Kim Masters
@kimmasters.bsky.social
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Host, KCRW’s The Business
Host, KCRW’s The Business
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RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."
apnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...
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This bit of news — at least 40 dead— appears around the 27th graf of the NYT story. Which is a really bizarre choice.
(And we find out a few grafs down that several US soldiers were injured)
(And we find out a few grafs down that several US soldiers were injured)
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 AM
This bit of news — at least 40 dead— appears around the 27th graf of the NYT story. Which is a really bizarre choice.
(And we find out a few grafs down that several US soldiers were injured)
(And we find out a few grafs down that several US soldiers were injured)
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@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”
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I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
At this point the oil barons hardly even care (they can pivot to renewables too). It’s just gender and internal combustion brain
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
Imagine the calculations whirling through JD’s mind rn.
January 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Imagine the calculations whirling through JD’s mind rn.
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“Trump declared ‘Donroe Doctrine,’ another moment that will stand for ages as an embarrassment to the U.S. and raises the question yet again of whether the commander in chief is cognitively stable enough to be ordering the invasion of other nations”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
“Trump declared ‘Donroe Doctrine,’ another moment that will stand for ages as an embarrassment to the U.S. and raises the question yet again of whether the commander in chief is cognitively stable enough to be ordering the invasion of other nations”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
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Hey, a statement with actual substance.
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Hey, a statement with actual substance.
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I usually say thank God they’re stupid but right now I’m saying oh my God, they’re stupid.
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I usually say thank God they’re stupid but right now I’m saying oh my God, they’re stupid.
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The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
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San Francisco and not Miami, which was supposed to be Dokoupil’s first stop and which is home to many thousands of displaced Venezuelans.
That’s the finely tuned news instinct and deep knowledge of America that we were hoping to get, boss!
That’s the finely tuned news instinct and deep knowledge of America that we were hoping to get, boss!
From source: Tonight, Tony Dokoupil will anchor a special edition of the CBS Evening News leading with events in Venezuela.
The show will broadcast out of San Francisco.
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil will launch on Monday from NYC.
The Live From America tour will resume at a later date.
The show will broadcast out of San Francisco.
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil will launch on Monday from NYC.
The Live From America tour will resume at a later date.
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 PM
San Francisco and not Miami, which was supposed to be Dokoupil’s first stop and which is home to many thousands of displaced Venezuelans.
That’s the finely tuned news instinct and deep knowledge of America that we were hoping to get, boss!
That’s the finely tuned news instinct and deep knowledge of America that we were hoping to get, boss!
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This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
The Republican Congress has chosen to give away its authority and power and now we are being told Trump plans to occupy Venezuela. We don't cry for Maduro. We demand the following of our laws and Constitution. He is already threatening Mexico and Cuba will be next. Ann Wagner is silent.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
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Dog ain’t gonna wag itself.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Dog ain’t gonna wag itself.
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Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
The convergence of not-ready-for-primetime tech and an unfit-to-serve regime is kinda scary.
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The convergence of not-ready-for-primetime tech and an unfit-to-serve regime is kinda scary.
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Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.
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oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Security looks airtight.
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Security looks airtight.
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Weirdly, Obama didn’t have Twitter up in the situation room while monitoring the Bin Laden raid.
Trump just posted this photo of the sharpest minds in our intelligence community hard at work during the Venezuelan operation.
January 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Weirdly, Obama didn’t have Twitter up in the situation room while monitoring the Bin Laden raid.
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This image is real btw. It looks like a photoshopped joke but it’s real.
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This image is real btw. It looks like a photoshopped joke but it’s real.