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The state of Oregon is pushing for a change in their rules, a regulation change, that will force healthcare companies to pay for giving children puberty blockers and/or mutilating their genitalia and/or removing their breasts because the “World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)” declared that destroying children is “medically necessary.”

Oregon is a “Transgender Sanctuary State,” meaning it is compelled to force trans preferences on everyone else in their state, using violence in the form of the state gun to do so. It should be noted that “transgenderism” is a social construct, not a scientific “fact,” a construct that violates the religious and ethical standards of many of the peoples under Oregon’s oppressive thumb.

Oregon to Force Health Insurers to Cover Trans Surgeries for Minors › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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The state of Oregon is proposing a rule that will force all health insurers in the state, public and private alike, to cover genital mutilation surgery for minors who believe they are “transgender,” threatening the loss of state licenses for insurers who refuse.

According to the Washington Free Beacon, the proposal from Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) follows the guidelines set by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which declares that the removal of children’s genitals are “medically necessary.” Following a law passed in 2023 making Oregon a so-called “trans sanctuary state,” the state has largely followed the orders of WPATH and other medically dubious organizations that support the false and scientifically-debunked idea of “transgenderism.”

Oregon has already forced insurers to guarantee that children can receive puberty blockers and other forms of hormone treatment. The escalation to full genital surgery, set to take effect next year, would be the most radical move yet. DCBS spokesman Mark Peterson said that this rule will dictate “what insurance companies are required to cover and how they provide that coverage.”

The new rule will also force insurers to contract with multiple “gender doctors” in order to prevent long wait times. Any health plan employees who are responsible for denying such claims have to take WPATH’s training sessions in order to “demonstrate their experience with gender-affirming treatment.”

The rule was unveiled on October 30th, with public comment closing on Tuesday. It will formally take effect on January 1st.

Oregon is following WPATH’s orders even despite the organization coming under greater scrutiny. A report from the Economist detailed how WPATH manipulated its own research to produce the outcome it desired based on ideology rather than hard science. The group also suppressed a commissioned research report regarding transitioning minors due to the report’s failure to show benefits that were initially promised. Even the Biden-Harris Administration has cracked down on the group, forcing it to raise the minimum age for recommended “transgender care.”

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution At UN Security Council – rttnews.com
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The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Despite having secured 14 votes in favor, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council on Wednesday failed to pass owing to the negative vote by a permanent member, the U.S.

The text also reiterated the Council’s demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, but the U.S. vetoed it saying it doesn’t guarantee the release of hostages.

For a resolution to be adopted, it must secure at least nine votes in favor, and no negative votes – or vetoes – by any of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

The US representative Ambassador Robert Wood said in his statement that the U.S. could not support an unconditional ceasefire unless it was tied to releasing the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas and other militants.

The Moloch culture that is child transgenderism has led to the sterilization of over 13,000 children in the last 5 years, with 5,800 of those children receiving genital mutilation surgery and/or mastectomies. This leaves these children dependent on expensive chronic medical treatment that will make Big Pharma billions.

This leaves parents vulnerable to having their children sacrificed on the altar of Moloch by school teachers emboldened with Moloch-protecting “transgender child” laws that enable them to groom children to “consensually” sacrifice their very sexuality “for the good of the whole.”

Over 13,900 U.S. Kids Have Received Damaging ‘Sex Change’ Treatments (So Far) – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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Between 2019 and 2023, over 13,900 American kids received LGBTQ “sex change” treatments, temporarily or permanently damaging their growing bodies. U.S. leftists are really giving Moloch worshippers a run for their money on child sacrifice.

The medical advocacy group Do No Harm announced a groundbreaking database Oct. 8, the Stop the Harm Database, to record and expose the number of surgeries and “treatments” provided in the U.S. to kids that encourage the lie that people can change their biological sex. “With the launch of the Stop the Harm Database, Do No Harm is building on our mission to expose the dangers of experimental pediatric gender medicine and bring the practice to an end,” the group’s Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb stated.

It is significant that the “transgender” surgery industry has been projected to reach up to a $5 billion value by the end of the decade. As Rush Limbaugh would say, follow the money.

From the Do No Harm accouncement:

Key National Findings (2019 to 2023):

13,994 children received sex change related treatments

5,747 sex change surgeries performed on children

62,682 hormone and puberty blockers prescriptions written for 8,579 pediatric patients.

At least $119,791,202 made from sex change treatments performed on minors

These numbers are just scratching the surface of how widespread these practices truly are.

Almost 5,800 Minor Patients had Irreversible Gender Surgeries Last 5 Years– legalinsurrection.com
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The medical watchdog group Do No Harm established a database with the 225 hospitals that provide gender-changing surgeries on minors.

The majority of hospitals that performed the most surgeries are located in blue states:

In California, charges exceeded $28 million from over 2,000 minor patients, while Massachusetts saw around $10 million in expenses from 671 minor patients. New York also had one of the highest rates of transgender treatments for young people, with 1,154 minor patients undergoing sex changes between 2019 and 2023.

California, one of the first states to declare itself a “sanctuary state” for transgender procedures, also had the most irreversible surgeries, with 1,359 minors undergoing surgical procedures, followed by Oregon with 357, Washington with 330, Pennsylvania with 316 and Massachusetts with 300.

The 12 worst offending hospitals:

1. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
3. Children’s Minnesota
4. Seattle Children’s
5. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
6. Boston Children’s Hospital
7. Rady Children’s Hospital (San Diego, CA)
8. Children’s National Medical Center (Washington, DC)
9. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
10. Children’s Hospital Colorado
11. UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
12. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

The database also records what medical facilities are providing these harmful “treatments” to kids, from puberty blockers to surgeries to cross-sex hormones. The majority of transgender youth are depressed and more likely to be suicidal, and most children naturally grow out of gender dysphoria if allowed to do so. Also, LGBTQ “treatments” can be physically harmful. For instance, cross-sex hormones can cause heart problems, blood clots, and infertility; puberty blockers can inflict lasting damage on kids’ body parts including bones and brains; and surgeries leave youth mutilated and in pain from the body parts hacked off and artificially re-structured.

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, told an “inter-faith” gathering that “every religion is a way to arrive at God.” The statement came in the Singapore Catholic Junior College.

He further clarified “There are different languages to arrive at God but God is God for all. But my God is more important than your god, is that true? There is only 1 God & each of has a language to arrive at God. Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, they are different paths.”

BREAKING: Pope Francis: ‘Every religion is a way to arrive at God’– www.lifesitenews.com
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SINGAPORE (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis today told young people of different faiths that “every religion is a way to arrive at God.”

Addressing an inter-religious meeting of young people in Singapore just before departing for his return flight to Rome, Pope Francis turned to one of the central themes of his pontificate – inter-religious dialogue.

“One of the things that struck me about all of you here is your ability to engage in inter-religious dialogue, and this is very important,” he told the crowd, assembled in Singapore’s Catholic Junior College.

Notwithstanding any comments to the contrary, the Catholic Church has consistently and clearly taught that it is the only true Church, the Body of Christ (Eph 1:22), and it exercises the charge given by Christ to spread the Gospel to all nations and to bring souls into the Church (Mark 16).

‘Every religion’ reaches God

Leaving aside his prepared speech and speaking without a script {transcript subsequently published here}, Francis instead spoke chiefly on dialogue between religions, having just taken questions from a Catholic, a Sikh, and a Hindu.

NEW: #PopeFrancis on inter-religious dialogue:
“Every religion is a way to arrive at God. There are different languages to arrive at God but God is God for all.
But my God is more important than your god, is that true?
There is only 1 God & each of has a language to arrive at… pic.twitter.com/TMHRDjEuJ9

— Michael Haynes 🇻🇦 (@MLJHaynes) September 13, 2024

The meeting’s widely varied mix of creeds represents Singapore’s status as one of the most diverse religious nations in the world. Focusing on this, Francis urged that no religion be given priority but that individuals instead focus on parity between beliefs:

If we start to fight amongst ourselves and say “my religion is more important than yours, my religion is true, yours is not,” where will that lead us? Where?

It’s okay to discuss [between religions].

Continuing, the Pope declared that each religion is a means to attain God, stating:

Every religion is a way to arrive at God. There are different languages to arrive at God, but God is God for all. And how is God God for all? We are all sons and daughters of God. But my god is more important than your god, is that true?

There is only one God and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, they are different paths.

The Pope’s words were warmly welcomed by those present in the hall, which included leaders and representatives of Singapore’s many religious bodies and the large papal retinue.

Courage to pursue religious harmony

Francis also dedicated time warning of the dangers of “bullying” and urging young people to have “courage” to move forward in inter-religious dialogue.

In order to have inter-religious dialogue between youth it takes courage, because youth is really the time when there is courage in our lives. But you can also have this courage and use it for things that really don’t help you, or you can use that courage to move forward and engage in dialogue.

Engaging in a discussion with the selected young people on the stage about the evils of bullying, Francis urged that to “move past” differences “helps with inter-religious dialogue.”

“You can build and move forward with inter-religious dialogue when you respect each other, and this is very important.”

READ: Bishop Schneider: There is no divine positive will or natural right to the diversity of religions

He encouraged them to build a “safe space” where they could discuss their differences without fear of bullying. “Because dialogue is something that creates a path, a way,” Francis said.

He closed the meeting by calling on all present to “pray for each other” in silence. The Pope did not give a formal blessing – echoing his actions in Indonesia – but instead vocally called for God’s blessings on those present:

Let’s pray for each other … May God bless all of us. And as time passes and you become older, especially as you become grandparents, pass this on to the children and grandchildren.

God bless you and pray for me, but pray in favor, not against [me].

Following the conclusion of Francis’ comments, the young people assembled made an inter-religious pledge, committing to promote religious dialogue and harmony:

We the future generation pledge to be a beacon of unity and hope by promoting cooperation and friendships that nurture the harmonious co-existence between people of diverse beliefs.

READ: Pope Francis skips Sign of the Cross to impart blessing ‘valid for all religions’

Speaking to a similar inter-religious gathering of youth in Indonesia only last week, Francis said “Here, you are from diverse religions, but we have only one God, He is only one.”

Catholicism and salvation

Pope Francis has made numerous inter-religious statements and collaborated in formal documents on the matter – notably the controversial 2019 Abu Dhabi document and the Istiqlal Declaration, signed just days ago in Indonesia. The Abu Dhabi text has been described as seeking to “overturn the doctrine of the Gospel” due to its promotion of equality of religions in a form of “fraternity.”

However, the much-loved and widely respected approved catechism, the Baltimore Catechism, reminds readers simply that “The one true Church established by Christ is the Catholic Church.” {Q. 152}

READ: EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Schneider says Vatican is betraying ‘Jesus Christ as the only Savior of mankind’

Catholic doctrine teaches that this fact is knowable since the Catholic Church alone has the four marks of being the true Church: one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic.

As a result, the Church teaches that all souls must “belong” to the Church to be saved: “All are obliged to belong to the Catholic Church in order to be saved.” {Baltimore Catechism Q 166.}

This teaching of “Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus” (no salvation outside the Church), has been increasingly rejected by modernizing activists in recent years, yet remains valid and unchanging in the Church’s teaching.

Pope Leo XIII pronounced it clearly in his 1824 encyclical letter Ubi Primum:

It is impossible for the most true God, who is Truth Itself, the best, the wisest Provider, and the Rewarder of good men, to approve all sects who profess false teachings which are often inconsistent with one another and contradictory, and to confer eternal rewards on their members. For we have a surer word of the prophet, and in writing to you We speak wisdom among the perfect; not the wisdom of this world but the wisdom of God in a mystery.

By it we are taught, and by divine faith we hold one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and that no other name under heaven is given to men except the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth in which we must be saved. This is why we profess that there is no salvation outside the Church.

The Vatican’s 1949 decree from the Holy Office instructed bishops charged with promoting true ecumenism to draw souls to the Church, and that they must always teach the fullness of the Church’s priority:

By no means is it permitted to pass over in silence or to veil in ambiguous terms the Catholic truth regarding the nature and way of justification, the constitution of the Church, the primacy of jurisdiction of the Roman Pontiff, and the only true union by the return of the dissidents to the one true Church of Christ.

The Catholic Church notes that it is possible for those remaining outside the Church “through no grave fault of their own” and who are somehow unaware that the Church is the true Church, to still be saved “by making use of the graces which God gives them.” However, salvation in these cases of “invincible ignorance” is not found through other churches, but is through the Catholic Church as the channel of grace, as taught by St. Thomas Aquinas.

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The DNC-controlled Health and Human Services (HHS) Department has released a newsletter on suicide prevention targeting “LGBTQIA2S+ Youth” that claims “Lack of access to gender affirming care may have negative effects on LGBTQIA2S+ youth, including exacerbating gender dysphoria, creating feelings of social isolation and depression, and contributing to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.”

In rooted, plain terms, our government is pushing for the sterilization, mutilation, and chemical poisoning of our children as a “cure” to suicide. The “cure” for a child to avoid killing themselves is to hack their private parts to smithereens, with girls getting their breasts cut off as well, then become dependent on high doses of dangerous hormone drugs that cost thousands of dollars a month.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is using “Suicide Prevention Awareness Month” this September to push the lie that transgender medical interventions stop children from committing suicide.

The Daily Signal obtained a newsletter the HHS sent on Friday sharing resources on suicide prevention for “LGBTQIA2S+ Youth.” The resources promote the idea that LGBTQ+ children are likely to commit suicide if they don’t receive irreversible gender transition procedures, like surgeries and hormone replacement regimens.

“Lack of access to gender affirming care may have negative effects on LGBTQIA2S+ youth, including exacerbating gender dysphoria, creating feelings of social isolation and depression, and contributing to suicidal thoughts and behaviors,” one of the linked resources reads. “Access to culturally responsive, sensitive, and affirming services for LGBTQIA2S+ youth, particularly healthcare services, has the power to improve health outcomes for this population.”

But an April study revealed that transgender surgeries actually increase the risk of suicide. The study concluded: “Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not.”

The significant majority of children with gender dysphoria children grow out of it by the time they reach adulthood, a 15-year study from the Netherlands of 2,700 children reveals.

“Despite growing evidence that so-called gender-affirming care is harmful, HHS continues to spread the dangerous lie that children will kill themselves if their self-proclaimed identity is not ‘affirmed,’” Rachel Morrison, who directs the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s HHS Accountability Project, told The Daily Signal.

THE SECOND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

September 25, 2024

Trump forced to cancel Wisconsin rally after Secret Service says it ‘did not have sufficient assets’ to secure event: whistleblower | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The Secret Service “effectively forced the Trump campaign to cancel an upcoming event in Wisconsin.”

A whistleblower has come forward alleging that the Secret Service told former President Donald Trump’s team that it didn’t have sufficient resources to secure a rally the campaign wanted to hold in Wisconsin. Senator Josh Hawley revealed that the whistleblower’s account was provided to his office.

Judge Aileen Cannon To Preside Over Trial Of Would-Be Trump Assassin Ryan Routh– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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U.S. District Judge for the District of Southern Florida Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who presided over the Biden DOJ’s bogus classified documents case, will now be presiding over the trial of Ryan Routh, who is accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course.

Son of Would-be Trump Assassin Arrested for Child Pornography– freebeacon.com
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The son of Ryan Wesley Routh, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, was arrested Tuesday morning on federal child pornography charges, ABC News reported.

