🇺🇸🇬🇧🏳️⚡- "The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!

In Afghanistan, 457 died, many were badly injured, and they were among the greatest of all warriors. It’s a bond too strong to ever be broken.

The U.K. Military, with tremendous Heart and Soul, is second to none (except for the U.S.A.!).

We love you all, and always will!" - President Trump.

🇺🇸⚡️- “At 9:05 AM CT, as DHS law enforcement officers were conducting a targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault, an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, seen here. 

The officers attempted to disarm the suspect but the armed suspect violently resisted. More details on the armed struggle are forthcoming.

Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots. Medics on scene immediately delivered medical aid to the subject but was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The suspect also had 2 magazines and no ID—this looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” - DHS on X.

🇺🇸⚡️- Another angle from the ICE shooting in Minneapolis today, displaying the precursors and aftermath, while appearing to come from a bystander’s perspective.

🇺🇸⚡️- “This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!), and ready to go – What is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that many of these Police were not allowed to do their job, that ICE had to protect themselves — Not an easy thing to do! Why does Ilhan Omar have $34 Million Dollars in her account? And where are the Tens of Billions of Dollars that have been stolen from the once Great State of Minnesota? We are there because of massive Monetary Fraud, with Billions of Dollars missing, and Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State through the Democrats’ Open Border Policy. We want the money back, and we want it back, NOW. Those Fraudsters who stole the money are going to jail, where they belong! This is no different than a really big Bank Robbery. Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric! Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB! 12,000 Illegal Alien Criminals, many of them violent, have been arrested and taken out of Minnesota. If they were still there, you would see something far worse than you are witnessing today!” - President Donald J. Trump on Truth Social.

🇮🇹🇮🇱⚡- ITA Airways joins other European airlines cancelling overnight flights to Tel Aviv until January 27.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "Israeli intelligence helped prove that the regime executed protesters, despite the information that Trump claimed to have received. President Trump said one of the reasons for postponing the attack was the cancellation of the 800 planned executions.

Netanyahu is currently meeting Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, both who belong to the side of the Trump administration that seeks a diplomatic solution to the Iranian problem.

Opposing Witkoff and Kushner are more or less most of Trump's other advisers and ministers, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who are pushing for a strong blow to the Iranian regime and its overthrow (or at least its weakening) as not only morally right, but also as a fundamental strategic move," - Israel Hayom.

🇸🇾⚡- Damascus-SDF ceasefire has been extended for another 15 days.

🇺🇸⚡️- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirms that National Guard troops are being activated and deployed to Minneapolis to provide public security.

🇺🇸⚡️- The Government is likely to shut down again this week as more and more pressure is being put on Democrats to stop DHS funding. No telling how long the shutdown could last.

🇺🇸⚡️- Minnesota National Guard convoys arrive outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.

🇬🇱⚡- Power outages in Nuuk, Greenland, which has dropped the internet connectivity down to 74%. Cause unknown.

⚖️ 🇺🇸 👮‍♂️ Pam Bondi sent Minnesota officials a letter today saying ICE would leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump Administration.

📎 Matt McDermott

🇪🇬🇦🇪⚡- "The parties [the UAE] that deployed militias have been responsible for the destruction of countries in the region. We categorically reject any attempts to divide regional states, carve out parts of their territory, or create parallel entities or militias outside national armies and state institutions," - Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- Jordan and the UAE will provide logistical and intelligence support for the Americans in the event of a US attack on Iran, Israel Hayom reports.

🇺🇸⚡️- An estimated 500.000 - 600.000 homes are without power due to the winter storm in the U.S. and over 9000 flights were cancelled.

A state of emergency is in effect in 20 states.

🇺🇸⚡- EA-37B electronic warfare aircraft has departed from Bermuda towards Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

The aircraft entered service in 2024 and could mark its first operational use if Ramstein is a fuel stop towards the Middle East.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡- "Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Central Military Commission (highest ranking officer after President Xi), is under investigation for allegedly leaking Chinese nuclear weapon files to the US," - The Wall Street Journal.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 - Note, the allegations against Zhang Youxia are not yet confirmed. The Chinese military has witnessed a power-struggle between Xi Jinping and Zhang Youxia (a once close ally of Xi) for several years now, which has resulted in numerous purges on either side.

The recent purges have effectively dismantled the CMC.