Joe McKirdy
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Joe McKirdy
@joemckirdy.bsky.social
So let's look at the video. Video obviously shows the person trying to back up so they can drive around the officer. Officer then intentionally puts himself in the path of the vehicle to justify killing the civilian. ICE intestinally manufacture a reason to kill civilians.
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I heard this on TV news 15 minutes after it happened.
DHS investigated the shooting for about 5 minutes and concluded the person they killed was in the wrong. Real credible stuff.
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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We have no Congress. It’s gone. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: Does the president have the authority to unilaterally seize oil from Venezuela and use money from the sale of that oil as he sees fit?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's sanctioned oil, and I'm not gonna get up here and tell you the details of all these developments
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
If Venezuela said they would give Trump the oil, it doesn't make sense for Trump to keep high jacking oil tankers. I'm starting to think Trump saying Venezuela giving oil to the USA is a lie. What international companies are going to ship oil to the USA or elsewhere if Trump keeps stealing them?
🇺🇸 Kristi Noem: In two operations today, the Coast Guard conducted coordinated boarding of two “ghost fleet”  tanker ships— one in North Atlantic Sea and one near Caribbean. 

Both vessels —Bella I and Sophia—were either last docked in Venezuela or en route to it.
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Trump's actions have mobilized the Russian Nordic fleet.
January 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
So now US is stealing oil tankers from Russia?
youtu.be/Z5jSBdkTJSo?...
American forces seize Russia-linked tanker in dramatic Atlantic raid
YouTube video by LBC
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January 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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The Russian-flagged Marinera (formerly Bella 1) was boarded around 290 km (160 nautical miles) south from Iceland. It is now heading East-South-East, possibly Orkney or Shetlands Islands.
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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"Two things have to happen in order for us to save the Republic from [Donald Trump]—first of all, accountability ... and the second is to pass laws and legislation within the four corners of the Constitution to make sure we never have this autocratic authoritarian threat again."
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I wouldn't even trust their answer.
Not just disappointed. Very disappointed.
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Just blatant pillaging.
Donald Trump, speaking to reporters, said the U.S. would "keep the oil" in Venezuela, unlike Bush in Iraq. He claimed 152 aircraft and troops took part, praising the mission as “amazing.”

Trump then veered into comedy, mocking Maduro’s dance moves, sharing how Melania hates when he dances.
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Where did the US territory come from? Native Indians. Where did Texas and California come from? Mexico. Why is Guam, and American Virgin Islands territories of the US? Why were the Philippines controlled by the US?
KERNEN: Europeans are talking about it almost being like Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.

JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.

We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.

We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Who is Trump going to abduct next, the King of England, the Chancellor of Germany, the Prime Minister of Italy? By not condemning Trump, Europe has forfeited Greenland, maybe more.
youtube.com/shorts/si76r...
“You could be next...”
YouTube video by LBC
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January 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
So wait, Trump can't enforce US laws when itself violates due process in regard to returning Garcia from El Salvador, but it can enforce US laws outside the US when it wants to steal foreign oil. Got it. Needless to say. The President has no authority to enforce US laws outside the US.
Pam Bondi: "This was well within the president's Article 2 powers. It was a law enforcement function to arrest indicted individuals in Venezuela."
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
That's a big oh "Nothing burger." They aren't in control. They simply created a power vacuum and using the threat of kidnapping to pressure compliance.
COLLINS: Stephen, you're part of the group the president has said is running Venezuela. What are your day to day responsibilities?

STEPHEN MILLER: ... heh heh. The president has asked Rubio to be the lead

C: But what are you specifically doing?

M: I don't want to talk too much about myself
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
So, the companies who made record profits during the pandemic need to fleece American citizens to rebuild the abusive empire abroad. Got it.
Republicans spent all day on TV trying to argue this is about freedom and democracy for the people of Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 AM
What's after Greenland mainland Europe? There is no end to this world conquest.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?

MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO

T: So force is on the table?

M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Apparently, Trump's gift to oil executives for bribing him with $1 billion was the USA invading Venezuela. www.courthousenews.com/newsom-calls...
Newsom calls Trump request for $1 billion from oil industry 'open corruption'
Trump reportedly promised that, in exchange for $1 billion in campaign contributions, he'd roll back Biden's environmental regulations when he's reelected.
www.courthousenews.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
What could possibly go wrong with giving a Nazi bent on ethnic cleansing, power over lutinoes.
From Maduro to Stephen Miller. People in Venezuela can’t catch a break.
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Cuba admitted that 32 of their officers were killed. This reported by AP.

„The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission the Caribbean country’s military was carrying out at the request of Venezuela’s government, according to a statement read on Cuban state TV on Sunday night.“
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Trump doesn't like when you question his fiction. Intimidation is the only tool he is using (something that can't work at large scale).
Trump: Don’t ask me who is in charge because I’ll give you an answer and it will be very controversial.

Reporter: What does that mean?

Trump: We’re in charge.
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Such blatant corruption.
Reporter: Have you spoken with the oil companies about going into Venezuela?

Trump: I have… They want to go in so badly.
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Even if she complies with becoming Trump's personal puppet and funneling billions into Trumps personal wallet, there is a good chance of Trump waking up on the wrong side of his bed and randomly abducting her anyway.
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
This entire plan requires the Venezuelans to turn on themselves. Rubio is not in charge. There is no enforceable mechanism of governance in the country.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you running Venezuela right now?

RUBIO: George, I'll explain again that the leverage we have here is the leverage of the quarantine. That is a Department of War operation. I'm obviously intricately involved in these policies
January 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM