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banner from Feb 2014 photo by the late Ukrainian reporter Maks Levin, murdered by russia in 2022
https://u24.gov.ua/navaldrones
banner from Feb 2014 photo by the late Ukrainian reporter Maks Levin, murdered by russia in 2022
https://u24.gov.ua/navaldrones
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Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez backed Delcy Rodriguez, after a Supreme Court ruling that appointed her as acting president for 90 days following Nicolas Maduro's abduction by the US.
www.lemonde.fr
January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Venezuela's military recognizes Maduro's VP as acting president
Reminder that there’s a quick way to check if that account strangely more upset you’re daring to demand Democratic leadership act like an opposition party than about them enabling what the GOP is doing, is a new one made in the week or so after the election:
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bluecrawler.com/tools/bluesk...
Blue Crawler
Blue Crawler is a free website that provides the latest Bluesky stats.
bluecrawler.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Reminder that there’s a quick way to check if that account strangely more upset you’re daring to demand Democratic leadership act like an opposition party than about them enabling what the GOP is doing, is a new one made in the week or so after the election:
bluecrawler.com/tools/bluesk...
bluecrawler.com/tools/bluesk...
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The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
“State’s Rights!”
Comer: "You're gonna see the Trump administration continue to freeze funds until Democrat governors do like what the Republican governors are doing: they're complying with the federal government, with the Trump administration."
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“State’s Rights!”
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What. The Actual. Hell.
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
What. The Actual. Hell.
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🇱🇻🇺🇦 Latvia Bolsters Aid to Ukraine: Transferring Confiscated Cars and Thousands of Drones
Latvia has prepared a draft decision to transfer 21 cars to Ukraine that were confiscated from drunk drivers or seized during criminal proceedings.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/latvia-bolst...
Latvia has prepared a draft decision to transfer 21 cars to Ukraine that were confiscated from drunk drivers or seized during criminal proceedings.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/latvia-bolst...
Latvia Bolsters Aid to Ukraine: Transferring Confiscated Cars and Thousands of Drones
Latvia has announced another step in its support for Ukraine—the transfer of 21 vehicles confiscated from drunk drivers to meet the needs of the Armed Forces,
theukrainianreview.info
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
🇱🇻🇺🇦 Latvia Bolsters Aid to Ukraine: Transferring Confiscated Cars and Thousands of Drones
Latvia has prepared a draft decision to transfer 21 cars to Ukraine that were confiscated from drunk drivers or seized during criminal proceedings.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/latvia-bolst...
Latvia has prepared a draft decision to transfer 21 cars to Ukraine that were confiscated from drunk drivers or seized during criminal proceedings.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/latvia-bolst...
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Full transcript (but they keep changing it - already 4 times, I downloaded the initial one)
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Full transcript (but they keep changing it - already 4 times, I downloaded the initial one)
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with George Stephanopoulos of ABC’s This Week
Read this ⬇️
Read this ⬇️
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with George Stephanopoulos of ABC’s This Week
Read this ⬇️
Read this ⬇️
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BRENNAN: You're describing the regime as still in place. I'm confused why the Trump admin only arrested Maduro. The chief thug who controls the police & has $25m price on his head is still in place
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
BRENNAN: You're describing the regime as still in place. I'm confused why the Trump admin only arrested Maduro. The chief thug who controls the police & has $25m price on his head is still in place
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
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WELKER: Does the pardon of the former Honduran president undercut the admin's stated goal to go after these narcoterrorists?
RUBIO: I don't do the pardon file. I'm not against it or for it. I just didnt review the file so I can't speak to you about the dynamics that led POTUS to make that decision
RUBIO: I don't do the pardon file. I'm not against it or for it. I just didnt review the file so I can't speak to you about the dynamics that led POTUS to make that decision
January 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
WELKER: Does the pardon of the former Honduran president undercut the admin's stated goal to go after these narcoterrorists?
RUBIO: I don't do the pardon file. I'm not against it or for it. I just didnt review the file so I can't speak to you about the dynamics that led POTUS to make that decision
RUBIO: I don't do the pardon file. I'm not against it or for it. I just didnt review the file so I can't speak to you about the dynamics that led POTUS to make that decision
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they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
they’re trying to turn everyone into the joker reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
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Given supply dynamics and trajectories, I think control of Venezuela's actual oil is less relevant than the message sent to other countries hosting US oil majors. If national govts threaten their operations by demanding remediation/payment of liabilities, they now have to contemplate invasion.
January 4, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Given supply dynamics and trajectories, I think control of Venezuela's actual oil is less relevant than the message sent to other countries hosting US oil majors. If national govts threaten their operations by demanding remediation/payment of liabilities, they now have to contemplate invasion.
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The ethical and legal damage will be with us forever but it’s the raging incompetence that will strike first, within the next few days.
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The ethical and legal damage will be with us forever but it’s the raging incompetence that will strike first, within the next few days.
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Face the Nation devotes a minute of today's show to a propaganda statement from Pete Hegseth, then cuts to commercial
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Face the Nation devotes a minute of today's show to a propaganda statement from Pete Hegseth, then cuts to commercial
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Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Yeah, people are fixating on a Cabinet Secretary being given a sovereign country to run because the president waged war without congressional approval and kidnapped the old leader. Weird that they’d get hung up on that.
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Jesper Møller Sørensen, the danish amb. to the USA is very very polite....
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Jesper Møller Sørensen, the danish amb. to the USA is very very polite....
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Love this by Danish cartoonist Niels Bo Bojensen:
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Love this by Danish cartoonist Niels Bo Bojensen:
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Speaking with the president is not the same as getting newsworthy information from the president. And Trump's dishonesty can often lead to unhelpful "Trump said" articles, in which what he says is centered, rather than the truth. I suspect it also leads to the excessive emphasis on Trump's moods.
January 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Speaking with the president is not the same as getting newsworthy information from the president. And Trump's dishonesty can often lead to unhelpful "Trump said" articles, in which what he says is centered, rather than the truth. I suspect it also leads to the excessive emphasis on Trump's moods.
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From the perspective of reporting the news, it doesn’t strike me that there is a functional difference between a president who answers the phone at 4:30am in the morning but doesn’t answer a reporter’s questions, versus a president who doesn’t agreed to be interviewed.
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
From the perspective of reporting the news, it doesn’t strike me that there is a functional difference between a president who answers the phone at 4:30am in the morning but doesn’t answer a reporter’s questions, versus a president who doesn’t agreed to be interviewed.
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Even this wasn’t planned out and if this wasn’t then nothing was.
US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry
US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry
US president says oil majors primed to invest in rebuilding infrastructure following Maduro ouster
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Even this wasn’t planned out and if this wasn’t then nothing was.
It isn’t sitting in some warehouse, it’s oilFIELDS we’re claiming that were nationalized by Caracas in the Seventies. So yes, that means boots on the ground, and Hegseth having been stationed in Iraq knows this perfectly well.
🎙️🇻🇪 Trump said the U.S. is going to run Venezuela. Does that mean Americans on street corners in Venezuela?
🇺🇸 Hegseth: It means we set the terms. Trump sets the terms…it means the oil that was taken from us is returned.
🇺🇸 Hegseth: It means we set the terms. Trump sets the terms…it means the oil that was taken from us is returned.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
It isn’t sitting in some warehouse, it’s oilFIELDS we’re claiming that were nationalized by Caracas in the Seventies. So yes, that means boots on the ground, and Hegseth having been stationed in Iraq knows this perfectly well.
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Himes: "If you were serious about stability in Venezuela, you wouldn't have spent half your press conference talking about oil. What do Venezuelans hears when they hear Donald Trump talking about oil? That the Americans are here for our resources."
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Himes: "If you were serious about stability in Venezuela, you wouldn't have spent half your press conference talking about oil. What do Venezuelans hears when they hear Donald Trump talking about oil? That the Americans are here for our resources."
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COTTON: If they don't want to follow in Maduro's footsteps, they need to start meeting our demands. And it's always an option for our military to protect American citizens and interests
BASH: And the interest is Venezuelan oil fields in this case?
BASH: And the interest is Venezuelan oil fields in this case?
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
COTTON: If they don't want to follow in Maduro's footsteps, they need to start meeting our demands. And it's always an option for our military to protect American citizens and interests
BASH: And the interest is Venezuelan oil fields in this case?
BASH: And the interest is Venezuelan oil fields in this case?
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The hard part about running a dictatorship is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.
January 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The hard part about running a dictatorship is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.
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@bradheath.bsky.social has done a lot of excellent reporting on the DEA.
Like this piece, from 2015:
Like this piece, from 2015:
U.S. secretly tracked billions of calls for decades
The Justice Department and DEA logged calls from the USA to as many as 116 countries.
www.usatoday.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
@bradheath.bsky.social has done a lot of excellent reporting on the DEA.
Like this piece, from 2015:
Like this piece, from 2015: