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The Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, has said the removal from power of President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces is a huge step for freedom despite being sidelined by Trump. We hear from inside the country amid a crackdown in Caracas. Also on the programme, European leaders meet in Paris to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine; and a battle to save an historic monument to one of the great Antarctic explorers, Ernest Shackleton.(Photo: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado looks on, outside the Grand Hotel after she was in the audience at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, December 12, 2025. NTB/Ole Berg-Rusten via REUTERS)

From the archive, an art installation and future book is growing in a Norwegian forest outside of Oslo!Read more about the project here and listen to the Ted Radio Hour episode with this project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Lars's Journey: Finding Warmth in Cold Winter Landscapes Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-01-06-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Kafeen Duftende Dråper lå i hjertet av Oslo.En: The café Duftende Dråper was located in the heart of Oslo.No: Utenfor dalte snøfnugg sakte ned, og vinden virvlet dem rundt som små ballettdansere.En: Outside, snowflakes drifted down slowly, and the wind swirled them around like little ballet dancers.No: Inne i kafeen var alt varmt.En: Inside the café, everything was warm.No: Den rike aromaen av nybrygget kaffe fylte luften, og bordene var fulle av pratende mennesker.En: The rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee filled the air, and the tables were full of chatting people.No: Denne dagen var Lars, en stille kunstner, også her.En: This day, Lars, a quiet artist, was also there.No: Han satte pris på varmen mens han tenkte på dagens oppgave.En: He appreciated the warmth while he pondered over today's task.No: Lars trenger nytt utstyr.En: Lars needs new equipment.No: Han maler vinterlandskap.En: He paints winter landscapes.No: Problemet er at det er bitende kaldt ute, og hans gamle klær gir ikke nok beskyttelse.En: The problem is that it is biting cold outside, and his old clothes do not offer enough protection.No: Han er på vei til en sportsbutikk for å finne noe bedre.En: He is on his way to a sporting goods store to find something better.No: Kaffen gir ham styrke før turen.En: The coffee gives him strength before the trip.No: Lars ser på venstre hånd.En: Lars looks to his left hand.No: Der sitter Kari og Erik, bestevenner og ofte i Oslo sentrum.En: There sit Kari and Erik, best friends and often in downtown Oslo.No: De drikker kaffe og leder en livlig samtale.En: They drink coffee and lead a lively conversation.No: Lars smiler for seg selv, men ønsker ikke å forstyrre.En: Lars smiles to himself, but he doesn't want to disturb them.No: Han nyter ensomheten i kaotiske rom.En: He enjoys solitude in chaotic spaces.No: Senere går Lars til sportsbutikken.En: Later, Lars goes to the sports store.No: Det er overfylt, og folk haster rundt.En: It is crowded, and people hurry around.No: Han beveger seg målrettet mot hyllen med vinterutstyr.En: He moves purposefully toward the shelf with winter gear.No: Hans hjerte synker når han ser at det han trenger, en spesiell, tykk jakke, er utsolgt.En: His heart sinks when he sees that what he needs, a special, thick jacket, is sold out.No: Lars står der, usikker på hva han skal gjøre.En: Lars stands there, uncertain about what to do.No: Skal han vente på nytt skjorteinnslag?En: Should he wait for new stock?No: Eller prøve noe annet som kanskje ikke er like bra?En: Or try something else that might not be as good?No: Han ser seg rundt, føler at tiden løper.En: He looks around, feeling that time is running out.No: Da oppdager han et alternativ — en annen jakke, men det er den siste på stativet.En: Then he discovers an alternative — another jacket, but it's the last one on the rack.No: Nærheten står en annen kunde som kikker på jakken også.En: Nearby stands another customer also eyeing the jacket.No: Lars nøler, men så tar han et dypt pust og snakker til personen.En: Lars hesitates, but then he takes a deep breath and speaks to the person.No: "Hei, jeg er Lars.En: "Hi, I'm Lars.No: Jeg maler landskap, spesielt om vinteren.En: I paint landscapes, especially in winter.No: Jeg trenger virkelig noe varmt til å stå i snøen.En: I really need something warm to stand in the snow."No: "Den andre kunden, en ung kvinne med et vennlig smil, nikker.En: The other customer, a young woman with a friendly smile, nods.No: "Jeg forstår.En: "I understand.No: Jeg har selv opplevd hvor krevende det kan være ute om vinteren.En: I've experienced how challenging it can be outside in winter.No: Klart du kan ta jakken.En: Of course, you can take the jacket."No: "Lars er overrasket, men glad.En: Lars is surprised, but happy.No: "Tusen takk.En: "Thank you so much.No: Det betyr virkelig mye.En: It really means a lot."No: "Lars forlater butikken med et smil.En: Lars leaves the store with a smile.No: Det er første gang på lenge han har snakket med en fremmed, og det føles bra.En: It's the first time in a long while that he has talked to a stranger, and it feels good.No: Han innser at å dele sin lidenskap gir ny energi og varme, mye som en ny jakke.En: He realizes that sharing his passion brings new energy and warmth, much like a new jacket.No: En tryggere følelse omfavner ham, som et varmt teppe fra en annen vinters osvann.En: A feeling of safety embraces him, like a warm blanket from another winter's dream. Vocabulary Words:café: kafeensnowflakes: snøfnuggdrifted: daltetswirled: virvletaroma: aromaenbrewed: nybryggetequipment: utstyrlandscapes: landskapbiting: bitendeprotection: beskyttelselively: livligconversation: samtalesolitude: ensomhetenchaotic: kaotiskeshelf: hyllengear: utstyrpurchased: kjøptspecial: spesiellthick: tykkalternative: alternativrack: stativethesitate: nølerbreathe: puststranger: fremmedpassion: lidenskapenergy: energisafety: tryggereblanket: teppeexperienced: opplevdchallenging: krevende

In this episode of Trip Tales, I'm chatting with Monica an American mom who's been living in Norway for the past 8 years with her family. Monica is the founder of Wanderwild Family Retreats (wanderwildfamilyretreats.com) and shares her best tips for visiting Bergen with kids from fjords and funiculars to troll hikes, cozy hygge vibes, and a real life Polar Express experience. She's packed this episode with her favorite spots and local insight and let's just say… I'm officially booking my trip to Bergen ASAP! You can find Monica on Instagram at @wanderwildfamilyretreats (https://www.instagram.com/wanderwildfamilyretreats).This episode is now available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kelseygravesIf you'd like to share about your trip on the podcast, email me at: kelsey@triptalespodcast.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kelseygravesFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsey_gravesFollow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mskelseygravesJoin us in the Trip Tales Podcast Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1323687329158879Mentioned in this episode:- Oslo vs. Bergen- The Bergen Line Train - a real-life Polar Express!- Bergen International Airport- Bryggen - historical seaport town in Bergen- Viking history- Island of Askoy- The Hanseatic Hotel- Fin.no vacation rentals- Mount Floyen, Floibanen Funicular, Skomakerstuen Cafe- Bergen Aquarium- Island of Herdla- Fjord cruises in Flam- Norway in a Nutshell tour- Voss Ski Resort Area- Geirangerfjord- Hygge lifestyle- Pinosha salted meat - Bergen coffee and sandwich shop: Godt Brød Vestre Torggaten- Bergen dinner spots: Brasilia (https://brasilia.no), Cartel's (https://www.cartels.no)- Weather in NorwayTrip Tales is a travel podcast sharing real vacation stories and trip itineraries for family travel, couples getaways, cruises, and all-inclusive resorts. Popular episodes feature destinations like Marco Island Florida, Costa Rica with kids, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Aulani in Hawaii, Beaches Turks & Caicos, Park City ski trips, Aruba, Italy, Ireland, Portugal's Azores, New York City, Alaska cruises, and U.S. National Parks. Listeners get real travel tips, itinerary recommendations, hotel reviews, restaurant recommendations, and inspiration for planning their next vacation, especially when traveling with kids.

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Snowy Oslo Kindness: A Tale of Warm Hearts and Winter Coats Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-01-05-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Ved likevel faller snøflakene mykt over markedsplassen i Oslo, en liten verden av liv og latter innhyllet i vinterens kalde omfavnelse.En: Even so, the snowflakes fall softly over the marketplace in Oslo, a small world full of life and laughter enveloped in winter's cold embrace.No: Det er klar morgen, og lyset fra de mange boder skinner lyst imot besøkende, der dekorasjonene minner om norske vinternetter.En: It's a clear morning, and the light from the many stalls shines brightly towards the visitors, as the decorations remind one of Norwegian winter nights.No: Det er starten av januar og Epifani, kjent som "helligtrekongersdag" lokalt, nærmer seg.En: It's the beginning of January, and Epifani, known as "helligtrekongersdag" locally, is approaching.No: Selv om få feirer det stort, samles familier for hyggelige måltid.En: Although few celebrate it grandly, families gather for pleasant meals.No: Astrid går forsiktig mellom bodene.En: Astrid walks carefully between the stalls.No: Det er kaldt, og hun trekker skjerfet tettere rundt halsen.En: It's cold, and she wraps her scarf tighter around her neck.No: Hun er her for å finne en varm vinterjakke til seg selv og datteren sin.En: She is here to find a warm winter jacket for herself and her daughter.No: De neste dagene vil de besøke familie, og Astrid vil vise seg fra sin beste side.En: In the coming days, they will visit family, and Astrid wants to show herself from her best side.No: Men økonomien er trang.En: But the economy is tight.No: Hun jobber hardt som lærer, men penger strekker ikke alltid til.En: She works hard as a teacher, but the money doesn't always stretch far enough.No: Likevel har hun et lite håp – kanskje vil hun finne en jakke som både er rimelig og stilfull.En: Nevertheless, she has a glimmer of hope – maybe she'll find a jacket that is both affordable and stylish.No: Nå står hun foran en bod hvor jakker henger fint på rekke.En: Now she stands in front of a stall where jackets hang neatly in a row.No: Bak disken smiler Sverre.En: Behind the counter, Sverre smiles.No: Han er en vennlig sjel, kjent for sitt hjelpsomme vesen.En: He is a friendly soul, known for his helpful nature.No: "Hei Astrid!En: "Hi Astrid!"No: " sier han med varm stemme.En: he says warmly.No: "Leter du etter noe spesielt i dag?En: "Looking for something special today?"No: "Astrid smiler tilbake, men bestemte bekymringer kan leses i øynene hennes.En: Astrid smiles back, but there's a definite concern reflected in her eyes.No: "Ja, en vinterjakke.En: "Yes, a winter jacket.No: Noe varmt og pent," svarer hun.En: Something warm and nice," she replies.No: Sverre peker mot en fin blå jakke.En: Sverre points to a nice blue jacket.No: Astrid tar den opp, og føler straks at det er den perfekte jakken—myk, varm, og vakker.En: Astrid picks it up and immediately feels that it is the perfect jacket—soft, warm, and beautiful.No: Men hun snur prislappen, og hjertet synker.En: But she turns the price tag, and her heart sinks.No: Den er for dyr.En: It's too expensive.No: Hun nøler, og Sverre ser det.En: She hesitates, and Sverre notices.No: "Hva synes du?En: "What do you think?"No: " spør han.En: he asks.No: "Den er nydelig, men jeg har ikke råd," svarer hun stille.En: "It's lovely, but I can't afford it," she responds quietly.No: Sverre tenker et øyeblikk.En: Sverre thinks for a moment.No: Han ser alvorlig ut, men også vennlig.En: He appears serious but also friendly.No: "Vent litt," sier han og forsvinner inn i boden.En: "Wait a moment," he says and disappears into the stall.No: Når han kommer tilbake, smiler han bredt.En: When he returns, he smiles broadly.No: "Du vet, noen dager er det plass for gode gjerninger.En: "You know, some days there's room for good deeds.No: Hva om jeg gir deg en liten rabatt på den?En: How about I give you a small discount on it?"No: "Astrid ser overrasket på ham.En: Astrid looks at him in surprise.No: "Virkelig?En: "Really?No: Det ville hjelpe så mye!En: That would help so much!"No: ""Selvsagt," nikker Sverre.En: "Of course," Sverre nods.No: "Du fortjener å ha det fint i vinter.En: "You deserve to be well off this winter."No: "Med takknemlighet i hjertet tilpasser Astrid seg jakken.En: With gratitude in her heart, Astrid tries on the jacket.No: Den føles som en varm klem.En: It feels like a warm hug.No: Hun betaler den nedsatte prisen, følelsen av lettelse fortrenger vinterkulden.En: She pays the reduced price, the feeling of relief dispelling the winter cold.No: Ingrid, datteren, tar hennes hånd.En: Ingrid, her daughter, takes her hand.No: "Du ser så fin ut, mamma!En: "You look so nice, Mama!"No: "Astrid smiler, kjenner takknemlighet strømme over for vennligheten hun har møtt.En: Astrid smiles, feeling gratitude flow for the kindness she has encountered.No: Hun tenker på hva hun har lært denne dagen: Selv i snørike Oslo, er hjertene til folk varmest av alt.En: She reflects on what she has learned this day: Even in snowy Oslo, people's hearts are the warmest of all.No: Det finnes alltid en måte, når man tør å spørre om litt hjelp.En: There's always a way when you dare to ask for a little help. Vocabulary Words:snowflakes: snøflakenesoftly: myktmarketplace: markedsplassenembrace: omfavnelsestalls: boderapproaching: nærmer segfamilies: familierpleasant: hyggeligecarefully: forsiktigscarf: skjerfeteconomy: økonomienstretch: strekkerglimmer: lite håpaffordable: rimeligstylish: stilfullfriendly: vennligconcern: bekymringerafford: rådhesitates: nølerdeeds: gjerningerdiscount: rabattgratitude: takknemlighetencountered: møttrelief: lettelsewarmest: varmestdare: tørkindness: vennlighetvisit: besøketeacher: lærersmiles: smiler

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Courage in the Cold: A Winter's Tale in Oslo Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-01-05-08-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Det var en kald, men lys vinterdag i Oslo.En: It was a cold but bright winter day in Oslo.No: Snøfnugg dalte sakte fra himmelen og la seg lett på bakken.En: Snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky, settling lightly on the ground.No: Lysene i gatene blinket mot den glatte isen mens folk flokket seg rundt den travle Torgplassen.En: The streetlights shimmered against the slick ice as people gathered around the bustling Torgplassen.No: Her fylte lukten av gløgg og ferske bakervarer luften.En: The air was filled with the scent of mulled wine and freshly baked goods.No: Markedsbodene var pyntet med fargerike frukter, grønnsaker, og håndlagde smykker.En: The market stalls were adorned with colorful fruits, vegetables, and handmade jewelry.No: Siv gikk rolig mellom bodene, pakket godt inn i en tykk jakke og ullskjerf.En: Siv walked leisurely among the stalls, wrapped snugly in a thick coat and wool scarf.No: Hun elsket følelsen av vinterkulda mot huden og lyden av glade mennesker rundt seg.En: She loved the sensation of the winter chill against her skin and the sound of happy people around her.No: Hun var forsiktig av natur, alltid med én fot på bakken.En: She was cautious by nature, always with one foot on the ground.No: Denne dagen ønsket hun bare å nyte en fredelig ettermiddag.En: Today, she just wanted to enjoy a peaceful afternoon.No: Blant flere besøkende, så hun Mikkel.En: Among the many visitors, she saw Mikkel.No: Han var en av de som handlet frukt ved en av bodene.En: He was one of those buying fruit at one of the stalls.No: Mikkel var vennlig, alltid med et smil om munnen.En: Mikkel was friendly, always with a smile on his face.No: Men plutselig endret ansiktet hans seg.En: But suddenly his expression changed.No: Han så stresset ut og grep tak i halsen.En: He looked stressed and clutched his throat.No: I et øyeblikk ble plassen rundt dem stille.En: For a moment, the area around them fell silent.No: Siv sto et øyeblikk og så på.En: Siv stood for a moment, watching.No: Hjertet hennes slo raskt.En: Her heart was racing.No: Minnene fra barndommen, sykehusbesøkene, vekket en dyp frykt.En: Memories from childhood, hospital visits, stirred a deep fear.No: Hun nølte.En: She hesitated.No: Men hun visste hun måtte handle.En: But she knew she had to act.No: Mikkel trengte hjelp.En: Mikkel needed help.No: Uten å tenke mer, gikk Siv frem.En: Without thinking further, Siv stepped forward.No: Hun tok av seg skjerfet og nærmet seg Mikkel.En: She took off her scarf and approached Mikkel.No: "Pust rolig," sa hun mykt og surret skjerfet rundt.En: "Breathe calmly," she said softly, wrapping the scarf around.No: Hun vet ikke hvorfor, men det hjalp å holde ham rolig.En: She didn't know why, but it helped to keep him calm.No: En annen kunde løp for å hente hjelp.En: Another customer ran to get help.No: Folk rundt dem begynte å ringe etter ambulanse.En: People around them began calling for an ambulance.No: Snart hørte de sirener nærme seg.En: Soon, they heard sirens approaching.No: Mikkel ble straks tatt hånd om av medisinere.En: Mikkel was quickly attended to by medics.No: Siv trakk pusten dypt, lettet men fortsatt skjelvende.En: Siv took a deep breath, relieved but still trembling.No: Etter at ambulansen kjørte bort, sto Siv igjen med en uventet følelse: mot.En: After the ambulance drove away, Siv was left with an unexpected feeling: courage.No: Hun følte et snev av stolthet over å ha hjulpet.En: She felt a tinge of pride for having helped.No: Hun hadde overvunnet sin frykt, om bare for et øyeblikk, og gjort en forskjell.En: She had overcome her fear, if only for a moment, and made a difference.No: Det var ingen liten seier for henne.En: It was no small victory for her.No: Snøen fortsatte å falle, like vakker og glitrende som før, mens Torgplassen vendte tilbake til sin vanlige travle ro.En: The snow continued to fall, as beautiful and sparkling as before, while Torgplassen returned to its usual bustling calm.No: Siv følte at vinterdagen i Oslo hadde gitt henne noe mer enn bare markedsvarer.En: Siv felt that the winter day in Oslo had given her something more than just market goods.No: Hun gikk videre, varm på innsiden, klar for alt denne dagen kunne bringe.En: She moved on, warm on the inside, ready for whatever the day might bring. Vocabulary Words:drifted: dalteshimmered: blinketslick: glattebustling: travlemulled wine: gløggadorned: pyntetleisurely: roligsnugly: godtchill: vinterkuldacautious: forsiktigclutched: grep tak iexpression: ansiktethumming: surrenderelieved: lettettrembling: skjelvendecourage: mottinge: snevovercome: overvunnetsparkling: glitrendehospital visits: sykehusbesøkenehesitated: nøltewrapping: surretcalmly: roligapproaching: nærme segmedics: medisinereunexpected: uventetvictory: seierusual: vanligegoods: varerbring: bringe

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Navigating a Snowstorm: A Journey to Find Balance and Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2026-01-04-08-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Snøen lå som et mykt, tykt teppe over Oslos nabolag, og de varme lysene fra husene skinte gjennom vintermørket.En: The snow lay like a soft, thick blanket over Oslo's neighborhoods, and the warm lights from the houses shone through the winter darkness.No: Nils pakket ivrig skiene inn i bilen, mens Kari sjekket kartet for veien til hytta.En: Nils eagerly packed the skis into the car, while Kari checked the map for the way to the cabin.No: Det var starten på et nytt år, og begge var klare for en pause fra julens hektiske dager.En: It was the start of a new year, and both were ready for a break from the hectic holiday days.No: "Jeg trenger fjellets stillhet," sa Nils med et glimt i øyet.En: "I need the silence of the mountains," said Nils with a glint in his eye.No: "Luften der oppe renser sjelen.En: "The air up there cleanses the soul."No: "Kari nikket, men skulte forsiktig mot himmelen.En: Kari nodded but cautiously glanced at the sky.No: Værmeldingen hadde nevnt tungt snøfall.En: The weather forecast had mentioned heavy snowfall.No: "Er du sikker på at det er trygt, Nils?En: "Are you sure it's safe, Nils?"No: " spurte hun, alltid den forsiktige av dem.En: she asked, always the cautious one of them.No: "Vi klarer det," sa Nils overbevisende.En: "We can handle it," said Nils convincingly.No: "Vi trenger bare å være forsiktige.En: "We just need to be careful."No: "Så satte de seg i bilen og kjørte mot fjellene.En: Then they got into the car and drove towards the mountains.No: Veien var stille, trærne dekket av snø som glitret i det svake morgenlyset.En: The road was quiet, the trees covered with snow that glittered in the faint morning light.No: Kari lurte på hva fjellet ville bringe.En: Kari wondered what the mountain would bring.No: Hun ønsket seg noe nytt, noe som kunne bryte rutinen hun følte seg fanget i.En: She wished for something new, something that could break the routine she felt trapped in.No: I det de beveget seg høyere opp, begynte snøen å falle tettere.En: As they moved higher, the snow began to fall more densely.No: Veien ble stadig mer vanskelig å se.En: The road became increasingly difficult to see.No: Kari strammet grepet om kartet.En: Kari tightened her grip on the map.No: "Jeg vet ikke, Nils.En: "I don't know, Nils.No: Dette ser ikke bra ut.En: This doesn't look good."No: "Nils bremset, men insisterte, "Bare litt til, Kari.En: Nils slowed down but insisted, "Just a little further, Kari.No: Vi kommer fram snart.En: We'll be there soon."No: "Snøstormen tiltok i styrke, og bilen begynte å miste grep om veien.En: The snowstorm grew stronger, and the car started to lose grip on the road.No: De stoppet.En: They stopped.No: Foran dem var alt hvitt.En: In front of them, everything was white.No: Kari så på Nils med bekymrede øyne.En: Kari looked at Nils with worried eyes.No: "Hva gjør vi nå?En: "What do we do now?"No: "I stillheten som fulgte, oppstod en ny forståelse mellom dem.En: In the silence that followed, a new understanding emerged between them.No: Kari tok en dypt pust.En: Kari took a deep breath.No: "Vi må jobbe sammen.En: "We need to work together.No: La oss finne et sted å stoppe og vente til det roer seg.En: Let's find a place to stop and wait until it calms down."No: "De henvendte seg til GPS-en og fant en liten rasteplass ikke langt unna.En: They turned to the GPS and found a small rest area not far away.No: Der ventet de, drakk varm kakao og planla neste trekk.En: There they waited, drank hot cocoa, and planned their next move.No: Etter noen timer begynte snøfallet å lette, og de satte kursen mot hytta igjen, denne gangen mye mer varsomme.En: After a few hours, the snowfall began to ease, and they headed for the cabin again, this time much more cautiously.No: Da de omsider nådde hytta, var det som å komme hjem.En: When they finally reached the cabin, it was like coming home.No: En ro la seg over dem.En: A calm settled over them.No: I varmen fra peisen innså Nils viktigheten av planlegging.En: In the warmth of the fireplace, Nils realized the importance of planning.No: Kari på sin side kjente en spenning i det ukjente, noe som ga henne energi.En: Kari, for her part, felt a thrill in the unknown, something that gave her energy.No: Som de så ut over det snødekte landskapet, kjente begge at turen hadde ført dem nærmere.En: As they looked out over the snow-covered landscape, both felt the trip had brought them closer.No: De hadde balansert Nils' eventyrlyst med Karis forsiktighet.En: They had balanced Nils' spirit of adventure with Kari's caution.No: Snøen utenfor dalte nå fredelig ned, noe som fikk dem til å tenke på nye begynnelser og hvordan de sammen kunne utforske flere eventyr.En: The snow outside now peacefully drifted down, making them think of new beginnings and how together they could explore more adventures.No: Og der, ved hytta, fant både Nils og Kari den balansen de trengte til å møte resten av året.En: And there, at the cabin, both Nils and Kari found the balance they needed to face the rest of the year. Vocabulary Words:blanket: teppeeagerly: ivrigglint: glimtcleanses: rensercautiously: forsiktigforecast: værmeldinggrip: greprest area: rasteplassease: lettethrill: spenningadventure: eventyrhectic: hektisketrapped: fangetdensely: tettereinsisted: insisterteunderstanding: forståelsecareful: varsommecalm: roplanning: planleggingunknown: ukjentebalanced: balansertespirit: eventyrlystcaution: forsiktighetdrifted: daltetexplore: utforskesilence: stillhetmention: nevntconvincingly: overbevisendeglittered: glitretpause: pause

Rememoramos nuestra estancia y la música que pudimos disfrutar en estos eventos internacionales celebrados el pasado mes de noviembre: Folkelarm, en Oslo, y Napoli World, en esa ciudad italiana. We look back on our stay and the music we were able to enjoy at these international events held last November: Folkelarm, in Oslo, and Napoli World, in that Italian city. - Mikey Kenney - Scarecrow festival - Tiny little light - Anders Lillebo - Halling etter Halteguten - Munnspill - Hialøsa - Eken - Scanian very old pop - Britt Elise Skram - Firegangar og springdansar frå Vistdal - Dåm - Tilibo - Vito - Woo la ba - Ole Andre Farstad - Du ringar, VI springar - Streng på streng - Meelodi - Kolli - The great blue wheel - Rydvall Mjelva Carr - Souvas - Heartspin - Mariaa Siga - Lagne boote - Lagne boote [single] - Magalí Sare & Manel Fortià - Tonada de cabestrero - Fang i núvols - Sinfonia Ensemble & Christian Di Fiore - Moulin - Zampogna e...

A first-hand video report shows Palestinian Authority forces terrorizing Jews in Area C of Judea and Samaria—raising serious questions about security, Oslo-era agreements, and what's really unfolding on the ground. Today's podcast examines newly surfaced footage of PA forces blocking roads and training with heavy weapons, alongside stark warnings from Israel's Defense Minister that Judea and Samaria could face an October 7–style attack. With Israeli counterterror operations reducing terrorist attacks by over 80% in 2025, officials stress that sustained IDF presence and buffer zones are essential to prevent terrorist groups from re-establishing themselves. Today's episode also breaks down statistics that the media often ignores: terror trends in 2025, Israel's growing population, rising birth rates among Jews, declining mortality, and a 25% increase in Israel's GDP—all pointing to a very different reality than what the media often portrays. From Israel's recognition of Somaliland's independence and the riots taking place in Iran to demographic shifts and spiritual awakenings inside Israel, The Israel Guys connect the dots between security, sovereignty, and truth on the ground.  Join The Land of Israel Fellowship: https://thelandofisrael.com/ Join The Israel Guys member program: https://israelguys.link/TIGmember Purchase an "Israel" patch hat: https://theisraelguys.store/products/israel-1948-cap Sign up for the men's Pruning trip to Israel: https://serveisrael.com/volunteer/pruning/ Follow The Israel Guys on Telegram: https://t.me/theisraelguys  Follow Us On X: https://x.com/theisraelguys  Follow Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theisraelguys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theisraelguys Source Links:  https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420199 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420192 https://thejewishedition.com/topics/health-medicine/2025/12/31/jewish-population-booms-media-see-malaise/ https://x.com/DovLipman/status/2000208282145673618?s=20 https://x.com/FrumTikTok/status/2005854810780717113?s=20 https://belaaz.com/news/at-least-2-killed-by-police-at-mass-protests-against-iranian-regime-in-tehran-elsewhere/  

In May of 1995, a woman checked into the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Oslo under the name Jennifer Fairgate. She paid in cash, carried almost nothing with her, and erased every trace of her identity before stepping inside.Three days later, a single gunshot was heard from a locked hotel room thirty-four floors above the city.The woman was dead. Her name was false. And no one could explain why she had gone to such lengths to disappear.Clothing labels were removed. Fingerprints altered. A firearm with its serial number professionally erased lay beside her body. A man claiming to be her husband appeared briefly — then vanished.Was this a suicide? A murder staged as one? Or the quiet conclusion of something far more deliberate?Decades later, the Oslo Plaza Woman remains unidentified.This is the story of a life carefully erased — and a mystery that refuses to resolve.

Este 2025 le fue otorgado a María Corina Machado el Premio Nobel de la Paz, una distinción que demostró el apoyo global que existe a favor de Venezuela y destacó además la presión de países del mundo en contra de Nicolás Maduro.

Kristen tro står og faller på troverdigheten i Jesu oppstandelse. Men oppstandelse fra de døde er jo umulig. Må ikke historiene være eventyr eller ønsketenking? Dette seminaret presenterer sterke historiske argument for at Jesus faktisk stod opp fra de døde. Utrolig? Kom og hør!    Marte Hodne er Grill en kristen-koordinator i Laget og studerer teologi ved MF i Oslo.  Dette seminaropptaket er fra “Intro ung”-sporet på Veritaskonferansen 2025.  Bli med på Veritaskonferansen 2026!  16.-18. oktober 2026  https://www.facebook.com/events/1338018751186094 

In this episode of Opera Road Trip, host Sebastian Schwarz turns the spotlight from national operatic traditions to a crucial gateway for emerging artists: singing competitions. Against the backdrop of increasingly opaque casting processes, the episode explores why competitions continue to play a decisive — and controversial — role in operatic careers today. Schwarz is joined by key figures from some of Europe's most influential competitions, including Beata Klatka (Stanisław Moniuszko International Vocal Competition, Warsaw), Lars Flaaten (Queen Sonja Singing Competition, Oslo), and Andrew Watts (International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch). They discuss what distinguishes serious, transparent competitions from flawed or purely instrumental ones, and how juries actually think. The episode also features first-hand perspectives from internationally active singers Kristina Mkhitaryan and Shira Patchornik, reflecting on how competitions shaped their careers — for better and for worse. Through live excerpts, career data, and candid discussion, this episode offers young singers realistic insight, practical guidance, and a nuanced view of competitions as one — but not the only — path into the operatic profession.   Opera Road Trip is hosted by Sebastian F. Schwarz whose curriculum as an opera manager includes positions at Theater an der Wien, Glyndebourne, Teatro Regio Torino, Festival della Valle d'Itria, Hamburgische Staatsoper and Wexford Festival Opera. He is Vice-president of the International Richard Strauss Society, member of the board of the European Musical Theatre Academy and co-founder of the Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera.   All episodes: https://operavision.eu/feature/operav...   Music extracts for Episode 5:   Introduction: Fidelio (Beethoven): Overture, op. 72   Cisza dokoła from Straszny Dwor – The haunted manor (Stanisław Moniouszko): Samuel Stopford, Stanisław Moniouszko International Vocal Competition, 2025   Das war sehr gut, Mandryka from Arabella (Richard Strauss): Kathleen O'Mara, Queen Sonja Singing Competition, 2025   Non so le tetre immagini from Il Corsaro (Giuseppe Verdi): Kristina Mkhitaryan,  Valencia       Mon cœur s'ouvre a ta voix from Samson et Dalila (Camille Saint Saens): Claudia Ribas, International Voice Competition s'Hertogenbosch, 2024   Se pietà per me non senti from Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Georg Friedrich Händel): Shira Patchornik, International Singing competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti, 2021       OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union's Creative Europe programme.   Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows - including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision.     ABOUT OPERA ROAD TRIP Opera Road Trip is OperaVision's new two-year podcast series, a journey through the 17 countries that currently partner with OperaVision, discovering their operatic history and current relationship with the artform, and meeting along the way young talents finding their voice and seasoned professionals who have devoted their lives to the stage, discovering the diverse paths that have led them to opera and the enduring belief in its relevance, past, present, and future. Opera Road Trip is hosted by Sebastian F. Schwarz whose curriculum as an opera manager includes positions at Theater an der Wien, Glyndebourne, Teatro Regio Torino, Festival della Valle d'Itria, Hamburgische Staatsoper and Wexford Festival Opera. He is Vice-president of the International Richard Strauss Society, member of the board of the European Musical Theatre Academy and co-founder of the Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera.

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: New Year Sparks: Finding Connection in a Snowy Oslo Night Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-31-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Det var nyttårsaften, og snøen falt tungt over Oslo.En: It was New Year's Eve, and the snow was falling heavily over Oslo.No: Ute på gaten svaiet folk mot vinden i jakker og skjerf.En: Out on the street, people swayed against the wind in jackets and scarves.No: Lyset fra Oslo Operahus skinte varmt gjennom kulden.En: The light from Oslo Operahus shone warmly through the cold.No: Inne i operahuset, søkte Signe ly fra snøstormen.En: Inside the opera house, Signe sought shelter from the snowstorm.No: Hennes lyseblå skjerf var fuktig, men hun brydde seg ikke.En: Her light blue scarf was damp, but she didn't care.No: Hun elsket å lengte seg vekk i musikk.En: She loved to lose herself in music.No: Denne vinteren følte hun imidlertid at noe manglet.En: However, this winter she felt that something was missing.No: Da hun ristet av seg snøen, så hun en mann.En: As she shook off the snow, she saw a man.No: Eirik, sto også der for å søke ly.En: Eirik was also there seeking shelter.No: Han så usikker, men nysgjerrig ut.En: He looked uncertain but curious.No: Eirik hadde følt presset av nye nyttårsløfter, men han var ennå usikker på veien videre.En: Eirik had felt the pressure of new New Year's resolutions, but he was still unsure of the path ahead.No: "Heisan," sa Signe vennlig, mens hun prøvde å få varmen i seg.En: "Heisan," said Signe kindly, while she tried to warm herself.No: "Stormen tok meg med overraskelse.En: "The storm took me by surprise."No: "Eirik nikket og smilte forsiktig.En: Eirik nodded and smiled cautiously.No: "Ja, den er intens," svarte han, stemmen litt skjør.En: "Yes, it's intense," he responded, his voice a bit fragile.No: "Operahuset er flott for ly, ikke sant?En: "The opera house is great for shelter, isn't it?"No: "De satte seg på en benk nær inngangen og så utover foajeen.En: They sat on a bench near the entrance and looked out over the foyer.No: Kasper, Eiriks venn, var alltid der for å gi litt komisk lettelse.En: Kasper, Eirik's friend, was always there to provide some comic relief.No: Han passet på at Eirik alltid hadde noe å le av selv i de mørkeste stunder.En: He made sure that Eirik always had something to laugh at even in the darkest times.No: Nå var han bortreist på ferie, men Kasper hadde foreslått operahuset som et sted for inspirasjon.En: Now he was away on holiday, but Kasper had suggested the opera house as a place for inspiration.No: Stillheten vokste, men Eirik tok mot til seg.En: The silence grew, but Eirik gathered his courage.No: "Liker du opera?En: "Do you like opera?"No: " spurte han.En: he asked.No: Han kjempet mot usikkerheten i sitt indre.En: He fought against the uncertainty within him.No: Signe så på ham, overrasket, men glad.En: Signe looked at him, surprised but pleased.No: "Jeg elsker det," sa hun med glød.En: "I love it," she said passionately.No: "Musikk gir meg ro.En: "Music gives me peace.No: Hva med deg?En: What about you?"No: "Eirik pustet dypt.En: Eirik took a deep breath.No: "Jeg er ikke sikker på hva jeg skal gjøre fremover," innrømmet han nølende.En: "I'm not sure what to do next," he admitted hesitantly.No: "Men jeg vil finne noen som forstår.En: "But I want to find someone who understands."No: "Signe følte en varme ved hans ærlige ord.En: Signe felt a warmth from his honest words.No: "Det er modig å si," sa hun forsiktig.En: "That's brave to say," she said carefully.No: "Jeg har også savnet å dele det jeg elsker med noen.En: "I've missed sharing what I love with someone too."No: "Snøen dalte fortsatt, og tiden gikk umerkelig.En: The snow was still falling, and time passed imperceptibly.No: De snakket om drømmer, håp og bekymringer.En: They talked about dreams, hopes, and worries.No: Eirik følte seg fri for første gang på lenge, mens Signe følte gradvis sin mur smuldre.En: Eirik felt free for the first time in a long while, while Signe gradually felt her walls crumble.No: I det klokken nærmet seg midnatt, hørtes fyrverkeri utenfra.En: As the clock approached midnight, fireworks were heard outside.No: Lyskasterne danset over snøen, en spektakulær lysfest idet det nye året kom.En: The spotlights danced over the snow, a spectacular light show as the new year arrived.No: Signe og Eirik satt tett, overrasket over hvor fort de fem minutter hadde forsvunnet.En: Signe and Eirik sat close, surprised at how quickly those five minutes had disappeared.No: "Nytt år, ny start," sa Eirik lavt.En: "New year, new start," said Eirik softly.No: "Kanskje dette er vårt år?En: "Maybe this is our year?"No: "Signe smilte mot ham, usikker men håpefull.En: Signe smiled at him, uncertain but hopeful.No: "La oss møtes her igjen," sa hun fast.En: "Let's meet here again," she said firmly.No: "Vi har mer å dele.En: "We have more to share."No: "Snøstormen begynte å løsne sitt grep, de kunne nå bevege seg ut.En: The snowstorm began to loosen its grip, and they could now venture outside.No: Hva de delte denne natten var mer enn ord, det var en begynnelse på noe nytt.En: What they shared that night was more than words; it was the beginning of something new.No: Da de skiltes, kjente Signe at hun endelig var klar for nye relasjoner.En: As they parted, Signe felt she was finally ready for new relationships.No: Eirik følte seg styrket, innså at hans sårbarhet kunne være en styrke.En: Eirik felt strengthened, realizing that his vulnerability could be a strength.No: De lovte å ses igjen, for denne natten var bare starten på deres nye fortelling.En: They promised to meet again, for this night was just the start of their new story.No: Snøstormen hadde kanskje tvunget dem sammen, men det var gnisten mellom dem som ville lysne deres vei videre.En: The snowstorm may have forced them together, but it was the spark between them that would brighten their path forward. 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What if 70% of cognitive decline is optional — and you've been told the wrong story about aging? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Tommy Wood — neuroscientist, performance researcher, and author of The Stimulated Mind — to dismantle the myth that brain decline is inevitable. Dr. Wood reveals why most people are treating their brains like trucks when they should be treating them like Formula One cars — and how that mindset shift changes everything. We unpack the truth about cognitive function: it doesn't have to decline. Studies show that for most people, brain performance can stay stable from your 50s into your 80s and beyond. But here's what no one is saying: the average decline we see is driven by a minority of people who experience severe deterioration — not the majority. That means the trajectory you're on is largely within your control. Dr. Wood breaks down his 3S Model for Brain Health — Stimulus, Supply, and Support — a framework that simplifies the overwhelming noise around brain optimization. We discuss why retirement accelerates cognitive decline by 40%, how resistance training protects white matter and executive function, why being unkind to yourself creates chronic inflammation that accelerates dementia risk, and the shocking role of allostatic load in brain aging. This conversation will change how you think about your brain. It's not about doing 40 things perfectly. It's about understanding the core mechanisms — and making strategic changes that shift the entire system in your favor. About the guest: Dr. Tommy Wood is a neuroscientist, performance researcher, and author of The Stimulated Mind. He holds a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Cambridge and an MD from the University of Oslo. Dr. Wood has worked with Formula One drivers, elite athletes, and high performers across industries to optimize brain health and cognitive longevity. His work focuses on translating cutting-edge neuroscience into actionable strategies for peak performance and dementia prevention. *** Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's with my science-backed protocol for women 30+: https://go.neuroathletics.com.au/brain-code-yt Subscribe to The Neuro Experience for more conversations at the intersection of brain science and performance. I'm committed to bringing you evidence-based insights that you can apply to your own health journey. *** I'm Louisa Nicola — clinical neurophysiologist — Alzheimer's prevention specialist — founder of Neuro Athletics. My mission is to translate cutting-edge neuroscience into actionable strategies for cognitive longevity, peak performance, and brain disease prevention. If you're committed to optimizing your brain — reducing Alzheimer's risk — and staying mentally sharp for life, you're in the right place. Stay sharp. Stay informed. Join thousands who subscribe to the Neuro Athletics Newsletter → https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/louisanicola_ Topics discussed:00:00:00 Introduction: The Cognitive Decline Choice 00:08:38 The Supplement Myth: Why 500 Dollars a Month Wo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Dreams, Dilemmas, and Destiny at Oslo's Opera Gala Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-30-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Vinteren hadde lagt sitt snøteppe over Oslo, og det glitret som et eventyr.En: Winter had laid its blanket of snow over Oslo, and it sparkled like a fairy tale.No: På Operahuset i Oslo samlet folk seg for nyttårsgallaen.En: At the Opera House in Oslo, people gathered for the New Year's gala.No: Lysene blinket over inngangspartiet, og det var en nesten magisk følelse i luften.En: Lights blinked over the entrance, and there was an almost magical feeling in the air.No: Signe, en ung kvinne med drømmer om å stå på scenen, hadde ventet lenge på denne kvelden.En: Signe, a young woman with dreams of being on stage, had waited a long time for this evening.No: Hun rettet kjolen sin og kikket rundt seg i det vakre bygget.En: She adjusted her dress and looked around in the beautiful building.No: Signe var nervøs.En: Signe was nervous.No: Ikke på grunn av kjølig vær eller fancy folk, men på grunn av han.En: Not because of the chilly weather or the fancy people, but because of him.No: Direktøren for Operahuset, som hun hadde hørt så mye om.En: The director of the Opera House, whom she had heard so much about.No: Dette var sjansen hennes til å gjøre inntrykk.En: This was her chance to make an impression.No: Så mange mennesker pratet og lo, men hun klarte bare å tenke på én ting: hvordan nærme seg direktøren?En: So many people talked and laughed, but she could only focus on one thing: how to approach the director?No: Ved siden av henne sto Lars, den trofaste barndomsvennen med det sjarmerende smilet.En: Next to her stood Lars, the faithful childhood friend with the charming smile.No: "Ser du han der borte?" sa han og pekte diskret.En: "Do you see him over there?" he said, pointing discretely.No: "Du klarer det. Du er fantastisk!"En: "You can do it. You're amazing!"No: Signe prøvde å smile tilbake.En: Signe tried to smile back.No: "Takk, Lars. Du har alltid trodd på meg."En: "Thanks, Lars. You've always believed in me."No: Men Lars hadde også noe på hjertet.En: But Lars also had something on his mind.No: Han hadde lenge ønsket å fortelle Signe at han drømte om å reise verden rundt.En: He had long wanted to tell Signe that he dreamed of traveling the world.No: Og, mer komplisert, at han hadde følelser for henne.En: And, more complicated, that he had feelings for her.No: Han visste at begge deler kunne endre vennskapet deres for alltid.En: He knew that both could change their friendship forever.No: Kvelden gikk, med musikk og dans.En: The evening went on, with music and dancing.No: Tiden nærmet seg midnatt, og Signe visste at dette var muligheten.En: The time was nearing midnight, and Signe knew this was her opportunity.No: Hun måtte snakke med direktøren.En: She had to talk to the director.No: Men akkurat da klokken nærmet seg tolv, tok Lars henne i armen.En: But just as the clock neared twelve, Lars took her by the arm.No: "Signe, jeg må snakke med deg."En: "Signe, I need to talk to you."No: Hjertet banket fortere.En: Her heart beat faster.No: "Lars, jeg må virkelig..."En: "Lars, I really need to..."No: "Vent litt. Det er viktig," sa Lars, men han visste også at hun måtte nå direktøren før han dro.En: "Wait a minute. It's important," Lars said, but he also knew she needed to reach the director before he left.No: "Jeg vet hvor mye dette betyr for deg. Og jeg vil alltid støtte deg, uansett hva," sa Lars raskt, før han snudde hodet mot direktøren som var i ferd med å forlate salen.En: "I know how much this means to you. And I will always support you, no matter what," Lars said quickly, before turning his head toward the director who was about to leave the hall.No: Signe så mellom Lars og direktøren.En: Signe looked between Lars and the director.No: Hun presset hånden hans.En: She squeezed his hand.No: "Vi snakker senere, ok? Dette er viktig."En: "We'll talk later, okay? This is important."No: Lars nikket, og hun løp etter direktøren.En: Lars nodded, and she ran after the director.No: Lars så etter henne, og forsto at det viktigste var Signek egentlige drøm.En: Lars watched her go, understanding that Signe's real dream was the most important thing.No: Hvis han kunne hjelpe henne på noen måte, var det verdt det.En: If he could help her in any way, it was worth it.No: Signe nådde direktøren akkurat i tide.En: Signe reached the director just in time.No: Hun introduserte seg selv med glød i stemmen.En: She introduced herself with a glow in her voice.No: De fikk et kort, men lovende, samtale.En: They had a brief but promising conversation.No: Hun følte seg sterkere, mer selvsikker.En: She felt stronger, more confident.No: Kanskje, bare kanskje, hadde hun en sjanse.En: Maybe, just maybe, she had a chance.No: Da klokken slo tolv, fyltes rommet av jubel og klemmer.En: When the clock struck twelve, the room filled with cheers and hugs.No: Signe og Lars møttes igjen, og hun gråt nesten av lettelse.En: Signe and Lars met again, and she nearly cried with relief.No: "Takk, Lars. For alt."En: "Thank you, Lars. For everything."No: "Vi er et team, husker du? Jeg er glad i deg, Signe.En: "We're a team, remember? I care about you, Signe.No: Og jeg vil at du skal følge drømmene dine," sa han, mens fyrverkeri begynte å lyse opp den mørke natten utenfor.En: And I want you to follow your dreams," he said, as fireworks began to light up the dark night outside.No: De så hverandre i øynene, mens fargene danset over fjorden bak dem.En: They looked into each other's eyes as colors danced over the fjord behind them.No: Vennskapet deres sto sterkt, og de begge visste at uansett hvor deres veier førte dem, så ville de støtte hverandre.En: Their friendship stood strong, and they both knew that no matter where their paths led them, they would support each other.No: Nytt år, en ny sjanse.En: New year, a new chance.No: Signe og Lars hadde hverandre, og en hel verden foran seg.En: Signe and Lars had each other, and a whole world ahead of them. Vocabulary Words:sparkled: glitretblanket: snøteppegala: gallaenmagical: magisknervous: nervøschilly: kjøligimpression: inntrykkapproach: nærmecharming: sjarmerendefaithful: trofastediscreetly: diskretdreamed: drømtecomplicated: komplisertfriendship: vennskapetnearing: nærmetopportunity: mulighetensqueeze: pressetintroduce: introduserteglow: glødcheers: jubelrelief: lettelsefireworks: fyrverkerisupport: støttepromising: lovendeconfident: selvsikkerjourney: reiseadjusted: rettethall: salenunderstanding: forstodreams: drømmene

I denne bonusepisoden får du høre et av foredragene holdt av Buffett-disiplene Roger Berntsen og Adrian Strand under AksjeNorge sine events. Denne samtalen ble holdt i Oslo 24. november 2024. Nedenfor kan du lese sitatene som blir trukket fram."You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best-loved ideas."Charlie Munger (02:25)"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."Warren Buffett (05:09)"Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up."Charlie Munger (07:42)"Don't confuse the cost of living with the standard of living."Warren Buffett (10:13)"Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don't have the first, the other two will kill you."Warren Buffett (11:48)"Tell me who your heroes are and I'll tell you who you'll turn out to be."Warren Buffett (14:40)"All I want to know is where I'm going to die so I'll never go there."Charlie Munger (15:30)"Nine women can't have a baby in one month."Charlie Munger (16:41)"Knowledge doesn't add — it compounds."Charlie Munger (17:34)"Each creature runs the race life gives it. The short must hurry; the long can endure. Wisdom is knowing which one you are."Roger Berntsen (18:21)Denne podcasten skal anses som markedsføringsmateriell, og innholdet må ikke oppfattes som en investeringsanbefaling. Podcasten er kun ment til informasjonsformål. Nordnet tar ikke ansvar for eventuelle tap som måtte oppstå ved bruk av informasjonen i denne podcasten. Les mer på Nordnet.no Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Against the Odds: A Love Story Through Snow and Fireworks Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-29-08-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Sindre så ut av vinduet.En: Sindre looked out the window.No: Snøen falt tett og dekket landskapet i et tykt hvitt lag.En: The snow was falling thickly, covering the landscape in a thick white layer.No: Han satt på bussen, tretti mil fra Oslo.En: He was sitting on the bus, three hundred kilometers from Oslo.No: Det var nyttårsaften, og han skulle overraske Kari.En: It was New Year's Eve, and he was going to surprise Kari.No: Hun visste ikke at han kom.En: She didn't know he was coming.No: Kari bodde i Oslo, og de hadde hatt et avstandsforhold i ett år.En: Kari lived in Oslo, and they had been in a long-distance relationship for a year.No: Sindre følte nervene i magen.En: Sindre felt nerves in his stomach.No: Han gledet seg til å se Kari, men også til å se om gnisten fortsatt var der.En: He was excited to see Kari, but also to see if the spark was still there.No: Etter et halvt år i Trondheim, hadde de bare sett hverandre et par ganger.En: After half a year in Trondheim, they had only seen each other a few times.No: Han spurte seg selv om det var verdt slitet.En: He asked himself if it was worth the struggle.No: Men så smilte han ved tanken på henne, og all tvil forsvant.En: But then he smiled at the thought of her, and all doubt disappeared.No: Plutselig stoppet bussen.En: Suddenly the bus stopped.No: Veien var dekket av snø, og trafikken sto stille.En: The road was covered in snow, and traffic was at a standstill.No: "Vi er forsinket," meldte sjåføren.En: "We are delayed," announced the driver.No: Sindre så på klokken, tiden rant ut.En: Sindre looked at the clock, time was running out.No: Han visste han måtte ta en beslutning.En: He knew he had to make a decision.No: Ved siden av ham satt en mann med sykkel.En: Next to him sat a man with a bicycle.No: Sindre la merke til det.En: Sindre noticed it.No: "Kan jeg låne sykkelen din?En: "Can I borrow your bike?"No: " spurte han, desperat.En: he asked, desperate.No: Mannen så skeptisk ut, men Sindre forklarte situasjonen.En: The man looked skeptical, but Sindre explained the situation.No: Mannen smilte vennlig og nikket.En: The man smiled kindly and nodded.No: "Ta den," sa han.En: "Take it," he said.No: Sindre takket ham, kastet sekken over skulderen, og gikk ut i snøen.En: Sindre thanked him, threw his backpack over his shoulder, and went out into the snow.No: Oslo Central Station var full av folk.En: Oslo Central Station was full of people.No: Lysene glitret, og det var hektisk aktivitet overalt.En: The lights glittered, and there was hectic activity everywhere.No: Men Sindre så bare en destinasjon: Kari.En: But Sindre saw only one destination: Kari.No: På sykkelen kjempet han mot snø og vind.En: On the bike, he battled against the snow and wind.No: Han måtte komme frem før midnatt.En: He had to get there before midnight.No: Han tenkte på Kari, og det ga ham styrke.En: He thought of Kari, and it gave him strength.No: Han passerte biler som sto fast, folk som skyndte seg mot stasjonen, og han kjente den kalde luften i ansiktet.En: He passed cars stuck in place, people hurrying towards the station, and he felt the cold air on his face.No: Klokken nærmet seg tolv da han ankom stasjonen.En: The clock was nearing twelve when he arrived at the station.No: Han hoppet av sykkelen og sprang inn i mengden.En: He jumped off the bike and ran into the crowd.No: Folk var glade og feststemte, noe som drev ham videre.En: People were happy and in a festive mood, which drove him onward.No: Der, midt i mengden, så han Kari.En: There, in the middle of the crowd, he saw Kari.No: Hun sto under stjerner og fyrverkeri.En: She stood under stars and fireworks.No: Hun så overrasket ut da hun fikk øye på ham.En: She looked surprised when she caught sight of him.No: De siste sekundene før midnatt løp han mot henne, hjertet banket raskt.En: In the last seconds before midnight, he ran towards her, heart pounding.No: Idet klokken slo tolv, nådde fyrverkeriet himmelen.En: As the clock struck twelve, the fireworks reached the sky.No: Sindre var fremme.En: Sindre had made it.No: Han pustet tungt, men smilte bredt.En: He was breathing heavily but was smiling broadly.No: "Kari," sa han, med et smil.En: "Kari," he said, with a smile.No: Hun så på ham, forbauset og rørt.En: She looked at him, surprised and moved.No: "Sindre!En: "Sindre!No: Hva gjør du her?En: What are you doing here?"No: " spurte hun, lykkelig.En: she asked, happily.No: "Jeg ville bare vise deg… At du er viktig for meg," svarte han.En: "I just wanted to show you... That you are important to me," he replied.No: De omfavnet hverandre.En: They embraced each other.No: Rundt dem feiret folk det nye året.En: Around them, people were celebrating the new year.No: I det øyeblikket visste Sindre at avstanden ikke lenger spilte noen rolle.En: In that moment, Sindre knew that the distance no longer mattered.No: For kjærligheten deres hadde vunnet.En: For their love had won.No: Han hadde tatt en sjanse, og det var alt som skulle til.En: He had taken a chance, and that was all it took.No: Under den stjernekledde Oslo-himmelen, med fyrverkeri som bakgrunn, sto de sammen.En: Under the starry Oslo sky, with fireworks as a backdrop, they stood together.No: For Sindre, var dette starten på et nytt kapittel.En: For Sindre, this was the start of a new chapter.No: En ny begynnelse med Kari.En: A new beginning with Kari.No: Han hadde lært at noen ganger må man ta sjanser.En: He had learned that sometimes you have to take chances.No: For kjærlighetens skyld.En: For the sake of love. Vocabulary Words:thickly: tettlandscape: landskapetsurprise: overraskerelationship: avstandsforholdnerves: nervenespark: gnistenstruggle: slitetdoubt: tvilstandstill: stilleskeptical: skeptiskbackpack: sekkhectic: hektiskdestination: destinasjonbattle: kjempetstrength: styrkestuck: sto fasthurrying: skyndte segfestive: feststemteembraced: omfavnetcelebrating: feiretmoment: øyeblikketdistance: avstandentook a chance: tok en sjansesky: himmelenfireworks: fyrverkerichapter: kapittelbeginning: begynnelselearned: lærtesake: skyld

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Love in the Snow: A Journey to Rekindle Romance Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ca/episode/2025-12-29-23-34-02-ca Story Transcript:Ca: El vent bufava fort i la neu caia suament sobre la ciutat de Barcelona.En: The wind was blowing strongly, and the snow was softly falling over the city of Barcelona.Ca: La Laia estava nerviosa.En: Laia was nervous.Ca: Amb la maleta a la mà, es dirigia cap a l'aeroport.En: With her suitcase in hand, she was heading towards the airport.Ca: Havia comprat un bitllet d'avió per sorprendre en Marc.En: She had bought a plane ticket to surprise Marc.Ca: Ell vivia a Oslo, on treballava des de feia mesos.En: He was living in Oslo, where he had been working for months.Ca: La relació a distància era dura, però la Laia estava decidida a fer que funcionés.En: The long-distance relationship was tough, but Laia was determined to make it work.Ca: El seu cor bategava ràpidament.En: Her heart was beating rapidly.Ca: Estava emocionada per veure'l després de tant de temps.En: She was excited to see him after so long.Ca: Però, quan va arribar a l'aeroport, una veu per megafonia va anunciar que el seu vol estava cancel·lat.En: But when she arrived at the airport, a voice over the loudspeaker announced that her flight was canceled.Ca: Laia va sentir com el món es desplomava.En: Laia felt like her world was collapsing.Ca: El mal temps ho havia arruïnat tot.En: The bad weather had ruined everything.Ca: Durant uns minuts, es va quedar sense saber què fer.En: For a few minutes, she didn't know what to do.Ca: Recordava com en Marc li havia parlat d'una escapada amb els amics a una cabana remota.En: She remembered how Marc had talked to her about a getaway with friends at a remote cabin.Ca: Laia, decidida i sense perdre més temps, va comprar un bitllet de tren amb destinació a Oslo.En: Laia, determined and not wasting any more time, bought a train ticket to Oslo.Ca: El viatge era llarg i complicat.En: The journey was long and complicated.Ca: Primer el tren, després un autobús.En: First the train, then a bus.Ca: L'aire fred li va tallar la cara quan va arribar a la cabana.En: The cold air cut her face when she arrived at the cabin.Ca: En aquell moment, sabia que quedaven pocs minuts per a la mitjanit.En: At that moment, she knew there were only a few minutes left until midnight.Ca: Va sentir música i veus de festa a dins.En: She heard music and party voices inside.Ca: Laia estava esgotada, però va pujar els graons que conduïen a la porta i va trucar, amb el cor ple d'esperança.En: Laia was exhausted, but she climbed the steps leading to the door and knocked with her heart full of hope.Ca: En Marc va obrir la porta, i per un moment, es van mirar sense paraules.En: Marc opened the door, and for a moment, they looked at each other without words.Ca: Llavors, un somriure va il·luminar la seva cara.En: Then, a smile lit up his face.Ca: "Laia!En: "Laia!Ca: ", va exclamar, abans d'abraçar-la amb força.En: ", he exclaimed, before hugging her tightly.Ca: Ella es va sentir càlida i protegida als seus braços, mentre els focs artificials esclataven al cel glaçat.En: She felt warm and protected in his arms, as the fireworks burst into the icy sky.Ca: Finalment, la Laia va comprendre que, tot i els obstacles, l'amor que compartien era més fort que la distància.En: Finally, Laia understood that despite the obstacles, the love they shared was stronger than the distance.Ca: En Marc va aprendre que estava disposat a fer qualsevol cosa per assegurar-se que fossin feliços junts.En: Marc learned that he was willing to do anything to ensure they were happy together.Ca: Igual que la neu havia cobert suaument la ciutat, el nou any començava amb una promesa de noves oportunitats i amor renovat.En: Just like the snow had softly covered the city, the new year began with a promise of new opportunities and renewed love. Vocabulary Words:the wind: el ventstrongly: fortthe suitcase: la maletato surprise: per sorprendrethe long-distance relationship: la relació a distànciawas determined: estava decididaannounced: va anunciarthe loudspeaker: la megafoniawas canceled: estava cancel·latwas collapsing: es desplomavathe getaway: l'escapadaremote: remotadetermined: decididathe journey: el viatgecomplicated: complicatthe cabin: la cabanamidnight: la mitjanitthe music: la músicaexhausted: esgotadathe steps: els graonsthe fireworks: els focs artificialsburst: esclatavenicy: glaçatobstacles: obstacleswas willing: estava disposatto ensure: per assegurar-sethe opportunities: les oportunitatsrenewed: renovatthe new year: el nou anythe cold air: l'aire fred

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Against the Storm: Sindre's Daring Journey for Love Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-29-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Sindre stod ved vinduet i Oslo og så på snøen som dalte sakte nedover.En: Sindre stood by the window in Oslo and watched the snow falling slowly.No: Hver snøfnugg strålte i lyset fra de mange julelysene som pyntet byen.En: Each snowflake sparkled in the light from the many Christmas lights decorating the city.No: Han tenkte på Kari, som var mange mil unna i New York.En: He thought of Kari, who was many miles away in New York.No: Tanken på å overraske henne på nyttårsaften fikk hjertet til å banke raskere.En: The thought of surprising her on New Year's Eve made his heart beat faster.No: Han hadde planlagt det lenge.En: He had been planning it for a long time.No: Sindre ringte Emil.En: Sindre called Emil.No: "Jeg drar til New York," sa han, full av forventning.En: "I'm going to New York," he said, full of anticipation.No: "Virkelig, Sindre?En: "Really, Sindre?"No: " svarte Emil, litt skeptisk.En: replied Emil, a little skeptical.No: "Har du sjekket været?En: "Have you checked the weather?No: De snakker om snøstorm.En: They're talking about a snowstorm."No: ""Jeg vet," svarte Sindre bestemt.En: "I know," Sindre replied resolutely.No: "Men jeg må prøve.En: "But I have to try.No: Kari venter.En: Kari is waiting."No: "I Oslo Lufthavn hersket det kaos.En: At Oslo Lufthavn there was chaos.No: Sneen falt tungt, og flere fly ble kansellert.En: The snow was falling heavily, and several flights were canceled.No: Sindre kjente nervene gnage, men optimismen lot seg ikke helt knekke.En: Sindre felt his nerves gnawing, but his optimism was not completely broken.No: Han stilte seg i kø ved en skranke.En: He stood in line at a counter.No: Emil hadde tatt turen til flyplassen for å støtte sin venn.En: Emil had come to the airport to support his friend.No: "Vær forsiktig, Sindre," sa han og klappet ham vennlig på skulderen.En: "Be careful, Sindre," he said, patting him kindly on the shoulder.No: "Noen ganger er det klokere å vente.En: "Sometimes it's wiser to wait."No: "Sindre trakk pusten dypt.En: Sindre took a deep breath.No: "Jeg kan ikke vente.En: "I can't wait.No: Jeg må til Kari.En: I have to get to Kari."No: "Etter mange timer med venting, kunngjorde de over høyttaleren at et fly til New York likevel ville ta av, men forsinket.En: After many hours of waiting, they announced over the loudspeaker that a flight to New York would indeed depart, but delayed.No: Sindre sprang til gaten, hjertet hamret av spenning og frykt.En: Sindre dashed to the gate, his heart pounding with excitement and fear.No: I New York ventet Kari, uvitende om Sindre sin plan.En: In New York, Kari waited, unaware of Sindre's plan.No: Hun satt ved vinduet, iakttok de blinkende lysene fra skyskraperne utenfor, og ønsket han kunne være der sammen med henne.En: She sat by the window, observing the twinkling lights from the skyscrapers outside, and wished he could be there with her.No: Lite visste hun at han snart ville overraske henne.En: Little did she know he would soon surprise her.No: Sindre kom om bord i flyet.En: Sindre boarded the plane.No: Turbulensen var sterk, men hans besluttsomhet var enda sterkere.En: The turbulence was strong, but his determination was even stronger.No: Klokken nærmet seg midnatt da flyet endelig landet.En: It was nearing midnight when the plane finally landed.No: Han hastet seg gjennom terminalene, adrenalinet pumpet.En: He hurried through the terminals, adrenaline pumping.No: Da han ringte på døra til Kari, var det minutter igjen til nyttår.En: When he rang Kari's doorbell, there were minutes left until New Year.No: Kari åpnet, overrasket og lykkelig, og kastet seg i armene hans.En: Kari opened the door, surprised and happy, and threw herself into his arms.No: "Sindre!En: "Sindre!No: Du er her!En: You're here!"No: "Fyrverkeriet startet, lyste opp den nattlige himmelen over New York City.En: Fireworks began, lighting up the night sky over New York City.No: De sto der sammen, med armene rundt hverandre, og fulgte de strålende lysene.En: They stood there together, with their arms around each other, watching the brilliant lights.No: Sindre forsto nå betydningen av tålmodighet og å overkomme utfordringer for kjærlighetens skyld.En: Sindre now understood the meaning of patience and overcoming challenges for the sake of love.No: Problemer ville alltid finnes, men deres sammenhold ble sterkere.En: Problems would always exist, but their bond grew stronger.No: Og der, mens nyttårslydene spilte i bakgrunnen, visste Sindre at det hele hadde vært verdt det.En: And there, as the New Year's sounds played in the background, Sindre knew it had all been worth it.No: De sto ansikt til ansikt med det nye året, sammen, og alt så lovende ut.En: They faced the new year together, and everything looked promising. Vocabulary Words:anticipation: forventningskeptical: skeptiskresolutely: bestemtchaos: kaosgnawing: gnageoptimism: optimismecounter: skrankadrenaline: adrenalinturbulence: turbulensdetermination: besluttsomhetterminal: terminalfireworks: fyrverkeribrilliant: strålendepatience: tålmodighetovercoming: å overkommechallenges: utfordringerpromise: lovendeunaware: uvitendethrew: kastetsparking: stråltedecorate: pyntesurprise: overraskedashed: sprangpounding: hamretawaiting: venterrealized: forstosupport: støtteresistance: knekkecareful: forsiktigarrival: landed

Vi har besøk av Berit Nordstrand, lege, spesialist i klinisk farmakologi, rusavhengighet og avhengighetsmedisin, kognitiv terapeut, og pioner innen tarmhelse. Med 25 års erfaring som kliniker og seksbarns mor deler Berit sin enorme kunnskap om tarmhelse og hvordan du kan få en sunn livsstil som gir overskudd. Hennes nyeste bok, "På lag med marmen", tar oss med på en reise gjennom de nyeste forskningsfunnene, samtidig som hun gir praktiske tips og triks for å få lørdagsfølelsen hele uken. Hvordan kan du ta smarte valg i hverdagen for å støtte tarmen og oppnå bedre helse? Vi snakker om: - Hva er GØT, og hvordan kan appen hjelpe deg å ta smarte valg? - Hva skiller "På lag med tarmen» fra Berits tidligere bøker? - De fire viktige pilarene for tarmhelsen. - Er det mulig å få lekktarm av å trene for mye? - Hvordan periodisk faste og spisevindu påvirker tarmen. - Hvorfor ketose er bra for tarmene. - Hva er autofagi og hvorfor er dyp søvn viktig for tarmhelsen?- Forskjellen på forskningsbasert og erfaringsbasert kunnskap. - Hvordan sosiale måltider kan støtte tarmhelsen. - Hva din avføring kan lære deg om tarmens tilstand. - Er du for opptatt av sterilitet i livet ditt, og kan det påvirke tarmen? - Hvordan mikrobiomet vårt kan påvirkes av trening, mat og livsstil. - Berits kjøkkenhacks, bruke hele dyret, bruke mer av grønnsakene, oppbevaring og tipsBerit deler også sine tanker om fettsyrer, fiber, rapsolje, og om noen av de ultraprosesserte matvarene kan være bra for oss. Små justeringer i hverdagen kan ha stor betydning for tarmhelsen og generelt velvære. Kos deg med episoden og lær hvordan du kan få bedre helse, mer overskudd, og en tarm som fungerer optimalt!Du finner Berit Nordstrand her:https://beritnordstrand.no/ Instagram: @beritnordstrand Boken "På lag med magen" finner du her: https://www.norli.no/boker/hobby-og-fritid/mat-og-drikke/kokeboker/pa-lag-med-magen-9788234722288?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADsxdPAzjB2RRNTD07eBJaarlrFX6Takk til vår samarbeidspartner:Oslo skinlab: Osloskinlab.no: rabattkode: BiohackingDesember @osloskinlabThe recipe: rabattkode: biohackinggirlsBoken vår BIOHACKING, - 21 uker på BESTSELGERLISTEN den finner du her:https://www.ark.no/produkt/boker/hobbyboker-og-fritid/biohacking-9788205611474Nysgjerrig på neste Biohacking Weekend 21 og 22 mars 2026? https://www.kongresspartner.no/no/biohacking-weekend-2026Redigering: Torgeir Johansen/Micdrop Media

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: A Caffeinated Twist on New Year's Resolutions Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-28-08-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Snøfnugg danser elegant mot bakken utenfor Kaffekroken, en liten kafé i Gamlebyen i Oslo.En: Snowflakes dance elegantly toward the ground outside Kaffekroken, a small café in Gamlebyen in Oslo.No: Inne er det varmt.En: Inside, it's warm.No: Luften fylles med duften av nykvernet kaffe, og myke jazztoner siver ut fra høyttalerne.En: The air is filled with the scent of freshly ground coffee, and soft jazz tones seep out from the speakers.No: Sigrid og Leif sitter ved et hjørnebord.En: Sigrid and Leif sit at a corner table.No: Kaffekoppene foran dem damper fortsatt, og vinduene er dekorerte med isroser.En: The coffee cups in front of them still steam, and the windows are decorated with frost flowers.No: Ute går folk forbi, godt innpakket i vinterklær.En: Outside, people pass by, well wrapped in winter clothes.No: "Vi burde skrive dem ned," sier Sigrid, mens hun kaster et alvorlig blikk på Leif.En: "We should write them down," says Sigrid, casting a serious glance at Leif.No: Hun mener, som alltid, at en plan fungerer best når den står på papir.En: She believes, as always, that a plan works best when it is on paper.No: "Jinxer vi ikke hele greia da?En: "Aren't we jinxing the whole thing then?"No: " ler Leif.En: laughs Leif.No: Han lener seg tilbake i stolen med et smil.En: He leans back in the chair with a smile.No: For ham er nyttårsforsett ment å være fleksible, ikke fastspikret på et papir.En: For him, New Year's resolutions are meant to be flexible, not nailed down on paper.No: Sigrid sukker, men ikke uten et glimt av humor.En: Sigrid sighs, but not without a hint of humor.No: "Hvis vi ikke skriver dem ned, vil vi glemme dem.En: "If we don't write them down, we'll forget them.No: Eller enda verre, vi vil la dem forsvinne i hverdagen.En: Or worse, we'll let them disappear into everyday life."No: ""Jeg har en teori," svarer Leif, fortsatt med det lekne glimtet i øyet.En: "I have a theory," answers Leif, still with that playful glint in his eye.No: "Hver gang jeg har skrevet et nyttårsforsett, har jeg klart å ikke holde det!En: "Every time I've written a New Year's resolution, I've managed not to keep it!"No: " Han legger hendene bak hodet, fornøyd med sitt resonnement.En: He puts his hands behind his head, satisfied with his reasoning.No: Sigrid ruller øynene, men lar seg ikke skremme.En: Sigrid rolls her eyes but isn't deterred.No: "Hva om vi skriver dem ned, men gjør det til en lek?En: "What if we write them down, but make it a game?"No: " Hun trekker frem en konvolutt fra vesken.En: She draws a envelope from her purse.No: På den står det skrevet "Åpnes neste nyttårsaften" med store bokstaver.En: On it, it says "To be opened next New Year's Eve" in large letters.No: Leif ser nysgjerrig på konvolutten.En: Leif looks curiously at the envelope.No: "Hva mener du?En: "What do you mean?"No: ""Vi skriver ned forsettene våre, legger dem i denne konvolutten, og så gjemmer vi den til neste år.En: "We write down our resolutions, put them in this envelope, and then hide it until next year.No: Da blir det en overraskelse å se hva vi lovet oss selv," forklarer Sigrid med en tone av eventyrlyst.En: Then it'll be a surprise to see what we promised ourselves," Sigrid explains with an adventurous tone.No: Leif er stille et øyeblikk, og Sigrid lener seg fremover, klar for å høre hva han bestemmer seg for.En: Leif is silent for a moment, and Sigrid leans forward, ready to hear what he decides.No: Det er en balanse mellom struktur og spontanitet som må til.En: It is a balance between structure and spontaneity that is needed.No: "Alright, jeg er med," sier Leif til slutt og tar en penn.En: "Alright, I'm in," says Leif finally, taking a pen.No: "Men bare hvis du lover en ekte overraskelse.En: "But only if you promise a real surprise."No: "Sigrid gliser, lettet og fornøyd.En: Sigrid grins, relieved and pleased.No: De skriver begge med raske bevegelser, latter og små kommentarer om hva de lover å gjøre bedre i det nye året.En: They both write swiftly, laughing and making small comments about what they promise to do better in the new year.No: Notatene puttes i konvolutten, og Leif forsegler den nøye.En: The notes are placed in the envelope, and Leif seals it carefully.No: Mens de reiser seg for å dra, legger Sigrid en hånd på Leifs arm.En: As they get up to leave, Sigrid places a hand on Leif's arm.No: "Kanskje litt struktur ikke er så ille," sier hun.En: "Maybe a little structure isn't so bad," she says.No: "Og kanskje litt spontanitet gjør livet mer spennende," svarer Leif med et glimt i øyet.En: "And maybe a little spontaneity makes life more exciting," replies Leif with a gleam in his eye.No: De forlater kaféen, og vinterkulden hilser dem.En: They leave the café, and the winter cold greets them.No: Inni seg vet de at deres ulikheter i kveld har funnet en fin balanse.En: Inside, they know that their differences have found a fine balance tonight.No: Snøen knirker under skoene deres, og det nye året venter like spennende og uforutsigbart som alltid.En: The snow creaks under their shoes, and the new year awaits as exciting and unpredictable as ever. Vocabulary Words:snowflakes: snøfnuggelegantly: elegantground: bakkenfilled: fyllesscent: duftenfreshly: nykvernetsteep: siverfrost flowers: isroserwrapped: innpakketglance: blikkjinxing: jinxerleaning: lenernailed: fastspikretdeterred: skremtenvelope: konvoluttresolutions: forsettadventurous: eventyrlystbalance: balansespontaneity: spontanitetsurprise: overraskelserelieved: lettetgleam: glimtexciting: spennendeunpredictable: uforutsigbartsealed: forseglercuriously: nysgjerrigforward: fremovertheory: teoriforget: glemmesighs: sukker

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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Soaring to Success: Lars' Winter Triumph at Holmenkollen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-26-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Det var en iskald desemberdag i Oslo.En: It was an icy cold December day in Oslo.No: Holmenkollen stod stolt mot den snødekte himmelen.En: Holmenkollen stood proudly against the snow-covered sky.No: Folk var samlet i varme klær, lange skjerf og tykke luer, ivrige etter å se de modige skihopperne.En: People gathered in warm clothes, long scarves, and thick hats, eager to watch the brave ski jumpers.No: Blant dem var Lars, en ung, ambisiøs skihopper.En: Among them was Lars, a young, ambitious ski jumper.No: I dag var dagen han hadde ventet på.En: Today was the day he had been waiting for.No: Den store konkurransen var i gang, og han måtte prestere.En: The big competition was on, and he had to perform.No: Lars sto ved siden av sin gode venn, Signe.En: Lars stood next to his good friend, Signe.No: Hun så spent ut, men også litt nervøs.En: She looked excited, but also a little nervous.No: "Du klarer dette, Lars," sa hun og smilte oppmuntrende.En: "You can do this, Lars," she said with an encouraging smile.No: Hun hadde et kamera i hånden, klar til å dokumentere hvert eneste øyeblikk.En: She had a camera in her hand, ready to document every single moment.No: Ved siden av dem sto Henrik, en erfaren skihopper.En: Next to them stood Henrik, an experienced ski jumper.No: Han var Lars' mentor.En: He was Lars' mentor.No: "Været er ikke perfekt, men du har muligheten nå," sa Henrik.En: "The weather isn't perfect, but you have the opportunity now," said Henrik.No: "Husk å ha ro i hodet.En: "Remember to keep calm in your mind."No: "Vinden blåste over bakken, og snøfnuggene danset i luften.En: The wind blew across the slope, and snowflakes danced in the air.No: Lars kjente hjertet banke raskt i brystet.En: Lars felt his heart beating rapidly in his chest.No: "Hva om jeg mislykkes?En: "What if I fail?"No: " tenkte han.En: he thought.No: Men innerst inne visste han at han måtte forsøke.En: But deep down, he knew he had to try.No: Hans far, en pensjonert skihopper, var der også.En: His father, a retired ski jumper, was there too.No: Han fulgte nøye med fra sidelinjen, og Lars ønsket så inderlig å imponere ham.En: He watched closely from the sidelines, and Lars so desperately wanted to impress him.No: Da det ble Lars' tur, tok han et dypt pust.En: When it was Lars' turn, he took a deep breath.No: Han gikk gjennom de kjente bevegelsene i hodet.En: He went through the familiar movements in his mind.No: Vinden ulte, men han bestemte seg.En: The wind howled, but he made his decision.No: Han ville hoppe.En: He would jump.No: Han satte fart fra toppen, vinden slo ham imot, men han holdt fokus.En: He sped down from the top, the wind hit him, but he stayed focused.No: Hoppet var perfekt.En: The jump was perfect.No: Han fløy gjennom luften med styrke og stil, lengre enn han noen gang hadde fløyet før.En: He flew through the air with strength and style, further than he had ever flown before.No: Tilskuernes heiarop fylte luften da han landet trygt på snøen.En: The cheers of the spectators filled the air as he landed safely on the snow.No: En ny personlig rekord!En: A new personal record!No: Lars gliste fra øre til øre.En: Lars grinned from ear to ear.No: Signe hoppet av glede, og Henrik ga ham en anerkjennende klapp på ryggen.En: Signe jumped with joy, and Henrik gave him an approving pat on the back.No: Da kom faren bort.En: Then his father came over.No: Han så på Lars med et alvorlig blikk, deretter nikket han.En: He looked at Lars with a serious expression, then nodded.No: "Godt gjort," sa han enkelt.En: "Well done," he said simply.No: Disse ordene betydde alt for Lars.En: Those words meant everything to Lars.No: Men det var mer enn bare hans fars godkjennelse.En: But it was more than just his father's approval.No: Lars følte en ny selvtillit, en forståelse av at han hadde verdi uansett.En: Lars felt a new confidence, an understanding that he had worth no matter what.No: Holmenkollen lå badet i vinterlyset, og et snøteppe dekket bakken som et julekortbilde.En: Holmenkollen was bathed in winter light, and a blanket of snow covered the ground like a Christmas card picture.No: Det var jul, en tid for mirakler og nye begynnelser.En: It was Christmas, a time for miracles and new beginnings.No: For Lars var dette både slutten og starten på noe enda større.En: For Lars, this was both the end and the start of something even greater.No: Han hadde overvunnet seg selv – og i dette øyeblikket, var det nok.En: He had overcome himself—and in this moment, that was enough. Vocabulary Words:icy: iskaldambitious: ambisiøsencouraging: oppmuntrendementor: mentoropportunity: mulighetencalm: rochest: brystetfail: mislykkesretired: pensjonertsidelines: sidelinjenimpress: imponeredecision: besluttespectators: tilskuererecord: rekordapproving: anerkjennendeserious: alvorligconfidence: selvtillitunderstanding: forståelseworth: verdiblanket: snøteppemiracles: miraklerbeginnings: begynnelserovercome: overvunnetproudly: stoltnervous: nervøsdocument: dokumenteredecember: desemberslope: bakkenbreath: pusthowled: ulte

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Norway has universal healthcare, but it doesn't cover tongue ties. That means families in Norway struggling with infant feeding, airway and sleep issues need to pay out of pocket for functional releases.  Dr Skallevold is not just a dentist but a specialist for oral function, airway health, and tongue ties.  His practice supports patients of all ages and helps to bring health and healing all across Norway.  Dr Skallvold discusses this with Katie Oshita in this episode.  Listen to hear more.Podcast Guest: Hans Erling Skallevold is a holistic-minded dentist passionate about the connection between oral and overall health. Trained at the University of Oslo, he combines his dental expertise with a functional, whole-body approach to care.Specializing in tethered oral tissues, prevention, and airway-focused dentistry, Erling emphasizes root-cause treatment through microbiome balance, sleep and breathing optimization, tongue-tie management, and nutrition. He also supports patients with dental anxiety, TMJ/TMD, facial pain, and surgical or periodontal needs.Dedicated to expanding his scope of care, Erling is completing his medical degree while continuing to share knowledge on the mouth-body connection.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com  

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Die KwaZulu-Natalse Departement van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake sê rampbestuurspanne is op hoë gereedheid geplaas. Dit volg nadat stortreën tot oorstromings gelei het wat drie lewens geëis, en paaie en infrastruktuur beskadig het. Die drie slagoffers is dood nadat hul voertuig in Longacres Drive in Amanzimtoti meegesleur is. Die departement se woordvoerder, Senzelwe Mzila, sê die kusstrook van Margate oor Oslo-strand tot in Port Shepstone het die ergste deurgeloop:

Steve Bicknell enters the main room at The Villa, Oslo. With decades of experience, Bicknell plays with patience and intent. He does not rush the room. It takes about 25 minutes before he even remotely steps on gaspedal. His sound is rooted in deep and stripped back techno. Often influenced by dub, early UK and Detroit traditions. The set starts in the shadows, with sparse rhythms, low pressure. Early on, there is space. Space to arrive. Space to breathe. As the set continues, he builds through repetition. A new percussion line slips in almost unnoticed. A bassline tightens. The groove becomes firmer without becoming aggressive. Tracks are chosen for their texture and weight, with smooth transitions. The focus is on flow, and the dance floor is slowly pulled together. Later in the set, the pressure increases and the rhythm becomes more insistent. The bass becomes more physical. By this point, the room is locked into the hypnosis. Thank you Steve. And thank you to everyone who came to share this night with us Follow : https://soundcloud.com/steve-bicknell https://www.instagram.com/steve_bicknell/

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Surprising Love Under Oslo's Winter Wonderland Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-20-08-38-20-no Story Transcript:No: Sigrid sto i Vigeland Park med et hjertet fullt av forventninger og en ring i lommen.En: Sigrid stood in Vigeland Park with a heart full of anticipation and a ring in her pocket.No: Det var vinter, og snøen lå som et hvitt teppe over Oslo.En: It was winter, and the snow lay like a white blanket over Oslo.No: De mange lysene i parken glødet varmt, og skapte en magisk atmosfære som nærmest var uvirkelig.En: The many lights in the park glowed warmly, creating a magical atmosphere that was almost surreal.No: Det var jul med alt som hører til, og parken var fylt med stemmer av familier og par som nøt denne spesielle tiden av året.En: It was Christmas with all its trimmings, and the park was filled with the voices of families and couples enjoying this special time of year.No: Ved hennes side gikk Eirik, hennes betrodde venn.En: Beside her walked Eirik, her trusted friend.No: Han visste om planene hennes og hadde lovet å hjelpe om det skulle bli nødvendig.En: He knew about her plans and had promised to help if needed.No: Sammen hadde de allerede planlagt alt ned til den minste detalj.En: Together, they had already planned everything down to the smallest detail.No: Eirik hadde også sett til at Lars ikke skjønte noe.En: Eirik had also ensured that Lars remained oblivious.No: Sigrid ønsket denne kvelden skulle være helt perfekt.En: Sigrid wanted this evening to be absolutely perfect.No: Men Vigeland Park denne kvelden var mer folksom enn de hadde forutsett.En: But Vigeland Park this evening was more crowded than they had anticipated.No: Overalt var det grupper av glade mennesker, barn som lo og par som holdt hender.En: Everywhere, there were groups of happy people, laughing children, and couples holding hands.No: Sigrid begynte å bli nervøs.En: Sigrid began to feel nervous.No: Hvordan skulle hun finne et øyeblikk av ro midt i denne mengden?En: How would she find a moment of peace in the midst of this crowd?No: Mens de gikk, snakket Lars begeistret om statuene, uten å ane Sigrids hemmelighet.En: As they walked, Lars enthusiastically talked about the statues, unaware of Sigrid's secret.No: "Se, Sigrid, den ser nesten levende ut i denne belysningen," sa han med et smil, mens han pekte på en snødekt statue.En: "Look, Sigrid, that one looks almost alive in this lighting," he said with a smile, pointing at a snow-covered statue.No: Sigrid prøvde å svare naturlig, men tankene var et annet sted.En: Sigrid tried to respond naturally, but her thoughts were elsewhere.No: Hun så seg rundt, søkende etter en mulighet.En: She looked around, searching for an opportunity.No: Hun ville gjøre det nå, i kveld.En: She wanted to do it now, this evening.No: Det måtte være et lite øyeblikk av stillhet et sted, en flik av tid der bare de eksisterte.En: There had to be a small moment of quiet somewhere, a glimpse of time where only they existed.No: Da de nærmet seg en av parkens frodige dammer, kom øyeblikket uventet.En: As they approached one of the park's lush ponds, the moment came unexpectedly.No: En liten folde i stien hadde fått et snølag som glitret i lyset fra lyktene.En: A small fold in the path had gathered a layer of snow that glittered in the light from the lanterns.No: Eirik nikket oppmuntrende og trakk seg litt tilbake, en gest så subtil at Lars ikke merket noe.En: Eirik nodded encouragingly and stepped back a little, a gesture so subtle that Lars noticed nothing.No: Med hjertet bankende tok Sigrid Lars i hånden.En: With her heart pounding, Sigrid took Lars's hand.No: "Lars," sa hun forsiktig, øynene hennes møtte hans.En: "Lars," she said softly, her eyes meeting his.No: "Det er noe jeg har lyst til å spørre deg om.En: "There's something I'd like to ask you."No: "Lars så forvirret på henne, men smilte varmt.En: Lars looked at her, confused, but smiled warmly.No: "Hva er det, Sigrid?En: "What is it, Sigrid?"No: "Hun sank ned på et kne, trakk pusten dypt og åpnet hånden sin der ringen lå.En: She sank to one knee, took a deep breath, and opened her hand where the ring lay.No: "Vil du gifte deg med meg?En: "Will you marry me?"No: "En kort stillhet fylte rommet rundt dem, og resten av parken forsvant for et øyeblikk.En: A brief silence filled the space around them, and the rest of the park disappeared for a moment.No: Alt som betydde noe var Lars sitt ansikt, som lyste opp i et stort smil.En: All that mattered was Lars's face, which lit up in a wide smile.No: "Ja, selvfølgelig vil jeg det!En: "Yes, of course I will!"No: " Lars trakk Sigrid opp i en omfavnelse, og folkemengden rundt dem syntes å smelte bort, etterlatende dem i en boble av lykke.En: Lars pulled Sigrid up into an embrace, and the crowd around them seemed to melt away, leaving them in a bubble of happiness.No: Eirik, som hadde stått i skyggene, hoppet ut med hevede armer og et jubelrop.En: Eirik, who had been standing in the shadows, jumped out with raised arms and a cheer.No: "Gratulerer, dere to!En: "Congratulations, you two!"No: "Sigrid kjente en bølge av lettelse og glede.En: Sigrid felt a wave of relief and joy.No: Hun hadde lært noe nytt denne kvelden: noen ganger er det spontane øyeblikk som blir de mest minneverdige.En: She had learned something new that evening: sometimes it's the spontaneous moments that become the most memorable.No: Mens snøen falt rundt dem, føltes alt perfekt.En: As the snow fell around them, everything felt perfect.No: Resten av kvelden vandret de gjennom parken, hånd i hånd, fylt med varme og glede.En: For the rest of the evening, they wandered through the park hand in hand, filled with warmth and joy.No: Julen hadde brakt dem nærmere hverandre enn noen gang før, under de funklende lysene i Vigeland Park.En: Christmas had brought them closer together than ever before, under the twinkling lights in Vigeland Park. Vocabulary Words:anticipation: forventningerwinter: vinterblanket: teppeatmosphere: atmosfæresurreal: uvirkeligtrusted: betroddeensured: sørget foroblivious: skjønte ingentingcrowded: folksomnervous: nervøsenthusiastically: begeistretopportunity: mulighetponds: dammergestured: gestikuleresubtle: subtilpounding: bankendeembrace: omfavnelsemelt: smeltebubble: boblerelief: lettelsespontaneous: spontanememorable: minneverdigelanterns: lykterlit up: lyste oppsnow-covered: snødektconfused: forvirretgathered: samletgazed: såquiet: stillhetglow: gløde

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: A Spark in the Snow: Finding Friendship in Oslo's Winter Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-12-20-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Vigeland Park lå stille under et tykt teppe av snø, som glitret i lyset fra de subtile julelysene som var hengt opp rundt trærne.En: Vigeland Park lay silent under a thick blanket of snow, which glittered in the light from the subtle Christmas lights that were hung around the trees.No: Eirik ruslet langs stiene, følelsen av ensomhet hang tungt i brystet hans, til tross for omgivelsenes skjønnhet.En: Eirik strolled along the paths, the feeling of loneliness heavy in his chest, despite the beauty of the surroundings.No: I en annen del av parken sto Synnøve med et kart i hånden, og så seg rundt med et forvirret blikk.En: In another part of the park, Synnøve stood with a map in her hand, looking around with a confused expression.No: Hun hadde dratt fra den lille hjembyen sin for å finne en spesiell gave til søsteren sin, men Oslo virket så overveldende.En: She had left her small hometown to find a special gift for her sister, but Oslo seemed so overwhelming.No: Alt hun ønsket var noe som kunne uttrykke alle de varme følelsene hun hadde for søsteren.En: All she wanted was something that could express all the warm feelings she had for her sister.No: Eirik hadde lagt merke til henne.En: Eirik had noticed her.No: Hun virket fortapt, både fysisk og kanskje på andre måter også.En: She seemed lost, both physically and perhaps in other ways too.No: Han tok et dypt pust, bestemte seg for å ta en sjanse, og gikk bort til henne.En: He took a deep breath, decided to take a chance, and walked over to her.No: "Trenger du hjelp med å finne frem?En: "Do you need help finding your way?"No: " spurte han vennlig.En: he asked kindly.No: Synnøve så opp, litt skeptisk, men noe ved Eiriks smil var beroligende.En: Synnøve looked up, a bit skeptical, but something about Eirik's smile was reassuring.No: Hun nikket nølende.En: She nodded hesitantly.No: "Jeg har aldri vært her før," tilsto hun.En: "I've never been here before," she admitted.No: Eirik smilte bredt.En: Eirik grinned broadly.No: "Da må jeg vise deg rundt!En: "Then I have to show you around!No: Jeg kjenner til noen få steder som kanskje kan gi deg ideer til en gave.En: I know a few places that might give you ideas for a gift."No: "De begynte å gå sammen, og snøen knirket under skoene deres.En: They began to walk together, the snow crunching beneath their shoes.No: Synnøve snakket om hvor mye hun savnet hjem, mens Eirik delte sine små hemmeligheter om byen.En: Synnøve talked about how much she missed home, while Eirik shared his little secrets about the city.No: De lo og snakket om alt og ingenting, inntil de snublet over en artig installasjon i parken.En: They laughed and talked about everything and nothing until they stumbled upon an amusing installation in the park.No: "Dette er laget av en venn av meg!En: "This was made by a friend of mine!"No: " sa Eirik overrasket.En: said Eirik surprised.No: "Hun heter Inga.En: "Her name is Inga.No: Jeg visste ikke at hun hadde fått plass her.En: I didn't know she had got a place here."No: "Synnøve ble fascinert av de utsmykkede figurene i is og stål.En: Synnøve was fascinated by the ornate figures in ice and steel.No: De så nesten magiske ut, som om de lurte på om de skulle gå ned fra sokkelen og danse i snøen.En: They looked almost magical, as if they were wondering whether to step down from the pedestal and dance in the snow.No: "Det er perfekt," mumlet Synnøve.En: "It's perfect," Synnøve murmured.No: "Det minner meg om historiene søsteren min pleide å fortelle meg.En: "It reminds me of the stories my sister used to tell me."No: "Eirik så på henne, glad for at hun hadde funnet det hun lette etter.En: Eirik looked at her, glad she had found what she was searching for.No: "Skal vi bytte telefonnumre?En: "Should we exchange phone numbers?"No: " spurte han optimistisk.En: he asked optimistically.No: "Kanskje vi kan treffes igjen, kanskje på julaften?En: "Maybe we can meet up again, perhaps on Christmas Eve?"No: "Synnøve nikket, hennes tidligere reservasjon bleknet bort.En: Synnøve nodded, her earlier reservation fading away.No: Uventet hadde hun funnet noe verdifullt i Oslo.En: Unexpectedly, she had found something valuable in Oslo.No: Ikke bare en gave, men også en venn som gjorde byen litt mindre fremmed.En: Not just a gift, but also a friend who made the city a little less foreign.No: "Det høres hyggelig ut," svarte hun.En: "That sounds nice," she replied.No: Da de skiltes, følte Eirik en ny varme i hjertet.En: As they parted, Eirik felt a new warmth in his heart.No: Han hadde funnet noe han ikke visste at han hadde mistet: en følelse av tilhørighet.En: He had found something he didn't know he had lost: a sense of belonging.No: Og Synnøve, med sitt nyvunne mot, så kortet med Eiriks nummer på som et symbol på en ny start.En: And Synnøve, with her newfound courage, saw the card with Eirik's number as a symbol of a new beginning.No: Sammen, selv om de fortsatt var fremmede på mange måter, feiret de et lite mirakel i vinternatten.En: Together, even though they were still strangers in many ways, they celebrated a small miracle in the winter night. Vocabulary Words:silent: stilleblanket: teppeglittered: glitretsubtle: subtilestrolled: rusletloneliness: ensomhetoverwhelming: overveldendeconfused: forvirretnoticed: lagt merke tillost: fortapthesitantly: nølendebroadly: bredtcrunching: knirketshared: delteinstallation: installasjonamusing: artigornate: utsmykkedepedestal: sokkelenmurmered: mumletexchange: bytteoptimistically: optimistiskreservation: reservasjonunexpectedly: uventetvaluable: verdifulltfriend: vennforeign: fremmedparted: skilteswarmth: varmebelonging: tilhørighetcourage: mot

Comenzaremos la primera parte del programa hablando de la compleja travesía de María Corina Machado para llegar a la ceremonia del Nobel de la Paz en Oslo; y de Claudia Sheinbaum, la quinta mujer más poderosa del mundo según Forbes. Hablaremos también de la ley australiana que prohíbe el uso de redes sociales a menores; y por último, de las ideas del gobierno estadounidense para hacer que los aeropuertos sean más saludables.    Para la segunda parte del programa les tenemos más acontecimientos relacionados a América Latina. En el diálogo gramatical seguiremos ilustrando ejemplos de The Present Perfect. En este segmento hablaremos del soldado ucraniano que descifró la escritura maya. Cerraremos la emisión explorando el uso de la frase Si así llueve, que no escampe, y fantaseando sobre la posibilidad de construir un puente sobre el Río de la Plata. - Machado se fuga de Venezuela para recibir el Nobel - Claudia Sheinbaum se vuelve a posicionar entre las mujeres más poderosas del mundo - Australia prohíbe las redes sociales para niños - Kennedy y Duffy quieren que la gente haga ejercicio en los aeropuertos - El soldado ucraniano que descifró la escritura Maya - El viejo anhelo de un puente sobre el Río de la Plata

Taylor, Reese, and Alex (long time BITR contributer) chat about running during winter. Love it or hate it, we all still need to move in the colder months of the year. What adjustments do you make to still get out? Topics of travel, nutrition, gear, training approaches, and more are all packed into this episode.Guest: Sophia Laukli is a multi-sport pro for Maurten and Salomon. She has cross country skied her whole life and still does so at an elite level. Trail running is a more recent endeavor in which she quickly rose to being one of the top runners in the world! Taylor and Sophia chat about her history with sport, living in Oslo, as well as the ups and downs of being a world-class athlete for two sports year round.

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 Trump is putting all the pieces together for the new economic system. Gas prices are dropping like a rock. Silver prices are now higher than oil prices. Trump is building a smelting factory in TN to compete against China. The Fed is buying the debt which will destroy the Fed. Is Trump working with Jamie Dimon? The [DS] is losing control, evidence is being dripped out against the [DS]. News is being released against them so they are attacking like a wild animal. The infiltration in this country and other countries was directed by the same [DS] players. They will use this to create chaos WW. Trump knows playbook, meanwhile Trump is dismantling their system world wide. Never interfere with an enemy while they are in the process of destroying themselves. Be prepared. Economy (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/TrumpWarRoom/status/2000567788856119385?s=20 https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2000582117294846292?s=20   in mid-2022. Since then, silver prices have surged +206% while oil prices have dropped -44%. WTI Crude is now on track for its worst year since the 2020 pandemic decline, down -20%, while silver is on its best annual performance since 1979, up +115%. We are witnessing a major macroeconomic shift. https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2000622821697822926?s=20   some stake in the venture. The list includes: Gallium, Germanium, Indium. Antimony, Copper, Silver, Gold, and Zinc. This will be CRITICAL for producing things at home without relying on China, including defense systems and semiconductors. THIS IS HUGE!   https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/2000543866047308139?s=20 https://twitter.com/JoeLang51440671/status/2000587776232739114?s=20  years. They have been directly involved in all kinds of money laundering operations from major drug trafficking to pedophile blackmail rings like Epstein. They have done ALL of this KNOWINGLY. When you KNOWINGLY commit these types of crimes, you are participating in a massive “conspiracy.” Do you see the vulnerability? Hillary was never supposed to lose. Trump became the most powerful man on the planet, the moment he was sworn in as president back in 2017. Trump instantly became a threat to the entire corrupt system and had the military behind him. He took control of the most powerful central bank in the world and also controlled the world's reserve currency. He also controlled the DOJ. Jamie Dimon was vulnerable. But was he “leveraged” by Trump? I believe the answer is yes and the timeline of events proves it. In 2019, precious metals traders at JPM were convicted of manipulating the metals prices by “spoofing.” They would place fake orders, with no intention of taking delivery. JPM was FORCED to pay a fine of almost a billion dollars. That was the moment JPM was captured. And what has happened recently? Jamie Dimon just announced, that for the first time in its history, they have dumped their SILVER shorts and have gone long on SILVER. JPM is the largest holder of physical SILVER in the world at 750 million ounces. That is KEY. That 750 million ounces of SILVER are subject to Trump's Executive Order signed back in December of 2017, that was renewed each year of Biden's presidency. That's not a coincidence. I believe that 750 million ounces of SILVER are going to be the new U.S. Strategic SILVER Reserve. But here's what's interesting and indicates that JPM is now a tool in Trump's hand, taking down the global banking cabal. The SILVER and Gold prices are controlled by two entities. The big bullion banks associated with the LBMA (London Bullion Market Association), which sets the “spot” price of “physical SILVER” in London and the COMEX on Wall Street, that sets the “paper SILVER” price for futures trading. It's a massive derivative market used to manipulate the price, where the same physical SILVER is traded at hundreds of times its worth because most transactions NEVER demand delivery. A truly “fractional” system rampant with fraud. But suddenly something changed on the COMEX. There was a massive increase in demand for physical delivery of SILVER, instead of taking “cash.” Someone was now beginning to hoard physical SILVER. That FORCED the bullion banks in London, to start emptying their vaults and shipping large amounts of SILVER to New York vaults at the COMEX. Guess who owns the largest SILVER vault on COMEX? None other than JPM. And now we know that they were the one demanding physical delivery of SILVER as they were unloading ALL their paper contracts and hoarding physical SILVER. We have watched for months, the flow of physical SILVER leave London and head to New York. The days of the bullion banks controlling the SILVER price are over and their vaults have been emptied, which FORCED them to buy SILVER and drive the price higher. JPM, who had been in cahoots with LBMA forever, just cut the legs out from under them and caused those bullion banks to take heavy losses from their SILVER shorts. JPM trapped LBMA by demanding huge leasing rates for their SILVER supply. That FORCED them to purchase SILVER in order to fulfill orders. That's what helped to end the manipulation of the SILVER price, as JPM went fully long for the very first time. We are just finding out now, that JPM is the bank that caused all the panic at LBMA and ENDED the manipulation of SILVER. We own the most Gold and the most SILVER. Ready for a RESET Political/Rights https://twitter.com/sircalebhammer/status/2000400581316460778?s=20 https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/2000593491089559998?s=20 Just In: Rob Reiner's Son Arrested and Charged in Grisly Murder of Parents Rob Reiner's son, Nick, was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of the Hollywood director and his wife, Michelle, and booked on $4 million bail. Reiner was open about his son Nick's drug addiction and made a movie about the family's experience with his drug problem. According to The New York Post, Nick Reiner has been charged with murder. The couple's daughter, Romy, found the couple in their home with their throats slashed. The New York Post reported: Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/2000563249616712181?s=20   with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace! https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1700845324942925921?s=20 Reiner said jack after the attempted assassination on Trump. Trump was honest, but still called it “sad” and said “rest in peace.” Did he need to say the other things? Probably not. But why does he have to be nice with the absolute vile shit these people have said? https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2000363854849507441?s=20 https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2000377216736334189?s=20 https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/2000174373676925123?s=20 One was banned for rejecting a deadly vaccine. The other was imported despite having a deadly ideology. https://twitter.com/ColonelTowner/status/2000517544084488656?s=20   why would anyone do that? That's simple, they want you either dead bc they view you as a useless eater or controlled using fear and psychological operations which equals terror attacks. Insert terrorist here. Operation Gladio proved beyond any doubt you own government will kill you whenever the fuck they want and don't give a shit about the blown back, especially when they own all the guns. Which is a primary goal of the US false flags so they can take ours. It worked so well everywhere else even in New Zealand. But not here. It will never work here and that really pisses them off. Plan accordingly. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2000629428838166644?s=20   ISIS hotspot in the Philippines just weeks before the deadly attack. The 2 traveled alone to Southeast Asia, raising major red flags for authorities now investigating possible overseas radicalization. Intelligence sources say the region they visited is linked to ISIS training camps, calling it “a well-trodden path for Islamic State” operatives since 2019. Naveed Akram had been on ASIO's radar since 2019 but was not previously deemed an immediate threat. Officials are now probing whether the suspects were influenced or trained during their time abroad before returning to commit one of Australia's deadliest terror attacks in years. Source: The Daily Telegraph, NY Post https://twitter.com/mrddmia/status/2000432832557289749?s=20 https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2000549271657996678?s=20 https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2000610717016449275?s=20   blocks, so the jihadists murder Jews with machetes; Then you ban machetes, so the jihadists murder Jews with kitchen knives; Then you ban kitchen knives, so the jihadists murders Jews with large rocks; Then you ban large rocks…. ————————— You seem to be missing the constant component to these crimes, and it ain’t the weapon. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2000529088046625122?s=20 https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/2000569974755311679?s=20 https://twitter.com/TimOnPoint/status/2000552644402618629?s=20 Brown University has almost 1,000 cameras across campus. No footage. No information. Nothing. – The shooter seemed to have targeted the Vice President of the Republican Club – Person of interest has been released, shooter is still at large. Just wow.They do have a tips line, so why not show the person so people can identify him/her. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2000424946816925931?s=20 https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2000413597198123046?s=20 https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2000582226497389052?s=20  , law enforcement recovered two firearms—a revolver and a Glock handgun (described in some accounts as a 9mm with a laser sight)—from the hotel room at the Hampton Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, where person of interest Benjamin Erickson was detained in connection with the Brown University shooting.  Authorities are investigating whether these weapons are linked to the incident, which killed two students and injured nine others on December 14, 2025.  Erickson was later released as the evidence reportedly shifted in another direction, and the manhunt for the shooter continues. https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2000589113380987097?s=20   pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology. They were allegedly planning coordinated IED bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve, targeting five separate locations across Los Angeles. In the days since, @FBINewOrleans arrested an additional FIFTH individual believed to be linked to this radical TILF subgroup – also allegedly planning a separate violent attack. Outstanding work by our investigators and law enforcement partners @TheJusticeDept . Their work undoubtedly saved countless lives. @FBILosAngeles will hold a press conference later today to share additional details.  The four defendants named in the complaint are Audrey Illeene Carroll, 30, Zachary Aaron Page, 32, Dante Gaffield, 24, and 41-year-old Tina Lai. According to a sworn statement in support of the complaint, Carroll in November presented an eight-page handwritten document to a paid confidential source titled “Operation Midnight Sun” which described a bomb plot. Carroll and Page later allegedly recruited the other two defendants to help carry out the plan, which included them “acquiring bomb-making materials and traveling to a remote location in the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test explosive devices on December 12, 2025,” the sworn statement alleges.  https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2000627062529228902?s=20 https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2000616790175461455?s=20 https://twitter.com/RamboAndFrens/status/2000614500563918985?s=20 https://twitter.com/TonySeruga/status/2000645622987473142?s=20  the digital director for California Governor Gavin Newsom, a role she has held since around June 2024, leading a small team of three that handles graphic design, social media strategy, and rapid-response content across platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Threads, TikTok, and Bluesky. She is directly responsible for managing and overseeing Newsom’s social media presence. DOGE Geopolitical https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/2000344607218127143?s=20 José Antonio Kast is very much onboard with Donald Trump. He has repeatedly expressed admiration for Trump’s policies, congratulated him on his election victories, and aligned his own agenda with Trump-style approaches to issues like immigration, crime, and economic incentives. For instance, Kast has publicly wished Trump success in his presidency for the benefit of Chile, Latin America, and the world @joseantoniokast , praised Trump’s ideas on expediting approvals for major investments @joseantoniokast , and endorsed Trump’s tough stance on deportations and sanctions against countries that refuse to accept their nationals back @joseantoniokast . He also condemned the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump and highlighted the loss of life among Trump’s supporters Maria Corina Machado Says Hundreds Of Thousands Venezuelans Will Return Home Once Maduro Goes Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado believes “hundreds of thousands” of Venezuelans will return to their country from all over the world once the socialist Maduro regime goes. “The day Maduro goes, you will see tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants coming back home from the United States and all over the world,” Machado on Sunday told CBS News. “I mean, our diaspora is desperate to go back to Venezuela. So even from that perspective, it is a win, win situation to have democracy in Venezuela.” Machado arrived in Oslo, Norway last week to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize after spending over a year in hiding facing threats of arrest by the Maduro regime.  Hours later, she confirmed that the Trump administration helped her escape from Venezuela. source: breitbart.com War/Peace https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2000607318229286957?s=20 [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2000559689873166522?s=20 https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/2000353004281794978?s=20  a perception that I’m quoting now, that forcefully tackling this issue would cause political backlash from the Somali community, which is a core voting block for Democrats” Seriously, how are Democrats not getting raided and thrown in prison https://twitter.com/AwakenedOutlaw/status/2000632685178626084?s=20   Democrat Money Laundering Discovered – Names include Gretchen Whitmer, Jon Ossoff and Cory Booker “It now appears that the six lawmakers have been found to have been heavily involved in money laundering. Investigative Reporter/Citizen Journalist, Bob Cushman, has just released an FEC data analysis that strongly suggests that Mark Kelly, Elissa Slotkin, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Maggie Goodlander have been recipients of illegally laundered campaign funds. In the initial investigation, Cushman cites 22 Smurf examples that have “allegedly” contributed almost three million dollars in more than 95,000 separate donations to Democratic coffers. All six members of the Seditious Six have received funds from one or more of these “smurfs” President Trump's Plan New memos show how corruption probe into Clinton Foundation was killed: ‘We were told NO by FBI HQ' Drip, drip, drip: A newly-declassified timeline exposes how the FBI’s investigation of the Clinton Foundation was hamstrung by DOJ leaders while the inquiry into Trump-Russia collusion hoax marched forward. This isn’t the first tranche of evidence pointing to political interference. Atop Republican senator has provided Just the News a timeline written by FBI investigators laying out the repeated political obstruction those agents faced from their own bosses and the Justice Department during the 2016 election and beyond as they probed whether Hillary Clinton engaged in a pay-to-play corruption scheme involving her family foundation. “Field agents were frustrated. But HQ would not let it go forward,” the newly-released and lengthy investigative timeline reveals. “We were trying to explore the [Clinton] Foundation, and we were told ‘NO' by FBI HQ.” Not the first timeline showing interference “Shut it down!” then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates is quoted as demanding in the shorter timeline of the politicized barriers that agents in New York City, Little Rock, Ark., and Washington D.C. reported. The shorter timeline — written by a DOJ lawyer assigned to the FBI under former bureau Director James Comey — was secured by top aides to Patel and was obtained by Just the News earlier this year. The newly-released and longer timeline was handed over to Grassley's office by the FBI along with a host of corroborating internal emails and was recently provided to Just the News. Agents struggled for years to investigate Clinton Foundation The longer timeline indicated that questions about the Clinton Foundation's potential criminality were raised as early as April 2010, when there was a “consensually-monitored call between [Redacted] Sant Singh Chatwal” during which there was a “description of conversations with foreign donors (Amar Singh, Lakshmi Mittal, Deepak Chopra, Praful Patel, Subhash Chandra) about giving to HRC.” McCabe stops the Clinton Foundation investigation from moving forward in 2016 The shorter timeline revealed that as early as February 2016, the Justice Department “indicated they would not be supportive of an FBI investigation.” The shorter timeline also shows that, in mid-February 2016, McCabe ordered that “no overt investigative steps” were allowed to be taken in the Clinton Foundation investigation “without his approval” — a command he allegedly repeated numerous times over the coming months. John Huber, Uranium One, and the continued stalling of the CF inquiry The Hill had reported in October 2017 that “before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large swath of American uranium, the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin's atomic energy business inside the United States.” The Hill said that “federal agents used a confidential U.S. witness working inside the Russian nuclear industry to gather extensive financial records, make secret recordings and intercept emails as early as 2009 that showed Moscow had compromised an American uranium trucking firm with bribes and kickbacks in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” “They also obtained an eyewitness account — backed by documents — indicating Russian nuclear officials had routed millions of dollars to the U.S. designed to benefit former President Bill Clinton's charitable foundation during the time Secretary of State Hillary Clinton served on a government body that provided a favorable decision to Moscow,” The Hill reported. Source: justthenews.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2000621732932039106?s=20  solved by asking nicely. Unprecedented circumstances require unprecedented action. It's time for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act, deploy the US MIL to every city in America, safeguard the public, completely uproot the Left-wing terrorist network, deport the illegals, secure elections, arrest the traitors who are responsible for all this, and save the Republic. https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/2000020569731809454?s=20   known as ‘The Federal Judiciary’ and the ‘The United States Congress’ to become actual America First branches of the federal government. This is not as easy as I make it sound just typing that out. It’s been a hard slog for Trump and his Dream Team Cabinet to get the Executive Branch where it now is after 11 months. We’re almost to the point the Insurrection Act can be invoked and most of the US Congress and a significant part of the federal judiciary can be arrested and replaced. 2026 is going to be quite awesome. https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2000686487352877517?s=20 https://twitter.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2000666864020808164?s=20 https://twitter.com/AwakenedOutlaw/status/2000329752251654517?s=20  . Oh, and note how matters regarding Tina Peters is coming to a head in parallel. Do you think that’s just happenstance? (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, escaped from Venezuela last week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Margaret Brennan spoke to her Friday in an exclusive interview, her first comments to U.S. media since receiving the coveted award.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Venezuelan leader and activist Maria Corina Machado's perilous journey to Oslo made headlines this week, but that was just the start of a new phase of international campaign to bring pressure on the Nicolas Maduro regime in her home country. NPR's Miles Parks speaks with Ana Corina Sosa, Machado's daughter, who accepted the Nobel Peace prize on her mother's behalf, and talked about the future of Venezuela.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Avery Keatley and Daniel Ofman. It was edited by Sarah Robbins. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

It's been a tough week for Europe after President Trump described the continent as "weak" and "decaying". Can US-Europe relations recover? Christiane gets the view from both sides of the pond, with former US Defense Department official Celeste Wallander and Oxford historian Peter Frankopan. A year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the country's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to Christiane about Syria's future following a decade of civil war. Plus, who are the “Pink Ladies”? A special report on Britain's new protest movement which is echoing far right rhetoric. Then, into the past with author Jonathan Freedland, who reveals the hidden history of the millions of Germans who resisted Nazi rule. From the archives, how one man from Harlem trekked to the North Pole to inspire New York's schoolchildren. And finally, Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado makes a daring journey to Oslo, telling the world what the award means to her.    Air date: December 13, 2025   Guests:  Celeste Wallander & Peter Frankopan  Ahmed al-Sharaa  Jonathan Freedland    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Venezuela’s opposition leader made a daring escape to Oslo shortly after the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony. The Wall Street Journal’s Vera Bergengruen details the perilous journey. Lawmakers in the Senate failed to pass separate bills aimed at easing health-insurance costs that are set to skyrocket at the end of the year. Axios reports on what happens next. The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer has spent hours talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In this week’s Apple News In Conversation, Scherer explores how the health secretary’s past shaped who he is today. Plus, Indiana Republicans rejected Trump’s redistricting efforts, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from immigration detention, and Mickey Mouse is formally entering the AI world. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Accepts Nobel Prize in Oslo: Colleague Evan Ellis reports on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado accepting a Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after escaping her country, outlining a new US national security strategy increasing military presence in the hemisphere and the seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker. 1954

SHOW 12-11-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR JUNE 1957 THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE TRUMP COROLLARY  FIRST HOUR 9-915 Ukraine-Russia Conflict and the Transformation of Warfare: Colleague Anatol Lieven discusses the Ukraine-Russia conflict, noting that drone warfare has fundamentally changed battle tactics, analyzing Trump's influence on peace negotiations and suggesting Ukraine risks losing support without concessions, while explaining that EU membership is being offered as a prize in exchange for territorial losses. 915-930 Why Russia Will Not Attack NATO: Colleague Anatol Lieven dismisses fears that Russia intends to attack NATO Baltic states, arguing such a move would lack strategic gain and risk nuclear war, contending these defenses are unnecessary because attacking NATO would unite the West, contrary to Russian interests. 930-945 China's Intellectual Property Theft and the K-Shaped Economy: Colleague Chris Riegel discusses "The Great Heist," a book detailing China's campaign to steal American intellectual property via spies and students, also noting a US consumer slowdown and describing a "K-shaped" economy where lower-income earners struggle with affordability despite infrastructure spending. 945-1000 Iran's Currency Collapse and Legitimacy Crisis: Colleague Jonathan Sayeh reports that Iran's currency has collapsed to historic lows, fueling inflation and social dissatisfaction, explaining that while the regime uses repression and temporary social loosening to maintain control, it faces a legitimacy crisis and difficulty recruiting loyal security forces. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 Warnings Against a US-Saudi Nuclear Deal: Colleague Andrea Stricker warns against a US-Saudi nuclear deal that allows uranium enrichment, advocating for the "gold standard" of non-proliferation, arguing any agreement must include the Additional Protocol for inspections and ensure the US retains a right of return for nuclear materials. 1015-1030 Credit Card Interest Rate Caps Would Harm Low-Income Borrowers: Colleague Veronique de Rugy criticizes proposals by Senators Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent, arguing price controls will force companies to reduce risk, ultimately denying credit to the low-income borrowers the bill aims to protect. 1030-1045 1045-1100 American Universities Have Abandoned Liberal Education: Colleague Peter Berkowitz argues that American universities have abandoned liberal education, replacing the study of Western civilization with narrow specialization and political agendas, lamenting that students are no longer taught about historical heroes or the realities of the Revolutionary War, depriving them of national identity. THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 James I, Mary Queen of Scots, and the English Succession: Colleague Clare Jackson explains how James I managed the tension between his imprisoned mother, Mary Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth I, noting James protested his mother's execution but prioritized his claim to the English throne, maintaining a complex correspondence with Elizabeth to ensure his succession. 1115-1130 James I's Sea Voyage to Denmark and Dynastic Tragedies: Colleague Clare Jackson details James I's decision to travel by sea to marry Anna of Denmark, viewing it as a dynastic duty despite the risks, also discussing the death of his heir Prince Henry and his daughter's involvement in the conflicts sparking the Thirty Years' War. 1130-1145 James I's Male Favorites and the Madrid Adventure: Colleague Clare Jackson explores James I's intense relationships with male favorites like Robert Carr and George Villiers, noting the political complications these caused, describing the bizarre, risky journey Prince Charles and Villiers took to Madrid in disguise to woo the Spanish Infanta. 1145-1200 James I, American Colonies, and Tobacco Revenue: Colleague Clare Jackson discusses James I's oversight of American colonies like Jamestown, using chartered companies for deniability against Spanish claims, noting his initial opposition to tobacco before accepting its revenue and describing his fluctuating relationship with Parliament regarding funding and military action. FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 Venezuelan Opposition Leader Accepts Nobel Prize in Oslo: Colleague Evan Ellis reports on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado accepting a Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after escaping her country, outlining a new US national security strategy increasing military presence in the hemisphere and the seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker. 1215-1230 Caribbean Reactions to US Military Operations Against Venezuela: Colleague Evan Ellis analyzes Caribbean reactions to US military operations against Venezuela, noting support from the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago, explaining that islands like Curacao and Aruba fear becoming targets, while political shifts in St. Vincent offer new cooperation opportunities. 1230-1245 Electoral Chaos in Honduras and Chile's Stark Choice: Colleague Evan Ellis describes electoral chaos in Honduras, where US-backed candidate Asfura leads amidst claims of irregularities and potential unrest, contrasting this with Chile's election where voters choose between conservative Kast and communist "Hara" due to fears of communism or desire for social rights. 1245-100 A China's New White Paper on Latin America: Colleague Evan Ellis details China's new white paper on Latin America, which ignores US pressure and asserts a "full speed ahead" diplomatic and economic approach, emphasizing expanding infrastructure, technology, and security cooperation while securing access to critical commodities like copper.

Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado on Friday vowed to continue her political pursuit to create democracy in Venezuela. This week she braved an arduous journey to accept the peace prize in Oslo, Norway. Nick Schifrin speaks now with the man who helped her escape a Venezuelan government that's been hunting her for a year-and-a-half. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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 PictureThe D’s have lost he narrative, they are trying to blame Trump for the affordability crisis, but he is turning it around on them. The autopen was used to bring Powell, Trump wants it investigated.The gold card has gone live, timing is everything. The affordability crisis is about the [CB]. The [DS] along with foreign gov have been trying to divide the people and the MAGA movement. It is not working, it crumbling and people are learning the truth once again. Trump sets the message and the direction of the midterms. The [DS] is struggling, they will not be able to overcome the economic factor in 2026. This will give the people the power to override anything the [DS] tries to do. Economy (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"); “Democrats Know Their Constituents Can’t Read Charts. That’s Why…” Another attempted “gotcha moment” on X by Democrats backfired, revealing that their political strategists and whoever handles their social media accounts lack the most basic chart-reading skills. However, X users pointed out that these political operatives aren’t DEI fools; instead, they seem incapable of telling the truth. https://twitter.com/MajorityPAC/status/1998434136483410412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998434136483410412%7Ctwgr%5E1e2efe6a29f9c814decbe7c889387ccc40d1410c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fdemocrats-know-their-constituents-cant-read-charts-thats-why Just like eggs earlier this year and power bills this fall, Democrat operatives are seizing any opportunity to blame Trump for soaring prices that mainly occurred in the previous four years. X user ALX shows why context matters.  Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/StephenMoore/status/1998763870001991751?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998789965254144171?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998830464321323091?s=20  into 2026. The Fed must do the right thing! https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998841970559512878?s=20  to inject $40 billion per month into Treasury bill purchases beginning December 12. The combined policies strengthen liquidity, reduce borrowing costs, and ease credit strains that often stall growth. Bank of America says both stocks and crypto stand to gain as confidence rises. The Fed's actions confirm the resilience of Trump's expanding second term economy. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/1999098794412319027?s=20 The post highlights a Wall Street Journal report on Ionic Rare Earths’ discovery of 16 rare earth and critical minerals in Utah’s Mill Creek area, including high-grade lithium and gallium, positioning it as the U.S.’s largest such reserve to reduce reliance on China, which controls 90% of global processing. An aerial image shows the arid Utah landscape near the Great Salt Lake with visible mining pits, underscoring the site’s remote, geologically rich Basin and Range province, where USGS surveys identified potential for 1.5 million tons of rare earth oxides  https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1998846082953130482?s=20 The Trump Gold Card program, launched via executive order in 2025, allows foreign nationals (primarily investors or those sponsored by corporations) to apply for a U.S. green card through expedited channels like EB-1(a) for extraordinary ability or EB-2 national interest waiver. It requires a nonrefundable $15,000 processing fee plus a “contribution” or “gift” of at least $1 million per individual (or $2 million via an employer sponsor), with additional amounts for dependents. The funds go to entities like the U.S. Department of Commerce, and applicants must prove a lawful source of money, similar to the EB-5 investor visa.  The process involves filing a new Form I-140G, followed by consular processing abroad—no in-country adjustment of status is allowed—and approvals can happen in weeks, though backlogs from per-country caps (especially for Indian or Chinese nationals) may still cause delays for the actual green card. This program is separate from the H-1B visa system, which remains a temporary work visa for skilled professionals with issues like annual caps (85,000 visas, including 20,000 for advanced degree holders), a random lottery selection process, and criticisms of abuse (e.g., companies using it to displace U.S. workers or suppress wages via outsourcing firms). In fact, alongside the Gold Card, the Trump administration introduced a separate $100,000 one-time entry fee for H-1B applicants to deter such abuses and ensure only “the best and brightest” use it. https://twitter.com/TheRubberDuck79/status/1998791717752062345?s=20  Autopen. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1998407015756964343?s=20   to decide if it gets a floor vote. I hope they do the right thing. The Affordability Crisis Is Not a ‘Hoax.' It Is an Existential Threat to the American Dream.  Recently, President Trump has been quoted as referring to the affordability crisis as a “Democrat scam,” “hoax,” and “con job.” Although I think Trump was likely trying to remind Americans that policies enacted when Democrats had total control of the federal government under the first two years of the Biden administration accelerated and exacerbated the affordability problem, it is dangerous for the president to use that type of language. Already, mainstream media reprobates are twisting Trump's words, leading people to believe that he is saying the affordability crisis does not exist.  In proper context, Trump is not denying that middle- and lower-class Americans are struggling to make ends meet; rather, he is trying to assign blame and hang the affordability crisis on the Democrats. But even doing that is politically unwise.  The American people are not nearly as concerned with pointing fault as they are with seeking immediately viable solutions to the untenable reality they face. For many Americans, the affordability crisis is so severe that they think the American dream is no longer within reach. In fact, only 22 percent of young Americans think they will be better off than their parents. Source: redstate.com Political/Rights https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/1999146290584678721?s=20 https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1998819294658842681?s=20 https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1998773065870708813?s=20 https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1999144165213380788?s=20 We hope the headlines and social media likes are worth it. DHS: Legacy Media Report Leaves Out an Important Detail on ICE Purchasing Planes for Deportations The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed  the agency has inked a deal for the purchase of six planes for nearly $140 million, which will aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deportations, allowing them to bypass charter airlines. The Post report read: https://twitter.com/TriciaOhio/status/1998794208736411870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998794208736411870%7Ctwgr%5Ebd9d4a7f5e7443f5f0455bfbeb427e17d3fa2b05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fkatie-jerkovich%2F2025%2F12%2F10%2Fdhs-confirms-excellent-news-about-deportations-and-its-own-fleet-n2197015 flight patterns.    President Trump and @Sec_Noem are committed to quickly and efficiently getting criminal illegal aliens OUT of our country. Source: redstate.com US To Ask Visitors For 5 Years Of Social Media History Under New Plan The United States is planning to require visitors from dozens of countries on the visa waiver program to provide up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal from the US Customs and Border Protection posted to the Federal Register on Wednesday. Countries on the list include much of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Qatar, Israel, Chile and Brunei. Citizens or nationals of these countries have been allowed to freely travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. If the proposal is adopted, they’ll have to share their online footprint – something that immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants from different categories have been required to provide since 2019. The list also includes; Telephone numbers used in the last five years Email addresses used in the last 10 years IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos Biometrics – including facial, fingerprint, DNA and Iris data Information about one’s family – including  names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, places of birth and residences. The CBP proposal is open for a 60-day public comment period. ESTA – an automated system, costs $40 and is generally valid for two years. An ESTA holder can enter multiple times during that period. Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1998484877180604877?s=20   is part of the FBI's Joint Task Force Vulcan investigation out of @FBIHouston to locate, indict, and arrest members of MS-13 leadership “La Mesa.” Great work from @FBIOmaha and partners @HSI_HQ @DEAHQ and more – this admin is taking a whole of government approach to dismantling MS-13 and their presence within the country. DOGE https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1998810382576792048?s=20 https://twitter.com/pepesgrandma/status/1998428503759294519?s=20   EU High Level Group on combating hate speech and hate crime that wrote the 2016 Code of Conduct. The Code Conduct is a document agreed upon by social media companies for removing hate. The improved upon “Code of Conduct Plus” continues to be an important tool under the DSA: “On 20 January 2025, the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online + (the ‘Code of conduct+') was integrated into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), following a positive assessment from the Commission and the European Board for Digital Services. The Code of conduct+, which builds on the Code of Conduct adopted in 2016, strengthens the way online platforms deal with content deemed illegal hate speech according to EU law and Member States' laws. It facilitates compliance with and the effective enforcement of the DSA in this specific area.” This new Conduct Code+ was established as a “DSA Code of conduct”. This empowered civil society organisations to act as watchdogs. “Following its integration, adherence to the Code of conduct+ may be considered as an appropriate risk mitigation measure for signatories designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines (VLOSEs) under the DSA.” “The DSA classifies platforms or search engines that have more than 45 million users per month in the EU as very large online platforms (VLOPs)” https://twitter.com/emd_worldwide/status/1998556257251152246?s=20   letter confirms the details of that action. And it arrives at a very appropriate moment. As we watch certain officials in Europe experiment with coercive fines, regulatory threats, and pressure campaigns aimed at shaping American political discourse, the Moraes precedent is worth remembering. The United States views foreign attempts to control U.S. speech as a human rights violation and a breach of sovereignty. Geopolitical https://twitter.com/RMistereggen/status/1998419619220996236?s=20 society destabilised? When a country must hand over cash to escape a policy that harms it, the structure stops looking like a union and starts looking like organized coercion. Let's call the EU what it is: its a mafia organisation. Abolish the EU. Unelected Brussels Bureaucrat Demands Trump ‘Show Respect' for EU, as US President Is Chosen ‘The Most Powerful Person in Europe'   Trump is flexing his political and military muscles all over the world. Those who want respect, give respect.     Trump has just been chosen as ‘the most powerful person in Europe'. ‘ Politico reported: “Top EU officials tried to set the record straight Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a ‘decaying' group of countries ruled by ‘weak' leaders. […] ‘I think they're weak', the Republican said, referring to the continent's presidents and prime ministers, adding, ‘I think they don't know what to do. Europe doesn't know what to do'.” “European Council President António Costa said Europe and the U.S. ‘must act as allies' — and urged the Republican leader to show ‘respect'.   Costa is an unelected bureaucrat – he was not ‘elected', he was ‘appointed' by the same Globalist leaders that are polling 11% to 23% in their countries. Source: thegatewaypundit.com War/Peace https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1998980234763219052?s=20https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1999068890421195037?s=20   Impeccable. This clip emerged just as Maria Corina Machado, the woman Maduro has hunted for 16 months, escaped Venezuela and arrived in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting his dictatorship. His secret police surrounded the U.S. Embassy thinking she was inside. She slipped out of the country anyway. Her team risked their lives to get her on that plane. Meanwhile, Maduro is on stage crooning about peace. The irony writes itself. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1998936856000397477?s=20   showed up in Norway anyway. The 58-year-old opposition leader arrived in Oslo Thursday and waved from the balcony of the Grand Hotel, free and defiant. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded her the prize for her fight against what it called a dictatorship. Maduro’s regime tried everything to stop this moment. It didn’t work.  https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1999068890421195037?s=20   freely in accordance with the regime. https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1999065856580661500?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998879421491483071?s=20   Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.” “For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues.” https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1998895443347124514?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1999140870516576385?s=20  6th no-confidence vote, Zhelezaykov said, “I hear the public's dissatisfaction and consider the protection of democracy my top priority,” choosing to step down. Protests erupted in November over a 2026 budget packed with tax hikes, higher social contributions, and bloated spending. Even after scrapping the budget, crowds demanded total regime change, early elections, and a crackdown on corruption, culminating in massive rallies yesterday across Sofia and beyond. This is a rare public uprising toppling a government in real-time! With Bulgaria set to join the eurozone on January 1, the collapse risks economic chaos, currency shifts, investor panic, while exposing deep rot (corruption scandals cost $3B yearly, per EU audits). Zhelezaykov's exit might spark a power vacuum, pitting pro-EU reformers against nationalist factions. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1998875723931812291?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1999099346676334925?s=20  Allegations that some staff members may have ties to Hamas, with zero indictments, no formal charges, and no due process. Washington, once UNRWA's biggest donor, froze funding in January 2024 after Israel accused roughly a dozen staff members of involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that triggered the war. If the move goes through, it would effectively criminalize a major arm of humanitarian relief in Gaza and beyond. Although, it’s been noted that such sanctions would be highly unusual, since the U.S. is both a U.N. member and the host nation of the body that created the agency in 1949. Despite this, Trump previously reaffirmed that the U.S. would not fund UNRWA earlier this year. In October, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also referred to UNRWA as a subsidiary of Hamas: “UNRWA’s not going to play any role in it… The United Nations is here, we're seeing the work they're doing… They’re on the ground. We’re willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.” https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/1998824786022003044?s=20  billion they seized might well come up   https://twitter.com/WallStreetMav/status/1998849819071353071?s=20   is going to demand their frozen assets be returned. I suspect the current people in power don't expect to be around or forced to deal with that problem when it arises. They just want their money laundering schemes to continue being funded. Short term planning by the EU. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1998991133033054636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998991133033054636%7Ctwgr%5E279dcf506be99c0c99616930f129b9a99fcd7bf2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fwatch-ukraine-strikes-another-oil-tanker-russian-shadow%2F https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1999118921564090787?s=20 Trump talks Ukraine peace deal with Macron, Merz and Starmer President Donald Trump held a conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine, a White House official said, as the U.S. president continues to push for an end to the conflict while expressing skepticism that Kyiv stands a chance of coming out ahead. Source: politico.com Zelenskyy Signals Openness to Elections After Trump Criticism President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Ukraine to hold a presidential election despite its war with Russia, prompting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to say he is prepared to hold a vote within months if parliament and Western allies make it feasible. Zelenskyy responded, saying the decision is solely for Ukrainians. “This is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners,” he said. Ukraine’s constitution bars elections under martial law, but Zelenskyy signaled he’s willing to hold one anyway and asked the U.S. and European partners for help securing a wartime vote. “Since this question is raised today by the president of the United States of America, our partners, I will answer very briefly: Look, I am ready for elections,” he said. “Then, in the next 60 to 90 days, Ukraine will be ready to hold the elections. I personally have the will and readiness for this.” Zelenskyy’s five-year term expired in May 2024. Source: newsmax.com Medical/False Flags FDA Reviewing Deaths Potentially Linked to COVID Shots The Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether COVID-19 vaccines were tied to any deaths, government officials announced this week. The FDA is “doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potentially related to COVID vaccines,” Andrew Nixon. a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement. Manufacturers report that the FDA is also reviewing the safety of RSV immunizations. COVID-19 vaccines were deployed in late 2020 under emergency use authorization. Less than a year later, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine became the first to receive full FDA approval. Source: newsmax.com [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1998789285281968322?s=20  with all the other America-hating Somalis! https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998806184846045404?s=20 BREAKING: Democrats Flip Miami – Eileen Higgins Wins Mayoral Runoff Election: Decision Desk Democrats flipped Miami Mayor's office on Tuesday. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former Miami City Manager who served on Trump's DHS transition team. Higgins will be Miami's first Democrat mayor since 1997. Fox News reported: It took nearly 30 years, but Democrats finally broke their decades-long ballot box losing streak in Miami, Florida, the city known as the nation's “Gateway to Latin America.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/chad_mizelle/status/1998565231136747996?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1998912315672977728?s=20   are: Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Tom Kean, R-N.J., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Chris Smith, R-N.J., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio. Full passage vote could happen Thursday. President Trump's Plan REVEALED: DC pipe bomb suspect obsessed with My Little Pony art, fan fic: report My Little Pony is a franchise marketed at young girls. An adult male fan of the toys are known as a “Brony,” a community that at its peak was large enough to hold annual conventions. Brian Cole Jr, the man charged with placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees' Washington, DC headquarters the evening before January 6, 2021, was reportedly a massive fan of the children's series “My Little Pony,” making fan art and fan fiction dedicated to the characters.Per the New York Post, Cole, 30, appeared to have gone by usernames including iDeltaVelocity, Bron1Delta, Delta1Forgotten, and Blue Velocity online. In one account on an online forum, Cole allegedly posted dozens of fan art pieces dedicated to the My Little Pony franchise. Many of the art pieces feature characters with light purple bodies and multicolored hair.In a Tumblr account associated with the username delta1forgotten, Cole allegedly wrote in response to another user's drawing of a My Little Pony character with a machine gun, “Eh… I'd give her an RPG [Rocket-Propelled Grenade]. What can I say? Explosions are COOL!!”My Little Pony is a franchise marketed at young girls. An adult male fan of the toys are known as a “Brony,” a community that at its peak was large enough to hold annual conventions. Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr Daniel Chadborn wrote in his book “Meet the Bronies: The Psychology of the Adult My Little Pony Fandom,” “The subculture of Bronies was very online and unique and attracted a lot of male fans, who were breaking gender norms, which attracted a lot of attention.”He noted that the subculture is generally not sexual, however, he is not surprised that some members within the community are troubled. “Someone who is disaffected is often going to look for spaces to engage in, for a sense of identity and belonging.”Cole also allegedly wrote fanfiction dedicated to the franchise, with one story marked as being an “adventure/horror” story featuring the characters Applejack and Applebloom  Source: thepostmillenial.com Winning: Woke D.C. Police Chief Stepping Down Following Trump's Bold Moves to Federalize the DC Police Force and Send in National Guard https://twitter.com/MayorBowser/status/1997992364367884758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1997992364367884758%7Ctwgr%5Edc94739b1880255ed9a381d0aefa9d1b2da25236%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fwinning-woke-d-c-police-chief-stepping-down%2F ‘Righteous Anger’: Erika Kirk Shuts Down Insane Conspiracies Surrounding Her Husband’s Murder Erika Kirk appears to have possibly reached her breaking point as she addressed those insane conspiracies surrounding the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk, and to say she didn’t hold back is a serious understatement. During her appearance on Wednesday on Fox News’ Outnumbered, Kirk was asked about the accusations and claims floated by podcasters like Candace Owens and others surrounding the assassination of the late co-founder of Turning Point USA, including speculation about where Charlie is buried. No rock will be unturned. I want justice for my husband, for myself, for my family more than anyone else out there. “My silence does not mean that I’m complacent,” Erika continued. “My silence does not mean that somehow Turning Point USA and all of the handpicked staff that loved my husband and that my husband loved them is somehow in on it. We are busy building.” Erika said she understands a lot of the noise is people trying to find answers to the horrific killing of her husband, and made it clear no “rock will be unturned. I want justice for my husband, for myself, for my family more than anyone else out there.” Kirk said she does have a breaking point, though, and it’s when influencers and others go after those she loves, like her family, her Turning Point USA family, and her Charlie Kirk Show family. “When you go after the people that I love, and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode, going after the people that I love because somehow they’re in on this… NO!” Erika said, as the host Harris Faulkner pointed out, she’d never seen Kirk like this before. “This is righteous anger because this is not okay, it’s not healthy,” she added. “This is a mind virus… but this is not okay. But just know your words are very powerful, and we are human.” “My team are not machines and they’re not robots, they are human,” Erika continued. “We have more death threats on our team and our side than I have ever seen. I have kidnapping threats. I have…you name it, we have it. And my poor team is exhausted, and every time they bring this back up, what are we supposed to do, relive that trauma all over again?”  . Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1998877640862904429?s=20 https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1998867607429292200?s=20 2846 Feb 21, 2019 12:02:07 PM EST Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 6b73ac No. 5304336  Dz8HH2lWwAIQX5K.jpg-large.jpg https://twitter.com/JudahsTrumpets/status/1098604676621189122 Be ready for the ‘Q’, Anon(s). Eyes on increasing +each day. You are the NEWS NOW. Handle w/ care. Q 3628 Nov 25, 2019 12:05:46 PM EST Q !!mG7VJxZNCI ID: 000000 No. 7370121  https://twitter.com/Incarcerated_ET/status/1198990090757914625 Enemy of the People. You are the NEWS NOW. Facts matter. Q https://twitter.com/medeabenjamin/status/1998886707891155231?s=20 https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1999140426222088595?s=20 https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/1938072642374058297?s=20  Bejamin briefly – who had an interesting history of speaking to Chinese media. She co-founded Global Exchange with her husband, Kevin Danaher, which goes on a number of “Reality Trips” to various closed countries – Cuba, Venezuela, among others. If you’ve followed me long enough … you know that’s a big red flag. State-facilitated exchange trips are one of the most common “soft power” tools that countries have in exporting their ideology to others. https://twitter.com/AAGDhillon/status/1998429763744976927?s=20 Supreme Court OKs Trump's Firing Of Biden FTC Appointee The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant victory, ruling that he can remove Federal Trade Commission leader Rebecca Slaughter after months of legal challenges. Trump has sought to dismiss Slaughter, a Democrat appointed by former President Joe Biden, since March. The court also agreed to consider whether presidents may dismiss FTC commissioners without cause. In the meantime, Slaughter will not be allowed to remain in office. Source:  conservativebrief.com  https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1998163014336561437?s=20 https://twitter.com/mrddmia/status/1998237338678563300?s=20 Trump Sinks Anonymous Reports by Reaffirming Support for Hegseth, Noem Trump sunk the anonymous reports while fielding questions from the press during a roundtable with tech CEO in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1998886540215472413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1998886540215472413%7Ctwgr%5Ec250eb4c9bce232b03b56224d33227964e8f8b05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ft%2Fassets%2Fhtml%2Ftweet-5.html1998886540215472413 Trump's comments follow an Atlantic report that Trump “is starting to tire of the scandals surrounding Hegseth,” citing “an outside adviser to the White House and a former senior administration official.”They also come on the heels of an MS Now report, citing two anonymous sources, and claiming that “White House officials have grown frustrated with Kristi Noem's leadership of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to calls for a new secretary to more aggressively support key parts of the president's deportation agenda.” Source: breitbart.com https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1999130198906728645?s=20 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1998453138857099684?s=20   primarily Nordic-German. Importing voters is a CERTAIN path to a single-party supermajority and has ALREADY happened at the state level in California and New York. It also explains why those states have BANNED VOTER ID in order to accelerate a permanent socialist supermajority, destroying any semblance of democracy. We stand on the precipice of disaster, an end to America. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1998769742455435403?s=20   say stupid stuff like “I’m not voting in the mid-terms.” The Constitutional powers of the President are limited by design. Moreover, Trump faces unique challenges in an intransigent Deep State and an array of rogue judges, neither of which any other President has faced at this scale. Nevertheless, in less than a year Trump has kept more of his campaign promises than any other President since FDR. Some of you people need to wise up. There is no Government Fairy. It’s a hard slog, and we’re winning–unless YOU mess it up, Doomsters. Don’t mess it up. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1998827695439004144?s=20  care, the GOP deserves it.” This is self-fulfilling prophecy. It suppresses voter enthusiasm, suppresses voter turn out, and creates exactly the barren ground that Leftists have come to expect from a conservative movement that seems determined to fail at every turn even when it is winning. *versus* 2. “I am so happy that we have made so much progress. Trump has done amazing things in a short period of time against unprecedented institutional resistance. We are winning and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for the restoration of our Constitutional republic. Nevertheless, there is much to be done. President Trump and the true conservatives in Congress need our enthusiastic, vocal support. We must keep the pressure on the eGOP, the Democrats and the lying media. This is a tough battle, but we will win.” THAT my friends is a message of victory. It too becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as it inspires the voting base yet does not ignore the work yet to be done. It’s winning. ————————— Allow me to paraphrase Napoleon Bonaparte: “In politics, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.” _________________________ In other words, why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves, Moriarity. https://twitter.com/Avis_Liberatum/status/1998829654241694036?s=20 https://twitter.com/MattMorseTV/status/1998541820285145219?s=20    and for America itself. In all fairness, the Democrats have been doing Redistricting for years, and continue to do so. Unfortunately, Indiana Senate “Leader” Rod Bray enjoys being the only person in the United States of America who is against Republicans picking up extra seats, in Indiana's case, two of them. He is putting every ounce of his limited strength into asking his soon to be very vulnerable friends to vote with him. By doing so, he is putting the Majority in the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., at risk and, at the same time, putting anybody in Indiana who votes against this Redistricting, likewise, at risk. The people of Indiana don't want the Party of Sleepy Joe Biden, Kamala, Ilhan Omar, or the rest to succeed in Washington. Bray doesn't care. He's either a bad guy, or a very stupid one! In any event, he and a couple of his friends will partner with the Radical Left Democrats. They found some Republican “SUCKERS,” and they couldn't be happier that they did! Guys like Failed Senate Candidate Mitch Daniels, who I opposed in his Race against Senator Jim Banks, and Cam Savage, whoever that is, are fighting against the Republican Party, all the way. Bray and his friends are the favorite Republicans of Hakeem Jeffries, Crazy Nancy Pelosi, and Cryin' Chuck Schumer. Anybody that votes against Redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party in D.C., will be, I am sure, met with a MAGA Primary in the Spring. If Republicans will not do what is necessary to save our Country, they will eventually lose everything to the Democrats. Rod Bray and his friends won't be in Politics for long, and I will do everything within my power to make sure that they will not hurt the Republican Party, and our Country, again. One of my favorite States, Indiana, will be the only State in the Union to turn the Republican Party down! Master Messenger: Trump Goes Full MAGA at Pennsylvania Rally, Hands GOP the 2026 Talking Points The master messenger is at it again, this time handing the GOP the 2026 midterm talking points directly. During a rally Tuesday evening in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, President Trump reminded both Republicans and Democrats of just how savvy a messenger he can be when energizing his base. He crushed former President Joe Biden and his administration for overseeing the runaway inflation we are still battling today. He discussed his efforts to bring higher wage jobs to American workers, not illegal aliens. He dismantled Obamacare, highlighting high costs and the trillions in taxpayer dollars given to insurance companies instead of the American people. President Trump went full MAGA. The  message was clear: Republicans, take this message and run with it during the 2026 midterm election cycle. President Trump tore apart Obamacare. He is tired of insurance companies lining their pockets with Obamacare subsidies, and stated once again that he wants that money sent directly to the American people. Imagine being able to use your own money to purchase health insurance instead of those dollars going straight to the insurance companies? For Republicans in 2026, this is a smart policy that could excite the base in an election cycle where President Trump is not on the ballot. Healthcare across America, in many cases, is unaffordable and frustrating. This is certainly an area where the GOP can make up ground with sound policy ideas. President Trump has essentially closed our southern border by the sheer power he wields through the executive branch. The administration has now moved to tackle illegal immigration within our borders, in regards to both deportations and American jobs taken by illegal aliens.  Since President Trump took office, 100 percent of all net job creation has gone to American citizens. That is an amazing statistic that every GOP House and Senate member should be touting on the campaign trail. Not for nothing, but President Trump is also clearly tired of immigrants coming to America who do not care to fully assimilate or share our values. President Trump also announced a permanent pause on third-world migration, “including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, and many other countries.” This is a very smart and, frankly, important policy. During the recent off-year election cycle, many Americans learned for the first time how many third-world immigrants have infiltrated major American cities. This is a winning message and one the GOP should carry into 2026. Finally, the deadly drugs have got to stop flowing into this country. President Trump has taken lethal action that is sure to have every drug boat planning to bring drugs to America second-guessing that decision. For some Republicans who support Trump’s policy but have struggled to properly communicate the importance to their constituents, the president simplified the issue for the entire party. Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/TheStormRedux/status/1998449163403419722?s=20  ALL THE INFORMATION.” LFG  One thing I know is that the American public (outside of X) needs to understand how rigged and fake our elections are before we have another election in this country. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has appeared in public for the first time in almost a year after a daring escape from her homeland that was assisted by U-S forces. Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace prize which was accepted in Oslo by her daughter. Meanwhile, the pressure campaign against President Maduro continues as U-S Forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker of the coast of Venezuela FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Dan Hoffman, Former CIA Chief of Station in Moscow and FOX News Contributor, who says the time approaches t where the end game of these actions in Venezuelan need to be revealed. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, the number of people in hospital with the flu has risen by more than half this week.Doctors say an earlier start to the flu season plus an unexpected mutation in this years primary strain has led to a lower rate of immunity amongst the general public for this time of year. BBC health editor Hugh Pym and Doctor Jamie Lopez Bernal, consultant epidemiologist from the UK Health Security Agency breakdown the data.Plus, US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in an escalation of the US government's pressure campaign against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The news came as Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado collected her Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, appearing despite a travel ban and a threat from the Venezuelan government that she would be labelled as a fugitiveBBC News presenter, Lucy Hockings and Latin America editor for BBC Online Vanessa Buschschlüter explain the situation in Venezuela and the story behind Miss Machado's journey to Oslo. 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 Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Adam Chowdhury. The social producers were Sophie Millward and Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Venezuela dominates the headlines, but very little attention is paid to what life is like inside the country.In September, the Trump administration began a series of strikes targeting what U.S. officials call "narcoterrorists" in small vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Those strikes are ongoing and have killed more than 80 people. Then, in October, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.She's been in hiding since last year, when Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in an election widely seen as fraudulent.Machado is expected to receive her award on Wednesday, in Oslo. And if she does, she might not be let back into her country. Machado, who supports the Trump administration's campaign in the region, says the end of the Maduro regime is imminent.While the world is focused on Oslo and María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize. We wanted to get the view from inside her country. We speak with a journalist in Venezuela about what daily life is like. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Karen Zamora & Matt Ozug with audio engineering by Ted Mebane. It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Daniel Zoughbie discusses Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East from Truman to Trump, arguing that Truman's one-sided recognition of Israel and decades of U.S. overreliance on defense distorted the region's trajectory. He traces missed off-ramps from Oslo to the Olmert–Abbas talks, explaining why partition remains the only durable framework for satisfying both nationalisms. Zoughbie recounts how polarization, trauma, and mistrust—along with U.S. missteps—undermine peace efforts even when viable plans emerge. Plus: Biden's rejected immigration tools, the inflation legacy of the American Rescue Plan, and a Spiel on Zohran Mamdani as the mispronounced word of the year. Produced by Corey Wara Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