Charles Ray
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By the same right we exert control over Hawaii?
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 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
By the same right we exert control over Hawaii?
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The Wrong Question About Venezuela
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"...[It's not what such an occupation would do to Venezuela. It is what it will do...to our military, our institutions, our constitutional order, and our understanding of who we are when we wield power beyond our borders."
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"...[It's not what such an occupation would do to Venezuela. It is what it will do...to our military, our institutions, our constitutional order, and our understanding of who we are when we wield power beyond our borders."
The Wrong Question About Venezuela
The Steady State | by Steven A. Cash
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January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The Wrong Question About Venezuela
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"...[It's not what such an occupation would do to Venezuela. It is what it will do...to our military, our institutions, our constitutional order, and our understanding of who we are when we wield power beyond our borders."
steadystate1.substack.com/p/the-wrong-...
"...[It's not what such an occupation would do to Venezuela. It is what it will do...to our military, our institutions, our constitutional order, and our understanding of who we are when we wield power beyond our borders."
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The madman in the White House has started his campaign to take over the entire Western Hemisphere and Congress is doing nothing to stop him as we watch in horror. 😱😱😱
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The madman in the White House has started his campaign to take over the entire Western Hemisphere and Congress is doing nothing to stop him as we watch in horror. 😱😱😱
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Trump admitted he briefed oil companies about Venezuela before Congress. That’s why Democrats are calling this a donor-driven regime change—not a national security mission.
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Democrats shred Trump's Venezuela boondoggle
Democratic lawmakers are hammering President Donald Trump's regime-change operation in Venezuela, which he seems to have done to enrich the wealthy oil and gas tycoons who supported his candidacy.…
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January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Trump admitted he briefed oil companies about Venezuela before Congress. That’s why Democrats are calling this a donor-driven regime change—not a national security mission.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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“We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries. The history of Latin America is clear and compelling: intervention has never brought democracy, never generated well-being, nor lasting stability.”
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Mexican president condemns Trump’s invasion of Venezuela
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rebuked the U.S. military’s Jan. 3 operation in Venezuela, arguing that Latin American countries—not Washington—should decide their own political ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries. The history of Latin America is clear and compelling: intervention has never brought democracy, never generated well-being, nor lasting stability.”
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Fox News says Venezuelans can apply for refugee status. DHS immediately says that’s false. Community notes say otherwise.
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Maduro’s capture means chaos for Venezuelans in US
Many Venezuelan immigrants across the world celebrated the capture and arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro—but what does this mean for their future in the United States?
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January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Fox News says Venezuelans can apply for refugee status. DHS immediately says that’s false. Community notes say otherwise.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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I’m old enough to remember a time when if the American president threatened to steal territory from a NATO ally the condemnation would be bipartisan and loud.
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I’m old enough to remember a time when if the American president threatened to steal territory from a NATO ally the condemnation would be bipartisan and loud.
How Trump Incited an Insurrection: A Jan. 6 Timeline
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How Trump Incited an Insurrection: A Jan. 6 Timeline
Five years later, as the president attempts to rewrite what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, Zeteo has a detailed hour-by-hour guide to what Trump said and did that fateful and violent day.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
How Trump Incited an Insurrection: A Jan. 6 Timeline
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🪖“What Country's Next?” Edition
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🪖“What Country's Next?” Edition
Having crossed the Rubicon by announcing the United States is now “in charge” of Venezuela, Donald Trump has apparently decided the hemisphere is a tasting menu.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
🪖“What Country's Next?” Edition
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The political opposition in America has a "new" manifesto. It's our best hope.
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The political opposition in America has a "new" manifesto. It's our best hope.
Why a 200-year-old document is the only real answer to Trump's abuses of power.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The political opposition in America has a "new" manifesto. It's our best hope.
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I’m teaching intelligence ethics this spring and I am feeling tense just thinking about it, all things considered.
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I’m teaching intelligence ethics this spring and I am feeling tense just thinking about it, all things considered.
“Venezuela” Edition
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“Venezuela” Edition
Donald Trump has unveiled his boldest foreign-policy innovation yet: regime change plus property management.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM
“Venezuela” Edition
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The Quagmire of Trump's Venezuela
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The Quagmire of Trump's Venezuela
Friends,
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January 5, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Quagmire of Trump's Venezuela
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China has been laying the foundation for doing what Trump did since 2005, w/ it’s Anti-Secession Law (and others since). I would not be shocked to wake up next month to the news that Taiwan’s leadership has been kidnapped and taken to Beijing to face trial.
Really hope they’ve stepped up security.
Really hope they’ve stepped up security.
The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try an even clearer road map for invading countries that displease them.
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Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:33 AM
China has been laying the foundation for doing what Trump did since 2005, w/ it’s Anti-Secession Law (and others since). I would not be shocked to wake up next month to the news that Taiwan’s leadership has been kidnapped and taken to Beijing to face trial.
Really hope they’ve stepped up security.
Really hope they’ve stepped up security.
Reimbursement
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Reimbursement
The U.S. bombed Caracas and called it liberation
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January 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Reimbursement
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Well sure. If I’m Kim, I’m feeling really anxious right now.
Trump has destabilized the world.
Trump has destabilized the world.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea’s capital region.
South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward the sea
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January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Well sure. If I’m Kim, I’m feeling really anxious right now.
Trump has destabilized the world.
Trump has destabilized the world.
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
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Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
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So America has overthrown a leader to nationalize Venezuelan oil for…Venezuela?
These guys would take offense to the notion that we use America’s oil to benefit the American people.
These guys would take offense to the notion that we use America’s oil to benefit the American people.
WELKER: If the purpose of the operation was to capture Maduro and bring him to justice, why does the US need to take over the Venezuela oil industry?
RUBIO: Well, we don't *need* to. We have plenty of oil in the US. We want to see the oil proceeds of the country benefit the people of Venezuela.
RUBIO: Well, we don't *need* to. We have plenty of oil in the US. We want to see the oil proceeds of the country benefit the people of Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
So America has overthrown a leader to nationalize Venezuelan oil for…Venezuela?
These guys would take offense to the notion that we use America’s oil to benefit the American people.
These guys would take offense to the notion that we use America’s oil to benefit the American people.