EcoAnalítica, an economic analysis and research firm based in Caracas, says it is optimistic about Venezuela’s economic outlook. Looking ahead, they expect an extension of Chevron’s license so it and other energy firms can sell foreign currency from production into the financial system, boosting the flow of dollars into the economy. They also expect recognition of Venezuela’s transitional government by major multilateral institutions, relaxation of sanctions on the Central Bank (including access to IMF SDRs), and higher oil investment and production. Together these could more than triple foreign-currency revenues above $30 billion annually, leading to re-monetization, banking growth, revived credit, and a markedly different macroeconomic dynamics, they state.
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🇻🇪🇺🇸 En lo económico, en @ecoanalitica estamos muy optimistas. Ojalá pronto recibamos buenas noticias en ...
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🚨About $300 million of the first $500 million Venezuelan oil sale will be routed to private banks, Reuters reported—confirming what Drop Site reported last night. Four local banks have reportedly been notified they will split the funds to sell U.S. dollars on the
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🇻🇪 NEW: US to keep over one-third of proceeds from first Venezuelan oil sale, distribute rest to Venezuelan banks, reports suggest....
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🔴NEW: The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab confirms a sharp escalation of civilian harm and displacement in El Obeid, North Kordofan, based on satellite imagery and open-source reporting from early January 2026. Analysts identified nearly 800 newly
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🚨New Report 🚨Yale HRL confirms displacement and bombardment in El Obeid, North Kordofan between 2-14 January 2026. There is an incr...
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🇻🇪 NEW: US to keep over one-third of proceeds from first Venezuelan oil sale, distribute rest to Venezuelan banks, reports suggest. The initial US-controlled sale of Venezuelan oil was valued at roughly $500 million, according to Reuters. About $330 million of that is expected
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are warning Washington against military action on Iran, arguing it would destabilize the region and risk wider chaos, according to reporting from WSJ, Saudi Arabia is leading the push to persuade the U.S. not to strike Tehran, citing fears of
Jessica Plichta is a 22-year-old preschool teacher and anti-war activist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She helps organize with Grand Rapids Opponents of War. On January 3, 2026, she was arrested live on camera during a broadcast interview with local station WZZM-13 after speaking at a protest against the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Police charged her with obstructing a roadway and failing to obey a lawful order from an officer. Grand Rapids police say protesters were told multiple times to move off the street and onto the sidewalk. Video of her arrest went viral, sparking debate about protest policing and free speech. She has been released from jail and had this to say: 👇
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Police just arrested a woman for protesting and saying, “This isn’t just a foreign issue, it’s our tax dol...
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🇸🇩 Sky News documents the scale of Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe after 1,000 days of war. The video shows mass displacement and hunger, with around 30 million people—roughly 70% of the population—now in urgent need of aid, and sprawling displacement camps across the country. Exclusive footage from Al Fashir shows the city devastated by shelling after RSF advances, while soldiers who defended it describe being displaced and abandoned by their commanders. The report also traces how the war is being prolonged by foreign weapons, including UAE-linked armored vehicles, Chinese howitzers imported by the UAE, and U.S.-made rifles, in violation of UN arms embargoes.
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1,000 days of war in Sudan - Sky's @YousraElbagir explains.

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🔴 Details about the protest: PAL-Awda NY/NJ and community members rallied in Queens to disrupt a real estate event advertising properties on stolen Palestinian land. The event promoted sales in Ma’ale Adumim, an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, marketed as a “new
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🧵We refuse to lose sight of what matters. Palestine is not for sale. It is our duty to continue to show up and disrupt the sale of stolen P...
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