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Retired financial controller. Caregiver of 100% disabled combat veteran. Rational Independent.🚫DMs = 🧱🚫MAGA. Ally 🌈. Siberian Cats, Dogs, SE Arabians. 💙Politics.🚫Porn🚫Fascism. Autocorrect is my sworn enema. Ancora Imparo. I take no shit. Fresh outta fucks.
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TweetLD @tweetld.bsky.social · Sep 25
notwhatyousignedupfor.org
Not What You Signed Up For?
Not What You Signed Up For? You saw the billboard. You have questions. You’re not alone. But first, here are proactive steps you can take to reduce risk: Be sure to access resources from a personal de...
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It's despicable that the family has to deal with this as they are grieving.

Family of Rep. Hortman ask Trump to remove post spreading conspiracy theories on her death
Source: CBS Minnesota

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Family of Rep. Hortman ask Trump to remove post spreading conspiracy theories on her death - NewsBreak
Several lawmakers are condemning President Trump after he shared a video on social media Saturday alleging Gov. Tim Walz is behind the assassination of for
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January 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Judge says there's 'substantial evidence' Kristi Noem promoted 'racist' theory to end TPS
A Biden-appointed judge bashed Kristi Noem for deciding in a "pretextual" way that some 60,000 immigrants should be stripped of Temporary Protected Status.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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TV'S JACK REACHER AHEAD OF MAGA & RUBIO - VENEZUELA
YouTube video by Tony Dortie
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January 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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theliamnissan.bsky.social
Fun Fact: If Maduro was in the Epstein files he'd be safe at home in his bed right now.
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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atrupar.com
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:

-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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commondreams.org
"They have spoken openly about controlling Venezuela’s oil reserves," said US Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It recalls the darkest chapters of US interventions in Latin America."
'Get the Oil Flowing': Trump's Own Words Make His War Aims in Venezuela Clear
"They have spoken openly about controlling Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world," said US Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It recalls the darkest chapters of US interventions in Latin America."
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January 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
Ok I had to look this up and…true! www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-r...
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM
tweetld.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
The president of the US and the Supreme Leader of Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize campaign is off to a shaky start.
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
tweetld.bsky.social
He didn't.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h
Trump: You know I wrote about Bin Laden one year before the World Trade Center. If they would’ve listened to me, they wouldn’t have the World Trade Center tragedy. I predicted Bin Laden. Did you know that?

Graham: I learn something everyday.
January 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
tweetld.bsky.social
Ummmm…. Trump is president, so… yeah. Universal healthcare, social democracy…
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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ericumansky.bsky.social
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.

For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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4legsrgood.bsky.social
You know this whole Venezuela thing is going to cost billions.

Would have been cheaper just to invest in solar power and wind power.

Also, worried about drugs? How about Americans STOP FUELING THE DEMAND
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Any Jared Kushner sightings in Venezuela yet scoping out the beachfront areas?
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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atrupar.com
Q: What do you need over the next two weeks from Delcy Rodríguez?

TRUMP: Total access. We need total access. We need access to the oil and other things
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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axidentaliberal.bsky.social
Inflation is destroying America

Millions are losing health insurance

The Epstein files exposed how the inequities in our legal system favor the rich

And Jack Smith’s deposition shows the extent of Trump’s crimes

Seems like a great time to distract us by starting an illegal war against Venezuela
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Rep. Seth Moulton: "This is insane. What the hell are we doing? ... this is illegal."
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Reporter: She called it a kidnapping of Maduro

Trump: That’s not a bad term
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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schooley.bsky.social
The briefing would be: We did the thing.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h
Congressional Democrats said they were still being kept in the dark on Sunday, with no information provided to them by the Trump administration about the military action to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela a day earlier, despite their demands for classified briefings.
Top Democrats Say Trump Has Still Not Briefed Congress on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela
“This is just another example of absolute lawlessness on the part of this administration,” said Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
“The democratic will of the Venezuelan people” is not even remotely a consideration of the Trump Admin. It is completely irrelevant to Trump.
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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wajali.bsky.social
Dems, release another batch of the Epstein Files on Monday.

Don't let Trump and Republicans distract.

Keep him cornered.
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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michaelby.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Trump is intoxicated with the application of military power.
Trump threatens Colombia with military action as he reiterates that the US is ‘in charge’ in Venezuela – live
US president says operation in Colombia ‘sounds good’ and elections in Venezuela will happen at the ‘right time’
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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The oil robbery at the expense of our troops isn't the distraction. But the timing is.
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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mari-rochelle.bsky.social
From Rachel Hurley:

Something about Venezuela is not sitting right with me.
This is a long one.
And take this all with a grain of salt, because who the hell am I? I could be overthinking this whole thing.
Something about Venezuela is not sitting right with me. This is a long one. And take this all with a grain of salt, because who the hell am I? I could be overthinking this whole thing. Here's what can be backed up by reporting: 14 days before the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, Russia evacuated the families of its diplomats from Venezuela. December 20th. Wives and kids. Quiet, organized, done. Then on January 3rd, Delta Force drops in, grabs Maduro and his wife, and it's over in under thirty minutes. That doesn't seem like a coincidence. Russia publicly condemned the whole thing - called it armed aggression, demanded a UN Security Council meeting, the whole performative outrage routine. But you don't evacuate your people two weeks in advance unless you know something's coming. And if you know something's coming, someone told you. Here's where it gets weirder. Cuba - Venezuela's other major ally - didn't evacuate anybody. Cuban doctors are still there, confined to their quarters, families back in Havana losing their minds because nobody warned them this was happening. China? Same thing. No evacuation, just reactive condemnation after the fact. So Russia knew. Cuba and China didn't. Or at least they didn't foresee any consequences from a US intervention - because sure;y they knew that Russians were leaving. Now let's talk about how the operation actually went down. Venezuela spent two billion dollars on Russian S-300 air defense systems - the kind that are supposed to turn the Caribbean into a no-fly zone for the U.S. military. On paper, these things track 24 targets simultaneously, knock cruise missiles out of the sky at 250 kilometers. Caracas should have been a fortress. The U.S. neutralized all of it in under twenty minutes. Either American military tech is so vastly superior that we can casually dismantle a Russian-backed air defense network before anyone even knows we're there, or those systems were ordered not to fire. Maybe both. But the speed of it - the totality of it - that's what doesn't add up. And if we can do this - why is the Ukrainian war with Russia still happening? Anyway - one helicopter took minor damage. That's it. No U.S. casualties. No significant Venezuelan casualties that anyone's bothered to specify. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez went on TV and said "innocent people died" but never gave numbers, never gave details, and hasn't brought it up again. For a surprise military raid on a hostile capital city, that's remarkably clean. And then there's Maduro himself. He and his wife both surrendered. Not fought to the death, not tried to escape, not holed up for a siege. Surrendered. The FBI Hostage Rescue Team was part of the extraction force - not just Delta, but FBI HRT, the guys who specialize in cooperative extractions. You bring HRT when you're expecting the target to come willingly. The whole transport route screams pre-arrangement. Maduro goes from his compound to the USS Iwo Jima, then Guantanamo, then a nice clean flight to New York where a 25-page indictment is ready to unseal the same day he lands. That indictment was prepared. The grand jury had already done its work. Jay Clayton's signature was on it before Maduro ever got on that helicopter. They knew exactly when he'd be in custody. Here's what I think happened - and again, I'm speculating here, but the pieces fit. Maduro was cornered. His economy collapsed. He lost the 2024 election and the international community recognized his opponent. His former intelligence chief, Hugo Carvajal, pled guilty back in June and started cooperating. That guy would have known everything - security details, schedules, which officers were loyal, which ones would fold. Maduro's wife was indicted. His son was indicted. He was facing life in prison if the U.S. ever got him. actually watched a video of a recent interview that Maduro did where he said that he was ready to work with the US - he was just waiting for them to call. So what if he made a deal? What if Maduro, through back channels, offered to surrender in exchange for a reduced sentence? Maybe witness protection, maybe unfrozen assets, maybe immunity for his kid. The U.S. gets him in custody, gets control of Venezuelan oil, gets a clean regime change without a prolonged war. Russia gets advance warning, pulls their people out, avoids an international incident. And everybody gets to maintain their public positions for domestic audiences. Maduro looks like a victim - kidnapped by imperial aggression, not a guy who cut a deal to save his own ass. The U.S. looks strong - tough on dictators, military dominance, America first. Russia looks outraged - standing up to American hegemony. And Venezuela's power structure stays mostly intact because Trump's not working with the democratic opposition, he's working with Maduro's own vice president. That last part is what really cinches it for me. María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize. She won the opposition primary. Her guy, Edmundo Gonzalez, won the actual presidential election by a two-to-one margin and got international recognition as Venezuela's legitimate leader. Seventy percent of Venezuelans support the opposition.
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
This doesn’t seem to be a guy who is bothered
January 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM