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Feel free to add your own ideas for reforming Congress!
1. We should pay Congress critters based on the median income in their states. When they make crap money, they might actually work for real job growth, real income growth so that their salary increases, too. #ReformCongress
1. We should pay Congress critters based on the median income in their states. When they make crap money, they might actually work for real job growth, real income growth so that their salary increases, too. #ReformCongress
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For today's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke with Venezuelan anthropologist @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social & Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo about the situation following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last weekend. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
“Venezuela is a country that everybody wants to use as a rhetorical tool in the United States but not a country that a lot of people are interested in actually knowing.”
A Conversation About Venezuela with Juan Luis Rodríguez and Germania Rodriguez Poleo.
michaeldeibert.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
For today's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke with Venezuelan anthropologist @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social & Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo about the situation following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last weekend. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Nothing to see here. Just Trump's goons trying to make him even more like Maduro and other dictators by racking up the citizen kill count.
"They say a doctor was on the scene. They say the agents wouldn’t let the doctor perform CPR."
"They say a doctor was on the scene. They say the agents wouldn’t let the doctor perform CPR."
January 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Nothing to see here. Just Trump's goons trying to make him even more like Maduro and other dictators by racking up the citizen kill count.
"They say a doctor was on the scene. They say the agents wouldn’t let the doctor perform CPR."
"They say a doctor was on the scene. They say the agents wouldn’t let the doctor perform CPR."
I watched an interview with Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado by CBS's Tony Dokoupil. Tony spent most of the interview recounting what Machado just said, "So I'm hearing you say...," and completely fabricating or turning around every word. Fuck the new CBS News and fuck Bari Weiss.
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I watched an interview with Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado by CBS's Tony Dokoupil. Tony spent most of the interview recounting what Machado just said, "So I'm hearing you say...," and completely fabricating or turning around every word. Fuck the new CBS News and fuck Bari Weiss.
Everybody should step back, read this, and think very hard about what they push in their next social media post about Venezuela. Or don't even post. You're all making my wife angry, and I don't need an angry Venezuelan wife next to me. :D
Who Gets to Explain Venezuela?: https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2026/01/06/who-gets-to-explain-venezuela/
Who Gets to Explain Venezuela? | Caracas Chronicles
Curiosity about Venezuelan runs deep among international students. Ideology and hostility toward US hegemony, however, keeps getting in the way of honest debate
www.caracaschronicles.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Everybody should step back, read this, and think very hard about what they push in their next social media post about Venezuela. Or don't even post. You're all making my wife angry, and I don't need an angry Venezuelan wife next to me. :D
If I was Denmark/Greenland, I'd kick the US out of Pituffik Space Base and tell them the can come back when they grow the hell up.
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If I was Denmark/Greenland, I'd kick the US out of Pituffik Space Base and tell them the can come back when they grow the hell up.
One of my friends from Venezuela writes about the pain and anger they are feeling at people debating if they have a right to be happy Maduro is gone, and even want him sent back as Venezuelans try to figure out how to be rid of the rest of the regime.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Tu opinión está apagando nuestro ruido
El dolor de los venezolanos frente al discurso de la soberanía
substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
One of my friends from Venezuela writes about the pain and anger they are feeling at people debating if they have a right to be happy Maduro is gone, and even want him sent back as Venezuelans try to figure out how to be rid of the rest of the regime.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Dear Netflix,
Can I get a partial refund for all the space taken up in your app by suggestions I watch RAW wrestling b.s.? Alternatively, you could give us a checkbox to block categories, like wrestling b.s.
Sincerely,
A paying customer who hates wrestling
Can I get a partial refund for all the space taken up in your app by suggestions I watch RAW wrestling b.s.? Alternatively, you could give us a checkbox to block categories, like wrestling b.s.
Sincerely,
A paying customer who hates wrestling
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Dear Netflix,
Can I get a partial refund for all the space taken up in your app by suggestions I watch RAW wrestling b.s.? Alternatively, you could give us a checkbox to block categories, like wrestling b.s.
Sincerely,
A paying customer who hates wrestling
Can I get a partial refund for all the space taken up in your app by suggestions I watch RAW wrestling b.s.? Alternatively, you could give us a checkbox to block categories, like wrestling b.s.
