The next entry this month is Butter Pecan Cake!
Ingredients
2 cups Pecan Halves, chopped into small bits
3 Tbsp butter, diced into 3 pieces
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup milk
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 cup butter, nearly at room temperature
12 oz cream cheese, nearly at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup Pecan Halves, chopped, for topping
Instructions
Preheat oven, prepare cake pans: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and line 3 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper, butter parchment paper and lightly dust pans with flour shaking out excess. Set pans aside.
Saute pecans in butter: Melt 3 Tbsp butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once melted add pecans and cook until slightly browned and fragrant, tossing frequently, about 4 minutes. Pour and spread onto a sheet of parchment paper or a baking sheet. Set aside and allow to cool.
Mix liquids together: stir together buttermilk and milk, set aside.
Whisk dry ingredients: In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt for 20 seconds, set aside.
Cream butter and sugar, then eggs and vanilla: In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment whip together butter and sugar until very pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time adding in vanilla with last egg.
Mix in flour alternating with milk mixture: Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low speed just until combined, then add in 1/2 of the buttermilk mixture and mix just until combined then repeat process once more. Finish by mixing in remaining 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix just until nearly combined.
Fold in pecans: Remove bowl from stand mixer and fold in pecans (fold batter until there’s no longer streaks in the batter). Divide batter evenly among prepared baking pans.
Bake until set: Bake in preheated oven 23 – 28 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in cake pans 10 minutes.
Let cake cool completely on wire rack: Run a knife around edges of cake to ensure they are loosened and invert onto wire racks to cool completely. Once cool frost with cream cheese frosting and top with pecans.
For the cream cheese frosting: In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment whip together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in vanilla and powdered sugar and blend until smooth and fluffy.
ENJOY!
Sew Colorful 
Good Morning All!
this is the next cake to try on my list.
We’ve got 10* but it doesn’t look like any more snow accumulated overnight.
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Good morning! Looks good! Temp now is 33, super windy and light snow. Still no Wheezer……
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Good Morning Filly!
We have intermittent flurries, but some peaks of blue sky too.
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Wall Street Apes:
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Charlotte99
January 16, 2026 1:26 am
Appeals court rules judge had no jurisdiction to order release of Mahmoud Khalil
𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥: 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗗 𝗡𝗢 𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗞𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗟’𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘
You think?
A federal appeals court just ruled that a lower-court judge 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 to order the release of Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention. That’s a clean win for the Trump administration — and a not-so-subtle reminder that 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 just because a case is politically fashionable.
Here’s what actually happened. In a 2–1 decision, the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed Khalil’s lawsuit and said the judge who freed him 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to do so.
That ruling now opens the door for Khalil to be re-arrested as deportation proceedings continue. The majority opinion came from Judges Thomas Hardiman and Stephanos Bibas — both appointed by Republican presidents — who pointed out something painfully obvious: Congress already set the process for immigration challenges, and Khalil skipped it.
Here’s the key line the media will quietly gloss over: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘭 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯—𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘭.
Translation: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺-𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
Khalil — a Columbia University graduate and a prominent figure in pro-Palestinian campus protests — was arrested on March 8 by immigration agents in the lobby of his university residence in Manhattan.
President Trump had already made his position crystal clear: foreign students who participate in protests tied to antisemitism and civil disorder would face deportation.
Khalil became the first test case. Here’s where the legal sleight of hand came in. Khalil was initially detained in New York. By the time his lawyer filed suit, immigration officials had transferred him to New Jersey — triggering a jurisdictional mess that ultimately landed in front of the wrong judge.
That judge, Michael Farbiarz, ordered Khalil released from a Louisiana detention facility in June.
And now the appeals court has effectively said: 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱.
No emergency release. No activist carve-out. No special rules because the case made headlines. Just immigration law — as written by Congress — applied the way it’s supposed to be. Khalil hasn’t commented yet. But the message from the court is loud and clear: judges don’t get to invent jurisdiction, and foreign nationals don’t get immunity because campus activists like them.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/15/us-news/appeals-court-rules-judge-had-no-jurisdiction-to-order-release-of-mahmoud-khalil/
Start the plane engines already
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is now GEOTRACKING the money being deployed out from Minneapolis-St. Paul, the Somalis are in full-blown panic mode
REP. ROBBINS: “All the cash is being geotracked where the [Somalis] live. This will really help. They weren’t tracking it before! Once it got to Dubai, they [stopped].”
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Brendan Ecker
@ecker17
🚨 EXPOSÉ: Nick Shirley & David Hoch just confronted a Somali-owned “Safari Transportation” company in Minneapolis — registered to receive MILLIONS in state funds for medical rides.**
They walk into what’s supposed to be the office… it’s a clothing shop + money wiring business. Employee loses it: “THERE’S NO! We DON’T KNOW! Don’t record!”
Nick: “This is fraud. This is supposed to be Safari Transportation!”
Papers in hand prove it’s registered there. These shell transport companies (hundreds in MN) are allegedly central to the massive welfare scam — no vehicles, no rides, just cash flowing out.
Taxpayers deserve real answers. Watch the meltdown. 🔥
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if federal law doesn’t apply to them, they shouldn’t get federal tax dollars either.
sync
January 16, 2026 8:15 am
Minnesota: Federal law shouldn’t apply to us
The suit, which goes on for 80 pages, begins with a long complaint about ICE’s mobilization in Minneapolis. It is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” the suit reads, “driven by nothing more than the Trump administration’s desire to punish political opponents and score partisan points.” ICE’s actions “appear designed to provoke community outrage, sow fear, and inflict emotional distress,” the suit continues, “and they are interfering with the ability of state and local officials to protect and care for their residents.”
And so on. The lawsuit argues that the 10th Amendment “gives the state of Minnesota and its subdivisions, including the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, inviolable sovereign authority to protect the health and wellbeing of all those who reside, work, or visit within their borders.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/4420978/minnesota-federal-law-should-not-apply-to-us/
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A win from Judicial Watch:
“Dear Judicial Watch Member,
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a sweeping 7-2 decision in our historic election case (Rep. Michal J. Bost et. al. v. Illinois State Board of Elections), broadly affirming candidate standing to bring election disputes to federal court.
As you know from my prior updates, your Judicial Watch filed this lawsuit on behalf of Congressman Mike Bost and two presidential electors who were seeking to vindicate their standing to challenge an Illinois law which allows the counting of ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day.
This is the most important Supreme Court election law ruling in a generation.
I want to sincerely THANK YOU for reading my e-mail updates and sharing Judicial Watch content online which helps more Americans learn about our election law team’s historic work.
As our client Rep. Bost said immediately after the ruling:
This is a critically important step forward in the fight for election integrity and fair elections.”
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so what does this do for the 2020 election, anything? you think?
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IDT it will do anything for it at this point – more lawsuits would have to be filed to overturn it and even then…..🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
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Just The News: “President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that the long-awaited “board of peace” that will be tasked with overseeing the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip has officially been formed.
Trump first teased the creation of the board, which he is expected to lead and will be made up of heads of state and former heads of state, last September.
“It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The Members of the Board will be announced shortly, but I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The announcement comes a day after Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the United States is kicking off “phase two” of Trump’s peace plan to end the Gaza War, with the goal of implementing the demilitarization of the coastal region.
Last year, Trump negotiated a ceasefire agreement to end active fighting between Israel and Hamas that had persisted since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas raid on Israel. The delicate ceasefire has largely held, despite intermittent skirmishes.”
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H/T M – back up to JW article I posted.
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that would be great to slow if not stop the lawfare bullshit!
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EXCERPT: “Two powerful committee chairmen in Congress are moving quickly to investigate why Somali immigrant couriers were moving hundreds of millions of dollars out of U.S. airports in their luggage to overseas destinations the last few years, and whether there is any connection to a massive fraud scheme in Minnesota or terror groups in their native country in Africa.
“We’re going to do whatever it takes to get to the bottom of this […] and it will mean subpoenaing these things,” Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Just the News in an interview Thursday. He also revealed that federal agents are probing the massive cash transfers that move through a network centered in the Minneapolis airport.
“As we’ve started our investigation, we’re already bumping up against the federal government, which says they have an active investigation,” Paul said during an interview with the Just the News, No Noise television show. “And whereas I can investigate for facts, I can’t put people in jail. So if the FBI is currently investigating this, or certain members of the government are, it may be delayed, as far as me being able to bring individuals who may shortly be, you would think under indictment.”
House also targets Somali cash couriers
Paul’s promise for subpoenas in the Senate was matched across the Capitol by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who said his investigation was also targeting the couriers inside Minnesota’s large Somali immigrant community. That community landed in the headlines after a massive taxpayer fraud scandal was revealed.
“We’ll get specific names, and they’ll be receiving subpoenas as quick as we can get them out the door, because we are serious about this,” Comer told the same TV show. “This is a widespread professional organization.”
Nearly $700 million in cash shipped out from Minneapolis in 2024 and 2025
Both chairmen were reacting to reports in Just the News this month that the Transportation Security Agency had flagged nearly $700 million in cash carried in the luggage of a handful of Somali immigrants in 2024 and 2025 at the Minneapolis airport alone, much of it headed overseas to destinations like Amsterdam and Dubai…..”
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/somali-subpoenas-congress-moving-quickly-investigate-cash-luggage-exodus-us
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the US gov’t already has investigations open…
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Just The News: “White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller claimed Thursday that Minnesota officials are “clearly” staging “an insurgency against the federal government” through their rhetoric over federal immigration operations in Minneapolis.
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have surged in Minneapolis over the past week, after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman who allegedly rammed the agent with her car. Minnesota officials argue that the shooting was unjustified, while federal officials counter that the agent acted in self-defense.
Miller was asked during an appearance on “The Charlie Kirk Show” whether the federal government was looking at possible charges against state officials, which Miller said would be up to the Justice Department. “What I would say very clearly is that you only have to read their own words and hear their own words and judge their own conduct,” Miller said. “Understand that this is clearly an insurgency against the federal government. They are describing a federal government as an occupying force. Just think about that for a second.”
Miller noted that the federal government is responsible for administering the law, including federal immigration law, nationwide.
“If you were to permit individual cities and states to ratify their own immigration laws for themselves, you wouldn’t have a republic and you wouldn’t have a country,” Miller insisted. “That’s the proposition that [Minneapolis Mayor Jacob] Frey, [Minnesota Attorney General Keith] Ellison and [Minnesota Gov. Tim] Walz are trying to test.”
The comments come the same day that Walz appealed to President Donald Trump to tone down dangerous rhetoric, but the White House rejected the plea, claiming Minnesota and city leaders “have done nothing but turn up the temperature, smear heroic ICE officers, and incite violence against them.”
“The Trump Administration will protect the American people and enforce the law without apology,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News. “The only statement Tim Walz should be making is an apology. He has repeatedly compared ICE officers to Nazis and lied about their important work, including in his speech just last night.”
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Just The News: “President Donald Trump hailed Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday as a “wonderful woman,” after the pair met at the White House, and confirmed she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize to him.
Machado dedicated the prize to Trump when she first received it last year. The U.S. president has long lobbied for the Nobel Prize and has received multiple nominations for his role in ending myriad global conflicts.
“It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!”
Trump previously dismissed Machado as Venezuela’s next potential leader now that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is in New York, claiming he did not believe she would have the support in her country to become its leader.
Machado, who was previously in hiding in Venezuela, received the prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
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sooo true^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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“According to a report, although dogs have long been celebrated for their ability to sense human emotion, making them man’s best friend, new research has found they are not the only ones. A new study has uncovered that horses possess the same skill, specifically smelling human fears. Researchers from the University of Tours in France found that when horses were exposed to scent samples from humans experiencing fear, they became more reactive.
The horses had elevated heart rates and were more hesitant to approach handlers compared with reactions triggered by scents linked to positive emotions. Similar to dogs, horses in the study detected chemical signals released in human sweat during emotional states. These chemosignals are made up of volatile compounds that change when a person is stressed or anxious.
While dogs developed the ability through domestication, the researchers suggested horses’ ability is tied to survival, as the animals are hard-wired to notice signs of danger in their environment.
One of these days I’m gonna figure out how to get in to this whole study/research biz. Evidently, there must be a shitload of money in it if people are getting paid to ‘study’ silly shit like this. Where do we apply?”
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you could get paid to “study” horses!
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Wouldn’t THAT be cool?!?!
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who better to do it. write up a proposal and submit it.
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so the dems wanted another paid vacation?
monti
January 16, 2026 10:11 am
Trust a congressional “delegation” to go muck up President Trump’s foreign policy. It’s a
bipartisanuniparty delegation of donkeys.https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-lawmakers-head-to-denmark-as-trump-presses-bid-to-take-over-greenland-5971977?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1
“A total of 11 U.S. lawmakers have joined the trip, during which they will meet with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
“I’m proud to lead this congressional delegation to Copenhagen to demonstrate strong bipartisan and bicameral support in Congress for our Danish NATO ally,” Coons said earlier this week.”
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Just the News: “CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Friday made a surprise visit to meet Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez, opening a new era of relations while bluntly warning the Latin American country it can no longer consort with drug cartels or America’s adversaries.
Just the News obtained three CIA photos of Ratcliffe’s visit with Rodriguez, including one of the U.S. spy chief shaking hands with the Venezuelan leader dressed in a bright lime-colored pant suit and sneakers. The two shook with their left hands.
It was the highest-ranking U.S. visit to Venezuela in years and came just 12 days after President Donald Trump authorized a mission that arrested and extradited former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, an avowed socialist enemy of the United States, to face drug trafficking charges in America.
U.S. officials said Ratcliffe’s two-hour conversation with Rodriquez was warm but candid, building on recent cooperation since Maduro’s ouster that includes large shipments of Venezuelan oil to the United States.
The director specifically demanded Venezuela end any support for the brutal drug gang Tren de Aragua, the officials said.
“At President Trump’s direction, Director Ratcliffe traveled to Venezuela to meet with interim President Delcy Rodriguez to deliver the message that the United States looks forward to an improved working relationship,” a U.S. official said in a statement to Just the News.
“During the meeting in Caracas, Director Ratcliffe discussed potential opportunities for economic collaboration and made clear that Venezuela can no longer be a safe haven for America’s adversaries, especially narco-traffickers,” the official added.
Trump personally authorized Ratcliffe’s visit, and the CIA director took a small team of officials with him.
“This was about trust-building measures and laying the groundwork for continued communication and room for collaboration between the two governments,” an official explained. “The CIA director made it clear that Venezuela can no longer provide support to drug trafficking organizations, including Tren de Aragua.”
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that’s horrible!
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Particularly in a supposedly “civilized” country!!!!
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some cultures do not mix–they don’t assimilate. they bring their tribal attitudes to new places.
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“America at the Brink: Minnesota, the Insurrection Act and the Rule of Law: If the rule of law is to mean anything it must be enforced everywhere.”
Roger Stone, Jan 16, 2026
“The United States of America is once again facing a constitutional and civil crisis, not on distant battlefields, but in the streets of Minnesota where violence has escalated and civil order has frayed. What began as protests tied to federal immigration enforcement has metastasized into sustained unrest, exposing a deeper national question. Who enforces the law when local and state officials refuse to do so?
The situation has deteriorated to such an extent that President Donald J. Trump has publicly warned that he may invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to restore order if Minnesota officials continue to abdicate their responsibility to protect life, property, and federal authority.
This warning did not arise in a vacuum. Violent demonstrations, vandalism, assaults on law enforcement, and the open obstruction of federal officers have become routine. Political leaders in Minnesota have responded not by restoring order, but by filing lawsuits condemning federal enforcement and effectively encouraging defiance. When governors and mayors place ideology above public safety the federal government is left with a solemn constitutional duty.
That duty is embodied in The Insurrection Act of 1807, and is one of the most powerful yet misunderstood statutes in American law. Enacted during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, it authorizes the President of the United States to deploy federal military forces, including active duty troops and federalized National Guard units within the United States when ordinary law enforcement mechanisms have failed.
The Act permits presidential action when insurrection, domestic violence, or unlawful conspiracies make it impossible to enforce federal law, or when states are unwilling or unable to protect the constitutional rights of their citizens. In short, it exists to preserve the Republic when civil authority collapses.
Normally the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the military for civilian law enforcement. The Insurrection Act serves as a narrow but explicit exception. It recognizes that there are moments when the enforcement of law and the preservation of constitutional order require extraordinary measures.
Critics claim that invoking the Insurrection Act is authoritarian. History proves the opposite. The Insurrection Act has been used sparingly and almost always in moments of grave national consequence.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower invoked it to send the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock Arkansas after the governor refused to comply with a federal court order to desegregate Central High School. State officials openly defied the Constitution. Federal troops enforced the law and protected American children exercising their civil rights.
During the 1960s, Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson used the Act to quell violent resistance to civil rights enforcement across the South. These interventions were not acts of tyranny. They were acts of constitutional necessity. After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, riots erupted in major American cities. President Johnson again invoked the Insurrection Act to restore order when local governments were overwhelmed.
In 1992, President George H. W. Bush used the Act to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles after riots exploded following the Rodney King verdict. Entire neighborhoods burned while local authorities lost control. Federal intervention stabilized the city and saved lives.
Each of these episodes shares a common thread. State and local governments failed. The federal government stepped in to preserve order and uphold the law.
Minnesota today bears an unsettling resemblance to those moments. Instead of enforcing the law, state leaders have chosen performative resistance. They have vilified federal officers, encouraged mass protest and allowed professional agitators to hijack public spaces. When federal agents are attacked and the enforcement of immigration law is obstructed, what exactly is the federal government supposed to do? If a state refuses to protect federal officers, refuses to enforce the law, tolerates violence and lawlessness in the name of ideology, has it not already surrendered its claim to exclusive authority?
The Insurrection Act is not a tool of oppression. It is a constitutional backstop. It exists for moments precisely like this when elected officials abandon their oath and citizens are left unprotected.
The question Americans must ask is not whether invoking the Insurrection Act is extreme, but why Minnesota’s leaders have allowed matters to deteriorate so badly that such an invocation is even being discussed. Law without enforcement is fiction. Rights without order are illusions. A republic that cannot defend its laws cannot survive.
History teaches us that presidents who invoke the Insurrection Act do so reluctantly but decisively when the alternative is chaos. Minnesota now stands at that crossroads. If the rule of law is to mean anything it must be enforced everywhere, even in states whose leaders believe themselves immune from constitutional accountability.”
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“Friday Funnies: Antifa / Anti Ice – You say Tomato and I say…”
Dr. Robert W. Malone, Jan 16, 2026
“The Persians – A History of Iran”
We recently watched an excellent documentary on Iran. The first two episodes on the history up to the 20th century are particularly good, and would be excellent as a primer on Persia for older children. We thoroughly enjoyed watching it and highly recommend. Family friendly. The last episode gets a bit woke though.
( An image of the series is below – we found it on Amazon and the BBC channel):
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This may be a mind-blowing concept for many. But if you require someone to supply human labor, it is called slavery. As soon as a task requires others to supply human labor for free – it is no longer a human right. Think about it.
TRUE STORY:
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good ones today!
how’s your Mom doing?
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I’ve not heard anything today, which means everything’s ok. LOL
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I’ve been talking to mine all day. They’re calling for snow there tomorrow and she doesn’t want us to come if there’s snow. hubby said, the forecast says a dusting…we’re coming. she calls an hour later–I don’t know–looks like snow she says–hubby tells her their forecast says rain/snow–temps in the 40’s. so she calls again…lol
I said if we change our minds by morning, I’ll call you before breakfast. so far, so good…lol
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She really wants you to come! So sweet…..
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she hasn’t had any company this week since my brother and sister in law are sick.
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Oh, so your brother is sick now, too?
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good ones!
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they will never see the truth of this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Bacon Heaven
Studebaker Larks
Catching Air
One Wide Yawn
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not a bacon fan…but that tiger? YIKES!!!!!
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That’s ok – I’ll take it!
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i love the smell when it’s frying though.
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Cabin Life with Dog
An F-15EX ripping into the vertical over PDX
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cool pix!!!!!!
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I’d Drive That
Lesson Learned
Cabin Life
Extraordinary Entrance
Comfortable Corner, With Reading Lamp
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What?
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wonder what the sign means? flying cats???
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I haven’t a clue!
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Good night, Pat! Y’all drive carefully and have a great time!
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Good Night Filly!
they’ve up the snow forecast 2-4 ….hubby still wants to go. so we’ll see…
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Hmmmm…..best to be safe, I think….
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Good Night All!
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