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· Nov 17
Who am I? Professor at teaching uni in NJ, USA (posts my own, not speaking for institution) with focus on voicing #policeofficers’ experiences with #conflict #policing, post-conflict #policereform, & police-community trust dynamics in US & Northern Ireland. I study policing history & current trends.
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Rubio: it’s only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion Region of France
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Rubio: it’s only an invasion if it comes from the Invasion Region of France
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
Otherwise it’s just sparkling international criminality
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This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This should rank as one of the most serious corruption scandals in history- the White House sharing top secret military information with oil company executives but not with Congress, creating massive opportunities for insider trading and other corrupt deals.
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Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers n.pr/4jr9Jge
Rubio says there's 'not a war against Venezuela' despite U.S. capture of Maduro
Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers n.pr/4jr9Jge
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
Everyone knows you can’t be “charged” with “narco-terrorism,” right? ‘Cuz #SkyNews is reporting Maduro has been charged with it.
It doesn’t exist.
There is no crime of “narco-terrorism.”
Nevermind drug trafficking does not even come close to meeting the definition of terrorism.
It doesn’t exist.
There is no crime of “narco-terrorism.”
Nevermind drug trafficking does not even come close to meeting the definition of terrorism.
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Everyone knows you can’t be “charged” with “narco-terrorism,” right? ‘Cuz #SkyNews is reporting Maduro has been charged with it.
It doesn’t exist.
There is no crime of “narco-terrorism.”
Nevermind drug trafficking does not even come close to meeting the definition of terrorism.
It doesn’t exist.
There is no crime of “narco-terrorism.”
Nevermind drug trafficking does not even come close to meeting the definition of terrorism.
#SkyNews just said violations of international law were planned “as a simple helicopter extraction.”
UK news media dutifully helping the US regime to plaster over its destruction of global legal statutes.
UK news media dutifully helping the US regime to plaster over its destruction of global legal statutes.
January 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM
#SkyNews just said violations of international law were planned “as a simple helicopter extraction.”
UK news media dutifully helping the US regime to plaster over its destruction of global legal statutes.
UK news media dutifully helping the US regime to plaster over its destruction of global legal statutes.
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Pleased to speak with @charliesavage.bsky.social about how the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela breaches the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Legal Issues Raised by Trump’s Seizure of Maduro, Explained
The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump’s vow to “run” Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro’s formal status as president.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump’s vow to “run” Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro’s formal status as president.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
Legal Issues Raised by Trump’s Seizure of Maduro, Explained
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Pleased to speak with @charliesavage.bsky.social about how the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela breaches the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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I see people lecturing others that @schumer.senate.gov & @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social cannot do much in the minority. But leadership doesn't end in what you can get through Congress. It's their refusal, inability to speak clearly about what is happening, defaulting to poll-tested messages that irk.
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I see people lecturing others that @schumer.senate.gov & @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social cannot do much in the minority. But leadership doesn't end in what you can get through Congress. It's their refusal, inability to speak clearly about what is happening, defaulting to poll-tested messages that irk.
Everybody sees that no matter how much the media tries to excuse violations of international law by yelling, “but, the US is helping to secure democracy!,” the same American regime is committed to fighting democracy IN the US. Right? Right?
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Everybody sees that no matter how much the media tries to excuse violations of international law by yelling, “but, the US is helping to secure democracy!,” the same American regime is committed to fighting democracy IN the US. Right? Right?
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Had Congress not spent the better part of a century (arguably longer) abdicating their responsibility as the first branch to meaningfully oversee the second branch of government, we would not be in this position
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Had Congress not spent the better part of a century (arguably longer) abdicating their responsibility as the first branch to meaningfully oversee the second branch of government, we would not be in this position
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The Chicago protest against the U.S. attack on Venezuela has stepped off to march through the downtown area. Hundreds have joined the march.
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The Chicago protest against the U.S. attack on Venezuela has stepped off to march through the downtown area. Hundreds have joined the march.
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Law enforcement will say that they don't go after people like Bundy because he is "heavily armed" and it is "dangerous." Funny how they only say this about white guys.
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff began 10 years ago today.
In April of 2025, The Tribune interviewed Ammon Bundy, now living in southern Utah as a fugitive — though law enforcement has shown little interest in arresting him.
In April of 2025, The Tribune interviewed Ammon Bundy, now living in southern Utah as a fugitive — though law enforcement has shown little interest in arresting him.
Exclusive: Back in good LDS standing, Ammon Bundy talks about his life in Utah as a wanted man
Even with an Idaho warrant out for his arrest, Ammon Bundy said he is not overly concerned about being collared by police while he lives in Utah.
www.sltrib.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Law enforcement will say that they don't go after people like Bundy because he is "heavily armed" and it is "dangerous." Funny how they only say this about white guys.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO SOMETHING.
JUST SAYING WORDS ON TV DOES NOTHING.
N👏O👏T👏H👏I👏N👏G👏
DO…YOUR…JOBS…
JUST SAYING WORDS ON TV DOES NOTHING.
N👏O👏T👏H👏I👏N👏G👏
DO…YOUR…JOBS…
Rep. Seth Moulton: "This is insane. What the hell are we doing? ... this is illegal."
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO SOMETHING.
JUST SAYING WORDS ON TV DOES NOTHING.
N👏O👏T👏H👏I👏N👏G👏
DO…YOUR…JOBS…
JUST SAYING WORDS ON TV DOES NOTHING.
N👏O👏T👏H👏I👏N👏G👏
DO…YOUR…JOBS…
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A mobile SCIF so secure they left the damn curtain open. 🤦♂️
Trump is posting some photos from last night / this morning, including this one. Very weird to see this in a non-situation room setting with black curtains
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
A mobile SCIF so secure they left the damn curtain open. 🤦♂️
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Chairman JCOS: “Months of planning…”
soooo not an imminent threat justifying self-defense
soooo not an imminent threat justifying self-defense
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Chairman JCOS: “Months of planning…”
soooo not an imminent threat justifying self-defense
soooo not an imminent threat justifying self-defense
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Completely agree. Always pull these threads back to the Reagan Administration and Bush I.
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Completely agree. Always pull these threads back to the Reagan Administration and Bush I.
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
Well, given the explosion of questionable federal immigration “law enforcement” and that today’s attack was described merely as a “law enforcement” mission, the defunding of criminal justice research (which includes LE), seems on brand.
Funding cuts by the Trump administration represent a departure from long-standing bipartisan support for criminal justice research and data collection — the cuts undermine that work and, by extension, public safety. bit.ly/3Y4QGP2
Rollback of Federal Investment in Research and Data Collection Jeopardizes Public Safety
The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of funding for criminal justice data and research will upend years of progress toward building safer communities.
www.brennancenter.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Well, given the explosion of questionable federal immigration “law enforcement” and that today’s attack was described merely as a “law enforcement” mission, the defunding of criminal justice research (which includes LE), seems on brand.
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Narrator: it was in fact what occurred
GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks: "We don't want to have troops on the ground. Iowans don't want that, Americans don't want that. We do not want nation building. This is not what's going to occur."
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Narrator: it was in fact what occurred
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Might Unmakes Right
The catastrophic collapse of norms against the use of force.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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They’re doing parody Obama photos now.
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
Trump is posting a bunch of photos without captions, presumably of him watching the Maduro kidnapping.
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
They’re doing parody Obama photos now.
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
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Great that Maduro is gone but what’s next? This may not be the end of a regime that’s lasted through both Chavez/Maduro/their henchmen.
Also what do China/ Russia conclude from this for their regions?
What’s clear:
*The ends can’t justify the means.
*You cannot break the law to enforce the law.
Also what do China/ Russia conclude from this for their regions?
What’s clear:
*The ends can’t justify the means.
*You cannot break the law to enforce the law.
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Great that Maduro is gone but what’s next? This may not be the end of a regime that’s lasted through both Chavez/Maduro/their henchmen.
Also what do China/ Russia conclude from this for their regions?
What’s clear:
*The ends can’t justify the means.
*You cannot break the law to enforce the law.
Also what do China/ Russia conclude from this for their regions?
What’s clear:
*The ends can’t justify the means.
*You cannot break the law to enforce the law.
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Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute the U.N. Charter
Assessment of 1989 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) Opinion
By Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social)
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
Assessment of 1989 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) Opinion
By Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social)
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter
A decades-old Office of Legal Counsel memorandum claiming the President can disregard the UN Charter does not withstand serious scrutiny.
www.justsecurity.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute the U.N. Charter
Assessment of 1989 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) Opinion
By Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social)
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
Assessment of 1989 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) Opinion
By Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social)
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
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We’re all owed an apology from rightwing and centrist scholars and pundits who assured us for decades that US war-starting would NEVER be motivated by oil.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We’re all owed an apology from rightwing and centrist scholars and pundits who assured us for decades that US war-starting would NEVER be motivated by oil.
Trump is a 34-time convicted felon, and yet…
This has nothing to do with crime, punishment, and justice.
This has nothing to do with crime, punishment, and justice.
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Trump is a 34-time convicted felon, and yet…
This has nothing to do with crime, punishment, and justice.
This has nothing to do with crime, punishment, and justice.