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moondust

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15. Could get ugly

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 12:01 AM

Jan 2026

and last a while.

Superficial reality TV actors focused on impressing people with tough guy video clips aren't known for long-term planning. Apparently VZ has a sizeable military that Maduro has cleansed of his opponents. How will they react? Multiple cartels may see an opportunity. How will they react? How will VZ allies in BRICS react? ...

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Kamala Harris: We've seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos [View all] bigtree Jan 2026 OP

Post removed Post removed Jan 2026 #1

And gone. n/t Hellbound Hellhound Jan 2026 #2

I actually saw the troll post and alerted mvd Jan 2026 #6

I did the same. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 2026 #7

Haha. Excellent use of your Saturday. ok_cpu Jan 2026 #4

They get $200 Trump Bucks for weekend posting. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #18

I'm having flashbacks to 2003 and "Operation Iraqi Freedom," and they aren't good ones. Vogon_Glory Jan 2026 #3

It was originally called MustLoveBeagles Jan 2026 #9

O.I.L. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #20

Bingo MustLoveBeagles Jan 2026 #22

That's the right stance mvd Jan 2026 #5

This is a good posture for Democrats. Recognize that Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator but emphasize tritsofme Jan 2026 #8

Just what I was thinking... and State What Cha Jan 2026 #14

K&R betsuni Jan 2026 #10

Well said, Madam VP mcar Jan 2026 #11

KNR niyad Jan 2026 #12

K&R spanone Jan 2026 #13

Could get ugly moondust Jan 2026 #15

My President....and she seems like she is stepping up. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #16

Really powerful statement, Let's see how the media digests this? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #17

Powerful statement but why wasn't it posted to Bluesky? BoycottTwitter Jan 2026 #19

Watched in my YT feed....thankfully. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2026 #21

Because she has more than 100x as many followers on X, 20.7M vs 185K. Her post got 4.7M views highplainsdem Jan 2026 #24

She has staff. BoycottTwitter Jan 2026 #25

I urge people to have Bluesky accounts as well as Twitter accounts. I use both myself because a highplainsdem Jan 2026 #27

I agree with you there! BoycottTwitter Jan 2026 #32

I get very little "real engagement" on either Twitter or Bluesky... Jack Valentino Jan 2026 #30

I've found support for Democrats and Democratic reps on twitter MorbidButterflyTat Jan 2026 #26

It's an important platform and shouldn't be ceded to rightwingers, with liberals scattering to much highplainsdem Jan 2026 #28

Musk controls the algorithm, what you see and has our data BoycottTwitter Jan 2026 #31

Here's her post from X. PLEASE put the link in your OP, or at least in the first reply below, because if highplainsdem Jan 2026 #23

Strongest political statement I've seen from her in more than a year.... Jack Valentino Jan 2026 #29

"Any such resistance has been too long coming" -- who do you mean hasn't been resisting Trump? Voters? betsuni Jan 2026 #33

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