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🚨 IMPORTANTE
Exclusiva de Reuters muestra el verdadero móvil de la operación militar que llevó a la captura de Maduro
La investigación reveló que una semana antes de la operación militar del 3 de enero, el vicepresidente JD Vance abordó la futura venta del crudo venezolano con un operador de la firma Vitol y megadonante de su campaña, allanando el camino para que Vitol y Trafigura recibieran sin licitación el monopolio de comercialización petrolera que ya les ha generado cientos de millones de dólares.
Registros de vuelo ubican el avión oficial de JD Vance y el jet privado de John Addison (operador de Vitol) juntos el 27 de diciembre en Bozeman, Montana, rumbo al exclusivo Yellowstone Club.
Según una fuente enterada del encuentro, Vance preguntó qué tan rápido podrían vender el crudo venezolano si EEUE tomaba el control del suministro.
Aunque Addison negociaba gasolina en EEUU y carecía de experiencia técnica en contratos internacionales de crudo, había donado 300.000 dólares a Vance en 2022 y 7 millones de dólares a comités de Trump en 2024 (el mismo año en que Vitol pagó 50 millones en California por un caso de manipulación de precios donde Addison fue señalado).
Recomendado por Vance, Addison recibió el 5 de enero (dos días después de la operación) la llamada del secretario de Energía, Chris Wright.
La Casa Blanca omitió la licitación pública y el 9 de enero Vitol y Trafigura ya tenían las licencias.
Con más de 200 millones de barriles exportados en lo que va de 2026, expertos estiman que los operadores ganan entre 3 y 3,50 dólares por barril (un margen de 3,5 % a 4 %, superior al 1 %–3 % habitual de Vitol). Ambas firmas mantienen en secreto sus contratos con PDVSA, y Vitol confirmó tener además relación comercial con NABEP, la petrolera de Alejandro Betancourt
Este reporte se suma a la filtración del informe de KPMG publicada ayer por The New York Times, según la cual Vitol y Trafigura concentraron el 61 % de los 12.260 millones de dólares ingresados a la Cuenta de Custodia de Venezuela antes de que Washington transfiriera casi la totalidad de esos fondos de vuelta al Banco Central de Venezuela
Es decir:
Una semana antes del ataque militar, el gobierno de Trump ya estaba coordinando en un club privado de esquí cómo repartir la comercialización del petróleo venezolano a sus megadonantes de campaña sin licitación pública.
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HOUSE MINORITY WHIP KATHERINE CLARK's office sent out this note to members about the TCAVA vote:
"After publicly announcing a recorded vote on TCAVA, House Republicans asked if RM Takano and Democrats would agree to last minute engrossment corrections. While RM Takano and staff were evaluating these changes away from the podium, House Republicans called the vote up and passed it by voice within minutes — depriving RM Takano of the ability to even evaluate the proposed changes and ask for a recorded vote so Members could vote against the biggest cut to veterans benefits in US history."
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JUST IN: D.C. officials say Trump's proposal to use his "triumphal arch" for munitions storage, snipers and drones — while also a tourist attraction — would make it a potential terrorist target, impede flight paths and endanger lives.
Donnell Harvin:
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Breaking: @MaryPeltola now has more votes than BOTH Dan Sullivans combined 😎
Her lead will continue to expand and I’m now fairly confident that we won’t even go to ranked choice once all the first choice votes are tallied
She should be at orientation
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NEWS: Trump’s Pentagon has lost track of $31 billion in F-35 parts and the government’s own watchdog says they’ve barely lifted a finger to fix it despite multiple warnings. This administration is too stupid to count its own fighter jet parts and too corrupt to care, as long as the defense contractors keep cashing checks while your Medicaid and food assistance get cut.
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Seasonal demand drop is the main reason: end of summer driving, cooler weather, earlier sunsets after DST, refiners wrapping maintenance and switching to cheaper winter blends. More oil is also moving through the Strait of Hormuz, and crude prices fell sharply (Brent ~16% last week) on improved flows and lower escalation risk. National average is now ~$3.96–$4.00, down ~16¢ in a week. The timing with midterms is typical, not causal.
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Every time this man references sending antitank missiles to Ukraine, a lightning bolt thrown at him by Zeus should appear onscreen. Why? Because as PROOF OF CORRUPTION (2020) detailed, he illegally withheld those missiles for a year as part of his plot to steal the 2020 election.
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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Senator Ron Johnson just went on Fox News and admitted there is RAMPANT corruption within the Trump Administration. Every American needs to see this.
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The U.S. Intelligence Community’s March 2025 Annual Threat Assessment, delivered by DNI Tulsi Gabbard, stated Iran was not building a nuclear weapon and its Supreme Leader had not reauthorized the program suspended in 2003. Former NCTC Director Joe Kent later confirmed all 18 agencies reached that consensus.
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New: The Interior Department may open tens of millions of acres of public lands for AI data centers. ProPublica found Trump officials who oversee these lands stand to profit from the growth of the industry. propub.li/4irJtn8
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WHO THE HELL DID MELANIA TRUMP WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY?
Well, this gets better. And by “better,” I mean a spectacular fucking disaster.
Yesterday, Melania Trump publicly thanked Russian official Yana Lantratova for her humanitarian work.
How sweet.
One tiny detail: Lantratova is under US sanctions, and Ukrainian authorities have accused her of involvement in the abduction and forced transfer of children from occupied Kherson.
But wait. That's just the appetizer.
Lantratova also happens to be co-chair of the International Club of National Unity, a Russian organization established in 2025 to promote Moscow's interests abroad under the charming banner of “traditional spiritual and moral values.”
And what a delightful little club it is!
Her fellow co-chair is Mykola Azarov, Ukraine's former prime minister, who fled to Russia after Euromaidan.
Its leadership includes Aleksandr Dugin, the ideologue of Russian imperialism; Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat forces; senior Kremlin officials, propagandists, and assorted professional Putin enthusiasts.
Now comes the really juicy part.
The club's published membership list includes Sergey Panteleyev, identified by the European Union as an officer of GRU Unit 54777, the Russian military intelligence outfit described by The Washington Post as a nerve center of Moscow's psychological warfare operations.
And sitting on the club's presidium? Aleksandr Ionov, a man the US Justice Department charged with orchestrating an FSB-directed influence operation involving American political organizations, Russian propaganda, and interference in US elections.
Yes. That American Justice Department.
The international cast is equally entertaining.
The club has published the names of Tucker Carlson, Jeffrey Sachs, Scott Ritter, and former CIA analyst Larry Johnson in various roles or membership lists. Carlson's name later disappeared; Ritter has participated in club events, while Johnson remains listed on its presidium. A name appearing on a Russian organization's website does not, by itself, establish someone's consent to membership.
And for a little extra flavor, there's Viktor Bout, the notorious Russian arms dealer once imprisoned in the United States.
This isn't some secret dossier leaked by an intelligence agency.
THE RUSSIANS PUT THE FUCKING ROSTER ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE.
The club produces propaganda programming, organizes international events, and promotes Russian political narratives abroad. Researchers were examining its intelligence connections well before yesterday's White House circus.
So let's appreciate the full absurdity.
At an event supposedly devoted to helping Ukrainian civilians suffering under Russian occupation, the First Lady of the United States publicly honored a Russian official accused of involvement in the forced transfer of Ukrainian children.
An official who also co-chairs a Kremlin-aligned influence network whose published roster includes a GRU officer and a man charged by the US government with working for the FSB.
And Melania thanked her for bringing hope and dignity to victims of the war.
You couldn't write this shit as satire. The writers would reject it for being too fucking ridiculous.
Apparently, the new White House humanitarian protocol is simple:
Accused of taking Ukrainian children? Come on in!
Connected to a propaganda club featuring Russian military intelligence? Lovely!
Under American sanctions? Don't be shy!
Welcome to the White House. Would you like a medal with your propaganda?
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Please don't stop shouting about Ukraine.
Look at Kherson today.
russians burned people's homes. Pure terror.
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Under Trump’s Reign Of Horror, Immigrants Could Stay Locked Up Forever. Every single time you think it can’t possibly get any worse... substack.com/app-link/post?p…
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No documented cases exist of any U.S. public school performing or secretly arranging gender-transition surgery on a child without parental consent. Fact-checks, medical experts, school nursing associations, and official inquiries (including from the White House) have identified none. Surgeries occur only in medical facilities and require parental consent.
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The area in red has 1,335,977 residents and 40 early voting locations
The area in blue has 1,370,416 residents and only 1 early voting location.
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Georgia, if you received an absentee ballot and you are still in possession of it, you should VOTE IN PERSON tomorrow or HAND DELIVER your ballot to your county elections office by 7:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov 3.
Your ballot must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day or it will not be counted. Do not mail your ballot back through US Postal Service mail – it will not make it back in time.
If you cannot go in person you must OVERNIGHT your ballot with FedEx or UPS.
Call or text the Voter Protection Hotline for help at 888-730-5816.
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Unearthed video: Bill Clinton praises the 2007 University of Michigan senior speaker, Abdul El-Sayed, on his commencement speech
"I don't want to embarrass your senior speaker. But I wish every person in the world who believes that we are fated to have a clash of civilizations and cannot reach across the religious divides could've heard you speak today. I just wish every person in the world could've heard you speak today."