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Saturday, January 03, 2026
The ‘Putinization’ of US Foreign Policy Has Arrived in Venezuela
THE GUARDIAN: Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
Hardly anyone expected 2026 to be a year of peace, and it was barely two days old when the worst fears were confirmed.
The overnight strikes on Venezuela, the abduction of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and Donald Trump’s declaration that the US would “run” the country and sell its oil, have driven another truck through international law and global norms. But that is not even the most concerning thing about it.
Donald Trump has been driving convoys of bulldozers through that increasingly fragile edifice since taking office nearly a year ago, and now it is mostly wreckage. The events overnight were preceded by airstrikes on small boats in the seas off Central America and the killing of their crews based on unproven allegations of drug trafficking, and the armed seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers on the high seas. It is not yet known how many people were killed in the capture of Maduro in the early hours of Saturday.
In terms of global stability, the worst thing about the Maduro rendition is that it worked. » | Julian Borger, Senior international correspondent | Saturday, January 3, 2026
Hardly anyone expected 2026 to be a year of peace, and it was barely two days old when the worst fears were confirmed.
The overnight strikes on Venezuela, the abduction of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and Donald Trump’s declaration that the US would “run” the country and sell its oil, have driven another truck through international law and global norms. But that is not even the most concerning thing about it.
Donald Trump has been driving convoys of bulldozers through that increasingly fragile edifice since taking office nearly a year ago, and now it is mostly wreckage. The events overnight were preceded by airstrikes on small boats in the seas off Central America and the killing of their crews based on unproven allegations of drug trafficking, and the armed seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers on the high seas. It is not yet known how many people were killed in the capture of Maduro in the early hours of Saturday.
In terms of global stability, the worst thing about the Maduro rendition is that it worked. » | Julian Borger, Senior international correspondent | Saturday, January 3, 2026
Bonus Episode: How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela? (With Anne Applebaum) | The David Frum Show
US Airstrikes on Venezuela, Capture of Maduro, Breach of International Law
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What Are the Implications of the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro? | Inside Story
Jan 3, 2026 | US special forces captured Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro in a daring attack that's taken the country and the world by surprise.
He'd denied accusations by President Donald Trump of heading a narcotics cartel. So, what are the implications of Washington's actions?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Phil Gunson - senior analyst for the Andes Project at the International Crisis Group.
Richard Weitz - U.S. security analyst, Senior Fellow at the NATO Defense College.
Temir Porras - former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chavez and the former Chief of Staff for President Nicolas Maduro.
He'd denied accusations by President Donald Trump of heading a narcotics cartel. So, what are the implications of Washington's actions?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Phil Gunson - senior analyst for the Andes Project at the International Crisis Group.
Richard Weitz - U.S. security analyst, Senior Fellow at the NATO Defense College.
Temir Porras - former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chavez and the former Chief of Staff for President Nicolas Maduro.
US Airstrikes Hit Venezuela - President Maduro Is ‘Captured’ and Charged in NY
Jan 3, 2026 | It was an audacious operation - setting a dangerous precedent and dispensing with America's constitutional requirement to seek congressional approval for an act of war. With Nicolás Maduro and his wife shipped off to New York to face drug and weapons charges, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado declared that the hour of freedom has arrived. But President Trump said she doesn't command enough respect in the country, and the US will run Venezuela and its oil industry for now. The attack itself lasted less than 30 minutes.
According to Colombia's President, US targets in Caracas included La Carlota air base, the main military base at Fuerte Tee-una, a private airport, and the National Assembly building.
According to Colombia's President, US targets in Caracas included La Carlota air base, the main military base at Fuerte Tee-una, a private airport, and the National Assembly building.
Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump offered few details about how the United States would oversee Venezuela and for how long, but said its oil industry would “make a lot of money” under U.S. leadership. President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were being taken to New York to stand trial on drug and weapons charges.
President Trump said on Saturday that the United States had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and was taking him to New York to face criminal charges, the stunning culmination of a monthslong campaign by his administration to oust the authoritarian leader. The United States would “run” the country until a proper transition of power could be arranged, the president said hours later, raising the prospect of an open-ended commitment.
