Michele_DEM
@micheledem.bsky.social
I'm in TX, born & raised here. Avid reader all of my life. Have many interests. Always been a rock & roller. No chat. (Don't have time to answer it all.) Animal lover. Vegan 🌱Ⓥ. #50501
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I'll never forget what it was like to be inside the Capitol complex on Jan 6th.
We didn't know if we'd make it home to our families.
For those impacted—officers, staff, service workers, journalists, members & more—we'll never stop pursuing accountability, starting with Trump.
We didn't know if we'd make it home to our families.
For those impacted—officers, staff, service workers, journalists, members & more—we'll never stop pursuing accountability, starting with Trump.
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I'll never forget what it was like to be inside the Capitol complex on Jan 6th.
We didn't know if we'd make it home to our families.
For those impacted—officers, staff, service workers, journalists, members & more—we'll never stop pursuing accountability, starting with Trump.
We didn't know if we'd make it home to our families.
For those impacted—officers, staff, service workers, journalists, members & more—we'll never stop pursuing accountability, starting with Trump.
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Every dollar of taxpayer money President Trump gives to the largest oil corporations in the world to "rebuild" Venezuela is a dollar robbed from rebuilding America.
US may subsidize oil companies to rebuild Venezuela's energy infrastructure, Trump says
The United States may subsidize oil companies to enable them to rebuild Venezuela's energy infrastructure, President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Every dollar of taxpayer money President Trump gives to the largest oil corporations in the world to "rebuild" Venezuela is a dollar robbed from rebuilding America.
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Meet the billionaire Trump megadonor set to make a killing from Venezuela attack
www.rawstory.com/meet-the-bil...
www.rawstory.com/meet-the-bil...
Meet the billionaire Trump megadonor set to make a killing from Venezuela attack
One of President Donald Trump’s top billionaire donors, who has spent the past several months backing a push for regime change in Venezuela, is about to cash in after the president’s kidnapping of the...
www.rawstory.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Meet the billionaire Trump megadonor set to make a killing from Venezuela attack
www.rawstory.com/meet-the-bil...
www.rawstory.com/meet-the-bil...
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Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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January 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Donald Trump, speaking to reporters, said the U.S. would "keep the oil" in Venezuela, unlike Bush in Iraq. He claimed 152 aircraft and troops took part, praising the mission as “amazing.”
Trump then veered into comedy, mocking Maduro’s dance moves, sharing how Melania hates when he dances.
Trump then veered into comedy, mocking Maduro’s dance moves, sharing how Melania hates when he dances.
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Donald Trump, speaking to reporters, said the U.S. would "keep the oil" in Venezuela, unlike Bush in Iraq. He claimed 152 aircraft and troops took part, praising the mission as “amazing.”
Trump then veered into comedy, mocking Maduro’s dance moves, sharing how Melania hates when he dances.
Trump then veered into comedy, mocking Maduro’s dance moves, sharing how Melania hates when he dances.
(The "sick" one is Donald Trump.)
Trump on Sunday called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro “sick” and said a US military operation in the country was possible.
Colombia has criticised Trump’s Sunday comments and said any potential US incursion would be “undue interference”.
Trump on Sunday called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro “sick” and said a US military operation in the country was possible.
Colombia has criticised Trump’s Sunday comments and said any potential US incursion would be “undue interference”.
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
(The "sick" one is Donald Trump.)
Trump on Sunday called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro “sick” and said a US military operation in the country was possible.
Colombia has criticised Trump’s Sunday comments and said any potential US incursion would be “undue interference”.
Trump on Sunday called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro “sick” and said a US military operation in the country was possible.
Colombia has criticised Trump’s Sunday comments and said any potential US incursion would be “undue interference”.
Colombia to continue work with US against drug trafficking, government says
Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington’s intelligence and technology, it said yesterday.
Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington’s intelligence and technology, it said yesterday.
January 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Colombia to continue work with US against drug trafficking, government says
Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington’s intelligence and technology, it said yesterday.
Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washington’s intelligence and technology, it said yesterday.
The country of United States
does not OWN other countries.
(Which most people are aware.)
does not OWN other countries.
(Which most people are aware.)
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The country of United States
does not OWN other countries.
(Which most people are aware.)
does not OWN other countries.
(Which most people are aware.)
(Who, or what says,
that another country HAS TO
align with the interests of the United States.
?????)
that another country HAS TO
align with the interests of the United States.
?????)
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
(Who, or what says,
that another country HAS TO
align with the interests of the United States.
?????)
that another country HAS TO
align with the interests of the United States.
?????)
They are lying, about the boats.
(They did not blow up the boats,
because of... drugs.)
(They did not blow up the boats,
because of... drugs.)
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 AM
They are lying, about the boats.
(They did not blow up the boats,
because of... drugs.)
(They did not blow up the boats,
because of... drugs.)
CBC
After seizing Maduro, Trump wants Venezuela's oil.
He will face logistical and legal hurdles
(It was the other way around.
Wants Venezuela's oil,
so he, seized Maduro.)
After seizing Maduro, Trump wants Venezuela's oil.
He will face logistical and legal hurdles
(It was the other way around.
Wants Venezuela's oil,
so he, seized Maduro.)
January 6, 2026 at 6:15 AM
CBC
After seizing Maduro, Trump wants Venezuela's oil.
He will face logistical and legal hurdles
(It was the other way around.
Wants Venezuela's oil,
so he, seized Maduro.)
After seizing Maduro, Trump wants Venezuela's oil.
He will face logistical and legal hurdles
(It was the other way around.
Wants Venezuela's oil,
so he, seized Maduro.)
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Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
Trump, the "copycatter":
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Trump, the "copycatter":
(Trump has "copycatted", yet AGAIN.)
WASHINGTON — It is a case of geopolitical déjà vu.
[It is a case of, "copycatting".]
WASHINGTON — It is a case of geopolitical déjà vu.
[It is a case of, "copycatting".]
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
(Trump has "copycatted", yet AGAIN.)
WASHINGTON — It is a case of geopolitical déjà vu.
[It is a case of, "copycatting".]
WASHINGTON — It is a case of geopolitical déjà vu.
[It is a case of, "copycatting".]
So, which is it:
You cannot criminally prosecute
"President Maduro",
OR,
you could have criminally prosecuted
"President Trump"
(but you just didn't do it.)
You cannot criminally prosecute
"President Maduro",
OR,
you could have criminally prosecuted
"President Trump"
(but you just didn't do it.)
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 AM
So, which is it:
You cannot criminally prosecute
"President Maduro",
OR,
you could have criminally prosecuted
"President Trump"
(but you just didn't do it.)
You cannot criminally prosecute
"President Maduro",
OR,
you could have criminally prosecuted
"President Trump"
(but you just didn't do it.)
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cannot be indicted or criminally prosecuted,
believing such actions would unconstitutionally incapacitate the executive branch from performing its duties.
believing such actions would unconstitutionally incapacitate the executive branch from performing its duties.
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
cannot be indicted or criminally prosecuted,
believing such actions would unconstitutionally incapacitate the executive branch from performing its duties.
believing such actions would unconstitutionally incapacitate the executive branch from performing its duties.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
maintains a long-standing policy,
based on opinions from its Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), that a sitting president
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
maintains a long-standing policy,
based on opinions from its Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), that a sitting president
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
maintains a long-standing policy,
based on opinions from its Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), that a sitting president
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
maintains a long-standing policy,
based on opinions from its Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), that a sitting president
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Trump is a President.
Maduro is a President.
(President Maduro, and his wife,
were taken from their country,
and brought to the U. S. of America
for a trial.)
(So you have to go by the rules and laws,
of the U. S. of America.)
Maduro is a President.
(President Maduro, and his wife,
were taken from their country,
and brought to the U. S. of America
for a trial.)
(So you have to go by the rules and laws,
of the U. S. of America.)
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Trump is a President.
Maduro is a President.
(President Maduro, and his wife,
were taken from their country,
and brought to the U. S. of America
for a trial.)
(So you have to go by the rules and laws,
of the U. S. of America.)
Maduro is a President.
(President Maduro, and his wife,
were taken from their country,
and brought to the U. S. of America
for a trial.)
(So you have to go by the rules and laws,
of the U. S. of America.)