The Daily Populous Monday January 5th, 2026 morning edition
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Aceylace10 on January 4th, 2026 at 23:14 UTC »

I think it is fair to say not to trust most pics about what is going on right now.

Dark_Wolf04 on January 4th, 2026 at 23:26 UTC »

I can understand the Venezuelans both at home and abroad being happy about this. Maduro was a ruthless dictator, who ran his country into the ground. I just wish they’d also understand that Trump didn’t “liberate” them out of the goodness of his heart. There’s always a catch.

And knowing history, either Trump puts someone who will agree to sell Venezuelan oil to American companies, or he’ll just leave a power vacuum, which will cause someone worse than maduro to take power.

I also wish there’d be more nuance about this. You can be happy that Maduro is gone, but you can equally acknowledge the way it was done violated multiple laws and agreements, which sets a dangerous precedent for other countries like Russia and China, and that Venezuela’s future is still isn’t 100% bright

Commercial-Lack6279 on January 4th, 2026 at 23:57 UTC »

You can really see “both sides” propaganda campaigns running in real time

Yes. You can find Venezuelans FOR what happened.

Yes. You can find Venezuelans AGAINST what happened.

Both are “the real voice” of the Venezuelans.

I’m scary impressed at the ability of the US military to oust a country’s head with zero casualties on the US side

But, it sets a precedent that will both make Russia and China perhaps more cautious towards the US but also more aggressive towards their area of influence they’re trying to capture

The US almost single handedly created this “rules based” global order that China and Russia have been breaking for over a decade but now the US broke its own rules it worked so hard to create and maintain.

The final nail in the coffin for the old world order

Hello new world order