Channeling Napoleon and Chou En-Lai

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Where things will stand in three years in unknown. A little humility might serve us well, for it is indeed too soon to tell about a great many things. Recent events call two quotes to mind, one from Napoleon Bonaparte and one from Chou En-Lai. …

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No one is buying Trump resistance books.

Trump Books Aren’t Selling Anymore A decade into the Trump era, readers who were once hungry to learn about the man seem to have had their fill. Not too long ago, books about Donald Trump were the safest bet in publishing. Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s tell-all about Trump’s chaotic …

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Craigslist ad seeks ‘child actors’ for Minneapolis daycare inspection. Direct link to Craigslist ad, seems legit.

They were shopping for child actors because the site couldn’t survive a real inspection. And somehow the Circle radar highlight lands right on Quality Learning Center, which is either incredible luck or someone finally turned the lights on. LOL – They need to mark this satire. — @amuse (@amuse) January …

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Elon Musk – “We have entered the Singularity”

We have entered the Singularity — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 4, 2026 ive done more personal coding projects over christmas break than i have in the last 10 years. its crazy. i can sense the limitations, but i *know* nothing is going to be the same anymore. — David (@DavidSHolz) …

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Minneapolis restaurant rakes in $12 million for feeding 4,000 kids a day, FBI finds only 40 showed up

“Minneapolis paid a Somalian restaurant $12 MILLION in federal child meal funds after it claimed to feed 4,000–6,000 kids a day.” The FBI watched the restaurant for 6 WEEKS.An average of 40 people showed up. If fraud this obvious still gets approved, corruption is NORMALIZED. pic.twitter.com/7nEIG23okM — MatrixMysteries (@MatrixMysteries) January …

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Mapping Trump’s Announcement Impacts on the Stock Market- full year 2025

via WSB Update of the post from Q2-2025 to account for full year In 2025, U.S. financial markets experienced repeated volatility driven by policy announcements from President Donald Trump. Approximately 150 announcements were issued throughout the year, spanning tariffs, trade measures, regulatory changes, and enforcement actions. The timing of these …

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He is doing more than elected officials

Officers responding to a shoplifting call at a Target in Redmond, Washington detained a homeless man with an outstanding warrant who said he stole winter clothing after his antibiotics were taken and he was living in the cold. After medics transported him to the hospital for a hand infection police …

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China enraged after Maduro arrest threatens its oil supply, tankers flee Venezuelan ports, and global manufacturing faces potential fuel shock

China’s factories run on Venezuelan barrels and suddenly the U.S. decides who gets what. The world’s top manufacturing engine is grinding gears because someone thought oil was a political toy. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. special forces in Caracas early on January 3 following airstrikes and explosions …

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The REAL Story Behind Minnesota’s Somali Welfare Scandal!

The widely publicized Somali daycare fraud scandal in Minnesota is being deliberately amplified now to stoke outrage while obscuring larger geopolitical moves involving Israel, Somaliland, and the Middle East. As Jimmy points out, the fraud story is linked to claims that Israeli intelligence, U.S. officials, and Gulf states are coordinating …

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Tulsi Gabbard: “The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future.”

The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders–so we have to stop trying to choose theirs. — Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) January 24, 2019 Tulsi Gabbard has suddenly gone quiet about Venezuela. I …

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“Fortress America”: Trump Threatens to TAKE Greenland & Cuba to Keep Control of Western Hemisphere

The US launched a half-hour-long “special military operation” in Venezuela on Saturday morning that culminated in Delta Force’s capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Several military sites were bombed, US helicopters flew freely over Caracas in a surreal display of the US’ aerial supremacy, and there were reportedly no US casualties. …

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Venezuela is a distraction from the liquidity crisis and global margin call. Last time when the U.S captured another South American leader $SPX had more than 10% correction

Agree – that's why I've went 60% of my portfolio into $TLThttps://t.co/dj1X82hKpA — Common Sense Investor (CSI) (@commonsenseplay) January 3, 2026 Last time when the U.S captured another South American leader $SPX had more than 10% correction pic.twitter.com/2sFSm9ZS9c — SwingTrader (@SwingTraderQ) January 4, 2026 I hope China doesn’t seize on …

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Someone literally made a beer that’s also a vaccine

Chris Buck stands barefoot in his kitchen holding a glass bottle of unfiltered Lithuanian farmhouse ale. He swirls the bottle gently to stir up a fingerbreadth blanket of yeast and pours the turbulent beer into a glass mug. Buck raises the mug and sips. “Cloudy beer. Delightful!” He has just …

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They are sharing world cup footage and claiming it’s “Venezuela celebrating”

Old footage fools millions online showing Venezuelans cheering a soccer win from September 2023 while news of Maduro’s capture shocks the country today. This footage is from the World Cup lmaoooooo https://t.co/PAy4pQckoY — Sarah (@DDGSarah) January 3, 2026 How the media manipulates our understanding of what Venezuelans think about their …

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Rubio clarifies, ‘we are not going to run the country, we will coerce it.’ What’s the actual plan for Venezuela.

“Not running Venezuela” while the Navy chokes its oil until it opens to foreign investors is just ownership without paperwork, and everyone knows who gets first call. This is regime change priced in barrels, enforced by force, sold as policy. Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern …

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