[DS] Criminal Syndicate Is Finished,Arrest Of Maduro Will Lead To Election Rigging Evidence – Ep. 3810
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Economy
- Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill made a straightforward promise: more money in workers’ pockets.
- The plan eliminated the federal tax on tips and overtime pay for linemen and factory workers, and created a new deduction for seniors relying on Social Security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called it “the most pro-worker, pro-family legislation in a generation.”
- several blue-state governors were refusing to reciprocate by eliminating state taxes on tips, including Govs. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.), J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.), and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused them of “deliberately blocking their own residents” from the bill’s benefits at the state level.
- Bessent made clear that states that refused to comply with the law should expect consequences.
- “Treasury stands ready to work with any state committed to delivering on that promise, but we will not stand idly by as this obstructionism drags down the national recovery,” he said. “This is about fairness. This is about opportunity. And this is about putting America first, starting with the families and workers who make our economy the envy of the world.”
- Kathy Hochul has now caved. On New Year’s Day, she announced that New York will finally move to exempt service workers’ tips from state income taxes on up to $25,000 in tipped income.
- “Starting today, tax rates for the vast majority of lower and middle-class New Yorkers will be cut, families with children will see a sweeping increase in the child tax credit, and minimum wage workers across the state will see their wages go up. I’m kicking the new year off with a proposal of no state income tax on tips, continuing my efforts to make New York more affordable for hard working New Yorkers.”
- The change comes only after months of outrage from restaurant owners and service workers who accused Albany of putting politics ahead of paychecks.
Service industry workers noticed and called it a slap in the face to people barely scraping by in such an expensive state.
Source: zerohedge.com
NOW – Trump says U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela "spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country." pic.twitter.com/R5WrOXYb8U
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 3, 2026
In case you don't realize what just happened:
Venezuela holds the LARGEST oil reserves in the world, at 300 billion barrels.
The US is now "running" Venezuela with large US oil companies moving in, according to Trump.
The US now controls the largest oil reserve in the world. pic.twitter.com/cpBfZpTWC6
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 3, 2026
The irony of last night's events in Venezuela:
It will likely push oil prices even lower.
Markets have been on-edge about geopolitical tensions between the US and Venezuela for weeks now.
However, President Trump has confirmed that Venezuela's oil infrastructure was not…
— Adam Kobeissi (@TKL_Adam) January 3, 2026
damaged last night. On top of this, President Trump says the US will be “very much involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry going forward and China is “going to get oil.” In 2010, Venezuela was producing over 3 million barrels of oil per day, now down to ~900,000. If the US truly takes control of Venezuela’s oil industry, MUCH more supply is coming to market. Oil and gas prices would head much lower.
Geopolitical
SOON pic.twitter.com/XU6VmZxph3
— Katie Miller (@KatieMiller) January 3, 2026
Trump talks tough on Venezuela, but admires thugs and dictators like Nicolas Maduro.
As President, I will stand with the Venezuelan people and for democracy. https://t.co/eUt28UxyXS
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 22, 2020
The Biden-Harris administration made available a $25,000,000 reward for information that would have lead to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro.
Now you're saying capturing him was unlawful? Did you just entirely forget your administration's policy? pic.twitter.com/fbXSDzPZ68
— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) January 4, 2026
- Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces on January 3, 1990, after seeking refuge for 10 days in the Vatican’s embassy (Papal Nunciature) in Panama City. This event marked the end of Operation Just Cause, the U.S. invasion of Panama that began on December 20, 1989, under President George H.W. Bush, aimed at deposing Noriega and bringing him to face U.S. charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering. To pressure Noriega into surrendering, U.S. psychological operations teams blasted loud rock music—including tracks like Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle,” Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” and Van Halen’s “Panama”—at the embassy nonstop, contributing to his decision to give up.
He was immediately flown to Miami, where he stood trial, was convicted in 1992, and initially sentenced to 40 years in prison (later reduced). After serving time in the U.S., Noriega was extradited to France in 2010 for money laundering charges, and finally to Panama in 2011 to face additional sentences for murder, corruption, and human rights abuses during his rule.
He died in Panama in 2017 while under house arrest for medical reasons.
The invasion itself involved around 25,000 U.S. troops, resulting in 23 American deaths, hundreds wounded, and estimates of 200–4,000 Panamanian civilian casualties, drawing international criticism despite achieving its primary objective.
Protesters who are paid should be required to disclose that they are being paid and by whom. Protests are political speech/advertising. Why are they exempt from the same disclosures required for political advertising? https://t.co/bt3YNsr32J
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) January 4, 2026
Nicolas Maduro sent violent Venezuelan killers into the US to terrorize our people
A Venezuelan illegal murdered Laken Riley — with the help of Democrats who opened the border & kept letting the killer out of jail
Today the Trump Administration delivered justice for Laken Riley pic.twitter.com/d1q71yHrQ5
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 3, 2026
Were you surprised by Operation Absolute Resolve?
I was.
None of us outside of the Pentagon had even the slightest idea this would happen.
No leaks. No rumors. Airtight OPSEC.
How was that possible?
Because no one told Democrat Senators and Representatives about it in… pic.twitter.com/EMagHjNhaM
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) January 3, 2026
advance.
Trump Admin’s Top Secret Maduro Military Operation Plans Reportedly Leaked To Legacy Media Outlets
- Despite an unidentified party leaking plans of the Trump administration’s top secret military operation targeting Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela to both The New York Times and the Washington Post, neither publication decided to expose it, Semafor reported Saturday night.
- Two anonymous sources, described as familiar with the communication between the administration and media outlets, told Semafor that both outlets declined to break the news on the operation before it happened out of concern for U.S. troops involved. The military incursion, carried out early Saturday, resulted in the capture and ouster of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, whom a grand jury later indicted on four charges, including narco-terrorism conspiracy.
- The identity of the leaker or leakers was not made public as of Sunday morning.
Source: dailycaller.com
Fairly accurate. pic.twitter.com/2cM5FpyFYS
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) January 4, 2026
Russia, China Demand That US Immediately Release Maduro From Custody
- Within mere hours after President Trump announced the Saturday capture by US forces of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after a brief shock bombing campaign and special forces operation in Caracas, Russia has demanded from Washington his immediate release.
- “We firmly call on the U.S. leadership to reconsider this position and release the lawfully elected president of a sovereign country and his wife,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, and described that the crisis should be resolved through diplomatic means.
- “Russia will continue to support the course pursued by its Bolivarian leadership to defend the country’s national interests and sovereignty,” the Foreign Ministry said, while also calling for restraint and cautioning against further escalation.
China has joined Moscow’s calls for the immediate release of Maduro from US custody:
China has called on the United States to immediately releaaljazeera.com/…/china-urges-us-to-stop-toppling-venezuelan-government-release-madurose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Washington carried out massive military strikes on the capital, Caracas, as well as other regions, and abducted the leader.
- Beijing on Sunday insisted the safety of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores be a priority, and called on the US to “stop toppling the government of Venezuela,” calling the attack a “clear violation of international law“.
News: The CIA covertly installed a small team inside Venezuela over the summer, to track Maduro’s patterns, locations and movements, which helped bolster Saturday’s operation as to his exact whereabouts and where he would be sleeping, a sources familiar with the plans tell me…
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) January 3, 2026
Source: zerohedge.com
China has embedded operational control into critical mineral extraction that feeds weapons manufacturing
Iran has established drone production facilities within strike range of the continental United States.
Russia has deployed military advisers and integrated air defense systems in the Caribbean.
Venezuela represents the only location where all three adversaries operate simultaneously
I have been monitoring the Venezuela issue all day long, and there are so many questions yet to be answered (thanks to great Pentagon OPSEC), but the strategic reason for bringing down Maduro has become abundantly clear.
While we ostensibly captured Maduro based on legitimate,…
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) January 4, 2026
legitimate, outstanding US drug charges from 2020, the real reason for the military operations early this morning is that neutralizing Maduro’s Venezuela had become a strategic imperative for the USA. Under Maduro, Venezuela had become the Latin American crossroads for all of the USA’s principal enemies. Maduro was nurturing relationships with Russia, Hezbollah and Iran. Worst of all, Venezuela was eagerly becoming a part of Red China’s Belt & Road initiative.
As America’s enemies were lining up Venezuela as their base of operations in the Western Hemisphere to cause mischief and destruction for the USA, Maduro was at the same time making Venezuela a crossroads, safe haven and enabler for all manner of narcoterrorist operations, ranging from Colombia’s FARC to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. On top of all that, Venezuela had become a key player in the illegal alien invasion of the USA, shipping its very worst to the USA in a deliberate and comprehensive destabilizing operation that might have worked had Donald Trump not won in 2024.
Next in importance: oil.
The global and regional ambitions of both China and Russia are in large part dependent on the politics of petroleum, and the USA just deprived both of the cudgel afforded by friendly Venezuelan oil. Trump opponents say “It’s about oil” as if that was a bad thing. Yeah, it’s about oil. Finally, all of this was in keeping with the most essential and fundamental foreign policy mandate of the USA almost since the nation’s inception: the Monroe Doctrine. Operations like what Maduro was running simply cannot be allowed in the Western Hemisphere.
Trump was right for falling back on this most basic of doctrines that protects the USA’s sovereignty. So was Maduro seized because of some five year-old drug charges? Yes. Legally–yes. However, like so many strategic issues in the world today, an action needed to be backed by the fine points of law, and it was.
But the reality is that the Maduro takedown was a Monroe Doctrine-driven necessity that has greatly enhanced the power and national security of the USA. Congratulations, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and the rest of the Trump national security team: you boldly took the steps necessary to defend the USA. Well done.
"Trump said no wars!!!"
If it's over before you blink, it isn't war.
"This is really for the oil!!!!"
Ok, and we just gained $17 trillion worth of oil without a drop of American bIood lost. Your problem?
"But… but… international law!!!!"
Cute! Do you believe in Santa too?…
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 3, 2026
Uh… but what about America 1st!!!!” Dominating our hemisphere is America 1st.
UNSEALED INDICTMENT
Thank you US Attorney Jay Claytonhttps://t.co/2URgPKQ25k
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 3, 2026
- Read the indictment here.
- The grand jury indicted Maduro, his wife, Cilia Flores and four others on four counts: Narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.
- “Nicolas Maduro Moros, the defendant, now sits atop a corrupt, illegitimate government that, for decades, has leveraged government power to protect and promote illegal activity, including drug trafficking,” the indictment read.
- “That drug trafficking has enriched and entrenched Venezuela’s political and military elite, including Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace Diosado Cabello Rondon, the defendant, and former Minister of the Interior and Justice Ramon Rodriguez Chachin, the defendant,” the charging document read.
- The White House absolutely savaged Maduro on Saturday.
Source: thegatewaypundit.com
The President doesn’t need your permission to execute an arrest warrant, Andy. https://t.co/BOrF8akz25
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) January 3, 2026
I voted for Trump to not get us involved in useless, endless wars.
A surgical strike on narco-terrorist facilities in our hemisphere that murder thousands of Americans, coupled with a precision extraction of the lawless bandit in charge, is not a useless, endless war.
So I'm OK…
— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) January 3, 2026
with it. Go America!
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) January 3, 2026
NOW – Trump says he thinks it would "be very tough" for Maria Machado, to be Venezuela's leader as she lacks the support or respect within the country and says the U.S. is "going to take back the oil that, frankly, we should have taken back a long time ago." pic.twitter.com/51dlqsWvEp
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 3, 2026
NOW – Trump says Colombian President Gustavo Petro has "to watch his ass" as he's making cocaine and sending it to the U.S. pic.twitter.com/H2ctUOmX9O
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 3, 2026
MORE – The far-left extremists stated that the "society could no longer afford the wealthy and that these villa districts had to be paralyzed."
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 4, 2026
JUST IN – Airspace over Greece completely closed amid "failure of all communication systems" — BILD
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 4, 2026
War/Peace
🚨 BREAKING: Live rounds used by Iranian security forces in Marvdasht; multiple casualties reported. pic.twitter.com/vAzsFXfmdl
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) January 4, 2026
Years after he left office, a reflective Barack Obama admitted that he and his administration made a “mistake” in not forcefully supporting an Iranian civilian uprising in 2009 that could have ousted that country’s ruing mullahs. Faced with a fresh protest movement 16-plus years later led by street vendors, President Donald Trump has taken the opposite tact in a robust embrace of everyday Iranians that caught the attention of Tehran.
If Iran “violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,” Trump wrote in a 3 a.m. post Friday on his TruthSocial platform. “We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”
The president was not more specific about his intentions, but Iranian dissidents and non-official Trump advisers cheered the statement and said it set the stage for tougher sanctions or other actions by the administration.
- This is very interesting timing considering the recent denial by Zelenskyy that Ukraine had anything to do with the attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence.
- According to Politico, Zelenskyy is removing Vasyl Malyuk as head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the state’s top counterintelligence agency. Malyuk previously worked with British intelligence on operation “Spiderweb” where Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s strategic bombers on several protected airfields (USA not informed).
[DS] Agenda
President Trump’s Plan
FBI Thwarts ISIS-Inspired New Year’s Eve Terror Plot In North Carolina
- The FBI said it foiled an ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve terror attack in North Carolina.
- Suspect Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested on Dec. 31 and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said at a Jan. 2 press conference.
- Sturdivant appeared in court on Jan. 2.
- A U.S. citizen, Sturdivant had allegedly planned the attack for about a year, according to Ferguson.
- A hand-written document titled “The New Year’s Eve Attack 2026” was found in Sturdivant’s bedroom trash can and included a section labeled, “martyrdom Op,” court papers claim.
- Sturdivant read ISIS material online, visited the terrorist group’s websites, and made TikTok videos, Ferguson said.
Source: zerohedge.com
- Former CBS investigative reporter Catherine Herridge said Thursday CBS News executives postponed airing her reports on the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Straight to the Point: Independent Journalism Will Dominate 2026
How CBS Executives Blocked The Hunter Biden Story
"When we did the story, we did it after the (2022) midterms. I argued against that because it was ready before the midterms and my training is that you should… https://t.co/r0t2r7KO7n pic.twitter.com/QS31Ft8ujQ
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) January 1, 2026
always do the story when it’s ready to go. You should not be dictated by the political cycle.” At that time, CBS News was under different management, and did not respond to our questions seeking comment.
Source: dailycaller.com
First off, I did not know that. But with GHWB’s declaration of “a new world order,” it totally makes sense that it would be true. It would also tie in with the 2004 “hanging chad” to make us question paper ballots and go to voting machines. Connecting the dots… 👍🔥
— Bread And Caviar (@bread_n_caviar) January 3, 2026
how much Jeb Bush is connected to drug trafficking. Here’s my Substack article on that subject:
Why are attacking forces getting no apparent return ground fire?
Could anti-aircraft defenses have been already neutralized?
Nobody appears to be – shooting back … https://t.co/GjSqs2MUTJ
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) January 3, 2026
It’s important to note, that the person closest to Trump throughout this operation, was CIA Director Ratcliffe.
Maduro was a CIA/Deep State asset.
I think Trump is signaling the house has been cleaned and the CIA has returned to its intended function. In addition, I think Trump… pic.twitter.com/R6j5dqbor4
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 3, 2026
is undoing the damage the CIA has been used to do over the last 78 years around the world. The Deep State network is being dismantled. Trump did the same thing with Iran. Who enabled and paid Iran to make nukes? Obama via the Iran Deal. Neutralizing Iran’s nuclear capabilities was Trump cleaning up another Deep State mess created by past administrations. Trump knows where all the Deep State assets and proxies are, and he is uprooting them. It’s actually happening. Trump is obliterating the Deep State!
- Maduro a Cartel/Deep State puppet for a while
- Wants out
- Negotiates exit with Trump
- U.S. military extracts him
- Trump rugs the Deep State’s regime change op with his own regime change op
VENEZUELA: Trump just posted a video on Dominion voting machine fraud. Coincidence, or timing? A Venezuelan military intelligence whistleblower says the CIA outsourced election rigging tech like Smartmatic and Dominion from Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/Hxo0zpqtEO
— @amuse (@amuse) January 4, 2026
Maduro played a large role in the destabilization efforts, sending drugs and murderous gangs into our country. Is it considered one crime syndicate?
“Resounding Success” 👉 Two Thumbs Up.
Military genius and partner coordination at its absolute finest.
Venezuelan liberation from the worldwide DeepState intelligentsia communities is now underway.#DarkToLight https://t.co/OQSOM4m4tJ pic.twitter.com/gNDwxJxO7B
— SGAnon (@TheQNewsPatriot) January 4, 2026
Perhaps this is a better way to explain it:
South America has historically been used as playground for the CIA/Deep State to engage in racketeering.
Destabilized and low-functioning nations are the only place the CIA playbook can work.
So Trump is bringing stability to the… pic.twitter.com/9sWRruURuP
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 3, 2026
nations and regions that past US administrations have destabilized and destroyed. If there is no instability, the Deep State cannot operate. Therefore, Trump is going to neutralize those causing the instability, ie, the cartels. Trump is essentially undoing the decades of damage caused by the Deep State, and creating a new world the way it should be.
I know what everyone is thinking.
“We should use the US MIL to arrest treasonous Deep State politicians!”
However, it is illegal for US MIL to conduct domestic law enforcement on US soil, with one exception…
THE INSURRECTION ACT!
Now do you see why the Dems don’t want the US… pic.twitter.com/o27XVJ0zXM
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 3, 2026
MIL in their cities? Now do you see why they have been panicking about the Insurrection Act? The Dems are Deep State puppets just like Maduro. They fear that what just happened to Maduro, is going to happen to them. THEY FEAR THE RECKONING!
