Jim Zakany
@zakany.bsky.social
Rocket scientist. Subject matter expert in propulsion system testing, cryogenics management, test facility operations, and omelette making. Also known to make excellent salads. Always traveling to new places.
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Why are people assuming US troops and not Eric Prince employees will enforce US order in Venezuela?
January 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Why are people assuming US troops and not Eric Prince employees will enforce US order in Venezuela?
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Can Denmark invade us and kidnap our president (and his whole cabinet, if it’s not too much trouble)? He has threatened to illegally annex their sovereign territories and has now shown a willingness to do so.
Plus, it’s legal now apparently.
Plus, it’s legal now apparently.
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Can Denmark invade us and kidnap our president (and his whole cabinet, if it’s not too much trouble)? He has threatened to illegally annex their sovereign territories and has now shown a willingness to do so.
Plus, it’s legal now apparently.
Plus, it’s legal now apparently.
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Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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FOX NEWS: What are your expectations when you get briefings from senior Trump administration officials in the coming days?
GALLEGO: Well, they're just gonna lie
GALLEGO: Well, they're just gonna lie
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
FOX NEWS: What are your expectations when you get briefings from senior Trump administration officials in the coming days?
GALLEGO: Well, they're just gonna lie
GALLEGO: Well, they're just gonna lie
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Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says we won't have "troops on the ground" in Venezuela as a Fox News chyron says: "TRUMP: 'WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND.'"
GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks: "We don't want to have troops on the ground. Iowans don't want that, Americans don't want that. We do not want nation building. This is not what's going to occur."
January 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says we won't have "troops on the ground" in Venezuela as a Fox News chyron says: "TRUMP: 'WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND.'"
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"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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The Trump admin has fused the war on terror with the war on drugs to create a framework for justifying its own acts everywhere from Chicago to Caracas.
Remember the helicopter raid on a Chicago apartment building? A key rationale was to go after the Venezuelan TdA.*
Same with Caracas raid.
Remember the helicopter raid on a Chicago apartment building? A key rationale was to go after the Venezuelan TdA.*
Same with Caracas raid.
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The Trump admin has fused the war on terror with the war on drugs to create a framework for justifying its own acts everywhere from Chicago to Caracas.
Remember the helicopter raid on a Chicago apartment building? A key rationale was to go after the Venezuelan TdA.*
Same with Caracas raid.
Remember the helicopter raid on a Chicago apartment building? A key rationale was to go after the Venezuelan TdA.*
Same with Caracas raid.
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Trump rejected our Constitutionally required approval process for armed conflict because the Administration knows the American people overwhelmingly reject risks pulling our nation into another war.
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Trump rejected our Constitutionally required approval process for armed conflict because the Administration knows the American people overwhelmingly reject risks pulling our nation into another war.
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This will further damage our reputation – already hurt by Trump’s policies around the world – and only isolate us in a time when we need our friends and allies more than ever.
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This will further damage our reputation – already hurt by Trump’s policies around the world – and only isolate us in a time when we need our friends and allies more than ever.
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Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
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Vote 🗳️ for Democrats! 💙✅
Like everything else in Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy, the details are lacking.
Like everything else in Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy, the details are lacking.
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Vote 🗳️ for Democrats! 💙✅
Like everything else in Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy, the details are lacking.
Like everything else in Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy, the details are lacking.
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Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.
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"I despise Nicolás Maduro, and he has long needed to be removed and held accountable for his atrocities. But the consequences to come from Trump’s illegal actions in the dead of night will not be worth it."
Trump Invaded a Country While You Were Sleeping
Illegally and immorally.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
"I despise Nicolás Maduro, and he has long needed to be removed and held accountable for his atrocities. But the consequences to come from Trump’s illegal actions in the dead of night will not be worth it."
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS (CNN Live): According to Reuters, the Authoritarian Venezuelan VP Trump Is Saying Now Works for Him—Even As He Rejected the Ticket Venezuelans Democratically Elected in 2024—Was in Russia When Trump Attacked Caracas, Suggesting Possible Trump-Putin Coordination
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS (CNN Live): According to Reuters, the Authoritarian Venezuelan VP Trump Is Saying Now Works for Him—Even As He Rejected the Ticket Venezuelans Democratically Elected in 2024—Was in Russia When Trump Attacked Caracas, Suggesting Possible Trump-Putin Coordination
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From every angle, by any metric, and under any standard of review, the self-declared Trump annexation of Venezuela has to be the single most corrupt action taken by an American president in my lifetime, and I am nearly fifty
January 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
From every angle, by any metric, and under any standard of review, the self-declared Trump annexation of Venezuela has to be the single most corrupt action taken by an American president in my lifetime, and I am nearly fifty
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Time to play “watch congressional republicans roll over.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Time to play “watch congressional republicans roll over.”
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A national disgrace.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A national disgrace.
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looks like someone is about to win the “fell for it again” award
Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
looks like someone is about to win the “fell for it again” award
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Donald 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.” #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Donald 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.” #VenezuelaInvasion
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Ambassador Huckabee: "Let's hope that nobody has to go in militarily and take down Iran. Maybe the people will do it from within. That'd be the best solution of all."
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Ambassador Huckabee: "Let's hope that nobody has to go in militarily and take down Iran. Maybe the people will do it from within. That'd be the best solution of all."
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January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Well, who is paying the bill on that buddy? The remaining appropriations bills that matter as of today are:
Defense and State
Well, Chuck Schumer, time to crank up ole shutdown machine because where is the “running Venezuela” line item?
Defense and State
Well, Chuck Schumer, time to crank up ole shutdown machine because where is the “running Venezuela” line item?
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 5:47 PM
Well, who is paying the bill on that buddy? The remaining appropriations bills that matter as of today are:
Defense and State
Well, Chuck Schumer, time to crank up ole shutdown machine because where is the “running Venezuela” line item?
Defense and State
Well, Chuck Schumer, time to crank up ole shutdown machine because where is the “running Venezuela” line item?
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And when the next round of files are released, he invades Greenland.
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
And when the next round of files are released, he invades Greenland.