Calm Down and Breathe
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Democracy lover. Trying to remain calm in turbulent times 😬
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The Truth about Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The Truth about Venezuela.
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From Friday’s newsletter, my most pessimistic 2026 scenario:
“Ukraine is forced into a Munich-like deal. Trump launches an unauthorized war against Venezuela. And the administration is increasingly bold in helping authoritarian parties come to power elsewhere.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-paths...
“Ukraine is forced into a Munich-like deal. Trump launches an unauthorized war against Venezuela. And the administration is increasingly bold in helping authoritarian parties come to power elsewhere.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-paths...
Five Paths for America in 2026
This could be the year when the tide turns against Trump . . . or drowns liberal democracy.
www.thebulwark.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
From Friday’s newsletter, my most pessimistic 2026 scenario:
“Ukraine is forced into a Munich-like deal. Trump launches an unauthorized war against Venezuela. And the administration is increasingly bold in helping authoritarian parties come to power elsewhere.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-paths...
“Ukraine is forced into a Munich-like deal. Trump launches an unauthorized war against Venezuela. And the administration is increasingly bold in helping authoritarian parties come to power elsewhere.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-paths...
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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The oil robbery at the expense of our troops isn't the distraction. But the timing is.
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
The oil robbery at the expense of our troops isn't the distraction. But the timing is.
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I had the privilege to sit down with Anthony Davis to discuss the Venezuela raid and more. LIVE: URGENT REPORT ON VENEZUELA INVASION | The Weekend Show www.youtube.com/live/iwKtK5u... via @meidastouch.com
LIVE: URGENT REPORT ON VENEZUELA INVASION | The Weekend Show
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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January 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I had the privilege to sit down with Anthony Davis to discuss the Venezuela raid and more. LIVE: URGENT REPORT ON VENEZUELA INVASION | The Weekend Show www.youtube.com/live/iwKtK5u... via @meidastouch.com
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On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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While the GOP is turning a blind eye to what’s in the Constitution, can we go in and fix the 2nd Amendment real quick?
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
While the GOP is turning a blind eye to what’s in the Constitution, can we go in and fix the 2nd Amendment real quick?
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GS: “Sen. Warner said you can’t argue drug trafficking charges demand invasion in one case while issuing a pardon in another…”🤔
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
GS: “Sen. Warner said you can’t argue drug trafficking charges demand invasion in one case while issuing a pardon in another…”🤔
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
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Once that pilfered Venezuelan oil arrives we can add Dealing in Stolen Property to Felonious Trump’s list of crimes.
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Once that pilfered Venezuelan oil arrives we can add Dealing in Stolen Property to Felonious Trump’s list of crimes.
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
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"Trump claimed Maduro’s putative re-election 'wasn’t a hell of a lot worse than what they [the Democrats] did to us in 2020.' Was Trump implying that American elections deserved no more respect than Venezuelan elections? If so, was he proposing...to use force?"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Which Countries Will Trump Invade Next? He’s Given Us a Guide.
The reasons he listed for toppling Venezuela’s Maduro apply just as well to many other governments.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
"Trump claimed Maduro’s putative re-election 'wasn’t a hell of a lot worse than what they [the Democrats] did to us in 2020.' Was Trump implying that American elections deserved no more respect than Venezuelan elections? If so, was he proposing...to use force?"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
January 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.
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A good follow up would’ve been to ask him how to reconcile their “war on drug traffickers” with their pardons and commutations of some of the largest drug traffickers on the planet.
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
A good follow up would’ve been to ask him how to reconcile their “war on drug traffickers” with their pardons and commutations of some of the largest drug traffickers on the planet.
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FLASHBACK — TAPPER: “Would the world be better off with Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi in power?”
TRUMP: “100%! 100%! We have to rebuild our country… We have 19 trillion in debt.”
Trump makes the case against what he just did.
TRUMP: “100%! 100%! We have to rebuild our country… We have 19 trillion in debt.”
Trump makes the case against what he just did.
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
FLASHBACK — TAPPER: “Would the world be better off with Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi in power?”
TRUMP: “100%! 100%! We have to rebuild our country… We have 19 trillion in debt.”
Trump makes the case against what he just did.
TRUMP: “100%! 100%! We have to rebuild our country… We have 19 trillion in debt.”
Trump makes the case against what he just did.
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Gotta say, the moderate position here is impeachment and removal and the moderates seem like they're on board.
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Gotta say, the moderate position here is impeachment and removal and the moderates seem like they're on board.
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Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
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This intro could have come directly from the White House. Not an iota of skepticism or pushback, just rah-rah.
MAGA appointee Bari Weiss has instantly made CBS News more extremist and disinfo-heavy than Newsmax:
January 4, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This intro could have come directly from the White House. Not an iota of skepticism or pushback, just rah-rah.
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I’ll be surprised if it’s something besides “We hope our republican colleagues will work with us, otherwise we’ll be forced to write a strongly worded resolution opposing this.”
January 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I’ll be surprised if it’s something besides “We hope our republican colleagues will work with us, otherwise we’ll be forced to write a strongly worded resolution opposing this.”
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Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?