If You Are Living In New York And You Don't Have An Exit Plan ...

 ... especially if you're White, you seriously need to rethink your living situation.

https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/2008033157543870583

Fifth Amendment (Bill of Rights, ratified 1791):
“No person shall … be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
” This includes two core elements:
The Due Process Clause — prohibits arbitrary deprivation of property by the federal government.
The Takings Clause — requires “just compensation” when private property is taken for public use (eminent domain). 

Fourteenth Amendment (ratified 1868, Section 1):
“No State shall … deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…”
This extends due process protections to actions by state governments and has been interpreted to incorporate many Bill of Rights protections against the states.

GSA Terminates Minnesota Hampton Inn Approval For Any Federal Accommodations

The Trump administration has just dealt a big blow to the Minneapolis hotel which denied service to DHS agents this week.
In short, the GSA is disallowing all use of the hotel by any agency in the federal government by removing them from the list of approved hotels. Even in emergency uses.
Here’s more from Fox News:
The General Services Administration (GSA) is terminating the Hampton Inn Lakeville in Minnesota from its list of approved lodging accommodations for all federal employees after the hotel refused to accommodate ICE agents and immigration officers.
Several emails posted by the Department of Homeland Security and ICE on Monday showed that the hotel was “not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property.”
“After I was informed that a local Hilton property canceled rooms reserved for ICE, GSA immediately reviewed the matter and found the hotel to be in clear violation of its government lodging program requirements,” GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The property has been removed from the programs and booking tools effective immediately. GSA unequivocally supports our federal law enforcement partners.”
The GSA is a federal agency responsible for managing and supporting the basic functioning of federal agencies. Forst was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the agency, and he was sworn in on Christmas Eve after being confirmed by the Senate in mid-December.
The formerly Hilton-branded hotel was stripped of its Hilton label by the hotel chain Tuesday morning after a video surfaced appearing to show that the location continued to deny immigration officers despite Hilton Hotels saying that the venue had apologized and that “properties are open to everyone and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination.”
The hotel participated in a government lodging program partnership, known as GSA FedRooms, between federal employees and the location. Following the Hampton Inn Lakeville denying federal agents rooms, GSA has since removed the property from all lodging programs and travel systems.
FedRooms is a GSA-managed transient lodging program providing Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) compliant hotel accommodations to U.S. government and military travelers, at or below federal per diem rates.
GSA also terminated emergency lodging services and long-term lodging at the property. 

Babylon Bee Meme Dump

 

Minnesota Hilton Franchisee Self-Inflicted FAFO (Update On Ownership)

(A search on Bing offered this: 

The hotel involved is the Hampton Inn in Lakeville, located outside Minneapolis. According to news reports, the property was purchased last summer for $15 million by Everpeak Hospitality, an entity registered in Owatonna, Minnesota.

Public records filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State in June show that the hotel was acquired through a limited liability company owned by four Indian partners: Parmjit Singh, Amanpreet Hundal, Karandeep Nagra, and Mohinderjeet Kaur.)

Hilton Hotels swiftly terminated its franchise agreement with an independently owned Hampton Inn in Minnesota after a video surfaced showing the hotel continuing to refuse rooms to DHS and ICE agents. This, despite assurances that the chain is a "welcoming place for all."
Trouble erupted mid-afternoon on Monday when the Department of Homeland Security posted email communications from a Hampton Inn Lakeville property showing that management or staff had researched the name of at least one law enforcement officer attempting to make a reservation and then canceled the commitment once realizing they were involved with "immigration work."
"We have noticed an influx of GOV reservations made today that have been for DHS, and we are not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property. If you are with DHS or immigration, let us know as we will have to cancel your reservation," a second email read.
"This is UNACCEPTABLE. Why is Hilton Hotels siding with murderers and rapists to deliberately undermine and impede DHS law enforcement from their mission to enforce our nation’s immigration laws?" a DHS X post demanded to know.

