Trump News for Saturday, December 13, 2025

Jane Fonda Spoofs Nicole Kidman’s AMC Ad In The Wake Of WBD Merger News: “Somehow Corporate Greed Feels Good In A Place Like This”

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline

Heartbreak does not feel good in a place like this. In the wake of the startling news of Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (and Paramount’s hostile counter bid), Jane Fonda took to satire to convey her antitrust concerns. Spoofing Nicol…

Brown University in US reports ‘active shooter’ situation on campus

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Multiple people have been reported injured in a shooting near the Ivy League campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

Unreleased Epstein Photos Show People 'Engaged in Sexual Acts' and Victims in 'Compromising Positions,' Congressman Says

Bailey Richards, PEOPLE

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam confirmed that sex acts are depicted, while Rep. Robert Garcia stated that "some are very disturbing [images] of women and their...

Army-Navy Crowd Made It Clear How They Feel About President Trump

Chris Rosvoglou, The Spun

President Donald Trump is in Baltimore this Saturday to watch the annual Army-Navy football game. During the 2024 season, Blake Horvath powered Navy to a 31-...

This Week In Techdirt History: December 7th – 13th

Leigh Beadon, Techdirt

Five Years Ago This week in 2020, the ACLU told congress not to add a terrible copyright bill to the must-pass government funding bill, Senator Tillis was trying to slide a dangerous felony streaming bill in as well (the details of which showed it was a weird…

Frozen Russian Assets And The Moment Of Truth For The World Order

Andy J. Semotiuk, Contributor, Andy J. Semotiuk, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/, Forbes

The use of frozen Russian assets for security for Europe to help fund Ukraine's defence in the war has been achieved by an EU decision. Now what?

Thailand Fact-Checks Trump on Bogus Ceasefire Claim

Alexia Underwood, The New Republic

It’s not the first time, and it won’t be the last—President Donald Trump was a little too eager to claim he had ended an international conflict.On Friday, the U.S. president said that the countries of Thailand and Cambodia, which have been involved in clashes…

Could violence in the DRC become a regional conflict?

Al Jazeera English

Rwandan-backed rebels seize city week after Trump oversees peace deal.

Did Loomer just help pick next leader of NASA?

Douglas MacKinnon, opinion contributor, The Hill

Did Loomer just help pick next leader of NASA? (First column, 13th story, link)

Morgan Stanley Maintains An Equal Weight Rating On The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV)

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) is among the 12 Best Performing Dow Stocks in 2025. According to The Fly on November 17, 2025, Morgan Stanley lifted...

Goldman Sachs Is Bullish On The Boeing Company (BA)

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is among the 12 Best Performing Dow Stocks in 2025. On December 9, 2025, TheFly reported that Goldman Sachs kept a Buy rating...

Walmart Inc. Common Stock (WMT) Formally Relocates On NASDAQ

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

Walmart Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:WMT) is among the 12 Best Performing Dow Stocks in 2025. According to The Fly, Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) formally relocated...

Morgan Stanley Maintains An Equal Weight Rating On JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is among the 12 Best Performing Dow Stocks in 2025. According to The Fly on December 10, 2025, Morgan Stanley reduced...

Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Shares Hit a record high For The First Time In Over 25 Years, Bloomberg Reports

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is among the 12 Best Performing Dow Stocks in 2025. On December 10, 2025, Bloomberg reported that Cisco Systems, Inc...

House GOP unveils health care measure that does not extend ACA subsidies

Lauren Peller, ABC News

House Republicans unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

WATCH: Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore appears in court Friday

ABC News

Moore is now out on bond after appearing in court on Friday following his firing and arrest on Wednesday.

WATCH: Disney's Ultimate Toy Drive hits the road with Stitch

ABC News

Stitch, the mischief-making blue alien, helped the Disney Ultimate Toy Drive by surprising kids, delivering toys and inspiring kindness.

Accessibility is a human right, cruelty a human wrong.

L. Jeffrey Zeldman, Zeldman.com

Once more for the folks in the back. Calibri is easier than Times New Roman for folks with certain visual disabilities to read. That’s why the Biden Administration chose Calibri for their digital communications: to include more people and make life just a wee…

Jim Cramer Says “There’s No Way to Relate Meta to Rates”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer noted that the rates do not matter to the company...

Jim Explains Why “Apple Simply is Not a Beneficiary of Lower Rates”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer noted that the company has an “immense cash position,” as...

BWX Technologies (BWXT) Announces the Arrival of TRISO Nuclear Fuel

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 2, BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT...

Jim Cramer Highlights JPMorgan’s Stock’s Decline After Its Meeting

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer mentioned the stock during the episode and remarked:...

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) Announces Successful Qualification Testing for its Hungry Hippo

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 8, Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Opens a A New Facility in British Columbia

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 5, Kratos Defense...

Jim Cramer Says He Likes “Wells Fargo Now That Its Asset Cap Has Been Lifted”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer noted that the company’s stock is “up on a spike...

Jim Cramer Expects a “Breakout Quarter” From FedEx

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer showed bullish sentiment toward the company’s quarter, ...

Wall Street Bullish on ​Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Since Lanteris Acquisition

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 3, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its Buy...

Wall Street Bullish on Loar Holdings Inc (LOAR), Here’s What You Need to Know

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. Wall Street is bullish on Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR...

Jim Cramer Says “Industrials Always Work in Response to a Rate Cut” and Highlights 3M Company

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Cramer mentioned the company while highlighting the industrials. The ...

AeroVironment (AVAV) Posts Fiscal Q2 2026 Results, Stock Down More Than 3.88% Since the Release

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 9, AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) posted ...

Jim Cramer Says Target “Could Roar If It Can Demonstrate Any Sort of Turnaround”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer discussed after the Fed rate cut. Target was one of the companies mentioned by the Mad Money...

Leonardo DRS (DRS) Sings a MOI With KSA’s Ministry of Defense

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRS) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 8, Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRS) announced...

Archer Aviation (ACHR) Completes the First Phase of its Hawthorne Airport Acquisition

Talha Qureshi, Yahoo Entertainment

​Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 9, Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) announced...

Some Native Americans draw shocked response over contract to design immigration detention centers

HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, JOSHUA GOODMAN and JOHN HANNA, Yahoo Entertainment

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, whose ancestors were uprooted by the U.S. from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s, are facing outrage from fellow Native...

Disability advocates push back as White House limits ASL access

CK Smith, Salon

Disability advocates say the move reflects a broader pattern and a shift toward ableism in the federal government

Sources: The Trump administration is drafting a new cyber strategy that would enlist private companies to mount offensive cyberattacks on foreign adversaries (Jamie Tarabay/Bloomberg)

Techmeme.com

Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg: Sources: The Trump administration is drafting a new cyber strategy that would enlist private companies to mount offensive cyberattacks on foreign adversaries  —  President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to turn to privat…

Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine

The Editors, The Atlantic

Panelists joined to discuss the administration’s shifting international priorities, and more.

TSA Sending Info on Domestic Travelers to ICE for Deportation Arrests

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The program has been running since March but we're only learning about it now.

71% Of United Flight Attendants Rejected Their Contract — Now Algorithm-Assigned Work Schedules Are Back On The Table

Gary Leff, Viewfromthewing.com

United flight attendants haven’t had a raise in five years, and 71% voted down a union-backed contract many saw as inadequate. Now, as talks resume, United is putting a major flashpoint back on the table: algorithm-assigned work schedules that replace traditi…

“Total Loser”: Sleepless Trump Slams Indiana Republicans

Rachel Kahn, The New Republic

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the president laid into Republicans who voted against his gerrymandering campaign in Indiana. Perhaps unable to sleep due to the crushing sting of defeat, Donald Trump took to Truth Social close to 1 a.m. to mock and thre…

Trump has suggested his (now dwindling) tariff revenues could pay for at least 9 different things

Ben Werschkul, Yahoo Entertainment

The revenue coming in from President Trump's tariffs dipped in November, but the president's oft-made promises for what he will do with the money continued...

State of Crypto: Policymakers Dominated Most Influential 2025

Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk

CoinDesk is unveiling its annual list of the individuals who have shaped the crypto industry and the discourse around it this year.

The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth

Katherine Krueger, The Intercept

The Department of War has cracked the code on making the perfect press corps by welcoming in only its biggest cheerleaders. The post The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth appeared first on The Intercept.

Why the huge bidding war over Warner Bros?

Al Jazeera English

The studio that helped build Hollywood is now in the middle of its very own drama.

Jared Kushner is at the center of Trump’s corruption

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

From media mergers to foreign policy, Trump's son-in-law is consolidating power — and making millions

Top Interior Department official has ties to Thacker Pass lithium mine

Jimmy Tobias, High Country News, Chris D'Angelo, High Country News

Karen Budd-Falen’s family ranching operation agreed to sell water rights to the company developing the controversial Nevada lithium project.

2 killed in Russia, Ukraine's energy infrastructure targeted as peace talks press on

CBC News

At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region, and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday, as U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war…

Thai-Cambodia fighting continues despite US ceasefire claim

Al Jazeera English

Cross-border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has shown no signs of easing.

Grassley built a reputation for government oversight. Has he abandoned it under Trump?

JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN AND ERIC TUCKER, Yahoo Entertainment

As President Donald Trump’s top law enforcement officials were firing and forcing out waves of Justice Department veterans, Sen. Chuck Grassley denounced a “...

Mark Cuban Hates Trump but Loves Kid Savings Accounts — Will He Shock Everyone?

Rich Duprey, 24/7 Wall St.

Billionaire Mark Cuban has long championed the idea that kids should start saving early to secure their futures. Drawing from his own childhood in Pittsburgh...

Russian attacks cut power for thousands in Ukraine as peace talks press on

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

A ceasefire deal appears distant as energy facilities are hit in Ukraine; Russia says a drone kills two.

Trump strips legal protections from Ethiopian refugees in latest crackdown

Faisal Ali, Al Jazeera English

US president orders 5,000 Ethiopians to leave in 60 days amid broader push to end protections for over one million.

I Asked ChatGPT How To Spend the Trump $2K Dividend in 2026 — Here’s What It Said

finance.yahoo.com, Biztoc.com

President Donald Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend would provide welcome relief to millions of Americans in 2026, although experts are mixed on the likelihood of that happening, and the wisdom of it — because a cash injection could fuel further inflatio…

ImmunityBio (IBRX) Climbs 7.76% on Europe Expansion

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street in the Dust; 4 at Fresh Highs. ImmunityBio Inc. (NASDAQ:IBRX) is one of the best performers on Friday....

GE Aerospace (GE) Jumps 4% on Buy Reco, 29% Upside Potential

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street in the Dust; 4 at Fresh Highs. GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) is one of the best performers on Friday. GE...

Mosaic (MOS) Climbs 4% on Bargain-Hunting

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street in the Dust; 4 at Fresh Highs. The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) is one of the best performers on Friday. ...

Oscar Health (OSCR) Jumps 4.8% as Firm Issues Higher Price Target

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street in the Dust; 4 at Fresh Highs. Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) is one of the best performers on Friday. ...

U.S. Market Structure Bill May Slide to January as Talks Continue Over Several Points

Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk

While legislative language circulates among all four corners of the talks — industry, White House, Republicans and Democrats — the process is still mid-stride.

Rivian (RIVN) Touches New 52-Week High on AI Ambitions

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street in the Dust; 4 at Fresh Highs. Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) is one of the best performers on ...

Clear Secure (YOU) Climbs to 4-Year High After Bagging CMS Contract

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Big Names Leaving Wall Street in the Dust; 4 at Fresh Highs. Clear Secure Inc. (NYSE:YOU) is one of the best performers on Friday...

Links 12/13/2025

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Our piebald daily links: Battle of the Atlantic, PCP burnout, hidden rainfall? anti Machado protests, UK brain drain, moar Russian frozen assets, US $1 trillion military spend, VPNs rule, Fed evades Trump, GOP Miami freakout, OpenAI whistleblower, violence v.…

Trump’s AI Bet Clouded by Unemployment and Inflation Fears

bloomberg.com, Biztoc.com

Trump is whitewashing American history

Chauncey DeVega, Salon

The death of Viola Fletcher, the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, underscores what Trump is attacking

Residents emerge in DR Congo’s tense Uvira after M23 rebel takeover

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera gains exclusive access to Uvira where fighting has killed hundreds.

Afghanistan’s tragedy: From Reagan’s “nation of heroes” to Trump’s “hellhole on Earth”

Leila Nadir, Salon

In the '80s, Afghans were "freedom fighters." Today, they're despised terrorists. Both stories were made in America

10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish Blend coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere: An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama De…

How One Couple Lost Their Life Savings To A Fake Federal Investigation

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff, Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/, Forbes

Larry and Barbara Cook thought they were helping government agents. In the end, they found themselves victims of tax and Medicare gotchas, as well as the scamsters.

The Worst Ways RFK Jr. Has Harmed Public Health This Year

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

The return of measles, weakening vaccines, and the complete destruction of the CDC are just a few of Kennedy's ignoble accomplishments in 2025.

