Kat Benjamin
@katskib.bsky.social
That which does not kill me makes me stranger. (Not a typo. 😏)
Lifelong Democrat. Facts matter.
Sometimes I'm grumpy.
Lifelong Democrat. Facts matter.
Sometimes I'm grumpy.
Guffaw. Snort. Cackle.
Thanks, Mike for the bellylaugh!
Thanks, Mike for the bellylaugh!
Speaker Mike Johnson says of Venezuela: "This is not a regime change. This is a demand for change of behavior by a regime."
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Guffaw. Snort. Cackle.
Thanks, Mike for the bellylaugh!
Thanks, Mike for the bellylaugh!
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BREAKING:
Heavy clashes are reported near Miraflores Palace, the official presidential residence in Caracas. The american boots on the ground are engaged.
Heavy clashes are reported near Miraflores Palace, the official presidential residence in Caracas. The american boots on the ground are engaged.
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
BREAKING:
Heavy clashes are reported near Miraflores Palace, the official presidential residence in Caracas. The american boots on the ground are engaged.
Heavy clashes are reported near Miraflores Palace, the official presidential residence in Caracas. The american boots on the ground are engaged.
This maniac and his accomplices want to be worse than Hitler.
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
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 12:05 AM
This maniac and his accomplices want to be worse than Hitler.
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Rep. Ro Khanna is urging Congress to invoke its war powers “every day this month” to block Trump from invading six more countries he has threatened, as many lawmakers stay silent on the widely condemned Venezuela attack.
Khanna: Congress Must Stop Trump From Invading 6 Other Countries He’s Threatened
Many U.S. lawmakers have remained mum about the attack on Venezuela, despite international condemnation.
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Rep. Ro Khanna is urging Congress to invoke its war powers “every day this month” to block Trump from invading six more countries he has threatened, as many lawmakers stay silent on the widely condemned Venezuela attack.
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“Chaos is coming.”
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“Chaos is coming.”
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The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
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The Polymarket bettor, the identity of whom is unknown, bet $30,000 on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro less than a day before he was abducted by U.S. forces.
Bill Seeks Insider Trading Crackdown After Bettor Made $400,000 On Maduro Capture
The Polymarket bettor, the identity of whom is unknown, bet $30,000 on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro less than a day before he was abducted by U.S. forces.
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The Polymarket bettor, the identity of whom is unknown, bet $30,000 on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro less than a day before he was abducted by U.S. forces.
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Because Trump is a horrible person, has always been a horrible person, and always will be a horrible person.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in June.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Because Trump is a horrible person, has always been a horrible person, and always will be a horrible person.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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🚨INVESTIGATION: As you read this post, thieves may be draining your bank accounts using just publicly available info - and thanks to lobbyist-gutted rules & a new court ruling, banks do not necessarily have to reimburse you.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
Scammers’ New Billion-Dollar Bank Fraud
Scammers are using publicly available information to steal your money — while spotty regulations and industry pushback have limited your ability to recover it.
www.levernews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
🚨INVESTIGATION: As you read this post, thieves may be draining your bank accounts using just publicly available info - and thanks to lobbyist-gutted rules & a new court ruling, banks do not necessarily have to reimburse you.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
A truly terrifying story - read it and then check your bank balances.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11% of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not seem like a lot, but it has changed the lives of many. Here’s how. trib.al/xSygqCm
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11% of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not seem like a lot, but it has changed the lives of many. Here’s how. trib.al/xSygqCm
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MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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The attack on America, our democracy, and on the American people is coming from many different directions now....
BREAKING: Federal health officials on Monday announced dramatic revisions to the slate of vaccines recommended for American children, reducing the number of diseases prevented by routine shots to 11 from 17.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The attack on America, our democracy, and on the American people is coming from many different directions now....
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Was Maduro read his Miranda rights at the time of his arrest?
He told the judge that he didn't know his rights until the judge told him what they are.
He told the judge that he didn't know his rights until the judge told him what they are.
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Was Maduro read his Miranda rights at the time of his arrest?
He told the judge that he didn't know his rights until the judge told him what they are.
He told the judge that he didn't know his rights until the judge told him what they are.
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A visual archive of Jan 6, 2021, through the viewpoints of those who were there.
#NeverForgetJan6 #NeverForgetJan6th
#NeverForgetJan6 #NeverForgetJan6th
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A visual archive of Jan 6, 2021, through the viewpoints of those who were there.
#NeverForgetJan6 #NeverForgetJan6th
#NeverForgetJan6 #NeverForgetJan6th
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The Trump regime has really brought us to this point
January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The Trump regime has really brought us to this point
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This won't play out well....
January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This won't play out well....
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Before we succumb to the amnesia of Trump’s Upside Down World, let’s take a moment to remember what happened five years ago.
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
A Reminder: Donald Trump is the January 6 President
Never Forget.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Before we succumb to the amnesia of Trump’s Upside Down World, let’s take a moment to remember what happened five years ago.
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Rep from Venezuela calls upon the UNSC to uphold international law and prevent the US from colonizing nations and conducting further armed action against other states - messaging to the world that law is optional.
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Rep from Venezuela calls upon the UNSC to uphold international law and prevent the US from colonizing nations and conducting further armed action against other states - messaging to the world that law is optional.
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We are creating multiple unnecessary wars while Americans are dying of starvation, or because they can't afford routine medical care.
You MAGAs are such cultic morons.
You MAGAs are such cultic morons.
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
We are creating multiple unnecessary wars while Americans are dying of starvation, or because they can't afford routine medical care.
You MAGAs are such cultic morons.
You MAGAs are such cultic morons.
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One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989