Bill Conroy
@bconroy.bsky.social
Independent Investigative Journalist
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https://billconroy.pressfolios.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-conroy-45379652
Houseofdeath.org
* Comments ground rule: non sequitur ad hominem attacks are subject to deletion. Irony/humor excepted.
The fall of Rome and what it could have been are different paths, a choice. For Rome, what could have been ended the day the Republic died. And Caesar declared himself emperor. Many more followed. But never again a Republic.
Our choice today: self-determination and democracy or emperors and oil.
Our choice today: self-determination and democracy or emperors and oil.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 AM
The fall of Rome and what it could have been are different paths, a choice. For Rome, what could have been ended the day the Republic died. And Caesar declared himself emperor. Many more followed. But never again a Republic.
Our choice today: self-determination and democracy or emperors and oil.
Our choice today: self-determination and democracy or emperors and oil.
Excerpt From The Great Pretense:
"The use of U.S. military forces to depose Maduro almost certainly will create a crisis of credibility for any new regime installed by the U.S. to replace him, even if such a transition is wrapped in the rhetoric of democracy and the war on drugs."
"The use of U.S. military forces to depose Maduro almost certainly will create a crisis of credibility for any new regime installed by the U.S. to replace him, even if such a transition is wrapped in the rhetoric of democracy and the war on drugs."
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Excerpt From The Great Pretense:
"The use of U.S. military forces to depose Maduro almost certainly will create a crisis of credibility for any new regime installed by the U.S. to replace him, even if such a transition is wrapped in the rhetoric of democracy and the war on drugs."
"The use of U.S. military forces to depose Maduro almost certainly will create a crisis of credibility for any new regime installed by the U.S. to replace him, even if such a transition is wrapped in the rhetoric of democracy and the war on drugs."
The Sword of Damocles Coup
Live Updates: Venezuela Projects Defiance as Rubio Says U.S. Will Exert ‘Leverage’ on Its Leaders
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Sword of Damocles Coup
Russia denies sheltering Ven. VP. Flip a coin. Regardless, in coups I've covered, it's the military that takes effective control. Had the CIA been successful in flipping Venezuelan generals, we wouldn't have needed to attack to oust Maduro. Events overtake plans, especially plans focused on plunder.
Russia calls for Maduro release; denies housing Rodriguez
Russia has denied Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodriguez is in its country while calling on the United States to release president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia.
www.guardian.co.tt
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Russia denies sheltering Ven. VP. Flip a coin. Regardless, in coups I've covered, it's the military that takes effective control. Had the CIA been successful in flipping Venezuelan generals, we wouldn't have needed to attack to oust Maduro. Events overtake plans, especially plans focused on plunder.
If true, it means the Venezuelan military and its generals are now in control. A military junta still sorting itself out.
Smells like Trump's gloating presser announcing mission accomplished has the same stench of Bush IIs "Mission Accomplshed" promenade following our shock and awe attack on Iraq.
Smells like Trump's gloating presser announcing mission accomplished has the same stench of Bush IIs "Mission Accomplshed" promenade following our shock and awe attack on Iraq.
Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, four sources say
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, four sources familiar with her movements said on Saturday, after President Donald Trump said President Nicolas Maduro had been by U.S. forces af...
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
If true, it means the Venezuelan military and its generals are now in control. A military junta still sorting itself out.
Smells like Trump's gloating presser announcing mission accomplished has the same stench of Bush IIs "Mission Accomplshed" promenade following our shock and awe attack on Iraq.
Smells like Trump's gloating presser announcing mission accomplished has the same stench of Bush IIs "Mission Accomplshed" promenade following our shock and awe attack on Iraq.
Sept. 23, 2025
"Trump's gunboat terrorism off the coast of Venezuela won’t stop the drug trade, but it may reap him an oil windfall"
"Trump's gunboat terrorism off the coast of Venezuela won’t stop the drug trade, but it may reap him an oil windfall"
Narco-Trafficking, Drug Boats and Regime Change
Trump's gunboat terrorism off the coast of Venezuela won’t stop the drug trade, but it may reap him an oil windfall
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January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Sept. 23, 2025
"Trump's gunboat terrorism off the coast of Venezuela won’t stop the drug trade, but it may reap him an oil windfall"
"Trump's gunboat terrorism off the coast of Venezuela won’t stop the drug trade, but it may reap him an oil windfall"
For the moment Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, takes control.But what the generals do next is the way the wind now blows in Venezuela.
WaPo clips.
WaPo clips.
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
For the moment Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, takes control.But what the generals do next is the way the wind now blows in Venezuela.
WaPo clips.
WaPo clips.
Associated Press, Washington Post, NYTs and CNN
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Associated Press, Washington Post, NYTs and CNN
CNN reports that Rubio told Sen. Mike Lee, per Lee on X, that it was a law enforcement operation assisted by the military. That's a trial balloon that shouldn't fly far. Because outside the US, many will view this as kidnapping a head of state. I thought drugs was the goal, not regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM
CNN reports that Rubio told Sen. Mike Lee, per Lee on X, that it was a law enforcement operation assisted by the military. That's a trial balloon that shouldn't fly far. Because outside the US, many will view this as kidnapping a head of state. I thought drugs was the goal, not regime change.
Still not enough details to say what U.S. forces are on the ground, but likely CIA & special ops. We'll know far more when Maduro surfaces. Was he renditioned with shock and awe Noriega-style? People are protesting in Carracas. Generals are still at large. The Americas will soon be waking to war.
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Still not enough details to say what U.S. forces are on the ground, but likely CIA & special ops. We'll know far more when Maduro surfaces. Was he renditioned with shock and awe Noriega-style? People are protesting in Carracas. Generals are still at large. The Americas will soon be waking to war.
New York Times report.
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
New York Times report.
Congress? What Congress.
Soon, the days after come.
Soon, the days after come.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Congress? What Congress.
Soon, the days after come.
Soon, the days after come.
Venezuela supples 4% of China's oil and its oil infrastructure is propped up by Russia. So, does Trump want to bog US troops down in a proxy war in South America? China, Russia or both could well help prop up future Venezuelan rebels if Maduro falls — to protect their interests in Latin America.
China and Russia Fill a U.S.-Shaped Void in Latin America
Jul 26, 2022 // Russia and China have increased their presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. If the United States wants to counter this advance, it needs to have a more proactive policy towards ...
www.diplomaticourier.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Venezuela supples 4% of China's oil and its oil infrastructure is propped up by Russia. So, does Trump want to bog US troops down in a proxy war in South America? China, Russia or both could well help prop up future Venezuelan rebels if Maduro falls — to protect their interests in Latin America.
Happy New Year!
The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing (Philip Chevron Vocal) - Live Japan 1991
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January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Happy New Year!
On the enforcement end, until they seriously go after and shut down the money, regardless of where it leads (and what institutions or governments or powerful people it threatens), this never ends. And that's not in the cards in Mexico or the US. Because the pretense protects the current priorities.
January 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
On the enforcement end, until they seriously go after and shut down the money, regardless of where it leads (and what institutions or governments or powerful people it threatens), this never ends. And that's not in the cards in Mexico or the US. Because the pretense protects the current priorities.
This is dystopian insanity.
WaPo
The spending would help..Trump’s mass-deportation agenda dominate media networks and recruitment channels, including through ads targeting people who have attended UFC fights, listened to patriotic podcasts or shown an interest in guns and tactical gear.
WaPo
The spending would help..Trump’s mass-deportation agenda dominate media networks and recruitment channels, including through ads targeting people who have attended UFC fights, listened to patriotic podcasts or shown an interest in guns and tactical gear.
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is dystopian insanity.
WaPo
The spending would help..Trump’s mass-deportation agenda dominate media networks and recruitment channels, including through ads targeting people who have attended UFC fights, listened to patriotic podcasts or shown an interest in guns and tactical gear.
WaPo
The spending would help..Trump’s mass-deportation agenda dominate media networks and recruitment channels, including through ads targeting people who have attended UFC fights, listened to patriotic podcasts or shown an interest in guns and tactical gear.
More CIA drone attacks ahead. Colombia's in the strike zone, too. Buckle up.
More from the NYT
The C.I.A. developed intelligence on a number of purported drug facilities in Venezuela and Colombia as part of the planning for an expanded campaign.
More from the NYT
The C.I.A. developed intelligence on a number of purported drug facilities in Venezuela and Colombia as part of the planning for an expanded campaign.
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
More CIA drone attacks ahead. Colombia's in the strike zone, too. Buckle up.
More from the NYT
The C.I.A. developed intelligence on a number of purported drug facilities in Venezuela and Colombia as part of the planning for an expanded campaign.
More from the NYT
The C.I.A. developed intelligence on a number of purported drug facilities in Venezuela and Colombia as part of the planning for an expanded campaign.
They are abusive people. The same losers who beat spouses and children. They are loud, crude and cruel. They always punch down. They fail up repeatedly. They lie, cheat and are only creative in sowing division. They are emotional vampires, slowly, daily sucking our life's blood and treasure.
December 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
They are abusive people. The same losers who beat spouses and children. They are loud, crude and cruel. They always punch down. They fail up repeatedly. They lie, cheat and are only creative in sowing division. They are emotional vampires, slowly, daily sucking our life's blood and treasure.
More details from CNN . The story claims the CIA was behind the attack — on a port facility.
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
More details from CNN . The story claims the CIA was behind the attack — on a port facility.
Cocaine prices are falling. That means there's an over-supply of coke. But, with loose-lips Trump and chest-thumper Hegseth blowing up drug boats, nearly 30 to date, prices should be rising due to less supply hitting the streets. Seems like a failed plan to me. If it's really about the drugs, no?
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police
Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Cocaine prices are falling. That means there's an over-supply of coke. But, with loose-lips Trump and chest-thumper Hegseth blowing up drug boats, nearly 30 to date, prices should be rising due to less supply hitting the streets. Seems like a failed plan to me. If it's really about the drugs, no?
A good source points out.... there are no accidents in covert ops. Just events overtaking g plans. But there are always plans. And a President incapable of keeping secrets.
Time is the ultimate judge.
Time is the ultimate judge.
December 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A good source points out.... there are no accidents in covert ops. Just events overtaking g plans. But there are always plans. And a President incapable of keeping secrets.
Time is the ultimate judge.
Time is the ultimate judge.
Let the sabotage begin.
NYT
Mr. Trump authorized the C.I.A. to begin planning covert operations inside Venezuela months ago
NYT
Mr. Trump authorized the C.I.A. to begin planning covert operations inside Venezuela months ago
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Let the sabotage begin.
NYT
Mr. Trump authorized the C.I.A. to begin planning covert operations inside Venezuela months ago
NYT
Mr. Trump authorized the C.I.A. to begin planning covert operations inside Venezuela months ago
The Great Pretense:
"I am hard-pressed to accept that as part of the assault on Venezuela, the CIA or Trump ever had as a primary focus stopping narco-trafficking. The drug war is just a convenient cover for starting another
war for oil that will cost the lives of innocents to enrich an elite."
"I am hard-pressed to accept that as part of the assault on Venezuela, the CIA or Trump ever had as a primary focus stopping narco-trafficking. The drug war is just a convenient cover for starting another
war for oil that will cost the lives of innocents to enrich an elite."
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Great Pretense:
"I am hard-pressed to accept that as part of the assault on Venezuela, the CIA or Trump ever had as a primary focus stopping narco-trafficking. The drug war is just a convenient cover for starting another
war for oil that will cost the lives of innocents to enrich an elite."
"I am hard-pressed to accept that as part of the assault on Venezuela, the CIA or Trump ever had as a primary focus stopping narco-trafficking. The drug war is just a convenient cover for starting another
war for oil that will cost the lives of innocents to enrich an elite."
Despite Trump's racist rumblings, no exhibits have been removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, per staff.
But Trump is absent, There's still room in the Jim Crow display, however.
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells
But Trump is absent, There's still room in the Jim Crow display, however.
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells
December 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Despite Trump's racist rumblings, no exhibits have been removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, per staff.
But Trump is absent, There's still room in the Jim Crow display, however.
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells
But Trump is absent, There's still room in the Jim Crow display, however.
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells