Clay Rosenthal
@clayrosenthal.bsky.social
Leftist, nerd, gym rat. I care about having a nicer planet to live on than I got
he/him
he/him
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
This should exist in every city in the country.
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This should exist in every city in the country.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
People being like, "But Venezuelans are happy about Maduro being gone!" have the memories of goldfish. IN 2003, the narrative was that Iraqis celebrated the U.S. invasion and capture of Saddam.
Whether they were happy or not, invading Iraq was still the wrong thing to do.
Whether they were happy or not, invading Iraq was still the wrong thing to do.
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
People being like, "But Venezuelans are happy about Maduro being gone!" have the memories of goldfish. IN 2003, the narrative was that Iraqis celebrated the U.S. invasion and capture of Saddam.
Whether they were happy or not, invading Iraq was still the wrong thing to do.
Whether they were happy or not, invading Iraq was still the wrong thing to do.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Me and who:
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Me and who:
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
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 Clay Rosenthal
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
sorry i am doing the thing i don't like to do but yes obviously we are at war with venezuela under any terms other than those of our constitution, because the war is domestically illegal as well as internationally illegal
Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
sorry i am doing the thing i don't like to do but yes obviously we are at war with venezuela under any terms other than those of our constitution, because the war is domestically illegal as well as internationally illegal
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
The media wants the war and likes Trump and so will not report on this war as if it is unpopular, despite overwhelming polling showing that it is. Covering things as if they are unpopular is for things they want to stop and they want the war and want it to succeed.
Most Americans say President Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The media wants the war and likes Trump and so will not report on this war as if it is unpopular, despite overwhelming polling showing that it is. Covering things as if they are unpopular is for things they want to stop and they want the war and want it to succeed.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Most Americans say President Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
December 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Most Americans say President Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
For all my SF folks, we gotta get into the streets. We can’t let Trump or anyone think this is ok or normal
#Venezuela #Trump #Maduro #Caracas #WarCrimes
#Venezuela #Trump #Maduro #Caracas #WarCrimes
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
For all my SF folks, we gotta get into the streets. We can’t let Trump or anyone think this is ok or normal
#Venezuela #Trump #Maduro #Caracas #WarCrimes
#Venezuela #Trump #Maduro #Caracas #WarCrimes
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
The members who did the "don't follow illegal orders" video absolutely need to immediately do a "hey these were the illegal orders we were talking about and participating in them can expect to face consequences to the fullest extent of the law" video
Uniformed military are involved in this shambolic behavior and they all need to be held to account
A primary goal of the discussion now on dragging dem pols to do the right thing has to be on widespread accountability and where appropriate prosecutions of significant numbers of servicemembers
A primary goal of the discussion now on dragging dem pols to do the right thing has to be on widespread accountability and where appropriate prosecutions of significant numbers of servicemembers
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The members who did the "don't follow illegal orders" video absolutely need to immediately do a "hey these were the illegal orders we were talking about and participating in them can expect to face consequences to the fullest extent of the law" video
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
So we’re just starting WW3 now? Wtf is Trump doing here kidnapping Maduro and his wife after bombing a sovereign country we’re not at war with
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
So we’re just starting WW3 now? Wtf is Trump doing here kidnapping Maduro and his wife after bombing a sovereign country we’re not at war with
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
TikTok showed me this saying give this to someone in Tech and I can confirm this is the best thing you could give me
amzn.to/4si0kvh
amzn.to/4si0kvh
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
TikTok showed me this saying give this to someone in Tech and I can confirm this is the best thing you could give me
amzn.to/4si0kvh
amzn.to/4si0kvh
A large part of the Black Panther was building power *outside* of the state. They did not want to get the dems to win the senate or house or presidency
say what you will about Dems losing the House and Senate and only pulling 47% of the national vote, I do not think the Black Panthers quite got close to that
December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A large part of the Black Panther was building power *outside* of the state. They did not want to get the dems to win the senate or house or presidency
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
And there’s absolutely no way the street is going to find another use for this.
Scientists have developed a robotic hand exoskeleton that can passively train expert pianists to play faster keystrokes and overcome the ceiling effect in motor skills.
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3N3bJil
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3N3bJil
December 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
And there’s absolutely no way the street is going to find another use for this.
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
Reposted by Clay Rosenthal
There's a pair of little old church ladies that volunteer 4 mornings a week at my train stop to pass out big bags of food and snacks and a giant homemade cookie to passengers bc Amtrak doesn't have a food car on that line. They've been doing it nonstop since Covid.
Then, they found out that that/
Then, they found out that that/
December 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
There's a pair of little old church ladies that volunteer 4 mornings a week at my train stop to pass out big bags of food and snacks and a giant homemade cookie to passengers bc Amtrak doesn't have a food car on that line. They've been doing it nonstop since Covid.
Then, they found out that that/
Then, they found out that that/