JPL
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Coastal Urban Elitist of Appalachia. Supporter of the so-called Gender Freedoms. he/him
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Also, as I note in the piece, we may be seeing a cost of Democratic apathy towards crim legal reform, and the broader centrist backlash against reformers.
Chicago and LA both ended up ousting* reformers for tougher-on-crime Dems who don't like going after police. And thus aren't standing up to ICE.
Chicago and LA both ended up ousting* reformers for tougher-on-crime Dems who don't like going after police. And thus aren't standing up to ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Also, as I note in the piece, we may be seeing a cost of Democratic apathy towards crim legal reform, and the broader centrist backlash against reformers.
Chicago and LA both ended up ousting* reformers for tougher-on-crime Dems who don't like going after police. And thus aren't standing up to ICE.
Chicago and LA both ended up ousting* reformers for tougher-on-crime Dems who don't like going after police. And thus aren't standing up to ICE.
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2/At first people scratching their heads about the oil talk. Venezuelan oil is notoriously hard to process and the infrastructure is broken.
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Trump's idea to seize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles
Venezuela's oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanctions, so it will likely take years and major investments before production can increase dramatically.
www.pbs.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
2/At first people scratching their heads about the oil talk. Venezuelan oil is notoriously hard to process and the infrastructure is broken.
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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Ok this isn't the worst part by any means but the admin not knowing how to use the word "mitigate" is infuriating.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Ok this isn't the worst part by any means but the admin not knowing how to use the word "mitigate" is infuriating.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Admitting it was an inside job in Venezuela is admitting they can't actually just simply take Greenland unless Greenland also has some kind of scheming vizier looking to sell out the boss.
January 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Admitting it was an inside job in Venezuela is admitting they can't actually just simply take Greenland unless Greenland also has some kind of scheming vizier looking to sell out the boss.
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"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
On the first day back following the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores, 6 Senate Democrats vote yea to confirm Keith Bass as an Assistant Secretary of Defense by a vote of 50-35.
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
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BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
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Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
It was clear from very early that we had cooperation from inside. This makes it seems like we were just brought in to facilitate a palace coup.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Exclusive: Venezuelan leaders offered U.S. a path to stay in power without Maduro
Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez used Doha backchannels to offer Washington a 'Cartel Light' plan for a managed Venezuela transition that keeps chavismo in power.
www.miamiherald.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
It was clear from very early that we had cooperation from inside. This makes it seems like we were just brought in to facilitate a palace coup.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
People (e.g. Schumer) seem to think that we are occupying or doing regime change in Venezuela, probably because that's what we'd have to do if we wanted to effect real change there. We're not doing that because Trump only cares about the headlines and posts.
we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
People (e.g. Schumer) seem to think that we are occupying or doing regime change in Venezuela, probably because that's what we'd have to do if we wanted to effect real change there. We're not doing that because Trump only cares about the headlines and posts.
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nothing is a distraction from anything, these guys are all dumber than dirt and out way over their skis
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
nothing is a distraction from anything, these guys are all dumber than dirt and out way over their skis
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23 days ago Seth Moulton voted to supply $900 billion to the Trump regime's war machine in exchange for segregation laws for trans people.
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
23 days ago Seth Moulton voted to supply $900 billion to the Trump regime's war machine in exchange for segregation laws for trans people.
A lot of people are asking why we would attack Venezuela. I think this is mostly a result of the Trump administration's incompetence at propaganda, as any Republican administration since Eisenhower would have signed off on this raid, and probably some Democratic ones too.
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
A lot of people are asking why we would attack Venezuela. I think this is mostly a result of the Trump administration's incompetence at propaganda, as any Republican administration since Eisenhower would have signed off on this raid, and probably some Democratic ones too.
If you are the leader of a country with a "US forces in..." market you should be refreshing that site every hour.
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If you are the leader of a country with a "US forces in..." market you should be refreshing that site every hour.
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I feel like the history of western imperialism is often like this, where there's an almost-plausible case for resource-grabbing, an almost plausible geopolitical explanation (first Caracas, then Havana), and a sort of liberal imperialist fig leaf to keep democrats from being too mad (the Nobel shit)
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I feel like the history of western imperialism is often like this, where there's an almost-plausible case for resource-grabbing, an almost plausible geopolitical explanation (first Caracas, then Havana), and a sort of liberal imperialist fig leaf to keep democrats from being too mad (the Nobel shit)
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None of this excuses Trump, but:
1) There is an OLC opinion that authorizes this, which future AG then OLC head Bill Barr signed in 1989 to authorize the very similar Panama invasion.
2) There is an indictment. It was unsealed under Barr in 2020.
3) Indictment is real. Former top aide pled in June
1) There is an OLC opinion that authorizes this, which future AG then OLC head Bill Barr signed in 1989 to authorize the very similar Panama invasion.
2) There is an indictment. It was unsealed under Barr in 2020.
3) Indictment is real. Former top aide pled in June
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
None of this excuses Trump, but:
1) There is an OLC opinion that authorizes this, which future AG then OLC head Bill Barr signed in 1989 to authorize the very similar Panama invasion.
2) There is an indictment. It was unsealed under Barr in 2020.
3) Indictment is real. Former top aide pled in June
1) There is an OLC opinion that authorizes this, which future AG then OLC head Bill Barr signed in 1989 to authorize the very similar Panama invasion.
2) There is an indictment. It was unsealed under Barr in 2020.
3) Indictment is real. Former top aide pled in June
Trying to raise a successful daughter? Consider getting her to marry a billionaire.
January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Trying to raise a successful daughter? Consider getting her to marry a billionaire.
Don't worry guys it's fine
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Don't worry guys it's fine