Chuck Taggart, Private Eye
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I enjoy cocktails, French fries, and science fiction. Queer. 🏳️🌈 He/him. Trekkie. 🖖🏻 Former KCRW & KCSN radio host & music programmer, Angeleno from New Orleans. Growing luminous by eating light. Retired. http://mixcloud.com/safeathome
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Clowns will say it doesn't matter; we don't have the numbers to impeach.
You get the numbers by FORCING THE ISSUE. You make NOISE, you DEMAND, you NEVER STOP YELLING.
You do nothing? You get nothing.
Ignore the clowns. Call your fucking reps and tell them to do their jobs and IMPEACH.
reps.fyi
You get the numbers by FORCING THE ISSUE. You make NOISE, you DEMAND, you NEVER STOP YELLING.
You do nothing? You get nothing.
Ignore the clowns. Call your fucking reps and tell them to do their jobs and IMPEACH.
reps.fyi
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I’m going to quote-post this and pin it to the top of my feed.
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This was such a bananas experience.
Oh wow. Lanes on I-10 narrowed suddenly, forcing ALL drivers to exit at a weigh station.
A makeshift checkpoint—digital sign read: “Have Passport Ready”
1 of like 12 ICE agents, all standing around—in full military gear—ordered me to open my window:
“You a U.S. citizen?”
“Uh yes” then let me go..
A makeshift checkpoint—digital sign read: “Have Passport Ready”
1 of like 12 ICE agents, all standing around—in full military gear—ordered me to open my window:
“You a U.S. citizen?”
“Uh yes” then let me go..
January 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This was such a bananas experience.
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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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the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
the most braindead kind of take in these situations. we've had the unquestioned power to turn most countries into glass parking lots for most of our lifetimes. who on earth is still impressed by this?
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It is impressive how the Democratic Party managed to pick the most useless people to be their leaders in the House and Senate at a time like this.
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It is impressive how the Democratic Party managed to pick the most useless people to be their leaders in the House and Senate at a time like this.
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I really don't understand what facts he thinks he needs here
Asked if he supports Congress using its power of the purse to hold Trump accountable for Venezuela, Chuck Schumer replies: "Let's first get the facts."
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I really don't understand what facts he thinks he needs here
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Here’s a gift link to the source of those Trump quotes👇👇
NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Here’s a gift link to the source of those Trump quotes👇👇
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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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This is the argument of an abused spouse who is economically and socially dependent on their abuser.
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This is the argument of an abused spouse who is economically and socially dependent on their abuser.
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He has assembled a government full of deeply abusive people that is solely based on power and control.
It’s no way to run a country. It’s causing chaos and death here and abroad.
It’s no way to run a country. It’s causing chaos and death here and abroad.
January 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
He has assembled a government full of deeply abusive people that is solely based on power and control.
It’s no way to run a country. It’s causing chaos and death here and abroad.
It’s no way to run a country. It’s causing chaos and death here and abroad.
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In 2005 Trump famously said that when you’re a star you can do anything you want.
In 2026 Hegseth said America can project our will anywhere at any time.
You can draw a direct line from one to the other. Trump told us who he was — a deeply abusive and hateful man. 1/2
In 2026 Hegseth said America can project our will anywhere at any time.
You can draw a direct line from one to the other. Trump told us who he was — a deeply abusive and hateful man. 1/2
January 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
In 2005 Trump famously said that when you’re a star you can do anything you want.
In 2026 Hegseth said America can project our will anywhere at any time.
You can draw a direct line from one to the other. Trump told us who he was — a deeply abusive and hateful man. 1/2
In 2026 Hegseth said America can project our will anywhere at any time.
You can draw a direct line from one to the other. Trump told us who he was — a deeply abusive and hateful man. 1/2
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They also think that "Born in the USA" & "Rockin' in the Free World" are pro-America songs, because listening & critical thinking are not in their skill set.
January 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
They also think that "Born in the USA" & "Rockin' in the Free World" are pro-America songs, because listening & critical thinking are not in their skill set.
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Quite simply, any mail-in voter must now place their ballot in the mail at least ONE WEEK sooner than they might have in previous years...or be encouraged to return them in person, if possible.
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
Mail-in voting faces new hurdle as postal service formalizes postmark practice
Guidelines announced on Dec. 24 allow postmarks to reflect processing date rather than mailing date, affecting 14 states with grace periods for late-arriving ballots, including Massachusetts.
www.masslive.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Quite simply, any mail-in voter must now place their ballot in the mail at least ONE WEEK sooner than they might have in previous years...or be encouraged to return them in person, if possible.
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
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The mafia won’t run the neighborhood restaurant. It just demands protection money.
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The mafia won’t run the neighborhood restaurant. It just demands protection money.
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I think the grok shit is what’s finally going to kill Section 230 and when it does, you can chalk that up to what ultimately will go down in history as the biggest single act of damage to democracy Elon Musk ever facilitated
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I think the grok shit is what’s finally going to kill Section 230 and when it does, you can chalk that up to what ultimately will go down in history as the biggest single act of damage to democracy Elon Musk ever facilitated
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Saw this elsewhere:
AOC: The Maduro action was about oil and regime change, not law enforcement
Conservatives: Listen to that, AOC is too radical to be allowed near power
Trump: It was about oil and regime change
AOC: The Maduro action was about oil and regime change, not law enforcement
Conservatives: Listen to that, AOC is too radical to be allowed near power
Trump: It was about oil and regime change
January 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Saw this elsewhere:
AOC: The Maduro action was about oil and regime change, not law enforcement
Conservatives: Listen to that, AOC is too radical to be allowed near power
Trump: It was about oil and regime change
AOC: The Maduro action was about oil and regime change, not law enforcement
Conservatives: Listen to that, AOC is too radical to be allowed near power
Trump: It was about oil and regime change
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This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
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Know the interpretations so you can call the BS when the administration and its supporters use them.
Know the 1989 OLC memo. Loath the 1989 OLC memo.
Know the 1989 OLC memo. Loath the 1989 OLC memo.
This is very good, for reasons that may strike many as irritating but I think are important.
The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.
The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Know the interpretations so you can call the BS when the administration and its supporters use them.
Know the 1989 OLC memo. Loath the 1989 OLC memo.
Know the 1989 OLC memo. Loath the 1989 OLC memo.
Insomnia I’ve been awake since 3:30. Gee, I wonder what could be causing me anxiety.
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Insomnia I’ve been awake since 3:30. Gee, I wonder what could be causing me anxiety.
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Trying times.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Trying times.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
But this still happened.
We are still going to win, if we keep fighting side by side.
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I do have quite good sources in Venezuela, and tho some people are celebrating, most are locked up inside their houses, afraid of possible outcomes the coming weeks..
And Xi and Vlad watching and planning. That’s the point .. a world order (of law), it took 70 years to build post WW2.
Really MAGA?
And Xi and Vlad watching and planning. That’s the point .. a world order (of law), it took 70 years to build post WW2.
Really MAGA?
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I do have quite good sources in Venezuela, and tho some people are celebrating, most are locked up inside their houses, afraid of possible outcomes the coming weeks..
And Xi and Vlad watching and planning. That’s the point .. a world order (of law), it took 70 years to build post WW2.
Really MAGA?
And Xi and Vlad watching and planning. That’s the point .. a world order (of law), it took 70 years to build post WW2.
Really MAGA?
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When the news media say the U.S. attack on Venezuela “raises legal questions,“ that’s code for “the president is violating the law, but no one is going to stop him.”
January 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
When the news media say the U.S. attack on Venezuela “raises legal questions,“ that’s code for “the president is violating the law, but no one is going to stop him.”
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KEY FACT: Trump doesn't want to bring freedom/democracy to Venezuela--he just wants a leader who will ensure Trump's oil oligarchs can make $. That's why Trump choose as new leader Delcy Rodríguez--Maduro's VP who helped Maduro oppress the people--over pro-democracy activist Maria Corina Machado.
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
KEY FACT: Trump doesn't want to bring freedom/democracy to Venezuela--he just wants a leader who will ensure Trump's oil oligarchs can make $. That's why Trump choose as new leader Delcy Rodríguez--Maduro's VP who helped Maduro oppress the people--over pro-democracy activist Maria Corina Machado.
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if you leak to me i certainly won’t pull this shit
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 AM
if you leak to me i certainly won’t pull this shit
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“Trump’s White House now insists that American courts are the proper forum to hold a Venezuelan president to account, but holds that US courts cannot prosecute a US president. The world is now subject to the whims of Donald. The law, it seems, is what he says it is.”
Trump promised Maga the US wouldn't police the world - now it's running Venezuela
The world now watches on with astonishment, fear and horror - what's next?
inews.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
“Trump’s White House now insists that American courts are the proper forum to hold a Venezuelan president to account, but holds that US courts cannot prosecute a US president. The world is now subject to the whims of Donald. The law, it seems, is what he says it is.”