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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?
Ghastly
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Ghastly
Imagine if a Democratic president said this
"A tremendous amount of money will have to be spent and the oil companies will spend it, and then they’ll get reimbursed by us or through revenue." - Trump
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Trump says the U.S. isn't at war with Venezuela
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the path forward in Venezuela, including when there will be elections, the opportunities for oil companies and Congress' role.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if a Democratic president said this
Colonialism's greatest hits in one album
January 6, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Colonialism's greatest hits in one album
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I am so excited! My book, “Dearest Clara: The Correspondence of the Nichols Sisters, 1858-1898,” is now available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble!
The book is a collection of 99 never-before-published letters written by three working-class sisters from Michigan.
The book is a collection of 99 never-before-published letters written by three working-class sisters from Michigan.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I am so excited! My book, “Dearest Clara: The Correspondence of the Nichols Sisters, 1858-1898,” is now available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble!
The book is a collection of 99 never-before-published letters written by three working-class sisters from Michigan.
The book is a collection of 99 never-before-published letters written by three working-class sisters from Michigan.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
Time to revive the Anti-Imperialist League
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In the name of liberty : Anti-Imperialist Meeting, Tremont Temple, April 4, 1899 : protest against the Philippine policy : Anti-Imperialist League (Boston, Mass.) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streamin...
Preservation photocopy
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January 6, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Time to revive the Anti-Imperialist League
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The Trump administration rejected recommendations from an advisory committee to honor Frederick Douglass and the woman suffrage and Civil Rights movements, replacing them with coins that feature pilgrims, the Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address.
New redesigned coins marking nation's 250th birthday begin circulating today
New coins marking the United States' 250th anniversary begin circulating this week. The Trump administration tweaked the design of some coins and is considering a dollar coin featuring the president.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The Trump administration rejected recommendations from an advisory committee to honor Frederick Douglass and the woman suffrage and Civil Rights movements, replacing them with coins that feature pilgrims, the Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address.
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webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... if you’re interested in this morning’s emergency security council meeting on Venezuela, it’ll start here at 10am. It was called by Colombia, and can help us get a sense of the public lines coming from a diverse group of countries
Threats to international peace and security - Security Council, 10085th meeting
The situation in Venezuela.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... if you’re interested in this morning’s emergency security council meeting on Venezuela, it’ll start here at 10am. It was called by Colombia, and can help us get a sense of the public lines coming from a diverse group of countries
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the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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4/So what is going on? @segoddard.bsky.social and I argue the confusion is people using old models of global politics. This is not balancing or spheres of influence. It is international politics based on elite cliques rather than national interest i.e. neo-royalism.
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Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
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January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
4/So what is going on? @segoddard.bsky.social and I argue the confusion is people using old models of global politics. This is not balancing or spheres of influence. It is international politics based on elite cliques rather than national interest i.e. neo-royalism.
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1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
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Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
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Headlines are wild. "President Trump says the earth is flat, reviving a once-popular idea. We investigate his latest unorthodox claim."
With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them. n.pr/4q4KjY2
After Venezuela attack, Cuba watches the U.S. warily
With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Headlines are wild. "President Trump says the earth is flat, reviving a once-popular idea. We investigate his latest unorthodox claim."
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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."
January 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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."
Well that was an insane finish.
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Well that was an insane finish.
Seldom has a letter to the editor expressed my own sentiments so well
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January 5, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Seldom has a letter to the editor expressed my own sentiments so well
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Some people just can't be satisfied with the FIFA Peace Prize.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Some people just can't be satisfied with the FIFA Peace Prize.
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seems a little insensitive
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
seems a little insensitive
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Sen Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) does not mince words here with his take on the strikes in Venezuela and the capturing of Maduro. ‘This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes.’ Go Sen Gallego, more of this please Democrats!! Bravo💥🔥💥
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Sen Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) does not mince words here with his take on the strikes in Venezuela and the capturing of Maduro. ‘This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes.’ Go Sen Gallego, more of this please Democrats!! Bravo💥🔥💥
I don't think you can run the National Archives and another country at the same time.
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Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I don't think you can run the National Archives and another country at the same time.
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all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
In the 19th century, George Santos would have led a filibustering expedition to Venezuela and gotten shot by a firing squad in Caracas.
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
In the 19th century, George Santos would have led a filibustering expedition to Venezuela and gotten shot by a firing squad in Caracas.
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I think the second part is the bigger news.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I think the second part is the bigger news.
13k per arrest
The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
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Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
13k per arrest
But enough about RFKJr
It must be borne in mind that all this time we have a Sperm Whale’s prodigious head hanging to the Pequod’s side.
January 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
But enough about RFKJr