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Venezuela, ICE, and How Renee Good Became the New Gabby Petito

A brief reflection on current events

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Ben Ulansey
Jan 16, 2026
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I often find it difficult to address politics when my stance on a given topic is little more than, “Well, this is bad.” And the past year has been a steady stream of dismal developments. Trump’s cabinet members are bad, and his policy is bad, and the public statements he makes serve as napalm on a r…

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