John Dunlevy
@jdunlevy.bsky.social
Chicago ✶ and Berwyn, Illinois. he/him
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“To move beyond this is an enormous task, and this weekend — if nothing else — should crystallize for people how serious and necessary that task is.
The next question, then, is just as serious: Who are the leaders up to that task?”
The next question, then, is just as serious: Who are the leaders up to that task?”
NEW: A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America.
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
www.lawdork.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
“To move beyond this is an enormous task, and this weekend — if nothing else — should crystallize for people how serious and necessary that task is.
The next question, then, is just as serious: Who are the leaders up to that task?”
The next question, then, is just as serious: Who are the leaders up to that task?”
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Controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, you say?
Cilia Flores, who was captured by the U.S. with her husband, Venezuela’s longtime authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, is one of the country’s most powerful political figures. She helped consolidate his rule while controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, experts say.
Who Is Cilia Flores, the Power Broker Captured Alongside Maduro?
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Controlling the judiciary and amassing wealth through corruption, you say?
“The future American presidency does not need to — and cannot — look like the presidency that Trump is creating from the precedents of some of the United States’s most questionable international actions.”
www.lawdork.com/p/venezuela-...
www.lawdork.com/p/venezuela-...
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
“The future American presidency does not need to — and cannot — look like the presidency that Trump is creating from the precedents of some of the United States’s most questionable international actions.”
www.lawdork.com/p/venezuela-...
www.lawdork.com/p/venezuela-...
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NEW: A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America.
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
www.lawdork.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
NEW: A new, old type of lawlessness as Trump attacks Venezuela — and an opening for a better America.
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The legal discussion is dark in the wake of the U.S. military taking Nicolás Maduro to the U.S. The path America is on today, however, is not where we need to go.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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We can hold compassion for the range of emotions Venezuelans may be experiencing — including positive emotions — and also be clear that regime change by a fascist superpower is dangerous, destabilizing, and sets precedents that will not stop at Venezuela. Those aren’t contradictory positions.
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 AM
We can hold compassion for the range of emotions Venezuelans may be experiencing — including positive emotions — and also be clear that regime change by a fascist superpower is dangerous, destabilizing, and sets precedents that will not stop at Venezuela. Those aren’t contradictory positions.
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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The march is clearing out now, though many are sticking around next to Trump Tower to hold their own post-march huddles.
I'm going to head out as well.
Some last shots from the demonstration in front of Trump Tower.
I'm going to head out as well.
Some last shots from the demonstration in front of Trump Tower.
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The march is clearing out now, though many are sticking around next to Trump Tower to hold their own post-march huddles.
I'm going to head out as well.
Some last shots from the demonstration in front of Trump Tower.
I'm going to head out as well.
Some last shots from the demonstration in front of Trump Tower.
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The protest continues to grow, now spilling further back into Federal Plaza and across the street in front of the city's federal courthouse.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
January 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The protest continues to grow, now spilling further back into Federal Plaza and across the street in front of the city's federal courthouse.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
Police hanging out nearby but the atmosphere is calm so far.
“the precedent set by the Maduro and Noriega operations invites dangerous reciprocity. If the United States can unilaterally deploy military force to seize Venezuela’s president for alleged violations of US law, other nations will claim symmetrical authority.”
www.cato.org/blog/indictm...
www.cato.org/blog/indictm...
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
“the precedent set by the Maduro and Noriega operations invites dangerous reciprocity. If the United States can unilaterally deploy military force to seize Venezuela’s president for alleged violations of US law, other nations will claim symmetrical authority.”
www.cato.org/blog/indictm...
www.cato.org/blog/indictm...
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This is very good, for reasons that may strike many as irritating but I think are important.
The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.
The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This is very good, for reasons that may strike many as irritating but I think are important.
The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.
The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.
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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 9:22 PM
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.
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So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
On my way to this downtow now.
Especially as somebody who has been highly critical of the Russian people for not protesting in greater numbers against their country's invasion of Ukraine, I feel an obligation to protest against this US aggression while I can.
Especially as somebody who has been highly critical of the Russian people for not protesting in greater numbers against their country's invasion of Ukraine, I feel an obligation to protest against this US aggression while I can.
There is a protest at 5pm in Federal Plaza. I'm not sure, but I think the 3pm one might have delayed to combine with this one.
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
On my way to this downtow now.
Especially as somebody who has been highly critical of the Russian people for not protesting in greater numbers against their country's invasion of Ukraine, I feel an obligation to protest against this US aggression while I can.
Especially as somebody who has been highly critical of the Russian people for not protesting in greater numbers against their country's invasion of Ukraine, I feel an obligation to protest against this US aggression while I can.
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Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next.
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
Trump signals more Latin American invasions could be next after capturing Maduro
"Something's going to have to be done with Mexico," Trump told Fox and Friends.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next.
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
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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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Not going to pretend to bring in a legitimate leader. At least not today
Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Not going to pretend to bring in a legitimate leader. At least not today
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Trump equating invading Venezuela with sending federal troops into US cities is a terrifying warning of how he hopes to use war powers.
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
January 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Trump equating invading Venezuela with sending federal troops into US cities is a terrifying warning of how he hopes to use war powers.
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
(also Grandpa going off the teleprompter. Rubio looks nervous)
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Trump just announces the US will be running Venezuela now, until the can do a "safe, proper, and judicious" transfer of power. Announcing an occupation before you've occupied a country is a new one.
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump just announces the US will be running Venezuela now, until the can do a "safe, proper, and judicious" transfer of power. Announcing an occupation before you've occupied a country is a new one.
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Anyone who says they know what happens next is lying. But Trump has made the range of outcomes huge. There's no process, no checks to produce course corrections, far less capacity to implement corrections, no experienced civilians in charge. /8 @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
Trump may strike Venezuela. His team makes that very risky.
Take a close look at who is advising the president on U.S. policy.
goodauthority.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Anyone who says they know what happens next is lying. But Trump has made the range of outcomes huge. There's no process, no checks to produce course corrections, far less capacity to implement corrections, no experienced civilians in charge. /8 @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
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building the case to the rest of the world isn’t to explain Trump’s actions are wrong—that’s clear. It’s to demonstrate elite dissent & rejection of Trump’s actions, to reassert Congress’s role in authorizing force, & to create the kind of public noisiness about policy that characterizes democracies
impeach him. try to do it once a month, if necessary. build the case over and over to not just the American people but to the world that this isn’t the way things should be here, that this isn’t the way we should use our power abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
building the case to the rest of the world isn’t to explain Trump’s actions are wrong—that’s clear. It’s to demonstrate elite dissent & rejection of Trump’s actions, to reassert Congress’s role in authorizing force, & to create the kind of public noisiness about policy that characterizes democracies
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The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.