Mr. Trump offered few details about how the United States would oversee Venezuela, saying only that an unspecified “group” would do so. It was not clear whether that would involve an occupying military force, although Mr. Trump said he was not afraid of “boots on the ground.”
Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, had spoken to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and told him she was “essentially willing to do what we think is necessary,” Mr. Trump told reporters during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida. But Ms. Rodríguez earlier denounced the U.S. operation on state television, calling it a “brutal attack.”
While Mr. Trump said little about how the United States would be “running” Venezuela, he insisted it “won’t cost us anything” because American oil companies would rebuild the energy infrastructure in Venezuela, which holds vast reserves of oil. » | Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tyler Pager | Anatoly Kurmanaev reported from Venezuela, and Tyler Pager from West Palm Beach, Fla. | Saturday, Jan 3, 2026
So America is going to run Venezuela, eh? What a sick joke! America can't run its own country yet, still less run Venezuela as well. If Trump could run America properly, there wouldn't be millions upon millions of Americans homeless, and there wouldn't be millions upon millions of Americans unable to afford healthcare or, in many cases, enough groceries for adequate nutrition without having to go to foodbanks. It would be better for Trump to learn how to run his own country first, before embarking on these imperialist, colonising adventures. — © Mark Alexander
President Trump said on Saturday that the United States had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and was taking him to New York to face criminal charges, the stunning culmination of a monthslong campaign by his administration to oust the authoritarian leader. The United States would “run” the country until a proper transition of power could be arranged, the president said hours later, raising the prospect of an open-ended commitment.
Mr. Trump offered few details about how the United States would oversee Venezuela, saying only that an unspecified “group” would do so. It was not clear whether that would involve an occupying military force, although Mr. Trump said he was not afraid of “boots on the ground.”
Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, had spoken to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and told him she was “essentially willing to do what we think is necessary,” Mr. Trump told reporters during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida. But Ms. Rodríguez earlier denounced the U.S. operation on state television, calling it a “brutal attack.”
While Mr. Trump said little about how the United States would be “running” Venezuela, he insisted it “won’t cost us anything” because American oil companies would rebuild the energy infrastructure in Venezuela, which holds vast reserves of oil. » | Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tyler Pager | Anatoly Kurmanaev reported from Venezuela, and Tyler Pager from West Palm Beach, Fla. | Saturday, Jan 3, 2026
So America is going to run Venezuela, eh? What a sick joke! America can't run its own country yet, still less run Venezuela as well. If Trump could run America properly, there wouldn't be millions upon millions of Americans homeless, and there wouldn't be millions upon millions of Americans unable to afford healthcare or, in many cases, enough groceries for adequate nutrition without having to go to foodbanks. It would be better for Trump to learn how to run his own country first, before embarking on these imperialist, colonising adventures. — © Mark Alexander
Russia Issues Shock NUCLEAR Warning To U.S. After Maduro Capture from Caracas? 'Long Live Nukes'
Managers of Swiss Bar Are Suspected of Negligence in Deadly Fire, Police Say
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Swiss authorities say the fire was probably sparked by small fireworks on champagne bottles that ignited foam insulation on the bar’s basement ceiling.
The two managers of a bar in the Swiss Alps where at least 40 people died in a sudden fire this week have been placed under criminal investigation because of allegations of negligence, Swiss police said on Saturday[.]
The investigation was opened on Friday night over suspicions of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm, and causing a fire by negligence, according to a statement from the police in the Valais canton, the area of Switzerland where the bar is located.
The police statement did not detail what evidence had led to the criminal investigation, nor did it name the managers of the bar, an establishment called Le Constellation in the center of Crans-Montana, a popular ski resort town in southern Switzerland.
Public business records identify the owners of the bar as a French couple, Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who opened it in 2015. As of Saturday, the Morettis had not responded to earlier requests for comment from The New York Times. In brief interviews with the Swiss media this week, they said they were fully cooperating with investigators and denied any wrongdoing. » | Aurelien Breeden | Reporting from Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Saturday, January 3, 2026
The two managers of a bar in the Swiss Alps where at least 40 people died in a sudden fire this week have been placed under criminal investigation because of allegations of negligence, Swiss police said on Saturday[.]
The investigation was opened on Friday night over suspicions of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm, and causing a fire by negligence, according to a statement from the police in the Valais canton, the area of Switzerland where the bar is located.
The police statement did not detail what evidence had led to the criminal investigation, nor did it name the managers of the bar, an establishment called Le Constellation in the center of Crans-Montana, a popular ski resort town in southern Switzerland.
Public business records identify the owners of the bar as a French couple, Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who opened it in 2015. As of Saturday, the Morettis had not responded to earlier requests for comment from The New York Times. In brief interviews with the Swiss media this week, they said they were fully cooperating with investigators and denied any wrongdoing. » | Aurelien Breeden | Reporting from Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Saturday, January 3, 2026
„Trump nimmt Venezuela, und wir die Ukraine“: So blickt Russland auf den Angriff auf Venezuela
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Moskau verurteilt die US-Operation in Venezuela, doch Militäranalysten und Blogger loben ihre Effizienz und ziehen unbequeme Vergleiche zur Ukraine.
Nach der nächtlichen Militäroperation gegen Venezuelas Staatschef Nicolás Maduro reagiert das offizielle Moskau bekannt kühl. Das russische Außenministerium verurteilte den amerikanischen Einsatz als „Akt bewaffneter Aggression“ und sprach von „tiefer Besorgnis“. Wichtig sei nun, so die diplomatische Formel im Außenministerium, eine weitere Eskalation zu verhindern und einen Ausweg „durch Dialog“ zu finden.
Lateinamerika müsse eine „Zone des Friedens“ bleiben, Venezuela das Recht haben, sein Schicksal selbst zu bestimmen. „Wir bekräftigen unsere Solidarität mit dem venezolanischen Volk und unsere Unterstützung für den Kurs seiner bolivarischen Führung, der darauf abzielt, die nationalen Interessen und die Souveränität des Landes zu schützen“, zitiert die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur Tass das russische Außenamt. Moskau unterstütze die Erklärung der venezolanischen Behörden und der Staats- und Regierungschefs der lateinamerikanischen Länder, die eine sofortige Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrates fordern. Russland, heißt es weiter in Moskau, sei bereit, Vermittlungsbemühungen zwischen Caracas und Washington zu unterstützen. » | Nicolas Butylin | Samstag, 3. Januar 2026
Was für ein Zeitalter! Es ist ein Zeitalter des Überflusses in vielerlei Hinsicht. Gier ohne Ende, ganz sicher. Und auch ein Zeitalter der Gesetzlosigkeit. Heutzutage greift man sich einfach, was man will! Wenn man es greifen kann, gehört es einem! Wir kehren zu einer Welt zurück, die dem Wilden Westen unweigerlich ähnelt! Putin wollte die Ukraine, also schnappte er sich alles, was er kriegen konnte, und versucht immer noch mehr zu schnappen. Jetzt schnappt sich Trump Venezuela. Warum? Ganz einfach, weil er es will, wegen seines Ölreichtums. Als Nächstes werden Grönland, Kuba, Kanada und Kolumbien in sein Visier geraten. Das Gesetz des Dschungels hat die Oberhand schon gewonnen! — © Mark Alexander
Nach der nächtlichen Militäroperation gegen Venezuelas Staatschef Nicolás Maduro reagiert das offizielle Moskau bekannt kühl. Das russische Außenministerium verurteilte den amerikanischen Einsatz als „Akt bewaffneter Aggression“ und sprach von „tiefer Besorgnis“. Wichtig sei nun, so die diplomatische Formel im Außenministerium, eine weitere Eskalation zu verhindern und einen Ausweg „durch Dialog“ zu finden.
Lateinamerika müsse eine „Zone des Friedens“ bleiben, Venezuela das Recht haben, sein Schicksal selbst zu bestimmen. „Wir bekräftigen unsere Solidarität mit dem venezolanischen Volk und unsere Unterstützung für den Kurs seiner bolivarischen Führung, der darauf abzielt, die nationalen Interessen und die Souveränität des Landes zu schützen“, zitiert die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur Tass das russische Außenamt. Moskau unterstütze die Erklärung der venezolanischen Behörden und der Staats- und Regierungschefs der lateinamerikanischen Länder, die eine sofortige Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrates fordern. Russland, heißt es weiter in Moskau, sei bereit, Vermittlungsbemühungen zwischen Caracas und Washington zu unterstützen. » | Nicolas Butylin | Samstag, 3. Januar 2026
Was für ein Zeitalter! Es ist ein Zeitalter des Überflusses in vielerlei Hinsicht. Gier ohne Ende, ganz sicher. Und auch ein Zeitalter der Gesetzlosigkeit. Heutzutage greift man sich einfach, was man will! Wenn man es greifen kann, gehört es einem! Wir kehren zu einer Welt zurück, die dem Wilden Westen unweigerlich ähnelt! Putin wollte die Ukraine, also schnappte er sich alles, was er kriegen konnte, und versucht immer noch mehr zu schnappen. Jetzt schnappt sich Trump Venezuela. Warum? Ganz einfach, weil er es will, wegen seines Ölreichtums. Als Nächstes werden Grönland, Kuba, Kanada und Kolumbien in sein Visier geraten. Das Gesetz des Dschungels hat die Oberhand schon gewonnen! — © Mark Alexander
Venezuela : premiers à réagir en France, les Insoumis vitupèrent la capture de Maduro par Trump
LE FIGARO : Jean-Luc Mélenchon a notamment condamné samedi matin «une intervention militaire d’un autre âge et l’enlèvement odieux du président Maduro et de son épouse». Un rassemblement de «soutien au peuple vénézuélien» est prévu à 18h à Paris.
Historiquement proches du régime chaviste au Venezuela et souvent critiqués par leurs adversaires pour leur soutien au président Nicolás Maduro, les responsables de la France insoumise ont été les premiers à réagir en France après l’annonce de sa capture par les États-Unis, condamnant unanimement cette opération américaine.
«Les USA de Trump s’emparent du pétrole du Venezuela en violant sa souveraineté avec une intervention militaire d’un autre âge et l’enlèvement odieux du président Maduro et de son épouse. Le narcotrafic est désormais le prétexte de l’empire et de ses agents politiques et médiatiques pour détruire ce qu’il reste d’ordre international libre de la loi du plus fort», a notamment posté sur X le chef de file de la France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. » | Par Paul Sugy | samedi 3 janvier 2026
Je désapprouve formellement la capture de Nicolás Maduro. Cela crée un précédent très dangereux. Trump s'ingère dans les affaires intérieures d'autres pays. Le Groenland pourrait bien être la prochaine cible. Il n'existe absolument aucune preuve de l'implication de Maduro dans le trafic de drogue. Toute cette opération vise à voler le pétrole vénézuélien et surtout à enrichir les Trump. — © Mark Alexander
Historiquement proches du régime chaviste au Venezuela et souvent critiqués par leurs adversaires pour leur soutien au président Nicolás Maduro, les responsables de la France insoumise ont été les premiers à réagir en France après l’annonce de sa capture par les États-Unis, condamnant unanimement cette opération américaine.
«Les USA de Trump s’emparent du pétrole du Venezuela en violant sa souveraineté avec une intervention militaire d’un autre âge et l’enlèvement odieux du président Maduro et de son épouse. Le narcotrafic est désormais le prétexte de l’empire et de ses agents politiques et médiatiques pour détruire ce qu’il reste d’ordre international libre de la loi du plus fort», a notamment posté sur X le chef de file de la France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. » | Par Paul Sugy | samedi 3 janvier 2026
Je désapprouve formellement la capture de Nicolás Maduro. Cela crée un précédent très dangereux. Trump s'ingère dans les affaires intérieures d'autres pays. Le Groenland pourrait bien être la prochaine cible. Il n'existe absolument aucune preuve de l'implication de Maduro dans le trafic de drogue. Toute cette opération vise à voler le pétrole vénézuélien et surtout à enrichir les Trump. — © Mark Alexander
Trump Would Have Had Help on the Inside to Capture Maduro | Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges
Jan 3, 2026 | “People can speculate that very well trained and equipped special operators were part of this but I believe there was help on the inside.”
Venezuelan military would’ve realised time was running out for President Maduro and helped Trump in capturing him, says former Commanding General of US Army in Europe Lieutenant General Ben Hodges.
Venezuelan military would’ve realised time was running out for President Maduro and helped Trump in capturing him, says former Commanding General of US Army in Europe Lieutenant General Ben Hodges.
Donald Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
THE NEW YORK TIMES — OPINION: Over the past few months, President Trump has deployed an imposing military force in the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela. Until now, the president used that force — an aircraft carrier, at least seven other warships, scores of aircraft and 15,000 U.S. troops — for illegal attacks on small boats that he claimed were ferrying drugs. This weekend, Mr. Trump dramatically escalated his campaign by capturing Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro as part of what he called ”a large scale strike” against the country.
Few people will feel any sympathy for Mr. Maduro. He is undemocratic and repressive, and has destabilized the Western Hemisphere in recent years. The United Nations recently issued a report detailing more than a decade of killings, torture, sexual violence and arbitrary detention by henchmen against his political opponents. He stole Venezuela’s presidential election last year. He has fueled economic and political disruption throughout the region by instigating an exodus of nearly eight million migrants.
If there is an overriding lesson of American foreign affairs in the past century, however, it is that attempting to oust even the most deplorable regime can make matters worse. The United States spent 20 years failing to create a stable government in Afghanistan and it replaced a dictatorship in Libya with a fractured state. The tragic consequences of the 2003 war in Iraq continue to beset America and the Middle East. Perhaps most relevant, the United States has sporadically destabilized Latin American countries, including Chile, Cuba, Guatemala and Nicaragua, by trying to oust a government through force.
Mr. Trump has not yet offered a coherent explanation for his actions in Venezuela. He is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons. If Mr. Trump wants to argue otherwise, the Constitution spells out what he must do: Go to Congress. Without congressional approval, his actions violate United States law. » | The Editorial Board | Saturday, January 3, 2026
Donald Trump was thoroughly irresponsible to launch this attack. This sets a precedent for other authoritarian leaders to follow suit. Further, for Trump to assert that Nicolás Maduro was corrupt is just plain silly and hypocritical. Who is more corrupt than Trump? This is a textbook example of the pot calling the kettle black!
But the most disturbing aspect of this for me is Trump’s proclivity to interfere in the internal affairs of other nations. He has stated that he wants to change the politics of Europe, of the European Union.
If Trump really wanted to do something useful, he should have shown strength, not weakness, in dealing with his buddy in Russia, to stop the killing in Ukraine.
Moreover, as for Maduro treating his citizens badly… That’s exactly what Trump is doing with many American citizens when he disappears them and sends unknown numbers to concentration camps.
My guess is that Trump has his eyes firmly on the oil wealth of Venezuela. In this illegal move, he sees billions of dollars for himself, his family, and his cronies. But that oil wealth belongs to Venezuelans, not Americans. And it certainly does not belong to the Trumps! — © Mark Alexander
Few people will feel any sympathy for Mr. Maduro. He is undemocratic and repressive, and has destabilized the Western Hemisphere in recent years. The United Nations recently issued a report detailing more than a decade of killings, torture, sexual violence and arbitrary detention by henchmen against his political opponents. He stole Venezuela’s presidential election last year. He has fueled economic and political disruption throughout the region by instigating an exodus of nearly eight million migrants.
If there is an overriding lesson of American foreign affairs in the past century, however, it is that attempting to oust even the most deplorable regime can make matters worse. The United States spent 20 years failing to create a stable government in Afghanistan and it replaced a dictatorship in Libya with a fractured state. The tragic consequences of the 2003 war in Iraq continue to beset America and the Middle East. Perhaps most relevant, the United States has sporadically destabilized Latin American countries, including Chile, Cuba, Guatemala and Nicaragua, by trying to oust a government through force.
Mr. Trump has not yet offered a coherent explanation for his actions in Venezuela. He is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons. If Mr. Trump wants to argue otherwise, the Constitution spells out what he must do: Go to Congress. Without congressional approval, his actions violate United States law. » | The Editorial Board | Saturday, January 3, 2026
Donald Trump was thoroughly irresponsible to launch this attack. This sets a precedent for other authoritarian leaders to follow suit. Further, for Trump to assert that Nicolás Maduro was corrupt is just plain silly and hypocritical. Who is more corrupt than Trump? This is a textbook example of the pot calling the kettle black!
But the most disturbing aspect of this for me is Trump’s proclivity to interfere in the internal affairs of other nations. He has stated that he wants to change the politics of Europe, of the European Union.
If Trump really wanted to do something useful, he should have shown strength, not weakness, in dealing with his buddy in Russia, to stop the killing in Ukraine.
Moreover, as for Maduro treating his citizens badly… That’s exactly what Trump is doing with many American citizens when he disappears them and sends unknown numbers to concentration camps.
My guess is that Trump has his eyes firmly on the oil wealth of Venezuela. In this illegal move, he sees billions of dollars for himself, his family, and his cronies. But that oil wealth belongs to Venezuelans, not Americans. And it certainly does not belong to the Trumps! — © Mark Alexander
Trump’s Strikes on Venezuela Should Raise Alarms for the West | Military Strategist
Jan 3, 2026 | “What we’ve seen overnight certainly has implications for both Europe and Asia.”
Trump’s strikes on Venezuela emphases that his national security strategy should be taken seriously by the West, says military strategist Franz-Stefan Gady.
WIKIPEDIA: Franz-Stefan Gady »
Trump’s strikes on Venezuela emphases that his national security strategy should be taken seriously by the West, says military strategist Franz-Stefan Gady.
WIKIPEDIA: Franz-Stefan Gady »
Trump's Reported Strike on Venezuela Causes 'Headache' for the West
Jan 3, 2026n | “People will see parallels with what’s happening with Ukraine…Russia is absolutely the aggressor and to be condemned so what do you do about this particular policy?”
Trump’s orders to strike Venezuela will cause a "headache" for Starmer, says Adam Boulton.
Trump’s orders to strike Venezuela will cause a "headache" for Starmer, says Adam Boulton.
Michael Lambert: Starmer, Trump & AI - My Predictions for 2026
Jan 3, 2026 | It seems certain that the next 12 months are going to be extraordinarily important and potentially very dangerous.
In this video I talk about:
• The liklihood that Keir Starmer will be replaced as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour party after the May council elections
• The worrying rise of Farage and what a Reform government could look like
• Why Britain still hasn’t faced the reality of Brexit
• How I believe that Donald Trump will not serve his full term and that he will soon be gone. This is because he appears to have health issues including possible cognitive decline. There may even be another impeachment in which case his support would be far from certain.
• I also talk about why AI is going to change our lives far more quickly — and more profoundly — than most people realise. I’m not making firm predictions, but I am joining the dots.
I was particularly interested in Michael Lambert’s assessment of Sir Ed Davey, because his assessment of him mirrors my own. I think he is the best politician around, and I also think that he is a thoroughly decent man. And decency is hard to find among politicians these days. I would love to see Ed Davey becoming our prime minister. But naturally, I am not holding my breath. — © Mark Alexander
In this video I talk about:
• The liklihood that Keir Starmer will be replaced as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour party after the May council elections
• The worrying rise of Farage and what a Reform government could look like
• Why Britain still hasn’t faced the reality of Brexit
• How I believe that Donald Trump will not serve his full term and that he will soon be gone. This is because he appears to have health issues including possible cognitive decline. There may even be another impeachment in which case his support would be far from certain.
• I also talk about why AI is going to change our lives far more quickly — and more profoundly — than most people realise. I’m not making firm predictions, but I am joining the dots.
I was particularly interested in Michael Lambert’s assessment of Sir Ed Davey, because his assessment of him mirrors my own. I think he is the best politician around, and I also think that he is a thoroughly decent man. And decency is hard to find among politicians these days. I would love to see Ed Davey becoming our prime minister. But naturally, I am not holding my breath. — © Mark Alexander
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