KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Megyn Kelly on boots on the ground in Venezuela: "Whose boots? Because I have a 16-year old boy, 12-year-old boy, and 14-year-old girl who might have to fill those boots…I speak for a lot of moms and dads when I say…I will not be joining the Fox News cheerleading  brigade." pic.twitter.com/MU9PTgtdUq

— Home of the Brave (@OfTheBraveUSA) January 6, 2026

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Nothing new.

The mega rich want cheap fuel, cheap transportation costs, fewer illicit narcotics, and freedom ……..but they want someone else to do the dirty work.

But this time we have to ignore their selfishness……and fight for our strategic national interests.

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Megyn Kelly on boots on the ground in Venezuela: "Whose boots? Because I have a 16-year old boy, 12-year-old boy, and 14-year-old girl who might have to fill those boots…I speak for a lot of moms and dads when I say…I will not be joining the Fox News cheerleading  brigade." pic.twitter.com/MU9PTgtdUq

— Home of the Brave (@OfTheBraveUSA) January 6, 2026

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Nothing new.

The mega rich want cheap fuel, cheap transportation costs, fewer illicit narcotics, and freedom ……..but they want someone else to do the dirty work.

But this time we have to ignore their selfishness……and fight for our strategic national interests.

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Everyone benefits from cheap fuel. Everyone benefits from cheaper transportation costs......

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

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Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

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Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

---

Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

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Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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TAPPER: Can you rule out that the US is going to take Greenland by force?

STEPHEN MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO.

TAPPER: So you can't take military force off the table?

MILLER:… pic.twitter.com/9ikEPvlBVA

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 5, 2026

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Miller is trouble.

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If we can just "take" Greenland then does that mean Russia can take Alaska and Chine take Hawaii?

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Why would they do that? The big win would be taking California.

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J.R. said:

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Assassin said:

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Mitch Blood Green said:

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Assassin said:

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boognish_bear said:

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It’s not American oil. It’s Venezuelan oil.

Oil companies entered into risky deals to develop oil, and the deals were canceled by a prior Venezuelan government.

What’s happening: lives of US soldiers are being risked to make those oil companies (not Americans) more profitable. https://t.co/L8GVYt6g5l

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 4, 2026

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This guy is just a dick. No way around it. A real putz

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Dick? Naw. Mark my words this will be socialism on the investment (otherwise established oil companies won't invest. Why should they?) and capitalism on the profit. If it happens in years!

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All we are doing is taking back the refineries that these companies paid for and built them out, that were stolen under Hugo Chavez. They stole them from US companies that were employing and supporting thousands of VZ citizens. They've already said that the profits will partially benefit the VZ people. And these facilities have been trashed by the people that ran them since Chavez stole them and ran out the oil companies.

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Do your homework. We were paid back and made whole. why do you keep believing dear furor?

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Trump: How we have to even run against these people. I won’t say cancel the election because the fake news will say he’s a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama. pic.twitter.com/xZRpwkQSnX

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 6, 2026

FLBear5630 said:

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

---

Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

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Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

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People forget that Havana was Vegas before Vegas was Vegas, but with great beaches and beautiful women.

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Porteroso said:

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FLBear5630 said:

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

---

Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

---

Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

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People forget that Havana was Vegas before Vegas was Vegas, but with great beaches and beautiful women.

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I'm all for vacationing in Cuba. Would love to. Simple "I want to" seems to be enough cause these days.

At the beginning of this thread, you can read several posters saying

"Stop the drugs, but don't take over Venezuela. Not our job to fix their communist mess."

Changed real fast to

"How could anyone dislike running Venezuela? The FEEEDOM!!"

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BearFan33 said:

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Porteroso said:

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

---

Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

---

Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

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Trump will put America first!
Trump won't get us into wars!
Trump won't nation build!

.... 11 months later

Trump is going to make cruising around Central America great!
Trump is going to take whatever military action he likes!
Trump is going to rebuild Venezuela, Cuba, Columbia, actually the list is ongoing!

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That is a fair criticism. I would prefer the victories come from domestic wins like the SAVE act.

We will see what happens ultimately but if we get a friendly regime in Ven, Trump would have pulled off regime change on the cheap. Rebuilding costs will be shouldered by industry, not the taxpayer.

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Porteroso said:

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BearFan33 said:

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Porteroso said:

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

---

Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

---

Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

---

Trump will put America first!
Trump won't get us into wars!
Trump won't nation build!

.... 11 months later

Trump is going to make cruising around Central America great!
Trump is going to take whatever military action he likes!
Trump is going to rebuild Venezuela, Cuba, Columbia, actually the list is ongoing!

---

That is a fair criticism. I would prefer the victories come from domestic wins like the SAVE act.

We will see what happens ultimately but if we get a friendly regime in Ven, Trump would have pulled off regime change on the cheap. Rebuilding costs will be shouldered by industry, not the taxpayer.

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I am not automatically opposed to what happened in Venezuela. It's the running the country talk that I oppose. But ousting a dictator, opening up oil infrastructure that was basically stolen from Americans, letting Venezuela hold a fair election? Totally for it. And sure, run the country until they hold the election.

But do this in Cuba? Columbia? Where does it end? W time in Venezuela makes sense. Maybe even in Cuba. But then return power to the people. And dont keep going until we control tge Hemisphere. That is plain crazy.

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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Porteroso said:

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BearFan33 said:

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Porteroso said:

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BearFan33 said:

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whiterock said:

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KaiBear said:

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boognish_bear said:

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In the 3 hr operation to capture/arrest Maduro, US forces not only proved Russian air defense useless but also proved Chinese technology useless. This is a Chinese promo for its JY-27 "anti-stealth" radar of which Venezuela bought 9, all of failed to detect the incoming aircraft pic.twitter.com/6lfqXfIBGA

— raging545 (@raging545) January 4, 2026

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Now being reported that at least 31 members of the CUBAN military were killed during the US attack in VENEZUELA.

Apparently they were maning anti aircraft weapons.

Another piece of the puzzle now comes into place.




Got to put our special forces on key points in country......within 2-5 days at the latest.

Otherwise Cuba is going to complicate matters even further.

---

Cuba is not in position to complicate anything. They are all of a sudden kinda idolated. Cuba got their oil from Venezuela. Iran will be no help whatsoever. Russia is rather heavily engaged. China can toss money at them, but where will Cuba get its oil (at the kind of discounted pricing it got from Venezuela)? And, of course, Cuba is loaded up with all kinds of military hardware that doesn't work very well. Not predicting collapse of the Cuban regime, but it's position just got a lot more complicated.

Just another collateral benefit of taking out Maduro......

---

Make Cuba Great Again just around the corner. In a few years it will be a great stop for cruise ships.

A new paradigm may be developing here. The Trump paradigm. Let economic development rebuild a country, not whatever the heck we tried to do in Iraq.

---

Trump will put America first!
Trump won't get us into wars!
Trump won't nation build!

.... 11 months later

Trump is going to make cruising around Central America great!
Trump is going to take whatever military action he likes!
Trump is going to rebuild Venezuela, Cuba, Columbia, actually the list is ongoing!

---

That is a fair criticism. I would prefer the victories come from domestic wins like the SAVE act.

We will see what happens ultimately but if we get a friendly regime in Ven, Trump would have pulled off regime change on the cheap. Rebuilding costs will be shouldered by industry, not the taxpayer.

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I am not automatically opposed to what happened in Venezuela. It's the running the country talk that I oppose. But ousting a dictator, opening up oil infrastructure that was basically stolen from Americans, letting Venezuela hold a fair election? Totally for it. And sure, run the country until they hold the election.

But do this in Cuba? Columbia? Where does it end? W time in Venezuela makes sense. Maybe even in Cuba. But then return power to the people. And dont keep going until we control tge Hemisphere. That is plain crazy.

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Right now I think Trump is trying to push his advantage and take advantage of the uncertainty that other nation's leaders may have in him.

How many times do realtors ask some idiotic price as a starting point so they can then negotiate down to a point that is north of what the market had been. Thats his background.

I think he's expecting Cuba, Columbia and Denmark to be a bit nervous about playing hardball.

The US doesn't need Greenland but having a
L O N G T E R M agreement with multiple naval and air basses there would be a great thing

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pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

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🚨 Via ABC News: Trump has told Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez that she must meet U.S. demands before being allowed to pump more oil

First, the country must kick out China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba and sever economic ties

Second, Venezuela must agree to partner… pic.twitter.com/UvQR9GVQeU

— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) January 7, 2026

KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

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None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

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None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

---

None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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Humiliate Trump by forcing him to back down regarding Venezuela.

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J.R. said:

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Assassin said:

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Mitch Blood Green said:

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Assassin said:

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boognish_bear said:

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It’s not American oil. It’s Venezuelan oil.

Oil companies entered into risky deals to develop oil, and the deals were canceled by a prior Venezuelan government.

What’s happening: lives of US soldiers are being risked to make those oil companies (not Americans) more profitable. https://t.co/L8GVYt6g5l

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 4, 2026

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This guy is just a dick. No way around it. A real putz

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Dick? Naw. Mark my words this will be socialism on the investment (otherwise established oil companies won't invest. Why should they?) and capitalism on the profit. If it happens in years!

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All we are doing is taking back the refineries that these companies paid for and built them out, that were stolen under Hugo Chavez. They stole them from US companies that were employing and supporting thousands of VZ citizens. They've already said that the profits will partially benefit the VZ people. And these facilities have been trashed by the people that ran them since Chavez stole them and ran out the oil companies.

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Do your homework. We were paid back and made whole. why do you keep believing dear furor?

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

---

None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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Humiliate Trump by forcing him to back down regarding Venezuela.

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If China could have taken Taiwan they would have done it 2022-24.

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

---

None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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Humiliate Trump by forcing him to back down regarding Venezuela.

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KaiBear said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

---

None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

---

China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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Humiliate Trump by forcing him to back down regarding Venezuela.

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If China could have taken Taiwan they would have done it 2022-24.

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A significant portion of the US Navy was not positioned in the southern Caribbean in 2022-2024.

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whiterock said:

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🚨 Via ABC News: Trump has told Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez that she must meet U.S. demands before being allowed to pump more oil

First, the country must kick out China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba and sever economic ties

Second, Venezuela must agree to partner… pic.twitter.com/UvQR9GVQeU

— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) January 7, 2026

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This is brilliant: Trump is controlling Venezuela’s new government by controlling its oil exports, its lifeline. And by the way, he’s been cutting off shipments to China and Russia. Foreign policy doesn’t get smarter than this.

— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) January 6, 2026

Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

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None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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Humiliate Trump by forcing him to back down regarding Venezuela.

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If China could have taken Taiwan they would have done it 2022-24.

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A significant portion of the US Navy was not positioned in the southern Caribbean in 2022-2024.

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Swing and a miss. That's not the reason. You know very well Biden wouldn't have moved if the fleet was just twenty miles off the Taiwan coast.

Take a step back and look at who else is interested in the region.

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KaiBear said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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Oldbear83 said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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KaiBear said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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boognish_bear said:

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To the victor of the spoils

pic.twitter.com/HfYOal3ljX

— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) January 7, 2026

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Current estimates of Venezuelan oil exports have been between 0.7 million bpd to 1.7 million bpd. That's quite a spread but that is also factoring in US sanctions.

At their peak in the 90s they were just over 3 million bpd.

I'm guessing Trump will make it a point to have a tanker pulling out of Ven waters before the end of the week.

The typical tanker hitting Beaumont is 500.000 bbls and 1 million.

The first couple tankers will be for photo ops while the logistics is worked out for the steady flow.

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None of this solves anything.

Not for the Venezuelan people ….. not for US strategic security.

Al it does is give China time to create a bonafide threat to US actions regarding Venezuela.

Possibly by attacking Taiwan, possibly by sending nukes to Cuba.

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China will not do anything that will not work to their advantage. What do they gain by making a move on Taiwan?

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Humiliate Trump by forcing him to back down regarding Venezuela.

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If China could have taken Taiwan they would have done it 2022-24.

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A significant portion of the US Navy was not positioned in the southern Caribbean in 2022-2024.

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Swing and a miss. That's not the reason. You know very well Biden wouldn't have moved if the fleet was just twenty miles off the Taiwan coast.

Take a step back and look at who else is interested in the region.

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My mistake……I should know better…..rectified.

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Less than a year ago, President Biden upped the Maduro bounty to $25,000,000.

Removing Maduro was positive for Venezuela.

As a Democrat, I don’t understand why we can’t acknowledge a good development for Venezuelans—and how deft our military’s execution of that plan was.

— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) January 7, 2026

ATL Bear said:

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We're going to be forced to escalate because the current VZ admin, China, and Russia are not going down without a fight. Instability is the instrument they operate in, and just keeping it there benefits them. Let's hope it's not a major escalation. Despite the "freedom" hype there is a strong socialist bent in the Venezuelan population. It was there pre Chavez and was the reason he rose to power.

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boognish_bear said:

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Less than a year ago, President Biden upped the Maduro bounty to $25,000,000.

Removing Maduro was positive for Venezuela.

As a Democrat, I don’t understand why we can’t acknowledge a good development for Venezuelans—and how deft our military’s execution of that plan was.

— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) January 7, 2026

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BREAKING:

Wall Street Journal reports that Russia has sent a submarine and other naval assets to try to stop the U.S. from boarding and seizing the Iranian-linked and sanctioned crude oil tanker Bella 1, which recently became the Russian-flagged vessel Marinera.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇮🇷🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/zoyvJx6ffC

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 7, 2026

Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez:

“The government of Venezuela governs in our country. No one else!

There is no external agent that governs Venezuela. It is Venezuela; it is its constitutional government” pic.twitter.com/9Q7nnifbMq

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 7, 2026