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Roy Grubb
@roygrubb.bsky.social
Management consultant (rtd), FBCS, Chartered IT Professional, visual thinker, information systems troubleshooter, data modeler, software designer, mind mapper
https://www.informationtamers.com/
Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine buff.ly/IoiCoxc

Attempted quid pro quo
Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
The exchange offer was recounted at the time in congressional testimony by Fiona Hill, who ran Russian and European affairs on the National Security Council during the first Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Remember that these thugs were the ones who showed up at Gavin Newsom's presser announcing redistricting push.

They ended up finding a strawberry seller to rationalize the threat of force.
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Letitia James gets her second make-believe Trump USA DQed.
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Here's the Washington Post investigation:
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
New York Times:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQCv...
And Bellingcat's video
bsky.app/profile/bell...
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi buff.ly/HDLpnvQ

Well ... at least she made a policeman take a knee.
Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi
The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-old
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/p...
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job | CNN Politics
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis had strong criticism for Stephen Miller Wednesday, going as far as to suggest the senior White House adviser’s job should be at risk for his recent comments on US control of…
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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It reminds me of this old Bill Hicks bit
youtu.be/Zbjo1QmpTsk?...
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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The UK has delivered 13 Raven air defense systems and 2 Gravehawk prototypes to Ukraine, with 15 more Gravehawk units on the way. Raven defends against drones, aircraft, and helis. Gravehawk, co-funded by The UK & Denmark, uses Ukrainian R-73 missiles to shield critical infrastructure.
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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🚨 BREAKING: Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov and Oversight Dems once again secure key subpoenas in the Epstein case, despite being in the minority.

We’re demanding answers from Epstein’s benefactor, Les Wexner, and the executors of the Epstein estate.

We WILL get the truth.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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🧵 1/2 A president cannot “determine” the military budget at any level.

Under the U.S. Constitution:

Only Congress has the power of the purse.
The President cannot unilaterally raise or set the Pentagon’s budget.

Tariff revenue goes into the general Treasury, not directly to the Pentagon.
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Mayor Mamdani: “The news coming out of Minneapolis is horrific. This is one part of what has been a year full of cruelty. We know when ICE agents attack immigrants, they attack every single one of us across this country. We are going to uphold our sanctuary city policies.”
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder on Peaceful ICE Observers

www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
www.emptywheel.net
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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"Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital." Recovering from shitting his pants?
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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This is how Farage builds his coalition of disordered counterpublics, mimicking the MAGA coalition of disordered counterpublics.
Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."

Conspiratorial nonsense.

Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Move slightly to the side or murder someone, tough choices ICE officers have to make daily.
Here are two key frames of the video. (Changed language on the first notation.)
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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I wish they talked about how unsuccessful Miller has been.

"Stephen Miller ordered ICE to snatch 3,000 people a day. He has failed to meet that order, but the order has led to an emphasis on non-criminal long-term residents rather than violent criminals."
I think that Stephen Miller's ascendance in the US govt. is a major development so am really glad to see this coverage from @katierogersnyt.bsky.social

Miller is motivated by the goal of mass deportations & now exerts extraordinary foreign policy authority

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Stephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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This Government has no moral authority left to protect. But still, this is an agonising read from the great @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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A new record: Ukrainian soldier “Miguel” from the 1020th air defense unit shot down 24 Russian Shaheds in a single night shift using STING interceptors. The feat was confirmed by the Wild Hornets unit.
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Either someone took over her Xitter account, or Tulsi has sucked it up and betrayed all the things she said about invading Venezuela in 2019.
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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If you're writing 1800 words about how we failed to account for January 6 and DON'T mention SCOTUS (particularly if you're comparing with Brazil) or impeachment, you're simply doing propaganda for the GOP.
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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BBC Verify and BBC Persian have verified over 100 videos in more than 50 towns and cities during 10 days of nationwide protests in Iran, showing that the demonstrations have now spread to the majority of Iran's provinces.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iran anti-government protests spread to majority of provinces, videos show
Videos show that unrest has spread to more than 50 towns and cities, including pro-government heartlands.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Now Musk’s Grok chatbot is creating sexualised images of children. If the law won’t stop it, perhaps his investors will www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Do read The Guardian 😉

Elon Musk’s xAI announces it has raised $20bn amid backlash over Grok deepfakes
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Now Musk’s Grok chatbot is creating sexualised images of children. If the law won’t stop it, perhaps his investors will | Sophia Smith Galer
This may be a red line for those with ‘conservative values’ who fund his adventures in free speech, says journalist and content creator Sophia Smith Galer
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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In KemiWorld, might makes right. Just don’t mention Greenland | John Crace
In KemiWorld, might makes right. Just don’t mention Greenland | John Crace
In an interview with Nick Robinson, the Tory leader made it clear she was thrilled to see the back of international law. May the best country win!
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM