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The tumultuous, politically-driven tragedies and conflicts of the past week are numerous, and continue into the new week. Let’s take a look, and see what lessons we can uncover. As always, please feel free to read all, or just portions, of this special report, to leave and return, and to SHARE the internal links and the whole release! Be sure to head to Rumble or Gardner’s X at 6 PM eastern each M-F for the news, from Liberty Conspiracy LIVE! We hope to provide as much big info for freedom fighters as we can!! ALSO, check out the new Former Star Trek Writing Fellow Channels - On YT, and on Rumble!

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-More than 1,000 protests/rallies are happening this weekend to oppose the Trump Admin ICE criminality. LINK
-In Oregon, the focus is on the TWO ICE Attacks in the form of shootings of two men. LINK
- This prosecutor says that the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good is NOT immune. LINK
-The Mayor of Minneapolis not only demanded prosecution of the ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good, MN Atty Gen and others on the state level are rebuking the federal claims of “total immunity” for their goons. They are asking for as much evidence as the local people can provide. This is going to be a towering fight for whatever vestiges of state “power” as remain in the shredded death shroud of the US Constitution. LINK
-And Mayor Frey also noted Saturday that ICE agents plucked a person from a vehicle, and left it unattended, allowing it to roll on, endangering others.

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-And, in Minneapolis, this ICE goon threatens a woman video recording him, implying he can kill her. Amazingly blockheaded.

-MINN 3rd Dist Congresswoman Kelly Morrison was denied entry to inspect a Twin Cities ICE detention facility:

-WSJ finds 13 instances of ICE agents discharging firearms at people in vehicles since July

-As Reason notes “DHS Invokes Immigration Enforcement To Justify Gathering Americans’ DNA” LINK
-And there’s this, from 2014

-By the way, federal goons now claim that even their unconstitutional “REAL ID” is insufficient to stop ICE and BP gangsters from kidnapping you.

-And 404 Media has this on phone monitoring. It’s a good thing the Fourth Amendment is there to prevent the US from skirting the Fourth Amendment. LINK

-It looks like locals are pushing back at US influence.

-Trump “rules out” new elections in Venezuela. He seems to think that the gov there will abide by US diktats, possibly with “US boots on the ground”. LINK
-Trump Friday met w oil corporation execs, and they expressed extreme hesitation and skepticism re re-investing in VZ. This might be a PR motif intended to give American’s the impression that the US has to get MORE involved there, or it might be the oil execs’ honest stance. Either way, no free individual is supposed to be wrangled into this against his will. I have not read this X user “StarBoySAR” before, but he lays it out very well:
‘A hilarious scene unfolded in the White House. The president, promising "total security," tried to rally oil execs for a Venezuela investment blitz. The response? A masterclass in capitalist realism
Why the skepticism?
For years, Washington weaponized sanctions to strangle Venezuela’s oil industry (you know, “humanitarian concern” my ass)—freezing assets, blacklisting companies, and making it impossible to invest without getting on Uncle Sam’s bad side. Now Trump’s like “Oops, never mind! Come spend billions!”
ExxonMobil's CEO didn't mince words: Venezuela is "uninvestible." Not because of sanctions they once cheered for, but due to a lack of "legal and commercial frameworks." The same cowboys who drilled in Iraq's war zones now want "stability guarantees" from a country the US sanctioned into the ground. Because this time the regime-change project is too messy, even for pirates!
Woods from Exxon wasn't wrong—legal frameworks don't exist. And there is a reason for it: they don't exist because Washington keeps ripping them up whenever Caracas elects the "wrong" leader.
Trump's Security Guarantee Mirage
Executives demanded ironclad security guarantees. Trump offered vibes. They worried deals wouldn't survive the next election—his or Venezuela's. This reveals the fatal flaw of Trump's imperial plunder: it requires permanent, costly occupation and boots on the ground. Something the American public is weary of...
Trump's team desperately tries to sell a $100 billion fantasy
The reality? Only Chevron is there, and it needs "permissions" just to modestly boost output. The grandiose vision collapses upon contact with reality—a metaphor for the American late-stage hegemony.
Now comes the part Western media won't touch: While Trump was getting ghosted by his own tycoons, Chinese firms never left.
CNPC maintained operations. Belt & Road infrastructure kept humming. Payments-in-oil continued. No regime-change demands. No PLA battalions guard oil fields. No "democracy" sermons. Just: "We signed a contract, we honor it"
Investments are structured through sovereign agreements, not imposed by gunboats. Stability comes from development, not regime change—That's the win-win multipolar model!
The real signal here isn't about oil—it's about credibility collapse
The oil execs' skepticism isn't a moral awakening. It's a cold cost-benefit analysis—When your own oil oligarchs, who've profited from every US war, won't touch your "reconstruction" plan? That's not a business decision. That's a vote of no confidence in American longevity.
They're asking the quiet part loud: "What happens when your protection racket folds?"‘

-David Stockman provides some clarity. He notes that the oil execs know that the heavy crude is not at a price that would attract wise investment. It’s too costly to move to refineries. Stockman sees this meeting as a push by the Oilies to get subsidies from Trumpola:

- Max Blumenthal makes a powerful point here re Halliburton in VZ. His knowledge of Venezuela and the US-UK meddling there is extensive.

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-And Max makes ANOTHER key point:

-Trump once claimed that the VZ oil was terrible.

-In the US attack and kidnapping of Maduro, the US used sonic weapons that caused nosebleeds and vomiting of blood LINK
-To reiterate, the head of Exxon-Mobil said reentry into VZ is a no-go, based on a lack of surety that the corporation will not, again, see its investment taken away by political forces.

-And, in classic fashion for his total lack of care for anything other than his own plans and his interest in strong-arming what should be private industry, Trump Friday issued an Executive Order that prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing ConocoPhillips’ $12 billion claim on seized Venezuelan assets against oil sale revenues, aiming to incentivize NEW “investment” by the shielding funds.

• The order addresses a key barrier for oil majors, as Conoco’s long-standing lawsuit stemmed from Venezuela’s 2007 nationalization of assets, which had been used by the U.S. as “justification” for unconstitutional sanctions and threats of intervention; Chevron remains the only major U.S. firm actively operating there under license.

• Amid Trump’s White House meeting with ExxonMobil and Conoco executives—where Exxon pledged rapid assessment if deals materialize— executives cautioned on Venezuela’s heavy oil economics and political risks despite promised “total safety.”

-Let’s not pretend that Machado is anything but a US tool. LINK
-Sheldon Richman has key thoughts on the US warmongers in the House, Senate, and WH. LINK

-The US and Israel are pushing chaos in Tehran. LINK
-Trump is preparing to do Israel’s aggressive bidding. LINK The Trumpers are claiming that they have some kind of prerogative to “support” protesters (many of whom likely are doing the bidding of CIA cutouts, paid w US, Israeli, or UK money).
-The son of the CIA-installed Shah encouraged the protests and unrest in Iran. What a surprise. LINK
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-The Iranian Foreign Ministry is responding with a blunt statement: Iran is prepared to fight back, hard. LINK

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In a brazen display of neo-colonial ambition, President Donald Trump has once again set his sights on acquiring Greenland, framing the autonomous Danish territory as a strategic prize essential for U.S. national security. This latest escalation, marked by threats of military intervention if “diplomatic avenues” (i.e. if Denmark doesn’t capitulate to his demands) fail, underscores the persistent undercurrents of American imperialism that have long fueled global instability and conflict. As anti-war advocates and international observers decry the move as a dangerous provocation, it harkens back to historical precedents where superpowers have justified territorial grabs under the guise of defense, often leading to unnecessary wars and the erosion of sovereign rights.The most recent developments erupted this week when Trump, during a White House roundtable with oil executives on January 9, 2026, declared that the U.S. would “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.” He warned that if America doesn’t seize control, Russia or China would step in, somehow positioning the island as a “threat.” This rhetoric echoes the Cold War-era justifications for U.S. interventions abroad, where fearmongering about communist or adversarial expansions served as pretexts for military adventures in places like Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan—conflicts that claimed millions of lives and destabilized entire regions without enhancing true security. White House officials have confirmed that Trump is “actively” discussing options with his national security team, including a potential offer to buy the island or, alarmingly, resorting to military force. Secretary of State Rubio reportedly briefed members of Congress that while purchase is preferred, invasion remains on the table. Such statements have ignited fears of a NATO fracture, given Denmark’s membership in the alliance; a U.S. attack on Greenland could invoke Article 5, pitting allies against each other in an absurd intra-alliance war. Anti-imperialist critics argue this is textbook gunboat diplomacy, reminiscent of 19th-century European colonialism, where might makes right and indigenous populations are treated as mere footnotes in great power games. Greenland’s leaders have responded with unanimous defiance. In a joint statement from five political parties in the Greenlandic parliament, they asserted that “Greenlanders don’t want to be Americans” and that the island’s future must be decided by its people, not imposed by foreign diktat.
Prime Minister Múte Egede and other officials have rejected Trump’s overtures outright, emphasizing Greenland’s path toward greater autonomy or independence from Denmark, not absorption into another empire. This resistance highlights the human cost of imperial pursuits: Greenland’s Inuit-majority population now faces the specter of becoming pawns in Washington’s geopolitical chessboard. At the heart of Trump’s fixation lies a cocktail of motivations—strategic military positioning in the Arctic, access to vast mineral resources like rare earth elements crucial for green energy transitions, and a desire to project dominance amid rising tensions with Russia and China.
Yet, from an anti-war perspective, this is a manufactured crisis. The U.S. already maintains a military presence at Thule Air Base in Greenland, rendering full ownership redundant unless the goal is outright colonization, mineral extraction, and geopolitical blockage of transit for ships from other nations.
Critics, including European diplomats, dismiss Trump’s security claims as exaggerated, suggesting instead that the push could be leveraged as bargaining chips in unrelated negotiations, such as those over Ukraine. This opportunistic maneuvering risks escalating global militarization, diverting resources from diplomacy and climate cooperation toward arms buildups and potential confrontations. The anti-imperialist lens reveals this as part of a broader pattern: America’s history of territorial expansion, from the Mexican-American War to the annexation of Hawaii, has often been cloaked in manifest destiny or security imperatives, but at its core, it’s about power and profit. Trump’s Greenland gambit threatens to reignite such dynamics in the 21st century, potentially sparking conflicts that anti-war movements have long fought to prevent. As meetings between U.S., Danish, and Greenlandic officials continue—with another round scheduled for next week—international solidarity is crucial to counter this aggression. Peace advocates urge a rejection of militarized solutions, advocating instead for multilateral Arctic governance that respects indigenous sovereignty and prioritizes environmental stewardship over empire-building. In an era where wars in Ukraine and the Middle East already strain global peace, Trump’s threats against Greenland serve as a chilling reminder: imperialism isn’t a relic of the past but a living force that must be actively resisted to avert further bloodshed. LINK

-The Russian government continues to try to get the US and NATO-EU to see that NATO ties to any Ukraine-after-the-war will not be accepted. LINK
-The UK Defense Minister didn’t add to anything by claiming it would be great to kidnap Putin. This, after the CIA was revealed to have been tied to the Ukraine drone attack on Putin’s Novgorod home. LINK

-Pepe Escobar’s new piece is a MUST Read!!!!!! LINK

-Alan Mosely also has written a powerful opinion piece on the fact that many Americans seem to love war LINK

-As we reported Thursday, Trump “withdrew the US” from 66 international organizations, nearly half of them tied in some way to the UN. But he has pulled back from his dizzying rhetoric about withdrawing the US from the UN, and even hints at giving it more military power. Here is the New American on it LINK

-The WSJ Reports on the monthly losses of manufacturing jobs since Trump announced his tariffs on April 1, last year. LINK

-Pasco, Washington, just ended fluoridation of municipal water. Here’s an idea: stop having a central “authority” control the water LINK

ONE - Daniel Davis has a great overview of the past few days of Trump’s criminality re VZ, Greenland, and the Russia-EU-US-UKRAINE situation.

And the Judge, Ray McGovern, and Larry Johnson are outstanding as they look at both the VZ situation, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and Trump’s acquisitive pronouncements about Greenland!

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We had an abbreviated show tonight and will add to the coverage tomorrow. Members of the Trump Admin such as DHS Sec Noem and VP JD Vance are so bald-facedly false that one wonders how they can consider uttering the lies and not fear losing credibility with any sentient being on the planet, for all of history. The assassination of Renee Good was utter, bloodthirsty thuggery, never, ever sanctioned by their US Constitution, and utterly contrary to deeper human ethics. Thank you for joining us tonight, as we streamed live, and thanks to all the fine reporters and liberty-minded people whose work we got to feature tonight. Join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble, or on X. Here are some of the stories we got to explore tonight! See you tomorrow!

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The ICE-committed murder of a 37-year-old woman named Renee Nicole Good not only exposes the lies of people such as DHS Sec Noem and Donald Trump, it opens a door to investigate the systematic problems concerning the US ICE agency existing or even being in Minnesota in the first place. Here is a Congresswoman from the 3rd CD in MINN, offering salient observations about Noem publicly trying to negate criticism, even before the victim had been identified. LINK
-More on this terrible matter… The NYT has a good run-down of the murder, and the lies of Noem. LINK
-The feds are not allowing local and state cops to examine the evidence - NOEM claims that they have no jurisdiction. Utterly false. LINK AND IT IS GETTING CRAZIER

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-David Knight nailed numerous key points about this ICE murder, the thuggish cops, and MAGA support for it. David and I have different views re federal immigration policing, but, apart from that, I always find that I take my cap off to his thinking - hop in at 9:30. LINK
-ICE/Border Patrol are attacking more protesters in MINN today LINK and a sep attack LINK
-Many people are posting the fed agent “USE OF FORCE RULES” and, though they don’t address the deeper anti-constitutional and immoral actions of ICE existing, of Border Patrol existing, they are worth reading. LINK

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-100 people killed in the Trump kidnapping of Maduro, atop the 100+ he killed on the sea. LINK
-The US claims to be “dictating” the VZ govt decisions LINK
-The US also “precision” targeted and destroyed an important medical facility for the VZ govt to handle medicines for many citizens

-Congress is a little late, and still not focusing on the Constitution

The Trumpers are warning China and nations that might trade with China, that the US is going to continue attacking Chinese interests in Meso and South AM. LINK
-Chay Bowes offers footage of the US pirates attacking the “Mariner” aka “Marinera” LINK

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Thank you, to all the good people who joined us tonight for the program, as we dug into the infuriating and horrifying news that ICE has, again, murdered another innocent person, atop their thousands of kidnappings and the theft of our tax money that fund all their anti-constitutional criminality. Thanks, also to all the exc…

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VZ - The Rogues Gallery:

THE FAKE ROGUES OF THE CARTEL DE LOS SOLES - Now admitted by FEDS as FAKE, DROPPED FROM MADURO CHARGES:

Yep. As Max Blumenthal and others told us, here is ANTIWAR ON IT… LINK and, more, from 60 Minutes, years ago, LINK and… on Maduro…
- Max Has a key piece on the charges against Prez Maduro. LINK

Pete Hegseth not only has slaughtered hundreds, perhaps more than a thousand, people in Yemen, Iran, Venezuela, the Caribbean, and Eastern Pacific, he took umbrage at six members of Congress and the US Senate pointing out that the members of the military do not have to abide by “unlawful” orders (which is a weakening, itself, of the actual standard: CONSTITUTIONAL orders), and now, Hegseth is accusing AZ Senator Mark Kelly of “Sedition”. Here is Kelly with Jon Stewart, responding. LINK
Hegseth also gushed about the “flawless” execution of Operation Absolute Resolve, speaking to US tax-eaters at Langley AFB. Here is my response: LINK
TRUMP - He wants to seize Venezuela’s 60 Bil in Crypto. LINK Here is that montage of Trump’s numerous flip-flops on “regime change” (perhaps he meant pocket change, which is all we’ll have soon, given the US economic blows he is slamming on us). LINK
AND, TRUMP POSES w Make Iran Great Again hat. Classy LINK
MARCO RUBIO. Here, again, is Rubio w Stephanopoulos of ABC, as George tries to find out what “legal authority” he can claim to kidnap Maduro and invade VZ to do it. LINK
Mike Huckabee: His hubris is rivaled only by his capacity to lie. LINK
THE OIL - DID TRUMP TALK TO OIL CORPORATIONS, or JUST HIS PAL WHO RUNS CITGO? LINK
ISRAEL - Continues to attack Lebanon, while still killing in Gaza. LINK LINK
SOMALIA - MORE US BOMBING to start 2026 LINK

GREENLAND? Trump really wants it. LINK LINK LINK

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-DHS NOEM ARRIVES in MINNESOTA, unconstitutionally, to police the unconstitutional welfare system and check on all that fraud after the fraud. LINK
-So, NOW it’s fraud? Headline: “Trump administration to freeze social-service funds in more Democratic states” LINK
-Boston - SNAP FRAUD, big time. Arrests. LINK

VACCINES - FEDS - CHANGES FOR THE PAYOFF PLATOON

Headline: “Doctors Will No Longer Receive Financial Rewards for Vaccinating Kids” - How about not sending money to anyone for anything? LINK

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Thank you, to everyone who joined us live, and who will join us on the Rumble Replay! Here is the new audio pod, and I want to thank the excellent journalists whose work we featured tonight, thank you, all, for your great research and principles!

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Let’s open with some dark, pointed humor LINK
In addition to the material we offered yesterday, covering many of the double standards and lies spewed forth by Trump and his goons, we have numerous new developments to discuss.
FIRST, Delcy Rodriguez was sworn-in as VZ Prez shortly after the US paraded Maduro on the NY streets, opening a van as it transported him. Just inexcusable: LINK and today at midday, he pled NOT GUILTY to the charges levied against him in court. LINK
SECOND - Kier Starmer won’t say whether this US attack is a violation of international law LINK Under Article Two of the UN charter, it is. LINK
THIRD- Marco Rubio claims that if a foreign nation in the Western Hemisphere should have some kind of resource “in our own backyard” and the US doesn’t like that regime, the US can engage in coups, kidnappings, and other aggressive actions to alter those governments. That, in his eyes, somehow makes the US the “good guy” in that equation. Really. LINK He also expressed childish disdain for the ongoing (as we go to print, it continues) emergency UN Security Council meeting condemning the Trump kidnapping of Maduro. And UN SEC MIKEY WALTZ echoed the mentality that the US must HAVE CONTROL. LINK - AND ONLY ONE EU MEMBER STATE, SPAIN, CALLED OUT THE US FOR CRIMINALITY. LINK We will have more details tonight, on Liberty Conspiracy LIVE, at 6 PM via Rumble and X “At”gardgoldsmith. John Fetterman spoke to FOX and asked fellow Dems to just acknowledge the “success” of this further erosion of their lovely Constitution. Astounding. But what should one expect from a guy who gushed over getting a “silver pager” given to him by genocidal maniac Benjamin Netanyahu. LINK
FOURTH, Trump did not ask Congress for a Declaration of War or Letters of Marque and Reprisal when he invaded and killed 40 people in the act of kidnapping Maduro and his wife (whom they likely kidnapped to pressure him). But Trump DID consult with oil companies and investment bankers, long before the kidnapping. LINK
FIFTH- Nearly 30 Cuban guards were killed by the US in the kidnapping of Maduro. LINK

SIXTH - BBC reporters have been banned from using the term “KIDNAP” to describe the actions of the US. Remember that next time they report on a kidnapping by anyone not affiliated with the polis. LINK
SEVENTH- Many MAGA (such as WRKO, Boston Radio, host Jeff Kuhner, are livid that Mamdani mentioned collectivism in his inaugural speech as he took over as Mayor of New York City. LINK But, at the same time, they applaud Trump and the US military — a collectivist construct — for illegally kidnapping Nicolas Maduro. If one is unwilling to see collectivism in all operations of the polis, one is willfully blind.
EIGHTH - Pravda reports that the Chinese Foreign Ministry is readying legal action to protect its government assets in Venezuela. China’s Foreign Ministry statement today asserts legal protection for its $19 billion in Venezuelan investments following a U.S. operation detaining President Maduro. (Data from ICSID shows China winning 70% of investor-state cases since 2015, potentially enabling asset seizures abroad to pressure successor governments.) Chinese investments in Venezuela are overwhelmingly tied to the Chinese government, primarily through state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and policy banks rather than private entities. This structure stems from the bilateral relationship’s focus on government-to-government loans, oil-for-loan arrangements, and joint ventures in sectors like energy. While there have been some recent private investments, they remain exceptions that comprise (from what I have been able to research today), about 10% in a landscape dominated by state involvement.

This, from the Redacted morning email: ‘Is your algorithm telling you that Venezuelans are happy the U.S. invaded their country and kidnapped their president? Then you, my friend, may be the target of a CIA psy-op designed to justify an international crime. Sources tell Redacted that the CIA is using AI-driven campaigns to portray the U.S. operation as something Venezuelans welcome. “They’re happy about it,” the message goes.
Only they’re not, demonstrated by the widespread condemnation across Latin America and Spain. It would make no sense if they were.
How, I ask you, can the United States — the country that sanctioned Venezuela’s economy into poverty and flooded the region with CIA-run drug routes — suddenly be its savior? That’s like turning to cigarettes to cure lung cancer. The U.S. has never carried out a regime-change operation that didn’t end in chaos and destruction for the country involved. And virtually no nation welcomes U.S. intervention, with the notable exceptions of Israel and Ukraine.
Let’s look at how this went the last time the U.S. kidnapped a leader in Latin America. In 1989, the United States invaded Panama and seized Manuel Noriega, a former CIA asset who developed the inconvenient habit of asserting national independence. The invasion killed hundreds of civilians, flattened entire neighborhoods, and violated Panama’s sovereignty, all so Washington could haul Noriega back to the U.S. The result wasn’t democracy or stability. It was destruction, dependency, and a precedent that the U.S. can abduct foreign leaders when it decides the law no longer applies. Oh, and the drugs didn’t dry up. Drug supply in Panama has only doubled.
Given this truth, would it really be surprising if the U.S. government ran a psychological operation on its own people to justify an act of aggression? In 2022, a Stanford Internet Observatory report revealed that the Pentagon has repeatedly conducted covert online influence campaigns. These were psychological operations designed to shape public opinion and manufacture consent for war.
So should you believe that the U.S. was justified in invading a sovereign state and kidnapping its leader? Not if you value national sovereignty and truth.
Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter states that all member nations must refrain from “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.” Both the United States and Venezuela are parties to the Charter. The law applies, whether Washington likes it or not.’

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Paul Singer, a billionaire hedge fund manager and prominent Republican donor, is a major financial backer of efforts to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) in the 2026 primary for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Singer contributed $1 million—the largest single donation—to MAGA KY, a Trump-aligned super PAC launched in June 2025 by Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio to target Massie. The PAC raised $2 million total in its first month, with additional funds from investor John Paulson ($250,000) and a committee linked to casino mogul Miriam Adelson ($750,000). MAGA KY has spent over $1.5 million on TV, digital, and other ads attacking Massie for opposing Trump’s agenda, including his vote against Trump’s reconciliation bill (framed by the PAC as tax breaks for law enforcement) and criticisms of Trump on issues like war powers and the Epstein files. Singer’s involvement aligns with his pro-Israel stance, as Massie has opposed U.S. military aid to Israel, drawing ire from pro-Israel donors who have previously targeted him (e.g., AIPAC spent hundreds of thousands against him in 2024, though he won with 75.9% of the vote). The PAC’s ads aim to erode Massie’s support in his Northern Kentucky district, with plans to spend whatever is needed to replace him with a more Trump-aligned candidate.
Singer’s anti-Massie funding also is tied to Singer’s acquisition of Citgo (Venezuela’s U.S.-based oil subsidiary) in November. As founder of Elliott Investment Management, Singer acquired Citgo —a U.S.-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA—through his firm’s affiliate, Amber Energy, in a $5.9 billion deal approved by a U.S. federal judge in November. This acquisition stemmed from a long-running legal battle initiated in 2017 by creditors (including Canadian miner Crystallex) seeking repayment for Venezuela’s defaulted debts, leading to a court-ordered auction of PDV Holding, Citgo’s parent company. Elliott, often described as a “vulture fund” for specializing in distressed assets, outbid competitors like Gold Reserve and Blue Water Acquisition Corp., with the deal valued at a discount compared to Citgo’s estimated worth of $13 billion to $18 billion. Citgo’s assets include three major Gulf Coast refineries (with 800,000 barrels per day capacity), 43 oil terminals, and over 4,000 gas stations. Singer stands to benefit significantly from Nicolás Maduro’s departure, as it paves the way for the U.S. to lift sanctions on Venezuelan oil imports, potentially transforming Citgo into a highly profitable operation. Under Maduro, U.S. sanctions (imposed since 2019) blocked Citgo from importing cheap Venezuelan crude, forcing it to source more expensive oil from Canada or Colombia, which depressed profits. Thus, it would seem odd for Singer to invest in a VZ corporation that was suffering under US sanctions.
Citgo’s refineries were originally optimized for heavy Venezuelan oil, so resuming those imports could dramatically cut costs and boost margins. With Maduro out, a new U.S.-friendly Venezuelan government could stabilize oil production (Venezuela holds the world’s largest reserves), enable sanction relief, and allow Elliott to operate or potentially resell Citgo at a much higher valuation—potentially yielding billions in gains for Singer, who is also a major Trump donor. This certainly seems like a “well-timed US action,” with the U.S. kidnapping of Maduro removing obstacles like Maduro’s refusal to recognize the sale, thereby enhancing the asset’s value under Trump administration policies. Singer’s political giving has generally favored establishment Republicans, pro-Israel causes, and select policy alignments that overlapped with Rubio’s positions during the 2016 race. Judge Andrew Napolitano and Anya Parampil (whose book, “Corporate Coup” is excellent on the US/UK corporate/political attempts to control VZ) had a very good conversation on this, today.

DAVID KNIGHT has a powerful new piece on the kidnapping, available at his Substack LINK

And Hegseth, the mass-murderer confirms, it is about the oil LINK more, starving Cuba- LINK

*****Because of the size and complexity of this ongoing issue, we want to cross-reference to our additional VZ-related Material, from our Sunday News Assembly: LINK

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-Al Jazeera has good coverage of this bellicose criminal’s latest threats. LINK
-And Pravda has the Columbian President’s response. LINK from the headline: ‘The Colombian president compared the US attack to the crimes of Hitler and said he was ready to take up arms to protect the country from the United States’
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Let’s recall that Jewish billionaire Schlomo Kramer wants to kill the First Amendment (as he says, in order to save it — wink wink). LINK
-AND these rabbis have a message for the political Zionists out there. LINK

Recall our SECOND Sunday News Assembly yesterday, where we showed Stephen Miller’s oh-so-classy wife, Katie, posting an X image of Iceland overlaid by the US flag? Well, Chay Bowes offers a good overview of imperial meddling in Greenland, going back to the 1700s. How about Trump and Denmark leave the people there alone? LINK

Let’s not forget the New Year’s Eve slaughter by Ukraine of two-dozen innocent people in Russia. LINK
Russia continues to sweep through Kherson. The Red Army is doing what the “US-UKRAINE-negotiations” will not do, finishing the war. LINKIMMIGRATION POLICE STATE

Trump-lovin’ DC Draino (that attorney who, over the summer, had no clue that the tariff power is in Article One, not Article Two, of the US Constitution) is celebrating the fact that, tied to the Somali Daycare Center Scandal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is not continuing his reelection campaign. LINK But Draino’s celebration of “independent journalist” Nick Shirley’s work to uncover the “Somali Daycare Center” corruption certainly seems to be part of a larger propaganda move to promote Shirley and focus on the Somalies and Walz. As we noted last week, there have been MANY other welfare frauds, capped by the biggie of Trump’s PPP in the “Cares Act” and by the overall idea that there is anything morally acceptable about stealing from some people to give it to others. As James Li notes at 23 min into that linked GTW video from last night, the US attorney already knew about the larger $9 bil in Minn Welfare fraud, but this smaller portion of it, equaling appx $110 million, got much more attention. Odd… Shirley has popped up all over the world, “investigating” matters that juuuust happen to work in tandem with Trumper/MAGA (likely Zionist-state) agendas. He supposedly has a tiny budget, yet in the last few years has traveled to at least 15 countries for his content creation, as he stated during a White House roundtable in October 2025.
-ICE’s use of facial recognition to grab people gives a technocratic cover to the racial profiling they already claimed was “justified” when they appeared in court in CA (and it was UPHELD by the utterly deranged majority of the SCOTUS!) over the summer. LINK

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GM is moving a plant from Mexico to the US to avoid Trump’s tariff insanity. This will cost them billions. LINK

CALIFORNIA IS MANDATING that people recycle tiny batteries found in Playstation controls. Seriously. LINK

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