Regime Change The US Empire

Caitlin Johnstone Jan 17, 2026 Reading by Tim Foley: I support regime change in the United States. The real kind, not the “new face at the front desk every few years” kind. I’m all for overthrowing tyrannical power structures, I just think we should start with the worst […]

Military intelligence entraps parliament

Tymoshenko vs Stalinist Globalist Fascism. Disciplining the vanishing parliamentary majority. Events in Ukraine Jan 17, 2026 ∙ Paid Threatened with 5-10 years imprisonment by the anti-corruption organs, the ever-colourful Yuliya Tymoshenko has certainly livened up the already-entertaining Ukrainian political safari. Here’s a fragment from her recent sparring with […]

Somewhere else to go

Getty Images Developments In Beijing, Canada’s prime minister announces a “new strategic partnership,” calling China more predictable than Washington. In Greenland, seven NATO allies arrive with fighter jets and naval vessels. In Tokyo, the defense minister insists the U.S. alliance remains “completely unshaken.” Three allies, three different bets. […]

Grave Matters

Today in The New York Review of Books: Willa Glickman unearths the history of a New York cemetery; Amish Raj Mulmi takes the temperature of postrevolutionary Nepal; and, from the archives, Janet Adam Smith on A.A. Milne.   Willa Glickman Life Storage Protecting graves in New York City […]

Thomas Massie Takes Aim at the Fed’s “Emergency” Powers as Inflation Still Bites

Years after COVID, the Federal Reserve’s crisis authorities remain in place—fueling inflation and eroding economic freedom. Jan 18, 2026 As Washington elites declare victory over inflation, everyday Americans know better. Grocery bills remain elevated, housing costs are still punishing, and interest payments on everything from credit cards to […]

Singapore travelogue

Kracht’s 2012 novel ‘Imperium’. German vs British Pacific empires. Schmitt and Yockey. Fiji, memories. Events in Ukraine Jan 18, 2026 ∙ Paid Today will be a little different. No Ukraine, but plenty of other entirely unrelated countries. At least that’s what I thought. As I was writing this […]

ICE Defense and Bad Legal Takes

Armed Attorneys Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes discuss ICE Defense and Bad Legal Takes, including viral claims about ICE agents not being law enforcement, alleged “duties to retreat,” shooting through vehicle windows, immunity myths, and how federal use-of-force law actually works. A January 7, 2026 incident in Minneapolis […]

LEGAL ANALYST: ICE IS GUILTY OF MURDER

Krystal Kyle & Friends Jan 16, 2026 Trump’s threatening to crack down on Minneapolis by invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 (we’re all learning about American statute laws these days in the absolute worst ways!). He’s talking about suspending midterm elections to ensure his authoritarian power. Youtuber and […]

Round-Table #144: Interview with José Niño

We have a special guest today, José Niño from El Niño Speaks. The crew and I will ask him penetrating questions on the current geopolitical situation in Venezuela. You don’t want to miss this! My Contact Info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ X:   / pofpodcast   Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook:   / praiseoffollypodcast   BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe […]

1/16/26: Trump Insurrection Act, Newsom V Shapiro, Iran War, Nurse Strike & MORE

Ryan, Emily and Mac discuss Trump threatening the Insurrection Act, ICE homicide reported in Texas, Newsom Vs Ben Shapiro, MAGA flips over Epstein coverup, Lindsey weeps over Iran War delay, historic NYC nursing strike. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2togMvV… Submit AMA question: https://breakingpoints.locals.com/pos… Mac’s YouTube:    / goodpoliticguy   NYC Nurses: https://www.nysna.org/news/take-actio… Timestamps: (00:00)Intro […]

Venezuela in Limbo

Sponsored by Classical Pursuits Today in The New York Review of Books: William Neuman assesses the cost to Venezuela’s opposition—and Venezuela—of inviting the US military to invade; Walker Mimms admires Tatiana Trouvé’s effervescent sculptures; and, from the archives, nine poems by Osip Mandelstam. William Neuman Machado Agonistes The Venezuelan […]

Heating Up

Heating Up Plus: School integration, retribution for Iran, death to credentialism, and more… LIZ WOLFE Last night in Minneapolis, a Venezuelan immigrant who was evading arrest was shot in the leg by federal agents. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), immigration officials conducted a “targeted traffic […]

States Take Energy Freedom Into Their Own Hands

Federal mandates face pushback as liberty-focused policies empower consumers and entrepreneurs. Jan 15, 2026 As Washington continues to push sweeping energy mandates, a growing number of states are charting their own course, experimenting with alternative energy deregulation and free-market policies. Pro-liberty lawmakers argue that allowing states and private […]

The difference three days made

Thursday, Week III, MMXXVI Recently: How did American immigration enforcement get so radical, so fast? Austin Kocher on Trump’s refitting of a system his predecessors built. Today: Two U.S. senators voted to limit the president’s war powers, citing the Constitution. A week later, they went the other way—apparently […]

1/15/26: Trump Iran Strikes, New ICE Shooting, FBI Raids WaPo Journo, Gambling Econ Takeover & MORE

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump Iran strikes in question, Iran media propaganda, new Minneapolis ICE shooting, FBI raids Wapo journalist, Ford worker flipped off by Trump, gambling underpins entire US economy, Pablo Torre reacts to indictments in point shaving scheme. Jenin Younes: https://x.com/JeninYounesEsq?s=20 Pablo Torre: https://x.com/PabloTorre Timestamps: (00:00)intro […]

Does Populism have a Social Base?

Lessons and Limitations from “National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy” Jan 14, 2026 National Populism and the Question of Its Social Roots Right-wing “national populist” parties have surged across Western democracies in recent years. One of the most controversial attempts to explain this was written by a […]

Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate: There Is A ‘Very Significant Influence Operation By The US’ In Iran.

The Former Head Of Israel’s Military intelligence Implied There Are Current U.S. Influence Operations On The Ground In Iran. The Dissident Jan 14, 2026 Recently, the Israeli newspaper Maariv interviewed the head of the Military Intelligence Directorat in Israel from 2018-2021, Tamir Hayman, who revealed that the United […]