RR Edmonds
@rredmondsart.bsky.social
💙 Washington
Figurative Sculpture Artist.
Clay days are the best.
Next to bicycle days.
And swimming of course.
Figurative Sculpture Artist.
Clay days are the best.
Next to bicycle days.
And swimming of course.
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New in PN: Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
"For a man who spent a lifetime using showmanship to con people into believing things that aren’t true, Donald Trump has run an absolutely dreadful propaganda campaign in support of his latest foreign military adventure."
"For a man who spent a lifetime using showmanship to con people into believing things that aren’t true, Donald Trump has run an absolutely dreadful propaganda campaign in support of his latest foreign military adventure."
Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
Nobody is buying it, and they don't even know what they're trying to sell.
www.publicnotice.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
New in PN: Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
"For a man who spent a lifetime using showmanship to con people into believing things that aren’t true, Donald Trump has run an absolutely dreadful propaganda campaign in support of his latest foreign military adventure."
"For a man who spent a lifetime using showmanship to con people into believing things that aren’t true, Donald Trump has run an absolutely dreadful propaganda campaign in support of his latest foreign military adventure."
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BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
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Page One in Milwaukee:
January 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Page One in Milwaukee:
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Reports of Western Civilization’s Death at Harvard Are Greatly Exaggerated washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/06/h...
Reports of Western Civilization’s Death at Harvard Are Greatly Exaggerated
Claims that Harvard no longer teaches Western civilization are wrong. The real threat to the humanities is collapsing student demand.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Reports of Western Civilization’s Death at Harvard Are Greatly Exaggerated washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/06/h...
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“.. For hard-line leftists and self-proclaimed anti-imperialist figures such Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino — who control the nation’s police, army and paramilitary forces — surrender to the U.S. is the ultimate form of treason.”
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“.. For hard-line leftists and self-proclaimed anti-imperialist figures such Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino — who control the nation’s police, army and paramilitary forces — surrender to the U.S. is the ultimate form of treason.”
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Trump is like the schoolyard bully who sneers, “What did you say about my mother?” to a hapless smaller kid who actually said nothing, then cites this invented insult as justification for forcibly taking his lunch money. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Trump is like the schoolyard bully who sneers, “What did you say about my mother?” to a hapless smaller kid who actually said nothing, then cites this invented insult as justification for forcibly taking his lunch money. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
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“Putin envisions a world in which a small group of imperialists loot their portions of the globe as they see fit. Trump has been envious of this model for a long time. He’s implementing it himself in the Western hemisphere.”
-an expert on global oligarchy, to me 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
-an expert on global oligarchy, to me 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
“Putin envisions a world in which a small group of imperialists loot their portions of the globe as they see fit. Trump has been envious of this model for a long time. He’s implementing it himself in the Western hemisphere.”
-an expert on global oligarchy, to me 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
-an expert on global oligarchy, to me 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
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When Trump says we must have "total access" to Venezuela's oil and that some of that "wealth" will go to the US, and justifies it with a story of our alleged victimization by that country that's largely invented, it sure looks like outright plunder. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
When Trump says we must have "total access" to Venezuela's oil and that some of that "wealth" will go to the US, and justifies it with a story of our alleged victimization by that country that's largely invented, it sure looks like outright plunder. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
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Historian here,”For years this is what our authoritarianism has looked like: not autocratic socialism but the worst kind of primitive capitalism.” Via @nytimes.com from Venezuela. This is why I have insisted on differentiating between social statism and repressive statism.
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Historian here,”For years this is what our authoritarianism has looked like: not autocratic socialism but the worst kind of primitive capitalism.” Via @nytimes.com from Venezuela. This is why I have insisted on differentiating between social statism and repressive statism.
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🔥 SCORCHING @Variety review of @tonydokoupil’s “bland” “inauspicious” debut as the CBS News(max) anchor — following the @bariweiss playbook with an “unchallenging” Hegseth “press release” of an interview parroting Trump’s narratives.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 AM
🔥 SCORCHING @Variety review of @tonydokoupil’s “bland” “inauspicious” debut as the CBS News(max) anchor — following the @bariweiss playbook with an “unchallenging” Hegseth “press release” of an interview parroting Trump’s narratives.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
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As expected, the first CBS News(max) night with Tony Dokoupil under Bari Weiss was a debacle
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
As expected, the first CBS News(max) night with Tony Dokoupil under Bari Weiss was a debacle
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Don't ask crime victims to provide additional information about what happened to them. Under any circumstances—but particularly when the perpetrators are identified by law enforcement but not convicted—they may feel profoundly unsafe in doing so.
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Don't ask crime victims to provide additional information about what happened to them. Under any circumstances—but particularly when the perpetrators are identified by law enforcement but not convicted—they may feel profoundly unsafe in doing so.
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The White House has been horny to send Stephen Miller onto CNN for a month. And I **really** do not think this helped them, at all.
If nothing else it should make Miami exceedingly alarmed.
If nothing else it should make Miami exceedingly alarmed.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The White House has been horny to send Stephen Miller onto CNN for a month. And I **really** do not think this helped them, at all.
If nothing else it should make Miami exceedingly alarmed.
If nothing else it should make Miami exceedingly alarmed.
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In that batshit insane interview?
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Stephen Miller says US is using military threat to maintain control of Venezuela | CNN Politics
Senior White House aide Stephen Miller said in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that the US is “in charge” of Venezuela because of the threat posed by the military forces that remain stationed just...
edition.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
In that batshit insane interview?
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Stephen Miller repeatedly (after 4:15) calls Venezuela an island.
I don't rule out that Miller doesn't know the difference between Venezuela and Greenland.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
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Here's Stephen Miller bragging about having encircled the "island" of Venezuela.
I don't doubt there have been US covert forces on its land border, but even I have seen reporting abt stuff going down on the border w/Colombia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
I don't doubt there have been US covert forces on its land border, but even I have seen reporting abt stuff going down on the border w/Colombia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
Stephen Miller Believes Venezuela Is an Island
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Here's Stephen Miller bragging about having encircled the "island" of Venezuela.
I don't doubt there have been US covert forces on its land border, but even I have seen reporting abt stuff going down on the border w/Colombia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
I don't doubt there have been US covert forces on its land border, but even I have seen reporting abt stuff going down on the border w/Colombia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
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“.. The president’s desire is different than the industry’s. And the White House would have known that if they had communicated with the industry prior to the operation on Saturday.”
@cnn.com 🇻🇪 #OOTT
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
@cnn.com 🇻🇪 #OOTT
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
“.. The president’s desire is different than the industry’s. And the White House would have known that if they had communicated with the industry prior to the operation on Saturday.”
@cnn.com 🇻🇪 #OOTT
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
@cnn.com 🇻🇪 #OOTT
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
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Believing that Venezuela is an island is the same kind of mindset that leads you to believe you can impose big tariffs on coffee and bananas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
Stephen Miller Believes Venezuela Is an Island
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Believing that Venezuela is an island is the same kind of mindset that leads you to believe you can impose big tariffs on coffee and bananas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiB...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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This Page One @miamiherald.com story gets right to the point:
“.. there is one word President Donald Trump has not used: democracy.”
“.. there is one word President Donald Trump has not used: democracy.”
January 6, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This Page One @miamiherald.com story gets right to the point:
“.. there is one word President Donald Trump has not used: democracy.”
“.. there is one word President Donald Trump has not used: democracy.”
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January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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If you're Delcy Rodriguez, is Diosdado Cabello or Stephen Miller a more imminent threat?
If you've taken out the Cuban unit protecting Maduro, who will keep her safe from rivals and the people?
If you've taken out the Cuban unit protecting Maduro, who will keep her safe from rivals and the people?
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
If you're Delcy Rodriguez, is Diosdado Cabello or Stephen Miller a more imminent threat?
If you've taken out the Cuban unit protecting Maduro, who will keep her safe from rivals and the people?
If you've taken out the Cuban unit protecting Maduro, who will keep her safe from rivals and the people?
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It'd genuinely be useful for LAins w/some time and a camera to go get some video to demonstrate Stephen's breeding partner's inferior intelligence.
Gavin Newsom publicly corrected podcast host Katie Miller over a factual blunder online.
Newsom Fact-Checks Stephen Miller’s Invasion-Crazed Wife
The California governor hit back at the MAGA podcaster’s Palisades fire post and taunts about Trump’s next targets.
trib.al
January 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
It'd genuinely be useful for LAins w/some time and a camera to go get some video to demonstrate Stephen's breeding partner's inferior intelligence.
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(Reuters) - Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Britain, and Denmark said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
(Reuters) - Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Britain, and Denmark said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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Exactly.
And why do they think Rodriguez can stay safe w/o a Cuban guard if Cabello (who has been indicted alongside Maduro since 2020) finds her too complacent?
And why do they think Rodriguez can stay safe w/o a Cuban guard if Cabello (who has been indicted alongside Maduro since 2020) finds her too complacent?
So Trump threw Machado under the bus due to fear she couldn't get Venezuela's powerful defense & security forces under control. Key question is what happens if Rodriguez can't do this either. Reminder: these people were all hand-picked by Maduro.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro
President Trump was briefed on an intelligence report that found the country’s opposition would struggle to lead a temporary government.
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Exactly.
And why do they think Rodriguez can stay safe w/o a Cuban guard if Cabello (who has been indicted alongside Maduro since 2020) finds her too complacent?
And why do they think Rodriguez can stay safe w/o a Cuban guard if Cabello (who has been indicted alongside Maduro since 2020) finds her too complacent?