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Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
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I feel like I’m going insane, there is, like, an actual Venezuelan government that still exists
With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.
After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro’s allies raise fears of instability.
on.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I feel like I’m going insane, there is, like, an actual Venezuelan government that still exists
Remember when Republicans got suspiciously upset about Democrats reminding the troops of their responsibility to not follow illegal orders? Hmmm.
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Remember when Republicans got suspiciously upset about Democrats reminding the troops of their responsibility to not follow illegal orders? Hmmm.
I think I read that the Venezuela operation was originally scheduled for New Year’s Eve but was delayed due to weather. What are the odds Trump was trying to steal Mamdani’s headlines?
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I think I read that the Venezuela operation was originally scheduled for New Year’s Eve but was delayed due to weather. What are the odds Trump was trying to steal Mamdani’s headlines?
Perhaps it was just blood on his hands all along.
January 4, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Perhaps it was just blood on his hands all along.
Remembering today how for the first few years of Trump’s first term the press just kept looking for something, anything to hang a “he’s growing into the job” story on.
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Remembering today how for the first few years of Trump’s first term the press just kept looking for something, anything to hang a “he’s growing into the job” story on.
When every Democrat should be pushing back against a media that loves those heady early days of an American instigated war, I'm afraid too many are influenced enough by it to hedge in their criticisms.
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
When every Democrat should be pushing back against a media that loves those heady early days of an American instigated war, I'm afraid too many are influenced enough by it to hedge in their criticisms.
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(This is from more than a month ago, not “just.”)
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
(This is from more than a month ago, not “just.”)
How many regime changes initiated by presidents that could actually read security briefings and stay awake in meetings ultimately made things worse? But Republicans think this one will work out?
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
How many regime changes initiated by presidents that could actually read security briefings and stay awake in meetings ultimately made things worse? But Republicans think this one will work out?
Given the legality of the operation, feels more like knowing a bank is going to be robbed but not telling the police.
(Semafor) - 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 ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
January 4, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Given the legality of the operation, feels more like knowing a bank is going to be robbed but not telling the police.
I think we have to prepare for, given the overall sad state of network news, that the Bari Weiss/Tony Dokoupil move actually works as far as getting a ratings bump. If dumbing down and steering the news rightward didn't work, we'd have a very different country right now.
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I think we have to prepare for, given the overall sad state of network news, that the Bari Weiss/Tony Dokoupil move actually works as far as getting a ratings bump. If dumbing down and steering the news rightward didn't work, we'd have a very different country right now.
The Trump Doctrine, such as it is, is he really, really enjoys breaking laws and getting away with it.
January 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The Trump Doctrine, such as it is, is he really, really enjoys breaking laws and getting away with it.
Black gold. Texas tea. This is a guy who formed much of his geopolitical beliefs watching The Beverly Hillbillies.
Trump on the US running Venezuela: It will not cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is substantial. We’re going to take back the oil.
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Black gold. Texas tea. This is a guy who formed much of his geopolitical beliefs watching The Beverly Hillbillies.
Putting the "napping" in kidnapping.
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Putting the "napping" in kidnapping.
Will Joe Rogan or Mark Zuckerberg be the first to gush about how "bad ass" Trump's war crime is?
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Will Joe Rogan or Mark Zuckerberg be the first to gush about how "bad ass" Trump's war crime is?
Hey, a statement with actual substance.
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Hey, a statement with actual substance.
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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 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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.
Imagine the ballroom Trump can build when he tears down the House and Senate chambers.
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Imagine the ballroom Trump can build when he tears down the House and Senate chambers.
It's kind of hard to realistically rank global bad guys when we're still tallying up the DOGE death count.
January 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
It's kind of hard to realistically rank global bad guys when we're still tallying up the DOGE death count.
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Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
I don't want anyone who thinks "Fortunate Son" is a patriotic song anywhere near our war machine.
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I don't want anyone who thinks "Fortunate Son" is a patriotic song anywhere near our war machine.
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Quite the unintentionally ironic use of this song about young men whose fathers were rich enough to get them out of the draft!
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Quite the unintentionally ironic use of this song about young men whose fathers were rich enough to get them out of the draft!
Operations can go off flawlessly if you don't worry about the war crimes.
January 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Operations can go off flawlessly if you don't worry about the war crimes.