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Originally published Jan 16, 2026 for our weekly Issue of Mindful Intelligence Advisor.  Subscribe to get weekly issues.

Recapping Trending, World, U.S., Political, Market, Culture, Sci-Tech News from 01/01/2026 to 01/15/2026

Here are the TOP 10 NEWS TAGS for this Time Period:

1. Iran Watch
2. 2. ICE Protests
3. Venezuela US Conflict
4. Minnesota ICE Shooting
5. DNC Criminal Media
6. Greenland Watch
7. Somali Fraud
8. DNC Violence
9. Trump Deportations
10. Abortion Watch

A. TRENDING

1. ANTI-ICE TERRORIST KILLED BY ICE AGENT DIED PROTECTING MURDERERS – The anti-American terrorist Renee Good was killed when she attempted to murder an ICE officer attempting to arrest illegal aliens who also happened to be wanted for murder. Find out what unfolded IMMEDIATELY afterwards in our Final Thought (One Shooting, Two Nations) on pg. xx.

Good’s family has hired the George Floyd attorney to use lawfare to terrorize American officers and officials. The injured ICE agent is still recovering in the hospital, his family in hiding for fear of being murdered by DNC voters. The video now clearly shows the agent was struck by the vehicle, a fact the DNC media and its anti-American fanbase continue to deny.

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2. ANTI-ICE INSURGENTS ARE NOW SEIZING GOVERNMENT RIFLES – The assaults in Minneapolis against ICE agents by DNC-paid insurgents are only increasing and getting more deadly. Against that backdrop, DNC government leaders, from Tim Kain to Chuck Schumer, and DNC supporters, from celebrities to influencers, keep spreading lies intended to get ICE agents killed. So far, Pam Bondi has made zero arrests.

As of January 15, the terrorists have seized FBI papers, destroyed vehicles, seized an ICE vehicle and took a rifle out of it, all while Minneapolis police, under the order of Progmerican Mayor Jacob Frey, stood down and allowed it to happen. President Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to put down the Minnesota revolt, but some Americans are wondering why that isn’t being declared at the national level.

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3. VENEZUELAN LEADER PLUCKED FROM CHINA’S PROTECTION – Despite the security provided President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela by his two strongest allies, Russia and China, U.S. forces were able to quickly enter the country and within less than 3 hours return with Maduro and his wife to the U.S. Reports of advanced military tech being used to easily overcome Venezuelan forces equipped in mid-range Chinese and Russian military tech have not been confirmed.

The move sends a powerful message to China and Russia’s allies that their protection might be no protection at all. Currently, Maduro is facing “evolving charges.” His VP has taken over and, as of now, appears to be willing to cooperate with the U.S. The role of Exxon in developing the oil earmarked for America (for resale on the market) is in doubt after the CEO went afoul of President Trump.

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4. AS IRAN TOTTERS AND BLOOD FLOWS, U.S. ACTION APPEARS IMMANENT – Reports of the looming attack by the U.S. on Iran keep coming, with multiple media outlets claiming to have insider information that suggests the U.S. is about to attack at any minute. So far, the Iranian regime is still in power, with reports of up to 20,000 people being murdered and public executions beginning. The protests, however, seem to be continuing. Read more about the Iran uprising and Trump’s dilemma on pg. 1.

GO DEEPER ON IRAN WATCH

5. CLINTONS REFERRED FOR CONTEMPT CHARGES AFTER REFUSING TO TESTIFY AT EPSTEIN HEARING – Long-time friends with Jeffrey Epstein, Bill and Hillary Clinton show up in the Epstein files numerous times, with Bill showing up even more than Hillary does. After refusing to come before the House Oversight Committee for questioning, both Clintons have been referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said, “We’re going to hold both Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress. The [Epstein estate] complied with our lawful subpoena. [Former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta] came in and were deposed because of our lawful subpoenas. This same lawful subpoena was issued to the Clintons, and they defied it.”

