The Penguin

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.

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

Virginia Bill

San Diego Mayor’s Office, 23 January 2026

… arrested six people.

The Somali Waltz

Looking for Hand Warmers in Walmart

Portland ICE Facility, 24 January 2026

US Attorney Bill Essayli, 24 January 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

… demands.

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

Minneapolis, 24 January 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?


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.

… huddle around a vigil.

Witnesses Files Declarations