(Hat tip: Scissorhead BDR)

OK, which one of you mugs had ICE invades Ecuador on your 2026 Bingo Cards? Remember: consulates and embassies are subject to treaty and a considered to be foreign soil. But how could ICE know? OK, so they are illiterate. Someone coulda told them... Well, to be fair, the people inside were swarthy-lookin’ and didn’t speak white. /snark

It’s all about you, Biff: It's amazing how Vulgarmort can turn any moment of human empathy into being a story about himself.

If you want The Prime Directive, watch Star Trek. In the meanwhile, the BBC did the right thing. (Hat tip: Scissorhead M Davis)

Slovenian time-share Mel will ring the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell this morning to promote the “Melania” documentary premiering tomorrow. We understand that she will be the first recipient of the FIFA World Cup Academy Award, which Hair Füror will accept on her behalf.

The circular firing squad begins, per Tiger Beat on the Potomac: The blame game: Key figures in the administration are pointing fingers at one another. Trump is blaming Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. Bovino’s boss Kristi Noem is blaming Stephen Miller, per Axios. Miller is blaming Border Patrol. And Border Patrol is big mad at ICE, per POLITICO’s Myah Ward and colleagues…

The AP email thingie reports: A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis. Read more. What to know: The audience cheered as the man was pinned down and his arms were tied behind his back. In video of the incident, someone in the crowd can be heard saying, “Oh my god, he sprayed something on her.”

Grandpa Sundowner gives a speech on affordability, so naturally it includes...

Well, I did read that Floriduh was renaming the street in front of Merde-a-Lardo after him.

The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser.

The Miracle of The Orange 🤡 Economy I’m sure that The Orange 🤡 will still blame President Handsome Joe Biden: US Consumer Confidence Fell Sharply in January Latest Press Release Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Confidence collapsed to lowest point since 2014, surpassing pandemic depths The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® fell by 9.7 points in January to 84.5 (1985=100), from an upwardly revised 94.2 in December.

I’m seeing a lot of commentary, AGAIN, blaming the Democrats for the treachery of the Republicans for ICE / Gestapo killing our fellow citizens, usually in the form of “DO SOMETHING!” What I don’t see is any acknowledgement that the Republicans could put an end to our national nightmare in 5-minutes if they wanted to. They control all branches of the gubmint including the allegedly non-political SCOTUS.

Just say “No” to ‘Nip. (Hat tip: Scissorhead Purplehead)

About the only thing increasing in value in The Orange 🤡’s economy is the demand for gold as the world runs away from US Treasuries (Axios email thingie): Investors around the world are losing faith in traditional safe havens like the dollar and Treasuries, fueling a fierce rally in gold, which yesterday hit $5,000 an ounce for the first time…

ProPublica tells us that Lumberjack / Road Ruler Sean Duffy is looking to Fancy Autocomplete to draft rules and regulations: "The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. 'We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. 'We want good enough.'” And my life flashed before my eyes.

America Shocked: Mike ‘Payola’ Allen takes a break from the daily cheerleading of Fancy Autocorrect in the Axios email thingie and leads with Minnesota! Saturday's killing of protester Alex Pretti, and the videos showing how Trump's administration misrepresented it, drove the president to uncharacteristically de-escalate yesterday. "It's f**ked, and POTUS knew he needed to unf**k it," an administration adviser told Axios.

Einstein Genius Immigration grantee thinks she legislates? Well, I for one,  can hardly wait for Jan-6ers to attack the totally rigged Oscars if she doesn’t win in a landslide in ALL CATEGORIES!!1!

OK guys, if you have a couple of bucks left over there’s a lot of need in Minnesota. Scissorhead Purplehead sends us to: A Clearing House Of Mutual Aid And I would like to point you to: Stand With Minnesota There’s lots of food banks, and legal funds, so pick a domain of interest and give ‘em a hand if you can.

Infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters and an infinite amount of time. Or maybe 3 monkeys, ten minutes in the SNL Writers room? "Fred Trump died in 1999 at age 93. He had, Trump said, a “heart that couldn’t be stopped” with almost no health conditions to speak of throughout his long life. “He had one problem,” Trump said.

Happy Hour News Not really sure that SSTephen Miller’s coin-pocket Nazi Greg Bovino was actually fired, but... “Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol ‘commander at large’ and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon.” “Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command.”

Scissorhead Fran sends this on: Dorothy Thompson: The journalist who warned us about Hitler. Thompson was a journalist who history has eclipsed by her more famous husband, Sinclair Lewis. Anyway, she managed to interview Hitler after the Beer Hall Putsch, and tried to warn everyone, but like Hillary and Kamala, she was a chick and so no one listened. …

Speak-up, I cannot hear you. (Hat tip: Scissorhead Purplehead)

Hair Füror’s Slovenian Time Share sends rare thank-you: MELANIA, the film A Historic Moment I am deeply humbled to have been surrounded by an inspiring room of friends, family, and cultural iconoclasts at the White House last night. Each of these individuals each brought their unique vision to the world, making a lasting impression. Our personal stories endure time and serve as a…