January 20, 2026

Tillis Says Trump Is Getting Bad Greenland Advice

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

“To be clear — I’m not critical of the president. I’m critical of the bad advice he’s getting on Greenland.”

— Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), on CNBC.

Carney: We’re in a Rupture, Not a Transition

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

“Every day we are reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry. That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must. … “Let me be direct: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.”

— Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada did not mention the United States or President Trump by name in a speech on at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, but it was clear where he placed the blame for what he called a “rupture” in the world order, the New York Times reports.

Pentagon Readies 1,500 Troops for Minneapolis Deployment

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

1,500

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, the Associated Press reports.

Not Your Uncle’s MAGA

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

The Danes and Greenlanders have something to say:
Ownership of Greenland is emphatically not in play.
But MAGA says it’s Greenland’s fate:
Lose sovereignty to make America great.
But the resistance has its own MAGA: Make America Go Away.

Mothers of All Threats

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

Used to be that the greatest threat in the world was atomic bombs,
But the latest threat assessment just makes one want to facepalm.
Out of all the dangers in the world,
What gets Fox News’s panties in a whirl?
The “antifa tactics” employed by roving bands of militant wine moms.

Trump’s No Hitler

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

“You know, people keep saying, ‘Oh, this guy’s Hitler.’ No, he’s not. And I’ll tell you why he’s not; Hitler was popular. This guy’s not.”

— Jon Stewart, quoted by The Wrap, on President Trump.

We’re in Full King Lear Mode

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

“Yes, it’s real. He really did write that letter to the Norwegian PM, whining (once again) about not getting the Nobel Prize and declaring that since he didn’t get the Prize, ‘I no longer feel any obligation to think purely of Peace.’ And no, you are not the crazy ones if you think we have fallen down a black hole of mad king dementia. … ‘Unhinged’ doesn’t really capture this moment, where we find ourselves in a full-blown crisis because our president is butt-hurt about losing an award no one was ever going to give him. And now we are left actually wondering if our military commanders would obey an order to fire upon our closest allies.”

Day: January 20, 2026

Tillis Says Trump Is Getting Bad Greenland Advice

“To be clear — I’m not critical of the president. I’m critical of the bad advice he’s getting on Greenland.”

— Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), on CNBC.

Carney: We’re in a Rupture, Not a Transition

“Every day we are reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry. That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must. … “Let me be direct: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.”

— Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada did not mention the United States or President Trump by name in a speech on at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, but it was clear where he placed the blame for what he called a “rupture” in the world order, the New York Times reports.

Pentagon Readies 1,500 Troops for Minneapolis Deployment

1,500

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, the Associated Press reports.

Not Your Uncle’s MAGA

Mothers of All Threats

Trump’s No Hitler

“You know, people keep saying, ‘Oh, this guy’s Hitler.’ No, he’s not. And I’ll tell you why he’s not; Hitler was popular. This guy’s not.”

— Jon Stewart, quoted by The Wrap, on President Trump.

We’re in Full King Lear Mode

— Charlie Sykes

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

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