January 12, 2026

HONESTLY, I REALLY CAN BELIEVE THE BBC:

Posted at 9:51 am by Stephen Green

NEVER GIVE UP YOUR GUNS: Venezuela’s Brutal Interior Minister Touts the State’s Monopoly on Arms. “Venezuela’s Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello runs the colectivos. The US has put a $25 million bounty on his head. Undeterred, he’s bragged on video about the disarmed state of the people in Venezuela, that he says is, ‘contributing to the calm.'”

Posted at 9:36 am by Stephen Green

CAN’T STOP THE SIGNAL:

Posted at 9:21 am by Glenn Reynolds

THE LEFT TOOK NEUROTIC PEOPLE WHO NEEDED A LITTLE HELP AND TURNED THEM INTO SHOCK TROOPS:

From the replies: “Sadly ,@BlueBoxDave they are indirectly recruited and trained. The day Good was shot, a 37 yo woman I know well said, ‘I hope you feel differently when that happens to me.’ She has now joined activist groups and handed her mother an envelope to be opened in the event of death.”

Posted at 9:20 am by Stephen Green

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: It’s Never a Stretch to Believe That a Dem Wants to Kill a Cop. “Since January 2009, the blame for most violence against law enforcement in the United States can be laid at the feet of His High Holiness the Lightbringer Barack Obama. While it’s true that the Democrats frequently had a fraught relationship with the law and those who enforce it before then, Obama’s presidency retrofitted the party’s DNA with hatred of all cops.”

Posted at 9:05 am by Stephen Green

THAT DOESN’T SEEM DESPERATE AT ALL:

Related:

I guess the check bounced.

Posted at 9:02 am by Glenn Reynolds

SHE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN:

Posted at 8:49 am by Stephen Green

BLUE STATE UPDATE:

Posted at 8:39 am by Glenn Reynolds

BILL SHIPLEY: Minneapolis Is Not Even A Close Call — A Lawsplainer On Officer-Involved Shootings.

The Image above proves the ICE Officer was justified in his decision to use deadly force. He had no obligation to step out of the way that would benefit her or subject him to prosecution. He had no obligation to allow her to drive away from an attempt to detain her after the Officer at the door of her car ordered her to stop and exit the vehicle.

ICE has two sets of law enforcement personnel — Special Agents who are criminal investigators, and deportation officers who process civil deportation cases. Special Agents are covered by GS-1811 series position with a general description of “criminal investigator.” They are armed and possess police powers to investigate and make arrests for any crime committed in their presence, as well as for the enforcement of all crimes under Title 8 of the United States Code — “Aliens and Nationality.” Within their authority are crimes under Title 18 such as “conspiracy” and “obstruction” that intefere with their enforcement of the provisions of Title 8.

But the claim floating around social media that ICE officers have no jurisdiction over U.S. citizens is simply wrong. They are law enforcement officers with the authority to detain citizens briefly as part of their investigatory powers, and to arrest citizens who conspire to obstruct and/or do actually obstruct their lawful operations.

Click the link if you’re in the mood for a lengthy but fascinating read.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN):

This is especially impressive given that they’re facing organized efforts, staffed and funded on an international scale, to create such incidents and to obstruct their efforts.

Posted at 8:34 am by Stephen Green