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Where do I go to get my apology from all the folks on both sides and center of the political spectrum who insisted Trump wasn't a warmonger or imperialist and would be different to the Democrats and Republicans and (especially) neocons who came before him?
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Where do I go to get my apology from all the folks on both sides and center of the political spectrum who insisted Trump wasn't a warmonger or imperialist and would be different to the Democrats and Republicans and (especially) neocons who came before him?
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He's literally set himself up as Ruler of Venezuela.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
He's literally set himself up as Ruler of Venezuela.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
George Bush at least got a congressional resolution and an attempt at a UN resolution before invading and occupying Iraq.
Trump didn't even consult with the Gang of 8 in Congress and now declares himself the ruler. Sheesh.
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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 3:06 PM
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.
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“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!”
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
My latest for Zeteo:
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Trump said he would try again for the Nobel Peace Prize this year so he began the year with… an illegal war of regime change in Venezuela, after spending Christmas Day bombing Nigeria.
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Trump said he would try again for the Nobel Peace Prize this year so he began the year with… an illegal war of regime change in Venezuela, after spending Christmas Day bombing Nigeria.
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In his 2019 memoir The Threat, former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe quotes first-term Trump saying Venezuela was “the country we should be going to war with, they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”
zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
In his 2019 memoir The Threat, former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe quotes first-term Trump saying Venezuela was “the country we should be going to war with, they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”
zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
The folks who couldn't bring themselves to vote for Harris because of the Gaza genocide gave Israel what they wanted. Also, Gaza was far from the only vital issue on the ballot.
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The folks who couldn't bring themselves to vote for Harris because of the Gaza genocide gave Israel what they wanted. Also, Gaza was far from the only vital issue on the ballot.
Stupid people make evil people possible. Thomas Jefferson among others said that an informed and educated populace was vital to democracy. When conservatives began attacking and defunding public ed decades ago, this was inevitable outcome
If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
January 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Stupid people make evil people possible. Thomas Jefferson among others said that an informed and educated populace was vital to democracy. When conservatives began attacking and defunding public ed decades ago, this was inevitable outcome
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we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
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Of course not. Congress is a joke under GOP/cult control.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Of course not. Congress is a joke under GOP/cult control.
He does this openly every damn time and the GD idiots will always fall for it.
He's mad she won the Nobel Peace Prize and he didn't. That's it. That's what it's all about. Best part is she idiotically and sycophantically dedicated her prize to him and he still won't back her and prefers to publicly denigrate on a day like 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 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
He does this openly every damn time and the GD idiots will always fall for it.
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“Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back”
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is now unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back”
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
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Trump now literally plagiarizing from the neocon playbook on Iraq:
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Trump now literally plagiarizing from the neocon playbook on Iraq:
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The great isolationist ‘America First’ GOP President Donald Trump has in less than a year in office declared himself the ‘owner’ of Gaza and the ‘ruler’ of Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The great isolationist ‘America First’ GOP President Donald Trump has in less than a year in office declared himself the ‘owner’ of Gaza and the ‘ruler’ of Venezuela.
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Tony Dokoupil just last week said that CBS was going to represent the views of average Americans and not the elites. He then cancelled his vacation to come on the air and say that regime change in Venezuela is awesome, a position that maybe 20% of Americans hold.
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Tony Dokoupil just last week said that CBS was going to represent the views of average Americans and not the elites. He then cancelled his vacation to come on the air and say that regime change in Venezuela is awesome, a position that maybe 20% of Americans hold.
They brought this on themselves and BTW, this isn't exactly new. I remember the "but her emails" outright lie among others. They're rarely subtle when they've pulled this shit and will gaslight you when you call them out.
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
They brought this on themselves and BTW, this isn't exactly new. I remember the "but her emails" outright lie among others. They're rarely subtle when they've pulled this shit and will gaslight you when you call them out.
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How do MAGA and the NRA feel about Maduro being charged for possession of machine guns by this GOP administration?
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
January 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
How do MAGA and the NRA feel about Maduro being charged for possession of machine guns by this GOP administration?
Beyond parody.
Beyond parody.
The people who are most to blame are the ones who showed up to vote for Obama and Biden, but not Hillary or Harris. I've voted for many people I had an active dislike for, but they were the best people for the job at the time.
"After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next"
Administration officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
Administration officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
After Trump’s Venezuela Invasion, Mexico Could Be Next
Officials tell Zeteo that Trump remains ‘very interested’ in the idea of sending US Special Forces into Mexico, as the president threatens Colombia and Cuba, too.
zeteo.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The people who are most to blame are the ones who showed up to vote for Obama and Biden, but not Hillary or Harris. I've voted for many people I had an active dislike for, but they were the best people for the job at the time.
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
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Merry Christmas to my fellow radical left scum🌲🎅🏻🎄❤️
December 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Merry Christmas to my fellow radical left scum🌲🎅🏻🎄❤️
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This month, your rightwing uncle demands
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This month, your rightwing uncle demands
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
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Breaking: A newly discovered rare photo of Willie Nelson and Keith Richards building the pyramids.
December 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Breaking: A newly discovered rare photo of Willie Nelson and Keith Richards building the pyramids.
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Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
Tesla Under Investigation Over Concerns Model 3 Manual Door Handles Are ‘Hidden, Unlabeled’
Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
www.forbes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tesla vehicles use electric doors, but have a mechanical release for emergency use.
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Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
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When the history of this cruel era is written, the shame should be no less than the shame we now feel about the roundups and detention of Japanese Americans in World War II. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-brazen-cruelty-of-the-trump-regime
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When the history of this cruel era is written, the shame should be no less than the shame we now feel about the roundups and detention of Japanese Americans in World War II. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-brazen-cruelty-of-the-trump-regime