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When you let people vote, they vote progressive.

November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Greg Palast

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Election Crimes Bulletin: “When you let people vote, they vote progressive.”

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Listen now | In this edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin, Palast unpacks the results from Tuesday’s elections.

Vigilantes Inc.: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen

November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Greg Palast

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Wow! A HUGE thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket to see our film Vigilantes Inc. at the Teaneck Film Festival @teaneckfilmfest.bsky.social

Looking forward to doing the talkback on Sunday with
Anthony Johnson (ABC News)

Teaneck International Film Festival @teaneckfilmfest.bsky.social · 7d

Tickets for TIFF’s screening of @gregpalast.bsky.social's documentary, “Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen,” have SOLD OUT! Thank you to all who bought a ticket. See you at the festival!

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November 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Greg Palast

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Catch Vigilantes Inc.: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen on Sun, Nov 09, 2025 @ 3:00pm at the Teaneck International Film Festival in NJ.

Feat. a talkback with Greg Palast, moderated by Anthony Johnson (ABC News).

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Vigilantes Inc.: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen on 2025-11-09 at Teaneck International Film Festival - Puffin Cultural Forum

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November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM

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The Assassination of Hugo Chavez

Venezuela Sinks… So Trump Can Swim

October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Greg Palast

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NEW: Venezuela Sinks… So Trump Can Swim

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By Ethan Lieberman | Trump is rattling his saber. The “great peacemaker” chose to celebrate his “victory” in the Middle East by sinking yet another Bolivarian barge out of Venezuela.

Hartmann & Palast: Drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM

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Greg Palast

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Trump invented nothing. This is at least the 4th US-backed attempt at overthrow & assassination of a Venezuelan president.

To understand why Trump ordered a covert op to overthrow their government, you need to understand 3 things about Venezuela.
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Watch now | This is at least the fourth US-backed attempt at overthrow and assassination of a Venezuelan president.

Hartmann & Palast: Drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social @nickabbot.bsky.social 10 mins:

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Trump wants Venezuela's oil ...

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Drugs are coming into the US from the Middle East not from Venezuela, see "The New Yorker" 20/10/25 ...

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October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM

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Hartmann & Palast: Drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

Watch now | This is at least the fourth US-backed attempt at overthrow and assassination of a Venezuelan president.

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October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Greg Palast

@gregpalast.bsky.social

Trump invented nothing. This is at least the 4th US-backed attempt at overthrow & assassination of a Venezuelan president.

To understand why Trump ordered a covert op to overthrow their government, you need to understand 3 things about Venezuela.
gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/hartmann-a...

Hartmann & Palast: Drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

Watch now | This is at least the fourth US-backed attempt at overthrow and assassination of a Venezuelan president.

Proof Trump Lied On Venezuela Smuggling Drugs: Trump Wants War for Oil w/ Greg Palast

October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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Must watch. Thank you for your great investigative reporting , @gregpalast.bsky.social

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I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM

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You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

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October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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Greg Palast

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Excerpt from my 30 minute documentary, The Assassination of Hugo Chavez.

Stream it for FREE!

youtu.be/syExbfVPDnU

The Assassination of Hugo Chavez

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM

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Greg Palast

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What you need to know about Venezuela to understand why Trump has ordered a covert* operation to overthrow their government.

▶️ Full story: gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

(*By the way, Donald, when you announce a “covert” operation, it’s no longer covert. But never mind.)

October 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM

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ChildRapeSurvivor

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The State Department under George W. Bush also tried to purge voters from Venezuela’s election files (and those in Argentina and Mexico) using the very same company, Choicepoint Inc., that purged voter files in Florida in 2000 to hand Bush his baloney election “victory.”

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM

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ChildRapeSurvivor

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Chavez was wildly popular because, as an opposition journalist told me, derisively, “Chavez gives them bread and bricks!” — that is, he gave the public food, housing and medical care by using the nation’s massive oil proceeds for public services.

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM

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ChildRapeSurvivor

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There was indeed a drug boat, a submersible, attacked by the US. But American media generally failed to mention that, unlike the fishermen and commuters killed coming from Venezuela, the one real drug haul came from Colombia and was captured in the Pacific Ocean, not the Caribbean.

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM

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ChildRapeSurvivor

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So where are the drugs coming from, if not Venezuela or Canada? According to a New Yorker investigation, one of the world’s largest and most violent cocaine cartels, the Kinahan Organized Crime Group, is run out of — you guessed it — Abu Dhabi.

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM

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ChildRapeSurvivor

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To his TV audience, Robertson said, “You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination, but if [Chavez] thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war.”

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

Coming Up Today Tuesday, October 28, 2025

October 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM

Greg Palast

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I’ll be on Thom Hartmann / @hartmannreport.com at 10AM PT today to talk about my new article: “I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.” thom.tv/p/coming-up-...

Bernie nails fascism - as Trump and the GOP scramble to deflect blame from those who will go hungry and the largest health care premium hike in history. We’ll see how this works...

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October 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM

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This isn’t about drugs this is about the largest OIL RESERVE IN THE WORLD..

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Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 14d

Excerpt from my 30 minute documentary, The Assassination of Hugo Chavez.

Stream it for FREE!

youtu.be/syExbfVPDnU

The Assassination of Hugo Chavez

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM

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WORLD’S LARGEST OIL RESERVE‼️

October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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Andrea C

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It’s worth watching. Very interesting!

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM

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Very interesting read.

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela

October 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM

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John Walling

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1,2,3. Venezuela has the largest reserves of oil on the planet.

Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 15d

I met Chávez and Maduro. I know drugs are not the reason Trump wants war with Venezuela.

You need to know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government...

gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/i-met-chav...

You must know three things about Venezuela to understand why Donald Trump has ordered a covert operation to overthrow their government.