Ron Filipkowski
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Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020.
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Many Venezuelan-Americans were initially euphoric thinking Trump was liberating Venezuela from Maduro. Now, especially with Trump unceremoniously kicking Machado to the curb, they realize he only intended to liberate them from their assets and resources.
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Many Venezuelan-Americans were initially euphoric thinking Trump was liberating Venezuela from Maduro. Now, especially with Trump unceremoniously kicking Machado to the curb, they realize he only intended to liberate them from their assets and resources.
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Any Jared Kushner sightings in Venezuela yet scoping out the beachfront areas?
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Any Jared Kushner sightings in Venezuela yet scoping out the beachfront areas?
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Once that pilfered Venezuelan oil arrives we can add Dealing in Stolen Property to Felonious Trump’s list of crimes.
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Once that pilfered Venezuelan oil arrives we can add Dealing in Stolen Property to Felonious Trump’s list of crimes.
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She will get to be in charge if she lets Trump loot her country. It’s kinda like when Paul Cicero took a 50% share of Sonny’s restaurant in Goodfellas.
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
She will get to be in charge if she lets Trump loot her country. It’s kinda like when Paul Cicero took a 50% share of Sonny’s restaurant in Goodfellas.
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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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So we conducted regime change with no clear plan for what happens after. Seems like we’ve done this a few times before.
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
So we conducted regime change with no clear plan for what happens after. Seems like we’ve done this a few times before.
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Well, we are definitely seeing why Trump submitted a record $1 trillion military budget last year.
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Well, we are definitely seeing why Trump submitted a record $1 trillion military budget last year.
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The Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 279. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 279.
… Trump ordered a military invasion of Venezuela with special forces to remove President Nicolas Maduro to the US where he is under criminal indictment.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 279. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Trump is simultaneously protecting his friends in the Epstein files and enriching his friends by invading Venezuela. The two highest priorities of the current administration.
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Trump is simultaneously protecting his friends in the Epstein files and enriching his friends by invading Venezuela. The two highest priorities of the current administration.
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From Maduro to Stephen Miller. People in Venezuela can’t catch a break.
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
From Maduro to Stephen Miller. People in Venezuela can’t catch a break.
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Trump has pretty much abandoned the lie that regime change in Venezuela was about drug trafficking, but Republicans in Congress still seem committed to the bit regardless.
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Trump has pretty much abandoned the lie that regime change in Venezuela was about drug trafficking, but Republicans in Congress still seem committed to the bit regardless.
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Hegseth didn’t have the courage to give Mark Kelly a trial by court martial because he knew he would lose it and be humiliated. So he is taking the cowardly way out. Whatever action he takes unilaterally will discredit US military civilian leadership and be reversed in 3 years.
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Hegseth didn’t have the courage to give Mark Kelly a trial by court martial because he knew he would lose it and be humiliated. So he is taking the cowardly way out. Whatever action he takes unilaterally will discredit US military civilian leadership and be reversed in 3 years.
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The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
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He still thinks he’s dealing with the 1994 Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
He still thinks he’s dealing with the 1994 Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Seizing another country's national resources by military force for US oil and mineral companies to plunder while refusing the recognize the opposition leader with zero regard for the well being of the Venezuelan people does not make us the "good guys." bsky.app/profile/atru...
Fetterman on Fox & Friends: "America is a force of good, order, and democracy. And we are promoting these kinds of values. We are the good guys."
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Seizing another country's national resources by military force for US oil and mineral companies to plunder while refusing the recognize the opposition leader with zero regard for the well being of the Venezuelan people does not make us the "good guys." bsky.app/profile/atru...
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He autographed a Make Iran Great Again hat for Lindsey.
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
He autographed a Make Iran Great Again hat for Lindsey.
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
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The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
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Venezuelan-Americans are being fed a bunch of BS by Republican politicians right now. I'm going to say something I've never said before - if you want the truth about this, then listen to Trump. He's the only Republican being brutally honest about it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rick Scott: "I'm glad the president didn't just take Maduro and walk away. I'm glad that he's committed to freedom and democracy in Venezuela. Now, I can't tell you how they're going to get there ... "
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Venezuelan-Americans are being fed a bunch of BS by Republican politicians right now. I'm going to say something I've never said before - if you want the truth about this, then listen to Trump. He's the only Republican being brutally honest about it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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In two weeks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
CROW: Trump said Machado is not gonna be put in charge
MacCALLUM: He says there's a process. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he hopes the end game is, but I think he's doing this methodically
MacCALLUM: He says there's a process. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he hopes the end game is, but I think he's doing this methodically
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
In two weeks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Cassidy is responsible for all the sickness and death that RFK Jr inflicts on the American people.
January 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Cassidy is responsible for all the sickness and death that RFK Jr inflicts on the American people.
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This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.
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President, OB/GYN doctor, architect, windmills and renewable energy expert, whale psychologist, media critic, economist, author, TV host, technology, infrastructure, constitutional law, science, international trade, drones & military tech - the man knows it all. Amazing!
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
President, OB/GYN doctor, architect, windmills and renewable energy expert, whale psychologist, media critic, economist, author, TV host, technology, infrastructure, constitutional law, science, international trade, drones & military tech - the man knows it all. Amazing!
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Republicans spent all day on TV trying to argue this is about freedom and democracy for the people of Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Republicans spent all day on TV trying to argue this is about freedom and democracy for the people of Venezuela.
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Can we please have Trump’s plan to have taxpayers reimburse oil companies for their costs in Venezuela put in an appropriations bill so representatives of the people can vote on the record whether they support that like the Founders intended? Congress still exists, right?
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Can we please have Trump’s plan to have taxpayers reimburse oil companies for their costs in Venezuela put in an appropriations bill so representatives of the people can vote on the record whether they support that like the Founders intended? Congress still exists, right?
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I think that’s it for me today on the internet. Time to read a book. I was thinking maybe reading about bubonic plague in the 14th century when things weren’t so crazy.
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I think that’s it for me today on the internet. Time to read a book. I was thinking maybe reading about bubonic plague in the 14th century when things weren’t so crazy.