AAron Leckinger
@aaronl1968.bsky.social
Just another liberal vegan in southern California. Dark in the daytime. #PHiSH #fz #Reds
“You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages—they haven’t ended yet.”
Excerpt From Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/9598
Excerpt From Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/9598
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
“You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages—they haven’t ended yet.”
Excerpt From Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/9598
Excerpt From Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/9598
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Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
The Congressional Budget Office has projected the federal deficit this year will be $1.9 trillion, bringing total debt to about 100% of gross domestic product. That’s seen rising to about 118% of GDP in the next decade. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yellen Warns of Growing ‘Fiscal Dominance’ Threat to US Economy
A panel of economic luminaries said the long-run risk posed by mounting federal debt represented a paramount problem facing the US economy.
www.bloomberg.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The Congressional Budget Office has projected the federal deficit this year will be $1.9 trillion, bringing total debt to about 100% of gross domestic product. That’s seen rising to about 118% of GDP in the next decade. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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BASH: There's no question that Maduro was a destabilizing force in the region. People are celebrating in the streets all over. Is it fair to say there's some benefit in him not being in power?
CHRIS MURPHY: What changes? You just heard Sen. Cotton not be able to explain who's running the country
CHRIS MURPHY: What changes? You just heard Sen. Cotton not be able to explain who's running the country
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
BASH: There's no question that Maduro was a destabilizing force in the region. People are celebrating in the streets all over. Is it fair to say there's some benefit in him not being in power?
CHRIS MURPHY: What changes? You just heard Sen. Cotton not be able to explain who's running the country
CHRIS MURPHY: What changes? You just heard Sen. Cotton not be able to explain who's running the country
Some Republicans are asking how Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation building. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/u...
Trump’s Move for Regime Change in Venezuela Threatens a New MAGA Rift
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Some Republicans are asking how Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation building. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/u...
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This war is completely illegitimate: 60% of Americans disapprove of going to war with Venezuela—74% disapprove war without Congressional approval. Only 19% are in favor.
The people oppose it. Our representatives didn’t approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.
The people oppose it. Our representatives didn’t approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
This war is completely illegitimate: 60% of Americans disapprove of going to war with Venezuela—74% disapprove war without Congressional approval. Only 19% are in favor.
The people oppose it. Our representatives didn’t approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.
The people oppose it. Our representatives didn’t approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro just went after Trump:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein’s list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.” www.threads.com/@amy_siskind...
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein’s list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.” www.threads.com/@amy_siskind...
Amy Siskind (@amy_siskind) on Threads
Colombian President Gustavo Petro just went after Trump:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein’s list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten ...
www.threads.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Colombian President Gustavo Petro just went after Trump:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein’s list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.” www.threads.com/@amy_siskind...
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein’s list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.” www.threads.com/@amy_siskind...
UN Charter: “All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.” theconversation.com/were-the-us-...
Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains
It is hard to see how this can be anything other than a ‘use of force’ under article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter.
theconversation.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
UN Charter: “All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.” theconversation.com/were-the-us-...
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
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Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Swalwell: He couldn't run a casino, and now he's going to run a country in South America while he fails to run a country in North America?
Far from recognizing it, Trump did not even acknowledge Congress’s right to know – keeping senior members in the dark until the operation to seize the strongman was under way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How Trump circumventing Congress is different from previous presidents
The disdain as to why information on the Maduro raid was withheld even from senior lawmakers is unmistakable
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Far from recognizing it, Trump did not even acknowledge Congress’s right to know – keeping senior members in the dark until the operation to seize the strongman was under way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A new generation of young political leaders is gaining power in the US by using their personal experience with gun violence to push for reforms they say the US is ready for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘It’s our turn’: gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures
A once-toxic topic is helping survivors and relatives of victims get elected to enact the laws they helped draft
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM
A new generation of young political leaders is gaining power in the US by using their personal experience with gun violence to push for reforms they say the US is ready for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Venezuela's government, the Pentagon and White House have yet to comment.
Citing sources, Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, who is reporting from Santiago in Chile, said the explosion occurred near or around Fortuna, the main military base in Caracas. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Citing sources, Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, who is reporting from Santiago in Chile, said the explosion occurred near or around Fortuna, the main military base in Caracas. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Explosions heard over Venezuelan capital Caracas amid US tensions
The southern area of the city, near a major military base, is reportedly without electricity.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Venezuela's government, the Pentagon and White House have yet to comment.
Citing sources, Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, who is reporting from Santiago in Chile, said the explosion occurred near or around Fortuna, the main military base in Caracas. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
Citing sources, Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, who is reporting from Santiago in Chile, said the explosion occurred near or around Fortuna, the main military base in Caracas. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
The trend comes as data shows the catastrophic results of police responding to mental health calls, but the removal of police from these situations has also raised questions about the real-world impact in communities where alternatives are incomplete. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls
A shift away from police-led responses spreads, but gaps in crisis teams leave some communities exposed
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The trend comes as data shows the catastrophic results of police responding to mental health calls, but the removal of police from these situations has also raised questions about the real-world impact in communities where alternatives are incomplete. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Network staffers told The Independent that “morale is really bad” at CBS Evening News and was made worse by a production meeting on December 30, where Harvey made it clear to the show’s staff that “this is all about Tony and Bari.”
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.the-independent.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Network staffers told The Independent that “morale is really bad” at CBS Evening News and was made worse by a production meeting on December 30, where Harvey made it clear to the show’s staff that “this is all about Tony and Bari.”
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it." www.publicnotice.co/p/shirley-vi...
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it." www.publicnotice.co/p/shirley-vi...