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Iran, Lockerbie & Barr

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 23:58:00 +0000

Iran, Lockerbie & Barr

(no this is not a law firm)

I also think nowhere near enough's been made of Bilbo's last official act.https://t.co/Jgj9fxk2xP
— brian pillion (@anaphoristand) December 27, 2021

Meanwhile, Maduro proudly

artappraiser — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 03:14:39 +0000

In reply to Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president

Meanwhile, Maduro proudly self-identifies as part of the "Axis of Resistance":

‘We denounce once again the criminal assassination of General Soleimani, martyr and hero of the peoples’ @NicolasMaduro to @MayadeenEnglish pic.twitter.com/KdUBBH0fOh
— Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) December 26, 2021

I suspect that's because the victimhood narrative sells to a lot of the Venezuelans who are still left in Venezuela.

Edit to add - Enquiring minds might ponder: what exactly does Iran have to do with Venezuela?

Yglesias razzing Counterpunch

artappraiser — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:43:14 +0000

In reply to Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president

Yglesias razzing Counterpunch types:

Inept Biden CIA can’t even rig elections in South America to keep the left out.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) December 19, 2021

Gabriel Boric was elected

artappraiser — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:16:15 +0000

In reply to Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president

Gabriel Boric was elected president of Chile on Sunday, making the 35-year-old leftist lawmaker the country's youngest leader. He'll take office as Chile, roiled by social upheaval, completes the drafting a new Constitution. https://t.co/3Alh2anyPG
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 19, 2021