System Update with Glenn Greenwald Trump Escalates War Efforts Towards Venezuela; New Book Details Secret Horrors of Factory Farms
Oct 16, 2025
Join Gail Eisnitz, Chief Investigator for the Humane Farming Association, as she unveils the shocking realities of factory farming and the systemic abuse within. Gail shares her journey into activism after witnessing harrowing documentary footage. The discussion highlights the contrast between romanticized family farms and the grim truth of industrialized agriculture. They also tackle public health risks linked to fast-paced slaughterhouse operations and debate whether reform or abolition is the solution to animal suffering. Tune in for an eye-opening conversation!
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Regime Change Framed As Drug War
- The Trump administration publicly authorized CIA covert action and military strikes near Venezuela to pursue regime change under a drug-war pretext.
- Glenn Greenwald argues this repeats classic U.S. regime-change playbooks tied to strategic resource interests, not genuine drug-control goals.
Drug Claims Lack Corroborating Evidence
- Greenwald highlights absence of evidence linking Venezuelan government to major drug flows into the U.S. and questions legal authority for strikes.
- He warns that labeling Maduro a narco-terrorist reuses war-on-terror legal frameworks to justify lethal covert and overt actions.
Covert Action Explicitly Aims At Maduro
- The New York Times reported the administration seeks explicit goal: drive Maduro from power using lethal CIA operations.
- Greenwald stresses candid admission this is regime change for geopolitical and resource access reasons.
