Weekend Wrap Up: January 18, 2026

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026News0 commentsBy Gina

Below are some headlines we may have missed. Please feel free to share your finds or talk among yourselves. Sunday’s blog has always consisted of missed headlines and a free chat! Enjoy what’s left of the weekend.

Comic Relief:

Updates:

2026 Election:

Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.⁰⁰“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.” pic.twitter.com/dTbTN06xmB
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 17, 2026

The Fascist Regime’s War on America:

U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota

Up to 1,500 U.S. active-duty troops in Alaska are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly has confirmed to NPR.

The move comes days after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis as well as clashes between federal agents and residents. Trump later walked back that threat.

The troops on standby are from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division, which specializes in cold weather operations, according to the division’s website.

Garbage People Doing Garbage Things:

From the MarKODA Files-The Us vs. Them Edition:

Jake Lang – far-right influencer and pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist – promised to burn Qurans to provoke anti-ICE protestors.

Instead, we watched him get peppered with silly string and chased out of town.

Join @maitlis from the streets of Minneapolis as tensions run high… pic.twitter.com/n6hfiNL9Ac
— The News Agents (@TheNewsAgents) January 18, 2026

🚨BREAKING: Minneapolis protesters shut down a hate march led by right-wing agitator Jake Lang. "How do you spell Nazi?!?" anti-ICE protesters chant. LIVE NOW⬇️ pic.twitter.com/M5k1eO2Nbc
— Status Coup News (@StatusCoup) January 17, 2026

Watch as @jakelang is peacefully escorted away from the protests in Minneapolis by multiple anti-ICE protesters.

He doesn't deserve to be a free man.

He was there trying to agitate the crowd. The man is a horrific human being who allegedly beat police officers a with baseball… pic.twitter.com/OkVpLwgqts
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) January 17, 2026

BREAKING: The white supremacist @JakeLang tried to have an anti-muslim march in Minneapolis and got like 7 people to join.

I saw him earlier and told him, “ you are asking for trouble.”

Then it appears he got mobbed and injured. I am against violence, but when you’re a… pic.twitter.com/z7aIqYovuf
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) January 17, 2026

The Gestapo:

ICE Chases Protestor In Major Escalation in Minnesota — Air Force Called In

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— Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) January 18, 2026

Need proof the Federal government is planting agents in our streets to instigate a confrontation? Here you go, moments ago from @BGOnTheScene’s coverage in Minneapolis. pic.twitter.com/iytaIhutk8
— BillyNordForMinnesota (@BillyNordForMN) January 17, 2026

The crowd confronted ICE agents attempting to get inside a pizza restaurant without a warrant‼️ pic.twitter.com/tCZruSOuom
— Meidas_Charise Lee (@charise_lee) January 17, 2026

The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:

An instant classic. 🤡

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) January 18, 2026 at 7:43 AM

Cosplay Kristie Fails Again:

Brennan: Is he back at work? Did you give him his three days of suspension?

Noem: We followed the exact same protocols that we always have

Brennan: Three days of administrative leave?

Noem: I'm not going to talk about his medical records

Brennan: I'm asking you about your… pic.twitter.com/dN1uc9R4ly
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 18, 2026

Kristi Noem spins a weave of incoherent nonsense. pic.twitter.com/SxKOkcUIUU
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 17, 2026

you heard her — put his name on marquees. put it on t-shirts. do drone shows with his name in the middle while the other drones do the macarena around it. light it up.

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— shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) January 18, 2026 at 8:48 AM

Craven Assholes:

Q: In what way is shooting an unarmed civilian in the streets of Minneapolis standing up for moral values?

Mike Johnson: “If you’ve seen the tape… that unarmed civilian weaponized a motor vehicle.”

(This is a lie. The video clearly shows she did not.)
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— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 18, 2026