Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

The expanded travel ban took effect on Jan 1. This on top of all the other anti-immigrant and anti-refugee actions taken since the admin’s first day in power.

Bigger than Teapot Dome in terms of scandals, but in the age of Trump, it doesn't even raise an eyebrow: Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5m water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine approved by Interior.

Caracas and the surrounding area are the size of Philadelphia. We just took out a major city and international hub on a whim. Those poor people

So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago

you think this is a one-off? don’t be deluded. we are firmly in the zone of lawlessness & impunity. repression at home and aggression abroad. and a sleeping congress.

I am writing a book about historic news flows. And while researching the past for news flows, theatre-like maneuvers, and some more, I increasingly better understand why people turned away from the news in bat-shit crazy times. #newsfatigue is a normal reaction on days like today. #skystorians

Nothing says ‘meeting Americans where they are’ by flying around the country on a private jet costing millions of dollars,” one network staffer said.

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.

So we’re just announcing foreign strikes and kidnappings of foreign leaders on social media now? No Congress. No explanation. This is madness.

Making this worse is many Venezuelans here were seeking safety from Maduro’s regime. As were many of the people sent to be tortured in CECOT.

NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed. futurism.com/future-socie...

Donald Trump and the Republican Party know that they are likely to be voted out of power in November 2026. The tools they are counting on to prevent this are the same ones being deployed by the largest technology companies: big data sets and vast computing power.

Unreal: "Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 1993 Ready-to-Wear Collection" www.vogue.com/fashion-show...

Also still working: Pundits who thought invading Iraq in 2003 was a good idea.

There are multiple national political commentators who earnestly predicted that Eric Adams would be a legitimate presidential candidate and a national figurehead of the Democratic party by now and those commentators still have careers somehow.

Leave it to Donald Trump to try to lose the Cold War decades later.

great job to all these media organizations misleading readers into believing the grok AI bot is in control, not the people turning the dials behind the scenes. we’re three years into this wave of ai hype. how are they still so bad at this?

Mexico: Our president is a distinguished climate scientist who has been fighting for justice and equality in Mexico for 40 years.

Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around. America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.

It’s 2026 which means I have a book coming out this year!!!!!! It’s for everyone who is curious about the cosmos 🙏🏽 Please preorder (from indies!) because it helps authors a lot — some places are having a sale right now like @loyaltybooks.bsky.social (code CHILL10) as well as your physical B&N 🌈 💙📚

New year, new mayor, new essay in @nybooks.com about what the Mamdani mayoral era might mean for the city's immigrant communities: www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”

the algiers accords - the US-Iran agreement negotiated by the Carter admin in 1980 that got the hostages out of Iran in early 1981 - provides the following, just seems relevant at the moment iusct.com/wp-content/u...

This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.

Trump's hand is fake. His real hand was removed. The insiders all know it. Signatures with a fake hand aren't constitutional.

What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam

Me? But I am an academic AND an average American.

We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wKHd1v

Bacon is right. Apparently Trump prioritized shutting down VOA/RL because it was Putin's top ask. Putin was also asking for Iran, a regime he props up.

Is that why? Really?

Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/

The “super flu” behind outbreaks in the US and UK is a new variant of influenza A H3N2, subclade K. Existing vaccines appear to be insufficiently effective against the virus. www.wired.com/story/what-i...

finally watched the video of this and however much I thought it would fuck me up, which was already a great deal, wow no turns out it was MUCH more

Flash flooding, very cold and unsettled weather expected across Palestine, according to the Meteorological Department.

Tens of thousands of app-based delivery workers in India went on strike over New Year’s Eve, protesting a system they say is defined by relentless pressure, including requirements to deliver items in under 10 minutes.

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:

Visceral and inspiring read from @talkingpointsmemo.com 👇🏻

Wouldn’t it be great for Mississippi to win the Championship with Kiffin watching at home?

DHS reportedly fast-tracked a contract worth almost $1 billion to a company led by a donor to a pro-Trump nonprofit group where one of the officials overseeing the deal previously worked. That raises serious ethics concerns.

“.. Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.

It’s 2026 and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of Defense, and the Kennedy Center.

“In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.” ~Abraham Lincoln. Pres. Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation 163 years ago today: 1/1/1863. This made the Civil War not just about saving the Union, but also abolishing enslavement in the U.S. Image: Library Co. of Philadelphia.

Article reveals a cursed further detail: Vanilla Ice was performing live at Mar-a-Lago for this party. It wasn't that an intern threw this song on as a joke; someone went through the trouble of tracking down and hiring Mr. Ice to create this exact spasm of cruelty.

Pope Leo: “The world is not saved by sharpening swords, nor by judging, oppressing or eliminating our brothers and sisters. Rather, it is saved by tirelessly striving to understand, forgive, liberate and welcome everyone, without calculation and without fear.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

It’s 2026 and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of Defense, and the Kennedy Center.

Exclusive: As signs of aging emerge, President Trump is responding with defiance. He tells WSJ he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and relies on his "good genetics."

Kind of telling that ABC News/Disney is using the "Trump-Kennedy Center" language to refer to the Kennedy Center despite the fact that it is legally still the Kennedy Center.