Friday, January 16, 2026

With ICE, we're playing into Trump's hands

There is no insurrection in Minneapolis. But Trump must feel his Insurrection Act window closing, as public opinion turns against him and ICE. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Jan 16 2026

 
A federal agent holds a crowd-control weapon on Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis.

There is no insurrection in Minneapolis. But Trump must feel his Insurrection Act window closing, as public opinion turns against him and ICE.

Federal agents carry away a woman in Minneapolis on Jan. 13, 2026, days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good.
 

As more Americans disapprove, I'm sure history will remember ICE fondly

To all the federal agents who make up ICE and Border Patrol and are currently terrorizing Minneapolis: You're doing great and everyone loves you!

Circa 350 BC, A bust of the Greek philosopher Plato, (c428 - c348 BC), one of the most important philosophers in the history of mankind.
 

Republicans whine about cancel culture, then they censor the classics

It's troubling to think that some of the courses that changed my perspective in college would be censored in a modern university setting.

Workers react to journalists watching the installation of President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on Dec. 19, 2025. The sign on the building now reads
 

Trump's Kennedy Center stunt is only the beginning

Art that is sanctioned by the state without the ability to criticize the state, as Trump wants to see, is no better than propaganda.

A Verizon building in New York City.
 

The Verizon outage revealed a hard truth about me

On Jan. 15, Verizon also announced that it will issue $20 outage credit to customers affected, but they must log on and actually redeem them. Sure.

Iran erupts in anti-government protests.
 

My family fled Iran. Staying silent only helps the regime.

Many Iranians outside of Iran, including members of my family, have remained quiet. I understand that silence. I also know it can't be the solution.

Demonstrators who support protests in Iran rally outside the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 10, 2026.
 

Iran's currency collapse is only part of the story

Iran's latest protest wave did not begin as a grand ideological crusade. It began the way breakdowns often do, with daily life becoming unlivable.

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak to reporters during a tour of the renovation of the Federal Reserve Board's building in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2025.
 

The Senate has a chance to stand up to Trump. I'm not optimistic.

Jerome Powell's concern should worry all Americans. President Trump's pressure campaign against the Federal Reserve is undermining its independence.

Susan Adams, president of Florida's Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival and an Indian River County commissioner, holds frog legs before frying them in 2024.
 

A frog leg festival is as American as it gets

Folksy events like the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival are an important part of Americana.

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