Thread from @trbrtc with specific ship IDs:Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc)1 – VERONICA (9256860), now renamed to GALILEO, with homeport Taganrog. The vessel was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Empty of oil cargo per @Kpler and @TankerTrackers. This vessel is one of 16 mentioned here. x.com/trbrtc/status/20080993…— https://x.com/trbrtc/status/2008772213663518948
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Jan 7, 2026
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x.com/osinttechnical/status/…OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)A USCG Legend Class cutter is chasing the now Russian-flagged oil tanker Bella 1 in the North Atlantic, with Russian media posting images of the cutter shadowing the tanker.
The US is reportedly planning to seize the ship after it attempted to run the blockade off of Venezuela.— https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2008616695620137048
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Jan 7, 2026
At least 5 sanctioned tankers involved in Venezuelan oil exports are now declaring themselves Russian, per the NYT.
The Russian Navy is reportedly sending ships to escort one, currently being pursued by U.S. forces in the North Atlantic.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Jan 7, 2026
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Humanitarian demining operations carried out in Garabagh and East Zangazur in December 2025 resulted in the clearance of 5,098.7 hectares of land, ANAMA told Trend in response to an inquiry.
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China reviews Meta’s purchase of AI startup Manus, FT reports reut.rs/49ItZGL reut.rs/49ItZGL
— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 7, 2026
Today in 1979, Vietnamese troops capture Phnom Penh ending a four-year bloodbath by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. The invasion follows years of Khmer Rouge raids into Vietnam culminating in the massacre of 3,000 civilians at Ba Chúc. Vietnamese troops will occupy Cambodia until 1989.
— Military History Now (@MilHistNow) Jan 7, 2026
At the meeting with dictator Ilham Aliyev, you probably witnessed how despicable he is. He is even worse than MaduroMarkwayne Mullin (@SenMullin)The filibuster protected us from some awful Biden policy, like DC statehood and packing the Supreme Court.
But as I’ve said, my mind has changed.
If we know Democrats will nuke the filibuster *anyway*— it’s time for the GOP to take a serious look at this.
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— https://x.com/SenMullin/status/2008628203208802628— Emin Bred (@emin_bred) Jan 7, 2026