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International relations/law UManitoba Political Science https://umanitoba.ca/arts/bryan-peeler
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Author of The Persistence of Reciprocity in IHL: https://rb.gy/p39ckt
Bryan Based International Order: https://substack.com/@bryanpeeler
Author of The Persistence of Reciprocity in IHL: https://rb.gy/p39ckt
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I have been thinking that the major divide in Canadian politics now is really wrestling with Trump’s US or wholly embracing it, and now Pierre Poilievre and Melissa Lantsman are praising Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela while Danielle Smith pushes separation. It’s a really dangerous time.
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I have been thinking that the major divide in Canadian politics now is really wrestling with Trump’s US or wholly embracing it, and now Pierre Poilievre and Melissa Lantsman are praising Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela while Danielle Smith pushes separation. It’s a really dangerous time.
Time to lose some friends and alienate some people. 1/n
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Time to lose some friends and alienate some people. 1/n
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If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
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January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Hey @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social this is how you do it:
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Hey @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social this is how you do it:
Oooooook.
Donald Trump says the U.S. government will run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap into its vast oil reserves to sell “large amounts” to other countries
US captures Venezuela’s leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown from the country, U.S. President Donald Trump announced early Saturday.
www.thestar.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Oooooook.
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Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
Just say'n
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Just say'n
I eagerly await the US Special Forces raid on Rideau Cottage to punish the leader of the state where all the fentanyl is coming into the US from
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I eagerly await the US Special Forces raid on Rideau Cottage to punish the leader of the state where all the fentanyl is coming into the US from
Always. Read. Elizabeth.
🧵with some preliminary thoughts on what this means for US national security, with a side of IR theory.
Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
1/
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
1/
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Always. Read. Elizabeth.
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Yes, it’s true, Republican presidents have been violating the law & Constitution with impunity for my entire life.
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Yes, it’s true, Republican presidents have been violating the law & Constitution with impunity for my entire life.
How does this guy type with his head so far up Trump's ass?
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
How does this guy type with his head so far up Trump's ass?
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Presumably this is the official position of the Conservative Party of Canada, given it’s coming from the party’s deputy leader
(Rather than the party’s actual leader, for some reason?)
(Rather than the party’s actual leader, for some reason?)
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Presumably this is the official position of the Conservative Party of Canada, given it’s coming from the party’s deputy leader
(Rather than the party’s actual leader, for some reason?)
(Rather than the party’s actual leader, for some reason?)
People break domestic law all the time and many people are never brought to justice. I'm not quite ready to give up just yet though I understand Nathan's frustration.
As we all said, international law, such as it was, no longer exists. The United States, following Israel’s precedent, considers itself to have the explicit authority to blatantly violate sovereignty anywhere in the world and abduct even leaders of other states.
There are no guardrails whatsoever.
There are no guardrails whatsoever.
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
People break domestic law all the time and many people are never brought to justice. I'm not quite ready to give up just yet though I understand Nathan's frustration.
Colour me not surprised.
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Colour me not surprised.
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This, from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social in 2019, is important background to the congressional discussion we're about to see.
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep’t Memo in 1989
When Bill Barr was head of Office of Legal Counsel, he gave Congress the legal conclusions and reasoning of an important Justice Department memo but left out major portions of it. When the full memo w...
www.justsecurity.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This, from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social in 2019, is important background to the congressional discussion we're about to see.
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
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The next leader of a country Trump visits has the chance to do the funniest thing.
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The next leader of a country Trump visits has the chance to do the funniest thing.
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8:30 AM, and still no statement from Canada’s prime minister
Perhaps the Governor General should knock on the door of Rideau Cottage to make sure he too was not kidnapped by the US military overnight?
Perhaps the Governor General should knock on the door of Rideau Cottage to make sure he too was not kidnapped by the US military overnight?
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
8:30 AM, and still no statement from Canada’s prime minister
Perhaps the Governor General should knock on the door of Rideau Cottage to make sure he too was not kidnapped by the US military overnight?
Perhaps the Governor General should knock on the door of Rideau Cottage to make sure he too was not kidnapped by the US military overnight?
Kind of curious as to what the reaction of the Canadian PM and OLO to this kidnapping will be.
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Kind of curious as to what the reaction of the Canadian PM and OLO to this kidnapping will be.
Ya. Whatever.
👺 Russia backs Maduro, says disputes must be settled through dialogue
Russia backs Maduro, says disputes must be settled through dialogue
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned what it called US armed aggression against Venezuela on 3 January and said it is deeply concerned.
www.pravda.com.ua
January 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Ya. Whatever.
It's what the white working class wanted.
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
It's what the white working class wanted.
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The EU officials rushing to undermine their own side in the Russia-Ukraine war is a particularly insulting act of moral cowardice. Big, empty talk about European values.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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