Steve
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Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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So what happens if the court finds Maduro not guilty?
Does he just awkwardly get deported back to Venezuela and we all forget this ever happened?
Does he just awkwardly get deported back to Venezuela and we all forget this ever happened?
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
So what happens if the court finds Maduro not guilty?
Does he just awkwardly get deported back to Venezuela and we all forget this ever happened?
Does he just awkwardly get deported back to Venezuela and we all forget this ever happened?
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The over the top celebration of US military power is delusional. Yes, this was an operation that achieved what it wanted. However, the Maduro people are still there. What actually has been accomplished?
People seem to have forgotten Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq pretty damn quickly.
People seem to have forgotten Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq pretty damn quickly.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The over the top celebration of US military power is delusional. Yes, this was an operation that achieved what it wanted. However, the Maduro people are still there. What actually has been accomplished?
People seem to have forgotten Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq pretty damn quickly.
People seem to have forgotten Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq pretty damn quickly.
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A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
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A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
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Amid everything with Venezuela & Maduro and the Trump Regime's various justifications for its extrajudicial & anti-constitutional actions, a quick reminder that - just one month ago - Trump PARDONED former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández for his... wait for it... cocaine trafficking.
Breaking: President Trump pardons former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez serving 45-year sentence on drug charges.
Amid anti-drug push, Trump pardons leader sentenced on cocaine charges
Trump said Nov. 28 that he planned to pardon the former Honduran leader, and a White House official confirmed Dec. 2 that the pardon had been issued.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Amid everything with Venezuela & Maduro and the Trump Regime's various justifications for its extrajudicial & anti-constitutional actions, a quick reminder that - just one month ago - Trump PARDONED former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández for his... wait for it... cocaine trafficking.
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If you believe that AI cannot think, you MUST treat ALL output generated by AI as the product of unthinking machines.
Corrolaries: AI cannot reflect accurately on their own actions or promise reviews or claim they will make behavioural changes in future.
Their creators bear 100.00% responsibility.
Corrolaries: AI cannot reflect accurately on their own actions or promise reviews or claim they will make behavioural changes in future.
Their creators bear 100.00% responsibility.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
If you believe that AI cannot think, you MUST treat ALL output generated by AI as the product of unthinking machines.
Corrolaries: AI cannot reflect accurately on their own actions or promise reviews or claim they will make behavioural changes in future.
Their creators bear 100.00% responsibility.
Corrolaries: AI cannot reflect accurately on their own actions or promise reviews or claim they will make behavioural changes in future.
Their creators bear 100.00% responsibility.
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🦅 Targeting Logistics and Fuel: How Ukrainian Special Forces Hit Russia’s Military-Economic Capacity
The beginning of 2026 has underscored for Moscow that even deep rear areas are no longer safe.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/how-ukrainia...
The beginning of 2026 has underscored for Moscow that even deep rear areas are no longer safe.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/how-ukrainia...
Targeting Logistics and Fuel: How Ukrainian Special Forces Hit Russia’s Military-Economic Capacity
In the first minutes of 2026, Ukrainian drones struck a refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the att
theukrainianreview.info
January 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
🦅 Targeting Logistics and Fuel: How Ukrainian Special Forces Hit Russia’s Military-Economic Capacity
The beginning of 2026 has underscored for Moscow that even deep rear areas are no longer safe.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/how-ukrainia...
The beginning of 2026 has underscored for Moscow that even deep rear areas are no longer safe.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/how-ukrainia...
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. national-security officials said Wednesday that Ukraine didn’t target Russian President Vladimir Putin or one of his residences in a recent drone strike, - WSJ
December 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. national-security officials said Wednesday that Ukraine didn’t target Russian President Vladimir Putin or one of his residences in a recent drone strike, - WSJ
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When I wrote in April that Trump was helping Putin kill Ukrainians by weakening Ukrainian air defense, some people got upset and said I was being too harsh. Guess what happened in 2025? US aid to Ukr withered and at the same time, Ukrainian civilian deaths rose steeply. news.un.org/en/story/202...
Ukrainian civilian casualties rise 27 per cent compared to last year
Civilian casualties in Ukraine were 27 per cent higher from January to October 2025, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest UN human rights report on the situation in the easte...
news.un.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When I wrote in April that Trump was helping Putin kill Ukrainians by weakening Ukrainian air defense, some people got upset and said I was being too harsh. Guess what happened in 2025? US aid to Ukr withered and at the same time, Ukrainian civilian deaths rose steeply. news.un.org/en/story/202...
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Not sure people are getting the real importance of the Russians fooling Trump about the Ukrainians attacking Putin's house. It was to demonstrate just how much they control his thinking--how much he is in their pocket. And it worked.
December 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Not sure people are getting the real importance of the Russians fooling Trump about the Ukrainians attacking Putin's house. It was to demonstrate just how much they control his thinking--how much he is in their pocket. And it worked.
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NEW: The Kremlin accused Ukraine of conducting a long-range drone strike targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod Oblast on December 29. 🧵(1/9)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar122925
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar122925
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
NEW: The Kremlin accused Ukraine of conducting a long-range drone strike targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod Oblast on December 29. 🧵(1/9)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar122925
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar122925
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
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Russia engaging in some pointed disinformation, claiming Ukraine targeted Putin’s residence in Novgorod which Ukraine denies. It’ll be used as justification to hit government buildings in Kyiv.
December 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Russia engaging in some pointed disinformation, claiming Ukraine targeted Putin’s residence in Novgorod which Ukraine denies. It’ll be used as justification to hit government buildings in Kyiv.
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Russian MoD says it has no knowledge of a drone attack on Putin’s residence.
Trump is so easily manipulated the Russians don’t even have to get their story straight.
Trump is so easily manipulated the Russians don’t even have to get their story straight.
December 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Russian MoD says it has no knowledge of a drone attack on Putin’s residence.
Trump is so easily manipulated the Russians don’t even have to get their story straight.
Trump is so easily manipulated the Russians don’t even have to get their story straight.
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Its like Trump spends the whole day mooning around, desperate for Putin to ask him to the prom.
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Its like Trump spends the whole day mooning around, desperate for Putin to ask him to the prom.
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Dipped into ep.4 of the Liz Truss Show for no more than a minute (using mirror site that does not boost numbers or revenue yewtu.be/channel/UCpI...). Quite aside from the INSANITY of what she says, camera is focussed on background, not her, THROUGHOUT. And what's up with the candy cane on the books?
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Dipped into ep.4 of the Liz Truss Show for no more than a minute (using mirror site that does not boost numbers or revenue yewtu.be/channel/UCpI...). Quite aside from the INSANITY of what she says, camera is focussed on background, not her, THROUGHOUT. And what's up with the candy cane on the books?
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"Following the Ukraine-US meeting, Trump lauded Putin, saying the Russian president “wants to see Ukraine succeed”.
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
US president says ‘thorny’ issues remain on ending Europe’s biggest land war in 80 years
giftarticle.ft.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"Following the Ukraine-US meeting, Trump lauded Putin, saying the Russian president “wants to see Ukraine succeed”.
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
This is becoming farcical
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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The analysis is on point 🎯 and the framing is a chef 💋.
"Trump assumed that Canada had no choice but to fold. He believed that trade dependence was a leash he could yank whenever he wanted a concession.
He was wrong." #cdnpoli www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/canada-fli...
"Trump assumed that Canada had no choice but to fold. He believed that trade dependence was a leash he could yank whenever he wanted a concession.
He was wrong." #cdnpoli www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/canada-fli...
Canada Flips the Script, Hits Trump Where It Hurts the Most
The Art of the Self-Own
www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The analysis is on point 🎯 and the framing is a chef 💋.
"Trump assumed that Canada had no choice but to fold. He believed that trade dependence was a leash he could yank whenever he wanted a concession.
He was wrong." #cdnpoli www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/canada-fli...
"Trump assumed that Canada had no choice but to fold. He believed that trade dependence was a leash he could yank whenever he wanted a concession.
He was wrong." #cdnpoli www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/canada-fli...
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🧵 1/5: Russia is rolling out broad tax hikes for 2026. VAT rises to 22%, small and medium-sized businesses lose exemptions, excises expand, and social contributions rise. This isn’t a tax reform, it’s a revenue grab in a stressed economy.
kommersant.ru/doc/8315404
kommersant.ru/doc/8315404
December 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🧵 1/5: Russia is rolling out broad tax hikes for 2026. VAT rises to 22%, small and medium-sized businesses lose exemptions, excises expand, and social contributions rise. This isn’t a tax reform, it’s a revenue grab in a stressed economy.
kommersant.ru/doc/8315404
kommersant.ru/doc/8315404
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. We seem to be in the latest act of the US pantomime of negotiating with Ukraine but actually helping Russia. You would think people would have figured it out by now. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #165: Why the Pantomime?
The Anchorage "Framework"; Storm/Shadow Scalps show the importance of Taurus/Tomahawks
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. We seem to be in the latest act of the US pantomime of negotiating with Ukraine but actually helping Russia. You would think people would have figured it out by now. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Capitalism demands that we spend more and more on stuff every day, every month, every year - until we have brought destruction upon ourselves and the planet
If we don't accede to this it is - apparently - bad news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If we don't accede to this it is - apparently - bad news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Boxing Day sales fall flat once again
Although shoppers are still bargain-hunting, fewer people headed to the high streets and shopping centres compared with last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Capitalism demands that we spend more and more on stuff every day, every month, every year - until we have brought destruction upon ourselves and the planet
If we don't accede to this it is - apparently - bad news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If we don't accede to this it is - apparently - bad news
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Good piece on how countries will run rings round Trump’s tariffs.
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good piece on how countries will run rings round Trump’s tariffs.