Investigators found “hundreds” of files with child pornography during a search of Oran Routh’s home in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sept. 21. Prosecutors conducted the search in relation to charges against his father, who remains in custody after he attempted to kill the former president earlier this month, according to ABC News.

Another Man Is Charged for Threatening to Kill President Trump – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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A man was charged yesterday for threatening to assassinate former President Donald Trump, just a week after a second attempted assassin tried to shoot the Republican nominee for president in Florida.

Warren Jones Crazybull of Idaho allegedly made at least nine threatening phone calls to Trump’s Palm Beach residence at Mar-A-Lago with a promise to kill him “personally.”

Federal authorities arrested Crazybull on August 1, only weeks after Trump was shot in Butler, Pa., and before 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh attempted to carry out his failed attempt on Sept. 15, at Trump International Golf Club In West Palm Beach.

REVEALED: Secret Service was informed of Crooks 27 minutes before shots were fired in Butler, PA, never told Trump to get off stage | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“Shortly before shots were fired, a USSS counter sniper saw local law enforcement running toward the AGR building with their guns drawn, but he did not alert former President Trump’s protective detail to remove him from the stage.”

The US Senate report on the Trump assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks in Butler, PA on July 13 was released on Wednesday morning and it reveals, as Senator Richard Blumenthal warned it would, shocking security failures by the US Secret Service. That agency knew that Crooks was on the building for 27 minutes ahead of the attempt on Trump’s life, which killed one man and injured others.

Trump accuses DOJ, FBI of ’mishandling and downplaying’ assassination attempt  – The Hill

Alleged Trump golf course gunman charged with assassination attempt  – The Washington Post

September 23, 2024

DOJ Releases Bounty on Trump Assassination

The Department of Justice released a threatening letter sent by Ryan Wesley Routh, the man who was allegedly hoping to assassinate Donald Trump while he was golfing, in which he offered $150,000 to complete the job should he fail to complete his mission (which is to kill Donald Trump).

Routh Allegedly Wrote a Very Disturbing Letter Months Ago About Trump. Why Did DOJ Release It?– townhall.com
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Would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh allegedly wrote a chilling letter about his plan to take out the former president, a new filing released by federal prosecutors shows.

A witness contacted investigators on Sept. 18 informing them that Routh dropped off a box at his home “several months” before the Sept. 15 incident when Secret Service opened fire on Routh, who had been waiting in the shrubbery with a rifle for Trump, who was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach. It was after this that the witness opened the box to find “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters,” according to the filing.

One of the letters, allegedly written by Routh, was addressed to “The World” and said, in part, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.”

A photo of the first page of the letter was included in the filing, which also shows Routh criticizing Trump for being “unfit” to serve as president.

The filing claims Routh also wrote, Trump “ended relations with Iran like a child and now the Middle East has unraveled.”

Suspect in possible Trump assassination attempt expected in federal court  – The Washington Post

CNN, MSNBC, Dems Ginned Up ‘Every Crazy Person in the World’– www.newsbusters.org
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Media and Democrat lies that reelecting former President Donald Trump would bring about the end of the world are inciting violent, disturbed people to try to kill him, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says.

“Without question I blame CNN, MSNBC and all the other left-wing outlets,” Sen. Paul told Fox News this week after the latest attempt on the life of former President Trump. Sunday’s failed assassination is the second such attempt to kill the Republican presidential candidate in the last two months.

The false, apocalyptic warnings of the Left have successfully ginned up “every crazy person in the world,” Sen. Paul said:

“Without question I blame CNN, MSNBC and all the other left-wing outlets for promoting this idea that Donald Trump is going to end elections, that democracy is being threatened, that it’s going to be the end of the world – that made it so dire and that so misinformed the public about Donald Trump’s positions that every crazy person in the country now is ginned up.”

How Democrats Are Grooming Assassins To Take Out Trump– thefederalist.com
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There have been many calls for lowering the temperature between the first assassination attempt against Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, and the second on Sept. 15, 2024. Yet only two hours after last week’s attempt on Trump in Florida, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries lambasted “extreme MAGA Republicans,” saying “We must stop them,” leaving listeners to guess to whom he referred and how “they” should be stopped.

It’s part of a constant pattern since Trump emerged on the political scene, starting with assassination fantasies with “the resistance,” continuing through the Russian collusion hoax, and aided by protective agencies’ refusal to secure conservative figures.

It’s not just the typically aggressive political rhetoric. Leftists have openly engaged in direct assassination fantasies for years. A conspicuous movement to dehumanize one particular person in America has continuously expanded since early 2016, when “the resistance” formed. Madonna infamously proclaimed, “I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” signaling the cultural zeitgeist controllers would wage a no-holds-barred siege against Trump.

Authorities Were Previously Warned of Would-Be Trump Assassin Ryan Routh’s ‘Predatory Behavior’– slaynews.com
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… it has now emerged that federal authorities were warned about his behavior but ignored it.

U.S. officials apparently did little with the warnings from Americans who had contact with Routh.

Authorities received warnings prompted by Routh’s odd behavior in Ukraine, as Breitbart News reported.

… A self-published book in which Routh urged the terrorist-supporting government of Iran to murder Trump was one of many “red flags” that adorned Routh’s record.

Among his long list of criminal charges, he was found in possession of a “weapon of mass destruction” in the year 2002.

‘Bomb’ found at Trump rally site – reports — RT World News– www.rt.com (ED.NOTE: Later claimed to be a bomb training exercise).
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An explosive device has reportedly been found in a car inside the security perimeter of US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in New York state.

The Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to speak at the Long Island venue, just east of New York City, on Wednesday evening.

Sources in the Nassau County Police Department just told me that “the perimeter was breached and a blue barrel was removed’ from the area surrounding tonight’s Trump rally site,” journalist James Lalino wrote on X.

According to Lalino’s source, a police dog “found an explosive device in one of the vehicles and that the driver ended up running into the woods. No one saw if he had anything on him, they just saw him take off running.”

Nassau County Police have not officially commented on the report. They told the Daily Mail they were “working on an email” about the alleged security incident.

Would-Be Trump Shooter’s Stunning Letter Is Revealed– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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Hours before would-be Trump shooter Ryan Wesley Routh makes his first appearance in court, prosecutors unveiled his alleged letter explaining his reasons for aiming a rifle at the former president last weekend.

In new filings, federal authorities describe a plain white letter that confirms Routh’s movements along the perimeter of President Trump’s golf course were part of a plan he hatched to shoot and kill the Republican on the fifth hole of his golf game that day. News of the letter came from an individual who claimed that Routh dropped off a box at his home months earlier which they said “contained ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters,” prosecutors wrote. Addressed to “The World,” the letter said, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.”

‘Weapon of mass death’: Explosive details about criminal history of Trump’s second suspected would-be assassin– www.theblaze.com
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Alleged would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh was already under indictment for possessing an explosive device when he fled from police during a traffic stop and barricaded himself inside his roofing company in December 2002, court records show.

Despite the seriousness of both offenses and Routh’s long criminal record in North Carolina, he didn’t serve any jail time as a result.

‘He was rather notorious among my people.’

“Guilford County and greater Greensboro are historically very liberal,” Republican B.J. Barnes, who served as Guilford County sheriff for 24 years, told Blaze News. “Our courts here would rather plea out everyone to lesser charges than do the work of convicting real criminals.”

JUST IN: GOP-backed gov funding bill requires DHS, Secret Service to hand over documents on July Trump assassination attempt | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“Our legislation will be a very narrow, bare-bones CR including only the extensions that are absolutely necessary.”

The House GOP leadership is rolling out their plan B for a short-term stopgap spending package, which includes additional funding of $231 million to the Secret Service (USSS)— but there is a catch. The funding is dependent on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) handing over documentation related to the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump. This comes as the USSS, an agency under the DHS, has been heavily scrutinized after two assassination attempts on the GOP nominee.

