Doug Lucas
@douglaslucas.bsky.social
Freelance writer/journalist. Seattle based; Mexico now
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· Oct 6
List of Registered HVN-USA Groups - Hearing Voices Network USA
Voices, Visions & Other Unusual or Extreme Experiences
www.hearingvoicesusa.org
🧵All US Hearing Voices Network chapters: www.hearingvoicesusa.org/hvn-usa-grou...
- For all unusual experiences, not just voices
- Unlike much conventional #mentalhealth, discuss resistance
- YMMV; sometimes foolhardy (too fast tapers, etc.)
- Unlisted oft start up; find nearby peer support centers
- For all unusual experiences, not just voices
- Unlike much conventional #mentalhealth, discuss resistance
- YMMV; sometimes foolhardy (too fast tapers, etc.)
- Unlisted oft start up; find nearby peer support centers
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The silence from global democratic leaders on Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is staggering. You can’t call the U.S. a fading power while simultaneously being too afraid to condemn its illegal, reckless acts. Either it’s declining, or you’re intimidated by its power. It cannot be both.
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The silence from global democratic leaders on Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is staggering. You can’t call the U.S. a fading power while simultaneously being too afraid to condemn its illegal, reckless acts. Either it’s declining, or you’re intimidated by its power. It cannot be both.
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Stop saying you’re ashamed to be American. We are more than the people in power. That language fractures solidarity & unity is survival at this point. Shame demobilizes. Nihilism hands victory away. Don’t be embarrassed. Be motivated. Don’t withdraw. Organize, focus, & fuckin fight. Snap out of it!
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Stop saying you’re ashamed to be American. We are more than the people in power. That language fractures solidarity & unity is survival at this point. Shame demobilizes. Nihilism hands victory away. Don’t be embarrassed. Be motivated. Don’t withdraw. Organize, focus, & fuckin fight. Snap out of it!
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Reducing an entire citizenry to dehumanizing generalizations is an enemy tactic. It’s meant to alienate you from your country, neighbors, & any shared stake. Once isolated & ashamed, people are easy to radicalize, fracture, & mobilize against their own interests in favor of someone else’s. Reject it
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Reducing an entire citizenry to dehumanizing generalizations is an enemy tactic. It’s meant to alienate you from your country, neighbors, & any shared stake. Once isolated & ashamed, people are easy to radicalize, fracture, & mobilize against their own interests in favor of someone else’s. Reject it
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Stop treating the absence of congressional authorization on Venezuela as the core problem. Congress’s failure to meaningfully respond demonstrates that approval would’ve been granted if sought. The emergency we continue not to address is the deeper, systemic corruption of accountability & restraint.
January 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Stop treating the absence of congressional authorization on Venezuela as the core problem. Congress’s failure to meaningfully respond demonstrates that approval would’ve been granted if sought. The emergency we continue not to address is the deeper, systemic corruption of accountability & restraint.
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Trump wonders why people don’t come from Norway and Sweden.
Maybe because we already have 1 year paid parental leave, 5 weeks paid vacation, worker protections, humane conditions and don’t need 3–4 jobs to survive. 🇸🇪🇳🇴
Maybe because we already have 1 year paid parental leave, 5 weeks paid vacation, worker protections, humane conditions and don’t need 3–4 jobs to survive. 🇸🇪🇳🇴
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Trump wonders why people don’t come from Norway and Sweden.
Maybe because we already have 1 year paid parental leave, 5 weeks paid vacation, worker protections, humane conditions and don’t need 3–4 jobs to survive. 🇸🇪🇳🇴
Maybe because we already have 1 year paid parental leave, 5 weeks paid vacation, worker protections, humane conditions and don’t need 3–4 jobs to survive. 🇸🇪🇳🇴
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Even if Trump never intends to invade Greenland, just suggesting it is destabilizing. Threatening a NATO ally forces alerts, fractures trust, & casts doubt on Article 5 if danger comes from within. That weakens deterrence across NATO nations. The only clear beneficiary of NATO instability is Russia.
Now Trump says "we" need Greenland.
Well done weak European leaders who tepidly criticized/welcomed Trump’s invasion of Venezuela yesterday.
You're next.
Well done weak European leaders who tepidly criticized/welcomed Trump’s invasion of Venezuela yesterday.
You're next.
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Even if Trump never intends to invade Greenland, just suggesting it is destabilizing. Threatening a NATO ally forces alerts, fractures trust, & casts doubt on Article 5 if danger comes from within. That weakens deterrence across NATO nations. The only clear beneficiary of NATO instability is Russia.
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Someone broke the windows at JD Vance’s empty home in middle of the night. Nobody injured; one suspect arrested. Trump world spooked and crying.
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Someone broke the windows at JD Vance’s empty home in middle of the night. Nobody injured; one suspect arrested. Trump world spooked and crying.
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The Trump Corollary:
If an action is illegal, destabilizing, or norm-breaking, it will be reframed as strength. If it breaks the law, the law itself will be mocked or dismissed. Accountability is treated as weakness; escalation as proof of power.
If an action is illegal, destabilizing, or norm-breaking, it will be reframed as strength. If it breaks the law, the law itself will be mocked or dismissed. Accountability is treated as weakness; escalation as proof of power.
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The Trump Corollary:
If an action is illegal, destabilizing, or norm-breaking, it will be reframed as strength. If it breaks the law, the law itself will be mocked or dismissed. Accountability is treated as weakness; escalation as proof of power.
If an action is illegal, destabilizing, or norm-breaking, it will be reframed as strength. If it breaks the law, the law itself will be mocked or dismissed. Accountability is treated as weakness; escalation as proof of power.
Released in 1996, MD.45's single album The Craving was a side project of Dave Mustaine (guitars) & Lee Ving (vocals), with Kelly LeMieux on bass & Jimmy DeGrasso on drums. (Avoid the post-90s revised versions.)
This song "Voices" has some cool polyphonic voices starting at 2:30.
3.5min #music
This song "Voices" has some cool polyphonic voices starting at 2:30.
3.5min #music
MD.45 - Voices (Original Release)
YouTube video by IronRadio
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January 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Released in 1996, MD.45's single album The Craving was a side project of Dave Mustaine (guitars) & Lee Ving (vocals), with Kelly LeMieux on bass & Jimmy DeGrasso on drums. (Avoid the post-90s revised versions.)
This song "Voices" has some cool polyphonic voices starting at 2:30.
3.5min #music
This song "Voices" has some cool polyphonic voices starting at 2:30.
3.5min #music
Live on television in 1997, Depeche Mode performs their hit song from that year, "It's No Good," which topped the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in the U.S., Sweden, and Spain.
I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
It is written in the stars above
4min #music
I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
It is written in the stars above
4min #music
Depeche Mode - It's No Good - traducere romana - Live 1997
YouTube video by TheQueenCristina
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Live on television in 1997, Depeche Mode performs their hit song from that year, "It's No Good," which topped the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in the U.S., Sweden, and Spain.
I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
It is written in the stars above
4min #music
I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
It is written in the stars above
4min #music
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum calls on the United Nations to step in to stop Trump.
She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.
I stand with Mexico!
#FreeVenezuela
She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.
I stand with Mexico!
#FreeVenezuela
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum calls on the United Nations to step in to stop Trump.
She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.
I stand with Mexico!
#FreeVenezuela
She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.
I stand with Mexico!
#FreeVenezuela
🧵Malnourished, sickly Boomer gloats today to FOX of breaking int'l law: #VenezuelaInvasion, strikes+kidnapping Presidente Maduro.
"incredible [...] We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can [...] too. Nobody can stop us."
Excited to violate again, says you can't stop him.
No! Here's how
"incredible [...] We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can [...] too. Nobody can stop us."
Excited to violate again, says you can't stop him.
No! Here's how
![TrumpFile.org aka @TrumpFile tweet from Jan. 3, 2026 quoting FOX News phone call with Trump where Trump says "This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zr5h6hjpanpa5rdtpqcgyfrp/bafkreiegcfc3tebgigyq57yu6sohrqxugsqb7ug5eagcih23hfjkzs54oq@jpeg)
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
🧵Malnourished, sickly Boomer gloats today to FOX of breaking int'l law: #VenezuelaInvasion, strikes+kidnapping Presidente Maduro.
"incredible [...] We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can [...] too. Nobody can stop us."
Excited to violate again, says you can't stop him.
No! Here's how
"incredible [...] We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can [...] too. Nobody can stop us."
Excited to violate again, says you can't stop him.
No! Here's how
Reposted by Doug Lucas
It doesn’t matter if Trump has congressional approval or not, the attack on Venezuela is an international crime. It is a Crime Against Peace (or Crime of Aggression). To deny this is to legitimize the conquest of Ukraine, Taiwan, and others kleptocrats and oligarchs hunger for.
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
It doesn’t matter if Trump has congressional approval or not, the attack on Venezuela is an international crime. It is a Crime Against Peace (or Crime of Aggression). To deny this is to legitimize the conquest of Ukraine, Taiwan, and others kleptocrats and oligarchs hunger for.
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Anyone pretending Trump’s actions are meant to allow democracy or law to flourish in Venezuela is a moron of Vatnik proportions. This is a resource grab.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Anyone pretending Trump’s actions are meant to allow democracy or law to flourish in Venezuela is a moron of Vatnik proportions. This is a resource grab.
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Latin America should be demanding a defensive military alliance from their governments to protect the region from the United States; NATO is designed to deter Russia but who will deter the US? The culture of regional subservience & impotence needs to end. Sovereignty above all.
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Latin America should be demanding a defensive military alliance from their governments to protect the region from the United States; NATO is designed to deter Russia but who will deter the US? The culture of regional subservience & impotence needs to end. Sovereignty above all.
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Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Brazil need a defensive military alliance as soon as possible. Failing to mobilize means US invasion forces can target them one at a time. The road to peace shouldn’t only include dialogue but the firepower needed to ensure it stays as dialogue.
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Brazil need a defensive military alliance as soon as possible. Failing to mobilize means US invasion forces can target them one at a time. The road to peace shouldn’t only include dialogue but the firepower needed to ensure it stays as dialogue.
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The United States has threatened Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba with the possibility of future attacks. Mexico and Colombia would likely inflict heavy casualties on US invasion forces at first contact if a similar operation were attempted against their capitals.
January 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The United States has threatened Mexico, Colombia, and Cuba with the possibility of future attacks. Mexico and Colombia would likely inflict heavy casualties on US invasion forces at first contact if a similar operation were attempted against their capitals.
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There is a forbidden 4th option but it would open Pandora’s box; if Venezuela wanted to meet Trump at the middle for legitimizing the targeting of heads of state & officials they would make it a priority to target Mar-A-Lago and Trump subordinates on US soil. Not recommended.
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
There is a forbidden 4th option but it would open Pandora’s box; if Venezuela wanted to meet Trump at the middle for legitimizing the targeting of heads of state & officials they would make it a priority to target Mar-A-Lago and Trump subordinates on US soil. Not recommended.
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Option 3 is the most pragmatic, and the most costly for everyone involved as it will deprive the US invaders from their goal to steal resources and allows Venezuelan forces to continue their fight by retreating into the jungle and launching a guerrilla campaign. #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Option 3 is the most pragmatic, and the most costly for everyone involved as it will deprive the US invaders from their goal to steal resources and allows Venezuelan forces to continue their fight by retreating into the jungle and launching a guerrilla campaign. #VenezuelaInvasion
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The next steps belong to Venezuela; 1) they can negotiate with Trump and his oligarchs to peacefully surrender their resources & become subservient to the US. 2) declare a fight to the death and be killed by US invaders. 3) they can destroy their own oil resources and fight. #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The next steps belong to Venezuela; 1) they can negotiate with Trump and his oligarchs to peacefully surrender their resources & become subservient to the US. 2) declare a fight to the death and be killed by US invaders. 3) they can destroy their own oil resources and fight. #VenezuelaInvasion
Cryptography email lists, amazing. I ask practical enduser questions, & get back, like, _If Doug wants to squint a certain way so the prob looks to him like Gödel numbering, good. I'll now demonstrate why it's pragmatic via a speculative hypothetical re: physical finitude vs. abstract infinitude..._
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Cryptography email lists, amazing. I ask practical enduser questions, & get back, like, _If Doug wants to squint a certain way so the prob looks to him like Gödel numbering, good. I'll now demonstrate why it's pragmatic via a speculative hypothetical re: physical finitude vs. abstract infinitude..._
"I told a chatbot that #AI was swallowing more and more of my work as a copywriter and that I needed a way to survive. The bot paused, processing my situation, and then suggested I buy a chain saw."
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
"I told a chatbot that #AI was swallowing more and more of my work as a copywriter and that I needed a way to survive. The bot paused, processing my situation, and then suggested I buy a chain saw."
This gallows humor graphic also represents the mental mazes of rumination+hypervigilance a mind is thrown into when rules & norms are ripped away like a rug no longer beneath your feet. To terrorize populations is the Trumpers' goal: it weakens their prey across time & makes Trumpers feel important.
January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This gallows humor graphic also represents the mental mazes of rumination+hypervigilance a mind is thrown into when rules & norms are ripped away like a rug no longer beneath your feet. To terrorize populations is the Trumpers' goal: it weakens their prey across time & makes Trumpers feel important.
In coordinated advisory involving CISA & NSA on the US side, the US & Canada governments issued an alert Dec 4 that CCP-backed hackers use a backdoor for sabotage: www.reuters.com/world/china/... www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Tech analysis of the BRICKSTORM malware: media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
Tech analysis of the BRICKSTORM malware: media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
Chinese-linked hackers use back door for potential 'sabotage,' US and Canada say
Chinese-linked hackers used sophisticated malware to penetrate and maintain long-term access to unnamed government and information technology entities, U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies said on...
www.reuters.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:24 AM
In coordinated advisory involving CISA & NSA on the US side, the US & Canada governments issued an alert Dec 4 that CCP-backed hackers use a backdoor for sabotage: www.reuters.com/world/china/... www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
Tech analysis of the BRICKSTORM malware: media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
Tech analysis of the BRICKSTORM malware: media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...