiana for the 2026 midt… [Link]#

The dog that did not bark.#

RT @MarioNawfal: 🚨🇺🇸 WHY ARE PARENTS IN MINNESOTA NOT PROTESTING AFTER CHILDCARE FUNDING WAS CUT... ... This is the part nobody wants to explain.… [Link]#

Stand-up political judgment.#

RT @realKTMcFarland: 1/4) When I drafted Reagan‘s Star Wars speech in 1983, we knew a missile defense shield was years away, but we made a… [Link]#

The filibuster.#

RT @its_The_Dr: “If we actually enforce cloture, we can stop the cloture abuse the 60-vote scam.”... ... “Make them debate. And the SECOND they s… [Link]#
RT @C_3C_3: The Republicans in the Senate are hiding behind the Zombie filibuster.... ... The Republican voters deserve a vote.... ... In public. On re… [Link]#

Minneapolis.#

RT @MrAndyNgo: A group of white male engineers eating at Clancy‘s Deli in Minneapolis were surrounded and accosted by far-left extremists w… [Link]#
RT @nicksortor: 🚨 JUST IN: Minneapolis Police have FINALLY shown up after over an HOUR of rioting in Downtown Minneapolis... ... Always too littl… [Link]#

Reality.#

RT @marcthiessen: If you are Canadian, and you buy one of these Chinese spy mobiles, you will not be allowed to cross the border in it. [Link]#

Election integrity.#

RT @Rasmussen_Poll: Once Upon A Time ... A crazy man claimed that voter data for every American was in China and The CCP had used secret il… [Link]#

When the law does not help.#

RT @nettermike: They call him “Squatter Hunter.”... When homeowners are trapped in endless legal battles, watching strangers live rent-free in… [Link]#

New York politics.#

RT @NassauExec: After years of one-party control, Kathy Hochul has left New Yorkers with higher crime, higher taxes, and a cost of living t… [Link]#

Last update: Sunday January 18, 2026; 8:17 PM EST.