Saturday, January 10, 2026
Rodriguez or Trump: Who Is Really Running Venezuela?
Will Delcy Rodriguez govern as a compliant and coerced US puppet, or as leader of an undefeated and independent Venezuela?
Thrift Store. Clinic. Roller Rink. New Orleans Center Becomes ‘Radical’ Lifeline Amid Homelessness, Drug Crises.
A New Orleans collective is a heartening example of community self help…and an indictment of income inequality and failing social programs.
Coffee Break: Pluto’s Republic, Dietary Guidelines, Vaccine Nonsense, Ancient Poison Arrows, and Renaissance DNA
Part the First: We Live in Pluto’s Republic. With apologies to the shade of Walt Disney, this was bound to happen eventually. From Corey Robin, who notes that at Texas A&M a philosophy professor must dispense with Plato in his course because the content will be in violation of this edict: “No system academic course […]
Portland Mayor Decries Mounting Bloodshed, Tells ICE to Get Out After Federal Agents Shoot Two
Portland mayor Keith Wilson called on ICE to halt operations pending a probe of its latest shootings. That won’t happen. So what do cities do?
Even the US’ Most Servile Vassal State in Latin America, Argentina, Is Determined to Keep Trading With China
“One thing is geopolitics, another is trade,” said Milei. “I’m not going to break commercial ties with China”.
Russia’s Second-Ever Use of the Oreshniks Was a Response to Three Recent Provocations
Russia seems finally to have gotten the memo about Trump’s worse-than-bad-US-norms duplicity and love of violence and is escalating.
The Next Frontier of Climate Accountability: Making Big Food Pay Its Ecological Bill
Food industry induced environmental degradation is more serious than most realize. We could reverse this trajectory….but will we?
The U.S.–Venezuela Coup: The Quiet Part Out Loud
The analysis of the U.S. abduction of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro offers three theories: an elite military raid, imperial aggression, or an internal coup
New York City’s MTA Explores How to Use AI to Monitor Thousands of Cameras in Transit System
The NYC transit authority considers how AI with its existing cameras might detect weapons, monitor unattended items or even foresee stampedes.
Trump’s Gangsterism Escalation: Plans to Steal and Sell Venezuela Oil; Seizure of Russian And Chinese Tankers; Greenlight of Maximum Pressure Sanctions; Venezuela and Denmark Not On Board With Heists
Trump continues on a warpath on multiple fronts: Venezuela, Russia, China, and Denmark.
Satyajit Das: Much Ado About Nothing – Why President Trump’s ‘Big Deals” Are No Big Deals
A clinical look at Trump’s deal hucksterism versus his typical modest-at-best results.
Is Trump Building a Massive Data Center Beneath the East Wing? If So, Why?
Is the East Wing redo intended to include a massive data center/command installation? If so, what is the main object of concern?
