Krugman: Last conference I actually did a count, #Trump didn’t use the word #democracy once. He did use the word #oil 27 times, which is kind of interesting.
#Venezuela
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/phillips-obrien-on-venezuela-and?
Krugman: Last conference I actually did a count, #Trump didn’t use the word #democracy once. He did use the word #oil 27 times, which is kind of interesting.
#Venezuela
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/phillips-obrien-on-venezuela-and?
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#usa #donaldtrump #venezuela #oil #americanattack #maduro #slovenia #latinamerica #world #freedom #democracy
Let's get things nice and sparkling clear.
#Trump #POTUS #USPolitics #Democracy #Venezuela #Oil #Maduro
"As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead. ...
Let’s not forget, with Zohran Mamdani and other Democrats winning big on affordability issues in November, Trump is supposed to travel around the country to give speeches in which he, if he can keep to the script, boasts that he cares big-time about affordability."
~ Steven Greenberg
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/trump-venezuela-domestic-crises
"For the moment, those plans seem deep on the back burner, while Trump’s focus is Venezuela, Venezuela, Venezuela and oil, oil, oil.
Americans aren’t blind, and they can see that Trump’s military strike was largely about helping an industry that many Americans detest: the oil industry."
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #economy #healthcare #affordability
/5
"So, who has the most to gain from the Trump Administration’s takeover? Meet Paul Singer.
Singer is the founder, president & co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management. In November 2025, his company’s affiliate Amber Energy won court approval to acquire the parent company of Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company - Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)."
~ The Feed
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #EconomicElites #Citgo #PaulSinger
/2
https://thefeed1.substack.com/p/meet-the-oligarch-behind-trumps-venzuela
"As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies instead. ...
Let’s not forget, with Zohran Mamdani and other Democrats winning big on affordability issues in November, Trump is supposed to travel around the country to give speeches in which he, if he can keep to the script, boasts that he cares big-time about affordability."
~ Steven Greenberg
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites
/4
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/trump-venezuela-domestic-crises
"Oil companies are key partners in Trump’s imperial plans for Latin America. Stocks in ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and ConocoPhillips surged the day after Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela."
~ Derek Seidman
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #ExxonMobil #Halliburton #ConocoPhillips #Citgo #PaulSinger
/1
"So, who has the most to gain from the Trump Administration’s takeover? Meet Paul Singer.
Singer is the founder, president & co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management. In November 2025, his company’s affiliate Amber Energy won court approval to acquire the parent company of Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company - Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)."
~ The Feed
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #EconomicElites #Citgo #PaulSinger
/2
https://thefeed1.substack.com/p/meet-the-oligarch-behind-trumps-venzuela
"Oil companies are key partners in Trump’s imperial plans for Latin America. Stocks in ExxonMobil, Halliburton, and ConocoPhillips surged the day after Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela."
~ Derek Seidman
#Trump #Venezuela #imperalism #oil #BigOil #EconomicElites #ExxonMobil #Halliburton #ConocoPhillips #Citgo #PaulSinger
/1
Einer der Günde für das was wir erleben.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ah6RV0nLBO0?si=eOly4objfvKIwIQj #gronland #Greenland #trump #venezuela #usa #oil #öl
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Einer der Günde für das was wir erleben.
https://youtube.com/shorts/Ah6RV0nLBO0?si=eOly4objfvKIwIQj #gronland #Greenland #trump #venezuela #usa #oil #öl
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Furthermore, #Trump also treats the #oil the #US companies were not able to pump as stolen US property – he explicitly talks about seizing “Venezuela’s massive oil reserves.” To imagine a similar obscenity, one has to reach two centuries back, when Haiti achieved independence through a successful slave rebellion – but the price it paid for this was horrible. ...
https://open.substack.com/pub/slavoj/p/donald-vladimirovich-trumps-limited?
Furthermore, #Trump also treats the #oil the #US companies were not able to pump as stolen US property – he explicitly talks about seizing “Venezuela’s massive oil reserves.” To imagine a similar obscenity, one has to reach two centuries back, when Haiti achieved independence through a successful slave rebellion – but the price it paid for this was horrible. ...
https://open.substack.com/pub/slavoj/p/donald-vladimirovich-trumps-limited?
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#usa #donaldtrump #venezuela #oil #americanattack #maduro #slovenia #latinamerica #world #freedom #democracy
But the mere prospect of such conflict only highlights how much more difficult it is now for #US #allies to toe the line with #Trump. That, too, could lead to a drastic deterioration of the transatlantic #alliance if not its end, analysts say.
“Many European countries are still seeking to ride both a European and an American horse,” Rahman said. “That may become impossible.”
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #Greenland #Denmark #Europe #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw
Another option would be to make a deal on #Greenland — a sale or lease, with expanded access to #mineral rights, & #US role in #security. In the event of a crisis, “the rest of #Europe will lean on #Denmark to make some kind of arrangement with the #US,” Rahman said.
#Trump #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #Congress #WarPowers #NaturalResources #oil #minerals #sovereignty #ShippingLanes #ClimateChange #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
"See, that’s all it takes. You pick up the phone, you go on Truth Social, you say some stuff in ALL CAPS, and the world bends to your will. ...
This is how stupid Trump and Miller and Rubio are. They announced what they want to do with Venezuela’s oil. Trump used the word 'oil' twenty times in his press conference about the attack on Venezuela at Mar a Lago on Sunday."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Venezuela #oil
/8
"Donald Trump has said Venezuela will be 'turning over' $2bn worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts."
~ The Guardian
#Trump #Venezuela #oil
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/07/venezuela-oil-trump-us-latest
Abigail Haddad notes that in the staged photos the White House released after Maduro's seizure, In one image, you can see the Director of the CIA, the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense grouped around a laptop with a screen displaying feed from X behind them. In other pictures, you can see "Venezuela" in the search box.
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #SocialMedia #X #WarasTheater #PoliticsofTheater
/9
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under-a-clicktatorship
"With the best intelligence systems in the world at their fingertips, they were checking X in the midst of the mission? Combined with the curtains separating some section of Mar‑A‑Lago from the rest of the President’s resort, the images create an almost surreal air. It felt as if a group of twelve-year-old boys in a basement had been handed control of the most lethal military in history—and were using it to boost their online brands."
"See, that’s all it takes. You pick up the phone, you go on Truth Social, you say some stuff in ALL CAPS, and the world bends to your will. ...
This is how stupid Trump and Miller and Rubio are. They announced what they want to do with Venezuela’s oil. Trump used the word 'oil' twenty times in his press conference about the attack on Venezuela at Mar a Lago on Sunday."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Venezuela #oil
/8
Abigail Haddad notes that in the staged photos the White House released after Maduro's seizure, In one image, you can see the Director of the CIA, the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense grouped around a laptop with a screen displaying feed from X behind them. In other pictures, you can see "Venezuela" in the search box.
#Trump #Venezuela #oil #SocialMedia #X #WarasTheater #PoliticsofTheater
/9
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under-a-clicktatorship
