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From 24.02.2022 to 04.01.2026 (Day 1411), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.

Highlights:
+900 Personnel
+1 Anti-aircraft Systems
+278 UAVs
+88 Other Vehicles

Statistics: redd.it/1q3gvze

#RussianLosses



4 January 1892 | A Polish Jew, Jakub Rozenblum, was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. He emigrated to Belgium.

In April 1944 he was deported from Mechelen / Malines to Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs



Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday called for the release of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife from U.S. custody after President Donald Trump announced that they were captured during military strikes on the capital city of Caracas.

themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/03/…

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Venezuela #Maduro



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.

reuters.com/world/americas/ven…

#Ukraine #Russia #Venezuela



U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the continued war in Ukraine, repeating that he had initially believed that ending the war would be easy.

reuters.com/world/americas/tru…

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Putin



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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📖 Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/



Finnish forces released a video showing the boarding operation of the Russian-linked cargo ship „Fitburg“, which was detained on December 31, 2025.

The ship is suspected of cutting undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.



Average interaction between #Venezuela and compassionate Westerners on Twitter today 😄

  • 🇻🇪 I can’t even cry because it doesn’t feel real
  • 🇺🇸 Sorry for the loss of your leader this is a very terrible day for venezuela
  • 🇻🇪 Mátate [kill yourself]
  • 🇺🇸 Whats that mean

michiyalYT is a graphic designer describing herself as Venezuelan, with location set Colombia (possibly refugee) and she’s “id verified”, which likely means she’s a real person.

akaChrisx is from Houston, Texas.



Do you support the US operation in Venezuela?

  • Yes (6%, 11 votes)
  • No (79%, 143 votes)
  • Don‘t know / Show results (14%, 26 votes)
180 voters. Poll end: 1 mese fa



North Korean missile launch, possibly ballistic missile, has been conducted. Japanese Ministry of Defense reports:

"It is estimated that the object, which may be a ballistic missile launched from North Korea earlier, has already fallen."



The Japanese Ministry of Defense reports that a North Korean missile launch is possible.



Ukraine’s $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 Saturday’s talks in Kyiv, and that the deal will form part of the broader peace framework.

“EU membership is a core part of this package,” Kachka said, noting the financial terms comply with EU standards and support Ukraine’s future as a member state.




Nicolás Maduro is being escorted off the plane after landing in New York. Under tight security, the Venezuelan president is now officially in U.S. custody ahead of his expected court appearance.



Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has just landed at New York Stewart International Airport in Orange County. Now in U.S. custody, Maduro is expected to face charges in federal court.


In completely unrelated news… “Greece arrests five over cocaine trafficking on ship from #Venezuela to Europe”

reuters.com/world/americas/gre…

in reply to kravietz 🦇

Cocaine – the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report 2025)

euda.europa.eu/publications/eu…



Venezuela’s military and political leadership held a crisis meeting chaired by acting president Delcy Rodríguez. Following the session, a nationwide state of emergency was declared, granting expanded powers to the military and security services amid the ongoing turmoil.


Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It was about oil and regime change."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "It was about oil and regime change."

Venezuela and Maduro's fall brings people together in a way unseen before.



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 Nicolás 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 Gjøvik.

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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▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU



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."

in reply to Tendar

And Oleg, it is getting even worse for Russia. China might cope somehow, maybe even find common ground with the new government in Venezuela, together with the US, but Russia is absolutely screwed. Venezuela just needs to be unleashed and the oil price will run into the ground, if necessary below $30 per barrel.


Nicolás Maduro is expected to appear in a U.S. court by Monday evening, according to NBC News. After arriving in the U.S., he will reportedly be flown by helicopter to New York, processed, and transferred to a federal detention facility.
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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 government’s 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.

in reply to Tendar

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.



Fragments of a person’s body have been found at the site of yesterday’s russian strikes on Kharkiv. The victim’s identity has not yet been established.

Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Four more people are still considered missing.



New satellite imagery shows clear damage to military sites in Caracas following U.S. airstrikes. “Before and after” images dated Dec 22 vs Jan 3 reveal destroyed buildings and equipment. Business Insider’s Jake Epstein shared the visuals, while Venezuelan state TV previously aired footage showing a hit on the La Carlota airbase and a destroyed Russian-made Buk air defense system.


President Zelensky confirmed that the question of dismissing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is not under consideration. Despite ongoing rotations in the government and security sector, Syrskyi will remain in his position.

There are much better options...



FP-2 drones struck the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region, damaging key maritime infrastructure. Despite low satellite image quality, scorched pipelines leading to the piers are clearly visible and confirmed out of operation.


Photos from the White House Situation Room have been released, showing President Trump and top U.S. leadership monitoring the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.


Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez declared Nicolás Maduro the country’s only legitimate president and demanded his and his wife’s immediate release, stating, “Venezuela will not be anyone’s colony.” This comes after Trump claimed she told the U.S. she was willing to do “whatever is necessary” to help Venezuela recover, because “she really has no other choice.”


Russia's TASS: "Russia strongly calls on US to release Nicolas Maduro."

I can't any more...



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 ​what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again". He added the US would run the country

news.sky.com/story/venezuela-l…

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Trump for the successful operation in Venezuela.


“If that’s how it works with dictators, then the United States knows what to do next,” President Zelensky said when asked about the unfolding events in Venezuela.

😁



Iranian opposition figure and son of the last Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, expressed his support with Maria Corina Machado, President-elect Edmundo González 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 – L’IA non funziona senza etica e ce ne accorgiamo adesso camisanicalzolari.it/187-lia-n…




Oltre il ransomware: Handala e l’evoluzione dell’attacco come messaggio
#CyberSecurity
insicurezzadigitale.com/oltre-…


Il problema non è Maduro ma il principio


@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2026/01/il-prob…
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



#Friendica #Statistics 2026-01-04 07:00 CEST
Number of active instances: 215
Number of users: 20 657
Number of statuses: 2 852 791
Number of new users last 1D: 3
Number of new statuses last 1D: 495

#Fediverse


DarkSpectre e Patchwork: quando l’attaccante entra dalla porta di servizio e nessuno se ne accorge


@Informatica (Italy e non Italy 😁)
Negli ultimi anni, l’immaginario collettivo della cybersecurity ha fin troppo spesso romanticizzato l’hacker solitario, genio ribelle in grado di violare sistemi con exploit a zero-day e toolkit fantascientifici. La



Oltre il ransomware: Handala e l’evoluzione dell’attacco come messaggio


@Informatica (Italy e non Italy 😁)
Negli attacchi rivendicati dal collettivo Handala tra la fine del 2025 e l’inizio del 2026, il dato non è più soltanto l’obiettivo finale dell’intrusione, ma diventa un mezzo narrativo, un’arma semiotica utilizzata per costruire consenso, intimidire e orientare il dibattito




Fewer things in bathrooms should have the hands free sensors. If you’re getting soap, you’re literally in the middle of washing your hands, the germs will come off. Most people getting paper towels also probably have clean hands. I’m tired of waving my hands around trying to get these things to work, bring back levers.
in reply to Pam

@Pam I've seen people handling soap dispensers before putting any water on them, so I think hand-free can be an improvement, but mainly if it becomes a foot pedal. But then you run into different accessibility issues.
@Pam
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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.🤗🤗🤗🤗




in reply to Spike [none/use name]

But by bringing them up, they'll be directing public ire to them. It's the beginning of manufacturing consent to remove all leftist orgs in the US.
in reply to SevenSkalls [he/him]

Yep, this is what scares me most. There's a lot of named leaders from anti-war orgs in that article.



In September, The Lancet released a report with one of the most extraordinary statistics I’ve ever seen: since 2010, humanity’s total burden of illness and early death has dropped by 12.6 percent, driven by declining deaths from the world's deadliest infectious diseases: tuberculosis, lower respiratory infections, diarrhoea, HIV/AIDS, all down by between 25 and 49 percent. fixthenews.com/?utm_source=sub…
#ShareGoodNewsToo










Así fue el atardecer hoy en Valparaíso.🌅🌅🌅🌅


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. "



I just started playing Death Stranding. I was not expecting it to be an Uber Eats Delivery Person Simulator

friendica - Collegamento all'originale

Wenn du glaubst, das war es:

Drohende Worte Richtung Kuba

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.

Quelle: n-tv.de

in reply to Michael 🇺🇦

@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.
in reply to Matthias

Es gibt dort noch ein paar Standhafte. Aber meiner Ansicht nach kämpfen sie auf verlorenem Posten.



Arancia Meccanica in Italia: quando la Polizia rapinava i ricchi

boomerissimo.it/2026/01/03/ara…



French authorities investigate AI ‘undressing’ deepfakes on X
securityaffairs.com/186460/ai/…
#securityaffairs #hacking #Grok


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

#Caturday #DnD #CatsOfMastodon



Soluzione del paradosso di Fermi: le civiltà aliene esistono, ci conoscono bene e proprio per questo non vogliono avere nulla a che fare con noi.


Avanza esta tarde de Sábado en Valparaíso.😃😃😃😃


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!!! 🤣🤗🤭🇮🇹

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale
filippodb ⁂
@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…


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@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

in reply to webhat

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.

in reply to Jerry 🦙💝🦙

absolutely, thank you Jerry 🫂💜 I completely agree with your take

And Happy New Year 😁



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-ne…

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in reply to el Celio 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

@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
in reply to informapirata ⁂

sì infatti ho condiviso.
è importante stare sempre all'erta con le fake news.
ci cadiamo tutti prima o poi, ma bisogna stare sempe attenti.
in reply to informapirata ⁂

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


Coalition of the Willing meeting

President #Zelenskyy

💬 "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."



США будут править Венесуэлой до надлежащей передачи власти, вице-президент Родригес будет сотрудничать – главное из пресс-конференции Тр?





Осторожно, новости!

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RE: mastodon.uno/@ildisinformatico…

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.

#imperialismo #democrazia #diritti #Trump #Venezuela #internet #guerra

@scuola
@maupao
@informapirata
@wikimediaitalia
@Puntopanto
@lindasartini
@nemobis
@skariko
@jenshansen
@lgsp
@RFancio
@G3rt
@DarioZanette
@alephoto85
@gubi
@quinta
@oKolobos


Trump attacca il Venezuela, rapisce il capo di stato. Non posso più stare zitto. attivissimo.me/2026/01/03/trum…
in reply to contributopia

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.
in reply to Gert

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



Vulnerabilità critica in GNU Wget2: gli aggressori possono sovrascrivere file. 8.8 di score

📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/vulnerabi…

#redhotcyber #news #cybersecurity #hacking #malware #vulnerabilita #sicurezzainformatica #gnu #wget2



DarkSpectre e Patchwork: quando l’attaccante entra dalla porta di servizio e nessuno se ne accorge
#CyberSecurity
insicurezzadigitale.com/darksp…


The ‘putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

by Julian Borger

#Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas

theguardian.com/world/2026/jan…

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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/Operatio…

And no, that one didn't end well for the aggressor and the entire region, either.



President of #Ukraine Volodymyr #Zelenskyy held a meeting with national security advisors of the Coalition of the Willing member states.

Read more here 📎

president.gov.ua/en/news/u-kiy…

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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.


If you call Russia your "ally", then you are lost.


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.


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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📖 "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0…




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.


On the question regarding opposition leader María Corina Machado Trump responded:

„I think it would be tough for her to be the leader. She doesn’t have the support or the respect within the country.“

What a slap for Machado. It appears that different plans have been made.



Trump attacca il Venezuela, rapisce il capo di stato. Non posso più stare zitto. attivissimo.me/2026/01/03/trum…
in reply to Il Disinformatico

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



Journalist asking Trump about Putin and Venezuela. Trump's response:

"I didn't talk about Maduro. I'm not thrilled with Putin. So many were killed. (...) Many people were killed in Kyiv. (...)"



#Python #quantum computing - interesting

realpython.com/quantum-computi…



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.



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.



Trump says US will „run“ Venezuela until „judicious transition“ following capture of Maduro.

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