James in Brooklyn
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“Officials liked what the man in the van set out to do - give all the children delicious candy - but have been frustrated by his reckless abduction approach”
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Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
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(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
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January 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
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It really does feel like WWE sometimes
January 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
It really does feel like WWE sometimes
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everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
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Wow, they’re troubled? Should we throw a troubled and concerned party? Should we invite Susan Collins??
Press call with Chuck Schumer says he has been talking with his caucus "I've been talking to so many members of my caucus today. Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled."
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Wow, they’re troubled? Should we throw a troubled and concerned party? Should we invite Susan Collins??
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This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
Timeless classic
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Timeless classic
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
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Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Look at how many names on this list are *still in power*, still kicking around. They weren't exactly young then, but now a lot of them are much much richer.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
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Maduro was not "captured".
He was kidnapped, abducted, criminally and illegally taken. Words matter.
He was kidnapped, abducted, criminally and illegally taken. Words matter.
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Maduro was not "captured".
He was kidnapped, abducted, criminally and illegally taken. Words matter.
He was kidnapped, abducted, criminally and illegally taken. Words matter.
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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The USA will have a comeuppance for re-electing Trump and all of the other illegal imperialistic shit we've done that preceded him.
It may not be tomorrow or this year or even this decade. But it'll happen. And it'll be ugly.
It may not be tomorrow or this year or even this decade. But it'll happen. And it'll be ugly.
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The USA will have a comeuppance for re-electing Trump and all of the other illegal imperialistic shit we've done that preceded him.
It may not be tomorrow or this year or even this decade. But it'll happen. And it'll be ugly.
It may not be tomorrow or this year or even this decade. But it'll happen. And it'll be ugly.
What do we want? A full and immediate briefing
When do we want it? In due course
When do we want it? In due course
Statement from Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi...
Congress must be fully and immediately briefed
Congress must be fully and immediately briefed
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
What do we want? A full and immediate briefing
When do we want it? In due course
When do we want it? In due course
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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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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Hard to believe a FIFA Peace Prize laureate would do this.
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any democrat who hedges on this should be screamed at until they quit tbh and if they don't, they should lose their next primary
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 AM
any democrat who hedges on this should be screamed at until they quit tbh and if they don't, they should lose their next primary
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More images of strikes coming in from around Caracas
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
More images of strikes coming in from around Caracas
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I think this administration has vastly overestimated the rest of the world's willingness to put up with imperial oil war bullshit right now. I don't think this ends well. No war.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I think this administration has vastly overestimated the rest of the world's willingness to put up with imperial oil war bullshit right now. I don't think this ends well. No war.
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Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
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Simple as
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Disgusting violation of basic sovereignty and I hope everyone who hedges even one bit on this has their careers ruined in the end
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Simple as
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
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A tour de force
An absolute smasher
An absolute smasher
Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party
Democrats don't have to wonder if popularism will fail. It already has.
badfaithtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
A tour de force
An absolute smasher
An absolute smasher