Brazil calls emergency CELAC meeting after US strikes in Venezuela. "These acts represent a serious affront to Venezuela's sovereignty and establish an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community," www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/...

Folks here in the US should read this guide, it contains good advice (of course, ignore the Sweden-specific civic resources it references).

Some consequences of the massive Iberian power outage currently affecting 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇵🇹 Portugal & 🇫🇷 France, so far: - 🛗 People trapped in elevators and metros - 🚦Chaos on the streets, as traffic lights aren’t working - ☢️ power plants shutting down - 🚊 Trains not running - 📞Telephone lines down

By driving away all of our closest allies, Trump is making America weak and insecure. Bluster and bullying do not equal strength--in international relations any more than on the elementary school playground where Trump's brain is. Strength comes from having friends willing to stand up for you.

There's an established playbook for manipulating this POTUS to use military force. "Keeping" or "taking" the oil is a prominent part of it and those seeking to manipulate him know it.

🙏 A drone attacked a private medical facility in Obolon, Kyiv.

Non-Western countries will laugh, rightfully so, at the EU for its double speech: when it is Russian imperialism, the EU fights back, when it is US imperialism, the EU calls for “restraint” and “monitors the situation” The EU is burning a massive opportunity to act as the leader of the free world

Photos show the scale of the fire at the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk region. The factory produces autonomous power sources and chemical batteries for aviation, civilian fleets, electronics, medical devices, emergency systems and other equipment.

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

we MUST consult congress when we do illegal war!!!!!!!!!!!!

👀 In the Pokrovsk direction, Flying Skull operators hit 2 trucks, 3 cars, 3 Bukhanka and 2 buggies!

Nobody could have predicted this.

NaziFeratu Miller and his Nazi Vampire Wife has Re-drawn Greenland to be their Nazi Trump Kingdom. Denmark and Greenland should have them arrested when they go anywhere near Europe for declaring war with a NATO country, because that redrawn map is what it is.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has a back-up plan to flee Iran for Moscow with a close circle of up to 20 aides and family should unrest intensify and security forces desert or fail to suppress the protests, The Times reported on Sunday, citing an intelligence report shared with it.

Russian media report that about 200 flights have been postponed and several more canceled in Moscow airports due to a drone attack on Moscow region. Several airports have been closed for takeoff and landing.

96% of new cars sold in Norway in 2025 were fully electric. "...EVs are now the plurality vehicle in the country, making up 31.78% of the fleet. Diesels are 31.76%, gasoline cars are 23.9%, and hybrids are 12.56%…" electrek.co/2026/01/02/n...

Good opportunity to sort journalists into the "We've crossed a catastrophic line" bucket and the "You have to admit it's kind of awesome" bucket.

The “Venezuela distracts from Epstein” line is ridiculous because 1) many awful things happen at once 2) Same Iran-Contra crowd pushing Venezuela invasion are or were involved with Epstein/Maxwell 3) Epstein associates (for ex, Dershowitz) want Iran invasion and see Venezuela as a test run for Iran

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

I believe in EU values, and it’s horrifying to watch a South African oligarch help hollow out U.S. democracy—acting as a megaphone for far-right neo-Nazis and Putin alike. I assume this, too, is being marketed as freedom of speech:

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🍁🇨🇦America — I know what’s wrong with T*ump but what’s wrong with all the people following illegal orders? You have become a country full enough of enablers that a demented wannabe tyrant has unilaterally begun to wage war against another sovereign nation. 1/

The only way to kick trump out of office is to win the midterms election massively else we are doomed. Because of Trump we’re now a lawless nation! It must not continue.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

1/ ⚡️ Russian missile parts factory hit — now in flames. A Ukrainian drone strike reportedly targeted the Energia plant in Lipetsk Oblast, a key node in Russia’s missile supply chain. 🔥

“It’s like modern-day slavery.” Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.

"lawyers say the US rejection of Maduro’s legitimacy opens a path for Washington to argue that he does not enjoy sovereign immunity as a head of state in the US domestic courts, in the same way that Bush was allowed to try Noriega in the US after his capture..." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Attacking your allies is exactly what a President under Russian control would do. It benefits Russia immensely to weaken the US and NATO.

At this rate, they have threatened everyone except Russia. "Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is 'in a lot of trouble'. The secretary of state's latest remarks came after he told reporters that he'd be "concerned" if he were a government official in Havana." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

"Finnish authorities arrested two crew members and placed travel bans on two others aboard the cargo vessel Fitburg, as part of a criminal investigation into damage to a critical undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland connecting Finland and Estonia." cybernews.com/cyber-war/fi...

"“Tinder for Nazis” hit by 100GB data leak, thousands of users exposed" cybernews.com/security/inv...

Occupation is hard. Think Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan. #Quagmire Walking it back, walking it all the way back. "Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade" www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...

Drones and aerostats 👀 DroneBomber

As is Denmark, clearly:

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far: 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇮🇷 Iran 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇽 Mexico Insane.

Some professional geopolitical analysts are taking discussion by Trump and his allies about gaining control of Greenland very seriously, which I think is necessary:

#Venezuela's military stands behind vice president Amid uncertainty about Venezuela's political future, the armed forces have stood behind Vice President #DelcyRodríguez. /1 #Maduro

“The calls for impeachment come in the wake of Trump’s overnight attack on Venezuela’s capital city over the weekend that left at least 40 people dead.” www.notus.org/democrats/de...

"The Trump administration won’t rule out putting US troops in Venezuela and will maintain “leverage” over the country’s future in the immediate absence of deposed President Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today in TV interviews." www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

This is a war chest designed to guard against a lame-duck presidency in 2027, enabling Trump and his inner circle to act as kingmakers long after he leaves office.

every politician, anywhere, whose response to the US breaking international law is like “the legal analysis is complicated” or “I am not qualified to comment” instead of condemning it, is collaborating with fascism and is your political opponent, invested only in upholding the existing hegemony

WELKER: “Are you running Venezuela?” RUBIO: *wOrDS* 🤷🏽‍♂️ GS: “Under what legal authority?” RUBIO: *moRE wOrDs* 🤷🏽‍♂️ GS: “Again: What legal authority?” RUBIO: *EvEn moRE wORdS* 🤷🏽‍♂️

John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.” via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social

At this point, I just kinda assume the status quo will hold, and that this entire episode will ultimately amount to little more than content production and performative posting

The Trump administration and the peace president.