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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
@Nonilex@masto.ai

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said in a statement Tuesday that is preparing to set a maximum level of alert amid rising tensions with the .

The objective is to place “the entire country’s arsenal on full operational readiness,” Padrino López said. The preparations include “massive deployment of ground, aerial, naval, riverine & missile forces” with the participation of all security forces & militia.



    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    …The development, though forecast weeks ago, appeared certain to deepen the sense of unease felt in some corners of since began to ruminate about a potential regime change in . Last week, admin ofcls hoping to quash bipartisan legislation aimed at restraining the president’s ability to unleash force there told lawmakers no active preparations were underway for such an attack — a declaration that persuaded enough to vote down the measure.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      The Ford & its 3 accompanying arrived in the region Tuesday, the Navy said in a news release. The ships were not yet in the Sea but had crossed into the ’s jdx, a vast area that also includes part of the Ocean & drug smuggling routes in the used by cartels based in & neighboring .

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        The USS Gerald R. Ford has entered waters near , prompting to put the entire country’s arsenal at the ready as the naval buildup fuels speculation that the admin intends to dramatically escalate its deadly counternarcotics campaign there.


        washingtonpost.com/national-se

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          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          Venezuelan preparing response in case of attack

          is deploying , including decades-old Russian-made equipment, & is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a US air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts & planning documents seen by Reuters.


          reuters.com/world/americas/ven

            [?]Erik Jonker » 🌐
            @ErikJonker@mastodon.social

            Is Nederland ook gestopt hiermee, want delen van ons koninkrijk liggen immers ook vlakbij?
            edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/pol

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              The admin has carried out more than a dozen strikes since Sept on vessels near ’s coast &, more recently, in the eastern , killing >70 people,…as it escalates a buildup in the Sea.

              The admin has alleged, WITHOUT EVIDENCE, that the boats it bombed were transporting drugs, but foreign leaders, members of Congress, legal experts & family members of those killed have called for proof.

                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                (continued from /12)

                "the thousands slaughtered in mass shootings because of the GOP’s ghoulish fidelity to a twisted interpretation of the Second Amendment, the Venezuelan fishermen blown out of their boats, and the many people sure to die as a consequence of the Epstein Shutdown, Trump and the MAGA Republicans already have a body count approaching seven figures."


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                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  Any effort to remove would place the admin under further scrutiny over whatever legal rationale it does offer, given the hazy mix of reasons it has presented so far for confronting Maduro. Among them are drug trafficking, the need for US access to & ’s [BS] claims that ’s govt released prisoners into the .

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    The admin has developed a range of options for action in , including direct attacks on military units protecting & seizing control of the country’s fields, acc/to ofcls.

                    Trump has yet to decide how or whether to proceed. Ofcls said he was reluctant to approve ops that may place US at risk or turn into an embarrassing failure. But many of his senior advisers are pressing for the most aggressive options: ousting Maduro.

                    nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/poli

                      [?]kriykat » 🌐
                      @kriykat@gs.leftic.club

                      La dernière frappe de Trump dans les Caraïbes est « un meurtre, pur et simple », selon Amnesty
                      les-crises.fr/la-derniere-frap
                      Cette frappe intervient alors que Trump a secrètement autorisé la CIA à mener des opérations meurtrières au Venezuela. Source : Sharon Zhang, TruthoutTraduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises Le président américain Donald Trump s’exprime lors d’une réunion avec le président argentin Javier Milei dans la salle du Conseil des ministres à la Maison Blanche, […]

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      T. Elliot Gaiser, head of the admin’s Office of Legal Counsel, made his remarks to a small group of lawmakers this week amid signs that Trump may be planning to escalate the campaign in the region, including potentially hitting targets within .

                      A president needs lawmakers’ approval for sustained military conflict under the 1973 Resolution, passed in the wake of the to prevent another drawn-out, undeclared conflict.

                        [?]Nonya Bidniss » 🌐
                        @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange

                        WaPo: U.S. forces in the Caribbean include eight Navy warships, a special operations vessel and a nuclear-powered attack submarine. When the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in the Caribbean next week, it will bring with it three more warships and more than 4,000 additional troops.

                        In addition to the Naval buildup, the Pentagon has flown bombers along Venezuela’s coastline in a show of force and moved assets to U.S. bases in the area, including one in Puerto Rico that is now housing F-35 fighter jets, according to Washington Post analysis of satellite images.

                        Original: washingtonpost.com/world/2025/
                        No paywall: archive.is/ArQVc

                          [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
                          @cryptadamist@universeodon.com

                          new CEO of the favourite of both the industry as well as was just arrested for child sex stuff and maybe even child slavery (“buying or selling of children” is allegedly among his charges).

                          Reminder that Evolve Bank & Trust was:

                          - george santos & andy ogles campaigns' bank
                          - debit card provider
                          - bankruptcy disaster banking partner
                          - hacked by
                          - a venezuelan money laundry

                          and those are the confirmed offences. one assumes there are at least a few bodies that have not floated to the surface yet.

                          Evolve Bank CEO sought sex from 15-year-old boy on Grindr, used name 'Tom Little, FBI Says FOX13 Memphis News Staff 2 hrs ago

                          Alt...Evolve Bank CEO sought sex from 15-year-old boy on Grindr, used name 'Tom Little, FBI Says FOX13 Memphis News Staff 2 hrs ago

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            The machinations shows how much stands to lose should ’s embattled leader fall. High-profile projects between the two countries continue to roll out, including a Kalashnikov munitions factory that opened in July in the Venezuelan state of Aragua, about 20 years after it was pledged. Moscow also has exploration rights for potentially billions of dollars in untapped natural gas & oil reserves.

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              …But remains the primary lifeline for . On Sunday, an Ilyushin Il-76—one of the Russian aircraft sanctioned in 2023 by the for participating in the arms trade & transporting mercenaries—arrived in , ’s capital, after a circuitous route over Africa to avoid Western airspace, according to Flightradar24. The Kremlin declined to comment on the letter.

                              Just a day earlier, Moscow ratified a new strategic treaty with Caracas.

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                The Venezuelan government, according to the documents, is also reaching out to & , soliciting assistance & equipment to strengthen the country’s defenses. composed a letter to Chinese President Jinping seeking “expanded military cooperation” between their two countries to counter “the escalation between the & .”

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  In a letter meant for the eyes of ’s leader, Venezuelan President Nicolás made multiple requests this month.’s admin was targeting ships off the South American coast & rattling sabers in Washington. needed President Vladimir ’s help.
                                  
The asks included overhauls of defensive radars, military aircraft repairs & potentially missiles, according to internal US government documents obtained by The Washington Post.

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                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    This is why you need to go to to attack other nations!

                                    As ramps up the pressure, pleads with Moscow for help
                                    
Documents show drafted letter asking for missiles, radars & upgraded aircraft as US forces amass in the .


                                    wapo.st/4oKBgKO

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      officials involved with 's expanding operations in have been asked to sign , 3 US ofcls say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that fears may lead to .

                                      The step is highly unusual, given that military ofcls are already required to shield secrets from public view, & comes as lawmakers in say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mission.

                                      reuters.com/world/americas/us-

                                        [?]Erik Jonker » 🌐
                                        @ErikJonker@mastodon.social

                                        Completely crazy, to let your military sign NDA's. For the military involved, they can be prosecuted for following illegal orders.
                                        "U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion"
                                        reuters.com/world/americas/us-
                                        @geopolitics

                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                          "- Threatened Argentine voters with consequences if they didn't support Javier Milei
                                          - Said he doesn't care if Congress stays out of session for the rest of the year
                                          - Refused to distribute legally required SNAP benefits to 40 million kids and families"


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                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                            "In the last 9 days, Trump:

                                            - Demolished the East Wing without approval
                                            - Told Congress he won't seek approval for boat airstrikes
                                            - Said the US is considering land strikes in Venezuela
                                            - Threatened war with Colombia
                                            - Accepted $130 million in military funding from a billionaire"

                                            ~ Max Burns

                                            Trump
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                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                              "All we have is Pete Hegseth’s word for it — and Trump’s — and let’s be honest, neither carries much credibility anymore. It’s less national security than stagecraft, designed to sell strength where there’s only showmanship."


