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Who else thinks Americans should be reminded of this Carl Sagan quote/prediction on a near daily basis?
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It’s a lot harder than it sounds…my latest in @thebulwark.com
What ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela Would Really Mean
It’s not clear the administration has settled on a goal, much less considered the consequences.
www.thebulwark.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It’s a lot harder than it sounds…my latest in @thebulwark.com
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some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
Donald Trump’s War in Venezuela (Congratulations to the Winners of the “Fell for it Again Award”)
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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January 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
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Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
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Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
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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 5:29 PM
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
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Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.
President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.
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Global valuations:
USA 22.0x (we're No. 1!!!)
Japan 16.1x
Eurozone 14.9x
EM 13.4x
China 12.3x
USA 22.0x (we're No. 1!!!)
Japan 16.1x
Eurozone 14.9x
EM 13.4x
China 12.3x
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Global valuations:
USA 22.0x (we're No. 1!!!)
Japan 16.1x
Eurozone 14.9x
EM 13.4x
China 12.3x
USA 22.0x (we're No. 1!!!)
Japan 16.1x
Eurozone 14.9x
EM 13.4x
China 12.3x
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
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Speaking to a solid source. Keep your eyes on Maduro’s Minister of Justice,
Diosdado Cabello as the new power supporter in VZ supported by Trump.
Source added, “if Cabello’s in charge it will be worse than Maduro”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdad...
Diosdado Cabello as the new power supporter in VZ supported by Trump.
Source added, “if Cabello’s in charge it will be worse than Maduro”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdad...
Diosdado Cabello - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Speaking to a solid source. Keep your eyes on Maduro’s Minister of Justice,
Diosdado Cabello as the new power supporter in VZ supported by Trump.
Source added, “if Cabello’s in charge it will be worse than Maduro”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdad...
Diosdado Cabello as the new power supporter in VZ supported by Trump.
Source added, “if Cabello’s in charge it will be worse than Maduro”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdad...
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Trump says the US will oversee Venezuela’s transition, restore its oil sector with help from American companies, and keep troops on the ground if needed. He dismissed opposition leader Machado, praised VP Rodríguez’s cooperation, and hinted at future talks on Cuba. “We’ll make Venezuela work again.”
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump says the US will oversee Venezuela’s transition, restore its oil sector with help from American companies, and keep troops on the ground if needed. He dismissed opposition leader Machado, praised VP Rodríguez’s cooperation, and hinted at future talks on Cuba. “We’ll make Venezuela work again.”
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So like…now what? Is there a plan here exactly for what happens when you decapitate a government overnight?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
So like…now what? Is there a plan here exactly for what happens when you decapitate a government overnight?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
Or is this just the “Jesus take the wheel” school of military planning?
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Maduro's advisors are now closely studying the precedent of Juan Orlando Hernández, the Honduran president and lead cocaine dealer who was pardoned by Trump, to ascertain the amount of crypto they need and the path for paying it.
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Maduro's advisors are now closely studying the precedent of Juan Orlando Hernández, the Honduran president and lead cocaine dealer who was pardoned by Trump, to ascertain the amount of crypto they need and the path for paying it.
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You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
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1. Maduro is not a good guy by any stretch of the imagination.
2. But capturing him through an extra-legal action that violates international law undermines any US credibility with Russia in Ukraine and China with Taiwan.
3. We have a terrible history with topping leaders without a post-war plan.
2. But capturing him through an extra-legal action that violates international law undermines any US credibility with Russia in Ukraine and China with Taiwan.
3. We have a terrible history with topping leaders without a post-war plan.
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
1. Maduro is not a good guy by any stretch of the imagination.
2. But capturing him through an extra-legal action that violates international law undermines any US credibility with Russia in Ukraine and China with Taiwan.
3. We have a terrible history with topping leaders without a post-war plan.
2. But capturing him through an extra-legal action that violates international law undermines any US credibility with Russia in Ukraine and China with Taiwan.
3. We have a terrible history with topping leaders without a post-war plan.
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The point is that if Maduro is really gone, Gonzalez and Machado are the leaders, not some general
January 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The point is that if Maduro is really gone, Gonzalez and Machado are the leaders, not some general
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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You were saying?
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
You were saying?