Protests have erupted in the US after the Trump administration bombed Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores on January 3, 2025.
An emergency rally was held in San Francisco to oppose the invasion of Venezuela. Austin Cole, of the Black Alliance For Peace, and Frank Lara, Executive Vice President of United Educators of San Francisco both spoke.
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The Trump Administration bombed Nigeria on Christmas day, claiming to be protecting Christians, but Nigerian socialist Sadare Oladimeji says it has only encouraged sectarian divisions. He also discussed the social and economic conditions in Nigeria and the attacks on both Nigeria and Venezuela for their oil resources.
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Eight Palestine solidarity activists are on a hunger strike in Britain over the continued support for the genocide by the British government. The Starmer Labor government has jailed thousands of opponents of genocide for simply having a sign supporting Palestine Action. At a rally at the UK consulate in San Francisco on December 22, an Irish activist compared the UK’s repression around Palestine to its repression in Ireland and talked about how it threatens the working class as a whole.
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Dr. Peter McCullough reports on U.S. biolabs conducting research on pathogens with potential biowarfare and pandemic implications. He discusses gain-of-function laboratory methods that alter biological agents capable of triggering widespread outbreaks, alongside efforts to develop corresponding countermeasures. According to McCullough, these government-funded programs—often involving private companies and universities—operate at the crossroads of pandemic preparedness and biosecurity, where conflicting incentives may increase risk.
This McCullough Report excerpt aired originally on December 28, 2025 on America Out Loud.
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Music:
LOWKEY’s New Song for Palestine
Venezuela – Daniel Devita | Video Oficial | @DevitaDobleD
Tems, “Free Mind”
