I thought I'd go through the questions and comments on my various platforms today and tap out some answers to the ones that jump out at me.

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Too Much Work writes on Substack:

"Caitlin, if you could, a few words about the US stealing an airplane from Venezuela the next you write."

TMW is referring to the news of the US government's seizure of the official airplane of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro under claims that it was purchased in violation of US sanctions. 

The thing that really struck me about this was a quote from an anonymous US official to CNN, who broke the story:

"This sends a message all the way up to the top," one of the US officials told CNN. "Seizing the foreign head of state's plane is unheard-of for criminal matters. We're sending a clear message here that no one is above the law, no one is above the reach of US sanctions."

The fact that the unnamed official sees US economic sanctions as "the law" for other countries shows that these freaks really do believe they own the entire planet. They see other countries as their property, and believe they are therefore entitled to seize any property of those countries if they are not sufficiently obedient to the dictates of Washington.