RedState Editor Bob Hoge reported that the hotel conglomerate issued a statement shortly thereafter, indicating that the location in question is "independently owned and operated" and they would be investigating since Hilton properties "serve as welcoming places for all."
They couldn't have run away from the controversy any faster if they'd wanted to. But, as you might imagine these days, people weren't content with Hilton simply saying they were going to do something about it. Influencer Nick Sortor, armed with a video recording device, visited the Lakeville Hampton Inn and quickly learned that the owner and front desk manager, at least, weren't about to change their unwelcoming stance.
In the video posted on X, Sortor asks about available rooms and is met with resistance when he says they are for DHS.
"We're not accepting people from immigration, ICE agents, DHS, onto our property," the clerk says. "It's just per management, our ownership."
Sortor points to Hilton's statement, but the front desk manager indicates he had just spoken with the owner, who informed him there was no change to the selective policy.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2008497245826556404

Less than two hours after the video had been uploaded to X, Hilton issued another statement saying they were dropping that particular hotel from their list of franchisees and accusing ownership of lying to them about making corrections to their policy.
"The independent hotel owner had assured us that they had fixed this problem and published a message confirming this. A recent video clearly raises concerns that they are not meeting our standards and values," the statement reads. "As such, we are taking immediate action to remove this hotel from our systems."
"Hilton is – and has always been – a welcoming place for all. We are also engaging with all of our franchisees to reinforce the standards we hold them to across our system to help ensure this does not happen again."

 

 

As of now, the Hampton Inn in Lakeville appears in search results on Hilton's site when making reservations, but clicking the details page opens a new window that quickly disappears. Clicking the same link for other hotels opens a new booking window.
It appears Hilton is trying to stave off the Bud Light treatment. Have they done enough in this situation, and did they act quickly enough? That remains to be seen.

https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/01/06/hilton-axes-hotel-from-their-systems-after-video-shows-them-continuing-to-ban-dhs-and-ice-agents-n2197811

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Abandons Re-election Bid Amid Somali Fraud Scandal

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced that he will not seek re-election.
'In September, I announced that I would run for a historic third term as Minnesota's Governor. And I have every confidence that, if I gave it my all, I would succeed in that effort,' Walz said in a statement issued Monday morning.
Former 2020 presidential candidate and current US Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar, is expected to enter the gubernatorial race as the Democratic favorite, and local outlets reported that Klobuchar and Walz met ahead of the governor's announcement.
Walz also noted that he 'came to the conclusion' he could not give his all to a political campaign in conversations with his family and 'team over the holidays.'
'Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can't spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences.'
'So I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.'
The announcement comes as Walz has been rocked by scandal over massive fraud involving state welfare, including payments to daycares and COVID-era loans. The majority of the defendants indicted so far come from the Somali community.  

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15435771/Minnesota-Governor-Tim-Walz-abandons-election-bid-amid-Somali-fraud-scandal.html

 
I don't expect, given previous examples, that Walz will spend one day in jail but I am not going to give up hope.

This is more likely why he's not running for re-election. He needs to lear how to run a daycare.

Random Political Memes/Cartoons Dump - 1.6.2025

 

I haven't ever had Netflix, and saved the money and saved my eyes from the perversity, so I have that going for me.

Despite Media Protestations – No Congressional Notification Needed Or Warranted In Maduro Operation

Many on the political left, and even a few on the political right, are having fits about President Trump authorizing the operation to capture Venezuela president and narcotrafficker Nicolas Maduro without any congressional notification.
Several House members attempted to frame the issue as Trump acting as a dictator. A few called attention to the lack of the Gang of Eight being notified, and even some Republican senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee were concerned with the military deployment without advance notice.
If a covert intelligence operation was deployed, the President would sign a “finding memo” generally notifying the Gang of Eight, but that doesn’t apply in this instance.
President Trump remarked a concern with leaks was an element, saying that Congress has “a tendency to leak,” which he said could have produced “a very different result.”  However, Secretary Marco Rubio was purposefully clear in his statement about the operation.
“This is not the kind of mission that you can do congressional notification on. It was a trigger-based mission in which conditions had to be met night after night,” Rubio said later at a Mar-a-Lago news conference.  “Remember, at the end of day, at its core, this was an arrest of two indicted fugitives of American justice, and the Department of War supported the Department of Justice in that job. Now there are broader policy implications here, but it’s just not the kind of mission that you can pre-notify because it endangers the mission,” he said.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton affirmed after discussion with Rubio, “congress doesn’t need to be notified ever time the executive branch is making an arrest. And that’s exactly what happened this morning in Venezuela, and now Maduro is going to come to the United States, and he’s going to face justice.”
This is an important distinction.  The DEA and DOJ carried out an arrest of an indicted drug trafficker.
This was, as Rubio noted, a law enforcement operation to capture fugitives.  The military component was in support of that operation, nothing more.  The DOJ had the lead; the DEA was the enforcement mechanism, and the military were in tactical support.
Pertaining to the “broader policy implications” noted by Rubio, there are many facets.  As accurately noted by Cynical Publius:
“Under Maduro, Venezuela had become the Latin American crossroads for all of the USA’s principal enemies. Maduro was nurturing relationships with Russia, Hezbollah and Iran. Worst of all, Venezuela was eagerly becoming a part of Red China’s Belt & Road initiative.
As America’s enemies were lining up Venezuela as their base of operations in the Western Hemisphere to cause mischief and destruction for the USA, Maduro was at the same time making Venezuela a crossroads, safe haven and enabler for all manner of narcoterrorist operations, ranging from Colombia’s FARC to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.
On top of all that, Venezuela had become a key player in the illegal alien invasion of the USA, shipping its very worst to the USA in a deliberate and comprehensive destabilizing operation that might have worked had Donald Trump not won in 2024.
[…] So was Maduro seized because of some five-year-old drug charges? Yes. Legally–yes. However, like so many strategic issues in the world today, an action needed to be backed by the fine points of law, and it was. But the reality is that the Maduro takedown was a Monroe Doctrine-driven necessity that has greatly enhanced the power and national security of the USA.

( https://x.com/CynicalPublius/status/2007644800779169936 )

However, beyond the geopolitical issue that relates to all the above, there is another consideration that might help explain the immediate and alarmed reaction of Mexico.
With President Trump now forcefully executing exfiltration of narcotic drug traffickers, the ramifications for Mexico and the Cartels who own/operate the Mexican government take on a new context.
If the U.S. will raid Venezuela, will the U.S. now conduct a similar approach closer to home?
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Mexico condemns military intervention in Venezuela – The Government of Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations (UN).
Based on its foreign policy principles and its pacifist vocation, Mexico makes an urgent call to respect international law, as well as the principles and purposes of the UN Charter, and to cease any act of aggression against the Venezuelan government and people.
Latin America and the Caribbean is a zone of peace, built on the basis of mutual respect, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the prohibition of the use and threat of force, so that any military action puts regional stability at serious risk.
Mexico emphatically reiterates that dialogue and negotiation are the only legitimate and effective ways to resolve existing differences and therefore reaffirms its readiness to support any effort to facilitate dialogue, mediation or accompaniment that would help to preserve regional peace and avoid confrontation.
It also urges the United Nations to act immediately to contribute to the de-escalation of tensions, facilitate dialogue and create conditions that allow for a peaceful, sustainable solution in accordance with international law.
Reconsider these words from Rubio, against the backdrop of what Mexico is known for. WATCH:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLwMMIHlCwQ&t=16s

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/01/04/despite-media-protestations-no-congressional-notification-needed-or-warranted-in-maduro-operation/

Random Political Social Media Posts - 1.6.2026

https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/2008264681648214162

 

https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1838723098478023137

Can you believe that little retard is 26 ~ 28 years old.

That Is A Right Bodacious ... 'Smile'

 

That's a little too much for me ... this is more my taste:

Whoops !

 

Maduro Case In The Hands Of Anti-Trump Judge

92 year-old Clinton judge who denied Trump’s hush-money removal to Federal Court and blocked Venezuelan gang deportations now assigned to preside over Maduro case in New York
 
In the latest episode of the Deep State circus that’s turned our justice system into a bad joke, a 92-year-old federal judge appointed by none other than Bill Clinton back in the ’90s has been assigned to oversee the high-profile case against Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro in New York.
This is the same judge who has a track record of rulings that seem tailor-made to thwart President Trump’s agenda and protect left-wing interests.
U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who took senior status way back in 2011, but somehow keeps popping up in major cases.
He has issued several controversial rulings adverse to Donald Trump and his administration. These rulings have spanned Trump’s time as a private citizen, his first presidency, and his current second term.
General Michael Flynn didn’t hold back as he weighed in on this explosive new development, stating: “So much for the SDNY … jurors will be picked from those protestors in time square.”
So who exactly pulled the strings to make sure Maduro’s fate should be decided in a rigged, far-left New York, the same judicial playground used to persecute Trump allies and protect global criminals? 

Much, much more at:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/you-cant-make-this-up-92-year-old/