We need AI guardrails that protect our rights and freedoms in the workplace AND at home. 80% of Americans want these AI safety measures in place. It’s time to put working people first and not let big tech billionaires violate our privacy.

BREAKING: The Arizona Supreme Court has been evacuated after a package tested positive for explosives. Political violence and intimidation have no place in our country, and the rule of law depends on safety and respect for our institutions. www.azfamily.com/2026/01/05/a...

• Until the American people unify en masse, the fascism and nazi BS will continue • We The People have ALL the power if we unify, organize and choose to use that power to deliver an America that works for all the people •

USA, take notes.

The American system of government has always been based on the idea that both Congress and the Executive will be constrained by tradition and the threat of public shaming. Then Newt Gingrich and Mitch McConnell showed that there is no “third rail“ and mainstream media no longer cared about facts. …

A new U.S. Postal Service rule for how your mail is handled could affect your ballot, taxes and more. The rule, which went into effect on Christmas Eve, redefines the meaning of a postmark, the date mark printed on most mailed items. Tim McPhillips has more.

“I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government,” Sen. Mark Kelly said. www.advocate.com/politics/pet...

Chris Murphy: "Clearly this is wildly illegal. This is a president who has been operating illegally since he was sworn in -- stealing from the American people, seizing spending power, now dragging America into a war overseas ... Donald Trump's entire foreign policy is corrupt."

You don’t just grab the leader of a nation twice the size of Texas and declare victory. Have we learned nothing in the last 25 years? How does any of this improve the lives of Americans? Congress must act immediately! Do your jobs! @wellmanformo.bsky.social #teamwellman #venezuela #missouri #mo2

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.

Millions of Americans saw their health care costs spike on Jan. 1. Not a glitch. Not an accident. A Republican policy choice. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

VP Delcy Rodriguez, whom Trump indicated earlier today was collaborating with the US government, is live on television right now. Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet. Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"

- This illegal and unconstitutional invasion of Venezuela — And subsequent claim of rulership over a sovereign country — Is the inflection point at which Trump came out of the dictator closet and publicly proclaimed to the world — Exactly who he delusionally thinks he is…

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

5/10 International law is unambiguous here. UN Charter Art. 2(4) prohibits the use of force against territorial integrity. If powerful states can topple governments they dislike, the post-WWII order collapses. For Latin America, the declaration of a "Zone of Peace" is under threat.

Rep. Seth Moulton: "This is insane. What the hell are we doing? ... this is illegal."

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

And another thing: I'm not doing this for oil. Please don't put in the newspaper that I did this for oil.

APNewsAlert: CARACAS, #Venezuela (AP) — No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites.

This Trump speech is much bigger than Venezuela. He talked about the Monroe Doctrine - about America’s sphere of influence. He’s warning that any country close to the US must bow to the needs of America or power will be exerted.

Trump: “We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies—the biggest anywhere in the world—go in and spend billions of dollars to fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country.” An invasion.

Trump: “We’re going to run Venezuela until a safe transition takes place.” An invasion.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. plans to run Venezuela until a transition of power can take place, and he claimed the American presence was already in place.

• The United States of America just illegally and unconstitutionally invaded and claimed a sovereign country… •

• Trump on Venezuela: “We’re going to ‘run’ it…” - So the United States just illegally invaded and took over a sovereign country… • #WTAF

• We have lost whatever illusion of a moral high ground we might have once possessed •

An undeclared, unprovoked, and illegal war designed to, well, we can only guess—though Donald Trump and JD Vance have seemed to concede this was a war for oil—puts the United States on the same moral and legal footing as Russia, which invaded its neighbor in a war of pure aggression.

• “We've entered the 250th year of American democracy and cannot allow it to devolve into the tyranny that our founders fought to escape” •

French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.

News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.

• He did the easy part of unleashing our American military to capture Maduro but doesn’t care about the hard part of what comes next — As long as American oil companies gain control over Venezuelan oil •

FOX & FRIENDS: Rep. Jim McGovern is saying you did not get authorization from Congress and that you just launched an 'unjustified, illegal strike on Venezuela.' Your reaction? TRUMP: These are weak, stupid people

• He knows this was unconstitutional •

• #WarForOil •

Good example of what every elected Dem and candidate should be saying loudly right now:

This is illegal and unconstitutional. Congress should swiftly take action to rein in this regime but won’t because Republicans are cowards. So Dems should be loudly escalating opposition to the regime. No Kings, No Wars.

My prayers and good will is with the people of Iran. NOT with foreign interventionism by a hypocritical fascist who arrests and murders civilians, including U.S. citizens, with impunity. The people of Iran deserve freedom and self determination and my hope and prayers is they receive true justice.

Maduro said he is ready to “seriously discuss an agreement to combat drug trafficking” if the U.S. government wants to do so.

In 2025, authoritarianism landed some punches. But as we step into 2026, those fighting as and on behalf of American citizens are punching back. And if we keep fighting, the scorecards will look very different by the end of the midterms. Keep standing. www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...

The stakes for the midterms are incredibly high. It’s the last chance for Democrats to hold Trump accountable at the national level before he leaves office (unless he attempts to follow through on his musings to seek an unconstitutional third term).

We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wKHd1v

"Through November, 92% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2025 came in the form of solar, wind, or storage." Trump can't stop the inevitability of clean energy, which is good for both the environment AND economy, no matter how hard he tries.

• We need to tell billionaires that America isn’t for sale… • #TimeToEatTheRich •

Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2046...