“I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest but, compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.” – Aaron Bushnell

NEW: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on Jan. 4 condemning the unilateral military actions carried out in Venezuela, warning they violate international law, the prohibition on the use of force, and the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity...

Israeli forces are continuing to demolish buildings and erase Palestinian homes in eastern Gaza despite the ceasefire. Video: Mosab Abu Toha via X (@MosabAbuToha)

About 230 male and female medical students from Gaza’s various colleges of medicine held a graduation ceremony in front of the ruins of the Al‑Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City on Saturday. The event was organized by Gaza’s Ministry of Health. Video: Abdulruhman Ismail via X (@a_abdulruhman)

So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed. For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President of Venezuela, says the attack on Venezuela has a “Zion*st undertone” today. This comes just five days after Netanyahu claimed and lied that Iran is sending “Hezb*llah and H*mas” to Venezuela to enter the United States.

There's a reason so much of the Western hemisphere despises the US.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

The FIFA Peace Prize Winner has now bombed: •Iran •Iraq •Nigeria •Somalia •Syria •Venezuela •Yemen •Armed Netanyahu to bomb Palestine, Iran, Syria, Lebanon. This is the “pro peace” President. Alas, I remember when the FIFA Peace prize meant something.

Out here starting a war because someone made fun of them

The #RulingClass plan to extract resources from other countries & impoverish the rest of us. AKA #Imperialism

The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking. It exposes that much of the world has been cowed. Most notable exception: the Latin American left. That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3

Democracy Or Else "Democracy, that's the way it's gonna be. Like it or not, we're gonna set you free." -The Good Guys, Richmond VA, early 1980s. youtu.be/CD0VxQya844?...

The Harris campaign did precisely nothing substantive to refute this. They Sister Souljahed the left by running around with Liz Cheney but the opportunity cost was… doing that, vs giving people a reason to vote for her.

Evergreen.

Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC... US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.

Iran and Hezbollah? Rubio is saying that the US invaded Venezuela for Israel. These clowns can't seem to stay on message.

While the world's attention is on Venezuela, Israel is kicking aid organizations out of Gaza. Make no mistake, everything we're seeing is connected and all links back to US empire.

"Zionism Observer, a watchdog account that systematically archives pro-Israel political, media, and institutional activity, says it was deplatformed today by Buy Me a Coffee as supporters donated thousands of dollars to sustain its work, following the earlier removal of its domain by Namecheap."

Venture capital is poised like a drone swarm to descend on countries like Venezuela once beheaded. Hundreds of venture capital firms, major financing from Saudi Arabia and Israel, thousands and thousands of startups, hundreds of publicly traded companies, and all of crypto. Coming in hot.

Exactly 2 years ago, we pissed off thousands of Zs because Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck’s daughter, Violet, was photographed wearing our Palestine crewneck. They made videos, sent us thousands of emails, and cried for weeks. Those same people showed no outrage for the slaughter of Gaza's babies.

"The CEO of Namecheap, Richard Kirkendall, and Zionism Observer battled it out on X following the announcement of the seizure." www.siasat.com/web-hosting-...

As you might recall, someone tried to kill the Hook archives, then it was restored, then it disappeared again. So I spent the last few months putting this together. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...

This sums the #VENEZUELA situation up nicely: (from a post on Mastodon)

"I’ve reported 18 wars over 35 years. I’ve been shot at, kidnapped, threatened, nearly raped. I’ve lost friends from Sarajevo to Syria. I thought I’d seen the worst of humanity. I was wrong. Nothing compares to Gaza — or the complicity letting it happen." -Janine di Giovanni

From the wife of a Trump advisor following the Venezuela invasion. Sick. Sharing here bc it illustrates the mindset.

"The world is sick of hearing 350 million Americans say they're helpless and nothing is their fault." -Lexi Alexander, banned from Bluesky for being a Palestinian with a voice

Pedophile rapist Trump true to form. "You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."

Russia invades Ukraine. Western response: condemnation of war crimes, arming Ukraine, sanctions on Russia USA invades Venezuela and kidnaps their president. Western response: Handwringing and forlock tugging Israel commits genocide. Western response: Outright support for the genocide.

The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli "shepherding outposts" in their place. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this... #Palestine #Israel

#WATCH | Residential building in Gaza detonated by Israeli forces, this is the "Israeli Ceasefire"

Despite Israel's continuous violations of the U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza, President Trump "is fully supporting whatever Israel wants to do in continuing its genocide, and possibly even following Israel into Syria, Lebanon and Iran," says journalist Rami Khouri.

Here are 12 notable works of independent journalism from the past 7 days on state violence in Trump's America. "Trump Brags About Imperialist War in Venezuela and the New 'Monroe Doctrine.'" Ximena Goldman; @leftvoice.bsky.social; January 3. 1/12 🧵

"The floods that have struck the Gaza Strip are adding to the devastation already plaguing the Palestinian territory. Why is the world silent? Who will be held accountable one day?"

The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion. This is the aftermath in one area

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. "gaheegah-hoohah wahjheenee deeneelahweekee"

One of the people the USA killed in Venezuela was Rosa Gonzalez, 80 who they blew up in her apartment. Will you hear this on the European News? I doubt it.

Here's the first test for Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: President Maduro is going to be tried in Manhattan. Are you going to let the NYPD be used as guards for this sham of a trial?

The dogs of money are always on the prowl.

The most junior copy editor at the nation’s worst college paper could find a way to squeeze “which killed an estimated 40 people” somewhere into these top 6 grafs of the NYTimes story. It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.

I had no idea Max Boot was on Bluesky. That was a fast block.

Horrifying: Despite the ceasefire, Israeli soldiers marked New Year’s 2026 by randomly firing at civilian homes in Gaza and proudly sharing the footage on social media. (Gaza Notifications)

Israeli police shoot dead Palestinian from Bedouin village in Negev

#BREAKING | World Council Of Churches Calls For Sanctions, Arms Embargo On Israel Over Gaza War

Now he's in the MDC with Luigi.

It's 2026 and Schumer is publicly admitting he continues to take Trump at his word

Many dead Americans under Netanyahu as well.

Many good quotes aside from me inside the story also

❗️ Breaking | ICC-wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly congratulates Donald Trump over the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, praising the operation as “bold” and “historic”—prompting widespread alarm over legality and global precedent.

South Africa is out front yet again. "South Africa urges UN Security Council Session following unilateral military action in Venezuela." dirco.gov.za/south-africa...