STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary? RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.

The wife of Stephen Miller posts a prediction open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

For months, a segment of President Trump’s political base has been complaining that he has spent too much time on foreign policy and too little on America’s economic anxieties. His announcement on Saturday that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period is adding fuel to that fire.

The 50501 movement is demanding that Congress block President Trump from continuing military action in Venezuela & to impeach both Trump & Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for waging an illegal war against the people of Venezuela, orchestrating a coup, & engaging in an illegal occupation.

on a totally different topic: www.wsj.com/business/aut...

"Regional offices abruptly disappeared in a rushed reorganization. New policies were rolled out only to be canceled or changed, prompting confused customers to jam the phones and the website, which crashed repeatedly..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Don't forget ICE contractors: Get DOT # of vehicle. Go to www.fmcsa.dot.gov/consumer-pro... Report: Eratic driving, no turn signal, fuel/oil leak, etc This: creates public record, causes delays/inspections, potential loss of DOT permit. This was instrumental in closing Alligator Alcatraz.

"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee..." www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...?

Trump Strikes Venezuela; Arrests President Maduro open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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HERE is the newly unsealed superseding indictment against Maduro, his wife, and others: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...

No Authorized Use of Military Force. No declaration of war against Venezuela.

“Russian commentators have frequently suggested that Latin America lies in America’s domain just as Ukraine was under the Russian shadow. Vladimir Putin thinks the same of much of eastern Europe. Xi Jinping will draw his own conclusions.”

A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.

Actually, that exactly how JURISDICTION works unless you have an extradition treaty

You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty

There are chilling words and a telling comparison as we head towards elections in 2026 and 2028.

Just because you can make an analogy doesn’t mean it’s a good one…

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.

1. Yes, Trump launching a new military operation overseas without Congress’ prior declaration of war or authorization of force is almost certainly unlawful. 2. No, there is no real chance the courts will stop it. Unfortunately our Constitution means little when the judiciary won’t enforce it.

More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

Trump Strikes Venezuela; Arrests President Maduro open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Our Constitution (Article VI) expressly forbids any “religious tests” for holding public office, so it would be impossible for a Bible or any other religious book to be “required” for swearing in.

Fugelsang totally gets it. I've always been one with the universe on my own. Through my travels I've discovered the growth that he speaks of...quite frankly, ol h'zeus is not the only route to get you there.

NEW from me: Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham. Take that, elites! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

John Fugelsang johnfugelsang.substack.com?r=1lz9o&utm_...

You're welcome Tim. You might like the other interview with John Fugelsang I just posted. Here is it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! I am enjoying my Christmas gift Thank you to my dear husband for buying it for me and to @johnfugelsang.bsky.social for writing such an important piece of literature. 🎄☮️💕

Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the EPA to reassess the widely used chemical.

The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.

Mike Johnson's stomping grounds.

from 1994 & now👇🏾

Mayor Mary Sheffield reflects on leading Detroit and the road ahead www.metrotimes.com/news/politic...

The Bari Weissification of CBS News is going exactly as expected: Censoring honest journalism, pointless virtue signaling as ‘reasonable moderates’ (read: insanely reactionary), and making pro-pedophile propaganda

I mean given that he is constitutionally barred from re-election what exactly can you call this other than legalized bribery?

I'm suing the Trump administration for making it harder to protect consumers by illegally trying to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

I would wager that the actual reason why no prior sitting president has apparently ever taken the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test, is that no prior president or VP since the test's creation in 1996 has ever engaged in behavior that is as suggestive of cognitive impairment as Trump has.

Arc de Trump or Arch de Narcissism? This isn’t about history or patriotism. It’s a psychological tell. A president so insecure and obsessed with himself that he needs monuments, and gold trim in order to feel like a king. And we’re forced to watch him spiral in real time.

As the great Suketu Mehta wrote in the accompanying essay, "By 1643, only nineteen years after the first Walloon settlers founded New Amsterdam, 18 languages were already being spoken in the city—among a population of a mere 500." To hell with fictions of a homogenous past, linguistic & otherwise.

RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office. Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The Iranian regime divides and isolates the opposition, writes Saeid Golkar, which is how it survives mass discontent. Also it has help from friends in China and Russia open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...

Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business

Breaking News: California’s ban on people openly carrying firearms in populated areas is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled.

NEW w/ @kenvogel.bsky.social: Trump’s team raised more than $100 million for MAGA Inc. in the second half of 2025, with much of the money coming from wealthy people and corporations with issues before the administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...

This is a Tracy Flick style high school social studies project masquerading as a blueprint for a serious news organization. It’s MAGA-coded throughout including ‘the stories we ignored’ pledge to the ‘yes, both sides will get equal play’ promise. Trump & Bari’s funders will be thrilled.