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Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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There is no realistic scenario where the U.S. government overthrows a foreign dictator and leaves the second-in-command in charge without having conspired with that person beforehand.
Why she isn't being arrested on treason charges is mind-boggling.
Why she isn't being arrested on treason charges is mind-boggling.
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
There is no realistic scenario where the U.S. government overthrows a foreign dictator and leaves the second-in-command in charge without having conspired with that person beforehand.
Why she isn't being arrested on treason charges is mind-boggling.
Why she isn't being arrested on treason charges is mind-boggling.
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The UK has delivered 13 Raven air defense systems and 2 Gravehawk prototypes to Ukraine, with 15 more Gravehawk units on the way. Raven defends against drones, aircraft, and helis. Gravehawk, co-funded by The UK & Denmark, uses Ukrainian R-73 missiles to shield critical infrastructure.
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The UK has delivered 13 Raven air defense systems and 2 Gravehawk prototypes to Ukraine, with 15 more Gravehawk units on the way. Raven defends against drones, aircraft, and helis. Gravehawk, co-funded by The UK & Denmark, uses Ukrainian R-73 missiles to shield critical infrastructure.
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European governments are no longer ignoring Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland — and are desperately searching for a plan to stop him.
How Europe will try to save Greenland from Trump
EU foreign ministers said Wednesday that Greenland “is not for taking” as the White House again raised the possibility of a military takeover.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
European governments are no longer ignoring Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland — and are desperately searching for a plan to stop him.
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COMMENTARY: In justifying his military operation against Venezuela, Donald Trump reached back in time and grabbed hold of the Monroe Doctrine.
But it’s another 19th-century interest that propelled his extraordinary gambit in the first place — oil.
But it’s another 19th-century interest that propelled his extraordinary gambit in the first place — oil.
The problem with Trump’s oil obsession
The U.S. president is betting on becoming the world’s largest — and last — petrostate, while China is betting on becoming its largest and lasting electrostate.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 AM
COMMENTARY: In justifying his military operation against Venezuela, Donald Trump reached back in time and grabbed hold of the Monroe Doctrine.
But it’s another 19th-century interest that propelled his extraordinary gambit in the first place — oil.
But it’s another 19th-century interest that propelled his extraordinary gambit in the first place — oil.
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In light of Russia's ongoing humiliation of tankers being seized and allies being toppled, the entire Russian miliblogger apparatus in total meltdown today, pushing the Kremlin to launch war on everyone.
January 8, 2026 at 8:08 AM
In light of Russia's ongoing humiliation of tankers being seized and allies being toppled, the entire Russian miliblogger apparatus in total meltdown today, pushing the Kremlin to launch war on everyone.
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Russian strikes are pushing Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia to the brink of a humanitarian crisis as freezing temperatures close in.
www.kyivpost.com/post/67648
www.kyivpost.com/post/67648
Russian Strikes Push Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia Toward Humanitarian Crisis as Freeze Looms
The situation could become far more dangerous in the coming days if power and heating are not restored, as forecasts show nighttime temperatures dropping to minus 8°C this weekend.
www.kyivpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Russian strikes are pushing Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia to the brink of a humanitarian crisis as freezing temperatures close in.
www.kyivpost.com/post/67648
www.kyivpost.com/post/67648
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⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 8, 2026 (2/2)
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■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks remain below average and consist entirely of drones; interception rate could be better
■ Strikes on both sides below average
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
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■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks remain below average and consist entirely of drones; interception rate could be better
■ Strikes on both sides below average
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 AM
⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 8, 2026 (2/2)
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■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks remain below average and consist entirely of drones; interception rate could be better
■ Strikes on both sides below average
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
...
■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks remain below average and consist entirely of drones; interception rate could be better
■ Strikes on both sides below average
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
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⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 8, 2026 (1/2)
■ Highest number of engagements and casualties of the year so far; 🇺🇦 gains of 60 km² confirmed
■ Notable losses of 🇷🇺 armored equipment
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
■ Highest number of engagements and casualties of the year so far; 🇺🇦 gains of 60 km² confirmed
■ Notable losses of 🇷🇺 armored equipment
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 AM
⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 8, 2026 (1/2)
■ Highest number of engagements and casualties of the year so far; 🇺🇦 gains of 60 km² confirmed
■ Notable losses of 🇷🇺 armored equipment
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
■ Highest number of engagements and casualties of the year so far; 🇺🇦 gains of 60 km² confirmed
■ Notable losses of 🇷🇺 armored equipment
■ ...
📈 See dashboard for full data:
lookerstudio.google.com/s/nU-1K3aTxsE
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USA: Minneapolis protests erupt after woman killed in ICE operation
Video. USA: Minneapolis protests erupt after woman killed in ICE operation
Video. Protests erupted in Minneapolis after a woman was killed during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation, with vigils and growing criticism of immigration crackdowns.
www.euronews.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:13 AM
USA: Minneapolis protests erupt after woman killed in ICE operation
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As many observant Bsky - users have already pointed out to the deranged fool elected by U.S. citizens to govern them, Article 5 has only ever been invoked by the U.S. after 9/11, when all NATO allies came to aid the U.S. during it's invasion of Afghanistan.
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 AM
As many observant Bsky - users have already pointed out to the deranged fool elected by U.S. citizens to govern them, Article 5 has only ever been invoked by the U.S. after 9/11, when all NATO allies came to aid the U.S. during it's invasion of Afghanistan.
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USA: Minneapolis ICE shooting caught on video
Video. USA: Minneapolis ICE shooting caught on video
Video. Videos of a deadly shooting in Minneapolis spread online, as US authorities face scrutiny after an ICE officer killed a motorist during Trump's immigration crackdown.
www.euronews.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
USA: Minneapolis ICE shooting caught on video
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Exactly one Allied combat fatality happened in Greenland during World War II, and he was a Danish soldier on patrol killed in a firefight with a German weather station crew.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Exactly one Allied combat fatality happened in Greenland during World War II, and he was a Danish soldier on patrol killed in a firefight with a German weather station crew.
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“Tump’s treatment of Machado has shown that America has no interest in helping her liberate Venezuela. America does not want partners. We want vassals and marks. Trump is showing the rest of the world who we are now. And I suspect that they believe him.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to the Heat Death of Neoconservatism
Democracy promotion is dead. Domination Theory is here.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“Tump’s treatment of Machado has shown that America has no interest in helping her liberate Venezuela. America does not want partners. We want vassals and marks. Trump is showing the rest of the world who we are now. And I suspect that they believe him.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Pretty wild how fast MAGA went from “no new wars!” to “Invade Venezuela, bomb Iran, bomb Nigeria, destabilize Cuba, attack Colombia, threaten Mexico, and annex Greenland!!”
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Pretty wild how fast MAGA went from “no new wars!” to “Invade Venezuela, bomb Iran, bomb Nigeria, destabilize Cuba, attack Colombia, threaten Mexico, and annex Greenland!!”
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Are we prepared if war breaks out in 2026? Keir Giles suggests not, even though the warning signs have been getting louder and clearer since 2022. youtu.be/sMSqb2_Ki2c
Are We Prepared if War Breaks Out in 2026? Keir Giles Suggests Not.
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Are we prepared if war breaks out in 2026? Keir Giles suggests not, even though the warning signs have been getting louder and clearer since 2022. youtu.be/sMSqb2_Ki2c
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🔥HUNTER BIDEN: “Shouldn’t that make you f*ckin’ mad?? Forget about whether you think I’M a crook— THEY’re doing it right in front of our face.”
Hunter unloads on Don Junior/Kushner/Trump for making BILLIONS off the presidency as Hunter hunters say nothing. @MarshaBlackburn
Hunter unloads on Don Junior/Kushner/Trump for making BILLIONS off the presidency as Hunter hunters say nothing. @MarshaBlackburn
January 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🔥HUNTER BIDEN: “Shouldn’t that make you f*ckin’ mad?? Forget about whether you think I’M a crook— THEY’re doing it right in front of our face.”
Hunter unloads on Don Junior/Kushner/Trump for making BILLIONS off the presidency as Hunter hunters say nothing. @MarshaBlackburn
Hunter unloads on Don Junior/Kushner/Trump for making BILLIONS off the presidency as Hunter hunters say nothing. @MarshaBlackburn
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Even Trump says it was a kidnapping. But the BBC says its journalists can’t call it that? Come on.
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Even Trump says it was a kidnapping. But the BBC says its journalists can’t call it that? Come on.
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'The challenge will lie not in engineering regime change, but in supporting a legitimate, inclusive process that restores governance in Caracas, rebuilds the economy [...] and avoids reproducing the cycle of dependency and mistrust' writes Dr Carlos Solar in the latest RUSI Commentary.
The US Commits to Venezuela's Transition. Can it Succeed?
Capturing Nicolás Maduro is not a shortcut to rebuilding a broken country. Washington must now prevent a lengthy interregnum by Maduristas.
www.rusi.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
'The challenge will lie not in engineering regime change, but in supporting a legitimate, inclusive process that restores governance in Caracas, rebuilds the economy [...] and avoids reproducing the cycle of dependency and mistrust' writes Dr Carlos Solar in the latest RUSI Commentary.
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The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
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Sen. Tim Kaine: "The Constitution says the United States shouldn't be at war without a vote of Congress. This president has now waged military action against Iran, Nigeria, boats in open waters, and now Venezuela."
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Sen. Tim Kaine: "The Constitution says the United States shouldn't be at war without a vote of Congress. This president has now waged military action against Iran, Nigeria, boats in open waters, and now Venezuela."
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Look at every promise Trump made when he ran for President - and see how he has done the exact opposite of what he said he would do.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Look at every promise Trump made when he ran for President - and see how he has done the exact opposite of what he said he would do.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
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Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
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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."