By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Russia says it is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela at a moment of unprecedented build-up of military assets threatening the country which possesses the world’s largest crude oil reserves.

Responding to a weekend Washington Post report saying that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has requested military assistance from Moscow, especially missiles and radars, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said simply: “We are closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.”

Continue reading “Russia ‘Closely Monitoring’ Venezuela Crisis As US Builds Up 16,000 Troops Off Coast”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

LA officials waited 3 hours after firefighters called for evacuation of Altadena before taking action during wildfire

Firefighters urged mass evacuations in Altadena during January’s devastating Eaton Fire in California, but it took Los Angeles County officials more than three hours to act, according to county documents. Continue reading “LA officials waited 3 hours after firefighters called for evacuation of Altadena before taking action during wildfire”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

US War Department officials don’t know the identities of the 61 people who have been extra-judicially executed in US military strikes on boats in the waters near Venezuela and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, POLITICO reported on Thursday, citing House Democrats who attended a classified briefing on the campaign. Continue reading “Pentagon Tells Congress It Doesn’t Know Who It’s Killing in Latin American Boat Strikes”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the Israeli military would disarm Hamas and “demilitarize” Gaza if foreign troops don’t. Continue reading “Netanyahu Says the Israeli Military Will ‘Demilitarize’ Gaza If Foreign Troops Don’t”

By Cindy Harper – Reclaim The Net

Split-screen hearing scene showing two men testifying: left, an older man with gray hair and round amber glasses in a suit holding papers and speaking into a microphone; right, a bearded man in a suit and purple tie speaking into a microphone with water bottles and a partial nameplate in front of him.

A Senate hearing this week discussed government influence on online speech, as senior executives from Meta and Google faced questions about the Biden administration’s communications with their companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship”