1. The final Monday of January 2026 has arrived. It is almost hard to believe that we are cruising through the year and January is nearly complete. Forty-eight Mondays remain in the year.
2. The Super Bowl teams are set for the 60th of these annual events in two short weeks. The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will square off for bragging rights in the NFL on Sunday, February 8th, in Santa Clara, California.
3. I tried reading a FoxNews item about the tragic Saturday shooting in Minneapolis and was mystified that the writers needed to refer to far left radicals and try, along with a very misguided Vice President, to blame everyone except the shooters for what happened. Seems to me that freedom of speech and freedom to assemble, as well as Second and Fourth Amendment freedoms only apply to those with whom the writers agree rather than all people equally. I have referenced the item in my News section below.
4. Watching the incredibly large and powerful storm develop across the country during the past week and weekend was amazing. I was very happy to be out of the area and not have to deal with the cold, snow, sleet, and ice. My prayers are with all those who are dealing with the storm's aftermath.
5. Today in History. On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. After overcoming a period of hardship, the fledgling colony began to celebrate the anniversary of this date with great fanfare and it eventually became commemorated as Australia Day. In recent times, Australia Day has become increasingly controversial as it marks the start of when the continent's Indigenous people were gradually dispossessed of their land as white colonization spread across the continent.
Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. In October 1786, the British government appointed Arthur Phillip captain of the HMS Sirius, and commissioned him to establish an agricultural work camp there for British convicts. With little idea of what he could expect from the mysterious and distant land, Phillip had great difficulty assembling the fleet that was to make the journey. His requests for more experienced farmers to assist the penal colony were repeatedly denied, and he was both poorly funded and outfitted. Nonetheless, accompanied by a small contingent of Marines and other officers, Phillip led his 1,000-strong party, of whom more than 700 were convicts, around Africa to the eastern side of Australia. In all, the voyage lasted eight months, claiming the deaths of some 30 men.
Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration surge at center of election-year fight - Reuters
Russian strike on Ukraine's Kyiv leaves 1,330 buildings still without heat - Reuters
Israel to reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing after search for last hostage body ends - Reuters
Exclusive: India to slash tariffs on cars to 40% in trade deal with EU - Reuters
The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm's way, then made him a martyr - FoxNews
The real reason Trump and MAGA are so quick to blame Minneapolis shooting victims - MS Now
Trump’s stock market: Worst first year of a term since George W. Bush - CNN
Venezuela’s acting president says she has had ‘enough’ of US orders - CNN
Trump’s sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist - The Washington Post
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL
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