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Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
If everyone who sees this can make just 2 calls to Visa and Mastercard today — as someone who just started I promise it’s not as scary or time consuming as it seems! It’s also extremely rewarding.
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If I can call my reps despite having just smoked so much weed that I can taste the sky, so can you.
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
If I can call my reps despite having just smoked so much weed that I can taste the sky, so can you.
step 1: kidnap a head of state and his wife
Step 2: ????
Step 3:
Step 2: ????
Step 3:
Marco Rubio said he’s reserving judgment on Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez’s denial, saying the U.S. will judge the interim authorities by their actions in the coming days and weeks and urging them to seize a “historic opportunity” to serve the country.-NYT
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
step 1: kidnap a head of state and his wife
Step 2: ????
Step 3:
Step 2: ????
Step 3:
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
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The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
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This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the type of oil available in Venezuela, the processes for extraction, and how it would be used. It is a net loss that would require billions of dollars to just modernize.
I reckon the Trump gang can integrate the oil into their system of graft and rackets.
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the type of oil available in Venezuela, the processes for extraction, and how it would be used. It is a net loss that would require billions of dollars to just modernize.
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it seems pretty obvious that there's no future for the left where we don't have a clear and central position that international law should be extremely real as far as the united states is concerned
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
it seems pretty obvious that there's no future for the left where we don't have a clear and central position that international law should be extremely real as far as the united states is concerned
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Qatar's world cup venues were built by literal slaves
I think that if you're wondering if the US should have the World Cup stripped from them after kidnapping a head of state in an illegal military action you need to understand that it's increasingly autocratic regimes that organizations like FIFA prefer to do business
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Qatar's world cup venues were built by literal slaves
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How is this even more pathetic than I thought it would be???
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
How is this even more pathetic than I thought it would be???
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Tesla lost its position as the world's top-selling EV maker in 2025, with BYD overtaking it in global sales. BYD sold 4.27M battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, compared to Tesla's 1.79M. This shift marks the first time since 2015 that Tesla hasn't led annual EV sales. Bad news for Elon 🔄
Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks to buyers and stiff overseas compet...
apnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Tesla lost its position as the world's top-selling EV maker in 2025, with BYD overtaking it in global sales. BYD sold 4.27M battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, compared to Tesla's 1.79M. This shift marks the first time since 2015 that Tesla hasn't led annual EV sales. Bad news for Elon 🔄
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It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
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Rodriguez's main messages were that Maduro is still President of Venezuela, and that the government will not yield to the US' attempt to take over its oil resources.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Rodriguez's main messages were that Maduro is still President of Venezuela, and that the government will not yield to the US' attempt to take over its oil resources.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
Again, no indication at all that she's collaborating with Washington, which Trump indicated was the case earlier today.
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The Nation's @nicholsuprising.bsky.social catalogs Congress's reaction to Trump's "stupid," "illegal" act of war against Venezuela. Sen. Brian Schatz's reaction: "We should have learned not to stumble into another stupid adventure by now.” www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal”
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
www.thenation.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The Nation's @nicholsuprising.bsky.social catalogs Congress's reaction to Trump's "stupid," "illegal" act of war against Venezuela. Sen. Brian Schatz's reaction: "We should have learned not to stumble into another stupid adventure by now.” www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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If you just mute your TV it all makes more sense.
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
If you just mute your TV it all makes more sense.
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
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A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
Is there any modern precedent for abducting a head of state?
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
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you're telling me Bush set a precedent that's been abused by Trump? i'm shocked, SHOCKED i say
A lot of people forget how in 2004 the Bush regime kidnapped the democratically elected President of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and dumped him in Africa.
Is there any modern precedent for abducting a head of state?
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
Plenty of examples of coups, assassinations and domestic trials, including show trials, but this is like a Crusader Kings plot.
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
you're telling me Bush set a precedent that's been abused by Trump? i'm shocked, SHOCKED i say
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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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The New York Times is no longer any use to anyone. The can no longer be considered a source for truth. Cancel your subscription.
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The New York Times is no longer any use to anyone. The can no longer be considered a source for truth. Cancel your subscription.
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Hey folks: if you are represented by Democrats in Congress, now is the time to ask your representative if they support impeachment.
If the answer is anything but "yes", the next step is to consider voting against them in the upcoming Democratic primary.
If the answer is anything but "yes", the next step is to consider voting against them in the upcoming Democratic primary.
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Hey folks: if you are represented by Democrats in Congress, now is the time to ask your representative if they support impeachment.
If the answer is anything but "yes", the next step is to consider voting against them in the upcoming Democratic primary.
If the answer is anything but "yes", the next step is to consider voting against them in the upcoming Democratic primary.
The Jeffries statement is far worse than the Schumer statement.
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The Jeffries statement is far worse than the Schumer statement.
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Jeffries statement sucks, other D statements I've seen have been fine
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Jeffries statement sucks, other D statements I've seen have been fine
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But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?