Shakedown: Trump DOJ pressured lawyers to “find” evidence that UCLA illegally tolerated antisemitism

Peter Elkind, Katherine Mangan, Salon

Trump admin demanded $1 billion in fines and changes that had nothing to do with antisemitism.

How Not to Plan for War

Vivian Salama, Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic

The goal of Trump’s Venezuela squeeze is clear, but how to get there isn’t.

WATCH: Taylor Swift pulls back the curtain on her iconic Eras Tour in new docuseries

ABC News

“The End of an Era” docuseries out on Disney+, reveals how the show came together and the emotional highs and lows of the nearly two-year-long tour.

Pinched by higher prices, many Trump voters say: Don't blame the president

By Julia Harte, Yahoo Entertainment

By Julia Harte Dec 13 - When Ron Dailey goes out to eat, he is shocked by prices on the menu.

EV sales are up everywhere in the world — except North America

Robert Scammell, Business Insider

Sales of EVs in North America fell by 1% compared to last year, while China was up, confirming the fears of some US auto execs.

Colombia’s ELN rebels prepare for battle amid Trump ‘intervention’ threat

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

ELN conducts military drills, orders civilians indoors, as Trump warns drug-producing nations face potential attack.

What’s at Stake in Trump’s Executive Order Aiming to Curb State-Level AI Regulation

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Fortunately, an executive order won't stop states from restricting AI. But expect the Administration to try other routes.

Green stocks are big winners as tech boom drives energy demand

Marton Kasnyik and Sagarika Jaisinghani, Yahoo Entertainment

Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of energy. The S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index has...

Tesla is offering a barrage of deals as it races to avoid another annual sales decline

Tom Carter, Business Insider

Elon Musk's automaker has introduced a smorgasbord of discounts and deals, with Tesla facing a race to avoid another year of declining sales.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from testing Android XR glasses to a revolutionary smart ring

hamish.hector@futurenet.com (Hamish Hector) , Hamish Hector, TechRadar

The top tech news stories from Disney, Paramount, DC, Android, and more for December 12, 2025.

The 14th Amendment Is Being Stripped For Parts. Here’s Why.

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine

The conservative legal project and the president are in lockstep when it comes to rolling back the protections of the 14th amendment.

Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim

JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK, Yahoo Entertainment

Fighting continued to rage Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared...

'This time feels different': One cannabis investment insider thinks the industry will keep rallying following the latest reports of regulatory changes

cnbc.com, Biztoc.com

A big rally in cannabis stocks Friday on reports that the administration may revamp marijuana's Federal drug classification may herald the start of a new bull run, according to Tim Seymour, founder of Seymour Asset Management. A source told CNBC that Presiden…

In a letter to the Trump administration, the GOP Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. Tim Scott said the Netflix-WBD deal raises "significant antitrust problems" (Semafor)

Techmeme.com

Semafor: In a letter to the Trump administration, the GOP Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. Tim Scott said the Netflix-WBD deal raises “significant antitrust problems”  —  THE SCOOP  —  A key Republican senator Friday joined the mounting opposition in Washingto…

Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

Reuters, The Indian Express

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul posted on Facebook that the Southeast Asian nation would "continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people."

Venezuela oil exports fall steeply after US forces seize tanker off coast

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Oil tanker movements in and out of Venezuelan waters come to near standstill after US seizes vessel and fuel cargo.

Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state

CEDAR ATTANASIO, CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN, Yahoo Entertainment

When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas ...

The Washington Roundtable’s 2025 in Review

The New Yorker

Taking stock of how American norms, ideals, and values have been transformed by Trump 2.0.

Russia damages Turkish-owned vessels in attack on Ukrainian ports

Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks 'had no ... military purpose whatsoever'.

California sues Trump administration over terminated transportation grants

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 - California sued the Trump administration late on Friday for withholding more than $33 million in federal funding after the U.S.

Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems

ERIC TUCKER, Yahoo Entertainment

The Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped...

US seized tanker near Venezuela just as warrant was set to expire, court document shows

By Jasper Ward, Yahoo Entertainment

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as ...

Cambodia claims Thailand still bombing hours after Trump ceasefire call

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Cambodia's Ministry of Defence said Thai F-16 fighter jets continued to bomb targets inside country.

Trump's 'historic' peace deal for DR Congo shattered after rebels seize key city

BBC News

The recent Washington Accord was hailed as "historic" by the US president but the fighting continues.

As Trump targets Venezuela, its allies Russia and China show little signs of support

BBC News

Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.