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Former M&A and project finance lawyer, current photographer and Germanic linguist. London and Utrecht. No DMs. I block
condescending jerks and stupid ppl. Apparently that needs to be said.
condescending jerks and stupid ppl. Apparently that needs to be said.
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Isn’t it ironic, a guy who dodge the draft 5 times is so gung-ho to use military force.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Isn’t it ironic, a guy who dodge the draft 5 times is so gung-ho to use military force.
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Colombia's President is right
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Colombia's President is right
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She dedicated her Nobel prize to Trump hoping to gain his favor but is learning the hard way - there is zero value in schmoozing Trump. A. He holds NO loyalty to ANYONE but himself, and, more importantly, B. She won the prize he so coveted and he holds a grudge FOREVER! share.google/JUMSzeq5P6fD...
Machado celebrates Maduro ouster, but is scorned by Trump
Maria Corina Machado backed the opposition's 2024 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to be president. But Donald Trump said the Nobel laureate doesn't have 'support or respect' in her cou...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
She dedicated her Nobel prize to Trump hoping to gain his favor but is learning the hard way - there is zero value in schmoozing Trump. A. He holds NO loyalty to ANYONE but himself, and, more importantly, B. She won the prize he so coveted and he holds a grudge FOREVER! share.google/JUMSzeq5P6fD...
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MARGE RIPS TRUMP’S 🇻🇪 ATTACK: “This is the same Washington playbook we’re so sick and tired of, that doesn’t serve the 🇺🇸 people… it serves big corporations, banks, and oil executives — our neighborhood is in the 50 United States, not the southern hemisphere.”
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
MARGE RIPS TRUMP’S 🇻🇪 ATTACK: “This is the same Washington playbook we’re so sick and tired of, that doesn’t serve the 🇺🇸 people… it serves big corporations, banks, and oil executives — our neighborhood is in the 50 United States, not the southern hemisphere.”
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Only Trump will get oil for free.
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Only Trump will get oil for free.
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It's hard to believe that a President would time an illegal military attack, killing civilians, to distract the public's attention...but today is the statutory deadline for the DOJ to release its report on the Epstein Files. Coincidence?
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's hard to believe that a President would time an illegal military attack, killing civilians, to distract the public's attention...but today is the statutory deadline for the DOJ to release its report on the Epstein Files. Coincidence?
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From a conservative Republican.
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
From a conservative Republican.
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This act has also sent a chilling message to the world that the United States is beginning the process of carving up the world into spheres of influence run by dictatorships.
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Trump Has Started Carving Up the World. Now It’s Putin and Xi’s Turn.
Fiona Hill warned in 2019 of a “strange swap agreement” involving Venezuela and Ukraine. Seven years later, here we are.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
This act has also sent a chilling message to the world that the United States is beginning the process of carving up the world into spheres of influence run by dictatorships.
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John Oliver once said the Oreo stuffed crust pizza should be our flag, because it says to our enemies, "there is nothing you can do to us that we are not already doing to ourselves."
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
John Oliver once said the Oreo stuffed crust pizza should be our flag, because it says to our enemies, "there is nothing you can do to us that we are not already doing to ourselves."
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#USA is not at war with #Venezuela unless and until it is authorized by an act of Congress.
Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.
The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.
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Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.
The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
#USA is not at war with #Venezuela unless and until it is authorized by an act of Congress.
Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.
The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.
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Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.
The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.
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My take, that is exactly what happened.
Methinks lil Marco doth protest too much.
Methinks lil Marco doth protest too much.
BRENNAN: The president's last envoy to Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, says US oil executives seem to be coming to Mar-a-Lago and whispering about how easy life would be if we just made a deal with the regime once Maduro is gone. Is that what happened here?
MARCO RUBIO: No.
MARCO RUBIO: No.
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
My take, that is exactly what happened.
Methinks lil Marco doth protest too much.
Methinks lil Marco doth protest too much.
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Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
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Quite simply, any mail-in voter must now place their ballot in the mail at least ONE WEEK sooner than they might have in previous years...or be encouraged to return them in person, if possible.
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
Mail-in voting faces new hurdle as postal service formalizes postmark practice
Guidelines announced on Dec. 24 allow postmarks to reflect processing date rather than mailing date, affecting 14 states with grace periods for late-arriving ballots, including Massachusetts.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Quite simply, any mail-in voter must now place their ballot in the mail at least ONE WEEK sooner than they might have in previous years...or be encouraged to return them in person, if possible.
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
We need to message around this consistently from this point forward.
www.masslive.com/news/2026/01...
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What court orders allow you to run another country?
STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority?
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela
STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority?
RUBIO: We have court orders
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
What court orders allow you to run another country?
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Sen Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) does not mince words here with his take on the strikes in Venezuela and the capturing of Maduro. ‘This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes.’ Go Sen Gallego, more of this please Democrats!! Bravo💥🔥💥
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Sen Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) does not mince words here with his take on the strikes in Venezuela and the capturing of Maduro. ‘This is a dumb administration following a dumb man into a dumb war that will have dumb outcomes.’ Go Sen Gallego, more of this please Democrats!! Bravo💥🔥💥
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A regime that accidentally shared military attack plans with a reporter says it can't follow the law and consult Congress because it's worried about leaks.
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A regime that accidentally shared military attack plans with a reporter says it can't follow the law and consult Congress because it's worried about leaks.
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Yes we should always remember all the great things President Biden did. The Infrastructure Bill - roads are getting paved everywhere! He got CC Companies to waive all the extra fees - banks too. He lowered the prices on medication, making sure families didn't have to choose food or RXs. Not Trump.
January 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Yes we should always remember all the great things President Biden did. The Infrastructure Bill - roads are getting paved everywhere! He got CC Companies to waive all the extra fees - banks too. He lowered the prices on medication, making sure families didn't have to choose food or RXs. Not Trump.
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ICE *are* slave catchers. They have a quota to meet. They are being encouraged to care about nothing other than whether people "look illegal."
Different target, exactly the same MO.
Different target, exactly the same MO.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
ICE *are* slave catchers. They have a quota to meet. They are being encouraged to care about nothing other than whether people "look illegal."
Different target, exactly the same MO.
Different target, exactly the same MO.
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Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
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If the US takes control of Venezuela, they can cut off oil to China and N Korea. Who benefits from that? Russia. This may have been the plan all along. Trump always delivers for his daddy, Putin.
January 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
If the US takes control of Venezuela, they can cut off oil to China and N Korea. Who benefits from that? Russia. This may have been the plan all along. Trump always delivers for his daddy, Putin.
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Ahh, of course. He had a warm wonderful chat with Putin before Zelensky arrived to discuss peace talks…
Odd timing, no?
Shame America can no longer get transcripts of those calls like before when it was mostly a legitimate government.
Odd timing, no?
Shame America can no longer get transcripts of those calls like before when it was mostly a legitimate government.
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Ahh, of course. He had a warm wonderful chat with Putin before Zelensky arrived to discuss peace talks…
Odd timing, no?
Shame America can no longer get transcripts of those calls like before when it was mostly a legitimate government.
Odd timing, no?
Shame America can no longer get transcripts of those calls like before when it was mostly a legitimate government.