I so highly recommend keeping some sort of journal of critical events, to combat the tendency to forget. Even if it’s just a few bullet points a day, write it down. I keep mine in a Word document, with password protection. I’m telling you, when you go back to read what you wrote just a few months ago, you will inevitably exclaim, “Oh, I’d completely forgotten about that!”

Short memories make us slaves of the media and globalists. Be a guerrilla; keep a journal. Now is a good time to start. It may be the pivotal act of resistance and autonomy. The Guerrilla Warfare of Journaling >

Opinions expressed in the newsletter, unless otherwise attributed, are my own.

Sheryl Collmer, editor
January 16, 2026
sherylc@coracusa.com

The chaos inherent in these and other major dysfunctions is what the left – and the satan – want. If they can strike down the pillars of cultural legitimacy, all will collapse and they can more easily erect their authoritarian dream state, which, of course, would be a nightmare akin to the gulags and the camps for ordinary people. Actually, it would ultimately be a nightmare for all. Leftists are dependent on having something to hate and decry. When they lock up or kill all their overt opponents, they begin turning on each other. It would only be a very transient dream state even for those eagerly trying to usher it in.

We are having policy debates while the radical left is determined that we must submit or be crushed. Until we understand that we have to fight in this revolution, our culture will slowly keep declining – until it falls suddenly. I have said the power of evil is broken – and I hold fast to that. But it will win if we do not fight – and continue thinking we are just in the midst of a common policy dispute. This is systemic, not operational.

I have a few modest proposals that we could adopt. These are just some beginning thoughts:

• • Start arresting rioters and those who intentionally impede law enforcement in the course of their lawful duties. Every time.
  • When riots occur, try to de-escalate. But if the rioters will not, start using full force, including lethal force, to put a stop to it. The late Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago took a lot of the wind out of the sails of rioters at the 1968 Democratic Convention when he ordered police to shoot to wound looters and shoot to kill arsonists. Adopt his policy with a warning broadcast first.
  • Enact a way besides impeachment to discipline and dismiss judges who flagrantly ignore both the Constitution and statutory law to impose their will. Their offense is as flagrant as if the president came into their courtrooms and told them who they could hire and how they must rule. A judge is not an unaccountable philosopher king – though if he stays grounded in the Constitution and law, he can be a very good one. Interestingly, Thomas Jefferson thought the lack of systematic formal accountability of judges was the great flaw in our system that might eventually topple it.
  • Formally declare the United States to be a Judeo-Christian country that is tolerant and accepting of all other religions of good will. No judge can stop any act of worship or gratitude, public or private, of the Judeo-Christian God. Any religious adherent who tries to use force or violence to impose their will must be deported or jailed.
  • Vigorously arrest and prosecute those who mutilated our legal system against mere political opponents. You can’t let bygones be bygones with revolutionaries. It only encourages them to new heights of depradation.

Above all, don’t just work for “affordability.” Dig deep into how to make the American Dream accessible to all people, of whatever means, who are willing to commit to industry, thrift, and fortitude. If we do not repair that breach, young people will be easy prey for the false and deadly promises of socialists – and our society will be lost in less than a generation. That, I think, is the great temporal public issue of our time.

Check here to get some ideas of small, easy acts of neighborliness.

This was Charlies’ list from last month’s newletter:

1. 1. Pay attention to houses that look derelict, and find out if you can help.
   2. Get to know at least one new person around you each month.
   3. Wake up to what others are doing. Do what you can to help.
   4. Get friends to help you with larger projects.
   5. Leaven such efforts with frequent purely social gatherings.

To join any of CORAC’s Signal threads, first download the Signal app onto your phone.

Then join your region’s Emergency Channel. Contact your regional coordinator to join your region’s emergency channel by connecting via email.

The CORAC General Discussion thread is extremely active, with lively discussion (sometimes quite lively) and you can get a response to pretty much any topic you propose.

We used to post Vigilant Fox’s “Ten Stories The Media’s Not Telling You” in every newsletter, but I found Jeff Childers to be even more insightful. Sometimes, I have the leisure to dive deep into multiple news sources and weigh their veracity for myself, but much of the time… not. I trust Jeff to do that. He’s highly intelligent, a bit sharp sometimes but guided by Christian charity, able to dissect dense legal chaff, and his wordsmithery is hilarious.

If you’re not a regular reader of Coffee & Covid, here’s a directory to the past week’s topics:

Thursday, Jan 15: External Bleeding – Democrat drift; experts deny Trump tariffs’ role in boom; spotting propaganda; Maduro fallout hits China; visas yanked; Ukraine frays; ICE injury; SCOTUS boosts election integrity.

Wednesday, Jan 14: Real Coffee – Tribute to Scott Adams; SCOTUS castrates transgender arguments; sanity returns; Clintons defy Congressional subpoenas; Trump announces funding freeze

Tuesday, Jan 13: Golden Geese – Big Pharma tries to coopt a cancer-study lead—he refuses; California bleeds billionaires as Newsom flails; Democrats fracture; Trump tightens tariff screws on Iran; Sun Tzu nods

Monday, Jan 12: Late Admissions – Musk backs killing the silent filibuster; NYT admits end of the UN era; Mamdani faceplants; Fed blindsided by obvious; WaPo torches Jack Smith; NYT frets Kennedy’s vaccine changes

Saturday, Jan 10: The Hard Way – Trump hammers credit-card usury; markets jump on a mortgage-bond tweet; tariff & tax refunds teased; affordability EO for homebuyers; PBS cuts news; Greenland threat hardens; & cancer study detonates**

** The “vaxx” information in this issue is big.

This excerpt is from BioClandestine, one of the more reliable commentors I have found in the last five years. He posted this on December 18:

I think, come 2026, things will start to accelerate. On January 1st, the NG (National Guard) will have rapid response riot troops trained and on standby in every state. On January 30th, the Dems are going to try to shut the government down again, and it might be time to end the filibuster. I think that Trump and his team viewed the first year of this term as a staging year to get all the pieces in place, clean house, secure the border, win over more public support, etc. An operation of this magnitude must be executed with military precision, and Trump knew he was going to face extreme resistance. However, it’s now or never before the midterms in November, and Trump has repeatedly marked July 4th, 2026, our nation’s 250th anniversary, as a significant day of celebration. If there was ever a window for Trump to make the big move, I think it’s has to be sometime between January 1st and July 4th. Trump has the NG on standby in major cities and quick response riot troops trained for every state. He has been openly stating that he is willing to invoke the Insurrection Act, deport the illegals, nuke the filibuster, secure elections, pass the MAGA agenda, end this treasonous coup, and save the Republic. If he is ever going to do it, the window is about to be open, and all the necessary pieces are soon to be in place.

Clandestine has been correct on many topics, way ahead of the crowd. You can follow him on Substack and on the Telegram app. His take is thoughtful and informed, and he draws logical conclusions that others are often too timid to make. On the opening day of the Russian incursion into Ukraine, he immediately saw that all the initial offensives were aimed at biofacilities. Although the US denied it at first, it turned out to be completely accurate, and made us all aware of the multiple covert US biofacilities around the world, doing illegal gain-of-function work.

A new book about Fr. Malachi Martin was just released in December. The author, Robert Marro Jr., a former CIA ops officer and close confidante, reveals some facts not known before about Martin’s clerical status, the third secret of Fatima, and secret Vatican efforts to oppose Joseph Stalin. It reads like an Indiana Jones screenplay!

Malachi Martin: In the Shadow of the Vatican >

Fr. Charles Murr, who was privy to many Vatican events during the period of time that Malachi Martin was operating, has also done several interviews on the subject. Many people have speculated about Fr. Martin, but Charles Murr is highly trustworthy. His interviewer is Robert Moynihan, another credible source.

The Mystery of Malachi Martin, Part 1 >

The Mystery of Malachi Martin, Part II >

I pulled the following items from 2025 newsletters. They are worth another look, now that we see more and more clearly where the bus driver is taking us. (That’s a cliff up ahead.)

In February, 2025, Liz Yore appeared on War Room to talk about the conspiracy between Obama and McCarrick to traffic children:
Watch video >

Also in February, Archbishop Viganó warns us to investigate the international criminal syndicate that has subverted the Church:
Download / Read more >

In March, 2025, Elizabeth Nickson wrote about the Deep State/Deep Church conspiracy:
Read more >

McCarrick basically “got away with it” and is now deceased, as is Francis. It remains to uncover what exactly happened, and what needs to happen to get the Church back on her feet. This book summarizes the issues:
Find it on Amazon >

Hypurofit is a brand of fitness and nutrition coaching based on solid Catholic teaching and St. John Paul’s theology of the body. This team
of personal coaches appears periodically in The Loop, published by Catholic Vote. You can choose various levels of coaching at differing
price points. I have been very pleased with their program, which is helping me get back on the fitness track that I somehow lost around 2021.

Check them out here >

A new initiative on the site is the “Walk With Us,” a meditative companion to the sacred seasons of the Church.

Walk with Us >

A way to participate more intently is to join the Fraternity. It’s an association of priests, religious men and women, and we, the laity. The duties are light: daily rosary, weekly holy hour, frequent reception of the sacraments, works of mercy and prayer for priests. We all need community in this era of deception, others who see what we’re seeing and perceive a great need to pray for the Church.

Join here >

Chris Stefanick of Real Life Catholic interviews Dr. Peter Malinoski about loving yourself. Since our ethic is to love others as we love ourselves, then we need to know how to love ourselves, in the way God intends! It’s foundational. 43 minutes; take it on a walk with a set of earbuds. 

Watch video >