Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister
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Fmr US Intelligence +36 yrs. Expert MENA/SWA & US Terrorists | x5 NYT Bestselling Author, Navy Senior Chief, Widower, Ukrainian army Intl’ Legionnaire.
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
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Angus: We see this attack as setting the stage for an attack where Trump could go anywhere. The same language he’s used against Venezuela, he’s used against Canada—and he sees that we have immense resources. The difference is, good luck thinking that you are going to break the Canadian people.
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Angus: We see this attack as setting the stage for an attack where Trump could go anywhere. The same language he’s used against Venezuela, he’s used against Canada—and he sees that we have immense resources. The difference is, good luck thinking that you are going to break the Canadian people.
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"I dare anyone who says Norman Rockwell was a bad artist to reproduce a single detail of this painting. You may not like his art — and this is, of course, your right — but I think his technique is impeccable."
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"I dare anyone who says Norman Rockwell was a bad artist to reproduce a single detail of this painting. You may not like his art — and this is, of course, your right — but I think his technique is impeccable."
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My mother always told me that it was vulgar for men to wear ball caps in restaurants. Apparently, she was right.
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
My mother always told me that it was vulgar for men to wear ball caps in restaurants. Apparently, she was right.
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John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
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January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
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THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
THIS WAS AN ACT OF WAR AND A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
But put that aside for a second…
What’s wild is that Marco Rubio isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s not hiding that the invasion of Venezuela is about oil.
This is going to end up a dumpster fire…
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"America is an oil company with an army."
—George Carlin
—George Carlin
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"America is an oil company with an army."
—George Carlin
—George Carlin
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
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She dedicated her Nobel prize to Trump hoping to gain his favor but is learning the hard way - there is zero value in schmoozing Trump. A. He holds NO loyalty to ANYONE but himself, and, more importantly, B. She won the prize he so coveted and he holds a grudge FOREVER! share.google/JUMSzeq5P6fD...
Machado celebrates Maduro ouster, but is scorned by Trump
Maria Corina Machado backed the opposition's 2024 presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia to be president. But Donald Trump said the Nobel laureate doesn't have 'support or respect' in her cou...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
She dedicated her Nobel prize to Trump hoping to gain his favor but is learning the hard way - there is zero value in schmoozing Trump. A. He holds NO loyalty to ANYONE but himself, and, more importantly, B. She won the prize he so coveted and he holds a grudge FOREVER! share.google/JUMSzeq5P6fD...
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This reinforces my opinion that the US likely had permission from the military establishment to take Maduro.
The majority of the venezuelan military was not injured by maduros capture, and the oligarchs on the national council led by Cabello and the VP are both already making moves for power.
The majority of the venezuelan military was not injured by maduros capture, and the oligarchs on the national council led by Cabello and the VP are both already making moves for power.
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
This reinforces my opinion that the US likely had permission from the military establishment to take Maduro.
The majority of the venezuelan military was not injured by maduros capture, and the oligarchs on the national council led by Cabello and the VP are both already making moves for power.
The majority of the venezuelan military was not injured by maduros capture, and the oligarchs on the national council led by Cabello and the VP are both already making moves for power.
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One point I made in this post is that Diosdado Cabello, currently Venezuela's interior minister and one of the key players in the trafficking, remains in the newly unsealed indictment. He was the first person to condemn the invasion yesterday.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
DOJ's Politically Illegitimate Basis for Political Illegitimacy in Nicolás Maduro Indictment - emptywheel
While the guts of the superseding indictment against Nicolás Maduro and his wife and son remains as sound as the one obtained in 2020, Trump's DOJ has added several things -- like Mexican cartels, a t...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
One point I made in this post is that Diosdado Cabello, currently Venezuela's interior minister and one of the key players in the trafficking, remains in the newly unsealed indictment. He was the first person to condemn the invasion yesterday.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/04/d...
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None of the Trump administration's ambitions for Venezuela can be achieved as long as Diosdado Cabello still controls tens of thousands of paramilitary forces there
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
None of the Trump administration's ambitions for Venezuela can be achieved as long as Diosdado Cabello still controls tens of thousands of paramilitary forces there
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IMV Cabello is too far gone and too exposed to accept a deal where he can't manouevre around the US. With him in play any Trump deal can fall apart overnight as the regime splits into rival factions
January 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
IMV Cabello is too far gone and too exposed to accept a deal where he can't manouevre around the US. With him in play any Trump deal can fall apart overnight as the regime splits into rival factions
Venezuelans who celebrated Trump yesterday just realized they’re going to be deported with 900,000 others into the arms of a dictatorship with long memories.
Enjoy your
#LeopardEatingYourFaceParty
Enjoy your
#LeopardEatingYourFaceParty
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Venezuelans who celebrated Trump yesterday just realized they’re going to be deported with 900,000 others into the arms of a dictatorship with long memories.
Enjoy your
#LeopardEatingYourFaceParty
Enjoy your
#LeopardEatingYourFaceParty
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Then they were the only ones surprised.
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Then they were the only ones surprised.
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X1000.. please share Malcolms comments wide, this exactly what everyone is reporting except the US press...
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
X1000.. please share Malcolms comments wide, this exactly what everyone is reporting except the US press...
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WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
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INTEL QUESTION: Did one of Maduro's ambitious deputies give up the intelligence/perimeter control necessary to get him in bed?
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
INTEL QUESTION: Did one of Maduro's ambitious deputies give up the intelligence/perimeter control necessary to get him in bed?
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
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Zohran Mamdani's best ad yet.
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Zohran Mamdani's best ad yet.
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Trump pardoned & released the drug king-pin who was a former president of Honduras
But has now kidnapped Venezuela's Maduro calling him a drug king-pin
But really... it's about regime change and the oil.
It has nothing to do w/ Fentanyl
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
🎁: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
But has now kidnapped Venezuela's Maduro calling him a drug king-pin
But really... it's about regime change and the oil.
It has nothing to do w/ Fentanyl
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
🎁: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall. Now, They’re Getting It.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Trump pardoned & released the drug king-pin who was a former president of Honduras
But has now kidnapped Venezuela's Maduro calling him a drug king-pin
But really... it's about regime change and the oil.
It has nothing to do w/ Fentanyl
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
🎁: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
But has now kidnapped Venezuela's Maduro calling him a drug king-pin
But really... it's about regime change and the oil.
It has nothing to do w/ Fentanyl
This is OUTRAGEOUS!
🎁: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
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I think this administration has vastly overestimated the rest of the world's willingness to put up with imperial oil war bullshit right now. I don't think this ends well. No war.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I think this administration has vastly overestimated the rest of the world's willingness to put up with imperial oil war bullshit right now. I don't think this ends well. No war.
INTEL QUESTION: Did one of Maduro's ambitious deputies give up the intelligence/perimeter control necessary to get him in bed?
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
INTEL QUESTION: Did one of Maduro's ambitious deputies give up the intelligence/perimeter control necessary to get him in bed?
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.
Was he already captured when Delta touched down?
Because no one else on the leadership have been deposed. It was about Maduro ONLY
It feels like Maduro got sold out.