W.E.D.em Boyz
@leftistwonk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor. Movie enjoyer. Animal lover.
The NYT write up of the regime change operation take 27 paragraphs to mention how many Venezuelans were killed
Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The NYT write up of the regime change operation take 27 paragraphs to mention how many Venezuelans were killed
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You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
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 4:18 AM
You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true
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Who are the experts on Venezuelan history and politics I should be following on here?
January 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Who are the experts on Venezuelan history and politics I should be following on here?
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"Senior Venezuelan government officials, led by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez...have quietly promoted a series of initiatives in recent months aimed at presenting themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro’s regime...funneled through intermediaries in Qatar."
Exclusive: Venezuelan leaders offered U.S. a path to stay in power without Maduro
Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez used Doha backchannels to offer Washington a 'Cartel Light' plan for a managed Venezuela transition that keeps chavismo in power.
www.miamiherald.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"Senior Venezuelan government officials, led by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez...have quietly promoted a series of initiatives in recent months aimed at presenting themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro’s regime...funneled through intermediaries in Qatar."
I gotta say it’s a pretty good bit to call on “all parties to respect international law” as a response to one party doing regime change
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I gotta say it’s a pretty good bit to call on “all parties to respect international law” as a response to one party doing regime change
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.
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I love liberal media
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I love liberal media
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I spent the morning, coincidentally, finishing Omar El Akkad’s “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” and man the cognitive dissonance of illegally invading Venezuela hit extra hard.
12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I spent the morning, coincidentally, finishing Omar El Akkad’s “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” and man the cognitive dissonance of illegally invading Venezuela hit extra hard.
“Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next.”
Trump signals more Latin American invasions could be next after capturing Maduro
"Something's going to have to be done with Mexico," Trump told Fox and Friends.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“Hours after the U.S. invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba and Colombia that their countries could be next.”
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed
I don’t really get why people are saying this. Mexico has spine BECAUSE they are in the crosshairs. They have to oppose this for security reasons. Meanwhile the EU would of course rather curry favor with the US imperialists.
Mexico managing to have more spine than every western nation despite being in the immediate crosshairs, fuck every cowardly world leader that tries to play this safe
Mexico:
"The Mexican government strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by the armed forces of the U.S. against targets in the territory of the Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations."
"The Mexican government strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by the armed forces of the U.S. against targets in the territory of the Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations."
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I don’t really get why people are saying this. Mexico has spine BECAUSE they are in the crosshairs. They have to oppose this for security reasons. Meanwhile the EU would of course rather curry favor with the US imperialists.
Honestly this is arguably the single most bizarre thing about the U.S. press. They are sexually aroused by the aesthetics of war. Remember when Trump struck Syria and Brian Williams was virtually edging on air over the “beauty” of the bombs?
“We are in a period of shock before the Venezuelan military decides on a response. That is a vacuum that will be filled by American triumphalism. I listened to CNN talking heads praise the spectacular tactical success of the kidnapping, as if the U.S.' military capability was the relevant issue.”
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Honestly this is arguably the single most bizarre thing about the U.S. press. They are sexually aroused by the aesthetics of war. Remember when Trump struck Syria and Brian Williams was virtually edging on air over the “beauty” of the bombs?
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“We are in a period of shock before the Venezuelan military decides on a response. That is a vacuum that will be filled by American triumphalism. I listened to CNN talking heads praise the spectacular tactical success of the kidnapping, as if the U.S.' military capability was the relevant issue.”
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
“We are in a period of shock before the Venezuelan military decides on a response. That is a vacuum that will be filled by American triumphalism. I listened to CNN talking heads praise the spectacular tactical success of the kidnapping, as if the U.S.' military capability was the relevant issue.”
First as tragedy then as farce
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
First as tragedy then as farce
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Here's @attackerman.bsky.social on invading Venezuela using the argot of counterterrorism.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Here's @attackerman.bsky.social on invading Venezuela using the argot of counterterrorism.
Every body keeps posting the Donald the Dove stuff and mocking the media/voters for the perception Trump is antiwar. I get it, but there’s a reason Trump can do bullshit anti war populism. Democrats have left that lane wide open in the ashes of Obama’s 2008 campaign.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Every body keeps posting the Donald the Dove stuff and mocking the media/voters for the perception Trump is antiwar. I get it, but there’s a reason Trump can do bullshit anti war populism. Democrats have left that lane wide open in the ashes of Obama’s 2008 campaign.
I don’t want to be overly cynical and we should advocate for things regardless of their likelihood, but there is a less than 0% chance Dems impeach Trump over this. Even if they opposed this (most don’t) they would never set the standard that regime change is an impeachable offense.
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I don’t want to be overly cynical and we should advocate for things regardless of their likelihood, but there is a less than 0% chance Dems impeach Trump over this. Even if they opposed this (most don’t) they would never set the standard that regime change is an impeachable offense.
Nothing to smile about today but this is SO funny
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 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Nothing to smile about today but this is SO funny
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Sometimes the timeline just lays it up for ya
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Sometimes the timeline just lays it up for ya
Twitter on the big screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Twitter on the big screen
This statement is about as bad as you could possible produce. The first paragraph legitimizes Trump’s reason for regime change, the second validates Trump’s America First slogan, and the third says we need to do ~more~ than just military force.
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This statement is about as bad as you could possible produce. The first paragraph legitimizes Trump’s reason for regime change, the second validates Trump’s America First slogan, and the third says we need to do ~more~ than just military force.
It is very clear there is zero capacity for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela at this moment. Governance is still functioning as it was yesterday. There is no doubt Rubio would like to see this change, he has had a hard on for this his whole life. Presumably he now tries to convince Trump to invade.
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It is very clear there is zero capacity for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela at this moment. Governance is still functioning as it was yesterday. There is no doubt Rubio would like to see this change, he has had a hard on for this his whole life. Presumably he now tries to convince Trump to invade.