randomanne
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Hound dog foster ma. You’ll see a lot of Hawkeyes, Guardians, Barça Femení, and Kings ish from me, plus anti-carceral/anti-war takes. Here to stay informed.
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“Food is a uniquely powerful tool, and Aramark is using it to exploit a captive consumer market of incarcerated people and their families to unlawfully profit off them,” Shennan Kavanagh, director of litigation at the National Consumer Law Center, said in a press release.
Aramark Cuts Free Prison Meals to Boost Profits, New Suit Claims
A lawsuit claims the prison food company is cutting institutional meals to force incarcerated people to purchase costly food from the same vendor.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“Food is a uniquely powerful tool, and Aramark is using it to exploit a captive consumer market of incarcerated people and their families to unlawfully profit off them,” Shennan Kavanagh, director of litigation at the National Consumer Law Center, said in a press release.
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Our nation’s founders knew the danger of putting the power of war in the wrong hands. Many had lived through two major wars and had served themselves. It’s a main reason why they gave only Congress the power to declare war.
Attack in Venezuela Was Unconstitutional
Congress must assert its control of military matters.
www.brennancenter.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Our nation’s founders knew the danger of putting the power of war in the wrong hands. Many had lived through two major wars and had served themselves. It’s a main reason why they gave only Congress the power to declare war.
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“Someone who read just three books in 2025 did more book reading than 57% of Americans. Reading five books is more than two-thirds of Americans, and 10 books is more than 81% of Americans read.”
today.yougov.com/entertainmen...
today.yougov.com/entertainmen...
January 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
“Someone who read just three books in 2025 did more book reading than 57% of Americans. Reading five books is more than two-thirds of Americans, and 10 books is more than 81% of Americans read.”
today.yougov.com/entertainmen...
today.yougov.com/entertainmen...
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An analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data from the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under age 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
An analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data from the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under age 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
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There is a non-zero chance the United States is about to back Maduro's radical Marxist deputy in a civil war against a Trump-loving Nobel Prize winner.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela and rejects rule of Maduro’s deputy
Opposition leader says her movement is ready to win a fair election and praises Trump for toppling the president
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
There is a non-zero chance the United States is about to back Maduro's radical Marxist deputy in a civil war against a Trump-loving Nobel Prize winner.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
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Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens
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January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
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U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Chicago’s western and southwestern suburbs, said that some Democrats were briefed before the new year on U.S. strikes on boats but not on any operation to capture Maduro.
Reps. Casten, Jackson Condemn Trump Administration Attack on Venezuela and Capture of Nicolás Maduro
Administration officials say Maduro’s capture was a law enforcement action that merely used military resources and therefore did not require congressional approval, referencing a drug trafficking indi...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Chicago’s western and southwestern suburbs, said that some Democrats were briefed before the new year on U.S. strikes on boats but not on any operation to capture Maduro.
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"Venezuela will not have new elections in the next 30 days, President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News on Monday, projecting a longer-term engagement..."
Trump says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the path forward in Venezuela, including when there will be elections, the opportunities for oil companies and Congress' role.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
"Venezuela will not have new elections in the next 30 days, President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News on Monday, projecting a longer-term engagement..."
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations tells the world why the U.S. has kidnapped the Venezuelan President:
“You cannot continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the United States.”
“You cannot continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the United States.”
Occasionally they spell it out.
Here's the US at the UN security council this afternoon
Here's the US at the UN security council this afternoon
January 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations tells the world why the U.S. has kidnapped the Venezuelan President:
“You cannot continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the United States.”
“You cannot continue to have the largest oil reserves in the world under the control of adversaries of the United States.”
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You pay, Chevron profits!
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
You pay, Chevron profits!
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It's even worse: People are using it to take clothes off small children. Deplorable doesn't even begin to describe it.
If the biggest donor to the DCCC/DNC ran a website where you could use AI to take women's clothes off I feel like there'd be a demand for Dems to give the money back.
January 6, 2026 at 12:16 AM
It's even worse: People are using it to take clothes off small children. Deplorable doesn't even begin to describe it.
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Well-done and correct:
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Well-done and correct:
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
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Trump Team Calls Maduro a ‘Cartel’ Boss. That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think.
Venezuelans coined a figure of speech for the phenomenon of generals corrupted by drug money: “Cartel de los Soles.” Then the US started talking about it as a literal organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Venezuelans coined a figure of speech for the phenomenon of generals corrupted by drug money: “Cartel de los Soles.” Then the US started talking about it as a literal organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Trump Team Calls Maduro a ‘Cartel’ Boss. That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Re this: bsky.app/profile/char...
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Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Last year, before capturing Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Last year, before capturing Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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Here’s the Pentagon warning veterans not to quote from actual Pentagon rules, since the Pentagon doesn’t follow rules anymore.
Pentagon cuts Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video. www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Pentagon cuts Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday that the Pentagon is taking administrative action to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, by cutting his retirement pay for participating ...
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Here’s the Pentagon warning veterans not to quote from actual Pentagon rules, since the Pentagon doesn’t follow rules anymore.
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They said ending money bond would cause "the end of days".
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Chicago records fewest killings since 1965, despite Trump's campaign against city
Overall crime continued to drop as the number of murders in Chicago decreased from 587 in 2024 to 416 last year, when scores of federal immigration agents flooded the city and President Trump repeated...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
They said ending money bond would cause "the end of days".
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
What we actually saw during the second year of implementation in Chicago:
- 35% decrease in shootings.
- 36% decrease in robberies
- The fewest killings since 1965.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
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Behold, the difference between the New Deal Order and the Reagan Revolution.
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Behold, the difference between the New Deal Order and the Reagan Revolution.
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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Wow, just got put of the Nicolas Maduro arraignment at the Southern District of New York in downtown Manhattan.
The most dramatic part was when the judge asked him how he pleaded.
He stood up and said: “Soy inocente. No soy culpable. Soy un hombre decente. President constitucional de mi país.”
The most dramatic part was when the judge asked him how he pleaded.
He stood up and said: “Soy inocente. No soy culpable. Soy un hombre decente. President constitucional de mi país.”
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Wow, just got put of the Nicolas Maduro arraignment at the Southern District of New York in downtown Manhattan.
The most dramatic part was when the judge asked him how he pleaded.
He stood up and said: “Soy inocente. No soy culpable. Soy un hombre decente. President constitucional de mi país.”
The most dramatic part was when the judge asked him how he pleaded.
He stood up and said: “Soy inocente. No soy culpable. Soy un hombre decente. President constitucional de mi país.”
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After stories of alleged neglect, lawmaker will try again to reform Mississippi’s prison health care (via @mississippitoday.org)
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After stories of alleged neglect, lawmaker will try again to reform Mississippi’s prison health care - Mississippi Today
Mississippi Today’s "Behind Bars, Beyond Care" series has documented alleged routine denial of health care in Mississippi prisons: potentially thousands of people living with hepatitis C going without treatment, an untreated broken arm that resulted in amputation and delayed cancer screenings one ...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
After stories of alleged neglect, lawmaker will try again to reform Mississippi’s prison health care (via @mississippitoday.org)
https://pulse.ly/venpdeg494
https://pulse.ly/venpdeg494
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Panicked xAI Technicians Frantically Throw Levers To Find The One Controlling Grok’s Pedophilia https://theonion.com/panicked-xai-technicians-frantically-throw-levers-to-find-the-one-controlling-groks-pedophilia/
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Panicked xAI Technicians Frantically Throw Levers To Find The One Controlling Grok’s Pedophilia https://theonion.com/panicked-xai-technicians-frantically-throw-levers-to-find-the-one-controlling-groks-pedophilia/
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One in three Americans approve of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the South American country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
One in three Americans approve of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the South American country, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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🔴 BREAKING: At least two people were killed and four others, including children, were injured after Israeli airstrikes hit a tent sheltering displaced civilians in the al-Mawasi area northwest of Khan Younis, according to Ma’an News Agency. A local correspondent...
📷 Photographed by Ibrahim Salama
📷 Photographed by Ibrahim Salama
January 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
🔴 BREAKING: At least two people were killed and four others, including children, were injured after Israeli airstrikes hit a tent sheltering displaced civilians in the al-Mawasi area northwest of Khan Younis, according to Ma’an News Agency. A local correspondent...
📷 Photographed by Ibrahim Salama
📷 Photographed by Ibrahim Salama
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An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle on Sunday, on the Safad al-Batikh–al-Jumayjimah road near Tebnine in southern Lebanon, killing two civilians, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. One of the dead was a paramedic, Ali Rizq from Houla.
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle on Sunday, on the Safad al-Batikh–al-Jumayjimah road near Tebnine in southern Lebanon, killing two civilians, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. One of the dead was a paramedic, Ali Rizq from Houla.
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92-y.o. US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has been assigned to oversee the federal criminal case against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in the Southern District of NY, including his arraignment on narco-terrorism & drug trafficking charges. Drop Site contributor Areeba Fatima has more details... 🔽
January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
92-y.o. US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has been assigned to oversee the federal criminal case against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in the Southern District of NY, including his arraignment on narco-terrorism & drug trafficking charges. Drop Site contributor Areeba Fatima has more details... 🔽
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January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM