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New Called to the Bar episode: the full crew unpacks the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. UN Charter violations, head of state immunity, and why Washington no longer seems troubled by illegality. Bleak, sharp, and very 2026.
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63. Bombing Caracas: The Use of Force, Abducting a Head of State, and the Unravelling of International Law
In this special bonus episode of Called to the Bar, the full podcast crew assembles to confront the legal fallout from the US bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of its sitting president, Nicolás M
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January 7, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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NEW: The United States is pursuing several oil tankers across the Atlantic after a mass departure from Venezuelan waters this weekend. Most of the ships are carrying oil; one flies the Russian flag.

w/ @rileymellen.bsky.social and Eric Schmitt
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U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic
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January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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What is the Dark Fleet? | Shipping 101 | How Russia, Venezuela and Iran are Shipping Sanctioned Oil

Video: youtu.be/2DYtu7h2m4w
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Russian linked shadow fleet tanker Mersin (IMO 9428683) currently sinking off West Africa.

Fog of war, but seems it was attacked, probably by a USV, in past few days.

Third picture unladen for reference so you can see how low in the water it now is
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM