David Grover
@davidgrover.bsky.social
Semi-nomadic. Data isn't all I do, but it's a living.
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THIS is why you must take the attack on #Venezuela for what it is. If you normalize that war crime, then this is what is next. This horrid threat to a NATO country made Today!! Stephen Miller's wife is making it blatantly! #Greenland
January 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
THIS is why you must take the attack on #Venezuela for what it is. If you normalize that war crime, then this is what is next. This horrid threat to a NATO country made Today!! Stephen Miller's wife is making it blatantly! #Greenland
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
This doesn't mean Venezuelan immigrants are safe in the US, bc Miller will invoke the EA act and tell them now that Venezuela is "free" they must move back.
South Florida TV is covering Miami Venezuelans running around in the streets with Venezuelan flags celebrating this whole fiasco, which doesn't exactly disabuse me of the suspicion that this is to shore up flagging GOP support in Miami-Dade after the Miami mayoral election.
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This doesn't mean Venezuelan immigrants are safe in the US, bc Miller will invoke the EA act and tell them now that Venezuela is "free" they must move back.
I would not be surprised if an influential group of Calgarian-Canadians of American descent were agitating in secret for a division of Marines to save the tarsands from Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I would not be surprised if an influential group of Calgarian-Canadians of American descent were agitating in secret for a division of Marines to save the tarsands from Carney.
Something must happen to people's brains when they get hold of a big military, that they suddenly think "this invasion and brutality won't result in an insurgency! They love us for our <colorful clothing> and <plentiful consumer goods> and they'll be happy to give us their oil/land/children!"
There are a lot of Venezuelans who hate Maduro and might have stayed quiet in response to regime change, but privatizing and stealing the patrimony of an entire nation can galvanize a very angry resistance. Trump can’t help but make himself the villain in this scenario.
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 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Something must happen to people's brains when they get hold of a big military, that they suddenly think "this invasion and brutality won't result in an insurgency! They love us for our <colorful clothing> and <plentiful consumer goods> and they'll be happy to give us their oil/land/children!"
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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Mexico managing to have more spine than every western nation despite being in the immediate crosshairs, fuck every cowardly world leader that tries to play this safe
Mexico:
"The Mexican government strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by the armed forces of the U.S. against targets in the territory of the Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations."
"The Mexican government strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by the armed forces of the U.S. against targets in the territory of the Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations."
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Mexico managing to have more spine than every western nation despite being in the immediate crosshairs, fuck every cowardly world leader that tries to play this safe
Don't know any history, condemned to repeat it, etc.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Don't know any history, condemned to repeat it, etc.
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It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Now that they’ve started a war I’ve completely forgotten that they’re pedophiles.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Now that they’ve started a war I’ve completely forgotten that they’re pedophiles.
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BREAKING: the french government has announced the discovery of a new extremely potent source of energy. "the spinning skeleton of late baudrillard will act as a green engine in transforming europe's carbon-dependent economy".
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING: the french government has announced the discovery of a new extremely potent source of energy. "the spinning skeleton of late baudrillard will act as a green engine in transforming europe's carbon-dependent economy".
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Guessing Stephen Miller’s Trump regime may now be looking at leveraging Alien Enemies Act now that - US has invaded Venezuela.
Primer from @brennancenter.org ↘️
Primer from @brennancenter.org ↘️
The Alien Enemies Act, Explained
This detention and deportation power poses an alarming risk of abuse and rights violations in both wartime and peacetime.
www.brennancenter.org
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Guessing Stephen Miller’s Trump regime may now be looking at leveraging Alien Enemies Act now that - US has invaded Venezuela.
Primer from @brennancenter.org ↘️
Primer from @brennancenter.org ↘️
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Trump states today US military closely watching all fishing boat traffic between Alberta and Montana now.
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Trump states today US military closely watching all fishing boat traffic between Alberta and Montana now.
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That's the plan.
America gets Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Russia gets Europe.
China gets the Asian countries.
This is the endgame.
America gets Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Russia gets Europe.
China gets the Asian countries.
This is the endgame.
"Russian commentators have frequently suggested that Latin America lies in America’s domain just as Ukraine was under the Russian shadow. Vladimir Putin thinks the same of much of eastern Europe. Xi Jinping will draw his own conclusions."
Apparently this attack was originally planned for Christmas.
Apparently this attack was originally planned for Christmas.
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
That's the plan.
America gets Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Russia gets Europe.
China gets the Asian countries.
This is the endgame.
America gets Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Russia gets Europe.
China gets the Asian countries.
This is the endgame.
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The likelihood you've been right about the course of American politics over the last decade rises in direct proportion to how often you listen to Rage Against the Machine. Having studied political science hurts you a bit. Having worked as a political journalist hurts a lot.
Not the first time I've said it, but I do think we should sit with the fact that the folks likeliest to have predicted we'd elect a reality TV president who'd create a fascist police state where people would be put into unmarked vans for criticizing Israel have been widely ridiculed my entire life.
April 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The likelihood you've been right about the course of American politics over the last decade rises in direct proportion to how often you listen to Rage Against the Machine. Having studied political science hurts you a bit. Having worked as a political journalist hurts a lot.
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The beginning of US ground action in Venezuela signals that we are now in the “Avatar” timeline
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The beginning of US ground action in Venezuela signals that we are now in the “Avatar” timeline
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Taking a little bit of pleasure in oil executives waking up to the news they're going to be pressured to spend billions in Venezuela to make Trump make sense.
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Taking a little bit of pleasure in oil executives waking up to the news they're going to be pressured to spend billions in Venezuela to make Trump make sense.
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the problem: immigration. the solution: political destabilization in latin america.
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
the problem: immigration. the solution: political destabilization in latin america.
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if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
if you are talking today about how bad maduro was and were alive, at all, during the run-up to the iraq war you are potentially the dumbest person to ever live
The Trump doj has a terrible record on these high profile political trials.
The chance a jury dismisses all of Maduro's charges or a judge even allows the trial to take place is very high.
The chance a jury dismisses all of Maduro's charges or a judge even allows the trial to take place is very high.
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Trump doj has a terrible record on these high profile political trials.
The chance a jury dismisses all of Maduro's charges or a judge even allows the trial to take place is very high.
The chance a jury dismisses all of Maduro's charges or a judge even allows the trial to take place is very high.
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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Donald Trump Jr. joined Polymarket's board of advisors in Aug 2025
A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
January 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Donald Trump Jr. joined Polymarket's board of advisors in Aug 2025
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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.