Daily News Digest - Summary for January 05, 2026

Venezuelan Acting President Blames “Zionists” For Maduro’s Capture

Daily News Digest - Summary for January 05, 2026

Venezuelan Acting President Blames “Zionists” For Maduro’s Capture

Delcy Rodríguez, the vice president of Venezuela who is now serving as acting president

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez speaks following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. (Screenshot)

by theyeshivaworld.com

Delcy Rodríguez, the vice president of Venezuela who is now serving as acting president, accused Israel of orchestrating the U.S. operation that led to the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.

Speaking in a televised address alongside senior figures from Maduro’s inner circle, Rodríguez blamed “the Zionists” for the events surrounding his arrest, echoing familiar rhetoric long used by Venezuela’s Chavista leadership to fault Israel and its allies for international pressure on the regime…


Doug Casey on Anarchy and Voluntaryism

You’re likely aware that I’m a libertarian. But I’m actually more than a libertarian

By Doug Casey International Man

You’re likely aware that I’m a libertarian. But I’m actually more than a libertarian. I don’t believe in the right of the State to exist. The reason is that anything that has a monopoly of force is extremely dangerous. As Mao Tse-tung, lately one of the world’s leading experts on government, said: “The power of the state comes out of a barrel of a gun.”…


ReallyGraceful: What the Media Won’t Tell You About Venezuela

Best 12 Minute Explainer Video on What is Behind the Theft of Venezuelan Oil

by reallygraceful


Venezuela: Will the Capture of Maduro Save the US Petrodollar?

Ricardo, a commenter on the X/ Twitter platform, received 3 million views on his explanation of why the US dollar is the reason for Trump’s overthrow of Venezuelan President Maduro

by Ricardo on X/Twitter

Ricardo, a commenter on the X/ Twitter platform, received 3 million views on his explanation of why the US dollar is the reason for Trump’s overthrow of Venezuelan President Maduro: the US economy is based on the US ‘petrodollar’. In 2018, Venezuela announced it would “free itself from the dollar” and it started accepting yuan, euros, rubles, anything BUT dollars for oil. The petrodollar is dying as BRICS countries are trading in other currencies…


THIS WEEK: Pesticides are about to get a liability shield similar to the one for vaccines--unless there is a *miracle* or two. Could Bayer’s $Billions Take Over Every Branch of Government?

2 pending Monsanto bills in Congress, pending bills in state legislatures, and a pending decision on Certiorari in the Supreme Court--all need to be defeated to stop this

by Meryl Nass

If you are harmed or killed by a pesticide, your family will not be able to sue for damages or receive compensation

There will be no incentive for manufacturers to make safer products

And manufacturers do not even need to list all the ingredients in their products, if they claim they are “inert” or inactive ingredients, despite their toxicity--so you can’t even know what you are buying…


Israeli military ordered to prepare for war on all fronts amid Iranian protests

A new long-term plan reportedly envisions a “dramatic expansion” of all IDF military activity, including weapons in outer space

Israeli military ordered to prepare for war on all fronts amid Iranian protests

by rt.com

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been ordered to prepare for a possible simultaneous war against Iran, Lebanon, and the West Bank, according to Israeli Channel 12. One scenario reportedly includes an “explosive operation” against Tehran, which is currently facing widespread Israeli-backed cost-of-living protests…


Silver: Dept. of War to Build Metals Refinery in Blow to China

U.S. Secures Smelter Deal to Process Latam Metals

by VBL

Financed by JPMorgan, Jointly Owned by US DoD

Under the plan, the U.S. Department of Defense will hold a 40% stake in the JPM Financed smelter joint-venture.

GFN – WASHINGTON: Korea Zinc plans a $7.4 billion investment to construct a large-scale non-ferrous metals smelter in Clarksville, Tennessee, a project U.S. officials say will materially expand domestic critical minerals processing capacity and strengthen supply chain security…


Trump kidnaps Venezuela’s president to steal the country’s oil

The “Donroe Doctrine” comes for Venezuela’s sovereignty, and any other challenge to “American dominance.”

by Aaron Maté

In announcing the US military’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of president Nicolás Maduro, an operation that reportedly killed at least 80 people, President Trump laid bare his real motive…


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