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The Democrats’ “Affordability” Ploy To Avoid Accountability
The Democrats’ “Affordability” Ploy To Avoid Accountability
Authored by Thaddeus McCotter via American Greatness,
Imagine someone is walking through a museum filled with fragile antiquities. And they happen to be indiscriminately swinging a sledgehammer. And with every fragile antiquity they shatter, they pocket the price of the destroyed historical treasure.
When their selfish, remunerative spree of wanton destruction concludes, one might expect the culprit to drop their hammer and skedaddle from the scene of the crime. Nope. Instead, they stand around carping that the museum’s new curators are not cleaning up the mess you made fast enough. Why? Because they are hoping to get another shot with the sledgehammer at the remaining precious items still on display.
The fragile antiquities would be the American economy itself. They would be Democrats. The sledgehammer would be their trillion-dollar spending spree, which they would undertake while holding the congressional majority under the Biden administration. With every exorbitant spending bill they passed, their political cronies and ideological fellow travelers received taxpayer money, much of the largesse being funneled back into electing Democrats. The result was the Democrats’ inflation-driven economic carnage that harmed every taxpaying American’s pocketbook that the party had drained to do it in the first place.
Consequently, the best new museum curators would be the Trump administration. One can therefore understand the irritation of the president and Congressional Republicans with the Democrats’ disingenuous dithyrambs to “affordability.”
Hence, President Trump has called the Democrats’ laments regarding the “affordability” issue a “hoax” and a “scam”; however, in the context he describes, he is decrying the party’s disingenuous messaging ploy.
There is absolutely, unequivocally, an affordability crisis in our country. Americans, notably young Americans, are confronted with inflation and the erosion of the economic opportunities necessary for prosperity. Few dispute this dire situation. What the left disputes is that the affordability crisis is the product of the Democrats’ “scarcity economy,” one built upon their venal, spendthrift stewardship of the public purse, radical “green” ideology, and zero-sum redistributionist policies. Escalating costs to restrict economic activity, such as new housing, to “save the planet” and increase public dependence upon government spending are not bugs in the Democrats’ system; they are the key features.
On their part, President Trump, his administration, and Congressional Republicans have made headway against the inflation and economic stagnation the Democrats caused. But it is vexing to have to untangle the Democrats’ fiscal and economic messes, all the while having to counter that party’s misinformation and disinformation on who created the problem. After all, who would want to be toiling away, broom and dustpan in hand, cleaning up the shards of items you cherished and hoping to super glue them back together, all the while being criticized and lied about by the very vandals who destroyed them?
In sum, the Democrats’ finger-pointing about affordability is designed to avoid the public holding them accountable for causing the problem. If you think the demands to make more affordable the necessary staples of life that these swamp-dwelling Democrats have skyrocketed constitute the acme of hypocrisy, you would be surprised.
Just look at any large urban area, say New York City, where a new Democrat with a sledgehammer is complaining that the last Democrat did not clean up—or is it create?—the party’s mess fast enough. Now that is some shameless shit.
Temerity.
So, who guards the museum and its priceless relics from sledgehammer-wielding Democrats sacking the premises in the first place? The electorate, of course. And, sadly, electoral results often prove the Democrats’ ostensibly risible blame game winds up succeeding. Thus, when cleaning up the Democrats’ continual messes, one must also continually message as to who made the mess.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 01/11/2026 – 16:20
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/democrats-affordability-ploy-avoid-accountability
Column: On a memorable night for the Bears and Cubs, keeping the faith was easier said than done
No one tells you the side effects when you’re growing up a Chicago sports fan.
It’s something you just have to experience on your own, the nausea, the headaches, the loss of appetite and the overeating, the anger and depression, the utter feeling of helplessness and the occasional bouts of euphoria that make it all worthwhile.
In recent years it has been a particularly difficult slog, thanks to inept decision-makers, unreliable athletes and owners who take fans for granted by increasing ticket prices, begging for stadium subsidies and generally lacking accountability by avoiding the media. All five of our legacy teams have gone through hard times in the last decade or so, with playoff wins few and far between, making this era the Dark Age of Chicago sports.
Maybe that’s why Saturday’s miraculous Bears comeback win over the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game at Soldier Field, combined with the miraculous opening of Tom Ricketts’ wallet for the Cubs to sign free agent Alex Bregman, was being heralded by some as the greatest day in Chicago sports history.
Throw in a Bulls win over the Dallas Mavericks at the United Center and a Blackhawks win in Nashville, and it was a near-perfect day in Chicago. The city couldn’t have celebrated any more unless Border Patrol jabroni Gregory Bovino was sidelined with gout.
Chicago Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu, a noted Chicago Bears fan, celebrates after making a basket against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at the United Center. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
No matter where you were Saturday night, chances are you were tuned in to the Bears-Packers game while texting with family and friends or describing your roller coaster emotions on social media. During the nauseating first half, veteran Chicago sports reporter George Ofman posted on Facebook: “So far, this game is on the head coach!” Most everyone agreed, and one follower wrote: “A lesser coach would get fired immediately from this horrible coaching.”
WGN-TV reporter Jarrett Payton, son of Bears great Walter Payton, posted, “I’m sick right now,” and invited his followers to send GIFs to describe their feelings at halftime. Most were of someone crying or destroying something, and there was also Charlie Brown falling on his head after Lucy pulls away the football. One follower wrote: “As I expected a soft lazy organization.”
A friend sent me a Reddit post that featured a video of a famous postgame moment from a Bears playoff collapse in 1987, when legendary WBBM-TV reporter John “Bulldog” Drummond jostled with drunken Bears fans outside Soldier Field. Drummond compared the exodus of Bears fans in the fourth quarter to the sinking of the Titanic, which did not seem like hyperbole at the time.
The reaction early Saturday from Soldier Field and from bars and living rooms across the city was nearly unanimous. Where was the pope and his divine intervention? How could this happen to us again?
Even though fans had seen six improbable comeback wins in a Bears season that defied belief, the idea they would come back from a 21-3 deficit the way they were playing — and coaching — seemed ludicrous. The disappointment over the lack of execution was made worse by years of Bears failures dating back to ’87, and the anger was no doubt exacerbated by ownership’s recent threat to move the team to Indiana if they don’t get help building a stadium in Arlington Heights.
Somewhere in the third quarter, however, the defense stiffened, the mood softened and the Bears began to look like they were up to their old tricks. But it was still an uphill climb, and the doubters still outnumbered the optimists by a good margin.
Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer, center, laughs with manager Craig Counsell and Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts (right) before the NL Division Series Game 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Oct. 4, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Then, out of nowhere, a tweet from MLB Network insider Jon Heyman appeared on many fans’ timelines with the breaking news that the Cubs had signed Bregman to a five-year, $175 million deal. It was like standing in line at a wake to pay your last respects and finding out you’d hit the lottery.
It was as unlikely a signing as there was. The Cubs had whiffed on Bregman a year earlier when they were outbid by the Boston Red Sox, and chairman Ricketts had repeatedly expressed his revulsion for going over the luxury tax. His credo of “just get in and you can win” was on full display, and missing out on starting pitcher Dylan Cease this winter was yet another example of the Cubs’ willingness to finish “in the mix” on the top free agents.
When President Jed Hoyer stood in front of reporters at spring training last year to discuss the swing-and-miss on Bregman, he looked like he wanted to punch a wall. But the Cubs wound up going to the postseason anyway, and Hoyer was awarded a contract extension in midseason, giving him more opportunities to come close.
The timing of the Bregman news leak was curious — and too difficult to process while the Bears were making their incredible comeback.
Chicago Bears’ Walter Payton acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after his record-setting afternoon on Oct. 7, 1984. He overtook Jim Brown’s NFL rushing record that day. (Bob Fila/Chicago Tribune)
The Cubs and Bears haven’t had two huge stories compete for the public’s attention at the same time since Oct. 7, 1984, when Walter Payton broke Jim Brown’s all-time rushing record at Soldier Field on the same day the Cubs were on the verge of their first World Series in 39 years before losing to the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. As Jim McKay always told us, it was the proverbial thrill of victory and agony of defeat on a day Chicago sports fans never would forget.
Now it’s Jan. 10, 2026, that will go down in Chicago sports history.
Bears coach Ben Johnson was vindicated for his horrible decision-making in the first half and added to his growing legend with an emotional “(Expletive) the Packers” speech in the postgame locker room. Hoyer made amends for his quiet winter by signing Bregman and acquiring starting pitcher Edward Cabrera in the same week, and Ricketts was absolved by finally opening his wallet and deferring $70 million like a real large-market owner.
All the built-up anxiety from the miserable first half of the Bears game had dissipated, and angst over the Cubs’ lack of spending was mitigated. It was perhaps the greatest mood swing in Chicago history — and another reminder that keeping the faith in this town is easier said than done.
Don’t worry, Chicago. In the end, pope springs eternal.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/11/chicago-bears-cubs-memorable-night/
MTG Denies ‘Dangerous Lie’ That She Tipped Off Code Pink To Trump’s Location
MTG Denies ‘Dangerous Lie’ That She Tipped Off Code Pink To Trump’s Location
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hit back against an Axios report that the White House told the Secret Service she may have tipped off Code Pink protesters about Trump’s unscheduled visit to a DC restaurant she recommended, leading to an activist ambush that went viral on social media.
“Only the WH set up President Trump’s reservation at Joe’s, NOT ME!! I had ZERO knowledge of when his reservation was! The only people who could have tipped off Code Pink was the restaurant or the WH!” MTG wrote on X following the report, calling it ” an ABSOLUTE LIE, A DANGEROUS LIE,” and insisting “I would NEVER do that.”
According to Axios, Greene had recommended “Joe’s Seafood”, a restaurant in Washington D.C., to the commander-in-chief as a last minute dinner location for his team.
Upon Trump’s arrival, a “chaotic confrontation” occurred between Code Pink protesters and Trump, which officials say “embarrassed the president and intensified concerns in the White House about his safety.”
REPORT: The White House told Secret Service that MTG may have tipped off protesters about his surprise visit to Joe’s Seafood back in September, according to Axios.
Viral footage shows Trump being confronted by Code Pink protesters who called him ‘Hitler.’
In response to Axios,… pic.twitter.com/iRFT6H1kEy
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 9, 2026
The White House claims that after recommending the president go to Joe’s, Greene repeatedly called Trump staffers the day of the dinner to confirm he was going. After Trump heard about Greene’s outreach, he called her shortly before leaving the White House and confirmed his planned visit, the sources said. Greene, who was a regular at the restaurant, didn’t show up at the location when Trump and other officials were there, which struck some Trump aides as odd.
So, someone’s lying…
The incident with Code Pink took place just one day before the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. With two separate attempts on Trump’s life previous to his re-election, which the Secret Service notably botched both times – not to mention an endless array of violent actions on the part of progressive protesters in recent months, left-wing activists coming within proximity to Trump has become a national security concern.
White House aides pointed out that Greene has publicly touted her friendship with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin in the past, writing on X Dec. 10:
“I have enjoyed a friendship with Medea for a few years now even though politics says that’s not allowed.”
“Marjorie is closer with the hosts of ‘The View’ than the president,” a former senior administration official said of Greene.
The Rift
After spending 2016 – 2023 as one of Trump’s most loyal defenders, Greene became increasingly vocal in late 2023 over blank-check foreign aid, including the Ukraine war, and Israel-related packages (particularly when tied to Ukraine funding) – however she didn’t take shots at Trump himself until she signed a discharge petition to force the release of the Epstein files, something Trump had promised to do on the campaign trail only to become defensive with reporters when asked about it in early 2025.
In October, she slammed part of Trump’s second-term agenda – such as his $40 billion bailout of Argentina – as “America Last,” telling Axios “It’s a revolving door at the White House of foreign leaders when Americans are, you know, screaming from their lungs,” though she praised Trump multiple times throughout the interview as having done “a great job in a lot of places.”
In November, Trump lashed out at MTG and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for joining the Democrats to force a floor vote on the Epstein Files release – officially announcing he was withdrawing his “support and endorsement” of Greene. Trump claimed that Greene’s complaints about his policies spring from when Trump sent her a poll “stating that she should not run” for governor or the Senate, adding that he’s heard Greene is “upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore.” The president said he stands ready to give the “right” Republican primary challenger of Greene his “Complete and Unyielding Support.”
In December 2025 Greene explicitly accused Trump of putting Israel’s interests over those of the United States, suggesting he has ‘served pro-Israel and establishment interests’ at the expense of domestic priorities.
“For an America First president, the number one focus should have been domestic policy, and it wasn’t,” she told CBS‘s ’60 Minutes,” adding that Trump “has served Israel’s interest, even attacking Iran,” and slammed what she called his service to “Big Pharma” and “crypto donors.”
Greene also became one of the very few Republicans to publicly describe Israel’s conduct in Gaza as “genocide,” and proposed an amendment in the House to end US funding of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system – while also arguing that AIPAC should be legally required to register as a foreign agent because she believes it steers US policy in ways that aren’t aligned with ‘America First.’
Since breaking with Trump, Greene has given several interviews with left-wing news outlets, including The View, CNN, NPR, Meet the Press, and the NY Times – all of which were happy to have her attack their mortal enemy.
Greene visited “The View” in November amid the spat with Trump. Lou Rocco/ABC
Indeed, MTG has become quite cozy with far-left media outlets and the militant progressive coven at The View in the runup to her departure from Congress – in some cases apologizing to them for her “toxic” rhetoric in the past.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 01/11/2026 – 15:45
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/mtg-suspected-tipping-code-pink-protesters-trumps-location
COI satisfecho con avance de la nueva arena de hockey para los Juegos Olímpicos
Por DANIELLA MATAR
MILÁN (AP) — El Comité Olímpico Internacional dice que está impresionado con el nuevo estadio de hockey para los Juegos de Milán-Cortina, incluso si partes de él todavía parecen un sitio de construcción.
El Estadio de Hockey sobre Hielo Santagiulia será uno de los puntos focales de los juegos que inician el próximo mes, debido a que por primera vez en una década se permitirá la participación de jugadores de la NHL en los Juegos Olímpicos.
Sin embargo, el lugar también ha sido el punto focal de los problemas en la organización, con retrasos en la construcción y otros asuntos que han causado preocupación.
Finalmente está listo, o al menos casi.
La pista de hielo está en su lugar y la mayoría de los asientos, pero todavía hay una abundancia de láminas de plástico, mientras que algunas áreas, como los vestuarios, están lejos de estar terminadas.
“Lo que veo personalmente es un extraordinario graderío y este lugar… se ve fantástico”, afirmó el domingo Christophe Dubi, Director Ejecutivo de los Juegos Olímpicos del COI. “La última vez que vine fue antes de Navidad, y esto es radicalmente diferente. Así que, mucho progreso. Cualquiera involucrado aquí, sombrero quitado”.
“Solo hay un camino a seguir, y esa es la opinión de los expertos… y lo que nos dicen, de primera clase”.
La NHL ha expresado previamente su preocupación por la calidad del hielo debido a los retrasos en la construcción, con el subcomisionado Bill Daly diciendo que la liga no enviaría a sus jugadores si hubiera preocupaciones de seguridad.
El COI compartió algunas de esas preocupaciones.
“Aunque enfrentábamos muchas dificultades, siempre tuvimos un plan muy sólido”, comentó Dubi. “Ahora, tener un plan no significa que vas a llegar allí, pero hubo tanta supervisión y tanta experiencia puesta en este lugar con probablemente los mejores ingenieros, el mejor Ice Meister, todo lo que se pudo poner en ese lugar se puso”.
“Entonces, ¿alguna vez tuve dudas? No. ¿Estaba preocupado? Ciertamente. Porque si hubieras estado aquí hace seis meses, no se veía de esta manera, te lo puedo decir. Es increíble lo que han hecho, realmente increíble”.
Dubi habló en el último día de un evento de prueba muy esperado de tres días en el estadio.
El evento de prueba original programado para diciembre no se realizó debido a los retrasos en la construcción. El de este fin de semana —los últimos partidos de liga y copa de la temporada doméstica— son un mes antes de que inicie la competencia femenina.
Se espera que la NHL emita un comunicado al final de su visita al nuevo estadio, con una delegación que ha pasado tiempo aquí durante los últimos tres días.
La Federación Internacional de Hockey sobre Hielo no ve ningún obstáculo para que la NHL regrese a los Juegos Olímpicos por primera vez desde 2014, especialmente después de haber simulado condiciones olímpicas en el evento de prueba con tres partidos al día el sábado y el domingo.
“Sabemos lo difícil que es tener un alto nivel de calidad de hielo para el tercer juego del tercer período. Ayer fue una buena prueba porque fue fantástico, el puck deslizaba, no rebotaba”, dijo el presidente de la IIHF, Luc Tardif. “Así que volveremos a Zúrich felices y confiados. Vamos a hacer un informe, pero ayer fue una prueba, así que no hay razón para que la NHL no venga”.
