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A New Theory Explains Why Trump Keeps Threatening Global Takeovers

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Since the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the ensuing claim by US leaders that “we’re in charge” of a sovereign nation, President Trump and his allies have gloated. “Cuba looks like it’s ready to fall,” Trump told reporters, implying that the island country was next on his takeover list as he flew back […]

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Wyoming Court Stops Abortion Bans

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Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming following a Tuesday decision in the state’s Supreme Court that said its two abortion bans, including a block on abortion pills, were unconstitutional. The court ruled that the bans violate a 2012 amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that protects an adult’s right to make their own healthcare decisions. One […]

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The Erasure of January 6

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A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. In 1984, George Orwell observed that a fascist state relies upon […]

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Europe Tells Trump: Greenland Is Not for Sale

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European leaders argued for Greenland’s sovereignty Tuesday amid President Trump’s continued threat to take over the island following his military operation in Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.  Greenland is an autonomous territory in Denmark. Citizens of Greenland are also citizens of Denmark and the European Union.  In a joint […]

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Trump’s Venezuela Move Could Deliver a Big Win for This MAGA Billionaire

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This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. In a Saturday morning military raid ordered by President Trump, US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. After Maduro was apprehended and transported to New York to face criminal charges, Trump announced that the United States would “run” Venezuela for the indefinite […]

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US Reduces Number of Vaccines It Recommends For All Children

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Federal health officials reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 to 11 on Monday. According to the new schedule, some routine vaccines are now only recommended for “high-risk” children, while others, like the flu shot, can be administered through “shared clinical decision-making” that is based on individual discussions between the health […]

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Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Getting It Won’t Be So Simple.

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This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President Donald Trump has made it clear: His vision for Venezuela’s future involves the US profiting from its oil. “We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies—the biggest anywhere in the world—go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly […]

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Tim Walz Failed Minnesotans. Trump Is Revictimizing Them.

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Minnesotans who lost years of access to state-administered social services amid a series of fraud scandals under Gov. Tim Walz’s watch are now facing federal cuts to many of those same services by the Trump administration. Trump has made Walz the face of Minnesota’s fraud, boosting unsubstantiated conspiracy theories on Truth Social—one which accuses Walz […]

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Monster of 2025: Kavanaugh Stops

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The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. This is a non-exhaustive and totally subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to write about something that brought joy, discontent, or curiosity. Happy holidays. The return of President Donald Trump has ushered in a new era of violent attacks by […]

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Even Republicans Are Challenging Trump’s Claim That His Venezuela Campaign Is About Drugs

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Even some Republican lawmakers criticized the Trump administration’s assertion that it is engaging in a military campaign in Venezuela to block fentanyl trafficking into the US. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who is resigning from Congress on Monday following a split from Trump, said on Sunday that the president should target Mexico if he wants […]

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The Lie of “Self-Financing” Oil Wars

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The US attack on Venezuela relies on the same deception that justified the war in Iraq: the idea of self-financing wars with oil. President Trump said Saturday that the US will run Venezuela following the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. “It won’t cost us anything because the money coming […]

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Democrat Senators on the Armed Services Committee Condemn Trump’s Capture of Venezuela’s President

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Democratic members of the Committee on Armed Services, which helps oversee the nation’s military, denounced President Donald Trump’s announcement on Saturday that United States military forces struck Venezuela and captured the nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.  Trump did not seek congressional authority for the attack and said at a press conference […]

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