Did the U.S. Military Just Strike Venezuelan Land?
Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/29/2025 2:41:54 AM
After nearly four months of striking narco-boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, President Donald Trump has promised land strikes on multiple occasions. The seas are under control, he says, and the land will be much easier. As I've written many times, a lot of folks have taken this to mean he's threatening a boots-on-the-ground war in Venezuela. Even though Trump says he won't rule such a thing out, if you listen carefully to what the president and Marco Rubio say about it, this is not what he's is talking about. He's talking about going after the routes,
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After nearly four months of striking narco-boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, President Donald Trump has promised land strikes on multiple occasions. The seas are under control, he says, and the land will be much easier.
As I've written many times, a lot of folks have taken this to mean he's threatening a boots-on-the-ground war in Venezuela. Even though Trump says he won't rule such a thing out, if you listen carefully to what the president and Marco Rubio say about it, this is not what he's is talking about.
He's talking about going after the routes,
Trump says ‘a lot closer’ to Ukraine
peace deal after Zelenskyy meeting, though
thorny issues remain 0 replies
peace deal after Zelenskyy meeting, though
thorny issues remain 0 replies
President Donald Trump on Sunday said that talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war had progressed after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida, though Trump acknowledged that thorny issues over territory remain.
“I do think we’re getting a lot closer, maybe very close,” Trump told reporters after emerging from the talks.
In his remarks, Zelenskyy called the peace talks a “really great discussion” in which U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees were “100% agreed” upon, though Trump gave a slightly lower estimate when asked about that part of the proposal.
“We agree that security guarantees is a key milestone in achieving lasting peace,” Zelenskyy said.
French actress, singer, 1960s sex symbol and militant animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died. She was 91.
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of animals announced that the actress had died at her home in Saint Tropez in the South of France on Sunday.
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Democrat Power Struggle Ensues Over New
FDNY Chief Before Mamdani Takes Over,
and Musk Has Warning 12 replies
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The troubles just keep piling up for New York City's self-described Democratic Socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani even before he gets sworn in and moves into Gracie Mansion in the new year.
The latest issue involves the person he just tapped to lead the city's Fire Department (FDNY), a woman with no fire department experience, something that swiftly went viral on social media over Christmas because of what is being emphasized about the new fire chief instead: [emphasis added]
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First, it was the now-infamous "Seditious Six" – a group of Democrat lawmakers who put out a video pleading with U.S. troops to not "give up the ship" and to consider defying orders from above if they deem them to be unlawful. The video was apparently in response to efforts by the Trump administration to cut off the flow of dangerous drugs into the U.S. with military-led strikes on drug-smuggling boats in the waters near Venezuela.
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Justice Alito Lets Loose, Calls SCOTUS
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As we reported on Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to stay a lower court order blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois. Many conservatives were outraged, complaining that since the advent of President Trump 2.0, judges at all levels have been doing everything in their power to kneecap his agenda. The Supreme Court has issued some favorable decisions along the way — but not this time.
One person who was not amused was a Supreme Court justice himself: Justice Samuel Alito, and his dissent on the case doesn’t mince words about his displeasure with what he sees as "unwise" and "imprudent" determinations made by the 6-3 majority.
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It was wonderful.
Our family had one of those pop-up tent trailers and we went camping several times a year. Getting there was half the fun.
One conservative commentator gave his take on the left’s goals as a former liberal. They all sound about right.
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