Reasons for invading Venezuela? Meh. Seems to me more people are concerned about the Iran “case for war” because of the ramifications. Maybe should have had more questions when Trump blitzkrieg attacked Pol… sorry, Venezuela. Not on this author, though, good piece. www.vox.com/politics/481...

“Why now?” That is a very complex answer. Many will point to distracting from Epstein as they wait for their deus ex machina. Others could rationally argue war time elections favor incumbents/republicans. What we need to recognize is there is no single answer. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Obviously events are updating quickly with reports of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, but this piece is still worth a read. Bombs are not going to bring an easy regime change. After reports from Venezuela and Cuba, they have to be banking on insiders to grab control. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Get absolutely fucked, Joe Biden. You and the rest of the dinosaurs of the DNC who refused to let go of the wheel because you are too comfortable in your cushy seat of power. The Democrats and a stupid, broken, exclusively two party system are as responsible as Fox News spreading misinformation.

The President of Peace using the Department of War to conduct “Operation Epic Fury” without congressional approval. What a time to be alive! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

You want some horrifying true crime? Read this and realize the absolutely unfathomable amount of power Elon Musk wields. I am not joking when I call him a Bond villain. He has the power to alter wars because the modern battlefield is so dependent on his tech. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Why would Trump make enemies by cancelling elections when the admin can just control them instead? Ya know, to make sure others “can’t cheat.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

An unfortunate update to this story. What a despicable country the United States is. www.propublica.org/article/dill...

One thing that will always be true about me: I will never ever pull the ladder up after myself. In fact, I will let others use me as a ladder to expedite their advancement. For better and worse.

*as Peter Pan so imagine that voice* “Come on, everybody! Here we gooooOOoOoo!” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

So how much blue state “fraud” do you think Ministry Fraud Czar (future Viceroy of Greenland) JD Vance will find just before elections? He literally says “I don’t know” the numbers and then says that we “know” it is “billions and billions.” www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...

This is going to end well… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

A Reminder: It was the Obama administration who opened the detention center in Dilley, Texas incarcerating mothers and children fleeing violence and persecution from Central America. Critics labeled the 2,400-bed facility a "baby jail" and a "deportation mill" designed to intimidate asylum seekers.

The Trump admin isn’t just using words to pre-contest 2026 elections in an effort to try to undo any result that does not go MAGA’s way. See Georgia. And despite the reality show drama about *one* decision, the Supreme Court will have his back for those cases. www.vox.com/politics/480...

Apparently many democrats will be boycotting the state of the union. Honestly, considering their previous protest “antics,” I think not showing up is the wiser choice. Anyway, i didn’t mean to have alcohol before the state of the union, but i did. I promise to keep my thoughts to this thread!

Oh look, added weight to democratic distrust: most of the time your national vote doesn’t matter anyway! “which means that less than 5% of Americans will truly be deciding who's in control of the House” But yeah, surely we’ll “vote them out!” www.npr.org/2026/02/22/n...

The story of ICE hiring and training practices continues. Or lack of training, as new whistleblower documents would indicate. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

At face value taking out the drug kingpin seems like a no-brainer, right? I am worried that the normalization of martial law and the ensuing chaos are all just going to play into the Trump admin’s plan to own the Americas. 1. www.wsj.com/world/americ... 2. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

It is too bad they are going to ruin a good hockey game (blatant missed calls aside) with 3 on 3 overtime. But at least it isn’t a dumb shootout!

Department of War. “The United States already spends more on defense than the next nine countries combined” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

I love to say, “don’t worry, the Supreme Court will have his back.” This one probably stings, but isn’t entirely unexpected. Real easy workaround for Trump. Create a better “emergency” than fentanyl. Also, a lot of the results have already happened. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Let’s check in on the complaints and discomfort of Palantir employees who suddenly realized a few weeks ago the work they do is evil. How’s that internal pressure going? 1: www.wired.com/story/palant... 2: www.wired.com/story/depart...

“if President Trump gives the order to strike”

Where do the Trump/Miller camps stand along with other historical camps? slate.com/news-and-pol...

Hmmmmm…. Guardian on Microsoft and ICE surveillance: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... BBC on Microsoft cutting off Israeli surveillance (because of Guardian reporting): www.bbc.com/news/article...

As I was saying, sewing doubt into the electoral process is a huge win for Trump on many fronts. If people are worn out and distrusting now, just wait until the dozens of lawsuits to contest election results all over the country! www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

"I Have Been Here Too Long": Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE's Dilley Facility www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Is SAVE making mistakes or are these exactly the people the Trump admin is fighting to discredit as voters? Trump’s whole game here is to maintain the illusion of democracy while manipulating the electoral process to MAGA’s advantage. www.propublica.org/article/save...

The United States didn’t magically turn into a fascist empire under the Trump admin. They are just the authoritarian opportunists who capitalized on what has been building/deteriorating since the end of WWII and was accelerated by 9/11.

How broken is the American brain? Today I told someone I had given up my FitBit years ago and they said, “you don’t go running anymore???” We have been so thoroughly deskilled that even the idea of exercise is intrinsically linked to technology. Can’t wait for our AI future!

The fear mongering is that immigrants “steal” tax dollars by existing. The better “solution” is to burn billions of tax dollars creating what will likely be inhumane facilities so we can ensure the US is…? That much more white…? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Here’s another fun twist on Trump’s reality show administration, the gov’t is paid $1mil per deportee to create a false threat of being sent to terrible places. In reality, the Trump admin then just paid to send them back to their home countries. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Elon Musk’s Starlink is developing quite a name for itself in global conflicts. Don’t forget when Musk sent them to help Ukraine, but then became buds with Vladimir Putin. See below for more on that. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Symbolic compliance. The “surge” is ending. WSJ: www.wsj.com/politics/pol... Wired: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

Why waste money sending people to gulags in other countries when we can build for-profit gulags right here at home! slate.com/news-and-pol...

Americans are taught the myth that Manhattan was sold for trinkets to mythologize manifest destiny, business savvy and “dumb savages.” But also, what a weird flex. All currency is made up! You don’t even use paper anymore! You buy groceries and houses with made up numbers that live in websites!

The Trump admin is choking out Cuba in a way that will likely create a humanitarian crisis. Why? Cause they intend to reshape this hemisphere. They need right wing strongmen who are interested in maximizing quarterly profits. Bonus: Trump has an excuse to be adversarial to Mexico if they aid Cuba.

“I’ve never coded a day in my life. But then I used AI…” Ok, so you still haven’t coded and rather then fact checking you are just trusting the computer did it right. #superbowlads #lackofcriticalthought

Hey Americans, taxes aren’t supposed to be punishment. They are (theoretically) a contribution to society that also benefits the individual taxpayer. American indoctrination treating April 15th as a day of reckoning helped lead us to fascism. Happy #superbowlads, brought to you by TurboTax!

I love that thus far the Super Bowl ad pitches I have seen for AI are, “creativity, but you don’t have to do the work.” Sorry, the work is the joy of creativity. And the value of creativity. AI is nothing more than a digitized focus group making milquetoast decisions.

Can’t say I am particularly up-to-date on Japanese politics, but this victory seems worth noting. Japan is positioned to be an unflinching ally of the Trump admin. Note: I went to get the link and I got a different source that mentions “Japan First.” www.wsj.com/world/asia/j...

ICE has all sorts of tools they can use to come at you. Because their real deal main tool is fear. Well also threat of/actual violence, but that’s part of the fear. slate.com/news-and-pol...

No kings, right? Keep on telling yourself that as Trump’s authoritarian rule continues to solidify. While Democrats watch meekly from the post-9/11 sidelines they created for themselves. Appealing to courts that all lead to the MAGA controlled Supreme Court. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Anyone who says “money can’t buy happiness” is a person who never had to truly financially struggle and does not see their own privilege for what it is. Stress from a lack of financial security fucks up your mental health.

Sure, two thirds of Americans say ICE is going “too far,” but *enough* Americans still don’t care/are supportive. And most of these people probably only care cause white people got killed. www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

Or we could abolish ICE/DHS, take all the money dumped on them and create a supported Visa program. And maybe not demonize human beings as “illegal” for trying to find employment opportunities in the land of milk and honey? You know, like, not be the fascist bad guys? Just a thought.

The trap is spreading, making criminals of those who don’t help treat immigrants like subhumans. “it mandates that officials report the presence of undocumented persons to ICE, while criminalizing disclosure of information about immigration enforcement” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Current true health of the US economy: the wealthiest 1% held about $55 trillion in assets in the third quarter of 2025 — roughly equal to the wealth held by the bottom 90% of Americans combined. WSJ: www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca... CBS: www.cbsnews.com/news/us-weal...

This is an excellent examination of how our first amendment rights are not only being stripped, but being met with threats of/actual violence and detention. Which, sadly, is not a problem for *enough* Americans (who have lost touch with their neighbors). slate.com/news-and-pol...