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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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CATURDAY: Declawed cats have amplified pain. New data shows that each step, every shift of weight, and each delayed reaction hint at long-term consequences of what should be considered an inhumane procedure.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
CATURDAY: Declawed cats have amplified pain. New data shows that each step, every shift of weight, and each delayed reaction hint at long-term consequences of what should be considered an inhumane procedure.
READ MORE: www.profolus.com/topics/decla...
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I’m not sure the USA could get less cool.
Wait… I forgot their current biggest industry is lowering the bar.
Wait… I forgot their current biggest industry is lowering the bar.
US captures Venezuelan president Maduro during ‘large scale’ attack and says he will face criminal charges in New York – live
US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I’m not sure the USA could get less cool.
Wait… I forgot their current biggest industry is lowering the bar.
Wait… I forgot their current biggest industry is lowering the bar.
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Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons.”
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
theintercept.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons.”
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
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Trump: "They emptied out, if you think about it, they emptied out all of their mental institutions into our country." (Trump doesn't understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum claims.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Trump: "They emptied out, if you think about it, they emptied out all of their mental institutions into our country." (Trump doesn't understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum claims.)
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Power that isn’t rooted in justice is always temporary.
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Power that isn’t rooted in justice is always temporary.
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If I were a political leader from a country whose sovereignty had been repeatedly threatened for over a year by an autocrat who falsely maintains we are a source of illicit drug trading, I simply wouldn't be cheering for an illegal military strike made by the same regime.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
If I were a political leader from a country whose sovereignty had been repeatedly threatened for over a year by an autocrat who falsely maintains we are a source of illicit drug trading, I simply wouldn't be cheering for an illegal military strike made by the same regime.
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So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
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In which he also mentions that "plenty" of drugs are also coming into the US from Canada.
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
In which he also mentions that "plenty" of drugs are also coming into the US from Canada.
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Trump's got a taste for blood.
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Trump's got a taste for blood.
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This is an example of how russia has infiltrated Canada
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This is an example of how russia has infiltrated Canada
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Welcome to Canada, gents. Please enjoy some complimentary coffee and Timbits. Then, if you drive about 600 miles north and turn left at the Lethbridge sign, you'll find all our oil. Enjoy as much as you like, compliments of the Prime Minister of Battle River-Crowfoot! Mi tierra es tu tierra!
January 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Welcome to Canada, gents. Please enjoy some complimentary coffee and Timbits. Then, if you drive about 600 miles north and turn left at the Lethbridge sign, you'll find all our oil. Enjoy as much as you like, compliments of the Prime Minister of Battle River-Crowfoot! Mi tierra es tu tierra!
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Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power AI and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don’t want to live next to them, or even near them.
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
Tech companies looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly being voted down.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power AI and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don’t want to live next to them, or even near them.
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A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.
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Private equity firms used to be accurately referred to as “vulture capital”.
Private equity will devour us all: Today’s cartoon & column
Private equity firms used to be pejoratively referred to as “vulture capital” for their tendency to target relatively healthy mid-sized companies for acquisition and, upon gaining a controlling intere...
drewsheneman.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Private equity firms used to be accurately referred to as “vulture capital”.
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Meta will read and use your chats with Meta AI starting December 16. The data will be used to personalize content and ads.
Private chats, public data.
Private chats, public data.
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Meta will read and use your chats with Meta AI starting December 16. The data will be used to personalize content and ads.
Private chats, public data.
Private chats, public data.
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Zuckerberg just settled an $8B lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica to avoid testifying. That alone tells you how serious this was.
How Cambridge Analytica Engineered Trump’s 2016 Election
You’ve likely heard of Cambridge Analytica. It became famous for being at the center of one of the biggest data scandals in history. But unlike other data
x2y.tech
December 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Zuckerberg just settled an $8B lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica to avoid testifying. That alone tells you how serious this was.
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“All the extra money that people are paying at the grocery stores, paying in rent and mortgage interest, that money is going somewhere,” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social said. “One of the places that it’s going is to much higher corporate profits in Canada.” #inequality www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Here’s how long it took Canada’s top CEOs to earn what the average Canadian worker makes all year
By 9:23 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2025, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already earned what the average Canadian worker made in an entire year, according to a new report.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
“All the extra money that people are paying at the grocery stores, paying in rent and mortgage interest, that money is going somewhere,” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social said. “One of the places that it’s going is to much higher corporate profits in Canada.” #inequality www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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I fervently want the Iranian uprising to succeed. U.S. intervention would be a massively stupid way to make sure it doesn't. The Iranian people need to take control of their own destiny
The United States is "locked and loaded and ready to go" according to Donald Trump, who raged at Iran in a late night Truth Social post.
Trump warns United States is 'locked and loaded' in late night Truth Social tirade
The United States is "locked and loaded and ready to go" according to Donald Trump, who raged at Iran in a late night Truth Social post.The president made it clear that the US will "rescue" peaceful protestors, with many in Iran calling for an end to the current supreme leader's rule. Protests have ...
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January 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I fervently want the Iranian uprising to succeed. U.S. intervention would be a massively stupid way to make sure it doesn't. The Iranian people need to take control of their own destiny
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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Yup. But I urge everyone to invest their time into watching the Jack Smith testimony. Worth it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Yup. But I urge everyone to invest their time into watching the Jack Smith testimony. Worth it.