@bbaj0824.bsky.social
If he went to Denmark and Greenland as an ally and discussed what he thinks the US needs in Greenland, they’d probably help. But he doesn’t know how to not be an asshole.
Trump may find it easy to take Greenland. But the consequences for the United States are likely to be much bigger than he realizes. open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
The Consequences of Taking Greenland
Trump is determined to make Greenland part of the United States. The consequences for the United States—and the world—will be severe
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 AM
If he went to Denmark and Greenland as an ally and discussed what he thinks the US needs in Greenland, they’d probably help. But he doesn’t know how to not be an asshole.
I don’t want my taxes paying for this.
President Trump says the U.S. government could subsidize any effort by American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. https://to.pbs.org/4jwOn0U
Trump's push to access Venezuela's oil reserves faces major barriers
President Trump says the U.S. government could subsidize any effort by American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. He has made no secret that a major goal of this weekend’s operation...
to.pbs.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I don’t want my taxes paying for this.
Stephen Miller is a lunatic.
‘Damn Straight We Did!’ Stephen Miller Melts Down In Wild Exchange With Jake Tapper
‘Damn Straight We Did!’ Stephen Miller Melts Down In Wild Exchange With Jake Tapper
Stephen Miller screamed at CNN's Jake Tapper Monday about "tinpot communist dictators" while arguing about the U.S. invasion of Venezuela.
The post ‘Damn Straight We Did!’ Stephen Miller Melts Down In Wild Exchange With Jake Tapper first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Stephen Miller is a lunatic.
Lindsey Graham is the biggest brown-noser that ever existed.
Lindsey Graham just posted this photo writing: “Another great day with @POTUS who has brought America back, stronger than ever, at home and abroad.”
Lindsey Graham is everything that’s wrong with our politics.
Lindsey Graham is everything that’s wrong with our politics.
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Lindsey Graham is the biggest brown-noser that ever existed.
There's nothing "neo" about it. It's outright colonialism.
‘Neo-Colonialism!’ Protesters Rage Against Trump’s Venezuela Operation From Coast-to-Coast
‘Neo-Colonialism!’ Protesters Rage Against Trump’s Venezuela Operation From Coast-to-Coast
Protesters from New York City to LA took to the streets to rip Trump's military operation in Venezuela — at the same time many celebrated Maduro's capture
The post ‘Neo-Colonialism!’ Protesters Rage Against Trump’s Venezuela Operation From Coast-to-Coast first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
There's nothing "neo" about it. It's outright colonialism.
It's Trump's ego first.
Q: Why is running a country in South America 'America first'?
TRUMP: Well I think it is because we want to surround ourselves with good neighbors
TRUMP: Well I think it is because we want to surround ourselves with good neighbors
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
It's Trump's ego first.
Yes, it was an excellently planned and executed tactical maneuver. But, as was apparent at the puerile brag-filled press conference, nobody among all those star-studded generals, cabinet secretaries and advisors, asked Trump, "Then what do we do?"
"The CIA team moved about Caracas, remaining undetected for months ...The intelligence gathered about [Maduro] daily movements — combined with a human source...& a fleet of stealth drones ...— enabled [CIA] to map out minute details about his routines." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Yes, it was an excellently planned and executed tactical maneuver. But, as was apparent at the puerile brag-filled press conference, nobody among all those star-studded generals, cabinet secretaries and advisors, asked Trump, "Then what do we do?"
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A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump, bombing 7 countries www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump
President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.
www.militarytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump, bombing 7 countries www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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A compelling graphic look at all the ways that Trump and his family and friends have been monetizing the White House in his second term to enrich themselves more than any presidential clan has ever done before. @lazarogamio.bsky.social Amy Schoenfeld Walker
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A compelling graphic look at all the ways that Trump and his family and friends have been monetizing the White House in his second term to enrich themselves more than any presidential clan has ever done before. @lazarogamio.bsky.social Amy Schoenfeld Walker
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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At midnight, 20 million Americans will see their healthcare costs skyrocket because Republicans refused to extend tax credits that help working people afford care.
Trump promised he’d lower prices on day 1, but this & his tariff tax have done the opposite.
A terrible way to start 2026.
Trump promised he’d lower prices on day 1, but this & his tariff tax have done the opposite.
A terrible way to start 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
At midnight, 20 million Americans will see their healthcare costs skyrocket because Republicans refused to extend tax credits that help working people afford care.
Trump promised he’d lower prices on day 1, but this & his tariff tax have done the opposite.
A terrible way to start 2026.
Trump promised he’d lower prices on day 1, but this & his tariff tax have done the opposite.
A terrible way to start 2026.
Tell the president
If you can accept criticism from others with grace and humility—and not claim victimhood for yourself—you will be well defended against gaslighting, Arthur C. Brooks argued in April.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025:
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025:
A Defense Against Gaslighting Sociopaths
If you can recognize their signature move, then forewarned is forearmed.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tell the president
What’s Trump going to do to Hamas that the Israelis haven’t already tried?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting
Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-Lago
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
What’s Trump going to do to Hamas that the Israelis haven’t already tried?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
What a fool.
Trump, meeting with Zelensky, once again says he trusts that Putin really does want to make peace even as Russian forces pound Ukraine and Moscow rejects concessions. "I believe him," Trump says. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President and Zelensky Cite Progress but Peace Deal Remains Elusive
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
What a fool.
Putin sure has him fooled.
President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the "brave" Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort.
https://to.pbs.org/3N2pGgA
https://to.pbs.org/3N2pGgA
WATCH: Zelenskyy meets with Trump in Florida to discuss end of Russia's war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the “brave” Ukrainian leader for talks...
www.pbs.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Putin sure has him fooled.
Of course. Putin’s buttering up Trump before his Zelenskyy meeting, and he’ll fall for it.
President Donald Trump said had a “good and very productive” phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of a face-to-face meeting with Ukraine’s president.
Trump Says He Spoke With Putin Ahead of Zelenskiy Meeting
President Donald Trump said he had a “good and very productive” phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of a face-to-face meeting with Ukraine’s president.
bloom.bg
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Of course. Putin’s buttering up Trump before his Zelenskyy meeting, and he’ll fall for it.
Trump can be easily bought off, so he thinks everyone else can be as well.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Santa Presidency
Trump is trying to fix the economy—by handing out cash.
www.theatlantic.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Trump can be easily bought off, so he thinks everyone else can be as well.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Watch out. Putin will do something to butter up trump before Zelenskyy’s visit and Trump will swallow it hook, line and sinker.
Zelenskyy to travel to US for Trump meeting amid push for Ukraine deal
Zelenskyy to travel to US for Trump meeting amid push for Ukraine deal
Meeting on Sunday will follow flurry of US, Russian and Ukrainian talks, but Putin has shown little sign of softening
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to travel to the US for a planned meeting with Donald Trump on Sunday, as Washington continues to push for a possible peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.
The Ukrainian president announced the visit on Friday in a social media post, saying he had received a briefing from Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defence council, on new contacts with US officials. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Watch out. Putin will do something to butter up trump before Zelenskyy’s visit and Trump will swallow it hook, line and sinker.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Vance defended the administration’s vile immigration policies in a way that fundamentally degraded his own family: people he is bound by vows—which should be sacred to a Christian—to love and protect.
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Who Is JD Vance? (No, Seriously. Who Is He?)
The vice president is a cynical shapeshifter, willing to say anything—and be anybody—to become the most powerful person in America.
trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Vance defended the administration’s vile immigration policies in a way that fundamentally degraded his own family: people he is bound by vows—which should be sacred to a Christian—to love and protect.
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Jerk. The billionaires can afford it a lot more than everyone else.
If you take every penny every billionaire has, it wouldn’t pay for 1 yr of expenses
The annual interest on the national debt is about 1 trillion dollars.
The annual cost of healthcare is 4T after admin. Then get rid of the military budget.
4T a year in expenses.
Then what ?
The annual interest on the national debt is about 1 trillion dollars.
The annual cost of healthcare is 4T after admin. Then get rid of the military budget.
4T a year in expenses.
Then what ?
I can never understand how heartless billionaires are. All we are asking is you all pay your share to help your fellow man have a better quality of life. "Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction." Erich Fromm
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Jerk. The billionaires can afford it a lot more than everyone else.
What an a**hole.
President Donald Trump told a child on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, that he had to track Santa Claus to make sure that “Santa is being good” and that a “bad Santa” is not “infiltrating into our country.”
December 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What an a**hole.
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Just a few examples of FBI/DOJ documents that haven't been released:
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just a few examples of FBI/DOJ documents that haven't been released:
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
The 2019 prosectors' memos on co-conspirators they considered charging.
The 2007 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
A raft of victim statements detailing abuse from powerful men.
And much more
None has been released.
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Forest and trees re Epstein documents, as of now.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Forest and trees re Epstein documents, as of now.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Trees: Controversies about particular documents.
Forest: Virtually none of the key documents, ones that we know exist, the ones the victims and knowledgeable observers have been demanding to see, have been released.
And so the coverup continues.
Can this government report really be trusted?
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Can this government report really be trusted?
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People are dying inside American concentration camps right now.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
Exclusive: 911 calls from migrant detention center highlight dire conditions
About 90 emergency 911 calls have been made from the Camp East Montana immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, during the 15 weeks since it opened.
www.elpasotimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
People are dying inside American concentration camps right now.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...