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FRI 24OCT25 #Ecuador will be heavily impacted from this Col/Vz / USA Northern South America Regional WAR🚀🛰🚢⛽️🛢- 'US sanctions Colombia's president, accuses him of allowing expansion of drug trade- WASHINGTON/BOGOTA/MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - "The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, as President Donald Trump sharply escalated a feud with Washington's longtime Latin American ally over accusations that Petro has refused to stop the flow of cocaine into the United States.

Tensions between Washington and many countries in the region have been mounting for weeks. The U.S. military has ratcheted up activity in the southern Caribbean, striking vessels in international waters that it has alleged without evidence are carrying drugs. Trump this week called Petro an "illegal drug leader" after the leftist president accused the U.S. of committing "murder" with the strikes...." -

Sanctions placed on Petro, his family, interior minister
Petro says Treasury accusations are a lie
Sanctions against a head of state are rare but not unprecedented
Trump has called Petro an 'illegal drug leader'

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-sanctions-colombian-president-petro-citing-illicit-drugs-2025-10-24/

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My 2025 NewYears Resolution

🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻‍♂️💰

My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,

now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:

plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,

a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ

i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!

'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,

"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...

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🏈NA footbal and 🏟️ ⚽️SA futbol soccer are both 'Pan and Circus' 🎪acts to distract us from the really important issuesof our times🎭🤹🏼‍♀️🎟️RIP Cool Bill Cooper🎚️
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03NOV25 🪖'MILITARY OPERATION: "FIRE STORM", THE NEW MASS BOMBING AGAINST ILLEGAL MINING! 🚨

👨‍🎤"1,500 military troops were deployed by air and land, carrying out tactical control and security maneuvers in the offensive against illegal mining, with the aim of completely destroying the camps, processors and mouths that sustained the illicit economy in the area.

📌During the bombing, 12 hectares were destroyed and neutralized by direct heavy artillery fire, eliminating the enclaves that served as a logistical and operational center for the mining mafias.

🔴 The operation was deployed in the La Chonta sector, Pucará canton, Azuay province, and through joint maneuvers of the @Ejercitoecu and the @ffaaecuador.

🔜Stay informed through our official channels where we will permanently update the information."

🔗Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3JGN9CM

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31OCT25 🎃Security Alert: 'Continued Violence and Security Operations in Ecuador– Update for U.S. Citizens☠️

"The U.S. Mission in Ecuador is closely monitoring the security situation and increase in violent crime in country, including increased enforcement by the government of Ecuador against criminal interests, several high-profile weapons seizures, and air strikes against drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific.

On October 14, suspected narco-terrorists detonated a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in Guayaquil outside the Nobis Building, near the Sheraton Hotel and Mall del Sol. The attack resulted in one death and 28 injuries. A second, unexploded VBIED was found in the vicinity of the blast.

If both vehicles had detonated at maximum efficiency as intended, they would have caused significantly more damage and deaths. This incident highlights the growing threat posed by organized criminal groups operating in Ecuador. 

The provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, El Oro, and Manabi remain ...

(We got much more fun n frolic 🪖on the horizon for lil ole Ecuador 🇪🇨 and the Northern SA region🌎Southcom just sent USS Gerald Ford to Caribbean Waters Vz / Col, and also US just put severe sanctions on COL Pres Petro (Former M-19 / FARC / ANAPO)🪖of Colombia today FRI 24OCT25 - 'US deploys aircraft carrier amid hardening stance towards Venezuela- "The United States will send an aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America, in a major escalation of its military presence in the region amid speculation of a possible effort to overthrow the Venezuelan government.

A spokesperson for the US military said on Friday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald Ford and five destroyers in its accompanying strike group to deploy to Latin America.

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