Saturday, January 3, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - US Military Captures Maduro

Stacy McCain either stayed up late, or got up early. BREAKING: U.S. Strikes Venezuela UPDATE: Maduro Captured, Trump Says "The U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, who has been taken out of the country, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. . . . “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country,” Trump said in a Truth Social post." BNO News Live @BNODesk, "BREAKING: Maduro was arrested to stand trial on criminal charges in the U.S. and no further military action is expected, Sec. Rubio told Sen. Lee." Hat Hair's John Sexton, Explosions in Caracas, Helicopters Fire on a Military Base. Matt Vespa at TownHall, President Trump Announces the Capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. At Althouse, "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. " From Twitchy, BREAKING: The US Strikes Venezuela Following Orders by President Trump . So, I guess this one's off the table? Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Maduro to Trump: Call Me, Maybe ... Please?

John Sexton, Shadow Fleet Tanker Flees to Russia with US Coast Guard in Pursuit. From Ace, "America First:" Stop Taking Any Action Against Any Hostile Foreign Regime, Focus on Fentanyl Smuggling
Also "America First:" Don't Take Hostile Action Against the World's Biggest Narcoterrorist States
"The "America First" clowns both want an end to drug smuggling from foreign countries, and a policy of pink pacifism toward the foreign dictators arranging the bulk of drug smuggling into the US."

From Fox, Trump says US will intervene if Iran starts killing protesters: ‘Locked and loaded’ "Iranian official warns that the U.S. should be 'mindful of their soldiers’ safety' following Trump's comments." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees Trump Comes Out Swinging for Iranian Protestors in the Streets. Raylan Givens @JewishWarrior13, "BREAKING" President Trump with a direct threat to the Iranian regime: “If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.TRUMP” Ace, Trump: If Iran Begins Shooting the Protesters Challenging Their Corrupt Terrorist Rule, I'll Take Their Asses Out, "The Iranian people are rising up again, like they did in 2009, when Obama was president. But Obama isn't president any longer." Between their financial woes and the water crisis, things are looking bad for the mullahs.

At Euro Con, European Defence as a Mirage: Plenty of Money, Little Strategy.

News Wax reports Elon Confirms He's 'All In' to Finance GOP for Midterms "In posts on X, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO framed the upcoming congressional races as an existential battle for the country's future. "America is toast if the radical left wins," Musk wrote. "They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. Won't be America anymore." Elon Musk @elonmusk, "USAID was not just an apple with a few worms inside, it was a festering ball of worms in the shape of an apple." Quote The SCIF @TheSCIF, "USAID was funding BOTH the WUHAN Lab gain-of-function research & SMARTMATIC Election Systems. Do you think it was a coincidence that "covid" came out right around the 2020 election? Coincidentally, the same left-wing billionaires, NGOs, and USAID also funded the 'NO KINGS' protest, aka, the color revolutions across America. . . " Kaiser Von Lohengramm @KaiserLoengramm, "There are two major flaws with the idea of having the Republican Party lose so that we get something better as an end result. . . ." Quote Michael @Michael00987111, Replying to @KaiserLoengramm and @OldGloryClub, "Make the Republicans lose so badly, and in a way that's clear that their voters didn't vote for Democrats. End result: an actual right wing party can compete."

Grover Norquist at Rod Martin.org on The "Yuge" Trump Win You Haven't Heard Of. "The Trump team is taking a sword to the federal regulatory Gordian knot. In 2025 it slashed 22 regulations for every new one. Potential savings to the American people? $2 trillion a year."

At Spec World, Roger Kimball asserts The Somali fraud scandal is a turning point. Da Fed's Chris Bray thinks the Minneapolis Daycare Scandal Reveals The Trajectory Of Blue Zone Fraud Culture. Dave Strom at Hat Hair notices Nothing Happens Until Things Are Broken. Sgt. Mom at the Chicago Boyz, Another Merry Minnesota Walz. From NYPo, GOP lawmakers demand Gov. Hochul root out Minnesota-style fraud with independent audit. Amy Curtis at TownHall, hears a Democrat Prosecutor Receives Massive Blowback After Statement on Reports of Somali Fraud. A Larry video at Hat Hair, Somalian Fraudsters Accidentally Blow Their Entire Operation During Humiliating Press Conference. Drew Holden @DrewHolden360, "Step 1: there’s no fraud. Step 2: okay there’s fraud but it isn’t as bad as critics claim. Step 3: okay there is as much fraud as critics say but the gov’t is stopping it. Step 4; okay there is as much fraud as critics claim but the government can’t stop it. (You are here)." Quote CBS News @CBSNews, "Audits completed in the past 10 years show that Minnesota has lacked the teeth to properly vet attendance records and go after possible fraudsters proactively. https://cbsn.ws/4jpUTXp." Drew Holden @DrewHolden360, "Step 5: Republicans are the real problem." Quote Aaron Rupar @atrupar, "New in PN: The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives "Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare govt is the problem. And Trump is turbo-charging it." https://publicnotice.co/p/shirley-video-somali-daycares-fraud" Mike LaChance at LI sees a CNN Panel Goes Off the Rails When Scott Jennings Asks Why MN Democrats Cater to Somalis, “They’ve got the lieutenant governor up there dressed like the Handmaid’s Tale.” Ward Clark at RedState, SBA Strikes Back: Now Suspending 6,900 Fraud Suspects in Minnesota. Roger Simon, Long Live Somaliland! "... and the Shah!"

TheUnquirer @unquirer "Seattle Washington - Investigating Somalian Daycares Somalians Call Police & LIE Saying: "He Has A Gun" @iamfreeauditing finds 20 Somalian daycares in a 3 block area of subsidized housing(same style as Lewiston Maine). He goes to 12 and has doors slammed in his face & no kids! The "community" gets pissed off that he is investigating & try to have him removed by lying to the police saying he is armed with a gun and flashed it at them (which was completely made up). Full video: https://youtu.be/WiL5LObJGNU *In Maine we found the same style being found in Seattle & Boston. These are clusters w/ countless empty daycares that collect money from tax payers." From Fox, Independent journalist says he's gotten death threats, told he'll be 'Kirked' over Minnesota fraud viral video, "Nick Shirley says harassment extends to his family in wake of video documenting alleged widespread fraud at state-funded centers." On NPR Megan Basham @megbasham, "Their first instinct is always to go after the reporter not to investigate the issue. Because they’re not journalists, they’re gatekeepers." Todd of Mischief @AndToddsaid "This is an excellent primer on how the Shirley video *could* be disinformation without ever affirming the core assumption that it actually *is.* The author knows her topic well. As counter-propaganda goes, this is top-notch." Quote Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk "I wrote about Nick Shirley’s bullsh*t video and the disinformation tactics he used to make it go viral." Amy Curtis hears 'Then It Is War:' Elon Musk Responds to Somali TikToker's Death Threat. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Then it is war." Quote DogeDesigner @cb_doge, "BREAKING: Somali TikToker threatens Elon Musk’s life: "I wouldn't worry too much about him. He about to die." Protect Elon Musk at all costs." Insty, EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: Babylon Bee Editor Thanks Snopes for Debunking This Believable Story About Tim Walz’s $8 Billion Grant. Mark Krikorian @MarkSKrikorian, "Snopes feels the need to "debunk" precisely because the satire is so believable." Quote Kyle Mann @The_Kyle_Mann, "Thanks to Snopes for debunking yet another dangerous Babylon Bee article."

