This will turn out well.
After Venezuela attack, Trump says something must be done about Mexico
Iran… Panama… Greenland… Canada… For prompt service, please take a number and wait in line.
Someone made a ton of money betting on Maduro’s capture
AND NOW THE NEWS
#572
JANUARY 4, 2026
News you need,
but might’ve missed
The headline refers to these boats as “alleged drug vessels,” but “alleged” means charges that haven’t been proven in court. By plan, there people will never be charged or see a courtroom, and never have any chance to be innocent until proven guilty. Only the Trump administration — a very, very unreliable source — says they’re drug smugglers or “narco-terrorists,” but all we know with certainty is that they’re target practice, which makes these killings premeditated murder.
ICE plans $100 million recruitment push targeting gun shows, military fans
DOJ lied about charging Kilmar Garcia, surprising no-one
ICE drives unmarked cars. This public database tracks their license plates.
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
Democrats, you’ll recall, shut down the government for a month and a half, purportedly to prevent this, and then folded like origami in exchange for piffle and a pinky-promise.
Excerpt: More recently, Colorado has come under scrutiny for not complying with Trump’s requests to release Tina Peters from prison. Peters was a former Mesa County clerk who was sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in the security breach at her local elections office during the 2020 election. It is nearly unprecedented for a president to veto a bill that had a voting rate of 100-0 in the Senate and 435-0 in the House. The Congress website did not have any instances recorded in its database.
Trump moves to seize DC’s public golf courses
Trump’s tangled web of deal-making, policy and riches
The article is a pretty good (though by necessity far too brief) overview of Trump corruption, but I snorted at this line: “This tangled web is a hallmark of the president’s second term, where the lines between US interests and those of Trump’s inner circle are blurred.” Blurred? My ass. Nothing Trump and his inner circle do is even remotely related to US interests.
‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center
NASA’s largest library is closing amid staff and lab cuts
Ah, just a bunch of books for pointy-headed scientists. Murica don’t need no science anyhow.
Trump threatens war against Iran
Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration speech [VIDEO]
A little long-winded, but pretty good.
Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor
US woman buys abortion pills online, allegedly does the deed, and is charged with fetal homicide
One step closer to Sharia Law.
New CBS News anchor says network will no longer cite “academics or elites”
This seems like the tinyest conceivable violation of journalistic ethics, which is rich indeed coming from the New York Times, where Trump’s lies are parroted daily as if they’re plausible.
Bally’s casino refusing to pay jackpot to immigrant despite legal status
Insurers are driving families back into burned homes contaminated by smoke
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers’ eyes, voices and faces
US federal minimum wage remains flat for 16th straight year as billionaires’ wealth skyrockets
AMERICAN POLICE ARE OUT OF CONTROL
IGNORING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
THE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS
That’s the way it is,
and nothing will
meaningfully improve
until billionaires fear for their lives.
1/4/2026
News always and only from reliable sources, and I decide what’s reliable — no right-wing bullshit, no Substack because fuck Nazis, and no RawStory, Newsweek, or other clickbait sites. Written news is preferred; video links will be rare, and never to videos where a camera is pointed at a reporter or podcaster — that’s show biz, not news. When necessary, links lead to secondary sites that strip away paywalls, aggressive ads, or the original site’s dumbass design.
Logo illustration by Jeff Meyer. Tip ‘o the hat to the Anderson Valley Advertiser, 404 Media, Joe My God, Voenix Rising, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.
Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Joey Jo Jo & John the Basket emeritus, Jeff Meyer, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and proved that the world isn’t always shitty.
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