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audhd, nonbinary, anti-capitalist, secessionist. break the US into 6-12 countries.
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mxtt the secessionist @mxttqhuman.bsky.social · Sep 10
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Current AI is not “artificial intelligence.” It is focus tests squeezed from an LLM which “learned” by illegally scraping the internet/all books/all movies/all…

It is here to ruin the lives of anyone who isn’t generationally wealthy.
mxttqhuman.bsky.social mxtt the secessionist @mxttqhuman.bsky.social · 28d
Why would we want reasonable regulation on AI when we could instead be charged different rates than our neighbors for the same service?

www.latimes.com/business/sto...
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 AM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
On the topic of manufacturing consent, the Pentagon isn’t pretending that they care about a free press. In fact, they are courting quite the opposite.

I also now get why you hire a TV personality as Secretary of War. It’s a PR move.

www.wired.com/story/venezu...
WIRED Headline: Venezuela Is the First Big Test for the Pentagon's Influencer Press Corps-and It's Failing Lede: Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War-era warblogging. MAKENA KELLY 01.07.26 11:01 AM IN THE DAYS following the kidnapping of Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro, members of the Pentagon's new right-wing influencer press corps weren't reporting on the operation. Instead, they were enforcing loyalty in a manner similar to the Iraq war bloggers of the early 2000s. On Monday, Laura Loomer tried to crowdsource information on Pentagon press officials who may have leaked information to the mainstream media. "The White House account better be cooking up a sick edit," Cam Higby, a right-wing influencer and member of the Pentagon press corps, wrote on X Saturday morning, as news of Maduro's arrest broke. Monica Paige, a reporter for Turning Point USA, opted to slam the former Biden administration, reposting a 2020 post from Joe Biden about Trump admiring dictators with the now infamous image of a blindfolded Maduro. Joey Mannarino, an influencer with more than 650,000 followers on X, spent Sunday debating whether to support vice president ID Vance or Marco Rubio as president for 2028. These influencers were all granted Pentagon press credentials in November after the Pentagon rolled out a new press policy forbidding journalists from accessing information the Defense Department-which the administration styles as the War Department-does not make readily available to them. Most mainstream outlets-including ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News-refused to sign on to it, forcing an exodus of military beat reporters from the ranks of the Pentagon's official press corps. Weeks later, the Pentagon replaced them with Trump-friendly influencers from organizations like Turning Point USA, as well as independent creators like Tim Pool, a right-wing political commentator. The new press corp has only received one official briefing from Defense Department press secretary Kingsley Wilson, who leveraged the moment to attack the old-guard journalists who had left. Before joining the Pentagon, Wilson ran digital media for the Center for Renewing America, a pro-Trump think tank. On Monday, defense secretary Pete Hegseth launched what the Pentagon is calling an Arsenal of Freedom Tour. During the tour's first stop at a Virginia shipyard on Monday, he was accompanied by only one mainstream outlet, CNN, and a host of right-wing media figures, according to Status News. One of these figures, John Konrad, was overheard trying to find an opportunity to get Hegseth to autograph a book he authored. (Konrad told Status that the autograph was "not for me.") "They can just flood the zone," says Wall of the Pentagon's new press corp. "They can just put out so much content you can't really find the truth."
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
One of these notifications manufactures consent for an administration that has been proven liars time and time again. Can you spot the difference?

See the below post for “weaponized vehicles.”
Screenshot of two notifications. Guardian US 45m ago ICE agent fatally shoots woman amid immigration crackdown in Minneapolis ABC News 1h ago An ICE agent shot and killed a woman in a vehicle who allegedly tried to "run over" officers in Minneapolis, DHS spokesperson says
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
In case you have forgotten this news that came out just before the election:

‘Trump had privately admired Hitler's generals "who were totally loyal to him" and followed orders, privately saying […], “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had."’

www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
NBC News Headline: Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says Trump praised Hitler while in office Lede: Kelly, who was Trump's chief of staff from 2017 to 2019 said that the former president "falls into the general definition of fascist." By Zoë Richards John Kelly, who was White House chief of staff during the Trump administration, said in a series of recent interviews that former President Donald Trump spoke positively about Adolf Hitler when he was in office. The remark, published Tuesday, was made in one of Kelly's interviews with The New York Times. Audio of his comments was made available online. Kelly first joined the Trump administration as homeland security secretary and later was White House chief of staff from July 2017 until early 2019. "He commented more than once that, you know, that Hitler did some good things, too," Kelly said. He also told the New York Times that Trump meets "the general definition of a fascist." "Certainly the former president is in the far-right area, he's certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators - he has said that. So he certainly falls into the general definition of fascist, for sure," Kelly said. Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesperson, said in a statement that Kelly "totally beclowned himself" by recounting "debunked stories" about the Trump administration. "President Trump has always honored the service and sacrifice of all of our military men and women," Cheung said. The Atlantic reported earlier Tuesday that Trump had privately admired Hitler's generals "who were totally loyal to him" and followed orders, privately saying in a conversation at the White House, "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." "This is absolutely false," Trump spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer wrote in an email, The Atlantic reported. "President Trump never said this." NBC News has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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"Defunded by Congress and fearing the Trump administration might pervert the organization to further undermine free media, the board members agreed it was better to salt the earth than leave behind a place for Trump to plant his poisonous, choking weeds." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
People slain in an illegal military incursion.

“as well as civilians caught in the fray.”

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Washington post Headline: Maduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, U.S. officials assess Lede: The sizable death toll adds meaning to President Donald Trump's public remarks that the operation he approved was "effective" but "very violent." January 6 at 7:25 PM 2026 By Dan Lamothe and John Hudson The U.S. government assesses that about 75 people were killed during Saturday's military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, including dozens of fatalities that resulted from a gun battle at his compound in Caracas, according to officials familiar with the matter. One person said that at least 67 people were killed in the predawn assault, while another said that about 75 to 80 people were left dead. The officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity, said the assessments account for Venezuelan and Cuban security forces as well as civilians caught in the fray. The figures roughly match an estimate that Venezuelan officials have shared in recent days. Administration officials also voiced confidence during Monday's briefing that they have leverage over Rodriguez in part because they assess that unless she cooperates, Venezuela will run out of money within weeks and be unable to pay security forces and other government officials. Rubio did little to address whether an election is envisioned, people familiar with the matter said, and Trump suggested in an interview with NBC News on Monday that none will be held until the country is "fixed."
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
Trump and the admin are firing on all cylinders today. But anyway, you were saying about us not living in a country that is about to use the world’s largest military in every way the authoritarian sees fit?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Guardian Headline: White House says using US military is 'always an option' for acquiring Greenland Lede: European leaders push back forcefully against US president's desire to seek takeover of Arctic territory THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. WSJ EXCLUSIVE Headline: Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action Lede: The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
Stop believing Trump has plateaued! This is only the beginning.

Trump spoke of his, "’Donroe Doctrine,’ explicitly threatening a half-dozen other nations, from Colombia and Cuba to Mexico and Denmark's Greenland.”

www.wired.com/story/3-keys...
WIRED Headline: The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump's Retro Coup in Venezuela Lede: This weekend's invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmare— one that's just beginning. GARRETT M. GRAFF 01.06.26 05:01 AM It took only a few hours, following the US military's daring seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, for Trump's rationale to shift from hand-waving about democracy and fighting narcotics toward taking control of that nation's vast oil reserves. "We're in charge," Trump told reporters. "We're going to run everything. We're going to run it-fix it." And even before Maduro appeared in a New York City courtroom Monday, Trump had begun to celebrate what he's calling his "Donroe Doctrine," explicitly threatening a half-dozen other nations, from Colombia and Cuba to Mexico and Denmark's Greenland, in a talk with reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. As much as it may seem like we're heading into a new, dangerous, and destabilizing period of Donald Trump's authoritarian regime-his actions in Venezuela appear illegal under both international law and US law and happened without any congressional consultation-it's important to recognize and understand some context. The history of the region-and, more importantly, of how Donald Trump himself operates, how he seems caught in the mindset of 1980s America-make clear that Trump may be embarking on what may someday be viewed as the last war of the 20th century. In fact, there are three main principles that help explain where the US finds itself just days into a new year-principles that make clear how, despite how shocking Saturday morning's breaking news alerts turned out to be, this moment is actually quite unsurprising:
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
It is “President” Trump, but “strongman” Maduro. Given how things have played out, I think you got those completely backwards.
President Trump had a vague but tantalizing message for a couple of American oil executives roughly a month before the U.S. captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro: "Get ready." Big changes were coming to Venezuela, Trump hinted.
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
And this is why Trump will get a third term. Because this is the best analysis the opposition has on offer.

As he took Venezuela, Trump will take his third and, at that point, probably forever term.

Democrats will cry to the courts where the Chief Justice will tell them to fuck off.
mxttqhuman.bsky.social mxtt the secessionist @mxttqhuman.bsky.social · 28d
What an absolutely air headed, ignorant, harmful take.

This attack on Venezuela is calculated and certainly not by Trump alone.

Don’t forget, Trump didn’t write Project 2025, but he sure is doing great at following it.

STOP UNDERESTIMATING TRUMP AND HIS ADMIN

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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I hate to disagree with Rory Johnston, Canadian oil market researcher, but Trump has done exactly that. Who the fuck is stopping the US from taking Venezuela?

It is amazing how lightly y’all are still taking Trump after the last fucking decade. He has not plateaued.

www.wired.com/story/trump-...
WIRED Headline: Trump Wants Venezuela's Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple Lede: The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them —or if they even want to. MOLLY TAFT 01.04.26 14:01 PM The president views energy geopolitics "almost like the world is a Settlers of Catan board-you kidnap the president of Venezuela and, ipso facto, you now control all the oil, says Rory Johnston, a Canadian oil market researcher. "I do think he legitimately, to a degree, believes that. It's not true, but I think that's an important frame for how he's justifying and driving the momentum of his policy."
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
This is just fucking disgusting.

“Trump is leaning on Rubio to help ‘run’ Venezuela, divvy up its oil assets and usher in a new government”

None of which is the US’s right to do.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Washington post Headline: Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela Lede: The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins. January 4 at 6:00 AM 2026 But with no immediate successor to govern the country of roughly 29 million, Trump is leaning on Rubio to help "run" Venezuela, divvy up its oil assets and usher in a new government, a fraught and daunting task for someone with so many other responsibilities.
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
I’m a fan of the Vox Supreme Court reporting, but this Venezuela article is absolute manufactured consent.

Vox: www.vox.com/politics/473...

Manufacturing Consent: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/78912/...
Why Trump sent in troops to capture Maduro, briefly explained Here's how tensions escalated between the US and Venezuela before Saturday's strikes. By Joshua Keating | January 3, 2026 10:37 am EST President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that the United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying that the US had flown Maduro to a military ship off the country's coast and will be taking him to New York. The capture of Maduro was part of a military operation that included "large-scale strikes" on Venezuela, Trump said.
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
Even vilified leftist rag NPR refers to it as a “capture.”
n pr Headline: What to know about the U.s. strikes in Venezuela — and the fallout Lede: President Trump said the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. But many questions remain about what's next. Rachel Treisman, Chandelis Duster • January 03, 2026 05:31 PM EST
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
Hmmm, this assault sure could be described as blitzkrieg-like, could it not?
BUSINESS INSIDER Headline: What we know about US raid on Venezuela, capture of Maduro Chris Panella Jan 3, 2026 | 12:45 PM ET • The US conducted a "large-scale strike" on Venezuela, capturing president Maduro and his wife. Maduro is indicted in New York for drug trafficking and weapons charges. Trump said the US would run Venezuela until a "safe, proper" election could occur.
January 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
While we’re talking about the important of oil, it is not just to ease the average American’s pocketbook.
Trump responds to concerns about long US stay, saying 'it won't cost us anything' Trump was asked about the possibility that the U.S. "ends up administering Venezuela for years." "Well, you know, it won't cost us anything, because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial," the president said. Photo, President Donald Trump listens as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Mar-a-Lago club, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP "We're going to get reimbursed for everything that we spend. So it's going to be, it's going to be a very important," he added. = WIKIPEDIA Energy usage of the United States military Article Talk The United States Department of Defense is one of the largest single consumers of energy in the world, responsible for 93% of all US government fuel consumption in 2007 (Air Force: 52%; Navy: 33%; Army: 7%. Other DoD: 1%). " In FY 2006, the DoD used almost 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWH) of electricity, at a cost of almost $2.2 billion. In electricity consumption, if it were a country, the Dod would rank 58th in the world, using slightly less than Denmark and slightly more than Syria (CIA World Factbook, 2006)." The Department of Defense uses 4,600,000,000 US gallons (1.7 × 101º L) of fuel annually, an average of
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
“Yes, undoubtedly what Trump did was right because obviously the person you’ve never heard of was evil. The problem was *how* he did it.”

