Mike Simmonds
@smikesme.bsky.social
For the record, I would like to say that Trump 45 was much less dangerous than Trump 47
@skywatch.blue
Wtf. Where'd you get the idea I am a maga supporter?
Wtf. Where'd you get the idea I am a maga supporter?
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
@skywatch.blue
Wtf. Where'd you get the idea I am a maga supporter?
Wtf. Where'd you get the idea I am a maga supporter?
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Shots fired near Venezuela presidential palace, situation under control. -AFP reports
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Shots fired near Venezuela presidential palace, situation under control. -AFP reports
👀👀👀
Heavy gunfire around the Presidential palace in Venezuela's capital Caracas. Footage shows gunfire/AA being fired into the air.
Heavy gunfire heard around Miraflores (presidential palace) in Caracas
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
👀👀👀
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The Sleepy Fuhrer.
Coming to a cinema near you.
Coming to a cinema near you.
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The Sleepy Fuhrer.
Coming to a cinema near you.
Coming to a cinema near you.
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Pizza shops near the Pentagon are experiencing a surge in customers, with Papa John's seeing a 1250% increase in traffic.
January 5, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Pizza shops near the Pentagon are experiencing a surge in customers, with Papa John's seeing a 1250% increase in traffic.
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A fire that left over 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in southwest Berlin without electricity was a politically motivated attack by left-wing extremists, city officials have said.
Berlin power outage affecting 45,000 homes blamed on ‘politically motivated’ attack
A fire that left over 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in southwest Berlin without electricity was a politically motivated attack by left-wing extremists, city officials have said.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
A fire that left over 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in southwest Berlin without electricity was a politically motivated attack by left-wing extremists, city officials have said.
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There go my chances of getting 60 Minutes to run a story on this… :/
Reached out to the White House and the Pentagon to ask what they know about the death toll of their strikes in Venezuela.
The White House referred us to the Pentagon.
And the Pentagon referred us to the White House.
The White House referred us to the Pentagon.
And the Pentagon referred us to the White House.
January 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
There go my chances of getting 60 Minutes to run a story on this… :/
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Mark Lutter’s Charter Cities Institute (CCI) has been eyeing Venezuela since 2019, has received $$$ from Emergent Ventures (backed by Thiel), & calls Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale a “supporter”. Lutter & I just had an interesting exchange. See posts 40-43…1/ threadreaderapp.com/thread/20074...
January 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Hey #nzpol, a controversial take for you. I fucking hate hot weather. I'm stuck in Auckland for the summer after a couple of years in Te Anau and boy do I miss a proper chill in the wind.
Back story: I spent a few years in Darwin prior and have fully appreciated winter ever since
Back story: I spent a few years in Darwin prior and have fully appreciated winter ever since
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Hey #nzpol, a controversial take for you. I fucking hate hot weather. I'm stuck in Auckland for the summer after a couple of years in Te Anau and boy do I miss a proper chill in the wind.
Back story: I spent a few years in Darwin prior and have fully appreciated winter ever since
Back story: I spent a few years in Darwin prior and have fully appreciated winter ever since
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1.8 million registered patients won't have 1.8m documents. The 400,000 documents claimed might conceivably belong to only 125k patients.
And no I haven't heard anything. We're with MMH so I'm expecting bad news and have told people to expect spearphishing based on medical data.
And no I haven't heard anything. We're with MMH so I'm expecting bad news and have told people to expect spearphishing based on medical data.
January 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
1.8 million registered patients won't have 1.8m documents. The 400,000 documents claimed might conceivably belong to only 125k patients.
And no I haven't heard anything. We're with MMH so I'm expecting bad news and have told people to expect spearphishing based on medical data.
And no I haven't heard anything. We're with MMH so I'm expecting bad news and have told people to expect spearphishing based on medical data.
Hey #nzpol, how does 400,000 of 1,800,000 records equal between 6 and 7 percent?
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Hey #nzpol, how does 400,000 of 1,800,000 records equal between 6 and 7 percent?
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
Also, has anyone actually heard that their data has been exposed or not because I haven't? Genuinely interested if anyone has heard anything.
#managemyhealth #mmh
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
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Just a reminder that Trump is still a pedophile and the Epstein scandal still exists.
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Just a reminder that Trump is still a pedophile and the Epstein scandal still exists.
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A reminder: any member of Congress not impeaching is violating their own oath of office.
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
Oaths Of Office, And How Everyone Not Moving To Impeach Trump Is Violating Their Own
Until very recently the only member of Congress excused from not having moved to impeach Trump was Rep. Grijalva, because until someone swore her in there was nothing she could officially do. But f…
www.techdirt.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 AM
A reminder: any member of Congress not impeaching is violating their own oath of office.
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Just hit send to my editor with the full manuscript of:
AMERICAN CAESAR: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America Into a Monarchy
I am so tired.
AMERICAN CAESAR: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America Into a Monarchy
I am so tired.
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Just hit send to my editor with the full manuscript of:
AMERICAN CAESAR: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America Into a Monarchy
I am so tired.
AMERICAN CAESAR: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America Into a Monarchy
I am so tired.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Release the files donny. We haven't forgotten
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Release the files donny. We haven't forgotten
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THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
THREAD: Viral misinformation on US capture of Nicolas Maduro - 4 January
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
This video, shared by Alex Jones and others, falsely claims to show millions of Venezuelans in Caracas celebrating Maduro's capture.
In fact, it shows anti-Maduro protests in July 2024 over a highly disputed election.
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"As with so many things, Trump didn’t invent a bloated, power-grabbing presidency, but he has brought it to its inevitable conclusion, the very thing most feared by the Founders: A madman able to plunge the country into war on a whim."
Trump’s Bogus Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Impeachable Offense
The Framers would have regarded this president as an out-of-control lunatic in desperate need of reining in by Congress
www.theunpopulist.net
January 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"As with so many things, Trump didn’t invent a bloated, power-grabbing presidency, but he has brought it to its inevitable conclusion, the very thing most feared by the Founders: A madman able to plunge the country into war on a whim."
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Bret Baier had an extremely diplomatic way of saying Trump was spewing nonsense when he described how the president talks about drug related deaths in the United States. Trump creates his own reality.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Bret Baier had an extremely diplomatic way of saying Trump was spewing nonsense when he described how the president talks about drug related deaths in the United States. Trump creates his own reality.
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Don't worry: this time for sure
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Don't worry: this time for sure
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Okay, I laughed: “Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him” [Andy Borowitz]
January 4, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Okay, I laughed: “Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him” [Andy Borowitz]
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Quick update for US media: the story is not about Maduro or what’s going on in Venezuela. It’s about the massive rupture in US history where the country now stands for invading and occupying any country it likes.
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Quick update for US media: the story is not about Maduro or what’s going on in Venezuela. It’s about the massive rupture in US history where the country now stands for invading and occupying any country it likes.
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?
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For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
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The Guardian just got a bunch of eminent international law people to comment
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The Guardian just got a bunch of eminent international law people to comment
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...