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Day: October 6, 2026
With Hormuz choked and Houthi missiles slamming Saudi oil, Venezuela has become America’s backyard backup tank…
US imports of Venezuelan oil just surged 237% to a nine-year high, and Chevron is pouring in more than $7 billion to pump even more.
So what happens when the plants keep catching fire?
Cardon’s blaze was out in under an hour, but the whole refinery went dark, and parts had already been idle for lack of crude.
Venezuela can’t replace the Gulf, but it’s the closest oil America can reach without sailing past Iranian drones or Houthi missiles, so fixing PDVSA’s rotting plants is now a national security job.
Source: Reuters / Writer: Daniel
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Three years ago Israel believed Hamas was deterred.
By her account, that belief helped let October 7 happen.
Ruthie Blum says she never bought it, and this week the country is acting like it won’t repeat it… reinforced patrols, a vigilance notice for Israelis abroad, a prime minister telling every enemy they saw what came last time.
On the table: perhaps a kidnapping planned from Gaza or the West Bank, attacks overseas, a flydubai jet that almost hit Ben Gurion, and the ambassador’s son in a coma after his brother was killed in Gaza.
So when people say the West Bank is no real threat… what do they call the daily attacks?
She’s blunt about the settlers. Vigilantes. Wrong.
And a FRINGE being magnified to cover the bigger fight.
Every time Israel leaves a place, the tunnels come back.

