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𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐉.𝐒. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐚 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 ¬1ɩ @ajsdecepida.bsky.social · Aug 23
{𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿}: At moments like this —𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓— you can almost hear Cicero thunder: the Republic demands light, not flattery; law, not loyalty tests. Stop prostituting 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓼 to shield the prince; restore it to the public good.
⤴ {𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿} ❝At moments such as these, when truth itself seems bent to the service of power, one cannot but summon in imagination the voice of Cicero1, thundering with righteous fury as though the very Forum still echoed with his words from the rostra:❞ ❝Studium veritatis, quod sanctissimum semper haberi oportuit atque lumen rei publicae esse debuit, hic non modo flectitur sed plane depravatur, non modo infirmatur sed turpissime prostituitur atque corrumpitur, ut non populi salutem tueatur nec legum auctoritatem confirmet, sed principis mendacia contegat, eiusque libidini ac dominationi serviat.❞ English (thunder in the Forum): The pursuit of truth, which ought always to be held most sacred and to stand as the light of the Republic, is here not only bent but utterly debased, not only weakened but most shamefully prostituted and corrupted, so that it does not guard the safety of the people nor uphold the authority of the laws, but cloaks the ruler’s lies and serves his lust and tyranny. 1 The Roman statesman, orator, and lawyer Marcus Tullius Cicero (Mon. 03-Jan-0106 BCE — Fri. 07-Dec-0043 BCE). BTW, that’s pronounced KIK-eh-ro ˈkɪkɛro. If you want to hear Italian as close to Latin as possible, listen to Sardinians speak.
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𝑶𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏︱Greenland is 𝑵𝒐𝒕 a “Deal.” It's a Democracy. ⤵
𝑶𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏︱Greenland is Not a “Deal.” It's a Democracy. By andy J.S. Decepida Here is what we know, as of Tue. 06-Jan-2026: this White House is openly keeping military force “on the table” for acquiring Greenland.1,2 A senior aide (Stephen Miller) has gone further, framing the issue in a “strength/force/power” register that treats sovereignty as a nicety for weaker countries.3,4 Denmark’s prime minister says Trump should be taken seriously — and warns that if the United States attacks a NATO ally, “everything stops.”5 A bloc of European leaders has issued a joint statement: Greenland belongs to its people; only Denmark and Greenland can decide its future.6 Those aren’t the ingredients of harmless braggadocio. They’re the ingredients of coercive diplomacy: apply pressure, normalise the threat, and dare everyone else to blink first.1,6 So no, I’m not going to psychologise this as the “bluster of an insane man.” That’s a lazy dodge. The more sobering read is worse: it’s a choice — an authoritarian style of statecraft being trial-ballooned in public. The Threat Itself is the Scandal The United Nations Charter is explicit: states must refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.7 “Threat” is not a loophole. “Option” is not a loophole. And “we need it” is not a magic phrase that dissolves borders.7 Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark; it is not a leaderless white space on a map waiting for a flag to be planted.8,9 Greenland’s elected leadership has said, in plain language, that it decides its own future — and has rejected annexation fantasies.9,10 Denmark and Greenland’s leaders have also said outright that you cannot annex another country, even under an “international security” rationale.10 If you threaten to seize an ally’s territory, you are not defending the rules-based order. You are eating it. “But Greenland is Strategically Important.” True. And Irrelevant to Annexation. Yes: Greenland matters. It sits in the North Atlantic/Arctic approaches, and the U.S. already runs a strategically significant base there —Pituffik Space Base— under longstanding agreements with Denmark.11,12 Yes: the Arctic is becoming more contested as Russia expands its Arctic posture and China seeks influence; melting ice is opening (or inching toward opening) routes that make the region more economically and militarily salient.13 All of that supports one conclusion: serious cooperation with allies and Greenlanders themselves. It does not support “we’ll take it.” If the security case is real (and it is), then the adult move is to negotiate basing, surveillance, logistics, and joint investments —transparently, lawfully, and with consent— not to brandish invasion as a negotiating tactic.6,10,11 There is already a framework for this kind of cooperation: the 1951 U.S.–Denmark defence agreement concerning Greenland (and subsequent updates) exists precisely to organise mutual defence without turning the island into a trophy.12 So, when the White House escalates to “military option,” the most charitable interpretation isn’t “strategic realism.” It’s “we want leverage.” What Might this Actually Be for? Let’s be disciplined and stick to evidence. A coercive bargaining play If you publicly signal “force is an option,” you may be trying to extract concessions: more basing rights, more freedom of action, more mineral access, more political deference. The rhetoric from senior officials is consistent with that posture.1,3,6 A permission structure for imperial talk When the deputy chief of staff is essentially saying borders yield to power, that’s not an “oops.” That’s a worldview being laundered into normal conversation.3,6 You say it often enough, and it starts sounding like an argument instead of a confession. Distraction and spectacle Leaders reach for foreign “wins” when they want to dominate the domestic news cycle. I cannot prove that motive from the available reporting — but I can point out the timing: this talk is intensifying amid dramatic, militarised headlines elsewhere.1,6,9 A test of allied compliance Allies are watching whether “NATO” is still a real thing, or just a word the U.S. uses when convenient. Denmark’s prime minister has made the stakes explicit.5 European leaders are signalling they understand this is a stress-test of the alliance itself.6 None of these interpretations requires me to claim Trump believes he can actually pull off a Greenland invasion tomorrow. They only require me to accept what the administration is already saying: that the threat is part of the policy space.1,2 “Would He Really Do It?” The Constraints Are Real — But Don't Relax A U.S. military move against Greenland would be an attack on a NATO ally’s territory, full stop.5,9 That’s not a clever “workaround.” It’s self-sabotage. It would detonate trust inside NATO and hand Russia (and every other adversary) a propaganda and strategic gift.6,13 Domestic constraints matter too. Even polling that shows some support for “buying” Greenland shows extremely low support for taking it by military force (7%).14 That does not mean the threat is harmless — it means it’s politically radioactive if it ever has to be cashed. But here’s the hard part: you don’t need to invade to do damage If you normalise the idea that America can threaten allies for territory, you’re teaching every mid-sized country on earth one lesson: treat U.S. security guarantees as conditional and transactional. That lesson outlives any single news cycle — and any single president. The Sane Response is to Treat this as a Five-Alarm Fire — Without Performing Hysteria “Bluster” is what we call it when we want to stop thinking. The evidence says: the United States government is publicly entertaining force against an ally’s territory as a live “option,” while senior officials dismiss sovereignty talk as “niceties.”1,3,6 Denmark’s leader says: take it seriously.5 Europe is circling the wagons around a basic principle: borders are not optional.6
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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🚨 GOP pollster shares damning chart about Trump’s economy ⬂ www.rawstory.com/gop-26748543...
GOP pollster shares damning chart about Trump's economy
A GOP pollster shared an eye-popping chart about the state of President Donald Trump's economy on Tuesday. Trump campaigned on a promise to revive the American manufacturing industry, primarily by imp...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Bulwark: Trump’s Maduro raid is splitting MAGA media from its own base — Fuentes’ “TAKE THE OIL” post draws backlash; Jones & others contort to defend. Plus: DoJ AAG Dhillon jumps into a DEI-tinged orchestra hiring fight.
Sommer argues the Venezuela raid has trapped Trump-aligned influencers between pro-Trump reflexes and an “America First” audience that doesn’t want another foreign entanglement. Egger’s coda shows the same grievance ecosystem pulling senior officials into small-bore culture-war disputes. “TAKE THE OIL,” Nick Fuentes / podcaster / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS OURS.” Nick Fuentes / podcaster / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “Thomas Jefferson would’ve gone to war with Venezuela!” Alex Jones / media personality / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “geopolitically illiterate.” Alex Jones / media personality / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “slop-eating sheeple.” Owen Shroyer / media personality / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “tons of free oil” Tim Pool / media personality / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “an obvious DEI hire who’s still in college.” James Zimmermann / clarinetist / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026) “on it.” Harmeet K. Dhillon / Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights / quoted in The Bulwark (05-Jan-2026)
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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𝙸𝙲𝚈𝙼𝙸︱𝑶𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏︱Ignatius warns Trump’s raid that seized Maduro has sparked a risky, violent transition: Washington is courting Delcy Rodríguez and oil access while narco-linked powerbrokers and the military remain. He argues Trump can’t fully control the fallout.
David Ignatius argues that Trump’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro is a seductive display of force that may not translate into coherent “regime change.” He suggests Washington is drifting toward a bargain with Delcy Rodríguez while the security apparatus and alleged narco-linked insiders retain real leverage — and that an oil-first approach could compound the instability. “Nothing is more intense for a president than using America’s awesome military capabilities.” David Ignatius / columnist / The Washington Post (05-Jan-2026) “ [D]espite America’s stunning display of military power, there hasn’t been regime change in Caracas.” David Ignatius / columnist / The Washington Post (05-Jan-2026) “The Trump administration is advertising the fact that it’s working with his handpicked successor, Delcy Rodríguez…” David Ignatius / columnist / The Washington Post (05-Jan-2026) “My sense is that they made the decision wrongly that the opposition was not competent to run the country…” Elliott Abrams / senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations / quoted in The Washington Post (05-Jan-2026) “We don’t have the power to put the democratic opposition in power immediately…” Jack Devine / former senior CIA officer for Latin America / quoted in The Washington Post (05-Jan-2026) “ [P]eople may go to war when they will, but cannot always withdraw when they like.” Niccolò Machiavelli / political theorist / quoted in The Washington Post (05-Jan-2026) {𝙖𝙅𝙎𝘿} Trump: bluster in the strike; fluster in the aftermath.
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage ↷ www.npr.org/sections/the...
2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that da...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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NPR says Trump’s second administration is scrubbing Jan. 6 from official records —𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝑱 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔— so NPR built a public archive of videos, timelines, and case data to preserve the evidentiary record.
NPR frames the 5th anniversary of 06-Jan-2021 as a live struggle over the public record: the segment alleges an active effort to minimise/erase official references to the attack (including mass pardons and document “scrubbing”), and positions NPR’s archive as a countermeasure grounded in court evidence and video. “ [T]he government is actively trying to rewrite this history.” Tom Dreisbach, NPR investigations correspondent. “Trump has now given mass pardons to more than 1,500 January 6 rioters.” Tom Dreisbach, NPR investigations correspondent. “The Justice Department deleted records of those cases.” Tom Dreisbach, NPR investigations correspondent. “They scrubbed references to January 6 as a riot.” Tom Dreisbach, NPR investigations correspondent. “I pardoned J6 people who were assaulted by our government.” Donald Trump (archived recording), as aired by NPR. “ [O]ne of the hardest moments of my life was returning home and seeing my wife… weeping… knowing that I made it home.” Injured officer (victim impact statement), quoted in the NPR segment.
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Defense One tallies reaction to Trump’s Venezuela raid and Maduro capture: Republicans praise the mission; Democrats and legal experts warn of War Powers violations, thin oversight, and a precedent for unilateral force that could metastasize into a “forever war.”
Defense One frames the Venezuela operation as a domestic constitutional fight as much as a foreign-policy event: Republicans depict a clean takedown of a dictator; Democrats and legal experts depict a Congress-cutting war move with no credible “what next.” Republican leaders present the raid as a necessary law-enforcement-style removal of an illegitimate dictator and a deterrent signal in the Western Hemisphere. Roger Wicker and Mike Rogers (as summarized/quoted by Defense One, Sat. 03-Jan-2026) Democratic national-security leaders argue the president effectively initiated hostilities without authorisation and without meaningful, timely notice to Congress or the public. Jack Reed and Adam Smith (as summarized/quoted by Defense One, Sat. 03-Jan-2026) Legal analysts interviewed emphasise the pattern: presidents act first, Congress fumes, and institutional pushback rarely becomes binding constraint. Matthew Waxman (as summarized/quoted by Defense One, Sat. 03-Jan-2026) Senators pressing the issue allege the administration’s Venezuela trajectory was telegraphed by earlier strikes, briefed behind closed doors, and kept out of genuine public oversight. Tim Kaine (as summarized/quoted by Defense One, Sat. 03-Jan-2026) Anti-war veterans’ advocates warn the “limited” frame is how open-ended commitments start — and why war authorisation is meant to be Congress’s job. Common Defense (as summarized/quoted by Defense One, Sat. 03-Jan-2026)
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Republicans officially rebuke Trump’s MAGA rebrand of Kennedy Center ⇘ www.rawstory.com/trump-267485...
Republicans officially rebuke Trump's MAGA rebrand of Kennedy Center
Republicans put one of President Donald Trump's most significant goals on ice on Monday by refusing to change the John F. Kennedy Center's name officially. Trump has been trying for months to rebrand ...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Hegseth waylaid in scathing analysis over ‘extremely pernicious’ case of ‘bullying’ ⇘ www.rawstory.com/hegseth-kell...
Hegseth waylaid in scathing analysis over 'extremely pernicious' case of 'bullying'
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's latest bid to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for his role in a video instructing active-duty troops to refuse unlawful orders was raked over the coals by analyst Dav...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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“What the hell?” Observers aghast after Stephen Miller’s ‘bellicose’ interview on CNN ↘ www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
'What the hell?' Observers aghast after Stephen Miller's 'bellicose' interview on CNN
Political analysts and observers were left aghast after one of President Donald Trump's top advisors had a "bellicose" interview on CNN. Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, d...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Dan Rather takes aim at “unhinged, amoral” Trump in blistering takedown ➷ www.rawstory.com/dan-rather-2...
Dan Rather takes aim at 'unhinged, amoral' Trump in blistering takedown
Dan Rather, the former longtime anchor of CBS Evening News, tore into President Donald Trump on Monday night, calling the president an "unhinged, amoral man with a massive ego" after his brazen captur...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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Trump shocks as he reveals who he first told of attack: ‘Can’t tell you how insane’ ⇘ www.rawstory.com/trump-267484...
Trump shocks as he reveals who he first told of attack: 'Can’t tell you how insane'
President Donald Trump is facing renewed calls for impeachment over his unprecedented attack on Venezuela and failure to notify Congress in advance, but while aboard Air Force One Sunday night he made...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Danish PM: a US attack on Greenland would end NATO and post-war security. Greenland’s PM: “𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝… 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.” Trump says the US “needs” Greenland. Allies brace for an Arctic crisis.
Denmark’s and Greenland’s leaders are quoted drawing a hard red line: annexation talk is unacceptable, and any US attack would shatter the alliance system that Denmark relies on. Trump is quoted framing Greenland as a security necessity, plus invoking Russia/China to justify pressure. “If the United States decides to militarily attack another NATO country, then everything would stop — that includes NATO and therefore post-second world war security.” Mette Frederiksen, Danish prime minister, to TV2 (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026). “Threats, pressure and talk of annexation have no place between friends.” Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s prime minister (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026). “Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more innuendo. No more fantasies about annexation.” Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s prime minister (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026). “We are not in the situation where we are thinking that a takeover of the country might happen overnight.” Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s prime minister, speaking via a translator (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026). “You cannot compare Greenland to Venezuela. We are a democratic country.” Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s prime minister (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026). “You cannot go in and take over part of another country’s territory.” Mette Frederiksen, Danish prime minister (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026). “Right now, Greenland is full of Chinese and Russian ships everywhere. We need Greenland for national security reasons. Denmark will not be able to handle the task.” Donald Trump, speaking on Air Force One (as reported by The Guardian, Tue. 06-Jan-2026).
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Leavitt: "It's a top priority for President Trump, and he believes that Gov. Walz is criminally liable, and I think the Department of Justice is going to find out."
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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“CORPORATE EMPATHY” vs, corporeal empathy.
A wide single-panel cartoon shows two suited men standing on a sidewalk in front of a boarded-up storefront. A sign above the bricked-and-planked entrance reads “MOM & POP’S MARKET.” Two empty produce crates sit outside, labelled “FRUIT” and “VEG.” On the door hangs a notice: “CLOSED — TARIFFED OUT OF BUSINESS.” One man, hunched and holding a briefcase, says in a speech bubble: “THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF INHERITANCE, DEREGULATION AND TOO-BIG-TO-FAIL BAILOUTS GO WE, EH, REGGIE?” On the right, a large placard on the wall reads “CORPORATE EMPATHY.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Trump says he's prepared to send more US troops to Venezuela if interim president doesn't cooperate
Trump says he's prepared to send more US troops to Venezuela if interim president doesn't cooperate
He told NBC News he anticipated having to launch a second military incursion into the country but insisted that the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Trump to Cut Off Funding to Minnesota and Four Other Blue States ✨via @newrepublic.com ⇘ newrepublic.com/post/204942/...
Trump to Cut Off Funding to Minnesota and Four Other Blue States
Donald Trump is taking revenge on blue states that didn’t vote for him.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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BBC Verify: Trump’s claim that Venezuela stole U.S. oil is inaccurate — Venezuela owns its oil and foreign firms work by contract. Many viral “Caracas celebrations” clips are actually old or diaspora footage, and some “battle” videos were AI-manipulated.
BBC Verify’s fact-check stack here does three things: untangles “ownership” (state) from “commercial rights” (licences/concessions), flags recycled/mislabelled social clips, and warns that real footage is being cosmetically “upgraded” with generative AI. “BBC Verify has consulted several international energy law experts to assess Donald Trump’s claim that Venezuela ‘unilaterally seized and stole American oil’.” Tom Edgington, BBC Verify senior journalist. “Their opinion was that there was no legal basis for Trump’s remarks.” Tom Edgington, BBC Verify senior journalist. “These concessions didn’t mean these companies owned the oil in Venezuelan territory, but it gave them the valuable right to pump it and to sell it…” Ben Chu, BBC Verify policy and analysis correspondent. “We have not seen visual evidence of large celebrations inside Venezuela so far.” Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verify senior journalist. “Create your own with Grok” Label visible in the corner of an AI-manipulated clip described by BBC Verify.
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Sen. Warner: I'm very concerned about the precedent this has set. If we can go in and extract a foreign leader just because we believe they violated our laws, what's to stop Putin from taking out Zelenskyy, or China taking over Taiwan?
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Tomasky says Trump was never “antiwar”: he rejects the values-based Western order and prefers force for dominance, plunder, and spheres of influence. Venezuela, the White House’s “Trump Corollary,” and revived Monroe-Doctrine talk signal neo-imperial aims.
Tomasky argues the “antiwar Trump” brand was a marketing con: Trump doesn’t oppose war, he opposes war constrained by alliances, law, or values — preferring power politics and extraction, with Venezuela as the proof-point. “Trump is not antiwar. He never has been.” “He is anti-West.” “It’s not war Trump opposes. It’s just war in defence of the Western alliance.” “War is fine, provided it’s just about … raw power in the service of plunder and conquest.” “A world in which values don’t exist is a jungle.” Michael Tomasky, The New Republic (05-Jan-2026)
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Las Vegas shoppers on rising grocery prices: "I definitely shop smaller. I shop more tactically...it makes me feel terrible because I'm spending more for food now vs. a year ago. And that's money that I could have been spending somewhere else, especially for the holidays."
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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This is what oligarchy looks like.
Screenshot of a post by Fred Wellman on X expressing outrage that Trump did not inform Congress about an operation but did inform oil companies. The post references a billionaire donor who gained control of Citgo and criticizes the use of U.S. service members to advance donor interests. The post quotes Acyn, who reports a reporter asking Trump whether oil companies were informed before the operation. Below is a repeated C-SPAN video still of Trump aboard Air Force One, facing reporters with a serious expression.
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM