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House Speaker Endorses Impeachment Of Federal Judges Over Rulings Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 21 that he would support articles of impeachment against some federal judges after congressional Republicans floated the prospect last year. During a press conference, a reporter asked Johnson about Senate Republicans suggesting that the House bring articles of impeachment against judges. Multiple Republicans have signaled they want to impeach two U.S. district judges, James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman. “I’m for it,” Johnson said during the Wednesday news conference alongside other Republican House members. “Judge Boasberg is one who’s been mentioned.” “Impeachment, as we have discussed all together many, many times, is an extreme measure. But extreme times call for extreme measures. And I think some of these judges have gotten so far outside the bounds of where they’re supposed to operate, it would not be, in my view, a bad thing for Congress to lay down the law, so to speak, and to make an example of some of these egregious abuses,” the House speaker said, without naming other judges. He did not offer a timeline on when impeachment articles could be introduced. “We’ll see where it goes,” he said. The House requires a simple majority to impeach an official such as a judge, but the bar is raised much higher in the Senate. A two-thirds majority in the upper chamber is needed to convict and remove an official if and after a House impeachment passes. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) in March introduced articles of impeachment against Boasberg following court decisions that barred Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan illegal immigrant gang members. The lawmaker also moved to introduce articles to impeach Boasberg in November over a separate decision related to the Arctic Frost investigation. In October, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced an impeachment resolution targeting Boardman for a sentencing decision that she made for a man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The man, Nicholas Roske, was sentenced to 8 years in prison, while prosecutors had sought upwards of 30 years of imprisonment. The text of the resolution states that Boardman should be impeached for handing down an “indefensibly light sentence” to Roske, who prosecutors had said had traveled to Kavanaugh’s home in June 2022 with a plan to kill the justice before he called the authorities on himself. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the chair of the Commerce Committee, said in a Senate hearing earlier this month that he wants impeachment proceedings against Boardman and Boasberg, saying that “both ... meet the standard for impeachment and for conviction and removal of office.” Democrats in Congress say, however, that the impeachment efforts are misguided and pointless. Among them is Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who this week said in a statement that a call to impeach Boardman over the Roske sentencing “contradicts basic law and history.” Whitehouse, who is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, said that in the case, “a notice of appeal has been filed regarding that sentencing, so it remains an active judicial proceeding, not a proper subject of partisan legislative pressure,” according to a Jan. 20 news release from his office. Whitehouse characterized impeachment suggestions against Boasberg as part of an unjust “barrage of threats by the MAGA movement and the Trump administration” that “appear intended to intimidate” the judge. Tyler Durden Thu, 01/22/2026 - 20:55

"Go F**k Yourself!": Brawl Nearly Breaks Out During Jack Smith's Hearing Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's congressional testimony on Thursday took an unexpected turn when a brawl nearly erupted. The showdown featured former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone and conservative activist Ivan Raiklin. The confrontation happened during a break in Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. Video captured Fanone and Raiklin squaring off as former Capitol Police officers scrambled to pull Fanone back. "See how many people are restraining you, and look at me, totally in control over my mind and body," Ranklin shouted to Fanone. Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who was also at the Capitol that day, jumped in to separate the two men while uniformed officers formed a barrier between them. Fanone, pointing directly at Raiklin, unleashed a barrage of accusations. "This guy has threatened my family, threatened my children, threatened to rape my children, you sick bastard," Fanone shouted. 🚨 JUST IN: CHAOS erupts during Jack Smith's hearing as former J6 Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone goes off on Ivan Ranklin and an altercation breaks out Things are getting TENSE. Fanone ended up leaving. "This guy has threatened my family!" pic.twitter.com/igXBWz64sW — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 22, 2026 There was nearly a physical altercation during a break in the House Judiciary Committee’s Jack Smith hearing pic.twitter.com/LMhcxEQDdJ — Nolan D. McCaskill (@NolanDMcCaskill) January 22, 2026 The chaos prompted additional U.S. Capitol Police to flood the hearing room to restore order, with several officers speaking directly to Raiklin. Shortly after the altercation, Raiklin exited the room, though it’s not clear from reports whether he was kicked out or left on his own accord. Raiklin later posted a video to X and floated the idea of suing Fanone for defamation because of his accusations, which have gone viral on social media: Who thinks I should sue Mr. Fanone for defamation? pic.twitter.com/ZyoctE0fR1 — Ivan Raiklin (@IvanRaiklin) January 22, 2026 But the fireworks didn't end there. Later during the hearing, Fanone interrupted Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls as he spoke. Nehls had been arguing that Capitol Police leadership, not President Trump, deserved the blame for what unfolded on January 6. “I would like to quickly address the police officers of January 6th. Mr. Don, Mr. Fanone, Mr. Gonell, Mr. Hodges. I'm a member of the new select committee to actually examine, actually examine what happened that day,” Rep. Nehls began. “ And I can tell you, gentlemen, that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with Yogananda Pittman and the US Capitol leadership team.” As Nehls continued to speak, Fanone fake-coughed into his hands and shouted, ”Go fuck yourself.” J6 disgrace Michael Fanone caughs and yells, “Go f*** yourself!” at Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) during the J6 committee hearing. This is really who Democrats call their hero of J6? Someone who can’t even behave like an adult at a congressional hearing. Sad!pic.twitter.com/PZVv4RL3FH — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 22, 2026 Smith testified before the committee to discuss his now-defunct investigations into Trump’s questioning of the results of the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents. Smith used his testimony to claim his investigation wasn’t biased, insisting that Trump “willfully broke the law — the very laws he took an oath to uphold.” He claimed his investigation adhered to Justice Department policy and denied any partisan motive, asserting he would have made the same decision no matter the defendant’s party. Republicans on the committee were unconvinced and challenged that claim head-on, arguing that Smith’s words and actions told a very different story. Tyler Durden Thu, 01/22/2026 - 19:40

Narrative Control Made Easy: Us Versus Them Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Those in charge of narrative control are suffering from the delusion that they're making sense. Everything is under control until it isn't. The name of the game in controlling the populace is narrative control, the current term for setting the context, priorities and agenda so the populace complies without being aware they've been bamboozled into accepting a system that benefits the few at the expense of the many. The easiest way to control the narrative is to establish the false choice of an either-or binary: Us versus Them. This is easy because it bypasses our rational mind by tapping our hard-wired instinct to divide humanity into members of our group and Outsiders / Strangers who are potential threats until proven otherwise. As a general rule, our values, opinions and fealties stretch along a spectrum. We may have loyalties to values that are typically categorized as "conservative" or "liberal" and find no conflict between them. To control the narrative, all nuance and variability must be crushed into an all-or-nothing litmus test: if you disagree with even one of the narrowly defined litmus test standards for inclusion in the "conservative" or "liberal" group--as defined by those seeking to control the populace by controlling the narrative--then you are cast out as "an X in name only." The "other group" is vilified as servants of the Devil. Reading the diatribes mailed out to "loyalists" of the two political parties (seeking donations, of course--proving your loyalty is always about money) is a master class in parody that isn't recognized as parody: "they" are seeking to pollute our precious bodily fluids under the malefic cover of deceptively attractive PR. That all Us and Them binaries are false choices must never be exposed lest the rational mind awaken to the manipulation of a completely fabricated either-or narrative. This fabrication is the foundation of wartime propaganda, of course, as there are no limits on what must be done to rid the Earth of the enemy of all that is good and just. This works just as well in politics and culture wars: rally the troops by enforcing litmus-test inclusion standards that serve the purposes of those in charge of the narrative factory while providing an identity and the benefits of membership to those who declare their fealty to the litmus test checklist. Skeptics are targeted as backward heretics. If you question the current definition of "Progress"--Progress is whatever makes me more money--then you're instantly tarred as a hopeless Luddite. Once the consequences extend to money, income and security, fear kicks in. Standing up for sacred values is a good thing until it might cost us our jobs: when things get serious, we have to lie. This enforcement of false-choice narratives pushes us into Ultra-Processed Life: everything is self-serving artifice, but pointing this out brings trouble, so we go along with the charade. There's no meaning in the narrative other than enforcing compliance to what's on the agenda of options, which are all false-choice binaries: would you choose to be a Good Person or a Bad Person? Hmm, that's not much of a choice, is it? The irony here is that those controlling the narratives see our compliance as "winning," unaware that their control mechanisms have hollowed out the culture, politics and the economy, reducing everything to either-or binaries that are intrinsically false. Falsities generate false signals, which lead to Model Collapse. Those in charge of narrative control are suffering from the delusion that they're making sense. Everything is under control until it isn't. * * * My new book Investing In Revolution is available at a 10% discount ($18 for the paperback, $24 for the hardcover and $8.95 for the ebook edition). Introduction (free) Check out my updated Books and Films. Become a $3/month patron of my work via patreon.com. Subscribe to my Substack…

Massive Winter Storm Puts 230 Million Americans At Risk As Panic Buying Begins "If you're younger than 40 years old, then you may be experiencing the worst winter weather of your lifetime depending upon where you are over the next 10-14 days," meteorologist Ryan Maue warned on X, as Winter Storm Fern and a dangerous polar blast line up to deliver what could soon be a historic, winter storm event across the South, Midwest, and Northeast of the Lower 48 from Friday through Monday. Parts of Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi that will see potentially crippling "ice accumulation" will also experience severe and prolonged cold ... temperatures in some places near 0°F. pic.twitter.com/hryQhSYIQx — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) January 22, 2026 While climate alarmist Al Gore warned about global warming at the World Economic Forum for globalist billionaire elites in Davos, Switzerland, this week, roughly 230 million Americans are grounded in reality and facing what could be a historic snow and/or ice event. This figure represents about two-thirds of the nation's population, with weather models suggesting the impact area spans 33 states, from Arizona to the Midwest, the South, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. As of Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service has issued winter storm alerts from the southern Rockies across much of the eastern half of the US, covering dozens of major cities including Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, and Boston. Fox Weather reports that Texans are already beginning to panic-buy food and other supplies, as the winter event could lead to travel delays and power grid risks involving the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Fresh on residents' minds is the 2021 catastrophic ERCOT grid collapse. WINTER STORM PREP: Residents in Burleson, Texas, are starting to prepare for the historic winter storm that will impact the region starting Friday. Photos show the bread aisle of a local grocery store completely cleaned out. pic.twitter.com/NTPHkpT5VO — FOX Weather (@foxweather) January 22, 2026 Our reporting this week has outlined the rising risks of NatGas production disruptions across Appalachia that could pressure already tight power grids in the Mid-Atlantic and or Northeast. Appalachian NatGas Output Faces "Intense Losses" As Arctic Blast Drives Power Grid Risk Higher NatGas Jumps 75% As Extreme Cold, Blizzard Risks Threaten Appalachian Gas Supply Winter is Coming for Appalachia This week's Appalachian nat gas production is already down 1.1 Bcf/d versus last week, and the extreme cold is just getting started. Pittsburgh overnight lows are headed to -6.8°F at their most intense levels next week, with this cold coming in… pic.twitter.com/l2oyl80cfe — Criterion Research (@PipelineFlows) January 22, 2026 Weather observer Ryan Hall, Y'all warned in a note earlier today about the ice threat: The Ice Threat I need to say this clearly. For millions of people from Texas through the Carolinas, the ice is the story. Not the snow. The National Weather Service is using the word "crippling" in their discussions for parts of Arkansas, northern Mississippi, and western Tennessee. That's not a word they throw around casually. Here's what's happening. A pronounced warm nose aloft between 850 and 700 millibars will override sub-freezing surface temperatures across a huge swath of the Deep South. When precipitation falls through that warm layer and then hits the frozen surface, you get freezing rain. And we're looking at a lot of precipitation falling through that warm layer. Two distinct zones of severe icing are now becoming clear. The first runs from northwest Mississippi through southwest Tennessee and into southeast Arkansas along the I-30 and I-40 corridors. The second sits over northeast Georgia and the western Carolinas in the higher terrain where frigid air draining south along the Appalachians will keep the surface locked below freezing…