General pundit consensus is "no."
Sunday, January 04, 2026
What Is It All About Then
Maduro didn't really win the election, but the nice Peace Prize-winning lady who really won doesn't get to be in charge because she doesn't have support. It is about Maduro's tyranny, but we are putting the person who ran the security services in charge. It is about fentanyl, but somehow that doesn't appear in the charges. It is because I am going to take all the oil, and when I say this all the journalists pretend not to hear it.
The confusion is perfect for our Sensible pundits, as inventing their own reasons for wars is their favorite activity.
The Free Press
If some other outlet had published, these fearless newspapers would've taken the lead in denouncing them.
The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops, two people familiar with the communications between the administration and the news organizations said.Outlets will happily lie to their readers.
Technically true, I suppose, but we aren’t supposed to be playing by clever lawyering rules.
People were killed, including civilians, in a clearly illegal (domestic, international) attack, but nonetheless.
Saturday, January 03, 2026
Did Not Disappoint
Jeffries pretty much sold me on what Trump did. Was that not what he was trying to do?
MADURO IS WORSE THAN 27 SADDAMS, however..
Debbie was less nuanced.
Mommy He Shot Me Back
Look forward to Venezuela defense and retaliation being portrayed as criminal aggression.
What Did They Think Would Happen
No I don’t think the Dems have a magic wand, but their response to murdering fishermen was extremely muted.
Jeffries instead leaned on those probes as the alternative to impeachment, telling reporters: "What's on the table is a meaningful investigation which we can hope would be bipartisan."It is less the action/inaction I am complaining about, and more the fact that they never gamed this one out. Did one person working for Jeffries say, "hey boss, what do we do when he starts bombing Caracas."
They never game anything out.
Bombing Caracas
Looking forward to numerous Dem statements about this being a distraction.
Happy to be wrong.
Anyway, cancel the World Cup and the Olympics.
Friday, January 02, 2026
MECHAHITLER The CSAM Generator
Will any government try to get Musk for this stuff?
Many governments make a lot of noise and pass laws, often bad ones, supposedly to Protect The Children and then just let things like this go if a rich guy does it.
Our politicians usually love to talk about the evils of the internet.
America's Worst Newspaper
That fucking newspaper.
Remember this stuff every time they try to lecture you about their sacred journalistic objectivity, or whatever.
Reciprocity
More countries will do this.
Mali and Burkina Faso will impose a travel ban on Americans in response to President Trump’s announcement this month that citizens of the two West African countries would be barred from entering the United States from Jan. 1.Usually absolute bans aren't at issue, but if you've ever wondered why some country requires difficult-to-obtain visas for Americans, it's because the US requires it of their citizens.
Both governments said in separate statements on Tuesday that they were acting “in accordance with the principle of reciprocity,” and would apply the same restrictions on Americans that were imposed on their countries. The travel bans would take effect immediately, they added, and the decision was announced after Niger made a similar decision last week.
Thursday, January 01, 2026
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