Nick Feik
@nickfeik.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, former editor of The Monthly.
https://nickfeik.substack.com/
Email: nickfeik at proton dot me
https://nickfeik.substack.com/
Email: nickfeik at proton dot me
How to make a kidnapping sound heroic
Maduro jailed in New York after audacious raid and capture – live
Maduro jailed in New York after audacious raid and capture – live
Nicolás Maduro is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to officials
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 AM
How to make a kidnapping sound heroic
I’ve only got Delta Goodrem and Guy Sebastian left on my calling for a royal commission bingo card. Feeling pretty confident.
January 4, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I’ve only got Delta Goodrem and Guy Sebastian left on my calling for a royal commission bingo card. Feeling pretty confident.
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Are you talking about the same Sam Newman who had Thomas Sewell and Blair Cottrell on his podcast 11 months ago?
January 4, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Are you talking about the same Sam Newman who had Thomas Sewell and Blair Cottrell on his podcast 11 months ago?
The News Corp campaign for a royal commission is like pushing on a string - the other media just following their lead and Labor too cowed to push back. No rationale, no questions, no interrogation of the problems. The whole thing is genuinely stupid.
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM
The News Corp campaign for a royal commission is like pushing on a string - the other media just following their lead and Labor too cowed to push back. No rationale, no questions, no interrogation of the problems. The whole thing is genuinely stupid.
Grant Hackett calling for a royal commission?! Because values?!
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Grant Hackett calling for a royal commission?! Because values?!
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
Accused of domestic violence, smashed his house up, lost in the casino out of control drunk, groped a fellow passenger’s nipple on a plane, too dangerous for his own family …that Grant Hackett?
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Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
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Imagine the United States imposing a functional government on some other country. Which model would they be working from?
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Imagine the United States imposing a functional government on some other country. Which model would they be working from?
1: Bomb and kidnap
2: ..?
3. Profit!
2: ..?
3. Profit!
January 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
1: Bomb and kidnap
2: ..?
3. Profit!
2: ..?
3. Profit!
It seems like the extent of strategic planning was the demented one saying “just go and get him and everything will work out”.
No troops on the ground, a non-compliant regime, an angry populace, a live hostage situation, a divided nation, a corrupt US leadership in fantasyland. It’s a nightmare.
No troops on the ground, a non-compliant regime, an angry populace, a live hostage situation, a divided nation, a corrupt US leadership in fantasyland. It’s a nightmare.
January 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
It seems like the extent of strategic planning was the demented one saying “just go and get him and everything will work out”.
No troops on the ground, a non-compliant regime, an angry populace, a live hostage situation, a divided nation, a corrupt US leadership in fantasyland. It’s a nightmare.
No troops on the ground, a non-compliant regime, an angry populace, a live hostage situation, a divided nation, a corrupt US leadership in fantasyland. It’s a nightmare.
They should totally do this.
Crowds will line the streets holding flowers for them, and signs saying “welcome liberators” and “thank you for your kidnappings” and “please take our oil for yourselves and keep the profits”.
Crowds will line the streets holding flowers for them, and signs saying “welcome liberators” and “thank you for your kidnappings” and “please take our oil for yourselves and keep the profits”.
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 8:59 PM
They should totally do this.
Crowds will line the streets holding flowers for them, and signs saying “welcome liberators” and “thank you for your kidnappings” and “please take our oil for yourselves and keep the profits”.
Crowds will line the streets holding flowers for them, and signs saying “welcome liberators” and “thank you for your kidnappings” and “please take our oil for yourselves and keep the profits”.
We will run Venezuela but first it’s nap time
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We will run Venezuela but first it’s nap time
“We will run Venezuela”
Ok bro.
Ok bro.
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
“We will run Venezuela”
Ok bro.
Ok bro.
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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.
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Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
A negotiated exit!
Completely unprovoked, Trump has directed US forces to bomb a foreign nation and kidnap its leader, without any legal justification.
The euphemisms are going to be off the charts.
Completely unprovoked, Trump has directed US forces to bomb a foreign nation and kidnap its leader, without any legal justification.
The euphemisms are going to be off the charts.
Sky News quotes sources within the Venezuelan opposition claiming that Maduro's capture was a "negotiated exit"
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
news.sky.com/story/venezu...
Venezuela latest: Venezuelan president Maduro captured after US strikes on country
Explosions have been heard in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. It comes after repeated threats of land operations by Donald Trump amid efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to leave office. We'...
news.sky.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A negotiated exit!
Completely unprovoked, Trump has directed US forces to bomb a foreign nation and kidnap its leader, without any legal justification.
The euphemisms are going to be off the charts.
Completely unprovoked, Trump has directed US forces to bomb a foreign nation and kidnap its leader, without any legal justification.
The euphemisms are going to be off the charts.
Kidnapped, you ghouls.
Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and that he is being flown out of the country. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Kidnapped, you ghouls.
They’ve just … kidnapped the leader of a foreign nation (and his wife).
What the fuck do they think is going to happen next?
What the fuck do they think is going to happen next?
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
They’ve just … kidnapped the leader of a foreign nation (and his wife).
What the fuck do they think is going to happen next?
What the fuck do they think is going to happen next?
You would think one fucking Very Serious Commentator would’ve realised this by now, but seems no
It would be practically and legally impossible to hold a royal commission that goes anywhere near the actions or motivations of the accused killer, before his criminal proceedings are concluded, which could take years. That limitation would render the royal commission itself pointlessly premature.
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 AM
You would think one fucking Very Serious Commentator would’ve realised this by now, but seems no
The Bondi tragedy reaction really has exposed the supine idiocy of almost all of our mainstream political commentators hasn’t it
January 2, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The Bondi tragedy reaction really has exposed the supine idiocy of almost all of our mainstream political commentators hasn’t it
Is a royal commission supposed to investigate and judge the killer’s motives before or after his trial?
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Is a royal commission supposed to investigate and judge the killer’s motives before or after his trial?
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The pusillanimous ABC.
"Simply unprecedented".
No.
A fucking inhuman, genocidal disgrace which Israel is making a habit of committing.
"Simply unprecedented".
No.
A fucking inhuman, genocidal disgrace which Israel is making a habit of committing.
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
January 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
The pusillanimous ABC.
"Simply unprecedented".
No.
A fucking inhuman, genocidal disgrace which Israel is making a habit of committing.
"Simply unprecedented".
No.
A fucking inhuman, genocidal disgrace which Israel is making a habit of committing.
When 15 people are massacred by terrorists in Bondi, Netanyahu blames Albanese - and the media follows his cue.
But Netanyahu commits mass murder and enforced starvation every day, and it’s silence from Albanese and our media (oh, except for a ceremonial invitation to Israel’s pres).
Pretty stark.
But Netanyahu commits mass murder and enforced starvation every day, and it’s silence from Albanese and our media (oh, except for a ceremonial invitation to Israel’s pres).
Pretty stark.
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
When 15 people are massacred by terrorists in Bondi, Netanyahu blames Albanese - and the media follows his cue.
But Netanyahu commits mass murder and enforced starvation every day, and it’s silence from Albanese and our media (oh, except for a ceremonial invitation to Israel’s pres).
Pretty stark.
But Netanyahu commits mass murder and enforced starvation every day, and it’s silence from Albanese and our media (oh, except for a ceremonial invitation to Israel’s pres).
Pretty stark.
Albanese: *invites President of genocide state for ceremonial visit*
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Albanese: *invites President of genocide state for ceremonial visit*
“The response to the Bondi massacre has been seriously strange.”
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Don't Mention The War
After Bondi
robertmanne.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 AM
“The response to the Bondi massacre has been seriously strange.”
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Essential writing from one of Australia’s great thinkers:
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?