Is there any way a boycott could be effective on this? Like not buying gas from companies who agree to this? Or are they all too intertwined?
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Is there any way a boycott could be effective on this? Like not buying gas from companies who agree to this? Or are they all too intertwined?
Agreed there is likely more real evidence against Maduro than Abrego Garcia. What I mean is: Garcia is one of a pattern of cases that show the administration will push cases for political reasons whether or not they have evidence; and a motivator for skilled prosecutors to have exited already
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Agreed there is likely more real evidence against Maduro than Abrego Garcia. What I mean is: Garcia is one of a pattern of cases that show the administration will push cases for political reasons whether or not they have evidence; and a motivator for skilled prosecutors to have exited already
I would be fascinated to see what unfolds if and when Maduro’s attorneys argue that he can’t be prosecuted for official acts. I don’t think it would have the effect I’d hope for, but it would at least highlight the absurdity of that prior ruling.
January 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I would be fascinated to see what unfolds if and when Maduro’s attorneys argue that he can’t be prosecuted for official acts. I don’t think it would have the effect I’d hope for, but it would at least highlight the absurdity of that prior ruling.
I’d love to hear someone with more legal knowledge explore what would happen if his attorneys argue that he can’t be prosecuted for official acts. It probably wouldn’t have the effect I’d hope for but it would still be a very interesting walkthrough.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I’d love to hear someone with more legal knowledge explore what would happen if his attorneys argue that he can’t be prosecuted for official acts. It probably wouldn’t have the effect I’d hope for but it would still be a very interesting walkthrough.
Sorry autocorrect - Kilmar
January 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Sorry autocorrect - Kilmar
Absolutely. I was just thinking this could go the way of Kilmer Abrego Garcia.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Absolutely. I was just thinking this could go the way of Kilmer Abrego Garcia.
So there will be some tension between that and "not getting bogged down." We shall see.
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
So there will be some tension between that and "not getting bogged down." We shall see.
Even so they'll want to steer the new government toward one that facilitates the extraction of oil by US companies.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Even so they'll want to steer the new government toward one that facilitates the extraction of oil by US companies.
I doubt it will be different this time, but it could be, and one possible reason is the administration's super power, the ability just to not give a damn. "You break it, you buy it" is replaced with "Yeah I broke it, so what?"
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I doubt it will be different this time, but it could be, and one possible reason is the administration's super power, the ability just to not give a damn. "You break it, you buy it" is replaced with "Yeah I broke it, so what?"
What is going to be interesting in a very sad way is how the administration will handle the "what comes after" phase. As others have said, toppling the government of a smaller nation is always the easy part. In the past we have gotten bogged down with "national building" part.
January 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
What is going to be interesting in a very sad way is how the administration will handle the "what comes after" phase. As others have said, toppling the government of a smaller nation is always the easy part. In the past we have gotten bogged down with "national building" part.
And it's hard, but what we need most right now are leaders who won't fall into the trap. Leaders who are not embarrassed, not hesitant or flustered in any way, but ready to fire back with "Of course we don't support Maduro. We support international law. We support US law."
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
And it's hard, but what we need most right now are leaders who won't fall into the trap. Leaders who are not embarrassed, not hesitant or flustered in any way, but ready to fire back with "Of course we don't support Maduro. We support international law. We support US law."
The difficulty as always is going to be expressing the above in sound bite form. The administration is ready to gleefully respond that The Left supports an election-stealing drug-running thug the moment anyone raises an objection.
January 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The difficulty as always is going to be expressing the above in sound bite form. The administration is ready to gleefully respond that The Left supports an election-stealing drug-running thug the moment anyone raises an objection.
Even if you think the US may or must act unilaterally, a step like this fraught with risk and the potential for abuse certainly should not be done without congress.
January 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Even if you think the US may or must act unilaterally, a step like this fraught with risk and the potential for abuse certainly should not be done without congress.
If there is a right way to do this, it would be through international structures, like the International Criminal Court. I'm not sure even that would be the right venue since it's for atrocities like genocide, and in any case the US effectively withdrew from it well before Trump.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
If there is a right way to do this, it would be through international structures, like the International Criminal Court. I'm not sure even that would be the right venue since it's for atrocities like genocide, and in any case the US effectively withdrew from it well before Trump.
No doubt there are many things to object out of the Supreme Court recently. But I don’t understand singling out this particular statement. It seems to me a correct statement of the role of the court. The problem is more that they have failed to be that.
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
No doubt there are many things to object out of the Supreme Court recently. But I don’t understand singling out this particular statement. It seems to me a correct statement of the role of the court. The problem is more that they have failed to be that.
By this logic Mexico would be justified in invading the US
December 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
By this logic Mexico would be justified in invading the US
I love this idea and wish you all the best in your venture!
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I love this idea and wish you all the best in your venture!
Could you explain what the new law that he signed is?
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Could you explain what the new law that he signed is?
Agree with the other replies on how it started, I remember it. It sounds less like a virtue that everyone agrees with and more like “bureaucrat” or something. The funny thing is they’ve been doing it so long that many people who don’t seem like they’re being intentionally rude have picked it up.
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Agree with the other replies on how it started, I remember it. It sounds less like a virtue that everyone agrees with and more like “bureaucrat” or something. The funny thing is they’ve been doing it so long that many people who don’t seem like they’re being intentionally rude have picked it up.
Oh good, thank you for the correction
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Oh good, thank you for the correction
I’m also sadly taking the reports with a grain of salt since he installed his loyalist EJ Antoni after not liking the August numbers. Hopefully it’ll be hard for him to bend the career statisticians to his will but I’m not sure.
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’m also sadly taking the reports with a grain of salt since he installed his loyalist EJ Antoni after not liking the August numbers. Hopefully it’ll be hard for him to bend the career statisticians to his will but I’m not sure.
Ha! totally accurate down to the capitalization
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ha! totally accurate down to the capitalization