A drinking game for today on Fox News. Any mention of Zohran Mamdani or transgender folks. Those seem to be the networks two topics they bring up when they don’t want to talk about things like January 6th or just about anything else.

Vladimir Putin—Donald Trump's hero—invaded Europe in the 2010s. I now believe Trump intends to invade Europe in the 2020s. I expect that, this year or next, his regime will try to annex Greenland, a Danish territory that's politically and historically European. I believe this.

Correction - Emily Compango praised the Southern District of NY at length. She skipped over a CIVIL trial in the same court filed by E. Jean Carroll. Trump lost the case and an appeal which was heard in a federal appeals court. Trump has asked SCOTUS to overturn the case.

One of the more frustrating things about posting videos is people do not watch the video yet they comment anyway they are almost always WRONG. Imagine getting corrected on something that isn’t wrong because someone was too lazy to watch a 2 minute video.

Predictably the folks on The Five had terrible takes on Trump's decision to invade Venezuela and capture Maduro. It's not regime change it's just a way to change the regime. The opposite of an endless war isn't peace it's a short targeted war. Mention Zohran Mamdani for no reason

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo predicted that Trump would NOT put Delcy Rodriguez, the Vice President of Venezuela into any position of power. She was just sworn in as interim president. I provide receipts via NBC News.

The folks on Fox News insisted that Trump didn't want to "run" the Venezuela after the U.S. invasion. During his press conference a few hours laterTrump made it abundantly clear that he intended on dominating and running the government of Venezuela.

The folks on Fox News said at the U.S. didn't want to control or confiscate oil from Venezuela. Within a couple of hours Pres. Trump repeatedly said he wanted to take oil from Venezuela. It was never our oil. U.S. corporations extracted oil, not the U.S. government.

Trump repeatedly lies about the number of drug overdoses in the United States. He routinely says 300,000 - 350,000 Americans die from drug overdoses every year. Last year it was fewer than 80,000 according to his own CDC. It's never been near 300,000.

Trump described the invasion of Venezuela to watching TV. Of course he did. He watches several hours of Fox News programming every day.

Trump thinks it was absolutely terrible that Maduro lied about an election. Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. He lost. Biden won. He hoped a mob of angry supporters might help him stay in power...but Maduro is bad and Trump is good.

Immediately after the news broke that the U.S. military had invaded Venezuela and captured Maduro, the folks at Fox wanted to invade Mexico, Colombia and Cuba next! What happened to NO NEW WARS?

Bret Baier had an extremely diplomatic way of saying Trump was spewing nonsense when he described how the president talks about drug related deaths in the United States. Trump creates his own reality.

The folks on Fox & Friends really wanted to make a big deal out of Rep. Carlos Gimenez's comparison of the U.S. strike on Venezuela to the fall of the Berlin Wall. One huge difference - the wall was taken down by Germans, not an invading country.

Charlie Hurt, a lesser known host on Fox News, might want to record himself and play his own words out loud. Trump promised 'no new wars' yet can't seem to stop himself from bombing various countries.

Sen. Tom Cotton talked a good game about the U.S. pursuing drug traffickers. Trump just granted a pardon to former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug and weapons smuggling. I provide receipts via NBC News.

Fox News is featuring spontaneous protests that broke out in New York City as if they were a bad thing. New Yorkers aren't kidding around. We did the same thing before the Iraq War.

Another talking point that will be promoted on rightwing media - Venezuela was some sort of threat to the United States. This is a figment of Trump's imagination. There were ways to mitigate the government of Venezuela without taking Maduro and his wife into custody.

Hugh Hewitt, a former Trump admin official, said a talking point which will be repeated on a loop by rightwing politicians and media personalities - This is not regime change. If it walks like a regime change and quacks like regime change...it's probably regime change

During his run for president Donald J. Trump repeatedly said he wouldn't start any new wars. I created a montage from his first 50 campaign stops. Promises not kept.

Fox News couldn't let the dumbest story of the year go. The Sydney Sweeney jeans ad was brought up multiple times last year over a series of weeks and then again during their New Year's Eve programming. 🤦‍♀️

Griff Jenkins made an odd transition when his co-hosts were discussing the Swiss nightclub fire. I doubt anyone in Switzerland was thinking about the NYE tribute to the 250th birthday of the United States after they learned of a fire that took the lives of 40 young people.

If you want to see a Trump appointee at the Kennedy Center make absolutely no sense - check out this video. 'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kenne... youtu.be/U0Y1kKh5I0k?... via @YouTube

Wayne Tucker is a friend of mine. He sometimes plays with a band called Brass Against. They do covers of Rick songs with a full brass section. I’m so proud of him for standing up against Trump. Please support his work. He’s all over social media - especially Instagram.

People are saying Hillary Clinton puts 10 aspirin in her morning smoothies. Joe Biden used to chew 20 chewable aspirin a day. Obama took 30 full dose aspirins along with his nightly almond allotment. Is Trump tough enough? I bet he takes a “baby aspirin” 🤣 (This is a joke).

Fox News sometimes fact checks Trump. Lisa Boothe said the U.S. has appropriated $200 billion in aid for Ukraine. Trump has said $200 - 350 billion. He has also underestimated the amount the EU has given Ukraine. The EU has given MORE to Ukraine than the U.S. RECEIPTS!

I can hear the explosions in Brooklyn as the Socialists make their advance through Prospect Park. Pray for us.

I sense a blue wave coming in 2026!

Zohran Mamdani is officially the mayor of NYC now. This is just a PSA for all of the jokers on the internet who have thought he was the mayor already. Love him or hate him his term started 35 minutes ago.

US airstrikes slaughtering people at sea for transporting....marijuana. A substance that is legal in many states & Trump himself just days ago moved to reclassify. "First came the scorched boat. Then the mangled bodies. Then the packets with traces of marijuana." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...

I always take the subway/bus to the airport and it’s silly but I always get excited when the subway finally crosses into Brooklyn. I still have several more stops but Brooklyn means I’m home. It’s like the movie “Warriors” 🤣

Based on my casual observation of airline travelers in two cities absolutely NO ONE took the advice of Sean Duffy. It’s a festival of sweat pants, yoga pants, jeans, leggings and pajama pants which is glorious!

Trump without Trump. You won't have to listen to his voice or see his face. This quote from Rocky Mount, North Carolina on 12/19/25 is unedited and 100% accurate - Chart Love

The President of the United States of American made a second post for Christmas Day on Truth Social. This one was about Jeffrey Epstein.

A dramatic reading of the Christmas message from the President of the United States of America via Truth Social

A dramatic reading of Donald J. Trump's Truth Social Post on Christmas Eve.

This is quick edit/review of Trump's hosting abilities at the Kennedy Center Honors the other night. The ratings for the event were way down from last year. Trump thought "hosting" included prerecorded comments from the Oval Office.

I got my favorite present for Christmas this year - sleep. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

A Trump Quote without his voice or face. Trump without Trump. This quote is from a rally at Rocky Mount, North Carolina on December 19, 2025. Give me One Billion Dollars!

I will be capturing the Kennedy Center Awards tonight. If you are watching it tonight I’d advise against the following for a drinking game. “Biden” “Like nobody’s ever seen before, nobody’s ever seen anything like it.” “Tariffs” You might end up with alcohol poisoning.

During his campaign Trump made a lot of outrageous promises. In May 2024 he told supporters in the Bronx that he would re-vitalize the New York City transit system. He has actually made significant cuts to the MTA. China (Shanghai, Beijing) also has a larger transit system.

I only take one break a year - usually the week before Christmas. I don't feel bad that I'm missing out on Fox News this week as I have no doubt the network's response to the Epstein Files is to just ignore it completely. That's how Fox News handled it for months.

Substack and other platforms that allow journalists to work independently without corporate overlords is the future of my entire industry. Corporate media just keeps bending the knee to this admin. Please consider supporting independent journalists - open.substack.com/pub/decoding...

Baking has been my hobby since I was a kid. Working with royal icing is challenging to say the least. It’s like cement when it dries but is a bit of a mess when it’s wet. There’s a LOT of trial and error when working with it. These are my snowmen for 2025.

Happy Winter Solstice to all who celebrate!

At least when @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social has blotted out Trump's face & voice, she's done so as a public service. The DOJ is motivated solely by protecting the guilty.

I’m making my dad’s favorite cookies - a recipe from 15th century Bavaria. The recipe is insane. They are flavored with anise. I have to let them dry for 24 hours before baking them. They look like pieces of chalk once baked - Springerle