Brian Pierce MD
@mainedpcdoc.medsky.social
he/him, independent family physician in Midcoast Maine, lucky husband, empty nest dad, Direct Primary Care (DPC) small business owner, learning POCUS, USCG and USAF veteran, former Republican, like Mastodon but this place is busier
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This insanity has to stop.
EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with Michael Scherer, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, with a fate worse than Maduro’s; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland.
Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This insanity has to stop.
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It's kind of insane how the administration and its compliant media sold the casual news consumer the notion that regime change had happened in Caracas, and that the US was going to run the country. And we know this is very much not the case. This is called propaganda.
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It's kind of insane how the administration and its compliant media sold the casual news consumer the notion that regime change had happened in Caracas, and that the US was going to run the country. And we know this is very much not the case. This is called propaganda.
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"Five years ago, almost to the day, Trump launched an assault on our Capitol...Maduro’s regime isn’t the first government Trump has tried to topple in our hemisphere. It’s the second."
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"Five years ago, almost to the day, Trump launched an assault on our Capitol...Maduro’s regime isn’t the first government Trump has tried to topple in our hemisphere. It’s the second."
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"Trump claimed Maduro’s putative re-election 'wasn’t a hell of a lot worse than what they [the Democrats] did to us in 2020.' Was Trump implying that American elections deserved no more respect than Venezuelan elections? If so, was he proposing...to use force?"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Which Countries Will Trump Invade Next? He’s Given Us a Guide.
The reasons he listed for toppling Venezuela’s Maduro apply just as well to many other governments.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
"Trump claimed Maduro’s putative re-election 'wasn’t a hell of a lot worse than what they [the Democrats] did to us in 2020.' Was Trump implying that American elections deserved no more respect than Venezuelan elections? If so, was he proposing...to use force?"
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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We can’t afford a Democratic Party that’s divided between fighters and folders.
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
indivisible2026.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
We can’t afford a Democratic Party that’s divided between fighters and folders.
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Face the Nation devotes a minute of today's show to a propaganda statement from Pete Hegseth, then cuts to commercial
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Face the Nation devotes a minute of today's show to a propaganda statement from Pete Hegseth, then cuts to commercial
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Pretty good questions frm Brennan. She should also have pointed out that he wasn’t answering them. www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-r...
Transcript: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 4, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 4, 2026.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Pretty good questions frm Brennan. She should also have pointed out that he wasn’t answering them. www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-r...
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So far the media has sanewashed the incompetence and incoherence, but they can’t do that forever.
The ethical and legal damage will be with us forever but it’s the raging incompetence that will strike first, within the next few days.
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
So far the media has sanewashed the incompetence and incoherence, but they can’t do that forever.
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See also: presswatchers.org/2025/04/the-...
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
See also: presswatchers.org/2025/04/the-...
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The blatant illegality and the incoherence around what’s next should be the focus of the coverage. Anything else is credulous, enabling stenography.
Trump must be very happy with the elite media coverage, which has by and large been breathless. For shame.
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The blatant illegality and the incoherence around what’s next should be the focus of the coverage. Anything else is credulous, enabling stenography.
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NEW: Source familiar with the Epstein files release tells me that Congress has yet to receive the Justice Department’s explanation for the Epstein files redactions.
This is another violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
This is another violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
NEW: Source familiar with the Epstein files release tells me that Congress has yet to receive the Justice Department’s explanation for the Epstein files redactions.
This is another violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
This is another violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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The French word ‘huit’ (8) stems from Latin ‘octō’, so why does it have an h?
Its h was added at a time when u and v were still variants of the same letter: ‘uit’ (8) could be read as ‘vit’ (lives).
The h of Spanish ‘huevo’ (egg), from ‘ovum’, has the same origin.
Zoom in to learn all about it:
Its h was added at a time when u and v were still variants of the same letter: ‘uit’ (8) could be read as ‘vit’ (lives).
The h of Spanish ‘huevo’ (egg), from ‘ovum’, has the same origin.
Zoom in to learn all about it:
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The French word ‘huit’ (8) stems from Latin ‘octō’, so why does it have an h?
Its h was added at a time when u and v were still variants of the same letter: ‘uit’ (8) could be read as ‘vit’ (lives).
The h of Spanish ‘huevo’ (egg), from ‘ovum’, has the same origin.
Zoom in to learn all about it:
Its h was added at a time when u and v were still variants of the same letter: ‘uit’ (8) could be read as ‘vit’ (lives).
The h of Spanish ‘huevo’ (egg), from ‘ovum’, has the same origin.
Zoom in to learn all about it:
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
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January 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
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The Confederacy is ruling America.
Trump: The Anti-Lincoln
On emergency power, constitutional preservation, and the regime crisis now unfolding
www.notesfromthecircus.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The Confederacy is ruling America.
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Lithuanian atheist socialist Michael X. Mockus was the first man convicted of blasphemy in Maine. He was arrested in 1919 & charged with three counts of blasphemy, invoking an old statute written to protect the religious beliefs of state residents. open.substack.com/pub/andyobri...
The First Man Convicted of Blasphemy in Maine
My colleague Will Chapman, executive director Bethel Historical Society, and I wrote this article for Mainer in 2020.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Lithuanian atheist socialist Michael X. Mockus was the first man convicted of blasphemy in Maine. He was arrested in 1919 & charged with three counts of blasphemy, invoking an old statute written to protect the religious beliefs of state residents. open.substack.com/pub/andyobri...
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The picture that's emerging is that Trump is fine with a pro-Maduro despot as long as it's one that he can do business with. www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g...
Venezuelans wonder who's in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro's deputy
Venezuelans scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. President Trump offered an answer: The United States would take control of Venezuela.
www.npr.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The picture that's emerging is that Trump is fine with a pro-Maduro despot as long as it's one that he can do business with. www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g...
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In case you didn't tune in last night, here's what you missed: CBS as propaganda. Dokoupil is Bari's puppet, who's the Ellisons' puppet, who are Trump's puppet (who is still Putin's puppet). It's puppets all the way up. Brief 🧵
First minute of Tony Dokoupil's debut as CBS anchor is pure Trump propaganda, showing only celebration of Trump's kidnapping, plus illiterate grammar: "Commandos raiding his compound before dawn grabbing he and his wife in their pajamas."
No, Tony, grabbing *him*.
He's all jaw.
No, Tony, grabbing *him*.
He's all jaw.
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In case you didn't tune in last night, here's what you missed: CBS as propaganda. Dokoupil is Bari's puppet, who's the Ellisons' puppet, who are Trump's puppet (who is still Putin's puppet). It's puppets all the way up. Brief 🧵
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No matter how sure-footed you are, ice can be your undoing. Anyone can fall on ice. And boy does it hurt. There's a solution: ice cleats.
The must-have accessory for braving Maine's icy winters
No matter how sure-footed you are, ice can be your undoing. Anyone can fall on ice. And boy does it hurt. There's a solution: ice cleats.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
No matter how sure-footed you are, ice can be your undoing. Anyone can fall on ice. And boy does it hurt. There's a solution: ice cleats.
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The Viles Arboretum is part of a breeding program to restore American chestnut trees using advanced technology and genetic selection.
A new Maine orchard aims to help bring back American chestnut trees
The Viles Arboretum is part of a breeding program to restore American chestnut trees using advanced technology and genetic selection.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Viles Arboretum is part of a breeding program to restore American chestnut trees using advanced technology and genetic selection.
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Just like Bush, Trump seems to be starting an illegal regime change war with no plan for what happens next while simultaneously underfunding and understaffing the VA. How the GOP have been branded as the party of the military and veterans is the biggest con job of our lifetimes.
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Just like Bush, Trump seems to be starting an illegal regime change war with no plan for what happens next while simultaneously underfunding and understaffing the VA. How the GOP have been branded as the party of the military and veterans is the biggest con job of our lifetimes.
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Trump thinks it was absolutely terrible that Maduro lied about an election. Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. He lost. Biden won. He hoped a mob of angry supporters might help him stay in power...but Maduro is bad and Trump is good.
January 4, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Trump thinks it was absolutely terrible that Maduro lied about an election. Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. He lost. Biden won. He hoped a mob of angry supporters might help him stay in power...but Maduro is bad and Trump is good.