Day: January 12, 2026
Senate GOP Prepares To Hold The Line On Hyde As White House Walks Back Trump’s ‘Be Flexible’ Remark
‘I am absolutely committed to ensuring that no taxpayer funding is used to fund the radical left’s agenda, including abortion,’ Sen. Moreno said.
Sen. Thom Tillis Vows To Block All Fed Nominees After DOJ Probe Into Jerome Powell
‘is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question’
Our Myths Matter
Before his death, I had a sporadic, long-standing debate with friend of the show, and literature professor, David Allen White about comic books. I had heard David lecture on the great historical epics and argued that comic books sat in the same place in American culture as The Odyssey did in ancient Greece or The Iliad in Rome. That these stories embodied and passed forward the basic values of the culture. David was dismissive. His dismissiveness was understandable as for every great comic book there are hundreds of pure entertainment dredge. Nonetheless, when comics are gotten right they really do rise to the level of art. New evidence has appeared that just might make my case for me.
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‘You don’t want this smoke’: Philly DA and sheriff threaten ICE officers — DHS just laughs
Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia district attorney who was impeached in 2022 for “dereliction of duty and refusal to enforce the law upon assuming office,” was among the leftists who condemned the fatal Jan. 7 shooting of anti-ICE activist Renee Nicole Macklin Good.
Multiple videos of the incident, including cellphone footage from the agent’s perspective, show the 37-year-old Colorado native drive into a federal law enforcement officer after disobeying repeated orders to exit her vehicle. As Good accelerated into the ICE agent — who had been dragged hundreds of yards by a fleeing suspect during a previous ICE operation — the agent opened fire in self-defense.
During a press conference on Jan. 8, where officials held a moment of silence for Good, then engaged in a cultish chant of her name, Krasner claimed the ICE agent’s actions were not only “unlawful” but amounted to a “criminal homicide” executed by a member of an agency that has supposedly taken a “Nazified approach to mass deportation.”
‘Do you hear me, ICE agents? Do you hear me, National Guard?’
Krasner — flanked by fellow anti-ICE radicals Aniqa Raihan of the group No ICE Philly and Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, the latter of whom claimed that ICE was “fake” law enforcement — not only complained about the ICE officer’s decision to fire multiple shots but his location at the time of the vehicular attack.
According to Krasner, who referred to the incident in passing as a “murder,” the officer’s positioning in front of Good’s speeding SUV was a “violation of police directives in almost every jurisdiction.”
“Self-defense? So that is one layer of criminality,” said Krasner.
Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
After characterizing the agent’s act of self-defense as a crime, Krasner — who has spent years championing dangerous criminals — stated, “If any law enforcement agent, any ICE agent, is going to come to Philly to commit crimes, then you can get the eff out of here because if you do that here, I will charge you with those crimes. You will be arrested. You will stand trial. You will be convicted, whether it’s in state or federal court.”
“Donald Trump cannot pardon you for a state court conviction,” continued Krasner. “Do you hear me, ICE agents? Do you hear me, National Guard? Do you hear me, military?”
Sheriff Bilal attempted to outdo Krasner’s expression of contempt for federal law enforcement officers, stating, “If any [ICE agents] want to come in this city and commit a crime, you will not be able to hide, nobody will whisk you off.”
“You don’t want this smoke, ’cause we will bring it to you,” threatened the sheriff whose crime-ridden city had 826 shootings in 2025.
Over the weekend, Krasner posted a picture of himself on social media with the acronym “FAFO,” which stands for “f**k around, find out.” The post was captioned, “To ICE and the National Guard: If you commit crimes in Philadelphia, we will charge you and hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
The post was quickly ratioed on X.
“Unlike criminals in Philadelphia who get their charges dropped by the DA,” replied the National Police Association.
Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project, noted, “The fullest extent of the state law would be nothing since they’re Federal officials. Don’t lose your bar license dude.”
The Department of Homeland Security responded with multiple dismissive posts, noting, “Oh no! Anyway.”
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Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz to serve as Clash Masters in new ‘The Clash Teens’
The year 2026 is bound to be busy for Julie Anne San Jose and Rayver Cruz!
GMA Kapuso Foundation continues aid for quake-hit residents in Caraga, Davao Oriental amid new tremor
The GMA Kapuso Foundation continued its relief efforts for quake-hit residents in Caraga, Davao Oriental amid a new tremor.
Swiss court keeps Crans-Montana bar”s owner in custody after deadly fire
A Swiss court on Monday ordered that the co-owner of a bar in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana that caught fire on New Year’s Day, killing 40 people, must remain in custody.
Illegal turning, unattended illegal parking among top 5 traffic violations in 2025
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released the top five traffic violations in 2025 as it reminded motorists that driving comes with a responsibility to obey traffic rules.
Cebu landfill tragedy buries victim”s dreams of going abroad
Four days after a mountain of garbage buried a waste segregation facility in the village of Binaliw in Cebu City, eight fatalities have been reported, while 28 people remain missing.
