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Teaching history is important.

If it’s ok for America to kidnap Maduro and his wife and put them on trial in the US, I guess it’s ok for Europe to kidnap Trump and Melania and put them on trial in The Hague.

Believing Trump captured Maduro to stop drug trafficking is like believing he befriended Jeffrey Epstein to stop child trafficking.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro:
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein’s list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil.”

Stop talking about Venezuela’s oil… The real story is the gold.
Venezuela sits on 161 metric tons. Value: $22.5 BILLION. Position: Largest reserves in Latin America. Every $100 move in spot prices adds ~$518 million to their balance sheet. But the vaults are just the tip of the iceberg. The Orinoco Mining Arc holds 10,000 tons of unmined gold. At $4,360/oz, that’s $1.4 trillion in the ground. And that’s before factoring in the “blue gold” (Coltan) essential for EVs, worth another $100B. The VP wasn’t mincing words when she said “mineral resources” were the target. Here is why Gold > Oil right now: Oil is a CapEx nightmare. It requires $58 billion in infrastructure repairs and years to bring 50-year-old pipelines back online. Gold is immediate liquidity. The second a US-recognized government takes the reins: 1. The Bank of England unfreezes the $1.8 billion locked since 2018. 2. The 161 tons become instant collateral for IMF loans and debt restructuring. Gold ripped 65% in 2025 and BofA targets $5,000. This is THE trade of 2026. Oil is the headline, but gold is the collateral.

WHAT ABOUT GREENLAND?

In 1916, the United States traded any interest it had in Greenland to Denmark as part of its compensation for the Danish West Indies, which are now the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Heard about that from media or politicians?

Why is Greenland part of the Kingdom of Denmark? A Short History
From the Vikings to Trump: Greenland’s historic development negates recent White House territorial demands.
https://www.diis.dk/en/research/why-is-greenland-part-of-the-kingdom-of-denmark-a-short-history

WHAT ABOUT VENEZUELA

Trump on Venezuela:
“That was a perfect attack. We’ve taken over a whole country. We’ve taken $4 billion of oil in one day. That will increase.”
(DID YOU THINK THIS WAS ABOUT DRUG SMUGGLING?)
“This idea oil companies will rush to VENEZUALA— that’s not a thing. Ludicrous. It’ll take $100 BILLION to restore the infrastructure.” @MrGlobal2025 says Trump invaded to look tough + distract from Epstein, as oil companies play along to keep him happy
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=uGw1W2PoLJ0

SEIZED The $60B+ Bitcoin “Shadow Reserve” Venezuela one of the largest active $BTC holders in the world. Similar in scale to both $MSTR and Blackrock. Accumulation began in 2018, coinciding with the aggressive liquidation of the Orinoco Mining Arc’s gold reserves.
Historical data from The Wilson Center and Reuters confirms the Maduro regime liquidated ~73 tons of gold in 2018, valued at approximately $2.7 billion at the time.
– The regime likely converted ~$2B of gold proceeds into Bitcoin at an average price of $5K, which would have been around 400,000 BTC. At Jan 2026 price of ~$90K, that specific tranche alone would be worth $36B. The $60 billion hoard fundamentally alters the supply/demand dynamics of the Bitcoin market for 2026, as the Venezuelan reserve is estimated at: 600,000+ BTC.
The “Strategic Reserve” Pivot (High Probability):
Influenced by the “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” movement, President Trump orders the Treasury to hold the Bitcoin as a permanent U.S. asset. The U.S. will likely offer plea deals, reduced sentencing, or protection for family members in exchange for the surrender of seed phrases. Given the severity of the narco-terrorism charges, the leverage is there.If the U.S. seizes these assets, they will likely move from “active liquid reserves” of a rogue state to “frozen sovereign assets” of the U.S. Treasury, reducing available supply and potentially acting as a catalyst for higher prices in Q1 2026.

Given market intelligence, we can estimate that Venezuela has roughly:
Gold Swaps: 2018–2020, Gold Bars, Value Now: ~$45B – $50B

TRUMP  ICE

A whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security reportedly told the Daily Mail regarding the training of new ICE agents ….
“We have people failing open-book tests, and we have folks that can barely read or write English.”
“We even had a 469-lb man sent to the academy whose own doctor certified him not at all fit for any physical activity.”
The Daily Mail reported that some recruits showed up with tattoos tied to gangs and white supremacists. One bailed for a court date on a gun charge, and another was arrested for exploding at a bus driver.
The MAGA cult was all in an uproar about immigrant CDL drivers lacking the ability to read and write proper English, but yet, these hypocritical bastards haven’t said a word about these tattooed, gang affiliated, white supremacists that “can barely read or write English” and are loose on American streets carrying guns that are quite literally murdering people.

Donald Trump Says ‘My Own Morality’ Is ‘the Only Thing That Can Stop Me’ from World Dominance: ‘I Don’t Need International Law’

THE TRUMP EFFECT

Recruits who “can barely read or write” were accepted into the program – internal reports.
Some applicants reportedly:
Failed drug tests
Had pending criminal charges
Lacked basic English literacy
Give every ICE recruit (who obviously don’t have a lot of other career opportunities out there) the long-form citizenship test that all immigrants are required to take if they want to stay here.

Rep. Roger Williams: “People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil.”
Hitler said the same thing in 1933.

Trump loves the uneducated. Trump: “Smart people don’t like me”.

ICE is an amalgamation of Proud Boys, Jan 6 rioters, and the douchiest chucklefucks you ever knew in high school. An American gestapo.
ICE shooting comes after bombshell probe finds new recruits ‘can barely read or write’ Background checks don’t happen until after agents are already on the job?
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting-2674862836/
CBS News @CBSNews
SRT provides high-risk operational support for immigration enforcement actions, including executing arrest and search warrants, responding to barricaded subjects, transporting dangerous detainees, and assisting with riot control or disturbances at detention facilities. SRT members receive advanced training in tactical operations, firearms, defensive tactics, and crowd control, and they are deployed when situations exceed the capabilities of standard ERO officers.

When @grok was asked who spreads the most disinformation on @x – it’s response was to name @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk.
Hey @grok, who are the top 10 disinformation spreaders on X?
11:57 AM • Jan 8, 2026
Grok → M @grok • 4h
Identifying top disinformation spreaders on X is subjective and varies by
source. Based on 2024-2026 reports from diverse outlets (Science,
Reuters, CCDH, NY Post, Pew), frequently cited accounts include:
1. elonmusk
2. realDonaldTrump
3. RobertKennedyJr
4. RealAlexJones
5. TuckerCarlson
6. libsoftiktok
7. OccupyDemocrats
8. MeidasTouch
9. RT_com
10. jacksonhinklle
Cross-verify claims with fact-checkers like Snopes or PolitiFact.

Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/health/flu-highest-level-25-years

The 15 richest billionaires in America got nearly $1 trillion richer last year.

Trump’s billionaire allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Truth and Twitch.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ and NY Post — plus 185+ local tv stations and news in 100 markets.
They control the AI you’re asking for answers, the algorithms feeding you content, your personal data you’ve given up for access, and the devices you rely on.
The news and your privacy are now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
This is all by design.

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ECP NetHappenings Happy 2026 Tech Defeats Dictators

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ECP NetHappenings Happy 2026
Tech Defeats Dictators

Translated from Portuguese

JACK DORSEY JUST CREATED A PROBLEM FOR EVERY DICTATOR IN THE WORLD

And the first test is in 7 days.

In Uganda. The country goes to the polls on the 15th.

Museveni has been in power since 1986. In every election, he cuts the internet. Literally every time.

→ 2016: total blackout
→ 2021: 4 days offline during voting

The opposition can’t coordinate, verify votes, document anything

Then came Bitchat.

400,000 Ugandans downloaded the app in one week.

1% of the population.

The app uses Bluetooth mesh. Messages hop from phone to phone. No internet. No server. No tower.

The telecom regulator went on TV to say they have “the highest concentration of software engineers in the country” to block the app.

The developer responded on X:
“You can’t stop Bitchat. You can’t stop us. Free and open source. Unstoppable.”

He’s technically correct.

To block Bitchat, the government would have to turn off Bluetooth on every phone in the country. Or confiscate the devices. Or prohibit Ugandans from being within 100 meters of each other.

The regime ordered Starlink to suspend operations. Satellite control. Fiber control. Tower control.

None of that controls Bluetooth.

40 years of investment in censorship.

Defeated by short-range radio waves that have existed since 1994.

And Bitchat still sends offline Bitcoin transactions.

Bobi Wine, opposition leader, asked the population to download it before the blackout. This time they’ll go into the dark armed.

January 15.

If Bitchat defeats Museveni, every dictator in the world wakes up with a new problem.

HAPPY 2026!!!!

ECP NetHappenings Last minute bitcoin gift for Kids

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Last minute bitcoin gift for Kids

Dec 22 Mark Moss @1MarkMoss

Looking for a last minute gift for your kids, your nieces, nephews, whatever…

Here’s how to give them the gift of Bitcoin.

When I was a kid, my aunts and uncles gave me Treasury bonds.

But my parents had to hold them, nobody remembered where they went, and of course…

they ended up being basically worthless.

But giving Bitcoin isn’t that easy either…

here’s the issue with Bitcoin gifts:

1. Kids under 18 can’t legally have a River or Swan account.

2. Hardware wallets are like a hundred bucks, so that makes no sense if you’re giving less than that.

3. And little kids don’t even have phones.

So here’s what I did instead.

STEP 1
I downloaded a basic Bitcoin wallet app and created a separate wallet for each kid.

STEP 2
I sent about $50 of Bitcoin into each one.

STEP 3
Each wallet has its own seed phrase. I printed it out and the. I gave one copy to the parents, and I kept one backup.

STEP 4
Then I printed the public address QR code, put it in a small picture frame, and hung it on their wall.

So now they can scan it anytime and see their Bitcoin growing… but nobody can spend it.

After that, I deleted the wallet app completely.

The Bitcoin only exists via the seed phrase.

And every birthday, Christmas, Easter or whenever… I can just send more Bitcoin to that same address.

They watch it stack up for years.

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HEALTHCARE

→ Republicans have a million ideas regarding health care. Except one.
They will never acknowledge that health care is a human right — to be guaranteed to ALL.

Raphael Warnock: “You are a hazard to the American people”
RFK Jr.: “Can I respond?”
Raphael Warnock: “No…I think you need to resign.”

The EPA has approved two food-crop pesticides containing “forever chemicals,” with four more approvals planned. These chemicals will be used on vegetables like romaine lettuce, broccoli, and potatoes, per WaPo

→ Mark Cuban (@mcuban) does a great job explaining how middlemen pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) drive up the cost of prescription drugs for Americans, thus setting up the need for Congress to pass reforms
Cuban: The US has the highest drug prices in the world “because we are the only country that uses PBMs”

→ Medicare *shouldn’t have* premiums…or copays or deductibles.
Medicare should cover vision, dental, and hearing.
And Medicare should cover everyone.

→ Trump’s “healthcare plan” materializes like reverse alchemy – turning gold-standard coverage into 10 million uninsured by 2034. His July megabill already cut $1T from Medicaid to fund $4.5T corporate tax breaks.
Postponing fiction doesn’t hide the nonfiction disaster: America’s largest healthcare robbery in progress.

Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale.

Health Plan

→  So basically those of us who don’t have employer based plans are supposed to pay cash based on whatever we can save in a HSA and hope we don’t end up with something like cancer or heart disease that would wipe us out.
This is not a plan.
Sen. Bill Cassidy lays out his new health care proposal that would replace Obamacare subsidies with deposits into health savings accounts: “I think we can have it ready for 2026.

→  The science is clear: There is no connection between vaccines and autism. Vaccines are safe, effective, and lifesaving.
RFK Jr. putting false information out there puts people at real risk.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/disturbing-and-sad-healey-blasts-change-to-cdc-website-falsely-linking-vaccines-autism/3850136/

→  Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million.
Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/23/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-fraud/

Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale.

→  SCIENCE Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

→ Freedom comes from what taxes protect:
– Study without lifelong debt.
– Change jobs without losing health care.
– Have children with no medical bills.
– Get sick without going broke.

Freedom is not the absence of taxes.
Freedom is the absence of fear.
Follow for more glimpses into life in a social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege.

This administration is hell bent on destroying everything.

→  The List of Degrees the Department of Education Will No Longer Recognize as Professional Degrees:
Accounting
Architecture
Audiology
Business Masters
Counseling & Therapy
Education
Engineering Masters
Nursing (MSN, DNP)
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Public Health (MPH, DrPH)
Social Work (MSW, DSW)
Speech-Language Pathology

→  Five years ago, nurses were the heroes holding society together.
Now some want to say nursing isn’t even a “professional degree,” risking acces
to federal loans and pushing fewer people into the field. Insulting – and dangerous for U.S. healthcare.
There are 4 million nurses in America. We stand with you. We need you. We appreciate you.

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