Rebecca Kennison
@rrkennison.bsky.social
Digital content editor at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Health Sciences Library by day, nonprofit entrepreneur by night.
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Great Value Satan
America doesn’t feel like the Great Satan any more. Kinda a Mediocre Satan. At best it’s a Satan With Some Good Stuff In It.
January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Great Value Satan
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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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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Trump's plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations. It's a scheme worthy of a mob boss. www.economist.com/the-americas...
Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere
Snatching Nicolás Maduro and attempting to take control of Venezuela and its oil is an extraordinary display of the new “Donroe doctrine”
www.economist.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Trump's plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations. It's a scheme worthy of a mob boss. www.economist.com/the-americas...
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Has Trump opted for Maduro-lite? "Venezuelan Vice Pres Delcy Rodríguez have quietly promoted a series of initiatives in recent months aimed at presenting themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro’s regime funneled through intermediaries in Qatar."
Exclusive: Venezuelan leaders offered U.S. a path to stay in power without Maduro
Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez used Doha backchannels to offer Washington a 'Cartel Light' plan for a managed Venezuela transition that keeps chavismo in power.
www.miamiherald.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Has Trump opted for Maduro-lite? "Venezuelan Vice Pres Delcy Rodríguez have quietly promoted a series of initiatives in recent months aimed at presenting themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro’s regime funneled through intermediaries in Qatar."
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And I was looking forward to the UWS Wegman’s. oh well F*** them
“Wegmans representatives did not reply to questions about how the data would be stored, why it changed its policy or if it would share the data with law enforcement”
gothamist.com/news/nyc-weg...
“Wegmans representatives did not reply to questions about how the data would be stored, why it changed its policy or if it would share the data with law enforcement”
gothamist.com/news/nyc-weg...
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 AM
And I was looking forward to the UWS Wegman’s. oh well F*** them
“Wegmans representatives did not reply to questions about how the data would be stored, why it changed its policy or if it would share the data with law enforcement”
gothamist.com/news/nyc-weg...
“Wegmans representatives did not reply to questions about how the data would be stored, why it changed its policy or if it would share the data with law enforcement”
gothamist.com/news/nyc-weg...
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This Time Is Not Different (except there are even less competent people in charge, the international order is dead, and we have the foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship).
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
This Time Is Not Different (except there are even less competent people in charge, the international order is dead, and we have the foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship).
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
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King: "What is your idea, in infesting the sea?"
Pirate: "The same as yours, in infesting the earth! But because I do it with a tiny craft, I'm called a pirate; because you have a mighty navy, you're called an emperor."
--Augustine, City of God, 4.4
Pirate: "The same as yours, in infesting the earth! But because I do it with a tiny craft, I'm called a pirate; because you have a mighty navy, you're called an emperor."
--Augustine, City of God, 4.4
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
King: "What is your idea, in infesting the sea?"
Pirate: "The same as yours, in infesting the earth! But because I do it with a tiny craft, I'm called a pirate; because you have a mighty navy, you're called an emperor."
--Augustine, City of God, 4.4
Pirate: "The same as yours, in infesting the earth! But because I do it with a tiny craft, I'm called a pirate; because you have a mighty navy, you're called an emperor."
--Augustine, City of God, 4.4
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"If we hadn’t already, we’ve unquestionably joined the league of ordinary nations—a league in which we’re acting as little more than a bully, and in circumstances in which no obvious principle of self-defense, human rights, or even humantarianism writ large justifies our bellicosity."
Me on Maduro:
Me on Maduro:
200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation
Friday night's U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a textbook violation of international law. It's also entirely unauthorized by U.S. law, which ought to (but probably won't) matter.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"If we hadn’t already, we’ve unquestionably joined the league of ordinary nations—a league in which we’re acting as little more than a bully, and in circumstances in which no obvious principle of self-defense, human rights, or even humantarianism writ large justifies our bellicosity."
Me on Maduro:
Me on Maduro:
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The overnight strikes on Venezuela, the abduction of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and Trump’s declaration that the US would “run” the country and sell its oil, have driven another truck through international law and global norms. But that is not even the most concerning thing about it.
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The overnight strikes on Venezuela, the abduction of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and Trump’s declaration that the US would “run” the country and sell its oil, have driven another truck through international law and global norms. But that is not even the most concerning thing about it.
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Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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The East Wing really is the metaphor for the whole thing.
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The East Wing really is the metaphor for the whole thing.
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Still struggling to come up with a New Year's resolution? Maybe you should resolve to use Becky's annotated spreadsheet/syllabus to get to know Bad Bunny in six weeks!
Ooookay here we go. Bad Bunny 101 condensed into six weeks of music, reading material, and perreo
Bad Bunny 101
docs.google.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Still struggling to come up with a New Year's resolution? Maybe you should resolve to use Becky's annotated spreadsheet/syllabus to get to know Bad Bunny in six weeks!
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Back to our regularly scheduled gutting of US diplomacy.
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Back to our regularly scheduled gutting of US diplomacy.
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Apparently tomorrow I have to start providing labor in exchange for my salary again
January 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Apparently tomorrow I have to start providing labor in exchange for my salary again
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I love that this skeet could apply to almost anything that happened this weekend.
WTF! Seriously?!?!
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I love that this skeet could apply to almost anything that happened this weekend.
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Maybe she could focus on a way to have affordable housing and public libraries.
“We’re going to put forward a proactive, affordable housing plan that looks at the 215 public library branches to see which ones would be suitable to build additional affordable housing”
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
“We’re going to put forward a proactive, affordable housing plan that looks at the 215 public library branches to see which ones would be suitable to build additional affordable housing”
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
Exclusive | Q & A with Julie Menin: first Jewish NYC Council speaker ready to take on Mamdani
During an interview Friday with The Post’s Rich Calder, Julie Menin — a daughter of a Holocaust survivor and a vocal Israel supporter — outlined her plan to navigate a working relations…
nypost.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Maybe she could focus on a way to have affordable housing and public libraries.
“We’re going to put forward a proactive, affordable housing plan that looks at the 215 public library branches to see which ones would be suitable to build additional affordable housing”
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
“We’re going to put forward a proactive, affordable housing plan that looks at the 215 public library branches to see which ones would be suitable to build additional affordable housing”
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
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Disgusted by him and everyone who keeps on looking the other way when he does things like this.
He has found a new, crazy irresponsible and dangerous low point.
He has found a new, crazy irresponsible and dangerous low point.
Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Disgusted by him and everyone who keeps on looking the other way when he does things like this.
He has found a new, crazy irresponsible and dangerous low point.
He has found a new, crazy irresponsible and dangerous low point.
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Americans want affordable health care, food, and housing. Not another forever war.
January 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Americans want affordable health care, food, and housing. Not another forever war.
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The remaining members of the Bakhtani family must be released by ICE immediately.
The pain ICE is causing our families is cruel, and it needs to stop.
The pain ICE is causing our families is cruel, and it needs to stop.
Protesters rally in Albany for family detained by ICE, demand release of sons
More than one-hundred protesters gathered in Albany demanding the release of a family detained by ICE outside of a mosque last month.The rally comes after two o
cbs6albany.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The remaining members of the Bakhtani family must be released by ICE immediately.
The pain ICE is causing our families is cruel, and it needs to stop.
The pain ICE is causing our families is cruel, and it needs to stop.
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Look at every promise Trump made when he ran for President - and see how he has done the exact opposite of what he said he would do.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Look at every promise Trump made when he ran for President - and see how he has done the exact opposite of what he said he would do.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
Time to call BS on the whole thing.
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REMINDER: The Republicans' budget bill made private jets tax-deductible.
Yes, it made private jets fully tax-deductible. It’s clear who Republican politicians are working for… and it ain’t you.
Yes, it made private jets fully tax-deductible. It’s clear who Republican politicians are working for… and it ain’t you.
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
REMINDER: The Republicans' budget bill made private jets tax-deductible.
Yes, it made private jets fully tax-deductible. It’s clear who Republican politicians are working for… and it ain’t you.
Yes, it made private jets fully tax-deductible. It’s clear who Republican politicians are working for… and it ain’t you.
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I for one am shocked that the president who renamed it the “Department of War” has, in fact, been a warmonger.
Trump revealed his New Year's resolution, "Peace. Peace on Earth.”
U.S. forces conducted or were involved in military strikes in seven (7) places during 2025.
These include:
Yemen, Iran, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and Venezuela.
Trump’s comments about being a “peacemaker” are delusional.
U.S. forces conducted or were involved in military strikes in seven (7) places during 2025.
These include:
Yemen, Iran, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and Venezuela.
Trump’s comments about being a “peacemaker” are delusional.
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I for one am shocked that the president who renamed it the “Department of War” has, in fact, been a warmonger.
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The Constitution is clear:
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The Constitution is clear:
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
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Donald Trump promised to put an end to endless wars. Instead, he seems to want to add another one to the list.
Families are struggling to afford groceries and millions are losing their health care. Yet, this Administration’s focus is everywhere but here at home.
January 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Donald Trump promised to put an end to endless wars. Instead, he seems to want to add another one to the list.
Families are struggling to afford groceries and millions are losing their health care. Yet, this Administration’s focus is everywhere but here at home.