The 49-page continuing resolution (CR) spending package was unveiled on Sunday and would keep the government funded through December 20, setting up for a funding debate right before the Christmas holiday. The three-month time span is much shorter than the first time around, which would have funded the government through March 2025, but it does not include the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.

Rubio says he trusts FBI agents to probe Trump shooting attempts but notes ‘history’ of bias from leadership –  The Hill

FBI investigation of Trump assassination attempt involves ‘full force’ of the department, Wray says– www.foxnews.com
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FBI Director Christopher Wray says he is devoting the “full force” of his department toward the investigation of the assassination attempts against former President Trump.

Wray made the assurance during his remarks at the Aspen Cyber Summit in the nation’s capital. The FBI is one of several federal and state groups that have launched investigations into Sunday’s attempt on Trump’s life.

“I want to just take a moment to talk about what happened over the weekend in West Palm Beach,” Wray said. “For the second time in just over two months, we’ve witnessed what appears to be an attempt to attack our democracy and our democratic process.”

Approval of Secret Service sinks after Trump assassination attempts– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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The lack of faith in the agency that once topped government approval lists was uncovered in the latest Gallup survey of the public’s view of key federal offices, which showed disapproval surging for the outfit charged with protecting presidents and other top officials.

Gallup found that approval of the Secret Service was cut by more than half from its 2019 high of 69%. Prior to the first Trump assassination attempt on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, approval of the Secret Service was at 55%. It is now just 32%.

And that could sink further since the survey was conducted mostly prior to the latest assassination attempt in Florida while Trump was golfing at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

September 18, 2024

Team Trump Blames Assassination Attempts on ‘Communist Left Rhetoric’ and Brings Receipts to Prove It › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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The Trump-Vance Campaign declared on Monday that left-wing hate speech was to blame for the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life, and provided dozens of examples of the Democrats’ “increasingly incendiary rhetoric.”

On Sunday,  Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, a Biden-Harris supporter, Democrat donor and pro-Ukraine activist with an extensive criminal background, attempted to shoot Trump through a fence at his International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

After Trump’s Secret Service detail fired at Routh, he took off in a black Nissan, leaving his backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle behind. He was quickly apprehended speeding away on I-95.

Expert indicates Trump hatred from left, media likely fueled latest assassination attempt — then he makes ominous prediction– www.theblaze.com
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While many on the left and their allies in the media have blamed former President Donald Trump for yet another attempt on his life, at least one counterterrorism expert has claimed instead that anti-Trump animus from Democrats and the media likely motivated the would-be shooter and may even prompt future attacks.

Shortly after the shooting near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, Tim Clemente, a former FBI counterterrorism agent, joined CNN‘s Erin Burnett to discuss the incident.

‘I would think we’re going to find that this guy [Routh] is extremely politically motivated and that he probably was spurred on by much of the political diatribes that are going on these days.’

28% of Democrats Say America Would be Better if Donald Trump Was Assassinated– www.lifenews.com
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In a shocking new poll that shows just how radical Democrats are in America today, some 28% of Democrats say America would be better had Donald Trump been assassinated last weekend.

Unbelievably, the poll also found that more Americans blamed Trump and his rhetoric for the potential assassinations instead of the liberal media or Democrats.

The new poll of 1,000 registered voters taken by veteran pollster Scott Rasmussen’s Napolitan News Institute after the second assassination attempt against Trump on Sunday at a Florida golf course revealed that 17% of voters say it would have been better for America had Donald Trump had been killed last weekend.

That figure included a whopping 28% of Democrats, the survey showed.

Top Kamala Harris Campaign Advisor Called for Trump and ‘His Kind’ to ‘Be Destroyed Thoroughly’– slaynews.com
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A senior advisor on Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign, David Plouffe, called for President Donald Trump and “his kind” to “be destroyed” in a resurfaced social media post.

“It is not enough to simply beat Trump,” warned Plouffe, Barack Obama’s former campaign manager.

“He must be destroyed thoroughly.

“His kind must not rise again.”

The statement has come under fresh scrutiny after the second attempt to kill Trump in a matter of months.

Despite Shooting, ABC, CBS and NBC Blast Trump with 95% Bad Press– www.newsbusters.org
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Not even Sunday’s close call with a would-be assassin could interrupt the liberal TV networks’ barrage of bad press against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. A look at the first 72 hours of coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts — Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights — finds that while the attempted assassination dominated campaign coverage, these networks’ anti-Trump spin was nearly as bad as it could be: 95% negative, vs. just five percent positive…

On Sunday, less than four hours after news of the shooting broke, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt scolded Trump for his rhetoric: “Today’s apparent assassination attempt comes amid increasingly fierce rhetoric on the campaign trail itself. Mr. Trump [and] his running mate JD Vance continued to make baseless claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio.”

CBS Weekend News reporter Skyler Henry similarly linked Trump to the situation in Springfield, running a clip of Trump from the debate — “They’re eating the dogs” — before scolding: “The city has been thrust into the national conversation on immigration with unsubstantiated claims immigrants are eating pets.”

Not to be left out, ABC’s Perry Russom on Sunday’s World News Tonight also blasted the Republican: “The baseless claim amplified by President Trump at the ABC News debate.”

Ryan Routh CAUGHT ON VIDEO, Bused in for Kamala Campaign Event Just FOUR DAYS Before…?– wltreport.com
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Down the rabbit trail we go?  Ryan Routh has shown up on so many law enforcement radars, meeting with lawmakers in 2023 in Washington DC, interviewed by reporters multiple times about his involvement in funneling western and Afghani fighters to fight in Ukraine — it only stands to reason that he would show up on video footage of people being BUSED IN FOR A KAMALA CAMPAIGN EVENT, just 4 days before allegedly trying to kill President Trump!?

Here’s the deal — I haven’t seen verification that this is him.  But I’ve seen the video.  And it looks like a dead ringer to me!  (Hang on to your seat, because I have another crazy connection that someone else just found photo evidence of — connecting Ryan Routh to the Clintons!  Can’t make this stuff up!)

So let’s take a look at some of the videos, and you be the judge:

Is this real?

Rumors: Ryan Routh was bussed into one of Kamala Harris’s rallies. pic.twitter.com/YWtaCPACNB

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) September 17, 2024

Here’s the video in full-size for better viewing:

Is this real?

Rumors: Ryan Routh was bussed into one of Kamala Harris’s rallies. pic.twitter.com/YWtaCPACNB

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) September 17, 2024

FBI Tipped Off In 2019 About Suspected Trump Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh’s Firearm Possession, Agency Says– americanactionnews.com

Man Who Tried to Assassinate Trump Was Flagged by a Second Federal Agency, Then Ignored – RedState– redstate.com

NYT Reporter Details Previous Interaction With Second Would-Be Trump Assassin– americanactionnews.com

White House Doubles Down on Trump Being a ‘Threat’ After Latest Brush With Death – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

Time Magazine Cover From Days Before Trump Assassination Attempt Goes Viral: ‘Almost Like They Knew’– www.westernjournal.com

Pro-Trump legal group demands Biden administration release information about Ryan Routh– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Assassination attempts, threats increase burdens on Trump campaign  – The Washington Post

Would-be Assassin Targeting Trump May Have Had Inside Info on His Schedule, Ex-FBI Official Warns: ‘A Scary Possibility’ | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that former President Donald Trump’s Sunday golf outing at his Trump International Golf Club was a last-minute decision.

Chris Swecker, a retired FBI assistant director, told Newsweek that the law enforcement community is now focused on determining how Routh appeared to know Trump would be at the West Palm Beach golf course on Sunday.

“The biggest question to answer is: ‘How did the would-be assassin know to be at that location at that time?’” Swecker said.

He added that the possibility of inside knowledge is “a scary” and dangerous reality that cannot be ignored.

