I found this reporting more than a little ironic.

[Correll]

It's funny you pretend to know what I care about.

I am reacting to your stated words. The point of stated words is to convey meaning.


That I have to explain that to you, is a result of how NOT SERIOUS you are.

 

[berg80]

I don't really care.

 

[berg80]

I am reacting to your stated words.

You're making shit up. That I have to explain that to you, is a result of how NOT SERIOUS you are.

 

[Correll]

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I'm not looking away, and I won't say that I was UNAWARE of this.

So... ok. We good?


What is your point?

 

[Correll]

You're making shit up. That I have to explain that to you, is a result of how NOT SERIOUS you are.

Err. you're pretending to be so stupid, that you don't understand that I am judging you based on what you post here.

Just shit talk and gaslighting from the leftards.

Nothing new.

 

[Nostra]

Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience​

The convening of the National Assembly made it clear that Maduro loyalists remain entrenched across Venezuelan institutions after decades of purges and crackdowns on dissent.

Fiery demands for the return of their captured leader, Nicolás Maduro. Fists in the air and victory signs in a show of defiance. Blistering attacks on President Trump.

Following a weekend of chaos in which the United States carried out airstrikes, killed dozens and seized Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan National Assembly convened on Monday. It soon left no doubt that the head of the country’s revolutionary movement may have been removed, but his allies remain firmly in place — and in power.

Maduro loyalists are entrenched across the entire government, reflecting decades of ideological indoctrination, scorched-earth crusades against the opposition and purges of institutions that once had a semblance of independence and impartiality.

The Bolivarian political movement controlling Venezuela has prized belligerent rhetoric against the United States since Hugo Chávez rose to power nearly 30 years ago. On Monday, the passions on display in the legislature lay bare the challenge facing Mr. Trump as he demands that Venezuela turn into, in essence, a vassal state:

How can that be possible in a country where those still in power detest any sign of meddling by the United States?

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www.nytimes.com

One could say Maduro, and even Chavez before him, had done to VZ what trump is doing to the US. Installed intransigent, blind loyalists throughout the government. I assume many were given their positions based on sycophancy, not competence, as they have here. Remaining in their positions even as they failed the country, as they have here.

However, after living through the demise of the country due to repressive, undemocratic policies and economic mismanagement I suspect much of the population will embrace change. If not the way it was brought about.

“If we normalize the kidnapping of a head of state, no country is safe,” said Mr. Maduro Guerra, who is also named as a defendant in the U.S. indictment against his father.

You should move to N Korea.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Venezuela’s Legislators Offer Scorn as Trump Demands Obedience​

The convening of the National Assembly made it clear that Maduro loyalists remain entrenched across Venezuelan institutions after decades of purges and crackdowns on dissent.

Fiery demands for the return of their captured leader, Nicolás Maduro. Fists in the air and victory signs in a show of defiance. Blistering attacks on President Trump.

Following a weekend of chaos in which the United States carried out airstrikes, killed dozens and seized Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan National Assembly convened on Monday. It soon left no doubt that the head of the country’s revolutionary movement may have been removed, but his allies remain firmly in place — and in power.

Maduro loyalists are entrenched across the entire government, reflecting decades of ideological indoctrination, scorched-earth crusades against the opposition and purges of institutions that once had a semblance of independence and impartiality.

The Bolivarian political movement controlling Venezuela has prized belligerent rhetoric against the United States since Hugo Chávez rose to power nearly 30 years ago. On Monday, the passions on display in the legislature lay bare the challenge facing Mr. Trump as he demands that Venezuela turn into, in essence, a vassal state:

How can that be possible in a country where those still in power detest any sign of meddling by the United States?

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www.nytimes.com

One could say Maduro, and even Chavez before him, had done to VZ what trump is doing to the US. Installed intransigent, blind loyalists throughout the government. I assume many were given their positions based on sycophancy, not competence, as they have here. Remaining in their positions even as they failed the country, as they have here.

However, after living through the demise of the country due to repressive, undemocratic policies and economic mismanagement I suspect much of the population will embrace change. If not the way it was brought about.

“If we normalize the kidnapping of a head of state, no country is safe,” said Mr. Maduro Guerra, who is also named as a defendant in the U.S. indictment against his father.

Blistering attacks on President Trump.

Scary!

 

[BluesLegend]

Translation...corrupt Dems and corrupt Venezuela drug traffickers are butthurt over Trump putting a stop to their killing Americans for drug money. Oh boo hoo, tissue? Be grateful we didn't bomb your goddamn country to rubble.

 

[Dragonlady]

They import 80% of their food.


It is time to take the L and give us what we want.

72% of the American people don’t “want” the US attacking Venezuela.

Time to give Americans what THEY want, not what Trump dictates.

 

[Nostra]

72% of the American people don’t “want” the US attacking Venezuela.

Time to give Americans what THEY want, not what Trump dictates.

More kKKanadian vermin shit lies.

Only 34% do not support the attack.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/only-33-americans-approve-us-strike-venezuela-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-01-05/

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

One could say Maduro, and even Chavez before him, had done to VZ what trump is doing to the US. Installed intransigent, blind loyalists throughout the government. I assume many were given their positions based on sycophancy, not competence, as they have here. Remaining in their positions even as they failed the country, as they have here.

However, after living through the demise of the country due to repressive, undemocratic policies and economic mismanagement I suspect much of the population will embrace change. If not the way it was brought about.

