Max Colbert
@mc00.bsky.social
Freelance journo/researcher.
Bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Good Law Project, DeSmog, Byline Times, Democracy for Sale, Index on Censorship, The Citizens etc.
Cited: BBC, LBC, The Times, Searchlight etc.
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Bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Good Law Project, DeSmog, Byline Times, Democracy for Sale, Index on Censorship, The Citizens etc.
Cited: BBC, LBC, The Times, Searchlight etc.
mcfoiareturns@proton.me
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Every time we jump in a car for a journey which can be covered on foot or on public transport, we are feeding the massive machine of oil addiction.
Europe is really hardly less addicted to the car, including the UK.
Europe is really hardly less addicted to the car, including the UK.
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Every time we jump in a car for a journey which can be covered on foot or on public transport, we are feeding the massive machine of oil addiction.
Europe is really hardly less addicted to the car, including the UK.
Europe is really hardly less addicted to the car, including the UK.
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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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jesus christ
Trump says US ‘will run’ Venezuela during transition after capture of President Maduro | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ksleg
Trump says US 'will run’ Venezuela during transition after capture of President Maduro • Kansas Reflector
President Donald Trump announced early Saturday that the United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a “large scale strike” against the South American nation, a stunning move con...
kansasreflector.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
jesus christ
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i feel like i see a lot of "mysterious new account makes big bet on insider information" news stories and not enough people-being-arrested-for-that news stories
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
i feel like i see a lot of "mysterious new account makes big bet on insider information" news stories and not enough people-being-arrested-for-that news stories
Someone's been doing a little insider trading on US war crimes:
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Someone's been doing a little insider trading on US war crimes:
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The U.S. is functionally now a pariah state and must be treated as such until the cancer rotting out the heart of the White House is cut out.
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The U.S. is functionally now a pariah state and must be treated as such until the cancer rotting out the heart of the White House is cut out.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.
Read the unsealed indictment against Maduro: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A US indictment doesn’t give you the right to invade another country, seize its leader, or decide who governs next. Criminal charges and non-recognition don’t erase head-of-state immunity, this is regime change dressed up as law enforcement.
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There's your Nobel Peace Prize winner, btw. Hats off to everyone involved. Great job.
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
There's your Nobel Peace Prize winner, btw. Hats off to everyone involved. Great job.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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How excited oil companies will be at this unexpected development!
“We’re going to be very strongly involved in it,” Trump says about the future of Venezuela’s oil industry on Fox News
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
How excited oil companies will be at this unexpected development!
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RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump presidency (illegally overthrowing a government for oil)
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump presidency (illegally overthrowing a government for oil)
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Americans believe that Trump's operations in Venezuela are unlawful
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Americans believe that Trump's operations in Venezuela are unlawful
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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 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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).
Correct.
The US is a rogue state and should be treated as such by the international community.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/01/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/01/...
Trump launches 'large-scale' attack on Venezuela, captures Nicolas Maduro and wife
Maduro and his wife were captured and removed from the country following the operation, Trump said in a statement on Truth Social.
www.cnbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Correct.
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one of my biggest radicalization moments was when bush bombed iraq in blatant violation of international law and the reaction by the western world was… -nothing-. the US has been doing this shit forever, killing millions of innocent people and never facing consequences.
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
one of my biggest radicalization moments was when bush bombed iraq in blatant violation of international law and the reaction by the western world was… -nothing-. the US has been doing this shit forever, killing millions of innocent people and never facing consequences.
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Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Trump says Maduro is in US custody.
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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"A woman dressed as a pink Power Ranger hacked a dating site for far-right extremists. She deleted the entire site, but first she made users fall in love with AI bots she ran, thus obtaining information about them. Over 8,000 far-right profiles have now been mapped."
En kvinna, utklädd till rosa Power Ranger, hackade datingsida för högerextrema. Hon raderade hela sidan, men först fick hon användarna att bli kära i AI-botar som hon drev och fick på så sätt ut information om dem. Över 8000 högerextrema profiler har nu kartlagts.
cybernews.com/security/inv...
cybernews.com/security/inv...
Investigator breaches white supremacist dating sites, exposes 8,000 users
An investigative journalist infiltrated three white supremacist platforms, including the dating site WhiteDate, exfiltrating over 8,000 user profiles and 100GB of sensitive data.
cybernews.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
"A woman dressed as a pink Power Ranger hacked a dating site for far-right extremists. She deleted the entire site, but first she made users fall in love with AI bots she ran, thus obtaining information about them. Over 8,000 far-right profiles have now been mapped."
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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You don’t have to caveat your condemnation of blatant disregard for international law with your negative opinion about Maduro. Indeed, it’s better if you don’t.
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
You don’t have to caveat your condemnation of blatant disregard for international law with your negative opinion about Maduro. Indeed, it’s better if you don’t.
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Jesus Christ. There’s never been a time since WW2 that the US hasn’t been the most frightening country in the world I don’t think (though during the Cold War they got to share that honour) but times like this really show that.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
US president says: ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Jesus Christ. There’s never been a time since WW2 that the US hasn’t been the most frightening country in the world I don’t think (though during the Cold War they got to share that honour) but times like this really show that.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The bombing of Venezuela is yet another illegal, unprovoked act of aggression by US government, very much in keeping with its long, squalid history of foreign policy.
Main difference is that Trump, unlike other warmonger presidents, was too lazy to really even try and sell his war crimes to voters.
Main difference is that Trump, unlike other warmonger presidents, was too lazy to really even try and sell his war crimes to voters.
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The bombing of Venezuela is yet another illegal, unprovoked act of aggression by US government, very much in keeping with its long, squalid history of foreign policy.
Main difference is that Trump, unlike other warmonger presidents, was too lazy to really even try and sell his war crimes to voters.
Main difference is that Trump, unlike other warmonger presidents, was too lazy to really even try and sell his war crimes to voters.
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"I'm no fan of Maduro but..." why do people in the US feel a need to preface things this way in 20-fucking-26
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
"I'm no fan of Maduro but..." why do people in the US feel a need to preface things this way in 20-fucking-26
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Stop fucking doing the work for them- like learn from Palestine, learn from Iraq, learn from Vietnam, learn from Korea, LEARN
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Stop fucking doing the work for them- like learn from Palestine, learn from Iraq, learn from Vietnam, learn from Korea, LEARN
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Venezuela despliega el ejército para la "defensa integral de la nación" frente al ataque de Estados Unidos dozz.es/8he1h3
Venezuela despliega el ejército para la "defensa integral de la nación" frente al ataque de Estados Unidos
dozz.es
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Venezuela despliega el ejército para la "defensa integral de la nación" frente al ataque de Estados Unidos dozz.es/8he1h3