Ben Kannenberg
@benkannenberg.bsky.social
He/Him, Aspiring Historian, Eventual Writer, (Usually) Proud DSA Member, Schismatic Catholic.
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Indivisible showed up to the DSA x PSL organized anti-war demonstration and their presence was felt 💪 ❤️
No War on Venezuela Protest | Kansas City, MO | January 3, 2026 📢
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January 4, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Indivisible showed up to the DSA x PSL organized anti-war demonstration and their presence was felt 💪 ❤️
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FUCK YES
Indivisible showed up to the DSA x PSL organized anti-war demonstration and their presence was felt 💪 ❤️
No War on Venezuela Protest | Kansas City, MO | January 3, 2026 📢
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January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
FUCK YES
One fascinating element: that first paragraph could very easily and fairly be written about Trump! And yet, I could never imagine Jeffries describing Trump as an illegitimate head of state. He doesnt even come close here!
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
One fascinating element: that first paragraph could very easily and fairly be written about Trump! And yet, I could never imagine Jeffries describing Trump as an illegitimate head of state. He doesnt even come close here!
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Bluesky: We're going to win!
*Trump does something*
Bluesky:
*Trump does something*
Bluesky:
a man with long gray hair is making a funny face and says `` flee ! flee for your lives ! ''
ALT: a man with long gray hair is making a funny face and says `` flee ! flee for your lives ! ''
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January 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Bluesky: We're going to win!
*Trump does something*
Bluesky:
*Trump does something*
Bluesky:
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you simply do not have to preface your statements about this with “but Maduro sucks”
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
you simply do not have to preface your statements about this with “but Maduro sucks”
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
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•Venezuela’s VP is still giving press conferences
•very unclear how much of the other leadership is hanging around
•not clear at all if there are US troops on the ground (which would, you know, constitute the occupation part)
•very unclear how much of the other leadership is hanging around
•not clear at all if there are US troops on the ground (which would, you know, constitute the occupation part)
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
•Venezuela’s VP is still giving press conferences
•very unclear how much of the other leadership is hanging around
•not clear at all if there are US troops on the ground (which would, you know, constitute the occupation part)
•very unclear how much of the other leadership is hanging around
•not clear at all if there are US troops on the ground (which would, you know, constitute the occupation part)
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the tactical success here - that they went in and got him and no troops died - is going to dramatically raise the bar on the shit they think they can get away with at home and abroad and that terrifies me
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
the tactical success here - that they went in and got him and no troops died - is going to dramatically raise the bar on the shit they think they can get away with at home and abroad and that terrifies me
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it's fucking black magic is what it is
It’s amazing how consistently lucky Trump has been that American military operations haven’t hit snafus
Some details from Trump and a source speaking to the NYT underlining the risk of this kind of thing, no matter how many air defense sites you bomb
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
it's fucking black magic is what it is
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You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
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14. I hope we don’t have to wait that long, and will do everything in my power to ensure we don’t. But take some optimism in the fact that this White House fears that public virtue just as much as they fear the rule of law. We are better than this. /fin
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
14. I hope we don’t have to wait that long, and will do everything in my power to ensure we don’t. But take some optimism in the fact that this White House fears that public virtue just as much as they fear the rule of law. We are better than this. /fin
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But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?
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former and aspiring future Rep. Tom Malinowski out with a statement weaker than I'd like that does at least oppose the war on the merits rather than solely for process reasons
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
former and aspiring future Rep. Tom Malinowski out with a statement weaker than I'd like that does at least oppose the war on the merits rather than solely for process reasons
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Damn it's that easy? We should do that to Bukele
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Damn it's that easy? We should do that to Bukele
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They like Trump and want to help him. Playbook is "the comeback kid"
The US invades a sovereign nation to force a regime change and a major news network reports it like this and it’s only January 3rd
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
They like Trump and want to help him. Playbook is "the comeback kid"
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Every single poster doing a "Trump will use this to bis advantage in the midterms" thing this morning needs to content with the fact that the man is on TV rn—morning of—and cant help but step on messaging about this in far of circling back to his own dumb bullshit
He just said that if Kamala had been elected, “we’d be Venezuela” ok
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Every single poster doing a "Trump will use this to bis advantage in the midterms" thing this morning needs to content with the fact that the man is on TV rn—morning of—and cant help but step on messaging about this in far of circling back to his own dumb bullshit
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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OH COME ON.
My therapist said I should take the next few days to a week off but I should also get back to not posting for the near future because it would risk forming bad habits that would be hard to break when it's time to get back to work, so I guess this is it for at least a few weeks. I'll still check DMs.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
OH COME ON.
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like this only touches on the process argument and otherwise focuses on The War Itself Is Stupid And Evil. good!
We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
like this only touches on the process argument and otherwise focuses on The War Itself Is Stupid And Evil. good!
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Democrats are going to zero in on congressional approval because it polls worse and fluffs their own ego but when the most easily understood point is polling at -41 you should go with that imo
Some polling:
Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela is a close second:
19% approve, 60% disapprove.
19% approve, 60% disapprove.
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Democrats are going to zero in on congressional approval because it polls worse and fluffs their own ego but when the most easily understood point is polling at -41 you should go with that imo
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Cannot even begin to express how much I hate Florida today
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Cannot even begin to express how much I hate Florida today
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you don't need to add caveats agreeing that the head of state abducted is a bad guy before opposing abduction of a head of state by military force. If the rule was any head of government is fair game then the entire world would be a series of decapitation strikes and show trials in foreign courts.
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
you don't need to add caveats agreeing that the head of state abducted is a bad guy before opposing abduction of a head of state by military force. If the rule was any head of government is fair game then the entire world would be a series of decapitation strikes and show trials in foreign courts.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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How is the U.S. public going to react to the invasion of Venezuela & capture of Maduro? Regardless of legality (which legal scholars I’ve seen say is plainly illegal), we can apply the late UW professor Murray Edelman’s work here to think about public response in our fractured media environment. 1/
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
How is the U.S. public going to react to the invasion of Venezuela & capture of Maduro? Regardless of legality (which legal scholars I’ve seen say is plainly illegal), we can apply the late UW professor Murray Edelman’s work here to think about public response in our fractured media environment. 1/
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5. I have no respect for Donald Trump. He diminishes everything he touches. But focusing on him right now is like being bitten by your neighbor’s unleashed, unfenced rabid dog and focusing on the dog. If we don’t hold his enablers to account we’re going to keep getting bit.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
5. I have no respect for Donald Trump. He diminishes everything he touches. But focusing on him right now is like being bitten by your neighbor’s unleashed, unfenced rabid dog and focusing on the dog. If we don’t hold his enablers to account we’re going to keep getting bit.
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4. Moreover, the White House KNOWS they are on shaky legal ground; that’s why they’re so anxious about Kelly, Slotkin, Crow, et al reminding our military professionals that they have no obligation to obey unlawful orders.
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4. Moreover, the White House KNOWS they are on shaky legal ground; that’s why they’re so anxious about Kelly, Slotkin, Crow, et al reminding our military professionals that they have no obligation to obey unlawful orders.