Kate
@katastrophe98.bsky.social
She/Her. Environmental scientist. Aspiring worthwhile human being. Solidarity is the only way. South Jersey. Yes…it’s the best state.
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Kate
@katastrophe98.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I just want the worst people in the world to get what they deserve. Is that too much to ask?!?!
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We are obliged by international law to prevent *other* countries from doing what we are now threatening to do. Do you know how fucked up this is?
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned President Donald Trump to “stop the threats” over acquiring Greenland. - www.cnbc.com/2026/01/04/t...
Denmark tells Trump to stop threatening to seize Greenland
President Donald Trump has sought to acquire Greenland since his first term.
www.cnbc.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
We are obliged by international law to prevent *other* countries from doing what we are now threatening to do. Do you know how fucked up this is?
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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Sounds like a flawless plan Marco
Marco Rubio: "It had to be done. And it's been done. And I assure you the people left behind in Venezuela now that are in charge of the police and everything else, I assure you they are gonna probably be a lot more compliant than Maduro was as a result of this."
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Sounds like a flawless plan Marco
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I don't see what's hard about telling Americans the truth: The aged lying self-obsessed president who tariffed your stuff while blocking the Epstein Files & taking multiple cognitive tests just started a war you didn't ask for, for no coherent reason other than he thinks it makes him look good on TV
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I don't see what's hard about telling Americans the truth: The aged lying self-obsessed president who tariffed your stuff while blocking the Epstein Files & taking multiple cognitive tests just started a war you didn't ask for, for no coherent reason other than he thinks it makes him look good on TV
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Leaving the regime in place and forcing them to become a puppet government, or else. What could go wrong?
Breaking news: US secretary of state Marco Rubio has laid out a series of demands that Washington expects Venezuela’s remaining rulers to meet, saying it would weigh its next steps with Caracas based on whether the conditions were met ft.trib.al/4P0bFvH
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Leaving the regime in place and forcing them to become a puppet government, or else. What could go wrong?
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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"Look, the U.S. has not got a perfect record. There’s no doubt about that, and it has betrayed its values many times, but this is of a different order. This is just a blatant throwing-the-whole-thing-out and making a claim to be able to use force whenever it wants." - @oonahathaway.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"Look, the U.S. has not got a perfect record. There’s no doubt about that, and it has betrayed its values many times, but this is of a different order. This is just a blatant throwing-the-whole-thing-out and making a claim to be able to use force whenever it wants." - @oonahathaway.bsky.social
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
A little control in the chaos. Ingredients, techniques, comfort. Tuscan white bean, sausage, and kale soup.
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
A little control in the chaos. Ingredients, techniques, comfort. Tuscan white bean, sausage, and kale soup.
Was gonna take the tree down early. I’ve left up it up longer than I’ve ever have. I need the magic…
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Was gonna take the tree down early. I’ve left up it up longer than I’ve ever have. I need the magic…
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I don’t know what moment Chuck Schumer is made for, but it sure as shit isn’t this one.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I don’t know what moment Chuck Schumer is made for, but it sure as shit isn’t this one.
useless. worse than that even
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
useless. worse than that even
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He kidnapped the leader of another country and said the U.S. is now going to run it, Chuck.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
He kidnapped the leader of another country and said the U.S. is now going to run it, Chuck.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
Oh , they put up the special exhibit booth separating curtains to have privacy for war planning in a banquet hall
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Oh , they put up the special exhibit booth separating curtains to have privacy for war planning in a banquet hall
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Performative military action to generate content.
Reality TV commander in chief.
Reality TV commander in chief.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Performative military action to generate content.
Reality TV commander in chief.
Reality TV commander in chief.
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the president is doing a press conference FROM HIS FLORIDA COUNTRY CLUB about launching an illegal war
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
the president is doing a press conference FROM HIS FLORIDA COUNTRY CLUB about launching an illegal war
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Every statement by an elected Democrat must be measured by whether it concludes with, "And therefore I will . . . ."
Anything less, like the one below, is just punditry masquerading as political leadership.
Anything less, like the one below, is just punditry masquerading as political leadership.
January 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Every statement by an elected Democrat must be measured by whether it concludes with, "And therefore I will . . . ."
Anything less, like the one below, is just punditry masquerading as political leadership.
Anything less, like the one below, is just punditry masquerading as political leadership.
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
You can’t even arrest criminals these days amirite Tom
Tom Cotton: "Congress isn't notified when the FBI is going to arrest a drug trafficker or cyber criminal here in the US, nor should Congress be notified when the executive branch is executing arrests on indicted persons. And that's really what you can make the analogy to here."
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
You can’t even arrest criminals these days amirite Tom
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It’s darkly humorous he can’t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It’s darkly humorous he can’t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.
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The president of Venezuela must be held legally accountable for his crimes, which the Supreme Court forbids to happen for the president of the US, who recently pardoned the president of Honduras for similar crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Lots of “scathing” responses from the folks voting every week for his nominees.
Scathing response from @schiff.senate.gov:
"“Acting without Congressional approval or the buy-in of the public, Trump risks plunging a hemisphere into chaos and has broken his promise to end wars instead of starting them...Congress must bring up a new War Powers Resolution and reassert its power."
"“Acting without Congressional approval or the buy-in of the public, Trump risks plunging a hemisphere into chaos and has broken his promise to end wars instead of starting them...Congress must bring up a new War Powers Resolution and reassert its power."
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Lots of “scathing” responses from the folks voting every week for his nominees.
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The corollary to this is acknowledging that the only people who can stop this are <Republicans> in Congress, & everyone - especially journalists - should stop giving them total free passes every day & asking them nonstop why they aren’t fulfilling their oaths & upholding the law or the Constitution.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The corollary to this is acknowledging that the only people who can stop this are <Republicans> in Congress, & everyone - especially journalists - should stop giving them total free passes every day & asking them nonstop why they aren’t fulfilling their oaths & upholding the law or the Constitution.