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Alan Richardson
@alanrichardson.bsky.social
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Professor of Philosophy, UBC
Faculty Member, Science and Technology Studies Graduate Program, UBC
Philosophy of Science
History of Philosophy of Science

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alanrichardson.bsky.social
Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 10h
The Peace President…..how anyone got taken in by this grifter after about 1980 is beyond me.
nicholehiltz.bsky.social Nichole Hiltz 🧡 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social · 11h
Omg…
As he threatens to attack other countries he calls Russia “PRIMITIVE” for TAKING
TOO LONG!!
Like what the FUCK?!
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨
youranoncentral.bsky.social Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11h
US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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Nichole Hiltz 🧡 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social · 11h
Omg…
As he threatens to attack other countries he calls Russia “PRIMITIVE” for TAKING
TOO LONG!!
Like what the FUCK?!
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨
youranoncentral.bsky.social Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11h
US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 17h
12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 17h
We lost track of his elbows months ago

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Axel Bruns, Jonathan M. Gilligan , and 8 more

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18h
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Kim L. Scheppele, Elizabeth Saunders , and 26 more

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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 18h
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 18h
I am taking a short position on the USA’s midterms being free and open.
peoplesfabric.com The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 20h
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Rosemary A. Joyce, Alan Richardson , and 2 more

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h
Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something."

They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable.

These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.

alanrichardson.bsky.social
Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 19h
That’s Susan Collins levels of troubled!!!

alanrichardson.bsky.social
Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 19h
Mr President, we must not allow a Catturd tweet gap!
socialistdogmom.bsky.social molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 21h
oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 19h
Summer repertory situation room vibes
socialistdogmom.bsky.social molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 21h
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 19h
The rare tv show about standup comedy that was worth watching.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Cyrus Samimi, Pam Jarvis

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 20h
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum calls on the United Nations to step in to stop Trump. She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.

Reposted by Alan Richardson

apnews.com
The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20h
BREAKING: Venezuela's vice president demands the U.S. free Maduro and calls him the country's rightful leader during speech.
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had struck Venezuela early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
bit.ly

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 20h
Replacing the situation room with a room in Mar-a-Lago, cheaply set dressed with black blankets and with big screens displaying X would be bad at any time.

But when launching a *huge* military operation without even notifying Congress, it’s…once again, off the charts.

Reposted by Branko Milanovic, Tom Clark, John McLaren , and 8 more

peoplesfabric.com
The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 20h
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Alan Richardson

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 20h
So nothing they just said in that press holds any water, they are just winging it

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 20h
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth overseeing the illegal detention of a foreign head of state next to a comically huge emoji on X, the everything app.
Life is a bad movie.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Philipp Sarasin

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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Fyodor @fyodor.bsky.social · 21h
Just an absolutely pathetic response from absolutely pathetic people. I was not a fan of Pelosi but even she would be better than the current crew.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers, Alan Richardson , and 1 more

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 21h
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams

Reposted by Christian Odendahl, Scott L. Greer, Alan Richardson

socialistdogmom.bsky.social
molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 21h
oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen

Reposted by Steve Peers, Alan Richardson

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 21h
This is a dangerous and irresponsible response.

Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.

Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Nina Jankowicz, Du Toit , and 8 more

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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 22h
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread

This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.

According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Talbot Imlay, Alexandre Klein

thebeaverton.com
The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 22h
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
www.thebeaverton.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 22h
No attempt to make sense

Reposted by Steve Peers, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller , and 1 more

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 22h
Rubio "Cuba is a disaster. It's run by incompetent, senile men." As Trump tries to stay awake.

Reposted by Ken Caldeira, Alan Richardson, Peter Jacobsen , and 1 more

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Q: China, Russia, and Iran have interests in Venezuela. How does this operation affect your relationships with them?

TRUMP: In terms of other countries that want oil, we're in the oil business. We're gonna sell it to them. We'll be selling oil.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 22h
Not in the top 1000 main points but until someone shows me a static action I am going to continue to find “kinetic action” the dumbest phrase in today’s English.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 22h
That oil under Venezuela was stolen from the USA.
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h
Hegseth: "Trump is deadly serious about…getting back the oil that was stolen from us."