Benjamin Caldwell
@ben-jamin5.bsky.social
US citizen paying attention to the changes around us here to discuss respectfully
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WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
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1/ Tina Peters is in prison for criminally breaching election security, not for exposing fraud. No court, audit, or investigation found widespread voter fraud in Colorado. Mail-in voting in Colorado has existed for years, is used by voters across parties, and has been upheld by courts.
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
1/ Tina Peters is in prison for criminally breaching election security, not for exposing fraud. No court, audit, or investigation found widespread voter fraud in Colorado. Mail-in voting in Colorado has existed for years, is used by voters across parties, and has been upheld by courts.
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The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
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Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
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An attack on Greenland would trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty requiring them to respond to US aggression.
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)
-- 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 3:24 AM
An attack on Greenland would trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty requiring them to respond to US aggression.
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Trump is a tough guy who’s never been in a fight himself.
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Trump is a tough guy who’s never been in a fight himself.
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Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
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Be warned: Trump is plotting to expand his cruel deportation machine even more this year.
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
What is Due Process?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Be warned: Trump is plotting to expand his cruel deportation machine even more this year.
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
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Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster? https://youtu.be/0wxBHxpMFXA?si=SPx1PI-Np8otRi5S
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster? https://youtu.be/0wxBHxpMFXA?si=SPx1PI-Np8otRi5S
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The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
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Today's billionaires own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country.
Here's how wealth inequality spiraled out of control — and what we can do to fix it.
https://youtu.be/wOI8RuhW7q0?si=Fq4N9wTQhLHawXq7
Here's how wealth inequality spiraled out of control — and what we can do to fix it.
https://youtu.be/wOI8RuhW7q0?si=Fq4N9wTQhLHawXq7
How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Today's billionaires own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country.
Here's how wealth inequality spiraled out of control — and what we can do to fix it.
https://youtu.be/wOI8RuhW7q0?si=Fq4N9wTQhLHawXq7
Here's how wealth inequality spiraled out of control — and what we can do to fix it.
https://youtu.be/wOI8RuhW7q0?si=Fq4N9wTQhLHawXq7
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And there it is:
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you see as the future of Venezuela's oil industry?
TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
And there it is:
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So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
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In the first year of Trump’s second term, he imposed his thuggery on the United States. In the second year, apparently he will impose it on the hemisphere.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In the first year of Trump’s second term, he imposed his thuggery on the United States. In the second year, apparently he will impose it on the hemisphere.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/thug-world
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Cartoon by Nick Anderson
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
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Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
robertreich.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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(For any followers of this page unaware, @elonmusk-joinx.bsky.social is my Elon Musk parody account, the account at most makes jokes about Elon musk, or mostly, directly talks about what he does. Parody is in NAME AND BIO! I don’t know why it suddenly needed suspension.)
January 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
(For any followers of this page unaware, @elonmusk-joinx.bsky.social is my Elon Musk parody account, the account at most makes jokes about Elon musk, or mostly, directly talks about what he does. Parody is in NAME AND BIO! I don’t know why it suddenly needed suspension.)
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THE RADICAL LEFTIST SCUM @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team @moderation.bsky.app STRUCK DOWN AND KILLED @ElonMusk-JoinX.bsky.social IN COLD BLOOD! THE COWARDS HAD TO DO IT WHILE HE WAS ASLEEP!
(Jokes aside, they banned my Elon parody account lol, like and repost to make them see 😂)
(Jokes aside, they banned my Elon parody account lol, like and repost to make them see 😂)
January 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
THE RADICAL LEFTIST SCUM @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team @moderation.bsky.app STRUCK DOWN AND KILLED @ElonMusk-JoinX.bsky.social IN COLD BLOOD! THE COWARDS HAD TO DO IT WHILE HE WAS ASLEEP!
(Jokes aside, they banned my Elon parody account lol, like and repost to make them see 😂)
(Jokes aside, they banned my Elon parody account lol, like and repost to make them see 😂)