January 9, 2026

Kelly: Taking Greenland Would Be the Worst Presidential Decision Ever

January 9, 2026 Buck Banks

“It ?would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country. For us to threaten them, especially with force, that we’re just gonna take your stuff; we’re gonna take your territory—is that who we’ve become? That’s Russia. We are not that kind of a nation.”

— Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), in an interview with The Atlantic, on President Trump threatening to take over Greenland.

No Morals, But Mortal

January 9, 2026January 16, 2026 Buck Banks

Donald Trump seems to take pride in his venal criminality,
Asserting that the only limit on his actions is his own morality.
But of course Trump has no morals,
So he obeys neither laws nor rules —
And the only real check on his behavior will be his own mortality.

QAnon Shaman Wants to Run for Arizona Governor

January 9, 2026 Buck Banks

“Since I’m one of the only people that seem to have their wits about them and understand what’s actually going on in the world, it is up to me, as far as I’m concerned, to do something about these problems.”

— The man known as the QAnon shaman, Jacob Chansley, told the Times of London he plans to run for governor of Arizona.

Trump Wants More Money for Military Adventures

January 9, 2026 Buck Banks

$1.5 trillion

“President Trump proposed on Wednesday increasing military spending next year by more than half, raising the defense budget in 2027 to $1.5 trillion as he pushes for American imperialism in Venezuela and beyond,” the New York Times reports. “The president’s request for a $600 billion increase in military spending comes as his administration flexes military strength around the world.”

Minneapolis Mayor Invites ICE to Leave His City

January 9, 2026 Buck Banks

“To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite.”

Day: January 9, 2026

Kelly: Taking Greenland Would Be the Worst Presidential Decision Ever

— Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), in an interview with The Atlantic, on President Trump threatening to take over Greenland.

No Morals, But Mortal

QAnon Shaman Wants to Run for Arizona Governor

“Since I’m one of the only people that seem to have their wits about them and understand what’s actually going on in the world, it is up to me, as far as I’m concerned, to do something about these problems.”

— The man known as the QAnon shaman, Jacob Chansley, told the Times of London he plans to run for governor of Arizona.

Trump Wants More Money for Military Adventures

$1.5 trillion

Minneapolis Mayor Invites ICE to Leave His City

“To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite.”

— Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, quoted by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

44%

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by Deadline, in his July 4th message.

Numerati

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%

81

A Reuters analysis of Trump’s public comments from June 23 through July 6 (13 days) — when a string of left-wing Democratic candidates won their party’s primaries in New York — found he invoked communism 81 times.