I’ve heard he said the same about slavery being the best thing that ever happened to slaves. /sarcasm
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Trump is certifiably insane if this report is true.
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Back to the Future ie, paraphrasing Santayana:
Those leaders who never learned history incl “Eagle Ed Martin” of the DoJ along with most all MAGATS…
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I would prefer a democratic Venezuela today (as I would have preferred a democratic Germany in the 1930’s and a democratic America post 2025), but the decision rests with the respective people.
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MAGA supports Trump in wake of Maduro’s capture and extraction and Trump’s demand to “run” Venezuela—just as America supported GWB in his invasion of Iraq to remove (non-existing) weapons of mass destruction.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/04/politics/trump-venezuela-maga-republicans-support?cid=ios_app
If Europeans continue to speak of “rights,” they’re gonna learn a hard lesson that “Might makes Rights”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0zg974v1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Rubio says U.S. will deny access to Venezuelan oil by any adversary of the U.S.
Does the list of U.S. adversaries also include Venezuela?
America is now gonna “run the country [Venezuela],” so Trump should first order the Venezuelan armed forces to stand down and disarm. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/b34263985690351997cde5d6e894220037d401264bd60285a5bdb474cef4ac5b/b9f24289e7012accb7d6a860ce273cd7b2847bb737c525f70291b8594e0783f8.webp
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Trump always telegraphs what he would like to do…in this instance Trump accomplished his desire 13 years after this post.
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After a decent (short) interval, Trump prob will pardon Maduro and wife, especially as Maduro is a narcotics trafficker just like Hernandez.
I wonder how Trump’s cut of Maduro’s future earnings will compare to Trump’s cut of Hernandez’s earnings.
You ‘Sweary’ are prob correct. Maduro doesn’t have any secrets involving Trump.
Trump’s AGENDA is now obvious…and he is a man of his word. Trump said long ago his intent that he has now started.
1. Establish a new American (Trumpian) Empire. Venezuela is Trump’s first colony. Greenland will be an Trump’s territory.
2. Absorb Canada as America’s 51st State.
Orange Man says he knows nothing about this case….Natch.
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1/3 In finance, the sum of ALL transactions must BALANCE.
This doesn’t mean our trade should balance, or that our net investments should zero out. Indeed, national welfare is generally best served when trade and net investments are imbalanced.
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2/3 That said, consider what might happen to a county’s external when a country drastically reduces imports.
Imports Chg=Big Neg
Minus Exports Chg=?
Minus Services=?
Minus Investments=?*
———————-
Net External = Zero
*Includes Cash Flow
1/3 In finance, the sum of ALL transactions must BALANCE.
This doesn’t mean our trade should balance, or that our net investments should zero out. Indeed, national welfare is generally best served when trade and net investments are imbalanced.
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