Swecker, who previously oversaw all FBI criminal investigations, outlined three possible explanations: Routh either got incredibly lucky with a guess, conducted surveillance on Trump, or was privy to inside information.

“The last answer is scary and has implications that another person was involved,” he said ominously.

More from Newsweek:

Swecker, who retired from the FBI in 2006 and is now an attorney based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said that it may be time to tone down some of the rhetoric on the former president.

“There is little doubt that the demonization of Trump is resonating with the fringe elements who are mentally unstable and highly impressionable, so it may be time to tone it down a bit,” he said.

He said Routh had been involved in some “strange quests,” including trying to get Afghan fighters into Ukraine to fight the Russians.

“We know this suspect has posted about Trump being a danger to democracy and he has been active on some strange quests: visiting Ukraine to round up Afghan fighters so motive is coming into focus—he is a wing nut who dislikes authority, based on his arrest record for resisting arrest in a two-hour standoff,” Swecker said.

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Swecker said Routh believed those saying that Trump is an existential threat to democracy and allegedly decided to take matters into his own hands.

FBI investigating shots fired near Trump as apparent assassination attempt; Trump is safe • Rhode Island Current
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… “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, said in a statement about 20 minutes after the incident occurred just before 2 p.m. Eastern.

The FBI is taking a lead on investigating, said Jeffrey Veltri, the special agent in charge of the bureau’s Miami field office during a late afternoon press conference by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters that a Secret Service agent with Trump spotted a rifle coming out of bushes next to the golf course.

“The Secret Service agent that was on the course did a fantastic job,” he said. “What they do is, they have an agent that jumps one hole ahead of time to where the president was at, and he was able to spot this rifle barrel, stickin’ out of the fence, and immediately engage that individual, at which time the individual took off.”

Alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh wrote 2023 book about how Ukraine must win ‘unwinnable war’ and advocating for killing Trump | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“I am man enough to say that I misjudged and made a terrible mistake and Iran I apologize. You are free to assassinate Trump as well as me.”

Ryan Wesley Routh, the man under investigation for a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Sunday, wrote a book with his fiancé about how Ukraine must win the “unwinnable war” against Russia in which he discussed Donald Trump being assassinated. The book was published last year.

The book is titled, “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War: The Fatal Flaw of Democracy, World Abandonment, and the Global Citizen-Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea, and the End of Humanity.” It was written by Routh and his fiancé Kathleen Schaffer.

While discussing the Russia-Ukraine war, Routh wrote, “I presume that I must be clear, that while on the current path Ukraine will not win, it is imperative for the world that they do win, and that’s why this book is so important, for us to recognize that losing is not an option and what we must do to win.”

Trump’s would-be assassin Ryan Routh’s Facebook and X accounts suspended: ‘Cover-up begins,’ internet reacts – Hindustan Times
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Following a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Meta has reportedly removed Ryan Routh’s Facebook page, and Elon Musk’s X has suspended his account. The incident, which occurred on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., comes nearly two months after Trump narrowly escaped a shooting at a Pennsylvania rally. Fortunately, this time the Secret Service was able to identify the suspect before any harm occurred.

On September 15, after authorities identified the suspect from a car picture shared by a witness who saw Routh trying to escape, Ryan Wesley Routh’s Facebook page was reportedly removed. According to law enforcement, Routh, armed with a rifle equipped with a scope, aimed his weapon towards the former prez who was golfing at his Florida estate, through the fence from a distance of 300 to 500 yards away.

Alleged would-be Trump assassin recruited for Ukraine’s International Legion– thegrayzone.com
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Before he was caught with an AK-47 on a golf course near Trump, Ryan Routh went to Kiev to fight for Ukraine’s military and recruit for its International Legion. Routh told US media he “had partners meeting with [Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense] every week.”

Ryan Routh was arrested today with an AK-47-style rifle several hundred yards from Donald Trump while the former president was golfing. According to the Washington Post, the “Trump golf course incident investigated as potential assassination attempt.”

Back in 2022, Routh reportedly traveled to Ukraine to recruit for the International Legion. According to Newsweek Romania, which interviewed Routh in 2022, the American resident of Hawaii hoped to fight as a volunteer alongside the Ukrainian army, but was too old at age 56.

“So plan B,” Routh said, “was to come to Kiev and promote the idea of many others coming to join the International Legion. We need thousands of people here to fight alongside Ukrainians. 

There are about 190 countries on our planet, and if the governments are not officially sending soldiers here, then we civilians should pick up this torch and make it happen.”

Ron DeSantis to Conduct Own Investigation Into Second Trump Assassination Attempt– wltreport.com
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Ron DeSantis just announced that the state of Florida will be conducting its own investigation into the second assassination attempt on President Trump’s life Sunday afternoon at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

This investigation is separate from the FBI’s investigation and aimed at preventing the feds from staging a cover-up.

DeSantis announced the investigation on X, saying that Florida will be getting to the bottom of things and letting people know the whole TRUTH about what happened:

The State of Florida will be conducting its own investigation regarding the attempted assassination at Trump International Golf Club.

The people deserve the truth about the would be assassin and how he was able to get within 500 yards of the former president and current GOP…

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 16, 2024

Why There’s Concern Over the FBI Official Involved in Investigation of 2nd Trump Assassination Attempt– townhall.com
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The FBI’s Miami field office is taking the lead on investigating Sunday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump—the second time in two months. Fortunately, a Secret Service agent noticed a rifle barrel with a scope sticking out of the fence near the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, and immediately opened fire. The suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, fled the scene in a getaway car but was eventually detained by Florida law enforcement.

Now, however, some are wondering if Americans are ever going to get the truth about the investigation given who oversees the FBI’s Miami field office.

Last year, top officials at the agency reportedly ordered Jeffrey Veltri to scrub his social media accounts of anti-Trump rhetoric before he could be promoted to be the special agent in charge of the Miami field office.

A whistleblower told Congress Veltri was “adamantly and vocally anti-Trump” and claimed FBI Director Christopher Wray, Deputy Director Paul Abbate, and Executive Assistant Director Jennifer Moore were involved in ordering Veltri to clean up his accounts, though the FBI pushed back, telling The Washington Times the claim was “demonstrably false.”

“The home of President Donald Trump is located in the area of responsibility of the Miami Field Office. It was well known that Veltri was adamantly and vocally Anti-Trump,” said the disclosure, which The Washington Times has obtained. “Wray, Abbate and Moore wanted to ensure that Veltri appeared non-political, Veltri was ordered to remove all of his Facebook and Social media posts that were Anti-Trump.”

The whistleblower said the bureau leaders weren’t concerned about Mr. Veltri’s “bias against Trump” but whether “information related to Veltri’s political bias can be removed from the public domain.”

The whistleblower said Mr. Veltri, who served as acting deputy assistant director of the bureau’s security division until March, also oversaw efforts to suspend agents’ security clearances if they seemed to be a “right-wing radical.” […]

The FBI rejected the whistleblower’s allegations and said Mr. Veltri was promoted through a process by the book.

House lawmakers demand Secret Service briefing on 2nd Trump assassination attempt– www.politico.com
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A bipartisan House task force was already investigating the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Sunday’s attack may have lawmakers expanding their probe.

Reps. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.), the chair and top Democrat on the House task force, have requested a briefing for the panel with the Secret Service this week over what authorities have deemed another “attempted assassination” that occurred at Trump’s golf club in Florida. Shots were fired near Trump, who was unharmed, and a suspect is in custody.

“The Task Force is monitoring this attempted assassination of former President Trump in West Palm Beach this afternoon. We have requested a briefing with the U.S. Secret Service about what happened and how security responded,” Kelly and Crow said in a joint statement, vowing to “share updates as we learn more.”

‘I am glad he is safe’: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts to shooting incident near Trump’s Florida golf course – The Hindu
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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. File.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is ‘glad’ that former US President Donald Trump is safe after reported gunshots near his Florida golf course on Sunday (local time).

The shooting, notably, took place at Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

After the news of the incident broke out, Ms. Harris, sharing a post on social media, said that there is no place for violence in America.

“I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe,” the US Vice President wrote on X.

Adam Kinzinger, Vindmans, MSNBC Deliver Insane Responses to Second Trump Assassination Attempt – RedState– redstate.com
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Given the gravity of the situation, some introspection on the left was warranted. Instead, the equivocations and outright blaming of Trump came fast and hard. One exchange on MSNBC called the attempted assassination “exceptionally unfortunate” not because the former president was nearly killed again, but because it might help him politically.

CNN’s Juliette Kayyem laments this second Trump assassination attempt “could have impacted voters” and “will be used for political purposes” and that’s “exceptionally unfortunate” pic.twitter.com/ymJKE3VbUZ

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 16, 2024

That was just a warm-up, though. Given the shooter’s obsession with supporting Ukraine, it was just a matter of time before the most Ukraine-centric political hacks among us chimed in. On that front, Adam Kinzinger decided to lock replies and post that it was Trump’s fault Routh tried to kill him.

Look violent rhetoric is wrong, and has no place.

But MAGA pretending they didn’t light this fire is gaslighting to the 100th power. Since Trump showed up our politics has gone to crap.

Literally just accused a group of people of eating our pets.

So stop

— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) September 16, 2024

There’s no sugar-coating it. Hours after another attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Kinzinger decided to wink and nod at his crazed followers that everything would be fine if the former president went away. That is the kind of rhetoric that has led us to this point. The idea that commenting on what is happening in Springfield, OH, is somehow an excuse for political violence is insane.

Kinzinger: “Look, isn’t it really Trump’s fault that libs keep trying to shoot him?” https://t.co/RSIfJJSroA

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) September 16, 2024

Alexander Vindman and his crazed wife weren’t any more diplomatic in their responses.

What a vile human being. pic.twitter.com/bg3x99TP4q

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) September 15, 2024

His brother weighed in…… pic.twitter.com/kii7GLK30r

— Constance Crane (@TrackingFires) September 16, 2024

‘I Don’t Like Trump Either’: Son Of Suspect In Latest Assassination Attempt Defends His Dad– wltreport.com
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There has been plenty of social media speculation regarding the possible motive for a shooting near where President Donald Trump was playing golf on Sunday.

A suspect was arrested shortly after the incident, and his previous online posts have provided some context surrounding his political views. Now his son is speaking out and echoing his father’s obvious disdain for Trump.

According to the New York Post:

Oran Routh told the Daily Mail that his father, Ryan Routh, who was arrested in the alleged assassination attempt, isn’t a fan of the Republican nominee.

“I don’t like Trump either,” he added.

But the younger Routh, 35, insisted his dad is not violent and said he was shocked to hear about the allegations.

“He’s my dad and all he’s had is couple traffic tickets, as far as I know,” the son told the Daily Mail. “That’s crazy. I know my dad and love my dad, but that’s nothing like him.”

“He’s not a violent person,” Oran Routh also said. “He’s a hard worker and a great dad. He’s a great dude, a nice guy and has worked his whole f–king life.”

Hannity USSS ‘pounced’ on Trump after gunshots fired near ex-president– www.foxnews.com
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Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity spoke with former President Trump on Sunday moments after an apparent assassination attempt in Florida and gave grim details on what may have been the second attempt on Trump’s life in just two months.

Hannity joined fellow hosts Eric Shawn and Arthel Neville as the news was breaking, telling viewers he had just spoken with Trump and Miami real estate developer Steven Witkoff, who were on the fifth hole at about 1:30 p.m. when shots rang out at the Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach.

Elon Musk’s Post After Apparent Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Backlash – Newsweek
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Elon Musk has faced backlash after writing, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” following an apparent second assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

On Sunday evening, a shooter attempted to assassinate the Republican presidential candidate at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, the FBI said. No injuries have been reported, according to the Associated Press, which cited a spokesperson for Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Following the attack, user @cb_doge on X, formerly Twitter, wrote, “Why they want to kill Donald Trump.” Musk, the billionaire owner of the social media site who supports Trump, replied, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”

THE FIRST ASSASSINATION  ATTEMPT

Democrat Sen Richard Blumenthal threatens to subpoena Biden-Harris DHS for ‘stonewalling’ investigation into Trump assassination attempts | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“[DHS is] almost derelict in its duty by resisting our requests for documents, evidence and information that are necessary to investigate.”

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who is leading a probe into the now two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, has threatened to use “subpoena power” to force the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop “stonewalling” his committee with its requests for information regarding the two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump.

Blumenthal is chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) under the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC). He said on Monday that DHS has been stonewalling the subcommittee and said the Biden-Harris department is “almost derelict in its duty by resisting our requests for documents, evidence and information that are necessary to investigate.” The senior Democrat said he is “angry” at the way he and the committee have been brushed off by the DHS.

“We may need to require more cooperation from them. And we have the power to do so through the compulsory process. In other words, the subpoena power,” he said, Just the News reported Tuesday.

Americans Will be ‘Appalled’ by Security Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt Report– legalinsurrection.com
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The Secret Service gave senators a report on its investigation into the security failures at Donald Trump’s rally where someone tried to kill him.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) fumed about the report to reporters.

I’d say he’s itching for the Senate to release their interim report:

“I think the American people are going to be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report to them about the failures by the Secret Service in this assassination attempt on the former president,” Blumenthal told Fox News. “But I think they also ought to be appalled and astonished by the failure of the Department of Homeland Security to be more forthcoming, to be as candid and frank, as it should be to them in terms of providing information.”

The Latest: FBI says gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw ‘target of opportunity’  

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A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity.”

Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are kicking off a two-day bus tour in Georgia on Wednesday that will snake through rural areas in the southern part of the state before culminating in a big rally in the coastal city of Savannah.

The Democratic ticket will meet with supporters, campaign staff, small business owners and voters.

Donald Trump shooter Thomas Crooks was carrying detonator connected to explosives hidden in car

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A remote detonator was discovered on the body of would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, along with his mobile phone, after he was fatally shot by Secret Service snipers.

Crooks opened fire at the rally in Pennsylvania killing a Trump supporter and grazing the Republican’s ear. An image initially published by Pittsburgh’s WPXI revealed the detonator, a rectangular gray device resembling a TV remote control, next to the gunman’s mobile phone.

NEW WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATION: Secret Service Failed to Properly Train Agents Assigned to Candidate Details, Trump Rally

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Yesterday U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe following new whistleblower allegations that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents who partnered with the Secret Service for protective details were improperly trained. Reports indicate that this deficient training extended to the Butler, Pa., rally where former president Donald Trump was shot.

“Whistleblower allegations to my office report that the only training received by many HSI agents reassigned to work protective details is a single two-hour webinar on Microsoft Teams featuring pre-recorded videos,” wrote Senator Hawley. “The whistleblower alleged that these videos were not substantive and their playback was frequently riddled with technical mishaps, leaving the HSI agents ill-prepared for the protective mission to which they were newly assigned.”

He continued, “[A]ll of these allegations together suggest that a significant number of personnel tasked with providing security for former President Trump at the July 13 rally were egregiously under-prepared by the Secret Service to carry out this mission. Moreover, these latest whistleblower allegations contend HSI agents were pulled off child exploitation cases in order to serve on protective details for which they were unprepared.”

Donald Trump Says Assassination Attempt Has Had ‘No Impact’ on Him: ‘I Don’t Think About It a Lot’ 

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“It’s had no impact,” he told the Daily Mail of how he’s been coping. “It’s just amazing.”

Trump said he hasn’t suffered any flashbacks or had bad dreams since then event, adding that he hasn’t felt the need to go to counseling.

“I have not had any, I must tell you,” he said of therapy. “I don’t think about it a lot. It healed up.”

Trump assassination attempt: Viral video shows new perspective from deadly rally shooting  – Fox News

LATEST DEVELOPMENT: Agents Protecting Trump During Attempted Assassination Received Only a 2-Hour Online Webinar for Training – conservativeroof.com

Trump assassination bid was a ‘serious failure’ by US Secret Service, ex-MI6 chief tells…  LBC

September 23, 2024

Maduro Warns Against Accepting Electronics Gifts

Following up the Israeli operation against Hezbollah leaders through blowing up rigged electronic devices like pages, Nicolas Maduro, the embattled President of Venezuela, is warning members of his government to avoid accepting any electronics gifts. He stated in a Presidential speech on national tv, “Do not accept electronic gifts… be careful with telephones, cellphones, be careful everyone.”

Maduro issues Christmas gift warning — RT World News– www.rt.com
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The Venezuelan leader has pointed to recent pager blasts in Lebanon, while urging caution for the upcoming festive period

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned members of his government against accepting electronic devices as Christmas presents.

Maduro’s comments at a meeting on Venezuelan culture in Caracas on Friday followed a series of deadly explosions involving communications equipment in Lebanon last week.

”Do not accept electronic gifts… be careful with telephones, cellphones, be careful everyone,” the president said during a speech broadcast on national television.

EU’s recognition of González as winner in Venezuela vote historic, opposition leader tells Euronews– www.euronews.com
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The European Parliament’s decision showed Europe is with us, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said in an exclusive interview…

On Thursday, the European Parliament voted in favour of a non-binding resolution stating that González, not Maduro, is the legitimate winner of the presidential election.

The partnerships with Russia, Cuba and Iran, as well as oil, gold and drug trafficking and human rights violations, have put Venezuela among countries antagonist to the interests of the West.

In an exclusive interview, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, Maria Corina Machado, told Euronews why Venezuela is crucial for European interests and why the decision in Brussels matters so much to her and her compatriots.

September 18, 2024

Venezuela’s government says 4th US citizen detained in alleged plot to kill president – POLITICO
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Venezuela’s government Tuesday announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro in which authorities claim the CIA, Spain’s intelligence agency, organized crime groups, sex workers and members of the opposition are involved.

Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello revealed the arrest and details of the plot during a speech before the National Assembly, whose members applauded the detention. Cabello did not identify the most recently detained American.

The alleged plan joins dozens of other anti-Maduro plans that his government earlier this year claimed to have foiled.

“Those who try to mess with Venezuela, we will screw them, regardless of their name,” Cabello said.

He spoke hours after an independent panel of experts backed by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council issued a scathing report against Maduro’s government, accusing it of deploying the “harshest and most violent mechanisms of its repressive apparatus” in the wake of the disputed July presidential election.

Venezuela intensified ‘repressive machinery’ after Maduro re-election: UN | Nicolas Maduro News– www.aljazeera.com
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Venezuela’s government has unleashed an unprecedented wave of repression following the contested re-election of Nicolas Maduro in July’s presidential election, a United Nations fact-finding mission has reported.

Maduro’s victory in the disputed vote saw authorities crack down on the opposition and protesters, the mission said in its report released on Tuesday. The response of the authorities has thrown the country into one of its most “acute human rights crises in recent history” the report by the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) warned.

Amid weeks of unrest on Venezuela’s streets, 25 protesters were killed and at least 2,400 arrested, the report said.

“We are witnessing an intensification of the state’s repressive machinery in response to what it perceives as critical views, opposition or dissent,” said Marta Valinas, chair of the fact-finding mission.

Twenty-four out of the 25 deaths were caused by gunshot wounds, mostly to the neck, the mission reported. Many of those arrested, including more than 100 children, “were accused of terrorism and incitement to hatred”, it noted.

“These arrests involved and were followed by serious violations of due process, reaching unprecedented levels in the country,” the report read.

Venezuelan leaders accuse the CIA of trying to overthrow the government – wbhm.org
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Top Venezuelan officials are accusing the United States of plotting to overthrow the government and assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuelan authorities arrested six people, including three Americans in the alleged plot.

U.S. State Department officials call the accusation “categorically false.”

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Venezuela says US Navy SEAL among foreigners arrested over alleged CIA ‘operation’ to assassinate Maduro – CNN
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Venezuela says it has arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL, for an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country that has been in crisis since disputed elections earlier this year.

Interior minister Diosdado Cabello claimed that the alleged plot was led by the CIA, and aimed at assassinating the country’s leader Nicolás Maduro. The US State Department rejected the claim as “categorically false.”

The accusation comes as Venezuela’s opposition, multiple Latin American leaders and the United States refuse to recognize Maduro’s disputed election win, which has been followed by deadly protests during which thousands were arrested.

In a news conference on Saturday, Cabello identified the purported Navy SEAL as William Joseph Castañeda Gómez, and claimed he was the leader of the operation. The minister also named two other detained Americans: David Estrella and Aaron Barrett Logan.

The minister said that in addition to the Americans, two Spanish citizens – José María Basoa Valdovinos and Andrés Martínez Adasme – and one Czech citizen, Jan Darmovzal, were arrested. Venezuelan authorities have also seized 400 US rifles linked to the alleged plot, he said.

“The CIA is at the forefront of this operation,” Cabello said in the news conference, claiming that Spain’s National Intelligence Center was also involved. “That does not surprise us at all,” he said.

He alleged that the operation had “very clear objectives of assassinating President Nicolás Maduro” and other high-ranking Venezuelan politicians including himself and the vice president.

The State Department denied the claims. A spokesperson confirmed on Saturday a member of the US military had been arrested in Venezuela, and that the department was “aware of unconfirmed reports of two additional US citizens detained” in the country.

“Any claims of US involvement in a plot to overthrow Maduro are categorically false,” the spokesperson added. “The United States continues to support a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela.”

The department is seeking additional information, the spokesperson said.

A Spanish foreign ministry source told Reuters it was asking Venezuela for more information.

“The Spanish embassy has sent a verbal note to the Venezuelan government asking for access to the detained citizens in order to verify their identities and their nationality and in order to know what they are accused of exactly,” the source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Venezuela is still grappling with the fallout from its presidential election in July, which saw Maduro claim a third term despite global skepticism about the result and outcry from the country’s opposition movement.

The coalition backing opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez insists the vote was stolen, publishing online vote tally sheets which experts say indicate Maduro actually lost the presidency by a significant margin.

The US has acknowledged Gonzalez as the candidate who received the most votes in that election, but has not formally recognized him as president-elect of Venezuela.

Last week, Gonzalez flew to Spain, fleeing Venezuela after an arrest warrant  was issued accusing him of terrorism, conspiracy and other crimes.

On Thursday, the US imposed sanctions on Venezuelan officials aligned with Maduro for allegedly obstructing the election.

The US also announced that a Venezuelan plane used by Maduro for international travel was seized in the Dominican Republic; a second plane linked to Maduro is under 24-hour surveillance by authorities in the Dominican Republic, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN.

Meanwhile inside the country, Maduro’s government has cracked down on dissent – the harshest crackdown in years, according to Human Rights Watch. Protests have been fiercely repressed, some 2,400 people have been arrested, and many others are now fleeing the country.

Venezuela opposition leader Machado wants US to do ‘much more’ on election dispute

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Thursday she wants the United States to do “much more” to press President Nicolas Maduro amid an ongoing dispute over July’s presidential election.

Democracies around the world have criticized the Venezuelan government’s handling of the July 28 vote, which election officials and its top court say was won by Maduro, who has been in power since 2013. Authorities have not released full tallies, blaming a cyber attack.

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Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader Gonzalez, AG Says

Venezuela’s attorney general’s office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him of incitement and other crimes amid a dispute over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro won a July election.

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Venezuela opposition wants candidate recognized as president-elect

Venezuela’s opposition chief Maria Corina Machado on Thursday called on the world to recognize candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as president-elect after a disputed election in the oil-rich nation.

President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in the July 28 vote but many in the international community have refused to recognize that result.

However, they have also stopped short of accepting Gonzalez Urrutia as the president-elect, instead calling for Caracas to publish detailed polling results.

“The world knows Edmundo Gonzalez is the president-elect and Maduro was defeated by a landslide,” Machado said during a virtual appearance.

Canada still hasn’t recognized the likely winner of Venezuela’s election — Venezuelans want to know why – cbc.ca

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Some Venezuelan-Canadians say the Trudeau government has failed to stand up for democracy in its response to the July 28 Venezuelan presidential election — an election tainted by widespread evidence of fraud and a government campaign of arrests, disappearances and torture of poll workers.

Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia ruled out seeking asylum abroad yesterday after a judge loyal to the Nicolas Maduro regime issued a warrant for his arrest on Monday.

Global Affairs Canada condemned the arrest warrant in a media statement. Gonzalez was still in hiding when this article was published.

According to digitized returns, Gonzalez’s unified opposition won the great majority of votes in the election. But his victory has been rejected by the Maduro regime, which claims to have received 51 per cent of the vote. It is backed by Venezuela’s courts and its National Election Commission, both packed with hand-picked Maduro loyalists.

While Gonzalez and his partner, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, have refused international protection, they have asked for international recognition.

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International leaders condemn arrest order for Venezuelan opposition leader

Foreign leaders, including in the United States and Brazil, have reacted with alarm and warnings after Venezuela issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia this week.

On Tuesday, Canada joined in the outcry, as the government of President Nicolas Maduro continues to crack down on opposition members after a contested presidential election…

Maduro’s government declared him the winner of the July 28 presidential election, with nearly 52 percent of the vote. But unlike in past elections, it did not release vote tallies to back up that claim.

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US seizes aircraft used by Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro 

Washington has seized a private aircraft used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, citing alleged violations of US export controls and sanctions laws. The Department of Justice on Monday said the Dassault Falcon 900EX plane had been seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to southern Florida.

“This morning, the justice department seized an aircraft we allege was illegally purchased for $13mn through a shell company and smuggled out of the US for use by Nicolás Maduro and his cronies,” said US attorney-general Merrick Garland.

The DoJ’s move comes as Maduro, a revolutionary socialist in power since 2013, has been cracking down on the opposition following allegations his government rigged the count to steal victory in July’s presidential election in the Latin American country.

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Venezuela’s opposition faces setback after countries suggest repeat of presidential election

Venezuela’s opposition was dealt a blow Thursday when countries that had been pressuring President Nicolás Maduro to release vote tallies backing his claim to victory in last month’s presidential election began suggesting a repeat of the contest instead.

The proposal from the leftist governments of Brazil and Colombia, both Maduro allies, came less than three weeks after the results of the highly anticipated election came into question when the main opposition coalition revealed it has proof that its candidate defeated the president by a more than 2-to-1 margin.

The opposition categorically rejected any plan to redo the election.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, during a virtual news conference with Argentine media, said that repeating the July 28 presidential election would be “an insult” to the people, and she asked if a second election were held and Maduro still didn’t accept the results, “do we go for a third one?”

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Venezuela AG received affidavit from opposition leader, lawyer says

The lawyer for Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday the attorney general’s office received his affidavit explaining why Gonzalez ignored three summons, amid an ongoing election dispute.

The summons came before an arrest warrant was issued for Gonzalez, the opposition’s erstwhile presidential candidate, on Monday on accusations of usurpation of functions, falsification of public documents and conspiracy, among other charges.

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Venezuelan dictator decrees Oct. 1 to be start of Christmas season: Church responds

“This year, in homage and gratitude to you, I am going to decree that the Christmas season [begins] on Oct. 1,” declared Nicolás Maduro, leader of the ruling socialist regime in Venezuela, Sept. 2 on national television.

“For everyone, Christmas has arrived with peace, happiness, and security,” Maduro added. According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, this is not the first time the socialist regime has done this, as in 2019, 2020, and 2021 it also decreed the “advance” of the Christmas season.

Maduro’s announcement came just hours after the Venezuelan justice system issued an arrest warrant for Edmundo González Urrutia, who won the July 28 presidential elections by a wide margin, according to vote tallies published by the opposition. However, the National Electoral Council, controlled by the governing socialist party, declared Maduro the winner.

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Major power outage hits Venezuela; Maduro government blames ‘sabotage’

 A major power outage plunged much of Venezuela into darkness on Friday, affecting the capital, Caracas, and several other states. The blackout, which began around 4:50 a.m., was blamed on “electrical sabotage” by the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

In a statement shared via Telegram, Communications Minister Freddy Nanez attributed the outage to what he described as a “desperate” effort by Maduro’s opponents to remove him from power. Nanez claimed that all 24 states in Venezuela were at least partially affected by the power disruption. “The entire national government has been activated to overcome this new aggression,” he declared.

By evening, power had been restored to many parts of Caracas after a day marked by intermittent outages. President Maduro, appearing on state television, expressed gratitude to Venezuelans for their patience during a chaotic day that saw businesses close, hospitals switch to backup generators, and Caracas’ subway system shut down, leaving thousands stranded.

 

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US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say

A US service member has been detained in Venezuela, according to four US officials familiar with the matter.

The service member, a US Navy sailor, is a US citizen and was detained on August 30 in Caracas, according to the officials. One of the officials said he is being held by the Venezuelan intelligence agency SEBIN.

A defense official told CNN, “we are aware of reports that a US Navy Sailor was detained on or about August 30, 2024, by Venezuelan law enforcement authorities while on personal travel to Venezuela. The US Navy is looking into this and working closely with the State Department. We refer you to the State Department for additional questions.”

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Venezuela election fallout will worsen refugee crisis, Hopkins expert says  

Venezuela has been ruled by dictators for nearly a quarter century, first under Hugo Chavez, and now under his protege, Nicolas Maduro. Their regimes have suppressed free speech, throttled the economy, committed untold human rights violations, and, in typical dictator fashion, ignored election results to remain in power. Maduro recently ran for reelection against Edmundo González, a stand-in for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was arbitrarily banned from running by the government. Exit polls indicate that the incredibly popular Gonzalez beat Maduro by 30 points, yet on July 28, Maduro declared himself the winner. In more than a month since, his government has provided no proof of victory but has cracked down on dissent, arresting around 2,000 protestors.

The SNF Agora‘s Dissident in Residence, David Smolansky, has firsthand experience with Maduro’s oppressive governance. Before seeking refuge in the United States, the native Venezuelan was elected mayor of El Hatillo, one of the five municipalities in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, in 2013. During his mayoral tenure, he reduced kidnappings in his district by 84%, gained recognition for establishing one of the most transparent local governments in Venezuela, and used his platform to condemn the Maduro administration.

Venezuela’s opposition leader calls for global movement to ‘rescue’ country  – The Guardian

Protest against the election results announced by President Nicolas Maduro’s government, in Caracas  – Colorado Springs Gazette

Argentina joins condemnation of arrest warrant for Venezuela opposition candidate  – Buenos Aires Times

Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’  – UN News

The Take: Venezuela unrest – Can Nicolas Maduro hold on to power?  – Al Jazeera English

Major power outage hits Venezuela; Maduro government blames ‘sabotage’  = Big News Network

Blinken’s Inept Policies Make a Bad Situation in Venezuela Worse  – The American Conservative

Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of diplomatic mission housing six Maduro opponents  – SFGATE