"History is clear. Dictators only succeed when people give up. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲." #nokings #watsonville #nokingswatsonville

Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined.

Over half goes to private defense contractors.

This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.

“Missing files
Aren’t in Iran”

Opinion | Trump’s Cuts Are About to Make Health Care Even Worse

Trump claims progress on health care affordability. But his health care cuts are leading to far fewer people being insured. One study estimates that as a result of declining insurance coverage under Trump, an extra 51,000 Americans will die annually: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...

Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."

Trump:

"NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."

Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.

Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

MTG came to congress worth 5 million. In 6 years, she is now worth 22 million. Wonder how she got so rich?

Trump to Saudi Crown Prince: We’ve always been on the same side of every issue.

Really? The majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.

Well, Trump is basically rolling out the red carpet for Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi prince long accused of ordering the brutal 2018 murder of U.S.-resident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and acting like it’s just another boardroom negotiation.

“MBS of course also ordered the killing and ghastly dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey in 2018. A member of a prominent Saudi family himself, Khashoggi self-exiled from the kingdom in 2017 shortly after MBS seized power and cracked down on the press.”

Trump Dismissed MBS’ Role in Khashoggi Murder When It Happened, Too This is your TPM evening briefing.

There are few things that Trump says that are shocking to me, or anyone else stuck in this warped doom loop that is paying attention to American politics in 2025. But Trump’s remarks today demonizing murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi and defending the Saudi crown prince were an exception.

Wasn’t it hilarious when Trump criticized the Saudi Prince for not wearing a suit…. Oh that was Zelensky, my bad.

Billions richer and selling what's left of America for Saudi jewels. Which has been going on longer than he's been in office. Illustration from 2018.

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of a Washington Post columnist. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are nearing a high point.

The President of the United States justified the murder of a journalist by saying "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman". Chew on that for awhile.

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

All this for the Saudi government that funded the 9/11 attacks and murdered an American journalist. This is traitorous. Period.

In case folks forgot what happened, Khashoggi entered a Saudi consulate in Istanbul to get a document so he could get married while his fiancée waited outside. He never left because he was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw inside the building. The US intel community said MBS ordered it.

When Trump cries, "FAKE NEWS," you know he's about to lose.

Good for Mary Bruce. Way to put the Chutney Chomo and the murderous Saudi Crown Prince on the spot.

She's a hero.

Graphic featuring a quote criticizing President Trump's comments on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The quote is attributed to Liesl Gerntholtz from PEN America. The background is red with white and black text, featuring PEN America's logo at the bottom.

President Trump’s response to the murder of exiled Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the culpability of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman sends a chilling message to authoritarian governments that paves the way to more human rights violations. pen.org/press-releas...

The Saudi Crown Prince had Khashoggi dismembered in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul.

Dismembered while still alive.

But Khashoggi gave his phone to his fiancee and went in with his Apple Watch recording.

His watch was connected to his phone.

It captured the gruesome audio of his brutal killing.

Jamal Khashoggi was employed by an American news company @wsj.com

He worked as a journalist in America.

He was a permanent resident of the US.

Just read below what the Saudi Crown Prince did to him.

This is what Trump is glorifying.

This is what Trump loves, people being heinously murdered.

Trump defends the Saudi Crown Prince’s butchering of a US-based journalist because he’s infuriated he can’t do the same to anyone who moderately criticizes him, yet.

He is already throwing our neighbors in concentration camps, & he must be stopped before he does to them what was done to Khashoggi

Elon Musk is at the White House for the private dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince.

Also present: David Ellison of Paramount.

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Here’s the thing about healthcare premiums about to skyrocket: they will never come back down, short of a complete overhaul of our system for universal healthcare. Which clearly won’t happen bc of all the money tied up between health and politics.

They accuse others of the things they do themselves