Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 1/19

[SVPete]

ICE Protesters Storming Churches Now; Hotels Kicking People Out

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/01/18/ice-protesters-storming-churches-in-mpls-and-st-paul-n3810982

This is a breaking story, so the information is a bit mixed. There are reports of church services in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul being disrupted by anti-ICE protesters, but I suspect that the reports are all about the same disruption, naming the two different cities.

With that caveat, there is no doubt that the services at at least one church were disrupted by anti-ICE protesters storming the service to drown out the pastor who, they claim, is associated with ICE.

"Associated with ICE" probably means white, Evangelical Christian, and possibly he's a veteran.

It's quite cold here in the Twin Cities, so invading warmer spaces is a much more attractive option than outdoor protests, so I wouldn't be surprised to see the activity move indoors, and clearly, protesters are trying to make life difficult for everybody, not just ICE agents. Hotels are no longer serving ICE agents out of concern for customer safety and are no longer taking reservations.

They are getting threats.

It appears that to protect their staff, hotels that are not allowed to discriminate against ICE and other DHS are simply shutting down to protect their staff from being Hate-ICE crazies' "collateral damage".

[SVPete]

Josh Shapiro: Team Kamala Asked If I Was an Israeli Double Agent; UPDATE: Biden Advisor Erupts

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/01/19/josh-shapiro-team-kamala-asked-if-i-was-an-israeli-agent-n3810992

One of the greatest mysteries of the most disastrous 107 days in the Democrat Party gets a little more clarity in a new book from the Pennsylvania governor. Choosing Shapiro as a running mate should have been a slam-dunk decision for Kamala Harris. Democrats needed to hold the Keystone State, and Shapiro was and is a popular leader in his state. Shapiro could have appealed to other swing-state voters in Michigan and Wisconsin, at least, and would have lent his considerable political talent to an anointee who notably lacked them. Instead, Harris chose Tim Walz, who turned out to be even more inept than the anointee herself.

In his new book, the New York Times reports, it becomes clear that Shapiro made that choice rather than Harris. Shapiro also ensures that the reason for his choice is that the Democrats have allowed anti-Semitism to rise to the top ranks of its leadership:

... But Mr. Shapiro, who is Jewish, details a contentious vetting process in which Ms. Harris’s team focused intensely on his views on Israel — so much so that at one point, he wrote, he was asked if he had ever been an agent of the Israeli government.

“Had I been a double agent for Israel?” wrote Mr. Shapiro, describing his incredulous response to a last-minute question from the vetting team. He responded that the question was offensive, he wrote, and was told, “Well, we have to ask.”

“Have you ever communicated with an undercover agent of Israel?” the questioner, Dana Remus, a former White House counsel, continued, according to Mr. Shapiro, who recounted, “If they were undercover, I responded, how the hell would I know?”

The article does not say whether Shapiro told Kammie's obedient minions to take a hike or whether his push-back responses had Kammie, et al, look elsewhere. IMO, by their obedience Kammie's minions earned a hearty "F off!"

Stepping back, it was speculated, back when Kammie announced Timmy as her running mate, that her choice had been because Shapiro is Jewish. The truth appears to have more complicated details, but the speculation was basically correct.

[SVPete]

Hunter Biden’s Baby Mama Wants Him Jailed Over Broken Child Support Deal

https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/hunter-bidens-baby-mama-wants-him-jailed-over-broken-child-support-deal/

The mother of Hunter Biden’s 7-year-old daughter, Lunden Roberts, filed a motion in an Arkansas court Tuesday asking a judge to jail the former first son for failing to comply with their 2023 child support agreement.
"It’s because of Mr. Biden’s antics that we find ourselves back before this court," the motion states. "Incarcerate him in the Independence County Detention Center as a civil penalty until he purges his contempt by complying with this court’s order."

Hunter Biden has fought to keep his youngest daughter out of his life, repeatedly rebuffing Roberts's requests to let the child, Navy Joan Roberts, use Biden’s last name and claiming he was too poor to afford child support payments.

Roberts and Biden originally struck a deal in 2023 that reduced his monthly child support from $20,000 to $5,000 and required him to transfer proceeds from specified art sales to support their daughter, according to the New York Post. The agreement also stipulated that Biden would give his daughter some of his paintings in lieu of cash payments.

Did she seriously imagine Hunter would fulfill his legal duties for the next 15 years or so?

[SVPete]

Lefty Rep. Swalwell can’t run for gov in California — because he doesn’t live there: court filing

https://nypost.com/2026/01/18/us-news/lefty-congressman-cant-run-for-cali-governor-because-he-doesnt-live-there-court-filing-claim/

Lefty California Rep. Eric Swalwell isn’t qualified to run for governor of the Golden State — because he doesn’t officially live there, according to a bombshell new court claim.

Right-wing pundit and filmmaker Joel Gilbert said in a court complaint filed in Sacramento that Swalwell (D-Calif.), considered the likely successor to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, actually lives in Washington, DC, and is prohibited from running for the top state office under California law.

[SVPete]

FBI catches more 'most wanted fugitives' in first year of Trump's second term than Biden's 4 years

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/fbi-catches-5-top-10-most-wanted-fugitives-first-year-trumps-second

The FBI has caught 5 of the 10 most wanted fugitives in the first year of President Trump's second term.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the criminals "spent over three decades collectively evading justice" and they have "been put in custody" in under 1 year.

"Under the leadership of President Trump, this FBI is defending the homeland, crushing violent crime, and manhunting," Patel wrote on X.

On Saturday, Alejandro Rosales Castillo, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, was being prepared for extradition to face murder charges in North Carolina.

During a congressional hearing in September, Patel said the Biden administration's FBI caught 4 of the top 10 most wanted terrorists during the entirety of former President Biden's 4-year term.

It's "amazing" what the FBI can accomplish when they aren't tied up with anti-Trump lawfare projects.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Don Lemon May Be Charged Under Ku Klux Klan Act For Church Invasion

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said on Monday that Ku Klux Klan Act charges may be on the table for former CNN host Don Lemon and protesters who crashed a church in Minnesota.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether the Sunday anti-deportation protest Lemon recorded in Minneapolis violated multiple civil rights laws by disrupting a church service, Dhillon said in a Monday interview with podcaster Benny Johnson. Lemon later claimed all he did was “commit an act of journalism” by covering the incident inside the building, but his apparent foreknowledge of the protester’s plot may implicate him in criminal activity as well, Dhillon said.

https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/don-lemon-cities-church-blm-ku-klux-klan-face-act-benny-johnson-harmeet-dhillon-ice-deportations/

[FlippyDoo]

Don Lemon May Be Charged Under Ku Klux Klan Act For Church Invasion

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said on Monday that Ku Klux Klan Act charges may be on the table for former CNN host Don Lemon and protesters who crashed a church in Minnesota.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether the Sunday anti-deportation protest Lemon recorded in Minneapolis violated multiple civil rights laws by disrupting a church service, Dhillon said in a Monday interview with podcaster Benny Johnson. Lemon later claimed all he did was “commit an act of journalism” by covering the incident inside the building, but his apparent foreknowledge of the protester’s plot may implicate him in criminal activity as well, Dhillon said.

https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/don-lemon-cities-church-blm-ku-klux-klan-face-act-benny-johnson-harmeet-dhillon-ice-deportations/

I'll believe it when I see it, but if does happen, I'll be the first to tell them "great job".

[DefiantSix]

Don Lemon May Be Charged Under Ku Klux Klan Act For Church Invasion

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said on Monday that Ku Klux Klan Act charges may be on the table for former CNN host Don Lemon and protesters who crashed a church in Minnesota.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether the Sunday anti-deportation protest Lemon recorded in Minneapolis violated multiple civil rights laws by disrupting a church service, Dhillon said in a Monday interview with podcaster Benny Johnson. Lemon later claimed all he did was “commit an act of journalism” by covering the incident inside the building, but his apparent foreknowledge of the protester’s plot may implicate him in criminal activity as well, Dhillon said.

https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/don-lemon-cities-church-blm-ku-klux-klan-face-act-benny-johnson-harmeet-dhillon-ice-deportations/

I agree with Flippydoo, above, but hope for the sake of civility that Donny gets to spend time in Juicy Smollet's old cell, just to get his tonsils tickled...

[Ralph Wiggum]

I agree with Flippydoo, above, but hope for the sake of civility that Donny gets to spend time in Juicy Smollet's old cell, just to get his tonsils tickled...

Lemon was speaking with one of the few Black folks dumber than him today. Chicago Trib article is password protected (which is where I found it originally, and the other headlines don't match, but here's the basics:

Chicago leaders invoke MLK's teachings against Trump's immigration policies

Hundreds attended the breakfast, which had a theme of “building a beloved community,” an idea that several speakers referenced in their remarks. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson were among those in attendance.

Don Lemon, a journalist best known for his tenure on CNN, encouraged audience members to remember King’s nonviolent strategies and ideas of acceptance and equality at moments of heightened political tension, referencing federal immigration action in Minneapolis.

https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies