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"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours". John Locke
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“It is not my place to judge another person's life. Only for myself, for myself alone, I must decide, I must choose, I must refuse.” Siddhartha- Herman Hesse
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My Dad, almost 97, stood against fascism as a teen in the US Navy! He shouldn’t have to see his sacrifice go to waste 🤬
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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"No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” ― Edward R. Murrow
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Is there anyone in this room who thinks there will be a cease-fire soon?
& no one raised their hands.

Trump doesn't have a strategy. He doesn't think strategically or geopolitically.

The previous Pope, picked a fight with Vance.

-Anne Applebaum-

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#InternationalLaw
#Venezuela
#Europe
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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And there it is.

It was never about drugs.
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?

Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Anything is possible with these people. Not worth trying to figure out. Better to figure out how to thwart them. Trump seems more unhinged by the minute.
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Supreme Court justices are not supposed to help imperial presidents find technical loopholes for doing things generally understood to be outside their power
Don’t Expect Trump to Give Up on Deploying Troops Into American Cities
... despite the Supreme Court’s refusal to greenlight his use of the National Guard in Illinois.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Since TANF was converted to block grants, only 22% of funding goes to cash assistance to the poor. This is Welfare State 101 knowledge. But the Washington Post does not mention that because now the editorial page is a place that draws its evidence from right wing youtubers rather than researchers.
January 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?

Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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Trump just issued threats to attack Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Venezuela (again), and Greenland (which would be an attack on all of NATO).
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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The legal justification the WH gave us for attacking Venezuelan boats in int’l waters without Congressional approval was weak, and exposes the WH and military staff to domestic and international criminal prosecution. They have not even sought to justify strikes within Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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This is resonating so much at the moment. It’s informative and horrifying but also an inspiration.
Democratic coalition building is the only way forward.
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)

Couldn’t make it up if we tried

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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When Joshua Clemans posted these, he was a partner at New Founding, which is backed by Peter Thiel ally Marc Andreessen. Thiel, Andreessen, & New Founding co-founder Nate Fischer are invested in Pronomos Capital, which supports the construction of crypto colonies around the world. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Insane
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.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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I made the argument earlier that Trump's attacks on Greenland were more important than Katie Miller's obnoxious map, but that both likely reflected them parroting what Miller has been saying to them.

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January 5, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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among other things, you can't just *give* the Nobel prize to someone else. that's not how it works
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.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin ... don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told.

“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.

Our #3 most-read story of 2025:
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
www.propublica.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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A Ukrainian family now living in Lindon that fled the violent war in the European nation now potentially faces separation, with two family members fearing deportation. https://ow.ly/mJVe50XRNft
Ukrainian family in Utah facing separation, with 2 family members fearing deportation
Two members of a family that came from Ukraine to Utah in 2023 inexplicably face deportation while three other family members successfully petitioned to remain.
ow.ly
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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To take another step, senator: Rubio was asked what legal authority justified running Venezuela. He said it is in our "interest." Interest is not legal authority. Hitler had "interest" in invading countries. As Trump steps domestic terrorism up to colonial suppression, have we come to that?
Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social

Sunday afternoon Visibility Brigade in Concord MA.

70 intrepid, angry, noble souls braved the cold and icy walk to send their message.

We usually only have a handful of folks.

You can do it too. It’s SO worth it. 🗽🇺🇸
January 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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BREAKING: An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela
An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM