Of course, officially it is not an invasion. Russia recognized to so-called Ukraine rebel regions Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. Consequently, Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to “maintain peace” in these two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. In two official decrees, Putin on Monday instructed the country’s defense ministry to assume “the function of maintaining peace” in the eastern regions.
At 11:30 a.m., my stomach is loudly protesting my 16‑hour fast, while Instagram serves me a fourth ad for "fasting‑support" electrolyte powder that costs more per gram than cocaine. My phone wants me to track my ketone levels, my "fasting window," and my "metabolic age" on three different apps. Fasting is less about food than about refusing to let the attention economy feed you—literally and algorithmically.
On January 3, 2026, while most of the world was still hungover from New Year's, the United States military bombed Caracas, extracted President Nicolás Maduro in handcuffs, and flew him to New York to face narco‑terrorism charges. Five days later, the White House announced it would control Venezuelan oil sales "indefinitely" and decide how the proceeds get spent. Call it what it is: regime change as a subscription service.