John Otis
speaker
712 appearances
80 recordings
5 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 4 Sep
John Otis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 75 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 23.
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But one problem is that the government lacks heavy equipment like bulldozers and backhoes.
That's partly why you see a lot of average folks taking matters into their own hands.
While we were driving into Caracas, we passed convoy after convoy
of aid trucks trying to get to the disaster zone.
But one problem is that the government lacks heavy equipment like bulldozers and backhoes.
That's partly why you see a lot of average folks taking matters into their own hands.
It's our belief that the Second Amendment is not a second-class right.
While we were driving into Caracas, we passed convoy after convoy
of aid trucks trying to get to the disaster zone.
But one problem is that the government lacks heavy equipment like bulldozers and backhoes.
That's partly why you see a lot of average folks taking matters into their own hands.
John Otis reporting.
Wait, this is true?
From photos and videos, the damage looks quite extensive.
You can see huge clouds of dust rising into the sky over collapsed buildings and rescue workers pulling survivors out of the rubble on stretchers.
People were ducking for cover under tables at restaurants and dashing out of their homes into the streets.
Up First from NPR · Venezuela Earthquakes, Trump Senate Fight, Pentagon Shuffles · 25 Jun 2026
podcast
There's still a lot of confusion over how much devastation was caused by these back-to-back earthquakes.
The epicenter was west of Caracas, but that's a very densely populated area with some big industrial cities like Valencia and Barquisimeto.
Now, from photos and videos, the damage looks quite extensive.
You can see huge clouds of dust rising into the sky over collapsed buildings and rescue workers pulling survivors out of the rubble on stretchers.
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