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George Leone's avatar

The most revealing detail here isn’t Maduro’s courtroom defiance, but the DOJ quietly abandoning the “Cartel de los Soles” fiction while keeping the kidnapping intact. Once the propaganda frame collapses, what’s left is a precedent: a nuclear-armed state abducting a sitting head of state, then retrofitting legal justifications after the fact. The UN reactions underscore how dangerous this is—not because Maduro is sympathetic, but because sovereignty is now openly conditional on U.S. resource access. The parallels with Gaza are hard to ignore: ceasefires violated, journalists barred, civilians killed, and law reduced to a tool of power. This isn’t a breakdown of the rules-based order—it’s the rules being clarified.

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Gregory DeClue's avatar

“Ninety-two-year-old U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was assigned to oversee the federal criminal case against Maduro in the Southern District of New York.” Wow. This is one more thing that defies comprehension.

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John alder's avatar

Take Trump's crypto money to.pay for the,corporation of public broadcasting

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huey's avatar

As long as Trump and Netanyahu are in love with each other the Palestinians don't stand a chance.

From what DropeSite has reported it seems patriotic anger in Venezuela is starting to percolate.

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