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** FRIDAY JANUARY 9, 2026
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A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

– Saul Bellow


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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January 9, 2026 Trump to Venezuelans: Obey My Commands and Give Me Your Oil, or Die ([link removed])
In the aftermath of President Trump’s deadly military attack on Venezuela and his abduction and rendition of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia, Trump is now giving the Venezuelan Chavista regime a simple choice: Obey my commands and give me your oil, or die from death by starvation and illness. According to an article in the Washington Post, “Trump ...
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