Post B09irC1KfFEHWIUJgO by Nonilex@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #B09hreQuvWIJgb6rlg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:36:14Z
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The USS Gerald R. Ford #AircraftCarrier has entered waters near #LatinAmerica, prompting #Venezuela to put the entire country’s #military arsenal at the ready as the #US naval buildup fuels speculation that the #Trump admin intends to dramatically escalate its deadly counternarcotics campaign there.#law #WarPowers #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #InternationalLaw #LawOfArmedConflict #authoritarianism #autocracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/11/venezuela-aircraft-carrier-gerald-ford/
(DIR) Post #B09hvUy83aHBUWTkZs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:37:34Z
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The Ford & its 3 accompanying #warships arrived in the region Tuesday, the Navy said in a news release. The ships were not yet in the #Caribbean Sea but had crossed into the #US #SouthCom’s jdx, a vast area that also includes part of the #Atlantic Ocean & drug smuggling routes in the #Pacific used by cartels based in #Colombia & neighboring #Ecuador.#Trump #law #Venezuela #WarPowers #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #InternationalLaw #LawOfArmedConflict #authoritarianism #autocracy
(DIR) Post #B09i7Woh0pzKhHnkRM by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:39:46Z
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…The development, though forecast weeks ago, appeared certain to deepen the sense of unease felt in some corners of #Congress since #Trump began to ruminate about a potential regime change in #Venezuela. Last week, admin ofcls hoping to quash bipartisan legislation aimed at restraining the president’s ability to unleash #military force there told lawmakers no active preparations were underway for such an attack — a declaration that persuaded enough #Republicans to vote down the measure.#law
(DIR) Post #B09iNDl7dUGuDyc8Se by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:42:38Z
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Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said in a statement Tuesday that #Venezuela is preparing to set a maximum level of alert amid rising tensions with the #US.
The objective is to place “the entire country’s #military arsenal on full operational readiness,” Padrino López said. The preparations include “massive deployment of ground, aerial, naval, riverine & missile forces” with the participation of all security forces & militia.
#Trump #law #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B09iZAqOIdm8etmJ3A by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:44:47Z
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Padrino said on national television that #Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás #Maduro, ordered a massive deployment of soldiers, “almost 200,000,” he said, as part of the special operation.…The breadth of firepower inherent to an #AircraftCarrier strike group—the Ford typically travels with dozens of fighter jets & an assortment of other lethal capabilities—would seem excessive for the type of strikes that #US forces have carried out on alleged drug boats since early Sept, experts said.#Trump #law
(DIR) Post #B09irC1KfFEHWIUJgO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:48:01Z
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Carriers are strategic assets, & the #US uses its fleet of 11 — many of which are in scheduled maintenance & not available to sail at any given time — for power projection & deterrence in its top-tier #security concerns, notably countering #China in the Indo-Pacific region & maintaining a deterrent presence in the #MiddleEast, said Mark Cancian, a senior #defense adviser at CSIS.#Trump #law #Venezuela #WarPowers #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #InternationalLaw #authoritarianism #autocracy
(DIR) Post #B09j2QxtRPcj3TEuae by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:50:05Z
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“The only reason to move it there is to use it against Venezuela,” Cancian surmised, adding that the Ford’s arrival means “the shot clock has started because this is not an asset they can just keep there indefinitely. They have to use it or move it. And moving it would mean they are standing down” from a potential attack on #Venezuela, he said.#Trump #law #WarPowers #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #InternationalLaw #LawOfArmedConflict #authoritarianism #autocracy
(DIR) Post #B09j5vTwR7bQZPtYX2 by deadinside@but.still.drinkin.coffee
2025-11-12T02:49:34Z
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@Nonilex Carriers are deterrence, yes, but one can topple a nation like Venezuela. That's what they're designed to do.
(DIR) Post #B09jLZgvDmLJcZQcQy by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:53:31Z
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…The Ford, which is the Navy’s most modern & largest carrier, has 4,000 sailors on board. It is accompanied by the destroyers USS Bainbridge, USS Mahan & USS Winston S. Churchill. Cancian…said it can cost as much as $8.4 million a day to operate an #AircraftCarrier.#Trump #law #military #Venezuela #WarPowers #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #InternationalLaw #LawOfArmedConflict #authoritarianism #autocracy
(DIR) Post #B09jR1bcrYwLe1YA6a by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-11-12T02:54:31Z
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The carrier strike group’s arrival pushes the number of #US troops in the region to about 15,000, including personnel spread across roughly a dozen #warships & reinforcements sent in recent weeks to US facilities in Puerto Rico — a stunning #military presence in a region that historically has seen only 1 or 2 Navy vessels assisting the USCG on routine drug-interdiction missions that usually ended with the suspects’ detention & prosecution.#Trump #law #Venezuela #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
(DIR) Post #B09ju1Jj10xf9B0FpQ by cobalt123@beige.party
2025-11-12T02:59:42Z
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@Nonilex Well this sure takes a lot of attention off the impending final blow to many US families when their health insurance premiums go catastrophically high. Oh and maybe this will draw attention away from the Epstein files. And the Epstein Ballroom.
(DIR) Post #B09yqjOGhzwfzZ1Ano by PG19582@mastodon.social
2025-11-12T05:47:09Z
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@Nonilex it's sad that everyone else can clearly see they are lying. The only ones that trust them are the ones in a position to do something about it! It's infuriating...