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While tens of thousands of angry Venezuelans turned out for the 'mother of all protests' yesterday, facing an increasingly hostile military/police state, the numbers could have been significantly larger but for the fact that legions of poor Venezuelans are simply too frail from starvation to protest.

Some say they are intimidated by armed pro-government militias who scour the slums for signs of dissent. Others say they are afraid to lose the few food handouts the cash-strapped government still provides.

Authored by Joshua Krause via ReadyNutrition.com,

Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

On April 15th, Zero Hedge bannered «Doomsday Bunker Sales Soar After Trump's Military Strikes», but this growth in the market for nuclear-proof bunkers is hardly new; it started during the Obama Administration, in Obama’s second term, specifically after the Russia-friendly government of Ukraine, next-door to Russia, got taken over in 2014 by a rabidly anti-Russian government that’s backed by the U.S. government.

Authored by Patrick Turner via DefenseOne.com,

The warning comes as the Pentagon begins an extensive review of its nuclear arsenal.

Summary:

• One police officer has been killed in a shooting on the Champs Elysees in Paris
• The shooting suspect, who was armed with a Kalashnikov rifle, has been shot dead
• Reports of more shots fired a new location new the Champs Elysees
• One suspect shot dead
• At least one other suspect thought to be on the loose
• An arrest warrant has been issued for the second suspect who arrived from Belgium by train
• Attack comes three days before presidential election

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