Leftists in a tizzy about Trump’s masterful Venezuelan mission; Nobel Peace Prize recipient praises Trump for ‘historical actions’; Pentagon moves to demote Mark Kelly for ‘seditious’ video; Press secretary: Trump believes Walz ‘criminally liable’ for Minnesota fraud scandal; Klobuchar plotting after Walz’s announcement not to run for re-election; Priests in Charlotte submit questions to Vatican related to local bishop’s recent liturgical changes; Vatican wishes all a Blessed Solemnity of the Epiphany; and more —
Maria Machado praises Trump for his ‘courageous visions’ and ‘historical actions’
Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado hailed President Donald Trump’s effort to extract and arrest the country’s de facto but illegitimate leader, Nicolas Maduro.
On her X account on January 3rd, Machado posted, “Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived.” On Monday, Machado appeared on Hannity on Fox News. She said that January 3, 2026, is a day that will be remembered forever in Venezuela as the day tyranny was defeated.
While speaking to Hannity, Machado was quite complimentary to Trump, praising him for his efforts to oust Maduro and bring him “to justice.”
“I do want to say today, on behalf of the Venezuelan people, how grateful we are for his courageous vision, the actions, historical actions he has taken against this narco-terrorist regime to start dismantling this structure and bringing Maduro to justice, which means that 30 million Venezuelans are now closer to freedom, but also that the United States of America is a safer country nowadays,” Machado said. …
Read more at the Washington Examiner (under partial paywall)
Democrats Once Demanded Maduro’s Ouster. Now They Mourn His Capture — Because Trump Did It
President Donald J. Trump has scored another remarkable foreign policy triumph: the bold capture and extradition of Nicolas Maduro, the indicted narcoterrorist and socialist dictator who plunged Venezuela into chaos, starved its people, and menaced American security, now detained on U.S. soil to face long-overdue justice.
Democrats spent years howling that Maduro was a ruthless tyrant who had to be delegitimized, pressured, and removed. But the instant President Trump succeeds where they failed, they erupt in furious hypocrisy — prioritizing their unhinged hatred of President Trump over American interests and national security.
Here are just a few of the many hypocritical Democrats then vs. now …
Read more at The White House
UN ambassador Mike Waltz confronts globalists defending Maduro
Watch @EricLDaugh
Venezuelan living abroad issues scathing open letter to Liberals and Dems criticizing Trump’s capture of Maduro
Watch at The BodyLanguageGuy – Warning: This video contains strong language/profanity.
Iran’s Crown Prince Called Regime ‘Weakest Ever’ in May Interview — Now Calls on Iranians to Protest
Watch at New York Post
Podcaster: Islamic Republic FALLS APART In Iran as Mullahs FLEE to RUSSIA!!!
Watch at Dr. Steve Turley
Pentagon Moves To Demote Mark Kelly For ‘Seditious’ Video
The Pentagon has initiated proceedings to demote and dock the pay of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, after his participation in a “seditious” video telling America’s warfighters “to refuse lawful orders” from the president of the United States. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the proceedings in a social media statement on Monday.
Kelly was joined by five other members of Congress, including four other former members of the military, but Kelly’s official “retired” status renders him subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, unlike the others. In November, the Pentagon considered recalling him back into service to potentially face a court-martial for the video.
Read more at The Federalist
Secretary of War’s statement regarding Mike Kelly’s ‘seditious’ video
Read @SecWar
Here’s What the Trump Administration Is Doing to Crush Minnesota’s Fraud Epidemic
President Donald J. Trump and his Administration are unleashing a relentless assault to dismantle the massive fraud empires built in Minnesota under the watch of incompetent Democrats like Tim Walz and his Radical Left enablers.
Fueled by shocking video from Nick Shirley and tenacious reporting by Alpha News exposing the Somali-dominated scams that have bled taxpayers dry, this Administration is spearheading a no-holds-barred effort to hunt down and prosecute the criminals who have exploited Democrats’ non-existent oversight to bilk hardworking taxpayers out of billions of dollars. …
Read more at The White House
Trump believes Walz ‘criminally liable’ for Minnesota fraud scandal, Leavitt says
Watch @JesseBWatters; read more at the Washington Examiner
Klobuchar machinations?
See @bradleyajaye; read more at Breitbart
HHS pares back recommended childhood vaccines
Read more @PressSec
Trump’s post on newly recommended childhood vaccination schedule
Read @RapidResponse47
Man Arrested for Attacking JD Vance’s Home is Trans, Father is a Democrat Donor
The man arrested for vandalizing the Cincinnati home of pro-life Vice President J.D. Vance identifies as transgender and goes by the name “Julia DeFoor,” while his father is a surgeon who has donated to Democrats, according to reports.
William DeFoor, 26, was charged with obstructing official business, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass and vandalism after allegedly smashing several windows at Vance’s home and vandalizing a U.S. Secret Service vehicle in the driveway early Monday.
DeFoor identifies as transgender, with an Instagram profile under “Julia DeFoor” using “she/her” pronouns and a Facebook account liking pages including “Heartland Trans Wellness.”
His father, William R. DeFoor Jr., a surgeon at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, has made donations to Democratic causes.
Read more at LifeNews
Charlotte [North Carolina] priests submit dubia to Vatican over liturgical changes
More than 30 priests in the Diocese of Charlotte have submitted a set of questions to the Vatican related to recent liturgical changes announced by the local bishop, including a decision to ban the use of altar rails and kneelers for communion.
The dubia were sent in a letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts on Jan. 5.
The letter, obtained by The Pillar, requested formal guidance and clarification about whether a diocesan bishop has the authority to make liturgical changes announced and proposed by Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin, OMF Conv., in recent months.
The letter containing the dubia was signed by 31 priests from the Diocese of Charlotte — roughly a quarter of the priests in the diocese, according to the diocesan priest directory.
Read more at The Pillar
Proposal to establish ecclesiastical jurisdiction dedicated to older form of Catholic Mass
Read more @dianemontagna
Bishop Ricken [Green Bay, Wisconsin] announces formal inquiry into life of Servant of God Adele Brice
Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has issued an edict formally announcing a diocesan inquiry into the life of Servant of God Adele Brice, the 19th-century Belgian immigrant who received the only Church-approved Marian apparitions in the United States.
The edict, made on Dec. 28, 2025, during Mass on the feast of the Holy Family at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay, Wisconsin, invites the faithful to submit testimonies that could support her cause for beatification and canonization, including personal experiences, documents, or accounts of intercessions attributed to Brice.
The edict stems from a formal petition, or Supplex libellus, submitted on May 24, 2024, by Valentina Culurgioni, the appointed postulator for the cause, on behalf of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, the actor of the cause.
Read more at Catholic News Agency; watch also at Champion Shrine
All Poland celebrates Three Kings Day – scene from Warsaw
Watch @KarolDarmoros; see more pics here
How to bless your home this Epiphany
Read @RosaryQuotes123
Vatican wishes all a Blessed Solemnity of the Epiphany
See @VaticanNews
