Happy 2026, everyone.

This year, the first week of January has been 153 days long, which is really weird.

But for those of you whose resolutions include nation-building and American imperialism,

congratulations.

You are really kicking this one off right.

Don't ask me, who's in charge, because I'll give you an answer and it'll be very controversial.

What does that mean?

It means we're in charge.

We're going to run everything.

We're going to run it.

That was President Trump on Air Force One this week, delivering an update on his version of

ill-conceived Republican regime change, when Trump ordered the kidnapping of Venezuelan president

Nicolas Maduro, an operation that involved 150 military aircraft and left over 80 people

dead. Maduro and his wife are now being held in detention in New York City, where he

faces four U.S. federal criminal counts, including narco-terrorism. But just a little refresher here,

there was no imminent threat posed to America. There was no congressional authorization for any of this.

There was no real legal argument underpinning it, except for the very flimsy excuse that this

was a law enforcement operation and not regime change.

Just to be clear, Maduro is a dictator and he is a criminal.

Under his command, Venezuela has jailed thousands of political dissidents.

Hundreds of people have been killed at peaceful protests, including children.

Eight million Venezuelans have fled their country, fearing for their safety.

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