Russia says US capture of Nicolás Maduro is a "criminal operation."

Pete Hegseth a month ago: "The War Department will not be distracted by democracy-building, interventionism, undefined wars, regime change…and feckless nation-building."

His plan to court-martial him must have blown up in his sorry ass face

I see Israel is taking advantage of the invasion of Venezuela

Surprising how, after suffering an attack by the US that saw 60 of their fellow Venezuelans killed, there's very little reporting from the ground there.

Our military is intended to be a defensive organization empowered to provide for the common defense. It's never been intended to be used as a raiding party to liberate oil and other natural resources from other sovereign nations.

Listening to MSNBC totally miss the actual headline with regards to Venezuela. It should be "Imperial, renegade, lawless President invades a sovereign nation for oil. Notified oil companies instead of Congress. Lied to the American people about drugs."

I don't need MTG but I DO need her influence over a portion of the MAGA base so I personally support her verbal assault on Trump and his regime

Should a descendent of people that couldn't hack life in their country of birth who then flee to the "new world" take this position?

Donald Trump acknowledged that he informed oil companies about his plans to attack Venezuela and abduct its leader, despite not bothering to notify Congress.

According to Trump, the world was ripping off America and laughing at us until he came into office. I mean we only had 813 billionaires in the country in 2024 soooo, yeah. There's that.

If Pentagon civilian leadership continues to use the military as a plaything to pose with or deploy in political contests, it will cease to be a professional force. Don't look now... ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3L3rSUD

America did this all before in Guatemala in 1954. While claiming to be about ending the spread of communism, the coup actually ended democratic reform and ushered in decades of military dictatorships.

Well, if it makes you feel better, it's being reported that they're now looking at Stephen Miller to run it.

"Healthcare costs too much money" -Republicans

Well, the plan/goal was to seize the oil even if it means Venezuela descends into complete and total chaos

Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye. Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.

Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business

I'm sure NATO will soon start having meetings to discuss and plan countermeasures to the global threat presented by one of its "allies"

Now they're talking about Stephen Miller running Venezuela. What could possibly go wrong?

Defendants in this cou thentry are entitled to a speedy trial and that includes Maduro. I'm thinking this trial is going to go for at least three years when a major event, that I can't quite put my finger on, occurs in November of 2028

I wonder why "Death to America" is trending on Twitter? 🤔

"If the United States can conduct an operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, an elected president, and put him on trial in American courts, then why is it impossible to capture Benjamin Netanyahu from Israel and bring him before international court?"

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

I can't wait to hear how he'll blame Joe Biden when Venezuela goes south! 🫤

Well, he seems eager to repeat the mistakes of the past. Why he thinks that's going to help his 2028 Presidential campaign is beyond me.

Many Venezuelan-Americans were initially euphoric thinking Trump was liberating Venezuela from Maduro. Now, especially with Trump unceremoniously kicking Machado to the curb, they realize he only intended to liberate them from their assets and resources.

Something happened in Venezuela that most coverage is missing. Once you see it, you can’t unsee the implications.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

We may have a candidate for “Who To Invade Next.”

Trump’s Venezuela incursion has injected a volatile foreign conflict into a political environment defined by voter anxiety over high prices and a softening job market.

Took a gander at the new eviction statutes in TX. If the cause of an eviction is non-payment of rent, the LL can file what is essentially a No Evidence MSJ and avoid trial. It also makes appeals much, much harder and attempts to circumvent federal law when disasters are declared.

Apparently, Maduro dancing to celebrate New Years irked the crap out of Trump

On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇

NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

He won't stop until someone stops him

A comment on the inclusion of machine gun charges in the Maduro indictment. I laughed and I do think it ridiculous that DOJ included it even while DOJ is suing DC to force it to accept semi-automatic weapons. It's a traditional charge designed to up sentences.

I spoke with María Corina Machado today. I affirmed Canada’s support for a peaceful, Venezuelan-led transition of power — one that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people.

As punishment for alleged drug dealing, Venezuela will be ruled by a Viceroy whose brother-in-law was a drug dealer who paid for the Viceroy's parents' house with money he made from selling cocaine. Hypocrites make the very best scolds.

Ok I had to look this up and…true! www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-r...

Venezuela is going to go sideways

I was born during the Tet Offensive while my father was in Vietnam. I can say with confidence that America’s politicians, chicken hawks, and policy wonks haven’t learned anything about the appropriate use of our military in my lifetime, nor do they plan for contingencies or long term consequences.

Feels like Maduro is gonna be back on a plane to venezuela before we know it but only after getting dinner at the ruby tuesday in Times Square. Nothing seems to be adding up.

Trump is clinically insane

The question has to be asked, who's actually going to arrest the richest person in the world with his hands in practically every aspect of government including funding for political candidates? It's unlikely that he'd ever get arrested for anything

Does America want a compassionate leader or an arrogant one? Do we want a leader that feeds the hungry and houses the homeless or do we want a leader that would gladly sacrifice the least among us in a relentless pursuit of dominance, power and control of everything within eye sight? This country