Starlink says it is providing free broadband service to new and existing customers in Venezuela through February 3, 2026 (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-free-internet-venezuela-us-raid-maduro.h…
This summer, Mikhail Loshchinin set out for Russia on a motorcycle with German plates, reaching the border in Latvia on July 1.
At the Ubylinka checkpoint on the Russian side, he presented his Russian passport.
According to his mother, Olga, he didn’t use his Belgian passport because of the urgency of the trip and to avoid needing a visa.
Russian border guards examined Loshchinin’s phone and likely discovered his many contacts in Ukraine.
After holding him for several…
WTF does kidnapping a foreign leader on his own soil have to do with US Law Enforcement?
"This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement"
Trump says US forces have captured Nicolas Maduro
Here's text from a Truth Social post:
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Cou…
Mark Carney urges Venezuelan-led transition following Maduro's capture (Nick Taylor-Vaisey/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/canada-mark-carney-venezuela-reaction-00710081
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p98#a260103p98
It's the oil - just the oil: "Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but rather a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe."
U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling, Trade in Which Venezuela’s Role Is Believed to Be Modest - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/venezuela-drug-trade.html
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Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/03/caracas-explo…
#Explosions, loud noises and low-flying aircraft have been heard in the #Venezuelan capital of #Caracas,
amid reports that Donald Trump had ordered strikes against the South American country.
In the early hours of Sat…
Senate to vote on war powers measure following Maduro ouster (Connor O'Brien/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/senate-war-powers-maduro-ouster-00709715
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p47#a260103p47
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Explosions and low-flying aircraft reported in Venezuelan capital Caracas
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/03/caracas-explosions-venezuela-maduro-latest-news-updates-live?CM…
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Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolšs Maduro,
according to #Charles #Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Global Advisors and a former head of inv…