The Epstein files must be epic for him to start unnecessary wars. Don’t get distracted.

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OSINT: The Government of Cuba has announced that 32 Cubans were killed in the recent military operation by the United States to capture Venezuelan President President Nicolás Maduro, most of which were likely part of the security team protecting Maduro. 2 days of mourning have been declared in Cuba.

Something happened in Venezuela that most coverage is missing. Once you see it, you can’t unsee the implications.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

25th Amendment. I’ll say it every day because it needs to be said every day. 25th Amendment.

Bless the people who got out in the snow yesterday to protest this dumbass!

America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor

NEW: Source familiar with the Epstein files release tells me that Congress has yet to receive the Justice Department’s explanation for the Epstein files redactions. This is another violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

MARGE RIPS TRUMP’S 🇻🇪 ATTACK: “This is the same Washington playbook we’re so sick and tired of, that doesn’t serve the 🇺🇸 people… it serves big corporations, banks, and oil executives — our neighborhood is in the 50 United States, not the southern hemisphere.”

UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far: 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇮🇷 Iran 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇽 Mexico Insane.

Tokyo said the missiles flew on 'irregular trajectories,' traveling 900 and 950 km, respectively — a distance that puts a large section of southern Japan within striking distance.

Venezuelans scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. President Trump offered an answer: The United States would take control of Venezuela. n.pr/3Z1a27P

New indictment; Same lack of sincerity about shutting down drug trafficking. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

REP. GOLDMAN: “Trump promised oil executives if they gave him $1 billion for his campaign, he’d do right by them. They gave about $500 million. This is a massive gift in violation of international law, essentially just co-opting an entire country's natural resources for the benefit of 🇺🇸 Companies.”

Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric warns of US invasion: "Today it's Venezuela, tomorrow it could be any other" #VenezuelaInvasion

Time lapse shows planes avoiding Venezuelan airspace. Tell me when you see it 😂

The thing about Trump's war in Venezuela is that he still hasn't released 5 million pages of the Epstein files

📌So America can invade another country, drag its president into its country and try them for alleged crimes, but is prohibited from doing that to its own lawless leader. Do I have this right?

A video from my balcony overlooking all the security and media surrounding the West Side heliport ....

Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Giuliani & Erik Prince travelled to Venezuela and attempted to reach a secret deal with Maduro during the first Trump presidency, the deal was not on behalf of the United States and would financially benefit Trump and his cohorts. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

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The truth seems obvious to anyone willing to open their eyes. Trump has decided that whatever the files contain is more damaging to him than the political cost of keeping them under wraps as the country clamors for their release. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...

People remember the govt shuts down on Jan 30 if it doesn’t get funded, right?

Follow the Big Dirty Money, Oil edition.

These are disturbed people

It’s worth revisiting this NY Post cover from January 8, 2025 (a year ago), now that Trump is invoking the name “The Donroe Doctrine” to describe his plans.

A must watch...

Regime change in Venezuela has partially failed as top officials from the Maduro regime remain in power, including all governors and military nationwide. Venezuela is currently in a state of war, preparing for the probability of a 2nd round of US attacks. #venezuelainvasion

Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated. This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.

The next steps belong to Venezuela; 1) they can negotiate with Trump and his oligarchs to peacefully surrender their resources & become subservient to the US. 2) declare a fight to the death and be killed by US invaders. 3) they can destroy their own oil resources and fight. #VenezuelaInvasion

The number 1 issue by far for Americans is being unable to afford basic necessities. How does Trump respond? He bombs Venezuela, renames the Kennedy Center after himself, builds a $400 million ballroom to honor himself and is building an Arc de Trump in Wash DC to honor himself. This is the GOP!

Yup.

DOJ is still in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Exactly this.

Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.

Trump has now endangered every man, woman, and child in this nation by his insane and illegal personal war against Venezuela. He must be impeached and removed from office immediately.

In his 2019 memoir The Threat, former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe quotes first-term Trump saying Venezuela was “the country we should be going to war with, they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.” zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...

The thing about Venezuela is that we need to see the Epstein Files.

Hey Congress, u up?

CNN: CNN just getting report that the smoke appears to be rising from the vicinity of Fort Tiona, which is where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered, which would seem to indicate that somebody is targeting the defenses of Venezuela.

America is now a terrorist state too.