Laurence Conneely 🟣🏳️⚧️🌻
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This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House, saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom
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Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".
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January 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
This might be the single most pathetic thing I've seen in my adult life.
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As I said earlier, this is similar to what West Bank settlers such as Avri Ran with his egg farm in the illegal outpost, Giv'ot Olam, have done. The water tank eventually became a boundary and fence that he consistently moved to take more land from the Palestinian village Yanun.
Israel is moving the yellow blocks that mark its control line further into Gaza. We mapped more than 220. In at least 16 cases the IDF placed them then came back and moved them deeper again. Some are around half a km beyond the mapped line. W/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 AM
As I said earlier, this is similar to what West Bank settlers such as Avri Ran with his egg farm in the illegal outpost, Giv'ot Olam, have done. The water tank eventually became a boundary and fence that he consistently moved to take more land from the Palestinian village Yanun.
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⚠️ Update: Network data show the #Iran has now entered the seventh day of a near-total telecoms blackout, with the incident passing the 144-hour mark; the disruption ranks among the longest on record and continues to isolate over ninety million Iranians from the outside world
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
⚠️ Update: Network data show the #Iran has now entered the seventh day of a near-total telecoms blackout, with the incident passing the 144-hour mark; the disruption ranks among the longest on record and continues to isolate over ninety million Iranians from the outside world
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Amid Iran's internet blackout, there are concerning reports of large scale killings by security forces.
Hear from HRW's Executive Director Philippe Bolopion on the emergency situation in Iran:
Hear from HRW's Executive Director Philippe Bolopion on the emergency situation in Iran:
January 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Amid Iran's internet blackout, there are concerning reports of large scale killings by security forces.
Hear from HRW's Executive Director Philippe Bolopion on the emergency situation in Iran:
Hear from HRW's Executive Director Philippe Bolopion on the emergency situation in Iran:
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And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
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"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
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Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
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Whitaker's prior experience with diplomacy consists of promoting a line of "urinals for well-endowed men" which the DOJ suspected was a fraud scheme. As ambassador he has specialized in not attending or participating in NATO meetings, like those convened after the last wave of Russian drone attacks.
January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Whitaker's prior experience with diplomacy consists of promoting a line of "urinals for well-endowed men" which the DOJ suspected was a fraud scheme. As ambassador he has specialized in not attending or participating in NATO meetings, like those convened after the last wave of Russian drone attacks.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
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I worry about people in Venezuela, and about what it means for all of us for the world’s largest military power to go fully rogue
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I worry about people in Venezuela, and about what it means for all of us for the world’s largest military power to go fully rogue
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oh yeah? well, could a dying sex criminal do THIS? [bombs venezuela]
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 AM
oh yeah? well, could a dying sex criminal do THIS? [bombs venezuela]
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rubio pretty much believes in a reverse domino theory for latin america and since he is effectively running foreign policy in the region i would expect him to see cuba as his next target
And I don’t want to sound conspiratorial, but if they feel like they can do this in Venezuela without any serious consequences, they’re absolutely going to try it in Cuba too.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
rubio pretty much believes in a reverse domino theory for latin america and since he is effectively running foreign policy in the region i would expect him to see cuba as his next target
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The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
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Any update from the supposed “peace politician” who justified joining MAGA by claiming Trump 2.0 was anti–regime change? Just more evidence that opportunists like Tulsi Gabbard used “anti-war” rhetoric as branding to mask an admiration for brutal despotism from Assad to Putin.
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Any update from the supposed “peace politician” who justified joining MAGA by claiming Trump 2.0 was anti–regime change? Just more evidence that opportunists like Tulsi Gabbard used “anti-war” rhetoric as branding to mask an admiration for brutal despotism from Assad to Putin.
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The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The story is insane. The acting head of cyber security, a Noem crony, repeatedly demanded to see highly classified information he didn’t need access to, and when staff set up a lie detector test as a condition to grant him access, he failed it. So DHS suspended the staffers.
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🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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A reminder that Witkoff is a real estate guy with no prior diplomatic experience.
Donald Trump has put a child in charge of capitulating to Vladimir Putin.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A reminder that Witkoff is a real estate guy with no prior diplomatic experience.
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The anti-European, pro-Russian sentiment in the Trump administration is off the charts.
December 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The anti-European, pro-Russian sentiment in the Trump administration is off the charts.
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The deafening silence from the UK's "official" Jewish institutions on Nigel Farrage's antisemitism demonstrates how morally bankrupt they are. So far the Board of Deputies, JLC, chief rabbi and CST have yet to say one word. Pathetic doesn't begin to capture it.
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism
While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician
www.jewishnews.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The deafening silence from the UK's "official" Jewish institutions on Nigel Farrage's antisemitism demonstrates how morally bankrupt they are. So far the Board of Deputies, JLC, chief rabbi and CST have yet to say one word. Pathetic doesn't begin to capture it.
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
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At least some airlines are avoiding flying through Venezuelan airspace today, following a NOTAM from the FAA yesterday advising caution in the area due to the "worsening security situation" caused by constant US military air activity in the Caribbean.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
At least some airlines are avoiding flying through Venezuelan airspace today, following a NOTAM from the FAA yesterday advising caution in the area due to the "worsening security situation" caused by constant US military air activity in the Caribbean.
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/...
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/...
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The enemy within
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The enemy within
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The UK also has a warrant out for their arrest: "Andrew and Tristan Tate face 21 criminal charges in total, that include rape, assault and human trafficking."
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Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault and human trafficking
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The UK also has a warrant out for their arrest: "Andrew and Tristan Tate face 21 criminal charges in total, that include rape, assault and human trafficking."
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
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