By the time the family realised their son had travelled to join a foreign military, it was too late.
Day: April 23, 2026
President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter regarding reports of a US special forces member who was involved in the operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, placing winning bets on Polymarket and pocketing more than $400,000.
Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was directly involved in the “planning and execution” of Operation Absolute Resolve — the dangerous Jan. 3 special forces raid on Maduro’s compound in Caracas — and had access to “sensitive, nonpublic, classified information” about the operation, according to the Justice Department.
A week before the raid, Van Dyk, 38, allegedly placed more than $33,000 in wagers on Polymarket, a predictions market platform that allows users to bet on the outcome of future events, related to Maduro and US military action in Venezuela.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/04/23/us-news/us-special-forces-soldier-used-secret-intel-for-400k-winning-polymarket-bet-on-maduros-capture/
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Another normal day in Russia.
Another normal day in Russia.
x.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/…Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews)Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov said that Russia is embroiled in an eternal war against the West, in an apparent attempt to explain to his tired audience that the end is nowhere in sight.
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