It’s taken 3 days, but the MSW team has prepared what I think are the 34 most important exchanges of the Jack Smith testimony, and @meidastouch.com has been kind enough to have me present them to you TODAY at NOON PT/3 ET. See you there! youtube.com/live/6a1TCDY...

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

Personally I just really love reading. But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026

More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

As the new year begins, I want to say a word of appreciation for colleagues in and funders of our Ukraine programming @iwm.at. Please follow the link to learn about the important work we are doing together in our project Ukraine and the World. www.iwm.at/news/ukraine...

If you're in Aberdeen on 21 Jan., I'll be speaking about why Ukrainian history is global. 5:15pm at the Sir Duncan Rice Library Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/professor-...

«Heikki Hakala: Moscow's aggression can only be contained by a Ukraine armed to the teeth. This applies both in war and peacetime, he summarizes.» #AwarenessMatters #CaringCommunityMatters #DemocracyMatters Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini!

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

NEW EPISODE: This is going to be the biggest election story in 2026. The Trump Department of Justice is aggressively seeking access to Americans’ most sensitive voter data—including Social Security numbers, party affiliation, voting history, and signatures—by suing more than 20 states.

"I don't sleep at night,I knit [socks].I knit as best I can so their feet are warm in them." 95-year-old Mrs Sofiia Dukhovych from the village of Krylos,Ivano-Frankivsk region,has been knitting socks for Ukrainian Defenders for three years.During this time,she has knitted over 270 pairs 📹Reporter

'...You often find out at trial that people dispute things, that you never thought would be disputed during the investigation...' I hear you #JackSmith When defendants have their backs up against the proverbial wall, they might dispute anything & of course, lie

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Another body has been found under the rubble after today's russian strike on an apartment building in Kharkiv. The body believed to be female, according to the mayor. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Our military and intelligence pros are good at what they do. However, they rely on elected officials to insure that the policies they execute are wise. It remains to be seen. Our initial forays into Iraq and Afghanistan were impressive as well, but it is the longer run picture that matters.

Trump says we need to go after drug cartels. Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on. And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking. Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy. It's a power grab.

Might be relevant Trump promised oil execs anything they want if they gave his campaign a billion dollars One of the things they want is Venezuela www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

Well, the irony isn’t lost🤦‍♂️

The point is that if Maduro is really gone, Gonzalez and Machado are the leaders, not some general

We either support international law or we don't. Justifications for violations of international law are justifications for the destruction of the legal order. We care about the rule of law or we don't. There is no in between.

Yes

I'm trying to make sense of how a foreign leader can be prosecuted here when our leader has absolute immunity.

try to make sense of it

Ukraine only had four days in 2025 without russian drone and missile attacks.

What better way to show the world you want and are worthy of a Nobel Peace prize than to start an illegal war. #Trump #Venezuela #Caracas

🇻🇪 Maduro, a staunch ally of 🇷🇺 Putin, is now facing mounting pressure. With 🇮🇷 Iran escalating tensions that could threaten its regime, the Kremlin’s circle of allies may be shrinking faster than expected while Moscow remains bogged down in 🇺🇦 Ukraine. 🇺🇸America has started its offensive operations.

LOL

Trump "could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother. He chose war despite polls that found a large majority of Americans opposed it." From Conor Friedersdorf www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.

«Kapoustine also offers a very dangerous reinterpretation of the war for the Kremlin because he presents it from a nationalist angle as a military operation detrimental to Russian ambitions.» I found this quite the read! (I recommend Edge browser on mobile) #AwarenessMatters #DemocracyMatters

An overview: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... Note the commetary on U.S. constitutional authority, and lack of evidence of Congressional consultation beforehand. #AwarenessMatters #DemocracyMatters

Yes, Trump is the January 6th president, not only because of his own actions since that day, but because his coordinated, violent attack on democracy appealed to people who hate the US and its institutions, and because they now staff his administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

January 2, 2026

#AwarenessMatters #DemocracyMatters

The Constitution gives states the power to determine the time, place and manner of elections. Only Congress can change the rules for federal elections. The White House has no role to play in any of this.

I'm encouraging friends to download and save their personal info from the Social Security Administration website such as your Record of Earnings, current benefits, etc Protect your SSA records and encourage others to do the same WE PAID WITH BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS IT'S OUR LIFELINE

"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...

Trump takes four times the recommended dose of aspirin for cardiac prevention. Even low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended for people over 60 who don't have heart disease.

🚨 President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has unsettled allies and emboldened adversaries, leaving the United States not as the guarantor of order but as its starkest absence — a void reminiscent of the democracies that failed to confront fascism in the 1930s. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

The French government says it granted George and Amal Clooney citizenship because of their contributions to its international influence. Their family has primarily lived in France since 2021.

A Trump White House push for “voluntary” departures now hinges on a near-$1B DHS contract awarded after a three-day, preselected bidding window; the winner’s CEO received a “Patriot Award” and was identified as a donor. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Sadly, if history is any indication. There will be many more exodus stories like this in the years to come. 2026 will be a bellwether year.

As it turns out, the Clooneys are political refugees ... "A UK government warning that Amal Clooney risks US sanctions over her role in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister is key among reasons the couple have sought French citizenship" www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...

As it turns out, anti-science policies have side effects. "Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum." www.thedailybeast.com/health-autho...

French chief of defence says France must be ready for possible war with Russia "within 3-4 years" and that France must accept 'loss of our children' #ICYMI www.euronews.com/2025/11/21/a...

America is abandoning its first and oldest ally. "Too Early, Too Alone: France Prepares for Russia as US Withdraws. Paris has long worried the United States was an unreliable partner. Donald Trump is proving them right." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

#AwarenessMatters #CaringCommunityMatters #DemocracyMatters THANK YOU, Yarkot. 🙏

#AwarenessMatters #DemocracyMatters

‘Playing in a war zone isn’t for most people’: the British band braving drone strikes and pneumonia to tour #Ukraine www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j... #music #Russia #Putinswar

FOLKS NEED TO REALIZE HOW HUGE THIS IS For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot. That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.

Yesterday was my friend Dania’s birthday . We toasted to him tonight. Told stories. And just as I was walking home suddenly the wound of losing him opened up again and so here I am sobbing in the middle of downtown Kyiv close to midnight military curfew