El torneo olímpico de hockey masculino está programado del 11 al 22 de febrero, el femenino del 5 al 19 de febrero.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
US, Partners Launch New Strikes On ISIS Targets In Syria
US, Partners Launch New Strikes On ISIS Targets In Syria
Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times,
U.S. and partner forces conducted a series of airstrikes on terrorist group ISIS targets throughout Syria on Jan. 10, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced.
The series of airstrikes began around 12:30 p.m. ET, CENTCOM said in a press statement around three hours after the strikes.
“The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria as part of our ongoing commitment to root out Islamic terrorism against our warfighters, prevent future attacks, and protect American and partner forces in the region,” the press statement added.
“U.S. and coalition forces remain resolute in pursuing terrorists who seek to harm the United States.
Footage shared by CENTCOM showed F-15 and A-10 jet aircraft taking off from an unspecified location, along with footage of strikes on purported targets.
CENTCOM did not specify which partner forces assisted in the Jan. 10 strikes throughout Syria.
Saturday’s strikes are part of a continuing retaliatory bombing that began after two U.S. soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in an ambush attack in Palmyra, Syria, on Dec. 13. Three more American troops were injured in the attack.
ISIS claimed ultimate responsibility for the Dec. 13 shooting, and Syria’s Interior Ministry has said the suspect was a member of Syrian security forces who harbored ISIS sympathies. Syria’s Interior Ministry said it had arrested five more suspects in connection with the Dec. 13 attack.
Since sweeping into Damascus and driving off then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December of 2024, Syria’s de facto interim government has been largely comprised of Sunni Islamist militants from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, which began as a Syrian branch of Al Qaeda.
The U.S. bombing campaign came in response to the Dec. 13 shooting and is known as Operation Hawkeye Strike. The first round of strikes in the campaign began on Dec. 19, when U.S. and Jordanian forces employed dozens of fighter aircraft, attack helicopters, and artillery pieces firing more than 100 munitions, and struck more than 70 ISIS targets across central Syria.
Between Dec. 20 and 29, U.S. and partner forces conducted 11 more missions under Operation Hawkeye Strike, in which they reported killing seven ISIS suspects and capturing several others.
“Our message remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world, no matter how hard you try to evade justice,” CENTCOM’s Saturday press statement concluded.
The U.S. military officially began striking ISIS targets in Syria in 2014 and has maintained a continuing troop presence within the country for the past decade. This counter-ISIS mission has coincided with the Syrian civil war, as Assad fought to retain power until rebel forces drove him out in December of 2024.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 01/11/2026 – 15:10
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-partners-launch-new-strikes-isis-targets-syria
Galería del Smithsonian edita texto del retrato de Trump, elimina referencias a juicios políticos
Por BILL BARROW y ANNA JOHNSON
WASHINGTON (AP) — El texto que acompaña la fotografía del presidente Donald Trump en la Galería Nacional de Retratos del Smithsonian fue editado para eliminar las referencias a sus dos juicios políticos, el cambio más reciente en la colección de museos que él ha acusado de sesgo mientras afirma su influencia sobre cómo las presentaciones oficiales documentan la historia de Estados Unidos.
El texto en la pared, que resumía la primera presidencia de Trump y señalaba su victoria en 2024, formaba parte de la exposición “Presidentes Estadounidenses” del museo. La descripción estaba junto a una fotografía de Trump tomada durante su primer mandato. Ahora, aparece una foto diferente, sin ningún bloque de texto que la acompañe, aunque el texto estaba disponible en línea. Hasta este domingo, Trump era el único presidente cuya exhibición en la galería no incluía ningún texto extendido.
La Casa Blanca no dijo si solicitó algún cambio. Tampoco lo hizo un comunicado del Smithsonian en respuesta a preguntas de The Associated Press. Pero Trump ordenó en agosto que los funcionarios del Smithsonian revisaran todas las exhibiciones antes de que la nación celebre el 250 aniversario de la Declaración de Independencia el 4 de julio. La administración republicana dijo que el esfuerzo “aseguraría la alineación con la directiva del presidente de celebrar la excepcionalidad estadounidense, eliminar narrativas divisivas o partidistas y restaurar la confianza en nuestras instituciones culturales compartidas”.
La “etiqueta de retrato” original de Trump, como la llama el Smithsonian, menciona las nominaciones de Trump a la Corte Suprema y el desarrollo de vacunas contra el COVID-19 durante su administración. Esa sección concluye: “Enjuiciado dos veces, por cargos de abuso de poder e incitación a la insurrección después de que sus seguidores atacaran el Capitolio de Estados Unidos el 6 de enero de 2021, fue absuelto por el Senado en ambos juicios”.
