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Ford CEO Farley balks at Senate hearing over unequal Tesla treatment

January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM

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Ford CEO Jim Farley is pushing back against testifying before a Senate committee due to an unequal invitation compared to Tesla's representative.

General Motors' CEO will attend only if all other invited CEOs are also present.
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The Ford CEO was among invitees including CEOs of General Motors and Stellantis, but not the CEO of Tesla.

www.freep.com

January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM

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Christopher Webb

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Insurance premiums doubled overnight for millions of Americans on January 1.

Over half of ACA marketplace enrollees say they’d go without insurance if premiums double. I’m one of them. We canceled our policy.

$3,000 a month isn’t health care. It’s a shakedown.
@democrats.senate.gov

January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM

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Trump-Proofing Your Life: A Survival Guide for Liberals
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Trump-Proofing Your Life: A Survival Guide for Liberals

Stay Strong, Secure, and Sane in 2026 and Beyond.

'Trump can be stopped': Yale professor explains how to halt 'weak' president in his tracks

January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM

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'Trump can be stopped': Yale professor explains how to halt 'weak' president in his tracks

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"Trump can be stopped," but it requires one key fact to be recognized and used against him, according to a historian Sunday.Renowned Yale Prof. Timothy Snyder, who previously said Putin wanted Trump t...

'Grow a spine!' Calls for Trump to be impeached grow following Maduro's arrest

January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM

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'Grow a spine!' Calls for Trump to be impeached grow following Maduro's arrest

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Calls for President Donald Trump to be impeached following the administration's arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife grew louder on Sunday.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were...

‘One dance too many’: Insiders say Maduro’s ‘public dancing’ was final straw for Trump

January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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‘One dance too many’: Insiders say Maduro’s ‘public dancing’ was final straw for Trump

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President Donald Trump authorized the unprecedented attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicholas Maduro Friday night after having escalated military threats against the South American nati...

'Thanks for admitting it': JD Vance's attempt to explain WH claim labeled a 'confession'

January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM

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'Thanks for admitting it': JD Vance's attempt to explain WH claim labeled a 'confession'

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Critics pounced on JD Vance on Sunday after the vice president scrambled to answer a common question about the Trump administration's motives for attacking Venezuela.Vance over the weekend took to X t...

'Not the way most think': GOP pollster shows surprising way Venezuela move may hurt Trump

January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM

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Mrs. Betty Bowers

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"America is an oil company with an army."

—George Carlin

January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM

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'Not the way most think': GOP pollster shows surprising way Venezuela move may hurt Trump

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Donald Trump's actions in capturing the leader of Venezuela and his wife will affect voters among a key demographic, but not necessarily in the way most would expect, a GOP strategist said this weeken...

'Let me ask the question again': Marco Rubio stumbles when pressed on Venezuela takeover

January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM

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'Let me ask the question again': Marco Rubio stumbles when pressed on Venezuela takeover

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio was pressed Sunday by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos after dodging a question about the Trump administration’s authority to control a foreign nation following its hosti...

here’s what it looks like when a mob boss takes over your country

January 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM

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here’s what it looks like when a mob boss takes over your country
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‘fuck you, pay me.’

Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks

January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks newrepublic.com/article/2048... via @newrepublic.com

As Representative Greene harshly criticizes Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, prominent advocate Norm Eisen explains how this illegal war unmasks MAGA’s true intentions—and details what should happen in ...

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January 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM

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Trump’s own words make his war aims in Venezuela clear

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Trump’s own words make his war aims in Venezuela clear

US President Donald Trump left no doubt on Saturday that a—or perhaps the—primary driver of his decision to illegally attack Venezuela, abduct its president, and pledge to indefinitely run its governm...

Trump decision to ignore Congress proves War Powers Act 'outright work of fiction': analysis

January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM

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Trump decision to ignore Congress proves War Powers Act 'outright work of fiction': analysis

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President Donald Trump is using a legally questionable justification for the invasion of Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro, constitutional law experts and lawmakers have complained. The Guardian...

Greenland on edge after threat from Trump official’s wife

January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM

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Greenland on edge after threat from Trump official’s wife

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Danish leaders are on edge after President Donald Trump invaded Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro. A top Trump insider posted on X that Greenland might be next.Mere hours after Trump's attack on Ven...

Trump threatens new Venezuelan leader will 'pay a very big price'

January 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸

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Chaos was the point

And cruelty

January 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM

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Owen Jones

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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.

The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM

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Trump threatens interim Venezuelan leader will 'pay a very big price'

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President Donald Trump announced before the press on Saturday morning that the U.S. government had conducted a military action in Venezuela and captured former President Nicolás Maduro, who had alread...

The Petty And Childish Reason Trump Won't Allow Machado To Lead Venezuela

January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM

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The Petty And Childish Reason Trump Won't Allow Machado To Lead Venezuela
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María Corina Machado reportedly has zero chance of becoming president of Venezuela because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize that Trump thinks should be his.

The Greenland Fiasco is Deeply Embarrassing

January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM

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The Greenland Fiasco is Deeply Embarrassing
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So very embarrassing.

The Fog Machine Is Failing

January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM

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Angry

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This shouldn’t surprise anyone. He also decided to raid Venezuela because Maduro was dancing on TV.

He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.

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Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”

January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM

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The Fog Machine Is Failing
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Sealed Epstein files, vanished healthcare, imperial theatrics, and why polite protest is no longer enough