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The law was meant to be America’s shield against tyranny, but under Trump it has been bent into a weapon, and if we want that shield back, the only constitutional path is to beat him at the ballot box, take Congress, and use impeachment to force the republic back under the rule of laws rather than the whims of one deeply flawed man.

Mexico did not flinch because it cared about Maduro, but because his capture proved the United States had stopped negotiating with old assumptions and started enforcing new ones.

Iran unrest, US defense push, and global flashpoints reshape the week. Here’s your Monday morning brief for January 12, 2026.

U.S. pressure is tightening across the Western Hemisphere as Washington warns Cuba, cracks down in Venezuela, Iran’s unrest turns deadlier under blackout conditions, and Minneapolis edges toward federal intervention amid escalating clashes over immigration enforcement.

American power looks weaker because it is no longer theatrical, but it is still shaping outcomes through pressure and alliances while rivals burn men, money, and legitimacy trying to fight the modern world and their own limits.

The Army broke tradition by commissioning a senior NCO as a captain as Iran’s protests escalated, Venezuela began releasing political prisoners under U.S. pressure, and Alabama authorities captured a suspect after a deadly shooting.

U.S. forces carried out apparent payback strikes on ISIS targets in Syria as Portland investigated a federal agent shooting, Iran’s unrest escalated under heavy security measures, Mexico moved to tighten communications with Washington, and Katy Perry’s high-profile legal fight continued to draw backlash.

Caracas never heard the Maduro regime die, it just woke up to the sound of it missing, because when the CIA owns your pattern of life and Delta owns your front door, history does not knock twice.

The Beretta ARX160 is a piston-driven, modular service rifle designed to fix the real shortcomings exposed by modern combat, emphasizing ambidextrous controls, adaptability, and ease of use while taking a different technical path than newer rifles like the UK’s KS-1.

BRICS navies are flexing off South Africa as the U.S. shifts Army forces toward the Indo-Pacific, Trump escalates rhetoric on owning Greenland for Arctic defense, and Taiwan searches for a missing F-16V while grounding its fleet for safety checks.

US seizes Venezuela tanker as Iran unrest grows and Gaza violence rises. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.

One-point-five trillion dollars, and the message is as plain as a rifle crack: America is done trying to scare global predators with press releases, and we are going back to building the kind of power that makes them think twice before they move.