A.J. Charles
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Fan? Try love fest for Fed & Serena & Messi in other words: Tennis, Fútbol, me ..
"..Theirs not to reason why.."
"..Theirs not to reason why.."
Mayor Z says yes; I'm saying yes
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January 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Mayor Z says yes; I'm saying yes
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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So an officer has his phone out recording obviously distracted, shoots a woman and calls her a “f’ing Bitch” and they think that HELPS the case?!?
January 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
So an officer has his phone out recording obviously distracted, shoots a woman and calls her a “f’ing Bitch” and they think that HELPS the case?!?
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Sounds like a hate crime
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Sounds like a hate crime
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NEW: A federal judge has blocked an effort by President Trump to threaten election assistance funding for states who refuse to update their voter registration forms to include his preferred “documentary proof of citizenship” requirement.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
NEW: A federal judge has blocked an effort by President Trump to threaten election assistance funding for states who refuse to update their voter registration forms to include his preferred “documentary proof of citizenship” requirement.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Please share.. ICE THUGS shot & killed a woman in Minneapolis. Then attack citizens point blank with teargas grenades, pepper ball guns & chemical spray in the faces. Of course, Greg Bovino was in the mix. He needs to be brought up for murder charges.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
youtu.be/LnfiWmX_mTE?...
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🚨BREAKING: ICE SHOOTS AND KILL WOMAN in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Please share.. ICE THUGS shot & killed a woman in Minneapolis. Then attack citizens point blank with teargas grenades, pepper ball guns & chemical spray in the faces. Of course, Greg Bovino was in the mix. He needs to be brought up for murder charges.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
youtu.be/LnfiWmX_mTE?...
youtu.be/LnfiWmX_mTE?...
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Another point I made in this post comparing the 2020 and 2025 Maduro indictments is that Tren de Aragua is added (including its head as co-conspirator), but his inclusion is really thin.
Effectively DOJ used indictment to ham-sandwich TdA claim IC disavowed.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
Effectively DOJ used indictment to ham-sandwich TdA claim IC disavowed.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
![f. Between approximately 2006 and 2008, HECTOR RUSTHENFORD GUERRERO FLORES, a/k/a “Nifio Guerrero,” the defendant, worked with one of the largest drug traffickers in Venezuela, Walid Makled. Members of the Venezuelan regime helped protect Makled’s cocaine shipments that were transported from San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, to Valencia, Venezuela, and were then sent by plane from the Valencia international airport to Mexico and other locations in Central America for eventual distribution to the United States. Between in or about 2008 and in or about 2009, GUERRERO FLORES also provided another major Venezuelan drug trafficker with protection for cocaine shipments moving through Venezuela, including by providing armed men who carried, among other automatic weapons, AK47s, MP5s, and AR-15s, as well as grenades. At times, GUERRERO FLORES personally accompanied large cocaine loads as they were guarded by the teams of armed men, en route to airports or airstrips for transport north and eventual distribution to the United States. GUERRERO FLORES was paid a fee per kilogram of cocaine transported or received and he sometimes received an interest in portions of these massive cocaine shipments in lieu of payment. The traffickers that GUERRERO FLORES worked with moved thousands of kilograms per shipment, multiple times per month, resulting in the distribution of hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States. In or about 2009, Makled was charged with narcotics offenses in this District and is a fugitive.
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o. In or about 2019, TdA’s leader, GUERRERO FLORES, discussed drug trafficking with an individual he understood to be working with the Venezuelan regime. Over multiple calls, GUERRERO FLORES offered to provide escort services for drug loads, explaining that GUERRERO FLORES and TdA had control of the coastlines of Venezuela’s Aragua State. GUERRERO FLORES, speaking from TdA’s base of operations in Tocor6n Prison, explained that TdA could handle the logistics of ever…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreicg2zrssmx6kodqn3vjafhz7ooaujn6vyjqudnczwwnnyaylfrsdi@jpeg)
January 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Another point I made in this post comparing the 2020 and 2025 Maduro indictments is that Tren de Aragua is added (including its head as co-conspirator), but his inclusion is really thin.
Effectively DOJ used indictment to ham-sandwich TdA claim IC disavowed.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
Effectively DOJ used indictment to ham-sandwich TdA claim IC disavowed.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
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The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.
January 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.
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My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
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If you're looking to buy a new car in the new year, you might notice the prices seem to be much higher than in the past. https://to.pbs.org/3Lg8XWH
Why it’s getting harder to find a new car under $25,000
If you're looking to buy a new car in the new year, you might notice the prices seem to be higher than in the past. Most notably, there are fewer budget cars on the market. Digital producer Cecilia La...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
If you're looking to buy a new car in the new year, you might notice the prices seem to be much higher than in the past. https://to.pbs.org/3Lg8XWH
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
January 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
i am rooting as much as is appropriate for mamdani to be an effective mayor because if he manages it, he will be an important model and national leader for american progressives — one part fiorello la guardia, one part robert la folette
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Off to a good start
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Off to a good start
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And it's official!
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
And it's official!
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New York City has a new mayor
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New York City has a new mayor
Yup!.. school security is more & more like jail Just the way republicans legislators want
How they went on about the doors after Uvalde school shooting
How they went on about the doors after Uvalde school shooting
“uh sir you aren’t currently in the US in the year 2025. Schools and daycares are basically on permanent lock down”
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Yup!.. school security is more & more like jail Just the way republicans legislators want
How they went on about the doors after Uvalde school shooting
How they went on about the doors after Uvalde school shooting
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...