John Reed
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Explainers editor at the Financial Times. Usual caveats apply. Clips: https://www.ft.com/john-reed Explainers: https://www.ft.com/ft-explains
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More AI-generated images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being detained by US military and drug enforcement agents have been shared online.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
More AI-generated images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being detained by US military and drug enforcement agents have been shared online.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
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Here’s a thread on how easy it is to attack oil infrastructure. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling in Colombia since 2001 & had the opportunity to document insurgent attacks on Colombian oil targets. They blew so many holes into the pipeline that locals call it a flute. See my photos in this thread:
Oil infrastructure is extremely vulnerable & flammable. When I was in Putumayo, Colombia 20 years ago, I could look out at the horizon every morning and see a different column of black smoke from where guerrillas had attacked the oil pipeline overnight. It was easy to do and very hard to stop. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Here’s a thread on how easy it is to attack oil infrastructure. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling in Colombia since 2001 & had the opportunity to document insurgent attacks on Colombian oil targets. They blew so many holes into the pipeline that locals call it a flute. See my photos in this thread: