nah

Any man who wants to start a podcast should have to sit in front of a tribunal of women and plead their case

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

This is the funniest thing that's ever happened on Threads.

What's the best hard-sci book you've read recently? A big, dense immersive space opera that will take me off this fucking planet.

It's embarrassing that this far in reporters still treat Trump personally lying to them as incredible access.

I feel like letting every president of my lifetime get away with Unlimited War Crimes was a serious mistake

I can't believe this is what the US is saying

The USA [bombing and killing civilians of a foreign nation]: "We're here to save you! ✌️✊"

whose lives? Venezuelan civilians?

Zohran Mamdani’s third day as New York City mayor was supposed to be dedicated to a pedestrian safety plan. Instead, the U.S. military captured Venezuela’s leader and jailed him in Brooklyn to face drug charges, in what could become a major test of Mamdani’s relationship with President Trump.

World domination under the guise of "defence" and "spreading democracy"

Happy 85th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki ♡

Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...

My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.

Here is my preliminary analysis of the US intervention in Venezuela, and brief explanation of the violations of international law so far. craigxmartin.substack.com/p/the-us-int...

the news story that associated zohran mamdani with nicolas maduro because they both identify as socialists appears to have been edited to be slightly less insane www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

I keep reposting this but www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Here comes US legacy media using language to normalise a violent invasion of a foreign nation and kidnapping 👌🏾👌🏾

The FIFA Peace Prize has the moral worth of a carnival candy prize - we should just laugh at it & FIFA, not worry about “stripping”.

Excellent, clear summary of the internal, domestic & international legal aspects of Trump’s invasion and occupation of Venezuela.

Once again: This is not how I want people to discover international law 😮‍💨

This is very good, for reasons that may strike many as irritating but I think are important. The admin is going to invoke a string of executive branch interpretations of law. It's useful to know what those are. This post describes w/out endorsing them or suggesting they make everything legal.

When I said borders are bullshit, Mr Trump, this is not what I meant.

The US declaring someone on foreign soil to be acting illegally (in terms of US law) then “arresting them” is the same legal energy as getting mad at your friend for something horrid they did to you in a dream.

Pretty cool www.bbc.com/news/article...

What the absolute fuck is this?!?! Canada was better off not releasing a statement than this asinine bullshit. (With alt text.)

Violating international law to get rid of dictators is alluring but wrong – and dangerous: @markkersten.bsky.social justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/03/v...

Hitler alleged all sorts of things against the government and leadership of Czechoslovakia. I would advise the "Maduro's no angel" crowd to just stop. Whatever his personal sins and the government's failings, it just isn't the point.

“Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back” Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:

“The responsible US political leaders and military commanders could be personally liable for the international crime of aggression.” www.smh.com.au/national/aus...

Incredibly funny that this is the closest Matty Yglesias will ever get to admitting he was wrong about American empire. “Looks like that leftist was right. Like a fucking IDIOT”

and then for hours used passive voice to pretend they had no idea who was behind the apparently spontaneous explosions

NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.

Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.

You can’t report illegal acts because you don’t want to compromise them being carried out is an interesting take, if true

“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.” Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticised the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro on X, calling it an 'act of war' and saying the 'blatant pursuit of regime change' affects not just those abroad, but also tens of thousands of Venezuelans in New York.

At least 40 Venezuelans, including civilians, were killed in the attack. And that's likely an undercount as reporting is ongoing.

Just one difference. Americans in this context are not children. We're adults who can be expected to overpower the driver and stop him.

Make administration boring again

A plane carrying captured ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has arrived at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York, according to a federal official. CNN's Sara Sidner reports. Read more at the link in our bio.

For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.

"Nobody can stop me." - The real Trump doctrine (Thanks John Roberts!)

The US “openly flaunting international law sends a signal to all of us that every president and every prime minister is potentially a target of US military action. There doesn’t seem to be any constraints on what the Trump administration would consider.” — former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela

12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed