Carolyn Barthel ❌👑
@carolyncbarthel.bsky.social
Longtime climate activist, mom, wife, grandmom, UU, singer
Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling. --Greta Thunberg
Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling. --Greta Thunberg
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🔎 From February 2025
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
🔎 From February 2025
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
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Have you read the relevant sections of Project 2025?
It literally calls for annexation of
Venezuela
Cuba
Ecuador
Guyana
Mexico
Greenland...
It literally calls for annexation of
Venezuela
Cuba
Ecuador
Guyana
Mexico
Greenland...
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Have you read the relevant sections of Project 2025?
It literally calls for annexation of
Venezuela
Cuba
Ecuador
Guyana
Mexico
Greenland...
It literally calls for annexation of
Venezuela
Cuba
Ecuador
Guyana
Mexico
Greenland...
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Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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Nobody ever said the death throes of the fossil age would be pretty or peaceful
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Nobody ever said the death throes of the fossil age would be pretty or peaceful
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
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Ok, THIS is what a proper Democratic response sounds like.
Why is this so hard for the current leadership?
Why is this so hard for the current leadership?
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Ok, THIS is what a proper Democratic response sounds like.
Why is this so hard for the current leadership?
Why is this so hard for the current leadership?
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Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
a lot of interesting revelations between the lines of this story www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
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Fascinating
1. Admin may not have informed Congress but has been talking regime change w US oil industry
2. Oil at $60, US firms not excited about major capex to get VZ heavy sour crude
3. Sounds like WH wants to prod oil firms to make their vision happen, more than WH doing US oil's bidding
1. Admin may not have informed Congress but has been talking regime change w US oil industry
2. Oil at $60, US firms not excited about major capex to get VZ heavy sour crude
3. Sounds like WH wants to prod oil firms to make their vision happen, more than WH doing US oil's bidding
a lot of interesting revelations between the lines of this story www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Fascinating
1. Admin may not have informed Congress but has been talking regime change w US oil industry
2. Oil at $60, US firms not excited about major capex to get VZ heavy sour crude
3. Sounds like WH wants to prod oil firms to make their vision happen, more than WH doing US oil's bidding
1. Admin may not have informed Congress but has been talking regime change w US oil industry
2. Oil at $60, US firms not excited about major capex to get VZ heavy sour crude
3. Sounds like WH wants to prod oil firms to make their vision happen, more than WH doing US oil's bidding
Pretty uncertain future for American Oil getting oil out of Venezuela--so many questions on how it would play out: how to assess old equipmt, nationalized assets or not, how to pay, current low price of oil, safety of American workers, etc.
It's not a done deal! 😁
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
It's not a done deal! 😁
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
www.politico.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Pretty uncertain future for American Oil getting oil out of Venezuela--so many questions on how it would play out: how to assess old equipmt, nationalized assets or not, how to pay, current low price of oil, safety of American workers, etc.
It's not a done deal! 😁
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
It's not a done deal! 😁
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
For Trump, that's Mission Accomplished. At least for today.
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
For Trump, that's Mission Accomplished. At least for today.
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
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It was always about regime change. Here's our @nytimes story from September breaking the news that Rubio was leading an effort in the Trump administration to oust Maduro, with the support of Miller and Ratcliffe. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
It was always about regime change. Here's our @nytimes story from September breaking the news that Rubio was leading an effort in the Trump administration to oust Maduro, with the support of Miller and Ratcliffe. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
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It's just the beginning ... things are going to get so much worse.
And the saddest part is, as bad as things get, they are just going to get so much worse than that.
And the saddest part is, as bad as things get, they are just going to get so much worse than that.
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It's just the beginning ... things are going to get so much worse.
And the saddest part is, as bad as things get, they are just going to get so much worse than that.
And the saddest part is, as bad as things get, they are just going to get so much worse than that.
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Trump's bombing of Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro & attempt to run the country are brazen violations of our Constitution & int'l law.
It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars.
Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.
It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars.
Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Trump's bombing of Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro & attempt to run the country are brazen violations of our Constitution & int'l law.
It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars.
Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.
It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars.
Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.
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The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has been one of his biggest critics. n.pr/4aEkBoA
Who is María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader?
The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has been one of his biggest critics.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has been one of his biggest critics. n.pr/4aEkBoA
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Theyve lost almost every battle they’ve waged in court and yet they’re bringing this to domestic courts.
How this goes is how the country goes.
How this goes is how the country goes.
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Theyve lost almost every battle they’ve waged in court and yet they’re bringing this to domestic courts.
How this goes is how the country goes.
How this goes is how the country goes.
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U.S. Southern Command chief General Laura Richardson said the quiet part out loud
January 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
U.S. Southern Command chief General Laura Richardson said the quiet part out loud
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This is the kind of great work that @boltsmag.org does. Follow them. Support them.
You can’t fight for power if you don’t understand where it sits. Include Bolts in your citizenship toolkit.
You can’t fight for power if you don’t understand where it sits. Include Bolts in your citizenship toolkit.
State supreme courts are a battlefield for pressing issues, from abortion rights to ballot access. But do you know how your court works?
Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court.
Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court.
Your State-by-State Guide to Every State Supreme Court - Bolts
Bolts breaks down the structure, selection procedures, and functions of each state’s highest court.
boltsmag.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is the kind of great work that @boltsmag.org does. Follow them. Support them.
You can’t fight for power if you don’t understand where it sits. Include Bolts in your citizenship toolkit.
You can’t fight for power if you don’t understand where it sits. Include Bolts in your citizenship toolkit.
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State supreme courts are a battlefield for pressing issues, from abortion rights to ballot access. But do you know how your court works?
Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court.
Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court.
Your State-by-State Guide to Every State Supreme Court - Bolts
Bolts breaks down the structure, selection procedures, and functions of each state’s highest court.
boltsmag.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
State supreme courts are a battlefield for pressing issues, from abortion rights to ballot access. But do you know how your court works?
Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court.
Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court.
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In the first year of Trump’s second term, he imposed his thuggery on the United States. In the second year, apparently he will impose it on the hemisphere.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In the first year of Trump’s second term, he imposed his thuggery on the United States. In the second year, apparently he will impose it on the hemisphere.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
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I suspect two of the hot words for 2026 will be “impeach” and “remove”
January 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I suspect two of the hot words for 2026 will be “impeach” and “remove”
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Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president, said in a televised address Saturday that “we will never again be a colony of any empire,” defying the Trump administration’s plan to indefinitely control Venezuela’s government and exploit its vast oil reserves.
Defying Trump, Venezuela VP Says ‘We Will Never Again Be a Colony of Any Empire’
“What is being done to Venezuela is barbaric,” said Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro.
“What is being done to Venezuela is barbaric,” said Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro.
Defying Trump, Venezuela VP Says 'We Will Never Again Be a Colony of Any Empire' | Common Dreams
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of
interim president following the US abduction of Nicolás Maduro, said in a
televised address that "we will never again be a colony o...
www.commondreams.org
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who assumed the role of interim president, said in a televised address Saturday that “we will never again be a colony of any empire,” defying the Trump administration’s plan to indefinitely control Venezuela’s government and exploit its vast oil reserves.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM