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Unhinged. Incompetent. Unfit. Unstable.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Unhinged. Incompetent. Unfit. Unstable.
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Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.
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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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“The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins.” web.archive.org/web/20200103...
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“The only thing the elite Washington press corps likes more than a bipartisan commission on debt reduction is a stack of flag-draped coffins.” web.archive.org/web/20200103...
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Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule that would authorize collection of any form of biometric information or samples from anyone, including US citizens, “encountered” by USCIS or “associated with” any applicant for admission to the US, US residency, or US citizenship.
Collection of biometrics from anyone “associated” with a foreigner – Papers, Please!
Underlying the proposal is an implicit but impermissible assumption that merely to “associate” with foreigners is sufficiently suspicious to create probable cause for a search.
papersplease.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule that would authorize collection of any form of biometric information or samples from anyone, including US citizens, “encountered” by USCIS or “associated with” any applicant for admission to the US, US residency, or US citizenship.
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Polls show that 70% of Americans oppose the war in Venezuela. But at this CBS News staff meeting, that number feels much smaller.
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Polls show that 70% of Americans oppose the war in Venezuela. But at this CBS News staff meeting, that number feels much smaller.
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So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Trump's critique of the Iraq War in particular was that it wasn't rapacious or brutal enough, and many dumb-dumbs and liars heard this and concluded (or pretended to conclude) that Trump was anti-war
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Trump's critique of the Iraq War in particular was that it wasn't rapacious or brutal enough, and many dumb-dumbs and liars heard this and concluded (or pretended to conclude) that Trump was anti-war
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Nixon insisted the bombing of Cambodia was just targeting Viet Cong outposts there and not meant to undermine its government, but the bombings destabilized the Lon Nol government and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields and the massacre of more than a million people.
NBC's sources said that "the potential mission in Mexico is not designed to undermine the Mexican government." But that's what it will do if the US is doing CIA drone strikes on Mexican soil over the objections of the president.
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Nixon insisted the bombing of Cambodia was just targeting Viet Cong outposts there and not meant to undermine its government, but the bombings destabilized the Lon Nol government and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields and the massacre of more than a million people.
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As Trump continues his quest for Venezuela's oil, remember that the president stripped the legal status away from 300,000 Venezuelans in the US last October, launching the largest delegalization campaign in modern US history.
Trump is making thousands of rule-abiding immigrants undocumented
Inside the largest delegalization campaign in modern US history.
www.motherjones.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
As Trump continues his quest for Venezuela's oil, remember that the president stripped the legal status away from 300,000 Venezuelans in the US last October, launching the largest delegalization campaign in modern US history.
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The idea that we were merely executing a warrant - and in order to do so we had to massacre dozen of people who weren’t involved - is so ludicrously obscene.
Over 40 deaths are confirmed including civilians who were just sleeping in their homes when bombs started dropping on their city
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The idea that we were merely executing a warrant - and in order to do so we had to massacre dozen of people who weren’t involved - is so ludicrously obscene.
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NEW: "Are we not supposed to believe what we saw with our own eyes?"
Five years after Jan 6, victims fight to preserve the FACTS of the insurrection
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/january...
Five years after Jan 6, victims fight to preserve the FACTS of the insurrection
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/january...
5 years later, a stubborn fight over the basic facts of the Jan. 6 riot
The physical damage from the Capitol riot has been repaired — and President Trump has pardoned almost every defendant. What remains is a battle over the basic facts.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
NEW: "Are we not supposed to believe what we saw with our own eyes?"
Five years after Jan 6, victims fight to preserve the FACTS of the insurrection
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/january...
Five years after Jan 6, victims fight to preserve the FACTS of the insurrection
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/january...
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“Wildly illegal”
Why didn’t we hear the same words from Jeffries and Schumer?
Why didn’t we hear the same words from Jeffries and Schumer?
Chris Murphy: "Clearly this is wildly illegal. This is a president who has been operating illegally since he was sworn in -- stealing from the American people, seizing spending power, now dragging America into a war overseas ... Donald Trump's entire foreign policy is corrupt."
January 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“Wildly illegal”
Why didn’t we hear the same words from Jeffries and Schumer?
Why didn’t we hear the same words from Jeffries and Schumer?
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“The president views energy geopolitics ‘almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil.’” This is from @mollytaft.com:
Trump Wants Venezuela's Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple
The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
“The president views energy geopolitics ‘almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board—you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil.’” This is from @mollytaft.com:
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How many civilians are normally killed during an arrest operation?
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
How many civilians are normally killed during an arrest operation?
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We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.
www.inquirer.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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The president of the United States, illegally, without approval by or even notice to Congress, and in secret, with no public discussion or even explanation, believes he has created a personal slave plantation of 30 million people.
January 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The president of the United States, illegally, without approval by or even notice to Congress, and in secret, with no public discussion or even explanation, believes he has created a personal slave plantation of 30 million people.
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per NYT, the u.s. military invaded venezuela to kidnap president maduro because he’s a better dancer than donald trump
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
per NYT, the u.s. military invaded venezuela to kidnap president maduro because he’s a better dancer than donald trump
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“Trump and his administration have lied, consolidated power, and committed war crimes to seize Venezuelan oil and pursue regime change for their imperialistic agenda in the Western Hemisphere,” said Rep. @ramirez.house.gov. “Trump must be impeached.”
“The calls for impeachment come in the wake of Trump’s overnight attack on Venezuela’s capital city over the weekend that left at least 40 people dead.” www.notus.org/democrats/de...
Democrats Begin to Call for Trump’s Impeachment Over Venezuela Attack
“Many Democrats have understandably questioned whether impeachment is possible again under the current political reality,” Rep. Maxine Waters said. “I am reconsidering that view.”
www.notus.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
“Trump and his administration have lied, consolidated power, and committed war crimes to seize Venezuelan oil and pursue regime change for their imperialistic agenda in the Western Hemisphere,” said Rep. @ramirez.house.gov. “Trump must be impeached.”
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Trump has accomplished the feat of replicating 12 years of disastrous Reagan-Bush era foreign policy and tax + spending reforms in just 11 months. Truly impressive
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Trump has accomplished the feat of replicating 12 years of disastrous Reagan-Bush era foreign policy and tax + spending reforms in just 11 months. Truly impressive
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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Venezuela. Greenland...
Donald Trump is a warmongering, neocolonial maniac. And the rest of the United States government has not the capacity nor the courage to address that reality.
Donald Trump is a warmongering, neocolonial maniac. And the rest of the United States government has not the capacity nor the courage to address that reality.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Venezuela. Greenland...
Donald Trump is a warmongering, neocolonial maniac. And the rest of the United States government has not the capacity nor the courage to address that reality.
Donald Trump is a warmongering, neocolonial maniac. And the rest of the United States government has not the capacity nor the courage to address that reality.