I’m not in the best spirits due to a cold and the lying dangerous people running my country. But this, seen just now, helps. #SantaFe #NewMexico image
It’s about the oil and the oil industry’s interests.
the Guardian
Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuelan crude oil appeals to US refineries
South American nation’s tar-like oil is what many Gulf coast facilities were built for but ramping up production to 3m barrels a day will be a lo...
Trump is determined to have all out war. Maybe he’s just a psychopath, maybe he wants to ramp up the military so he can justify more overtly interfering with domestic elections in 2026. I don’t actually care about the why, I just want to note how wildly dangerous he is.
Trump threatens Colombia with military action – as it happened | Venezuela | The Guardian
US president says an operation in Colombia ‘sounds good’ and elections in Venezuela will happen at the ‘right time’
An excellent in-depth on the dangerous, unlawful U.S. attack on Venezuela.
Just Security
International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela
Experts survey the international law issues of Operation Absolute Resolve.
 1/ “[S]triking Venezuela and abducting its president, is clearly a violation of the prohibition on the use of force in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. That prohibition is the bedrock rule of the international system that separates the rule of law from anarchy, safeguards small States from their more powerful neighbors, and protects civilians from the devastation of war.”
Another night when the despicable lawlessness of the Trump regime is keeping me up.
Excellent interview with international law expert on the lawlessness of Trump’s military attack on Venezuela.
The New Yorker
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
 #LawFedi #Venezuela
#SantaFe turned out tonight to say "U.S. Out of Venezuela." Excellent turnout. #Venezuela #NewMexico #NotInOurName #NoWarForOil #Indivisible #IndivisibleSantaFe @Indivisible ❌👑 Thank you to all those who helped get the word out.
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Please help me spread the word. All boosts are helpful! 🚨 U.S. Out of Venezuela. Emergency protest TONIGHT, 1/3, 6:30 Santa Fe Plaza. Sponsored by Indivisible Santa Fe. Please bring flashlights to hold up. We will have a banner.
Apparently some people who do not under the point of swearing an oath on something sacred to the oath taker are unhappy Mamdanj swore on. Koran rather than a Bible. John Quincy Adams swore on a law book. What book would you swear on if you were being inaugurated?
Perfect description of the current corruption of Supreme Court. It is no longer a court, just an edict-issuing body.
TPM – Talking Points Memo
The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It
Chris Geidner flags today an appearance by CBS News’ Chief Legal Correspondent...
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