If #Trump Doesn’t Bring Democracy Into #Venezuela, He’ll Never Get Much Oil Out of It www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...

"yet again, guardrails that limit other nations from running amok. International law? Pointless. The United Nations? Never heard of it. The Congress of the United States? Well, they’re good folks, but...."

Trump would “huff and puff” however do nothing…he needs China’s minerals.

2/2 “Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus; Woodrow Wilson enacted draconian laws restricting free speech and the press; FDR forced Japanese-Americans into camps; the second Bush conducted warrantless surveillance.”

2/2 “deploying active duty troops on the streets of American cities; radicalizing the military; weaponizing the Justice Department into a weapon of personal retribution”

2/2 Why Haven’t Trump’s Tariffs Had a Bigger Impact? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...

“The largest source of additional tax revenues is also probably the most compelling for fairness and social stability. Some call it closing tax code loopholes, but the term “loopholes” grossly understates their scale. “Caverns” or “caves” would be more fitting”

2/2 “This split has become particularly pronounced in recent election cycles, as the country becomes more politically polarized. 4 charts show who’s feeling good about the economy — and who isn’t”

2/2, It would be an intolerable and catastrophic failure if the #Trump administration delivers #Putin a victory through diplomacy that he could not achieve in war.