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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
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A president who treats foreign policy as a personal instrument of power invites instability, not security.
January 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
A president who treats foreign policy as a personal instrument of power invites instability, not security.
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After Venezuela, some say no one's discussing Epstein any more.
BUT, it was overheard last night these two are all over it:
BUT, it was overheard last night these two are all over it:
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
After Venezuela, some say no one's discussing Epstein any more.
BUT, it was overheard last night these two are all over it:
BUT, it was overheard last night these two are all over it:
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I wouldn't work for the Department of Homeland Security or Border Patrol if the pay was $250,000 per year, no amount of money would make me become a vile human being by kidnapping people because they are culturally different from me.
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I wouldn't work for the Department of Homeland Security or Border Patrol if the pay was $250,000 per year, no amount of money would make me become a vile human being by kidnapping people because they are culturally different from me.
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His supporters aren’t revolting because they just learned what a Venezuela was
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
His supporters aren’t revolting because they just learned what a Venezuela was
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If Trump isn't immediately impeached, charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced then we have lost our Democracy and we are living in an authoritarian regime. A regime that we the people can and will overthrow by any and all means necessary.
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
If Trump isn't immediately impeached, charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced then we have lost our Democracy and we are living in an authoritarian regime. A regime that we the people can and will overthrow by any and all means necessary.
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How does an entire administration not understand this basic reality? Venezuelan oil is not profitable.
Heavy crude takes years to extract profitably. It requires massive upfront investment, specialized infrastructure, refineries configured for heavy oil, long timelines, and political stability.
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Heavy crude takes years to extract profitably. It requires massive upfront investment, specialized infrastructure, refineries configured for heavy oil, long timelines, and political stability.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
How does an entire administration not understand this basic reality? Venezuelan oil is not profitable.
Heavy crude takes years to extract profitably. It requires massive upfront investment, specialized infrastructure, refineries configured for heavy oil, long timelines, and political stability.
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Heavy crude takes years to extract profitably. It requires massive upfront investment, specialized infrastructure, refineries configured for heavy oil, long timelines, and political stability.
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The White House would like us to forget this, but we will not.
January 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The White House would like us to forget this, but we will not.
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Geography refresher needed at the State Department…
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Geography refresher needed at the State Department…
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Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
robertreich.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
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Stop calling it war. These are terrorist attacks being committed by the US government. Every foreign nation should be lining up sanctions.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Stop calling it war. These are terrorist attacks being committed by the US government. Every foreign nation should be lining up sanctions.
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The United States will be in a major war by November and the regime will use it to suspend elections. They will further use the inevitable uprising to impose martial law and suspend constitutional freedoms. It is a near certainty at this point. The only question is who we will be at war with.
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 AM
The United States will be in a major war by November and the regime will use it to suspend elections. They will further use the inevitable uprising to impose martial law and suspend constitutional freedoms. It is a near certainty at this point. The only question is who we will be at war with.
Lil Marco so wants his grubby hands on Cuba...
“Optionality”?
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Lil Marco so wants his grubby hands on Cuba...
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#News
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
www.thedailybeast.com/key-epstein-...
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
www.thedailybeast.com/key-epstein-...
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
The House Oversight Dems noted the convenient timing of Trump’s surprise attack.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#News
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
www.thedailybeast.com/key-epstein-...
Key Epstein Deadline Arrives as Attention Turns to Venezuela
www.thedailybeast.com/key-epstein-...
Um...no comment.
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Um...no comment.
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And no, I do not care WHO a politician is.
If they cannot meet this moment, they have to go. Period. This is nonnegotiable, for every single politician [and it was them, not the voters, that put us here].
If not? Y'all don't HAVE a 2027 ahead of you. Not one you recognize.
If they cannot meet this moment, they have to go. Period. This is nonnegotiable, for every single politician [and it was them, not the voters, that put us here].
If not? Y'all don't HAVE a 2027 ahead of you. Not one you recognize.
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
And no, I do not care WHO a politician is.
If they cannot meet this moment, they have to go. Period. This is nonnegotiable, for every single politician [and it was them, not the voters, that put us here].
If not? Y'all don't HAVE a 2027 ahead of you. Not one you recognize.
If they cannot meet this moment, they have to go. Period. This is nonnegotiable, for every single politician [and it was them, not the voters, that put us here].
If not? Y'all don't HAVE a 2027 ahead of you. Not one you recognize.
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It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
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"Look, your stupid healthcare supplements were just spent invading a sovereign country without provocation and kidnapping its president to distract you from that Epstein problem. You're welcome!"
January 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"Look, your stupid healthcare supplements were just spent invading a sovereign country without provocation and kidnapping its president to distract you from that Epstein problem. You're welcome!"
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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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After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
This is well done
I’ve gifted it
This is well done
I’ve gifted it
After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
This is well done
I’ve gifted it
This is well done
I’ve gifted it
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Put a dollar amount on what our little adventure in Venezuela cost the American taxpayer. And then tell me why we don't have money to extend the ACA?
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Put a dollar amount on what our little adventure in Venezuela cost the American taxpayer. And then tell me why we don't have money to extend the ACA?
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If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
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In the first year of Trump’s second term, he imposed his thuggery on the United States. In the second year, apparently he will impose it on the hemisphere.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In the first year of Trump’s second term, he imposed his thuggery on the United States. In the second year, apparently he will impose it on the hemisphere.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world