President Donald Trump announces plans to take up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello is told by U.S. officials to cooperate, or else. Venezuelan and Cuban authorities say the U.S. operation in Venezuela killed at least 56 Venezuelan and Cuban defense personnel. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuela is not under foreign control. U.S. military takes Venezuela-linked Russian oil tanker. Israel kills a 14-year-old in Khan Younis. Gaza’s food aid reaches minimum caloric needs for the first time since 2023. A UN human rights office report says the Israeli system of apartheid against Palestinians has intensified in recent years. A bus runs over Haredi anti-draft Israeli protesters in Jerusalem. An Israeli drone bombs an excavator in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Israel issues government tender for its E1 settlement project. The U.S. escalates its threats to annex Greenland. ​​Trump administration officials brief legislators on Venezuela. “The difference is that Bush didn’t keep the oil,” President Trump says. The Trump administration plans to freeze 10 billion dollars of funding for child care, social services, and cash assistance for low-income families in Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois, and Colorado. The Department of Homeland Security says it arrested 150 people in Minneapolis on Monday. Palantir founder agrees that “commies” should be “blown up.” Trial begins for Stanford students charged over pro-Palestine protest. The American Federation of Teachers union files a federal lawsuit in Texas over attempts to discipline educators for their Charlie Kirk comments. The Syrian army declares Aleppo’s Kurdish areas “closed military zones” and orders civilians to leave. Syria and Israel agree to share intelligence. The Southern Transitional Council’s separatist leader skips Saudi peace talks. The African Union’s Political Affairs Peace and Security council calls upon Israel to revoke its recognition of Somaliland. Drop Site releases a new report on the doxxing efforts of Canary Mission. Weekly livestream available here.

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Venezuela

• U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker evading U.S. blockade on Venezuela: The U.S. military intercepted a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday. The ship had evaded U.S. efforts to crack down on Venezuela’s