This is everything you need to know about the Dems in a nutshell They can't fathom being an actual opposition party and they are entirely okay with shit like military coups They will NEVER fight the way we need them to fight All of them need to be replaced Yes, even that one you like is failing

We're never going to get rid of Aaron Rodgers now.

Way to no kick ravens.

Will someone just do *it* already?

Sen. Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump's entire foreign policy is corrupt. Russia, the Middle East, and now Venezuela is all about making money for his friends. Wall Street and the oil industry can make a lot of money off of Venezuela if they run it."

Chris Murphy: "Clearly this is wildly illegal. This is a president who has been operating illegally since he was sworn in -- stealing from the American people, seizing spending power, now dragging America into a war overseas ... Donald Trump's entire foreign policy is corrupt."

A president who treats foreign policy as a personal instrument of power invites instability, not security.

“It’s really chilling that immigrant New Yorkers going into Wegmans and other grocery stores have to worry about their highly sensitive biometric data potentially getting into the hands of ICE.” Creepy and concerning for everyone, if you ask me. Uncontrolled tech is ruining a lot of things.

NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

I posted earlier that Trump would try to grab Greenland and claim it's for "security reasons." Hitler did the same with the Netherlands. Just follow the playbook.

Can someone in the White House press pool ask JD Vance why he follows this guy?

So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.

yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.

Are you available today?

All of this is nauseating and profoundly embarrassing. Americans who can watch this without feeling shame and horror are inhabiting an alien moral universe I do not understand.

Here it is, my new piece on the Trump administration's shifting and fluid rationales for its Venezuelan action.

In a nutshell.

I wrote about reporters’ refusal to use “act of war,” “invasion” or “coup” when covering Trump’s brazen attacks on Venezuela, instead echoing WH-approved euphemisms, and the broader trend of our press dutifully giving Trump’s lawlessness the vague whiff of international legitimacy when it has none.

This bears game is fucking embarrassing. They don't look like a team that deserves to be in the plaayoffs.

This week, every Senator will have the opportunity to vote for or against the use of military force against Venezuela. I am voting AGAINST any war with Venezuela. Congress must rein in this corrupt and dangerous President IMMEDIATELY.

I’ve been bothering NATO officials for over 2 years with one Q: what will happen if NATO member attacks another NATO member? No answer. Well, soon they’ll have to show us what this, in fact, means.

Delcy Rodriguez and her brother Jorge now control the presidency and National Assembly of Venezuela, icing out the democratic opposition. The Miami Herald says they proposed this with Maduro's approval, though he surely imagined a cushy retirement rather than arrest and extradition. 3/

You see, Delcy Rodriguez -- whom Marco Rubio now orders around in his Viceroy position -- had CITGO set up a contract with Rubio's buddy, David Rivera, that hid the role of PDVSA.

We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela We are a rogue state, a global pariah Trump is ruling as a dictator, period An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations The message for 2026 is clear: No kings! My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

I'm so damn tired of the bears defense.

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

Either it was a limited operation merely to arrest Maduro and move on, or, it is an ongoing major regime change committment that will open up a transition including international and private sector partners. It really can't be both

NYT is reporting at least 80 Venezuelan’s dead after this American attack. No breakdown on how many were civilians. That’s in addition to the 115 people the US military has recently killed in boats.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply. I want to make sure this is very clear.

Really feeling it again this morning. @lukeoneil47.bsky.social "These motherfuckers man. How do these people live with themselves? Being evil has got to be the most freeing feeling in the world."

New: the village board of Broadview, IL, per the agenda for its meeting tomorrow night, plans to approve zoning amendments that establish regulations for "prisons/detention centers, processing centers, and similar facilities." The village zoning board voted against similar amendments last month.

There is no national nurse "shortage". Over 1 million licensed nurses aren’t working as nurses because hospitals are making the job untenable. This staffing crisis is an industry choice.

Please give if you can

Tony Dokoupil just last week said that CBS was going to represent the views of average Americans and not the elites. He then cancelled his vacation to come on the air and say that regime change in Venezuela is awesome, a position that maybe 20% of Americans hold.

At a time when he’s caused healthcare & other costs to skyrocket here at home, Trump bailed out Argentina & wants to "run" Venezuela, including if necessary, w/ US boots on the ground. All he cares abt is enriching himself, big bankers, oil CEOs & the rest of his billionaire pals.

Andor 2x09 ou Mundo, 3 de janeiro de 2026

the main thing to know about the maduro arrest is there are hundreds of thousands of epstein files we still haven’t seen

A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview: "If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."

Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially. This is a dying empire shit.

% of U.S. adults who say the following is closer to their preferred U.S. policy toward Latin American countries The U.S. should... Be a good neighbor and avoid interfering in domestic affairs 46% Intervene militarily to set right flagrant wrongdoings 27% today.yougov.com/topics/inter...

The Monroe Doctrine is actually bad

I’ll be surprised if it’s something besides “We hope our republican colleagues will work with us, otherwise we’ll be forced to write a strongly worded resolution opposing this.”

Mounting a solid argument for Trump to be taken into custody in The Hague under an ICC warrant.

Watch this. Watch again. "This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."

This is interesting

Run the ball Seattle.

The last speaker of the night, David Borris of Chicago Area Peace Action, stands outside Trump Tower and compares the attack on Venezuela to prior US intervention in Vietnam, Kuwait and Iraq. He rails against "wars of choice," which he says are the province of billionaires and oligarchs.

The march is now parked in front of Trump Tower. Still very taken aback by the number of people out tonight, given it's below freezing, dark and the last weekend of the Christmas season.