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January 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello appears on a street in Caracas flanked by police, projecting an image of order and normality after the U.S. kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. His forces chant, “Loyal always, traitors never.” Cabello is one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela and the regime’s chief enforcer. He controls internal security: police forces, intelligence bodies, and much of the surveillance, and serves as the key link between the political leadership and the armed forces.
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello appears on a street in Caracas flanked by police, projecting an image of order and normality after the US kidnapping of Pres. Nicolás Maduro.

His forces chant, “Loyal always, traitors never.” Cabello is one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela...
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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🔴 Nearly 65,000 civilians have been displaced from Sudan’s Kordofan region over the past 3 months as insecurity sharply worsened, according to a new statement from the UN’s Internat'l Org. for Migration.

The UN agency said its field teams recorded 56 separate...

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🔴 Nearly 65,000 civilians have been displaced from Sudan’s Kordofan region over the past three months as insecurity sharply worsened, according to a new statement from the UN’s International Organization for Migration. The UN agency said its field teams recorded 56 separate displacement incidents between Oct. 25 and Dec. 30, 2025, with the majority in South and North Kordofan. About 42,780 people fled North Kordofan, 21,860 were displaced from South Kordofan, and 250 from West Kordofan. The displacement follows weeks of intense fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, as the war that erupted in April 2023 continues to devastate civilian populations. IOM warned the figures are preliminary and could rise as fighting continues. See linked map below (red circle) ⬇️ See new posts Conversation Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr The major battles of 2025 produced two clear spheres of control on the map, with the military holding the east and the RSF the west, divided by the Kordofan battlefronts. Mada Masr مدى مصر @MadaMasr
January 6, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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On-the-ground footage from Kawsachun News shows large crowds flooding central Caracas, chanting in support of Maduro & waving Venezuelan flags. Demonstrators interviewed at the scene denounced the US capture of the Venezuelan Pres. & First Lady Cilia Flores as an illegal kidnapping & a violation...
On-the-ground footage from Kawsachun News shows large crowds flooding central Caracas, chanting in support of Maduro and waving Venezuelan flags. Demonstrators interviewed at the scene denounced the U.S. capture of the Venezuelan President and First Lady Cilia Flores as an illegal kidnapping and a violation of Venezuelan sovereignty. See new posts Conversation Kawsachun News @KawsachunNews 🇻🇪 Report: In a show of patriotic unity, Venezuelans took to the streets to denounce imperialist violence and demand the return of kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores following the rogue U.S. assault. 🎤 Micaela Ovelar reports from Caracas
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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The US Justice Dept. has quietly dropped its earlier claim that Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” is a formal drug cartel led by President Nicolás Maduro, the revised indictment unsealed after Maduro’s capture shows, NYT reports.

DOJ still accuses him of participating in drug trafficking, but...
The U.S. Justice Department has quietly dropped its earlier claim that Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” is a formal drug cartel led by President Nicolás Maduro, the revised indictment unsealed after Maduro’s capture shows, NYT reports. DOJ still accuses him of participating in drug trafficking, but reframes the “Cartel de los Soles” as a loose patronage system and culture of corruption tied to drug money, not an actual organization. The original claim, first advanced in a 2020 indictment and later used to justify terrorism designations by the Trump administration, had long been criticized by experts as lacking any evidence. The shift raises new questions about the legitimacy of those designations.
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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President Trump declined to back Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after U.S. intelligence and senior officials warned she lacked the internal leverage to govern & could trigger instability requiring a prolonged U.S. military presence, NYT reports.

According to U.S. intelligence...
President Trump declined to back Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after U.S. intelligence and senior officials warned she lacked the internal leverage to govern and could trigger instability requiring a prolonged U.S. military presence, NYT reports. According to U.S. intelligence assessments (also reported by Wall Street Journal), and advisers including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the opposition lacked institutional control and cohesive leadership inside Venezuela, NYT states. Trump therefore moved to work with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, prioritizing oil access and short-term stability over regime change. Machado’s relationship with Trump officials had reportedly been “fraying” for months, marked by frustration over her seemingly exaggerated assessments of Maduro’s weakness, refusal to meet U.S. envoy Richard Grenell in Caracas, and inability to present any concrete transition plan. The Trump admin came to believe that her hardline sanctions stance had alienated business elites and civil society in Venezuela, despite strong diaspora support.
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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Video: Antony Loewenstein (X: @antloewenstein) | Al Jazeera English (X: @AJEnglish)

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January 6, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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🔴 NEW: Israel has authorized the use of electronic tracking devices on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, allowing real-time surveillance of civilians placed under administrative movement restrictions, a new IDF directive states. It applies to civilians who have not been charged, tried, or...
🔴 NEW: Israel has authorized the use of electronic tracking devices on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, allowing real-time surveillance of civilians placed under administrative movement restrictions, a new IDF directive states. It applies to civilians who have not been charged, tried, or convicted of any crime, and embeds electronic tagging into Israel’s system of military rule. The measure allows authorities to force individuals to wear or carry monitoring devices and criminalizes tampering. Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz has explicitly excluded Jewish settlers in the West Bank from the order. It was issued with coordination between the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency, Israel Police, the Ministry of Justice, and the military’s legal authorities for the West Bank. The move aligns with what journalist and filmmaker Antony Loewenstein describes as Israel’s “Palestine Laboratory.” In his work, Loewenstein argues that Israel exports not only weapons, but a model for controlling “difficult populations”—a comprehensive system combining military force, mass surveillance technology, and spatial control. This includes biometric checkpoints, AI-monitored CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems such as Red Wolf and Blue Wolf, and invasive spyware like Pegasus. These tools are deployed against Palestinian civilians, journalists, and non-violent human rights activists, many of whom are subjected to administrative detention or heightened movement and surveillance restrictions. The same repressive technologies are later marketed abroad as “battle-tested” solutions. Video: @antloewenstein | @AJEnglish (full doc below)
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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Security forces in Caracas opened fire after unidentified drones were seen flying over the Miraflores presidential palace late Monday evening, Venezuelan government sources told AFP. The shots occurred around 8:00 p.m. local time (0000 GMT) as drones were spotted near the seat of executive power. Officials say the incident is now under control and no broader unrest was reported in the immediate aftermath.
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Security forces in Caracas opened fire after unidentified drones were seen flying over the Miraflores presidential palace late Mon. evening, Venezuelan government sources told AFP. The shots occurred around 8:00PM local time (0000 GMT) as drones were spotted near the seat of executive power...
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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@emmavigeland.bsky.social | José Luis Granados Ceja (X: @GranadosCeja) | @majorityreport.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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BNO News Live @BNODesk WATCH: Anti-aircraft fire near presidential palace in Venezuela, possibly targeting drones
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Unverified reports on social media claim the clashes may be linked to an attempted internal power move/coup targeting acting president Delcy Rodríguez.

Video: BNO News Live via X (@BNODesk)
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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@emmavigeland.bsky.social | José Luis Granados Ceja (X: @GranadosCeja) | @majorityreport.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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🚨 BREAKING | VENEZUELA
Gunfire and loud explosions are reported near the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, according to videos and eyewitness accounts circulating online.
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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José Luis Granados Ceja explains that despite years of U.S. support for Venezuelan opposition factions, the current moment has pushed armed grassroots groups, former guerrilla elements, & hardline left organizations toward unity.

Groups w/ self-defense capacity are prioritizing nat'l sovereignty...
José Luis Granados Ceja explains that despite years of U.S. support for Venezuelan opposition factions, the current moment has pushed armed grassroots groups, former guerrilla elements, and hardline left organizations toward unity. Groups with self-defense capacity are prioritizing national sovereignty and rejecting U.S. psychological warfare aimed at dividing Chavismo. Granados Ceja also challenges Western claims that Nicolás Maduro is despised inside Venezuela. While opposition celebrations are visible in the diaspora, he says there has been no mass opposition demonstrations or celebrations at home. Instead, Chavista supporters have mobilized quickly, and the U.S. action is being viewed widely inside Venezuela not as an attack on Maduro personally, but as an attack on the nation itself. @EmmaVigeland | @GranadosCeja | @majorityfm
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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José Luis Granados Ceja (X: @GranadosCeja) | @samseder.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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—Sam Seder:
If Trump wants oil access, Rodríguez can’t simply deliver that. Armed collectives, guerrilla groups—this wouldn’t be frictionless.

—José Luis Granados Ceja:
Exactly. Stability and territorial integrity are at stake. Rodríguez is governing with a gun to her head. The U.S. has...
—Sam Seder: If Trump wants oil access, Rodríguez can’t simply deliver that. Armed collectives, guerrilla groups—this wouldn’t be frictionless. —José Luis Granados Ceja: Exactly. Stability and territorial integrity are at stake. Rodríguez is governing with a gun to her head. The U.S. has threatened her life repeatedly and a second wave of attacks. Venezuela’s defense doctrine integrates civilians, but the attack happened too fast to activate it. Still, autonomous armed collectives would not tolerate betrayal. That could fracture the country. @GranadosCeja | @SamSeder
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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A new report by the Financial Times presents a different reading than the analysis offered by Drop Site’s José Luis Granados Ceja, portraying Venezuela’s acting pres. Delcy Rodríguez as a figure Washington had come to view as workable rather than adversarial.

The FT reports that U.S. officials....
A new report by the Financial Times presents a different reading than the analysis offered by Drop Site’s José Luis Granados Ceja, portraying Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez as a figure Washington had come to view as workable rather than adversarial. The FT reports that U.S. officials quietly discussed a post-Nicolás Maduro transition centered on Rodríguez, including sanctions relief and oil investment, with Maduro going into exile. One investor said Washington had been “telegraphing” a transition “built around Delcy,” describing her as “constructive” in talks, not a “lapdog.” But the report also underscores Rodríguez’s precarious position: she publicly affirmed loyalty to Maduro—“There is only one president in this country”—while facing Trump’s threat of a second strike if she does not “behave.” The FT notes that real military power still rests with security chiefs Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino López, leaving Rodríguez in between U.S. pressure and the security apparatus at home.
January 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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José Luis Granados Ceja (X: @GranadosCeja) | @emmavigeland.bsky.social | @samseder.bsky.social | @majorityreport.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM