@peterkc1.bsky.social
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In the months leading up to the strikes, Congress repeatedly voted down bills that would have restricted Trump’s ability to carry out the attacks.
U.S. Bombs Venezuela, Kidnaps President - Truthdig
With Maduro in captivity, Trump boats that the U.S. will "run the country" — including its oil industry.
www.truthdig.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In the months leading up to the strikes, Congress repeatedly voted down bills that would have restricted Trump’s ability to carry out the attacks.
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Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances. citylimits.org/nycha-to-rep...
NYCHA to Replace Gas Stoves in 100 Apartments Under Energy-Efficiency Pilot Program - City Limits
Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances.
citylimits.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Dozens of public housing apartments will get plug-in induction ranges as part of the initiative, which aims to eventually shift 10,000 NYCHA homes off the use of polluting fossil fuel appliances. citylimits.org/nycha-to-rep...
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📣👉"The power to declare war belongs to Congress and the American people," NOT the president.
“Trump has once again taken power that’s not his. He is attempting to drag the country into war by decree."
Congress must stop him.
“Trump has once again taken power that’s not his. He is attempting to drag the country into war by decree."
Congress must stop him.
'None of This Is Legal... Trump Should Be Impeached': Will Congress Act Against Trump Lawlessness? | Common Dreams
Fresh calls for President Trump's impeachment arise after illegal invasion of Venezuela.
www.commondreams.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
📣👉"The power to declare war belongs to Congress and the American people," NOT the president.
“Trump has once again taken power that’s not his. He is attempting to drag the country into war by decree."
Congress must stop him.
“Trump has once again taken power that’s not his. He is attempting to drag the country into war by decree."
Congress must stop him.
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Trump has dragged America into what could be a very long and violent conflict in Venezuela.
His warmongering will only enrich the military-industrial complex at everyone else's expense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnR84h7t5kI
His warmongering will only enrich the military-industrial complex at everyone else's expense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnR84h7t5kI
The Military-Industrial Drain | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump has dragged America into what could be a very long and violent conflict in Venezuela.
His warmongering will only enrich the military-industrial complex at everyone else's expense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnR84h7t5kI
His warmongering will only enrich the military-industrial complex at everyone else's expense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnR84h7t5kI
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The invasion of Venezuela is a moral test for our nation. Most Americans are not for gunboat diplomacy.
We do not believe in using the awesome power of our military to plunder weaker and poorer nations.
We do not believe in using the awesome power of our military to plunder weaker and poorer nations.
January 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The invasion of Venezuela is a moral test for our nation. Most Americans are not for gunboat diplomacy.
We do not believe in using the awesome power of our military to plunder weaker and poorer nations.
We do not believe in using the awesome power of our military to plunder weaker and poorer nations.
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The BBC bans its journalists from stating that Maduro was "kidnapped" 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/exclusive-...
www.owenjones.news/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: BBC bans journalists stating Maduro was "kidnapped"
I’ve been leaked this from the BBC.
www.owenjones.news
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The BBC bans its journalists from stating that Maduro was "kidnapped" 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/exclusive-...
www.owenjones.news/p/exclusive-...
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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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The hedge fund manager & GOP megadonor Paul Singer's shady purchase of CITGO has everything to do with this coup. Thanks to @juddlegum.bsky.social for his reporting on this! youtube.com/shorts/0vXVl...
A MAGA megadonor is about to get even richer from the Venezuela Coup. Let's discuss.
YouTube video by The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini)
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January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The hedge fund manager & GOP megadonor Paul Singer's shady purchase of CITGO has everything to do with this coup. Thanks to @juddlegum.bsky.social for his reporting on this! youtube.com/shorts/0vXVl...
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With his attack on Venezuela and abduction of Maduro, Donald Trump has committed to repeating five critical errors that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq.
Trump Is Making the Same Mistakes Bush Made in Iraq - Truthdig
With his attack on Venezuela, Trump has committed to repeating five critical errors that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq.
www.truthdig.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
With his attack on Venezuela and abduction of Maduro, Donald Trump has committed to repeating five critical errors that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq.
I know of several cities and towns that have their own utilities, and officials and residents alike seem very happy with that setup.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
truthout.org/articles/as-...
As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.
truthout.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I know of several cities and towns that have their own utilities, and officials and residents alike seem very happy with that setup.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
truthout.org/articles/as-...
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War is never the answer. Congress must reassert its authority and curb this administration’s horrific and illegal war making. We are holding all those killed and affected in the Light.
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
War is never the answer. Congress must reassert its authority and curb this administration’s horrific and illegal war making. We are holding all those killed and affected in the Light.
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
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FCNL strongly condemns the U.S. government’s illegal attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Congress must reassert its war authority and stop the Trump administration’s reckless war-making. #WarIsNotTheAnswer
Congress must reassert its war authority and stop the Trump administration’s reckless war-making. #WarIsNotTheAnswer
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
FCNL strongly condemns the U.S. government’s illegal attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Congress must reassert its war authority and stop the Trump administration’s reckless war-making. #WarIsNotTheAnswer
Congress must reassert its war authority and stop the Trump administration’s reckless war-making. #WarIsNotTheAnswer
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📣 “This act of war is a grave abuse of power by the President.”
“Congress must not abdicate its constitutional authority and allow control of the world’s most powerful military to fall into just one set of hands.”
Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov.
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
“Congress must not abdicate its constitutional authority and allow control of the world’s most powerful military to fall into just one set of hands.”
Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov.
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
📣 “This act of war is a grave abuse of power by the President.”
“Congress must not abdicate its constitutional authority and allow control of the world’s most powerful military to fall into just one set of hands.”
Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov.
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
“Congress must not abdicate its constitutional authority and allow control of the world’s most powerful military to fall into just one set of hands.”
Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov.
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
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Where do I go to get my apology from all the folks on both sides and center of the political spectrum who insisted Trump wasn't a warmonger or imperialist and would be different to the Democrats and Republicans and (especially) neocons who came before him?
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Where do I go to get my apology from all the folks on both sides and center of the political spectrum who insisted Trump wasn't a warmonger or imperialist and would be different to the Democrats and Republicans and (especially) neocons who came before him?
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Oil and gas companies are war criminals. They are destroying the only livable climate in the known universe. They are Trump’s allies. They are the enemies of everyone good.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oil and gas companies are war criminals. They are destroying the only livable climate in the known universe. They are Trump’s allies. They are the enemies of everyone good.
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Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.
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“Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back”
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is now unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“Trump’s Attack in Venezuela Is Unlawful – and Latin America Will Fight Back”
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
Trump seems to subscribe to the view that might makes right, that the US is unstoppable. But it is difficult to see the region going back willingly to “backyard” status without a fight, writes Alonso Gurmendi for Zeteo:
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Deputy Chair @repilhan.bsky.social : “Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is blatantly illegal and unconstitutional. He has no authority to deploy U.S. forces into foreign countries to bomb them, capture heads of state, and overthrow governments in regime-change wars.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Deputy Chair @repilhan.bsky.social : “Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is blatantly illegal and unconstitutional. He has no authority to deploy U.S. forces into foreign countries to bomb them, capture heads of state, and overthrow governments in regime-change wars.”
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Down with corruption. Down with forever wars. Bring the fascists and the oil billionaires to justice for their crimes.
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Down with corruption. Down with forever wars. Bring the fascists and the oil billionaires to justice for their crimes.
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
Don’t wait to fight back. Join us at smvmt.org/revolution
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We condemn the illegal invasion of Venezuela, and we condemn the fossil fuel corruption that led us here. Young people — once again — are the ones that oil billionaires will feed into the meatgrinder of an unjust, imperialist war.
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
We condemn the illegal invasion of Venezuela, and we condemn the fossil fuel corruption that led us here. Young people — once again — are the ones that oil billionaires will feed into the meatgrinder of an unjust, imperialist war.
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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.
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.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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.
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.
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Farm workers join workers around the world in condemning U.S. aggression in Latin America.
Too many children of the farm workers who feed the United States have been sent to fight overseas while their families can’t put food on the table at home.
Too many children of the farm workers who feed the United States have been sent to fight overseas while their families can’t put food on the table at home.
We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela.
www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...
www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...
January 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Farm workers join workers around the world in condemning U.S. aggression in Latin America.
Too many children of the farm workers who feed the United States have been sent to fight overseas while their families can’t put food on the table at home.
Too many children of the farm workers who feed the United States have been sent to fight overseas while their families can’t put food on the table at home.
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Since all the VSPs seem to have recently discovered the circa-2012 point that "supply-side restrictions on fossil fuels are pointless," here's a piece I wrote in Vox that presents the other side of that argument:
It’s time to think seriously about cutting off the supply of fossil fuels
A new paper makes the case for supply-side climate policy.
www.vox.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Since all the VSPs seem to have recently discovered the circa-2012 point that "supply-side restrictions on fossil fuels are pointless," here's a piece I wrote in Vox that presents the other side of that argument:
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?