Gloria Caryopter
@caryopter.bsky.social
Norman Rockwell's "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
Gift link in comments. Thanks, Mark Jacob!
Excuse my optimism, but this passage in the New York Times today is the kind of blunt statement of the facts that NYT has been avoiding for years. They’re describing the Trump regime‘s actions in Venezuela as gunboat diplomacy and imperialism.
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Gift link in comments. Thanks, Mark Jacob!
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Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
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Cartoon by Nick Anderson
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
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The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says we won't have "troops on the ground" in Venezuela as a Fox News chyron says: "TRUMP: 'WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND.'"
GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks: "We don't want to have troops on the ground. Iowans don't want that, Americans don't want that. We do not want nation building. This is not what's going to occur."
January 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says we won't have "troops on the ground" in Venezuela as a Fox News chyron says: "TRUMP: 'WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND.'"
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It's mind-blowing how incoherent the Trump regime's explanations are for what will happen in Venezuela going forward. It's like they've never really thought about it.
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It's mind-blowing how incoherent the Trump regime's explanations are for what will happen in Venezuela going forward. It's like they've never really thought about it.
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MAGA's supposed "anti-interventionism" is actually pro-pillage and pro-plunder.
Trump says Venezuela's oil wealth "goes also to the United States of America in the form of reimbursement for the damages caused us by that country"
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
MAGA's supposed "anti-interventionism" is actually pro-pillage and pro-plunder.
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
"This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes." 👏💙💪
Sen Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) does not mince words here with his take on the strikes in Venezuela and the capturing of Maduro. ‘This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes.’ Go Sen Gallego, more of this please Democrats!! Bravo💥🔥💥
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes." 👏💙💪
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In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
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Q: "Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?"
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Q: "Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?"
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
Rubio: "The Cuban government is a huge problem."
Q: "So is that a yes?"
Rubio: "I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes."
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please stop fixating on the fact we illegally renditioned a foreign leader, illegally took over the country at U.S. taxpayer expense, and are illegally stealing the country's natural resources
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
please stop fixating on the fact we illegally renditioned a foreign leader, illegally took over the country at U.S. taxpayer expense, and are illegally stealing the country's natural resources
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social (from 2003)
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social (from 2003)
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DIFFERENT WARS, SAME PROPAGANDA
...a montage showing the direct parallels between the rhetoric around the Iraq war & the current rhetoric around Venezuela.
Jon Stewart 🎥 #IraqNeverAgain
...a montage showing the direct parallels between the rhetoric around the Iraq war & the current rhetoric around Venezuela.
Jon Stewart 🎥 #IraqNeverAgain
January 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
DIFFERENT WARS, SAME PROPAGANDA
...a montage showing the direct parallels between the rhetoric around the Iraq war & the current rhetoric around Venezuela.
Jon Stewart 🎥 #IraqNeverAgain
...a montage showing the direct parallels between the rhetoric around the Iraq war & the current rhetoric around Venezuela.
Jon Stewart 🎥 #IraqNeverAgain
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Love this by Danish cartoonist Niels Bo Bojensen:
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Love this by Danish cartoonist Niels Bo Bojensen:
Boycott CBS. All of it, not just the news.
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Boycott CBS. All of it, not just the news.
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
Take Action: Stop Trump’s War in Venezuela
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela.
act.indivisible.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
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Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.