Karen Rothstein
@karenrothstein.bsky.social
Under what authority can we arrest and try another country’s President?
Some preliminary legal context on the overnight strike on Caracas and the arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife on US drug trafficking charges. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Trump Strikes Venezuela; Arrests President Maduro
As you’re likely aware by now, overnight, the Trump administration, without alerting Congress first, went into Venezuela and arrested its President, Nicolás Maduro, on charges stemming from a newly an...
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Under what authority can we arrest and try another country’s President?
He mainlines power to feed his demented ego.
Trump on the operation to capture Maduro:
“I watched it literally like I was watching a television show...the speed, the violence, it was an amazing thing”
“I watched it literally like I was watching a television show...the speed, the violence, it was an amazing thing”
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
He mainlines power to feed his demented ego.
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Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
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Over recent months, we've watched long-erected pillars of our Republic bulldozed by him and his complicit cadre of ghouls and sycophants...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...
Dear World, (An Apology From Decent Americans)
Dear World,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Over recent months, we've watched long-erected pillars of our Republic bulldozed by him and his complicit cadre of ghouls and sycophants...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...
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Tulsi Gabbard in 2019: “The US must stay out of Venezuela & let the people determine their own future. US meddling in Latin America has been disastrous for the people of the countries where we intervene.”
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Tulsi Gabbard in 2019: “The US must stay out of Venezuela & let the people determine their own future. US meddling in Latin America has been disastrous for the people of the countries where we intervene.”
If you do not call your representatives you are complicit in the rise of fascism. Once again he ignores the Constitution.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
If you do not call your representatives you are complicit in the rise of fascism. Once again he ignores the Constitution.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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I think it's clear now that the most evil, malevolent, dangerous man in the US is Stephen Miller.
October 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I think it's clear now that the most evil, malevolent, dangerous man in the US is Stephen Miller.
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Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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www.food-safety.com/articles/106...
All I can say is I've seen some serious concerns in pork products in recent weeks even with line speed limitations, and at this point I see this legislation as being extremely bad for food safety and public health. I've called my rep's office.
All I can say is I've seen some serious concerns in pork products in recent weeks even with line speed limitations, and at this point I see this legislation as being extremely bad for food safety and public health. I've called my rep's office.
Protein Processing Act Would Lift Pork, Poultry Line Speed Limits if Food Safety Criteria Are Met
Following years of line speed waiver extensions and worker safety trials under modernized swine/poultry slaughter inspection pilot programs, the American Protein Processing Act would lift line speed l...
www.food-safety.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
www.food-safety.com/articles/106...
All I can say is I've seen some serious concerns in pork products in recent weeks even with line speed limitations, and at this point I see this legislation as being extremely bad for food safety and public health. I've called my rep's office.
All I can say is I've seen some serious concerns in pork products in recent weeks even with line speed limitations, and at this point I see this legislation as being extremely bad for food safety and public health. I've called my rep's office.
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Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.
www.404media.co
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
A political commentator’s body flew home on Air Force Two. That same day he suffered a tragic death, Denver students ran for their lives in a school shooting.
One got a nation’s spotlight. The other, silence.
What does that say about America’s values?
One got a nation’s spotlight. The other, silence.
What does that say about America’s values?
September 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A political commentator’s body flew home on Air Force Two. That same day he suffered a tragic death, Denver students ran for their lives in a school shooting.
One got a nation’s spotlight. The other, silence.
What does that say about America’s values?
One got a nation’s spotlight. The other, silence.
What does that say about America’s values?
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What happened to Charlie Kirk is also what happened to 20 children (ages 6 and 7) at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What happened to Charlie Kirk is also what happened to 20 children (ages 6 and 7) at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
I don’t remember the right being this upset back then—do you? 🤨
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I'm concerned about the multi-state outbreak of vibrio vulnificus (flesh-eating bacteria) in the Gulf, with 60+ cases across 5 states, & 10+ deaths. On my travels along the gulf states, I didn't see any additional information on how to stay safe. I wonder how CDC cuts have impacted this response.
September 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I'm concerned about the multi-state outbreak of vibrio vulnificus (flesh-eating bacteria) in the Gulf, with 60+ cases across 5 states, & 10+ deaths. On my travels along the gulf states, I didn't see any additional information on how to stay safe. I wonder how CDC cuts have impacted this response.
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Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
September 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
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Anyone wanting to understand the brouhaha over Pam Bondi’s refusal to turnover (or even acknowledge) the Epstein files need look no further than what the Supreme Court just did.
Let me explain... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-the-deep-state
Let me explain... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-the-deep-state
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Anyone wanting to understand the brouhaha over Pam Bondi’s refusal to turnover (or even acknowledge) the Epstein files need look no further than what the Supreme Court just did.
Let me explain... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-the-deep-state
Let me explain... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-the-deep-state
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They're losing more and more of the manosphere each day this goes on.
July 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
They're losing more and more of the manosphere each day this goes on.
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Hey Jake Tapper, fodder for your next book!👇
July 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hey Jake Tapper, fodder for your next book!👇
👉 The DOJ (Executive Branch) has the files. They could release them.
👉 The courts (Judicial Branch) sealed many records. Judges could unseal them.
👉 Congress (Legislative Branch) can subpoena, investigate, and expose. All three branches have the power.
None have used it.
Who are they protecting?
👉 The courts (Judicial Branch) sealed many records. Judges could unseal them.
👉 Congress (Legislative Branch) can subpoena, investigate, and expose. All three branches have the power.
None have used it.
Who are they protecting?
July 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
👉 The DOJ (Executive Branch) has the files. They could release them.
👉 The courts (Judicial Branch) sealed many records. Judges could unseal them.
👉 Congress (Legislative Branch) can subpoena, investigate, and expose. All three branches have the power.
None have used it.
Who are they protecting?
👉 The courts (Judicial Branch) sealed many records. Judges could unseal them.
👉 Congress (Legislative Branch) can subpoena, investigate, and expose. All three branches have the power.
None have used it.
Who are they protecting?
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Oh, okay. Pam Bondi just fired the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutor, Maureen Comey.
That'll kill the conspiracy theories.
That'll kill the conspiracy theories.
July 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh, okay. Pam Bondi just fired the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutor, Maureen Comey.
That'll kill the conspiracy theories.
That'll kill the conspiracy theories.