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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.”

— Charlie Sykes

Peace Is Boring

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Buck Banks

After ending eight wars or causing the shooting to cease,
Donald Trump says he deserves a Nobel, at the very least.
But after killing Venezuelan boaters
And threatening Iran for killing protesters,
It’s clear that the commander-in-chief has gotten bored with peace.

Majority Think Trump Is Holding Back Epstein Files

January 19, 2026 Buck Banks

2/3

CNN Poll: “A two-thirds majority of Americans say the federal government is intentionally holding back some information about the Epstein case that should be released, while just 16% say the government is making an effort to release all information possible. The remainder say they haven’t heard enough about the case to say.”

House of Representatives Hits New High of Doing Nothing

January 17, 2026 Buck Banks

362

New York Times: “House members cast 362 votes in 2025, the second-lowest count in the last quarter century. The only other year in that time frame when the House cast fewer votes was 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States.”

Kimmel to Trump: Pull ICE from Minneapolis and I’ll Give You an Emmy

January 17, 2026 Buck Banks

“Mr. President, I have an offer I think you’re going to find difficult to refuse. If you — and only if you agreed to pull ICE out of Minneapolis and put them back at the borders where they belong — I am prepared to offer you one of the following trophies.”

Year: 2026

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

Peace Is Boring

Majority Think Trump Is Holding Back Epstein Files

2/3

House of Representatives Hits New High of Doing Nothing

362

New York Times: “House members cast 362 votes in 2025, the second-lowest count in the last quarter century. The only other year in that time frame when the House cast fewer votes was 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States.”

Kimmel to Trump: Pull ICE from Minneapolis and I’ll Give You an Emmy

“Mr. President, I have an offer I think you’re going to find difficult to refuse. If you — and only if you agreed to pull ICE out of Minneapolis and put them back at the borders where they belong — I am prepared to offer you one of the following trophies.”

— Jimmy Kimmel, quoted by The Wrap, offering President Trump one of his Emmy Awards.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“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.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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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%