Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, four sources familiar with her movements said on Saturday, after President Donald Trump said President Nicolas Maduro had been seized by U.S. forces after an attack on the country.
Elements of the British Royal Air Force and French Air Force struck tonight underground facilities of the Islamic State near Palmyra, Syria.
UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey:
"This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, shows how our Armed Forces are ready to step up."
4 January 1923 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Sonja Adler, was born in Sluis.
In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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๐ Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/
Average interaction between #Venezuela and compassionate Westerners on Twitter today ๐
- ๐ป๐ช I canโt even cry because it doesnโt feel real
- ๐บ๐ธ Sorry for the loss of your leader this is a very terrible day for venezuela
- ๐ป๐ช Mรกtate [kill yourself]
- ๐บ๐ธ Whats that mean
michiyalYT is a graphic designer describing herself as Venezuelan, with location set Colombia (possibly refugee) and sheโs โid verifiedโ, which likely means sheโs a real person.
akaChrisx is from Houston, Texas.
Ukraineโs $800 billion economic agreement has been approved by the EU and aligns fully with accession requirements, according to Deputy PM for European Integration Taras Kachka. He emphasized there were no objections from Western advisors during Saturdayโs talks in Kyiv, and that the deal will form part of the broader peace framework.
โEU membership is a core part of this package,โ Kachka said, noting the financial terms comply with EU standards and support Ukraineโs future as a member state.
In completely unrelated newsโฆ โGreece arrests five over cocaine trafficking on ship from #Venezuela to Europeโ
Financial Times quoting experts:
"Experts had warned that Venezuela's layered air-defence network could complicate US air operations. But it apparently presented little or no resistance to the US strike that captured President Nicolรกs Maduro."
Who could have known that the Russian-made air defense systems, which have been defeated numerous times in the last years alone by US and Israeli forces, could be so easily being defeated in Venezuela?
3 January 1927 | A Norwegian Jewish boy, Arnold Jaffe, was born in Gjรธvik.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942. After the selection - together with his father Samson and mother Ruth - he was murdered in a gas chamber.
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โถ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Video history | Temporary gas chambers at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
In the spring of 1942, Nazi Germany began deportations of mass transports of Jews to Auschwitz doomed to immediate extermination. By a decision of the camp a...YouTube
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska is realizing what will happen, when the US get control over Venezuela's oil reserves:
"If our American "partners" get to the oil fields of Venezuela (and they have already reached the fields of Guyana), they will control more than half of the world's oil reserves. And, apparently, their plan is to ensure that the price of our oil does not rise above $50 per barrel."
Outgoing US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene does not take Maduro's fall well. She is going ballistic, questioning the motives of the operation while accusing the Trump administration not acting in America's best interests.
"Americans disgust with our own governmentโs never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going.
This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end.
Boy were we wrong."
I have a feeling that they will not come together any more. It's so over.
Maduro is the 'only' leader of Venezuela, vice president says in video address
#Trump previously said that Rodriguez had told Marco Rubio she was "willing to do โwhat we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again". He added the US would run the country
news.sky.com/story/venezuela-lโฆ
Venezuela latest: Nicolas Maduro escorted by agents in handcuffs after landing on US soil
The White House's Rapid Response Team has uploaded footage that shows Nicolas Maduro on a "perp walk" - with the captured Venezuelan leader heard saying "happy new year" as he is escorted by agents in handcuffs.Sky News
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Iranian opposition figure and son of the last Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, expressed his support with Maria Corina Machado, President-elect Edmundo Gonzรกlez and the Venezuelan people, concluding with the words:
"A free Iran and a free Venezuela, side by side, will bring peace and stability for our two nations and for the world."
187 - LโIA non funziona senza etica e ce ne accorgiamo adesso - Marco Camisani Calzolari
LโIA non funziona senza etica e ce ne accorgiamo adesso Stiamo riempiendo il mondo di intelligenza artificiale, ma continuiamo a trattarla come fosse solo software.Web Staff MCC (Marco Camisani Calzolari)
#CyberSecurity
insicurezzadigitale.com/oltre-โฆ
Oltre il ransomware: Handala e lโevoluzione dellโattacco come messaggio - (in)sicurezza digitale
Negli attacchi rivendicati dal collettivo Handala tra la fine del 2025 e lโinizio del 2026, il dato non รจ piรน soltanto lโobiettivo finale dellโintrusione,Dario Fadda (inSicurezzaDigitale.com)
Il problema non รจ Maduro ma il principio
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2026/01/il-probโฆ
Non abbiamo mai avuto simpatia per un personaggio come Maduro, meno che mai da quando il suo governo ha preso in ostaggio il cooperante italiano Alberto Trentini, rinchiuso da oltre quattrocento giorni in un carcere venezuelano senza alcuna accusa
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Number of active instances: 215
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Number of new users last 1D: 3
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#Fediverse
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DarkSpectre e Patchwork: quando lโattaccante entra dalla porta di servizio e nessuno se ne accorge
@Informatica (Italy e non Italy ๐)
Negli ultimi anni, lโimmaginario collettivo della cybersecurity ha fin troppo spesso romanticizzato lโhacker solitario, genio ribelle in grado di violare sistemi con exploit a zero-day e toolkit fantascientifici. La
Oltre il ransomware: Handala e lโevoluzione dellโattacco come messaggio
@Informatica (Italy e non Italy ๐)
Negli attacchi rivendicati dal collettivo Handala tra la fine del 2025 e lโinizio del 2026, il dato non รจ piรน soltanto lโobiettivo finale dellโintrusione, ma diventa un mezzo narrativo, unโarma semiotica utilizzata per costruire consenso, intimidire e orientare il dibattito
LโItalia ha lโobbligo di condannare questo atto di guerra non dichiarata
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2026/01/litaliaโฆ
Ricordato in premessa che qualsiasi valutazione riguardante la vicenda USA/Venezuela deve essere incentrata sulla capacitร di produzione petrolifera dello stato
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Fix The News | Angus Hervey | Substack
Fix The News is the world's leading solutions journalism newsletter. We share hidden stories of progress with readers from 195 countries. Steven Pinker calls us "the best source for positive news on the internet.".Fix The News
Cato Institute on Trump's statements about Maduro
Justin Logan:
"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. "
Wenn du glaubst, das war es:
Drohende Worte Richtung KubaVor der Weltpresse in Florida deutete Trump an, dass sich die USA im Rahmen ihrer regionalen Strategie als nรคchstes mit Kuba beschรคftigen kรถnnten. "Ich denke, wir kรถnnten auch รผber Kuba reden, denn Kuba ist ein gescheiterter Staat", sagte er. Auรenminister Marco Rubio รคuรerte sich deutlicher: "Wenn ich die kubanische Regierung in Havanna wรคre, wรคre ich besorgt."
Und der Kanzler steht daneben und kneift die Arschbacken zusammen.
Quelle: n-tv.de
Ja, das ist tragisch. Vor allem, wenn man die Person anders kennengelernt hat. Wer Twitter weiterhin nutzt, hat dafรผr einen bestimmten Grund, und der ist vermutlich kein Guter.
Menschen kรถnnen verloren gehen. Das muss man akzeptieren.
Arancia Meccanica in Italia: quando la Polizia rapinava i ricchi
boomerissimo.it/2026/01/03/araโฆ
Arancia Meccanica in Italia: quando la Polizia rapinava i ricchi - Boomerissimo
Tra il 1979 e il 1983, Roma scopre un nuovo terrore. Non sono le BR, non รจ la Magliana. ร una banda guidata da un uomo in divisa che entra nelle ville dei quartieri alti per restarci.Antonio Pintรฉr (Boomerissimo)
securityaffairs.com/186460/ai/โฆ
#securityaffairs #hacking #Grok
French authorities investigate AI โundressingโ deepfakes on X
France will probe AI-generated sexual deepfakes made with Grok after hundreds of women and teens reported โundressedโ images shared onlinePierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
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
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Come Migrare un Account Mastodon: Guida Completa per cambiare istanza (2025)
Guida Dettagliata alla Migrazione di Account MastodonMastodon Italia
@jerry out of curiosity do you anything with the data on who is blocked, and not necessarily reported, by people on this instance?
I'd be curious to know if there is a trend you see with instances and accounts
I understand. We donโt block everyone that gets reported. There is a lot of attempts to โweaponize moderationโ 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.
absolutely, thank you Jerry ๐ซ๐ I completely agree with your take
And Happy New Year ๐
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)
open.online/2026/01/03/fake-neโฆ
Le fake news sullโattacco Usa al Venezuela โ La diretta
Tutti i fact-check in tempo reale sui video e le immagini che circolano sui socialOpen
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รจ importante stare sempre all'erta con le fake news.
ci cadiamo tutti prima o poi, ma bisogna stare sempe attenti.
Coalition of the Willing meeting
President #Zelenskyy
๐ฌ "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."
RE: mastodon.uno/@ildisinformaticoโฆ
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?" รจ rivolta anche a noi.
#imperialismo #democrazia #diritti #Trump #Venezuela #internet #guerra
@scuola
@maupao
@informapirata
@wikimediaitalia
@Puntopanto
@lindasartini
@nemobis
@skariko
@jenshansen
@lgsp
@RFancio
@G3rt
@DarioZanette
@alephoto85
@gubi
@quinta
@oKolobos
invece di partire dalla retrospettiva, partirei con una raccolta di proposte di attivitร pratiche e processi *valutati con un occhio alla retrospettiva*
vedo due assolute prioritร
1) assicurarsi i mezzi tecnici e le competenze per comunicare in modo sicuro (confidenzialitร , non censurabilitร innanzitutto, ma in alcuni casi anche ripudiabilitร plausibile)
2) assicurarsi i mezzi e le conoscenze per fronteggiare la limitazione delle libertร di associazione, di movimento, e di espressione
Vulnerabilitร critica in GNU Wget2: gli aggressori possono sovrascrivere file. 8.8 di score
๐ Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/vulnerabiโฆ
#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #malware #vulnerabilita #sicurezzainformatica #gnu #wget2
Vulnerabilitร critica in GNU Wget2: gli aggressori possono sovrascrivere file. 8.8 di score
Scoperta una grave vulnerabilitร in GNU Wget2 che permette agli aggressori di sovrascrivere file sul computer della vittima senza il suo consenso.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
#CyberSecurity
insicurezzadigitale.com/darkspโฆ
DarkSpectre e Patchwork: quando lโattaccante entra dalla porta di servizio e nessuno se ne accorge - (in)sicurezza digitale
Negli ultimi anni, lโimmaginario collettivo della cybersecurity ha fin troppo spesso romanticizzato lโhacker solitario, genio ribelle in grado di violareDario Fadda (inSicurezzaDigitale.com)
The โputinizationโ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
by Julian Borger
#Trump is no longer bending the rules โ he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
theguardian.com/world/2026/janโฆ
The โPutinizationโ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules โ he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond CaracasJulian Borger (The Guardian)
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ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/โฆ
{2026-01-03 - 21:29:38}
While many people will be tempted to compare today's events with the #IraqWar, I am also reminded of something slightly less recent:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operatioโฆ
And no, that one didn't end well for the aggressor and the entire region, either.
Zelensky has announced a sweeping overhaul of Ukraineโs government and security sector. โThere will be rotations for everyone,โ he said, confirming that changes have already begun with the Cabinet and will expand to ministries, the SBU, and eventually the Armed Forces.
โSome have been in place too long. Itโs time for renewal.โ
3 January 1890 | A Polish man, Franciszek Orniewski, was born in Lublin. A building technician.
In #Auschwitz from 27 November 1942
No. 78065
He perished in the camp on 7 January 1943.
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๐ "Poles at KL Auschwitzโ: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0โฆ
Trump attacca il Venezuela, rapisce il capo di stato
La BBC di stamattina. Quando ho scritto a fine 2024 che il risultato elettorale americano dimostrava che lโumanitร รจ troppo cretina per meritarsi qualunque attenzione da parte di eventuali civiltร โฆAttivissimo.me
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/โฆ
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#Python #quantum computing - interesting
realpython.com/quantum-computiโฆ
Quantum Computing Basics With Qiskit
Understand quantum computing basics like qubits, superposition, and entanglement. Then use Python Qiskit to build your first quantum circuit.Negar Vahid (Real Python)
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.
Maduro is in good company.
President Zelensky shared early results from todayโs 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.
#Hungary โ citing โnational security,โ Orbรกnโs government denied public information request by journalist Szabolcs Panyiโs for agreements signed with Maduro in #Venezuela (including oil & gas) 2 years ago.
Todayโs mentions of FM Pรฉter Szijjรกrtรณโs meeting with #Maduro are nowhere to be found on the #Hungary government website. Seems like Maduro bet on a wrong horseโฆ
Meanwhile Orbรกn commented on todayโs USA attack on #Venezuela:
โItโs not clear who attacked whom,โ Hungarian PM Viktor Orbรกn said today at a presser.
Oh wait, no - he said that about #Russia vs #Ukraine in December, my mistake ๐

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in reply to kravietz ๐ฆ • • •Cocaine โ the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2025)
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