20 Jan 2026

This Could Be The Big One
There are winter storms, and then there are storms from a real pattern shift. The kind that impacts a big chunk of the country. This upcoming setup is starting to look like the second type. Confidence has increased that we’re heading into a legitimate winter storm window late this week into the weekend. The ingredients are lining up in a way that usually gets my attention.

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as magnitude 6.0 hit southeast of Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia at 13:02 UTC on January 19, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The EMSC is also reporting the same magnitude and depth.

Kansas School Bans Students from Naming Kirk, Trump or Jesus as Role Models
Yet another example of why American parents are increasingly pulling their kids out of public institutions and turning to home schooling. Parents at an elementary school in Kansas are upset after students were reportedly told they were not allowed to list President Donald Trump, late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and even Jesus Christ as their role models for an assignment.

Iranian president: Strike on Khamenei ‘tantamount to all‑out war’
Iran’s president warned on Sunday that a strike on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the equivalent of an “all-out war” against the country, while blaming the United States and its allies for the “hardship and difficulties” facing citizens of the Islamic Republic.”

A warning to Australians: Look what’s happened in the UK; policing “hate speech” online does not stop criminal acts
While the Australian government is attempting to rush through the “hate crime” bill, the UK is an example of how this bill will morph into something other than what politicians claim it’s intended for. While UK police use time and resources to arrest thousands every year for perceived online “hate speech,” the very real threat from Islamic extremists is ignored.

Trump’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations is a challenge to a global governance that perpetuates problems
Last week, we highlighted that President Trump signed a memorandum to withdraw the US from the UNFCCC, the UN’s foundational climate change treaty. The UNFCCC is one of 66 international organizations named in the memorandum. Withdrawing from these organizations is a strategic break from a model of global governance that perpetuates problems rather than resolving them.

Bye-bye Internationalism? Trump Is Cutting Off the Heads of the “Globalist Leviathan”
When I “take the oath of office as president… their new world order comes down.” So said Pat Buchanan in 2000 while accepting the Reform Party nomination. Buchanan has also been called “godfather of Trumpism.” It thus isn’t surprising that what he promised, President Trump is delivering, for good or ill (or both). In fact, Trump is torching “the ‘New World Order’” as we speak.

Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years, forecasters say
Powerful solar activity released by the sun is heading for Earth, likely to create dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy. A solar radiation storm, ranked at level 4 out of 5 on a severity scale, is tracked by National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory
Denmark ramped up its military presence in Greenland, deploying extra troops to the strategic Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with President Trump. Local Danish broadcaster   said the Danish Armed Forces confirmed a new contingent of troops, described as “a substantial contribution,” were arriving at Greenland’s main international airport Monday night.

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