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Come on guys. Give Trump a break. Invading countries and gaslighting the public is exhausting work.
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Come on guys. Give Trump a break. Invading countries and gaslighting the public is exhausting work.
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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Freedom and liberty are protected by the rule of law. Without things like due process, freedom & liberty become privileges, not rights.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
Kristi Noem: "This is a time when our country really will find out who loves America, who wants the freedoms and liberties that our country represents, and how they're willing to stand up and defend it like President Trump is."
January 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Freedom and liberty are protected by the rule of law. Without things like due process, freedom & liberty become privileges, not rights.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
I believe everyone deserves these self evident things, not just rich white people who can pay the tribute.
So, no, I won't be defending it like Donald Trump.
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BRENNAN: You're describing the regime as still in place. I'm confused why the Trump admin only arrested Maduro. The chief thug who controls the police & has $25m price on his head is still in place
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
BRENNAN: You're describing the regime as still in place. I'm confused why the Trump admin only arrested Maduro. The chief thug who controls the police & has $25m price on his head is still in place
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
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I know it’s exhausting. I know you’re sick to death of Trump. I am, too. But as he revealed yesterday, there is no limit to what Trump will do to assert his power. Your activism, courage, and attention are needed now more than ever. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-looting
Sunday thought: Even worse
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I know it’s exhausting. I know you’re sick to death of Trump. I am, too. But as he revealed yesterday, there is no limit to what Trump will do to assert his power. Your activism, courage, and attention are needed now more than ever. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-looting
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The key thing missing from Trump’s regime change plan
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
Opinion | Trump's post-Maduro press conference showed a key flaw in his plan to "run" Venezuela
Retired Ambassador James Story: If the United States expects a different result from the same people, we have failed to learn from the Maduro regime's record.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The key thing missing from Trump’s regime change plan
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
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THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
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It’s a new day in New York City, and Zohran Mamdani is asking a fundamental question that everyone else across the country should also be asking:
Who should our government work for?
Who should our government work for?
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It’s a new day in New York City, and Zohran Mamdani is asking a fundamental question that everyone else across the country should also be asking:
Who should our government work for?
Who should our government work for?
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Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
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1/ Trump’s own rhetoric and reported posture point toward a hemispheric dominance doctrine, explicitly framed in revived Monroe Doctrine terms (“Donroe Doctrine”).
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
1/ Trump’s own rhetoric and reported posture point toward a hemispheric dominance doctrine, explicitly framed in revived Monroe Doctrine terms (“Donroe Doctrine”).
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Schumer: "Rubio I just heard in your interview said they're doing what's good for the American people. If they want to do what's good for the American people, it should not be some escapade in Venezuela. It should be focusing on lowering the cost of living that Americans are struggling with."
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Schumer: "Rubio I just heard in your interview said they're doing what's good for the American people. If they want to do what's good for the American people, it should not be some escapade in Venezuela. It should be focusing on lowering the cost of living that Americans are struggling with."
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STEPHANOPOULOS: In your view, who is running Venezuela right now?
SCHUMER: Nobody knows
SCHUMER: Nobody knows
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: In your view, who is running Venezuela right now?
SCHUMER: Nobody knows
SCHUMER: Nobody knows
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Schumer: "We have the War Powers Act ... if it's voted positively in both houses, then the president can't do another thing in Venezuela without the okay of Congress. Ww have to pass it."
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Schumer: "We have the War Powers Act ... if it's voted positively in both houses, then the president can't do another thing in Venezuela without the okay of Congress. Ww have to pass it."
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Schumer: "You don't treat lawlessness with other lawlessness. And that's what happened here."
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Schumer: "You don't treat lawlessness with other lawlessness. And that's what happened here."
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RUBIO: Maduro was indicted. Nobody ever did anything about it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
RUBIO: Maduro was indicted. Nobody ever did anything about it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hernandez was convicted by a jury
RUBIO: The pardon authority is something I'm not involved in
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support it?
RUBIO: I wasn't involved in those deliberations. I haven't looked at the case file.
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Rubio: "Frankly, a number of media outlets had gotten leaks that this was coming and held it for that very reason. And we thank them for doing that or lives could've been lost."
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Rubio: "Frankly, a number of media outlets had gotten leaks that this was coming and held it for that very reason. And we thank them for doing that or lives could've been lost."
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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 4:27 PM
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.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you running Venezuela right now?
RUBIO: George, I'll explain again that the leverage we have here is the leverage of the quarantine. That is a Department of War operation. I'm obviously intricately involved in these policies
RUBIO: George, I'll explain again that the leverage we have here is the leverage of the quarantine. That is a Department of War operation. I'm obviously intricately involved in these policies
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you running Venezuela right now?
RUBIO: George, I'll explain again that the leverage we have here is the leverage of the quarantine. That is a Department of War operation. I'm obviously intricately involved in these policies
RUBIO: George, I'll explain again that the leverage we have here is the leverage of the quarantine. That is a Department of War operation. I'm obviously intricately involved in these policies
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority?
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority?
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "After this regime change in Venezuela, I fear we're going to see jobs just move south because we're already hearing about big corporations lining up their trips to Venezuela for the next big business opportunity while Americans sit here with no options."
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "After this regime change in Venezuela, I fear we're going to see jobs just move south because we're already hearing about big corporations lining up their trips to Venezuela for the next big business opportunity while Americans sit here with no options."
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "50-year mortgages are really a slap in the face. It's insulting. Americans don't want $2,000 stimulus checks as a payoff. They want to have good policies brought forth for them."
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "50-year mortgages are really a slap in the face. It's insulting. Americans don't want $2,000 stimulus checks as a payoff. They want to have good policies brought forth for them."
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is the same DC playbook that we are so sick & tired of that doesn't serve the American people, but actually serves the big corporations, the banks, and the oil executives... I want to see domestic policy be the priority... we don't consider Venezuela our neighborhood."
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is the same DC playbook that we are so sick & tired of that doesn't serve the American people, but actually serves the big corporations, the banks, and the oil executives... I want to see domestic policy be the priority... we don't consider Venezuela our neighborhood."
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Jeffries: "We know there's a bipartisan majority in the Senate -- every single Senate Democrat and at least 4 Senate Republicans -- who support a straightforward extension of the ACA tax credit. The votes exist to pass it in the Senate absent procedural hurdles that John Thune is erecting."
January 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Jeffries: "We know there's a bipartisan majority in the Senate -- every single Senate Democrat and at least 4 Senate Republicans -- who support a straightforward extension of the ACA tax credit. The votes exist to pass it in the Senate absent procedural hurdles that John Thune is erecting."
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
snyder.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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Jeffries: "Donald Trump claims he's gonna run Venezuela. He's done a terrible job running the United States of America."
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Jeffries: "Donald Trump claims he's gonna run Venezuela. He's done a terrible job running the United States of America."