From NYPo, Zohran Mamdani fans disappointed by disastrous ‘block party’ with no food or bathrooms, welcome to "democratic" socialism. The Telegraph cites Zohran Mamdani: I’ll show the world whether the Left can govern, "Newly inaugurated New York mayor tells his supporters he will ‘audaciously’ work on ‘big government’ plans." ET, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Revokes Orders Issued After Adams’s Indictment "‘The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations,’ New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in his inaugural address." Including orders to protect NYC Jews. Rob Jenkins @profontheright, "Zohran Mamdani is uniquely prepared to be the first person in history to make Communism work due to his experience as a trust fund kid and failed rapper." Ryan Saavedra @RyanSaavedra "Even top Putin ally Kirill Dmitriev, who is CEO of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, is dunking on Zohran Mamdani."

Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol "Here’s a list of all the news networks who have not covered Zohran Mamdani’s salute: - NYTimes - CNN - Washington Post - MSNBC - NPR - USA Today - Reuters - Axios - ABC News Every single one of them wrote stories on Elon Musk’s “salute”… …do you get it yet?" Twitchy, Brit Hume Shares DAMNING Post That Explains What Zohran Mamdani's 'Warmth of Collectivism' REALLY Means: Brit Hume @brithume, "Re: Mamdani's reference today to the "warmth of collectivism." Quote Dominic Pino @DominicJPino, "A hilariously bad metaphor, if you know how collectivist heating worked in the USSR. In Soviet Moscow, they had a centralized heating system for the whole city. Heat was centrally generated and then distributed through a network of pipes to houses and other buildings. The x.com/semaforben/sta…Show more." VodkaPundit at Insty, WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL DID SHE THINK SHE WAS VOTING FOR? Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate. "This isn’t a matter of ‘bad speechwriting.’ The problem is that everything actually is as stupid as it seems. A lot of middle aged pundits like Filipovic can’t or don’t want to come to terms with this and so they resort to denial and dissembling." Quote Jill Filipovic @JillFilipovic, "Listen I am as excited for the Zohran era as the next person but I am begging begging begging his speechwriters to allow him to talk like a normal person and not an Oberlin freshman writing a persuasive essay. x.com/Acyn/status/20…" The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Mamdani Dethrones Gavin Newsom As U-Haul's Top Salesman https://buff.ly/lLWkJHc."

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "Gavin Newsom now has 8 separate agencies officially designated as “high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement” in California Roughly $76 billion in fraud, improper payments and mismanagement was discovered by the auditor Let me repeat that, $76 BILLION . . ." VodkaPundit at Insty adds Meanwhile, in San Francisco: San Fran mayor signs bill that could give black residents $5M each — but admits city is too broke to pay. "Every time I think SF has hit Peak San Francisco, the city goes and does something like this. Plus: “A state that never allowed slavery wants to make residents who never owned slaves pay reparations to people who never were slaves.” UPDATE: “A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. — George Bernard Shaw” (Charlie)." Mike LaChance, San Francisco Mayor Signs Reparations Bill, Admits There’s No Money to Pay Them “We are not allocating money to this fund — with a historic $1 billion budget deficit, we are going to spend our money on making the city safer and cleaner.” Beege Welborn says Black Gold Has Frustrated California Cultists Weeping in Their Chai Tea. Twitchy, On Today’s Episode of 'That’s Not How Money Works', The Left Discovers Finance, and It’s HILARIOUSLY BAD. Hank Venture @HankVenture5 "I've come to the realization that most people think that billionaires actually have a billion dollars in their checking account." David Cho @DavidChovan84, "So true. They don’t know or care how worth really works. Bottom line is, you have money and they want it." At RCE, High Electricity Prices Are a Choice Blue States Make Every Day. "A new report from Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research finds that 86% of states with electricity prices above the national average voted for Democratic presidential candidates in 2020 and 2024. In contrast, 80% of the 10 states with the lowest electricity prices are reliably red. That’s not a coincidence. Those high prices reflect a consistent pattern of state-level energy policies that dictate emissions reduction targets at the expense of affordability, reliability, and physics." John Sexton at Hat Hair hears The Backlash to Rep. Ro Khanna Continues martin_casado @martin_casado, "Ro has done a speed run alienating every moderate I know who has supported him. Including myself. Beyond being totally out of touch with that faction of his base, he’s devolved into an obnoxious jerk. At least that makes voting him the fuck out all the more gratifying." Quote Ro Khanna @RoKhanna, "Peter Thiel is leaving California if we pass a 1% tax on billionaires for 5 years to pay for healthcare for the working class facing steep Medicaid cuts. I echo what FDR said with sarcasm of economic royalists when they threatened to leave, "I will miss them very much." x.com/teddyschleifer…" Readers added context: The proposed ballot proposition actually imposes a minimum of 5% (not 1% per post) one time tax on billionaires, even on unrealized gains."

Sundance at CTH reports the FBI Intercepts Lone Wolf ISIS Attack in Mint Hill, North Carolina. At GatewayPundit, “F*ck Trump” – DC Home of Active-Duty Space Force Officers Broken Into, Robbed, Vandalized and Intentionally Set on Fire. "The DC home of active-duty Space Force officers Jason and Kaylee Taylor was broken into, vandalized, and intentionally set on fire on Sunday evening. Their car was also reportedly spray-painted: “F*ck Trump and F*ck the Space Force” The couple was out of town with their infant daughter at the time their home was destroyed. According to the couple’s GoFundMe, they lost everything they owned, including their beloved pet cat." From Ace, The CIA Promoted Abstract Modern Art As a Psyop. "Interesting video. The CIA promoted abstract expressionists like Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollack as some kind of bulwark against the propaganda value of Soviet art, which itself was realistic and representational. (Though idealized in showing proud, strong, happy Soviet peasants harvesting the abundant fields.) So using taxpayer money, they pushed this crap. "Our" art would be simple geometric shapes and paint splatters. It was literal Gay Ops."


PJM's Cathy Salgado notices Despite 1347% Increase in Assaults, ICE Had a Historic Year. LifeZette hears Tom Homan Deliver a Message That Will Keep Some Mayors and Governors Up at Night. “I can just say, look, wait, wait and see.” 

John Sexton hears CBS Evening News Announces a New Anchor and a New Approach. The Patriarch Tree @PatriarchTree "Are we to assume, @bariweiss, that there was a backlog of left-wing anti-Trump stories like this “in the pipeline,” so to speak, before you took over?" Quote Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule, "NYU law professor Ryan Goodman and his nonpartisan team compiled a review that found more than 35 federal judges had explicitly stated that the Trump’s Justice Department lawyers were providing false, highly misleading, or intentionally inaccurate information in cases." Ace, CBS "News" Announces That They Have "Missed" Big Stories Because They Only Talk to "Advocates," "Academics," and "Elites;" Admits That No One Trusts the "Legacy Media" Any Longer "And they promise they'll correct that. Now, they continue lying by omission -- the problem isn't just that they only speak to "advocates" or "academics" or "elites." There are conservative versions of those, whom they don't speak to. Their bias is not to "advocates" or "academics" or "elites," but to the communist left." And More CBS "News:" CBS Executives Killed an Interview With Elon Musk Because They Insisted They Should Be Able to Edit and Hide What He Had to Say "Elon Musk wanted to do the interview live precisely so they couldn't give him an Asshole Edit and hide his actual words to push their previously-decided narrative. CBS "news" executives said they would never, ever agree to do that. They need to control the narrative. This comes from former CBS investigative reporter Catherine Herridge, who left the network, presumably over this kind of absolute bias and corruption." Capt. Ed, 'We Can't Do It Live': Former CBS Reporter Explains the Protection Racket Media. At Da Caller, Social Security Administration Offers Receipts To Dispute WaPo Hit Job. "Sundance" is concerned: Good Grief – Israeli billionaire Shlomo Kramer Wants End to First Amendment and Anonymous Internet Users. From WUWT, The Misinformation Inquisition: How Censorship Shields Approved Narratives from Scrutiny.


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