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#BREAKING USAF has begun attack on military installations in Venezuela. Air bases, Command and Control and Air Defenses under attack in capitol.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
#BREAKING USAF has begun attack on military installations in Venezuela. Air bases, Command and Control and Air Defenses under attack in capitol.
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Whether attempting regime change in Venezuela is smart or just is not the question. Many will try to make it the question.
The question is whether the President can start wars without the authorization of Congress. The question is whether the armed forces are still loyal to the Constitution.
The question is whether the President can start wars without the authorization of Congress. The question is whether the armed forces are still loyal to the Constitution.
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Whether attempting regime change in Venezuela is smart or just is not the question. Many will try to make it the question.
The question is whether the President can start wars without the authorization of Congress. The question is whether the armed forces are still loyal to the Constitution.
The question is whether the President can start wars without the authorization of Congress. The question is whether the armed forces are still loyal to the Constitution.
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JUST IN—Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela's Minster of Foreign Affairs, posted an official statement to Telegram. t.me/YvanGilPinto...
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
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January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
JUST IN—Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela's Minster of Foreign Affairs, posted an official statement to Telegram. t.me/YvanGilPinto...
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
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Two questions:
1. Do we still have a War Powers Act, which prevents a president from carrying out military aggression without Congress’s consent?
2. Do we still have a Congress?
1. Do we still have a War Powers Act, which prevents a president from carrying out military aggression without Congress’s consent?
2. Do we still have a Congress?
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Two questions:
1. Do we still have a War Powers Act, which prevents a president from carrying out military aggression without Congress’s consent?
2. Do we still have a Congress?
1. Do we still have a War Powers Act, which prevents a president from carrying out military aggression without Congress’s consent?
2. Do we still have a Congress?
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It's 2026. We have friends in Gaza and Caracas sending us live updates and videos as it happens.
It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 AM
It's 2026. We have friends in Gaza and Caracas sending us live updates and videos as it happens.
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I don't call it slop. I call it ecocide-plagiarism-psychosis-harassment-radioactive waste.
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I don't call it slop. I call it ecocide-plagiarism-psychosis-harassment-radioactive waste.
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libshit wikipedia editors are trying to neutral voice the current illegal aggression against venezuela only to get told by a venezuelan editor that he is literally being bombed right now. un-fucking real
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
libshit wikipedia editors are trying to neutral voice the current illegal aggression against venezuela only to get told by a venezuelan editor that he is literally being bombed right now. un-fucking real
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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.
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The War President begins 2026 as he means to carry on.
Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
US president says: ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The War President begins 2026 as he means to carry on.
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"America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021. Recognizing as much is necessary to bring this era to an end before it has many more anniversaries."
(Published on Dec 31, 2025.)
(Published on Dec 31, 2025.)
No path to recovery avails itself without our first recognizing reality: we do not, at the moment, have constitutional governance. We instead have an anti-constitutional insurgency seated in the White House, and a high court twisting the law beyond recognition to justify Trump’s depredations.
“Once he was elected, [Trump’s] post-Jan. 6 experience inspired his administration’s goals and methods. He and his aides concluded that intimidation and lawlessness could yield victories even in … illegal circumstances. … In Mr. Trump’s second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended.”
Yup.
Yup.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
"America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021. Recognizing as much is necessary to bring this era to an end before it has many more anniversaries."
(Published on Dec 31, 2025.)
(Published on Dec 31, 2025.)
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
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You have more access to your phone’s file system than you may think. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Manage Files on iOS and Android
You have more access to your phone’s file system than you may think.
www.wired.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
You have more access to your phone’s file system than you may think. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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Right now Greenland and Canada are watching the world's response to the motherfucker doing the illegal invasion he said he was going to do.
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Right now Greenland and Canada are watching the world's response to the motherfucker doing the illegal invasion he said he was going to do.
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It's a hell of a thing to wake up and learn that an American president, who attempted to overturn a free and fair election, has kidnapped a foreign leader to stand trial in the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
It's a hell of a thing to wake up and learn that an American president, who attempted to overturn a free and fair election, has kidnapped a foreign leader to stand trial in the United States.
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Maduro has overseen the largest refugee crisis in Latin America, and at one point the second largest in the world.
That still does not allow Trump to launch military attacks against a sovereign nation.
If the benchmark was the leader was an inhumane arse then everyone would be invading America.
That still does not allow Trump to launch military attacks against a sovereign nation.
If the benchmark was the leader was an inhumane arse then everyone would be invading America.
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 9:08 AM
Maduro has overseen the largest refugee crisis in Latin America, and at one point the second largest in the world.
That still does not allow Trump to launch military attacks against a sovereign nation.
If the benchmark was the leader was an inhumane arse then everyone would be invading America.
That still does not allow Trump to launch military attacks against a sovereign nation.
If the benchmark was the leader was an inhumane arse then everyone would be invading America.
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A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.
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Know Your Rights (w/ACLU): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
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June 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Ahead of No Kings Day, a couple trainings we have coming up that might be useful:
Safety and Deescalation: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Know Your Rights (w/ACLU): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
Safety and Deescalation: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Know Your Rights (w/ACLU): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
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Sorry, we should’ve explained this better. Some may not realize that flash-bangs have been caught on video starting fires. It’s likely unintentional, but it’s creating serious problems on the ground.
June 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sorry, we should’ve explained this better. Some may not realize that flash-bangs have been caught on video starting fires. It’s likely unintentional, but it’s creating serious problems on the ground.
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Trump instigated this entirely on his own. You don’t overrun a state’s National Guard without a request from that state, that’s a violation of constitutional limits. He manufactured a crisis.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump instigated this entirely on his own. You don’t overrun a state’s National Guard without a request from that state, that’s a violation of constitutional limits. He manufactured a crisis.
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One international journalist has already been injured by police while reporting on the ground. When even foreign press aren’t safe, you know the truth is something they’re trying to suppress.
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
One international journalist has already been injured by police while reporting on the ground. When even foreign press aren’t safe, you know the truth is something they’re trying to suppress.
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This morning, Trump thanked the National Guard for handling protests they weren’t even present for. That’s how far they’ll go to sell the lie. Trump wants this fight, not to keep peace, but to justify using the military against Americans. A textbook authoritarian move.
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This morning, Trump thanked the National Guard for handling protests they weren’t even present for. That’s how far they’ll go to sell the lie. Trump wants this fight, not to keep peace, but to justify using the military against Americans. A textbook authoritarian move.
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Yesterday, the LAPD released a statement calling the protests peaceful. They had no reason to do that, except that it’s true. Meanwhile, the administration is planting instigators and inflaming tensions to justify its own lawless actions. No one, not even Trump, gets to trample the Constitution.
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yesterday, the LAPD released a statement calling the protests peaceful. They had no reason to do that, except that it’s true. Meanwhile, the administration is planting instigators and inflaming tensions to justify its own lawless actions. No one, not even Trump, gets to trample the Constitution.
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Here at home, the media is pushing a false narrative of “LA riots” using images of burning cars, fires that were started by police. Why? Because chaos sells. And because they’re afraid of losing access to Trump. But this isn’t journalism. It’s complicity.
June 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Here at home, the media is pushing a false narrative of “LA riots” using images of burning cars, fires that were started by police. Why? Because chaos sells. And because they’re afraid of losing access to Trump. But this isn’t journalism. It’s complicity.