Raitama
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Personally, I don't think you should protect US troops from committing war crimes
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Personally, I don't think you should protect US troops from committing war crimes
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At least 40 Venezuelans, including civilians, were killed in the attack. And that's likely an undercount as reporting is ongoing.
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
At least 40 Venezuelans, including civilians, were killed in the attack. And that's likely an undercount as reporting is ongoing.
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"I can't believe the nation that funded the holocaust of Gaza under Biden would kidnap a president under trump!"
I swear to god, one of the most exhausting things about [current year] is the sheer liberal dedication to being credulous, unthinking goobers
I swear to god, one of the most exhausting things about [current year] is the sheer liberal dedication to being credulous, unthinking goobers
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 AM
"I can't believe the nation that funded the holocaust of Gaza under Biden would kidnap a president under trump!"
I swear to god, one of the most exhausting things about [current year] is the sheer liberal dedication to being credulous, unthinking goobers
I swear to god, one of the most exhausting things about [current year] is the sheer liberal dedication to being credulous, unthinking goobers
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What’s more absurd than Israel blocking aid organizations from Gaza is the fact that it’s accepted that Israel should have the power to decide how the people of Palestine live. Every story is framed as if it’s normal and natural for them to rule over another people like that.
January 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What’s more absurd than Israel blocking aid organizations from Gaza is the fact that it’s accepted that Israel should have the power to decide how the people of Palestine live. Every story is framed as if it’s normal and natural for them to rule over another people like that.
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Israel bans Doctors Without Borders and writes itself into history. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Israel becomes first country in history to ban Doctors Without Borders
Israel's outrageous and widely condemned ban on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has now come into affect as human rights orgs slam decision
www.thecanary.co
January 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Israel bans Doctors Without Borders and writes itself into history. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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BREAKING: Israel has explained it had no choice but to ban Doctors Without Borders after discovering the organisation had been infiltrated by doctors x
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
BREAKING: Israel has explained it had no choice but to ban Doctors Without Borders after discovering the organisation had been infiltrated by doctors x
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100 stories about what Israel thinks, none about how MUSLIMS WHO LIVE IN NYC think about having a Muslim Mayor. Nothing to see here.
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
100 stories about what Israel thinks, none about how MUSLIMS WHO LIVE IN NYC think about having a Muslim Mayor. Nothing to see here.
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I'm from Guatemala, I can tell you, even being young, the scars left in the wake of american intervention were clear. I didn't know the first thing about it, at that age, but the trauma is collective and present in every family, some form or another.
All for what, fucking, bananas
All for what, fucking, bananas
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I'm from Guatemala, I can tell you, even being young, the scars left in the wake of american intervention were clear. I didn't know the first thing about it, at that age, but the trauma is collective and present in every family, some form or another.
All for what, fucking, bananas
All for what, fucking, bananas
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vietnam war soldiers at least had the plausible deniability afforded by being conscripted, but today's US soldiers are literally signing up for this willingly, so if "baby killer" was appropriate for vietnam, it's doubly so today
January 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
vietnam war soldiers at least had the plausible deniability afforded by being conscripted, but today's US soldiers are literally signing up for this willingly, so if "baby killer" was appropriate for vietnam, it's doubly so today
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the whole "actually it's classist to criticise soldiers" bullshit needs to die in a fire
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
the whole "actually it's classist to criticise soldiers" bullshit needs to die in a fire
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americans are some of the most incandescently selfish, self centered people and if we do not all learn to start thinking more globally we will deserve whatever we get
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
americans are some of the most incandescently selfish, self centered people and if we do not all learn to start thinking more globally we will deserve whatever we get
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the conceit at the core of this statement is that Schumer and his cadre believe they were elected to feel things, not do things
Press call with Chuck Schumer says he has been talking with his caucus "I've been talking to so many members of my caucus today. Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled."
January 4, 2026 at 6:14 AM
the conceit at the core of this statement is that Schumer and his cadre believe they were elected to feel things, not do things
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Jasmine El-Gamal states, quite correctly, that Maduro and his wife were abducted.
The presenter queries that choice of words
Gamal replies: "They went into their.. bedroom in the middle of the night & snatched them away. If that's not a kidnapping, I don't know what is"
The presenter queries that choice of words
Gamal replies: "They went into their.. bedroom in the middle of the night & snatched them away. If that's not a kidnapping, I don't know what is"
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Jasmine El-Gamal states, quite correctly, that Maduro and his wife were abducted.
The presenter queries that choice of words
Gamal replies: "They went into their.. bedroom in the middle of the night & snatched them away. If that's not a kidnapping, I don't know what is"
The presenter queries that choice of words
Gamal replies: "They went into their.. bedroom in the middle of the night & snatched them away. If that's not a kidnapping, I don't know what is"
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1) Venezuela has a government.
2) This is being thrown together at the last minute by people who—amazing as it sounds—are even less intelligent, qualified, and competent than the GWBush-era dunces who tried to make imperialism happen in Iraq & Afghanistan and failed miserably. What could go wrong?
2) This is being thrown together at the last minute by people who—amazing as it sounds—are even less intelligent, qualified, and competent than the GWBush-era dunces who tried to make imperialism happen in Iraq & Afghanistan and failed miserably. What could go wrong?
With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.
After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro’s allies raise fears of instability.
on.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:43 AM
1) Venezuela has a government.
2) This is being thrown together at the last minute by people who—amazing as it sounds—are even less intelligent, qualified, and competent than the GWBush-era dunces who tried to make imperialism happen in Iraq & Afghanistan and failed miserably. What could go wrong?
2) This is being thrown together at the last minute by people who—amazing as it sounds—are even less intelligent, qualified, and competent than the GWBush-era dunces who tried to make imperialism happen in Iraq & Afghanistan and failed miserably. What could go wrong?
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Stop saying that all Schumer and Jeffries ever do is write strongly worded letters. Bullshit. They're not strongly worded at all.
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Stop saying that all Schumer and Jeffries ever do is write strongly worded letters. Bullshit. They're not strongly worded at all.
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Everyone laughing the “do something crowd” until one quirky brown guy from uganda shows up and decides to just do something lmao
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Everyone laughing the “do something crowd” until one quirky brown guy from uganda shows up and decides to just do something lmao
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It remains so goddamn funny that Schumer chose the other guy
Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
It remains so goddamn funny that Schumer chose the other guy
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Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
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Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
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bad day for people who believe "supporting war crimes" wasn't in there
January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
bad day for people who believe "supporting war crimes" wasn't in there
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Hate to clog up Louis' mentions but this is also why you see some outlets in the US (all uniformly pro-Israel) now trying to portray the RSF and STC as "against Islamists". They don't really address anything of substance about Sudan, or Yemen, etc but they want you to think they're against Bad.
The promise to use the army to suppress democracy AND liberalism AND socialism AND nationalism wherever they arose. Against, in a word, REVOLUTION.
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Hate to clog up Louis' mentions but this is also why you see some outlets in the US (all uniformly pro-Israel) now trying to portray the RSF and STC as "against Islamists". They don't really address anything of substance about Sudan, or Yemen, etc but they want you to think they're against Bad.