Trump says that he spoke with the oil companies before and after the attack on Venezuela. Yet, he neglected to inform Congress before carrying the raid. Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act. #The11thHour

An attack by the United States on a NATO ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned, after Trump threatened again to take over Greenland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump says that he spoke with the oil companies before and after the attack on Venezuela. Yet, he neglected to inform Congress before carrying the raid. Trump’s presidency is lawless to the core. Congress needs to act. #The11thHour

An attack by the United States on a NATO ally would mean the end of both the military alliance and “post-second world war security”, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned, after Trump threatened again to take over Greenland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The reader’s letter to the NYT encapsulates the very definition of imperialism: “Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”

Oh no… The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...

“If she had turned it down and said ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” a source said to WaPo about Machado and her Nobel Prize. In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “Any good commander, military or governmental commander—chief of state—knows that you don’t open a second front on your own accord. I think Napoleon taught us that.” @markhertling.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “I joined the military over four decades ago and I was never fighting for things. I was fighting for ideas, ideologies, values, and the people next to me.” @markhertling.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social

An illuminating conversation between David Frum and Anne Applebaum about the situation in Venezuela. Anne Applebaum explains in detail what happened in the last Venezuelan election. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

WORRISOME: Today Trump said about the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” He also said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.” @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

“The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies. It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.”—Stephen Schwartz www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...

The reader’s letter to the NYT encapsulates the very definition of imperialism: “Imperialism is a policy or practice where a powerful nation extends its authority and control over weaker ones, often through direct territorial conquest, economic domination, or political influence.”

Oh no… The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said today that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization after Congress cut funding. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...

“If she had turned it down and said ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” a source said to WaPo about Machado and her Nobel Prize. In Trump’s mind only Trump exists. The significance of other entities is measured by their importance to Trump.

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “Any good commander, military or governmental commander—chief of state—knows that you don’t open a second front on your own accord. I think Napoleon taught us that.” @markhertling.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.): “I joined the military over four decades ago and I was never fighting for things. I was fighting for ideas, ideologies, values, and the people next to me.” @markhertling.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social

An illuminating conversation between David Frum and Anne Applebaum about the situation in Venezuela. Anne Applebaum explains in detail what happened in the last Venezuelan election. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

WORRISOME: Today Trump said about the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” He also said: “We do need Greenland, absolutely.” @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

“The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for artists of all nationalities and all ideologies. It is no longer apolitical, and appearing there has become an ideological statement. As long as that remains the case, I will not appear there.”—Stephen Schwartz www.cnn.com/2026/01/02/p...

Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize Maduro, Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next. Trump is following his own version of the Monroe Doctrine. www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...

Terry Moran on Trump’s operation in Venezuela: “Is it legal? No. In no way, shape, form or fashion is this a lawful act. This is flagrantly unconstitutional and illegal.” substack.com/@terrymoran/...

Trump may feel powerful watching images of Maduro and his family in shackles, blindfolded, and humiliated. But he is grossly underestimating Venezuelan national pride. Even the most anti-Maduro Venezuelans will turn against the United States.

“The Russians then shamelessly turned all the sanctimony knobs to supernova levels: ‘Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own future without destructive external interference, particularly of a military nature.’” — @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Tom Nichols paraphrases Trump’s strategy in Venezuela: “We removed this guy and now we are going to take oil and give it to American oil companies, and administer this country as kind of an imperial holding of the United States.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

“The hairs on my neck stood up when the President said: ‘Oh, we don’t have to worry about boots on the ground. We can do that.’” — General Mark Hertling. @markhertling.bsky.social

He destroyed American democracy, American universities, our public health system, national parks, museums, cultural institutions, our ideals and our civility - it is no longer enough. Now he wants to make his mark on the world. He wants to become Trump the Conqueror.

General Hertling describes the difficulties and challenges of managing the situation in Venezuela after the removal of Maduro. @markhertling.bsky.social

The cover of the New York Times. Trump just said that “we will make Venezuela great again”. Rubio stated that last night’s invasion of Venezuela is “not the kind of thing you notify Congress about.” Trump runs a lawless administration.

