Ben
@bjnev.bsky.social
Father, husband, amateur cook, cat wrangler, beekeeper & mugwump.
Data isn't information. Information isn't knowledge. Knowledge isn't wisdom.
Non nobis solum nati sumus
Lives on Guringai/Darug land. Always was, always will be. Never ceded
Data isn't information. Information isn't knowledge. Knowledge isn't wisdom.
Non nobis solum nati sumus
Lives on Guringai/Darug land. Always was, always will be. Never ceded
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This headline encapsulates the utter and unrelenting barbarity of Israel's genocidal campaign against Palestinians.
It's an insult to our common humanity.
It's an insult to our common humanity.
Gaza children risk snipers to attend tent schools
Students in Gaza Strip brave snipers in 'yellow zone' as thousands of children attend tent schools
www.aljazeera.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
This headline encapsulates the utter and unrelenting barbarity of Israel's genocidal campaign against Palestinians.
It's an insult to our common humanity.
It's an insult to our common humanity.
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Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
Always love this bit of enforced patience
January 6, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Always love this bit of enforced patience
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International law prohibits law enforcement in the territory of other states.
Were it otherwise any state could seek to arrest Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Were it otherwise any state could seek to arrest Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
International law prohibits law enforcement in the territory of other states.
Were it otherwise any state could seek to arrest Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Were it otherwise any state could seek to arrest Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Craven
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Craven
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I've been busy with my own life, but here are my initial thoughts on Venezuela. The practical upshot: Greenland, Canada, NATO, and the EU should all be extremely worried, and take immediate action to ensure Trump doesn't continue a policy of Anschluss and Lebensraum. newrepublic.com/article/2048...
Trump Has Started Carving Up the World. Now It’s Putin and Xi’s Turn.
Fiona Hill warned in 2019 of a “strange swap agreement” involving Venezuela and Ukraine. Seven years later, here we are.
newrepublic.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I've been busy with my own life, but here are my initial thoughts on Venezuela. The practical upshot: Greenland, Canada, NATO, and the EU should all be extremely worried, and take immediate action to ensure Trump doesn't continue a policy of Anschluss and Lebensraum. newrepublic.com/article/2048...
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If the president can simply rendition legal residents on a whim, & he can simply cut funding for anything he wants, & he can violate all of our treaty commitments, & he can monetize the presidency w/o consequence, then what exactly makes us believe that accepting election results is any different?
May 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If the president can simply rendition legal residents on a whim, & he can simply cut funding for anything he wants, & he can violate all of our treaty commitments, & he can monetize the presidency w/o consequence, then what exactly makes us believe that accepting election results is any different?
Where the fuck are the impeachment articles? Why are they not already written? WTF US Congress, do your damn job
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Where the fuck are the impeachment articles? Why are they not already written? WTF US Congress, do your damn job
All the self-awareness of a brick
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 AM
All the self-awareness of a brick
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Uhh so you got a heads up on the administration's war crimes (before Congress??) and said hm could be risky for the people doing the war criming if we say anything
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
January 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Uhh so you got a heads up on the administration's war crimes (before Congress??) and said hm could be risky for the people doing the war criming if we say anything
Media had the power to flag this travesty before it happened and potentially prevent the US invasion. They chose not to act
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Media had the power to flag this travesty before it happened and potentially prevent the US invasion. They chose not to act
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Nobody puts @georgetakei.bsky.social in a corner
January 4, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Nobody puts @georgetakei.bsky.social in a corner
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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Numerous explosions are taking place in Caracas, Venezuela. (I counted at least ten in a single short video.)
Sightings of Chinook helicopters are also being reported, and parts of the city are said to have no electricity.
Sightings of Chinook helicopters are also being reported, and parts of the city are said to have no electricity.
Caracas is under attack.
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Numerous explosions are taking place in Caracas, Venezuela. (I counted at least ten in a single short video.)
Sightings of Chinook helicopters are also being reported, and parts of the city are said to have no electricity.
Sightings of Chinook helicopters are also being reported, and parts of the city are said to have no electricity.
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There also need to be elected Democrats, particularly anyone considering a 2028 run, out in public post haste making it clear that a Democratic administration will aggressively prosecute those who carry out illegal orders.
Would like to see some JAG officers on the news talking about whether these military strikes are technically legal and, if not, what sort of liability commanders have incurred by carrying them out.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
There also need to be elected Democrats, particularly anyone considering a 2028 run, out in public post haste making it clear that a Democratic administration will aggressively prosecute those who carry out illegal orders.
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Relatedly, i really think they imagined they'd pull off a Gostomel and their entire comms strategy consisted of thumping their chests after everything's done. Not like... the whole world knowing what is happening even before the helos land.
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Relatedly, i really think they imagined they'd pull off a Gostomel and their entire comms strategy consisted of thumping their chests after everything's done. Not like... the whole world knowing what is happening even before the helos land.
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From New Year’s Eve:
REPORTER: "Mr. President, do you have a New Year's resolution?"
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Peace. Peace on Earth."
REPORTER: "Mr. President, do you have a New Year's resolution?"
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Peace. Peace on Earth."
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REPORTER: "Mr. President, do you have a New Year's resolution?"
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Peace. Peace on Earth."
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January 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
From New Year’s Eve:
REPORTER: "Mr. President, do you have a New Year's resolution?"
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Peace. Peace on Earth."
REPORTER: "Mr. President, do you have a New Year's resolution?"
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Peace. Peace on Earth."
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The President of Peace, eh?
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The President of Peace, eh?
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Trump ordered US strikes on military targets in Venezuela, including near Caracas, after explosions and aircraft were seen over the capital, CBS News reported. Video online is said to show US strikes on sites in the country, including a possible hit on parliament building.
January 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Trump ordered US strikes on military targets in Venezuela, including near Caracas, after explosions and aircraft were seen over the capital, CBS News reported. Video online is said to show US strikes on sites in the country, including a possible hit on parliament building.
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Explosions rock Venezuela, Maduro government accuses US of carrying out ‘military aggression’. https://cnn.it/4sfenSm
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Explosions rock Venezuela, Maduro government accuses US of carrying out ‘military aggression’. https://cnn.it/4sfenSm
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Attack and a dozen transport helicopters see flying at low altitudes across Caracas, the transport helis have a capacity of up to 400 US invaders. US paratroopers are reported to have landed at Maduro’s residence and are fighting Venezuelan defence forces. #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Attack and a dozen transport helicopters see flying at low altitudes across Caracas, the transport helis have a capacity of up to 400 US invaders. US paratroopers are reported to have landed at Maduro’s residence and are fighting Venezuelan defence forces. #VenezuelaInvasion
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Happy 2026! To start the year, here's a tree ring chiton, a 5cm ocean mollusk that sticks to rocks. Instead of having obvious eyes on a head, it's got 100s of tiny eyes embedded in the hard plates on its back, each with a rock crystal to focus light. Its top is one big eye spying on the world above
January 1, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Happy 2026! To start the year, here's a tree ring chiton, a 5cm ocean mollusk that sticks to rocks. Instead of having obvious eyes on a head, it's got 100s of tiny eyes embedded in the hard plates on its back, each with a rock crystal to focus light. Its top is one big eye spying on the world above
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THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
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Protesters have now started to storm government buildings in Iran. aje.io/77do6o
Iran protesters try to break into gov’t building as demonstrations continue
A woman was arrested and three security personnel injured in the incident, according to Iranian media reports.
aje.io
January 1, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Protesters have now started to storm government buildings in Iran. aje.io/77do6o