@kaypeapod.bsky.social
I read, comment, repost, like all sides - as long as writers are experts or can process data from those experts
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$59 million. That’s how much President Trump’s evil “Operation Midway Blitz” has cost the federal government so far.
This operation has made our community less safe, at a huge cost to Americans.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
This operation has made our community less safe, at a huge cost to Americans.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
$59 million. That’s how much President Trump’s evil “Operation Midway Blitz” has cost the federal government so far.
This operation has made our community less safe, at a huge cost to Americans.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
This operation has made our community less safe, at a huge cost to Americans.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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Trump megadonor Paul Singer bought Citgo, the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company, at a rock-bottom price last month. Now, the hedge fund "vulture" is expected to make a killing from Trump's regime change war.
Meet Paul Singer, the Billionaire Trump Megadonor Set to Make a Killing on Venezuela Oil
"Paul Singer's shady purchase of Citgo has everything to do with this coup."
www.commondreams.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Trump megadonor Paul Singer bought Citgo, the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company, at a rock-bottom price last month. Now, the hedge fund "vulture" is expected to make a killing from Trump's regime change war.
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"The stock story was the US managed a successful decapitation of the Iraqi state but made little plans for how to stabilize it afterward. We have a vaguely parallel situation in Venezuela, only the US hasn’t even overthrown the regime. It’s difficult to overstate how absurd this state of affairs is"
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd
On Saturday, a friend and I were comparing notes on the events...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"The stock story was the US managed a successful decapitation of the Iraqi state but made little plans for how to stabilize it afterward. We have a vaguely parallel situation in Venezuela, only the US hasn’t even overthrown the regime. It’s difficult to overstate how absurd this state of affairs is"
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Proud to earn the endorsement of @jasonkander.bsky.social
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Proud to earn the endorsement of @jasonkander.bsky.social
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
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NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
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Trump's promise that Venezuelan oil will fund U.S. intervention in the country is an "outright lie," says Venezuelan American scholar Miguel Tinker Salas. "That failed in Iraq and it will fail in Venezuela."
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Trump's promise that Venezuelan oil will fund U.S. intervention in the country is an "outright lie," says Venezuelan American scholar Miguel Tinker Salas. "That failed in Iraq and it will fail in Venezuela."
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From Hopium:
- The ridiculous Donroe Doctrine makes America less prosperous, less safe, and less free - we need to fight it
- Trump has apparently declared himself Emperor of the Americas
- VZ emigre: "We are not free. We just changed the regime's leader" 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-ridicu...
- The ridiculous Donroe Doctrine makes America less prosperous, less safe, and less free - we need to fight it
- Trump has apparently declared himself Emperor of the Americas
- VZ emigre: "We are not free. We just changed the regime's leader" 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-ridicu...
The Ridiculous Donroe Doctrine, Trump Imagines Himself Emperor Of The Americas, January Is Going To Be A Very Consequential Month
Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of Trump's attack on the Capitol and the insurrection he launched against the United States of America
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
From Hopium:
- The ridiculous Donroe Doctrine makes America less prosperous, less safe, and less free - we need to fight it
- Trump has apparently declared himself Emperor of the Americas
- VZ emigre: "We are not free. We just changed the regime's leader" 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-ridicu...
- The ridiculous Donroe Doctrine makes America less prosperous, less safe, and less free - we need to fight it
- Trump has apparently declared himself Emperor of the Americas
- VZ emigre: "We are not free. We just changed the regime's leader" 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-ridicu...
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Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/venez...
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd
On Saturday, a friend and I were comparing notes on the events...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/venez...
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is suspending $10 billion intended for child care and poor families in five blue states.
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states
The White House is pointing to reports of social services fraud in Minnesota to threaten funding for child care around the country.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suspending $10 billion intended for child care and poor families in five blue states.
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
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Jack Smith told lawmakers Trump was 'the most culpable' in election interference case, deposition transcript shows www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Jack Smith told lawmakers Trump was 'the most culpable' in election interference case, deposition transcript shows
The former special counsel who brought charges against Trump during the Biden administration had wanted to testify in public, but Republicans refused his request.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Jack Smith told lawmakers Trump was 'the most culpable' in election interference case, deposition transcript shows www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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remarkable amount of talk abt how Trump is going to administer Venezuela when he pretty clearly hasn't overthrown the current govt yet
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/venez...
Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd
On Saturday, a friend and I were comparing notes on the events...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
remarkable amount of talk abt how Trump is going to administer Venezuela when he pretty clearly hasn't overthrown the current govt yet
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If these CBP/ICE goons thought Chicago was cold...
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
Greg Bovino is headed to Minneapolis for a 30 day surge.
2,000 federal agents deploying to Minneapolis in immigration crackdown, fraud probe
The Trump administration has begun a massive deployment of hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents to the Twin Cities area, officials tells CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
If these CBP/ICE goons thought Chicago was cold...
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
Minnesota protesters have the gear and the guts to face them down.
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Harvard has removed a resident dean -- a Black lecturer in psychology -- for writing posts critical of Trump and law enforcement
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Dunster House Resident Dean Gregory Davis Removed After Resurfaced Social Media Posts | News | The Harvard Crimson
Gregory K. Davis was removed from his post as Dunster House resident dean effective immediately, according to a message circulated to House affiliates Monday morning.
www.thecrimson.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Harvard has removed a resident dean -- a Black lecturer in psychology -- for writing posts critical of Trump and law enforcement
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
After Venezuela operation, Trump haunted by his pardon for Honduran drug trafficker
Two Latin American strongmen were charged with drug trafficking. One was captured as part of a military raid, the other is free thanks to a Trump pardon.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Hernández boasted that he would 'stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses' while trafficking more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US.
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"Trump freed him, saying, 'If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail'..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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It's one of the WORST flu seasons on record, and what is our HHS Secretary doing?
GUTTING access to the flu vaccine.
How many children will have to die before RFK Jr. is fired? He is a danger to our children, our schools, and our nation. He must go.
GUTTING access to the flu vaccine.
How many children will have to die before RFK Jr. is fired? He is a danger to our children, our schools, and our nation. He must go.
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It's one of the WORST flu seasons on record, and what is our HHS Secretary doing?
GUTTING access to the flu vaccine.
How many children will have to die before RFK Jr. is fired? He is a danger to our children, our schools, and our nation. He must go.
GUTTING access to the flu vaccine.
How many children will have to die before RFK Jr. is fired? He is a danger to our children, our schools, and our nation. He must go.
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This unmasks what MAGA really means by "anti-interventionist." It's all about hatred of international laws that limit the US from exercising its will to ultranationalist dominance. He says straight out that "shithole countries" don't have a right to their own resources so we can rightfully take them
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This unmasks what MAGA really means by "anti-interventionist." It's all about hatred of international laws that limit the US from exercising its will to ultranationalist dominance. He says straight out that "shithole countries" don't have a right to their own resources so we can rightfully take them
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Just a reminder that the Confederacy had big plans to expand into Central and South America. Some of its traitors fled to Cuba and elsewhere after losing. White supremacy has always been transnational
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Just a reminder that the Confederacy had big plans to expand into Central and South America. Some of its traitors fled to Cuba and elsewhere after losing. White supremacy has always been transnational
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MAGA figures not doing much to discredit the notion that their movement is a fundamentally fascist one -->
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
MAGA figures not doing much to discredit the notion that their movement is a fundamentally fascist one -->
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"America First" was misinterpreted as isolationism.
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"America First" was misinterpreted as isolationism.
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How does this work?
The American people's taxes fund the Pentagon, which just illegally seized a foreign head of state.
Having used the people's tax dollars to seize the world's biggest known oil reserves, Trump will give control of that oil to his buddies & campaign donors in the oil industry.
The American people's taxes fund the Pentagon, which just illegally seized a foreign head of state.
Having used the people's tax dollars to seize the world's biggest known oil reserves, Trump will give control of that oil to his buddies & campaign donors in the oil industry.
Now that Trump is trying to hand Venezuela to US oil companies, that incentivizes execs to give big donations to his PAC and WH ballroom in a "vicious circle" of corruption, @normeisen.bsky.social says. MTG gets how this betrays MAGA.
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks
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 ...
newrepublic.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
How does this work?
The American people's taxes fund the Pentagon, which just illegally seized a foreign head of state.
Having used the people's tax dollars to seize the world's biggest known oil reserves, Trump will give control of that oil to his buddies & campaign donors in the oil industry.
The American people's taxes fund the Pentagon, which just illegally seized a foreign head of state.
Having used the people's tax dollars to seize the world's biggest known oil reserves, Trump will give control of that oil to his buddies & campaign donors in the oil industry.
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Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
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Neo-fascist movement turns to aggressive war based on half-baked notions of racial superiority for profit and plunder. If only there were some precedent in history we could learn from here...
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Neo-fascist movement turns to aggressive war based on half-baked notions of racial superiority for profit and plunder. If only there were some precedent in history we could learn from here...
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
It's important to recognize this for what it is and to call it out.
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Great @mjtoma.bsky.social debunking of the myth of "antiwar" Trump. What he really opposes is "the idea that America’s military might needs to be tethered to some positive-sum goal that positions the US as a force that fosters global security and Western democracy."
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Donald Trump Isn’t Antiwar. He’s Anti-West.
Learn the Difference.
Venezuela proves that the “peace candidate” is just fine with war. As long as it’s fought only for power, plunder, and conquest.
newrepublic.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Great @mjtoma.bsky.social debunking of the myth of "antiwar" Trump. What he really opposes is "the idea that America’s military might needs to be tethered to some positive-sum goal that positions the US as a force that fosters global security and Western democracy."
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
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Now that Trump is trying to hand Venezuela to US oil companies, that incentivizes execs to give big donations to his PAC and WH ballroom in a "vicious circle" of corruption, @normeisen.bsky.social says. MTG gets how this betrays MAGA.
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks
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 ...
newrepublic.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Now that Trump is trying to hand Venezuela to US oil companies, that incentivizes execs to give big donations to his PAC and WH ballroom in a "vicious circle" of corruption, @normeisen.bsky.social says. MTG gets how this betrays MAGA.
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...
On the pod Norm lays it all out:
newrepublic.com/article/2048...