Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers In and Out of Venezuela

@#3 ... How bout them beef prices?? ...

'Code red' issued at steakhouses across America as beef prices soar, and it's bad news for customers
www.msn.com

... Soaring beef prices in the United States have forced steakhouses across America to issue code red warnings and pass on price hikes to consumers who are already feeling the pinch.

Halls Chophouse, with fine dining restaurants in South Carolina and Tennessee, has been forced to up the price of an eight-ounce filet mignon from $57 to $61 after initially trying to absorb the costs.

That marked an increase of about seven percent.

'Every time we do a price increase, I have butterflies in my stomach wondering how customers will take it,' Tommy Hall, the restaurant's president, told The New York Times.

Hall said his business found itself in a 'code red' situation earlier in 2025, and he felt there was no choice but to act decisively.

'We had to raise prices or we weren't going to be able to cover costs,' he said.

'I'm not so nervous about December, but I'm extremely nervous about January and February.' ...

... and ...

If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%
fortune.com

... Beef prices have been giving Americans sticker shock at grocery stores lately, and they are poised to reach even more stomach-churning levels next year, according to Omaha Steaks CEO Nate Rempe.

In an interview Friday on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria, he pointed out that the U.S. cattle herd is at 70-year lows while beef demand is at all-time highs.

To rebuild herds, ranchers must hold on to heifers rather than sending them out to meat processors. There are signs of that happening, but that also means beef supply will shrink in the near term, Rempe warned. ...

@#5 ... Clearly its about oil. ...

That is the way it seems to be looking of late. The drug-trafficking emphasis seems to be diminishing and now looks like more of a distraction, with the possible murdering of ship-wrecked people. The latter will be lingering for a while like an unclaimed air-biscuit, as it is beginning to look like yet another Trump admin cover-up to me.

OK, let's go with the "it's about oil aspect."

Does that justify the expense of the military force that Pres Trump has deployed?

Does that even justify his actions off the coast of Venezuela?

while beef demand is at all-time highs

Obviously enough people can still afford it.

On topic, what "land" did Venezuela steal from the US?

@#10 ... what "land" did Venezuela steal from the US? ...

Isn't the oil in the ground "land?"

And doesn't Pres Trump think he is entitled to that "land?"

And doesn't Pres Trump think he is entitled to that "land?"

Oh, I'm sure he does. He's certainly going to take it.

I'm not so sure Trump's end game in Venezuela is primarily about oil. Trump is known for hiding behind distractions while he sneaks in unnoticed to get what he really wants . . . the real honey pot . . . Venezuela's rare earth mineral deposits.

Just follow the bouncing ball.

If you recall, Trump made a grab (and lost) for Ukraine's rare earth mineral deposits.

One way to get what he wants, short of assassination, he has to starve the current regime out of office.

the current regime out of office.

That may well be his end goal right there. He'd call that a win. What do rare earth minerals mean to a short term "thinker" like Lewzer?

@#13 ... I'm not so sure Trump's end game in Venezuela is primarily about oil. ...

I do not disagree.

But that is my concern ...

Pres Trump has not yet stated why he has committed the supremely extensive military resources against Venezuela.

And now, that the second boat strike unreleased video seems to be a talking point, I have a concern about what Pres Trump may do to try to distract away from a possible crime that may have been committed.

But, through the fog of all that, the question remains ...

Why has the US Military established such a presence there?

Youtube video says Mexico will take back their oil from the US.

www.youtube.com

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"What do rare earth minerals mean to a short term "thinker" like Lewzer?"

Other than a foot in the door, the word "rare" also translates into price control and that translates into money in the bank. for Donald Trump, Jr. new startup company called Venture Capital. who, aside from investors, just got a $620 Million contract from the Pentagon to boost domestic rare earth magnet production which could easily be transferred to Venezuela in the guise of "domestic" once the land in Venezuela is "owned" by the U.S.

Ya' think?

@#16 ... Youtube video says Mexico will take back their oil from the US. ...

Youtube videos say a lot of things.

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@#17 ... Donald Trump, Jr. new startup company called Venture Capital. who, aside from investors, just got a $620 Million contract from the Pentagon ...

Never met Donald Trump Jr.': Mineral startup denies political favoritism
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... A rare earths startup that is backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm and received a hefty Pentagon contract insists politics had nothing to do with it.

Vulcan Elements, a North Carolina-based company that produces rare earth magnets and is backed by 1789 Capital -- where President Donald Trump's eldest son is a partner --" secured a $620 million direct federal loan last month from the Department of Defense. ...