News On Tap For Monday, January 12, 2025

All Enemies Foreign & Domestic

Today’s “News On Tap”, has good people from Minneapolis to Tehran brewin’ for a fight with the monsters. We’ve got updates on the ICE monsters in Minnesota, and how good people are standing up to them. We’ve also got details on Trump’s insane attack on the Fed & how Chairman Powell is standing up to him. Meanwhile, Trump’s threatening to get the U.S. into another Middle East war, even as he keeps spewing neo-imperialist threats elsewhere. We’ve also got ElectionLand news, and a full look at the Golden Globes over the weekend. Plus. Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back to discuss all of it with us. Read up & get informed!

First Round - Barbarians At The Gates

War Against The ICE Monsters

• Protests Swell Across U.S. Over ICE Killing Of Renee Good In Minneapolis, As Trump Regime Continues Blaming The Victim

• Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent To Minnesota Over Child Care ‘Corruption’ (Which Was Right-Wing Propaganda & Doesn’t Exist)

• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions For Child Care & Anti-Poverty Programs In Five Democratic States [Gift Link]

• Day After Minneapolis Shooting, Sec. Noem Ordered New Restrictions On Congressional Oversight Visits

• Thomas Zimmer: The Killing Of Renee Good Reveals Again That MAGA Is At War With The Reality Of American Society

Standing Up To The Monsters

• As Minneapolis ICE Shooting Draws National Attention, Local And Federal Leaders Stand Up To The Bullies

• ICE’s Killing Of Renee Good In Minnesota Mirrors Two Similar Instances In Illinois, Gov. Pritzker Confirms

• Jennifer Rubin: ICE’s Reign Of Terror And Violence Must End

• Randi Rhodes: In Memory Of Renee Good - What Can, Should, And Must Be Done Next

Trump & His Other Monsters

• Trump Threatens Multiple Republican Senators Who Voted For War Powers Resolution In ‘Angry’ Calls

• Trump Blurts Racist Statement, Says Civil Rights Led To White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’ [Gift Link]

• Oldest Synagogue In Mississippi Set Ablaze In Potential Act Of Arson

Second Round - Trump's War On The Fed

• Trump DOJ Opens Baseless Investigation Into Jerome Powell As Trump Ramps Up Campaign Against Federal Reserve

• Fed Chair Powell Confirms Trump DOJ Probe, Blasts Trump Regime’s “Threats & Ongoing Pressure”

• Retiring SC Sen. Thom Tillis Will Now Oppose All Fed Nominees Over Trump’s Baseless Attack On Fed Chair Powell

• Silver & Gold Hit Record Highs On Worries Over Trump’s Attack On Fed Independence & Geopolitical Tensions

• Thirteen Former Fed Chairs Condemn Trump’s Bid To Weaken Central Bank

• Trump Aide Bill Pulte, Key Force Behind Failed DOJ Attacks On AG James & Sen Adam Schiff, Seen As Key Instigator Behind Powell Subpoena

Third Round - Meddling In Foreign Affairs

• As Death Toll From Protests Surges, Iran’s Right-Wing Extremist Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters

• Sources Confirm Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi & Trump’s Envoy Steve Witkoff Discussed Protests & Violence

• Trump Regime Launches Large-Scale Strikes On Isis Targets Across Syria

• Trump Posts Several Images Showing Next Military Target — And It’s Not Greenland Or Iran. It’s Cuba.

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Trump’s Half-Assed Imperialism

• U.S. Urges Its Citizens To Flee Venezuela Amid Reports Of Paramilitaries Searching For Americans

• Trump Now ‘Inclined’ To Keep Exxon/Mobil Out Of Venezuela, After CEO States The Truth At WH Meeting: “Venezuela, Today It’s Uninvestable”

• Greenland’s Party Leaders Firmly Reject Trump’s Push For U.S. Control Of The Island

• UK & Germany Mull Boosting NATO In The Arctic Amid Trump’s Greenland Controversy

Miscellaneous But Important

• Trumponomics Is Failing: The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration

• Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go On Strike At Top New York City Hospitals

• Extreme Right-Wing Austerity Group Americans For Prosperity Pulls Support For Republicans Now Supporting Aca Subsidies

Election Land

• Democrat Mary Peltola Launches Senate Bid In Alaska In Major Win For Democratic Party’s Efforts To Take Back Senate

• In New Intv. With NYTimes, Trump Says He Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election [Gift Link]

• Gallup Poll: New High Of 45% In U.S. Identify As Political Independents, With More Leaning Democratic

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Rest In Peace: Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Singer, Guitarist, & Co-Founder, Dies At 78

• Paramount Skydance Sues Warner Bros. Discovery, Seeking Financial Details Of Netflix Deal

• Golden Globes 2026 Winners – See The Complete List Here

• Nikki Glaser Jokes About Epstein List, Rips CBS News As ‘B.S. News’ & Calls Out Leonardo Dicaprio For Dating Women Under 30 At Golden Globes

• Celebrities Wear Pins Protesting ICE At The Golden Globes

• NFL Wild-Card Weekend Highlights Rams, Bears, Bills, 49ers, & Patriots Move On In Playoffs

• Lindsey Vonn Impresses Again, Wins World Cup Downhill For 2nd Victory Of Olympic Season

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, blogger, author, & activist is back tonight for another evening of “Monday’s with Majid!” We’ll talk with him about all the crazy news of the past week, and we’ll talk about his latest piece on his Substack at Defiant Dispatches, where he notes Trump & his minions don’t break rules by accident - they invent BS reasons to justify breaking them on purpose. We’ll also talk a little about entertainment, including the Golden Globes. Join us!

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