## We’re the Bad Guys Now

Authored by thebulwark.com

American power has been used for bad ends at times (the Mexican War was unadulterated aggression), but it’s hard to think of a country that has more often extended itself for good purposes around the globe.

Damn right we were the good guys!

As Colin Powell put it in 2003: “We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years .

Asked later whether the United States would encourage elections, Trump dismissed the idea: “We have to fix the country first.

The country’s oil, Trump announced, would be pumped by American oil companies for American oil companies—not even for American taxpayers.

Marco Rubio warned other leaders not to “F around” lest they find out what a bad hombre the president is.

Back in 1980, when Trump was just a novice charlatan, Fidel Castro did something like that during the Mariel Boatlift. »

### Norway reaches 97% EV sales as EVs now outnumber diesels on its roads

Authored by electrek.co

Norway has released its December and full year 2025 automotive sales numbers and the world’s leading EV haven has broken records once again.

(In fact, Europe currently has around the same EV sales level as Norway did 10 years ahead of its 100% goal – which means Europe’s former 100% 2035 goal is still eminently achievable).

So, already by 2021, it looked like Norway was on track to have basically no fossil-only vehicle sales – though with various stragglers, including hybrid vehicles. »

### US is granting way more visas to OnlyFans creators under ‘talent’ provisions typically used for celebrities

Authored by independent.co.uk

Analysis shows that the number of O-1B visas given to online content creators has increased significantly in the years since the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is still less than one-tenth the number of H-1B visas issued, and O1 visas remain a small fraction of the number of visas issued overall ( Getty/iStock ).

This is still less than one-tenth the number of H-1B visas issued, and O1 visas remain a small fraction of the number of visas issued overall. »

### US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic as UK confirms it gave support to operation

Authored by bbc.co.uk

BBC Verify has been monitoring military flights around the area of the North Atlantic where the Marinera has been seized by US authorities.

Tracking data from sites including FlightRadar24 show three Pilatus U-28A Draco aircraft en route from Wick Airport in Scotland to Reykjavik in Iceland.

But the area of operation corresponds with the location of the oil tanker during this period. »

### Trump administration freezes childcare, food aid funds to Colorado

Authored by cpr.org

The federal government is freezing some childcare and food funds to Colorado, the latest salvo in the Trump Administration’s campaign against the Democratic-led state.

The OMB official said more than $300 million in federal funds to Colorado for child care, food aid and other social services would be frozen.

“The County has not been contacted by the Trump administration about freezing childcare and food funding,” a spokesperson from Arapahoe County said in a statement. »

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