Dec 31, 2025 (345/1461)
What a fitting end to year of TOM than to have Putin indicate yet one more time how he is playing the man like a fiddle. And a Stradivarius at that. The Venezuelan tanker that TOM had our forces chasing across the Caribbean now has a Russian flag painted on its side. If that isn’t a big ol’ F you, I don’t know what is. “Crew members aboard the aging, rusted oil tanker that the US has been pursuing at sea for nearly two weeks appear to have painted a crude image of a Russian flag on the ship’s hull, which American officials believe is an attempt at claiming Russian protection, a US official familiar with the matter said.
The new insignia was spotted by Coast Guard personnel, who are trailing the tanker from about a half-mile behind as it sails in the open Atlantic Ocean away from Venezuela, the official said. US officials said the Bella 1 was flying under the flag of Guyana, which they said was not valid, when the Coast Guard originally tried to board it. Its current registration is listed as “not known” on the shipping database Equasis. By claiming Russian status, the legalities of seizing the vessel could become more complicated.” Anyone who thinks this is just a bunch of rogue sailors deciding to paint a sloppy Russian flag on their hull is dipping into TOMs crack stash. This is a test.
Always needing to have the last word, TOM has vetoed two bipartisan bills on the last day of the year. An apparent “take that you scum supporters” Rs who were seen as disloyal. “Trump vetoed drinking water pipeline legislation from Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, a longtime ally who broke with the president in November to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He also vetoed legislation that would have given the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida more control of some of its tribal lands. The tribe was among groups suing the administration over an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as " Alligator Alcatraz.”
Both bills had bipartisan support and had been noncontroversial until the White House announced Trump’s vetoes Tuesday night. Boebert, one of four House Republicans who sided with House Democrats early on to force the release of the Epstein files, shared a statement on social media suggesting that the veto may have been “political retaliation.”
“I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability. Americans deserve leadership that puts people over politics,” her statement said. Boebert added in another post: “This isn’t over.” The middle school mean girl rises again to show “her” ire. TOM shouldn’t be so anti-transgender. He really does exhibit so many traits common to middle school girls.
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