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Gaugamela

(3,248 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2026, 11:29 AM Saturday

Rachel Maddow's instant reaction to Trump 'capturing' Maduro

MS NOW's Rachel Maddow reacts to President Donald Trump's strike on Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan President Maduro.

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Rachel Maddow's instant reaction to Trump 'capturing' Maduro (Original Post) Gaugamela Saturday OP

This is brilliant, understandable and worthy. I dare say, I will not read such an analysis anywhere that is as Ninga Saturday #1

A short for sharing Unwind Your Mind Saturday #2

Gaugamela......... Upthevibe Saturday #3

Wagging the dog - that's all these GOPee gangsters know how to do peppertree Saturday #4

Please include notification that the post is a video Wicked Blue Saturday #5

Take it up with the administrators. It's not our concern what posts you Gaugamela Saturday #7

Other DUers besides myself have requested that posters indicate their post is a video Wicked Blue Saturday #13

This is a YouTube video. It's the only kind of video you can post here, unless Gaugamela Saturday #14

Don't hold your breath waiting for BidenRocks Saturday #6

I have worried throughout this past year popsdenver Saturday #12

By pedo the felon's criminal "logic" which country is now justified to go capture him? Justice matters. Saturday #8

Trump says the U.S. is going to run Venezuela now. How the hell is he going to do that? Is the government of Venezuela Fil1957 Saturday #9

You break it, you bought it. Repairing Venezuela is going to cost us BILLIONS! Ah, sorry, no money for education, Exp Saturday #10

He's going to run Venezuela? generalbetrayus Saturday #11

Chump runs things all right BidenRocks Saturday #15

I watched her on Velshi this morning. yellow dahlia Saturday #16

Ninga

(8,984 posts)

1. This is brilliant, understandable and worthy. I dare say, I will not read such an analysis anywhere that is as

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 12:32 PM

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comprehensive. Many thanks Gaugamela for posting!

Unwind Your Mind

(2,322 posts)

2. A short for sharing

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:10 PM

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https://youtube.com/shorts/gvjFJTyrZxg?si=3bJO-Wkso4oqNR2X

Picks out the important bit about the rationale not making sense in light of actions re other leaders in South America

Upthevibe

(10,031 posts)

3. Gaugamela.........

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:12 PM

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Thank you.

I was looking for Rachel's commentary earlier and couldn't find it....This was before 45 spoke. I'd love to hear her thoughts now...

peppertree

(23,132 posts)

4. Wagging the dog - that's all these GOPee gangsters know how to do

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:25 PM

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If they get their way, Venezuela quite possibly will then become the "narco-state" they now claim it is (but, of course, isn't).

Little Narco will try to make sure of that.

That's what happened to the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Colombia after neo-cons like him intervened one way or another.

All the Best to the people of Venezuela itself - who've had to endure illegal sanctions for a decade, and now this.

Wicked Blue

(8,460 posts)

5. Please include notification that the post is a video

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:37 PM

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I don't open posts that consist entirely of videos.

Gaugamela

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7. Take it up with the administrators. It's not our concern what posts you

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:52 PM

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choose to open or not. No one here is going to cater to your particular preferences.

Wicked Blue

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13. Other DUers besides myself have requested that posters indicate their post is a video

Reply to Gaugamela (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:41 PM

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I don't open videos in case they contain malware.

Icons indicating that a post is a video already exist for YouTube videos.

I made my request politely. No need to reply in a combative manner.

Gaugamela

(3,248 posts)

14. This is a YouTube video. It's the only kind of video you can post here, unless

Reply to Wicked Blue (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:04 PM

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it’s embedded in a tweet or Bluesky post. Apparently you didn’t see the red icon. You’re not going to get malware opening a post on DU, or from YouTube, and if you do you could get it from anywhere on the webpage. I’m not being combative I’m just being reasonable. You can’t dictate common practice on a public forum. How would you expect to reach every member and enforce compliance? The rules are made by the site administrators.

BidenRocks

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6. Don't hold your breath waiting for

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:51 PM

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A rational explanation!
This was eliminating the competition.

Wait for the terrorist attacks.

popsdenver

(1,562 posts)

12. I have worried throughout this past year

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:37 PM

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and now with recent actions, including this one...........

WE AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET..............and we are way, way ,past the point of "Katie Bar The Door"..........
and quite possibly past the "Point of No Return".................

The Republicans.... 2025.....Christian Nationalists..... etc, with Trump back in power, are accelerating to warp speed with much that we are seeing, and who knows what all we are NOT seeing, that they are doing from the shadows, behind smoke and mirrors......

Justice matters.

(9,400 posts)

8. By pedo the felon's criminal "logic" which country is now justified to go capture him?

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:07 PM

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Dicktatorial Liar. Check.

Sends innocent people to concentration camps. Check.

Illegally invades Democratic-led cities. Check.

Illegally puts his rotten name on public institutions. Check.

Builds costly monuments to praise himself. Check.

Covers up for his pedophilian rich friends (and himself). Check.

Which country can now justify coming to grab him by the tiny mushroom??

Fil1957

(540 posts)

9. Trump says the U.S. is going to run Venezuela now. How the hell is he going to do that? Is the government of Venezuela

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:07 PM

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just going to follow orders from Trump? I don't think so. The only way the U.S. can "run" Venezuela is to invade and get tied up in another insurgent war.

As usual, there appears to be no coherent strategy. For Trump and his minions, today will be their best day. Everything related to Venezuela will go downhill from here on out for them.

Oh, and I haven't heard one word from the media about the pardon of El Salvador former president Juan Orlando Hernández for drug trafficking -- the reason why Maduro was kidnapped.

I know by now no one should be surprised at the level of blatant hypocrisy and criminality of this regime, but I still am.

Exp

(765 posts)

10. You break it, you bought it. Repairing Venezuela is going to cost us BILLIONS! Ah, sorry, no money for education,

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:10 PM

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hospitals, retirement, roads, etc.

Send TrumpCo to the HAGUE!!

generalbetrayus

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11. He's going to run Venezuela?

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 02:15 PM

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♫ Here's to the new boss, same as the old boss. ♫

Venezuela has oil. Welcome to Exxonuela.

BidenRocks

(2,783 posts)

15. Chump runs things all right

Reply to generalbetrayus (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:13 PM

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Right into the ground!

These are criminal actions and I welcome ANY retaliation.

THAT is being Patriotic.
Stop these criminal actions done 'In my name"!

yellow dahlia

(4,577 posts)

16. I watched her on Velshi this morning.

Reply to Gaugamela (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 08:38 PM

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She was cogent and smart and analytical....on the fly...as usual.

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