Democrats *can’t appear weak* and this is exactly how they cede ground to fascist before even being asked.

And the strongman’s lines move forward.
"Nicolás Maduro was a thug and an illegitimate leader of Venezuela, terrorizing and oppressing its people for far too long and forcing many to leave the country. But starting a war to remove Maduro doesn't just continue Donald Trump's trampling of the Constitution, it further erodes America's standing on the world stage and risks our adversaries mirroring this brazen illegal escalation," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote on X.
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
I’d call it an “abduction of a foreign leader” based on the evidence I have, but I am not a journalist so who am I to say?
Notification: The New Yorker What's next for Venezuela now that Maduro has been captured? now Notification: Los Angeles Times U.S. capture of Maduro in Venezuela criticized as violation of international, U.S. law now
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
The strongmen leaders of the world care so little about your permission that they don’t even make a case for war.

But they are prepared for your punishment. As it slowly works it way through the courts. Ending at the… oh no…
Screenshot of Wikipedia: John Roberts Official portrait, 2005 17th Chief Justice of the United States Incumbent Assumed office September 29, 2005
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
My fury is so deep in this moment:
1. Political personalities who speak to *most* Americans will frivolously debate this assault by 2001 standards, but with “Trump being Trump” spice
2. Many people just won’t give a fuck
3. As in the Iraq war, the US vs. “them” tilts *even further* in Trump’s favor
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
I was right, but in the wrong country (because Rubio moved Miller’s plans from Mexico to Venezuela).

Regardless, this is the beginning of the Gaza-fication of the land around the Gulf of Mexico.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
The Washington fost 凸 Live updates: Trump says U.S. will 'run' Venezuela during transition after U.S. raid captured Maduro President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. January 3 at 12:30 PM 2026 "We are going to run the country. But till such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," he said, immediately raising questions about whether U.S. military personnel will be deployed to Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
Like I said, the time of the Strongman is upon us.

Stop shortsightedly thinking like Trump will operate in line with any previous American president.

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Venezuela live updates: Trump says US 'going to run the country' after Maduro capture Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were "captured." By Ivan Pereira, Mary Kekatos, Jon Haworth Jan 03, 2026, 11:59 AM EST President Donald Trump said the U.S. "successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela" early Saturday and that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country." The stunning announcement came a few hours after explosions rocked the Venezuelan capital Caracas. Jan 3, 11:55 am We're going to run the country: Trump The president announced that the U.S. will be "running the country" as it transitions into new leadership. [abcimage=128869268] "We can't take a chance that somebody else takes over Venezuela that doesn't have the good of the Venezuelan people in mind," he said. Trump added that the oil business in Venezuela was "a bust," and that American oil companies will be spending "billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country."
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
I think the rest of the world is soon to be tied up with their own shit AND everyone keeps forgetting exactly how powerful the US military is.

Previous presidents used the military with “civility.” Trump has already started talking nukes.

Stop underestimating the Trump admin!
Graphic: 5 Countries with the Largest Active Military China 2,035,000 India 1,475,750 United States 1,326,050 North Korea 1,280,000 • Russia 1,100,000 Graphic, military spending: United States $968.4B Constant 2023 USD China $317.6B Constant 2023 USD — Russia $150.5B Constant 2023 USD Germany $86.3B Constant 2023 USD India $83.6B Constant 2023 USD
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
How much has the US absolutely fucked Central and South America and then blamed them for it?

This long article doesn’t even mention our involvement propping up Augusto Pinochet. So we’ve done a lot.

NPR: www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...

Pinochet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto...
n pr Headline: U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned JANUARY 2, 2026 • 5:00 AM ET By Scott Neuman
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
I just learned about this the other day!

The Hague Invasion Act is the US plan to keep any US service member from serving trial at a place like The Hague by military intervention.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM