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So like, what if Maduro is somehow acquitted?
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
So like, what if Maduro is somehow acquitted?
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Rubio, on Trump cleanup duty, essentially says: “We have no clue what the fuck we’re doing, but we know that we want to make money from their oil and that we don’t give a shit about the people whose nation we invaded.”
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Rubio, on Trump cleanup duty, essentially says: “We have no clue what the fuck we’re doing, but we know that we want to make money from their oil and that we don’t give a shit about the people whose nation we invaded.”
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they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
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Does Trump know that his Secretary of State is effectively denying Trump's repeated statements that "we" are going to govern Venezuela and, if so, has Trump approved that repudiation?
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Does Trump know that his Secretary of State is effectively denying Trump's repeated statements that "we" are going to govern Venezuela and, if so, has Trump approved that repudiation?
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The constitutional remedy for a president who commits acts of war without the authorization of Congress is impeachment, removal, and disqualification followed by a a criminal trial.
This is true regardless of what the idiot John Roberts thinks.
This is true regardless of what the idiot John Roberts thinks.
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The constitutional remedy for a president who commits acts of war without the authorization of Congress is impeachment, removal, and disqualification followed by a a criminal trial.
This is true regardless of what the idiot John Roberts thinks.
This is true regardless of what the idiot John Roberts thinks.
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Just as a practical matter, how is the United States going to “run Venezuela” after the overnight abduction raid. Do US forces currently control an airport? A television station? A major road?
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Just as a practical matter, how is the United States going to “run Venezuela” after the overnight abduction raid. Do US forces currently control an airport? A television station? A major road?
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Just want to note that this is by all appearances part of his prepared remarks
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Just want to note that this is by all appearances part of his prepared remarks
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Two fun historical facts: You know who was in charge of prosecuting Manuel Noriega after OPERATION JUST CAUSE?! Robert Mueller and Bill Barr.
January 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Two fun historical facts: You know who was in charge of prosecuting Manuel Noriega after OPERATION JUST CAUSE?! Robert Mueller and Bill Barr.
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Here's the newly released superseding indictment against Maduro and his wife:
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
January 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Here's the newly released superseding indictment against Maduro and his wife:
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
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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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President Trump on Fox News
- says 2 US military injured
- refers to 300,000 US deaths (eg fentanyl)
- says we're (USG) deciding that now - on what comes next for VZ government
- asked about lack of congressional authorization, says they'll say "Oh Gee maybe it's not constitutional"
- says 2 US military injured
- refers to 300,000 US deaths (eg fentanyl)
- says we're (USG) deciding that now - on what comes next for VZ government
- asked about lack of congressional authorization, says they'll say "Oh Gee maybe it's not constitutional"
January 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
President Trump on Fox News
- says 2 US military injured
- refers to 300,000 US deaths (eg fentanyl)
- says we're (USG) deciding that now - on what comes next for VZ government
- asked about lack of congressional authorization, says they'll say "Oh Gee maybe it's not constitutional"
- says 2 US military injured
- refers to 300,000 US deaths (eg fentanyl)
- says we're (USG) deciding that now - on what comes next for VZ government
- asked about lack of congressional authorization, says they'll say "Oh Gee maybe it's not constitutional"
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Not the main thing ofc, but indicting a foreign head of state for conspiring to possess a machine gun is low key hilarious.
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Not the main thing ofc, but indicting a foreign head of state for conspiring to possess a machine gun is low key hilarious.
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So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
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Mike Lee, who fancies himself an intellectual, advances the premise that US agents can walk into the Venezuelan president’s rooms in Caracas at any time and exercise a plenary police power, and if anyone in that sovereign state might get in their way the military can just start blowing shit up.
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Mike Lee, who fancies himself an intellectual, advances the premise that US agents can walk into the Venezuelan president’s rooms in Caracas at any time and exercise a plenary police power, and if anyone in that sovereign state might get in their way the military can just start blowing shit up.
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Here's the magistrate judge's explanation. He's accepting the superior court indictment based, inter alia, on the govt's pledge that it will promptly replace it with a federal indictment as soon as the federal grand jury's back in session.
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Here's the magistrate judge's explanation. He's accepting the superior court indictment based, inter alia, on the govt's pledge that it will promptly replace it with a federal indictment as soon as the federal grand jury's back in session.
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Mag. Judge Sharbaugh rules that accused pipebomber Cole must be detained. Oddly, he still hasn't ruled on whether to accept Cole's superior court indictment. I don't see how he can detain him unless he accepts that indictment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Mag. Judge Sharbaugh rules that accused pipebomber Cole must be detained. Oddly, he still hasn't ruled on whether to accept Cole's superior court indictment. I don't see how he can detain him unless he accepts that indictment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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9th Cir., 2-1, holds that open carry is protected by the Second Amendment even where a state allows concealed carry, strikes California's law banning urban open carry and its licensing law for open carry in rural counties.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
January 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
9th Cir., 2-1, holds that open carry is protected by the Second Amendment even where a state allows concealed carry, strikes California's law banning urban open carry and its licensing law for open carry in rural counties.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...
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Looks like a variant of what conservatives have long decried as a collusive "sue and settle." Also the consent decree has not been approved by the judge yet. @ACLUVA is seeking to block it on behalf of so-called dreamers. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Judge Robert Payne (GHWBush)
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Looks like a variant of what conservatives have long decried as a collusive "sue and settle." Also the consent decree has not been approved by the judge yet. @ACLUVA is seeking to block it on behalf of so-called dreamers. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Judge Robert Payne (GHWBush)
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NEW: Jack Smith seemed in total command of the details of his probes and used his deposition to forcefully rebut claims of weaponization and reiterate his belief that Trump was guilty of historic crimes.
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW: Jack Smith seemed in total command of the details of his probes and used his deposition to forcefully rebut claims of weaponization and reiterate his belief that Trump was guilty of historic crimes.
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Chief Justice John Roberts scrupulously avoided touching on contentious issues facing judges at a time of widespread discord within the federal judiciary in his annual end-of-year report on Wednesday.
More details:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
More details:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Chief Justice John Roberts dodges contentious issues in year-end message to judiciary
Roberts did not directly address frequent criticism of judges who have ruled against the Trump administration or the continuing increase in threats against them.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts scrupulously avoided touching on contentious issues facing judges at a time of widespread discord within the federal judiciary in his annual end-of-year report on Wednesday.
More details:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
More details:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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CATCHING UP: After #SCOTUS snubs Trump over National Guard deployment in Illinois, DOJ tersely drops request to 9th Circuit to immediately allow Guard troops under Trump's control back on L.A. streets. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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www.documentcloud.org
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
CATCHING UP: After #SCOTUS snubs Trump over National Guard deployment in Illinois, DOJ tersely drops request to 9th Circuit to immediately allow Guard troops under Trump's control back on L.A. streets. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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So DOJ might have messed up the indictment for accused RNC/DNC pipe bomb guy, Brian Cole Jr.
The indictment was presented to a D.C. superior court grand jury rather than a federal grand jury, which is something of an open question at the moment.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71994...
The indictment was presented to a D.C. superior court grand jury rather than a federal grand jury, which is something of an open question at the moment.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71994...
![Dec 30, 2025
MINUTE ORDER as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR.: As discussed during today's proceedings, the Court was presented yesterday afternoon with a two-count indictment in this case that was returned by a D.C. Superior Court grand jury, rather than a federal court grand jury. The indictment included the same two counts charged in the criminal complaint, namely 18 U.S.C. 844(d) and 844(i). In asking the Court to accept the indictment, the government invoked D.C. Code § 11-1916(a), which provides that "[a] grand jury serving in the District of Columbia may take cognizance of all matters brought before it regardless of whether an indictment is returnable in the Federal or District of Columbia courts." The Court recognizes that Chief Judge Boasberg recently upheld the propriety of this approach based on that statute, concluding that Section 11-1916(a) authorizes local D.C. grand juries to return indictments in U.S. District Court (and vice versa). United States v. Stewart, 2025 WL 3237833 (Nov. 20, 2025). But Judge Boasberg then stayed that ruling pending appeal, stating in part that "the public interest lies in letting the Court of Appeals decide this issue before the Government moves forward both on this case and in similar fashion on other cases." See Stewart, No. 25-mj-225, Order (Dec. 9, 2025). The Court yesterday deferred a decision on whether to accept the indictment pending further briefing from the parties on the question of whether Judge Boasberg's stay order extends to the circumstances here. The parties were directed to submit briefing on that question, and the Court intends to issue a decision in short order on whether to accept the indictment as proposed. Meanwhile, the Court ORDERS that both sides shall file their respective briefs on the public docket by close of business on December 31, 2025. Either side may request redactions to their briefs the extent they believe it necessary, provided that the filing is accompanied by an appropriate motion to seal. SO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreiaowo6k5h3fh73xsk6wuwliavffagpmzlsodzutmew7tn2sn4zqwu@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So DOJ might have messed up the indictment for accused RNC/DNC pipe bomb guy, Brian Cole Jr.
The indictment was presented to a D.C. superior court grand jury rather than a federal grand jury, which is something of an open question at the moment.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71994...
The indictment was presented to a D.C. superior court grand jury rather than a federal grand jury, which is something of an open question at the moment.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71994...
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SMITH says he had evidence that Trump directly ordered alleged co-conspirators to call senators on the evening of Jan. 6 to try to continue delaying the vote ceritification.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
SMITH says he had evidence that Trump directly ordered alleged co-conspirators to call senators on the evening of Jan. 6 to try to continue delaying the vote ceritification.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
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Smith said he was still considering charging some of Trump's alleged co-conspirators whe Trump won the election and made it a moot point.
December 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Smith said he was still considering charging some of Trump's alleged co-conspirators whe Trump won the election and made it a moot point.