"At Strength in Numbers, G. Elliott Morris noted that military intervention in Venezuela is even more unpopular with the American people 'than Trump’s tariffs and health care cuts.' ...

But officials in the administration no longer appear to care what the American people want," (continued in /3)

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/2

January 4, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the administration’s message about its strikes on Venezuela to the Sunday talk shows this morning.

(heathercoxrichardson.substack.com)

(continued from /2)

"instead simply gathering power into their own hands for the benefit of themselves and their cronies, trusting that Republican politicians will go along and the American people will not object enough to force the issue. The refusal of the Department of Justice to obey the clear direction of the Epstein Files Transparency Act seems to have been a test of Congress’s resolve, and so far, it is a gamble the administration appears to be winning."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro
/3

"In a recently published interview with The Atlantic, the US President proclaimed: 'We do need Greenland, absolutely', because it’s 'surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.'"

~ Adrian Goldberg

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/4

Trump's Venezuela Invasion Has 'Opened Pandora's Box'

Could Greenland be the next target for the US President?

(www.bylinesupplement.com)

"Following the assault on Venezuela, Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, posted an image on social media of Greenland covered in star and stripes with the caption ‘SOON’. The President later reiterated his desire to take control of the region."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/5

"Trump is punch drunk on the success of the unlawful abduction of former President Maduro of Venezuela.

Over the weekend, he and Secretary of State Rubio have threatened or implied US military intervention in Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Greenland."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #Colombia #Cuba #Mexico #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/6

Trump threatens war against Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Greenland, and Venezuela (again).

January 5, 2026

(roberthubbell.substack.com)

"Trump also threatened a large-scale invasion of Venezuela if its acting president does not follow Trump’s orders."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #Colombia #Cuba #Mexico #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/7

"It hasn’t even been a week into 2026. Trump has illegally invaded Venezuela, kidnapped Maduro and his wife, and earlier today, he threatened Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Iran, and said, 'we need Greenland,' much to the chagrin and anger of Denmark," (continued in /9)

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #Colombia #Cuba #Mexico #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/8

A Demented King and His Mad Imperial Agenda

A weak and dying Donald Trump accelerates Project 2025 and the broligarchy's imperialist agenda to gain more wealth for his billionaire friends and family and distract from the Epstein Scandal.

(thelefthook.substack.com)

(continued from /8)

"which prompted its Prime Minister to post, 'I therefore strongly urge the United States to cease its threats against a historically close ally, and against another country and another people who have stated very clearly that they are not for sale.'”

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #Colombia #Cuba #Mexico #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/9

"Folks, it’s time for Trump to return his FIFA Peace Prize, considering the 'America First' President who promised no new wars has already bombed 7 countries in the past year and is gearing up to bomb several more before he croaks."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #Greenland #Colombia #Cuba #Mexico #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy #Congress #violence #narcissism
/10

"The [National Security Strategy] document revives a Monroe Doctrine posture through what it calls a 'Trump Corollary,' asserting hemispheric primacy and committing the United States to push back 'non-hemispheric' influence. It treats migration and cartel violence as central security threats and links hemispheric control to military posture and sustained regional pressure campaigns."

~ Brian Daitzman

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #domination #NationalSecurityStrategy
/11

Trump’s National Security Plan Revives the Logic of Molotov-Ribbentrop — and Puts U.S. Allies at Risk

The plan signals a spheres-of-influence order, making great-power confrontation more likely.

(www.lincolnsquare.media)

"We are being governed — and I use that word loosely — by a madman who is drunk on his own power, playing generalissimo and behaving like someone who slept through the failed nation building efforts of the last several decades.

I do not consent to spill American blood and treasure on regime change and conquest against governments who pose no danger to the United States. Do you?"

~ Julie Roginsky

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman
/12

Patriots, Take to the Streets

If Washington won’t lead, we must.

(saltypolitics.substack.com)

"He got a taste of violence & clearly wants more. ...

Trump regime spokespeople have offered a range of explanations for the unprovoked and unnecessary violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty & international law. But Trump’s breathless enthusiasm for illegal violence, beamed to his home/entertainment hub for his personal delectation, is perhaps more telling than any post facto rationalization."

~ Noah Berlatsky

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman
/13

Trump's Venezuela coup sends America down a dark path

He got a taste of violence and clearly wants more.

(www.publicnotice.co)

"This is what happens when you are the obedient servant of a malignant narcissist, determined to please this felonious, failed businessman who’s easily bored by strategic planning and driven by whim, vengeance and a bottomless desire for money, power and attention."

~ Steven Beschloss

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman
/14

This Is What Happens When America Goes Mad

Vote in Donald Trump, surround him with sycophants, expect an insane circus. The lawlessness and chaos was so knowable, alas.

(www.americaamerica.news)

"Washington Post reports that Trump turned on Machado because she committed the 'ultimate sin' of accepting her genuine Nobel prize.

Anyway, the core of Trump’s fantasy involves imagining that he really is the character he played on The Apprentice, a master of the Art of the Deal."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman #RealityTV
/15

The Real Donroe Doctrine

Seeking cash and an ego boost, not regime change

(paulkrugman.substack.com)

"Trump’s self-image as the ultimate dealmaker explains why he was so ready to believe, falsely, that he controlled Venezuela. It also explains his insistence that by, as he imagined, seizing Venezuela, he had gained a valuable prize in the form of its oil. ...

It’s important to understand that the confrontation with Venezuela has nothing to do with the national interest."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman #RealityTV
/16

"It’s all about Trump’s self-aggrandizing delusions. And it will accomplish nothing except to make America look even less trustworthy and weaker than it did before."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman #RealityTV
/17

"The thing about MAGA, though, is that the policies and rights and wrongs — intervening abroad or not, pardoning violent criminals or not, sexually abusing children or not — don’t actually matter. Ideology does not matter. Morals do not matter.

What matters: Domination. Subjugation. Abusing the less powerful simply because it feels good."

~ Jill Filipovic

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman #domination #abuse
/18

throughline.news/p/the-plundering-imperial-presidency

"The U.S. president just went to war with another country and now will apparently occupy it for essentially no reason, with no warning and with public opinion overwhelming against all of it. Someone quipped on BlueSky last night that Trump hadn’t even taken the proper constitutional steps to lie the country into this war."

~ Josh Marshall

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman #domination #Congress
/19

First Thoughts on Trump’s Excellent Venezuela Adventure

Let me share a few thoughts about the U.S. action overnight in Venezuela. I say “action” because it’s not clear to me that the U.S. itself (as in the people…

TPM – Talking Points Memo (talkingpointsmemo.com)

"Trump does what he wants, like one does with things one owns. You don’t ask your table what room it wants to be in and most employers don’t ask employees what tasks they want to do. In Trump’s mind he owns the country and its power. He won it fair and square in the 2024 election. Everything that stands in the way of that basic premise is an obstacle to be overturned."

#Trump #Venezuela #Maduro #narcissism #violence #madman #domination #Congress
/20