FPGA Dev Kit Unofficially Brings MSX Standard Back
In the 1980s there were an incredible number of personal computers of all shapes, sizes, and operating system types, and there was very little interoperability. Unlike today’s Windows-Mac duopoly, this era was much more of a free-for-all but that didn’t mean companies like Microsoft weren’t trying to clean up all of this mess. In 1983 they introduced the MSX standard for computers, hoping to coalesce users around a single design. Eventually it became very successful in Japan and saw some use in a few other places but is now relegated to the dustbin of history, but a new FPGA kit unofficially supports this standard.
The kit is called the OneChip Book and, unlike most FPGA kits, includes essentially everything needed to get it up and running including screen, keyboard, and I/O
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FPGA Dev Kit Unofficially Brings MSX Standard Back
In the 1980s there were an incredible number of personal computers of all shapes, sizes, and operating system types, and there was very little interoperability. Unlike today’s Windows-Mac duopoly, this era was much more of a free-for-all but that didn’t mean companies like Microsoft weren’t trying to clean up all of this mess. In 1983 they introduced the MSX standard for computers, hoping to coalesce users around a single design. Eventually it became very successful in Japan and saw some use in a few other places but is now relegated to the dustbin of history, but a new FPGA kit unofficially supports this standard.
The kit is called the OneChip Book and, unlike most FPGA kits, includes essentially everything needed to get it up and running including screen, keyboard, and I/O all in a pre-built laptop case. At its core it’s just that: and FPGA kit. But its original intent was to recreate this old 80s computer standard with modern hardware. The only problem is they never asked for permission, and their plans were quickly quashed. The development kit is still available, though, and [electricadventures] goes through the steps to get this computer set up to emulate this unofficially-supported retro spec. He’s also able to get original MSX cartridges running on it when everything is said and done.
Although MSX is relatively unknown in North America and Western Europe, it remains a fairly popular platform for retro computing enthusiasts in much of the rest of the world. We’ve seen a few similar projects related to this computer standard like this MSX-inspired cyberdeck design, but also others that bring new hardware to this old platform.
Amigos de Mastodon, se termina esta jornada de Sábado, por tanto es el momento adecuado de descansar. Espero que cada uno de ustedes hayan tenido un lindo día. Saludos.🤗🤗🤗🤗
[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which included the pin numbers. Score! It’s fun to see the various revisions this humble meter went through. Some of the latest revisions are there to address an issue where there was no indication upon failure, so they wired in a relay which could flip a lamp indicator if the device lost power.
This particular examination of this lunar thrust module is a good example of how a system’s complexity can quickly get out of hand. Rather than one pin there are two pins to indicate auto or manual thrust, each
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Apollo Lunar Module Thrust Meter Lives Again
[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which included the pin numbers. Score! It’s fun to see the various revisions this humble meter went through. Some of the latest revisions are there to address an issue where there was no indication upon failure, so they wired in a relay which could flip a lamp indicator if the device lost power.
This particular examination of this lunar thrust module is a good example of how a system’s complexity can quickly get out of hand. Rather than one pin there are two pins to indicate auto or manual thrust, each working with different voltage levels; the manual thrust is as given but the auto thrust is only the part of the thrust that gets added to a baseline thrust, so they need to be handled differently, requiring extra logic and wiring for biasing the thrust meter when appropriate. The video goes into further detail. Toward the end of the video [Mike] shows us what the meter’s backlights look like when powered.
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Pickle Diodes, Asymmetric Jacobs Ladders, and Other AC Surprises
While we’re 100 years past Edison’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt campaign, the fact of the matter is that DC is a bit easier to wrap one’s head around. It’s just so honest in its directness. AC, though? It can be a little shifty, and that results in some unexpected behaviors, as seen in this video from [The Action Lab].
He starts off with a very relatable observation: have you ever noticed that when you plug in a pickle, only half of it lights up? What’s up with that? Well, it’s related to the asymmetry he sees on his Jacobs ladder that has one side grow hotter than the other. In fact, it goes back to something welders who use DC know about well: the Debye sheath.
The arc of a welder, or a Jacobs ladder, or a pickle lamp is a plasma: ion
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Pickle Diodes, Asymmetric Jacobs Ladders, and Other AC Surprises
While we’re 100 years past Edison’s fear, uncertainty, and doubt campaign, the fact of the matter is that DC is a bit easier to wrap one’s head around. It’s just so honest in its directness. AC, though? It can be a little shifty, and that results in some unexpected behaviors, as seen in this video from [The Action Lab].
He starts off with a very relatable observation: have you ever noticed that when you plug in a pickle, only half of it lights up? What’s up with that? Well, it’s related to the asymmetry he sees on his Jacobs ladder that has one side grow hotter than the other. In fact, it goes back to something welders who use DC know about well: the Debye sheath.
The arc of a welder, or a Jacobs ladder, or a pickle lamp is a plasma: ions and free electrons. Whichever electrode has negative is going to repel the plasma’s electrons, resulting in a sheath of positive charge around it. This positively-charged ions in the Debye sheath are going to accelerate into the anode, and voila! Heating. That’s why it matters which way the current goes when you’re welding.
With DC, that makes sense. In AC, well — one side starts as negatively charged, and that’s all it takes. It heats preferentially by creating a temporary Debye sheath. The hotter electrode is going to preferentially give off electrons compared to its colder twin — which amplifies the effect every time it swings back to negative. It seems like there’s no way to get a pure AC waveform across a plasma; there’s a positive feedback loop at whatever electrode starts negative that wants to introduce a DC bias. That’s most dramatically demonstrated with a pickle: it lights up on the preferentially heated side, showing the DC bias. Technically, that makes the infamous electric pickle a diode. We suspect the same thing would happen in a hot dog, which gives us the idea for the tastiest bridge rectifier. Nobody tell OSHA.
[The Action Lab] explains in more detail in his video, and demonstrates with ring-shaped electrode how geometry can introduce its own bias. For those of us who spend most of our time slinging solder in low-voltage DC applications, this sort of thing is fascinating. It might be old hat to others here; if the science of a plain Jacobs ladder no longer excites you, maybe you’d find it more electrifying built into a blade.
Teardown of Boeing 777 Cabin Pressure Control System
Modern passenger airliners are essentially tubes-with-wings, they just happen to be tubes that are stuffed full with fancy electronics. Some of the most important of these are related to keeping the bits of the tube with humans inside it at temperatures and pressures that keeps them alive and happy. Case in point the Boeing 777, of which [Michel] of Le Labo de Michel on YouTube recently obtained the Cabin Pressure Control System (CPCS) for a teardown.
The crucial parts on the system are the two Nord-Micro C0002 piezo resistive pressure transducers, which measure the pressure inside the aircraft. These sensors, one of which is marked as ‘backup’, are read out by multiple ADCs connected to a couple of FPGAs. The system further has an
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Teardown of Boeing 777 Cabin Pressure Control System
Modern passenger airliners are essentially tubes-with-wings, they just happen to be tubes that are stuffed full with fancy electronics. Some of the most important of these are related to keeping the bits of the tube with humans inside it at temperatures and pressures that keeps them alive and happy. Case in point the Boeing 777, of which [Michel] of Le Labo de Michel on YouTube recently obtained the Cabin Pressure Control System (CPCS) for a teardown.
The crucial parts on the system are the two Nord-Micro C0002 piezo resistive pressure transducers, which measure the pressure inside the aircraft. These sensors, one of which is marked as ‘backup’, are read out by multiple ADCs connected to a couple of FPGAs. The system further has an ARINC 429 transceiver, for communicating with the other avionics components. Naturally the multiple PCBs are conformally coated and with vibration-proof interconnects.
Although it may seem like a lot of hardware just to measure air pressure with, this kind of hardware is meant to work without errors over the span of years, meaning significant amounts of redundancy and error checking has to be built-in. Tragic accidents such as Helios Airways Flight 522 involving a 737-300 highlight the importance of these systems. Although in that case human error had disabled the cabin pressurization, it shows just how hard it can be to detect hypoxia before it is too late.
The Setun Was a Ternary Computer from the USSR in 1958
[Codeolences] tells us about the FORBIDDEN Soviet Computer That Defied Binary Logic. The Setun, the world’s first ternary computer, was developed at Moscow State University in 1958. Its troubled and short-lived history is covered in the video. The machine itself uses “trits” (ternary digits) instead of “bits” (binary digits).
When your digits have three discrete values there are a multiplicity of ways of assigning meaning to each state, and the Setun u
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The Setun Was a Ternary Computer from the USSR in 1958
[Codeolences] tells us about the FORBIDDEN Soviet Computer That Defied Binary Logic. The Setun, the world’s first ternary computer, was developed at Moscow State University in 1958. Its troubled and short-lived history is covered in the video. The machine itself uses “trits” (ternary digits) instead of “bits” (binary digits).
When your digits have three discrete values there are a multiplicity of ways of assigning meaning to each state, and the Setun uses a system known as balanced ternary where each digit can be either -1, 0, or 1 and otherwise uses a place-value system in the normal way.
An interesting factoid that comes up in the video is that base-3 (also known as radix-3) is the maximally efficient way to represent numbers because three is the closest integer to the natural growth constant, the base of the natural logarithm, e, which is approximately 2.718 ≈ 3.
An accessible 3D printer for metals has been the holy grail of amateur printer builders since at least the beginning of the RepRap project, but as tends to be the case with holy grails, it’s proven stubbornly elusive. If you have the resources to build it, though, it’s possible to replicate the professional approach with a selective laser melting (SLM) printer, such as the one [Travis Mitchell] built (this is a playlist of nine videos, but if you want to see
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Printing in Metal with DIY SLM
An accessible 3D printer for metals has been the holy grail of amateur printer builders since at least the beginning of the RepRap project, but as tends to be the case with holy grails, it’s proven stubbornly elusive. If you have the resources to build it, though, it’s possible to replicate the professional approach with a selective laser melting (SLM) printer, such as the one [Travis Mitchell] built (this is a playlist of nine videos, but if you want to see the final results, the last video is embedded below).
Most of the playlist shows the process of physically constructing the machine, with only the last two videos getting into testing. The heart of the printer is a 500 Watt fiber laser and a galvo scan head, which account for most of the cost of the final machine. The print chamber has to be purged of oxygen with shielding gas, so [Travis] minimized the volume to reduce the amount of argon needed. The scan head therefore isn’t located in the chamber, but shines down into it through a window in the chamber’s roof. A set of repurposed industrial servo motors raises and lowers the two pistons which form the build plate and powder dispenser, and another servo drives the recoater blade which smooths on another layer of metal powder after each layer.
As with any 3D printer, getting good first-layer adhesion proved troublesome, since too much power caused the powder to melt and clump together, and too little could result in incomplete fusion. Making sure the laser was in focus improved things significantly, though heat management and consequent warping remained a challenge. The recoater blade was originally made out of printed plastic, with a silicone cord along the edge. Scraping along hot fused metal in the early tests damaged it, so [Travis] replaced it with a stainless steel blade, which gave much more consistent performance. The final results looked extremely promising, though [Travis] notes that there is still room for redesign and improvement.
"President Trump's repeated claim, in prepared remarks, that the United States would now 'run Venezuela' 'until a safe, proper, and judicious transition' can take place was hopefully untrue. The American people did not sign up for a nation-building campaign in Venezuela. They haven't even been asked. The Secretary of War's claim that the attack was about 'the safety, security, freedom, and prosperity of the American people' strains credulity past the breaking point. "
Ooh, post back with how you get on with it. I love how it looks, and I like narrative games, but after the first few cutscenes I just thought everybody was so pretentious I couldn’t cope with it any more.
Vor der Weltpresse in Florida deutete Trump an, dass sich die USA im Rahmen ihrer regionalen Strategie als nächstes mit Kuba beschäftigen könnten. "Ich denke, wir könnten auch über Kuba reden, denn Kuba ist ein gescheiterter Staat", sagte er. Außenminister Marco Rubio äußerte sich deutlicher: "Wenn ich die kubanische Regierung in Havanna wäre, wäre ich besorgt."
Und der Kanzler steht daneben und kneift die Arschbacken zusammen.
Ich habe immer noch einen Twitter Account und schaue dort bei Zeiten rein. (ohne etwas zu posten, denn es lohnt sich nicht mehr) Einer meiner dortigen Kontakte, der leider derbe abgedriftet ist, hat einen Post geteilt, der wie folgt anfängt:
And OF COURSE the EU is once again sucking the d*ck of the Dictator
Und ich dachte: "Oh, er ist Trump-kritisch geworden." Aber dann ging es weiter damit, dass wir die USA nicht kritisieren, sondern ihr danken sollten. Der im Zitat gemeinte Diktator war Maduro.
@Michael 🇺🇦 Ja, das ist tragisch. Vor allem, wenn man die Person anders kennengelernt hat. Wer Twitter weiterhin nutzt, hat dafür einen bestimmten Grund, und der ist vermutlich kein Guter. Menschen können verloren gehen. Das muss man akzeptieren.
Tra il 1979 e il 1983, Roma scopre un nuovo terrore. Non sono le BR, non è la Magliana. È una banda guidata da un uomo in divisa che entra nelle ville dei quartieri alti per restarci.
She jumped up onto the table once while we were playing, stomped across all the dice in the middle, singled out one in particular, and batted it with her paw - natural 20, obviously
Buonasera a tutti! Nel 2023 ho creato per curiosità il mio account mastodon, non avevo ben capito che dovevo scegliere il server, mi son ritrovato su mastodon.social, la desolazione degli italiani, vedevo persone che emigravano su mastodon.uno, andavo nelle impostazioni però sembrava complicato, avevo paura di sminchiare (termine tecnico) tutto e quindi ho resistito fino ad oggi. Finalmente mi son deciso, anno nuovo server nuovo!!! 🤣🤗🤭🇮🇹
@GeorgeSfiladini ciao, come ti hanno già detto mastodon.social è un po' una desolazione per gli italiano, pochi account e la timeline locale troppo intasata, per spostarti c'è una guida, questa: mastodon.it/it/migrazione-acco…
Fermo da metà ottobre 2025 a causa di un incidente che mi ha causato una frattura biossea esposta alla gamba sinistra.Per la prima volta nella mia vita avevo raggiunto e superato la soglia dei 6000 km in un anno, sarebbe stata la mia ultima uscita con le ruote da strada e avevo già pronte ruote con copertoncini da ciclocross per tornare a fare un po' di strade bianche e sentieri. E invece...
Quasi un mese di fissatore prima che finalmente mi operassero per l'osteosintesi con chiodo e placca.
Non si è al sicuro nemmeno sulle ciclabili. Questo è il primo danno visibile alla bici, ovviamente cerchio da cambiare. Da verificare forcella e telaio. Da qualche giorno ho ripreso a pedalare (piano e per pochi minuti) sulla cyclette. Tra una settimana nuova RX e visita di controllo.
La cosa scandalosa è che nonostante la presunta "eccellenza" della sanità lombarda, per poter fare fisioterapia col SSN avere la priorità "Urgente - entro 10 gg" non serva a nulla, si parla di almeno 4-5 mesi di attesa pure nella stessa s
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Fermo da metà ottobre 2025 a causa di un incidente che mi ha causato una frattura biossea esposta alla gamba sinistra.Per la prima volta nella mia vita avevo raggiunto e superato la soglia dei 6000 km in un anno, sarebbe stata la mia ultima uscita con le ruote da strada e avevo già pronte ruote con copertoncini da ciclocross per tornare a fare un po' di strade bianche e sentieri. E invece...
Quasi un mese di fissatore prima che finalmente mi operassero per l'osteosintesi con chiodo e placca.
Non si è al sicuro nemmeno sulle ciclabili. Questo è il primo danno visibile alla bici, ovviamente cerchio da cambiare. Da verificare forcella e telaio. Da qualche giorno ho ripreso a pedalare (piano e per pochi minuti) sulla cyclette. Tra una settimana nuova RX e visita di controllo.
La cosa scandalosa è che nonostante la presunta "eccellenza" della sanità lombarda, per poter fare fisioterapia col SSN avere la priorità "Urgente - entro 10 gg" non serva a nulla, si parla di almeno 4-5 mesi di attesa pure nella stessa struttura dove mi ha visitato il fisiatra (a pagamento "agevolato"). Ovviamente in regime di solvenza il posto salta fuori.
I don’t, but then people being blocked without reports is very rare and typically happens when we are responding to active “attacks”, like spam or (more recently) propaganda campaigns
I, and probably people like me, block and don't report in most cases. Sometimes someone is just an arsehole, and can't be reported for anything specific. And I try not to report people just because I don't like them 😇
I understand. We don’t block everyone that gets reported. There is a lot of attempts to “weaponize moderation” when there are petty disagreements. I do wish more people would just block each other. Obviously, report stuff that is inappropriate for the platform, though. So thank you.
I definitely do not and will not mine/analyze what accounts/instances people are blocking. That seems rather antithetical to the point of this place.
Grazie a @DavidPuente per la verifica delle informazioni sulle notizie relative all'attacco USA al Venezuela. Un lavoro efficace ed equilibrato (malgrado le sue posizioni dichiaratamente ostili al corrotto e autoritario regime di Maduro)
@elCelio il profilo mastodon di @DavidPuente è molto poco attivo (però ogni tanto si risveglia 😅) ma intendevo soprattutto segnalare la pagina di Open con gli aggiornamenti sul Venezuela più che il suo profilo
inevitabile che circolino fake su una notizia del genere, ma non leggo una chiara condanna su quanto accaduto. Il diritto internazionale è morto, ormai vale solo la legge del più forte, la Russia si spingerà più ad ovest, la Cina annetterà Taiwan
💬 "We now have a new wave, a new chance to end this war. And we are grateful that we are not alone on the diplomatic path. I would like to thank our partner countries and their leaders for their consistent support for our country."
Президент США Дональд Трамп, министр обороны Пит Хэгсет, госсекретарь Марко Рубио и председатель Объединенного комитета начальников штабов США генерал Дэн Кейн провели совместну... mostra di più
Президент США Дональд Трамп, министр обороны Пит Хэгсет, госсекретарь Марко Рубио и председатель Объединенного комитета начальников штабов США генерал Дэн Кейн провели совместную конференцию, посвященную военной операции США в Венесуэле и захвату президента страны Николаса Мадуро. Непосредственно перед этим президент США опубликовал в своей соцсети Truth Social фотографию арестованного Мадуро. По его словам, фото было сделано на борту американского судна, которое доставило Мадуро к берегам...
СШАнамереныуправлять Венесуэлой во время «переходного периода»
Президент США Дональд Трамп выступил на пресс-конференции, в ходе которой заявил, что операция по захвату президента Венесуэлы Николаса Мадуро получила название «Полуночный молот». Он охарактеризовал ее как «одну из самых поражающих и эффективных демонстраций американской военной мощи» и заявил, что США возьмут на себя управление страной на время «переходного периода». Трансляцию ведет Fox News.
Non trovo niente da aggiungere a quello che scrive in modo ragionato ma con tanta amarezza Paolo Attivissimo. La domanda con cui si conclude l'articolo "Adesso cosa facciamo?" è rivolta anche a noi.
La BBC di stamattina. Quando ho scritto a fine 2024 che il risultato elettorale americano dimostrava che l’umanità è troppo cretina per meritarsi qualunque attenzione da parte di eventuali civiltà …
potremmo iniziare con il chiederci cosa avremmo potuto fare per non arrivare in questa situazione, perché tutto questo non è caduto dal cielo all'improvviso come una pioggia estiva. Forse aiuterebbe a maturare consapevolezza di dove siamo, come ci siamo arrivati ed eventualmente iniziare a fare qualcosa per cambiare direzione.
invece di partire dalla retrospettiva, partirei con una raccolta di proposte di attività pratiche e processi *valutati con un occhio alla retrospettiva*
vedo due assolute priorità 1) assicurarsi i mezzi tecnici e le competenze per comunicare in modo sicuro (confidenzialità, non censurabilità innanzitutto, ma in alcuni casi anche ripudiabilità plausibile) 2) assicurarsi i mezzi e le conoscenze per fronteggiare la limitazione delle libertà di associazione, di movimento, e di espressione
Negli ultimi anni, l’immaginario collettivo della cybersecurity ha fin troppo spesso romanticizzato l’hacker solitario, genio ribelle in grado di violare
During the US operation against Maduro X-Twitter was running in the background in the situation room, emphasizing how important the information space is even or especially during ongoing operations.
A Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot has destroyed a key bridge near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, with a precision AASM Hammer guided bomb. The bridge had been used by Russian forces as a logistics route and temporary shelter for assault groups.
Zelensky has announced a sweeping overhaul of Ukraine’s government and security sector. “There will be rotations for everyone,” he said, confirming that changes have already begun with the Cabinet and will expand to ministries, the SBU, and eventually the Armed Forces.
“Some have been in place too long. It’s time for renewal.”
Trump says the U.S. will oversee Venezuela’s transition, restore its oil sector with help from American companies, and keep troops on the ground if needed. He dismissed opposition leader Machado, praised VP Rodríguez’s cooperation, and hinted at future talks on Cuba. “We’ll make Venezuela work again,” he said.
President Zelensky announced that Serhiy Kyslytsya will be appointed First Deputy Head of the Presidential Office. He will also continue his role in ongoing negotiations. Kyslytsa is the current First Deputy Foreign Minister.
La BBC di stamattina. Quando ho scritto a fine 2024 che il risultato elettorale americano dimostrava che l’umanità è troppo cretina per meritarsi qualunque attenzione da parte di eventuali civiltà …
cosa facciamo? Di certo non qualcosa di risolutivo in tempi brevi. Ma sicuramente bisognerà lavorare molto sull'istruzione dei ragazzi e delle classi meno abbienti
Today is the 6th anniversary of Qasem Soleimani death, the leader of the Iranian Quds forces. His vehicle was struck by an US missile in Baghdad, Iraq, 6 years ago.
It is also the 36th anniversary of Manuel Noriega's capture, the strongman of Panama. Coincidentally, also on charges of drug trafficking and more.
U.S. General Dan Kane confirmed that around 150 aircraft were involved in the Venezuela operation. He revealed that B-2 bombers were used, and U.S. airpower targeted Venezuelan air defenses to clear the way for special forces helicopters to capture Maduro. Several U.S. helicopters sustained damage but all returned safely. Trump gave the order at 10:46 PM on January 2.
Not a single US soldier died during the operation to extract Maduro, not even one piece of hardware was lost. One aerial vehicle, possibly a helicopter, was damaged, but all of them returned home.
Absolutely marvelous and professional operation by US forces.
President Zelensky shared early results from today’s talks with national security advisors from partner countries, saying Ukraine is advancing along three key tracks: security guarantees, reconstruction, and a solid framework for real, lasting peace.
He thanked allies from Europe, Canada, the EU, NATO, and the U.S. for their support, emphasizing that any outcome must be effective, dignified, and ensure peace for decades. Preparations are underway for follow-up meetings in Europe next week.
Ukraine is considering a nationwide referendum on a potential peace agreement. According to Speaker Stefanchuk, the ballot will include a single question: whether to support the deal or not. MP Arahamia added that the referendum could be held alongside presidential elections, with public debate on the draft expected to last around 60 days. A draft law may be ready by late February.
#Hungary – citing “national security,” Orbán’s government denied public information request by journalist Szabolcs Panyi’s for agreements signed with Maduro in #Venezuela (including oil & gas) 2 years ago.
Today’s mentions of FM Péter Szijjártó’s meeting with #Maduro are nowhere to be found on the #Hungary government website. Seems like Maduro bet on a wrong horse…
Meanwhile Orbán commented on today’s USA attack on #Venezuela:
“It’s not clear who attacked whom,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said today at a presser.
Oh wait, no - he said that about #Russia vs #Ukraine in December, my mistake 😂
Trump has described the capture of Nicolás Maduro as a historic military operation, calling it a strike unseen since World War II. “It was a powerful assault on a fortified military complex in central Caracas to bring a criminal dictator to justice,” he said.
The mission, carried out in near-total darkness using advanced U.S. technologies, neutralized Venezuela’s military capabilities. “They were waiting for us, fully armed. They knew we had ships off their coast. But they were overrun, fast.”
“It’s time for freedom,” Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado declared. Calling on citizens inside the country to prepare for action and those abroad to mobilize global support, she said the opposition is ready to take power. “Venezuela will be free,” she vowed.
Trump has warned that a “second wave” of strikes on Venezuela is possible, adding that Maduro loyalists face “a grim future” if they continue to back him. Trump also confirmed that all U.S. aircraft returned safely, though one helicopter was seriously damaged. He defended the operation as necessary, citing staggering annual losses to drug-related violence.
Trump praised the U.S. operation that led to Nicolás Maduro’s capture, calling it an “incredible job.” He said the team trained relentlessly and executed a maneuver no other country could pull off. “I watched it like a TV show,” Trump said. “The speed, the power, it was stunning. No one else could’ve done what they did.”
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha has commented on the situation in Venezuela, stating that Ukraine supports the right of all people to live free from dictatorship and oppression. He emphasized that Maduro’s regime violated fundamental rights and democratic norms, and reiterated Ukraine’s refusal to recognize his legitimacy. Sybiha called for developments to follow international law and support the Venezuelan people’s right to dignity and freedom.
The US Justice Department unsealed indictments in reference to former Venezuelan President Maduro. The US District Court of the Southern District of New York will be responsible for the trial.
Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, who was awarded the latested Peace Nobel Prize, hails the arrest of Maduro and calls for recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as President of Venezuela. The army of Venezuela should recognize him as Commander-in-Chief.
In 2024 after the latest elections in Venezuela, the USA has recognized Edmundo González Urrutia as President of Venezuela. The Maduro regime rebuffed that statement.
💬 "Here are the first results of today's work with national security advisors from partner countries. We're talking with our European partners, Canada, the EU, and NATO, as well as the US. Thanks, everyone, for your support.
We are moving forward in the talks along three key areas: security guarantees, reconstruction and a basic framework for real peace. Everything must be effective, dignified and capable of establishing peace for decades to come.
And our vision is fully consistent with that of our key partners. I am grateful to our team for their thorough approach to the negotiations. We are continuing to work with our advisers.
The first crematorium at Auschwitz I was already in operation since August of 1940, and the first gas chamber since the fall of 1941. The number of planned c...
Дерипаска предупредил о рисках для бюджета России в случае перехода венесуэльских нефтяных месторождений под контроль США ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/… {2026-01-03 - 17:44:00}... mostra di più
Дерипаска предупредил о рисках для бюджета России в случае перехода венесуэльских нефтяных месторождений под контроль США ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/… {2026-01-03 - 17:44:00}
Стремительная операция США против Венесуэлы, которая закончилось арестом президента страны Николаса Мадуро, вызвала волну восхищенных комментариев провоенного z-сообщества, несмотря на то, что Россия и Венесуэла связаны договором о стратегическом пар…
A Venezuelan Buk-M2E air defense system, purchased from Russia, was destroyed this morning by U.S. forces during their strikes on key military targets.
President Zelensky has voiced his support for appointing Denys Shmyhal as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, urging parliamentarians to back the decision. Shmyhal is the current Minister of Defense, set to be replaced by Mykhailo Fedorov.
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has announced that Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Charges include narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation, and weapons-related offenses. Bondi praised the military operation and thanked President Trump for pursuing justice.
Ukraine and the U.S. have finalized a military agreement consisting of four sections and annexes, covering support, logistics, recovery, modernization of the Armed Forces, and monitoring mechanisms. General Staff chief Hnatov confirmed it also outlines responses to potential violations. Similar agreements are being developed with other partners, including coalition deployment matters.
The “Coalition of the Willing” meeting has begun in Kyiv, bringing together national security advisors from across Europe and NATO. Ukraine’s top general Hnatov confirmed that Kyiv and Washington have finalized a military agreement covering support, logistics, recovery, modernization, and oversight.
🇺🇦 President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested to appoint Denys Shmyhal, the country's defense minister and ex-prime minister, to lead #Ukraine's Energy Ministry.
The move follows a major political reshuffle, with a number of high-ranking officials being reassigned to different government jobs.
Ma... mi chiedevo: augurare a Trump prurito al culo e braccia corte, è di destra o di sinistra? 🤔 Così, giusto per inquadrarmi nello scacchiere politico.
Perché facciamo un concorso della foto dell’anno? Non per assegnare premi ma per celebrare la bellezza, le #cosebelle, e ricordarci perché condividiamo immagini.
ci è sembrato giusto usare Pixelfed per fare l’esatto opposto dei social: mostrare il bello, fermarsi un attimo, guardare.
As an Italian citizen, I find it scary and outrageous to be represented by a government like the #Meloni government which thinks the #Trump's coup d'etat against #Venezuela is *legitimate*
The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, has condemned the US attack on Venezuela. I imagine that all the previous presidents would also have done the same. However, I imagine that the next president, Kast, will probably do as Meloni did. I imagine I will have the same scare as you in March next year. x.com/GabrielBoric/status/2007…
it also reflects a turning point in history... #Isreal and #USA and others brought #genocide back into the toolkit of liberal democracies, and Putin returned vainglorious conquest for historical grievance back to the language of major totalitarian states. (China will soon *wreck" itself in Taiwan.) The lesson is, don't become a failed state, and have a harmful military. #Ukraine learned this and is teaching the world right now! Defend! #venezuela can't. Are you listening #Denmark?
correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Meloni of the same political persuasion as Mussolini. And didn’t he align himself with Hitler? So I’m not surprised at her stance but just remember what happened to good old Benito.
È pauroso e vergognoso,come cittadini italiani, essere rappresentati da un governo come quello #Meloni che ritiene legittimo un colpo di stato come quello di Trump contro il #Venezuela
popolo dei non-televisivi italieni, vi siete ricordati di fare la dichiarazione annuale di non possesso di apparecchio atto a ricevere il segnale tv onde evitare che vi addebitino il canone sulla bolletta della luce?
Quindi, se per pura ipotesi di fantasia, se... che ne so... la Svizzera bombardasse... che ne so... Milano e rapisse... che ne so... il Ministro dei Trasporti italiano perchè estremista e fomentatore secessionista sarebbe tutto ok, giusto?
Colombo e la signora in giallo sono stati dei rifugi sicuri per stelle hollywoodiane appannate. Tra loro, oltre oltre a Ray Milland anche altri premi Oscar.
it’s basically a chemical reaction that involves a quantity of gold and proximity to whatever is in that bronzer that results in either presidential pardons or removed regulations.
There are simple mechanisms: Trump insults you? You did something right. FIFA awards you a price? You got accepted in the knighthood of the Corruption Brothers. German banks close your account? You're on the right path. ...
We found out that the actual Nobel Peace Prize winner is not respected but the FIFA peace prize winner is the most respected. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I certainly hope the EU can put the same sanctions on the US for attacking Venezuela as they did on Russia for attacking Ukraine. This is indefensible.
@Gargron Actually, the US’s 1953 intervention in Iran helped install the Shah, which backfired into the 1979 revolution and the current regime. Venezuela was a targeted strike to remove Maduro after years of failed sanctions and his narco-regime’s threats. Different eras, different contexts. If regime change via precision ops works there, why not with Iran’s ayatollahs sponsoring terror? Or are we just supposed to ignore their nuclear ambitions and proxy wars forever? Not warmongering—realism.
siamo nel gruppo @foto
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Seriously though, the FBI would be monitoring all these groups already
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