Kevin Dupuy
@kevinyeaux.com
I will not be tolerated. My life is international politics, travel, & @KelsaPellettiere.com. Some call me a “recovering libertarian,” but I’m more like a functioning libertarian. I voted against myself one time.
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Interventionism Comes Out of Retirement
Trump's regime change in Venezuela brings America back to the depths of the 2000s, but with much worse intentions.
www.kevinyeaux.com
Back to the other major story of the week, new article from me: the 2000s are back, and this time America isn’t pretending to be the good guys. How non-interventionists and libertarians can approach a new era of intervention.
(Yes it’s been four months since I wrote anything - my bad.)
(Yes it’s been four months since I wrote anything - my bad.)
Also airing the output of someone’s Vision Pro is extremely nauseating, not sure if they realized it was going to be like that.
Pre-record it!
Pre-record it!
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Also airing the output of someone’s Vision Pro is extremely nauseating, not sure if they realized it was going to be like that.
Pre-record it!
Pre-record it!
You know I’ve worn a Vision Pro before (cool product, I like VR, so not hating) but man they are for wearing at home alone. I know they put those stupid fake eyes but you look like an idiot wearing any of those things.
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 AM
You know I’ve worn a Vision Pro before (cool product, I like VR, so not hating) but man they are for wearing at home alone. I know they put those stupid fake eyes but you look like an idiot wearing any of those things.
Ford CEO: “you never want to let a crisis go to waste… America loves an underdog, right?”
Faint praise from the audience. I don’t think that “America rah-rah” stuff works right now.
Faint praise from the audience. I don’t think that “America rah-rah” stuff works right now.
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Ford CEO: “you never want to let a crisis go to waste… America loves an underdog, right?”
Faint praise from the audience. I don’t think that “America rah-rah” stuff works right now.
Faint praise from the audience. I don’t think that “America rah-rah” stuff works right now.
It’s been like one month since Abu Dhabi and we are already watching team launches.
January 16, 2026 at 3:08 AM
It’s been like one month since Abu Dhabi and we are already watching team launches.
And the next logical question is what exactly would the point of that be if we’ve already attacked?
And let’s be real: if he actually DID seize Greenland, they would still do nothing and say it’s disappointing but it’s the reality now and Europe just needs to deal with it.
And let’s be real: if he actually DID seize Greenland, they would still do nothing and say it’s disappointing but it’s the reality now and Europe just needs to deal with it.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), to Bloomberg TV:
“If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
“If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
And the next logical question is what exactly would the point of that be if we’ve already attacked?
And let’s be real: if he actually DID seize Greenland, they would still do nothing and say it’s disappointing but it’s the reality now and Europe just needs to deal with it.
And let’s be real: if he actually DID seize Greenland, they would still do nothing and say it’s disappointing but it’s the reality now and Europe just needs to deal with it.
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France is our first and oldest ally.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
France is our first and oldest ally.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
The line during the primary was “we lose with Cruz, we lose everything with Trump.”
It meant the party getting wiped out in 2016, which we were obviously wrong about, but boy did it become true later.
It meant the party getting wiped out in 2016, which we were obviously wrong about, but boy did it become true later.
Ted Cruz in 2016, "We're liable to wake up one morning and Donald Trump if he was President would have nuked Denmark"
"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"
"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
The line during the primary was “we lose with Cruz, we lose everything with Trump.”
It meant the party getting wiped out in 2016, which we were obviously wrong about, but boy did it become true later.
It meant the party getting wiped out in 2016, which we were obviously wrong about, but boy did it become true later.
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The int'l press, let alone the intelligence and diplomatic communities worldwide, know there are sane anti-invasion actors within the Pentagon. I have to believe, aside from literal territorial defense, Arctic Endurance helps grant those folks more leverage against Trump's imperial delusions.
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The int'l press, let alone the intelligence and diplomatic communities worldwide, know there are sane anti-invasion actors within the Pentagon. I have to believe, aside from literal territorial defense, Arctic Endurance helps grant those folks more leverage against Trump's imperial delusions.
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🚨 51-50, Senate votes to block Venezuela war powers resolution after 2 Republicans succumb to Trump's pressure tactics
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate blocks measure to restrict Venezuela strikes after Trump flips two Republicans
Two Republican senators, Josh Hawley and Todd Young, flipped their votes after backing the measure in a procedural vote last week, enabling the GOP-led chamber to sink the resolution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
🚨 51-50, Senate votes to block Venezuela war powers resolution after 2 Republicans succumb to Trump's pressure tactics
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Those are the same side. There are no two countries on earth that would be more thrilled to see the US invade Greenland than Russia and China.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Those are the same side. There are no two countries on earth that would be more thrilled to see the US invade Greenland than Russia and China.
So I know there’s no “plan” behind any of this, but I’d love to know how we plan to fight Iran, Venezuela, and the entire rest of NATO. We literally just humiliatingly lost a 20-year-long war against the Taliban a few years ago.
NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies about Arctic security.
www.newsweek.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
So I know there’s no “plan” behind any of this, but I’d love to know how we plan to fight Iran, Venezuela, and the entire rest of NATO. We literally just humiliatingly lost a 20-year-long war against the Taliban a few years ago.
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In fact, Trump was like the only person in American public life who *praised* the Chinese government for its Tiananmen crackdown.
Trump claims to want to bomb Iran over human rights concerns. This excuse is obviously pretextual, fake and not something Trump has ever expressed interest in until 12 days ago. Nevertheless, as I write, corporate media is uncritically reporting on it as if it’s a sincere and genuine conviction.
As the US president moves from bombing one country to another, liberal-washing of Trump continues apace: by @ahjohnson.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
In fact, Trump was like the only person in American public life who *praised* the Chinese government for its Tiananmen crackdown.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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It would be a mistake to see Trumpism as authoritarianism imposed on an unwilling nation, as opposed to authoritarianism implemented in a nation with a plurality that is already made up of authoritarian bootlickers who created the context for Trumpism to thrive.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It would be a mistake to see Trumpism as authoritarianism imposed on an unwilling nation, as opposed to authoritarianism implemented in a nation with a plurality that is already made up of authoritarian bootlickers who created the context for Trumpism to thrive.
As W would have called it, a “one fingered victory salute.”
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM
As W would have called it, a “one fingered victory salute.”
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Both Pauls, Tim Scott, Lindsay Graham, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, you were saved from a lot of crazies being your president.
(That curse did NOT work on Donald Trump, but I think that’s because he barged in and delivered an unscheduled speech at an event I was at, which is… on brand.)
(That curse did NOT work on Donald Trump, but I think that’s because he barged in and delivered an unscheduled speech at an event I was at, which is… on brand.)
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Both Pauls, Tim Scott, Lindsay Graham, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, you were saved from a lot of crazies being your president.
(That curse did NOT work on Donald Trump, but I think that’s because he barged in and delivered an unscheduled speech at an event I was at, which is… on brand.)
(That curse did NOT work on Donald Trump, but I think that’s because he barged in and delivered an unscheduled speech at an event I was at, which is… on brand.)
She is in the region on her book tour. Which I decided not to go to because it’s $200 for two tickets and I actually do like Harris and as you know one of the greatest curses in American politics is being in the same room as me dooms your presidential bid.
In my continuing series of “Kamala Harris is going to be the 2028 nominee whether you like it or not” she swore in the new mayor of New Orleans today… which is unusual. www.wwltv.com/video/news/l...
Inauguration 2026: Helena Moreno takes oath as New Orleans Mayor
Helena Moreno takes the stage to take the oath of office presented by Kamala Harris.
www.wwltv.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
She is in the region on her book tour. Which I decided not to go to because it’s $200 for two tickets and I actually do like Harris and as you know one of the greatest curses in American politics is being in the same room as me dooms your presidential bid.
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maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from “more training” to “turns out they’re untrainable and we have to start all over.”
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from “more training” to “turns out they’re untrainable and we have to start all over.”
In my continuing series of “Kamala Harris is going to be the 2028 nominee whether you like it or not” she swore in the new mayor of New Orleans today… which is unusual. www.wwltv.com/video/news/l...
Inauguration 2026: Helena Moreno takes oath as New Orleans Mayor
Helena Moreno takes the stage to take the oath of office presented by Kamala Harris.
www.wwltv.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
In my continuing series of “Kamala Harris is going to be the 2028 nominee whether you like it or not” she swore in the new mayor of New Orleans today… which is unusual. www.wwltv.com/video/news/l...
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Congratulations to all the bankers, hedge-fund managers, private-equity honchos, tech titans, corporate executives and op-ed writers for backing the man who will do more to undermine the system that made them insanely wealthy than any other presidential candidate in their lifetimes.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s attacks on the Fed.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas, Powell Vows to Stand Firm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump admi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Congratulations to all the bankers, hedge-fund managers, private-equity honchos, tech titans, corporate executives and op-ed writers for backing the man who will do more to undermine the system that made them insanely wealthy than any other presidential candidate in their lifetimes.
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Trump’s attack on Fed already starting to backfire. Republican Sen. Tillis: “I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.”
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Trump’s attack on Fed already starting to backfire. Republican Sen. Tillis: “I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.”
Powell is smart here - they knew of the subpoena since Friday, timed his announcement on Sunday nights before overseas markets open and American markets in the morning so it gets maximum attention without the chance for something else to drown it out.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Powell is smart here - they knew of the subpoena since Friday, timed his announcement on Sunday nights before overseas markets open and American markets in the morning so it gets maximum attention without the chance for something else to drown it out.
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The Minneapolis pastor had observed "ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic" and insisted they take him instead of harassing her. An agent then “came, got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, ‘Are you afraid now?’” trib.al/kv6rA7r
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The Minneapolis pastor had observed "ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic" and insisted they take him instead of harassing her. An agent then “came, got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, ‘Are you afraid now?’” trib.al/kv6rA7r