Popular account owner: 'I missed the news from Venezuela because of Shabbat - and I have no regrets''

Haredim 10
January 4, 2026   
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The X-news account Open Source Intel published a post this evening (Saturday night) in which it explained to its more than 800,000 followers that it had not updated them on the dramatic news from Venezuela - because it happened during the Sabbath.

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The account owner wrote: "I missed the major reports about the US strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its president Maduro. Every week, from sunset on Friday until about an hour after sunset on Saturday, for 25 hours, I completely disconnect from the internet and give my full attention to my wife and children.

""I have no regrets about missing this major news story as it unfolded. I wouldn't trade those 25 hours for anything else.".

The comments to the post were inclusive and loving. Many users wrote to him that they understand him and that family is more important than anything.

""Your directness and your love for family are exactly the things that make people love you," wrote one user.

Another surfer responded: "There's no choice, sometimes you have to focus on the things that really matter in life.".


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