Robert Hernandez
@webjournalist.bsky.social
USCAnnenberg Digital Profe, #JOVRNALISM creator, NAHJ Hall of Famer/Program Manager, CalMatters & InquireFirst board member. Chicas Poderosas #wjchat #HorizontalLoyalty he/him 🇸🇻 // I live sweat but I dream light years.
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They’re not coming
"We can't hide behind false claims of objectivity but also claim to 'give voice to the voiceless' or 'comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.'"
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You’re not crazy.
You’re not alone.
But they aren’t coming.
It’s up to us.
My @niemanlab.org prediction:
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/they...
You’re not alone.
But they aren’t coming.
It’s up to us.
My @niemanlab.org prediction:
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/they...
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American history is just 'you let a motherfucker shenan once and sure enough they'll shenan again' ad infinitum
Actions need to have consequences
Actions need to have consequences
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
American history is just 'you let a motherfucker shenan once and sure enough they'll shenan again' ad infinitum
Actions need to have consequences
Actions need to have consequences
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Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
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In the modal case, the US removing an unfriendly Latin American head of state results in a civil war, a new authoritarian regime that's at least as bad, a massive hit to US reputation, and/or a hemispheric pivot to find other (anti-US) allies.
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In the modal case, the US removing an unfriendly Latin American head of state results in a civil war, a new authoritarian regime that's at least as bad, a massive hit to US reputation, and/or a hemispheric pivot to find other (anti-US) allies.
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Donald Trump has multiple indictments in the United States for crimes against the US government. And also pardoned top drug dealers.
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Donald Trump has multiple indictments in the United States for crimes against the US government. And also pardoned top drug dealers.
According to Justice Roberts, the president cannot be held accountable for violating the U.S. Constitution and international law because… ::checks notes:: he is the president.
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
According to Justice Roberts, the president cannot be held accountable for violating the U.S. Constitution and international law because… ::checks notes:: he is the president.
Man, he keeps making MTG seem rationale.
That’s quite an achievement.
A sad, scary one but an achievement nonetheless the less.
That’s quite an achievement.
A sad, scary one but an achievement nonetheless the less.
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Man, he keeps making MTG seem rationale.
That’s quite an achievement.
A sad, scary one but an achievement nonetheless the less.
That’s quite an achievement.
A sad, scary one but an achievement nonetheless the less.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
And what will the Fourth Estate do?
How will our news organizations frame and respond this blatantly illegal act?
How will our news organizations frame and respond this blatantly illegal act?
This is a new dangerous line and our elected officials either stand for the U.S. Constitution and the law or they are weak, meaningless people normalizing this erratic and deadly behavior.
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
And what will the Fourth Estate do?
How will our news organizations frame and respond this blatantly illegal act?
How will our news organizations frame and respond this blatantly illegal act?
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
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Terrible take. Literally every FIFA Peace Prize winner has done this.
No FIFA Peace Prize winner has ever done this before
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Terrible take. Literally every FIFA Peace Prize winner has done this.
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The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
Not now, Nancy!
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Not now, Nancy!
This is a new dangerous line and our elected officials either stand for the U.S. Constitution and the law or they are weak, meaningless people normalizing this erratic and deadly behavior.
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This is a new dangerous line and our elected officials either stand for the U.S. Constitution and the law or they are weak, meaningless people normalizing this erratic and deadly behavior.
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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there is nothing i love more than waking up on a saturday and immediately going "what the fuck?"
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
there is nothing i love more than waking up on a saturday and immediately going "what the fuck?"
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Trump's first White House was horny to overthrow Maduro. But the people who drove that failed coup -- guys like John Bolton -- are all gone now. This is an almost completely different set of plotters.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The Untold Story of Trump's Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela's President
A successful CIA hack of Venezuela's military payroll system, insider fights for spy agency resources, and messy opposition politics: A WIRED investigation reveals a secret Trump-era attempt to oust a...
www.wired.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Trump's first White House was horny to overthrow Maduro. But the people who drove that failed coup -- guys like John Bolton -- are all gone now. This is an almost completely different set of plotters.
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Does this mean he has to return the FIFA Peace Prize?
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Does this mean he has to return the FIFA Peace Prize?
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NEWSFLASH: Loud explosions were reported overnight across parts of Venezuela.
Recently, the U.S. has been escalating pressure in the form of maritime strikes, a tanker seizure, and a recent drone attack on a port.
Recently, the U.S. has been escalating pressure in the form of maritime strikes, a tanker seizure, and a recent drone attack on a port.
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
NEWSFLASH: Loud explosions were reported overnight across parts of Venezuela.
Recently, the U.S. has been escalating pressure in the form of maritime strikes, a tanker seizure, and a recent drone attack on a port.
Recently, the U.S. has been escalating pressure in the form of maritime strikes, a tanker seizure, and a recent drone attack on a port.
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The first reaction from a political leader comes from the President of Colombia, who is calling for immediate meetings of the Organization of American States and the United Nations:
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The first reaction from a political leader comes from the President of Colombia, who is calling for immediate meetings of the Organization of American States and the United Nations:
After committing war crimes, we are now engaging in an unprovoked war with a country (likely for oil).
And you voted for this because of the cost of eggs (due to bird flu) you ignorant fool.
And you voted for this because of the cost of eggs (due to bird flu) you ignorant fool.
January 3, 2026 at 7:38 AM
After committing war crimes, we are now engaging in an unprovoked war with a country (likely for oil).
And you voted for this because of the cost of eggs (due to bird flu) you ignorant fool.
And you voted for this because of the cost of eggs (due to bird flu) you ignorant fool.
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The way I just laughed! What a 🤡
Ok I really am working out the logistics of permanently shuttering my twitter account - but my god is this funny.
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The way I just laughed! What a 🤡