Post B1uadHiD4GD9Bfp7AW by Nonilex@masto.ai
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 (DIR) Post #B1uYJmT0oQc2s7Hqlc by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T14:53:29Z
       
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       WTF?The #Trump admin “captured” #Venezuela President Nicolás #Maduro & his wife & flew him out of the country in an insane nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating Trump admin pressure on the #oil-rich #SouthAmerica nation.The US is now deciding next steps for Venezuela, Trump said Saturday on Fox News, adding, “We’ll be involved in it very much.”The legal authority for the attack was not clear. [there is none]https://apnews.com/live/trump-us-venezuela-updates-01-03-2026?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-03-Breaking+News
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uYdSopZay5j4sV9c by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T14:57:03Z
       
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       US AG #PamBondi said #Maduro & his wife would face charges after an indictment in New York. Bondi vowed in a social media post that the couple would “soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”#Trump announced the developments on Truth Social shortly after 4:30AM ET & said he would host a news conference at 11AM ET.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings#theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZ3psaSOSemCD5VI by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:01:49Z
       
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       #Trump brushed off criticism from US Democratic lawmakers that he did not seek permission from #Congress ahead of time & that the strike was #illegal. He called his Democratic critics “weak, stupid people” & blamed his political opponents for inflation in the US.He said the operation in #Venezuela was “really genius.”“All they do is complain,” he said of the #Democrats.#law #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZ8cyBskPqBa7FyK by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:02:38Z
       
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       @bandit I refuse to be called a “we” you should too. This is Trump & his criminal admin.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZ9j5ec0n3SQ8B2u by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:02:53Z
       
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       “They should say, ‘Great job.’ They shouldn’t say, ‘Oh Gee, maybe it’s not constitutional.’ You know, the same old stuff that we’ve been hearing for years & years & years,” Trump said who very likely has never read the US Constitution.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZBjAvGcgQIfY8TQ by PG19582@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:03:13Z
       
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       @Nonilex FOR WHAT CRIME? trump is the perpetrator!
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZFwQBxYykXbhW0e by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:03:57Z
       
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       @Nonilex A stroke or cardiac arrest can't get here soon enough.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZMrlHgPks7Fruwi by EthicalProfessor@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T15:05:12Z
       
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       @Nonilex What an interesting misspelling of the word illegal.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZQFKyUBUK6TAs5o by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:05:50Z
       
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       @Nonilex Welcome to 21st century piracy.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZQq7ni7w2CKINCC by EthicalProfessor@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T15:05:55Z
       
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       @Nonilex Fascist pedophile says what?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZWyfypX44SND2EC by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:07:04Z
       
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       #Trump told FauxNews that #Maduro & his wife were aboard the US warship Iwo Jima & headed to NY, where they will face prosecution.🚨Trump said in an interview Saturday morning that the #US will be making decisions on what is next for #Venezuela.🚨“We can’t take a chance in letting somebody else run and just take over what he left, or left off.”#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZjfrC6uelr3VbTE by TomDB@mastodon-belgium.be
       2026-01-03T15:09:17Z
       
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       @Nonilex And THAT is the whole problem for the democratic party. Trump doesn't give rat's a$$ for the constitution or rules and the democrats still keep pretending that rules matter now. They should seek other ways to block him.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZqZz8LBJjfcVzGa by Shadedlady@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T15:10:34Z
       
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       @Nonilex remember trump shouting at zelensky 'your gambling with world war 3'. He's doing it himself, interfering in geopolitical situations that he has no business or knowledge in. Americans have put in power a madman
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uZtw4efdK92yhKka by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:11:14Z
       
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       Venezuelan ruling party leader Nahum Fernández told The Associated Press that Nicolás #Maduro & his wife were at their home within the Ft. Tiuna military installation when they were captured.“That’s where they bombed,” he said. “And, there, they carried out what we could call a kidnapping of the president & the first lady of the country.”#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uaG6FpV8fYzWUevY by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:15:14Z
       
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       #EU foreign policy chief #KajaKallas wrote on X that she had spoken with #US Secy of State #MarcoRubio & the EU ambassador in Caracas. “The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr #Maduro lacks legitimacy & has defended a peaceful transition. Under all circumstances, the principles of #InternationalLaw & the #UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.”Meaningless ⤴︎#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uaRmRuxgWj2fiXHk by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:17:21Z
       
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       #Spain PM #PedroSánchez called for “de-escalation & responsibility. #InternationalLaw & the principles of the #UnitedNations Charter must be respected,” Sánchez wrote on X.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uaVLgQQ2RhBfCk52 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:17:59Z
       
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       #Russia Foreign Ministry said it is “extremely alarmed” & called for “immediate clarification,” acc/to a statement posted Saturday on the ministry’s Telegram channel. The ministry said such actions, if confirmed, would constitute “an unacceptable infringement on the #sovereignty of an #independent #state.”#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uaX3PPKloh5a3eGu by samiamsam@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:18:14Z
       
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       @Nonilex cue clip of michael scott saying*i declare bankruptcy*
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uab9rXHVEsGNAhNY by Minnesota411988@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:19:00Z
       
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       @Nonilex “Kidnapping” is definitely the correct word.  Using “capturing” in its place is obscuring, gaslighting, etc., what has been done.#uspol
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uadHiD4GD9Bfp7AW by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:19:26Z
       
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       #Britain PM #KeirStarmer said the #UK was not involved in the #US operation in #Venezuela and that he would seek more information from #Trump. Without condemning the US action, #Starmer said he always believes that #InternationalLaw should be upheld. “But I think at this stage, fast moving situation, let’s establish the facts & take it from there,” he said.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uaoiCUvN7UWdRIfo by pattykimura@beige.party
       2026-01-03T15:21:23Z
       
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       @Nonilex lol. Putin is worried about the sovereignty of an independent state? Get the F out of Ukraine and command your puppet to get the F out of Venezuela. Unless this is actually your deal, Ukraine for Venezuela.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uasqjf8Ll89cvOuO by xs4me2@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:22:11Z
       
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       @Nonilex Exactly... a blatant insult to international law and the UN charter...
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uatJq2vh64Pp8PNw by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:22:20Z
       
