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Quick update for US media: the story is not about Maduro or what’s going on in Venezuela. It’s about the massive rupture in US history where the country now stands for invading and occupying any country it likes. Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?

TACO is cashing in on a many years‑old Kremlin idea that the U.S. could be “given” Caracas in exchange for looking the other way on Ukraine. 🤬🤬🤬

I remember folks joking when 2 weeks ago I posted that Chinese state television was showing Chinese military war gaming about confrontation with US forces in the Caribbean, specifically around Cuba. Still funny?

FYI on Ana's uncle. vt.tiktok.com/ZS5fUupAk/

🔴 I'll say it till I'm blue in the face: the mental underling, Poilievre, is severely UNFIT to be Prime Minister of a great country such as Canada. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Fortunately, Canadian voters know it too.

Twelve-year-olds in charge of our military. What could go wrong?

Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened: -- a second strike against Venezuela -- Cuba -- Mexico -- Colombia -- Iran -- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)

We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.

40 civilians dead. Trump’s “mission” = massacre. Families destroyed, laws ignored, lives erased all for what? His ego and greed. This isn’t leadership. It’s war crimes in plain sight. And the world just watches. #TrumpWarCrimes #AccountabilityNow #USDemocracy #Pinks

What the headline from the American house press really means: US Will Starve Venezuela into Submission. That's what blockades do when they are used against a civilian population.

What’s new? Trump and his administration doing exactly what they wish regardless of the constitution and other laws since he took office. Why is anyone surprised that he ignores legal requirements in this case? That’s what dictators do!

Any Jared Kushner sightings in Venezuela yet scoping out the beachfront areas?

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

She’s on a roll tonight!

Greenland slams ‘disrespectful’ pic posted by Trump aide’s wife

Senile Trump went off script and for the first time ever... told the truth!

Trump is threatening to steal Greenland. That’s what dictators and rogue heads of state do.

From STRONGMEN - chapter 3 - by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social [Strongman] Leaders who come to power by elections rather than coups are more likely to avoid ejection from office and less likely to face punishment (1)

💯 #Strongmen by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social makes the case that tyrants have a great deal in common, & Trump fits the pattern. Their drive to dominate requires "spheres of influence", annexation of territory, predatory sexual behaviour & disregard for established norms & the rule of law.

I'm so sorry. Soon we're going to be experiencing 3 powerhouses dividing the world among themselves. The US will claim Greenland and every country north & south of its borders. Russia will take Europe. China will take all of Asia. US voters allowed this to happen and there is no turning back.

More US conservatives supporting the attack on Venezuela as an attack on Canada. Why would Poilievre support Trump's attack on Venezuela is beyond me

#CdnPoli 🇨🇦 #PierrePoilievreIsLyingToYou #NeverPoilievre #NeverVoteConservative #PierrePoilievreIsAMapleMAGAt #PierrePoilievreIsAFascist #PierrePoilievreHatesCanada

The only way Pierre Poilievre will lead Canada is if Trump takes over Canada and makes Poilievre the Vichy governor of Canada. #cdnpoli

So petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre formally endorses Trump’s neofascist international lawlessness. Next peewee will be encouraging Putin to kidnap Vladimir Zelenskyy and his spouse to face a show trial in Moscow. Remember when he ordered his grisly henchmen to vote against 🇺🇦Ukraine? 🤷🙄🤷

The headline: 'Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Praises Convicted Felon & Suspected Pedophile For Illegal War'

Pierre Poilievre is a lot of things but perhaps nothing more so than deeply embarrassing.

Ways Pierre Poilievre could increase his likability. Just saying.😂

Pierre Poilievre stating he has absolutely no respect for international law or sovereignty. Pathetic Maple MAGA Trump sockpuppet. #cdnpoli

Eight months ago, Pierre Poilievre was trying to distance himself from Donald Trump, his "51st" state rhetoric, and his threats to Canadian sovereignty. Today, he's cheerleading the Trump admin's "attack on sovereignty" and violation of international law.

Yesterday will live on as a day of infamy for the Conservative Party of Canada as its leader, petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre, cheered on 🇺🇸America’s recklessness lawlessness with Jason Kenney clapping along. Entirely unCanadian. 🙄

Reminder that Pierre Poilievre has a Venezuelan wife and is celebrating the death of 40 Venezuelans.

I think this comment from Pierre Poilievre should secure his loss as Conservative Leader going forward.

“Pierre Poilievre will want to have the support of 80% of Conservatives in his leadership review in January. He’s currently at 58%, and dropping.” Unfavourability of Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time high

Of course, Pierre Poilievre praised Trump’s attack on Venezuela. He is sycophant of the Orange Cocksplat. Crazier still are the Canadians who support Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada.

@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”

During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

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Trump about Maduro’s VP: “If Delcy Rodriguez doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price. Probably bigger than Maduro.” These are not words of a president. These are words of an authoritarian dictator.

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago