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Welch: "Is there a tape of Mr. Homan that has audio and video of the transfer of the $50,000?"

Bondi: "I don't know the answer."

Welch: "You do know the answer."

Bondi: "Don't call me a liar!"

Welch: "I didn't call you a liar?"

Bondi: "You just said I know the answer!"

LaLiga evitó emitir el homenaje del Athletic a Palestina, con denuncia en directo de la Cadena SER: "Censura" Tal y como estaba previsto este sábado, el Athletic Club de Bilbao homenajeó a Palestina y pidió el fin del genocidio en Gaza antes de jugar contra el Mallorca en San Mamés. Pero los espectadores de M...

LaLiga evitó emitir el homenaje del Athletic a Palestina, con denuncia en directo de la Cadena SER: “Censura”.

Los espectadores de Movistar Plus+ no pudieron verlo porque las cámaras de LaLiga enfocaron hacia el exterior del estadio

VENEZUELANS

IN DENVER, COLORADO

On October 16, a special screening of our documentary, "A Dangerous Assignment", co-produced by @armandoinfo.bsky.social and Frontline-PBS, will take place.

There will then be a forum where we (Roberto Deniz, Juan Ravell and me) will participate.

Ratings: Jimmy Kimmel Bests Stephen Colbert in Late-Night Crossover Faced with the choice of Stephen Colbert on Kimmel or Jimmy Kimmel on Colbert Tuesday night, more viewers picked Kimmel's show on ABC—continuing a recent trend.

Faced with the choice of Stephen Colbert on Kimmel or Jimmy Kimmel on Colbert Tuesday night, more viewers picked Kimmel's show on ABC—continuing a recent trend.

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

I am grateful to Erin Sheridan and Paul Ghusar for their interest in the story of our journalistic endeavor and for drawing attention to the situation of Venezuela under Maduro's dictatorship.

Also to Boris Muñoz and Catalina Lobo-Guerrero for their key support to the production.

YouTube video by Paul Ghusar Armando.info

Two outstanding students from the University of California, Berkeley, have made this short documentary about what life and work in exile means to three of the journalists of @armandoinfo.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C__4...

El fiscal Barros y el homicidio en Chile del disidente Ronald Ojeda: “Existen antecedentes claros que apuntan hacia Diosdado Cabello” El jefe del Equipo de Crimen Organizado, quien investiga el caso del exmilitar, dice que hay nuevos antecedentes que vinculan al número dos del régimen venezolano respecto de que habría “pagado y encargado” el asesinato al Tren de Aragua

El fiscal a cargo de la investigación del secuestro y asesinato del exmilitar venezolano Ronald Ojeda en Chile dice que hay antecedentes que vinculan a Diosdado Cabello, quien habría “pagado y encargado” el asesinato al Tren de Aragua dozz.es/6r72a9

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.⁠

He said he feared returning to the U.S., stating, “They’re going to do something to me so that I can’t say what I want to say.⁠" bit.ly/488enfq

Trump Nepobaby Faces Taylor Swift Fan Meltdown Over Merch Kai Trump introduced her new merch with a video shot on the White House lawn ..... our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

Kai Trump introduced her new merch with a video shot on the White House lawn ..... our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It In 1989, Sir Tim revolutionized the online world. Today, in the era of misinformation, addictive algorithms, and extractive monopolies, he thinks he can do it again.

Tim-Berners Lee, who invented the World Wide Web in 1989, is now building tools that aim to resist big-tech platforms, give users control over their own data, and prevent A.I. from hollowing out the open web.

Extraordinary move by Judge William Young:

Pentagon Pete Bans Beards at Work After Begging to Keep His Beard on Fox Hegseth flew in the military’s top brass to announce a ban on beards—after once pleading on-air to keep his own.

Hegseth flew in the military’s top brass to announce a ban on beards—after once pleading on-air to keep his own.

Trump’s NSPM-7 Alarms Law Firms While Congress Is Silent Domestic terror watchlist to double, sources say

FBI's domestic terror watchlist expected to DOUBLE in size as a result of NSPM-7, the new presidential directive targeting "anti-Christian," "anti-capitalism" and "anti-American" speech:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Mormon Church Gunman Had Trump Sign Outside His Home Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his car into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and opened fire.

The suspect, Thomas Sanford, seemed to own Donald Trump memorabilia, with a campaign sign outside his house and a Facebook photo wearing a shirt that reads “Re-elect Trump 2020,” and “Make liberals cry again.”

However, local authorities and the FBI have not yet identified a motive. trib.al/0UwICcz

El nuevo hotel del aeropuerto de Maiquetía aloja los negocios de Alex Saab Tras un cuarto de siglo de obras, Nicolás Maduro inauguró el lujoso hospedaje, de cuya regencia dejó a cargo a su otrora contratista favorito y actual ministro, en el rol de presidente del CIIP. Pero ...

Today, more than a decade later, the hotel is back in the hands of Saab, but in his role as president of a state agency.

A story by @armandoinfo.bsky.social (in Spanish).

armando.info/el-nuevo-hot...

In 2013, a company owned by Alex Saab – formerly Maduro's favorite contractor, today his minister– was commissioned to finish it in 12 months. The allocation was not fulfilled then.

Last Monday, after 25 years of construction, Nicolás Maduro inaugurated the new hotel at the Maiquetía airport – which serves the city of Caracas.

Exclusive: Rolex Courted Trump at the U.S. Open — Now Elizabeth Warren Wants Answers The Swiss watchmaker’s U.S. Open invite to Trump — complete with gifts and laughs — now faces scrutiny as Elizabeth Warren accuses the brand of angling for tariff relief.

EXCLUSIVE: Rolex says Trump “joked” his invite to their private box at the U.S. Open was to get favorable tariff terms for Switzerland, a quip that “brought a round of laughter all around."

A profile of Nexstar CEO Perry Sook, who kicked Jimmy Kimmel off his stations and has criticized the "unbridled and ubiquitous reach of Big Tech and Big Media" (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)

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Trump admin 'seems to care very little about autistic people,' says advocate In making unsupported claims about autism, the Trump administration is "pointing the finger" at parents and making them feel guilty, says autism community advocate Colin Killick.

In making unsupported claims about autism, the Trump administration is "pointing the finger" at parents and making them feel guilty, says autism community advocate Colin Killick.

Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.

Read the Dekleptocracy substack: "When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem"
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...

'We'll leave you to rot' — UN report details horrific torture of Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity Former detainees reported experiencing a broad array of torture and ill-treatment during their captivity. Commonly described methods included severe beatings with various objects such as batons and st...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published a report on Sept. 23 detailing the vast scale of torture committed by Russian forces on Ukrainian civilians held in captivity in occupied territories.

Masha Gessen in today's NYT

The Supreme Court has made clear for decades that journalists are entitled to lawfully obtain and publish government secrets.

"That is essentially the job description of an investigative journalist," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @brianstelter.bsky.social.

Trump claims acetaminophen use during pregnancy may cause autism The over-the-counter drug has been used in Tylenol and many other other widely used medications for decades as a pain and fever reliever during pregnancy.

The bulk of scientific research has not identified a link between acetaminophen and autism, and between 40% to 65% of women use acetaminophen at some point during pregnancy according to a 2014 study.

#BREAKING: Trump tells pregnant women ‘don’t take’ Tylenol, contradicting standard guidance

Tiger Handler Linked to Joe Exotic Is Fatally Mauled by Tiger Ryan Easley, 37, was performing at his family-run private zoo in Hugo, Okla., when a tiger attacked him, the authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A tiger handler who had acquired some of his tigers from Joe Exotic was fatally mauled on Saturday by a tiger at his family-run zoo in southeastern Oklahoma, the authorities said.

Transparencia mayo agosto 2025 - Armando.info A comienzos de mayo, en Armando.info, fuimos sorprendidos por el anuncio del Consejo Rector de la Fundación Gabo que, cada año, elige a un periodista o equipo

It is an exercise in transparency, pioneering in Venezuela and the region, which we do to allow readers to assess the independence of our work.

The report for May-September 2025 is now available (in Spanish).

armando.info/transparenci...