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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.

Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.

This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Always follow the money.
And there ya have it…

Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Today the Pentagon censured Senator Mark Kelly and moved to strip part of his earned military retirement benefits for stating the truth.

This administration is trying to convince Americans that truth is whatever it says it is—even when the evidence is plainly in front of us.
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Release the unredacted Epstein files.
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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look, I may not agree with every decision our president makes, but he is our commander in chief and I will defend to the death his right to be impeached, removed from office, arrested, stripped of his wealth, tried for his crimes and thrown straight the fuck into prison
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.

This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.

Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.

This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch. youtube.com/watch?v=IjiLaLj1ZZE&feature=youtu.be
The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
Robert Reich
youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Zelenskyy calls Russia’s claim of a strike on one of Putin’s residences a “complete fabrication,” a lie designed to sabotage diplomacy, justify more attacks on Kyiv, and excuse Moscow’s refusal to end the war. He warns the world must not stay silent as Russia tries to derail peace.
December 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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She has the microphone.
She has immunity.

If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor.

Silence isn’t caution.

It’s a choice.
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Let's hope @rbreich.bsky.social is right and that the US will finally take a long, hard, look in the mirror.

The "American Dream" they've been sold since Reaganomics is actually a dystopian nightmare.
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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When and if sane and honest people ever again control the U.S. government, one of the first things they should do is enact a tax on large accumulations of wealth. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-the-market-were-working-well-we
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:

1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics

Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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‘Splains a lot…
December 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Manufacturing culture wars allows Republicans to sound faux populist without having to address the practical problems faced by most Americans — lack of paid sick leave, unaffordable child care and elder care, stagnant wages, and inadequate housing. Don’t fall for it.
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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NEW: Jan 6 police heroes file new motion defending their lawsuit which seeks court order for Architect of Capitol to finally hang the January 6th plaque honoring officers

Law required plaque to be hung by 2023
It hasn't been
GOP leaders won't see if/when it'll happen

(MORE)
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.

Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.

Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM