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Um.. . .this aged a certain way.
Trump on why he pardoned notorious drug trafficker Juan Hernandez: “It was a Biden set up. Take any country you want. If someone sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Um.. . .this aged a certain way.
not surprised but JFC. Look, my Dem senator is Fetterman, so he isn't really a Dem, and my Rep. is Dwight Evans, who is retiring (I believe because of health reasons), but can't someone actually do more than just talk.
Power vacuums never end well.
Power vacuums never end well.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
not surprised but JFC. Look, my Dem senator is Fetterman, so he isn't really a Dem, and my Rep. is Dwight Evans, who is retiring (I believe because of health reasons), but can't someone actually do more than just talk.
Power vacuums never end well.
Power vacuums never end well.
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I hope Salvador Allende's ghost haunts the shit out of everyone responsible until they're all mumbling, disoriented, and catatonic
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I hope Salvador Allende's ghost haunts the shit out of everyone responsible until they're all mumbling, disoriented, and catatonic
Has anyone told Mike Johnson yet?
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Has anyone told Mike Johnson yet?
First read of the year.
January 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
First read of the year.
There is something upsetting about a president who does this before he talks to the nation. Doubly upsetting that he is talking to the nation from his resort. And charging the tax payers for as well.
Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There is something upsetting about a president who does this before he talks to the nation. Doubly upsetting that he is talking to the nation from his resort. And charging the tax payers for as well.
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"Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance..." Shirin Neshat, Iranian artist #WomensArt
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 AM
"Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance..." Shirin Neshat, Iranian artist #WomensArt
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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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It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
Didn’t he pardon the last leader who went on trial for this?
How does launching air strikes and a commando raid fall under the remit of self defense for an arrest operation
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Didn’t he pardon the last leader who went on trial for this?
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Trump invaded a foreign country and kidnapped their leader, bombed their capitol, and is holding a press conference about it - not at the White House - but at his resort.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Trump invaded a foreign country and kidnapped their leader, bombed their capitol, and is holding a press conference about it - not at the White House - but at his resort.
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A study shows Montanans are growing more tolerant of wolves, with tolerance levels jumping from 41% in 2012 to 74% in 2023.
They found that people’s tolerance for wolves grows through their experiences- positive encounters or not seeing a wolf at all boosts acceptance.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4jqvpsO
They found that people’s tolerance for wolves grows through their experiences- positive encounters or not seeing a wolf at all boosts acceptance.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4jqvpsO
Tolerance for wolves increasing, Montana study shows
A new study compares Montanans’ tolerance for wolves versus their tolerance for hunting them. Its conclusions might surprise you.
montanafreepress.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A study shows Montanans are growing more tolerant of wolves, with tolerance levels jumping from 41% in 2012 to 74% in 2023.
They found that people’s tolerance for wolves grows through their experiences- positive encounters or not seeing a wolf at all boosts acceptance.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4jqvpsO
They found that people’s tolerance for wolves grows through their experiences- positive encounters or not seeing a wolf at all boosts acceptance.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4jqvpsO
I have to say it doesn't seem normal that someone have that many cognitive tests in such a short period of time.
Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I have to say it doesn't seem normal that someone have that many cognitive tests in such a short period of time.
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Bread and roses, lads. You don't work for permission to exist, you work so you can have a nice life.
And Terry Pratchett didn't give us the Boots Theory just so you could not know it.
And Terry Pratchett didn't give us the Boots Theory just so you could not know it.
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Bread and roses, lads. You don't work for permission to exist, you work so you can have a nice life.
And Terry Pratchett didn't give us the Boots Theory just so you could not know it.
And Terry Pratchett didn't give us the Boots Theory just so you could not know it.
Robert P. Baird writing about Ross Doutht in The New York Review of Books makes me want to
a large crowd of people are sitting in a theater applauding and clapping .
Alt: a large crowd of people are sitting in a theater applauding and clapping . With the words bravo and encore
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Robert P. Baird writing about Ross Doutht in The New York Review of Books makes me want to
I had one of these kids in a class once. She was so happy when she hit 18.
Since I dumped some really bad news on y'all I wanna tell you about the other side of social media.
It's children of anti-vaxxers turning 18 and filming themselves getting vaxxed.
It's children of anti-vaxxers turning 18 and filming themselves getting vaxxed.
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I had one of these kids in a class once. She was so happy when she hit 18.
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wow
Yeah, man, the only difference between your career and Mark Rufallo’s career is the political stuff.
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
wow
They are taking down at least one of the two trees at the end of my block. I hope it is not both. The birds, the hawks, like those trees.
All for an apartment building on a street that does not have any parking and where trollies are routinely blocked.
Screw developers.
All for an apartment building on a street that does not have any parking and where trollies are routinely blocked.
Screw developers.
December 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
They are taking down at least one of the two trees at the end of my block. I hope it is not both. The birds, the hawks, like those trees.
All for an apartment building on a street that does not have any parking and where trollies are routinely blocked.
Screw developers.
All for an apartment building on a street that does not have any parking and where trollies are routinely blocked.
Screw developers.
Housemate to one of our dogs: you are the Bardot of dogs.
Me: no. Tells housemate about Bardot.
Me: no. Tells housemate about Bardot.
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Housemate to one of our dogs: you are the Bardot of dogs.
Me: no. Tells housemate about Bardot.
Me: no. Tells housemate about Bardot.
Okay, new younger Maigret fiddling with a pipe. Feel better about this.
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Okay, new younger Maigret fiddling with a pipe. Feel better about this.
I am sorry but do we have third party confirmation on this supposed facility destruction?
December 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I am sorry but do we have third party confirmation on this supposed facility destruction?
Let's go down to the summer party. Non stop wombling summer party. We'll going to have some fun.
December 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let's go down to the summer party. Non stop wombling summer party. We'll going to have some fun.
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If this is true it will be a MAJOR breakthrough. Two caveats: The link is to a press release and the work was in mice. Fingers crossed.
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If this is true it will be a MAJOR breakthrough. Two caveats: The link is to a press release and the work was in mice. Fingers crossed.