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       #China strongly condemned the #US strike in #Venezuela & the action against its president, the Foreign Ministry said, adding the Beijing govt was “deeply shocked” & firmly opposed to the operation.“Such hegemonic acts of the US seriously violate #InternationalLaw & Venezuela’s #sovereignty & threaten #peace & #security in #LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean region,” it said.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uaxip5ylY33vn0Iy by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:23:07Z
       
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       #China called on the #US to comply with #InternationalLaw & the principles of the #UN Charter, urging it to stop violating the #sovereignty & #security of other nations.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ub79BzJArXS2zX4C by kathimmel@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T15:24:46Z
       
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       @Nonilex wet squelch starmer, per usual.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ubJLDCRh2ACjNAum by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:27:01Z
       
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       The #UnitedNations said it was “deeply alarmed” by the #US strikes in #Venezuela & the reported detention of President Nicolás #Maduro. It expressed concern the escalation was a violation of #InternationalLaw.“These developments constitute adangerous precedent,” Stéphane Dujarric, spox for the #UN sec-gen, said. Dujarric said the UN worried about the implications for #LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean & called on “all actors in Venezuela” to respect #HumanRights & the rule of #law.#Trump #oil
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ubQ26Tt9FGy4QAYi by LordCaramac@discordian.social
       2026-01-03T15:28:11Z
       
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       @Nonilex LOL, as if Russia wasn't doing the very same thing in #Ukraine
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ubeJQcGwCekneFJQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:30:49Z
       
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       #US #DOJ released a new #indictment of #Maduro & wifeMaduro & other #Venezuela ofcls were indicted in 2020 on “narco-terrorism” conspiracy charges. The DOJ released a new indictment Saturday of Maduro & his wife for alleged role in #narcoterrorism #conspiracy.#PamBondi said Maduro & his wife, Cilia Flores, would “soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”#law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ubtAr2Qpa2VS5qrY by mamiyaman@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:33:24Z
       
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       @Nonilex Irony gasps a last breath.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ubxsVW4brl3GGmrA by hopland@snabelen.no
       2026-01-03T15:34:17Z
       
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       @Nonilex ...but isn't it just a lie? What evidence do they have, like at all? How will they be able to tie Maduro with fentanyl smuggling?Better yet, who is going to defend Maduro? Is this just a return of the old classic US kangaroo court?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uc0oaR6fwVlDyHnE by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:34:53Z
       
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       The #MaduroIndictment [for which the #US has no authority]The #indictment accuses #Maduro of leading a “a corrupt, illegitimate government that, for decades, has leveraged government power to protect & promote illegal activity, including drug trafficking.” #DOJ alleges that the drug trafficking efforts “enriched & entrenched Venezuela’s political & military elite.”#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ucFP6c7up54nykSG by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:37:25Z
       
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       #US #DOJ alleges that #Maduro partnered with “some of the most violent & prolific drug traffickers & narco-terrorists in the world” to bring “tons” of cocaine into the US, acc/to the #indictment.The DOJ estimates that as much as 250 tons of cocaine were trafficked through #Venezuela by 2020 [start date?], acc/to the indictment.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #MaduroIndictment #oil #LandGrab #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ucYrZ0Xq7Sq6XS9A by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:40:33Z
       
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       Here is the unsealed 25 page #MaduroIndictmenthttps://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #MaduroIndictment #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ucZHDHBGBWOEZSsq by rmblaber1956@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:40:23Z
       
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       @Nonilex Nicolas #Maduro is still the Head of State of #Venezuela. By what conceivable right do the US authorities claim to have #jurisdiction to try him for any alleged #crime or #crimes? The imperialist arrogance of the #Trump regime knows no bounds - but other US Presidents have made similar unjustified, & unjustifiable, claims to extraterritorial jurisdiction.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ucuHVjGkZTOVDaPQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T15:44:53Z
       
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       So, what leader has the courage to abduct Trump & Melania?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ud2QFudiyupghaMq by tito_swineflu@sfba.social
       2026-01-03T15:46:20Z
       
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       @Nonilex Every accusation is a confession with these idiots.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1udGaJq1NoW67I7No by BruceMirken@mas.to
       2026-01-03T15:48:53Z
       
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       @Nonilex Who would be insane enough to want them? 🤣
       
 (DIR) Post #B1udITLeuPn13e2ixs by rmblaber1956@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:49:15Z
       
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       @Nonilex #Starmer is utterly PATHETIC! He is an absolute disgrace, & doesn't have the guts to stand up to #Trump.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1udK6duIbOnDUMDvk by FinchHaven@sfba.social
       2026-01-03T15:49:32Z
       
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       @Nonilex 1. For over 25 years, leaders of Venezuela have abused their positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.Evidence?Understanding Hearsay:Hearsay is defined as an out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The statement must have been made outside the current courtroom proceeding, not by a witness testifying under oath. Additionally, the party offering the statement must intend for it to be believed as true by the judge or jury. I won't even waste my time on the rest of it
       
 (DIR) Post #B1udKUY3Q0yfMHnt8i by kcsorenby@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T15:49:35Z
       
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       @Nonilex yes please and thank you🙏can please anyone come forward …
       
 (DIR) Post #B1udmu4Y78KGd1YCmG by rmblaber1956@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:54:45Z
       
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       @Nonilex Meaningless & as pathetic as Starmer's response! Utterly wishy-washy! #Trump has no reason to fear any of these gutless wonders!
       
 (DIR) Post #B1udvPxNS8JjpgFvu4 by Just_Tired@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T15:56:16Z
       
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       @Nonilex We need to start a GoFundMe for whoever takes up the challenge
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ueB5pA4ZI61ft62q by Gerd_Brodowski@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T15:59:06Z
       
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       @Nonilex Venezuela is not considered a drug-producing country, but rather a transit country, especially for the EU market. In addition, the US has an enormous opioid problem; legal drugs that have been and continue to be prescribed by US doctors to their patients and have led to a crisis of epidemic proportions…
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ueBT6JWxg4DX5cTQ by Petr90@mastodonczech.cz
       2026-01-03T15:59:09Z
       
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       @Nonilex Bůh.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ueGlzyhF5yH9ehm4 by SeanPLynch@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T16:00:04Z
       
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       @Nonilex Operation Enduring Epstein
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ueo6xzl6gUrZco9g by PG19582@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T16:06:10Z
       
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       @Nonilex sounds like the trump regime...
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ueu2DyIsWrtOvFVg by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:07:14Z
       
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       Trump about to speak#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #MaduroIndictment #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ueygdnyeJmOvDwlE by CindyWeinstein@zirk.us
       2026-01-03T16:08:04Z
       
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       @Nonilex Now unseal Jack Smith's classified documents report.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uf2E4e8AukxaSyVE by Kruku@mastodon.bida.im
       2026-01-03T16:08:42Z
       
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       @Nonilex I know it's a natural reaction not to overstate already tense situations but butterflies are "captured". Can we call the illegal seizing of Venezuela's President Maduro & his wife while missile strikes were ongoing in Venezuela by US military forces all on the orders of the US' President Trump, without a declaration of war what it is; a "war crime"
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ufYOJ7cPIFxuZgu0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:14:34Z
       
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       @Kruku Hence the hashtags #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ufrfcxRoCzBU2uEC by Kruku@mastodon.bida.im
       2026-01-03T16:18:01Z
       
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       @Nonilex Yes, of course, But my comment was more directed at mainstream media & all of us that repeat there headlines with comment.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ug0aG2mTSj8YZumu by Kruku@mastodon.bida.im
       2026-01-03T16:19:37Z
       
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       @Nonilex Yes, of course, But my comment was more directed at mainstream media & all of us that repeat there headlines with comment. Also I was thrashing a bit.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ug0gvNzg65oVy13o by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T16:19:38Z
       
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       @Nonilex If only !!!! Take the whole family....we dont want tbem.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ug6EgNuSUpxbatRA by Kruku@mastodon.bida.im
       2026-01-03T16:20:39Z
       
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       @Nonilex Yes, of course, But my comment was more directed at mainstream media & all of us that repeat their headlines with comment. Also I was thrashing a bit.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ugWo8Kj8THREKyA4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:25:29Z
       
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       The #Venezuela mission to the #UN has requested an emergency #Security Council [#UNSC] meeting & has asked the Council to condemn the #US military strikes against the country.  Venezuela’s ambassador, Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta, said in a letter to the UNSC president: “The United States of America always uses lies to fabricate wars. It is an international #tyranny imposed with the #propaganda of death: the recent past confirms this.”#law #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ugdHbG5GsMZ3xEQ4 by EthicalProfessor@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T16:26:37Z
       
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       @Nonilex Whoops! Did #Piggy forget to get permission from his handler?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ugw8ykMTGPKQvzpQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:30:03Z
       
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       #MaríaCorinaMachado, the Venezuelan opposition leader, posted a statement calling for national unity following the capture of Nicolás #Maduro.“Given his refusal to accept a negotiated exit, the government of the United States has fulfilled its promise to enforce the law,” she wrote. “We have struggled for years, we have given it our all, & it has been worth it. What had to happen is happening.”Her support is unsurprising.#law #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uh9AijCIY8Ujec2S by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:32:07Z
       
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       #Machado added that #EdmundoGonzález, who the #US has recognized as Venezuela’s President-elect, must “immediately” take office & be recognized as the country’s commander of the armed forces.“Today we are prepared to enforce our mandate & take power,” Machado said. “We are going to restore order, release the political prisoners, build an exceptional country, & bring our children back home.”#law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uhTn24SpO56oX6cS by kali@discuss.systems
       2026-01-03T16:36:01Z
       
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       @Nonilex this is al not good. #taiwan
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uhZjZ6GgT05oogC0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:37:12Z
       
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       Sick #Trump posted a photo on social media showing #Maduro wearing a sweatsuit & a blindfold with the caption: “Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.”Maduro appeared to be wearing a flotation device around his neck. Next to him was someone wearing a jacket that had a DEA logo.Maduro also had protective headphones on his ears & appeared to be lifting a water bottle with both arms to drink#law #Congress #WarPowers #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uhhms9r5CyfQZRg0 by Kierkegaanks@beige.party
       2026-01-03T16:38:34Z
       
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       @Nonilex Kim?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uhpYkMG5MhAod1RA by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:40:01Z
       
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       This picture violates #InternationalLaw. It is illegal to use pictures of prisoners for #propaganda.#GenevaConventions #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #Maduro #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ui8r1kW3v1N5xnai by grammasaurus@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T16:43:30Z
       
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       @Nonilex I have a really bad feeling about this “indictment”—-weren’t the cult members calling for public executions? My god.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uiTtp7JaDq7p5da4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:47:16Z
       
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       “We are going to run the country,” #Trump said of #Venezuela. He said he did not want the #Maduro regime to continue with another leader.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uibFZcqYmHbpLhk8 by hszakher@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T16:48:39Z
       
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       @Nonilex I think he forgot the preposition. We're gonna run *over* the country
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uiib2lQ7RGDxTtpY by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:50:01Z
       
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       #Trump put no time limit on the #US occupation. It would be up to the #UnitedStates to decide when to return the country to Venezulan control. And then he turned to #oil, saying that US companies would fix the infrastructure, “& start making money for the country.” [doubt any will go to Venezuelans]#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Maduro #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uixLR9jA26AHvHkG by alper@sfba.social
       2026-01-03T16:52:39Z
       
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       @Nonilex I wish now some journalists would turn to the Nobel peace prize committee and shed some light on what went down with this year's award. Were they pressured to give it to Trump and then given an off ramp to give it to the person who'll legitimize a coming illegal coup?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uj4yU0xAMrI7tkMy by clock@f.cz
       2026-01-03T16:54:00Z
       
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       @Nonilex protective headphones or censorship sensory isolation headphones so he can't hear what's going on?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uj6KIvJBPJG3M4kC by diverdutch@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T16:54:16Z
       
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       @Nonilex Which country would that be? Surely not Venezuela
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uj7SPkdmSghV5W6a by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:54:31Z
       
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       #Trump referred to a “partnership” between #Venezuela & the #UnitedStates, which he said would make Venezuelans “rich, independent & safe.” Of course, this was a partnership accomplished by a #GovernmentOverthrow.BTWs Trump’s asides about #DC, #NOLA, & #LA are total bullshit. No murder in NOLA & DC since his illegal intervention? Flat out lies.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Maduro #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ujHGBwwGgVglJ50K by jonberger@sfba.social
       2026-01-03T16:56:14Z
       
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       @Nonilex They've got to be protected / All their rights respected / 'Til someone that we like can be elected.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFvxqQTh3m4&t=19s
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ujMUesa0LC0JKl4y by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T16:57:14Z
       
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       Now he’s back to insane asylums sending mental patients to the #US. The man does not know the difference between “seeking asylum” & an “insane asylum”. #Trump is such a fucking moron.#law #immigration #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Maduro #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ujmsVCYEgLU3O880 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:02:00Z
       
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       #Trump has offered NO details about what the #US running #Venezuela looks like. Will there be an US official there in a leadership position?As he justifies the #military operation, Trump argued that #Maduro sent members of Tren de Aragua to the US to terrorize the US. Trump’s own #intelligence community earlier this year debunked that claim, finding that the gang was not controlled by the Venezuelan govt.#law #Congress #WarPowers #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ujzJq6joWHkA6DFw by AoFWPh4yhuQ48BkmbA.SpiritualAnnie@chattrbx.com
       2026-01-03T17:04:12Z
       
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       @Nonilex I dunno who's fearless enough, but I'm sure we could start a GoFundMe and get them paid really, REALLY well.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ukF7FpITnTLQf4lM by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:07:06Z
       
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       In declaring that the #US will be “running” #Venezuela, #Trump has raised a host of questions: Will the US have an occupying #military force? Will it install a pliant government for some number of years? Will it run the #courts, & determine who pumps the #oil? All of this, of course, could enmesh the US in the kind of “forever wars” Trump’s #MAGA base has rejected.Trump spoke about bringing in US oil companies to remake the #energy infrastucture &, presumably, to exploit oil reserves.#law
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ukGKs29pvHre79EG by dmayhood@ecoevo.social
       2026-01-03T17:07:15Z
       
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       @Nonilex The hypocrisy is beyond phenomenal.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ukKzTv6nLwyY3TGa by dmayhood@ecoevo.social
       2026-01-03T17:08:07Z
       
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       @Nonilex Yet another blithering idiot honks.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ukR8SgdLkYZ3PMjw by dmayhood@ecoevo.social
       2026-01-03T17:09:14Z
       
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       @Nonilex More breathtaking hypocrisy.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ukWOllQgiIacqCjg by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:10:14Z
       
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       #Trump looks like he’s falling #asleep on his feet. I’m waiting for him to fall over. #unfit
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ukXp3tA1V2QJzvCi by CindyWeinstein@zirk.us
       2026-01-03T17:10:27Z
       
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       @Nonilex yup, naptime.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uki41iNO4BjSreTY by FrancoisPrague@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T17:12:18Z
       
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       @Nonilex Rubio is still much alive though, yet soon politically dead... hopefully.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ulQYmtMwYjsS9Guu by MJmusicinears@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T17:20:20Z
       
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       @Nonilex  Trump's plan is chaos while his evil Nazi cabal robs the Treasury
       
 (DIR) Post #B1umEpH6LOCFUUFOc4 by paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange
       2026-01-03T17:29:25Z
       
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       @Nonilex he said would make Venezuelans “rich, independent & safe.”how about the US first? i'd like to feel independent and safe...
       
 (DIR) Post #B1umJCwcHbQc3iksRk by Gurre@mastodon.nu
       2026-01-03T17:30:12Z
       
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       @Nonilex Thank you for this thread.Shit is fucked up and bullshit, but a thread on the details of it is welcome.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1umaDVpQNrYk9KsfA by Uair@autistics.life
       2026-01-03T17:33:11Z
       
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       @Nonilex I'm pretty sure Fidel Castro punked the shit out of Jimmy Carter by doing that.  Carter opened up blanket citizenship for any Cuban who wanted to leave, so Castro emptied his prisons and mental wards into Miami.  That's the beginning of the movie "Scarface".Trump hasn't updated his OS since about 1980 and it shows.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1umo7GNSJglPqjiFs by andreaslindholm@mastodonsweden.se
       2026-01-03T17:35:47Z
       
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       @Nonilex Yes, I am really curious. Does the administration have a real plan ready or is it just his usual BS?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1un5KRFitNfCZ1xqK by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:38:51Z
       
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       When asked how much running #Venezuela, potentially for years, will cost, #Trump said: “It won’t cost us anything.”His claim that the #US won’t have to spend any money because it will be “reimbursed” by the #oil the US will take “out of the ground” is a total fantasy.This will cost the US billions.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Maduro #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1unIzYe9bZGUm0KSe by Shadedlady@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T17:40:38Z
       
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       @Nonilex and the oil money is not going to the citizens of Venezuela, so it is not going to stabilise the country as he said earlier in his speech
       
 (DIR) Post #B1unTYcWeArO8TrAwa by kristen_d@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T17:43:15Z
       
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       @Nonilex Such an act would require the cooperation of many surrounding Trump and Melania.  So far I see nothing but spineless assholes.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1unVu7jfWyvPGZeDo by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:43:45Z
       
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       The news conference is over. Despite multiple questions about how #Venezuela will be run, no details were provided.#Trump repeatedly said “we’re gonna do” this & “we’re gonna do” that, but never gave info about HOW.There were vague allusions to #MarcoRubio & Pete #Hegseth & a “group” but no specifics. This is nuts.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Maduro #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #oil #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1una7Xzhc4GCHrnt2 by WnknBlnkn_n_Nod@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T17:44:27Z
       
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       @Nonilex Trump should send ICE to run the country. Hustle 'em on a plane and dump their sorry asses in country. Oops, prolly should have read the fine print on that signing bonus.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uneCBkO9bHkYP6ps by CindyWeinstein@zirk.us
       2026-01-03T17:45:13Z
       
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       @Nonilex Stephen Miller will be the transitional president.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uneznhvo51cTXcJ6 by andybrwn@sfba.social
       2026-01-03T17:45:21Z
       
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       @Nonilex We heard that one before. Wasn’t that Rumsfeld’s line?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uo7gKTPAkJcyXtE8 by bkahn@beige.party
       2026-01-03T17:50:31Z
       
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       @Nonilex Send Pete and Marco to Venezuela and tell them to run the country properly. They do not get any support staff. Marco's language skills and Pete's charm should be all they need.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uo8zrwF4dyWDpG8O by Herman@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T17:50:46Z
       
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       @Nonilex Trillions maybe.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-47391821
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uoEJ2GPPOBPWBePA by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:51:47Z
       
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       #Trump also completely dismissed the idea of working with opposition leader & #NobelPeacePrize winner #MaríaCorinaMachado who actually won the last presidential #election in #Venezuela. Instead he said #MarcoRubio was in contact with Maduro’s VP #DelcyRodríguez. If this was even slightly about #Maduro being an illegitimate president, Rodríguez would also be illegitimate.  This is so transparently about #oil it’s ridiculous.#law #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uoXx0G2BUys0cFNY by Shadedlady@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T17:55:18Z
       
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       @Nonilex yep
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uofAlBHjdHYz0X4q by timo21@mastodon.sdf.org
       2026-01-03T17:56:27Z
       
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       @Nonilex Trump's Vietnam
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uoiYeMv0xgWfR3c8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T17:57:15Z
       
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       Trump’s suggestion that Maduro’s VP, #DelcyRodríguez, would help the #US run the country literally came as #Venezuela state TV was playing a clip of her denouncing the US #military operation.“Faced with this brutal situation & this brutal attack, we do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás #Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores,” Rodríguez said. “We demand immediate proof of life for President Maduro & the first lady from the government of President Donald #Trump.”#law #oil #LandGrab
       
 (DIR) Post #B1upTYS3TUYlWK5MzA by janinevigus@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T18:05:41Z
       
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       @Nonilex #incompetence #ImpeachNow
       
 (DIR) Post #B1upTd825MVy1fkwyG by janinevigus@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T18:05:42Z
       
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       @Nonilex #incompetence #ImpeachNow
       
 (DIR) Post #B1upWF5puB10LlyU2S by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T18:06:14Z
       
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       #Trump spoke more about #oil than anything else. I don’t think I even heard him mention #democracy a single time. He vowed to fix #Venezuela’s oil infrastructure & said the #US plans to sell it to other countries [again, how is this legal?].“We’re in the oil business. We’re going to sell it to them,” Trump said. he said oil companies will pay for the rebuilding of Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, & the wealth will pour in.#law #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #piracy
       
 (DIR) Post #B1upgmVyV0vOtwE4wK by janinevigus@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T18:08:06Z
       
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       @Nonilex incompetent juveniles governing like it’s a cartoon
       
 (DIR) Post #B1upgx4NFyNndWOgwi by janinevigus@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T18:08:07Z
       
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       @Nonilex incompetent juveniles governing like it’s a cartoon
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uqy3zgrg6LzOvi88 by MarkAB@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T18:22:25Z
       
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       @Nonilex  But he did mention Biden 6 or 7 times, blaming him for various issues, and throwing in “other presidents” a few times for good measure. I’m guessing little of the oil money will reach actual Venezuelans since, like the Mafia, we will skim the proceeds for Trump and his cronies first, then US oil interests. What a payoff for that billion dollar campaign contribution from the oil companies!
       
 (DIR) Post #B1urGyK6Amo9u5UYee by oatrapado@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T18:25:49Z
       
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       @Nonilex he forgot about drugs
       
 (DIR) Post #B1us6gniZ7RwcM0TvU by PG19582@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T18:34:35Z
       
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       @Nonilex they don't want a legitimate leader in power, they want a corrupt puppet to help them suck the country dry. So transparent.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1usDFVMRxb9zHY4Js by PG19582@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T18:36:21Z
       
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       @Nonilex and you can be sure that billions will flow into trump's pockets from those oil companies!
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uswYHJUuQ7F9a0uW by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T18:44:34Z
       
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       Secy of #State #MarcoRubio said the “capture” of President #Maduro & his wife from #Venezuela was a “law enforcement” operation as a rationale for not going to #Congress, yet #Trump said the #US will now run the country & said “We’re not afraid of boots on the ground,” neither of which would be the result of a law enforcement action.Also AG Pam Bondi was not included in the news conference announcing what would absolutely be the most significant prosecution of her career.#law #war #oil
       
 (DIR) Post #B1utD6bJee3GKIpTX6 by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
       2026-01-03T18:47:28Z
       
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       @Nonilex The entire operation violates international law.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1utj9rf3WlbiOl5NI by huntingdon@mstdn.social
       2026-01-03T18:53:20Z
       
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       @Nonilex Nice coverage. But "law enforcement" operation my ass.As Ruby Keeler's friend said of a lord they were both intimately acquainted with, who denied the acquaintance, "He would say that, wouldn't he?"
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uuWLKTDeTRSgge5Q by Bam@sfba.social
       2026-01-03T19:02:13Z
       
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       @Nonilex I don’t see a “law enforcement” exception.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uucgWnJcqUwiTXMG by christopherbrown@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:03:21Z
       
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       @Nonilex @kbsez Never heard that one before – someone else will pay for it.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uvsaCwgIrzvqKszY by Eetschrijver@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:17:24Z
       
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       @Nonilex Nuts is putting it extremely mildly.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uwRizpzu6nKBxga8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T19:23:50Z
       
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       Um… The Vice President of #Venezuela #DelcyRodriguez is currently in #Russia, 4 sources familiar with her movements said on Saturday, after #Trump said President #Maduro had been seized by US forces after an attack on the country & US Secy of #State #MarcoRubio was in contact with her & that she had been sworn in to the presidency.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLawhttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-vice-president-rodriguez-russia-four-sources-say-2026-01-03/
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uwqTg45dMX3NW4NE by depereo@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:28:16Z
       
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       @Nonilex if even pam bondi doesn't want to touch a maduro prosecution with a ten foot pole the legal memos must be written in an especially toxic brand of crayon on a particularly disgusting leftover pizza box.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uwx9HaJdlvpLFMh6 by bardmoss@autistics.life
       2026-01-03T19:29:20Z
       
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       @Nonilex If all you do is illegal shit, and they can't have you arrested, then complaining's about all that's left.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ux420fkoxZIXcO7E by nonproductive@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:30:42Z
       
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       @Nonilex It’s a “Freedom Fracas” not a war.A “Special Operation”A “Police Action”A “Military Intervention”A dominionist resource grabA colonialist obligationAn excuse to grab more power and control because no one even attempts to stop them.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uxiMT96fByKoAQaG by mark@mastodon.fixermark.com
       2026-01-03T19:37:26Z
       
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       @Nonilex "Mexico's gonna pay for it" all over again.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uxtwIgE9RYeGnCxE by kritischelezer@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:40:04Z
       
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       @Nonilex Correction - she is not in Russia, she just appeared in public in Venezuela, and denounced the attack by the US.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uxyieuND6NmvT8hE by dcdeejay@mastodon.online
       2026-01-03T19:40:55Z
       
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       @Nonilex Conflicting reports: CNN says she is in Venezuela.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uyajsYHlVIZmyohE by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T19:47:53Z
       
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       Conflicting reports.#Rodríguez addresses the nation [apparently in #Venezuela]In a televised address to the nation that lasted less than 15 minutes, #DelcyRodríguez left open the door for dialogue with the US while also seeking to calm ruling party supporters.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw https://apnews.com/live/trump-us-venezuela-updates-01-03-2026#0000019b-8547-d3eb-adff-f7df5a480000
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uyxIyGUiKpmdPdKa by RowinSpeez@mas.to
       2026-01-03T19:51:56Z
       
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       @Nonilex you know you fucked up when Russia is lecturing you.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uzIowcoRf91qu9yq by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T19:55:51Z
       
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       #Venezuela VP #DelcyRodríguez, speaking on state television in Spanish, reiterated calls for the release of #Maduro & his wife.She called for calm & unity to defend the country amid Maduro's "kidnapping" & said Venezuela will never be the #colony of any nation.Rodríguez spoke from #Caracas with her brother, national assembly head Jorge Rodríguez, interior minister Diosdado Cabello & the foreign & defense ministers.#law #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty https://www.reuters.com/world/us/live-trump-says-us-has-captured-venezuela-president-maduro-2026-01-03/
       
 (DIR) Post #B1uzSlCXaKPUJb5ZJI by Obscure_Rebel@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:57:36Z
       
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       @Nonilex Trump doesn’t give a flying f*ck about international law! It’s the law of the imperialist jungle!#Trump #Venezuela
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v0PXvCbNKuDM0gq0 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:08:16Z
       
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       #DelcyRodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president & #Maduro’s VP speaking to the nation, said #Trump “launched an unprecedented military aggression” that “constitutes a terrible stain on the development of bilateral relations.”She said, “the masks had fallen off, revealing only one objective: #RegimeChange in #Venezuela. This regime change would also allow for the seizure of our energy, mineral & natural resources. This is the true objective, & the world & the international community must know it.”
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v0jlsOQcC5HmL9Ye by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:11:54Z
       
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       #DelcyRodríguez was defiant as she spoke on live television. “If there is one thing that the Venezuelan people & this country are clear about,” she said, “it is that we will never again be slaves, that we will never again be a colony of any empire, whatever its nature.”“There is only one president in this country, & his name is Nicolás #Maduro Moros,” Rodríguez said.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v0zgOOaJemuYtdKa by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:14:48Z
       
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       #DelcyRodríguez, spoke flanked by powerful military officials & other key government leaders as she denounced the #UnitedStates’ actions. As she introduced each figure on live television, they nodded toward her in a show of deference as she demanded that #Maduro was the rightful president of #Venezuela. The display of force & unity undermined President Trump’s earlier comments that Washington would work with Rodríguez to run Venezuela.#Trump #abduction #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v1ELHlLHSlnDmfh2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:17:27Z
       
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       #DelcyRodríguez added that #Venezuela was open to having a respectful relationship with the #Trump admin, but only within the framework of international & Venezuelan #law. “That is the only type of relationship I will accept, after they have attacked & militarily assaulted our beloved nation,” she said.#Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v1S9MeSfzgsGef9k by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:19:57Z
       
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       #DelcyRodríguez was sworn in as #Venezuela’s new president Saturday, but she repeatedly said that #Maduro was Venezuela’s “only president” & even the text on Venezuelan state TV labeled her as vice president. When she ended, the state broadcaster immediately said that Rodríguez was the VP who had just made clear that Maduro was Venezuela’s president.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v1oRgd1L8M4Qd8AC by kritischelezer@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T19:46:40Z
       
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       @dcdeejay @Nonilex She just made a speech in Caracas, saying Venezuela is united against an agressor, and that Maduro is the only legitimate president. Was just reported by Dutch reporter Boris van der Spek, who is there, for the Dutch NOS news organisation (the news was reported at the very end of the 8 o'clock news, so the news  is from less than 30 minutes ago)
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v1oSoooNHNa7TBZI by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:23:58Z
       
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       @kritischelezer @dcdeejay Yes. Subsequently in my thread.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v2E68FmXyukXmdyC by Miro_Collas@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:28:35Z
       
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       @Nonilex Link to video of her speakinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dRRczwyvc&pp=2AZF
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v2sYjWrY0Z2QVpGi by derteckelansich@nrw.social
       2026-01-03T20:35:31Z
       
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       @Nonilex Alternativ könnte er dafür seine „clean coal“ nutzen.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v3PBMQmYYy6cGRd2 by aardvark@ioc.exchange
       2026-01-03T20:41:37Z
       
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       @Nonilex I’m sure we’ll make it all up in tariffs! </s>
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v3Vz3CwtvnxCW3Fo by Edelruth@mastodon.online
       2026-01-03T20:42:59Z
       
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       @Nonilex I found the nutshell.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v3aW1UIiWLNEs95M by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T20:43:51Z
       
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       In an interview w/ NYT, secy of #state #MarcoRubio said he was reserving judgment on #DelcyRodríguez’s comments, in which she denied she planned to work with the #US.“We’re going to make decisions based on their actions & their deeds in the days & weeks to come,” he said, referring to ofcls in the interim #Venezuela govt. “We think they’re going to have some unique & historic opportunities to do a great service for the country, & we hope that they’ll accept that opportunity.”#law #Trump
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v4vveyHLcav87C2i by reneartois@kinkycats.org
       2026-01-03T20:58:54Z
       
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       @Nonilex I have no desire to defend Trump and this does violet many laws, but here's the thought - imagine Qaddafi, Saddam, or Milosevic in this picture. Wouldn't that be a scenario far preferable than bombing/invading those countries?I have zero sympathy for any bastard dictators and Venezuelans are better off without him.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v4xK0vDUHOk72wCG by alex_p_roe@mastodon.world
       2026-01-03T20:59:08Z
       
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       @Nonilex This could get very messy, very quickly and Americans in Venezuela could end up as hostages. Aside from grabbing control of the oil, has this been thought through? We’ll soon find out.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1v8CYiv6mUkZPaEsa by Helgi@101010.pl
       2026-01-03T21:35:25Z
       
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       @Nonilex no way they'd be ruling anything as long as the military is still there and the Party is in power. Replaciing Maduro for their VP is what naturally will happen.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vA4NMBgY8SuPAyv2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T21:56:29Z
       
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       The #UN #Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Monday morning to discuss #US strikes in #Venezuela. #Russia, #China & #Colombia asked for the meeting after Venezuela’s mission to the UN wrote a letter to the Council president requesting the meeting to condemn & stop US strikes on the country. Secy Gen António Guterres is expected to address the #UNSC Monday. He said in a statement earlier that all sides must uphold #InternationalLaw & the #UNcharter.#law #Trump #abduction #oil
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vAKG2OfKZgqGUaK8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T21:59:21Z
       
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       Plane carrying captured VenezuelanPresident Nicolás #Maduro & his wife, Cilia Flores, has arrived at Stewart Air National Guard Base in NY.The Venezuelan leader is expected to face drugs & weapons charges in Manhattan federal court next week.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjypez7q00003b6pw6kzipxk
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vAieoCDfDIcMU6kK by jawarajabbi@mastodon.online
       2026-01-03T22:03:45Z
       
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       @Nonilex Ah, gee. I guess we're the baddies now.  This sucks.#Venezuela
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vBQdipcWG3zPwpUG by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T22:11:43Z
       
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       The abducted Venezuelan president, Nicolás #Maduro, & his wife will be flown in a helicopter to Manhattan, acc/to a law enforcement source briefed on the #security plan to bring the Venezuelan leader to the #US. From there, Maduro will be driven to the US’ #DEA NYC headquarters. Then he will be taken by helicopter to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He is expected to be held there.#law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vBgCxksWa7d9LsDw by TENET_CDN@mastodon.social
       2026-01-03T22:14:30Z
       
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       @Nonilex When Trump stands trial for countless crimes, will Melania also?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vFPrwzdLDPe4SZcW by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T22:56:23Z
       
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       At least 40 people were killed in Saturday’s attack on #Venezuela, including #military personnel & #civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #Maduro #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vFieaxVqoRj66vWC by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T22:59:48Z
       
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       Far more than a first lady, #CiliaFlores is one of #Venezuela’s most powerful #political figures. She built extraordinary #influence over decades while largely operating from the shadows. Flores shaped a #judicial system in which nearly every major decision ran through her & embedded state institutions with relatives & loyalists, acc/to journalists, analysts & former officials. At the same time, they noted, her family amassed vast, unexplained wealth.#law #Maduro #Trumphttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/cilia-flores-maduro-wife-venezuela.html?smid=url-share
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vFlQzMYcX6OaqqR6 by timo21@mastodon.sdf.org
       2026-01-03T23:00:13Z
       
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       @Nonilex The culpability, if any, of the military officers involved should at least be discussed.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vG5pX50uYAJCLcTg by Kruku@mastodon.bida.im
       2026-01-03T23:03:57Z
       
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       @Nonilex Cilia Flores is leverage.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vG73z2lq4nPw11cG by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:04:13Z
       
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       A lawyer from a lower middle class background, #CiliaFlores began her political rise in the 1990s, becoming close to #HugoChávez — the former president who was #Maduro’s mentor & predecessor — while he was imprisoned after a failed #coup attempt in 1992. She steadily climbed the ranks of Chávez’s socialist movement, known as #chavismo, becoming a central figure in #Venezuela #legislature.#law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vG9VOnoNP11YEEEK by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:04:39Z
       
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       #CiliaFlores & #Maduro have been partners since at least the late 1990s, when both were lawmakers. They married in 2013, the year he became president. After Chávez’s death, she was widely seen as critical to consolidating & sustaining Maduro’s hold on #power, bringing a loyal #political base & deep institutional #influence.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vGUPXSnMOIviFRey by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:08:26Z
       
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       Within #chavismo, #CiliaFlores commands both respect & fear, said Roberto Deniz, a Venezuelan investigative journalist who has reported extensively on the Flores family.“She is a fundamental figure in #corruption in #Venezuela —absolutely fundamental— & especially in the structure of #power,” said Zair Mundaray, who worked as a snr prosecutor under both #Chávez & #Maduro. “Many people consider her far more astute & shrewd than Maduro himself.”#law #Trump #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vGjvTqJr6AL3x8Zk by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:11:14Z
       
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       Though she stopped holding formal government posts after 2013, #CiliaFlores retained immense behind-the-scenes authority. She is often described as a key architect of #Maduro’s political survival.“Within #chavismo itself, they know the real power that Cilia Flores has, more so than perhaps the general public,” Deniz said.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vGwNTs2XpUehu3nc by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:13:29Z
       
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       #CiliaFlores is also widely believed to wield decisive #influence over #Venezuela’s #justice system. Many #judges & senior officials are thought to be loyal to her or have been placed through her networks. The #judiciary is considered thoroughly politicized, having failed to issue a single ruling against the state in more than two decades.#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vH4zRWmVFUi4ujHk by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:15:02Z
       
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       “It is a completely politicized, flawed, #corrupt judicial system, & #CiliaFlores bears a great deal of responsibility for what the Venezuelan judicial system has become,” Deniz said.Investigative journalists have documented extensive #corruption involving the #Maduro-Flores family, including misuse of public funds & business links with sanctioned foreign businessmen. One investigation showed the family effectively taking over an entire street of luxury homes in Caracas, the country’s capital.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vHF9a9wGUL3HnWCm by jillL@theblower.au
       2026-01-03T23:16:47Z
       
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       @Nonilex No doubt Maduro and his wife are terrible.  There are lots of terrible govts around the world.  The only reason USA has invaded Venezuela is so US oil companies can grab their oil.  This is wrong.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vHQhPGWND18qCvdA by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:18:58Z
       
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       A federal indictment unsealed on Saturday charged #CiliaFlores, along with #Maduro & son, with collaborating with drug traffickers.“She has been basically co-governing the country since he came to #power, & in many ways is the strategy or power behind the throne,” said Risa Grais-Targow, the #LatinAmerica director for Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy. “She’s been key to his staying power, but also now his downfall as well.”#law #Trump #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vHVatCBCBgNPXbqi by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-03T23:19:51Z
       
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       @jillL 100%
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vLTPkJ2U0p3NbDTU by Shadedlady@mstdn.social
       2026-01-04T00:04:14Z
       
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       @Nonilex that is news to me
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vOqdvUmYhLYYbJse by su_liam@mas.to
       2026-01-04T00:42:02Z
       
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       @Nonilex Now the motherfucker is “running”(ruining) two countries. If only the U.S. knew what to do with dictators. First hint: not elect the ratbastard shitbags. Second hint: ask the NRA what the 2a is for…
       
 (DIR) Post #B1vesmNztmWtdhyOWm by Npars01@mstdn.social
       2026-01-04T03:39:56Z
       
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       @Nonilex Inside job.CIA operated military junta headed for Venezuelan rule.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wCkpB91paoQSL7hY by WorldTravelerAll7@mastodon.world
       2026-01-04T10:01:14Z
       
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       @Nonilex 🤣
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wd4Up11RlntE1uIC by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-04T14:56:10Z
       
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       Secy of State #MarcoRubio sidestepped questions from ABC host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday about which #LegalAuthority the #US had to conduct its actions in #Venezuela. #Rubio said the US has “court orders” to quarantine Venezuela’s #oil, which he argued would freeze the #economy “until the conditions that are in the national interest of the United States & the interests of the Venezuelan people are met.”#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #Maduro #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wdBsQ1ghut6LrPvc by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-04T14:57:30Z
       
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       When Stephanopoulos asked whether the #US is running #Venezuela right now, #Rubio pointed to the #oil embargo & said the US will use it as leverage until “the people who have control over the levers of power in that country make changes that are not just in the interest of the people of Venezuela, but are in the interest of the United States.”#geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #Trump #Maduro #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #piracy #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wdbWoSdmDDcZWNlI by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-04T15:02:09Z
       
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       A day after #Trump declared that the #US planned to “run” #Venezuela for an unspecified period, #Defense Dept ofcls said there were no US #military personnel in country.But a force of 15k troops on land in nearby countries & on a dozen warships in the #Caribbean “remain in the region at a high state of readiness, prepared to project power, defend themselves, & our interests in the region,” Gen. Dan Caine, Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, said Saturday.#geopolitics #law #oil #InternationalLaw
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wdeYFBmBhivcSrsu by bouriquet@mastodon.social
       2026-01-04T15:02:34Z
       
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       @Nonilex Ask Rubio about the gangs of militia now roaming cities in Venezuela. Who’s really “running” the country?Day 1 went according to plan. Was there a detailed plan after day 1?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1we4CaQv7RpHwdHkG by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2026-01-04T15:07:19Z
       
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       #LatinAmerica experts said that the US is probably underestimating the challenge of governing #Venezuela.“Credible estimates of the number of boots on the ground required range from tens of thousands to well into the hundreds of thousands,” said Adam Isacson, a scholar at the Washington Office on Latin America. “In Panama in 1989, the occupying force was 27,000, & Venezuela is 12X the size & 6.5X the population — with a much broader array of armed & criminal groups.”#geopolitics #law #Trump
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wfVbNIxxV3wO7ZLM by FinchHaven@sfba.social
       2026-01-04T15:23:28Z
       
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       @Nonilex "A day after #Trump declared that the #US planned to “run” #Venezuela for an unspecified period, #Defense Dept ofcls said there were no US #military personnel in country.""there were no US #military personnel in country."And this is the crux of it right nowTrump is used to throwing his weight around in the United States, where he can call in SWATting and bomb threats from his psychotic followers, where he can call in Bongino and his ICE thugs over nightHe can do nothing of the sort in VenezuelaHow is he going to "govern" a country with its own politics, populace and armed rebel squadsWall Street is sending down a bunch of analysts in a month to work out a planAre they all going to be wearing tactical plate body armor?What sort of force (SEAL Team 6?) is Trump going to send down to provide cover?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1whwkzxUhVHVxHG76 by SurrealSeal@cupoftea.social
       2026-01-04T15:50:42Z
       
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       @Nonilex They should be reminded that “Following orders” is not a viable defence.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wiAscVx9FpCv2uBs by SurrealSeal@cupoftea.social
       2026-01-04T15:53:18Z
       
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       @Nonilex They should be reminded that “Following orders” is not a good defence. It’s been tried before.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wnlaXSdrl7c80Ohs by Eetschrijver@mastodon.social
       2026-01-04T16:55:58Z
       
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       @Nonilex Orwell would have been proud of Little Marco Rubio's command of Newspeak.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1wwMtIqdfiM9sT70C by hyde@lazybear.social
       2026-01-04T18:32:05Z
       
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       @Nonilex kidnapped is the more appropriate term imho
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xHKeeoDcThC3W1jc by alterelefant@mastodontech.de
       2026-01-04T22:27:15Z
       
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       @Nonilex Are they trying to start a new Vietnam? I would not like to intervene in a sovereign county, it is simply asking for trouble.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xZYmNS6vm2MkHXYe by xs4me2@mastodon.social
       2026-01-05T01:51:28Z
       
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       @Nonilex Please?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1xve7ou0qEPJD4kmO by PattyHanson@mastodon.social
       2026-01-05T05:58:56Z
       
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       @Nonilex He said if elected he would make Americans rich, independent and safe. I can't afford the price of a steak in the grocery store, and millions of people lost their healthcare coverage on January 1st. I also check the social security website every month to make sure my direct deposit was completed and for the correct amount.I hope the people of Venezuela are smarter than the Americans who voted for Trump and the rest of us who are basically doing nothing to get rid of him.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1y2I7PFZNVfKlWxBw by GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai
       2026-01-05T07:13:28Z
       
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       @Nonilex I want to ask you though how exactly is the United States actually in control of Venezuela other than having kidnapped the head of state and his wife?They don’t seem to be any US forces or infrastructure of the US administration in the country whatsoever. And there’s this bizarre back-and-forth going on between the vice president and the White House.And we’re still keeping up the oil sanctions. None of it makes any sense to my little brain.
       
 (DIR) Post #B1ysiRP12eyoUrIGoa by Tawahwah@mastodon.ie
       2026-01-05T17:00:49Z
       
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       @Nonilex that’s what I was wondering - on what legal grounds does the US think it’s allowed to do this?
       
 (DIR) Post #B1z5mFKl9aI3d3RonY by MegaMichelle@a2mi.social
       2026-01-05T19:27:12Z
       
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       @Nonilex I don't understand why a judge in New York is agreeing to hear this.