Patti Anderson
@patti-anderson.bsky.social
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Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
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Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
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Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Trump's real agenda is not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft.
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the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.
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 11:32 PM
the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.
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In an interview with CBS News, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated that the intervention in Venezuela was not a mission that required congressional approval.
If there are “more extensions,” he said, “we will keep Congress involved.”
If there are “more extensions,” he said, “we will keep Congress involved.”
Live updates: Maduro and his wife arrive in New York hours after U.S. capture in Venezuela
President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
In an interview with CBS News, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated that the intervention in Venezuela was not a mission that required congressional approval.
If there are “more extensions,” he said, “we will keep Congress involved.”
If there are “more extensions,” he said, “we will keep Congress involved.”
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You and I are horrified by this but it's important to remember that this is what pete hegseth actually wants, he would be disappointed if there were no innocent civilians killed, because that would be woke
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 11:53 PM
You and I are horrified by this but it's important to remember that this is what pete hegseth actually wants, he would be disappointed if there were no innocent civilians killed, because that would be woke
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This incident in 2007☝️seems to be the great 'theft' Trump is determined to undo....
We Toppled Venezuela for Oil: Trump Just Told Us So
The president admitted the crude part of his attack.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This incident in 2007☝️seems to be the great 'theft' Trump is determined to undo....
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Should Americans put 'boots on the ground' to guarantee more profit opportunities for ExxonMobil ?
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Should Americans put 'boots on the ground' to guarantee more profit opportunities for ExxonMobil ?
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A video from my balcony overlooking all the security and media surrounding the West Side heliport ....
January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A video from my balcony overlooking all the security and media surrounding the West Side heliport ....
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"his [Trump's] plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations." www.economist.com/the-americas...
Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere
Snatching Nicolás Maduro and attempting to take control of Venezuela and its oil is an extraordinary display of the new “Donroe doctrine”
www.economist.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
"his [Trump's] plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations." www.economist.com/the-americas...
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Venezuela is being used as a test case.
Where this ends depends entirely on pushback: Congress, courts, allies, & resistance
YOU are the resistance. If you want to separate yourself from this predatory regime in the world's eyes, this might be your last chance at those optics
Find your Location 👇🏼
Where this ends depends entirely on pushback: Congress, courts, allies, & resistance
YOU are the resistance. If you want to separate yourself from this predatory regime in the world's eyes, this might be your last chance at those optics
Find your Location 👇🏼
No War on Venezuela! National Day of Action Saturday, Jan. 3
Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
www.answercoalition.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Venezuela is being used as a test case.
Where this ends depends entirely on pushback: Congress, courts, allies, & resistance
YOU are the resistance. If you want to separate yourself from this predatory regime in the world's eyes, this might be your last chance at those optics
Find your Location 👇🏼
Where this ends depends entirely on pushback: Congress, courts, allies, & resistance
YOU are the resistance. If you want to separate yourself from this predatory regime in the world's eyes, this might be your last chance at those optics
Find your Location 👇🏼
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The invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro & his wife is not only unconstitutional; it’s just cover for installing a puppet regime while distracting from the Epstein Files.
However, it’s a good model for what an anti-fascist admin should do to concentration camp host President Bukele
However, it’s a good model for what an anti-fascist admin should do to concentration camp host President Bukele
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro & his wife is not only unconstitutional; it’s just cover for installing a puppet regime while distracting from the Epstein Files.
However, it’s a good model for what an anti-fascist admin should do to concentration camp host President Bukele
However, it’s a good model for what an anti-fascist admin should do to concentration camp host President Bukele
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"Attacking countries in flagrant violation of international law is the first step toward a world of violence, chaos, and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism." ~ Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva, President of Brazil
World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela
Following are reactions to Saturday's U.S. strikes on Venezuela.
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"Attacking countries in flagrant violation of international law is the first step toward a world of violence, chaos, and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism." ~ Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva, President of Brazil
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Nothing about this is okay.
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Nothing about this is okay.
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people.
So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?
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New Epstein files expose two decades of ignored alarms, from 1996 child porn reports to 2004 teen drop-offs at his lair, as agencies shuffled blame like shadows dodging dawn on a corrupt horizon. Victims' pleas vanished into bureaucratic voids, shielding a predator with elite ties. #Epstein
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
New Epstein files expose two decades of ignored alarms, from 1996 child porn reports to 2004 teen drop-offs at his lair, as agencies shuffled blame like shadows dodging dawn on a corrupt horizon. Victims' pleas vanished into bureaucratic voids, shielding a predator with elite ties. #Epstein
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JUST IN: Trump says that anyone who questions whether or not Congressional approval was needed is “weak & stupid”.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
JUST IN: Trump says that anyone who questions whether or not Congressional approval was needed is “weak & stupid”.
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Chevron donated to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration fund. Chevron’s CEO publicly praised trump’s energy agenda. Chevron donations: 94% Republican, 6% Democrat.
Chevron is the ONLY foreign oil company allowed to operate in Venezuela.
Follow the money.
Chevron is the ONLY foreign oil company allowed to operate in Venezuela.
Follow the money.
Chevron Is in Prime Position to Help Unlock Venezuela’s Vast Oil Reserves
The South American country says its proved oil reserves top 300 billion barrels which, if true, would make its bounty the world’s largest.
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Chevron donated to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration fund. Chevron’s CEO publicly praised trump’s energy agenda. Chevron donations: 94% Republican, 6% Democrat.
Chevron is the ONLY foreign oil company allowed to operate in Venezuela.
Follow the money.
Chevron is the ONLY foreign oil company allowed to operate in Venezuela.
Follow the money.
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Why haven’t we heard from a single democratic member of Congress? We now know through advance reporting that the Senate Armed Services Committee were not even informed ahead of the strikes.
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Why haven’t we heard from a single democratic member of Congress? We now know through advance reporting that the Senate Armed Services Committee were not even informed ahead of the strikes.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM