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"At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served"
1953 cartoon by Ukrainian artist Yuliy Ganf.
The Cold War era USSR backstory matters less IMHO than the cartoon's enduring truth.
source: DigitalJBG on Bluesky
What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. (...) The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war.
John Kennedy
June 10, 1963
The Shameful Unwarranted and Illegal U.S. attacks on Venezuela and Related Published 1/8/26PM
Trump Violated International Law
Venezuela Invasion Is A Crime
The top White House aide echoes President Donald Trump’s position that the U.S. will temporarily “run” Venezuela.
Trump adviser Stephen Miller envisions a world where "might makes right," which "flies in the face" of all the lessons of the 20th century,
The pair appeared Monday in Manhattan federal court after U.S. forces captured them in a military operation Saturday.
A brand-new account placed suspiciously timed bets on Polymarket regarding Nicolás Maduro’s ouster and made over $400,000.
The procedural vote is a rare critique of Trump’s authority in the first test of GOP loyalty since last weekend’s capture of Venezuelan Pres
This is not a final vote. Contact your Senator now!
These Republicans voted to check Trump's wild invasion of random countries. If this is your Senator, thank them and ask them to keep supporting the measure!
Rand Paul of Kentucky Lisa Murkowski of Alaska Susan Collins of Maine Todd Young of Indiana Josh Hawley of Missouri
John Fetterman of Pennsylvania did the right thing for once. If you live in Pennsylvania please thank him and ask him to hold firm.
We need more votes, obviously, so contact your Republican critters in House and Senate and beg them to do the patriotic thing.
A model letter to your Congress Critters asking them to DO something:
Emailing my legislators
If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:
Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
And another: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
“I look forward to being part of the solution and ending the problems of a people oppressed for far too long,” the former Republican congres
COMMUNICATION OF THE CONFEDERATION OF SAHEL STATE (AES) on the armed attack of the United States of America against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
"The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) has followed, with great concern, reports of a US-led military operation on the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that resulted in the illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) recalls that the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another State is an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign State and constitutes an act of aggression.
The AES Confederation, committed to the defence of sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, strongly condemns this act as serious and contrary to international law, in particular the fundamental principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
The AES Confederation denounces the unilateral use of force, deeply regrets this violation of international law, and is also a permanent member of the Security Council, and notes the continued weakening of the international order with negative consequences for global stability.
As a result, the Confederation of Sahel States:
Calls upon the Security Council, assuming primary responsibility for international peace and security, to fully fulfil its mission under the Charter, clearly condemning US military action and working to restore international legality;
Reaffirms its commitment to a world order based on respect, sovereign equality of States and strict respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations; Expresses its solidarity with the Venezuelan people whose sovereignty has been violated by this act of aggression.
The Confederation of Sahel States reiterates its commitment to multilateralism and scrupulous respect for international law in order to ensure collective security and international peace.
Done at Ouagadougou, 8 January 2026
Captain Ibrahim Traore President of Faso, Head of State President of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES)
Is it okay to recognize that Venezuela and its citizens have escaped a dictatorship thanks to Trump. AND Its honestly okay for people in Venezuela and outside of it to be happy about it. ALSO knowing that Trump wants that oil its still a good thing.
NO CIVILIAN WAS KILLED IN THE BOMBING
You privileged american folks have to start thinking about the actual victims that the Dictatorship has taken over the years. The years of repression and fear have finally come to an end.
(English its not my first lenguage, feel free to correct me )
US Official: Trump Pressed Aides About Venezuela Invasion
Associated Press, July 4, 2018
BOGOTA, Colombia--As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can’t the U.S. just simply invade the troubled country?
The suggestion stunned those present at the meeting, including U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and national security adviser H.R. McMaster, both of whom have since left the administration. This account of the previously undisclosed conversation comes from a senior administration official familiar with what was said.
In an exchange that lasted around five minutes, McMaster and others took turns explaining to Trump how military action could backfire and risk losing hard-won support among Latin American governments to punish President Nicolas Maduro for taking Venezuela down the path of dictatorship, according to the official. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions.
But Trump pushed back. Although he gave no indication he was about to order up military plans, he pointed to what he considered past cases of successful gunboat diplomacy in the region, according to the official, like the invasions of Panama and Grenada in the 1980s.
The idea, despite his aides’ best attempts to shoot it down, would nonetheless persist in the president’s head.
The next day, Aug. 11, Trump alarmed friends and foes alike with talk of a “military option” to remove Maduro from power. The public remarks were initially dismissed in U.S. policy circles as the sort of martial bluster people have come to expect from the reality TV star turned commander in chief.
But shortly afterward, he raised the issue with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, according to the U.S. official. Two high-ranking Colombian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid antagonizing Trump confirmed the report.
Then in September, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Trump discussed it again, this time at greater length, in a private dinner with leaders from four Latin American allies that included Santos, the same three people said and Politico reported in February.
The U.S. official said Trump was specifically briefed not to raise the issue and told it wouldn’t play well, but the first thing the president said at the dinner was, “My staff told me not to say this.” Trump then went around asking each leader if they were sure they didn’t want a military solution, according to the official, who added that each leader told Trump in clear terms they were sure.
Eventually, McMaster would pull aside the president and walk him through the dangers of an invasion, the official said.
Taken together, the behind-the-scenes talks, the extent and details of which have not been previously reported, highlight how Venezuela’s political and economic crisis has received top attention under Trump in a way that was unimaginable in the Obama administration. But critics say it also underscores how his “America First” foreign policy at times can seem outright reckless, providing ammunition to America’s adversaries.
The White House declined to comment on the private conversations. But a National Security Council spokesman reiterated that the U.S. will consider all options at its disposal to help restore Venezuela’s democracy and bring stability. Under Trump’s leadership, the U.S., Canada and European Union have levied sanctions on dozens of top Venezuelan officials, including Maduro himself, over allegations of corruption, drug trafficking and human rights abuses. The U.S. has also distributed more than $30 million to help Venezuela’s neighbors absorb an influx of more than 1 million migrants who have fled the country.
For Maduro, who has long claimed that the U.S. has military designs on Venezuela and its vast oil reserves, Trump’s bellicose talk provided the unpopular leader with an immediate if short-lived boost as he was trying to escape blame for widespread food shortages and hyperinflation. Within days of the president’s talk of a military option, Maduro filled the streets of Caracas with loyalists to condemn “Emperor” Trump’s belligerence, ordered up nationwide military exercises and threatened with arrest opponents he said were plotting his overthrow with the U.S.
“Mind your own business and solve your own problems, Mr. Trump!” thundered Nicolas Maduro, the president’s son, at the government-stacked constituent assembly. “If Venezuela were attacked, the rifles will arrive in New York, Mr. Trump,” the younger Maduro said. “We will take the White House.”
Even some of the staunchest U.S. allies were begrudgingly forced to side with Maduro in condemning Trump’s saber rattling. Santos, a big backer of U.S. attempts to isolate Maduro, said an invasion would have zero support in the region. The Mercosur trade bloc, which includes Brazil and Argentina, issued a statement saying “the only acceptable means of promoting democracy are dialogue and diplomacy” and repudiating “any option that implies the use of force.”
But among Venezuela’s beleaguered opposition movement, hostility to the idea of a military intervention has slowly eased.
Mark Feierstein, who oversaw Latin America on the National Security Council during the Obama administration, said that strident U.S. action on Venezuela, however commendable, won’t loosen Maduro’s grip on power if it’s not accompanied by pressure from the streets. However, he thinks Venezuelans have largely been demoralized after a crackdown on protests last year triggered dozens of deaths, and the threat of more repression has forced dozens of opposition leaders into exile.
“People inside and outside the administration know they can ignore plenty of what Trump says,” Feierstein, who is now a senior adviser at the Albright Stonebridge Group, said of Trump’s talk of military invasion of Venezuela. “The concern is that it raised expectations among Venezuelans, many of whom are waiting for an external actor to save them.”
