Justin
@justinobrien.bsky.social
Socialist.
Multi-Instrumentalist.
Tequil-ist.
Soon-to-be wife guy
Bad things happen in Philadelphia
Multi-Instrumentalist.
Tequil-ist.
Soon-to-be wife guy
Bad things happen in Philadelphia
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Using my tax money to bomb Venezuela then giving my tax money to Exxon so they can sell the oil they stole from Venezuela
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Using my tax money to bomb Venezuela then giving my tax money to Exxon so they can sell the oil they stole from Venezuela
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"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
On the first day back following the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores, 6 Senate Democrats vote yea to confirm Keith Bass as an Assistant Secretary of Defense by a vote of 50-35.
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
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Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
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I haven’t seen any reporting on this yet but I have to imagine this is related to all the protests outside hotels where ICE agents are staying.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
It’s hard to imagine better free advertising than this.
Hilton: 📈
Hilton: 📈
January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I haven’t seen any reporting on this yet but I have to imagine this is related to all the protests outside hotels where ICE agents are staying.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
I will continue to complain about the democrats, actually.
Democratic Senator Jack Reed calls the Venezuela operation "well conceived and courageously executed."
January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I will continue to complain about the democrats, actually.
Ahh yes the “we can’t do anything” excuse. Very motivating!
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Ahh yes the “we can’t do anything” excuse. Very motivating!
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"why isn't the csam machine making more headlines?" brother it is extremely simple; the people that make the headlines are addicted to the website that built the csam machine
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"why isn't the csam machine making more headlines?" brother it is extremely simple; the people that make the headlines are addicted to the website that built the csam machine
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Stop. Posting. Pictures. On. Twitter.
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Stop. Posting. Pictures. On. Twitter.
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Especially Latin American countries
Do not trust anything the US government says about authoritarianism in other countries, regardless of who our president is.
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Especially Latin American countries
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Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
Any time a presidential administration calls the leader of a non-nuclear power an authoritarian, tyrant, or dictator, it’s because the US government wants to steal the resources of that country. And yes, that is true of every single president.
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Any time a presidential administration calls the leader of a non-nuclear power an authoritarian, tyrant, or dictator, it’s because the US government wants to steal the resources of that country. And yes, that is true of every single president.
You need to go outside. Putin is there. Go get him.
The goal of Putin via trump was to get Americans to believe we can’t trust ANY form of our government.
You’re doing Putin’s work with this post. And look how easy it was to capture your mind.
You’re doing Putin’s work with this post. And look how easy it was to capture your mind.
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 AM
You need to go outside. Putin is there. Go get him.
Everything else is MIND PUZZLES AND SEMANTICS?!
January 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Everything else is MIND PUZZLES AND SEMANTICS?!
Who do you think brought up Venezuela in 2012 as a “national security concern”?
Suggesting Obama and Trump are equivalent on this subject obliterates any credibility you may have had.
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Who do you think brought up Venezuela in 2012 as a “national security concern”?
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I didn’t know doormats were sentient now
You people criticize Democratic messaging all the time: by wearing keffiyehs and vandalizing university quads you were messaging that you reject American society on an almost cosmic level, which was stupid If you wanted to accomplish anything.
January 4, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I didn’t know doormats were sentient now
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there was a journalist on here yesterday arguing that we need to trust the old guard papers on this because they have reliable sources in venezuela…
NYT, WaPo learned of the secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin but held off publishing what they had at the administration's request to avoid endangering US troops
January 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
there was a journalist on here yesterday arguing that we need to trust the old guard papers on this because they have reliable sources in venezuela…
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“well maduro is also a bad guy—“ silence marvel movie watcher
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 AM
“well maduro is also a bad guy—“ silence marvel movie watcher
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the libs who relentlessly mocked the left for predicting this when the patriot act was signed now smugly claiming to have "warned us last November" lmao shut the fuck up
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
the libs who relentlessly mocked the left for predicting this when the patriot act was signed now smugly claiming to have "warned us last November" lmao shut the fuck up
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I do not think there is a valid or good form of conservatism and I think conservative parties should be destroyed
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I do not think there is a valid or good form of conservatism and I think conservative parties should be destroyed
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many Americans will concede that imperialism is the price we all pay to maintain a certain quality of life but I just spent 5 weeks in Europe using public transport and eating food that doesn’t taste like shit so I dunno man.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
many Americans will concede that imperialism is the price we all pay to maintain a certain quality of life but I just spent 5 weeks in Europe using public transport and eating food that doesn’t taste like shit so I dunno man.
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A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/