Source: The Federalist
by Kylee Griswold
“emember just three months ago, when conservatives self-immolated over a smarmy little twerp named Nick Fuentes, who was supposedly going to be the downfall of the conservative movement because he was being platformed? … The Fuentes hysteria looks especially stupid now — first because of a new report from Eric Kaufman at the University of Buckingham Center for Heterodox Social Science showing just how weak Fuentes’[s] influence really is …. nd second, because we’re once again experiencing a flare-up of a phenomenon with way more power than Nick Fuentes and frog memes have ever had: low-information Instagram performance posting.” (01/29/26)
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/29/forget-about-online-groypers-instagram-influencers-will-be-the-real-death-of-america/
Source: mint [India]
“American Airlines announced on Thursday that it intends to restart daily flights to Venezuela for the first time since 2019, pending government approval and subject to security review. This comes weeks after US forces [abducted] former president Nicolas Maduro during Operation Absolute Resolve. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump directed the Transportation Department to lift the current limitations that bar US flights following a conversation with Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez, according to Reuters.” (01/29/26)
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/american-airlines-to-fly-to-venezuela-for-first-time-since-2019-marking-return-of-us-service-11769710598707.html
Source: Underthrow
“Storytelling Beyond Politics w/ Erin O’connor.” (01/29/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLtvMkN7AkU
Source: Instant Gracearchy with Jim Babka
“Magic Policy Pills Immigration Edition.” (01/29/26)
https://rumble.com/v7514yc-magic-policy-pills-immigration-edition-instant-gracearchy-with-jim-babka-ig.html
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Jacob Mchangama
“On Oct. 17, 1961, tens of thousands of Algerians marched through the streets of Paris in peaceful defiance of a discriminatory curfew imposed by the French state. Police opened fire, beat protesters, arrested them en masse — and, in some cases, threw people into the Seine, where they drowned. Historians later called it ‘the bloodiest act of state repression of street protest in Western Europe in modern history.’ At least 48 — but possibly hundreds — were killed. Yet for decades, the official story minimized the violence. The death toll, it was claimed, was three. Police had acted to defend themselves. The protesters were terrorists. The French state actively buried the truth. Records were falsified. Evidence suppressed. Investigations blocked. Publications seized. The paper trail was shaped to match the story. … Paris 1961 is a historical warning. Minneapolis 2026 is its modern counterpoint.” (01/29/26)
https://www.thefire.org/news/american-people-fact-checked-their-government
Source: New York Times
“Canada, facing U.S. tariffs that threaten its auto industry, announced on Thursday an agreement with South Korea to explore establishing a Korean automotive footprint in the country. Though scant on details, the accord was another move by Prime Minister Mark Carney to diversify Canada’s trade away from the United States in response to Mr. Trump’s volley of tariffs. The agreement also fits with Mr. Carney’s widely hailed call at the World Economic Forum last week for middle power nations to band together after what he characterized as an irreversible ‘rupture’ to the world order by Mr. Trump’s aggressive economic and diplomatic policies.” (01/29/26)
https://archive.is/vw1YD
Source: US News & World Report
“Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations, according to a decree approved by the West African nation’s council of ministers on Thursday. The decision by the military rulers who seized power in September 2022 is the latest move to tighten control following the suspension of political activities after the coup. Burkina Faso’s Interior Minister Emile Zerbo said the decision was part of a broader effort to ‘rebuild the state’ after what he said was widespread abuses and dysfunction in the country’s multiparty system.” (01/29/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-29/burkina-faso-military-government-dissolves-political-parties
Source: Mother Jones
by Inae Oh
“The Trump administration may be starting to show small signs of regret after its lies about Alex Pretti’s killing proved too much for Americans. But make no mistake: The wind-down is about quelling a PR crisis amid tanking poll numbers — not regret for their terrorist-like behavior. President Trump and his inner circle still insist that rounding people up and crushing dissidents brings peace to American cities besieged by the assault of having an immigrant community. In fact, some, like Steve Bannon, are calling for further escalation.” (01/29/26)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/how-ice-dresses-cbp-minneapolis-military-theater-of-war/
Source: The Anarchist Experience
“Rich, Lori, and Riley discuss the injunction keeping the NH safety inspection racket in place, Rich’s previous court escapades, War with Iran, and what deal is Trump currently getting with Greenland.” (01/29/26)
https://theanarchistexperience.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/the-anarchist-experience-565/
Source: WRAL News
“A federal judge has rejected for now Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ‘s bid to gain more spending power in the state’s race for governor, upholding campaign finance rules that some Republicans argue give certain candidates an unfair advantage. Raffensperger’s independent political action committee, Safe Affordable Georgia, filed a federal lawsuit in December asking permission to raise unlimited funds for his campaign. One of his opponents in the GOP primary, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, has been able to do that under a 2021 state law that created leadership committees like the one he chairs, which can raise unlimited funds for candidates. Attorneys for Safe Affordable Georgia argued current law violates Raffensperger’s First Amendment rights by subjecting him to different rules than his opponent and requested that the limits for his committee be waived during the ongoing campaign.” (01/29/26)
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/74de9-judge-rejects-brad-raffenspergers-bid-to-loosen-spending-limits-in-georgia-governors-race/
