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Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger Picture[CB] around the world are dumping the Fed note, they just aren’t taking on anymore, everything is about to change. Trump’s GDP outshines Biden’s. China is now going to restrict silver, silver is used in electronics, batteries,solar panels etc. Silver prices are going to move. [CB] fraud is now exposed. The Tariff system is the future. The [DS] criminal syndicate is being exposed, it’s not just in DC it is world wide. As people learn how corrupt the system is and most of the taxes and borrowing goes to support the criminal system the people will be with Trump to remove the Fed. Trump is in the process of bringing down the entire corrupt temple on the [DS]. Trump moves closer to peace with Ukraine, 2026 is going to change everything. Economy Status of the US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: USD Share Drops to Lowest since 1994  Central Banks diversify their holdings into dozens of smaller “non-traditional reserve currencies.”  The share of USD-denominated assets held by other central banks dropped to 56.9% of total foreign exchange reserves in Q3, the lowest since 1994, from 57.1% in Q2 and 58.5% in Q1, according to the IMF's new data on Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves. USD-denominated foreign exchange reserves include US Treasury securities, US mortgage-backed securities (MBS), US agency securities, US corporate bonds, and other USD-denominated assets held by central banks other than the Fed. Excluded are any central bank's assets denominated in its own currency, such as the Fed's Treasury securities or the ECB's euro-denominated securities. It's not that foreign central banks dumped US-dollar-denominated assets, such as Treasury securities. They did not. They added a little to their holdings. But they added more assets denominated in other currencies, particularly a gaggle of smaller currencies whose combined share has surged, while central banks' holdings of USD-denominated assets haven't changed much for a decade, and so the percentage share of those USD assets continued to decline.   Central banks' holdings of foreign exchange reserves in all currencies, and expressed in USD, rose to $13.0 trillion in Q3. Top holdings, expressed in USD: USD assets: $7.41 trillion Euro assets (EUR): $2.65 trillion Yen assets (YEN): $0.76 trillion British pound assets (GBP): $0.58 trillion Canadian dollar assets (CAD): $0.35 trillion Australian dollar assets (AUD): $0.27 trillion Chinese renminbi (RMB) assets: $0.25 trillion Source: wolfstreet.com (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");  https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2004750391435755846?s=20 https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2004928015172821228?s=20 https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2004946780216328590?s=20  Political/Rights https://twitter.com/Patri0tContr0l/status/2004590513182367845?s=20  https://twitter.com/Geiger_Capital/status/2005107085865103608?s=20 ICE: 70% Arrested Had Criminal Ties Roughly 70% of illegal migrants arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the second Trump administration reportedly had been convicted of or faced charges for criminal offenses. New data provided to the Washington Examiner shows the Trump administration arrested about 595,000 illegal immigrants between Jan. 20 and Dec. 11, according to the Department of Homeland Security. ICE said 70%, roughly 416,000, had “criminal convictions or pending criminal charges” in the United States, underscoring President Donald Trump’s promise to prioritize the “worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement. ICE officials stressed that even those without U.S. criminal records can still pose major public safety threats, the agency said, noting many are wanted abroad for violent crimes or have ties to gangs, terrorism, or other serious offenses. “This statistic doesn’t account for those wanted for violent crimes in their home country or another country, INTERPOL notices, human rights abusers, gang members, terrorists, etc. The list goes on,” an ICE spokesperson told the Examiner. Source: newsmax.com   New Files Show Epstein Was ‘Too Useful' for Banks to Drop — Trump Was ‘Too Politically Dangerous' to Keep  The newest Epstein disclosures include deposition testimony that illustrates, in unusually concrete detail, how major financial institutions assessed risk, value, and accountability. The transcript does not add new allegations about Epstein. Instead, it explains why he remained bankable long after his 2008 conviction and why his relationship with major banks survived despite generating almost no traditional revenue. That institutional logic is the same logic that later drove JPMorgan to end its ties with Trump Media, and the contrast between the two cases shows how selectively these standards are applied. In the deposition, Paul Morris—a private banker who handled Epstein's accounts at JPMorgan Chase and later Deutsche Bank—described Epstein's financial profile with unusual precision. Epstein's trading was minimal. His accounts produced limited fees. He was not a high-activity client and did not utilize the investment tools that banks rely on to generate consistent revenue. By every conventional benchmark, he was a low-value account. And yet, the relationship continued. The deposition shows why. Epstein was not retained for his financial performance but for his institutional usefulness. Morris acknowledged that Epstein facilitated introductions to ultra-wealthy individuals that the bank viewed as essential prospects. One example was Leon Black, whom Morris identified as a “priority prospect” because of Black's significant net worth and influence in the investment sector. Epstein introduced the bank to real-estate investor Andrew Farkas and discussed a potential connection involving biotech investor Boris Nikolic, who had ties to Bill Gates. These introductions were specific, documented, and initiated by Epstein, not the bank. This is the key element that many public accounts overlook. Epstein was not being managed as a traditional client. He functioned as a relationship broker inside a system where introductions to power carry more internal value than account-level returns. Source: thegatewaypundit.com  DOGE Geopolitical The EU Leaders Shouting About Visa Bans Are the Same EU Leaders Who Sent Political Operatives Into the U.S. to Support Kamala Harris  EU leaders from across the spectrum of their collective assembly, are furious with the administration of President Donald Trump for restricting their entry into the United States by blocking their visa permissions.  However, these same EU leaders are the people who sent operatives into the United States in order to interfere in our 2024 election. The Vice President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, sums up the European position: “The decision by the U.S. to impose travel restrictions on European citizens and officials is unacceptable and an attempt to challenge our sovereignty. Europe will keep defending its values — freedom of expression, fair digital rules, and the right to regulate our own space.” The “attempt to challenge our sovereignty” statement is a particular type of hubris when we consider THIS: GREAT BRITAIN (October 2024) – The British Labour Party is sending approximately 100 current and former staff members to the United States to work for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign in key swing states. [SOURCE – LINKEDIN] Not only did the U.K attempt to challenge our sovereignty, but they also actively worked to influence the outcome of our national election in 2024. It is worth remembering the British intelligence operation, (Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6), was at the center of the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy in 2016. The first EU political group to be targeted with the visa bans includes French former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, who was one of the architects of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). Also: Imran Ahmed, the British CEO of the U.S.-based Center for Countering Digital Hate, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon of the German non-profit HateAid, and Clare Melford, co-founder of the Global Disinformation Index. https://twitter.com/GeneHamilton/status/2004656229684224393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2004656229684224393%7Ctwgr%5E91706d63d41394916634b106fbd2268d7711e121%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconservativetreehouse.com%2Fblog%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Fthe-eu-leaders-shouting-about-visa-bans-are-the-same-eu-leaders-who-sent-political-operatives-into-the-u-s-to-support-kamala-harris%2F https://twitter.com/GeneHamilton/status/2004656234910433405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2004656234910433405%7Ctwgr%5E91706d63d41394916634b106fbd2268d7711e121%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconservativetreehouse.com%2Fblog%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Fthe-eu-leaders-shouting-about-visa-bans-are-the-same-eu-leaders-who-sent-political-operatives-into-the-u-s-to-support-kamala-harris%2F Source: theconservativetreehouse.com https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/2005058695647166898?s=20 https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2005035840934723894?s=20 War/Peace   EIGHT, perhaps the United States has become the REAL United Nations, which has been of very little assistance or help in any of them, including the disaster currently going on between Russia and Ukraine. The United Nations must start getting active and involved in WORLD PEACE!   the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.   DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Trump Tasks Military With an ‘Oil Quarantine' Against Venezuela, as Economic Pressure Is Chosen for Now Over Military Action Venezuela's oil industry under maximum pressure.   And now that the extended holidays are over, the socialist regime will have to deal with the veritable siege imposed by the US and its unprecedented armada. Venezuela is running out of storage space for its oil production since some ships are being seized and many others turned around and left.  Now, it arises that Donald J. Trump has directed US forces to enforce ‘an oil quarantine' against Venezuela for at least the next two months. These moves lead many to think that the Trump team will focus on economic rather than military means to pressure Caracas into ousting Maduro. Reuters reported:   Read  more: Source: thegatewaypundit.com Trump Blockade Leaves $1 Billion Of Venezuelan Crude Stranded On Tankers  With a two-month “quarantine” placed on Venezuelan oil by the Trump administration in a foreign policy move called “gunboat diplomacy,” new data estimate that roughly $900 million worth of crude is currently loaded on tankers, unable to depart Venezuela due to the U.S. blockade. “Based on our visual analysis from both shore and space, we estimate that there are around 17.5 million barrels of crude oil floating onboard tankers in Venezuela which are unable to depart due to the ongoing US blockade,” independent research Tanker Trackers wrote on X. “That’s around $900M of oil.” https://twitter.com/TankerTrackers/status/2004713684871078162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2004713684871078162%7Ctwgr%5E016cd45f97095edcd74bb159f40c4e93caf9794d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcommodities%2Ftrump-blockade-leaves-1-billion-venezuelan-crude-stranded-tankers Source: zerohedge.com Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy ‘doesn't have anything until I approve it' Trump's comments come ahead of his Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy, who will bring with him a new 20-point plan to end the war President Donald Trump on Friday cast himself as the ultimate arbiter of any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, in an exclusive conversation with POLITICO. “He doesn't have anything until I approve it,” Trump said. “So we'll see what he's got.” Source: politico.com https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/2005352028365848993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2005352028365848993%7Ctwgr%5E1588e24fb392689513bf7b2f064c646c1bf5f470%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Ftrump-says-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-entering-final%2F  Medical/False Flags 19 Blue States Sue Trump Admin to Preserve Right to Perform Child Sex Changes Last week, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would cut off Medicare and Medicaid funding to any provider that offers so-called gender-affirming treatment to minors. “Under my leadership, and answering President Trump's call to action, the federal government will do everything in its power to stop unsafe, irreversible practices that put our children at risk,” Kennedy said at the time. The Oregon-led lawsuit claims that the decision “exceeds the Secretary's authority and violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Medicare and Medicaid statutes.” A total of nineteen blue states are suing the Trump administration in a bid to protect the right to perform child sex changes. His office said in a press release: Source: thegatewaypundit.com [DS] Agenda  https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy/status/2004642794862961123?s=20   work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud must be stopped. https://twitter.com/MAGAVoice/status/2005011311756017964?s=20 https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2005158623442600391?s=20 https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/2005292438114738555?s=20  diabolical. And it’s going to work until we understand that primaries will be more important than generals from here out on. https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2005016429687701811?s=20 https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2005351086115405986?s=20 https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2005030256382464493?s=20  and your tribe. I spent a lot of my life in the Middle East and Central Asia, working closely with foreign contractors and foreign governments to provide support to American military operations. As a US Army officer with a big checkbook courtesy of Uncle Sam, I can't really count the sheer number of times I was offered bribes to award a contract, or falsify records to do things like create larger (fake) headcounts at places like dining facilities, or to just simply be on the take for future illegal requests. Of course I had enough sense to never comply with such requests. Moreover, they were never explicitly structured as “bribes”; instead it was usually along the lines of “Here I have these Rolexes as gifts for you and your wife to show our friendship.” (Unfortunately, too many US officers and NCOs succumbed to this siren song and ended up breaking rocks in Leavenworth.) The weird thing about this to me was that whenever I turned down such an offering, it was treated as a grave insult. I was the one in the wrong, and not the fraudster trying to bribe me. They considered it rude that I was in their country and refused to accept how things got done. After all, why did I not want to help my tribe by helping their tribe? Let me repeat: in these cultures, FRAUD IS NOT EVEN A CONCEPT. There is only what helps your tribe. Such thought processes are so alien to Americans and much of the West. We are raised on the presumption that our institutions are valid, that the rule of law always prevails, and that integrity is universal. We need these presumptions to have working governments and economies, and without those presumptions—without the mental barrier that causes us not to accept outright fraud—our nation would quickly descend into the economic and social hellscape of countries like…. ummm… you know…. SOMALIA! So when we import people en masse from cultures that accept bribery and fraud as routine, acceptable ways to advance one's tribe, we should not be surprised that things like the $8 BILLION fraud schemes of the Somali population in Minnesota happen so easily. Introducing a fraud-based culture based on tribalism into America is like introducing some sort of lethal virus into a population that has no natural immunity. The virus will spread and grow, unchecked, because it is so alien to the host. Similarly, a culture of fraud is anathema to American thinking, and it must be cut out before it consumes the host. So when you see and hear patriotic Americans decrying what is happening in Minnesota or elsewhere, and when they seek deportation of the offenders, it is not “racism,” it is not “bigotry,” it is not “xenophobia”; instead, it is preserving the American tradition of responsible institutions and national integrity. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2005262465190223928?s=20 https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2005305530651189719?s=20   exploiting federal programs. Fraud that steals from taxpayers and robs vulnerable children will remain a top FBI priority in Minnesota and nationwide. To date, the FBI dismantled a $250 million fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during COVID. The investigation exposed sham vendors, shell companies, and large-scale money laundering tied to the Feeding Our Future network. The case led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions. Defendants included Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud, Ahmed Ali, Hussein Farah, Abdullahe Nur Jesow, Asha Farhan Hassan, Ousman Camara, and Abdirashid Bixi Dool, each charged for roles ranging from wire fraud to money laundering and conspiracy. These criminals didn't just engaged in historic fraud, but tried to subvert justice as well. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur and others were charged for attempting to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash. Those responsible pleaded guilty and were sentenced, including a 10-year prison term and nearly $48 million in restitution in related cases. The FBI believes this is just the tip of a very large iceberg. We will continue to follow the money and protect children, and this investigation very much remains ongoing. Furthermore, many are also being referred to immigrations officials for possible further denaturalization and deportation proceedings where eligible. https://twitter.com/ScottPresler/status/2004932316926193933?s=20 https://twitter.com/HarmeetKDhillon/status/2004976287270731981?s=20 https://twitter.com/rising_serpent/status/2005080344610177489?s=20  https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2005092720927232198?s=20  “skeptical jurors” in federal cases involving President Trump. Co-founder Alex Dodds said jurors have “enormous power” to judge the administration itself. Critics report the sessions encourage rigging trials against the administration, conduct plainly barred under 8 USC §1503. President Trump's Plan https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2004653262491058216?s=20 accomplished what no one else could. When we arrived, taxpayers were about to be on the hook for nearly $5 billion for a new headquarters that wouldn't open until 2035. We scrapped that plan. Instead, we selected the already-existing Reagan Building, saving billions and allowing the transition to begin immediately with required safety and infrastructure upgrades already underway. Once complete, most of the HQ FBI workforce will move in, and the rest are continuing in our ongoing push to put more manpower in the field, where they will remain. This decision puts resources where they belong: defending the homeland, crushing violent crime, and protecting national security. It delivers better tools for today's FBI workforce at a fraction of the cost. The Hoover Building will be shut down permanently.  They Got Her: FBI Caught Hillary Clinton Talking Donations with Foreign Felon on Tape As Hillary Clinton closed in on the presidential nomination in the spring of 2016, FBI field officers advised colleagues at headquarters to press her on the foreign donations flowing to the Clinton Foundation while she steered American foreign policy and whether she had used the charity as a campaign piggy bank. But the FBI HQ in Washington — a city in which the former secretary of state and first lady wields enormous influence — let the trail go cold. FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge Diego Rodriguez advised agents in Washington to ask Clinton several questions about the foundation, which are reproduced in full in documents released to the Senate Judiciary Committee by the FBI and published on Dec. 15. The questions reveal the concerns about foreign bribery that the Clinton Foundation case — codenamed “Cracked Foundation” — had uncovered. Among the evidence available to investigators, according to their questions: A recorded conversation between Clinton and Indian hotel magnate Sant Singh Chatwal in which Clinton discussed donations to the foundation and her remaining 2008 campaign debt. The new documents confirm that the FBI had at one time been “intercepting individuals associated with the Clinton Foundation.” Source: westernjournal.com  John Brennan's Lawfare Lawyers are Revealing More Than They Intend   former CIA Director John Brennan are sending proactive letters to the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida {SEE HERE}.  However, some of the information included in the letters intended to be exculpatory is actually damning against their defense position. You have to go deep in the weeds to see it but if you understand the details of the events, the information being revealed by Brennan's lawyers is the opposite of helpful to his case.  As an example, there is a citation included in a footnote of the December 22, 2025, [fn #20 page 6] letter that links to a March 31, 2022, letter sent to John Durham. Here's page 6 of the 2025 letter. Compare the underlined section to the 2022 letter sent to John Durham. In 2025 Brennan is telling the Florida court the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) conclusion was confirmed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in a “very serious review.”  However, in 2022 Brennan told John Durham that Robert Mueller never interviewed him or offered an assessment of the ICA; Mueller just regurgitated it. So, which is it? These contradictions are throughout both of the letters when you compare them side-by-side.  In 2022 former CIA Director John Brennan was trying to escape the Durham review.  In 2025 Brennan is trying to escape a grand jury review. [We are aware that the U.S Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding Quiñones, has access to the CTH public library of research into all of these historic events.] There are other citations in the 2022 letter that are certainly worth reviewing because the legally binding statements made by John Brennan at the time have been shown to be false in 2025. Another of the claims in the 2022 letter to John Durham highlights why it was critical for the CIA to assist in the capture and arrest of Julian Assange in 2019. Source: thegatewaypundit.com  Trump: Upcoming Midterms Will Be ‘About Pricing’ The 2026 midterm elections will be “about pricing,” according to President Donald Trump, who said that his administration is restoring the nation’s economy after the condition in which former President Joe Biden left it. “I think it’s going to be about the success of our country,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, the outlet reported Saturday. “They gave us high pricing, and we’re bringing it down. Energy’s way down. Gasoline is way down.” Over the past two weeks, a series of positive economic reports has shown that inflation is decreasing, with the White House highlighting the latest data while addressing cost-of-living concerns nationwide. According to a Politico poll conducted last month, Americans say they are finding that the costs of groceries, utilities, healthcare, housing, and transportation are too expensive. Trump has been fighting to reframe that, however, blaming Democrats under Biden for driving prices up. He said in the interview, conducted Friday, that “electricity is down. It’s way down.” “When the gasoline goes down, and when the oil and gas go down, the electricity comes down naturally,” he said. “But it’s all coming down. It’s all coming down. It’s coming beautifully.” Source: newsmax.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2004696380531503505?s=20   the NG will have quick response troops on standby in every state, the FBI building is being moved to a new location, the war between Russia and Ukraine is coming to an end, and all of Trump's pieces will be in place. There seems to be a shift in attitude. I think we are passing into a different phase of the operation. The shadow war will eventually have to come to the surface. 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Send us your feedback — we're listeningHebrews 13:3 — Faith Under Fire: Strength for the Persecuted, Courage for the Secret Church From London to Lagos, from Cairo to Seoul, from Caracas to Jakarta — a global 9 A.M. prayer within the DailyPrayer.uk 24-Hour Cycle. Hebrews 13:3 — “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them…” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 — “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.” Across the world, believers face surveillance, imprisonment, fear, and daily danger. Global searches rise for “persecuted Christians,” “secret worship,” and “underground church survival.” Today, we stand with them. PRAYER Lord Jesus, we lift the Persecuted Church with deep reverence and urgency. Strengthen the Underground Church, the Whispering Church, the Secret Church wherever your people are hunted for their faith. We pray for believers in North Korea, Somalia, Eritrea, and Afghanistan — shield them from torture, arrest, betrayal, and despair. Father, fill hidden rooms with supernatural courage; soften the hearts of captors; blind the eyes of informants; and surround pastors, mothers, and young disciples with impossible protection. Let the gospel advance in the darkest places with unstoppable fire. Sustain families torn apart, restore those traumatised, and embolden those preparing to stand firm today. Let your presence be their fortress and your word their breath. Amen. PRAYER POINTS prayer for protection, prayer for secret worship, prayer for hidden believers, prayer for imprisoned Christians, prayer for persecuted families, prayer for gospel courage, prayer for supernatural endurance LIFE APPLICATION Pray today for one persecuted nation by name, asking God to strengthen believers who cannot worship openly. DECLARATION I declare that Christ strengthens His persecuted people and His Church cannot be silenced. CALL TO ACTION Share this prayer and visit DailyPrayer.uk for global devotional resources.hebrews 13:3 prayer, faith under fire, persecuted church prayer, underground church courage, prayer for hidden believers, reverend ben cooper, dailyprayer.uk, global prayer podcast, daily prayer podcast, prayer for persecuted Christians24-HOUR ARC CONNECTORPrevious: 5 A.M. — Stability for the New MorningThis Episode: 9 A.M. — Faith Under Fire: Strength for the PersecutedNext: 12 P.M. — Healing and Strength for the Body and MindThank you for prayingSupport the showFor more inspiring content, visit RBChristianRadio.net — your home for daily devotionals, global prayer, and biblical encouragement for every season of life. We invite you to connect with our dedicated prayer hub at DailyPrayer.uk — a place where believers from every nation unite in prayer around the clock. If you need prayer, or would like to leave a request, this is the place to come. Our mission is simple: to pray with you, to stand with you, and to keep the power of prayer at the centre of everyday life. Your support through DailyPrayer.uk helps us continue sharing the gospel and covering the nations in prayer. You can also discover our ministry services and life celebrations at LifeCelebrant.net — serving families with faith, dignity, and hope. If this devotional blesses you, please consider supporting our listener-funded mission by buying us a coffee through RBChristianRadio.net. Every prayer, every gift, and every share helps us keep broadcasting God's Word to the world.

En Venezuela, al menos un centenar de personas fueron excarceladas tras haber sido detenidas durante las protestas surgidas tras las elecciones presidenciales de 2024. Estos comicios que otorgaron la reelección al presidente Nicolás Maduro, estuvieron marcados por denuncias de fraude y por arrestaciones arbitrarias.   Esta excarcelación, la más significativa en los últimos meses, ocurre en un contexto de creciente tensión entre Washington y Caracas, especialmente tras la incautación de petroleros en el Caribe por parte de Estados Unidos. Andreina Baduel, coordinadora del Comité por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos, comparte sus impresiones sobre esta excarcelación.  “Junto con organizaciones de derechos humanos, organismos internacionales y gobiernos del mundo, hemos hecho saber la necesidad de la excarcelación de presos políticos, porque tenemos perfectamente claro —nos ha tocado vivir situaciones de persecución durante más de 18 años, que incluso llevaron a la muerte de mi padre en prisión, bajo custodia del Estado— que, si no hay excarcelaciones y si no se brinda atención médica especializada y oportuna a los presos políticos, lamentablemente podemos enfrentarnos a nuevas muertes bajo custodia del Estado”, dice Andreina. En medio de las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela, se han reportado denuncias sobre amenazas de ejecuciones extrajudiciales contra presos políticos. ¿Tiene alguna información sobre estas amenazas? "A raíz de todas estas acciones a nivel geopolítico, los presos políticos están siendo amenazados de que si llega a materializarse una acción de un gobierno extranjero, van a remeter en contra de sus vidas. Pero así como son amenazados los presos políticos, también somos amenazadas las víctimas secundarias, es decir, las familias que contenemos y que denunciamos. Mientras estamos hablando, aquí desde hace más de seis meses, yo tengo un apostamiento policial fuera de mi residencia que restringe mi movilidad, mi accionar, porque no he dejado denunciar el horror al que está siendo sometido mi hermano, sino que además tengo una labor importante en el comité. Una de las maneras de buscar quebrantar esas acciones, el régimen ha ido intensificando la persecución. Mi hermana, Márgaret Baduel, que además también es miembro activo del comité, ha sufrido dos atentados en su vehículo", añade. Andreina Baduel termina haciendo un llamado a la liberación inmediata e incondicional de todas las personas privadas de libertad por motivos políticos en Venezuela. Además, advierte que aún hay más de 900 detenidos en condiciones de horror en las diferentes carceles de todo el pais. 

En Venezuela, al menos un centenar de personas fueron excarceladas tras haber sido detenidas durante las protestas surgidas tras las elecciones presidenciales de 2024. Estos comicios que otorgaron la reelección al presidente Nicolás Maduro, estuvieron marcados por denuncias de fraude y por arrestaciones arbitrarias.   Esta excarcelación, la más significativa en los últimos meses, ocurre en un contexto de creciente tensión entre Washington y Caracas, especialmente tras la incautación de petroleros en el Caribe por parte de Estados Unidos. Andreina Baduel, coordinadora del Comité por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos, comparte sus impresiones sobre esta excarcelación.  “Junto con organizaciones de derechos humanos, organismos internacionales y gobiernos del mundo, hemos hecho saber la necesidad de la excarcelación de presos políticos, porque tenemos perfectamente claro —nos ha tocado vivir situaciones de persecución durante más de 18 años, que incluso llevaron a la muerte de mi padre en prisión, bajo custodia del Estado— que, si no hay excarcelaciones y si no se brinda atención médica especializada y oportuna a los presos políticos, lamentablemente podemos enfrentarnos a nuevas muertes bajo custodia del Estado”, dice Andreina. En medio de las tensiones entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela, se han reportado denuncias sobre amenazas de ejecuciones extrajudiciales contra presos políticos. ¿Tiene alguna información sobre estas amenazas? "A raíz de todas estas acciones a nivel geopolítico, los presos políticos están siendo amenazados de que si llega a materializarse una acción de un gobierno extranjero, van a remeter en contra de sus vidas. Pero así como son amenazados los presos políticos, también somos amenazadas las víctimas secundarias, es decir, las familias que contenemos y que denunciamos. Mientras estamos hablando, aquí desde hace más de seis meses, yo tengo un apostamiento policial fuera de mi residencia que restringe mi movilidad, mi accionar, porque no he dejado denunciar el horror al que está siendo sometido mi hermano, sino que además tengo una labor importante en el comité. Una de las maneras de buscar quebrantar esas acciones, el régimen ha ido intensificando la persecución. Mi hermana, Márgaret Baduel, que además también es miembro activo del comité, ha sufrido dos atentados en su vehículo", añade. Andreina Baduel termina haciendo un llamado a la liberación inmediata e incondicional de todas las personas privadas de libertad por motivos políticos en Venezuela. Además, advierte que aún hay más de 900 detenidos en condiciones de horror en las diferentes carceles de todo el pais. 

El régimen de Nicolás Maduro anunciaba este lunes la liberación de presos políticos, detenidos en su mayoría por las manifestaciones contra los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de julio de 2024. Sin embargo, para familiares, ONGs y la oposición, la medida sigue siendo insuficiente, ya que en el último año y medio se han detenido a más de 2.400 personas. Una de las voces que refleja la decepción es la de Yajaira González de Canales, hermana de Alejandro González, un preso con nacionalidad española encarcelado desde febrero en la prisión de Rodeo, a las afueras de Caracas.En el programa 'Herrera en COPE', entrevistada por Sofía Buera, González ha confesado que, aunque siempre se mantiene la esperanza, "siendo un poco realistas y pisando pies sobre la tierra, en el fondo, sabía que no". Ha explicado que "el caso de Alejandro es bastante complicado", ya que no es un caso postelectoral, pero ha celebrado la excarcelación de otros. "Felices por esas ...

El contenido del documento fue difundido por el canciller venezolano, Yván Gil Pinto, donde resaltó el tono de apoyo político que Moscú mantiene hacia Caracas.

Cette nuit, Donald Trump a annoncé des frappes américaines contre des terroristes au Nigéria. Des frappes meurtrières, et plus précisément contre le groupe État islamique dans le nord-ouest du pays, dans l'État de Sokoto. Le gouvernement nigérian a approuvé les frappes et collaboré avec les États-Unis pour les mener à bien. De son côté, le président américain « a promis de nouvelles attaques », relate le journal nigérian, The Guardian qui ne mentionne pas directement le message de Donald Trump publié sur son réseau social où le président s'exprime « à la Trump : Que Dieu bénisse nos militaires et joyeux Noël à tous, y compris aux terroristes morts, dont le nombre ne cessera de croître si leurs massacres de chrétiens se poursuivent. »  « Ces assauts marquent la première intervention militaire américaine dans le pays le plus peuplé d'Afrique sous Donald Trump », explique Le Monde. Cette attaque survient alors que le mois dernier Donald Trump a ordonné au ministère de la Défense de se préparer « à une intervention militaire au Nigeria ». Le New York Times revient sur ces menaces qui ont été mises à exécution. Le 1ᵉʳ novembre, le président a annoncé que si le gouvernement nigérian continuait à « permettre le meurtre de chrétiens, les États-Unis cesseraient immédiatement toute aide au Nigeria et pourraient très bien intervenir dans ce pays déshonoré, armes à la main ». « La menace d'intervention militaire proférée par Trump constituait une escalade considérable », commente le journal américain. Tension entre les deux pays Dans les jours qui ont suivi les menaces, plusieurs alliés politiques avaient formulé des accusations similaires comme le sénateur Ted Cruz, au Texas, qui a accusé le Nigeria de « faciliter le massacre » de chrétiens. Des accusations, qui ont déjà été dénoncées par le Nigeria et qui avaient tendu les relations entre les deux pays. Dans un message adressé hier au Washington Post, Daniel Bwala, conseiller du président nigérian, a à nouveau expliqué que son gouvernement « considérait l'accent répété sur les meurtres de chrétiens comme inutile, car premièrement les terroristes ne ciblent aucune religion en particulier et, deuxièmement, la rhétorique en ce sens ne fera qu'alimenter le désir des terroristes de créer une crise encore plus large. » Le quotidien suisse Le Temps rappelle que le Nigeria est divisé de manière à peu près égale entre le sud à majorité chrétienne et le nord à majorité musulmane. « Il est le théâtre de nombreux conflits qui tuent aussi bien des chrétiens que des musulmans, souvent sans distinction. » Interrogée par le Washington Post, une ancienne conseillère du département d'État a qualifié les frappes américaines de « réaction excessive et inefficace ». Selon elle, « il existe très peu de preuves que les frappes aériennes ciblées réduisent l'activité des groupes armés ». La première année de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche a été marquée « par de nombreuses interventions militaires à l'étranger, avec des frappes au Yémen, en Iran, en Syrie et ailleurs, et par un important renforcement militaire dans les Caraïbes visant le Venezuela », rappelle le quotidien britannique The Guardian. À lire aussiLes États-Unis ont mené des frappes au Nigeria contre le groupe État islamique, dit Donald Trump Le Venezuela libère au moins 99 prisonniers politiques Caracas a libéré jeudi au moins 99 prisonniers politiques, dans un contexte de tensions croissantes avec les États-Unis. Les prisonniers libérés étaient incarcérés depuis les élections présidentielles de 2024, précise le journal espagnol El Pais. « C'est la plus importante libération de prisonniers politiques ordonnée par le régime de Nicolás Maduro depuis plusieurs mois. La dernière mesure de clémence accordée à des militants de l'opposition remonte au 13 août ». La plupart des personnes avaient été arrêtées pour avoir participé aux manifestations en août 2024, suite aux élections présidentielles « où Maduro s'est proclamé vainqueur, et où l'opposition et les organisations internationales ont dénoncé des fraudes, déclarant Edmundo González vainqueur ». Ce dernier vit désormais en exil en Espagne, et la principale figure de l'opposition vénézuélienne, María Corina Machado, a récemment reçu le prix Nobel de la paix 2025 à Oslo, en Norvège. Dans le journal vénézuélien El Nacional, les noms d'une trentaine de citoyens libérés ont été publiés. « Le Comité pour la liberté des prisonniers politiques a souligné que "chaque nom libéré de ces centres de détention injustes représente « une victoire pour la vérité et l'espoir" ». Le gouvernement Maduro, quant à lui, assure que le pays est « exempt de prisonniers politiques » et que ceux qui sont qualifiés de tels sont emprisonnés pour avoir commis des « crimes odieux ». À lire aussiVenezuela: libération de 99 personnes arrêtées après la présidentielle de 2024

Las reservas nacionales para viajar por España crecieron un 26% esta Nochebuena, impulsando un aumento total del 4% en la demanda, según datos de Destinia. Madrid, Barcelona y Benidorm concentraron el mayor volumen de reservas para el 24 de diciembre, con un mayor protagonismo del turismo doméstico y una preferencia diferenciada entre viajeros nacionales, más orientados a destinos peninsulares, y extranjeros, que optaron mayoritariamente por las islas.Air Europa inaugurará el 24 de junio una ruta directa entre Madrid y Johannesburgo, con tres vuelos semanales operados en Boeing 787 Dreamliner. La conexión busca facilitar el turismo y los viajes de negocio hacia Sudáfrica y países vecinos como Namibia o Botsuana.El Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña ha desestimado los recursos de Apartur, Amics del Passeig de Gràcia y Atir H.Paral·lel y ratifica el PEUAT de Barcelona, que limita nuevas plazas hoteleras y prohíbe el alquiler turístico por menos de 31 días. Con estas tres sentencias, el plan municipal de 2021 queda protegido frente a los sectores turísticos que lo cuestionaban.FITUR 4all celebrará su tercera edición en el marco de FITUR 2026 consolidándose como el principal foro profesional sobre turismo accesible, en colaboración con IMPULSA IGUALDAD. La jornada profesional tendrá lugar el 23 de enero y reunirá a instituciones, destinos y empresas para analizar la accesibilidad como eje estratégico de competitividad, sostenibilidad e innovación, culminando con la entrega de los III Premios FITUR 4all.Las aerolíneas españolas han prolongado la suspensión de sus vuelos entre Madrid y Caracas por motivos de seguridad aérea: Air Europa mantiene la cancelación al menos hasta el 18 de enero, mientras que Iberia y Plus Ultra la extienden hasta el 31, en línea con la advertencia de la AESA de no volar a la zona.

El contenido del documento fue difundido por el canciller venezolano, Yván Gil Pinto, donde resaltó el tono de apoyo político que Moscú mantiene hacia Caracas.

Andrés Bello (Caracas, 29 de noviembre de 1781 – Santiago de Chile, 15 de octubre de 1865) fue un humanista, jurista, filólogo, poeta, pedagogo y diplomático venezolano, considerado uno de los intelectuales más influyentes de América Latina en el siglo XIX. Nació en Caracas, en el seno de una familia modesta. Estudió en la Real y Pontificia Universidad de Caracas, donde se formó en derecho, literatura y lenguas clásicas. Fue maestro del joven Simón Bolívar, a quien acompañó en sus primeras lecturas de clásicos. En 1810, tras los primeros movimientos independentistas en Venezuela, viajó a Londres como parte de una misión diplomática. Allí permaneció casi 20 años, dedicándose al estudio, la traducción y la enseñanza. En 1829 se trasladó a Chile, donde desarrolló la parte más trascendental de su obra: Fundó y fue el primer rector de la Universidad de Chile (1842), institución que organizó siguiendo un modelo humanista y científico. Como jurista, redactó el Código Civil de Chile (1855), uno de los más modernos de su tiempo y que sirvió de modelo para otros países latinoamericanos. Fue senador, consejero del Estado y figura clave en la consolidación cultural y legal de la república chilena. Gramática de la lengua castellana destinada al uso de los americanos (1847): obra fundamental para la unificación y estudio del español en América, con un enfoque propio frente a la tradición peninsular.Principios de Derecho de Gentes (1832): texto de derecho internacional, precursor en la materia.Poemas: como Silva a la agricultura de la zona tórrida (1826), donde exalta la riqueza natural de América.Tradujo a clásicos como Virgilio y escribió ensayos de filosofía, historia y crítica literaria. Se le recuerda como figura clave en la formación cultural, lingüística y jurídica de Hispanoamérica. Su nombre está asociado a universidades, instituciones y centros culturales en Venezuela, Chile y otros países. Fue un puente entre la herencia ilustrada europea y la construcción de una identidad propia en el continente.

(Canción cantada por Carlos Rey en audio y en video) —Mamá, ¿dónde están los juguetes? Mamá, el Niño no los trajo. —Será que no vio tu cartica que pusiste en la noche sobre tus chancletitas. —Mamá, hoy me siento muy triste; Mamá, el Niño no me quiere. —Será que tú hiciste algo malo y el Niñito lo supo; por eso no los trajo. —Mi amor, ya no te sientas triste; mi amor, si a tu lado me tienes. //Y así esperaremos juntos, rezaremos al cielo hasta el año que viene.// «¿Qué hay de aquella voz que preguntaba a su mamá dónde están los juguetes? —pregunta Valentina Lares Martiz en Caracas como corresponsal de El Tiempo en diciembre de 2006, aludiendo a la canción del compositor venezolano Oswaldo Oropeza—.... Raquel Castaños se hizo célebre... con “Mamá, ¿dónde están los juguetes?”.... Su vida quedó enclavada en el mundo del espectáculo desde que grabó esa canción a los siete años, cuando era integrante del coro infantil Los Pájaros. »... Castaños [es] hoy referencia obligada para todo el que quiera saber de la canción venezolana. Más de treinta discos engrosan su hoja de vida.... “Raquelita”: Así la llaman aún muchísimos venezolanos, que no pueden dejar de verla como la niña prodigio....»1 De ahí que la periodista colombiana pregunte qué fue de la niña venezolana que interpretó la canción. Pero ¿qué de los niños de carne y hueso que representa aquel niño creado por su autor? Esos son los genuinos protagonistas de la canción, los que no reciben juguetes ni en la Nochebuena ni en el Día de los Reyes... mientras que otros niños alrededor del mundo reciben tantos juguetes que no saben ni qué hacer con ellos. A los niños que no reciben nada, la Navidad los decepciona por completo. Por razones ajenas a su voluntad y a la de quienes cuidan de ellos —si son lo bastante afortunados para tener a alguien que los cuide y los quiera— han de conformarse cada año con esperar a ver si el destino les depara algo mejor el año que viene. ¡Qué triste que, además de carecer de lo que otros dan por sentado, muchos de esos niños malnutridos crecen creyéndose el cuento de que la culpa de su privación la tiene Dios o la tienen ellos, presuntamente porque el Niño Dios pasó de largo por su casa, o se hizo el de la vista gorda, o no tenía tiempo para leer su carta, o los está castigando por haberse portado mal! Lo cierto es que Jesucristo, aquel Niño Dios que vino al mundo para hacerse hombre y vivir rodeado de niños como ellos, no los quiere castigar sino perdonar cuando hacen algo malo y le piden perdón, porque sí los quiere. Cristo ama tanto a los niños que dio su vida por ellos para que pudieran vivir en el cielo por toda la eternidad,2 que vale infinitamente más que todos los juguetes del mundo. Carlos ReyUn Mensaje a la Concienciawww.conciencia.net 1 Valentina Lares M., «“Himnos” navideños son venezolanos», eltiempo.com, 24 diciembre 2006 ; Valentina Lares Martiz, «Canciones de Navidad más famosas en América Latina y sus intérpretes son de origen venezolano», eltiempo.com, 26 diciembre 2006 . 2 Mr 8:36-37; 10:13-16; Jn 1:14; 3:16; 1Jn 1:9

Send us a textPower looks different when the money runs out and the people you love go missing. We dive into Dynasty's Season 5 whirlwind where Blake Carrington flies to Caracas in sandals and bravado, pitching a comeback to Billy Waite—a charming shark who treats goodwill like collateral. Krystal sees the trap instantly, raising the deeper question: what good is a fortune if every deal burns trust to ash? Back home, Steven frays under the weight of Danny's disappearance and turns his frustration on anyone nearby. His sparring with Alexis over a swamp-well deal becomes a sharp debate about what money is actually for—idealism versus optionality in a crisis. Claudia is the quiet counterweight, holding the center when grief hunts for an easy target. Then Dominique Deveraux glides in with a smile and a file, refusing origin stories while building her own—precise, elegant, and always a step ahead. Alexis, never one to be managed, fires her stiff lawyer and elevates Adam to the role of son-advocate, betting that loyalty plays better than polish. It's a savvy pivot until the Caracas authorities interrupt her exit, snapping a legal tether that reminds us optics have limits. And in the episode's coldest turn, Jeff follows a hostel whisper to a convent and hears the word that empties the room: Fallon is “gone.” Maybe final, maybe not—but heavy enough to make everyone re-evaluate what they're really chasing. Come for the glamour and one-liners, stay for the fault lines: money as a mirror, family as a battlefield, and reputation as a currency that never stops fluctuating. If you're into Dynasty recaps with wit, heart, and a little forensic reading of elite behavior, you'll feel right at home. Share the episode, leave a review, and tell us: are you Team Crystal, Team Alexis, or Team Dominique?

Over the past week, President Trump has intensified pressure on Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by targeting the regime's economic lifeline—oil. The United States has seized two oil tankers and is in pursuit of another, following President Trump's declaration of what he called a "total and complete blockade" of vessels carrying Venezuelan crude subject to US sanctions. The move places one of Venezuela's most valuable and strategic assets squarely at the center of the conflict. The country holds an estimated 17 percent of the world's oil reserves and produces nearly one million barrels per day, nearly all of which is exported. Targeting these exports and the use of a naval blockade carries serious implications, raising questions about the potential for further escalation. How is the standoff between Washington and Caracas evolving? What diplomatic or economic off-ramps—if any—remain? And what does all of this mean for global energy markets already navigating a fragile balance of supply, sanctions, and geopolitical risk? This week, Jason Bordoff speaks with Luisa Palacios and Eddie Fishman about the Trump administration's strategy in the region. Luisa leads the research team and is a scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy. Previously, she served as chairwoman of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, the US refining arm of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA. Eddie is a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy. He is the author of the bestselling book Chokepoints: American Power in the Era of Economic Warfare, which was named a finalist for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year. Credits: Hosted by Jason Bordoff and Bill Loveless. Produced by Mary Catherine O'Connor, Caroline Pitman, and Kyu Lee. Engineering by Gregory Vilfranc.  

Donald Trump anunció la semana pasada un “bloqueo total y completo” a todos los petroleros sancionados que se dirijan o salgan de Venezuela. Esto supone algo realmente serio que multiplica la presión sobre el régimen de Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela depende por entero de las ventas de ese petróleo en el mercado internacional. En el caso de que fallen las exportaciones las expectativas para Maduro y el chavismo serían muy negativas y comprometerían su continuidad en el poder. Trump anunció en bloqueo en una publicación de Truth Social en la que adelantaba que Venezuela está “completamente rodeada por la mayor armada jamás reunida en Sudamérica” al tiempo que amenazaba con incrementar la presencia militar hasta que el régimen devuelva el petróleo, las tierras y los activos robados a EEUU. Con esto se refería a las nacionalizaciones de empresas estadounidenses. El anuncio ha venido acompañado de la incautación de petroleros en alta mar que salían o navegaban hacia Venezuela, lo que ha provocado que muchos buques hayan dado media vuelta. Esto ha reducido de forma notable el tráfico marítimo en los puertos venezolanos. Desde hace tiempo el Gobierno chavista se sirve de una flota “fantasma” iraní y rusa para evadir las sanciones. Aunque un bloqueo total sería un acto de guerra, este es parcial ya que excluye a los buques de la compañía Chevron, que disponen de una licencia recién renovada por la Casa Blanca. El impacto es devastador para Venezuela, pero también para Cuba, el principal aliado de la Venezuela bolivariana desde hace un cuarto de siglo. Desde que Hugo Chávez llegó al poder el país recibe petróleo regalado a cambio de médicos y, sobre todo, inteligencia cubana que es muy útil para el régimen. El suministro a Cuba ha pasado de unos 100.000 barriles diarios en 2008 a unos 27.000 en estos momentos. Si se interrumpiese por completo agravaría la crisis económica cubana, la peor desde que Fidel Castro se hizo con el poder en 1959, peor incluso que el periodo especial tras la caída de la Unión Soviética. La situación en Cuba es de extrema gravedad. La economía se ha contraído un 20% en los últimos años, la inflación supera el 450%, aproximadamente el 90% de la población vive en pobreza extrema y un 70% de los cubanos no se puede permitir comer a diario. Hay apagones de hasta 18 horas seguidas, escasez de agua potable, se acumula la basura por las calles y se están propagando enfermedades infecciosas en un país cuyo sistema sanitario colapsó hace tiempo. Como consecuencia de todo lo anterior, desde 2020 casi 3 millones de cubanos (una cuarta parte de la población de la isla, muchos de ellos con titulación superior) han emigrado a EEUU, Europa y varios países de Hispanoamérica. Se está produciendo un vaciamiento demográfico no muy distinto al de los países que atraviesan una guerra. Las reservas de divisas del Gobierno están en mínimos y se reponen con dificultad ya que el turismo, una de sus principales fuentes, está gripado. Si la ofensiva contra Venezuela continúa Trump podría cobrarse dos pájaros de un tiro: en Caracas a Nicolás Maduro y en La Habana a Miguel Díaz-Canel. En ambos casos han decidido resistir sobre la espalda de su propia población. Pero eso no puede durar eternamente. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:59 Cuba cerca del colapso 35:32 “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 37:36 Inconvenientes del vehículo eléctrico 46:09 Antisionismo judío 51:23 El cupón de la ONCE · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #cuba #venezuela Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également à vos questions sur l'expulsion de Kényans en Afrique du Sud, une photo de Donald Trump supprimée des dossiers de l'affaire Epstein et l'alliance Iran/Venezuela contre les États-Unis. Mercosur-UE : l'impossible signature ?  Alors que près de 7 300 agriculteurs européens ont manifesté leur colère contre l'accord UE-Mercosur, la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a annoncé un report de la signature de l'accord. Pourquoi la France est-elle autant opposée à cet accord commercial ? Une signature est-elle possible sans Paris ? Avec Stéphane Geneste, journaliste au service économie de RFI, présente la chronique « Aujourd'hui l'économie ».      Afrique du Sud : pourquoi l'expulsion de sept Kényans irrite Washington ?  L'Afrique du Sud a expulsé sept ressortissants kényans accusés de travailler illégalement pour un programme américain de relocalisation des Afrikaners. Comment les Américains justifient-ils la présence de ces Kényans sur le territoire sud-africain ? Cela fait plusieurs mois que Washington accuse Pretoria de persécuter les Afrikaners. Sur quels éléments reposent ces accusations ? Avec Liza Fabbian, journaliste au service Afrique de RFI.      Affaire Epstein : Trump à nouveau au cœur des interrogations   La récente publication des archives judiciaires de l'affaire Jeffrey Epstein aux États-Unis a été marquée par la mystérieuse disparition du fichier n°468 et d'une quinzaine d'autres documents, dont une photo associant le président Donald Trump à Epstein. Pourquoi cette photo a-t-elle été effacée ? Le département de justice pourrait-il être influencé par Donald Trump ? Avec Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy, docteur en civilisation américaine, spécialiste en rhétorique présidentielle.       Iran-Venezuela : alliés face aux ingérences américaines ?  L'Iran a proposé son aide au Venezuela dans le bras de fer qui l'oppose aux États-Unis, dénonçant les sanctions américaines et affirmant sa solidarité avec Caracas.  Pourquoi Téhéran propose-t-il son soutien à Caracas ? Quelle forme pourrait prendre cette coopération ? Avec Pascal Drouhaud, président de l'association LatFran, spécialiste de l'Amérique latine.

Confira no Morning Show desta terça-feira (23): O presidente Lula assinou o tradicional decreto de Indulto de Natal, publicado no Diário Oficial. O texto concede perdão de pena a grupos específicos, mas mantém a regra de excluir condenados por crimes hediondos, violência contra a mulher e, especificamente, os envolvidos nos atos de 8 de janeiro. Teve início nesta terça-feira (23) a saída temporária de fim de ano, conhecida como "saidinha de Natal", em diversos estados do país. Somente em São Paulo, cerca de 30 mil detentos foram contemplados com o benefício. O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), autorizou nesta segunda-feira (22) a transferência do general da reserva Augusto Heleno para a prisão domiciliar. A decisão atende a um pedido da defesa e baseia-se em um laudo médico oficial da Polícia Federal, que confirmou que o ex-ministro do GSI, de 78 anos, sofre de demência mista (Alzheimer e causas vasculares) em estágio inicial, além de problemas graves de mobilidade. Nesta segunda-feira (22), foi inaugurado o primeiro trecho do Rodoanel Norte, obra aguardada há anos que liga as rodovias Presidente Dutra e Fernão Dias. O evento teve a presença do governador de São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos) e do presidente do BNDES, Aloizio Mercadante, que foi vaiado ao elogiar o presidente Lula (PT). Em clima de pré-campanha para 2026, o governador de Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (Novo), surpreendeu as redes sociais ao publicar um vídeo onde aparece cantando e rasgando elogios ao estado. A produção, no entanto, contou com uma "ajudinha" extra: a voz e a performance foram geradas por Inteligência Artificial. Enquanto a tensão diplomática e militar com os Estados Unidos atinge níveis críticos, o presidente da Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, viralizou nas redes. Durante a inauguração de uma feira comercial em Caracas, ele foi filmado dançando com um robô de Inteligência Artificial ao som de músicas natalinas tradicionais. Além das aparições inusitadas em clima natalino, o ditador Nicolás Maduro subiu o tom contra o presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. Em meio ao cerco naval e às sanções econômicas, Maduro disparou críticas diretas, afirmando que o líder norte-americano "estaria melhor" se focasse nos problemas internos dos EUA em vez de intervir na Venezuela. Um novo alerta para a saúde da terceira idade: sentir-se solitário na velhice pode aumentar em 31% o risco de desenvolver demência e em 15% a probabilidade de comprometimento cognitivo, afetando a memória e a concentração. O médico Dr. Paulo Camiz explica por que o isolamento social é tão prejudicial ao cérebro e como prevenir esses problemas, especialmente nesta fase da vida. Em clima de Natal, o Morning Show recebe a escritora Semadar Marques para um papo necessário sobre empatia e conexão humana. Aproveitando o lançamento de seu novo livro, ela traz uma reflexão poderosa: como a colaboração pode ser a chave para uma sociedade melhor e relações mais saudáveis? Essas e outras notícias você confere no Morning Show.

① The yearly transaction volume in China's A-share market has exceeded 400 trillion yuan ($56.9 trillion) for the first time in 2025. We explore the factors that have contributed to this milestone. (00:52) ② What has prompted China to impose temporary anti-subsidy measures on certain dairy products imported from the European Union? (12:35) ③ Donald Trump has issued a new warning to his Venezuelan counterpart, saying it would be smart for Nicolas Maduro to leave power. What could be the ultimate goal of Washington's pressure campaign against Caracas? (25:07) ④ We take a look at the perceived divergences between the recently unveiled U.S. National Defense Authorization Act and the U.S. National Security Strategy. (34:44) ⑤ China has begun reviewing a draft law on Antarctic activities and environmental protection. How would the proposed legislation regulate Antarctic activities that China is involved in? (45:39)

PREVIEW Guest: Victoria Coates Summary: Coates analyzes China's energy vulnerability, specifically its reliance on a "shadow fleet" importing Venezuelan oil. She suggests the US should interdict these shipments because China lacks a "Plan B." Forced to buy licit, market-price oil from suppliers like the Saudis, Beijing would suffer significant costs to its economic growth. 1845 CARACAS

Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) This special holiday edition of The Wright Report features unscripted answers to listener-submitted questions on the issues shaping America and the world. Bryan begins with Venezuela, explaining how US actions in the Caribbean target drug trafficking, pressure regime change in Caracas and Havana, and aim to push Chinese, Russian, and Iranian influence out of the Western Hemisphere, while also signaling American resolve on the global stage. The episode then turns to immigration and national identity. Drawing on listener prompts, Bryan challenges the claim that American identity is defined only by shared ideals, arguing that the Founders clearly distinguished between legal rights and cultural assimilation. He addresses mass migration, cartel recruitment of teenagers inside the US, the limits of compassion in border policy, and why fear and uncertainty among migrants may be unavoidable if citizens are to be protected. The episode closes with Bryan's reflections on intelligence work and the CIA, including what real espionage looks like, how it shapes morality, and what sustains character under pressure. He also responds to questions about faith, leadership, and unexplained phenomena, offering a candid and reflective holiday conversation driven by the audience's curiosity.    "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32     Keywords: Wright Report holiday episode, listener submitted questions, Venezuela oil blockade, regime change Caribbean, immigration identity debate, what is an American, assimilation vs ideals, cartel recruitment teenagers, border security policy, CIA reflections, intelligence ethics, faith and leadership

【欢迎订阅】每天早上5:30，准时更新。【阅读原文】标题：Disguised and in Danger: How a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Escaped VenezuelaOpposition leader María Corina Machado slipped through 10 military checkpoints to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway.正文：Wearing a wig and a disguise, María Corina Machado began her escape from Venezuela on Monday afternoon. The Venezuelan opposition leader sought to reach Norway by Wednesday to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for challenging the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro. First, she had to travel from the Caracas suburb where she'd hidden for a year to a coastal fishing village, where a skiff waited.知识点：wig /wɪɡ/ (n)a covering for the head made of real or artificial hair, worn to change one's appearance假发（用于改变外貌的真人发或人造发制头部覆盖物）• She wore a long brown wig to hide her short hair for the costume party.• 为了参加化妆派对，她戴了一顶棕色长发假发掩盖自己的短发。• The actor put on a gray wig to look like an elderly character in the play.• 这位演员戴上灰色假发，在剧中饰演一位老年角色。获取外刊的完整原文以及精讲笔记，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复“外刊”即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！【节目介绍】《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。【适合谁听】1、关注时事热点新闻，想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者3、想快速掌握表达，有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者4、参加各类英语考试的应试者（如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等）【你将获得】1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。

The United States has released dramatic footage of its forces seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, ten days after taking control of another ship in similar circumstances. Washington says the tankers' oil is funding narco-terrorism, while Caracas accuses the United States of theft and kidnapping. Also: with just one Israeli hostage's remains still held by Hamas in Gaza, Israel's Hostages Family Forum begins winding down its operations. The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has ordered a review into the police and intelligence services after the mass shooting at Bondi Beach last week. President Volodymyr Zelensky says he would support direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian teams if it unlocked prisoner swaps or paved the way for negotiations between him and Vladimir Putin. A German engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to travel to space on a Blue Origin rocket. And astronomers marvel at an unusual lemon-shaped exoplanet the size of Jupiter spotted with the James Webb Space Telescope. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

There are reports that the US coastguard may be trying to intercept another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, but why is US oil firm Chevron still operating in the country?Also in the programme: Israel's security cabinet approves 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank; and an elegy for the US penny that is no longer being produced after 230 years.(Photo: Government supporters participate in a protest against US President Donald Trump's order to blockade sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela on 17 December 2025. Credit: Reuters/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)

La presión de Washington sobre Caracas continúa intensificándose, pese a los llamados a la mediación de México y Brasil. El reciente bloqueo de buques petroleros que salen o se dirigen a Venezuela eleva la tensión en la región y reabre el debate sobre los verdaderos objetivos de la estrategia estadounidense. Mientras la Casa Blanca insiste en la lucha contra el narcotráfico, varios analistas señalan posibles intereses energéticos detrás de esta escalada.  Trump no descarta una guerra entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela. Para llevar a cabo ataques en ese país, en todo caso, el mandatario no se siente obligado a informar al Congreso. La cuestión del petróleo Desde hace un poco más de una semana, además, Estados Unidos aplica un bloqueo total contra “petroleros sancionados” que vayan rumbo a Venezuela o que provengan de ese país. En Caracas, mientras tanto, Maduro se pregunta cuáles son los otros intereses que tiene Washington con estas operaciones, fuera de derrocarlo.  Para el International Crisis Group, el argumento energético toma cada vez una mayor relevancia: “El tema del petróleo es un tema que ha estado vigente desde hace mucho tiempo, en el que Trump en un momento dado tuvo una política un poco más pragmática, tratando de renovar algunas de las licencias. Por eso Chevron está todavía sacando petróleo de Venezuela”, explica a RFI Renata Segura, directora en Nueva York del programa para América Latina y el Caribe de ese grupo de reflexión.  “Pero estas últimas declaraciones del presidente Trump indican que hay quizás un interés más grande de entrar y recuperar control de la industria petrolera en Venezuela. Yo creo que hay una confluencia entre la remoción de Maduro del poder y la cuestión del petróleo. Entonces sí, estamos muy preocupados sobre la posibilidad de que haya una intervención mayor en las semanas que vienen”, alerta la analista. “Al presidente Trump le gustan las acciones espectaculares” La otra pregunta es si habrá o no intervención militar de Estados Unidos en Venezuela y qué modalidad tomaría. Según Renata Segura, “las posibilidades de que bombardeen algo son bastante altas. Para Estados Unidos, sería difícil retirarse sin tener como una especie de éxito de algún tipo. Realmente empoderaría a Maduro, que podría salir a decir: ‘El imperio vino a atacarme, lo enfrentamos y ganamos'. Yo no creo que Estados Unidos esté dispuesto a darle, digamos, ese triunfo político a Maduro”. “Entonces, yo creo que la posibilidad de que bombardeen algo en Venezuela, sea alguna infraestructura involucrada en la producción de drogas o más un ataque a las Fuerzas Militares, no es menor. La verdad es que al presidente Trump le gustan las acciones que son como espectaculares y yo creo que la posibilidad de que bombardeen algo en Venezuela en las próximas semanas es bastante alta”, concluye la experta.

President Donald Trump delivered a national address on Wednesday in an attempt to set the record straight on his economic record.Gun violence dominated the news this week. Two people were killed in a shooting at Brown University. Six teenagers were injured in a shooting outside of a birthday party in Brooklyn. And an MIT professor was shot and killed inside of his home Tuesday.And an appeals court signals it will allow the National Guard to continue in Washington D.C. while litigation continues.And, in global news, two shooters opened fire on a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. It was the country's deadliest shooting in 30 years.President Donald Trump continues to escalate tensions between Washington and Caracas. This week Trump ordered the blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers.And Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that his country will extend its gains of Ukrainian territory if peace talks aren't successful.We cover the most important stories from around the globe in the News Roundup.Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

VENEZUELA'S TRAGIC DECLINE FROM PROSPERITY TO AUTHORITARIANISM Colleague Professor Evan Ellis. Historical imagery reveals Venezuela's transformation from a prosperous, modern nation in the 1950s to a ruined state today. Deep inequality and corruption in the pre-Chavez era alienated the poor, allowing Hugo Chavez to capitalize on their frustration and dismantle the free market system, leading to the current crisis. NUMBER 6 1948 CARACAS

Tensions continue to rise off the coast of Venezuela as U.S. President Donald Trump orders a blockade on sanctioned ships to and from the country. James Story served as the U.S. ambassador in Caracas under both the Trump and Biden administrations, and he shares his predictions on what might happen next.  Plus Ravi's One Thing on India, Pakistan, and 2025's great U.S. policy pivot.  Keith Johnson: Trump's Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil Alexandra Sharp: Trump Intensifies Pressure Campaign on Venezuela Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper: Trump Should Stick to His Guns on Venezuela Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, intensificó la confrontación con Venezuela al acusar al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro de robar petróleo y expulsar empresas estadounidenses. Por tanto, anunció un embargo total a los buques petroleros sancionados y advirtió que Caracas deberá devolver esos recursos bajo amenaza de nuevas sanciones.

El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos informó este viernes 19 de diciembre que había atacado otras dos lanchas en el Pacífico, abatiendo a cinco personas que, según las declaraciones estadounidenses, eran narcotraficantes. El balance de estas operaciones asciende a más de 100 muertos. Impactan especialmente a Venezuela, país que sin embargo no produce fentanilo, la droga que se ha convertido en el mayor problema en Estados Unidos. ¿A qué se deben los operativos ordenados por Donald Trump? Trump firmó esta semana un decreto que clasifica el fentanilo como un arma de destrucción masiva. La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum reaccionó recomendándole mirar más bien las causas sociales del consumo. Washington acusa a los cárteles mexicanos de llevar esa droga a Estados Unidos y al gobierno mexicano de no hacer lo suficiente para impedirlo.  Pero según Michel Gandilhon, investigador del Observatorio francés de drogas y toxicomanías (OFDT), “el gran país productor de fentanilo es China". China abastece a México, explica. "Ahí, el fentanilo se fabrica a partir de precursores. También, en algunos casos, llega directamente ya como fentanilo. Venezuela no tiene absolutamente nada que ver con la producción y el tráfico de fentanilo". Costa Pacífico Para Gandihon, si Trump quiere ser eficaz contra el tráfico de fentanilo, debería enfrentarse a China. "Solo que China es evidentemente un actor demasiado poderoso para que Estados Unidos se enfrente a él. Por eso hoy resulta más fácil incriminar a Venezuela", asegura. Enfocarse en Caracas y en la cocaína parece más un discurso de los años 80. Al mismo tiempo, el despliegue militar en el mar Caribe con el que Washington amenaza a Caracas es novedoso. ¿Por qué Washington pone la mira en Venezuela? "Una pequeña parte de la cocaína destinada a Estados Unidos pasa por Venezuela. El 90% de la cocaína que llega al mercado estadounidense pasa por la costa del Pacífico, a partir de los puertos colombianos y del puerto ecuatoriano de Guayaquil", afirma el investigador, agregando que una pequeña parte pasa por el mar Caribe occidental. Un pretexto "Venezuela es, en realidad, una zona muy poco importante en términos de tránsito de cocaína. Cuando se observa la evaluación de la amenaza en materia de drogas que realiza la DEA cada año, se ve que en 2024 esa agencia no cita nunca a Venezuela. En cambio, los países más citados son México y China", dice Gandilhon. Caracas no sería más que un pretexto de la administración Trump. "El verdadero objetivo es China más que Venezuela. Los estadounidenses, desde Obama, están preocupados por el desarrollo de la influencia de China en la región. Quieren hacer retroceder esa influencia, que se ha desarrollado mucho en términos políticos y económicos en los últimos años. Se trata, por lo tanto, de una especie de reactivación de la doctrina Monroe de comienzos del siglo XIX, que hacía de América Latina una especie de coto reservado de los estadounidenses. Así que la cuestión venezolana es evidentemente solo un pretexto: el objetivo no es poner fin al tráfico de drogas, sino eventualmente ejercer presión sobre el régimen de Maduro en Venezuela y, eventualmente, derrocarlo".

Confira no Morning Show desta sexta-feira (19): A Polícia Federal deflagrou uma operação contra os deputados Sóstenes Cavalcante e Carlos Jordy por suposto desvio de cotas parlamentares através de uma locadoras de veículos. Com R$400 mil em dinheiro vivo apreendidos em um flat e acusações de perseguição política, a bancada do Morning Show debate: os parlamentares são vítimas do Judiciário ou o esquema de "rachadinha" é real? Entenda os detalhes e as reações dos envolvidos. Reportagem: Igor Damasceno. O governador de São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, reiterou seu apoio à candidatura de Flávio Bolsonaro para a Presidência em 2026, destacando sua capacidade de diálogo com diferentes lados da política. A bancada do Morning Show debate se essa aliança é um movimento estratégico para unificar a direita ou se outros nomes, como Ratinho Jr. e Ronaldo Caiado, ainda podem ganhar força no cenário eleitoral. Entenda os riscos, o papel do Centrão e as projeções para a sucessão presidencial. A Mesa Diretora da Câmara dos Deputados definiu a perda de mandato dos parlamentares Eduardo Bolsonaro e Alexandre Ramagem. Enquanto a defesa aponta uma falta de padronização jurídica em relação a casos anteriores, como o de Carla Zambelli, a bancada do Morning Show debate se a decisão é técnica ou política. Entenda as consequências dessa cassação e como isso pode afetar o cenário eleitoral da direita. O Tesouro Nacional aprovou um empréstimo de R$12 bilhões para os Correios tentarem cobrir o prejuízo bilionário acumulado em 2025. Enquanto o governo Lula descarta qualquer privatização, a bancada do Morning Show debate se a injeção de capital em uma estatal deficitária é a solução ou apenas um paliativo para a má gestão. Entenda como esse crédito funcionará e o impacto para a economia brasileira. Reportagem: André Anelli. O presidente Lula defendeu a trajetória de Fernando Haddad e reacendeu o debate sobre a sua candidatura em 2026. Enquanto o ministro resiste e foca na economia, especialistas alertam para o seu desgaste político e a possível saída do Ministério para coordenar a reeleição de Lula. O Morning Show debate se Haddad ainda tem força eleitoral ou se o cargo na Fazenda "queimou" as suas chances. O presidente Lula afirmou que ninguém, nem mesmo seu filho, será poupado de investigações sobre as fraudes no INSS. A bancada do Morning Show debate a sinceridade da fala do mandatário e o histórico de impunidade que assola o Brasil. Entenda também como funcionam as cotas parlamentares e os riscos de desvio de dinheiro público. Será que a justiça finalmente vale para todos? Alguns caças dos EUA foram avistados sobrevoando Caracas em meio à escalada de tensão entre Washington e Maduro. Enquanto isso, a Justiça americana se prepara para liberar arquivos sigilosos sobre o bilionário Jeffrey Epstein, prometendo abalar as estruturas políticas com nomes de alto escalão envolvidos em escândalos. A bancada do Morning Show debate os desdobramentos dos dois casos. Reportagem: Eliseu Caetano. Essas e outras notícias você confere no Morning Show.

Mercedes Benadivas is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist with a passion for integrative and functional nutrition. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, she earned her degree in Nutrition before moving to Florida in 2014, where she revalidated her studies and became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). With over 13 years of experience, Mercedes has dedicated her career to educating and supporting families, particularly children on the autism spectrum. She specializes in addressing behavioral, digestive, and metabolic challenges through a personalized, evidence-based approach. In 2024, she expanded her expertise with a certification as a Women's Health Specialist, reinforcing her commitment to supporting women's well-being. Her approach focuses on the connection between diet, gut health, and overall cellular health. Mercedes is committed to empowering families with knowledge and practical tools to create sustainable dietary and lifestyle changes that promote child development and women's health.   https://www.instagram.com/foodtrition_life/ https://programas.foodtritionlife.com/cambia-la-nutricion-y-cambia-el-autismo/  

CHINA'S SURREPTITIOUS SUPPORT KEEPS THE MADURO REGIME AFLOAT Colleague Professor Evan Ellis. China sustains the Maduro regime through loans, surveillance technology, and military equipment while bypassing sanctions to import Venezuelan oil. The state oil company, PDVSA, collapsed due to the purging of technical experts and lack of investment, forcing Venezuela to rely on Iranian engineers to maintain minimal production. NUMBER 5 1902 CARACAS

Colonel Jeff McCausland discusses the US "blockade" of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers and the potential for escalation into a regional conflict involving Colombia. He also analyzes the Pentagon's refusal to release videos of destroyed drug boats, suggesting possible war crime concerns, and notes stalled Ukraine negotiations. 1903 CARACAS

Today, the Bank of England has cut interest rates to the lowest level since early 2023. Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls it "good news for families with mortgages and businesses with loans" - but says there's "more to do". Meanwhile, the Bank now expects no economic growth at the end of this year. Faisal is with Tristan in the studio to talk it through.And, tension is still building between the US and Venezuela. President Donald Trump has ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela - a move denounced by Caracas as "warmongering threats". Tristan is joined by his global story host Asma Khalid and Vanessa Buschschlüter Latin America and Caribbean Editor for the BBC News website. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Tristan Redman. It was made by Jack Maclaren and Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – I examine escalating U.S. military pressure on Venezuela as President Trump orders an oil blockade and deploys naval and air power across the region. Joined by Ret. Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, I analyze global flashpoints, legal authority, and the strategic risks facing America as tensions rise from Caracas to China and beyond...

C dans l'air du 18 décembre 2025 - Affaire Epstein: Trump cherche la parade« Il y a onze mois j'ai hérité d'un désastre et je le répare ». C'est avec ces mots que Donald Trump a lancé ce mercredi une courte allocution en guise de bilan de fin d'année. Malgré le mécontentement des Américains, le président américain a maintenu son cap économique tout en accablant son prédécesseur démocrate Joe Biden. Il lui a reproché de lui avoir laissé une économie « au bord de la ruine ». Parmi les autres thèmes abordés : la résolution de huit guerres, selon lui-même, « un boom économique » à venir, ou encore un processus de « migration inversée » enclenché, mais un sujet manquait à l'appel : l'affaire Epstein. Pourtant le dossier est brulant. Les derniers documents liés au délinquant sexuel décédé en 2019 doivent être divulgués d'ici à vendredi par le ministère de la Justice. Après des mois de fausses promesses complotistes puis une volte-face l'amenant à dénoncer un « canular » politique, Donald Trump a été forcé par sa base MAGA à rendre publics les derniers secrets dans cette affaire. La semaine dernière, des élus démocrates au Congrès avaient déjà rendu publiques de nouvelles photos émanant des légataires du criminel sexuel Jeffrey Epstein, qui incluent notamment des images de Donald Trump. « Ces images troublantes soulèvent encore plus de questions sur Jeffrey Epstein et ses relations avec certains des hommes les plus puissants du monde », avaient relevé les élus démocrates de la commission de surveillance à la Chambre des représentants. Qu'en sera-t-il ce vendredi 19 décembre ? Michael Wolff, connu pour ses enquêtes et livres consacrés à Donald Trump, devrait suivre de près la divulgation des derniers dossiers de l'affaire Epstein. Les 23.000 documents publiés, en novembre dernier, révèlent une proximité troublante avec le criminel sexuel, qu'il qualifie pourtant de « monstre ». L'écrivain s'est également confronté à Melania Trump, dans cette affaire. Michael Wolff a porté plainte contre la femme de Donald Trump, qu'il accuse d'avoir tenté de le faire taire après ses révélations sur ses liens avec Jeffrey Epstein. Selon l'auteur du « Feu et la fureur », la Première dame aurait été présentée à son mari par le criminel sexuel. Donald Trump augmente la pression sur le Venezuela. Le président américain a annoncé, mardi 16 décembre, un « blocus total » contre les pétroliers sous sanctions se rendant ou partant du Venezuela, renforçant la pression économique sur Caracas en pleine crise entre les deux pays. La chute du président vénézuélien Nicolas Maduro apparaît aujourd'hui comme l'un des principaux objectifs de la Maison Blanche.Les dernières révélations sur l'affaire Epstein peuvent-elles avoir des conséquences pour Donald Trump ? Qui est Michael Wolff, le journaliste qui défie le président américain ? Que signifie le « blocus total et complet » imposé par Donald Trump dans la crise politique face au Venezuela ? Nos experts :- Anthony BELLANGER - Éditorialiste Franceinfo TV, spécialiste des questions internationales - Corentin SELLIN - Historien spécialiste des États-Unis, chroniqueur Les Jours - Anne DEYSINE - Juriste et politologue, spécialiste des États-Unis, auteure de Les juges contre l'Amérique - Anne TOULOUSE - Journaliste franco-américaine, auteure de L'art de trumper

C dans l'air du 18 décembre 2025 - Affaire Epstein: Trump cherche la parade« Il y a onze mois j'ai hérité d'un désastre et je le répare ». C'est avec ces mots que Donald Trump a lancé ce mercredi une courte allocution en guise de bilan de fin d'année. Malgré le mécontentement des Américains, le président américain a maintenu son cap économique tout en accablant son prédécesseur démocrate Joe Biden. Il lui a reproché de lui avoir laissé une économie « au bord de la ruine ». Parmi les autres thèmes abordés : la résolution de huit guerres, selon lui-même, « un boom économique » à venir, ou encore un processus de « migration inversée » enclenché, mais un sujet manquait à l'appel : l'affaire Epstein. Pourtant le dossier est brulant. Les derniers documents liés au délinquant sexuel décédé en 2019 doivent être divulgués d'ici à vendredi par le ministère de la Justice. Après des mois de fausses promesses complotistes puis une volte-face l'amenant à dénoncer un « canular » politique, Donald Trump a été forcé par sa base MAGA à rendre publics les derniers secrets dans cette affaire. La semaine dernière, des élus démocrates au Congrès avaient déjà rendu publiques de nouvelles photos émanant des légataires du criminel sexuel Jeffrey Epstein, qui incluent notamment des images de Donald Trump. « Ces images troublantes soulèvent encore plus de questions sur Jeffrey Epstein et ses relations avec certains des hommes les plus puissants du monde », avaient relevé les élus démocrates de la commission de surveillance à la Chambre des représentants. Qu'en sera-t-il ce vendredi 19 décembre ? Michael Wolff, connu pour ses enquêtes et livres consacrés à Donald Trump, devrait suivre de près la divulgation des derniers dossiers de l'affaire Epstein. Les 23.000 documents publiés, en novembre dernier, révèlent une proximité troublante avec le criminel sexuel, qu'il qualifie pourtant de « monstre ». L'écrivain s'est également confronté à Melania Trump, dans cette affaire. Michael Wolff a porté plainte contre la femme de Donald Trump, qu'il accuse d'avoir tenté de le faire taire après ses révélations sur ses liens avec Jeffrey Epstein. Selon l'auteur du « Feu et la fureur », la Première dame aurait été présentée à son mari par le criminel sexuel. Donald Trump augmente la pression sur le Venezuela. Le président américain a annoncé, mardi 16 décembre, un « blocus total » contre les pétroliers sous sanctions se rendant ou partant du Venezuela, renforçant la pression économique sur Caracas en pleine crise entre les deux pays. La chute du président vénézuélien Nicolas Maduro apparaît aujourd'hui comme l'un des principaux objectifs de la Maison Blanche.Les dernières révélations sur l'affaire Epstein peuvent-elles avoir des conséquences pour Donald Trump ? Qui est Michael Wolff, le journaliste qui défie le président américain ? Que signifie le « blocus total et complet » imposé par Donald Trump dans la crise politique face au Venezuela ? Nos experts :- Anthony BELLANGER - Éditorialiste Franceinfo TV, spécialiste des questions internationales - Corentin SELLIN - Historien spécialiste des États-Unis, chroniqueur Les Jours - Anne DEYSINE - Juriste et politologue, spécialiste des États-Unis, auteure de Les juges contre l'Amérique - Anne TOULOUSE - Journaliste franco-américaine, auteure de L'art de trumper

Hainan Province has begun its special customs operations, a milestone in China's high-standard opening up (01:04). China says Japan's recent actions have cast doubt about whether it is intentionally stirring up troubles and provocations to justify its military buildup (14:28). The U.S. president says he wants to take back oil he claims stolen by Venezuela, while Caracas says Venezuelan oil and soil are rightfully theirs (23:24).

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: President Trump orders a U.S. naval blockade targeting sanctioned oil tankers tied to Venezuela, sharply escalating pressure on the Maduro regime. We break down what this move actually means, how it would be enforced, and why it could strike at the economic lifeblood of Caracas. New details emerge from Australia following the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Authorities now confirm the attackers were inspired by ISIS and may have received training overseas. We have the latest on the investigation. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org - APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit https://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com/podcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) President Trump prepares to address the nation tonight, fueling speculation about what he may announce. Bryan walks through the most likely possibilities, from the economy and falling inflation to explosive new revelations showing the Biden DOJ pushed ahead with the Mar-a-Lago raid despite FBI warnings that no probable cause existed. Trump may also signal major changes on marijuana policy or escalate pressure on Venezuela, as the White House orders a blockade of oil tankers that could trigger cascading unrest in Caracas and Havana. Abroad, China hardens its grip on the Panama Canal by blocking US-led efforts to reclaim port operations, raising the stakes for American naval access. Trump counters Beijing's influence by naming Peru a major non-NATO ally, part of a broader strategy to lock down South America's Pacific coast alongside new conservative governments in Chile and Ecuador. In Europe, the Green Revolution falters as Brussels backs away from banning combustion engines and Ford writes down nearly $20 billion after abandoning its electric truck push. The episode closes with remarkable scientific news from Japan, where researchers discovered a bacteria found in the Japanese tree frog that eradicated tumors in mice with a 100 percent success rate, offering new hope for future cancer treatments.    "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32     Keywords: Trump national address, US economy data, Mar-a-Lago FBI raid documents, DOJ lawfare, marijuana reclassification, Venezuela oil blockade, Panama Canal China, Peru non-NATO ally, South America strategy, EV collapse Europe, Ford EV losses, combustion engine reversal, Japanese tree frog cancer research

The US has stepped up its blockade on Venezuela's sanctioned oil tankers, as humanitarian workers are warning that the situation would get worse if food and medical supplies can't get into the country. We hear from people living in Caracas and someone who has left the country few days ago.Warner Bros has told shareholders to reject Paramount's one-hundred-and-eight billion dollar hostile bid for the entirety of its business. And the Oscars are to be streamed on YouTube from 2029 after the tech firm outbid traditional broadcasters. Photo: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures, during a march to commemorate the Battle of Santa Ines in Caracas, Venezuela, December 10, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Gaby Oraa.

On today's podcast:1) President Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going into and leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure on Caracas as the US builds up its military presence in the region. The move threatens to choke off the economic lifeblood of a country that was already under severe financial pressure. But it will have a less profound impact on global markets due to the diminished status of Venezuela’s oil industry. The OPEC member’s crude output has slumped about 70% through more than 25 years of socialist rule to less than 1 million barrels a day. It could potentially rebound if the governing regime were to change.2) The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The US is considering options, such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to transport Moscow’s oil, as well as traders who facilitate the transactions, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. The new measures could be unveiled as early as this week.3) OpenAI is in initial discussions to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon.com Inc. and use its chips, a potential win for the online retailer’s effort to broaden its AI industry presence and compete with Nvidia Corp. The deal under discussion could value OpenAI north of $500 billion and see it adopt Amazon’s Trainium chip, a person with knowledge of the matter said, asking to remain anonymous to describe private negotiations. Talks, however, are at a preliminary stage and terms could change, the person added. A deal would mark a win for Amazon’s fledgling semiconductor division. While Nvidia dominates the market for the powerful chips required to create AI platforms, developers such as Meta Platforms Inc. are starting to explore rival offerings from the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Les tensions militaires s'exacerbent entre Caracas et Washington. Après un entretien téléphonique, Donald Trump a renouvelé sa menace de "fermeture" de l'espace aérien vénézuélien.Traduction: Military tensions are escalating between Caracas and Washington. Following a phone call, Donald Trump reiterated his threat of a "closure" of Venezuelan airspace. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

My guest today is Jon Rosemberg.Jon is the author of the book, A Guide to Thriving: The Science Behind Breaking Old Patterns, Reclaiming Your Agency, and Finding Meaning.With over two decades coaching Fortune 500 executives and global teams through deep transformations, Jon has learned firsthand that growth begins when we courageously reclaim our agency. His personal journey, forged by immigration, loss, and career reinvention, inspires him to blend hard-won business insight with cutting-edge research to guide others toward greater meaning.Driven by his belief in human potential, Jon co-founded Anther, a firm dedicated to transforming uncertainty into possibility. He previously led high-impact initiatives at Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Indigo, and GoBolt. Jon holds an MBA from Cornell University and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, he now lives in Toronto with his wife, Adriana, and their two sons. Connect with Jon:·      Website: https://www.jonrosemberg.com·      A Guide to Thriving by Jon Rosemberg·      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrosemberg/ Support the showMake Life Less Difficult~ Support:buymeacoffee.com/lisatilstra

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid escalating tensions. President Trump said it was done for "very good reason" but Caracas accused Washington of "blatant theft" and "international piracy". Also: María Corina Machado arrives in Norway for her Nobel Peace Prize; the latest on Ukraine peace talks; we hear from Palestinians as severe storms hit Gaza; scientists shed light on the discovery of fire; Nicolas Sarkozy's new book on his experience in prison; Italian cuisine gets the UNESCO stamp of approval; film critics are panned in the digital age; and would you hand over your social media history for a trip to the US?The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

The U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, in an escalation in tensions between Caracas and Washington. Bloomberg’s Eric Martin explains how the move further ramps up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Indiana is the latest state in the spotlight over redistricting, as lawmakers there prepare to vote on a new congressional map requested by President Trump. Indianapolis Star reporter Kayla Dwyer joins to discuss why the measure is dividing Republicans in the state. A nationwide initiative called Vision Zero was supposed to stop pedestrian traffic deaths. Rachel Weiner of the Washington Post details why it didn’t work. Plus, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third consecutive time, the U.S. might require visa applicants to show their social-media history, and how In-N-Out Burger entered the “6-7” conversation. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

PREVIEW — Evan Ellis — Honduras: Poverty, Corruption, and Migration Crisis. Ellis details the severe structural poverty and endemic corruption plaguing Honduras, characterized by institutionally weak governance frameworks systematically infiltrated by drug trafficking organizations and violent gangs including Mara Salvatucha and Mara 18, which exercise de facto control over substantial territorial jurisdictions. Ellis documents that despite significant recent reductions in homicide rates reflecting improved security conditions, Honduras remains fundamentally unstable, functioning as a major source of Central American and Caribbean migration toward Northern Triangle transit routes to the United States. Ellis notes that domestic Honduran political constituencies are increasingly demanding law-and-order governance and institutional reform to address gang violence, territorial control by criminal organizations, and the dysfunctional state capacity that perpetuates irregular migration and humanitarian crises. 1930 CARACAS

Buckle up—today we torch the myth of "secure" elections as shocking losses hit even Trump strongholds like Miami, proving stolen votes know no borders. Joe Oltmann unpacks Patrick Byrne's explosive Lindell TV confession: "We're in an insurrection," validating years of fraud warnings from mail-ins to rigged machines. Ann Vandersteel drops the hammer: Tina Peters is THE KEY, her forensic images mirroring Venezuelan generals' admissions of Smartmatic/Dominion hacks—now backed by F-18 flyovers buzzing Caracas. Is Trump unlocking her freedom, or is this Kabuki theater?Enter historian Dr. William J. Federer, bestselling author of Socialism: History to Present and voice of American Minute, tracing tyranny from Plato's cave to America's crossroads. Does Tina's solitary hell for whistleblowing echo Rome's fall—political weaponization crushing dissent? Can Judeo-Christian roots survive cancel culture's rewrite of our founders? Federer grills the gut-wrench: With civic virtue shredded by crime waves and family implosions, is the social fabric toast, or can grassroots faith revivals stitch it back? From education's indoctrination to media's disinformation blackouts (pipe bombs, anyone?), he demands: What's the historical playbook to dodge cultural death? Hope flickers in Revolution-era grit—but only if we act.The invasion escalates: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker unleashes 1,700 murderer-rapist illegals, dodging ICE with HB 1312 while Chicago's Mayor Johnson cheers "transformation" riots blocking Border Patrol raids. Enter convicted felon "advisors" like Mysonne Linen spewing white supremacy rants for socialist Zohran Mamdani—hatred fueling the machine. Trump's hot-mic fury blasts spineless Republicans for clock-running, as AZ AG Kris Mayes slams Pam Bondi for yanking DEA agents mid-cartel war. Somali flags wave in Boston; cities crumble. What happens when the Left regains power? Amnesty floods 30M voters, SCOTUS packing, MAGA arrests—game over.

The Trump Corollary: Reviving the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America: Colleague Ernesto Araújo discusses a new "Trump corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine reshaping U.S. policy in the Americas, signaling a more assertive stance against foreign influence and authoritarian regimes; this shift is evident in Venezuela, where President Maduro appears to be negotiating his exit in the face of U.S. pressure, while in Brazil the administration of Lula da Silva faces significant instability due to a massive banking scandal linking the government to money laundering and organized crime, with the new application of the Monroe Doctrine suggesting the U.S. will favor political figures aligned with its security strategy. 1952 CARACAS

It's a waiting game inside the country, where the US is threatening military action. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Danielle Hewitt, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro gestures to his supporters in Caracas. Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices