JimCook@JimCook.bsky.social
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Retired officer, USAF; retired support contractor @ DOD; now just busily retired! Liberal Democrat. News junkie. Refugee from Post News.
Current and former U.S. officials told the reporter that the next phase of Trump’s operation in Venezuela is full of risks and the potential for blunders.
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January 3, 2026
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Current and former U.S. officials told the reporter that the next phase of Trump’s operation in Venezuela is full of risks and the potential for blunders.
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Make it make sense
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Make it make sense
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Trump didn’t attack Venezuela because it produces fentanyl. It doesn’t.He didn’t attack Venezuela because President Nicolás Maduro controls the Tren de Aragua gang. He doesn’t.He didn’t attack Venezuela because Maduro is the head of the Cartel de los Soles.It doesn’t even exist
It’s the oil, stupid
It’s the oil, stupid
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Trump didn’t attack Venezuela because it produces fentanyl. It doesn’t.He didn’t attack Venezuela because President Nicolás Maduro controls the Tren de Aragua gang. He doesn’t.He didn’t attack Venezuela because Maduro is the head of the Cartel de los Soles.It doesn’t even exist
It’s the oil, stupid
It’s the oil, stupid
The satellite signal was subtle but persistent. A decade of observations suggested that part of the Livingston Dam — a 2.5-mile-long earth and concrete structure about 70 miles north of Houston — was sinking by roughly 8 millimeters per year.
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Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking. More could be at risk.
Researchers detected subtle shifts in the height of all 41 structures they studied in 13 states and Puerto Rico.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The satellite signal was subtle but persistent. A decade of observations suggested that part of the Livingston Dam — a 2.5-mile-long earth and concrete structure about 70 miles north of Houston — was sinking by roughly 8 millimeters per year.
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In fact, data shows that U.S.-born workers are doing moderately worse under Trump than they were under President Joe Biden because the labor market has weakened — partly due to a sharp slowdown in immigration...
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Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born. The data doesn’t show it.
The idea that employment is surging for U.S.-born workers is routinely trumpeted by Trump officials. But economists say otherwise.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
In fact, data shows that U.S.-born workers are doing moderately worse under Trump than they were under President Joe Biden because the labor market has weakened — partly due to a sharp slowdown in immigration...
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🇳🇴 Norway came close to its objective of selling only zero-emission cars in 2025, with electric vehicles accounting for 95.9 percent of new registrations.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🇳🇴 Norway came close to its objective of selling only zero-emission cars in 2025, with electric vehicles accounting for 95.9 percent of new registrations.
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What a longevity expert eats in a day
Cardiologist Eric Topol has studied “super agers” for years. This is exactly what he eats — and avoids.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Largely, I'm already following the doctor's advice. Gift article:
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