Daily News Digest - Summary for January 13, 2026
At Least Half of the $2 Trillion in Billionaire Wealth Have Left California
At Least Half of the $2 Trillion in Billionaire Wealth Have Left California
The total wealth that has left California is now $1 trillion.

by Brian Wang
The total wealth that has left California is now $1 trillion.
California had $2 trillion of billionaire wealth just a few weeks ago. Now, 50% of that wealth has left – taking their income tax revenue, sales tax revenue, real estate tax revenue and all their staffs (and their salaries and income taxes) with them.
In other words, by starting this ill conceived attempt at an asset tax, the California budget deficit will explode. And we still don’t know if the tax will even make the ballot. If the measures passes, it could be held up with lawsuit challenges…
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+ Etienne’s Interview with the Ultimate Venezuelan Oil Industry Insider: The Former CEO of CITGO held hostage by Maduro for 5 years

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The top story is my interview with Jose Pereira, the former US-based CEO of Venezuelan oil company CITGO with over 6,000 locations in the US. Jose and his entire US-based management team were kidnapped and held hostage for 5 years by Nicolas Maduro and then traded for two of Maduros nephews that had been arrested by the DEA for cocaine smuggling…
The Machinery of Terror
The Trump administration is consolidating the familiar machinery of terror of all authoritarian states. We must resist now. If we wait, it will be too late.

by Chris Hedges
I have seen the masked goons who terrorize our streets before. I saw them during the “Dirty War” in Argentina, where 30,000 men, women and children were “disappeared” by the military junta. Victims were held in secret prisons, savagely tortured and murdered. To this day, many families do not know the fate of their loved ones…
Iran Protest Death Toll – at Least 192 People Dead. Israeli Mossad Admits Joining Protests
At least 192 protesters have been killed in protests across Iran that were initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living

by Breitbart and Jerusalem Post
At least 192 protesters have been killed in protests across Iran that were initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, but have now become a movement against the theocratic system in place in Iran since the 1979 revolution. The protests have already lasted two weeks and an internet blackout has lasted more than 60 hours. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the ousted shah, played a prominent role in calling for the protests…
Their Bodies Were Irreversibly Damaged, Now These Former Transgender Teens Are Fighting for Justice
Young people who used to identify as transgender have filed dozens of lawsuits in the past few years, but have yet to win a verdict in their favor.

by Tyler Durden
Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times,
Young people who used to identify as transgender have filed dozens of lawsuits in the past few years, but have yet to win a verdict in their favor.
They are known as “detransitioners,” those who regret changing their gender identity, often after making irreversible changes to their bodies via medication and surgery on the advice of medical professionals…
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