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deminks

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 10:34 PM Jan 3

So, Trump officials notified newsrooms before the attack on Venezuela but not Congress [View all]

Key question by my lights is whether these newsrooms knew Congress wasn’t being notified of the attack

southpaw (@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social) 2026-01-04T02:09:22.944Z


(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..

@semafor.com
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/03/2026/new-york-times-washington-post-held-off-on-reporting-venezuela-raid

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Haul their asses in to testify. If they knew Congress was not being notified, they are complicit.


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