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I’ve had a cold, and as a cold Traditionalist, that means I’ve been sitting on the couch in my dressing gown, sipping herbal tea with honey in it. (The Zealots from The Church of New Colds would have me masking up and gaffer taping plastic sheets over my doors and windows, but they are odd people).Naturally, it stands to reason that the first time I’ve been ill in years happens to be the same week the world decides to set itself on fire.Or at least pretend to, but we’ll get to that.Maduro has been kidnapped. Iran teeters on the edge…

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez claimed during a Thursday speech at the nation’s parliament that “if I have to go to Washington, I’ll go standing up, not crawling.” Rodríguez visited the Venezuelan National Assembly — led by her brother Jorge Rodríguez — to present the executive’s 2025 yearly report on behalf of now-deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro, who was arrested by U.S. forces alongside his wife Cilia Flores on January 3 and will soon face trial on multiple narco-terrorism charges in New York. The Chinese and Russian ambassadors to Caracas, Lan Hu and Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, were some of the guests invited by the…

Democrat-run Minnesota is not only allowing far-left rioters to attack federal law enforcement officers in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but we have elected officials like Gov. Tim Walz (D-Retarded Insurrectionist) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Sisterwife) openly encouraging these attacks. As the attacks have become more brazen and violent, President Trump stepped in on Thursday to demand that Minnesota respect and obey the law or he will invoke the Insurrection Act. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job,…

The US president is reportedly hesitant to strike Iran over fears the country’s government would not be toppled US President Donald Trump wants to avoid a prolonged conflict with Iran and instead deliver a swift and decisive blow to the country’s government, NBC reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.In recent days, the US president has issued multiple threats against the country, which has been rocked by violent mass protests since late December. The unrest was prompted by soaring inflation and rapid devaluation of the national currency but eventually grew political. Tehran has blamed the violence, which…

Conservative former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Thursday to another prison in Brasília with better accommodations by order of Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes. De Moraes, the controversial Justice who acted as rapporteur in the “coup” trial against Bolsonaro and who led a years long persecution and censorship campaign against him and other Brazilian conservative figures, reportedly stressed that despite the better accommodations, “it’s not summer camp.” Bolsonaro, 70, was sentenced to 27 years and three months prison last year for his alleged role in a “failed coup attempt” that allegedly sought to overturn the…

A group of 20 men, including many former players, has been charged in a massive game-fixing scandal involving more than 39 players across 17 Division I NCAA teams, resulting in 29 games being fixed. The federal document detailing the charges was unsealed on Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. According to the document, 15 of the 20 people charged played college basketball at some point over the last two years; some have even played this year. As for the other five defendants, authorities describe them as “fixers.” There is also overlap between this point-shaving scandal and the NBA gambling…

President Donald Trump has ratcheted up economic pressure on Tehran but appears to be wavering on military action The US Treasury has sanctioned five Iranian security officials it says were involved in “violence and cruel repression” against citizens. The move comes as US President Donald Trump appears to be climbing down from threats of military action against Iran.The sanctions target Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, and several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and law enforcement commanders. The Treasury also sanctioned another 18 individuals and entities accused of helping Iran evade oil sanctions, while the…

Pop star Madonna came out swinging for the protesters in Iran on Thursday, expressing gratitude for the freedom she enjoys in the United States. Reflecting on her recent family trip to Morocco, Madonna said in an Instagram post that Americans “take so much for granted” in terms of freedom, adding that she wishes the same freedom for Iran. “As I reflect on my time in Morocco over the holidays I think of all the people in IRAN who are fighting a much needed, Revolution and willing to die for what they believe in. We take so much for granted. Myself…

The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it had seized another tanker contravening U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil exports. The vessel was apprehended in the Caribbean Sea, the latest in a growing list since the ouster of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro on January 3. The ghost tanker, Veronica, was boarded in a predawn operation “without incident.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media site X the operation was a complete success, “Motor Tanker Veronica had previously passed through Venezuelan waters, and was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.” Noem’s posting included a…

A crude carrier named Veronica is the latest vessel operating in defiance of US sanctions in the Caribbean, according to military officials The US has seized another crude tanker in the Caribbean suspected of carrying oil in violation of Venezuela sanctions, American military officials have said.The seizure comes as US President Donald Trump seeks to tighten control over Venezuela’s oil exports following the January 3 raid that abducted the South American nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro.The US military and Coast Guard have taken five vessels in recent weeks in international waters, including the Russian-flagged Marinera northwest of Scotland. Moscow has condemned…