Three months ago he couldn't legally leave the UK.

Now he controls 17 Venezuelan oil fields and 65 billion barrels of reserves — with the Trump Pentagon as his business partner.

Who is Alejandro Betancourt, and how did a man fighting extradition over money laundering allegations become central to "the biggest oil deal in history"?

We traced the paper trail.

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Trump's Partner in Crime

Three months ago, Alejandro Betancourt couldn't leave the UK — fighting Swiss extradition over money laundering allegations.

Today his company controls 17 Venezuelan oil fields holding 65B barrels, with the Trump regime as partner.

We trace how he got there, Trump officials' role in it, and whether the Trump family personally profits.

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NOW ON INSTAGRAM!

📸 Big news: Aure Free Press is now on Instagram!

We launched this account specifically to share the videos and clips that couldn't fit on Mastodon due to length or file size limits.

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NEW DEEP DIVE:

"When the Mountain Broke" 🏔️

A chunk of glacial ice fell into a Himalayan river Wednesday morning — and within 30 minutes, water levels rose 29 feet. 389+ dead, 1,400+ missing across Nepal and Tibet.

We go inside the rescue effort, the international response, and why scientists are calling this "the new normal" for a rapidly warming Himalaya.

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NOW ON INSTAGRAM!

📸 Big news: Aure Free Press is now on Instagram!

We launched this account specifically to share the videos and clips that couldn't fit on Mastodon due to length or file size limits.

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NEW DEEP DIVE:

Inside Russia's fuel crisis — hours-long gas lines, canister limits, and portable toilets set up next to pumps.

Refining is at a 20-year low, 25+ refineries have been struck since last August, and the budget deficit blew past its yearly target by April.

High oil prices are masking the damage — for now.

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🚨 NEW DEEP DIVE:

Western intelligence now believes Russia may be preparing to test NATO — not by accident, but on purpose.

Tank production up nearly 200% since 2022. 150+ documented sabotage incidents across Europe. US, German, and NATO officials all converging on the same 2026-2029 window.

This is the breaking story that matters most right now.

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🌾 NEW DEEP DIVE: Britain just had its worst harvest since 1984. 71% of England is in drought.

Farmers are losing money three years running — and analysts are calling it a "climate doom loop."
But this isn't just a UK story. It's a preview of what a warming climate means for food security everywhere, tied into global wheat markets, war, and El Niño risk.

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Who gets to judge the press? Soon an AI — if you can pay for it.

Peter Thiel, who secretly bankrupted Gawker in 2016, is now backing "Objection.ai": for $2,000–15,000, an AI jury "rates" press claims — with a public score for journalists. First targets: NYT, WSJ, individual reporters.
No court. No right to reply. Just money and an algorithm.
Cui bono?
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WHY PUTIN HATES UKRAINE

Thirty-five years ago today, tanks rolled into Moscow and Soviet TV played Swan Lake on a loop instead of the news.

It was the beginning of the end for the USSR.

Our new deep dive looks past the treaties to what daily life actually felt like — empty shelves, vanished savings, a flag coming down over the Kremlin.

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New Deep Dive: The Reflecting Pool Fiasco, Updated.

Trump's rushed $14-16M renovation led to peeling paint & algae — then his DOJ admitted it was "botched installation," not vandalism, dropping charges against a 67-yo canoeist.

Trump's response? Turn on his own handpicked prosecutor, saying she "folded like an umbrella."

The pool now sits empty!

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CARRIER SAILORS SUICIDE

Asked if the USS Abraham Lincoln's 9-month deployment had gone on too long, Trump told reporters: "No, no, no. Not nearly long enough."

Sailors have jumped overboard.
Families describe deteriorating conditions.

The Trump regime says it's not long enough.

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Nine Months at Sea

No port call in over 250 days.

Multiple sailors have tried to go overboard aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln — and their families say the Navy isn't telling the full story.

Our new deep dive digs into the record-length deployment, the conditions crew members describe, and the Congressional demand for answers now landing on the Pentagon's desk.

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Two people, one policy collapse.

Katie Provost's health premium jumped from $85 to $750/mo.

Natalie Richards can no longer afford her ADHD medication.

Both are living the fallout of Congress letting enhanced ACA subsidies expire — premiums up 114% on average, 22 million Americans affected.

New deep dive breaks down how we got here and what's on the line this November.

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New Deep Dive:

Iranian-linked hackers hit water systems in 7+ states this summer — no ransom, just disruption.

At the core: a known, unpatched Rockwell PLC vulnerability sitting in thousands of exposed U.S. systems since 2021.

Federal agencies call it an urgent Iran-affiliated threat. Trump blamed Minnesota instead.

We dig into the tech, the timeline, and the disconnect.

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New Deep Dive:

Iranian-linked hackers hit water systems in 7+ states this summer — no ransom, just disruption.

At the core: a known, unpatched Rockwell PLC vulnerability sitting in thousands of exposed U.S. systems since 2021.

Federal agencies call it an urgent Iran-affiliated threat. Trump blamed Minnesota instead.

We dig into the tech, the timeline, and the disconnect.

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A fascinating article about how a group of journalists working for the Hungary state news agency quietly documented all the ways the news was manipulated under the Orbán regime. They have now released a detailed report.

Among many things, this is a terrific example of resistance during the rule of authoritarian regimes. Document, document, document the abuses because one day the sun will shine and the truth can be revealed.

#Hungary #resistance #PressFreedom #journalism

telex.hu/english/2026/08/04/ne…

She was 13 when the world decided who she was.

At 24, she scored the first run in the first game of America's first pro women's baseball league in 72 years.

Mo'ne Davis never stopped playing — the sport just had to catch up.

New deep dive, out now on Patreon: 72 years, 4 failed leagues, and one long way back to first.
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@caravantraveller #Journalists have learned how to protect themselves and data. They should be protected also by their newspaper.

The question here is not whether *they* are doing enough. Let us not be distracted: this is about #freedom of the #press, one of the highest goods in a #democracy. And how a fascist system establishes itself.
"violates the Constitution’s protections for #freeSpeech and a #freePress and should not be allowed to stand". edition.cnn.com/2026/01/21/med…

#pressFreedom

@randahl

#kultur #medien #menschenrechte
#freejulianassange #julianassange #pressefreiheit #StellaAssange#VereinigtesKönigreich #whistleblower #culture #media #humanrights #press #freedom #pressfreedom #gb

Australische Abgeordnete haben einen Appell an die britische Regierung gerichtet, die Auslieferung von #julianassange an die #usa zu unterbinden, da die Befürchtung besteht, dass der australische #wikileaks -Herausgeber diese nicht überleben würde

pressenza.com/de/2024/01/jetzt…

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#europa #kultur #medien #menschenrechte
#assange #freiepresse #italien #whistleblower #wikileaks #europe #culture #media #humanrights #freedom #italia #pressfreedom #solidarity

Die symbolische Bedeutung dieser Ehrung liegt jedoch vor allem darin, dass der Bürgermeister von #bari , Antonio Decaro, die Rolle des Präsidenten des ANCI (Nationaler Verband italienischer Gemeinden) innehat, was eine starke Botschaft an alle Bürgermeister Italiens senden dürfte.

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