Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Venezuelan authorities said they uncovered an operation targeting the USS Gravely, a guided-missile destroyer that docked Sunday in Trinidad and Tobago — within firing distance of the Venezuelan mainland. The ship’s arrival sparked outrage in Caracas, which called it a ‘provocation’ …. Maduro on Monday evening announced he had suspended a gas agreement with Trinidad and Tobago …. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Monday that a cell ‘financed by the CIA’ planned to attack the USS Gravely and frame Caracas. Four people were arrested, Cabello said, without providing details of the alleged suspects. Venezuela regularly claims to have arrested US-backed mercenaries working to destabilize Maduro’s administration. … Tensions rose further Monday as two US B-1B bombers flew over the Caribbean near Venezuela, the third such show of force in recent weeks.” (10/27/25)
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251027-venezuela-claims-cia-false-flag-attack-foiled-as-us-deploys-bombers
Source: Persuasion
by Ben Connelly
“Across the modern New Right, or the climate-activist left, there is a widespread belief that the very characteristics which were once hailed as America’s strengths are weaknesses. Pluralism, it’s often said, makes our society disparate and fractious. The rule of law hampers the government’s ability to solve big problems. And erratic election results remove leaders before they have a chance to implement lasting change. Some populists, fearing weakness more than totalitarianism, want to eliminate the diversity of our society in favor of unity. There’s a tendency among environmental activists to believe that the scale of the climate crisis requires doing away with free choice and democratic governance. But in all cases, these critics mistake strength for weakness.” (10/27/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/open-societies-are-stronger-than
Source: Reason
“Javier Milei’s Libertarian Policies Win Shock Election.” (10/27/25)
https://reason.com/podcast/2025/10/27/javier-mileis-libertarian-policies-win-shock-election/
Source: CBS News
“Hurricane Melissa was about to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. The storm was expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, forecasters said. Hours before the storm, the government said it had done all it could to prepare as it warned of catastrophic damage. … The storm already was blamed for seven deaths in the Caribbean, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another person was missing.” (10/28/25)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-its-strongest-recorded-history/
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“Similar to the Battle of Midway, the fierce military battles currently taking place in the Caribbean involve the naval forces of the United States and those of South American drug cartels. So far, U.S. forces have achieved the same level of military success as their predecessors at Midway. U.S. forces in the Caribbean have succeeded in destroying 10 enemy vessels. So far, enemy forces have failed to destroy even one American military vessel. Moreover, while U.S. forces have killed more than 40 enemy drug-cartel terrorist troops, the Pentagon has been quick to reassure Americans that so far there have been no casualties among U.S. troops. Despite these major military victories, however, the naval battles obviously continue to be fierce and precarious because President Trump and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are now summoning a massive naval reinforcement to the Caribbean.” (10/27/25)
https://www.fff.org/2025/10/27/the-battle-of-midway-in-the-caribbean/
Source: The Telegraph [UK]
“Ukraine has carried out a drone strike on Belgorod dam that led to flooding in the southern Russian region and cut off several Moscow units. Water gushed from the damaged reservoir, disrupting Russian logistics and stranding troops stationed on the Ukrainian side of the border in Vovchansk. … Before the dam strike, Ukraine’s 16 Army Corps said Russian activity near Vovchansk had increased owing to warm weather. This hardened the ground and led to shallower rivers in the region, making logistics easier for the Russians. But after the strike, the water surged into the Siverskyi Donets River, reportedly flooding Russian bunkers and trenches and complicating logistics for the forward positions of Moscow’s troops.” (10/27/25)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/27/russian-troops-cut-off-flooding-ukraine-hits-belgorod-dam/
Source: The Watch
by Radley Balko
“Between 2018 and 2019, Silverman was accused of sexually abusing as many as 15 children. (It still isn’t clear exactly how many accusations there were.) The alleged abuse took place at a preschool operated by the Washington Hebrew Congregation (WHC), a large and influential synagogue …. For 18 months, three law enforcement agencies thoroughly investigated Silverman. They went through every electronic device he owned, scoured his past, and interviewed friends and family up and down the East Coast. Then, the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. and the D.C. Metro Police Department cleared him with an unusual, strongly-worded public statement: ‘After exhausting all investigative avenues, the universal determination of the investigative team was that there was insufficient probable cause to establish that an offense occurred or to make an arrest.’ … But the statement didn’t persuade Silverman’s accusers. It only further infuriated them.” (10/27/25)
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/accusing-jordan-silverman
Source: US News & World Report
“Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, escalating a national fight over midcycle redistricting. President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw new maps that give the party an easier path to maintain control of the House in the midterms. While Republicans in Texas, Missouri and North Carolina have moved quickly to enact new districts and California Democrats are seeking to counter with their own redistricting plan, Indiana lawmakers have been far more hesitant. Braun called for the General Assembly to convene Nov. 3 for the special session. It’s unclear whether enough of the GOP majority Senate will back new maps. The White House held multiple meetings with Indiana lawmakers who have held out for months.” (10/27/25)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-10-27/indiana-gov-mike-braun-calls-a-special-session-to-redraw-the-states-congressional-boundaries
Source: The Daily Economy
by Donavan Lingerfelt & Ma Junjie
“Trade has made us wealthy and resilient, but also vulnerable to coercion. As China’s economic power peaks, its political model may be reaching its limits.” (10/27/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/how-china-remade-global-trade-and-then-broke-it/
Source: Reuters
“Israel won’t accept the presence of Turkish armed forces in Gaza under a U.S. plan to end war in the Palestinian territory for good, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan includes an international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire which began this month, halting two years of war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. But it remains unclear whether Arab and other states will be ready to commit troops to the international force. ‘Countries that want or are ready to send armed forces should be at least fair to Israel,’ Saar said at a news conference in Budapest. Once warm Turkish-Israeli relations soured drastically during the Gaza war, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan lambasting Israel’s devastating air and ground campaign in the small Palestinian enclave.” (10/27/25)
https://archive.is/P5qr1
