Warner Crocker
@warnercrocker.bsky.social
Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Reblogs offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand...
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Welcome to capex-by-blackmail.
“.. They’re saying, ‘you gotta go in if you want to play and get reimbursed,’” said one industry official .. “But the infrastructure .. is so dilapidated that no one .. can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable.”
#OOTT
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“.. They’re saying, ‘you gotta go in if you want to play and get reimbursed,’” said one industry official .. “But the infrastructure .. is so dilapidated that no one .. can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable.”
#OOTT
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
www.politico.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Welcome to capex-by-blackmail.
“.. They’re saying, ‘you gotta go in if you want to play and get reimbursed,’” said one industry official .. “But the infrastructure .. is so dilapidated that no one .. can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable.”
#OOTT
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“.. They’re saying, ‘you gotta go in if you want to play and get reimbursed,’” said one industry official .. “But the infrastructure .. is so dilapidated that no one .. can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable.”
#OOTT
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
👇🏻The Bard knows.
And here I stand both to impeach and purge
January 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
👇🏻The Bard knows.
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Not looking forward to the 2044 controversy about whether a Dem president handled the withdrawal from Venezuela right
Veteran New York Times national security reporter David Sanger says what Trump is describing in Venezuela is an "American occupation."
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Not looking forward to the 2044 controversy about whether a Dem president handled the withdrawal from Venezuela right
Perhaps they should hold Maduro and his wife and put them on trial at the Trump Kennedy Center. I hear no one else is using it currently. #Venezuela #politics
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Perhaps they should hold Maduro and his wife and put them on trial at the Trump Kennedy Center. I hear no one else is using it currently. #Venezuela #politics
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Nicolas Maduro has been extradited to New York to face the full force of a presidential pardon.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Nicolas Maduro has been extradited to New York to face the full force of a presidential pardon.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
Maybe we'll get lucky (and pity on the Venezuelan people if we do) and things will deteriorate so badly that Trump will install Stephen Miller as viceroy in charge of Venezuela. Couldn't happen to a better asshole. #Venezuela #politics
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Maybe we'll get lucky (and pity on the Venezuelan people if we do) and things will deteriorate so badly that Trump will install Stephen Miller as viceroy in charge of Venezuela. Couldn't happen to a better asshole. #Venezuela #politics
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Russia and China already know that the president of the United States is helping to clear the way for their adventures—and they should keep their faux-outrage to themselves.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Russia and China already know that the president of the United States is helping to clear the way for their adventures—and they should keep their faux-outrage to themselves.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Hey, look ma! We’re running Venezuela!
Well That Happened
#Venezuela #Politics
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Well That Happened
#Venezuela #Politics
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January 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Hey, look ma! We’re running Venezuela!
Well That Happened
#Venezuela #Politics
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Well That Happened
#Venezuela #Politics
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CIA Orchestrates Coup D’État To Replace Entire Population Of Venezuela theonion.com/cia-orchestr...
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
CIA Orchestrates Coup D’État To Replace Entire Population Of Venezuela theonion.com/cia-orchestr...
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Yes. This is at the heart of what’s happening now.
Just to reset - Trump feels like he can do whatever he wants as President is not just bc we have a compliant Congress led by Republicans (w/ a toothless Dem opposition) but also because John Roberts and his MAGA #SCOTUS gave him a blank check.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Yes. This is at the heart of what’s happening now.
Waiting for Mike Johnson to declare Congress will be out for another month. #Venezuela #Politics
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Waiting for Mike Johnson to declare Congress will be out for another month. #Venezuela #Politics
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We have private information that this is more likely than not true.
Decent chance the military was told only about tge Maduro/indictment part, & little to nothing about the “we’re in charge of the country” part.
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
We have private information that this is more likely than not true.
Who knows what happens going forward. The dolts in charge certainly don't. I may be wrong, but perhaps this running Venezuela episode might be prove to be the beginning of the end of this horrid American regime. #Venezuela #politics
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Who knows what happens going forward. The dolts in charge certainly don't. I may be wrong, but perhaps this running Venezuela episode might be prove to be the beginning of the end of this horrid American regime. #Venezuela #politics
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👇🏼
Does Trump know we can hear what he’s saying?
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
👇🏼
When are they going to just give Hegseth pom-poms?
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
When are they going to just give Hegseth pom-poms?
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Unmasked
So we’re taking ICE abductions international?
January 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Unmasked
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What you have seen him do, and heard him speak,
Beating your officers, cursing yourselves,
Opposing laws with strokes, and here defying
Those whose great power must try him—
Beating your officers, cursing yourselves,
Opposing laws with strokes, and here defying
Those whose great power must try him—
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What you have seen him do, and heard him speak,
Beating your officers, cursing yourselves,
Opposing laws with strokes, and here defying
Those whose great power must try him—
Beating your officers, cursing yourselves,
Opposing laws with strokes, and here defying
Those whose great power must try him—
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Great quote:
"Our military are bathtub toys to him."
"Our military are bathtub toys to him."
Its a game to them. Our military are bathtub toys to him
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Great quote:
"Our military are bathtub toys to him."
"Our military are bathtub toys to him."
Unsettling as it is to wake up to this morning’s news, it is even more unsettling to see reactions fall back on the tropes, traditions, and rules we’ve been accustomed to for generations
Drink another cup of coffee and wakeup. The old rules haven’t applied for almost a year and won’t ever again
Drink another cup of coffee and wakeup. The old rules haven’t applied for almost a year and won’t ever again
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Unsettling as it is to wake up to this morning’s news, it is even more unsettling to see reactions fall back on the tropes, traditions, and rules we’ve been accustomed to for generations
Drink another cup of coffee and wakeup. The old rules haven’t applied for almost a year and won’t ever again
Drink another cup of coffee and wakeup. The old rules haven’t applied for almost a year and won’t ever again
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Just like Jan 6.
What a deeply vile, sick being he is.
What a deeply vile, sick being he is.
Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Just like Jan 6.
What a deeply vile, sick being he is.
What a deeply vile, sick being he is.
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That’s his goal, yes
We’re just kidnapping heads of state now? Are we the Soviets?
President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
That’s his goal, yes
Laughing my ass off to hear news channels saying we'll know more when POTUS speaks later this morning. Bullshit. #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Laughing my ass off to hear news channels saying we'll know more when POTUS speaks later this morning. Bullshit. #Venezuela
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Look for the news media to speculate on how Trump will establish democracy in Venezuela without pointing out that he’s dismantling democracy in his own country.
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Look for the news media to speculate on how Trump will establish democracy in Venezuela without pointing out that he’s dismantling democracy in his own country.
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Obviously, the FIFA Peace Prize comes with a lot of credibility.
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Obviously, the FIFA Peace Prize comes with a lot of credibility.