Jasmine Crockett Announces US Senate Run And It's Already Comedy Gold Jasmine Crockett Announces US Senate Run And It's Already Comedy Gold Democrat meme and congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in the deep red state of Texas, and Republicans are cheering.  Notorious for providing some of the worst political takes of the past year, Crockett is widely considered to be the embodiment of leftist DEI - A low intelligence person artificially elevated into law and politics because of her minority status.  Her presence on the national stage has produced endless comedy gold, but it's about to get better.   Crockett's last minute announcement is causing confusion within the Democrat Party and concerns that her radical Trump Derangement Syndrome is a "gift" for Republican opponents entering the race.  In a state where Democrats have not won a single statewide election since 1994 (longest active drought in the nation), Crockett seems to be operating on the assumption that there is a "progressive base" hidden among the non-voting population. However, other controversial Democrats have tried to conquer Texas under similar notions that the state is "secretly purple."  Crockett cites Beto O'Rourke's gubernatorial run in 2022 as evidence, but she overlooks the fact that the election took place at the height of the pandemic hysteria and an unprecedented propaganda onslaught by the establishment against conservatives.  O'Rourke still lost the race to Greg Abbott by double digits. No gubernatorial election involving O'Rourke has occurred since, and as of December 2025, he has not announced plans to run again in 2026.  The likelihood of Crockett doing any better in a run for Senate is next to zero.  The reasons why should be obvious, but her first ad for her 2026 campaign explains everything.  The advertisement features nothing about her accomplishments, only Donald Trump calling her low IQ on repeat.  Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign launch video is just her not saying a word while audio of Trump calling her a “low IQ person” plays on repeat in the background 😂😂😂 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) Indeed, Crockett's entire career revolves around Donald Trump even though she's not running against Trump and Trump will, ostensibly, retire after the 2028 elections.  Crockett argues:   “There are a lot of people that said, ‘You got to stay in the House. We need our voice. We need you there.’ And I understand, but what we need is for me to have a bigger voice... I’m done watching the American dream on life support while Trump tries to pull the plug. The gloves have been off, and now I’m jumping into the ring.” The problem is that Crockett perceives her national exposure as a good thing, despite the fact that she is most famous for being, as Trump says, one of the lowest IQ people in US politics.  Crockett's bizarre behavior includes changing her accent to "black voice" to appeal to progressive voters.  She defended the existence of USAID and Sesame Street in Iraq in order to propagandize foreign enemies to stop hating America.  She also released a list of Republicans who supposedly took money from Jeffery Epstein, except it was the wrong Epstein.  Rep. Jasmine Crockett responds to Lee Zeldin saying he never took donations from that Jeffrey Epstein — but instead a physician who is also named Jeffrey Epstein — following her comments on the floor. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) When confronted on the fraudulent list, Crockett argued that she never specified "which Epstein" she was referring to.  Federal campaign finance records show that the actual Epstein donated primarily to Democrats, including two current sitting members of Congress, Delegate Stacy Plaskett (D-V.I) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), both of whom have retained the donations, despite scrutiny.   These kinds of blunders have become a feature of Crockett's career and there's little doubt that she will provide ample laughs during her Senate race.     Thu, 12/11/2025 - 17:20
"Fraud On Epic Scale": Do Kown Gets 15 Year Prison Sentence For $40BN Terraform Fraud "Fraud On Epic Scale": Do Kown Gets 15 Year Prison Sentence For $40BN Terraform Fraud Many will point to the collapse of the Terra ecosystem in May 2022 as the trigger for the last crypto crash/winter which eventually culminated with the collapse of FTX. And moments ago, a judge added a prison sentence for the mastermind behind it all.  Terraform Labs co-founder and onetime fugitive Do Kwon, who in August pled guilty over one of the largest frauds in crypto history, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the fraud that led to the company’s $40 billion collapse in 2022 and triggered a series of cascading crises in the cryptocurrency world, Bloomberg reported. Kwon, 34, was sentenced at a hearing Thursday in New York by US District Judge Paul Engelmayer, capping US efforts to prosecute the crypto entrepreneur after a legal fight to extradite him from Montenegro, where he was imprisoned for using a fake passport. He still faces fraud charges in his native South Korea. image “This was a fraud on an epic generational scale,” Engelmayer told Kwon. “In the history of federal prosecutions very few cases have caused more monetary harm than you did.” Prosecutors had sought a 12-year sentence, saying Kwon’s lies to customers contributed to the “crypto winter” of 2022 and the failure of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX (who is also in prison for a similar massive fraud). Kwon’s lawyers asked for no more than five years, arguing his crimes were motivated not by greed but a desire to prop up Terraform’s TerraUSD stablecoin. The judge called that request “wildly unreasonable.” Kwon's prison term comes at a time when the Trump admin has weakened enforcement in crypto markets. On Oct. 23, Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who was convicted of failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Thu, 12/11/2025 - 17:18
2.5 Million Illegal Immigrants Deported Under Trump Admin: DHS 2.5 Million Illegal Immigrants Deported Under Trump Admin: DHS (emphasis ours), More than 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the United States under the Trump administration, a “record-breaking achievement” in a year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Dec. 10 . image The 2.5 million figure includes more than 605,000 individuals deported as part of DHS enforcement operations and around 1.9 million illegal immigrants who have voluntarily self-deported since January. “Since January 20, DHS has arrested more than 595,000 illegal aliens,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said. “Illegal aliens are hearing our message to leave now. They know if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return,” the department said. DHS encouraged illegal immigrants to use the CBP Home app, which allows them to notify the federal government of their intent to the United States willingly. Those who self-deport via the app get $1,000 and a free flight home. According to DHS, it has prioritized the removal of the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal immigrants as part of the administration’s push to ensure law and order in the country. The rapid decline in the illegal immigrant population is showing effects nationwide, such as a “resurgence in local job markets,” DHS said. In October, 12,000 were added to the U.S. economy, which followed 431,000 additions in September. President Donald Trump recently commended DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for a closed, secure border. “We have a border that is the best border in the history of our country,” he . In a Dec. 10 on X, Noem said that DHS’s accomplishments this year under Trump have been “historic.” “None of it would be possible without the Homeland Security Advisory Council,” she said. “The men and women of this council provide their experience and insights to help deliver seven consecutive months of zero illegal entries, a revitalized Coast Guard, and more than 2.4 million deportations.” The provides the DHS secretary with advice and recommendations on homeland security issues and comprises leaders from state and local governments, academia, the private sector, and first responder communities. However, the Trump administration’s enforcement against illegal immigrants has faced pushback from lawmakers. Earlier this month, a group of lawmakers introduced the Dream Act of 2025, seeking to allow noncitizens who do not have lawful status and were brought to the United States as children to potentially qualify for lawful permanent residence and citizenship provided they meet certain work, military, or education requirements, according to a Dec. 4 from the office of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). These individuals, referred to as Dreamers, must pass security and law enforcement background checks while proving proficiency in the English language and possessing knowledge of American history. They must not have committed a felony or other serious crimes and should not pose a threat to the United States, the statement said. “For decades, gridlock and partisan politics have forced Dreamers to live in limbo. And under the Trump Administration, they now have to fear being swept up in Trump’s cruel mass deportation campaign at any moment,” Padilla said. Nearly 2 million “Dreamers” are estimated to live in the United States. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s policies are continuing to be a robust barrier against the uncontrolled influx of illegal immigrants. In October and November, there were 60,940 total encounters with illegal immigrants by border patrol agents nationwide, which is the “lowest start to a fiscal year ever,” Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Dec. 4 statement. Since Trump took office, nationwide apprehensions have averaged less than 10,000 per month, which is a “level of deterrence unmatched in modern border history,” CBP said. “For the seventh consecutive month, U.S. Border Patrol released zero illegal aliens into the United States. Every individual apprehended was processed according to law—a milestone unmatched in modern border history,” it said. On Dec. 8, DHS the launch of a new “Worst of the Worst” webpage on its website that details information on criminal illegal immigrants arrested by the department under the Trump administration. Americans can search through data of criminal illegal immigrants who have been arrested from all 50 states with criminal histories including homicide, rape, assault, child molestation, drug trafficking, armed robbery, and battery. According to DHS, 70 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests are of criminal illegal immigrants who have been charged or convicted of a crime in the United States. “As the media whitewashes the facts, day in and day out, our brave men and women of ICE risk their lives for the American people. Americans don’t have to rely on the press for this information—with this transparent tool, they can see for themselves what public safety threats were lurking in their neighborhoods and communities,” McLaughlin said. Thu, 12/11/2025 - 16:20
Asset Purchases Begin: Fed To Buy $8.2BN In Bills Friday; Full Monthly Schedule Released Asset Purchases Begin: Fed To Buy $8.2BN In Bills Friday; Full Monthly Schedule Released It's only appropriate that one day after Powell unveiled QE, pardon NOT QE, pardon Reserve Management Purchases (as  a month ago), that the New York Fed would do what it did for the entire duration of QE 1, QE 2, QE 3 and so forth, and publish the POMO, pardon NOT POMO schedule of daily asset purchases. But since it's Bills and not long-duration Notes or Bonds, it's not QE... or some banana logic.  As shown in the schedule below and as was first announced yesterday, the Fed plans to buy $40 billion of T-bills, spanning two sectors, over the period beginning Dec. 12 and ending Jan. 14 for "reserve management purchases." This includes $8.2 billion on Friday ( ). The central bank also plans to buy another $14.4 billion of T-bills as part of its plan to reinvest all principal payments from its agency securities. image Earlier in the day, Barclays published a note estimating that the Fed could wind up buying close to $525 billion of T-bills in 2026 from a previous forecast of $345 billion, with net issuance to private investors estimated at just $220 billion from $400 billion previously.  Separately, JPMorgan and TD Securities also now see the central bank absorbing a bigger amount of debt. Bank of America anticipates the Fed may have to keep an increased pace of purchases for longer to add enough reserves and stabilize money market rates.  Echoing verbatim what we , Wall Street strategists said the measures will help alleviate pressures that have been building up for months while the Fed was shrinking its holdings. They expect the purchases will act as a tailwind for swap spreads and SOFR-fed funds basis trades. And, judging by the market which will close at an all time high on Thursday, stocks and precious metals (the crypto algos may need a reboot to figure out what is going on). A closer look at what Bank of America's Mark Cabana had to say: There is risk of maintaining higher pace of purchases for longer as RMPs will only add back $80 billion of cash above natural liability growth by mid-April while BofA expects the Fed will need to add back $150 billion to achieve ideal outcome (as a reminder, Cabana initially predicted $45BN in monthly Bill purchases). Fed will shift to UST coupons out to three years if they perceive bill investors are “being adversely affected” to limit their displacement. It will be very difficult for the pro-Fed commentariat to pretend this is NOT QE (again). Balance sheet actions reinforce core spread views: long January and 1y1y SOFR-fed funds, long 2-year asset swap spreads image On Wednesday, trading in short-term rate futures jumped and two-year swap spreads widened to their highest levels since April, a sign of less stress in the short-term market. Thu, 12/11/2025 - 16:02
Rep Massie Introduces Bill For US To Dump 'Cold War Relic' NATO Rep Massie Introduces Bill For US To Dump 'Cold War Relic' NATO Conservative and outspoken libertarian-leaning Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced legislation Tuesday for the United States for formally withdraw from NATO. Sen. Mike Lee is also helping lead the charge, introducing companion legislation in the Senate. The bill argues that the US military cannot be seen as the police force of the world, and that given NATO was created to counter the long-gone Soviet Union, which no longer exists, American taxpayers’ money would be better spent elsewhere. "We should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our own country, not socialist countries… US participation has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and continues to risk US involvement in foreign wars… America should not be the world’s security blanket - especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense," Massie said. image That latter part is likely designed to gain Trump's attention and sympathy, given the president has been emphasizing this point all the way back to his first term. The bill if passed would require the US government to formally notify NATO that it intends to end its membership and halt the use of American funds for shared budgets. Republican Senator Lee actually introduced similar legislation earlier this year, but it stalled in committee. Of course, most Congress members have viewpoints which merely reflect the 'pro-NATO' established position of the vast majority of Western politicians generally, so it's very unlikely to ever be passed. Massie wrote on https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1998526052243746978/photo/1 , "NATO is a Cold War relic. The United States should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our country, not socialist countries. Today, I introduced HR 6508 to end our NATO membership."  "Our Constitution did not authorize permanent foreign entanglements, something our Founding Fathers explicitly warned us against," he said additionally.  The NATO Act: Requires the President to formally notify NATO of U.S. withdrawal under Article 13 of the North Atlantic Treaty. Concludes that NATO’s original Cold War purpose no longer aligns with current U.S. national security interests. Finds that European NATO members have adequate economic and military capacity to provide for their own defense. Prevents use of U.S. taxpayer funds for NATO’s common budgets, including its civil budget, military budget, and the Security Investment Program. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced companion legislation, S.2174, in the United States Senate. The text of the NATO Act is available at 📄.pdf . "If you could snap your fingers and get us out of NATO today, would you?" Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, asked in a post on X. "Yes," Massie replied. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) Under pressure from Trump, NATO members agreed this year to gradually raise their defense spending to 5% of GDP, significantly above the old 2% guideline. European leaders were finally amenable to this, despite mocking it years ago during Trump's first term, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the "threat" to Europe that they perceive. Moscow has denied time and again that it has 'expansionist' ambitions - yet US and EU leaders continue to portray Putin as some who dreams of reestablishing an old empire, or else revive Soviet power and borders. Thu, 12/11/2025 - 04:15
Dem Senator Warner Joins Seditious Chorus: "Military May Help Save Us" From Trump Dem Senator Warner Joins Seditious Chorus: "Military May Help Save Us" From Trump https://modernity.news/2025/12/03/dem-senator-warner-joins-seditious-chorus-military-may-help-save-us-from-trump/ Virginia Sen. Mark Warner has jumped aboard the Democrat bandwagon of undermining President Trump, declaring on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that “the uniformed military may help save us from this president.” image The remark, captured in a clip shared widely on X, comes as leftists ramp up efforts to sow chaos in the ranks, painting Trump as a threat to the Constitution while ignoring their own history of politicizing the military. Watch: Sen. Mark Warner: "I think, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this President." They're now just openly calling for military coups against President Trump. — Greg Price (@greg_price11) Warner made the inflammatory statement while discussing concerns over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and an upcoming briefing by Admiral Bradley. “I’m going to want to get answers on what did Pete Hegseth order? Why haven’t we seen the whole unedited video if there’s nothing inappropriate here? You could have cleared this up without the admiral coming in. He’s got a great reputation, I respect him. I want to get the truth. And I’m not sure we’ve had the truth from Hegseth yet,” Warner said. He then escalated, accusing the Trump administration of “unprecedented disrespect” toward the military. “Remember, this is an administration that has treated the uniformed military with unprecedented disrespect when they were all brought to get a pep rally in front of Hegseth and Trump. This is an administration that’s fired, you know, uniform generals from the head of the NSA, the head of the Defense Intelligence agency,” Warner claimed. Wrapping up his rant, Warner added, “I think in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this president and his lame people like Hegseth, because I think their commitment is to the Constitution and obviously not to Trump. I expect Bradley to adhere to that.” Fresh reporting from The New York Times has dismantled the overblown narrative pushed by The Washington Post about illegal strikes on a suspected drug boat.  According to five U.S. officials familiar with the matter, Hegseth did authorize a Sept. 2 strike intended “to kill the people on the boat, destroy the vessel, and eliminate its drug cargo.” However, his directive “did not specifically address what to do if a first missile failed to fully accomplish these goals, and it was not based on surveillance showing at least two survivors after the initial blast.”  This directly undercuts WaPo’s sensational claim that Hegseth issued a blanket “kill everybody” order, with officials clarifying the action was to neutralize the threat, not hunt down survivors post-attack.  BREAKING – Pete Hegseth and Admiral Bradley are now being encouraged to pursue defamation charges against the Washington Post after the NYT revealed it blatantly lied about them ordering survivors to be killed, pushing Democrats to slander them as committing “war crimes.” — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reinforced that Hegseth simply “authorized Adm. Frank M. Bradley to conduct kinetic strikes, ensuring the boat was destroyed and the threat eliminated,” exposing the left’s smear campaign as another desperate hit job. The clip of Senator Warner quickly drew backlash for promoting what critics call open sedition. They are making these comments in greater numbers, partly because they believe that an overwhelming chorus of voices pushing the same message will normalize the calls and remove any consequences for seditious behavior and calls to break the chain of command. — 21c Global Inclusion and Development Studies (@21cDevelopment) They talk about democracy then try to overthrow elected leaders. — AMIRAN ?? (@Amiran_Zizovi) So warner is calling for a military coup. Uhh that seems a bit worse than trespassing in the capital building? — paul (@Paulroadglide) That sounds a lot like treason. — ChurchsSermons (@churchs_sermons) Warner’s comments align with a broader Democrat push to erode trust in Trump’s leadership of the armed forces. Just last week, we covered Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly doubling down on similar rhetoric during appearances on Jimmy Kimmel and Rachel Maddow’s shows.  Kelly, part of the so-called “Seditious Six” – a group of Democrat lawmakers who released a video urging troops to ignore “illegal orders” from Trump – insisted he’s “not backing down” despite a Department of Defense probe into his actions. In that video, the six Democrats, including Kelly, warned servicemembers to prioritize the law over commands from the president, fueling accusations of inciting mutiny. Kelly told Kimmel, “You can’t keep track of this guy and what he says. I’ll tell you this though, I’m not backing down. We said something very simple. Members of the military need to follow the law. We wanted to say that we have their backs. His response, kill them.”   He continued, “My oath and every member of the military took is loyalty to the Constitution, not to a person. He is trying to get some fear out there, and fear can be contagious, but what also can be contagious is courage and patriotism.” Kelly and his seditious friends have all failed to name a single “illegal order” from Trump, reducing the stunt to empty fearmongering. On Maddow’s show, he even conceded Trump has “only given ‘lawful’ orders.” Former CIA agents have flagged the Democrats’ video as a “handler”-driven op straight from the CIA playbook. Air Force vet Buzz Patterson labeled it “treasonous and seditious,” calling for prosecutions.  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Kelly of “intimidating” 1.3 million troops, warning, “You can’t have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks… They can’t identify ‘illegal’ orders because there ARE NO illegal orders!” Conservatives linked the rhetoric to the tragic D.C. ambush where an Afghan migrant killed U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and wounded U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. Patterson raged, “What they did was treasonous and seditious… They are circumventing the chain of command.” Leavitt added, “These officials are trying to sow chaos and distrust, which is a very dangerous thing to do within the military’s rank.” The Pentagon’s review into Kelly signals potential accountability, but with Warner now amplifying the message, the push to politicize the military shows no signs of stopping. This isn’t about protecting the Constitution – it’s a desperate bid to sabotage Trump before he drains the swamp. Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via  . Thu, 12/04/2025 - 14:25
Hassett Odds Soar As Trump Confirms He's Made Decision On Next Fed Chair Hassett Odds Soar As Trump Confirms He's Made Decision On Next Fed Chair President Donald Trump said on Nov. 30 that he has already decided on his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, adding that an announcement is forthcoming, but declining to identify his nominee. “I know who I am going to pick, yeah,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on his way back from Florida to Washington on Sunday. When asked whether he would nominate National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, the current frontrunner to replace Powell according to betting markets, Trump smiled and replied, “I’m not going to tell you, we’ll be announcing it.” Hassett now has an 75% chance of getting the nomination according to prediction market Polymarket. Former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh is at 12% with Fed Gov. Christopher Waller down to 8%. image Earlier Sunday, Hassett, on CBS' "Face The Nation," said the market's reaction to reports that Trump was close to a pick is a positive sign. “Once it became clear that the president’s getting closer to make a decision, the markets really celebrated, interest rates went down, we had one of our best Treasury auctions ever,” Hassett said on Fox. “I think that the market expects that there’s going to be a new person at the Fed, and they expect that President Trump’s going to pick a new one. And if he picks me, I'd be happy to serve.” image Hassett, who has strongly defended Trump's economic policies, including tariffs and interest rates, said he would be happy to serve as Fed chief if Trump nominated him. “I’m really honored to be amongst a group of really great candidates,” Hassett told CBS. “I think that the American people could expect President Trump to pick somebody who’s going to help them, you know, have cheaper car loans and easier access to mortgages at lower rates.” We do note that rates are higher this morning after Trump's comments (and the yield curve is steeper - policy error), but there are a lot of moving parts after the long weekend (from mixed manufacturing data to a hawkish BoJ) impacting markets. Market-implied odds have soared to fully price in a rate-cut in December... image Finally, we note that Hassett's financial disclosure reveals at least a seven‑figure Coinbase stake and compensation for serving on the exchange’s Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council, placing him unusually close to the crypto industry for a potential Fed chair.​ Still, crypto has been burned before by reading too much into “crypto‑literate” resumes.  .” A Hassett-led Fed might be more open to experimentation and less reflexively hostile to bank‑crypto activity. Still, the institution’s mandate on financial stability means markets should not assume a one‑way bet on deregulation.​ Mon, 12/01/2025 - 12:00
Trump Declares Airspace Above Venezuela "To Be Closed In Its Entirety" Trump Declares Airspace Above Venezuela "To Be Closed In Its Entirety" President Trump said on Saturday on X that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela will "be closed in its entirety."  image "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP," Trump wrote on X.  To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned pilots to "exercise caution" near Venezuela's airspace due to the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity. The Pentagon has been deploying warships and other military assets in the Caribbean this year. The deployment centers around bolstering Hemispheric Defense, and the Trump administration has formally characterized Nicolás Maduro as the head of a terrorist organization and considers his government illegitimate.  image Joint Special Operations Command has ordered numerous airstrikes on speed boats carrying narcoterrorists. The intent is to stop drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narcoterrorists that are part of a sophisticated network pumping drugs into America, resulting in the drug death overdose crisis that kills 100,000 Americans per year - one that the Biden-Harris regime ignored by opening borders to the third world.  On Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth dismissed fake news from corporate media about recent lethal kinetic strikes.  Hegseth explained: As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland. As we've said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be "lethal, kinetic strikes." The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narcoterrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization. The Biden administration preferred the kid gloves approach, allowing millions of people — including dangerous cartels and unvetted Afghans — to flood our communities with drugs and violence. The Trump administration has sealed the border and gone on offense against narcoterrorists. Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them. Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict—and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command. Our warriors in SOUTHCOM put their lives on the line every day to protect the Homeland from narcoterrorists — and I will ALWAYS have their back. As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland. As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically… — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) Hegseth followed the post with, "We have only just begun to kill narcoterrorists." We have only just begun to kill narco-terrorists. — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) What the U.S. airspace shutdown over Venezuela signals: Pressure Maduro into stepping down Or intent to collapse the Maduro regime Expectation of Russian/Iranian pushback Readiness to escalate militarily Maduro and his circle would treat this as both an existential threat, and it remains to be seen how he would respond. We guess . Sat, 11/29/2025 - 12:15