Stephanie Willerton
@stephwillerton.bsky.social
Strategic comms for nonprofits/international orgs. Progressive politics. KC native. Former: PBSNews.bsky.social, ED.gov, U.S. Senate, two top PR firms and three tech companies. @mujschool.bsky.social and @fletcherschool.bsky.social mafias. Dog lover.
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Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Denmark PM urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland reut.rs/4aFAXNP
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🇸🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 PM of Sweden:
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
🇸🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 PM of Sweden:
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
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Trump sees dollar signs with Venezuelan oil, has designs on other countries, and clearly sees himself as some kind of emperor of the world. I don’t think he has plans to leave in 2028. And he’s showing he’ll use the military however he wants
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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We are a rogue state.
I want to remind everyone that the US has sanctioned members of the International Criminal Court for going through a formal legal process to identify international leaders who engaged in war crimes, making them vulnerable to arrest.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
We are a rogue state.
As disturbing is the fact that so far no Democratic leaders have been able to articulate the scale of this disaster. Schumer and Jeffries are out there tweeting about domestic issues.
We must also marvel at the titanic idiocy of our new "Donroe Doctrine" for it turns America from a global power into a regional one by choice.
I still can't really believe they are going through with this for it is so batshit f-ing crazy, and does so much lasting harm to our interests.
I still can't really believe they are going through with this for it is so batshit f-ing crazy, and does so much lasting harm to our interests.
So is it really possible the Trump regime had no real plan for Venezuela beyond snatching Maduro? That like Putin in Ukraine they thought Caracas would fall in three days? That Trump just imagined himself in charge? That its already FUBARed?
My latest 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-star...
My latest 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-star...
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
As disturbing is the fact that so far no Democratic leaders have been able to articulate the scale of this disaster. Schumer and Jeffries are out there tweeting about domestic issues.
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We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.
www.inquirer.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We are a rogue state, a global pariah
Trump is ruling as a dictator, period
An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations
The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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🚨 BREAKING News: Death toll from U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela rises to 80, number could rise.- NYT
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
🚨 BREAKING News: Death toll from U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela rises to 80, number could rise.- NYT
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UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far:
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far:
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇲🇽 Mexico
Insane.
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New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
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“.. If what has happened in Caracas sets a new standard, those who praise the might of the American hammer while ignoring its dangers will bitterly regret their complacency when their own interests, just as arbitrarily, are crushed to dust.”
@lemonde.fr
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January 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
“.. If what has happened in Caracas sets a new standard, those who praise the might of the American hammer while ignoring its dangers will bitterly regret their complacency when their own interests, just as arbitrarily, are crushed to dust.”
@lemonde.fr
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On top of this, Trump also told Scherer "We do need Greenland, absolutely". NATO allies are going to have a nightmare if that occurs.
“.. In a telephone interview this morning, .. Trump issued a not-so-veiled threat against the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez, saying that ‘if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,’ ..”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
On top of this, Trump also told Scherer "We do need Greenland, absolutely". NATO allies are going to have a nightmare if that occurs.
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“During our call, Trump […] was in evident good spirits, and reaffirmed to me that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention. “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” he said, describing the island—a part of Denmark, a NATO ally—as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.””
On top of this, Trump also told Scherer "We do need Greenland, absolutely". NATO allies are going to have a nightmare if that occurs.
“.. In a telephone interview this morning, .. Trump issued a not-so-veiled threat against the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez, saying that ‘if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,’ ..”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“During our call, Trump […] was in evident good spirits, and reaffirmed to me that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention. “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” he said, describing the island—a part of Denmark, a NATO ally—as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.””
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You don’t kill the suspect’s security team and a few dozen civilians in an arrest operation.
The military doesn’t provide cover in an arrest operation.
You don’t trot out the president to say “we run Venezuela now” when it’s an arrest operation.
An invasion, even if brief, is an act of war.
The military doesn’t provide cover in an arrest operation.
You don’t trot out the president to say “we run Venezuela now” when it’s an arrest operation.
An invasion, even if brief, is an act of war.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
You don’t kill the suspect’s security team and a few dozen civilians in an arrest operation.
The military doesn’t provide cover in an arrest operation.
You don’t trot out the president to say “we run Venezuela now” when it’s an arrest operation.
An invasion, even if brief, is an act of war.
The military doesn’t provide cover in an arrest operation.
You don’t trot out the president to say “we run Venezuela now” when it’s an arrest operation.
An invasion, even if brief, is an act of war.
“40 Venezuelans reportedly died during the so-called “law enforcement operation” raising the toll of this prolonged anti-Venezuela engagement to about 150 actual once-living human beings with families many or all of whom did not deserve to die.” 🎯
What did those guys standing alongside Trump remind of you of yesterday? I had some thoughts...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
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January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
“40 Venezuelans reportedly died during the so-called “law enforcement operation” raising the toll of this prolonged anti-Venezuela engagement to about 150 actual once-living human beings with families many or all of whom did not deserve to die.” 🎯
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What did those guys standing alongside Trump remind of you of yesterday? I had some thoughts...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
What did those guys standing alongside Trump remind of you of yesterday? I had some thoughts...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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"If we hadn’t already, we’ve unquestionably joined the league of ordinary nations—a league in which we’re acting as little more than a bully, and in circumstances in which no obvious principle of self-defense, human rights, or even humantarianism writ large justifies our bellicosity."
Me on Maduro:
Me on Maduro:
200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation
Friday night's U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a textbook violation of international law. It's also entirely unauthorized by U.S. law, which ought to (but probably won't) matter.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"If we hadn’t already, we’ve unquestionably joined the league of ordinary nations—a league in which we’re acting as little more than a bully, and in circumstances in which no obvious principle of self-defense, human rights, or even humantarianism writ large justifies our bellicosity."
Me on Maduro:
Me on Maduro:
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From WaPo National Security reporter John Hudson:
January 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
From WaPo National Security reporter John Hudson:
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The president of the United States is a madman, and the Republican Party is helping him destroy our country.
Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The president of the United States is a madman, and the Republican Party is helping him destroy our country.
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This matters bc as @hcrichardson.bsky.social mentions today in her video statement on this act, by ignoring Congress, only informing certain Republicans, zero Dems, etc., he's effectively pronouncing himself the leader of a one-party dictatorship, flouting int'l rules-based order & US constitution.
News: Gang of Eight in Congress were only notified about Trump's Venezuela operation after it began, source familiar tells me. That means the heads of the Intelligence Committees in Senate and House were *not* consulted. Just crazy.
January 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This matters bc as @hcrichardson.bsky.social mentions today in her video statement on this act, by ignoring Congress, only informing certain Republicans, zero Dems, etc., he's effectively pronouncing himself the leader of a one-party dictatorship, flouting int'l rules-based order & US constitution.
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This is the exercise of the Article II protective power to defend federal officers exercising an arrest warrant.
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
This is the exercise of the Article II protective power to defend federal officers exercising an arrest warrant.
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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What happened today was disgraceful. Watch this space. What happens next will likely be worse.
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-illeg...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-illeg...
Trump’s Illegal War Has the Most Sinister Inspiration You Can Imagine
One man is using this playbook already: Vladimir Putin.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
What happened today was disgraceful. Watch this space. What happens next will likely be worse.
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-illeg...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-illeg...
Putin has been in power for 25+ years. It would be great if our Democratic leaders acted like an extended term of dictatorship could be a realistic possibility here with Trump, Vance & Co.
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
Fight for the countries sake. We don’t need weaklings.
Impeach Now or Resign.
Fight for the countries sake. We don’t need weaklings.
Impeach Now or Resign.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Putin has been in power for 25+ years. It would be great if our Democratic leaders acted like an extended term of dictatorship could be a realistic possibility here with Trump, Vance & Co.