president Maduro captured after US strikes

[SomeStupidName]

Yeah I did t care for that either.

 Gives the point I’m meandering to is for a no-wars Prez, he seems to have set up a whole strike group in the Caribbean for “just one guy”.

It’s like no once cares to deal with real American criminals like Omar or Pelosi and their insider trading gains. Or worse.

He writes over 2000 pardons second term, essentially vexing plaintiffs out of billions. 

No arrests for Epstein. Etc and on and on.

But I’m an asshat because I don’t like the narrative that Maduro had to go down?

Plenty of other fish. It just seems rather extreme this extrajudicial manhunt.

I guess American Imperialism is doing just fine, even as the country circles the drain with 39T debt. But who am I?

Control of this oil means we now control the majority of the planets oil supply so now we have Russia and China on a short leash, Nancy is old and doesn't have a lot of time left on the clock, Epstein is dead and yeah there are others that can be and should tried including Nancy, but i'm not going to lose any sleep over that. The oil Trumps that garbage. Yeah it's imperialism I don't care so long as we are on top, besides more people benefit and thrive under our Imperialism over Russia or China's and that's the reality.

[cherokeetroy]

As much as I hate using AI for anything, this is what it said…..

“Forbes, as a publication, does not officially endorse political candidates, but its founder, Malcolm Forbes, was known to have supported Republican candidates. Donald Trump has been featured in Forbes articles, particularly regarding his wealth and business dealings, but this does not indicate a formal endorsement.”

From Google 

[cherokeetroy]

Control of this oil means we now control the majority of the planets oil supply so now we have Russia and China on a short leash, Nancy is old and doesn't have a lot of time left on the clock, Epstein is dead and yeah there are others that can be and should tried including Nancy, but i'm not going to lose any sleep over that. The oil Trumps that garbage. Yeah it's imperialism I don't care so long as we are on top, besides more people benefit and thrive under our Imperialism over Russia or China's and that's the reality.

Excellent moral integrity 

This is why corruption thrives

[chr0naut]

There’s never in my life of over 60 years been a political figure persecuted the way Trump has.  The rabid lefty’s have tried to kill him twice and he’s made headlines daily for 15 years straight, apparently those arseholes think he’s special. 

You must have lived a very insular life. I think that Obama, Clinton and any number of politicians have been quite persecuted, as much as, or even more, and that's just by Trump. He really has a mouth.

His Qtards and his MAGA base just add to his load of offensive smears against others.

And its Trump's marketing team that are keeping him in the headlines, on the grounds that "any press is good press".

The "rabid leftys" by comparison have been conspicuously silent. Nor were Trump's attempted assasins left wingers.

But all politicians have their detractors, and always have. In Australia, it is called the "tall poppy syndrome", where the tallest poppy is the one that is most likely to get chopped off. If Trump wanted to avoid upset, he should have stayed as a slumlord, gameshow host and casino boss.

You know what’s even less irrelevant…..is a kiwi on an island halfway around the world that can’t keep Trumps name out of his mouth because they’re delusional enough to think someone gives a chit about what opinions they have of the President and our country.  

He slags off people from other countries. Turnabout is fair play.

“You see the whole "Trump Derangement Syndrome" is just a rather stupid insult, on the order of the "your mum..." scale of insults. It isn't a real psychological condition.”

K….your mum loves Trump!  

No, my mum actually thought that it was about time that a woman 'had a go' in your country, and she was totally disgusted with Trump's 'Access Hollywood' comments, too. He really is a bit of a sleazy scum.

TDS is recognized by many phycologist that have actually been treating TDS patients. Below is a link to a rehab that helps treat TDS afflicted mental patients.  You should give them a call and see if they can help you, there’s help out there for you if you need it. They put TDS under the same umbrella as Political obsession disorder which is a clinically proven mental disorder.  

Here’s the link, you’ll have to copy and paste, DI wasn’t accepting this link to well….https://rehabnet.com/treatment/trump-derangement-syndrome/
They tout 24/7 treatment help at 866-618-3249. 

I suppose you missed the bit on that web page that says "TDS is not an actual diagnosed condition"? Again something that you seem blind to.

Also, I live in another country and as such I cannot direct dial a US phone number. It would have to be internationally routed and there's no way I waste my time and money to 'treat' my self for something that more than 50% of the world would agree is a rational opinion of someone who is so self centred and keeps being publicly offensive to many others.

If anyone is acting 'deranged' about Trump is is those who deny his widely advertised stupidity, venality, narcissism and cruelty to others.

From the TDS rehab…
“TDS is not an actual diagnosed condition, however, and is a representation of political obsession and polarization, both of which can be very dangerous.Political obsession, sometimes referred to as political obsession disorder, refers to someone so obsessed and engaged with current politics that it is negatively affecting their daily life. Political polarization, on the other hand, occurs when people veer towards ideological extremes in their political beliefs.
When political obsession and political polarization are found together within the same individual, it can be a scary and dangerous combination.”

You do realize that the web page is describing you and other 'over the top' Trump supporters there?

[angelchemuel]

It’s never organic.
This is a great read…


So when we learned that there was an air strike on Caracas, I watched the clock -- and waited for the signals.

⏱️ 1:35 AM — As U.S. special operations reportedly land in Venezuela,
@BTNews, a socialist propaganda arm of the ANSWER Coalition, posts early video and frames the mission as an “illegal bombing of Caracas.”
The narrative is set.

⏱️ 1:45 AM — Manolo De Los Santos @manolo_realengo of @PeoplesForumNYC echoes the “illegal bombing” line.
Message discipline is established. The People's Forum had been funded by a tech tycoon named Neville Roy Singham, who lived in Shanghai and funded a global network of socialist causes.

⏱️ 2:29 AM — The ANSWER Coalition drops a red-siren graphic on X calling for protests in Times Square: “NO WAR ON VENEZUELA.” The shift from commentary to mobilization begins.

⏱️ 2:34–2:43 AM — The People’s Forum and the Party for Socialism and Liberation amplify the call. Same poster. Same language. Same timing.

⏱️ 3:21 AM —
@VijayPrashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a research institute funded by Singham that examines issues through the lens of "national liberation Marxism," weighs in with a tweet: “Down with U.S. imperialism.” The ideological framing goes global.

⏱️ 6:09 AM —
@CodePink condemns the U.S. as “terrorist.” The group was cofounded by Singham's wife, Jodie Evans, a fixture in anti-American protests, along with cofounder @medeabenjamin. Professional CodePink protestor @OliviaDinucci frequently yells at Trump administration officials around town. The nonprofit ecosystem is now fully engaged.

⏱️ 7:49 AM — The International People’s Assembly
@peoplesassembly, a global umbrella group for socialist and communist organizations that partners with Singham's Tricontinental institute, circulates an “EMERGENCY DAY OF ACTION,” urging resistance to U.S. “hegemony.” The command-and-control layer activates.

This wasn’t outrage catching fire.

This was a socialist, communist, Marxist transnational network executing information warfare with military precision.

By daylight, the narrative was locked.

By midday, the protests were live.

By afternoon, politicians like @RepRashida Talib, Rep. @AOC and @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani were repeating the same lines I’d seen first pushed in the dead of night.

https://x.com/AsraNomani/status/2007708749075480885

Same thing happened outside Venezuelan Embassy in London by Sunday. Same placards etc.

On another note, but related, I mentioned quite a while back that Flight Radar had picked up US Special Forces heading to UK.
Well, apparently that turns out to be true. There has been US military build up here.
They are tracking a Venezuelan oil tanker out in North Atlantic, not the only one either by all accounts, which is currently 200 miles off Irish coast. The US has been tracking her since last weekend. Reports are that Special Forces will be boarding and commandeering her. Several Venezuelan oil tankers have and are being tracked having broken through the US blockade in the Caribean.

Rainbows
Jane
ETA found this link to UK Defence Journal which explains it. The 'runaway' tanker is called the Bella 1 but also called Marinera. 
UK Defence Journal

[ReturnofBroccoli]

Is it too early for this?

[FlyersFan]

330 million people, and only two choices of those who are to adjudicate on all your behalf? If you can't see that there is something wrong with that, I suppose you will never have a voice in the matter.

No.   That's not how it works.

The party has everyone in the party to choose from who want to run.   Then the party picks their candidate.   Then the candidates of choice from each party are in the general election.    And it usually boils down to a choice of the two because those two are the biggest parties.

America has a dozen parties to choose from from.    And the choices that are running in each party have been chosen by the people of each party voting/deciding on who they want.

[Sky727]

I would think there are some constipated thinking in China and Russia about their military... Russia/Ukraine and China's grand plan to invade a peaceful successful Taiwan. Don't brag unless you can back it up comes to mind..https://youtu.be/X9YxptOZPSU

[putnam6]

That’s fair.

Except we are just getting started. You think Trump is gonna let the generals, narcos, Wagner, and China just clean it up and leave it to them?

They had an insider in Maduro's inner circle, and if it's about oil too, and it is, they are prepared to ensure it's flowing at peak efficiency at some point, which includes maintaining peace.  They can't move the oil until they upgrade, and to do that, they need it to be relatively secure ... they have planned for this, big oil is ready to send in teams in situations like this, they already likely have contractors on the ground mobilizing and assessing exactly what happens next.

The sooner they get the oil flowing, the sooner the Trump admin can tout its success. Certainly, they need overt stability in Venezuela for the midterms.

How smoothly it goes depends on how fast China and Russia give up the ghost of exploiting Venezuela

Generally, China and Russia can't piss and moan too much as they are engaged in strong-arming the South China Sea, Taiwan, and Ukraine, etc

[FlyersFan]

The sooner they get the oil flowing, ....

It was doing just fine before socialism.
Maduros socialism destroyed the oil infrastructure.
And he stole it for the government after private industry paid to beef it up.
Straight out of Atlas Shrugged .... 
the socialists/communists let the free market build up
something and then they swoop in and claim it for their
own and totally destroy it in the process.