Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from a credible source, not some RW cesspit.
Updates:
Live updates: Maduro and his wife plead not guilty at first court appearance since capture in Venezuela
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, face narco-terrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation conspiracy charges.
Cilia Flores pleads not guilty:
Cilia Flores entered a not guilty plea in court minutes ago.
“Not guilty, completely innocent,” Flores said in Spanish when asked by Judge Alvin Hellerstein.
Maduro enters not guilty plea
After being read a summary of the charging documents against him, ousted Venezuelan leader Maduro pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York.
“I am not guilty,” Maduro said in Spanish when Judge Hellerstein asked how he would plead.
“I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country,” Maduro added.
Hegseth on the Venezuela raid: "It seems those Russian air defenses didn't quite work so well, did they?"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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MAHA MAGAt Style:
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule that recommends fewer shots to all children.
Under the change — effective immediately — the vaccine schedule will more closely resemble Denmark’s, recommending all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
Senior Health and Human Services officials said the changes are meant to restore trust in public health that spilled over from the Covid pandemic.
“The loss of trust during the pandemic not only affected the COVID-19 vaccine uptake. It also contributed to less adherence to the full CDC childhood immunization schedule, with lower rates of consensus vaccines such as measles, rubella, pertussis, and polio,” reads the scientific assessment the agency based its decision on.
Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data
Outbreaks of measles and whooping cough in Oklahoma have led to calls for greater transparency from the Oklahoma State Department of Health as the state stands alone in only sharing measles cases on a statewide basis.
Infectious disease and public health experts said the timely sharing of cases with the public can help communities mitigate the spread of disease.
Dr. George Monks, a Tulsa dermatologist and former president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, has been trying for months to get the state Health Department to share more data. He’s employed social media cajoling, open records requests and complaints to the attorney general’s public access counselor, to no avail.
The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
America’s Hitler:
‘I Predicted Bin Laden’: Trump Claims 9/11 Could Have Been Prevented If US Had Listened to Him
President Donald Trump said that he predicted the threat of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, claiming on Sunday that the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center could have been prevented if U.S. officials had listened to him.
Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One, alongside Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
During the gaggle, Graham encouraged Democrats to celebrate the military action that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, telling press that “when Bin Laden went down, I was the first to applaud President [Barack] Obama.”
Trump insists he warned Pete Hegseth one year before 911 about Osama bin Laden, claiming his book, title forgotten has a page saying he didn’t like bin Laden. He’s like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving who suddenly remembers he “predicted” 9/11.
— The Vivlia (@thevivlia.bsky.social) October 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Secret Service Detains Suspect Accused of Smashing JD Vance’s Windows
Authorities have detained a suspect who allegedly smashed the windows of Vice President JD Vance’s home, the U.S. Secret Service revealed on Monday.
The suspect was taken into custody by Secret Service personnel just after midnight on suspicion of property damage to Vance’s Cincinnati residence.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the suspect was detained after “causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence associated with” Vance on Sunday.
State News:
Tim Walz: "I don't want to mince words here. Donald Trump and his allies in Washington and in St Paul and online want to make our state a colder, meaner place. They won't to poison our people against each other by attacking our neighbors."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Walz announces he's changed his mind and will no longer run for reelection next year
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he is dropping re-election bid
The announcement comes amid heightened scrutiny of the state’s handling of alleged child care fraud. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is now considering a bid for governor.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement Monday that he is ending his re-election bid and will not seek a third term.
Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, cited heightened attention on fraud allegations in Minnesota, adding that “the political gamesmanship we’re seeing from Republicans is only making that fight harder to win.”
Craven Assholes:
Sen. Ashley Moody: "By the way, a secret of South Florida here, which I love, you can say 'Marco Rubio' down here and everybody just applauds!"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Seizing another country's national resources by military force for US oil and mineral companies to plunder while refusing the recognize the opposition leader with zero regard for the well being of the Venezuelan people does not make us the "good guys." bsky.app/profile/atru…
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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