6. UKRAINE CEASEFIRE DEAL IS OFFICIALLY DEAD – Any hope of the war in Ukraine ending anytime soon has all-but ended with Russia’s final response to the U.S.-led ceasefire proposal. The final sticking point was over the “security guarantees” in the form of U.S. and European troop support. Putin called this nothing more than “foreign intervention.” To emphasize their point, the Russians also now claim that the push by British and European nations to build more military infrastructure in Ukraine will make their troops viable targets. GO DEEPER ON UKRAINE WAR
7. SOMALI FRAUD CASE TAKES OUT KAIN, THREATENS OMAR – The growing Somali Fraud scandal has already triggered Tim Kain, the Progmerican governor of Minnesota, to declare he is not running for re-election. It also appears to be threatening Minnesota’s Islamist anti-Americanist Progmerican representative, Ilhan Omar. Nick Sherley, an independent reporter, broke the story of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of U.S. tax dollars being stolen through fake daycare centers run by Somalis.

Ilhan Omar’s recent effort to earmark $1 million for an ISIS-linked Somali ‘Non-Profit’ has triggered a call to investigate the organization and Omar’s connections to it. Trump has responded by suspending Somali immigration and revoking the legal status of thousands of Somali “asylum seekers.” More action is being taken to strip new Somali naturalized citizens involved in the fraud, which includes Ilhan Omar.

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8. AS TRUMP KEEPS PUSHING FOR GREENLAND PURCHASE, THE REASON WHY HAS BEEN REVEALED – President Donald Trump revealed his motivation for wanting America to purchase Greenland. He claimed NATO is not an effective deterrent to Russian and Chinese power and therefore America must secure the territory that makes them vulnerable with or without anyone else’s consent (despite Europe moving token numbers of troops to Greenland).

He stated, “Militarily, without the vast power of the United States, much of which I built during my first term, and am now bringing to a new and even higher level, NATO would not be an effective force or deterrent — Not even close! They know that, and so do I.”

GO DEEPER ON GREENLAND WATCH

9. MARXIST ISLAM TAKES OVER IN NEW YORK – In the person of Zohran Mamdani, New York City is now captured by the Marxist-Islamist faction. The now-serving Mayor of New York has begun his tenure by appointing a Marxist, a self-appointed Democratic Socialist, to head the city’s Housing Department. Cea Weaver appears set to test the bounds of state authority over Federal authority, especially when it comes to how she is pledging to treat NY’s privately-owned housing.

The appointment is particularly concerning because Mamdani has pledged to freeze rents, expand the power of enforcement hearings, and bring in communist activists as bureaucrats to use lawfare to seize private property and convert it to communist property. Expect a report on Mamdani soon.

GO DEEPER ON MAMDANI WATCH

10. AFTER JD VANCE HOUSE SHOOTING, SECRET SERVICE AGENT BETRAYS JD VANCE’S SAFETY ON UNDERCOVER VIDEO – An undercover video from an ACTUAL muckraker (and we mean that in the best sense), James O’Keefe, is exposing a secret service agent who is more than willing to put Vice President JD Vance’s life at risk. This comes shortly after a trans DNC activist shot into JD Vance’s home when he and his family were not there.

The agent shared the Vice President’s future traveling and event plans in an undercover video by The O’Keefe Media Group. The agent is Tomas Escotto, a five-year veteran of the force who came in under the President Joe Biden Committee.

Deputy Secret Service Director Matthew Quinn responded to the video by stating, “The U.S. Secret Service has no tolerance for any behavior that could potentially compromise the safety, privacy or trust of our protectees. This incident is under investigation, and the employee involved has been placed on administrative leave with his clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked,”

B. HEADLINES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

1. TRUMP SEEKS TO SET TERMS OF AI BRAIN DATACENTER DEBATE COMING TO AMERICA – President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about the emerging need for massive data centers to power AI brains which every nation-state will now need to be a world power in the years to come. He offered a carrot to the main sides of the incoming debate, the taxpayers who may be on the hook to pay for the data centers, the locals affected by the data centers, and the corporatists relying on those data centers for personal power.

He characterized it in the American context, writing, “We are the ‘HOTTEST’ Country in the World, and Number One in AI. Data Centers are key to that boom, and keeping Americans FREE and SECURE but, the big Technology Companies who build them must ‘pay their own way,” His post does not address another conflict-of-interest crisis, water resources, which are also needed in large volumes to fund the AI brains.

GO DEEPER ON AI WATCH

2. TRUMP PUSHES FOR 10% INTEREST LIMIT ON CREDIT CARDS – The financial industry is already pushing back against President Trump’s calls to put a 1-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%. The President declared on Truth Social, “Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be ‘ripped off’ by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration. AFFORDABILITY!

Effective January 20, 2026, I, as President of the United States, am calling for a one year cap on Credit Card Interest Rates of 10%. Coincidentally, the January 20th date will coincide with the one year anniversary of the historic and very successful Trump Administration.”

3. AMENDMENT TO DEFUND TREASONOUS JUDGES STRUCK DOWN BY RINO 46 – 46 RINO Progmericans within the GOP betrayed Americanist standards once again by helping the party of sedition, the party of Progmerica, the DNC-CCP, protect two of its most egregiously insurrectionist judges from having their office defunded.

Americanist Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) pushed forth the amendment as part of the appropriations package. The two judges targeted were James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman. Boasberg enabled Operation Arctic Frost and Boardman gave a would-be SCOTUS Judge assassin a lenient sentence. Both judges have consistently ruled outside the bounds of common-sense Americanist interpretations of the constitution, siding with leftist standards over American law.

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4. NY FIRES SALVO AT 3D GUN PRINTING – Progmerican NY Governor Kathy Hochul is making a push to figure out how to make software that enables 3D printers to print guns and gun parts illegal. Even as the real 2A push is increasingly heading to the drone frontier, the Progmericans are still hoping to contain the threat that comes from citizens equipped and capable of defending themselves against ALL enemies, foreign AND DOMESTIC, with small arms.

Her office released this official statement: As part of her 2026 State of the State agenda, Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled proposals to strengthen New York’s nation leading gun laws by cracking down on 3D-printed and illegal firearms. The new legislation would establish criminal penalties for the manufacture of 3D-printed firearms and order minimum safety standards to be established for 3D printer manufacturers to block the production of firearms and firearm components.

5. FAR-LEFT PROGMERICAN GOVERNOR LIFTS MORATORIUM ON NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS – In a sure sign that even the far-left is about to go all-in on the AI brain race, Progmerican Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation that ends a decades-long ban on new construction of large-scale nuclear power plants in the state. The move should be seen as a telegraph the left’s Green New Deal may be over. Expect talks of AI Justice to replace Climate Justice talks.
6. ISRAELI TECH CEO CALLS ON U.S. TO LIMIT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS – Whether he realized it or not, Israeli billionaire tech entrepreneur and Cato Networks co-founder Shlomo Kramer just advocated for the restriction of Americans’ First Amendment rights essentially to protect Israel from online threats.

Here is how he chose to advance this Anti-First-Amendment narrative, “You’re seeing the polarization in countries that allow for the First Amendment and protect it, which is great. And I know it’s difficult to hear, but it’s time to limit the First Amendment in order to protect it. And quickly before it’s too late… I mean that we (government) need to control the platforms, all the social platforms. We need to stack, rank the authenticity of every person that expresses themselves online and take control over what they are saying, based on that ranking.”

7. CONTRACEPTIVES IN CHINA NOW TAXED IN REVERSAL OF SUBSIDIZATION POLICY – For three decades, Chinese citizens would not pay taxes on contraceptives, which includes drugs and condoms; now, Chairman Xi has ordered a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives to discourage fertility. The move comes as the population has dropped for three years in a row, and the drop is only expected to plummet in upcoming years.