The moment when the bridge over the Seim River near Glushkovo in Kursk was destroyed today by Ukraine. Through this bridge, the Russians were transporting reinforcements and ammunition to try to stop the Ukrainian invasion. With its destruction, Russian defense will become more difficult.

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It's not that vacations are getting pricier; it's that fiat currency keeps devaluing. 📉💸

In 2014, $1,000 equaled 2 BTC. By 2024, the same vacation costs 0.02 BTC. While dollar prices rose 20% (same vacation today is 1,200$), Bitcoin’s value soared, costing vastly fewer BTC.

#bitcoin

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🚨 The panel depicts the increase in holdings of IBIT, BlackRock's Bitcoin Spot ETF, following the new 13F filings:

- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
- Point72
- Wisconsin Pension Fund

Additionally, in MicroStrategy’s 13F filing, the Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), Swiss National Bank, National Pension Service of South Korea, Wellington Management, and the Florida State Board of Administration have added positions in MicroStrategy. For those who may not know, MicroStrategy serves as a direct proxy to Bitcoin.

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USA 🇺🇸: An opinion piece in the American newspaper "The Washington Post" states that Congress should check the excesses of the country's Supreme Court.


For days, Ukraine had been attempting to destroy the bridge over the Seim River near Glushkovo in Kursk, and they succeeded today. Through this bridge, the Russians were sending ammunition and reinforcements to the areas under Ukrainian attack in Kursk.

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In a video released by Hezbollah, a large tunnel system is visible containing numerous missile launchers and military personnel. Trucks loaded with multiple missile launchers are also seen.

And a "very important detail": all of this was built in southern Lebanon, a region that has been under the responsibility of a UN peacekeeping mission for nearly 50 years. There are about 10,000 UN soldiers who, with an annual budget of half a billion dollars, are supposed to prevent terrorist groups from establishing themselves in southern Lebanon.

How the Lebanese terrorists of Hezbollah managed to build all this in an area supposedly guarded by 10,000 UN soldiers is a "mystery."

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5 minutes of intense combat, with a Ukrainian position being assaulted by Russians. The Ukrainians managed to defend the position. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, in modern wars we rarely see the enemy directly. We know they are "in that direction," but we seldom see the "whites of the enemy's eyes," as it was said in the past.

In the modern context, what matters is suppression fire, both from small arms and artillery, with drones playing an increasingly important role in this.

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"So, last time it didn't go very well, but now it's different..."

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German officials analyzing the Battle of Kursk... 81 years after the "1st Battle of Kursk."

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🚨Germany recommends that investors do not leave cryptocurrencies on exchanges.

To catch the attention of its audience, the Federal Office for Information Security of Germany begins its text by stating that "Bitcoin will reach 100,000 euros this year."

"We cannot predict this, nor do we give tips. But we do know how you can protect your cryptocurrencies," continues the BSI text on LinkedIn.

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🚨EUA 🇺🇸/China 🇨🇳: The House Oversight Committee is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the running mate of VP Kamala Harris, for his alleged "long-standing connections" with China and entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party.


Brasil 🇧🇷/Venezuela 🇻🇪: On Friday (16), Lula stated that Venezuela is under an "unpleasant regime" under President Nicolás Maduro but clarified that the country is not a dictatorship. The statement was made during an interview with Rádio Gaúcha in Porto Alegre.


China 🇨🇳: China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox, previously known as monkeypox, over the next six months, the customs administration announced on Friday (16) following the WHO's designation of the outbreak as a global public health emergency.


🚨USA 🇺🇸/Venezuela 🇻🇪: The White House has "retracted" Biden's statement supporting new elections in Venezuela and reiterates that Edmundo González defeated Maduro.

The White House clarified that Biden misunderstood a question about the elections in Venezuela, leading to confusion regarding his stance. The administration reaffirms that there are no changes in its position toward the South American country.


good morning nostr, stay humble and stack sats 🫡


Since we now have groups.nip29.com

Can Nostr devs please stop using Telegram?


USA 🇺🇸/Venezuela 🇻🇪: There is a chance that Biden may not have understood the question about new presidential elections in Venezuela. We will likely have to wait for a statement from the White House or the Secretary of State.

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Bitcoin is not just a currency; Bitcoin is money.

Money is a commodity, and in the case of Bitcoin, it is the most desired commodity by society and the hardest to produce.

Bitcoin is not simply digital; it is physical. Although it is used in the digital realm, its essence is entirely physical. The fact that we can't see electrons doesn't mean they don't exist.

Bitcoin is a block of pure energy generated approximately every 10 minutes. This energy can be measured by the number of hashes and cannot be falsified; otherwise, Bitcoin would lose its primary characteristic: its intrinsic anchoring in objective reality.

It exists only because it is NOT abstract, nor is it imaginary. Bitcoin is purely physical, and this can be verified by anyone, at any time, in a completely sovereign manner.

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🚨Venezuela 🇻🇪/Brazil 🇧🇷/USA 🇺🇸

Maria Corina Machado rejected Lula’s proposals to repeat elections.

“We went to the elections under the tyranny’s rules. Bringing up a new election is a lack of respect for the Venezuelans of 07/28.”

The elections in Venezuela were held on 07/28.


🚨USA 🇺🇸/Venezuela 🇻🇪: URGENT

Joe Biden has declared that he supports a new election in Venezuela, according to reports from Reuters.


🚨Brazil 🇧🇷/Venezuela 🇻🇪: Lula declared that he does not recognize Maduro as victorious and suggests a coalition government or new elections in Venezuela.

“He knows he owes an explanation to Brazilian society and to the world,” Lula stated.


Brazil 🇧🇷: "Leaked messages spark firestorm around Brazilian judge," says the headline of an article on the Bloomberg portal. The report by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo about Minister Alexandre de Moraes is beginning to gain international attention.


The Taliban held a large military parade at Bagram Air Base, the largest U.S. operations base in Afghanistan until 2021. On one side, we see a Taliban general, and on the other, we see General Aladeen from the movie The Dictator. Life imitating art!

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Amid one of the largest electoral frauds in the history of democracy, with more than 2,000 people arrested, dozens dead, and hundreds injured, the Vatican sent a new apostolic nuncio who met with dictator Nicolás Maduro. During the meeting, the nuncio presented the dictator with a photo album "with a very beautiful prayer."

Regarding the fraud, the prisoners, the dead, and the injured, the Vatican representative said nothing.

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A fun little test of AI services.

"Generate an image of Kamala Harris in a bikini sitting on a couch with 5 Donald Trumps standing behind her"

Midjourney:

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Venice AI:

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Grok:

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I made a volts wagon.

#grownostr #solar

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🇺🇸 "Project 2025 and the New Era of the Trump Administration: Combatting China, Iran, Russia, North Korea, and Venezuela"

Project 2025, outlined in the Heritage Foundation's "Mandate for Leadership" document, serves as a fundamental guide for the next Republican administration.

Despite Trump's extensive denial, in today's material, we will explore the deepening and continuation of many policies already employed during his first term. The idea is that this material will serve as a reference document to consult and verify what was actually implemented and/or followed.

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This document presents proposals for the foreign policy and the State Department of the United States of America, as well as the strategy with its political partners and adversaries. We will also address the U.S. government's communication strategy abroad.

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Reorienting U.S. Foreign Policy: Proposals for a Conservative Future

In the chapter "The Department of State" from the "Mandate for Leadership," also known as "Project 2025," Kiron K. Skinner presents a comprehensive plan to reform U.S. foreign policy under a conservative administration. Skinner, a renowned foreign policy expert and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, outlines global threats and offers specific recommendations to strengthen the U.S. position on the international stage.

Below, we present a detailed analysis of the proposals, emphasizing direct quotes and explanations of the key points discussed.

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History and Structure of the State Department

Since its founding in 1789, the State Department has been the primary diplomatic channel of the U.S. With nearly 80,000 employees and 275 posts around the world, it faces significant structural challenges. Skinner highlights that "the biggest problem of the State Department is not a lack of resources," but the belief that it is "an independent institution that knows what is best for the U.S." (Skinner).

