January 12, 2026

Monday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from CNN, Katie Wilson, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jacob Frey, Gary Bauer, Jimmy Failla, and more.

Yellow Journalism

“Mother of 3 who loved to sing and write poetry shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis.” —CNN headline

Incitement to Violence

“Armed ICE agents in an unmarked vehicle detained three North Seattle neighbors. … This latest abuse comes on the heels of the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by federal agents.” —Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson

“We can all see that video and come to our own conclusions that that ICE agent murdered a woman in Minneapolis, and it is a glimpse into what has been a year full of cruelty.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

“When I look at that video, I see murder. And I think we should call it that.” —Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA)

“ICE has been carrying out state-sanctioned violence in our communities. … And that has tragically led to this murder that we all watched on TV.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

“This has now turned into what our greatest fear is and has been for a long time around ICE — that this will be used as an anti-civilian force that has no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw [last week] is a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.” —Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

“I understand that Vice President Vance believes that shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

“Every single person in the United States of America … whoever you are, you have to worry now that an ICE agent is going to come and shoot at you and kill you.” —Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Persona Non Grata

“The ICE agent walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips. He was not injured. … Give me a break. No, he was not ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step.” —Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

“Come on, guys. … I dropped an F-bomb. They killed somebody. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I’m going with the killing somebody.” —Jacob Frey

Democrats: The Party of Crime and Chaos

“We should not have ICE agents patrolling our streets. They’re not needed, they create chaos, and they even create deaths.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Straight From the Horse’s Mouth

Q: “Do you have a job?” —Fox News’s Laura Ingraham

A: “I’m getting paid right now! Shame! Shame! Shame!” —an anti-ICE protester

For the Record

“[Democrats] could not care less about the Americans who have been victimized by criminal illegal aliens. And when they lose an election, they intentionally set out to create a hostile atmosphere in which events like what happened in Minneapolis Wednesday would take place.” —Gary Bauer

“Biggest difference between right and left… No one on the right wishes that woman were dead. The left would be jubilant if she had run over and killed that ICE agent.” —Virginia House Delegate Nick Freitas

“Only in a broken liberal city can you replace a SNOW DAY with a RIOT DAY.” —satirist Jimmy Failla

Spin Doctor

“We should spend a lot more time … looking at American citizens, looking at white men.” —Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA) regarding Somali fraud

Braying Jenny

“I get that there are [Venezuelans] that don’t like the leader, but guess what? There are a lot of people that don’t like our leader.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)

Non Compos Mentis

“U.S. in midst of ‘genocidal process against trans people’: study.” —Washington Blade headline

Political Futures

“[Marco] Rubio is what much of the Trump administration isn’t. He has what most of them don’t. He is articulate, polite, experienced, humble and self-possessed. He’s competent. He understands history. He thinks America is a force for good in the world. He’s been married to the same woman for 27 years. He’s never been a Democrat.” —The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Hennessey

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