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Moulton: "The parallels with Iraq are unmistakeable. Bush said there was WMD in Iraq. Turns out that was a lie. Trump just made up fentanyl being WMD, which doesn't even come from Venezuela, just to justify this war. We said this wasn't about regime change, but it is."
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Moulton: "The parallels with Iraq are unmistakeable. Bush said there was WMD in Iraq. Turns out that was a lie. Trump just made up fentanyl being WMD, which doesn't even come from Venezuela, just to justify this war. We said this wasn't about regime change, but it is."
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This is from 4 days ago and more relevant now as Trump has bombed a country and kidnapped the leader. There is NO legal justification. US was not facing an imminent threat. If any other nation did what Trump did, that nation would be sanctioned. Other nations should sanction Trump and his regime.
Wanted to share a clip from my Substack live on how Trump is making the US into a rogue nation by using our military to kill people based on lies and a "secret legal memo." The Trump regime should rightfully be sanctioned by the UN for these International crimes--but we know it won't be.
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This is from 4 days ago and more relevant now as Trump has bombed a country and kidnapped the leader. There is NO legal justification. US was not facing an imminent threat. If any other nation did what Trump did, that nation would be sanctioned. Other nations should sanction Trump and his regime.
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“Whether the outcome is ultimately good for Venezuelans, as I hope, or bad, Trump has betrayed Americans,” Conor Friedersdorf argues. “He could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother.”
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
The president has violated the Constitution and is showing contempt for the will of the public.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Whether the outcome is ultimately good for Venezuelans, as I hope, or bad, Trump has betrayed Americans,” Conor Friedersdorf argues. “He could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother.”
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🚨Trump has violated the Constitution by invading Venezuela & capturing its leader.
This is an illegal & hostile #ActOfWar which only Congress can declare
He is officially a dictator & war criminal in national & international legal terms
Everyone involved must be prosecuted
#RemoveTrumpNow
This is an illegal & hostile #ActOfWar which only Congress can declare
He is officially a dictator & war criminal in national & international legal terms
Everyone involved must be prosecuted
#RemoveTrumpNow
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
🚨Trump has violated the Constitution by invading Venezuela & capturing its leader.
This is an illegal & hostile #ActOfWar which only Congress can declare
He is officially a dictator & war criminal in national & international legal terms
Everyone involved must be prosecuted
#RemoveTrumpNow
This is an illegal & hostile #ActOfWar which only Congress can declare
He is officially a dictator & war criminal in national & international legal terms
Everyone involved must be prosecuted
#RemoveTrumpNow
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Every single word of this.👇
The United States has no authority, legal or moral, to go to war with Venezuela. Trump is using our military to invade and attack another country under false pretenses. Does anyone remember what happened the last time the U.S. government did that?
January 3, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Every single word of this.👇
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The U.S. will very likely lose its measles-elimination status, and Americans will have to confront how difficult this virus can be to control, Katherine J. Wu reports: theatln.tc/bZcb1Wmr
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The U.S. will very likely lose its measles-elimination status, and Americans will have to confront how difficult this virus can be to control, Katherine J. Wu reports: theatln.tc/bZcb1Wmr
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The Jan 6 rioters took up a "kill Mike Pence!" chant. And that, apparently, was by design, not by coincidence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump accused of causing, exploiting Jan 6 riot: Key points in Jack Smith testimony
In blockbuster testimony, the former special counsel batted down allegations of political partisanship, spoke of Trump retaliation threats, and explained why investigators sought phone records from me...
www.independent.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The Jan 6 rioters took up a "kill Mike Pence!" chant. And that, apparently, was by design, not by coincidence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Find me the conservative parents with kids in daycare who would be okay with a group of anonymous men, some masked, some with cameras, being allowed without their permission into their kid’s daycare in the middle of the day to *film their kids*.
Find me one.
Find me one.
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Find me the conservative parents with kids in daycare who would be okay with a group of anonymous men, some masked, some with cameras, being allowed without their permission into their kid’s daycare in the middle of the day to *film their kids*.
Find me one.
Find me one.
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Despite all the Anti-Muslim hate spewed by the right during the campaign, Zohran still made it clear he will fight for ALL New Yorkers "I promise you this. If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn alongside you..."
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Despite all the Anti-Muslim hate spewed by the right during the campaign, Zohran still made it clear he will fight for ALL New Yorkers "I promise you this. If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you, celebrate with you, mourn alongside you..."
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The names of the Department of Defense and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are a function of US law, not Trumpian decree. Why is this so hard to grasp for so many people working in US media?
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/its-all-a-...
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/its-all-a-...
It's all a farce
There is no Department of War.
steveschmidt.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The names of the Department of Defense and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are a function of US law, not Trumpian decree. Why is this so hard to grasp for so many people working in US media?
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/its-all-a-...
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/its-all-a-...
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There seem to be a lot of people under the impression that if Trump is impeached and removed for treason, that the VP and his whole cabinet go with him. That’s not correct. You have to impeach and remove one at a time. Art II Section 4 simply lists all the offices eligible for impeachment.
January 2, 2026 at 7:19 AM
There seem to be a lot of people under the impression that if Trump is impeached and removed for treason, that the VP and his whole cabinet go with him. That’s not correct. You have to impeach and remove one at a time. Art II Section 4 simply lists all the offices eligible for impeachment.
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All dictators are pathologically identical.
The Arc de Triomphe was designed in 1806, and France was defeated less than a decade later. And again in 1870. And in 1940. As for the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum, that empire's long gone. Maybe building a triumphal arch isn't a sign of national health?
politi.co/3LrW9fT
politi.co/3LrW9fT
Trump says construction of the ‘Triumphal Arch’ to begin in ‘2 months’
The monument would be a centerpiece of the White House’s plans for America’s 250th birthday.
politi.co
January 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
All dictators are pathologically identical.
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Masked agents dragged a teacher from her classroom. They pepper-sprayed a toddler. They shot a father of two, for the crime of trying to go to work.
This is Trump’s America—and we need your help to keep exposing it.
trib.al/PPcIE3e
This is Trump’s America—and we need your help to keep exposing it.
trib.al/PPcIE3e
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
trib.al
January 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Masked agents dragged a teacher from her classroom. They pepper-sprayed a toddler. They shot a father of two, for the crime of trying to go to work.
This is Trump’s America—and we need your help to keep exposing it.
trib.al/PPcIE3e
This is Trump’s America—and we need your help to keep exposing it.
trib.al/PPcIE3e
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In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…
January 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In case you thought they just meant undocumented immigrants…
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Happy New Year.
THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.
THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.
a man with a beard and a black shirt is sitting in a dark room and says `` not amused '' .
ALT: a man with a beard and a black shirt is sitting in a dark room and says `` not amused '' .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Happy New Year.
THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.
THERE. I said it & I really mean it, even though the odds are it will be every bit as challenging & frustrating as the last one.
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Something we can never forget. He inspired attacks on police officers, attacks on the Capitol. Then he pardoned the violent criminals.
Everyone who voted for him in ‘24 voted for more violence by excusing this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Everyone who voted for him in ‘24 voted for more violence by excusing this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Something we can never forget. He inspired attacks on police officers, attacks on the Capitol. Then he pardoned the violent criminals.
Everyone who voted for him in ‘24 voted for more violence by excusing this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
Everyone who voted for him in ‘24 voted for more violence by excusing this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
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Epstein's treatments from Mar-a-Lago employees came to a halt in 2003, after an 18-year-old beautician returned from a house call to Epstein and reported to managers that he had pressured her for sex.
The incident wasn't reported to Palm Beach police, according to former employees and police.
The incident wasn't reported to Palm Beach police, according to former employees and police.
Epstein wasn't just a frequent visitor to Trump's Mar-a-Lago in the 1990s and 2000s. The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein's mansion, according to former employees.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein.
The house calls went on for years, even as spa employees warned each other about Epstein.
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Epstein's treatments from Mar-a-Lago employees came to a halt in 2003, after an 18-year-old beautician returned from a house call to Epstein and reported to managers that he had pressured her for sex.
The incident wasn't reported to Palm Beach police, according to former employees and police.
The incident wasn't reported to Palm Beach police, according to former employees and police.
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Several historic crimes, actually
Smith “forcefully rebutted claims that his work was tainted by politics and delivered a granular defense of his office’s tactics and prosecution strategy — all while repeatedly restating his view that Trump was guilty of a historic crime.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
7 takeaways from Jack Smith’s congressional testimony
The New Year’s Eve transcript release buries details from the former special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump.
www.politico.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Several historic crimes, actually
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Mark Cuban: Dems are “not offering any solutions and they’re certainly not saying ‘Break up the big insurance companies, break up the big hospital networks.’ At least if they said that, it would show that they understood what the hell was going on.”
Mark Cuban Tells Us How He Can Fix America’s Shitty Health Care
The entrepreneur wants to do what many in his position have tried and failed to accomplish.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Mark Cuban: Dems are “not offering any solutions and they’re certainly not saying ‘Break up the big insurance companies, break up the big hospital networks.’ At least if they said that, it would show that they understood what the hell was going on.”
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“Trump’s staff have also counseled him to try to keep his eyes open during public events,”
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“Trump’s staff have also counseled him to try to keep his eyes open during public events,”
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Smith: We had also interviewed Boris Epshteyn… He corroborated that they were, in fact, trying to call senators. He dissembled and tried to imply that the president hadn’t directed him to do it, even though there was a text message saying specifically that they had.
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Smith: We had also interviewed Boris Epshteyn… He corroborated that they were, in fact, trying to call senators. He dissembled and tried to imply that the president hadn’t directed him to do it, even though there was a text message saying specifically that they had.
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Smith: There was an exchange between the two where Epshteyn asked Bannon if he was in touch with him. The answer was affirmative, and it was something to the effect of, “He’s still on fire.”
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Smith: There was an exchange between the two where Epshteyn asked Bannon if he was in touch with him. The answer was affirmative, and it was something to the effect of, “He’s still on fire.”
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.