BBC News - #Blair and #Rubio among names on #Gaza 'Board of Peace'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07xv92vrz2o
How do you say "I'm fine with war crimes, without saying you're fine with war crimes"?
Lisa Melton
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These idiots have no idea what they’re doing
#Rubio says #US won’t govern #Venezuela but will press changes through #oil blockade
# #idiocracy #kakistocracy #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #Maduro #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
https://apnews.com/live/us-venezuela-trump-maduro-updates-01-04-2026?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-04-Breaking+News
These idiots have no idea what they’re doing
#Rubio says #US won’t govern #Venezuela but will press changes through #oil blockade
# #idiocracy #kakistocracy #geopolitics #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #Maduro #abduction #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
https://apnews.com/live/us-venezuela-trump-maduro-updates-01-04-2026?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-04-Breaking+News
"It is virtually certain that this Venezuela operation will turn into a big mess with a heaping side order of corruption. But it is also pretty clear it is one of those giant errors that can lead to further screw ups and even disasters."
"This is all another very Trumpian shitshow, as unhinged as his diseased mind is, and a reminder that desperate men do desperate things."
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Venezuela #Hegseth #Rubio #oil #EconomicElites
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https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/is-trump-in-charge-of-venezuela-the
"While these guys may be the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, the bumbling, preening idiots from the back of a high school detention room, they are now in charge of the most powerful military on earth and they intend to use it as only idiots would—without a real plan, without having thought through the consequences of their actions, driven only by impulse, character flaws and greed."
~ David Rothkopf
#Trump #Venezuela #Hegseth #Rubio #oil #EconomicElites
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https://davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/the-fafo-boys-are-about-to-find-out
"It is virtually certain that this Venezuela operation will turn into a big mess with a heaping side order of corruption. But it is also pretty clear it is one of those giant errors that can lead to further screw ups and even disasters."
"Together, they all boil down to one belief: domination, the principled view that Donald Trump should rule forever at his own whim and then blonde people on TV should only say how great he is.
That’s the whole of the plan for Venezuela.
That’s the whole of the plan for America."
#Trump #Venezuela #EconomicElites #domination #misogyny #narcissism #FoxNews #health #MentalDecline
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"While these guys may be the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, the bumbling, preening idiots from the back of a high school detention room, they are now in charge of the most powerful military on earth and they intend to use it as only idiots would—without a real plan, without having thought through the consequences of their actions, driven only by impulse, character flaws and greed."
~ David Rothkopf
#Trump #Venezuela #Hegseth #Rubio #oil #EconomicElites
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https://davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/the-fafo-boys-are-about-to-find-out
Em :official_verified:
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"So here we are… Trump invades Venezuela, claims the U.S. will run it, and then dismisses the primary opposition leader [María Corina Machadowho], by all accounts, would be the obvious person to elevate. That’s because Trump isn’t focused on democracy. He’s focused on control. He’s focused on oil."
"So here we are… Trump invades Venezuela, claims the U.S. will run it, and then dismisses the primary opposition leader [María Corina Machadowho], by all accounts, would be the obvious person to elevate. That’s because Trump isn’t focused on democracy. He’s focused on control. He’s focused on oil."
hypebot
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Little Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country — because it doesn’t like their speech.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/marco-rubio-imran-ahmed-thierry-breton-censorship
Rubio’s State Department announced the “Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex..."
#Republicans #hypocrisy #censorship #propaganda #MarcoRubio #Rubio #GOP #politics #EU #freespeech #press
Little Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country — because it doesn’t like their speech.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/marco-rubio-imran-ahmed-thierry-breton-censorship
Rubio’s State Department announced the “Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex..."
#Republicans #hypocrisy #censorship #propaganda #MarcoRubio #Rubio #GOP #politics #EU #freespeech #press
Konrad Förstner 💻🧬🦠
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Die USA sanktionieren NGO-Vertreter wegen »Zensur«. Übersetzung: Die Durchsetzung europäischer Digitalgesetze wird als Unrecht umgedeutet. Das ist keine Freiheitsdebatte, sondern ein Framing-Versuch: Recht wird zur Zensur erklärt, Regulierung zur Unterdrückung, staatliche Zuständigkeit zur Provokation. »Zensur« dient hier als politischer Kampfbegriff zur Delegitimierung fremder Rechtsordnungen.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-12/usa-sanktionen-hateaid-thierry-breton
Die USA sanktionieren NGO-Vertreter wegen »Zensur«. Übersetzung: Die Durchsetzung europäischer Digitalgesetze wird als Unrecht umgedeutet. Das ist keine Freiheitsdebatte, sondern ein Framing-Versuch: Recht wird zur Zensur erklärt, Regulierung zur Unterdrückung, staatliche Zuständigkeit zur Provokation. »Zensur« dient hier als politischer Kampfbegriff zur Delegitimierung fremder Rechtsordnungen.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-12/usa-sanktionen-hateaid-thierry-breton
I'd love to get some help from my network here: For a letter I am writing, I am looking for the argumentation that the #US government uses against the #European #DSA . I have seen instances where, e.g. #Rubio and #JDVance state that #FreedomOfSpeech is threatened. Is this the only argument they come up with? I would be interested in links to other arguments they make.
By the way: I do know what the *actual* reasons are for #lobbying against the DSA - I'm interested in their talking points here.
Rubio orders State Dept to stop using "Calibri" font claiming it's DEI. In 1941, Nazi Germany banned the Fraktur font as being a "Jewish font".
Ah, so we're really aiming for the fall of the Roman empire vibe. #Rubio is such a putz.
Here's Lucas de Groot, maker of #Calibri, on the change.
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
#Rubio told U.S. officials that the 28-point plan was from #Russia, not the U.S., Politico reports.
This contradicts Rubio’s posts on X saying the plan had U.S. input.
The plan is widely criticised as too favourable to Russia.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/22/lawmakers-deny-peace-plan-ukraine-00666185
Alex Akselrod
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If you can't figure out how to protest without blood libel then you're fucking stupid, malicious, or both. 🤨
"The display portrayed #US and #Israeli leaders drinking the blood of #Gazans, echoing the #bloodlibel that has been used against #Jews throughout history.
The #protest featured five prominent leaders in suits wearing masks representing Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu, US President Donald #Trump, Secretary of State Marco #Rubio, former President Joe #Biden and former Secretary of State Antony #Blinken.
The leaders were covered in fake blood, sat at a long table set with bloodied doll limbs, glasses of red liquid and plates of what looked like organ meat. They are seen using Israeli flags as napkins as they mop blood from their faces.
A “menu” that was placed next to the table and titled, “ #Israel’s Friendsgiving Dinner,” included items such as “ #Gaza children’s limbs,” “stolen organs,” “illegally harvested skin,” and for a drink, “Gaza’s spilled blood.”
If you can't figure out how to protest without blood libel then you're fucking stupid, malicious, or both. 🤨
"The display portrayed #US and #Israeli leaders drinking the blood of #Gazans, echoing the #bloodlibel that has been used against #Jews throughout history.
The #protest featured five prominent leaders in suits wearing masks representing Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu, US President Donald #Trump, Secretary of State Marco #Rubio, former President Joe #Biden and former Secretary of State Antony #Blinken.
The leaders were covered in fake blood, sat at a long table set with bloodied doll limbs, glasses of red liquid and plates of what looked like organ meat. They are seen using Israeli flags as napkins as they mop blood from their faces.
A “menu” that was placed next to the table and titled, “ #Israel’s Friendsgiving Dinner,” included items such as “ #Gaza children’s limbs,” “stolen organs,” “illegally harvested skin,” and for a drink, “Gaza’s spilled blood.”