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President Trump says the US will "run" Venezuela until safe transition can take place following the US capture of Maduro.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
President Trump says the US will "run" Venezuela until safe transition can take place following the US capture of Maduro.
Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4jyRghJ
Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4jyRghJ
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Trump says "something is gonna have to be done" about Mexico and President Claudia Sheinbaum in response to a question about whether the Venezuelan strike was a "message" to her government.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Trump says "something is gonna have to be done" about Mexico and President Claudia Sheinbaum in response to a question about whether the Venezuelan strike was a "message" to her government.
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Republican leaders were briefed. Democratic leaders were not. This is the Trump approach.
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Republican leaders were briefed. Democratic leaders were not. This is the Trump approach.
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NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
theintercept.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
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The White House is refusing to disclose details about the cognitive tests President Donald Trump has taken to check for early signs of dementia as concerns grow about the aging president’s health.
Leavitt Hit With New Questions About Trump’s Cognitive State
The secrecy comes despite the White House press secretary saying earlier she would provide details about Trump’s cognitive tests.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The White House is refusing to disclose details about the cognitive tests President Donald Trump has taken to check for early signs of dementia as concerns grow about the aging president’s health.
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ICE jailed a father whose only “crime” is caring for his disabled son who nearly died without him. This is not immigration enforcement. It’s state-sanctioned cruelty.
‘He is My Lungs’: Disabled Man Hospitalized After ICE Detains Caregiver Father
Maher Tarabishi has spent much of his life in the U.S. serving as a caregiver for his son. In October, he was arrested by ICE.
www.dallasobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
ICE jailed a father whose only “crime” is caring for his disabled son who nearly died without him. This is not immigration enforcement. It’s state-sanctioned cruelty.
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"But the one truth in Trump’s unhinged messages, as in so many of his statements, is that the United States is now led by someone who cannot contain his thoughts or emotions, and who still thinks of the men and women of the U.S. military as little more than his own toy soldiers."
Happy New Year. The president just threatened Operation Iranian Freedom.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s ‘Operation Iranian Freedom’
How many foreign wars does the “America First” president intend to start?
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
"But the one truth in Trump’s unhinged messages, as in so many of his statements, is that the United States is now led by someone who cannot contain his thoughts or emotions, and who still thinks of the men and women of the U.S. military as little more than his own toy soldiers."
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A super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump raised more than $102 million during the last half of 2025 and has built more than $294 million in cash reserves that it can deploy to help shape this year’s midterm elections, newly filed records show.
Trump’s super PAC builds a nearly $300 million cash stockpile – fueling unrivaled fundraising pace | CNN Politics
A super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump raised more than $102 million during the last half of 2025 and has built more than $294 million in cash reserves that it can deploy to help shape this y...
cnn.it
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump raised more than $102 million during the last half of 2025 and has built more than $294 million in cash reserves that it can deploy to help shape this year’s midterm elections, newly filed records show.
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Any other product that called itself “MechaHitler” and produced CSAM would be immediately withdrawn from the market, discontinued, and its creators facing legal consequences.
But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.
But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.
the biggest gop donor runs a website that produces csam, somehow the mainstream media is disinterested in this angle
January 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Any other product that called itself “MechaHitler” and produced CSAM would be immediately withdrawn from the market, discontinued, and its creators facing legal consequences.
But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.
But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.
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I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
spitfirenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
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so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts
‘Scorched-Earth Attack’: Trump Admin Cuts Off Childcare Funds to All States | Common Dreams
"My team and I are exploring all our legal options to ensure that critical childcare services do not get abruptly slashed based on pretext and grandstanding," said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ell...
www.commondreams.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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The “journalist” at the center of a viral clash over alleged Somalian welfare fraud once paid Hispanic laborers to protest outside the White House in support of President Joe Biden.
MAGA’s Favorite ‘Journalist’ Caught Paying People to Make News
The far-right YouTuber alleging Somalian welfare fraud in Minnesota has a history of manufacturing news.
trib.al
January 2, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The “journalist” at the center of a viral clash over alleged Somalian welfare fraud once paid Hispanic laborers to protest outside the White House in support of President Joe Biden.
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What the Christ
January 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
What the Christ
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So the GOP’s official position would seem to be that in the interest of viewpoint diversity, university history departments should hire more Republican-voting Holocaust deniers, but then to combat antisemitism they should immediately fire them?
I missed this from the Manhattan Institute survey on December 1 of the "current GOP." 37% are Holocaust deniers, which, to my surprise, is greater than the percentage (33%) that believes vaccines cause autism.
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
So the GOP’s official position would seem to be that in the interest of viewpoint diversity, university history departments should hire more Republican-voting Holocaust deniers, but then to combat antisemitism they should immediately fire them?
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
This sums up my entire understanding of the game
If I was a football player, I would hold on to the ball and not fumble. Coaches should teach their players to follow that approach.
January 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This sums up my entire understanding of the game
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Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
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'South Park' alum Toby Morton responds to unnamed lawyers regarding his registering the Trump-Kennedy Center domain names: "Satire is protected speech... I'll proceed accordingly while you go f^ck yourselves."
December 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
'South Park' alum Toby Morton responds to unnamed lawyers regarding his registering the Trump-Kennedy Center domain names: "Satire is protected speech... I'll proceed accordingly while you go f^ck yourselves."
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Finnish police forces have boarded and seized the 132-meter-long Russian shadow fleet cargo vessel Fitburg moments after it destroyed 5 submarine telecommunication cables between Finland and Estonia by dragging its anchor on the seabed. www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
Tämä tiedetään | Venäjä tarjoaa apua kaapelirikosta epäillyn laivan miehistölle
Koostimme lyhyesti yhteen, mitä keskiviikon kaapelivaurioista ja epäillystä aluksesta tiedetään.
www.hs.fi
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Finnish police forces have boarded and seized the 132-meter-long Russian shadow fleet cargo vessel Fitburg moments after it destroyed 5 submarine telecommunication cables between Finland and Estonia by dragging its anchor on the seabed. www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
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"There was always just enough virtue in this republic to save it; sometimes none to spare, but still enough to meet the emergency." - William Seward
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
"There was always just enough virtue in this republic to save it; sometimes none to spare, but still enough to meet the emergency." - William Seward
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Happy New Year.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
a black and white photo of soldiers holding an american flag on top of a hill .
ALT: a black and white photo of soldiers holding an american flag on top of a hill .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Happy New Year.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.