Sincerely,
A paying customer who hates wrestling
"If international law cannot prevent me from being tortured in a Helicoide cell, but it does protect Maduro so that he can continue torturing me in the Helicoide, international law is not only of no use to me, it is screwing me."
-- Cristian Campos, Journalist
-- Cristian Campos, Journalist
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"If international law cannot prevent me from being tortured in a Helicoide cell, but it does protect Maduro so that he can continue torturing me in the Helicoide, international law is not only of no use to me, it is screwing me."
-- Cristian Campos, Journalist
-- Cristian Campos, Journalist
Sentinal Energy’s VP and principal partner, Mr. Global, explains why Trump’s idea that oil companies will flock to Venezuela to rebuild the petroleum infrastructure there is ludicrous and ponders OPEC’s possible responses.
youtu.be/ox71JCe3N8U?...
youtu.be/ox71JCe3N8U?...
Why US Oil Won't Go To Venezuela
YouTube video by Mr Global
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January 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sentinal Energy’s VP and principal partner, Mr. Global, explains why Trump’s idea that oil companies will flock to Venezuela to rebuild the petroleum infrastructure there is ludicrous and ponders OPEC’s possible responses.
youtu.be/ox71JCe3N8U?...
youtu.be/ox71JCe3N8U?...
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Both can be true.
(From a photo during an uprising in Venezuela in 2024.)
(From a photo during an uprising in Venezuela in 2024.)
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Both can be true.
(From a photo during an uprising in Venezuela in 2024.)
(From a photo during an uprising in Venezuela in 2024.)
Exactly this. In all the hand wringing about Trump and oil and regime change, do not belittle or denigrate Venezuelans for happiness and hope at a chance finally out of a decades long Chavist nightmare.
Translation in following comments.
Translation in following comments.
I thought this was super poignant to all the people so quick to take the high ground and doesn't seem to understand there are people hurting there in the country too, who matter just as much, as all the other stuff.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Exactly this. In all the hand wringing about Trump and oil and regime change, do not belittle or denigrate Venezuelans for happiness and hope at a chance finally out of a decades long Chavist nightmare.
Translation in following comments.
Translation in following comments.
Remember: As the news comes from Venezuela that we really can’t trust anything from anyone. Trump and his sycophants will strut and preen and grandstand. The regime and opposition in Venezuela will report truth or not — it’s chaotic right now.
My hope is with the Venezuelan people.
My hope is with the Venezuelan people.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Remember: As the news comes from Venezuela that we really can’t trust anything from anyone. Trump and his sycophants will strut and preen and grandstand. The regime and opposition in Venezuela will report truth or not — it’s chaotic right now.
My hope is with the Venezuelan people.
My hope is with the Venezuelan people.
I am married to a Venezuelan and have many family and friends there. What @hollum-dusk.bsky.social says here is exactly right. Trump is all about his own image and I fear he and his admin haven’t planned for after. There are colectivos to handle. Did they coordinate with opposition? Trump is chaos.
Just want everyone to understand something: Trump is a corrupt, senile pedophile working only out of self-interest and possible dementia. Maduro is a Dictator and criminal who has perpetuated a murderous regime to enrich himself and his lackeys, keeping us in misery. Both this statements can be true
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I am married to a Venezuelan and have many family and friends there. What @hollum-dusk.bsky.social says here is exactly right. Trump is all about his own image and I fear he and his admin haven’t planned for after. There are colectivos to handle. Did they coordinate with opposition? Trump is chaos.
Another year has gone by in Baltimore that sees a massive drop in crimes, even carjacking which news reports and city haters tried to say were increasing. Let’s keep up the work and get numbers even better, B’more!
January 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Another year has gone by in Baltimore that sees a massive drop in crimes, even carjacking which news reports and city haters tried to say were increasing. Let’s keep up the work and get numbers even better, B’more!
Happy New Year to everyone, in spite of things that've happened.
I really don't like Auld Lang Syne. So, for years, I've picked a song from my favorite artists to play at midnight that will inspire me throughout the year. I haven't thought on it much yet. It'll likely be Marillion.
I really don't like Auld Lang Syne. So, for years, I've picked a song from my favorite artists to play at midnight that will inspire me throughout the year. I haven't thought on it much yet. It'll likely be Marillion.
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Happy New Year to everyone, in spite of things that've happened.
I really don't like Auld Lang Syne. So, for years, I've picked a song from my favorite artists to play at midnight that will inspire me throughout the year. I haven't thought on it much yet. It'll likely be Marillion.
I really don't like Auld Lang Syne. So, for years, I've picked a song from my favorite artists to play at midnight that will inspire me throughout the year. I haven't thought on it much yet. It'll likely be Marillion.
I think this is a perfect metaphor for where tech is going these days considering they are simply advancing without taking into account the ramifications and adjusting for that beforehand.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I think this is a perfect metaphor for where tech is going these days considering they are simply advancing without taking into account the ramifications and adjusting for that beforehand.
Wow! Robin Armstrong, @cosmograf.bsky.social, drops a brand new album right near the end of the year for his project Cosmograf: The Orphan Epoch. It's symphonics, it dreams, it rocks, and you all need to check it out if you like prog!
www.cosmograf.com
Best of 2025 lists officially miss one now.
www.cosmograf.com
Best of 2025 lists officially miss one now.
Cosmograf Official Website
www.cosmograf.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Wow! Robin Armstrong, @cosmograf.bsky.social, drops a brand new album right near the end of the year for his project Cosmograf: The Orphan Epoch. It's symphonics, it dreams, it rocks, and you all need to check it out if you like prog!
www.cosmograf.com
Best of 2025 lists officially miss one now.
www.cosmograf.com
Best of 2025 lists officially miss one now.
Don’t mind me. Just doing my due diligence making sure new censored by fascist-controlled media gets as much attention as possible. Enjoy!
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Don’t mind me. Just doing my due diligence making sure new censored by fascist-controlled media gets as much attention as possible. Enjoy!
I would like to thank Anthony Joshua for making me nearly pass out from laughter today.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Jake Paul has jaw surgery, teeth removed following Anthony Joshua KO
Jake Paul suffered a devastating knockout at the hands of Anthony Joshua. In the aftermath, Paul underwent jaw surgery and had teeth removed.
www.usatoday.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I would like to thank Anthony Joshua for making me nearly pass out from laughter today.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
What if I’m a U.S. citizen but want to make another country my home? Can I get subsidized to emigrate?
Kristi Noem makes an announcement on Fox & Friends: "We are saying that if you voluntarily want to go home now to your country, if you're in the US illegally, we'll give you $3,000 through the holidays to send you home. We'll buy you a ticket, give you $3,000 to go home."
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What if I’m a U.S. citizen but want to make another country my home? Can I get subsidized to emigrate?
Poor Bongino. Having a real job that requires waking up, dressing nicely, and actually thinking is too hard for him. Back to podcasting for him!
BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Poor Bongino. Having a real job that requires waking up, dressing nicely, and actually thinking is too hard for him. Back to podcasting for him!
Trump: “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America.”
Fucking idiot either has no idea where Venezuela is, or he just leaked that we have ships that can sail across Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana.
Fucking idiot either has no idea where Venezuela is, or he just leaked that we have ships that can sail across Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana.
a few ships are sitting on a beach and one of them says ' norwegian ' on the side
ALT: a few ships are sitting on a beach and one of them says ' norwegian ' on the side
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump: “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America.”
Fucking idiot either has no idea where Venezuela is, or he just leaked that we have ships that can sail across Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana.
Fucking idiot either has no idea where Venezuela is, or he just leaked that we have ships that can sail across Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana.
My main change to this list would be making it 6 and adding The Princess Bride to it.
Still processing the tragic news of the loss of Rob Reiner. I'm of the age when he was a huge part of my film-viewing in the 80s, and about ten years ago wrote a piece for the BFI celebrating to my mind some of his finest work. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/rob-re...
Rob Reiner: 5 essential films
Revisit the astonishing run of films that Rob Reiner made in his early career.
www.bfi.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My main change to this list would be making it 6 and adding The Princess Bride to it.