🇺🇸 — U.S. National Guard withdraws from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, due to an alleged "great reduction" in crime.

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack underway, primarily against Moscow and Crimea.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪 — There is no truth to reports that ten F-22s flew to Puerto Rico earlier today.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Anti-Israel Florida governor candidate James Fishback is demanding Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins release a full transcript of his meeting today with Benjamin Netanyahu. Jay Collins is expected to run against James Fishback in the 2026 Florida Gubernational Republican primary.

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🇦🇪🤝🇮🇱🇸🇴 — Following Israel's lead, the United Arab Emirates has discreetly recognised Somaliland; "Somalilandi" passports are being accepted at the UAE's visa application website.

🇺🇸❌🇻🇪 — Remnant of a MQ-9 Reaper-launched Hellfire missile found at Alta Guajira, site of a covert CIA attack on Venezuelan territory. Physical confirmation that an attack indeed took place.

🇮🇷⚡️ — OVERVIEW: A map from Faytuks Network shows the status of protests across Iran.

— Red marks protests ongoing from before 01/01/2026.
— Orange marks protests that began on 01/01/2026.

🇷🇺🇷🇺 — Ramzan Kadyrov was hospitalized on December 24 and reportedly required doctors to resuscitate him. He has not made any appearances since his sudden collapse in health.

🇮🇱❌🇱🇧🇱🇧 — Earlier today, numerous IAF airstrikes took place across southern Lebanon, targeting alleged Hezbollah infrastructure. These are the first airstrikes since the start of 2026 and the end of the Lebanese government's set deadline to disarm Hezbollah.