Heather Gordon
@heathergordo.bsky.social
Not a pessimist, a realist.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
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.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
"This operation is illegal under international law and unconstitutional under U.S. law"
Trump is using "an absurd legal justification, not dissimilar from the Bush Doctrine used to attack Iraq."
Q. for Anthony Albanese:
Will you stand up for the law?
Or is it 'all the way with Donald J'? #auspol
Trump is using "an absurd legal justification, not dissimilar from the Bush Doctrine used to attack Iraq."
Q. for Anthony Albanese:
Will you stand up for the law?
Or is it 'all the way with Donald J'? #auspol
My analysis as a human rights lawyer where I cite:
•The international & constitutional laws Trump violated
•His absurd justification for this attack & why it will absolutely fail in any court of justice
•The horrifying global implications that Trump just unleashed
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-ill...
•The international & constitutional laws Trump violated
•His absurd justification for this attack & why it will absolutely fail in any court of justice
•The horrifying global implications that Trump just unleashed
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-ill...
Trump's Illegal Act of War In Venezuela
Trump’s bombing of Venezuela and abduction of Maduro shatters sovereignty, invites global chaos, and establishes a doctrine no democracy can survive
www.qasimrashid.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"This operation is illegal under international law and unconstitutional under U.S. law"
Trump is using "an absurd legal justification, not dissimilar from the Bush Doctrine used to attack Iraq."
Q. for Anthony Albanese:
Will you stand up for the law?
Or is it 'all the way with Donald J'? #auspol
Trump is using "an absurd legal justification, not dissimilar from the Bush Doctrine used to attack Iraq."
Q. for Anthony Albanese:
Will you stand up for the law?
Or is it 'all the way with Donald J'? #auspol
Reposted by Heather Gordon
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.”
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Blind Imperial Arrogance
Vile stereotyping of Arabs by the U.S. ensures years of turmoil
www.latimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.”
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Edward Said’s words are as relevant today as they were a few decades ago.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
Destabilise country > create #unrest > steal > create #humanitarian crisis > destroy homeland > create more refugees > blame #refugees for everything. Rinse and repeat 🔁
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Destabilise country > create #unrest > steal > create #humanitarian crisis > destroy homeland > create more refugees > blame #refugees for everything. Rinse and repeat 🔁
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"We urge all parties to support dialogue and diplomacy"? What kind of nonsense statement is this? The US just bombed them with no cause, kidnapped their president and his wife, and declared that they would be running the country in order to secure its oil for themselves.
January 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
"We urge all parties to support dialogue and diplomacy"? What kind of nonsense statement is this? The US just bombed them with no cause, kidnapped their president and his wife, and declared that they would be running the country in order to secure its oil for themselves.
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US attacks on Venezuela could fuel greater destabilisation in Latin America and spur a further exodus from the country.
Venezuela temporarily closes border with Brazil following US strike
US attacks on Venezuela could fuel greater destabilisation in Latin America and spur a further exodus from the country.
www.aljazeera.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
US attacks on Venezuela could fuel greater destabilisation in Latin America and spur a further exodus from the country.
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Boy, this sure makes it sound like some Trump friends in the business world knew about this illegal invasion even as America's elected representatives were kept in the dark
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Boy, this sure makes it sound like some Trump friends in the business world knew about this illegal invasion even as America's elected representatives were kept in the dark
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Trump’s invasion of Venezuela should be a wake-up call for Australia.
We can’t keep pretending the US is a rules-based, shared-values ally.
It’s time to rethink who we trust before we go down with the Titanic.
Read, comment, share.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/tied-to...
We can’t keep pretending the US is a rules-based, shared-values ally.
It’s time to rethink who we trust before we go down with the Titanic.
Read, comment, share.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/tied-to...
Tied to the Titanic: Australia’s US Delusion Is Sinking Fast
The world just watched the most powerful nation on Earth launch a full-scale military attack - without UN Security Council approval, without any domestic legal justification, and with no plausible sel...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela should be a wake-up call for Australia.
We can’t keep pretending the US is a rules-based, shared-values ally.
It’s time to rethink who we trust before we go down with the Titanic.
Read, comment, share.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/tied-to...
We can’t keep pretending the US is a rules-based, shared-values ally.
It’s time to rethink who we trust before we go down with the Titanic.
Read, comment, share.👇🏽
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/tied-to...
Reposted by Heather Gordon
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
“The world now appears to be at the mercy of a 79-year-old egomaniac…there is no doctrine, no philosophy, no sense to what America will do next.
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
Trump promised Maga the US wouldn't police the world - now it's running Venezuela
The world now watches on with astonishment, fear and horror - what's next?
inews.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“The world now appears to be at the mercy of a 79-year-old egomaniac…there is no doctrine, no philosophy, no sense to what America will do next.
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
“Foreign policy relies on predictability and stability, and Trump is allergic to both—and with no-one around him either able or willing to rein him in.”
Reposted by Heather Gordon
When there are claims that Iran has killed unarmed civilians, America threatens war on Iran.
When there is a livestream of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, America arms and funds Israel.
There is something inherently wrong with this picture. #StopIsrael #StopTheUSA
When there is a livestream of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, America arms and funds Israel.
There is something inherently wrong with this picture. #StopIsrael #StopTheUSA
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
When there are claims that Iran has killed unarmed civilians, America threatens war on Iran.
When there is a livestream of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, America arms and funds Israel.
There is something inherently wrong with this picture. #StopIsrael #StopTheUSA
When there is a livestream of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, America arms and funds Israel.
There is something inherently wrong with this picture. #StopIsrael #StopTheUSA
Reposted by Heather Gordon
Five things you need to know about protests in Iran https://aje.io/pa2l5g
January 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Five things you need to know about protests in Iran https://aje.io/pa2l5g
Reposted by Heather Gordon
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
Reposted by Heather Gordon
The story illustrates how dangerous American commercial hegemony is to international order.
It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The story illustrates how dangerous American commercial hegemony is to international order.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
US says Chinese military drills around Taiwan cause unnecessary tensions
US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
US recently approved $11bn arms package for Taiwan, which condemned 'provocative' Chinese military drills.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/1/empire_of_ai_karen_hao_on
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/1/empire_of_ai_karen_hao_on
Reposted by Heather Gordon
You are kidding yourself if you think OpenAI won't be charging for ChatGPT to generate CSAM for pay in a few months. They already charge money for a product that tells kids to self harm, they already have a product that generates "adult content", they already lobby against any AI regulation.
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 AM
You are kidding yourself if you think OpenAI won't be charging for ChatGPT to generate CSAM for pay in a few months. They already charge money for a product that tells kids to self harm, they already have a product that generates "adult content", they already lobby against any AI regulation.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
"Amid this chaos there has been one consistent target for Trump’s contempt: the constraints imposed by international law, and its value system built around national sovereignty, including the prohibition of the use of force to change external borders." buff.ly/RHOocV1
Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"Amid this chaos there has been one consistent target for Trump’s contempt: the constraints imposed by international law, and its value system built around national sovereignty, including the prohibition of the use of force to change external borders." buff.ly/RHOocV1
Reposted by Heather Gordon
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
'Simply unprecedented': Israel banning dozens of charities from Gaza
The Israeli government says the organisations have not met new requirements, which include recognising Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and banning any so-called "de-legitimisation" of Israel.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Having killed hundreds of aid workers, Israel is now completely banning 37 aid orgs from entering Gaza, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, Oxfam, Caritas, and World Vision. This is an obvious war crime and thousands will die.
Any comment from our government?
Any comment from our government?
Reposted by Heather Gordon
I ran in the federal election as a candidate for the Greens because they were literally the only party demanding sanctions on Israel and end to the arms trade. Former Greens leader, and current deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi are both also on the Zionist shit list with me. This is instructive.
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I ran in the federal election as a candidate for the Greens because they were literally the only party demanding sanctions on Israel and end to the arms trade. Former Greens leader, and current deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi are both also on the Zionist shit list with me. This is instructive.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
MSF (Doctors Without Borders) was born in part of the realization by the Red Cross that they'd failed to speak out against the Holocaust of Jewish people in the Nazi camps. Founding MSF in 1971, former RC medics vowed to bear witness as well as rendering aid.
Israel is blocking MSF from Gaza now...
Israel is blocking MSF from Gaza now...
December 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
MSF (Doctors Without Borders) was born in part of the realization by the Red Cross that they'd failed to speak out against the Holocaust of Jewish people in the Nazi camps. Founding MSF in 1971, former RC medics vowed to bear witness as well as rendering aid.
Israel is blocking MSF from Gaza now...
Israel is blocking MSF from Gaza now...
Reposted by Heather Gordon
The founder is an Arab Australian who explicitly made it to counter all the anti-Palestinian Zio apps.
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The founder is an Arab Australian who explicitly made it to counter all the anti-Palestinian Zio apps.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
I’ve joined UpScrolled because the clear trend across the major social apps to date is suppression of dissent, and this is going to get worse not better.
December 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’ve joined UpScrolled because the clear trend across the major social apps to date is suppression of dissent, and this is going to get worse not better.
Reposted by Heather Gordon
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Israel becomes the first country in the world to ban the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Let that sink in.
File under "Things you do when you are committing genocide"...
www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...