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Author: meneer Soemo

  • Power Vacuum in Venezuela: Guerrillas Mobilize, Israel Applauds

    01/06/2026
    meneer Soemo
    6–9 minutes

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    Power shifts in Venezuela expose a fragile state, as guerrillas mobilize, leadership falters, and global actors—Trump, Maduro, Netanyahu—loom over a chaotic vacuum shaped by hidden networks and symbolic dominance. →

  • Gary Webb, CIA, Cocaine and the Crack Epidemic

    01/05/2026
    meneer Soemo
    5–7 minutes

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    Gary Webb exposed CIA ties to cocaine trafficking that fueled the Contra war and crack epidemic, revealing a brutal system where poor communities were sacrificed for geopolitical power and elite profit. →

  • Maduro Arrested: Oil, Cocaine, and Washington’s Power Play

    01/04/2026
    meneer Soemo
    5–8 minutes

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    Maduro’s arrest in New York intensifies global tension as he faces narco‑terrorism charges. Venezuela declares a state of emergency, while China and Russia condemn the U.S. operation and defend their ally. →

  • The Caribbean Stage: Oil, Warships, and the Barking Dogs

    01/02/2026
    meneer Soemo
    4–6 minutes

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    US warships intercept Venezuelan oil tankers but retreat from naval escorts; small boats attacked, dozens killed, war crime filmed, no accountability—geopolitical tension rises between Venezuela, China, and the United States. →

  • Oliebol: The Dutch Winter Tradition That Unites Us

    12/29/2025
    meneer Soemo
    5–8 minutes

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    In Rotterdam, the oliebol symbolizes continuity and community, transcending cultural disputes. This uncontroversial tradition connects past and present, embodying warmth and belonging amid evolving urban dynamics. →

  • Tomahawks Over Nigeria: Shadows of Power and the Cracks in a World Order

    12/29/2025
    meneer Soemo
    6–9 minutes

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    Here’s a tight, 30‑word English summary: A U.S. strike in Nigeria exposes clashing narratives, resource politics, and rising global tensions, linking Africa’s AES alliance, Europe’s energy crisis, and America’s weakening dollar in a shifting world order. →

  • Myanmar’s Illusion of Democracy: A Battle for Freedom

    12/27/2025
    meneer Soemo
    6–9 minutes

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    Myanmar’s junta stages elections amid civil war, repression, and foreign backing, while diverse resistance groups fight for democracy, autonomy, and dignity, supported by diaspora networks and ordinary citizens’ courage against exploitation. →

  • West Africa: Coups, Drones and Extremism

    12/24/2025
    meneer Soemo
    4–6 minutes

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    The article traces West Africa’s tensions—Trump’s threats, Benin coup, Burkina Faso plane incident, Ghana’s mediation, jihadist drone attacks—through Rotterdam’s lens, exposing geopolitics, extremism, and ordinary people’s struggle for justice. →

  • Epstein Files and the Politics of Shadows

    12/23/2025
    meneer Soemo
    6–8 minutes

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    The Epstein files expose chantable politics, censored truths, and symbolic transparency—revealing victims’ struggles, hidden power networks, and the illusion of justice behind blacked-out pages and bipartisan silence. →

  • The Tunnel That Became a Living Room

    12/23/2025
    meneer Soemo
    6–9 minutes

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    On the darkest night, feminist activists transformed a feared tunnel into a living room, spotlighting gendered fear, symbolic politics, and the urgent reality of violence against women in Dutch society. →

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