The Penguin

If you have ancestors in this circle, you understand the penguin. pic.twitter.com/N7g0e87wpG

— taf 🝮 (@tafphorisms) January 24, 2026

Grok—
The post overlays a viral meme of the "Faustian penguin"—a lone Antarctic bird marching toward certain death in Werner Herzog's 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World—onto a map circling Northern and Western Europe, implying shared cultural ancestry fosters empathy for its defiant, transcendent spirit.

Drawing from Oswald Spengler's The Decline of the West, the "Faustian" label evokes Western civilization's infinite-striving ethos, contrasting the penguin's suicidal march with herd conformity; replies reframe it from nihilism to heroic individualism, sparking debates on including Italy or Spain in the "core" zone.

With over 1.3 million views and 19,000 likes, the post taps into online philosophy-meme culture, where users overlay ancestry maps to claim the bird's "Germanic spirit," blending humor, identity, and existential reflection on bold, doomed pursuits.

Americans have always known “why” pic.twitter.com/dcQNCtkNKk

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 24, 2026

We are all the penguin. pic.twitter.com/bkNvtzm8MQ

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) January 25, 2026

BUILD BABY BUILD. 🐧🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/0gbk5Lk9sH

— Peter Navarro (@RealPNavarro) January 24, 2026

Embrace efficiency. pic.twitter.com/YrPWMP9x2m

— U.S. DOGE Service (@USDS) January 24, 2026

Even the penguin has battle buddies. Check on yours today. https://t.co/6uvC74B260 pic.twitter.com/lzGSth4q0X

— VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) January 24, 2026

…The penguin does not concern himself with the opinions of those who cannot comprehend.

Virginia Bill

Voter fraud https://t.co/tOnAJAqwNn

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 24, 2026

San Diego Mayor’s Office, 23 January 2026

Anti-ICE activists barricaded themselves inside San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s office for several hours in an effort to push for clear policies on how local law enforcement will protect the community from federal immigration agents.

Police later broke through the barricade and… pic.twitter.com/PgjqXkp5LT

— Timcast News (@TimcastNews) January 24, 2026

… arrested six people.

🚨 BREAKING: Anti-ICE leftists just BARRICADED themselves inside the San Diego Mayor’s office, demanding ICE get KICKED out of the city.

“Come talk and we’ll open the door, very easy!”

These PSYCHOS are holding the building HOSTAGE.

ARREST them! pic.twitter.com/8ipsNghaFk

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 24, 2026

I understand the fear and frustration many are feeling right now with regard to federal ICE enforcement. And I also need to be clear about what happened at City Hall today.

My full statement: pic.twitter.com/hTXWC9xwva

— San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (@MayorToddGloria) January 24, 2026

The Somali Waltz

Looking for Hand Warmers in Walmart

🎥MUST WATCH: It's wicked cold up here in Minneapolis so me & Preacher @thebcpreacher went to Walmart to get hand warmers...🥶 pic.twitter.com/WYpswO53zv

— Kev Posobiec (@KevinPosobiec) January 24, 2026

Portland ICE Facility, 24 January 2026

I am on the ground reporting for @TPostMillennial.

This direct action is in solidarity with the border patrol-involved shooting in Minneapolis of an armed agitator.

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 25, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Antifa and leftist agitators riot at the ICE facility in Portland.

Federal rights deploy massive amounts of tear gas, crowd control munitions.

Antifa launches munitions back at federal agents. pic.twitter.com/9j4jsAB01y

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 25, 2026

NOW: War zone at the ICE facility in Portland as federal agents move to disperse crowd of rioters.

Antifa militants hurl deployed munitions back at federal agents. pic.twitter.com/jr8xWHERgu

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 25, 2026

PORTLAND — ICE agents emerge out of the side of the facility to conduct an operation to seize rioters’ makeshift weapons while DHS FPS officers take Antifa militants by surprise, unleashing copious amounts of CS gas. pic.twitter.com/gDJzqMeXK1

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 25, 2026

Portland Police officers are sitting in their vehicles watching, not intervening. Rioters immediately regroup no matter how much CS gas has been deployed.

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 25, 2026

US Attorney Bill Essayli, 24 January 2026

Antifa tactics are on full display today. What you're seeing is straight from their playbook to undermine government:

1. Agitate law enforcement (get in their face, spit on them, assault them, etc.)
2. Trigger a response and use of force by law enforcement
3. Film the use of…

— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) January 24, 2026

… force by law enforcement
3. Film the use of force and publicize it out of context
4. Use mainstream media and social media to inflame the public with a false narrative
5. Trigger a riot to overthrow the government

They tried this last summer in Los Angeles, and it did not work. We aggressively arrested and charged violators on the spot, and called in the National Guard.

We restored law and order in California. @TheJusticeDept will do the same in Minnesota.

Former Congressman, 24 January 2026

🚨 Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman Calls to “Shut the Whole System Down,” Abolish ICE, and Says “We need a new America.”

Bowman filmed a car-rant reacting to the Minneapolis unrest and the political fallout from the shootings that have sparked nationwide protests and anti-ICE… pic.twitter.com/aGeqco9oc6

— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) January 25, 2026

… demands.

“It’s time to shut this shit down, yo. It’s time to shut it down. This entire system.”

Minneapolis, 24 January 2026

BREAKING: CHAOS ON THE STREETS🚨

MSNBC just aired live footage showing anti-ICE radicals lining city roads with **homemade nail spikes** — literally booby-trapping streets to shred the tires of federal agents and ICE vehicles.

These lunatics are escalating from protests to…

— Reverend Jordan Wells (@WellsJorda89710) January 24, 2026

… outright sabotage against law enforcement.

Where is the outrage from the media class that platformed this?

America is watching. 🇺🇸



Jack Posobiec

MAZ [Minneapolis Autonomous Zone] has Antifa / leftist leaders in it from all the way in Boston. They are pouring into MN?

I am not sure it even has a name yet, but an “occupied zone” appears to be forming in Minneapolis.

At 0:52, it looks like Boston-based PSL organizer and Harvard encampment leader Kojo Acheampong is leading the chants. 👀 pic.twitter.com/mlcuP4EBGo

— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) January 25, 2026

Grok—
Jack Posobiec's post highlights external coordination in the emerging Minneapolis Autonomous Zone (MAZ), noting Boston-based PSL organizer Kojo Acheampong leading chants, amid anti-ICE protests following a January 24, 2026, fatal shooting of an armed protester by federal agents.

MAZ, barricaded at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue, mirrors Seattle's 2020 CHAZ with makeshift walls and "no ICE" declarations, drawing around 50 participants in -9°F conditions despite a statewide general strike and thousands protesting broader Trump-era deportations.

National Guard and local police now encircle MAZ after initial withdrawals, as reports indicate support from groups like Defend 612 and Indivisible, raising concerns over out-of-state influx potentially intensifying unrest tied to Minnesota's history of police-involved deaths like George Floyd's.

-7 degrees #Minneapolis

Anti-ICE protesters bang on dumpsters and trash cans from their makeshift barricades as they chant ‘Fuck Ice!’

They continue to hold several intersections completely blocked off along Nicollet. pic.twitter.com/gwRcVFFjvF

— Becca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) January 25, 2026

🚨🧊NO ICE ZONE

Protestors have declared Minneapolis Autonomous Zone 2.0 at the site of today’s shooting. The zone has 2 layers of makeshift walls in both directions.

It also appears to be protected by MPD and Tim Walz’s National Guard. pic.twitter.com/rv0wCVMulG

— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 25, 2026

BREAKING: Anti‑ICE protesters in Minneapolis are armed on the streets. pic.twitter.com/sA2ccA0nZ0

— World Source News (@Worldsource24) January 25, 2026

MAZ: National Guard and PD line the streets. The square has outer barricades set up on each block in every direction. About 50 people in total. -9 degrees at midnight. pic.twitter.com/lLprgto3B8

— Human Events (@HumanEvents) January 25, 2026

🚨 MPD AND NATIONAL GUARD APPEAR TO BE PROTECTING “NO ICE ZONE”

MN - National Guard and MPD are blocking most cross streets leading to the site of today’s shooting which is now declared an “No ICE Zone”

They only allow foot traffic in. Inside people stand around burn pits and… pic.twitter.com/L14ldhh1iD

— Cam Higby 🇺🇸 (@camhigby) January 25, 2026

… huddle around a vigil.

“Yo, delivery!”

Protesters continually bring in stock piles of wood to the ‘no-go-zone’ / site of today’s ICE related shooting.

Crowds have considerably thinned. MPD squads are still at a distance while small groups maintain the area. pic.twitter.com/AzgLC65TNP

— Becca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) January 25, 2026

Anti-ICE protesters setting up camp with multiple fire pits along Nicollet Ave -
the ‘no-go-zone ‘ now stretching several blocks.

No signs of slowing down despite MPD attempting to block off traffic into the area. pic.twitter.com/UGGnBjJ7bR

— Becca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) January 25, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: More supplies continue to flow into the No-Go-Zone here in Minneapolis.

Free hand warmers
Free winter gear
Free coffee
Free food
Free milk

Who is funding all of this? pic.twitter.com/wP7Iv0tB3X

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) January 25, 2026

Witnesses Files Declarations

The Pink Jacket lady who filmed the killing tells a court that she is terrified to go home because she’s heard the federal agents who murdered a man in front of her are looking for her! Oh my god. pic.twitter.com/VP2okI7r0K

— David J. Bier (@David_J_Bier) January 25, 2026

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: https://t.co/hTSmxhcjiR

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 25, 2026

And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: https://t.co/WgpdrCljQl

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 25, 2026