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President Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters.

Map: Unlawful 22 June 2025 US Military Strikes on Iran


10 January 2026: Do Not Travel to Venezuela; Depart Immediately

  • "The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid. The US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, warns US citizens not to travel to Venezuela, reiterating warnings against travel to Venezuela dating to 2019. As international flights have resumed, US citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately."
    Bolivarian Revolution Colectivos


    Saturday, January 10, 2026

    At a White House meeting of petroleum industry executives, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told Donald Trump that Venezuela is "uninvestable" after he was asked how long it would take his multibillion dollar corporation to restart operations there. read more


    Pope Leo XIV, the first ever American pontiff, warned the entire membership of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Vatican that human rights and freedoms are under strain and that "war is back in vogue."

    Pope Leo XIV Addressing Ambassadors
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    FWIW: drudge.com

    Intergalactically vapid USSECSTATE Marco Rubio created this mess.

    This Empty Suit was vetted for his position as USSECSTATE for his loyalty to Israel by mega-oligarch Larry Ellison.

    Source: Marco Rubio More Loyal to Israel Than American Taxpayer

    Superrich billionaire Larry Ellison is good friends with ICC-indicted war criminal Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

    Ergo, Dummkopf Trumpf overthrowing Nicolas Maduro had the imprimatur of both Larry Ellison and Benjamin Netanyahu, but not the oil magnates as Friday's White House meeting exposed.

    I'll go on the limb that fellow mega-oligarchs Felon Musk, David Bezos, and Richard Branson approved of ousting Nicolas Maduro in order to one day access the minerals and non-fossil fuel resources in Venezuela when a pro-West regime has been installed.

    "Uh, just one more thing Mr Secretary...."


    "Dummkopf Trumpf has not made a final decision, but junta officials said he was seriously considering authorizing a strike in response to the Iranian regime's efforts to suppress demonstrations set off by widespread economic grievances. The Dotard-in-Chief has been presented with a range of options, including strikes on nonmilitary sites in Tehran.

    Asked about planning for potential strikes, junta sycophants referred to Trumpf's public comments and social media posts in recent days.

    "Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before," Trumpf brayed on social media on Saturday. "The USA stands ready to help!!!"

    The demonstrations in Iran began in late Dec 2025 in response to a currency crisis, but they have since spread and grown in size as many Iranians have called for wholesale changes to the country's authoritarian government. Iranian officials have threatened to crack down on the demonstrations, and dozens of protesters have been killed, according to human rights groups.

    Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Friday that the government would "not back down" in the face of large-scale protests.

    The warmonger occupying the half-demolished White House has repeatedly threatened to use lethal force against the Iranian government for its efforts to suppress demonstrations, and on Friday, he said that Iran "is in big trouble."


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    A few weeks ago, the IDF High Command issued a warning to be ready for war against three fronts: the West Bank, Lebanon, and Iran. As Pope Leo XIV recently declared to the entire accredited Diplomatic Corps to the Holy See, "war is back in vogue," thanks to the Axis of Evil 'Vladimir Netanyahu Trumpf.'

    Moreover, Trumpf junta hypocrisy about Iran is stifling. While the junta pretends to care about the Iranian people, ICE has been deporting Iranian nationals wholesale to this "repressive" regime. In 2025, at least 400 Iranians were deported; two recent flights had about 120 people, the other 55. (Sources: www.pbs.org, www.bbc.com, www.iranintl.com)
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    Regime change in Tehran has been a dream of AIPAC since the fall of the repressive Shah of Iran in 1979. His notorious SAVAK, trained by CIA and Mossad, detained and tortured tens of thousands of dissidents from 1953 to 1979.

    AIPAC Republicans and Democrats, warmongers, Benjamin Netanyahu, Islamophobes Randy Fine, Laura Loomer, Sebastian Gorka, Andrew Cuomo, USSECSTATE Marco Rubio, US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), USSECDEF Pete Hegseth, US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), mega-oligarchs Miriam Adelson, Felon Musk, Larry Ellison, and NYS gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman (R-Nassau County) are just champing at the bits for the fireworks to begin.

    A US war with Iran is why AIPAC invests billions of dollars in American politicians. What a staggering amount just for Dummkopf Trumpf alone. At the White House 2025 Hanukkah Party, mega-oligarch Miriam Adelson pledged to give the Dotard-in-Chief an additional $250m to run for a third term.


    "Venezuela has the highest Travel Advisory level " Level 4: Do Not Travel " due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure. Reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, are setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of US citizenship or support for the US. Remain vigilant and exercise caution when traveling by road.
    Intermittent power and utility outages continue throughout the country.

    In March 2019, the US Department of State withdrew all diplomatic personnel from US Embassy Caracas and suspended operations. All consular services in Venezuela, routine and emergency, remain suspended. The US government continues to be unable to provide emergency services to US citizens in Venezuela."

    ~snip~

    An estimated 23,000 American citizens live in Venezuela. Between 20 to 100 different colectivo groups are operating nationwide in Venezuela, active in at least 16 of 23 states. The most prominent groups are La Piedrita, Tupamaros, Tres Raices, and Alexis Vive, with a total membership estimated at 5,000 to 7,000 individuals.

    The most under-qualified individual to ever lead the US State Department, Marco Rubio, quietly worked with CIA in 2025 on a plan to destabilize Venezuela and oust President Nicolas Maduro. This Empty Suit was vetted for his position as USSECSTATE by none other than mega-oligarch Larry Ellison based on his loyalty to Israel. Source: Marco Rubio More Loyal to Israel Than to the American Taxpayer



    *** Pro-Trumpf Judges Rule California Open Gun Carry Ban Unconstitutional ***

    The Dummkopf Trumpf-appointed 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled two-to-one that California's open gun carry ban in counties with more than 200,000 people is unconstitutional.

    About 95% of California's population live in counties of 200,000 people or more: California Counties

    Dotard Trumpf-appointed US Circuit Judge Lawrence Van ---- wrote that California's law could not stand under the 2022 SCOTUS landmark gun rights ruling and another of his appointees concurred: This latest case "unquestionably involves a historical practice, open carry, that predates ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791."

    Trumpf's "hybrid warfare" campaign against Blue States like California, Minnesota, or Oregon, tactics learned most likely from Vladimir Putin, continues.

    Link: Let Californians Shoot Each Other Appellate Court Ruling

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