ArchPundit
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Blog on Illinois, Chicago, national, and now Minnesota politics. Early local blogger and I chose the name long before the Gateway jackass.
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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
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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just swung on over to see if they fixed this, and, uh, they very much did not fix this. it's posting generated nudes of taylor swift
Grok is now also editing clear pornographic content onto uploaded images of people who are very likely underaged. This is absolutely beyond fucked up.
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 AM
just swung on over to see if they fixed this, and, uh, they very much did not fix this. it's posting generated nudes of taylor swift
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“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."
“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."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“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."
“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."
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Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
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Maduro’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Maduro’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
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Meet David Hoch... The guy who brought Nick Shirley around Minneapolis. Gifted from the Star-Tribune, so you should be able to read it if ya want 🤮
www.startribune.com/who-is-david...
www.startribune.com/who-is-david...
Meet ‘David,’ the man who spirited Nick Shirley around to Somali-run day cares
David Hoch had a long history of failed political ambitions. Then he paired up with a 23-year-old YouTuber to knock on doors at Minneapolis child care centers.
www.startribune.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Meet David Hoch... The guy who brought Nick Shirley around Minneapolis. Gifted from the Star-Tribune, so you should be able to read it if ya want 🤮
www.startribune.com/who-is-david...
www.startribune.com/who-is-david...
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Happening now: a protest is underway in downtown Chicago against the overnight U.S. attacks on Venezuela, which included the kidnapping of its President Nicolás Maduro. Protestors are filing into the city's Federal Plaza despite the dark and below-freezing temperatures.
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Happening now: a protest is underway in downtown Chicago against the overnight U.S. attacks on Venezuela, which included the kidnapping of its President Nicolás Maduro. Protestors are filing into the city's Federal Plaza despite the dark and below-freezing temperatures.
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Eagerly awaiting the first time a pundit says it’s inappropriate to criticize the president because we’re at war
Veteran New York Times national security reporter David Sanger says what Trump is describing in Venezuela is an "American occupation."
January 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Eagerly awaiting the first time a pundit says it’s inappropriate to criticize the president because we’re at war
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What’s the point in knowing things when the guy who knows less than everyone else in the world is running the whole show?
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Very important signal here. You can say it's abt oil. And part of it is. But the White House is actually being forced to strongarm the oil companies to get involved. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
www.politico.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
What’s the point in knowing things when the guy who knows less than everyone else in the world is running the whole show?
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The thing is, I don’t think Donald Trump understands this.
I don’t think Exxon and Halliburton convinced him to do this. I think he convinced himself. (And of course plenty of anti-Maduro constituencies played their part).
I don’t think Exxon and Halliburton convinced him to do this. I think he convinced himself. (And of course plenty of anti-Maduro constituencies played their part).
if you're looking for an "it's about the oil" conspiracy theory but have realized that our oil companies don't actually want the Venezuelan oil, may I recommend
sorta thought the whole point of pressuring Venezuela and Nigeria is that doing so elevates oil prices a bit but not enough to get the Permian going, thus making Russia and KSA happy.
sorta thought Bessent of all people understood that
sorta thought Bessent of all people understood that
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The thing is, I don’t think Donald Trump understands this.
I don’t think Exxon and Halliburton convinced him to do this. I think he convinced himself. (And of course plenty of anti-Maduro constituencies played their part).
I don’t think Exxon and Halliburton convinced him to do this. I think he convinced himself. (And of course plenty of anti-Maduro constituencies played their part).
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The President of the United States warned the President of Columbia that the US might invade his country because he didn’t like something the Colombian president posted on Twitter
Twitter feud
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The President of the United States warned the President of Columbia that the US might invade his country because he didn’t like something the Colombian president posted on Twitter
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With Amazon Prime, Trump was able to get this content delivered within just two hours of Maduro's ouster.
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
With Amazon Prime, Trump was able to get this content delivered within just two hours of Maduro's ouster.
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Republicans' rejection of accountability to international law was a warning sign of the party's wholesale rejection of the rule of law here, too — so after all this, any restoration of constitutional governance will have to make Republicans accountable to both.
Vance on Trump's strikes on boats: "I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."
September 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Republicans' rejection of accountability to international law was a warning sign of the party's wholesale rejection of the rule of law here, too — so after all this, any restoration of constitutional governance will have to make Republicans accountable to both.
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The protest continues to grow, now spilling further back into Federal Plaza and across the street in front of the city's federal courthouse.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
January 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The protest continues to grow, now spilling further back into Federal Plaza and across the street in front of the city's federal courthouse.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
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While others attack and spread spurious claims, Minneapolis organizes and helps our neighbors. Keep doing good work!
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
While others attack and spread spurious claims, Minneapolis organizes and helps our neighbors. Keep doing good work!
Added to the weirdos who need to logoff list and…fair
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Added to the weirdos who need to logoff list and…fair
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I thought the Intercontinental Breakfast was sloppy
January 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I thought the Intercontinental Breakfast was sloppy
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Those are some dramatic photos of Trump and his national security team launching a war in the Situation Buffet Room
January 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Those are some dramatic photos of Trump and his national security team launching a war in the Situation Buffet Room
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Bought a new National Park pass to replace my expired one from last year, and… FUCK!
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Bought a new National Park pass to replace my expired one from last year, and… FUCK!
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… Chris Van Hollen, who adds on X that it is “an illegal act of war”
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
… Chris Van Hollen, who adds on X that it is “an illegal act of war”
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… From Tammy Duckworth statement: “Donald Trump’s reckless and unconstitutional operations in Venezuela—including this morning’s arrest of a foreign leader—are not about enforcing law and order because if they were, he wouldn’t hide them from Congress….”
January 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
… From Tammy Duckworth statement: “Donald Trump’s reckless and unconstitutional operations in Venezuela—including this morning’s arrest of a foreign leader—are not about enforcing law and order because if they were, he wouldn’t hide them from Congress….”
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No path to recovery avails itself without our first recognizing reality: we do not, at the moment, have constitutional governance. We instead have an anti-constitutional insurgency seated in the White House, and a high court twisting the law beyond recognition to justify Trump’s depredations.
“Once he was elected, [Trump’s] post-Jan. 6 experience inspired his administration’s goals and methods. He and his aides concluded that intimidation and lawlessness could yield victories even in … illegal circumstances. … In Mr. Trump’s second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended.”
Yup.
Yup.
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
No path to recovery avails itself without our first recognizing reality: we do not, at the moment, have constitutional governance. We instead have an anti-constitutional insurgency seated in the White House, and a high court twisting the law beyond recognition to justify Trump’s depredations.