Luke Russell
@lukerussell.bsky.social
Freelance artist: Illustration, Print Media & oil painting. Sweatshop worker. Union supporter.
SciFi/Horror nerd. Political junkie & history buff.
http://lukerussell.myportfolio.com
SciFi/Horror nerd. Political junkie & history buff.
http://lukerussell.myportfolio.com
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Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein talks with The News & Observer about the budget fight, taxes, Medicaid funding and balance of power.
Gov. Josh Stein’s ‘mediation’ pitch to solve NC’s 2026 budget, taxes battle
Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein talks with The News & Observer about the budget fight, taxes, Medicaid funding and balance of power.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein talks with The News & Observer about the budget fight, taxes, Medicaid funding and balance of power.
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Donald Trump wants you to forget that January 6 happened—but for one police officer who protected the Capitol, and another man who attacked it and was pardoned, there’s no forgetting, Jamie Thompson reports: theatln.tc/o2OQTnKk
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Donald Trump wants you to forget that January 6 happened—but for one police officer who protected the Capitol, and another man who attacked it and was pardoned, there’s no forgetting, Jamie Thompson reports: theatln.tc/o2OQTnKk
Everything this administration does starts as a troll just to test how much pushback they get. Then they go all in.
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Everything this administration does starts as a troll just to test how much pushback they get. Then they go all in.
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I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
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Third Amendment scholars emerging from their offices
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Third Amendment scholars emerging from their offices
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Yes, you can be anti-Maduro AND critical of what Trump’s done—especially since he’s now leaving that regime in place without Maduro. And Trump’s threatening to take his vanity bully project to other countries. This will not end well. It’s not even going well now.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
Bill Kristol: A Stupid and Insane Foreign Intervention
Toppling the leader of Venezuela looks to be about greed and Trump's vanity.
www.thebulwark.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Yes, you can be anti-Maduro AND critical of what Trump’s done—especially since he’s now leaving that regime in place without Maduro. And Trump’s threatening to take his vanity bully project to other countries. This will not end well. It’s not even going well now.
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...
These guys keep speaking informally about an ideological hemisphere like they've never looked at a godforsaken map.
Scotland, Wales, Liberia, Portugal, you're all next!!! 🙄
Scotland, Wales, Liberia, Portugal, you're all next!!! 🙄
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
These guys keep speaking informally about an ideological hemisphere like they've never looked at a godforsaken map.
Scotland, Wales, Liberia, Portugal, you're all next!!! 🙄
Scotland, Wales, Liberia, Portugal, you're all next!!! 🙄
By the end of the week, Trump will be screaming about Castro stealing our sugar plantations.
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
By the end of the week, Trump will be screaming about Castro stealing our sugar plantations.
Things are going just great.
Venezuela detains journalists and seizes communication devices after Maduro’s removal
Venezuela detains journalists and seizes communication devices after Maduro’s removal
Thirteen of those detained were released according to the country’s National Union of Press Workers
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Things are going just great.
Schumer posts are my least favorite AI slop.
Democrats are focused on lowering costs for Americans, while Donald Trump and Republicans are spending all of their time on foreign wars, on ballrooms, and on private jets.
How is this America first?
How is this America first?
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Schumer posts are my least favorite AI slop.
That is not how any of this works!
Speaker Johnson: "We are not at war. We do not have U.S. armed forces in Venezuela, and we are not occupying that country...The president has the authority, as all presidents do, to deploy military forces to address threats to the U.S. and to enforce U.S. law. That is what happened here."
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
That is not how any of this works!
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I appreciate Stephen Miller going on TV and giving unhinged rants that offer absolutely no justification for occupying Venezuela or taking any other country other than, "We should have it & we want it." Let what little mask remains slip off of this deranged, fascist, Veruca Salt-ass administration.
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I appreciate Stephen Miller going on TV and giving unhinged rants that offer absolutely no justification for occupying Venezuela or taking any other country other than, "We should have it & we want it." Let what little mask remains slip off of this deranged, fascist, Veruca Salt-ass administration.
