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So embarrassing — the Trump DOJ’s Maduro indictment accuses him of leading the “Cartel De Los Soles”, which as we previously mentioned is not a real thing…
…so they just changed it. 🤦🏼 🎪
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
…so they just changed it. 🤦🏼 🎪
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 AM
So embarrassing — the Trump DOJ’s Maduro indictment accuses him of leading the “Cartel De Los Soles”, which as we previously mentioned is not a real thing…
…so they just changed it. 🤦🏼 🎪
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
…so they just changed it. 🤦🏼 🎪
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Instead check out @zeteo.com @propublica.org @flaminghydra.com @404media.co @wired.com @marisakabas.bsky.social and the like.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
If you've got an independent site or individual journalist you love, add them to the replies here.
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Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something."
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
January 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something."
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.
These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
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Is that what’s happening? Or did it fail today to coopt Maduro’s subordinates in the Chavista regime, who are still entrenched in power and pissed off?
With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.
After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro’s allies raise fears of instability.
on.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Is that what’s happening? Or did it fail today to coopt Maduro’s subordinates in the Chavista regime, who are still entrenched in power and pissed off?
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Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
December 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
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BTW every Dem data dude who has been telling Dems to not focus on Trump's authoritarianism or escalating threats to democracy can fuck all the way off today.....
L'Etat, c'est moi. That's where we are now. Trump acting like MBS, Putin, a monarch, where he and his family are enriching themselves by acquire/occupy/seize/rule/exploit Gaza, Venezuela, Greenland and what the f-ck Witkoff and Kushner are negotiating with Putin.
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
BTW every Dem data dude who has been telling Dems to not focus on Trump's authoritarianism or escalating threats to democracy can fuck all the way off today.....
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Ok I had not considered that Trump would just say we were occupying Venezuela. Really chops the legs out from under the sycophants that immediately ran out to defend an “arrest”
January 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ok I had not considered that Trump would just say we were occupying Venezuela. Really chops the legs out from under the sycophants that immediately ran out to defend an “arrest”
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Whatever happens now, we absolutely cannot allow Trump's refusal to seek Congressional authorization for what appears to be a large scale military attack on another country vanish from the media discussion, which already appears to be happening.
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Whatever happens now, we absolutely cannot allow Trump's refusal to seek Congressional authorization for what appears to be a large scale military attack on another country vanish from the media discussion, which already appears to be happening.
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"According to CBS News insiders, Weiss – who is currently planning to be on location for each broadcast of the CBS Evening News relaunch tour – has requested additional security for the telecasts, including heavily-armed guards."
Who does she think she is? 😆
Who does she think she is? 😆
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.the-independent.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 AM
"According to CBS News insiders, Weiss – who is currently planning to be on location for each broadcast of the CBS Evening News relaunch tour – has requested additional security for the telecasts, including heavily-armed guards."
Who does she think she is? 😆
Who does she think she is? 😆
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Unlike most, I don't claim any electoral insight. But the core progressive objectives seem broadly popular:
-Healthcare access for all
-Taxing the super-rich
-Women's rights, gay marriage, voting rights, clean air, clean water
-Money / lobbying / corruption out of politics (+ release Epstein files)
-Healthcare access for all
-Taxing the super-rich
-Women's rights, gay marriage, voting rights, clean air, clean water
-Money / lobbying / corruption out of politics (+ release Epstein files)
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Unlike most, I don't claim any electoral insight. But the core progressive objectives seem broadly popular:
-Healthcare access for all
-Taxing the super-rich
-Women's rights, gay marriage, voting rights, clean air, clean water
-Money / lobbying / corruption out of politics (+ release Epstein files)
-Healthcare access for all
-Taxing the super-rich
-Women's rights, gay marriage, voting rights, clean air, clean water
-Money / lobbying / corruption out of politics (+ release Epstein files)
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always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc
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The Ukrainian GUR released details of the operation concerning Denis Kapustin pretended assasination.
In this video a drone strike against Kapustin was simulated. Afterwards, this video was sent to the Russian handlers who then paid for the operation $500,000.
In this video a drone strike against Kapustin was simulated. Afterwards, this video was sent to the Russian handlers who then paid for the operation $500,000.
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The Ukrainian GUR released details of the operation concerning Denis Kapustin pretended assasination.
In this video a drone strike against Kapustin was simulated. Afterwards, this video was sent to the Russian handlers who then paid for the operation $500,000.
In this video a drone strike against Kapustin was simulated. Afterwards, this video was sent to the Russian handlers who then paid for the operation $500,000.
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The reason the primary topic of my political writing this year has been "You are allowed to believe things and to act according to those beliefs" is that this appears to be completely incomprehensible to most of the American commentariat.
Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
December 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The reason the primary topic of my political writing this year has been "You are allowed to believe things and to act according to those beliefs" is that this appears to be completely incomprehensible to most of the American commentariat.
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It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
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I like a simple platform that puts republicans on the defense. This may not be perfect but it’s a great start. I broke it into 2 videos to fit the three minute limit. The second part will be below in the first comment
December 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I like a simple platform that puts republicans on the defense. This may not be perfect but it’s a great start. I broke it into 2 videos to fit the three minute limit. The second part will be below in the first comment
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HERE Jack Smith sets out Trump’s direct culpability and complicity in the federal election interference case, including January 6th:
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
HERE Jack Smith sets out Trump’s direct culpability and complicity in the federal election interference case, including January 6th:
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Finnish authorities boarded the cargo ship „Fitburg“ which is connected to the destruction of submarine cables linking Estonia and Finland. Maps from MarineTraffic show the course of the ship coming from Russia and its consecutive detention in Finnish waters.
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Finnish authorities boarded the cargo ship „Fitburg“ which is connected to the destruction of submarine cables linking Estonia and Finland. Maps from MarineTraffic show the course of the ship coming from Russia and its consecutive detention in Finnish waters.
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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lol we win
Trump announces he’s pulling the National Guard from Portland, LA, and Chicago but threatens that “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
lol we win
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As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
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The correlation between companies named after the Tolkien legendarium and their CEO/Founder being a chittering skinwalker fingering his own taint at the idea of draining the planet of all its resources and then fucking off to a sealed dome in New Zealand while everyone else suffers is extremely high
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The correlation between companies named after the Tolkien legendarium and their CEO/Founder being a chittering skinwalker fingering his own taint at the idea of draining the planet of all its resources and then fucking off to a sealed dome in New Zealand while everyone else suffers is extremely high
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This is going to culminate in Pizzagate-style vigilante violence if we do not protect our neighbors
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
Police investigating overnight burglary of Somali day care in south Minneapolis
The break-in comes in the aftermath of a viral video alleging fraud by several Somali child care centers.
www.startribune.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is going to culminate in Pizzagate-style vigilante violence if we do not protect our neighbors
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
www.startribune.com/police-inves...