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Thursday, January 22, 2026

"Emboldened by the US ouster of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, the Trump administration is searching for Cuban government insiders who can help cut a deal to push out the Communist regime by the end of the year."

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Nobody, not even Trump's staunchest supporters, signed up for invasions and regime change. Trump doesn't seem to care. #Trump #Venezuela #Cuba #Greenland #RegimeChange #military #Maduro #oil

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-- Rob Rogers (@rob-rogers.bsky.social) Jan 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM

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"The diabolical Trumpf junta has assessed Cuba's economy as being close to collapse and that the government has never been this fragile after losing a vital benefactor in Maduro."

"Junta sycophants don't have a concrete plan to end the Communist government that has held power on the Caribbean island for almost seven decades, but they see Maduro's unlawful abduction and subsequent concessions from his allies left behind as a blueprint and a warning for Cuba."

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As Pope Leo XIV and The Economist.com presaged, 2026 will be the "Year of Mars." Unless Congress somehow stops Dummkopf Trumpf, his nefarious regime will spread more war and chaos in Latin America as he aspires to establish rightwing satrapies that will be loyal to the junta and corporate masters. This updated version of the Monroe Doctrine was a 19th-century concept pushed by Confederate white supremacists of the Knights of the Golden Circle to establish hegemony over the darker-skinned peoples of Latin America in order to exploit their resources:
K.G.C.

In the first two decades of the 20th century, US corporate interests in Latin America and the Caribbean were protected by legendary USMC General Smedley Butler who wrote "War is a Racket" when he retired. The new proposed commander for USSOUTHCOM, USMC Lt. Gen. Frank Donovan, is in the US Senate conformation process this week.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-22 02:32 AM | Reply

Lil' Marco wants a parade along Havana's Malecon. More likely, he and his Miami buddies will be seen for what they are: carpetbaggers.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-01-22 07:24 AM | Reply

Cuba should be a part of the United States?

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-22 08:11 AM | Reply

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We'll have to source peons from somewhere after we send all the cheap labor that was already here to foreign gulags.

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2026-01-22 08:50 AM | Reply

"To make her president would be to gamble with the lives of millions of people. She would get us into a World War III guaranteed because she is too grossly incompetent to do the job."

- Pedo 47 October 2024

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-01-22 09:01 AM | Reply

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