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#American workers demand illegally seized Venezuelan #oil at least be transported by union maritime workers on US registered ships ...

U.S. Unions Demand Venezuelan Oil Be Imported On American Ships - Post-Gazette Bankruptcy Fire Sale? - WBNA Strike Likely
The four unions demanded that the Trump Administration not allow ships or workers from other nations to export oil from Venezuela into the United States. The unions that say that using American ships argue that it would be easier to impose sanctions on Venezuela.

I have written why local police, possibly SWAT, must engage, detain and arrest ice. The alternatives are all worse.
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-enforcements-challenge-uphold-the-law-even-against-the-feds/

Local Law Enforcement's Challenge: Uphold the Law, Even Against the Feds
in the absence of action, civilians will fill the void I do want to write something not so serious, maybe even funny, here soon. But today, I think the police have to do a very hard and necessary thing: defend Americans against their federal government. If any other group arrived

Mayors discuss data centers' impact on local communities | AFRO American Newspapers
https://afro.com/mayors-discuss-data-centers/

New Poll: Arizonans Overwhelmingly Oppose Destruction of Oak Flat for Resolution Copper Mine https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/new-poll-arizonans-overwhelmingly-oppose-…

New Poll: Arizonans Overwhelmingly Oppose Destruction of Oak Flat for Resolution Copper Mine
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new public opinion poll released today by the Center for Biological Diversity shows that 67% of likely Arizona voters oppose the proposed Resolution Copper mine, which would destroy Oak Flat, a Native American sacred site in the Tonto National Forest east of Phoenix.

Is this Aaron Rodgers' goodbye? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6964104/2026/01/13/aaron-rodgers-final-game-texans-the-pulse/

Planned Parenthood recieves crucial lifeline as Trump releases tens of millions amid legal challenges | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/planned-parenthood-trump-lawsuit-funding-b2899996.html

We know there are more than 20 potential "warehouse" sites on the DHS acquisition list to build ⚠️ICE detention centers all across the country.
🔥We know they have already bought massive facilities in three states.
We have a plan to send an investigative reporter to every single one of them along with poster campaigns and TV ad coverage,
✅to investigate the construction, expose the conditions, and mobilize the local community against the occupation.
But each…

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On the occasion of ice’s latest killing: Local police MUST engage, detain and arrest ice. There is no better option.
Here’s why in detail: https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-enforcements-challenge-uphold-the-law-even-against-the-feds…

Local Law Enforcement's Challenge: Uphold the Law, Even Against the Feds
in the absence of action, civilians will fill the void I do want to write something not so serious, maybe even funny, here soon. But today, I think the police have to do a very hard and necessary thing: defend Americans against their federal government. If any other group arrived

FPS is the biggest available channel that I'm aware of to funnel Academi into ICE/CBP enforcement operations. The point of using FPS to support ICE agents is that FPS is stocked full of troops from EriK Prince's private army (now called "Academi" but formerly called "Blackwater"). This means that carrying out ethnic cleansing can dump money directly into the pockets of America's version of the Wagner Group (side from, of course GEO Group).
The Erik Prince angle also means that there can be an alternative chain of command that exists outside of official channels. ICE is already bad enough, but similar people have worked as mercenaries for a long time. Having an established chain of command over armed occupiers, one based entirely on economic incentives, one that can't be legally monitored or audited, one that's completely outside of the government, should be especially worrying.
I don't believe we've ever seen a clear explanation of who was kidnaping people off the streets, but I know that Academi had a contract (I believe with FPS) in Portland at the time. We also don't know who is on the ground in US cities right now, because they're wearing masks.
The bit reason J6 didn't go as planned is that Erik Prince wasn't behind it. Now there are troops with experience occupying American cities who can be called directly via Erik when Trump wants to make sure he doesn't lose again. And Erik won't back out at the last minute this time, because he's already seen that there will be no consequences for participating in a coup... if the time comes.
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