Hegseth just spoke about the oil that “Venezuela stole from us”. What oil did they steal from us? The presser is a bunch of lies, gaslighting, and grandstanding. #Venezuela

Trump just said about Venezuela: “We will run the country until such time as a proper transition can take place”. Trump got America into another quagmire. What happened to “America first” and “no more stupid wars”?

General Hertling: “Is it truly just taking away Maduro from his government or is it really entering the nation of Venezuela, probably without a whole lot of support after you just bombed it, trying to get oil resources.” @markhertling.bsky.social

Invading Venezuela and capturing Maduro as a narco-terrorist doesn’t seem credible a few weeks after Trump pardoned ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández who was serving 45 years for smuggling 400 tons of cocaine into the US. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

JUST IN: Without Congressional authorization Trump ordered a large-scale strike on Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas. Maduro was captured and is being transported to NYC where he will face drug and weapon charges. Trump’s actions constitute international hooliganism. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize Maduro, Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next. Trump is following his own version of the Monroe Doctrine. www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...

Terry Moran on Trump’s operation in Venezuela: “Is it legal? No. In no way, shape, form or fashion is this a lawful act. This is flagrantly unconstitutional and illegal.” substack.com/@terrymoran/...

Trump may feel powerful watching images of Maduro and his family in shackles, blindfolded, and humiliated. But he is grossly underestimating Venezuelan national pride. Even the most anti-Maduro Venezuelans will turn against the United States.

“The Russians then shamelessly turned all the sanctimony knobs to supernova levels: ‘Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own future without destructive external interference, particularly of a military nature.’” — @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Tom Nichols paraphrases Trump’s strategy in Venezuela: “We removed this guy and now we are going to take oil and give it to American oil companies, and administer this country as kind of an imperial holding of the United States.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

“The hairs on my neck stood up when the President said: ‘Oh, we don’t have to worry about boots on the ground. We can do that.’” — General Mark Hertling. @markhertling.bsky.social

He destroyed American democracy, American universities, our public health system, national parks, museums, cultural institutions, our ideals and our civility - it is no longer enough. Now he wants to make his mark on the world. He wants to become Trump the Conqueror.

General Hertling describes the difficulties and challenges of managing the situation in Venezuela after the removal of Maduro. @markhertling.bsky.social

The cover of the New York Times. Trump just said that “we will make Venezuela great again”. Rubio stated that last night’s invasion of Venezuela is “not the kind of thing you notify Congress about.” Trump runs a lawless administration.

Hegseth just spoke about the oil that “Venezuela stole from us”. What oil did they steal from us? The presser is a bunch of lies, gaslighting, and grandstanding. #Venezuela

Trump just said about Venezuela: “We will run the country until such time as a proper transition can take place”. Trump got America into another quagmire. What happened to “America first” and “no more stupid wars”?

General Hertling: “Is it truly just taking away Maduro from his government or is it really entering the nation of Venezuela, probably without a whole lot of support after you just bombed it, trying to get oil resources.” @markhertling.bsky.social

Invading Venezuela and capturing Maduro as a narco-terrorist doesn’t seem credible a few weeks after Trump pardoned ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández who was serving 45 years for smuggling 400 tons of cocaine into the US. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

JUST IN: Without Congressional authorization Trump ordered a large-scale strike on Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas. Maduro was captured and is being transported to NYC where he will face drug and weapon charges. Trump’s actions constitute international hooliganism. www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

“Trump’s nocturnal ravings are dangerous. The world may be more or less accustomed to Trump’s bizarre threats, but it is still a big deal when the president of the United States menaces another nation,” writes Tom Nichols. @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“Trump’s nocturnal ravings are dangerous. The world may be more or less accustomed to Trump’s bizarre threats, but it is still a big deal when the president of the United States menaces another nation,” writes Tom Nichols. @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...