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Kelly Says He’ll Fight Hegseth Retribution As Show Of Force For Free Speech talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Kelly Says He’ll Fight Hegseth Retribution As Show Of Force For Free Speech
Thank you for your patience over the last few weeks while I,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Kelly Says He’ll Fight Hegseth Retribution As Show Of Force For Free Speech talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
If nobody would fight us then it must not be important, and if it's not important, why do we need it?
It's just a really stupid argument.
It's just a really stupid argument.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
If nobody would fight us then it must not be important, and if it's not important, why do we need it?
It's just a really stupid argument.
It's just a really stupid argument.
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Stephen Miller: "What the president said is true. The United States of America is running Venezuela ... by definition we are in charge because we have the US military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions ... for them to do commerce, they need our permission."
January 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Stephen Miller: "What the president said is true. The United States of America is running Venezuela ... by definition we are in charge because we have the US military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions ... for them to do commerce, they need our permission."
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"By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?"
The implied answer is obviously "by force" and if we're going to pick a fight with the entire world, that will eventually mean testing our military strength against literally everyone.
The implied answer is obviously "by force" and if we're going to pick a fight with the entire world, that will eventually mean testing our military strength against literally everyone.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?"
The implied answer is obviously "by force" and if we're going to pick a fight with the entire world, that will eventually mean testing our military strength against literally everyone.
The implied answer is obviously "by force" and if we're going to pick a fight with the entire world, that will eventually mean testing our military strength against literally everyone.
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Candidates running to replace Sen. Thom Tillis react to the Trump administration’s capture of Nicolás Maduro.
North Carolina’s Senate candidates react to capture of Venezuelan leader
Candidates running to replace Sen. Thom Tillis react to the Trump administration’s capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Candidates running to replace Sen. Thom Tillis react to the Trump administration’s capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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Tillis on Trump running Venezuela tells me "I think what the President was trying to communicate is hopefully facilitating a peaceful transition of power. We'll have to wait and see. I don't know how you do that without boots on the ground. And I don't support boots on the ground." #NCPol
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Tillis on Trump running Venezuela tells me "I think what the President was trying to communicate is hopefully facilitating a peaceful transition of power. We'll have to wait and see. I don't know how you do that without boots on the ground. And I don't support boots on the ground." #NCPol
:: gasps :: you mean... Putin lied?
President Trump on Sunday told reporters that U.S. officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week, disputing Kremlin claims that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern. https://to.pbs.org/49hjtq1
Trump rejects Russian claim that Ukraine targeted Putin's residence in drone strike
The allegation came just a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had traveled to Florida for talks with Trump. Trump initially appeared to take the Russian allegations seriously and said h...
www.pbs.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
:: gasps :: you mean... Putin lied?
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MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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“There is an active effort to politicise the armed forces,” Senior VoteVets Advisor Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret) said. “Once you infect the body, the cure may be very difficult and painful for presidents downstream.”
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
“There is an active effort to politicise the armed forces,” Senior VoteVets Advisor Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret) said. “Once you infect the body, the cure may be very difficult and painful for presidents downstream.”
Why would anyone assume it has actually pork rib meat? You think that's chicken in the McNuggets?
Class-action lawsuit claims McDonald’s McRib doesn’t actually contain rib meat
A lawsuit claims the McDonald's McRib does not actually contain rib meat.
www.live5news.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Why would anyone assume it has actually pork rib meat? You think that's chicken in the McNuggets?
Rosebud.
(Just to screw with people)
(Just to screw with people)
January 5, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Rosebud.
(Just to screw with people)
(Just to screw with people)
Isaac Asimov never forsaw the necessity for a Fourth Law of Robotics: Don't Make Kiddy Porn.
Over on the hellsite, the right-wing influencer who had a child with Musk is posting repeatedly to get AI-generated CSAM of herself taken down. Utter madness that this is not a bigger story. Musk's product is generating massive amounts of CSAM and AI generated nudes of women against their consent.
Really past the point of negligence now
January 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Isaac Asimov never forsaw the necessity for a Fourth Law of Robotics: Don't Make Kiddy Porn.