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A source close to Venezuela's presidency said that shots have been fired near the presidential palace in Caracas, but that the "situation is under control"-AFP
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
A source close to Venezuela's presidency said that shots have been fired near the presidential palace in Caracas, but that the "situation is under control"-AFP
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Possibly someone is attempting a coup d'etat in Venezuela right now.
There are several videos on social media tonight showing heavy gunfire in Caracas this evening. Working to geolocate. Will share videos here.
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Possibly someone is attempting a coup d'etat in Venezuela right now.
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The Hill Defence reporter Filip Timotija is also reporting loud blasts near the Presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The Hill Defence reporter Filip Timotija is also reporting loud blasts near the Presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Heavy gunfire around the Presidential palace in Venezuela's capital Caracas.- Bloomberg
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Heavy gunfire around the Presidential palace in Venezuela's capital Caracas.- Bloomberg
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Footage circulating from Caracas, Venezuela. Still waiting for more information.
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Footage circulating from Caracas, Venezuela. Still waiting for more information.
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Reuters natsec reporter Phil Stewart: "Venezuela orders police to find, arrest anyone involved in supporting U.S. attack-decree"
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Reuters natsec reporter Phil Stewart: "Venezuela orders police to find, arrest anyone involved in supporting U.S. attack-decree"
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NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
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Marco Rubio: "It had to be done. And it's been done. And I assure you the people left behind in Venezuela now that are in charge of the police and everything else, I assure you they are gonna probably be a lot more compliant than Maduro was as a result of this."
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Marco Rubio: "It had to be done. And it's been done. And I assure you the people left behind in Venezuela now that are in charge of the police and everything else, I assure you they are gonna probably be a lot more compliant than Maduro was as a result of this."
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NBC News: “How soon will elections be held in Venezuela? Within 30 days?”
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
January 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
NBC News: “How soon will elections be held in Venezuela? Within 30 days?”
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
Rubio: “Elections? I think it is premature at this point.”
The US is going to be there for the long haul.
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Marco Rubio said he’s reserving judgment on Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez’s denial, saying the U.S. will judge the interim authorities by their actions in the coming days and weeks and urging them to seize a “historic opportunity” to serve the country.-NYT
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Marco Rubio said he’s reserving judgment on Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez’s denial, saying the U.S. will judge the interim authorities by their actions in the coming days and weeks and urging them to seize a “historic opportunity” to serve the country.-NYT
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VP Delcy Rodriguez, whom Trump indicated earlier today was collaborating with the US government, is live on television right now.
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
VP Delcy Rodriguez, whom Trump indicated earlier today was collaborating with the US government, is live on television right now.
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
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something worth pointing out is that Americans largely have zero concept of who Bolivar was, what he did, and what South Americans think about him
VP Delcy Rodriguez, whom Trump indicated earlier today was collaborating with the US government, is live on television right now.
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
Earlier reports that she's in Russia are false. She's in Caracas with the rest of the cabinet.
Rodriguez: "We will never again be a colony for any empire"
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
something worth pointing out is that Americans largely have zero concept of who Bolivar was, what he did, and what South Americans think about him
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado: “Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived.
“Today we are prepared to enforce our mandate and take power.
“To Venezuelans inside our country: be ready to carry out what we will very soon communicate to you through our official channels.
1/2
“Today we are prepared to enforce our mandate and take power.
“To Venezuelans inside our country: be ready to carry out what we will very soon communicate to you through our official channels.
1/2
January 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado: “Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived.
“Today we are prepared to enforce our mandate and take power.
“To Venezuelans inside our country: be ready to carry out what we will very soon communicate to you through our official channels.
1/2
“Today we are prepared to enforce our mandate and take power.
“To Venezuelans inside our country: be ready to carry out what we will very soon communicate to you through our official channels.
1/2
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WEEEEEEEE
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
WEEEEEEEE
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
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Takes 325 mg of aspirin per day to prevent heart disease (standard dosage is 81 mg).
Sometimes corresponds with his aides even at 2 a.m.
Usually works from the Oval Office between the hours of 10 a.m. to 7-8 p.m. in the evening.
Eats high-fat and high-salt food like McDonald's burgers and fries.
Sometimes corresponds with his aides even at 2 a.m.
Usually works from the Oval Office between the hours of 10 a.m. to 7-8 p.m. in the evening.
Eats high-fat and high-salt food like McDonald's burgers and fries.
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Takes 325 mg of aspirin per day to prevent heart disease (standard dosage is 81 mg).
Sometimes corresponds with his aides even at 2 a.m.
Usually works from the Oval Office between the hours of 10 a.m. to 7-8 p.m. in the evening.
Eats high-fat and high-salt food like McDonald's burgers and fries.
Sometimes corresponds with his aides even at 2 a.m.
Usually works from the Oval Office between the hours of 10 a.m. to 7-8 p.m. in the evening.
Eats high-fat and high-salt food like McDonald's burgers and fries.
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The Wall Street Journal on Trump's Health Condition:
Refuses to listen to his doctors and calls his condition "good genetics from his parents."
Refuses to do physical activity except for golf.
Refuses to listen to his doctors and calls his condition "good genetics from his parents."
Refuses to do physical activity except for golf.
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Wall Street Journal on Trump's Health Condition:
Refuses to listen to his doctors and calls his condition "good genetics from his parents."
Refuses to do physical activity except for golf.
Refuses to listen to his doctors and calls his condition "good genetics from his parents."
Refuses to do physical activity except for golf.
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Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2003, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations*/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
*('03 was the NA release of Wind Waker)
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations*/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
*('03 was the NA release of Wind Waker)
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2003, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations*/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
*('03 was the NA release of Wind Waker)
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations*/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
*('03 was the NA release of Wind Waker)
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
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The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility along the coast of Venezuela. The strike targeted a remote dock that the US believed was being used by Tren de Aragua.-CNN
December 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility along the coast of Venezuela. The strike targeted a remote dock that the US believed was being used by Tren de Aragua.-CNN
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seems to be a small hole at the site of discoloration
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
seems to be a small hole at the site of discoloration
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Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2005, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2005, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
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on some level you have to stand in awe of the gall it takes to use this tone about someone people are angry at for suppressing a story about a concentration camp
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
on some level you have to stand in awe of the gall it takes to use this tone about someone people are angry at for suppressing a story about a concentration camp
But did Priest Shaft sign the Civic Constitution of the Clergy?
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
But did Priest Shaft sign the Civic Constitution of the Clergy?
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