President Trump launches Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, a new mission led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and SOUTHCOM. The operation targets narco-terror groups in the Western Hemisphere and aims to stop drug flows threatening the U.S. Unsure full details or what this means, just announced.

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A person I'm on a discord on found this in the emails and I hasn't seen anyone else post it yet so I thought I'd share.

A person I'm on a discord on found this in the emails and I hasn't seen anyone else post it yet so I thought I'd share.

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

Don Bacon says he's going to vote yes on the Epstein files discharge petition

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will

Enough Democrats are expected to support a short-term funding bill to reopen the U.S. government. The measure would fund the government through January 31 and provide full-year funding for SNAP and Veterans Affairs, according to Senate sources.-ABC News

SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates. In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.

GOP SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It may be 2026 when we'll come out of the shutdown. REPORTERS: 😳 KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?

BREAKING: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issues an administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case, for the First Circuit to issue its ruling on the stay request (“with dispatch”). Her administrative stay ends 48 hours after that ruling is issued (or upon further order).

U S FREIGHT RECESSION DEEPENS — TRUCKLOAD INDEX PLUNGES TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2014 AS GOODS MOVEMENT ACROSS COUNTRY SLUMPS

U.S. TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE MANDATORY FLIGHT CUTS AT MAJOR US AIRPORTS STARTING FRIDAY IF NO SHUTDOWN DEAL IS REACHED -- SOURCES

Mike Johnson: It’s True. I Am Tuning Out The News Cycle To Focus On Self-Care

BREAKING The FAA has confirmed that a UPS Cargo plane headed for Hawaii crashed at the Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for all locations within 5 miles of the airport per the Louisville Metro Police Department. Second pic in post

UPS Cargo Plane crashes near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky

“Maduro is ending, and a free and prosperous Venezuela is dawning,” a source close to the White House said. “Within days, Maduro will exist only in the past tense, and in history’s judgment.”-NY Post

According to military sources cited by the Trinidad and Tobago Express, the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force has been placed on high alert, with the same elevated readiness extended to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.

Jeffries: "The so-called chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, continues to behave like a malignant clown."

Hundreds of Kenyan youth have been lured to the Russian frontline in Ukraine with promises of work, visas and pay in exchange for fighting for Russia. Others were told they would be going to Russia for higher education only to be sent to the frontline.

CNN reports the Trump Administration is considering bombing Venezuela.

Trump will coordinate with Congress "when Maduro’s corpse is in U.S. custody," administration source says.-Semafor

The U.S. has ordered the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to deploy to SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility

"Two B-1 Lancers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew near Venezuela, though they remained in international airspace, according to a U.S. official and flight tracking data."

U.S. TREASURY SAYS ALL ENTITIES OWNED 50% OR MORE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ROSNEFT AND LUKOIL ARE BLOCKED, EVEN IF NOT DESIGNATED BY OFAC

Donald Trump no longer plans to meet Putin in Hungary, the White House confirms - The Telegraph

Possible sanctions on Colombia:

Why am I not surprised….. During Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump mused about giving security guarantees to both Kyiv and Moscow. -Reuters

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BY THE WAY If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2. There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security. Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation." TURN IT OFF.

U.S. strike against drug runners today in the Caribbean, saying there are survivors.-Reuters

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico). In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

Trump has found $8bn to pay the troops.

The Grenadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the government is currently reviewing a U.S. request to temporary install a radar & deploy associated technical personnel at Maurice Bishop International Airport on the island. t.co/sFlkyM8h9f

Restarting this thread. The position of the US under Trump is that negotiations regarding Venezuelan narcotrafficking have failed and is ordering his special envoy to not try anymore. 5/

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

The Washington Examiner understands that military planners believe the assembled forces are now sufficient to seize and hold key strategic facilities such as ports and airfields on Venezuelan territo

Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the U.S. is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”

The Trump administration has told Congress the U.S. is in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels labeled as terrorist groups, calling suspected smugglers “unlawful combatants.” -NYT

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller are pushing to remove Venezuela’s Maduro from power, the NYT reports. There have already been meetings with opposition leaders.

We don't get a lot of good news these days so you've got to appreciate it when it comes. This is a big deal!

Danish reserve soldiers have been urgently called in for duty due to the drone situation in Danish airspace.-TV2 t.co/KAZfmgbRgO

Updated map of the regions of Russia where there are shortages of gasoline or diesel and how early was it first reported. Also the occupied territories are suffering even more than this. Added 5 new regions from this week.