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Sunday, January 04, 2026

Hours after the US invaded Venezuela to seize President Nicolas Maduro, President Trump sent a warning to the governments of Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia that their countries could be next. read more


Trump administration officials warned oil executives in recent weeks that if they want compensation for their rigs, pipelines, and other property seized in 1976, then they must be prepared to go back into Venezuela now ... read more


UN Secretary General Antnio Guterres has condemned Israel's decision to cut electricity and water supplies to facilities owned by UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, as well as severing its banking and communication services. read more


Fox News TV tumor Tomi Lahren forgot that Joe Biden is retired and no longer President, criticizing him on air for being on vacation (he is undergoing chemo-therapy for cancer) and needling his son Hunter Biden and all of his legal bills.


Saturday, January 03, 2026

TV tumor Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist on Fox News, blamed many mental and physical health conditions afflicting the US working class on not being kind enough to the oligarchs. read more


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**** Phony AI Imagery of Happy Venezuelans Fools MAGA Dolts ***

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If this abduction operation is legal and the people of Venezuela are happy, why would the rightwing generate phony AI imagery?

There are some happy Venezuelans who showed up outside MDC in Brooklyn NY where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are being held hostage.

Tomi Lahren hates New Yorkers, calling us "idiots," but comes to the Big Apple every week to make herself a nice chunk of change: Reddit

This 33-year-old MAGA medusa, worth $3m, once interned for Republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem (R-SD), serving as the first intern at the puppy-killer's Rapid City office.

Link: Overpaid TV Harlot

Last year this under-talented overpaid mouthpiece for the rightwing also forgot that Puerto Rico is part of the US when she bleated during a televised debate that upcoming Superbowl performer Bad Bunny was not an American.

The outlook for Venezuela's shattered oil infrastructure is one of the major questions following the unlawful US military abduction of President Nicolas Maduro.

But people in the industry said the Trumpf junta's message has left them still leery about the difficulty of rebuilding decayed oil fields in a country where it's not even clear who will lead the country for the foreseeable future.

"They're saying, you gotta go in if you want to play and get reimbursed,'" said one oil industry official.

The offer has been on the table for the last ten days, the insider reported. "But the infrastructure currently there is so dilapidated that no one at these companies can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable."

Dummkopf Trumpf suggested in a televised address that he fully expects US oil companies to pour big money into Venezuela.

"We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure and start making money for the country," Trumpf brayed as he celebrated Maduro's illegal abduction.


According to Wikipedia, when Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, US oil companies, including Exxon, Gulf Oil, and Mobil, lost more than $5 billion in assets. These companies were compensated, but only partially, receiving about $1 billion each, which was far less than the value of the assets seized.

Fortune magazine reports that a full reconstruction of Venezuela's oil industry will likely take close to a decade and cost in the range of $50 billion to $100 billion or more. This is due to years of underinvestment, sanctions, and the collapse of critical infrastructure. The process is described as "highly ambitious" and a "distant prospect," with only smaller gains possible in the short term.

Regarding OPEC, Venezuela currently produces about 1.1 million barrels per day, only about 1% of global trade. Even if production recovers, it will take years and massive investment, so the immediate effect on OPEC will be minimal.


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