Luego el texto continúa: “Después de perder ante Joe Biden en 2020, Trump montó un regreso histórico en las elecciones de 2024. Es el único presidente aparte de Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) que ha ganado un segundo mandato no consecutivo”.
Al ser consultado sobre la exhibición, el portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Davis Ingle, celebró la nueva fotografía, que muestra a Trump de pie, con el ceño fruncido, apoyado los puños sobre su escritorio en la Oficina Oval. Ingle dijo que el retrato asegura que el “aura inigualable” de Trump “se sienta en los pasillos de la Galería Nacional de Retratos”.
El retrato fue tomado por el fotógrafo de la Casa Blanca, Daniel Torok, cuyo crédito aparece en la exhibición que incluye medallones que indican que Trump es el 45º y 47º presidente. Medallones numéricos similares aparecen junto a los retratos pintados de otros presidentes que también incluyen resúmenes biográficos más extensos como los que formaban parte de la exhibición de Trump.
Los presidentes en funciones son representados por fotografías hasta que sus pinturas oficiales son encargadas y completadas.
Ingle no respondió preguntas sobre si Trump o un asistente de la Casa Blanca, en su nombre, pidió algo relacionado con la etiqueta del retrato.
La galería dijo en un comunicado que anteriormente había rotado dos fotografías de Trump de su colección antes de exhibir el trabajo de Torok.
“El museo está comenzando su actualización planificada de la galería de Presidentes de Estados Unidos, que experimentará una renovación más grande esta primavera”, dijo la galería en un comunicado. “Para algunas nuevas exhibiciones y muestras, el museo ha estado explorando citas o etiquetas de lápida, que solo proporcionan información general, como el nombre del artista”.
Por ahora, las referencias a los juicios políticos de los presidentes Andrew Johnson y Bill Clinton en 1868 y 1998, respectivamente, permanecen como parte de sus etiquetas de retrato, al igual que la renuncia del presidente Richard Nixon en 1974 como resultado del escándalo de Watergate.
El comunicado de la galería agregó que “la historia de los juicios políticos presidenciales continúa representándose en nuestros museos, incluido el Museo Nacional de Historia Estadounidense”.
Trump ha dejado claras sus intenciones de influir en cómo el gobierno federal documenta la historia y cultura de Estados Unidos. Ha ofrecido una evaluación especialmente dura de cómo el Smithsonian y otros museos han presentado la esclavitud como una variable fundamental en el desarrollo de la nación, pero también ha tomado medidas para remodelar cómo él y sus rivales contemporáneos son representados.
En los meses previos a su orden de revisión del Smithsonian, despidió al jefe archivista de los Archivos Nacionales y dijo que despediría a la directora de la Galería Nacional de Retratos, Kim Sajet, como parte de su reforma. Sajet mantuvo el respaldo de la junta directiva del Smithsonian, pero finalmente renunció.
En la Casa Blanca, Trump ha diseñado un “Paseo de la Fama Presidencial” notablemente partidista y subjetivo, con fotografías doradas de él mismo y sus predecesores —con la excepción de Biden, quien está representado por un “autopen” o pluma automática— junto con placas que describen sus presidencias.
La Casa Blanca dijo en ese momento que Trump mismo fue el autor principal de las placas. Notablemente, las dos placas de Trump elogian al 45º y 47º presidente como una figura históricamente exitosa, mientras que describe al 46º ejecutivo, que es Biden, lo describen como “con mucho, el peor presidente en la historia de Estados Unidos” que “llevó a nuestra nación al borde de la destrucción”.
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Barrow informó desde Atlanta.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Bayern aplasta 8-1 al Wolfsburg y se aleja 11 puntos en la cima de la Bundesliga
Por JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Michael Olise anotó dos veces y el Bayern Munich inició el año goleando el domingo 8-1 al Wolfsburg con seis goles en la segunda mitad para alejarse 11 puntos en la cima de la Bundesliga.
Olise, Harry Kane y Luis Díaz desmantelaron la defensa del Wolfsburgo en una demostración de dominio que deja al Bayern firmemente en camino de defender el título en solo el 16mo partido de la temporada de 34 juegos.
El entrenador del Bayern, Vincent Kompany, se mostró complacido de que sus jugadores no bajaran el ritmo.
“Son estos momentos en los que es cinco, seis, 7-1, y siguen corriendo, siguen presionando y siguen intentando marcar goles”, dijo a la emisora DAZN. “Tengo que decir que me gusta eso”.
En temperaturas heladas para el primer partido del Bayern desde el receso de invierno, Olise consiguió un doblete y Kane y Díaz uno cada uno, junto con goles de los suplentes Raphael Guerreiro y Leon Goretzka, y dos autogoles del Wolfsburg.
El Bayern solo tuvo dos momentos de nerviosismo en todo el partido. El primero fue el gol de Dzenan Pejcinovic para el Wolfsburgo a los 13 minutos, que igualó el marcador a 1-1 después de que el lateral derecho Konrad Laimer fallara una intercepción.
El otro fue un breve susto por lesión para Kane, quien necesitó tratamiento después de ser golpeado en el tobillo por el defensor Moritz Jenz a mitad de la primera mitad, pero pronto volvió a la acción.
Fue la goleada más amplia del Bayern en la Bundesliga desde que Kompany asumió antes de la temporada 2024-25. Su equipo ha anotado la notable cifra de 63 goles en 16 partidos de liga esta temporada, casi cuatro por partido, y solo ha concedido 12.
El Bayern no ha perdido un partido de la Bundesliga desde marzo y sigue siendo el único equipo invicto en cualquiera de las cinco ligas más grandes de Europa. El Wolfsburg está en el puesto 14, tres puntos por encima de la zona de descenso, en una temporada problemática.
Los rivales más cercanos del Bayern tuvieron dificultades este fin de semana, ya que el Borussia Dortmund, que es segundo, empató 3-3 con el Eintracht Frankfurt, el Bayer Leverkusen perdió 4-1 ante el Stuttgart y el partido del Leipzig fue pospuesto debido a la nieve.
También el domingo, el lateral de Estados Unidos Joe Scally anotó su primer gol desde 2023 cuando el Borussia Moenchengladbach venció 4-0 al Augsburg. El Gladbach subió dos lugares al décimo después de ganar en casa por solo la segunda vez esta temporada.
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No. 16 Illinois builds a big early lead, then holds off No. 19 Iowa 75-69 for its 3rd Big Ten road win
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Keaton Wagler scored 19 points, Andrej Stojaković and Kylan Boswell each had 17 and No. 16 Illinois continued to win on the road in the Big Ten, holding off No. 19 Iowa 75-69 on Sunday.
The Illini (13-3, 4-1) won their fifth consecutive game and stayed tied for third in the conference. Three of Illinois’ Big Ten wins have come on the road; the Illini also won at Ohio State and Penn State.
Illinois led 58-41 with 11:25 to play when the Hawkeyes (12-4, 2-3) began to rally. They got within four points four times in the last two minutes, including at 71-67 with 55 seconds left with a chance to cut the lead further, but Bennett Stirtz missed a layup.
Iowa made most of its run without Stirtz, its leading scorer at 18 points per game. Stirtz picked up his fourth foul with 11:36 to go and went to the bench for seven minutes. During that stretch the Hawkeyes outscored the Illini 18-10.
Tavion Banks led Iowa with 16 points. Tate Sage scored 13, Stirtz had 12 and Cooper Koch added 10.
Illinois controlled all of the first half. The Illini led 8-0 after three minutes, getting open shots while Iowa was struggling at the other end. The Hawkeyes had four missed shots and a turnover on their opening five possessions.
Illinois’ biggest lead of the first half was 29-11 with 7:34 to play before Iowa started to cut into the margin. The Hawkeyes hit three consecutive 3-pointers late in the half but couldn’t get the deficit to single digits at halftime, missing their last five shots.
Up next
Illinois: At Northwestern on Wednesday.
Iowa: At No. 5 Purdue on Wednesday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/11/illinois-iowa-big-ten-mens-basketball/
MN Lawmakers Say Fraud Whistleblowers Were Threatened With Retaliation
MN Lawmakers Say Fraud Whistleblowers Were Threatened With Retaliation
Officials within the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz actively enabled at least some of the state’s estimated $9 billion in social services fraud by suppressing fraud reports, retaliating against whistleblowers and changing protocols to mask criminal behavior according to Republican lawmakers who testified before Congress this week.
The representatives also asserted that whistleblowers (and potential whistleblowers) have been threatened with retaliation from MN Democrats who would make sure whistleblowers lost their jobs, their homes, they’d be blacklisted from new jobs and their “children would be tracked”.
Minnesota Rep Marion Rarick says if any whistleblowers came forward to expose fraud, Democrats would make sure they lost their jobs, their homes, they’d be blacklisted from new jobs and they would TRACK THEIR CHILDREN
Democrats would try and take away kids for exposing fraud… pic.twitter.com/vyoBYeFyVh
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 9, 2026
State Reps. Walter Hudson, Marion Rarick, and Kristin Robbins are members of their legislature’s committee on fraud prevention, which has been investigating some of the same instances of fraud that have captured the national spotlight in the past month.
All three of them were invited to testify at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s first of at least two scheduled hearings on the rampant social services fraud that led Walz to withdraw his bid for reelection in 2026.
Rarick in particular spoke about the pressure and opposition whistleblowers faced. According to Rarick, what was once a group of about 480 disenchanted current and former state Department of Health Services employees has grown to over 1,000 people across multiple state agencies. Those DHS employees started an account on X called “Minnesota Staff Fraud Reporting Commentary”, and many have been more than willing to talk with the fraud prevention committee about what they have found and experienced.
“In our face to face meetings with a group of whistleblowers, they revealed that retaliation now includes threats of being fired with cause, which means you do not get unemployment insurance in the state of Minnesota, being blacklisted from all state agencies…and then there was a veiled threat of the use of military intelligence against them,” Rarick said.
The revelations are tied to a program which imported around 100,000 Somali refugees into Minnesota since the 1990s, though the majority (around 54,000) arrived in the US during the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2016. Around 81% of Somali migrants are on some form of welfare and they are greatly over-represented in government subsidized business startups connect to potential fraud.
How were these migrants from a third world country able to successfully establish so many front businesses and siphon billions of dollars in taxpayer funds? They had help from Democrat officials according to whistleblowers. This would explain why investigations into migrant racketeering consistently fizzled and why Democrat appointed judges dismissed multiple fraud cases involving Somalis.
The latest surge in far-left protests in Minneapolis almost appears tailor made to distract from the issue of fraud, making the issue about the lawful shooting of an NGO trained activist rather than the theft of billions of dollars with the aid of Democrats.
It is likely that migrant fraud enabled by Dems helped to feed political coffers and election campaigns. There is a good reason why Tim Walz dropped out of the governors race and essentially inciting civil unrest in the state. There is a good reason why Dems are behaving so hysterically when it comes to an official federal investigation. This is what leftists do when they get caught – They try to create chaos and muddy the waters.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 01/11/2026 – 14:35
Duneland communities in line for emergency signal traffic lights
Emergency signal traffic lights are finally coming to Duneland communities this year, improving safety at major intersections when police and fire departments are responding to a scene.
Chesterton and Porter, along with Liberty and Portage townships, will be getting the specially equipped traffic control devices this year.
The grant, administered by the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), is covering 90% of the cost, projected to be around $1 million.
Emergency vehicles will be equipped with a transponder that can interrupt the normal operation of a traffic light. Emergency vehicles will get a green light while vehicles approaching from a cross direction are stopped. It helps reduce the potential for crashes.
Valparaiso is a Porter County community that has the emergency signal traffic lights.
Chesterton Town Engineer Mark O’Dell said he doesn’t know what the safety statistics are, but it’s apparent that the lights will be a safety enhancement that helps protect the town’s police and fire employees.
Councilman James Ton, R-1st, said he can remember an incident years ago when a Chesterton Fire truck was wrecked responding to a call because a truck went through a stoplight at Ind. 49 and County Road 1100 N. He said they were fortunate that no one was hurt.
“We have been interested in getting the protection for our fire and police in place,” Ton said.
Chesterton is the lead agency, coordinating the project that has been in the works for a while. Portage originally was going to participate but decided to withdraw.
O’Dell said that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be opening the bids for the project on Feb. 11.
Installation of the traffic lights will probably occur this fall.
Eleven locations have been chosen for Chesterton. The emergency signal traffic lights will be installed at intersections on Ind. 49, Indian Boundary Road and Calumet Avenue.
Porter will get emergency signal traffic lights at five locations.
Liberty Township Trustee Matt Keiser said most of the seven lights in his township will be installed on U.S. 6.
O’Dell said that four emergency signal lights will also be installed on U.S. 6 in Portage Township.
Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
