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BREAKING: Tammy Duckworth, who has the most significant combat record of any current U.S. senator, just lashed out at Trump on Venezuela:
“Maybe Trump dodged the draft so many times he’s incapable of understanding the lessons from past conflicts built on lies.”
“Maybe Trump dodged the draft so many times he’s incapable of understanding the lessons from past conflicts built on lies.”
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
BREAKING: Tammy Duckworth, who has the most significant combat record of any current U.S. senator, just lashed out at Trump on Venezuela:
“Maybe Trump dodged the draft so many times he’s incapable of understanding the lessons from past conflicts built on lies.”
“Maybe Trump dodged the draft so many times he’s incapable of understanding the lessons from past conflicts built on lies.”
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
Not a surprise that this administration can’t take “No” for an answer. 😒
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Not a surprise that this administration can’t take “No” for an answer. 😒
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
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What a catastrophe.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
What a catastrophe.
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The fact that there is no one who has instantly shut this down is one of the biggest indictments of the entire AI industry, Elon Musk, and our current government that we’ve seen yet.
When I was a girl, if someone had made an explicit image of me, I would have been scarred for life. Musk, however, mocked "the situation by sharing an array of Grok-generated images, including one depicting himself in a bikini, punctuated by laughing-crying emojis."
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/i...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/i...
Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Regulators in Europe, India and Malaysia are scrutinizing X after exploitative images created with the Grok chatbot went viral on Elon Musk's social network.
www.cnbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The fact that there is no one who has instantly shut this down is one of the biggest indictments of the entire AI industry, Elon Musk, and our current government that we’ve seen yet.
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Jack Smith’s take on Rudy Giuliani is hilariously damning
But his deposition and the Epstein files still might be the key to why Trump is wagging the dog with Venezuela
“the idea that someone like Rudy Giuliani..he was available..and we would have welcomed president Trump calling him as a witness”
But his deposition and the Epstein files still might be the key to why Trump is wagging the dog with Venezuela
“the idea that someone like Rudy Giuliani..he was available..and we would have welcomed president Trump calling him as a witness”
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Jack Smith’s take on Rudy Giuliani is hilariously damning
But his deposition and the Epstein files still might be the key to why Trump is wagging the dog with Venezuela
“the idea that someone like Rudy Giuliani..he was available..and we would have welcomed president Trump calling him as a witness”
But his deposition and the Epstein files still might be the key to why Trump is wagging the dog with Venezuela
“the idea that someone like Rudy Giuliani..he was available..and we would have welcomed president Trump calling him as a witness”
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What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
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The number of OnlyFans content creators granted U.S. extraordinary talent visas has reportedly skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Extraordinary Talent’ Visas for OnlyFans Stars Are Skyrocketing
Immigration lawyers are reporting a shift in the types of foreign talent the U.S. government is approving.
trib.al
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The number of OnlyFans content creators granted U.S. extraordinary talent visas has reportedly skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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So not only did Trump say he talked to the oil companies before Congress, which would be bad enough — they’re also telling us he lied about that.
After lying that it was about drugs.
No matter how you feel about Maduro, lying us into wars of choice is never justified.
After lying that it was about drugs.
No matter how you feel about Maduro, lying us into wars of choice is never justified.
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
So not only did Trump say he talked to the oil companies before Congress, which would be bad enough — they’re also telling us he lied about that.
After lying that it was about drugs.
No matter how you feel about Maduro, lying us into wars of choice is never justified.
After lying that it was about drugs.
No matter how you feel about Maduro, lying us into wars of choice is never justified.
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Stephen Miller is a danger to America and to a world longing for peace
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Stephen Miller is a danger to America and to a world longing for peace
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Thinking about America's Venezuelan smash and grab as fork in the road between tribute system and Westphalia. My column. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/t...
The Political Incoherence of Trump’s Venezuela Gambit
The greatest beneficiaries of his actions may be America’s biggest rivals.
foreignpolicy.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Thinking about America's Venezuelan smash and grab as fork in the road between tribute system and Westphalia. My column. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/t...
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Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
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...aaaaand we're back to not staying at Hilton. apnews.com/article/ice-...
Hilton, Minnesota hotel apologize for email canceling immigration agents' rooms
A Minnesota hotel that wouldn’t allow federal immigration agents to stay there this month is apologizing and saying the refusal violated its own policies.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
...aaaaand we're back to not staying at Hilton. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
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The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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CBS News Gave Hegseth the Mic After He Shut Out the Press. That’s Not Journalism.
CBS News Gave Hegseth the Mic After He Shut Out the Press. That’s Not Journalism.
CBS News gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth three segments on its flagship evening broadcast days after he effectively expelled the Pentagon press corps
The post CBS News Gave Hegseth the Mic After He Shut Out the Press. That’s Not Journalism. first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
CBS News Gave Hegseth the Mic After He Shut Out the Press. That’s Not Journalism.
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Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Trump says he'll send American companies to extract Venezuela's oil. When asked about Russia and China, he says, "We're in the oil business. We're going to sell it to them."
If we're plundering a country and selling its resources to the bad guys, "maybe, just maybe, we're now one of the bad guys."
If we're plundering a country and selling its resources to the bad guys, "maybe, just maybe, we're now one of the bad guys."
Trump's Venezuela Presser Triggered a Full Media Cleanup Tour
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Trump says he'll send American companies to extract Venezuela's oil. When asked about Russia and China, he says, "We're in the oil business. We're going to sell it to them."
If we're plundering a country and selling its resources to the bad guys, "maybe, just maybe, we're now one of the bad guys."
If we're plundering a country and selling its resources to the bad guys, "maybe, just maybe, we're now one of the bad guys."
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Fascism is about exerting power over others. Some power is physical coercion, but more insidious is that fascists want to force you to accept lies that contradict with what you observe with your own eyes. Thus, it’s no surprise that fascists love AI slop.
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Fascism is about exerting power over others. Some power is physical coercion, but more insidious is that fascists want to force you to accept lies that contradict with what you observe with your own eyes. Thus, it’s no surprise that fascists love AI slop.
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This insanity has to stop.
EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with Michael Scherer, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, with a fate worse than Maduro’s; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland.
Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This insanity has to stop.