President Donald Trump early Tuesday threatened to impose a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne in an effort to pressure France to join his intergovernmental Board of Peace organization.
Jeez Q: "Have you invited Putin to be a member of the Board of Peace?" Trump: "Yeah. He's been invited" On Macron saying he will not join the Board of Peace Trump: "Nobody wants him.. If they feel hostile, I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes & he'll join"
-- Peter Stefanovic (@peterstefanovic.bsky.social) Jan 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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@#10
Duke Ellington - Stormy Weather (1953)
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@#9 ... As the CEO of Exxon pointed out, it's hard to invest in a place like Venezuela when one random tweet can change their foreign policy overnight. ...
... and also, when the money from the sale of that oil seems to go to bank accounts that cannot be held accountable by anyone in the US.
What could possibly go wrong with that, especially if Pres Trump is involved?
Venezuela has received $300 million in funds from oil sales, acting president says
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... Trump said separately on Tuesday his country had taken the 50 million barrels out of Venezuela, and was selling some of it in the open market, though shipping records show that volume has not yet been exported.
Reuters reported last week that four Venezuelan banks had been notified by the country's government that they would split $300 million of oil revenues deposited in an account in Qatar, enabling them to sell dollars to Venezuelan companies that need foreign exchange to pay for materials.
"We should inform you that we have gotten funds, from the sale of oil, and we have gotten, of the first $500 million, $300 million," Rodriguez said at an event in Caracas.
"These first funds will be used through the exchange market in Venezuela, by national banks and the central bank, to consolidate and stabilize the market and protect the incomes and purchasing power of our workers."
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Rodriguez's brother, lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez, said a reform of the country's main oil law expected to be debated for the first time this week will be based on a partnership structure first introduced during President Nicolas Maduro's administration, though he provided no details. ...
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