Richard
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Husband, librarian, musical hack, cocktail enthusiast, haunter of the Colorado Plateau. he/him/his
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People informed about the attack beforehand: NYT, WaPo, oil executives
People not informed: Those with the sole power to declare war
People not informed: Those with the sole power to declare war
Trump Reveals He Gave US Oil Companies a Heads Up ‘Before and After’ Maduro Raid
Trump revealed that American oil companies were informed in advance of the raid on Venezuela that led to the capture of the country’s president.
www.mediaite.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
People informed about the attack beforehand: NYT, WaPo, oil executives
People not informed: Those with the sole power to declare war
People not informed: Those with the sole power to declare war
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The Monroe Doctrine is the US foreign policy that says the US opposes European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine does not say the US is justified in colonizing the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine does not say the US is justified in colonizing the Western Hemisphere.
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The Monroe Doctrine is the US foreign policy that says the US opposes European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine does not say the US is justified in colonizing the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine does not say the US is justified in colonizing the Western Hemisphere.
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What he did is the opposite of the Monroe Doctrine; the Monroe Doctrine was to remove imperialistic control of the Americas, and here Trump thinks it means he can take over all countries and drain their resources. NPR should stop giving him any favorable treatment.
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
What he did is the opposite of the Monroe Doctrine; the Monroe Doctrine was to remove imperialistic control of the Americas, and here Trump thinks it means he can take over all countries and drain their resources. NPR should stop giving him any favorable treatment.
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They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Donald Trump’s unprovoked and unconstitutional war against Venezuela demolished any notion that we live in a rules-based, constitutional democracy. Instead Trump was allowed to murder, kidnap a head of state, and vow to take oil and "run" a soverign country. MADNESS open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
If We had a Functional Constitution, We Wouldn’t have an Illegal War
MAGA stooges destroyed the rule of law
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Donald Trump’s unprovoked and unconstitutional war against Venezuela demolished any notion that we live in a rules-based, constitutional democracy. Instead Trump was allowed to murder, kidnap a head of state, and vow to take oil and "run" a soverign country. MADNESS open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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NO. NO. WE ARE NOT DOING THE "ASYLUM" THING AGAIN. I CAN PUT UP WITH QUITE A LOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT HERE I DRAW THE LINE.
Q: You've talked about returning some control to American companies. Did that play at all into your decision to capture Maduro?
TRUMP: No. What really played is the fact he sent millions of people into our country from prisons and mental institutions
TRUMP: No. What really played is the fact he sent millions of people into our country from prisons and mental institutions
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
NO. NO. WE ARE NOT DOING THE "ASYLUM" THING AGAIN. I CAN PUT UP WITH QUITE A LOT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT HERE I DRAW THE LINE.
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elon musk doesn’t think female presenting people deserve to be on the internet, so he built a harrassment power tool. simple as that. continuing to use his harrassment machine is an endorsement if his views on women
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
elon musk doesn’t think female presenting people deserve to be on the internet, so he built a harrassment power tool. simple as that. continuing to use his harrassment machine is an endorsement if his views on women
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Geography refresher needed at the State Department…
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Geography refresher needed at the State Department…
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What do they have in common?
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
If you'd like to reduce your blood pressure and eliminate a lot of needless in-fighting, I'd recommend muting or blocking Axios, Politico and Semafor as they seem to specialize in promoting quotes from anonymous Democratic contrarians in hopes of generating rage and engagement.
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
What do they have in common?
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
All three were started as business by media insiders based on selling to the wealthy and powerful.
They are businesses—much more so than journalism outlets. They do constant beat-sweetening.
They were all founded to be sold, not produce human flourishing.
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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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As should be obvious by now, this is not idle chatter.
If the Republicans in Congress don’t get off their cowardly asses, we’re going to witness even more insanity.
If the Republicans in Congress don’t get off their cowardly asses, we’re going to witness even more insanity.
Trump: "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. And Denmark is not gonna be able to do it ... the EU needs us to have it"
January 5, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As should be obvious by now, this is not idle chatter.
If the Republicans in Congress don’t get off their cowardly asses, we’re going to witness even more insanity.
If the Republicans in Congress don’t get off their cowardly asses, we’re going to witness even more insanity.
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As Combover Caligula growns more and more feeble, he lashes out by doing things that make him feel alive - like attacking other countries. He's not just physically impaired. His brain isn't working either, and it's acclerating.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
As Combover Caligula growns more and more feeble, he lashes out by doing things that make him feel alive - like attacking other countries. He's not just physically impaired. His brain isn't working either, and it's acclerating.
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Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Your periodic reminder that the US is a petrostate, has been governing like one for decades, and ending the fossil fuel era can't come fast enough.
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I believe he's the first acting Archivist of the United States to be deputized to run a foreign country as a side hustle.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I believe he's the first acting Archivist of the United States to be deputized to run a foreign country as a side hustle.
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If the U.S. attacks a NATO country, then that country can invoke Article 5, requiring member states to come to its aid. Several of them are nuclear powers.
Is this scenario likely? No. But just the fact that the White House could place Americans at such risk is a major national security issue.
Is this scenario likely? No. But just the fact that the White House could place Americans at such risk is a major national security issue.
Trump: "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. And Denmark is not gonna be able to do it ... the EU needs us to have it"
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
If the U.S. attacks a NATO country, then that country can invoke Article 5, requiring member states to come to its aid. Several of them are nuclear powers.
Is this scenario likely? No. But just the fact that the White House could place Americans at such risk is a major national security issue.
Is this scenario likely? No. But just the fact that the White House could place Americans at such risk is a major national security issue.
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Portlander here - Donad & The National Guard did absolutely nothing here in Portland other than make an inflatable resistance frog a national hero….
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Portlander here - Donad & The National Guard did absolutely nothing here in Portland other than make an inflatable resistance frog a national hero….
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The United States Congress has the Constitutional power and the patriotic duty to stop this insanity immediately, for the good of all Conservative and Liberal Americans’ future.
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 2:14 AM
The United States Congress has the Constitutional power and the patriotic duty to stop this insanity immediately, for the good of all Conservative and Liberal Americans’ future.
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Trump telling a reporter that kidnapping is “not a bad term” when referring to Maduro’s “capture” sounded less off the cuff and more like an opinion he had already normalized in conversations about ICE.
Just to be clear, kidnapping is a bad term. It’s literally a crime.
Just to be clear, kidnapping is a bad term. It’s literally a crime.
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Trump telling a reporter that kidnapping is “not a bad term” when referring to Maduro’s “capture” sounded less off the cuff and more like an opinion he had already normalized in conversations about ICE.
Just to be clear, kidnapping is a bad term. It’s literally a crime.
Just to be clear, kidnapping is a bad term. It’s literally a crime.
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Ironic that our celebration of the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence will be led by a mad king.
The foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. There are no constraints.
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 2:14 AM
Ironic that our celebration of the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence will be led by a mad king.
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We’re old enough to remember when Congress existed
January 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
We’re old enough to remember when Congress existed