Athena
@eleutheriaelpis.bsky.social
retiree who loves going to the beach, swimming, traveling, and a fan of historical fiction books 🏖️📚🌊
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Athena
@eleutheriaelpis.bsky.social
· Jan 28
As Jim Acosta said so eloquently “It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant” “I will not give into the lies, I will not give into the fear
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No one is really in charge.
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
No one is really in charge.
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
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Venezuela ships this blend because it has to mix their main crude oil reserve, from the Orinoco belt (which is EXTREMELY heavy, gravity 8° or so) with lighter crude from elsewhere for it to be shippable.
And that’s the problem with Venezuela’s oil reserves: they’re basically sludge.
And that’s the problem with Venezuela’s oil reserves: they’re basically sludge.
January 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Venezuela ships this blend because it has to mix their main crude oil reserve, from the Orinoco belt (which is EXTREMELY heavy, gravity 8° or so) with lighter crude from elsewhere for it to be shippable.
And that’s the problem with Venezuela’s oil reserves: they’re basically sludge.
And that’s the problem with Venezuela’s oil reserves: they’re basically sludge.
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Hypocrites
Trump, Vance, Colby, and other idiots in charge will tell you that the US can’t sell crucial missiles like Tomahawks to Ukraine because it needs them for China, while using them on some of the most pointless operations in the world, like those in Nigeria and Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Hypocrites
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Countries Trump Has Threatened With Additional Illegal Aggression in the Last 24 Hours
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇮🇷 Iran
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇺 Cuba
He’s out of control. He’s deranged. This is the opposite of what he promised America when he ran for president. He said he’d focus on *us*.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇮🇷 Iran
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇺 Cuba
He’s out of control. He’s deranged. This is the opposite of what he promised America when he ran for president. He said he’d focus on *us*.
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Countries Trump Has Threatened With Additional Illegal Aggression in the Last 24 Hours
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇮🇷 Iran
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇺 Cuba
He’s out of control. He’s deranged. This is the opposite of what he promised America when he ran for president. He said he’d focus on *us*.
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇮🇷 Iran
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇺 Cuba
He’s out of control. He’s deranged. This is the opposite of what he promised America when he ran for president. He said he’d focus on *us*.
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I am once again asking why Stephen Miller is a principal on foreign policy issues. He was at the meeting with Ukraine and Israel. His official title is Homeland Security Advisor, but appears to have a hand in any policy domain he wants.
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I am once again asking why Stephen Miller is a principal on foreign policy issues. He was at the meeting with Ukraine and Israel. His official title is Homeland Security Advisor, but appears to have a hand in any policy domain he wants.
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Like I said, they're running this like a hostile takeover by a private equity firm.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Like I said, they're running this like a hostile takeover by a private equity firm.
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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?
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This is a good statement -- bc it gets you where you need to be wrt the OTHER constitutional issues (not least bc THIS SCOTUS would not rule against Trump but Gorsuch IS on recent record that Congress can't hand off its war-declaring power to POTUS.
Statement from Cato VP Clark Neily: Courts probably won't rule against the rendition. Yet Trump has chosen to bypass the constitutional provisions designed to cabin the president's powers in using force against other countries. And an indictment does not supply him with those powers.
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a good statement -- bc it gets you where you need to be wrt the OTHER constitutional issues (not least bc THIS SCOTUS would not rule against Trump but Gorsuch IS on recent record that Congress can't hand off its war-declaring power to POTUS.
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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 can't blame a 23 year old for not standing up to illegal orders that passed through dozens of other hands before they got to him. He knows who would get the shit end of that stick and it damn sure ain't his boss or his boss's boss's boss.
One of my followers who is a military mom has a 23 year old kid who was a part of the raid and kidnapping in Venezuela.
She says that the pressure on the kids to carry out orders that they knew were wrong was overwhelming.
She says that the pressure on the kids to carry out orders that they knew were wrong was overwhelming.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I can't blame a 23 year old for not standing up to illegal orders that passed through dozens of other hands before they got to him. He knows who would get the shit end of that stick and it damn sure ain't his boss or his boss's boss's boss.
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This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
This war and extra-judicial kidnapping is patently illegal and unconstitutional. Political leaders on both sides must condemn it. It’s not about whether Maduro is a tyrant but whether the US is still governed by laws and the Constitution. As if this morning, we are clearly not.
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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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Obsessing over Congressional approval in this moment is a category error.
Trump invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its president, and bombed families to seize control of the country for his billionaire buddies.
The MAGA regime isn’t breaking the rules. It’s teaching people that rules no longer apply.
Trump invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its president, and bombed families to seize control of the country for his billionaire buddies.
The MAGA regime isn’t breaking the rules. It’s teaching people that rules no longer apply.
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Trump:
-“we’re going to run Venezuela” (maybe for a while)
-says 🇺🇸 oil companies will profit
-“we’re not afraid of boots on the ground”
Sound familiar? #Venzuela #IraqFiascoRedux
-“we’re going to run Venezuela” (maybe for a while)
-says 🇺🇸 oil companies will profit
-“we’re not afraid of boots on the ground”
Sound familiar? #Venzuela #IraqFiascoRedux
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Trump:
-“we’re going to run Venezuela” (maybe for a while)
-says 🇺🇸 oil companies will profit
-“we’re not afraid of boots on the ground”
Sound familiar? #Venzuela #IraqFiascoRedux
-“we’re going to run Venezuela” (maybe for a while)
-says 🇺🇸 oil companies will profit
-“we’re not afraid of boots on the ground”
Sound familiar? #Venzuela #IraqFiascoRedux
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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HOLY CRAP! Trump is literally falling in and out of consciousness as his Military commander speaks about kidnapping Maduro and taking over Venezuela.
What a sh-tshow!
What a sh-tshow!
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
HOLY CRAP! Trump is literally falling in and out of consciousness as his Military commander speaks about kidnapping Maduro and taking over Venezuela.
What a sh-tshow!
What a sh-tshow!
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DOJ can't even manage the Maduro docket competently but I'm sure all else will go swimmingly.
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
DOJ can't even manage the Maduro docket competently but I'm sure all else will go swimmingly.
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Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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While Americans struggle with high prices and rising healthcare costs, Trump is focused on running Venezuela instead.
Not very America First…
Not very America First…
Q: Who will run Venezuela?
Trump: "It's largely going to be for a period of time the people that are standing right behind me. We're going to be running it."
Behind Trump is Marco Rubio, General Cain, Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, and John Ratcliffe.
Trump: "It's largely going to be for a period of time the people that are standing right behind me. We're going to be running it."
Behind Trump is Marco Rubio, General Cain, Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, and John Ratcliffe.
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
While Americans struggle with high prices and rising healthcare costs, Trump is focused on running Venezuela instead.
Not very America First…
Not very America First…
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Trump: "There is nobody to take over. You have a vice president who has been appointed by Maduro. She's I guess the president. She was sworn in just a little while ago. She had a long conversation with Marco and she said, 'We'll do whatever you need.' She really doesn't have a choice."
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Trump: "There is nobody to take over. You have a vice president who has been appointed by Maduro. She's I guess the president. She was sworn in just a little while ago. She had a long conversation with Marco and she said, 'We'll do whatever you need.' She really doesn't have a choice."
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Convicted criminal Trump here admitting he intends to steal Venezuela’s oil.
Trump: "It's not going to cost us anything because of the money coming out of the ground."
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Convicted criminal Trump here admitting he intends to steal Venezuela’s oil.
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Democrats, this was brazenly an unlawful and unauthorized by Congress act against a sovereign foreign country and its head of state. You have to uphold the US and international laws by assuring the world that you would undo Trump's aggression. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
Trump: "We're gonna take a lot of money out so that we can take care of the country"
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Democrats, this was brazenly an unlawful and unauthorized by Congress act against a sovereign foreign country and its head of state. You have to uphold the US and international laws by assuring the world that you would undo Trump's aggression. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal who is running America as his own mafia state.
"Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela."
Yep. That this is illegal is the point.
As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Yep. That this is illegal is the point.
As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal who is running America as his own mafia state.