petra de asis
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@petradeasis.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Choice A: imperfect Dems who try to pass less than perfect legislation for the good of Americans
Choice B: incompetent racist/sexist GOP who weaponize cruelty & chaos to the detriment of Americans, spreading suffering while lowering taxes for the rich
Hyperfocusing on A depresses votes. Oppose B.
Choice B: incompetent racist/sexist GOP who weaponize cruelty & chaos to the detriment of Americans, spreading suffering while lowering taxes for the rich
Hyperfocusing on A depresses votes. Oppose B.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Sigh
John Mearsheimer, Oct. 3 2024: "I think that Biden's basic instincts are those of a warmonger, and I think that's not true of Trump. I think Trump is not that interested in fighting wars."
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Sigh
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1. GOP Speaker Johnson would have to bring impeachment hearings to a vote in the House.
2. At least 4 GOP House members would have to vote to impeach.
3. GOP Leader Thune would have to schedule a trial in the Senate.
4. At least 20 GOP Senators would have to vote to remove from office.
2. At least 4 GOP House members would have to vote to impeach.
3. GOP Leader Thune would have to schedule a trial in the Senate.
4. At least 20 GOP Senators would have to vote to remove from office.
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
1. GOP Speaker Johnson would have to bring impeachment hearings to a vote in the House.
2. At least 4 GOP House members would have to vote to impeach.
3. GOP Leader Thune would have to schedule a trial in the Senate.
4. At least 20 GOP Senators would have to vote to remove from office.
2. At least 4 GOP House members would have to vote to impeach.
3. GOP Leader Thune would have to schedule a trial in the Senate.
4. At least 20 GOP Senators would have to vote to remove from office.
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How many fucking times does this have to be repeated?
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
How many fucking times does this have to be repeated?
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
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Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
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Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
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Politicians are not our saviors.
They’re there to do the job we elected them to do in a democracy.
The party with the most seats wins and has the power.
Handing majority power to sociopaths in November 2024 was a choice this country will have to reckon with and SAVE ITSELF from.
Good luck.
They’re there to do the job we elected them to do in a democracy.
The party with the most seats wins and has the power.
Handing majority power to sociopaths in November 2024 was a choice this country will have to reckon with and SAVE ITSELF from.
Good luck.
I think it’s time for us as US citizens to take action into our own hands and accept that majority of these politicians are not our saviors. Regardless of their political party.
Democracy is dead and no one is coming to save us. When the fuck are we going to save ourselves?
Democracy is dead and no one is coming to save us. When the fuck are we going to save ourselves?
January 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Politicians are not our saviors.
They’re there to do the job we elected them to do in a democracy.
The party with the most seats wins and has the power.
Handing majority power to sociopaths in November 2024 was a choice this country will have to reckon with and SAVE ITSELF from.
Good luck.
They’re there to do the job we elected them to do in a democracy.
The party with the most seats wins and has the power.
Handing majority power to sociopaths in November 2024 was a choice this country will have to reckon with and SAVE ITSELF from.
Good luck.
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My full statement on the Trump Administration’s military actions in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
My full statement on the Trump Administration’s military actions in Venezuela:
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Stephen Miller isn’t just closing borders. He is trying to overturn decades of American history and progress.
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/ABOQ90r
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/ABOQ90r
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Miller’s sadistic designs go?
trib.al
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Stephen Miller isn’t just closing borders. He is trying to overturn decades of American history and progress.
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/ABOQ90r
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/ABOQ90r
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As someone who has publicly called for shortening the time murderers spend in prison, it’s wild to me that the angriest, most spittle-flecked replies I’ve gotten (here OR there) are when I said on here that:
1. The ACA wasn’t all bad; and
2. Dems and GOP aren’t identical.
1. The ACA wasn’t all bad; and
2. Dems and GOP aren’t identical.
And to the “yes they are the same” types who inevitably pop up:
Would a Harris admin have done this? No.
Abolished USAID? No.
Deployed ICE/CBP as an army? No.
DOGE? No.
Demand voting data? No.
Gut vaccines? No.
And on and on and on.
You know this. Just don’t want to own it.
Would a Harris admin have done this? No.
Abolished USAID? No.
Deployed ICE/CBP as an army? No.
DOGE? No.
Demand voting data? No.
Gut vaccines? No.
And on and on and on.
You know this. Just don’t want to own it.
January 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
As someone who has publicly called for shortening the time murderers spend in prison, it’s wild to me that the angriest, most spittle-flecked replies I’ve gotten (here OR there) are when I said on here that:
1. The ACA wasn’t all bad; and
2. Dems and GOP aren’t identical.
1. The ACA wasn’t all bad; and
2. Dems and GOP aren’t identical.
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Fun fact—Venezuela oil reserves are the largest in the world—larger than all Middle East countries…. And just today post invasion, Trump says U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela and 'start making money for the country'. That was the plan all along.
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Fun fact—Venezuela oil reserves are the largest in the world—larger than all Middle East countries…. And just today post invasion, Trump says U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela and 'start making money for the country'. That was the plan all along.
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This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
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It's crystal clear: a pending criminal indictment does NOT cure the clear illegality of this attack under int'l law. It violated the UN Charter in just the same way Russia's attack on Ukraine did. And unlike our 1989 Panama invasion, there seems not even a pretense of a threat to Americans there.
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
It's crystal clear: a pending criminal indictment does NOT cure the clear illegality of this attack under int'l law. It violated the UN Charter in just the same way Russia's attack on Ukraine did. And unlike our 1989 Panama invasion, there seems not even a pretense of a threat to Americans there.
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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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French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
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The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.
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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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Trump promised no “new stupid wars,” yet he’s starting one with Venezuela without congressional approval.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Trump promised no “new stupid wars,” yet he’s starting one with Venezuela without congressional approval.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
People can’t afford groceries and millions are losing healthcare, but this is where his focus is.
This is unconstitutional and not what the American people asked for.
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"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
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For their anti-immigrant, white nationalist post about 100 million deportations, DHS stole the artwork of a non-white foreigner: Japanese illustrator Hiroshi Nagai.
Apparently no white Americans were available to design an image. View Nagai's work here: hiroshinagai.com/contents.html
Apparently no white Americans were available to design an image. View Nagai's work here: hiroshinagai.com/contents.html
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For their anti-immigrant, white nationalist post about 100 million deportations, DHS stole the artwork of a non-white foreigner: Japanese illustrator Hiroshi Nagai.
Apparently no white Americans were available to design an image. View Nagai's work here: hiroshinagai.com/contents.html
Apparently no white Americans were available to design an image. View Nagai's work here: hiroshinagai.com/contents.html
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DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
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One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.
January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM
One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.