A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3)

ICE whines about having no room at the inn:

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-05/hiltons-minneapolis-hotel-cancels-reservations-for-law-enforcement-officers-dhs-says

The ‌U.S. ​Department of Homeland ‌Security on Monday accused ​Hilton of canceling reservations of ‍Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ​or ICE, agents ​at ⁠its hotel in Minneapolis.

When its officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton ‌canceled their reservations, DHS said in ​a ‌post on social ‍media ⁠platform X on Monday…

I guess the hotel management didn’t want the headache of having two-thirds of their staff abducted…

A tiny bit of good news today — thanks. I’ll be sure to stay at a Hilton at the next opportunity.

I’m staying in a Hilton next week in Memphis. Hopefully that establishment isn’t allowing ICE to stay there while I’m there.

I know there are several beautiful ones by Niagara Falls. Also it is January,

In a perfect world, the Canadians will watch with us as ICE goes over The Falls…

There are videos on social media of protester types making very loud obnoxious noise outside of hotels/motels where ICE agents are known to be staying, during very early morning hours. Drums, vuvuzelas, rape whistles and so on. A decision to not serve ICE probably has nothing to do with morality and is simply meant to preserve the goodwill of the majority of customers.

I did not know those were called that. Ignorance fought.

You obviously missed the 2010 World Cup. Count yourself lucky. Everyone in the stands were blowing those things. It was nearly unwatchable.

That’s the year I set my record of WC games watched (I was home sick). That’s also the most matches I’ve ever watched in once sequence with the sound off.

Don’t. Hilton has removed the “offending” hotel from its register and had disavowed its actions. Corporate suckup wins again.

Damn it! I shoulda stayed with the Presidential bingo card that had ‘Violates the Third Amendment’ on it!

Sooner or later I’m sure he’ll get around to violating every single one of the amendments.

Probably (sad that he might still somehow find a way to violate both) not both the 18th and 21st. At least not simultaneously

Every hotel in the US should refuse ICE members. And any congressman. Reguardless of (D) or (R). We need to light a fire under these people.

They sure as shit aren’t doing their jobs.

When I first heard about the hotel that turned them away, I wondered whether it was a (Pritzker-owned) Hyatt.

You laugh, but I have actually gone to Niagara Falls a couple of times to watch the ice go over the Falls as it breaks up in the Spring. It’s worth the trip, even without the current metaphor!

Competence R Us:

It’s actually a lot of fun ! Canadian Whiskey is so much better than you think if you are watching indoors… and out doors, there are so many clouds from the joints that you’ll be lucky to walk straight back to your room.

Canadian women are beautiful as hell, but you’d have to be young and handsome yourself for them to ever take notice of you. Bon Chance, youngster. May the rising sun find her arm across your chest !

Washington National Opera plans to leave the Kennedy Center. Good.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/arts/music/washington-national-opera-kennedy-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DVA.YW0g.tDyPPnbmuOTm&smid=url-share

A resolution to leave was approved by the Washington National Opera’s board of trustees on Friday, according to a statement the opera provided to The New York Times.

“Today, the Washington National Opera announced its decision to seek an amicable early termination of its affiliation agreement with the Kennedy Center and resume operations as a fully independent nonprofit entity,” the statement said.

I like how they pointedly refused to acknowledge the new name.

Excellent. It will be Kid Rock all the time.