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Shame on the UN: Ratifying Genocide, Legitimating the Trump Plan
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

7 Jan 2026 – The 3 Jan acts of US aggression against Venezuela rationalized as ‘law enforcement’ is a geopolitical expression of extra-legal prerogatives shielded from UN censure and sanctions by the veto power of the P5, and in that sense reflects the same mentality underlying the complicity with Gaza genocide.

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Ela Gandhi’s Statement on the US Attack on Venezuela
Ela Gandhi – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

On 5 Apr 1930 Gandhiji wrote to a U.S. businessman: “I want world sympathy in this battle of right against might.” Today in the face of US aggression against Venezuela and labelling South Africa for genocidal intent against Afrikaners while ignoring genocide in Gaza, we are reminded of this quote and ask: Can the world stand by and allow this kind of aggression to continue?

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Withdrawing the US from International Organizations, Conventions and Treaties
The White House - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

Presidential Memoranda 7 Jan 2026 – Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

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Grand Illusion
Chris Hedges – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 – We are cursed by what the historian Barbara Tuchman calls the “bellicose frivolity of senile empires.”

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The Trump Doctrine Exposes the US as a Mafia State
Jan-Werner Müller | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

7 Jan 2026 – The Venezuela incursion is in line with this logic, made even plainer as the US eyes Greenland.

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Economic Warfare, Asset Theft, and Global Destruction
Nouri | Manufacturing Dissent - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026 – Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s Masterclass on US Sanctions

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The Leeches on Humanity Have Unmasked Themselves in Palestine & Venezuela
Zarni tells it like it is – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 – Criminal White Supremacist Arses have roamed our planet for way too long. Enter the European slave trade, the most successful trade of its kind in recorded history, that kicked off in AD 1440. In 2026, there still are Class A criminals in the ruling circles of Europe, N. & S America, and Australia- that is, the world of White Supremacy encompassing both Zionist and White nationalist strains.

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War and Oil: Connecting the Dots
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

And Why Everyone Should Boycott Chevron

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Who’s Really Running Venezuela?
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

9 Jan 2026 – The world was mystified when Trump said that the US would “run” Venezuela. He has since made it clear that he wants to control Venezuela by imposing a U.S. monopoly on selling its oil to the rest of the world, to trap the Venezuelan government in a subservient relationship with the US. 

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Responses to Evil, Even as It Has Grown within Social Structures
Prof. Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

Abandoning a religious ethic of absolute commandments emanating from a higher Being and abandoning the concept of ethics as determined by nature itself, human reason has sought a new basis for ethics in a philosophical ontology…

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Ex-Presidents and Democratic Leaders Silent on the Impeachment of Donald Trump
Ralph Nader – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

9 Jan 2026 – Imagine, if you will, what would happen if these four wealthy politicians (George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden), who still have most of their voters liking them, decided to band together and take on Trump full throttle.

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After Trump’s Threat, Venezuela’s Acting President Calls for Cooperation with the US
Dave DeCamp | Antiwar - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – Venezuela’s acting president, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, issued a statement yesterday calling for cooperation with the US after President Trump threatened her with a fate worse than President Nicolas Maduro’s if she did not do the US’s bidding.

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‘Cover-Up’: The Complicity of the Press in US Violence
Kevin Gosztola | The Dissenter – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

4 Jan 2026 – All governments lie. Seymour Hersh built his journalism career around the creed that it’s a reporter’s job to expose government lies, especially those told by the United States government. 

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Jeffrey Sachs Slams US “Power Grab” Over Venezuela at UN Security Council
DRM News | Jeffrey Sachs - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – Economist and UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs delivered blistering remarks at an emergency UN Security Council meeting, condemning U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Sachs warned of U.S. “hegemonic power grabs,” urging the Council to defend the UN Charter and international law.

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A New Year’s Thought: A Farewell to Warriors!
Editorial | The Tokyo Shimbun – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

A One Hundred Two -Year-Old War Survivor Speaks About “War”

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From Minneapolis to Here and There: One Empire, Many Graves
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

This is not about one murder, one massacre, one “tragic incident,” one regrettable “mistake” explained away by a press release and a blue-ribbon commission. This is about a system that perfects cruelty, routinizes violence, and then asks us to admire its efficiency.

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Thematic Report – Israel’s Discriminatory Administration of the Occupied West Bank, Including East Jerusalem
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

7 Jan 2026 – This thematic report considers the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank with a focus on Israel’s discriminatory administration in violation of Article 3 of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination, which prohibits racial segregation and apartheid.

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Venezuela and Truth
Craig Murray - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

4 Jan 2026 – The mainstream media covered Venezuela non-stop yesterday. They did not mention that the elected governments of Hugo Chávez reduced extreme poverty by over 70%, reduced poverty by 50%, halved unemployment, quadrupled the number receiving a state pension and achieved 100% literacy. Chávez took Venezuela from the most unequal society for wealth distribution in Latin America to the most equal.

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The Path to Success in Governing Venezuela
Sakai Tanaka – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 — Five days have passed since the Trump administration’s US military raided Venezuela, abducted President Maduro and his wife, and declared that “the United States will govern Venezuela until it begins to stabilize and develop.”

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Gaza under Engineered Collapse: How Israel Is Dismantling an Entire Humanitarian System
Women Journalists Without Chains – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

7 Jan 2026 – What is unfolding in Gaza is no longer merely the humanitarian fallout of war. It is the systematic construction of a humanitarian void — a man-made catastrophe driven by Israeli policy and sustained through overlapping political, military, and administrative controls that have transformed civilian survival itself into a battlefield.

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5 Crises to Watch Out for in 2026
Norwegian Refugee Council - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

As the world rings in a new year, the need to address ongoing and long-lasting humanitarian crises remains urgent. In 2026, several regions will face challenges that will demand global attention. 

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(Castellano) El buendesarrollo en la universidad franquista y qué hacer hoy
Joan Pedro-Carañana y Toby Miller – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

La universidad franquista nació subdesarrollada en el contexto de la autarquía y murió maldesarrollada en su adaptación al capitalismo. Durante toda la dictadura se produjeron impulsos democráticos y transformadores…

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Ukraine: Conditional Recognition against Referendum
Nils Vidar Vambheim – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

A Framework for a Lasting Solution in Donbass – The framework is based on the principle that lasting peace cannot be achieved by freezing a conflict or relying on trust that does not exist. Mechanisms must be established that solve root problems, and build trust in the process.

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This Is How Israeli Settlers, Backed by the Military, Erased a Palestinian Village from Existence Last Week
Majd Jawad | Mondoweiss - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

4 Jan 2026 – The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli “shepherding outposts” in their place.

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Transcripts of Three International Phone Calls Intercepted by Pegasus Spy Transponders Last Week
Vithal Rajan – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

The First conversation: ‘Hello there! Donald! This is your friend Carney! How you doing today, eh? I have very good news for you! …

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Amb. Chas Freeman: Attack on Venezuela Will Destroy the US Empire
Pascal Lottaz | Neutrality Studies – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – Can a superpower simply kidnap a foreign leader and charge them with possessing weapons on their own soil? Now that the U.S. has effectively “caught the car” in Venezuela, is there any road left for international law, or have we fully entered the era of the outlaw state?

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Teetering on the Brink: WWIII or Just Another Round of Global Poker?
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

11 Jan 2026 – The world in early 2026 – a veritable chessboard where kings posture, pawns get pulverized, and everyone pretends they’re not bluffing.

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An Urgent Appeal to Save the Lives of Palestine Action Hunger Strikers in UK
Former hunger strikers | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

11 Jan 2026 – We write in uncompromising solidarity with the hunger strikers from Palestine Action held today in British prisons. They are imprisoned on remand, without trial and without conviction. For some, their remand has lasted over a year, and for most, they will not see trial for two.

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The Imperial Crosshairs Move to Cuba
Caitlin Johnstone - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

12 Jan 2026 – It’s incredible how rapidly the empire has been shoving through longstanding regional domination agendas in the Middle East and Latin America since late 2023.

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Venezuela and the Collapse of a World Order Built on Treaties
Manuel Galiñanes and Leo Klikers – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

7 Jan 2026 – The crisis surrounding Venezuela exposes an illusion in international politics: the belief that defending international law requires choosing between opposing external coercion and opposing internal authoritarianism. This is a false dilemma.

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How Many International Laws Can the United States Break against Venezuela and Still Get Away with?
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 – Smashing International Laws – The absence of U.N. and O.A.S. condemnations of Washington’s attacks on Venezuela indicates the absolute mafia-type power the U.S. wields in the world.

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Venezuela after Trump’s Strike: John Bolton vs John Mearsheimer
Switzerland with Tom Switzer - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026 – Tom Switzer challenges John Bolton and John Mearsheimer on the Trump administration’s move to remove Nicolás Maduro from power. Will Beijing and Moscow draw lessons for Taiwan and Ukraine? Can Washington control Venezuela’s oil without nation-building? And how does this intervention square with Trump’s promise to avoid foreign entanglements?

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Iran: Dark Clouds, Future Uncertain
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 – Since the “12-day war” of Israel and the U.S.A. against Iran in June 2025, Iran has been a powder key with unresolved political tensions, deepening economic turmoil, and rising domestic dissent.  With the start of 2026, the keg has exploded.  Protests have started in some 32 cities and larger towns throughout the country.

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The Most Censored News Website in Canada
Elizabeth Woodworth - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026 – One thing in our world of non-stop wars is for sure: As long as citizens seeking balanced political coverage of international conflicts are presented with only one side of the story, the democratic knowledge needed to achieve world peace can never occur.

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The War for the Elusive Word of Peace: A Search for Common Ground in Abrahamic and Dharmic Hermeneutics (Part 1)
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

Hermeneutics:  Confronting the Bimodal Interpretive Crisis in Global Religions”

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Fantaisie-Impromptu Chopin Op. 66 (Music Video of the Week)
Rousseau Musique | Chopin – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

No Comment…

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Neocolonial Drug Trafficking and the British Empire’s Opium Wars
Michel Chossudovsky | Substack - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

Today’s “Narco-States” and “The Laundering of Drug Money” – Rarely acknowledged by the mainstream media, the “Global War on Terrorism” which was launched on 9/11 coupled with an extensive dollarization of the global economy has a bearing on the global trade in narcotics, which is controlled by powerful financial interests.

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Maduro Seized, Norms Tested: Security Council Divided as Venezuela Crisis Deepens
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – The UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Until His Final Day, Mohammad Bakri Would Not Be Crushed by Israel
Michael Sfard | +972 Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026 – Israel’s courts, military, and mainstream media united to punish the Palestinian actor for giving voice to his people. But he remained unbroken to the end.

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A Reassessment of Marx’s Theory as a Political Theory and a Theory of Conflict Resolution
Prof. Antonino Drago – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

I present an assessment of Marx’s theory based on a new understanding of the foundations of social science, consisting of two dichotomies. Based on these dichotomies, Marx’s theory implicitly assumed alternatives to those of the dominant economic theory of capitalism.

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World Council of Churches Calls for Sanctions on Israel
Middle East Monitor - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

31 Dec 2025 – The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations against Palestinians in the West Bank.

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The ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Does Not Exist, the U.S. Justice Department Admits
Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

6 Jan 2026 – Updated indictment no longer alleges it is a formal criminal, terrorist organization.

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Toward a Northeast Asian Conference on Peace and Security
Tatsushi Arai - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

Organizing a weeklong conflict resolution dialogue in December 2025 in Okinawa, which is home to extensive U.S. military bases, reminded me of the constant fear and unspeakable suffering endured by local communities under conditions of heightened regional insecurity.

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The Role of Advisers in Mediating Worldview Conflicts
Abbas Aroua | Cordoba Peace Institute Geneva – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

Mediation, understood as an assisted negotiation, is a complex process involving the parties in conflict, a third party (the mediator/facilitator), and a constellation of “fourth parties” who can significantly influence the course and outcomes of mediation.

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The U.S. Desperately Wants Back in the Business of Empire with Venezuela
Gabriel Hetland | The Intercept - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 – The USA carried out a coup in Venezuela to plunder the country’s resources. But Latin Americans will have the last word. Precious few elected officials have raised the fundamental question: Does the U.S. have the right to infringe upon another nation’s sovereignty?

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As the World Welcomes a New Year, We, in Gaza, Dread What It Will Bring
Qasem Waleed | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

31 Dec 2026 -Another year has passed, and life in Gaza is still trapped between Israel’s killing machine and the growing indifference of the world. It is another year added to our unique calendar of loss, destruction and death.  We have seen so much evil this year that we are afraid to imagine the future.

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U.S. the Rogue State
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – The evisceration of the rule of law at home and abroad solidifies the USA as a rogue state.

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UN Security Council Convenes Emergency Meeting on Venezuela
DW News – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – Colombia, backed by Russia and China, requested the council hold an emergency meeting after the US attacked Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro to charge him on drug trafficking in New York.

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Peace–Industrial Complex: What Is It?
Everything Explained Today - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

The peace–industrial complex defines the industry and economy derived from development, peacemaking, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution at both the domestic and foreign levels. Although it has been discussed in more recent times, the concept was introduced as early as 1969 by the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Operations.

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Does Israel Katz Speak for Israel? Will Trump Diplomacy Accept ‘Greater Israel’?
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

27 Dec 2025 – Reading Israel Katz’s Comments on Annexation of the West Bank, Permanent Presence in Gaza, and Policies of Disproportionate Reprisal

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Paradoxical Geopolitical Implications of Dynamics of Self-Other Overlap
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

5 Jan 2026 – Empathy-reification Challenges from an AI Perspective for Israeli-Palestinian and Trump-Putin Relations – The relation between “self” and “other” could be considered a well-worn theme on which further comment is merely an intellectual indulgence.

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(Português) O Ser Humano Tem Ainda Futuro?
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

29 Dez 2025 – Observamos que há uma lenta e irrefreável degradação do nosso modo de habitar a Terra. Cabe-nos mostrar amor à vida em sua majestática diversidade, ter compaixão para com todos os que sofrem, realizar rapidamente a justiça social necessária e amar a Grande Mãe, a Terra.

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A Moment of Hope in Gaza
 Kathy Kelly – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

On Thu 25 Dec 2025, during Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians, 168 students graduated from medical school, in Gaza. Wearing their white coats, they stood in front of the ruined façade of what was formerly Gaza’s largest hospital, the Al-Shifa Medical Complex.

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Three Messages Missed
Mazin Qumsiyeh | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

31 Dec 2025

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The Right to Life: Children
Giulia Welge | Humanium - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

The lives of children worldwide are threatened by preventable circumstances including, but not limited to, diseases, poverty, malnutrition, death penalties and environmental degradation. Children in armed conflict, in street situations, indigenous and migrant children are particularly at risk.

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What Goes Around: The EU’s Extralegal Sanctions Regime
Pascal Lottaz - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

2 Jan 2026 – EU Sanctions against the block’s own citizens and residents are a horrible development toward a totalitarian future. Their extralegal nature is what gives them their force. An explanation attempt.

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Myanmar Junta’s 3-Phased Elections
Maung Zarni | FORSEA – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

31 Dec 2025 – Myanmar’s widely reviled military junta is holding “phased general elections”, amidst the ever expanding military and political conflicts triggered by its coup in February 2021. 

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Decline and Fall
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

27 Dec 2025 – The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later.

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Gaza: The Reckoning
Bruno Maçães - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

The debate on whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide is now closed. The International Court of Justice, all the major historians of genocide, the UN, all the major human rights organisations and even a former Israeli Prime Minister all call the Gaza “war” a genocide. Public opinion across Europe and the US increasingly agrees.

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Israel Bans Dozens of Aid Groups from Operating in Gaza, Including Doctors Without Borders
Dave DeCamp | Antiwar - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

30 Dec 2025 – Other groups that are being banned include the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Catholic charity Caritas, and Oxfam.

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(Castellano) Del subdesarrollo al maldesarrollo de la universidad franquista y el paso al buendesarrollo
Joan Pedro-Carañana and Toby Miller – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Es imperativo analizar la herencia del franquismo y su ideología nacionalcatólica y nacionalsindicalista y del periodo tecnocrático del Opus Dei para alcanzar el buendesarrollo.

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Trump’s Bold Strike in Venezuela: Shattering the Illusion of Isolationism
Diran Noubar – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

This operation, described by Trump as a “large-scale strike”, marks a dramatic escalation in U.S. involvement in Latin America. Beyond the tactical details, this move signals a profound shift—or perhaps a revelation—about Trump’s foreign policy: the definitive end of his promised era of non-interference and isolationism.

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Francesca Albanese and the Lonely Road of Defiance
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

30 Dec 2025 – The U.N. special rapporteur is one of the most courageous crusaders against the genocide in Gaza. Because of this, she is blacklisted and treated as if she is a terrorist.

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The Power of Quantum Thinking
Dr. Vandana Shiva | Wonderstruck – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Can quantum physics help us rethink the nature of consciousness? In this inspiring keynote from ‘A Symposium on Consciousness,’ Vandana Shiva—a renowned physicist, author, and environmental activist—explores the profound connections between quantum mechanics, consciousness, and ecological democracy. MUST WATCH

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After a Generation of Peace, Europe Tells Its People to Prepare for War
Max Colchester and Bertrand Benoit | Wall Street Journal/msn - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

European security officials now regularly broadcast a message nearly unimaginable a decade ago: get ready for conflict with Russia.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR OF 2026!!
Antonio C. S.. Rosa | Editor - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

From the TMS Team

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Here Is to a Quarter Century of US Military Havoc
Belén Fernández | Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

31 Dec 2025 – The US has waged its ‘war on terror’ for 25 years now, sowing death and destruction across the world.

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Maduro Indicted on ‘Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy’ Charges in US Court Following Abduction
The Cradle - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

The US military abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores overnight on 3 Jan 2026, following heavy airstrikes that struck the heart of Caracas and multiple other areas across the country. Caracas has demanded ‘proof of life’ of the kidnapped president.

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The Sound of Silence (Music Video of the Week)
Miloš Karadaglić – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Simply Beautiful!

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2025: the Turbulent Year Due to Trump Administration
Sakai Tanaka - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

30 Dec 2025 – The year 2025 marked the beginning of a turbulent period in which the United States, under the Trump administration, will bring about a major transformation in the world.

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No Joke…
Patrick Chappatte - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Tragicomedy…

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Peace Research at Lund University Closed Down in 1989: Why and How?
Jan Oberg, Ph.D. | Transnational Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

29 Dec 2025 – And why I lived happily ever after. This is a piece of Nordic academic history deserving to be shared – an early case of the destruction of Nordic peace and conflict research that followed.

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Nvidia Stock Is Poised to Benefit from Rising Use of AI in Defense Systems and Global Surge in Defense Spending
Beth McKenna | The Motley Fool - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

DISCLAIMER: Publication of articles on TMS does not mean that we subscribe, agree or support their content. Our aim is to inform and present the facts from diverse angles and perspectives so that our readers may form educated, intelligent opinions.

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“We’re Going to Run the Country:” Preparing an Illegal Occupation in Venezuela
Michelle Ellner | ScheerPost - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

3 Jan 2026 – I listened to the Jan 3 press conference with a knot in my stomach. As a Venezuelan American with family and memories of the country being spoken as if it were a possession, what I heard was chilling. The US will “run the country” until a transition it deems “safe” and “judicious.”

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US Imperialism in 2026 and Prayers of Resistance
Maung Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

To belabour the obvious, US President Donald J. Trump is proving to be yet another aggressor in the White House despite the schizophrenic claims that he has ended eight wars, for which he practically demanded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Israel Recognizes “Somaliland” to Expel Palestinians and Control the Red Sea in Tandem with the US
Ann Garrison and Jamal Abdulahi | Sovereign Media – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

2 Jan 2026 – Israel has declared its intent to expand into the geostrategic Red Sea Region by recognizing Northern Somalia’s secessionist state, but Somalia and much of the rest of the world are pushing back hard. No other nations followed suit and only the US was supportive.

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Nvidia Deepens National Security Push with Palantir and 6G Defense Partnerships
Marta Veyron | MILIVOX Media - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Nvidia is moving deeper into the defense technology sector through strategic collaborations with Palantir Technologies and U.S. government-backed 6G research initiatives. These moves signal the GPU giant’s intent to become a key enabler of next-generation military capabilities across artificial intelligence (AI), edge computing, and battlefield communications.

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They Kidnapped Maduro Because the World Is Ruled by Unaccountable Tyrants
Caitlin Johnstone - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

4 Jan 2026 – After all those months of babbling about fentanyl and “narcoterrorism” and freedom and democracy, the Trump administration has come right out and admitted that its regime change interventionism in Venezuela has always been a good old-fashioned oil grab.

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Kidnapping Democracy: Sovereignty Is Optional—Ask Venezuela
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Regime Change Rebranded as Due Process

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Knesset Passes Law Blocking Provision of Electricity and Water to UNRWA Facilities
Sam Sokol | Times of Israel - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

29 Dec 2025 – Israel has alleged that more than 10 percent of the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s staff in Gaza have ties to terror groups.

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(Français) Qu’est-il Advenu des Prédictions de l’An Dernier ?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

1er janvier 2026 – Il y a un an, je consacrais ce blog aux prédictions liées à l’idée que l’histoire humaine doit traverser une apocalypse avant de pouvoir progresser vers la paix et les droits humains. Aujourd’hui, je souhaite examiner ce qu’il est advenu de ces prédictions.

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What Happened to Last Year’s Predictions?
David Adams | Transition to a Culture of Peace – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

1 Jan 2026 – One year ago I devoted this blog to predictions related to the idea that human history must pass through an apocalypse before it can move forward to peace and human rights.  Today, I want to inquire what has happened to these predictions.

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Can This Problem Be Fixed?
Solutions Journalism Network - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

We hold truth to power; then we tell everyone how the powerful are messing up. Satisfying. Except that right now a lot of North Americans tell us government isn’t really working for them. They are desperate for solutions. So, how do we help?

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The Ceasefire Did What It Was Meant to Do – Make Gaza Invisible
Eman Abu Zayed | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

2 Jan 2026 – Mass deaths in Gaza continue and yet the world no longer pays attention, having been convinced that the genocide is over.

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2026: Hundreds of Thousands of Palestinians Remain Uprooted
UN News/Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

1 Jan 2026 – Many Living in Makeshift Tents Pitched on Bare Ground or Squeezed into Damaged Buildings

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One Humanity and the Paradox of Global Peace and Conflict Resolution
Mahboob A. Khawaja – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

We, the people of knowledge and vision, have intellect and abilities to distinguish right from wrong and help others to avoid preposterous and erroneous myths of peace and conflict management.

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A US War Hero Humiliated Muhammad Ali on Live TV–His Response Made History
Muhammad Ali Stories – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

A decorated Medal of Honor winner publicly calls Muhammad Ali a coward on The Tonight Show in front of 30 million viewers. What Ali does next in those tense 12 minutes creates the most powerful moment in television history.

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Genocide in Pictures: Worth a Trillion Words
Posted by Antonio C. S. Rosa | Editor – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Parental Guidance Advised: Pornographic Violence
GAZA, WEST BANK 5 Jan 2026

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Trump’s Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Mehdi Hasan | zeteo - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

3 Jan 2026 – Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.

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Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. Attacks Venezuela and Kidnaps President Maduro
Glenn Diesen – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

3 Jan 2026 – Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses with Glenn Diesen the US invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro.

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Calendars of Faith: Sacred Time, Shared Humanity as Catalysts for Peace and Conflict
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

A Comparative Study of Abrahamic and Dharmic Timekeeping Systems from Antiquity to Modernity

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Israel Continues “Ceasefire” Violations in Gaza
International Middle East Media Center - TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Fri and Sat [26-27 Dec], carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine‑gun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The renewed violations come as casualty figures climb and rescue teams warn they are unable to reach many of the dead and wounded.

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‘Empire’ without Accountability
Daniel Medina | Racket Cartoons – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Jan 2026

3 Jan 2026 – Impeach, Remove, Arrest the War Criminals

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Enabling Collective Lunacy by Remaking the Universe in One’s Image
Anthony Judge | Laetus in Praesens - TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

Anticipating Controversial Renaming in the Course of the US Moon Mission

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Hamas Negotiator Talks to Aaron Maté about New Barriers to Palestinian Freedom
Aaron Maté | The Grayzone - TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

25 Dec 2025 – As Israel violates the ceasefire with relentless attacks on Gaza, The Grayzone sits down with senior Hamas negotiator Basem Naim in Doha, Qatar.

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Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Yashar Ali | The Reset - TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

23 Dec 2025 – Inside CECOT-Center for the Confinement of Terrorism – Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled this segment. The report examined the Trump administration’s controversial deportation of more than 250 people — most of them Venezuelan nationals — to CECOT in El Salvador.

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Shaming the UN by Ratifying Genocide
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

24 Dec 2025 – The 15-member UNSC disgracefully voted unanimously to endorse the Trump Plan aiming to reward the perpetrators of prolonged genocide preceded by apartheid and resulting in making a wasteland of Gaza. The dynamics of power politics in the UN is still making history despite the disastrous consequences.

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Hawai’i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land from the US Military
Christine Ahn and Davis Price | ScheerPost - TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

23 Dec 2025 – Since 1964, the U.S. military has leased roughly 47,000 acres of land from the State of Hawai‘i — for a token $1. The leases are set to expire in 2029, offering Hawai‘i a rare opportunity to reclaim land from the war machine.

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Call Me “an Antisemite”
Maung Zarni | Zarni tells it like it is - TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

23 Dec 2025 – Zionist Jews now openly brag “we are the Masters of Universe”. Recognize a Palestinian State? Then your country is led by anti-Semites.

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Jacques Baud and the EU/NATO Censorship Architecture ⛔
Jan Oberg, Ph.D. | Transnational Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Dec 2025

27 Dec 2025 – The West, once proud of its values, now erodes them and thrives on security political disinformative narratives hoping you shall not know… If Baud, then we are all potential targets now!

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