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January 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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The Capitol riot nearly made him a pariah. Now, Trump is more emboldened than ever.
The Capitol riot nearly made him a pariah. Now, Trump is more emboldened than ever.
In the years since the Capitol riot, Trump has learned it’s nearly impossible to punish a president who decides to test the limits of the Constitution.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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⭕️ Secretary of State Rubio: US Will Coerce Venezuela W/ Oil Blockade, Not Govern It

Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the US will not formally “run” Venezuela but will use a military “quarantine” on oil exports to force political & economic concessions. Speaking on ABC News, Rubio said the blockade...
⭕️ Secretary of State Rubio: U.S. Will Coerce Venezuela With Oil Blockade, Not Govern It Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will not formally “run” Venezuela but will use a military “quarantine” on oil exports to force political and economic concessions. Speaking on ABC News, Rubio said the blockade means Venezuela’s economy “will not be able to move forward” until changes are made that serve, most importantly, “the national interest of the United States, which is No. 1.” He said U.S. naval forces can “pick and choose” which oil tankers to seize under court orders and described the pressure campaign as “crippling” until Venezuela opens its state-run oil industry to private US firms. On NBC’s Meet the Press, Rubio defended the operation in openly imperial terms, arguing China, Russia, and Iran should be denied access to Venezuelan oil altogether. “This is the Western Hemisphere. This is where we live,” he said, insisting powers from “outside our hemisphere” must get out. While Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela, Rubio framed the strategy as economic coercion and resource denial—what critics describe as a revival of gunboat diplomacy in the region.
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Since Chevy Chase's doc is trending, I'm reminded of the Late Night wars of 1993, when Fox renamed the old Earl Carroll Theatre in Hollywood the "Chevy Chase Theatre" for his TV show. It was canned after 6 weeks.

The theater then had a 20-year run as the Nickelodeon on Sunset.
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM