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BREAKING: An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela
An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
BREAKING: An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
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Ironic that our celebration of the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence will be led by a mad king.
The foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. There are no constraints.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Ironic that our celebration of the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence will be led by a mad king.
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Trump: We were prepared to do a second strike
Reporter: But that’s off the table now?
Trump: No, it’s not. If they doesn’t behave, we’ll do a second strike
Reporter: But that’s off the table now?
Trump: No, it’s not. If they doesn’t behave, we’ll do a second strike
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Can someone in the White House press pool ask JD Vance why he follows this guy?
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Can someone in the White House press pool ask JD Vance why he follows this guy?
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Note any attack on Greenland/Denmark would be an attack on NATO.
This is happening while FIFA and IOC are still planning to go ahead with the World Cup and the Olympics in U.S.
This is happening while FIFA and IOC are still planning to go ahead with the World Cup and the Olympics in U.S.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Note any attack on Greenland/Denmark would be an attack on NATO.
This is happening while FIFA and IOC are still planning to go ahead with the World Cup and the Olympics in U.S.
This is happening while FIFA and IOC are still planning to go ahead with the World Cup and the Olympics in U.S.
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"Can a foreign country indict Donald Trump in their domestic courts and send in their Special Forces into DC to try and grab the president of the US? This is madness. No one accepts the legal basis for this."
Me on MSNOW today.
Me on MSNOW today.
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
"Can a foreign country indict Donald Trump in their domestic courts and send in their Special Forces into DC to try and grab the president of the US? This is madness. No one accepts the legal basis for this."
Me on MSNOW today.
Me on MSNOW today.
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Very realistic and, of course cause it's @mashagessen.bsky.social a very smart take. Scary too. If you're having problems sleeping now, may want to pass.
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Opinion | Maduro’s Ouster Plays Right Into Putin’s Hands
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Very realistic and, of course cause it's @mashagessen.bsky.social a very smart take. Scary too. If you're having problems sleeping now, may want to pass.
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
Gift:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/o...
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That's an admission of the crime.
"The forcible seizure of a sitting head of state by the US has no foothold in international law. None. It is not self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. It was not authorized by the UN Security Council."
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"The forcible seizure of a sitting head of state by the US has no foothold in international law. None. It is not self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. It was not authorized by the UN Security Council."
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January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
That's an admission of the crime.
"The forcible seizure of a sitting head of state by the US has no foothold in international law. None. It is not self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. It was not authorized by the UN Security Council."
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"The forcible seizure of a sitting head of state by the US has no foothold in international law. None. It is not self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. It was not authorized by the UN Security Council."
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Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
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Notice the increasingly vulgar language fascists rely on as they also rely on the intimidation from their threats.
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Graham: He chose to defy Trump and the US military and his ass is in jail
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Notice the increasingly vulgar language fascists rely on as they also rely on the intimidation from their threats.
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An overarching takeaway from this coverage is that POTUS was not responding to repel some sudden attack on or imminent threat to the U.S., but was instead launching a war on a whim.
The Constitution gives Congress the authority over such discretionary military action.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Constitution gives Congress the authority over such discretionary military action.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Trump Was Skeptical of Ousting Maduro—Until He Wasn’t
Fed up with repeated efforts to persuade Maduro to leave office, the president decided in favor of military action.
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
An overarching takeaway from this coverage is that POTUS was not responding to repel some sudden attack on or imminent threat to the U.S., but was instead launching a war on a whim.
The Constitution gives Congress the authority over such discretionary military action.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Constitution gives Congress the authority over such discretionary military action.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
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Trump immediately asserts that it is indeed the definition of interventionism.
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Graham: This is not interventionism. This is making America safer. We're going to be more prosperous because of the business deals.
Trump: The oil companies are going to go in… and we’re taking back what they stole. They took our oil
Trump: The oil companies are going to go in… and we’re taking back what they stole. They took our oil
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Trump immediately asserts that it is indeed the definition of interventionism.
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Unhinged. Incompetent. Unfit. Unstable.
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Unhinged. Incompetent. Unfit. Unstable.
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@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov can you start impeachment proceedings now or do you need more "facts"?
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Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov can you start impeachment proceedings now or do you need more "facts"?
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A day after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland, while his top diplomat declared the communist government in Cuba is “in a lot of trouble.”
After Maduro, who's next? Trump's comments spur anxieties about his plans for Greenland and Cuba
A day after the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is renewing his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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It’s not “big brother.” Instead please call it “large sibling.”
BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech
Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial recognition equipment to identify crimes like shoplifting.
www.bbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
It’s not “big brother.” Instead please call it “large sibling.”
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While Trump talks about attacking and claiming Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Greenland as his "Donroe Doctrine".
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On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 AM
While Trump talks about attacking and claiming Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Greenland as his "Donroe Doctrine".
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Q: How soon can an election take place in Velezuela?
TRUMP: I think we're looking more at getting it fixed, getting it ready first, because it's a mess
TRUMP: I think we're looking more at getting it fixed, getting it ready first, because it's a mess
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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Trump on oil companies: "They want to go in. And they're gonna do a great job for the people of Venezuela. And they're gonna represent us well."
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Trump on oil companies: "They want to go in. And they're gonna do a great job for the people of Venezuela. And they're gonna represent us well."
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Always follow the money.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Always follow the money.
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Q: There's about $17 billion of oil reserves in Venezuela
TRUMP: You mean trillion. Did you say billion or trillion?
Q: I said billion
TRUMP: It's much more than that
Q: So what is going to happen to those reserves?
TRUMP: We're going to run everything
TRUMP: You mean trillion. Did you say billion or trillion?
Q: I said billion
TRUMP: It's much more than that
Q: So what is going to happen to those reserves?
TRUMP: We're going to run everything
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Q: There's about $17 billion of oil reserves in Venezuela
TRUMP: You mean trillion. Did you say billion or trillion?
Q: I said billion
TRUMP: It's much more than that
Q: So what is going to happen to those reserves?
TRUMP: We're going to run everything
TRUMP: You mean trillion. Did you say billion or trillion?
Q: I said billion
TRUMP: It's much more than that
Q: So what is going to happen to those reserves?
TRUMP: We're going to run everything
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greetings from hell
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
greetings from hell