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                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                "Let’s not kid ourselves. This isn’t a war on drugs; it’s a war on optics. Trump’s trying to look strong, disciplined, and in control while his administration quietly bleeds credibility. So far, no credible evidence has been shown to the American people that any of these so-called 'narco-terrorist' strikes actually hit vessels carrying drugs, or even capable of making it anywhere close to America’s shores."

                                                ~ Michael Cohen


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                                                meidasplus.com/p/the-narco-war

                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                  "A broad range of specialists in laws governing the use of lethal force have called Mr. Trump’s orders to the military patently illegal. They say the premeditated extrajudicial killings have been murders — regardless of whether the 43 people blown apart, burned alive or drowned in 10 strikes so far were indeed running drugs."

                                                  ~ Charlie Savage


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                                                  nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                    "They’re a saber-rattling precursor to an increasingly likely attack against Venezuela, whose president Trump is eager to topple…."

                                                    "He gets to kill people on his say-so. He seems to enjoy the prospect."

                                                    "And a special bonus: The attacks devalue the lives of brown people…."


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                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                      "The attacks -- which, one needs to acknowledge right from the start, amount to extrajudicial executions, or murder -- have little or nothing to do with combatting the flow of deadly drugs from cartels into the United States. ...

                                                      So what are Trump’s real motives for attacking these boats? I think there are three obvious attractions to Trump here, that satisfy his deep needs."


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                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                        "Ever since Donald Trump began his campaign of blowing up boats off the coast of South America early last month, journalists covering the story have been too accepting of his obviously bogus rationale."

                                                        ~ Dan Froomkin


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                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                          "Friday brought several new violations of the Constitution and the norms of democracy—never before experienced in the history of our republic. They include ...

                                                          Deploying a US naval battlegroup to international waters off South America without reporting to or consulting with Congress under the War Powers Resolution, and murdering six people aboard a boat that Pete Hegseth said was smuggling drugs."

                                                          ~ Robert B. Hubbell


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                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                            "OK? We’re going to kill them. You know? They’re going to be, like dead. OK?'”


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                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                              "When a reporter asked him yesterday why he didn’t ask Congress for a declaration of war against those South American drug cartels he claims are at war with the United States, Trump answered: 'Well, I don’t think we’re gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war, I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country."

                                                              ~ Heather Cox Richardson


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                                                                [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                                                @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                                                One one hand Trump pardons Binance founder sentenced for profiting off and not reporting transactions made by terrorist organisations and drug dealers. (Who pumped the Trump coin, thus buying himself a pardon)

                                                                On the other hand he starts a war with Venezuela allegedly for them being engaged in the same exact kinds of business.

                                                                What’s the problem, Donny? Maduro not pumping your coin? If this is not the sign of corruption, I don’t know what is.

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                  Deploying an is a major escalation of power in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup in the Sea & the waters off .

                                                                  The military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, said earlier Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel & leaving 6 people dead in the Caribbean Sea.

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    In recent days, the has more of what the admin alleges are drug boats in international waters, & Trump has threatened direct action against . He also announced that his admin would bail out with a cash swap of up to $20 billion & quadruple imports of low-tariff Argentinian beef to drive down prices in the US.

                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                      "As sickening as the sight was — heavy equipment ripping away at the historic property as high-powered hoses doused the dusty debris — Trump’s $250-million vanity project is small stuff compared to a policy of killing noncombatant civilian citizens of nations with which we are not at war (Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador)."

                                                                      ~ Jackie Calmes


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                                                                      latimes.com/opinion/story/2025

                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                        "Yet together the actions reflect the spectrum of consequences of Trump’s utter sense of impunity as president, from the relatively symbolic to the murderous."


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                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                          The is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the from engaging in hostilities inside without explicit authorization by .
                                                                          The gives Congress the to declare , but formal declarations are rare & have not been issued since WWII. Lawmakers have more often passed authorizations for the use of force to grant the president permission to use force against specific targets.

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                            “I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war,” told reporters of his campaign of deadly strikes against vessels in the Sea near & . “I think we are going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, OK? We are going to kill them, you know? They are going to be, like, dead.”

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                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                              said that he would not seek congressional approval to carry out strikes against alleged drug that allegedly traffic narcotics to the US, even as he vowed to expand the operation from attacks at sea to targets on land. The is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the US from engaging in hostilities inside without explicit authorization by .


                                                                              nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/poli

                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                "Name one Republican policy that isn't about hurting someone."

                                                                                ~ Robyn Pennacchia


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                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                  "the announcement that he is going to just take $230m from the Treasury for himself; the corrupt indictments of his political enemies; the illegal killing of people in the Pacific and Caribbean; the outrageous $40b bailout of Milei in Argentina; the resignation of the Southcom commander; his willingness to negotiate with Hamas but not Democrats here in the US."


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                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                    "In the last few days we’ve gotten a steady stream of you just have to be f-ing kidding me stuff from Trump, clear signs that he’s become a completely out of control madman that needs to be reined in - the illegal tearing down of the East Wing and the building of an imperial ballroom;"

                                                                                    ~ Simon Rosenberg


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                                                                                      [?]Erik Jonker » 🌐
                                                                                      @ErikJonker@mastodon.social

                                                                                      Ofcourse Trump is lying about his criminal acts....
                                                                                      washingtonpost.com/world/2025/
                                                                                      @geopolitics

                                                                                        [?]kriykat » 🌐
                                                                                        @kriykat@gs.leftic.club

                                                                                        Les États-Unis jouent le rôle de « juge, jury et bourreau » dans les frappes contre des bateaux vénézuéliens
                                                                                        les-crises.fr/les-etats-unis-j
                                                                                        L’historien vénézuélien Miguel Tinker Salas évoque la présence militaire croissante des États-Unis dans les Caraïbes. Source : Truthout, Democracy Now!Traduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises Lundi, le président Trump a annoncé que les États-Unis avaient bombardé un bateau dans les eaux internationales, tuant trois personnes. Il s’agissait de la deuxième attaque visant ce que […]

                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                        Trump's administration has informed that the strikes are part of a on narcoterrorism, raising the possibility that the strike survivors are the first prisoners of war in that campaign.

                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                          🚨Exclusive: holding rescued strike survivors on ship, sources say

                                                                                          The US military is holding 2 survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a US strike on Thursday on a suspected drug vessel in the that killed 2 others, 3 sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.


                                                                                          reuters.com/world/us/us-milita

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                                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                            "Admiral Holsey's resignation only deepens my concern that this administration is ignoring the hard-earned lessons of previous campaigns & the advice of our most experienced warfighters," Reed said in a statement.

                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                              Earlier on Thursday, Secy said the admiral who leads will step down at the end of this year, 2 years ahead of schedule, in a surprise move.

                                                                                              The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed, called Admiral Alvin Holsey's unexpected resignation troubling given mounting fears of a potential US confrontation with .

                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                                Instead, the said a task force ‘was being created that would be led by II Marine Expeditionary Force, a unit capable of rapid overseas operations that is based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

                                                                                                That decision came as a surprise to watchers, since a combatant command like Southern Command would normally lead any high-profile operations.

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