The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try an even clearer road map for invading countries that displease them. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Chairman JCOS: “Months of planning…” soooo not an imminent threat justifying self-defense

Hey Congress, u up?

If we expect foreign leaders to answer to our courts, then the president of the United States must be equally answerable. Accountability must not stop at our own borders.

Here comes state media CBS News

The Scottish Greens have branded the United States' air strikes against Venezuela as a 'dangerous and cynical act of imperialism and aggression'

👺 Russia backs Maduro, says disputes must be settled through dialogue

LOL

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.

The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.

Never gets old.

"your emotional colostomy bag"

Leaked directive claims Iran’s central bank ordered banks into emergency mode: prepare for blackouts, data relocation, parallel payments, shutdowns & unrest. Message: planning not for “if,” but “when”—signs the regime expects instability reaching the banking system.

The literal First Lady of New York City wears something nice to her husband’s big day…what a monster!

Was in SoHo earlier and the cadres were already fully differentiated by ideology and had selected comrades to lead a purge.

I mean I won’t say there wouldn’t be a certain amount of relief

New Years resolutions: 1. Swear less. 2. Try not to dismantle the institutions that are the foundation of prosperity.

I get that rules about manners are classist and stodgy but if you are wearing a baseball cap in a nice restaurant, you’re a dope.

My man

Today's word is "Sisyphean"

Trump: "We have a fool at the Federal Reserve. I mean, Biden reappointed him. It's too bad. You would have thought he wouldn't have done that." (Jerome Powell was appointed by Trump)

I am currently the 4th most-reposted account on BlueSky. What an incredible compliment, as I revere all (well, most) of you because you are so smart and funny. Thank you.

A smarter model for paying for college: income-based repayment. You start paying your student loans only once you earn enough to comfortably get by. That turns higher ed debt into something more like a tax surcharge on success, not a choke collar on people who are struggling.

UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”

Estonia draws a clear red line. FM Margus Tsahkna says any so called green men crossing the border will be met with live fire, and Russian aircraft violating Estonian airspace risk being shot down. This is NATO territory. If Moscow doubts it, Tsahkna says bluntly, test us.

Merry Christmas, Canada.

Putin claimed to have conquered Kupyansk

Life is good, yes. But it can also be hard. Whatever you’re dealing with today, I pray your load will be a little lighter tonight. Happy Christmas, my friends. Best, JVL

Sending you a virtual Christmas card from Blue Brigade this holiday season. PS. We are also dreaming of a Blue Congress :)

Who among us hasn’t misplaced a million documents around the office?

WHO GIVES A DAMN? It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts. Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.

The legacy media narrative has been unified in claiming that Jeffrey Epstein abused minors. But how can anyone report that without interviewing Jeffrey Epstein? I asked Alan Dershowitz. —Bari Weiss, today in the New York Times

When your wife has been on your ass ALL WEEKEND and you see a chance to take a shot

I'm getting to the point of no TV subscriptions and fading out of TV altogether. Media stopped reporting facts and I can create my own fiction, thank you!

Me too. One of their assumptions of being able to take over is that we’re too spoiled and too far down the rabbit hole of social media to live without them. That we’d trade rights and freedoms for entertainment. We’ll see.

Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus Censorship. Bari Weiss

No one is going to tune in to CBS because they know it won’t be critical of Trump but lots of people will tune out for that reason. Spiking the CECOT story to curry favor is a terrible moral and journalistic decision — but it’s also a terrible business decision.

Putting a power parched non journalist — who has zero experience in investigative reporting — in charge of real reporters usually ends like this: ‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Based on my rounds of Colorado politico parties this weekend, if I were any Republican in this state I'd be scared shitless of the midterms. No seat is safe. Colorado already hated Trump in the last cycle, and it's getting worse after crap like this. www.denverpost.com/2025/12/21/c...

Occam's razor. DOJ hasn't released key documents, including the original 60-count draft indictment of Epstein and the victim statements. Why? DOJ really doesn't want us to read them. Why does DOJ care so much about these? Because they directly or indirectly implicate Trump.

If more of you would listen, I could improve your lives.

“60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air

“At the risk of” or “with the intent to”

I’m ashamed to be an American right now. Trump is a Russian asset. So many American politicians are Russian assets. Power and greed and fear rule the U.S.

I think a fair question to ask by now is why the administration wants people to keep talking about Jeffrey Epstein and his files.

Seriously, though, Elise Stefanik is an excellent example of how evil frequently promotes mediocrities to temporary prominence. She’s part of the Legion of Meh.