Dan Carney
@dancarney.bsky.social
Indefatigable iconoclast. Design News auto writer, dad, triathlete, racer, motorcyclist, and ballplayer. North American Car of the Year juror. 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇩🇰🇵🇦
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
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I posted earlier that Trump would try to grab Greenland and claim it's for "security reasons."
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Trump: "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. And Denmark is not gonna be able to do it ... the EU needs us to have it"
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I posted earlier that Trump would try to grab Greenland and claim it's for "security reasons."
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
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Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
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After 9/11, the US invoked Article 5 of the NATO treaty and every NATO member helped to combat terrorism.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
After 9/11, the US invoked Article 5 of the NATO treaty and every NATO member helped to combat terrorism.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
Some of our closest allies, like Denmark, went even further, voluntarily sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of US-led wars there.
Today, Trump is threatening to attack Denmark.
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Story time regarding front-temporal dementia:
When my father's disease was worsening but he was still functional, I would take him to see his specialist, who had an office 1 1/2 hours away by car. Dad would drive to my office (10 minutes for him), and I would take over driving from there.
1/11
When my father's disease was worsening but he was still functional, I would take him to see his specialist, who had an office 1 1/2 hours away by car. Dad would drive to my office (10 minutes for him), and I would take over driving from there.
1/11
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Story time regarding front-temporal dementia:
When my father's disease was worsening but he was still functional, I would take him to see his specialist, who had an office 1 1/2 hours away by car. Dad would drive to my office (10 minutes for him), and I would take over driving from there.
1/11
When my father's disease was worsening but he was still functional, I would take him to see his specialist, who had an office 1 1/2 hours away by car. Dad would drive to my office (10 minutes for him), and I would take over driving from there.
1/11
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seems a little insensitive
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
seems a little insensitive
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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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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Sunday reading:
America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. There is reason to feel more optimistic now than last spring.
But the country needs a democratic transformation rather than merely a restoration of the pre-Trump status quo.
This week’s piece:
America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. There is reason to feel more optimistic now than last spring.
But the country needs a democratic transformation rather than merely a restoration of the pre-Trump status quo.
This week’s piece:
Where Are You Going, America?
America is no longer a democracy. Authoritarianism has not won. But merely restoring the pre-Trump status quo won’t work. The country needs a democratic transformation.
steady.page
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Sunday reading:
America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. There is reason to feel more optimistic now than last spring.
But the country needs a democratic transformation rather than merely a restoration of the pre-Trump status quo.
This week’s piece:
America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. There is reason to feel more optimistic now than last spring.
But the country needs a democratic transformation rather than merely a restoration of the pre-Trump status quo.
This week’s piece:
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In less than a year, the USA has become a pathocracy.
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
In less than a year, the USA has become a pathocracy.
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Straight out of the mind of a psychotic madman.
“We have to do it again. Nobody can stop us.”
“We have to do it again. Nobody can stop us.”
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Straight out of the mind of a psychotic madman.
“We have to do it again. Nobody can stop us.”
“We have to do it again. Nobody can stop us.”
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What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
What just happened ...
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
Comedy: Jamie Kaler
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1) Service members have an ethical obligation to disobey unethical orders. That's what having ethics MEANS.
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
a bald man wearing glasses and a sweater is standing in front of a door .
Alt: Shrugs all around
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
1) Service members have an ethical obligation to disobey unethical orders. That's what having ethics MEANS.
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
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I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”
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Both outstandingly shitty papers. Neither deserve your attention or your dollars.
(Semafor) - 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 ..
@semafor.com
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January 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Both outstandingly shitty papers. Neither deserve your attention or your dollars.
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A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
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Unfortunately, this.
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Unfortunately, this.
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Axios: Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured Maduro, Donald Trump sent a warning to Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia that they could be next.
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
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Trump signals more Latin American invasions could be next after capturing Maduro
"Something's going to have to be done with Mexico," Trump told Fox and Friends.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Axios: Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured Maduro, Donald Trump sent a warning to Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia that they could be next.
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
Nah. That’s *months* away.
I'm afraid to sleep tonight because we might wake up to Trump launching an invasion of Greenland
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Nah. That’s *months* away.
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Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
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Quick update for US media: the story is not about Maduro or what’s going on in Venezuela. It’s about the massive rupture in US history where the country now stands for invading and occupying any country it likes.
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Quick update for US media: the story is not about Maduro or what’s going on in Venezuela. It’s about the massive rupture in US history where the country now stands for invading and occupying any country it likes.
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?