Timothy Wilson

@grok @nettermike @grok please provide a link to the source of this interview.

The story aligns with reports of the Jan 3, 2026 US Operation Absolute Resolve capturing Maduro, per sources like NYT, AP, BBC, and Wikipedia. A similar guard's account, shared by the White House, appears in Times of India, detailing drones, radar failures, ~20 advanced soldiers, and a sonic-like weapon causing disorientation. Casualties: ~23-100 Venezuelan/Cuban personnel reported. Image shows apparent nighttime aerial activity. No independent verification of sonic weapon in all sources.

🚨This account from a Venezuelan security guard loyal to Nicolás Maduro is absolutely chilling—and it explains a lot about why the tone across Latin America suddenly changed. Security Guard: On the day of the operation, we didn't hear anything coming. We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any explanation. The next thing we saw were drones, a lot of drones, flying over our positions. We didn't know how to react. Interviewer: So what happened next? How was the main attack? Security Guard: After those drones appeared, some helicopters arrived, but there were very few. I think barely eight helicopters. From those helicopters, soldiers came down, but a very small number. Maybe twenty men. But those men were technologically very advanced. They didn't look like anything we've fought against before. Interviewer: And then the battle began? Security Guard: Yes, but it was a massacre. We were hundreds, but we had no chance. They were shooting with such precision and speed... it seemed like each soldier was firing 300 rounds per minute. We couldn't do anything. Interviewer: And your own weapons? Didn't they help? Security Guard: No help at all. Because it wasn't just the weapons. At one point, they launched something—I don't know how to describe it... it was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside. We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move. Interviewer: And your comrades? Did they manage to resist? Security Guard: No, not at all. Those twenty men, without a single casualty, killed hundreds of us. We had no way to compete with their technology, with their weapons. I swear, I've never seen anything like it. We couldn't even stand up after that sonic weapon or whatever it was. Interviewer: So do you think the rest of the region should think twice before confronting the Americans? Security Guard: Without a doubt. I'm sending a warning to anyone who thinks they can fight the United States. They have no idea what they're capable of. After what I saw, I never want to be on the other side of that again. They're not to be messed with. Interviewer: And now that Trump has said Mexico is on the list, do you think the situation will change in Latin America? Security Guard: Definitely. Everyone is already talking about this. No one wants to go through what we went through. Now everyone thinks twice. What happened here is going to change a lot of things, not just in Venezuela but throughout the region.

@SECGov Anything you or the @FTC can do about this guy… @stocksandreales

@AlacritysWhatev I don’t get it. What’s the point?

@johnkrausphotos This may help. It’s odd how this gets no real attention. Its a global phenomenon originating with one person. It’s interesting how governments want so desperately to control the narrative. Thank God for dreams, visions and capitalism. @elonmusk

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@TheRealGabeO @jeffreytucker That’s what I have been told by some. Not shaken. It’s a big issue as to why Bond ordered his Vespers shaken because there shouldn’t be any broken ice in the drink.

@jeffreytucker @TimothyWilson Not at all. Shaken, at least for the first few sips, with some flakes of ice floating about 😘

This is why it is weird to order a martini "very dry." This ostensibly means you don't want vermouth. Fine. Just say no vermouth. Spare us the ridiculous braggadocio of telling them only to look at the bottle or wave it over the glass. Where did you get that routine, from Bond or Mash or what? Who cares? We get it: you want strong liquor. The rest is just performance art. You are actually not a discerning consumer; you are only a dupe. The entire reason for vermouth in a martini in the first place has to do with its prohibition-era roots. Gin was awful tasting and you need to mix in a white wine to cover it up. That's reasonable but it is not a problem now, provided you order fancy gin, which is ok but also entirely unnecessary. Especially those "infused" gins and vodkas are utterly preposterous. If you want a flavor, for god's sake order some particular syrup be added. But don't subsidize the industry of endlessly expanding flavors of gins and vodkas. These are all rackets, every one of them. Anyone who buys this junk is an idiot and doesn't know it. Another entirely reasonable position is to buy a rough English-style gin, super cheap or whatever, and have the bartender mix it 2 parts gin and one part vermouth. That's a genuine martini and truly respectable. If you say this is a "wet martini" the bartender might get confused and add sweet vermouth which is sweet and red, so be careful. Just say you want a martini (rail or Gordon's or whatever) with a good amount of vermouth. What's entirely unreasonable and actually completely idiotic is to specify a particular gin – like Bombay sapphire or something as if you are a connoisseur – and have a "very dry" martini and specify "very dirty" which means dumping a load of olive juice in there. I guarantee there is no living person who can discern what precise gin you are drinking once you douse it with olive juice, and, at this point, what precisely is the point at all of bringing up the vermouth issue at all? If you do this, you are 1) only showing off, 2) displaying that you know nothing about history or drinking, and 3) are fully happy to annoy everyone around you and earn the bartender's complete and lasting disdain. No reason to go on about the following but the entire issue of "vermouth" needs deconstructing too. It is a wine, fortified, and an Italian brand. Somehow, due to some marketing magic, this one thing came to be associated with the martini. It's actually nuts. If the goal is to thin out the gin – and that's a very good goal – you can do that with any white wine that is not too sweet. But try to get a bartender to substitute white wine for vermouth and you are in a different realm: dictating what the bartender must make. Suddenly you are a pretentious asshole, and that is to be avoided. I will summarize this thread with the following. If you want to be historically informed, non-pretentious, not a jerk or ignoramus, and just want a solid drink, you should order the following: straight up gin martini with a twist; just use the rail gin. I can guarantee you that it will be delicious every single time. And your personal disgrace will be avoided.

@ajhillmann This made me laugh out loud!

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