Michael Deibert
@michaeldeibert.bsky.social
Author and journalist. Writing at https://michaeldeibert.substack.com. Enemy to autocrats. Friend to all cats. Piti piti, zwazo fe nich-li
Pinned
People of the left & right both must realize that, whatever its stated goals & allegiances, autocracy/caudillismo is its own ideology.
Saint Paul City Council member…
ICE isn’t welcome here. ICE shouldn’t exist. Every elected official must be clear-eyed about the fact that ICE is a threat to our entire country and must be abolished. As we in the Twin Cities know too well, our taxes are going to fund an entity that is attacking our neighbors; this has to end.
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Saint Paul City Council member…
ICE are terrorizing our cities worse than any street gang that has ever lived and they need to be stopped. Photo by Ben Hovland.
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
ICE are terrorizing our cities worse than any street gang that has ever lived and they need to be stopped. Photo by Ben Hovland.
Thank you for listening. I feel like I could do a five hour episode on Venezuela and barely scratch the surface…
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Thank you for listening. I feel like I could do a five hour episode on Venezuela and barely scratch the surface…
Reposted by Michael Deibert
For today's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke with Venezuelan anthropologist @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social & Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo about the situation following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last weekend. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
“Venezuela is a country that everybody wants to use as a rhetorical tool in the United States but not a country that a lot of people are interested in actually knowing.”
A Conversation About Venezuela with Juan Luis Rodríguez and Germania Rodriguez Poleo.
michaeldeibert.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
For today's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke with Venezuelan anthropologist @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social & Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo about the situation following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last weekend. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
"When federal officers violate federal law or act unreasonably when carrying out their duties, they can face state charges...Federal officers are not categorically immune from state prosecution for actions carried out while on duty." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Minnesota Could Prosecute the ICE Shooter. Trump Can’t Pardon Him.
Shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, city leaders began looking into whether the officer had violated state criminal law.
slate.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"When federal officers violate federal law or act unreasonably when carrying out their duties, they can face state charges...Federal officers are not categorically immune from state prosecution for actions carried out while on duty." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands news.un.org/en/story/202...
Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands
At least five civilians have been killed and some 30,000 people displaced following renewed fighting in Aleppo, Syria, prompting calls from the UN for immediate de-escalation and a return to political...
news.un.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands news.un.org/en/story/202...
You don't flee the scene of a shooting unless you know you're guilty of a crime.
January 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
You don't flee the scene of a shooting unless you know you're guilty of a crime.
Reposted by Michael Deibert
Let me get this straight. They are going to be the Chavista government's accountants and financial advisors? Am I living in the upside down?
Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "We're gonna sell that crude, we're gonna put it accounts, and we're gonna distribute those funds to the interim authorities in Venezuela."
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Let me get this straight. They are going to be the Chavista government's accountants and financial advisors? Am I living in the upside down?
Reposted by Michael Deibert
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
The local authorities in Minneapolis need to hunt down the ICE agent who murdered this single mom of a 6 year-old & try him for this terrible crime: ‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
January 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The local authorities in Minneapolis need to hunt down the ICE agent who murdered this single mom of a 6 year-old & try him for this terrible crime: ‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
Just look at this photo. Blood on the Minnesota snow thanks to the masked coward assassins of ICE. Their terrorism must be put to an end, the sooner the better. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Mother identifies woman shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37. Video of the shooting shows agents near the vehicle as Good reversed and then accelerated. One agent appeared to fire m...
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Just look at this photo. Blood on the Minnesota snow thanks to the masked coward assassins of ICE. Their terrorism must be put to an end, the sooner the better. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
You're an idiot. www.cartercenter.org/news/venezue...
Carter Center Statement on Venezuela Election
Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election did not meet international standards of electoral integrity and cannot be considered democratic.
www.cartercenter.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
You're an idiot. www.cartercenter.org/news/venezue...
They did decide. apnews.com/article/vene...
Independent election experts legitimize tally sheets Venezuela's opposition says prove Maduro lost
An independent group of election experts that observed Venezuela’s July presidential election has legitimized the vote tally sheets that the country’s opposition has offered as proof of President Nico...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
They did decide. apnews.com/article/vene...
Your insights were much appreciated, Juan, thank you for appearing.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Your insights were much appreciated, Juan, thank you for appearing.
This is ICE committing cold-blooded murder in the streets of Minneapolis today.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This is ICE committing cold-blooded murder in the streets of Minneapolis today.
Mayor of Minneapolis…
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mayor of Minneapolis…
They've been lying about the "vehicle ramming related incidents" for months & yet they are still out there shooting people: Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security said it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
They've been lying about the "vehicle ramming related incidents" for months & yet they are still out there shooting people: Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
For today's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke with Venezuelan anthropologist @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social & Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo about the situation following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last weekend. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
“Venezuela is a country that everybody wants to use as a rhetorical tool in the United States but not a country that a lot of people are interested in actually knowing.”
A Conversation About Venezuela with Juan Luis Rodríguez and Germania Rodriguez Poleo.
michaeldeibert.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
For today's @notesfromtheworld.bsky.social, I spoke with Venezuelan anthropologist @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social & Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo about the situation following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces last weekend. michaeldeibert.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Zora Neale Hurston, whose Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of my favourite American novels & whose book Tell My Horse provides a fascinating snapshot of Haiti & Jamaica in the mid 1930s, was born on this day in 1891.
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Zora Neale Hurston, whose Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of my favourite American novels & whose book Tell My Horse provides a fascinating snapshot of Haiti & Jamaica in the mid 1930s, was born on this day in 1891.
There is no way any lucid European leader can look at the Trump-led United States and not conclude that it is a serious threat to the continent's security.
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
There is no way any lucid European leader can look at the Trump-led United States and not conclude that it is a serious threat to the continent's security.
That Haiti's transition council is still scheming to extend it's time in power at this late date...Sigh. lenouvelliste.com/article/2630...
Tentative ratée de renverser Laurent Saint-Cyr...
Le lundi 5 janvier 2026, une source au Conseil présidentiel a révélé au Nouvelliste que cinq conseillers présidentiels étaient d’accord pour remplacer ce 7 janvier 2026 l’actuel coordonnateur du CPT a...
lenouvelliste.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
That Haiti's transition council is still scheming to extend it's time in power at this late date...Sigh. lenouvelliste.com/article/2630...
Drone strike kills 10 in El Obeid as Sudan’s war escalates across Darfur and Kordofan www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
Drone strike kills 10 in El Obeid as Sudan’s war escalates across Darfur and Kordofan - Dabanga Radio TV Online
At least 10 civilians were killed in North Kordofan’s capital of El Obeid on Monday...
www.dabangasudan.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Drone strike kills 10 in El Obeid as Sudan’s war escalates across Darfur and Kordofan www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
Heightened Surveillance in Nicaragua’s Neighborhoods and Online After Maduro’s Capture confidencial.digital/politica/est...
Extreman vigilancia en redes y barrios de Nicaragua, tras captura de Maduro
Rosario Murillo convocó reunión en El Carmen, sin presencia de Ortega, ordenando "estado de alerta" y detención de quienes "amenacen la paz"
confidencial.digital
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Heightened Surveillance in Nicaragua’s Neighborhoods and Online After Maduro’s Capture confidencial.digital/politica/est...
"President Yoweri Museveni is closing in on forty years in power and has no qualms about using security forces to intimidate and assault opponents and their supporters." www.cfr.org/blog/sensele...
A Senseless Election
Museveni's efforts to ensure an electoral victory will almost certainly be successful, but will only exacerbate simmering resentment.
www.cfr.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"President Yoweri Museveni is closing in on forty years in power and has no qualms about using security forces to intimidate and assault opponents and their supporters." www.cfr.org/blog/sensele...
Lawless and deranged: White House floats military option for Greenland, rattling Denmark and NATO www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House floats military option for Greenland, rattling Denmark and NATO
The rhetoric follows a dramatic U.S. raid in Venezuela and revives Trump’s long-standing focus on Greenland, transforming diplomatic discussions into fears of coercion. But U.S. military posture there...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Lawless and deranged: White House floats military option for Greenland, rattling Denmark and NATO www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...