“If we normalize the kidnapping of a head of state, no country is safe,” said Mr. Maduro Guerra, who is also named as a defendant in the U.S. indictment against his father.

I suppose one could say those things, but they would sound like an intellectual midget. Every presidential administration installs blind loyalists among the cabinetry and bureaucracy. There is no serious comparison between the U.S. under Trump and Maduro's murderous dictatorship and anyone claiming otherwise is simply an adolescent.

 

[Correll]

72% of the American people don’t “want” the US attacking Venezuela.

Time to give Americans what THEY want, not what Trump dictates.

Those Americans have been lied to by the lefty media.

 

[berg80]

I'm not looking away, and I won't say that I was UNAWARE of this.

So... ok. We good?


What is your point?

This excellent op-ed closely represents my views.

We should not let this incident polarize us into a debate over whether cops are the good guys or the bad guys, as happened after George Floyd’s murder. We all have an interest in public order, which is why the “defund the police” movement was so misguided. But we also have an interest in regulating police power, because none of us wants to be in a world where we can be shot for failing to perfectly comply. We need police. But we also need guardrails to keep police power from being abused, which means we need to recognize that law enforcement officers are neither angels nor demons, always wrong or always right. They’re fallible human beings who have been given a tough job and awesome power.

Sometimes they will reasonably fire even though later analysis will show that the shooting was mistaken or avoidable. And sometimes they will fire unreasonably, because if you give guns and authority to hundreds of thousands of officers, some of them will turn out to be bad people, or bad decision-makers. For the public’s safety and the legitimacy of the police, that latter group must be held accountable.
Trying to separate the “what” from the “who,” I confess I am struggling to see what conservatives believe is obvious: that officer Jonathan Ross had good reason to believe Good was trying to hurt him with her car.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/10/minnesota-ice-shooting-video-blame/

 

[berg80]

I’ve watched all the videos I can find in slow motion and in real time, and I see a man filming with his phone at the corner of a car making a K-turn, and may have knocked into him as it moved. Ross seems to be leaning over the hood from a side angle to put the first shot through the windshield and firing the second and third shots into the car from the side, which makes it hard to believe that he thought the car was aimed at him or anyone else. The road appears clear behind him.

That’s not the final word, of course; though a news outlet disseminated his cellphone footage, his body-cam video, if it exists, hasn’t been released. Further investigation and more videos may reveal additional details. Unfortunately, we’ve become so polarized on the “who” that I no longer trust this administration — which immediately deemed Good a “domestic terrorist” — to adjudicate the “what.” And that is even more troubling to me than the death of Renée Good.

 

[Correll]

This excellent op-ed closely represents my views.

We should not let this incident polarize us into a debate over whether cops are the good guys or the bad guys, as happened after George Floyd’s murder. We all have an interest in public order, which is why the “defund the police” movement was so misguided. But we also have an interest in regulating police power, because none of us wants to be in a world where we can be shot for failing to perfectly comply. We need police. But we also need guardrails to keep police power from being abused, which means we need to recognize that law enforcement officers are neither angels nor demons, always wrong or always right. They’re fallible human beings who have been given a tough job and awesome power.

Sometimes they will reasonably fire even though later analysis will show that the shooting was mistaken or avoidable. And sometimes they will fire unreasonably, because if you give guns and authority to hundreds of thousands of officers, some of them will turn out to be bad people, or bad decision-makers. For the public’s safety and the legitimacy of the police, that latter group must be held accountable.
Trying to separate the “what” from the “who,” I confess I am struggling to see what conservatives believe is obvious: that officer Jonathan Ross had good reason to believe Good was trying to hurt him with her car.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/10/minnesota-ice-shooting-video-blame/

Errr, you idiot. We were discussing the invasion of VENEZUALA.

 

[berg80]

Err. you're pretending to be so stupid, that you don't understand that I am judging you based on what you post here.

That's the thing, you aren't. You're pretending to know what positions I hold. Like you did in post #16. It's common practice among trumples when they can't make an argument against the ones I clearly state. That makes you both inept and deceitful.

 

[Correll]

That's the thing, you aren't. You're pretending to know what positions I hold. Like you did in post #16. It's common practice among trumples when they can't make an argument against the ones I clearly state. That makes you both inept and deceitful.

False.

 

[berg80]

72% of the American people don’t “want” the US attacking Venezuela.

Time to give Americans what THEY want, not what Trump dictates.

You bring up an interesting point. The government is supposed to operate with the consent of the governed. So at what point does the shelf life of trump supporters saying "trump was elected" give way to polling indicating the majority of Americans..........the governed........oppose virtually everything the regime is doing.

 

[Dragonlady]

You bring up an interesting point. The government is supposed to operate with the consent of the governed. So at what point does the shelf life of trump supporters saying "trump was elected" give way to polling indicating the majority of Americans..........the governed........oppose virtually everything the regime is doing.

More registered voters stayed home than voted for Trump in 2024.

They turned out in record numbers in 2020 to vote Trump out of office the first time. Time for voters to show up in 2026 and vote out all of Trump’s enablers in the House and Senate and return to a democracy.

 

[Correll]

You bring up an interesting point. The government is supposed to operate with the consent of the governed. So at what point does the shelf life of trump supporters saying "trump was elected" give way to polling indicating the majority of Americans..........the governed........oppose virtually everything the regime is doing.

4 years. Then we have another election.


It is very telling that you didn't know that.


I mean, MY GOD, how ******* dumb are you?