VENEZUELA TIMELINE

 1980    Became 3^rd   richest country in Hemisphere

1997     Became 2^nd largest purchaser of   Ford-150

1999     Higher education became free in Venezuela for all citizens  

2001     Voted for Socialist President “income inequality” Hugo Chavez,   Promising to help the poor. 

2004     Private Healthcare is completely Socialized,  All higher education becomes “free”

2011     Socialist banned commercial sale of firearms and ammunition to civilians.  Further restrictions followed. 

2012     Bernie Sanders praised Venezuela saying they embodied the “American Dream” more than the USA

2014     Opposition Leaders are imprisoned 

2016     Food/Healthcare shortages become wide spread        

2017     Constitution and elections are suspended

2019     Unarmed citizens massacred by Government

 

THE DISEASE:

THE CURE:

 

https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp/2026/01/05/monday-morning-meme-madness-n2423402

 

The secret to getting ahead
is getting started.
Mark Twain

MADURO  NEWS

Possible replacements for Maduro.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/03/nobel-winner-maria-corina-machado-now-best-choice-to-replace-maduro-n2197718

Memes

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/03/maduro-memes-n2668810

MORE FRAUD

The Department Of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) was disbanded too soon.    I think this begins with the Governors, and everyone else falls in line.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/01/video-president-trump-vows-to-fix-minnesotas-fraud-problem-it-was-a-giant-scam/

An ad about Walz from Florida.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/12/31/byron-donalds-drops-devastating-ad-slamming-tim-walzs-somalian-fraud-scandal-n2668725

Washington state wants their piece of the pie.

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/01/01/harmeet-dhillon-responds-to-remarks-of-wa-ag-n2197677

This is getting a review, after the 9 BILLION fraud in Minnesota.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/after-two-day-manhunt-suspect-charged-shooting-two-minnesota-lawmakers-and-their-spouses

Mickelson comments on California fraud.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/sports/golf-legend-phil-mickelson-weighs-in-on-alleged-fraud-in-california/

NATIONAL  NEWS

Alaska road is approved.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/01/ambler-road-now-a-go-minimal-impact-on-caribou-range-n2197676

Will CBS tell the truth.   The author of this link says no.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2026/01/02/nolte-meet-the-new-cbs-evening-news-anchor-same-as-the-old-cbs-evening-news-anchor/

A happy ending.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/02/love-a-happy-ending-yellow-labrador-rescued-from-icy-fate-n2197706

You can find Mamdani news here.

https://nypost.com/

The Skeet Editor:    How did you pick skeet shooting as a topic, LL ?

The  Disappearing Cat:    One of our loyal readers had friends and family shooting skeet or clay pigeons, as some are called.

This shows the skeet discs or clay pigeons being made.

Here is a little history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeet_shooting

Most of the discs are not biodegradable.    The cost is reasonable.  Tractor Supply is one source.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/catalog/shooting-targets?crmid=2462461156&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=tsc0_tsc_tsc_dyn_search_sch_us_cvr&utm_content=sku_na&adtype=&campaignid=20622875965&device=c&product_channel=&product_id=&store_code=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20786679830&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0-Wrh7TbkQMV0SrUAR1QzjKCEAAYASAAEgJDFPD_BwE

*****

Cats brains aren’t fully developed until a year after death.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6SQzI-WYAA2x_h?format=jpg&name=medium

https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/

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They might have to show reruns of Walter Cronkite to get any truth.

https://babylonbee.com/news/scandal-rocks-cbs-news-as-bari-weiss-asks-journalists-to-do-journalism

https://www.breitbart.com/