Congressman James Comer’s new book accuses the Secret Service of destroying evidence during its 2023 White House cocaine investigation. They worked to protect some coke snorter in the administration. In July of 2023, agents ordered a West Wing evacuation after finding a bag of white powder inside the president’s residence. The story was quickly dropped. […] The post Corruption at the Secret Service: The WH Coke Mystery appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

To clarify, the person in the clip is a woman, LAFD Assistant Chief Kristine Larson. Her attitude is a good reason for the shortage of firefighters in Los Angeles. This is what she says in the clip: “You want to see somebody that responds to your house, your emergency, whether it’s a medical call or […] The post LA Asst Chief: If I Have to Carry Him Out of a Fire, He Got Himself in the Wrong Place appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Over 10,000 buildings have been destroyed in California so far. At least ten people were killed. One man was found dead with a hose in his hand. The state insurance only has $700,000 in it. There is no money. The insurance companies will low ball and decline the claims. Some people were paying insurance that […] The post Catastrophe: Insurance Crisis appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, who has presided over the ruination of his country, will likely be inaugurated again as president on Friday despite evidence of having lost a July election to retired diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition mounting. Meanwhile, Maduro has been brutalizing the opposition. “The regime arrested more than 2,000 dissidents after the July election controversy triggered mass demonstrations,” The Wall Street Journal reported. “This week, regime forces arrested González’s son-in-law, Rafael Tudares, along with Carlos Correa, who is one of Venezuela’s most prominent advocates for freedom of expression.” Opposition leader María Corina Machado was briefly detained on Thursday after she finally reappeared following months in hiding from the government’s secret police. Machado appeared at an East Caracas demonstration protesting Maduro’s imminent inauguration; she stated, “All this strength that we have built and that grows every day prepares us to finish this final phase. Whatever they do tomorrow, they will be completely buried.” Ahora mismo @MariaCorinaYA en Chacao pic.twitter.com/Jq2ZM4Biwg — Rafael Hernández (@sincepto) January 9, 2025 #ÚLTIMAHORA | María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA): "Toda esta fuerza que hemos construido y que crece cada día nos prepara para terminar esta fase final. Hagan lo que hagan mañana, se terminan de enterrar". Conéctate AQUÍ https://t.co/07p7jDX8yl pic.twitter.com/NTmwPIDyuX — VPItv (@VPITV) January 9, 2025 Machado’s party, Vent Venezuela, reported on X, “Today, leaving the rally in Chacao, Caracas, María Corina Machado was intercepted and knocked off the motorcycle she was riding. Firearms were fired during the incident. She was taken away by force. During the period of her kidnapping she was forced to record several videos and was later released.” #Atención ‼️ Hoy, #9Ene, saliendo de la concentración en Chacao, Caracas, María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) fue interceptada y tumbada de la moto en la que se trasladaba. En el suceso detonaron armas de fuego. Se la llevaron retenida por la fuerza. Durante el periodo de su… — Vente Venezuela (@VenteVenezuela) January 9, 2025 Earlier this week, Gonzalez, whom Maduro threatened with arrest if he returned to Venezuela, traveled to Washington D.C., where he met with incoming National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. He then went to Argentina and Panama with the ballots from the July election to prove he had won. “We elected by a landslide, a good man and Edmundo Gonzalez. We have the proof of that victory, and the whole world knows it,” Machado told Fox News. “We won.” JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 “What we need is for all American institutions [to] understand that Venezuela is the most important conflict in the Western Hemisphere for national security of the U.S.,” Machado said. “We can be the best ally the United States will have in the Americas, first of all, because we also are desperate to solve the migration problem in our region. We want those Venezuelans to come back in billions and voluntarily. And that will happen when they’ll see there’s a future in their country. … Maduro has lost everything but fear and repression. Maduro lost all popular support, all legitimacy, and even he’s weakened or isolated internationally. What has he left? Russia, Iran, Hezbollah.” “The regime has sent secret police units to encircle her family members’ homes, sent a drone over her mother’s house, and kidnapped President-elect Gonzalez’s brother-in-law on Tuesday,” Fox News noted. In addition, Hezbollah has provided support to Maduro’s regime, according to the Atlantic Council. “Too often, Hezbollah in Venezuela is characterized as only a potential terrorist threat. In reality, the Lebanese terrorist group has helped to turn Venezuela into a hub for the convergence of transnational organized crime and international terrorism. Hezbollah’s crime-terror network in Venezuela has facilitated Iran’s cooperation with the Maduro regime,” the Atlantic Council has reported.