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Marco Rubio has told lawmakers that President Trump plans to buy Greenland rather than invade it, while Trump has asked aids to give him an updated plan for acquiring the territory. NYT

Trump will meet with oil company chief executives Friday at the White House to discuss plans for them to enter Venezuela and drill. Trump announced that Venezuela would relinquish 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, worth roughly $2.8 billion at the current market price. BBG

The US for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again. RTRS

Chevron and private equity firm Quantum Capital Group are teaming up on a bid to buy the international assets of sanctioned Russian oil company Lukoil. FT

China launched an anti-dumping probe into Japan’s chipmaking material dichlorosilane, deepening trade tensions after Beijing imposed export curbs — potentially affecting over 40% of its shipments to the country. Tokyo called the measures unacceptable. BBG

AI “fatigue” is driving cash into shares of S&P 500 companies that aren’t the Magnificent 7, especially those that would benefit most if an expected uptick in economic growth materializes. BBG

old is neck and neck with Treasuries to become the biggest reserve asset for foreign governments, driven by a year of explosive price gains and aggressive central bank buying. Barron’s

Eurozone CPI for Dec was inline on the headline at +2% (down from +2.1% in Nov) while core cooled to +2.3% (vs. the Street +2.4% and down from +2.4% in Nov). BBG

Waner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors unanimously recommended shareholders reject amended Paramount tender offer, saying the offer remains ‘Inadequate.’ BBG

Goldman forecast MSCI China and CSI300 to appreciate 20% and 12% in 2026, after key benchmarks gained 20%-30% in the past year mainly on multiple expansion.

https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2008884528169791633

Tony Seruga @TonySeruga

🚨Buried in dry government accounting documents was a number so large it barely fit on the page: more than $21 TRILLION in unsupported accounting adjustments, waste, and fraud inside the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies over roughly TWO DECADES.

Not millions. Not billions. TRILLIONS.

And almost immediately, the corporate press did what it always does when something threatens the system that feeds it. It slapped a label on the story.

“Conspiracy theory.”

Then it moved on. No follow up. No sustained investigation. No emergency hearings. No national address.

Just a quiet reclassification of documents, a few dead links, and a coordinated campaign to ridicule like me anyone who dared to discuss.

Let me be precise, because this is where the deception begins…🔥

https://open.substack.com/pub/tonyseruga/p/the-21-trillion-question-washington

https://x.com/TonySeruga/status/2008884983457611831

The Epoch Times @EpochTimes

🚨𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞

In the videos, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente showed no remorse for the attack, according to the Justice Department.

Read the full article in the comment below.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/suspect-in-brown-university-mit-shootings-confessed-on-video-before-suicide-doj-5967242

https://x.com/EpochTimes/status/2008892636627616105

*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone

*US SECURES RUSSIA-FLAGGED TANKER LINKED TO VENEZUELA: NBC

https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2008896772777644089

Breitbart News

@BreitbartNews

CNN asks Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "Are you confident your office has done enough" to fight fraud?

Ellison: "Of course we've done enough. And we're doing more every single day. This is a political matter. This is not a serious thing."

https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/2008901463129411921

Best of luck with that.

Medicaid Will 'Claw Back' Fraud Funds From Minnesota: Agency Head

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/medicaid-will-claw-back-fraud-funds-minnesota-agency-head

>>24085733

It's Empty, per Sal Mercoglione.

Clash Report

@clashreport

BREAKING: SOUTHCOM announces the seizure of another vessel: M/T Sophia.

U.S. Southern Command @Southcom

In a pre-dawn action this morning, the Department of War, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, apprehended a stateless, sanctioned dark fleet motor tanker without incident.

The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition.

Through Operation Southern Spear, the Department of War is unwavering in its mission to crush illicit activity in the Western Hemisphere. We will defend our Homeland and restore security and strength across the Americas.

@DeptofWar

@DHSgov

@USCG

#OpSouthernSpear

https://x.com/Southcom/status/2008905619424620879

https://x.com/clashreport/status/2008906776750477339