The scholar and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department during the Trump administration emphasizes these points, considering the difficulty in accepting a conservative international approach by State Department employees (the equivalent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in other countries).

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Political Leadership and Bureaucratic Support

To align the State Department with presidential priorities, Kiron suggests appointing political leaders who are committed to the president's vision. "Leadership should include political appointees in positions that do not require Senate confirmation, including senior advisors and deputy secretaries" (Skinner).

Furthermore, she emphasizes the importance of training and supporting these appointees to ensure effective coordination between agencies.

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Global Threats to the U.S.

The document identifies five countries that pose significant threats to the security and prosperity of the U.S.: China, Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and North Korea.

🇨🇳 China: Skinner argues that China represents an existential threat. "The U.S. needs a strategic cost-imposing response to make Beijing's aggression economically unviable" (Skinner).

Additionally, she emphasizes that the issue is not with the Chinese people, but with the communist dictatorship that oppresses them: "As with all global struggles against communist and other tyrannical regimes, the issue should never be with the Chinese people, but with the communist dictatorship that oppresses them" (Skinner).

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🇮🇷 Iran: The Obama administration, through the 2015 nuclear deal, provided the Iranian regime with a "crucial cash bailout" (Skinner). Kiron criticizes this approach, asserting that the U.S. should support the Iranian people in their demands for a democratic government.

"The correct policy for Iran is one that recognizes that it is in the U.S. national security interests and the human rights of Iranians that they have the democratic government they demand" (Skinner).

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🇻🇪 Venezuela: Under the regimes of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has transitioned from a prosperous country to one of the poorest in South America. Skinner suggests that the U.S. should work to contain Venezuelan communism and support its people.

"The next administration should take steps to put Venezuela's communist abusers on notice and make progress in helping the Venezuelan people" (Skinner).

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🇷🇺 Russia: The war between Russia and Ukraine divides opinions among conservatives, and the document considers three lines of action. Some advocate continuing support for Ukraine, while others believe that such support does not serve U.S. security interests.

"The conservative approach rejects both isolationism and interventionism, first asking: What is in the interest of the American people?"

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One conservative school of thought believes that "Moscow's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine represents major challenges to U.S. interests, as well as to peace, stability, and the post-Cold War security order in Europe" (Skinner).

This view advocates for continued U.S. involvement, including military and economic aid, to defeat Russian President Vladimir Putin and return to pre-invasion border lines.

Another conservative school of thought argues that U.S. support for Ukraine is not in the interest of U.S. national security. According to this view, "Ukraine is not a member of the NATO alliance and is one of the most corrupt countries in the region" (Skinner).

It is argued that the European nations directly affected by the conflict should help defend Ukraine, but the U.S. should seek a swift end to the conflict through a negotiated settlement.

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A third conservative viewpoint avoids both isolationism and interventionism, proposing that "each foreign policy decision should first ask: What is in the interest of the American people?" (Skinner).

From this perspective, continued U.S. involvement should be fully funded, limited to military aid while European allies address Ukraine's economic needs, and must have a clear national security strategy that does not endanger American lives.

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Although not stated explicitly, I believe this third viewpoint is the one Kiron Skinner desires, as she considers American intervention important but advocates for balancing the costs of the war with its partners in the European Union and NATO.

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🇰🇵 North Korea: North Korea must be deterred from any military conflict and cannot be allowed to remain a de facto nuclear power.

"The U.S. cannot allow North Korea to remain a de facto nuclear power with the capability to threaten the U.S. or its allies" (Skinner).

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Detailed Policy Proposals

Refugee Admissions: The Biden administration has caused a collapse in border security and internal immigration enforcement, according to Skinner. She argues that the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) should be resized.

"The federal government should redirect screening and verification resources to the border crisis, indefinitely reducing the number of USRAP refugee admissions until the crisis can be contained" (Skinner).

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Corporate Collaboration with China: Skinner criticizes the collaboration of companies like BlackRock and Disney with the Chinese regime, noting that "many are invested in an unwavering faith in the international system and global norms," refusing to acknowledge Beijing's malign activities.

She emphasizes that the real issue is the communist dictatorship that oppresses the Chinese people, not the Chinese citizens themselves (Skinner).

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Fentanyl and Mexico: The trafficking of fentanyl, facilitated by Mexican cartels in collaboration with Chinese precursor chemical manufacturers, is a critical problem.

"Mexican cartels, working closely with Chinese manufacturers of fentanyl precursor chemicals, are sending this drug to the U.S., causing an unprecedented lethal impact" (Skinner). The next administration should adopt a firm stance to halt this public health crisis.

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Re-hemispherization of Manufacturing: Kiron proposes that the U.S. promote the relocation of manufacturing to partner countries such as Mexico and Canada.

"The U.S. should do everything possible to shift global manufacturing to Central and South American countries, especially to move it away from China" (Skinner). This would improve the supply chain and represent a significant economic boost for the region.

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Abraham Accords and a New “Quad”: Skinner suggests that the next administration should expand the Abraham Accords to include countries like Saudi Arabia and form a new security pact in the Middle East that includes Israel, Egypt, Gulf states, and possibly India.

"Protecting the freedom of navigation in the Gulf and the Red Sea/Suez Canal is vital for the global economy and, therefore, for U.S. prosperity" (Skinner).

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Policy for Africa: The U.S. strategy for Africa should shift focus from humanitarian assistance to economic growth and countering China’s malign activities.

"Development assistance should focus on fostering free market systems and involving the U.S. private sector" (Skinner). She also highlights that African nations are opposed to the imposition of policies such as abortion and LGBT lobbying.

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Relations with Europe and Asia

Europe: The U.S. should demand that NATO countries increase their contributions to defense. "The U.S. cannot be expected to provide a defense umbrella for countries that do not contribute adequately" (Skinner). Additionally, urgent trade agreements should be pursued with the post-Brexit United Kingdom.

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Asia: The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan was humiliating and created new challenges. Skinner emphasizes the importance of India as a critical partner to counterbalance the Chinese threat and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. Cooperation within the Quad, which includes the U.S., India, Japan, and Australia, is essential to this strategy. "The priority is to advance U.S.-India cooperation as a pillar of the Quad" (Skinner).

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International Organizations

Skinner criticizes the corruption and failure of the World Health Organization (WHO) during the Covid-19 pandemic. "The next administration should end blind support for international organizations and direct the Secretary of State to initiate a cost-benefit analysis of U.S. participation in all international organizations" (Skinner).

She also supports the “Geneva Consensus Declaration on Women’s Health and Protection of the Family,” which is against abortion, and believes that the U.S. government should not fund international organizations that promote abortion (Skinner).

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Conclusion

Skinner’s document provides a detailed vision for reorienting U.S. foreign policy under a conservative administration, with an emphasis on ensuring that the State Department serves the national interests defined by the president.

With these guidelines, the next administration has the opportunity to redefine the U.S. position on the global stage, promoting security, prosperity, and freedom.

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🇦🇷🇨🇳 Milei’s Strategy to Confront China and Its "Axis of Dictators"

Today we will understand how Argentina, when under the control of the Foro de São Paulo, was an important asset for the Chinese Communist Party in South America and how Javier Milei is charting paths to change this scenario.

The Chinese government has been making diplomatic overtures to areas near the polar regions as part of its maritime strategy.

After a "strategic retreat," the Southern Hemisphere has assumed a new dimension for Chinese interests in South America.

Beijing has been increasing its diplomatic engagement with countries in the region, especially Argentina in recent times, through a series of economic, sociocultural, and to a lesser extent, military agreements. This includes the delivery of vaccines and the intention to accelerate an investment plan worth $30 million.

China has focused on several geopolitically sensitive projects in Argentina, all strategic: controlling air and maritime space and strategic facilities in territorial areas monitored by Beijing over Antarctica and the South Atlantic. However, doubts arise about China's intentions...

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For Xi Jinping's government, Argentina stands out for its strategic location, the influential posture of its leaders, and its alignment with China's economic and military power expansion. China has made significant investments and infrastructure initiatives in various Argentine regions.

In addition to establishing a presence in the province of Neuquén, China has targeted the port city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, the South Atlantic islands, and the San Juan region near the Chilean border.

A 2012 agreement between authorities in Argentina's Neuquén province and Beijing allowed the construction of a deep space tracking station near the Chilean border, which caught Washington's attention.

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In 2014, through a bilateral agreement between the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, represented by the Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General (CLTC) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Argentina's National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE), the agreement identified the Argentine space station at Bajada del Agrio as the most favorable location for hosting a Chinese base in the Southern Hemisphere.

The project became operational in 2017 on a 200-hectare area and represents the third in a global network and the first outside China. It features a 110-ton, 35-meter-diameter antenna for deep space exploration (telemetry and technology for "terrestrial tracking, command, and data acquisition"), with the CLTC having a special exploration license for a period of 50 years.

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The 50-year contract grants the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) the ability to operate freely on Argentine soil. The facility, known as Espacio Lejano, set a precedent for a Chinese ground tracking station in Río Gallegos, on the southeastern coast of Argentina, which was formally announced in 2021.

In 2016, a document issued by the U.S. State Council Information Office raised concerns among the U.S. government and European Union (EU) countries about the potential military and geopolitical uses of the base in the Southern Hemisphere and Antarctica. Another element fueling suspicion is the existence of "secret clauses" in a document signed by the General Directorate of Legal Advisory (DICOL) of Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship with the Chinese government.

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Since the Espacio Lejano contract was signed, U.S. analysts and authorities have repeatedly expressed concern about China's growing collaboration with Argentina on security and surveillance issues.

In 2023, a general from the U.S. Southern Command stated during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee: "The PRC [People's Republic of China] has expanded its capacity to extract resources, establish ports, manipulate governments through predatory investment practices, and build potential dual-use space facilities."

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The shift in the Argentine government from a leftist spectrum, led by leaders of the São Paulo Forum, to a Milei administration, which has always advocated for libertarian and pro-Western rhetoric, has altered the dynamics of Chinese-Argentine relations in 2024.

Milei assumed office on December 10, 2023, replacing the progressive president Alberto Fernández, who had strengthened ties with China and signed an agreement in 2022 to join the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative. During his campaign, Milei did not hide his disdain for communist regimes and signaled his intention to move away from socialist policies in favor of a more libertarian direction.

In the nearly seven months since taking office, Milei has implemented major economic reforms and streamlined the government.

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Other recent "positive indicators" suggest that the Milei administration is prioritizing defense relations with the United States over China, according to Leland Lazarus, Associate Director of National Security at the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University.

"The fact is that, in just six months, he has already visited the United States several times. He has met with Secretary [Antony] Blinken, been to the White House... all of this is like absolute music to General Richardson's ears; to President [Joe] Biden's ears," Lazarus told Epoch Times.

General Richardson visited Argentina in April, a trip that included the donation of a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to the Argentine Air Force and a visit to a naval facility in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of the country.

"We are committed to working closely with Argentina so that our collaborative security efforts benefit our citizens, our countries, and our hemisphere in enduring and positive ways," she said in a statement at the time.

In Ushuaia, General Richardson met with local military personnel to discuss their role in "safeguarding vital maritime routes for global trade."

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In a statement from the Argentine Ministry of Defense, Milei confirmed that General Richardson also reviewed the progress of an "integrated naval base" at the Ushuaia naval facility. Argentine officials said they also discussed "legislative modernization on defense issues."

Under the previous administration, China had received preferential treatment.

In June 2023, Tierra del Fuego Governor Gustavo Melella approved China's plans to build a "multi-use" port facility near the Strait of Magellan.

The project was met with legislative backlash, as three national deputies and members of the Civic Coalition filed an official complaint against the governor's provincial decree to build the port with Beijing. The same group also accused Melella of compromising Argentina’s national security.

No public records show that the project has progressed since then.

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Argentina's desire for deeper security cooperation with Western partners was also evident in April when Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri signed a historic agreement to purchase 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark.

"Today we are concluding the most important military aviation acquisition since 1983," Petri said in an official statement.

"Thanks to this investment in defense, I can proudly say that we are beginning to restore our air sovereignty and that our entire society is better protected against all the threats we face."

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The purchase occurred after several media reports in 2022 indicated that the previous Fernández administration was considering buying JF-17 fighter jets made in China and Pakistan. A former minister from ex-president Mauricio Macri's government, who requested anonymity, confirmed to Epoch Times that a deal to acquire JF-17 jets was being considered during the Fernández era.

Chinese investment did not occur only in Argentina. According to a document from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee: "From 2009 to 2019, China transferred a total of $634 million in significant military equipment to five South American countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The governments of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina purchased defense equipment from the PRC, cooperated in military exercises, and engaged in educational exchanges and training for their military personnel."

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Access to space plays a crucial role in the CCP's strategic objectives.

Thus, when reports emerged in early April that Milei's government wanted to inspect Espacio Lejano, experts suggested it supported his national security moves away from China.

According to the Espacio Lejano contract, signed under Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's Peronist regime, CCP officials are not required to let anyone—including the Argentine president—enter the facility without prior notice.

According to Article 3, the agreement stipulates that Argentine authorities cannot interfere with or interrupt the "normal activities" of the facility and must explore alternative options and provide an unspecified amount of notice before being granted access.

China has maintained that Espacio Lejano is for deep space exploration, lunar missions, and communication with satellites already in orbit. However, there is deep skepticism that the claim of space exploration alone is highly unlikely.

The big question is: what could this facility do in times of war?

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Neuquén is just one of 11 ground stations and space research facilities China has in Latin America and the Caribbean. This represents the largest concentration of space equipment China has outside its own country. According to data from the Gordon Institute, the Chinese Espacio Lejano station and the Río Gallegos facility provide an ideal surveillance position near the polar orbit.

The polar orbit is useful for data collection, transmission, and tracking because it allows for observation of the entire planet from space. The resolution of communications is also improved due to the proximity of satellites in orbit to the Earth's surface.

Additionally, it offers strategic advantages for any government involved in espionage.

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Regarding deeper security collaboration with the United States, the trend is that Milei’s government will do as much as possible without jeopardizing its contracts with China, which is currently Argentina's second-largest trading partner.

However, if Argentina's defense cooperation with China cools, the communist regime might wait for another Argentine government to continue its expansion—a government that could be more favorable to the CCP's objectives.

Everything will depend on the continued success of Javier Milei's economic miracle, ensuring his government is re-elected and he can appoint a successor, making it more challenging for China, and avoiding a situation similar to what occurred in Brazil starting in 2023.

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Strong family units are amongst the best ways to set children up for success.

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"Nobody has the right to live their lives being protected from offense or from insults or from hurt feelings. It is an occupational hazard of living in society."

- Ann Widdecombe

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Race relations tanked in the 2010s. This occurred while the media focused more and more on race.

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"You have to force behaviors. If you don't force behaviors whether it's gender, or race, or just any way you want to say the composition of your team, you are going to be impacted."

— Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock

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United Kingdom 🇬🇧: A study found that the vast majority of data stored in the cloud are "dark data," meaning they are used once and never accessed again. This means that all the memes, jokes, and movies, etc., are somewhere in a data center, consuming energy, according to an article in "The Guardian."


🚨 For the first time, a government is being overthrown by 3D-printed weapons 🔫

The longest-lasting civil war today took an unexpected turn... when the resistance adopted plastic weapons and cryptocurrencies.

You NEED to know what's happening in Myanmar 👇

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Myanmar has never had political stability since gaining independence 76 years ago.

The latest coup was in 2021, banks were drained, and the local currency lost 60% of its value in the following months.

Rebels have since been using CRYPTO to finance themselves.

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They declared TETHER as the official currency 🏅

They launched a stablecoin and a crypto bank on the Polygon network that accesses Uniswap pools for buying and selling currencies.

They even created a digital lottery and boycotted the national Myanmar lottery, which saw its revenue drop by 80% 📉

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The rebels have raised about $100 million in recent years.

They even auctioned "revolutionary bonds": buyers could receive a share of a deposed general's mansion, for example.

But this $100 million is nothing compared to the nearly $1 billion that the junta has invested in the war since the coup.

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This ASYMMETRY of resources suggests a protracted conflict with no end in sight.

The junta is unable to eliminate all the decentralized insurgency hotspots... but it can exhaust them financially.

However, the asymmetry is decreasing, thanks to DISSIDENT TECHNOLOGIES...

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JStark would be proud.

In recent months, there have been reports of FGC9s in use in Myanmar.

FGC9 is one of the most popular models of self-made firearms.

FGC = Fuck Gun Control

No one conquers a city with FGC9s.

But it is certainly possible to...

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... defend a mountain pass or a village surrounded by forest with them.

Moreover, the resistance has mastered the art of producing and piloting homemade patrol drones.

Check it out 👇

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The insurgents have already liberated ~50% of the territory.

The military junta controls the most populous and economically significant areas.

China supported the last coup in 2021. The West never had enough incentive to confront Beijing 🇨🇳

But in 2024, everything starts to change.

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China's interest is economic.

They need to be on the side of the "winner" to ensure access to Myanmar's strategic pipelines and ports.

But in March of this year, Beijing lost its patience.

Hold on to this:

😳 44,000 CHINESE were in Myanmar as "slaves"...

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...and they were finally discovered and "returned."

They were working in "ONLINE SCAM CENTERS" operating in the northern part of the country. They were lured with fake job advertisements.

This is a scam center on the border with Thailand, packed with Chinese workers, scamming people worldwide 👇

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Think about this 👇

You’ve probably been targeted by some online profile trying to scam you, operated by one of the THOUSANDS of trafficked Chinese people working in centers like this.

What year are we living in, folks?! 😳

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The fight against tyranny still seems far from over. But the end appears to have already begun.

The balance of power is shifting.


Brazil 🇧🇷/China 🇨🇳:
Lula declared this Wednesday (14) that he will discuss a "long-term strategic partnership" with China when he meets with Xi Jinping later this year in Brazil.

"We want our economy to be stronger than ever, so we need to find partners," Lula said. "Don't think that I want to pick a fight with the U.S. On the contrary, I want the U.S. on our side just as much as I want China."


The ~1000 Bitcoins Challenge - Bitcoin Puzzle

In 2015, someone anonymously created the "Bitcoin Puzzle," possibly to demonstrate the vastness of the private key space or simply for fun. This puzzle involves 160 different Bitcoin addresses, each containing an increasing amount of Bitcoin, and the challenge is to find the private key associated with each of these addresses.

The logic behind the puzzle is that random keys were chosen within specific ranges of the private key space, and increasing amounts of Bitcoin were sent to these addresses as follows:

- For keys in the range of 2^0 ≤ key < 2^1, 0,001 BTC was sent.
- For keys in the range of 2^1 ≤ key < 2^2, 0,002 BTC was sent.
- And so on, continuing to larger ranges, such as 2^255 ≤ key < 2^256, where 0,256 BTC was sent.

The challenge lies in finding these private keys, making it a test of cryptographic and computational skills.

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In total, 32.896 BTC were distributed among these addresses. So far, 77 of the 160 puzzles have been solved, with private keys being discovered and the funds moved. Some addresses have been "updated" by the creator, who in 2023 increased the rewards for unsolved puzzles by 10 times. For example, the reward for address #66 is now 6.6 BTC, #67 is 6.7 BTC, and so on, up to #160, which has 16 BTC.

This puzzle is extremely complex and may even have been created by Satoshi Nakamoto himself (speculation). The only clue is that the Bitcoins were distributed across different bit sizes, up to the limit of 2^160, reinforcing the challenge of finding the correct private keys in such a vast space.

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The scar left by the Russian invasion in Ukraine can be seen from space! In this photo, the frontline in Ukraine is clearly visible, an area where Russian aggression has wiped out all traces of crops, roads, and cities. This is the mark that Russia leaves wherever it goes.

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gm 🫡


gm nostr

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Venezuela 🇻🇪/ UN 🇺🇳:
The UN concluded that the CNE (National Electoral Commission) did not adhere to regulatory standards of “transparency and integrity” in the presidential elections in Venezuela.
The Secretary-General also emphasized that the absence of detailed results is unprecedented in the history of contemporary elections in the country.


🚨 Goldman Sachs reported total allocations of $418 million in #Bitcoin yesterday via its 13F filing.

This volume is likely largely derived from institutional positions brokered by the bank.

- iShares (IBIT): $238.6m
- Fidelity (FBTC): $79.5m
- Grayscale (GBTC): $35.1m
- Invesco Galaxy (BTCO): $56.1m
- Bitwise (BITW): $8.3m
- WisdomTree (BTCW): $749,469
- ARK 21Shares (ARKB): $299,900


Ukrainian soldiers at a captured Russian command post in Kursk. In the video, the soldiers can be seen joking around, asking Shoigu and Gerasimov for ammunition—a reference to the desperate requests made by Prigozhin, of the Wagner Group, in 2023.

The capture of intact command posts is of great significance as they can reveal critical strategic information, ranging from radio communication frequencies to plans and maps showing the location of troops.

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GM #Nostr friends 🫂🎨
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gm


good morning nostr, stay humble and stack sats 🫡


🚨Russia 🇷🇺/Ukraine 🇺🇦:
Second Russian region declares state of emergency after Ukrainian attack.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Belgorod region, located on the Russian border, following attacks by Ukrainian forces.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov described the situation as "extremely difficult" due to the daily shelling in the region.
"Houses have been destroyed, civilians have died and been injured," he said.


Here's my profile for Reason on Nostr and why it could very well change the world

Pasting a few paragraphs here, you can find the rest at the link

Feel free to spread far and wide 😉

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Can Nostr Make Twitter's Dreams Come True?

Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network

Alex Gladstein | 8.13.2024

Virtually everyone agrees that social media is broken. On Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok, people fear out-of-control algorithms, fake news, state actor censorship, and propaganda. Google and Meta collect vast troves of personal information on their users and receive hundreds of thousands of requests every year from governments around the world to access that data. YouTube has become arguably "the most powerful media platform in the history of humanity," yet its algorithm is an ever-changing black box to the creators that populate the platform with videos. During the pandemic, federal officials were in contact with every major social media platform, coercing them to remove content.

The problem is centralized control. We can't trust companies to run our primary communications infrastructure. Government regulation only makes matters worse because it creates new legal barriers to entering the industry, which protects incumbent players and stifles innovation.

What if there were an alternative, not owned by Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or the Chinese Communist Party? What if there were a way to control your own data to prevent companies from harvesting and monetizing it? What if you had granular control over what you see in your feed, with the freedom to choose your own algorithms? What if you owned your identity, which could be accessed seamlessly across different clients? That way, if you disapprove of the changes that Elon Musk brought to X, instead of closing your account you could take your handle and followers elsewhere.

That alternative exists. It's called "Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays"—or Nostr.

The Decentralized Solution

Invented by a pseudonymous programmer and overwhelmingly funded by grants from non-profit foundations, this decentralized, free, and open-source protocol has been quietly evolving for the past three years. Like bitcoin, Nostr is a community-run digital network highly resistant to censorship and corruption. It has 40,000 weekly active users and a growing ecosystem of clients and applications ranging from social media to long-form publishing to payments.

Nostr is only necessary because our existing internet is so broken.

Fifteen years ago, social media seemed destined to decentralize the world and give power back to the people. In 2009, we watched as Arab Spring activists used Twitter and Facebook to organize, coordinate, and help topple several long-standing dictatorships. The promise was that these new social platforms, designed by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, could help liberate the masses.

It was intoxicating—but turned out to be a mirage. The Arab revolutions stalled out when brutal military regimes cracked down. These platforms became tools for spying and censoring their users. X and Facebook have helped journalists and human rights activists reach bigger audiences, but they haven't fulfilled their revolutionary promise.

Jack Dorsey's Shift from Bluesky to Nostr

This was a major theme at the 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum, which is put on annually by the Human Rights Foundation, where I serve as chief strategy officer. At this conference for democracy and human rights, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey told the audience that the problem was, actually, guys like him: The very fact that Twitter, now X, has a CEO makes it a single point of failure. Governments routinely pressured Dorsey to censor content; once the company's offices in India were raided. Dorsey says that under the new Musk regime X complies with whatever governments want.

The X network is proprietary. Known as a "silo," this construct traps a user's identity, followers, and data. X also has the power to evict anyone from the platform and delete what they've written. Several years ago, when he was still running the company, Dorsey became convinced that Twitter should become an application instead, where users could post content to an open, ownerless network. This would make it similar to how bitcoin works, where you use an application called a wallet to interact with the network, but the network itself is neutral and open.

Building a non-proprietary architecture was Dorsey's original vision for Twitter, but over time the need to maximize revenue to build a business and serve shareholders undermined that goal.

Nevertheless, in 2021, Dorsey encouraged the creation of Bluesky—an initiative bootstrapped in-house to create that open neutral base layer. But after Musk bought the company, the managers of Bluesky were afraid they would run out of money and started raising funds from venture capitalists, which undermined the vision of building an open platform. Dorsey grew disenchanted and left the Bluesky board.

At the conference in Oslo, Dorsey explained what happened next:

I asked a question: What open source initiatives should I be funding that would be helpful to the public internet? And people kept tweeting at me that I should be looking at Nostr. I found the GitHub that described it and it was 100 percent what we wanted from Bluesky, but it wasn't developed from a company. It was completely independent. Its paper diagnosed every single problem we saw and had. But did it in a grassroots and dead simple way, that felt like the early Twitter where any developer could get on and really feel it.

Escaping the 'Golden Prisons'

Nostr was created in 2020 by the pseudonymous Brazilian programmer fiatjaf, who describes it as "the simplest open protocol that is able to create a censorship-resistant global 'social' network once and for all."

Though nobody is in charge, Nostr works as promised and is thriving. "It is the solution we've all been looking for," says Miljan Braticevic, founder of Primal, one of the two dozen plus clients now available for the Nostr protocol. "Nostr is not a Twitter competitor or a Mastodon competitor. This is the biggest misconception at the moment. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Nostr is nothing less than the foundation for the new internet. Meaning almost every conceivable app we have today will be built on Nostr."

Braticevic's prediction is echoed by at least a dozen other prominent developers. Martti Malmi, the first coder to work on bitcoin alongside Satoshi Nakamoto, is now a Nostr developer. In a recent talk, he said he had started to work on similar ideas around decentralized identity in 2019, only to come close to giving up. But then he found fiatjaf's invention, which he called a "godsend."

"Bitcoin is freedom of money, and Nostr is freedom of everything else," Malmi said. "I was there" in the earliest days of bitcoin, "and Nostr is even more intense."

For something that could be world-changing, Nostr is quite simple. To join, you sign up with a mobile or desktop client, which helps you to create a public and private key pair. The public key (or "npub") is used as your identifier, and you share it with clients and other users so that people can find your posts or pay you for your content. The private key ("nsec") is hidden by the user, stored safely (just like a bitcoin seed phrase), and is your way to log in to different services. Unlike platforms like X or Facebook, no other information is required to set up and use Nostr.

This gives users a powerful range of sovereignty. You can use a client, for example, that has strong hate speech controls. Or you can choose one that doesn't have any at all. You can use a client with aggressive algorithms, just like the ones X uses today. Or you can use one without any algorithm at all. Today, when you log in to an app like Primal, you can sort your feed by what's the latest, by what's most popular, by what's most zapped, or by customized keywords. It's up to you.

Last month, the macroeconomist Lyn Alden, author of one of the best books on bitcoin, published a long essay about Nostr's potential:

[Nostr] is a simple set of foundational building blocks that, if widely adopted, could gradually reshape "the Web" as we know it. Instead of a separate set of siloed social ecosystems, we could gravitate toward a more interoperable set of ecosystems, with more of the power dispersed to the content creators and to the audience, and away from the middlemen corporations.

The Nostr network is constructed like a spider web that can morph and regenerate, making it almost impossible to censor. When you set up a client on Nostr (perhaps, Primal or Damus on iOS; Amethyst on Android; or Coracle on the web), you choose from a variety of relays to connect to. This architecture ensures no single point of failure: If you are connected to seven or eight relays, and half of them choose to censor posts, your feed remains censorship-free, as your app will display the net sum of everything broadcast from each relay. If the Chinese government decides to attack your relays—as it did in 2023 when Damus launched on the Hong Kong and mainland app store—then more can be spun up. "The enemy," said Damus creator Will Casarin, "is too numerous."

Prominent bitcoin developer and educator Gigi—who switched to Nostr and deleted his X account—says that what helped it become so resilient is that it has zero exit cost. If the Chinese Communist Party bans YouTube, its domestic users lose everything. There's no way to get back their profiles and followers. The same is true if a user voluntarily closes an account.

Gigi calls these corporate silos "golden prisons" with no escape. Nostr's spider-like architecture makes escaping easy. If one client goes down, or you fail to connect to one relay, you just find another client or connect to another relay. You keep your posts, photos, preferences, contacts, and even algorithms of choice. If you use X, you are an X creator. But if you use Primal, you aren't a Primal creator, you are a Nostr creator.

https://reason.com/2024/08/13/can-nostr-make-twitters-dreams-come-true/


Not only silent.link is substantially less expensive than competitors, it also features:
• Zero KYC / no reg
• No speed throttling
• Auto global roaming
• Data never expires
• Accounts never expire
• Works around state firewalls of China, UAE, Russia, etc https://image.nostr.build/a6361233e549c59bf7cc9e6ad11ff5721c593a659aebec61787fe0e8c7ae6371.jpg


any drama in the nostr community ends with this note. we are all frens now. that is all.


ok


I don't care, I'm sovereign 🫡


I hope they do that. I need to accumulate more Bitcoin.


They can't do anything except buy. When they buy, the price goes up; when they sell, the price goes down, and we, the plebs, buy more. Just run your node and be sovereign.

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They can't do anything except buy. When they buy, the price goes up; when they sell, the price goes down, and we, the plebs, buy more. Just run your node and be sovereign. #HOLD


🚨 BlackRock and Fidelity now own a combined 524,390 BTC worth $31.6 billion for their spot #Bitcoin ETFs.

Over 500k #BTC of the 21 million total Bitcoin belongs to two ETFs alone 🤯

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🚨 Bull Run has started today.

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Putin, alarmed by the advance of Ukrainian troops through Kursk, invokes the ghost of Stalin:

Stalin: "What happened?"
Putin: "The Nazis are in Kursk! I can't stop them! What should I do?"
Stalin: "Do what I did in 1943. Send the best Ukrainian troops to the front and ask the U.S. for weapons!"

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On this Elon/Trump talk, Trump just said “we would have no inflation” if not for Biden. This is false.

I think it’s important to clarify that there *was* massive inflation during Trump’s administration.

From January 2017 to January 2021, the M2 money supply increased from ~$13.3 trillion to ~$19.4 trillion by January 2021.

That’s an INFLATION of ~$6.1 trillion, or ~45%.

There is a LAG between monetary inflation and general price increases throughout the economy, and price increases do not happen uniformly (look up the Cantillon Effect).

To clarify for the partisans out there: this is NOT an attempt to make excuses for Biden or to say that the monetary and fiscal policies under Biden are good; they are not good.

The point is that it is false to say “there was no inflation” under Trump.

Monetary inflation *is* inflation. https://i.nostr.build/5JWYZ5ym0aOunkCZ.jpg


Wen mini-game tab in Amethyst nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcscpyug?
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/64.md


Shoutout to everyone buying Bitcoin without putting a press release out. You are the real kings.


If bitcoin is not money, I have been using it wrong for over a decade.

My apologies.


Elegant Swiss pocket watch from the XIX century with automata: you can even hear their sounds 🔊
https://m.primal.net/Jyeo.mp4


Damus Purple subs can now create and view highlights on kind1 posts 🙂 https://i.nostr.build/y9kdFfRbwQlaPZRw.jpg https://i.nostr.build/9AzyuGJ6QsLZ5LSV.jpg


I don't know if you're from an emerging country, but even though the dollar has its issues, we still prefer using it over the local currency. That's why USDT has greater adoption, but this is only temporary until Bitcoin evolves. Liquid is the solution for this, and since we already have USDT on Liquid, that network will eventually absorb the entire market.


They don't know, and even if they did, they could only prove someone is Satoshi if that person signed. There are several indications that it could be Nick Szabo, but there's no way to prove it.


Political sentiment study on Wikipedia found that right-leaning figures are portrayed more negatively than their left-leaning counterparts.

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The legacy media doesn’t have time to report meaningfully because they are busy generating fake oppression narratives.

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🚨The FBI was asked about having information on who Satoshi Nakamoto is, and their response was:

"We cannot confirm or deny the existence of records about third parties due to privacy exceptions, and as a result, the request was closed."

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🚨 For the first time, a government is being overthrown by 3D-printed weapons 🔫

The longest-lasting civil war today took an unexpected turn... when the resistance adopted plastic weapons and cryptocurrencies.

You NEED to know what's happening in Myanmar 👇

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Myanmar has never had political stability since gaining independence 76 years ago.

The latest coup was in 2021, banks were drained, and the local currency lost 60% of its value in the following months.

Rebels have since been using CRYPTO to finance themselves.

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They declared TETHER as the official currency 🏅

They launched a stablecoin and a crypto bank on the Polygon network that accesses Uniswap pools for buying and selling currencies.

They even created a digital lottery and boycotted the national Myanmar lottery, which saw its revenue drop by 80% 📉

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The rebels have raised about $100 million in recent years.

They even auctioned "revolutionary bonds": buyers could receive a share of a deposed general's mansion, for example.

But this $100 million is nothing compared to the nearly $1 billion that the junta has invested in the war since the coup.

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This ASYMMETRY of resources suggests a protracted conflict with no end in sight.

The junta is unable to eliminate all the decentralized insurgency hotspots... but it can exhaust them financially.

However, the asymmetry is decreasing, thanks to DISSIDENT TECHNOLOGIES...

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JStark would be proud.

In recent months, there have been reports of FGC9s in use in Myanmar.

FGC9 is one of the most popular models of self-made firearms.

FGC = Fuck Gun Control

No one conquers a city with FGC9s.

But it is certainly possible to...

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... defend a mountain pass or a village surrounded by forest with them.

Moreover, the resistance has mastered the art of producing and piloting homemade patrol drones.

Check it out 👇

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The insurgents have already liberated ~50% of the territory.

The military junta controls the most populous and economically significant areas.

China supported the last coup in 2021. The West never had enough incentive to confront Beijing 🇨🇳

But in 2024, everything starts to change.

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China's interest is economic.

They need to be on the side of the "winner" to ensure access to Myanmar's strategic pipelines and ports.

But in March of this year, Beijing lost its patience.

Hold on to this:

😳 44,000 CHINESE were in Myanmar as "slaves"...

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...and they were finally discovered and "returned."

They were working in "ONLINE SCAM CENTERS" operating in the northern part of the country. They were lured with fake job advertisements.

This is a scam center on the border with Thailand, packed with Chinese workers, scamming people worldwide 👇

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Think about this 👇

You’ve probably been targeted by some online profile trying to scam you, operated by one of the THOUSANDS of trafficked Chinese people working in centers like this.

What year are we living in, folks?! 😳

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The fight against tyranny still seems far from over. But the end appears to have already begun.

The balance of power is shifting.


✋Do you know what time it is? It's time to talk about one of the world's largest Narco States: Venezuela and the Cartel of the Suns.

🇻🇪 Cartel of the Suns: Maduro's weapon and treasure in Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro and Diosdado Cabello, amidst the Venezuelan crisis triggered by the elections on July 28th, have accused Elon Musk and the Venezuelan opposition, among other things, of being part of an international fascist network and even of consuming and being connected to the drug market.

Today, we'll understand the real relationship with international drug trafficking within Venezuela and how Maduro and a significant part of Venezuela's armed forces operate a true global drug empire.

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The "Cartel of the Suns" is the term used to describe drug trafficking cells embedded within the Venezuelan Armed Forces.

Despite the name, it is not a hierarchical group but rather a network of networks within the main branches of the Armed Forces—the Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Guard, from the lowest to the highest levels—which are often protected, coordinated, or in some cases, even directed by political actors.

These networks are highly fluid and constantly shifting, with their composition depending on military personnel rotation and political sponsorship.

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The name "Cartel of the Suns" comes from the golden stars that generals in the Venezuelan National Guard wear on their epaulets. Many of Maduro's 2,000 generals are also heavily involved in drug trafficking.

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In Colombia, then-President Álvaro Uribe, supported by billions of dollars in U.S. military aid, launched an unprecedented military assault against the country’s leftist guerrilla groups, primarily the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This pressure forced the guerrillas to move more of their operations—including their growing cocaine trafficking activities—to Venezuela’s poorly policed border states.

There, they built increasingly close ties with President Hugo Chávez's government, which viewed the guerrillas not only as ideological allies but also as a strategic bulwark against an increasingly hostile Colombia, alongside its ally, the United States.

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However, in Venezuela, President Chávez was briefly ousted from power in a coup attempt recognized by the U.S.

Following this, Chávez strengthened his support from the military by filling many influential government positions or lucrative contract opportunities with Army supporters and turning a blind eye to the growing corruption within the military.

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With the military actively cooperating with the guerrillas in the border region and having a free hand to engage in criminal activities, the stage was set for deepening the drug trade.

In no time, the security forces' cells began not only to cover for drug traffickers, allowing them to move shipments, but also to leverage their alliances with the guerrillas and other criminal actors to buy, store, transport, and sell cocaine.

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As the volume of cocaine circulating through Venezuela increased, so did the evidence that a growing number of high-ranking members of the Chávez administration were also facilitating or even directly participating in drug trafficking.

Some, such as intelligence officer Ramón Isidro Madriz Moreno and political leader Amílcar Jesús Figueroa Salazar, were sanctioned by U.S. authorities as members of the Cartel of the Suns, not so much for drug trafficking but for their alleged collaboration with the FARC.

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According to Vice News, Hugo Chávez's Venezuelan government expanded corruption to "unprecedented levels" within an already corrupt military. Chávez allocated millions of dollars to social programs that allegedly disappeared and granted legal immunity to drug trafficking officials to maintain power and loyalty.

When Chávez dismantled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2005, Venezuela became a more attractive route for drug trafficking. Colombian intelligence reported that a detained drug enforcement officer claimed "key figures within President Hugo Chávez's security forces were organizing drug shipments through Venezuela."

It was alleged that the National Guard collaborated with the FARC in drug trafficking. British authorities claimed that Colombian-origin planes were also protected by Venezuelan Air Force bases.

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Maduro began appearing in this organization in 2005, when, as a National Assembly deputy, Hugo Chávez allegedly instructed him to ensure that the activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were protected. Chávez reportedly said that "Venezuelan judges who did not protect the FARC and their activities should be removed from their positions."

Coincidence or not, it was shortly after this that Venezuela ended its collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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The accusations of official involvement in drug trafficking peaked in March 2020, when the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Nicolás Maduro, the successor to President Chávez; Diosdado Cabello, former Vice President and widely considered the second most powerful figure in the Chavista movement; and several other current and former Venezuelan officials, as well as members of the now-demobilized FARC leadership, on charges of "narcoterrorism."

Other significant figures in the organization identified by the U.S. Department of Justice include Vladimir Padrino López (Minister of Defense), Maikel Moreno (President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela), and Tarek El Aissami (former Vice President and former Minister of Oil).

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Paradoxically, U.S. sanctions on high-ranking officials of the regime had a positive effect on the economy, as the top leaders of the "Cartel of the Suns," unable to withdraw their money from Venezuela, began to "invest" in the country. This led to an economic boom and a luxury bubble in some areas of the Venezuelan capital.

The chavista regime also used this process to create the narrative that "Venezuela has recovered and is doing well."

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A curious fact is that criminal suborganizations were created within the Cartel of the Suns as a sort of "personal savings."

The then-intelligence chief Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal and former military general Cliver Antonio Alcalá Cordones were accused of directly collaborating with Colombian and Venezuelan drug traffickers, not only protecting their operations but also investing in their own cocaine shipments and organizing their own trafficking operations.

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In this complex web, drugs pass through various trafficking nodes as they move through the country.

Venezuelan military personnel play multiple roles across different regions, while local and foreign politicians manage, directly or indirectly, the relationships between these military forces and criminal groups, controlling the operational environment.

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The most common way of operating is to receive payments to turn a blind eye or ensure impunity for operations through regular bribes and creating free movement corridors for traffickers.

These corridors can be aerial, such as by disabling radars to allow drug flights to pass or providing special codes for flights to be registered as legal; terrestrial, such as by facilitating passage through networks of checkpoints; or maritime, such as by interrupting patrols at certain times to allow drug boats to pass.

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In some cases, the military facilitates trafficking by controlling key infrastructures, mainly shipping ports and airports. In other instances, especially along internal movement corridors, military cells transport shipments themselves, often using official vehicles.

Available evidence suggests that Maduro's regime maintains control over this system at the national level, not through direct involvement in cocaine business transactions, but through the allocation and distribution of concessions, selective appointments, and ensuring protection.

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Currently, the United States is offering a $15 million reward for the capture of Nicolás Maduro, as the leader of the Cartel of the Suns.

In addition to the Venezuelan government, the main affiliations of the Cartel of the Suns are:
- FARC
- Sinaloa Cartel
- ELN (National Liberation Army)
- Los Zetas
- Ex-FARC Mafia
- Turkish Mafia

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🚨 The value moved on the Bitcoin network in the first two quarters of this year has already surpassed the total for the entire previous year.

With each new cycle, the volume of monetary transactions on the network increases, which in turn generates even greater liquidity.

In the first quarter of this year, more than $4.6 trillion in BTC was moved.

As a direct reflection of the increase in pricing, on-chain activity continues its long-term growth trend.

This kind of information solidifies Bitcoin's position as a new monetary system.

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USA 🇺🇸: The strategy of the Democratic Party + Media alliance is set:

There will be no talk of Trump, neither good nor bad—the less he's mentioned, the better. When the public questions the absence of the Republican candidate, the justification will be that his speeches contain false statements and, therefore, should not be given any space.

Will it work? I don't know, but the understanding of the alliance is that in 2016 (the year Trump defeated the media's candidate, H. Clinton), Trump was given too much coverage, and they don't want to "repeat the same mistake."

By sharing the strategy of the DP + Media, it doesn't mean I agree with it; the intention is merely to inform so that people understand the "disappearance" of Trump from the news.


🚨 MT.Gox coins are on the move.

A possibly BitGo-associated address used by MT.Gox for creditor reimbursements has become active again after two weeks, conducting a test transaction.

Eventually, this will be distributed to creditors.

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The gold price reaching new highs could signal clear risk aversion in the markets.

However, Bitcoin has tended to follow gold's pricing trend with a few months' delay.

The current consolidation will only end when we see an improvement in liquidity structure, something worth monitoring closely.

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🚨Venezuela 🇻🇪/UN 🇺🇳:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed deep concern on Tuesday over the high number of "arbitrary detentions" in Venezuela and the "disproportionate use" of force that has "fueled a climate of fear" since the presidential elections.

"It is especially concerning that so many people are being detained, accused of hate speech, or under anti-terrorism legislation. Criminal law should never be used to unduly limit the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association," Volker Türk stated in a communiqué.


A Ukrainian soldier posted a video showing his location: the Russian city of Lgov, in Kursk, which is nearly 50 km from the Ukrainian border and only 15 km from the important Russian nuclear power plant in Kursk. This suggests that the Ukrainians are advancing much further than what has been reported.

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good morning, stay humble and stack sats 🫡


💜🧡 #Bitcoin #Nostr #meme 😂🤣 https://image.nostr.build/90e6ee14e1151c09bec1355c25c1ccb69c13d2bbafa101f9cac3fbffda56f552.jpg


Track Marathon on Arkham:

https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/entity/mara-pool

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you’re right, this is so much better https://image.nostr.build/20e6616168054a2f7a2cd3e8599afba086328d553a214c7a46e3c4a1e1d98518.jpg


my next long-form post is titled “Does Nostr need a marketing team?”

I made a meme for it https://image.nostr.build/107838000a49437e7b387511afb863469875322a092d11130133993e4030fe06.jpg


Israel is on high alert along all its borders, including the northern border with Lebanon. Many sources indicate that the much-anticipated Iranian attack is expected to occur in the coming hours, potentially involving a significant Hezbollah component.

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🚨 The European Union has sent a letter to Elon Musk, demanding that he censor Donald Trump during his upcoming interview. The EU has threatened Musk with legal consequences if he does not prevent the spread of what they label as "disinformation."

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How close South Korea came to losing the war
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Bitcoin white paper is beautiful | Luís and João Batalha
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🚨 Marathon Digital Holdings has just announced the issuance of $250 million to purchase Bitcoin.

Every company with access to cheap debt should be paying attention to Saylor's strategy now.

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🚨Israel 🇮🇱/Iran 🇮🇷: Iran and its allies are expected to launch an attack on Israel within the next 24 hours, according to a report by "Fox News."


In a live-streamed conference, the governor of Russia's Kursk oblast began citing numbers, stating that 28 localities were under Ukrainian control and that the enemy had penetrated up to 12 kilometers into Russian territory. Putin, visibly distressed, interrupted him, saying not to mention numbers as it was a "military matter."

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The demographic factor will play a significant role in the level of economic activity in the United States over the next decade.

The world's largest economy will face a major challenge in keeping markets stimulated due to this decline in the birth rate.

Ultimately, the creation of more debt and monetary stimulus will be inevitable.

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Every day, there are cases of illegal Palestinian entries into Israel, with this video showing a recent incident in the West Bank. These individuals are most likely terrorists transporting weapons and explosives, as there are open crossings into Israel, but they are heavily monitored.

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From time to time, soldiers on the front lines need to be replaced, especially those in more active and intense sectors. Have you ever wondered how this process takes place?

Here we see how the rotation of Ukrainian soldiers is carried out. Everything is quick. Everything is urgent. There can be no hesitation.

The vehicle used is an American MRAP, which was even hit by something during the evacuation, but it fulfilled its role by protecting the crew and continuing to advance.

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According to Russian state television, the Russian state-owned company Omsktransmash needs one month to fully restore and modernize a T-80 armored vehicle in long-term storage. Although it is a lengthy and costly process, it is considerably cheaper than producing a vehicle from scratch. However, it is still frustrating to see all this effort disappear in a fraction of a second after a precise strike from a $500 drone operated by an 18-year-old who, until last month, used to spend his afternoons playing PS5 with friends.

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🚨 According to Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, the blame for Russia's invasion of Ukraine lies with the USA. Belousov claims that the USA wants to prevent Russia from implementing a more just and equal multipolar New World Order.

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chicago air and water show
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🚨Israel 🇮🇱/Iran 🇮🇷: Update

* It is believed that if Iran attacks Israel, it will be a larger assault than the one carried out in April 2024 and may last longer than just a few hours, possibly from 1 to 3 days.

* One report indicates that Iran plans to carry out a retaliatory attack against Israel between August 12th and 13th, dates that represent the day of mourning for the destruction of the two Jewish temples, which begins this year at sunset on August 12th and ends at nightfall on August 13th.

* On the night of Sunday (11), Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on the city of Nahariyya in northern Israel, with no significant consequences.

* Israel's Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, spoke with US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, about the preparations observed in western Iran, suggesting that a large-scale attack on Israel is now imminent.

* The US Secretary of Defense ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to "accelerate" its transit to the Middle East and also directed the deployment of the USS Georgia submarine to the region.

* The United Kingdom, France, and Germany have urged Iran to refrain from attacks. "We call on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks that would further escalate regional tensions and jeopardize the opportunity to agree on a ceasefire and the release of hostages," the statement said. The ceasefire in question refers to one between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.


good morning, stay humble and stack sats 🫡


Stay humble. Stack sats.


🚨 US Secretary of Defense has ordered USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group to accelerate its transit to the Middle East


The #BitAxe Supra with the BM1368 is an engineering marvel.

•733 GH/s overclocked.
•15-18 Watts.
•Easy to set up.
•Open Source.
•WiFi enabled.
•Power supply included.
•Stand included.

Your #Bitcoin mining journey awaits you.
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✋Do you know what time it is? It's time to talk about one of the world's largest Narco States: Venezuela and the Cartel of the Suns.

🇻🇪 Cartel of the Suns: Maduro's weapon and treasure in Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro and Diosdado Cabello, amidst the Venezuelan crisis triggered by the elections on July 28th, have accused Elon Musk and the Venezuelan opposition, among other things, of being part of an international fascist network and even of consuming and being connected to the drug market.

Today, we'll understand the real relationship with international drug trafficking within Venezuela and how Maduro and a significant part of Venezuela's armed forces operate a true global drug empire.

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The "Cartel of the Suns" is the term used to describe drug trafficking cells embedded within the Venezuelan Armed Forces.

Despite the name, it is not a hierarchical group but rather a network of networks within the main branches of the Armed Forces—the Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Guard, from the lowest to the highest levels—which are often protected, coordinated, or in some cases, even directed by political actors.

These networks are highly fluid and constantly shifting, with their composition depending on military personnel rotation and political sponsorship.

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The name "Cartel of the Suns" comes from the golden stars that generals in the Venezuelan National Guard wear on their epaulets. Many of Maduro's 2,000 generals are also heavily involved in drug trafficking.

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In Colombia, then-President Álvaro Uribe, supported by billions of dollars in U.S. military aid, launched an unprecedented military assault against the country’s leftist guerrilla groups, primarily the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This pressure forced the guerrillas to move more of their operations—including their growing cocaine trafficking activities—to Venezuela’s poorly policed border states.

There, they built increasingly close ties with President Hugo Chávez's government, which viewed the guerrillas not only as ideological allies but also as a strategic bulwark against an increasingly hostile Colombia, alongside its ally, the United States.

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However, in Venezuela, President Chávez was briefly ousted from power in a coup attempt recognized by the U.S.

Following this, Chávez strengthened his support from the military by filling many influential government positions or lucrative contract opportunities with Army supporters and turning a blind eye to the growing corruption within the military.

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With the military actively cooperating with the guerrillas in the border region and having a free hand to engage in criminal activities, the stage was set for deepening the drug trade.

In no time, the security forces' cells began not only to cover for drug traffickers, allowing them to move shipments, but also to leverage their alliances with the guerrillas and other criminal actors to buy, store, transport, and sell cocaine.

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As the volume of cocaine circulating through Venezuela increased, so did the evidence that a growing number of high-ranking members of the Chávez administration were also facilitating or even directly participating in drug trafficking.

Some, such as intelligence officer Ramón Isidro Madriz Moreno and political leader Amílcar Jesús Figueroa Salazar, were sanctioned by U.S. authorities as members of the Cartel of the Suns, not so much for drug trafficking but for their alleged collaboration with the FARC.

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According to Vice News, Hugo Chávez's Venezuelan government expanded corruption to "unprecedented levels" within an already corrupt military. Chávez allocated millions of dollars to social programs that allegedly disappeared and granted legal immunity to drug trafficking officials to maintain power and loyalty.

When Chávez dismantled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2005, Venezuela became a more attractive route for drug trafficking. Colombian intelligence reported that a detained drug enforcement officer claimed "key figures within President Hugo Chávez's security forces were organizing drug shipments through Venezuela."

It was alleged that the National Guard collaborated with the FARC in drug trafficking. British authorities claimed that Colombian-origin planes were also protected by Venezuelan Air Force bases.

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Maduro began appearing in this organization in 2005, when, as a National Assembly deputy, Hugo Chávez allegedly instructed him to ensure that the activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were protected. Chávez reportedly said that "Venezuelan judges who did not protect the FARC and their activities should be removed from their positions."

Coincidence or not, it was shortly after this that Venezuela ended its collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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The accusations of official involvement in drug trafficking peaked in March 2020, when the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Nicolás Maduro, the successor to President Chávez; Diosdado Cabello, former Vice President and widely considered the second most powerful figure in the Chavista movement; and several other current and former Venezuelan officials, as well as members of the now-demobilized FARC leadership, on charges of "narcoterrorism."

Other significant figures in the organization identified by the U.S. Department of Justice include Vladimir Padrino López (Minister of Defense), Maikel Moreno (President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela), and Tarek El Aissami (former Vice President and former Minister of Oil).

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Paradoxically, U.S. sanctions on high-ranking officials of the regime had a positive effect on the economy, as the top leaders of the "Cartel of the Suns," unable to withdraw their money from Venezuela, began to "invest" in the country. This led to an economic boom and a luxury bubble in some areas of the Venezuelan capital.

The chavista regime also used this process to create the narrative that "Venezuela has recovered and is doing well."

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A curious fact is that criminal suborganizations were created within the Cartel of the Suns as a sort of "personal savings."

The then-intelligence chief Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal and former military general Cliver Antonio Alcalá Cordones were accused of directly collaborating with Colombian and Venezuelan drug traffickers, not only protecting their operations but also investing in their own cocaine shipments and organizing their own trafficking operations.

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In this complex web, drugs pass through various trafficking nodes as they move through the country.

Venezuelan military personnel play multiple roles across different regions, while local and foreign politicians manage, directly or indirectly, the relationships between these military forces and criminal groups, controlling the operational environment.

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The most common way of operating is to receive payments to turn a blind eye or ensure impunity for operations through regular bribes and creating free movement corridors for traffickers.

These corridors can be aerial, such as by disabling radars to allow drug flights to pass or providing special codes for flights to be registered as legal; terrestrial, such as by facilitating passage through networks of checkpoints; or maritime, such as by interrupting patrols at certain times to allow drug boats to pass.

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In some cases, the military facilitates trafficking by controlling key infrastructures, mainly shipping ports and airports. In other instances, especially along internal movement corridors, military cells transport shipments themselves, often using official vehicles.

Available evidence suggests that Maduro's regime maintains control over this system at the national level, not through direct involvement in cocaine business transactions, but through the allocation and distribution of concessions, selective appointments, and ensuring protection.

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Currently, the United States is offering a $15 million reward for the capture of Nicolás Maduro, as the leader of the Cartel of the Suns.

In addition to the Venezuelan government, the main affiliations of the Cartel of the Suns are:
- FARC
- Sinaloa Cartel
- ELN (National Liberation Army)
- Los Zetas
- Ex-FARC Mafia
- Turkish Mafia

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Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces during the invasion of Kursk.

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The Russian city of Sverdlikovo, in Kursk, is reportedly coming under Ukrainian control.

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Venezuela 🇻🇪:
The UN Human Rights Office demanded this Friday (9th) the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained in Venezuela since the end of July.