Quick googling returned all of this. Again, it’s similar to Sadam, W started an illegal war and should have been tried for war crimes, that does NOT mean I’m not happy Saddam is dead.

Two things can be true at the same time, and pretty much any oil rich country inevitably ends up enriching a few and oppressing its populace. There’s been books written on the subject, sadly Venezuela is no different. I’m fairly certain the average Venezuela citizen gives no shits about Maduro if anything they are afraid things will get even worse since Trump is even a bigger piece of shit than him.

Crimes against humanity allegationsInternational bodies and human rights organizations describe a pattern of state policy involving widespread attacks on civilians, which can constitute crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute.���� Key alleged acts include:Systematic persecution of political opponents and perceived critics, including arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearance.����Extrajudicial killings by security forces and pro‑government armed groups (“colectivos”) during protests and security operations.�����The UN Independent International Fact‑Finding Mission on Venezuela and the ICC Prosecutor both state there is a reasonable basis to believe that crimes against humanity (e.g., murder, imprisonment, torture, persecution, sexual violence) have been committed by state agents or groups acting with state authorization or support.�����Specific illegal acts reportedReports by NGOs, the UN, and foreign governments describe concrete categories of unlawful conduct attributed to Maduro‑aligned forces and institutions:�����Arbitrary or unlawful killings of protesters and bystanders during post‑election crackdowns and security operations.�����Mass arbitrary detentions, including of minors, often without warrants or due process, on vague “terrorism” or “national security” charges.����Enforced disappearances, where detainees’ whereabouts are concealed for days or longer from families and lawyers.����Torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of detainees (beatings, asphyxiation, sexual violence, food and water deprivation).�����Politically motivated prosecutions in courts lacking independence, with prolonged pre‑trial detention and denial of fair trial guarantees.�����These acts violate Venezuela’s own constitution and criminal code, as well as international human rights treaties to which Venezuela is a party (e.g., ICCPR, Convention against Torture).����Electoral and political repressionInternational and regional organizations have described the electoral environment and repression of opposition as unlawful or unconstitutional in various respects.���� Reported acts include:Disqualification, arrest, or intimidation of opposition candidates and activists to prevent effective participation in elections.���Violent repression of post‑election protests, including lethal force against demonstrators and collective punishment in low‑income areas.�����Severe restrictions on freedom of expression and the press, including harassment, prosecution, and closure or seizure of independent media outlets.����Regional human rights bodies (like the Inter‑American Commission on Human Rights) characterize these practices as violations of the American Convention on Human Rights and other binding norms.��ICC investigation and international proceedingsThe International Criminal Court has opened a formal investigation (often called “Venezuela I”) into alleged crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela, focusing on repression of political opponents since at least 2014.��� Points to note:Multiple states referred Venezuela to the ICC in 2018; the Prosecutor concluded there is a reasonable basis to believe crimes against humanity occurred.���The ICC’s Pre‑Trial Chamber has authorized the continuation of the investigation, finding that domestic proceedings in Venezuela are insufficient.���Analysts now consider sealed arrest warrants against high‑level officials, potentially including Maduro, a real possibility, though any such warrants would not initially be public.���Separately, courts in other countries have pursued cases under universal jurisdiction principles, including an Argentine judge issuing warrants to secure testimony from Maduro and others regarding alleged crimes against humanity.�Narcotics trafficking conspiracy chargesIn addition to human‑rights‑related allegations, US prosecutors have charged Maduro and close associates with participating in a transnational cocaine‑trafficking conspiracy.� According to public indictments:Maduro, family members, and senior officials are accused of working with designated terrorist cartels to move large quantities of cocaine toward the United States.�The charges claim they used state power and public office to protect and facilitate trafficking, corrupting Venezuelan institutions for these purposes.�These are criminal indictments in US courts; Maduro denies the accusations and characterizes them as politically motivated, and the cases have not yet resulted in a US conviction of Maduro personally as of early 2026.���

Ok buddy take it easy.

Let’s not equivalate an innocent woman getting shot by thugs to a corrupt president getting arrested.

The Venezuela thing is fucked up for many reasons, but that corrupt president getting fucked isn’t one of them.

Yep totally fair. Again, I don’t know if behind the scenes people are just like “he’s done this shit already, nothing we can do about it, so just appease the child with some comments”

A lot of leaders seem to be taking this route publicly while they work behind the scenes to shed themselves of Trump

That’s a separate issue and yes I agree, liberals aren’t saints and need to be checked, I’m just focusing on the whole Trump part.

Carney is in a tough spot… Canada heavily relies on the US and just giving them the middle finger is not an option.

I know instinctively it would feel great if he just told Trump to eat a bag of dicks, but that would be irresponsible and could spiral Canada into a depression.

People don’t seem to understand that there are different forms of appeasement of lunatics.

The Conservatives wanted to enthusiastically gargle Trump’s balls and move us closer to fascism.

The liberals understand they have to be still play politics to not crash the country but are working behind the scenes to reduce dependencies.

To the uneducated both positions look identical from the outside because neither is telling Trump to fuck off, but there are nuances here.

Haha I love that response you gave them

So what do you get with a home run LLM? How capable is it what can you use it for?

Remember if you must reddit, lurk, any voting, commenting you do over there is transferring value from you to reddit.

This is the classic Trump playbook. He looks at shit people wouldn’t think of doing since most people are decent human beings and then exploits it.

If he was a basketball coach he’d send his team out with baseball bats because technically there is no written out rule you can’t bring in bats onto the court…

It’s how he’s manage to dismantle so much of our society and decorum.

He’s just cancer in human form.

RIP

Immich https://immich.app/

Absolutely amazing and it’s technically free, but please donate if you can, they fucking deserve it.

Being able to host your own photos and have ai to help identify faces WITHOUT internet or giving your private photos to the tech giants is worth every penny.

Adobe is sadly the only thing that still requires windows.

Fuck Adobe and everyone there, they were the OGs that started the subscription bullshit for software and they had such dominance no business could say no, thus no schools could say no.

And they’ve just been buying up competition since, so no one can challenge them.

Adobe and Oracle are the software equivalent of cancer.

Do you count debunking videos as stealing, because I don’t. Some of the best videos is people debunking misinformation posted by assholes like Rogan.

I don’t know, I’m sure they’ll fuck with you unless you are rich enough to lawyer them a middle finger

I hate the whole every minority group x is awesome cliché bullshit, but honestly every gay person I’ve ever met has been awesome.

Yea, yea sample size or whether and I’m sure there is plenty of gay assholes, but for some reason it just feels like there is less of them than the average group.

If you put them all in one place their collective stupid will create a black hole that will pull in pure shite from the sewer system.

FYI the USA is one of the very few asshole counties that tax expats. Yes there is a 110k exemption, but still it’s such asshole behavior.

I forgot which other countries did it, but it was just a handful.

FOSS

And as I’ve gotten older and more financially stable, I’ve been donating to software I use.

So it’s not the free aspect alone that appeals to me, it’s the lack of ads!!! Lack of data mining and honestly in most cases the FOSS version is less bm9stred>and actually addresses the issues the real app has.

I used to champion AA because every car just had that shitty apple connection.

Now at least we have AA. But it took so long, that google went from a good company to just as evil as Apple, so we have two asshole giants to chose from.

We need a Linux open source alternative for phones… But I’ve been told it’ll never happen because the hardware is locked down and too different to be able to run custom roms…

I don’t know what the solution is

I will never pay for youtube while the downvote count is gone. Absolute anti consumer bullshit.

I do use the add-on to bring them back, but fuck those assholes for doing this.