Derek Davison
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World roundup: January 6 2026
World roundup: January 6 2026
Stories from Thailand, Ukraine, Venezuela, and elsewhere
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January 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM
World roundup: January 6 2026
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A touching tribute to Mike F
![Classic Mike F tweet:
Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g62tajye723r3fa4gqw7l7ql/bafkreiacssf7vnpkyqovhna4mfme3qexnhqifch625ta46ibfzgpswz6ue@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A touching tribute to Mike F
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World roundup: January 5 2026
World roundup: January 5 2026
Stories from Iran, Somalia, Venezuela, and elsewhere
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January 6, 2026 at 4:12 AM
World roundup: January 5 2026
they've been pretending that this made up thing was real for a year but now that they'd have to actually demonstrate its existence in court they're going to cram it down the memory hole, amazing stuff
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
they've been pretending that this made up thing was real for a year but now that they'd have to actually demonstrate its existence in court they're going to cram it down the memory hole, amazing stuff
oh my god are you fucking kidding me
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Last year, before capturing Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
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January 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
oh my god are you fucking kidding me
to quote Chris Rock, "that train's never late"
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
to quote Chris Rock, "that train's never late"
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World roundup: January 3-4 2026
World roundup: January 3-4 2026
Stories from Iran, Nigeria, Venezuela, and elsewhere
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January 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
World roundup: January 3-4 2026
we're going to take you inside one of America's oldest and most venerated newsrooms to see how these seasoned reporters cover such a momentous situation with insight and gravitas [opens door to newsroom and a bunch of reporters playing with GI Joes] "pew pew, take that Madumbo you're dead wheee!!!"
January 4, 2026 at 8:40 PM
we're going to take you inside one of America's oldest and most venerated newsrooms to see how these seasoned reporters cover such a momentous situation with insight and gravitas [opens door to newsroom and a bunch of reporters playing with GI Joes] "pew pew, take that Madumbo you're dead wheee!!!"
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Genuinely the least informed, least intellectually curious, least insightful, least observant, least rigorous, least wise, least self-conscious, least thorough, and least psychologically stable blogger of our time. I don't think it's really even close
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Genuinely the least informed, least intellectually curious, least insightful, least observant, least rigorous, least wise, least self-conscious, least thorough, and least psychologically stable blogger of our time. I don't think it's really even close
“Several things about Venezuela can be true at once” holy fuck somebody should preserve your brain in amber immediately because you are obviously The Most Reasonable Person Who Ever Lived
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM
“Several things about Venezuela can be true at once” holy fuck somebody should preserve your brain in amber immediately because you are obviously The Most Reasonable Person Who Ever Lived
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Regime Change is Back on the Menu
Regime Change is Back on the Menu
2026 is off to a pretty intense start. Let's take stock.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Regime Change is Back on the Menu
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Congratulations to Viceroy Big Balls of Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Congratulations to Viceroy Big Balls of Venezuela
You really don’t get to just indict a sitting head of state to provide justification for a military invasion and kidnapping, but as ever might makes right.
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
You really don’t get to just indict a sitting head of state to provide justification for a military invasion and kidnapping, but as ever might makes right.
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Hi, American here. The US only topples other countries' leaders illegally when it's *very distressed* about how they have oil. 😕
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Hi, American here. The US only topples other countries' leaders illegally when it's *very distressed* about how they have oil. 😕
might as well, let the man live
January 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
might as well, let the man live
“Should the president be ignoring the advice of medical professionals” yes obviously are you daft
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
“Should the president be ignoring the advice of medical professionals” yes obviously are you daft
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World roundup: December 18 2025
World roundup: December 18 2025
Stories from Yemen, Cambodia, Kenya, and elsewhere
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December 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
World roundup: December 18 2025
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World roundup: December 17 2025
World roundup: December 17 2025
Stories from Turkey, China, Venezuela, and elsewhere
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December 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
World roundup: December 17 2025
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World roundup: December 16 2025
World roundup: December 16 2025
Stories from Myanmar, Somalia, Venezuela, and elsewhere
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December 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
World roundup: December 16 2025
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World roundup: December 15 2025
World roundup: December 15 2025
Stories from Afghanistan, Mozambique, Chile, and elsewhere
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December 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
World roundup: December 15 2025
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World roundup: December 13-14 2025
World roundup: December 13-14 2025
Stories from Syria, Thailand, Australia, and elsewhere
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December 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM
World roundup: December 13-14 2025
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What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
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World roundup: December 12 2025
World roundup: December 12 2025
Stories from Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Russia, and elsewhere
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December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
World roundup: December 12 2025
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World roundup: December 10 2025
World roundup: December 10 2025
Stories from Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peru, and elsewhere
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December 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
World roundup: December 10 2025
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World roundup: December 9 2025
World roundup: December 9 2025
Stories from Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and elsewhere
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December 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
World roundup: December 9 2025