Defend your thesis.

Venezuela.

Defend your thesis

Hmm I wonder what superpower got most of the oil from venezuela and iran. I think it starts with a C

Trump literally said it was about the oil on television?

Wild, right? He said it out loud. It reminds me of Chappelle's Show - Black Bush.

What’s wrong with you?

Nothing. Just pointing out the symmetry that results when decapitwting regimes is considered in play. Works both way. Don’t follow the rules of war and things can get messy.

Ad spam. Adios.

Why does this require a phone number to get any form of access?

No thanks.

When I read comments like yours I always wonder why the commenter isn’t wildly successful at creating wealth for themselves and jobs for many. Why haven’t you? Why haven’t you built a big business and started giving money away beyond what the tax and regulatory laws call for?

I mean being the second and tenth richest men alive sets an awfully high bar. Let’s be real, if either of us were even remotely close to that, neither of us would be commenting here.

Completely off topic: the font on that site is quite readable and easy on the eyes and brain, the way the dyslexia font on the Kindle is.

It's Overlock https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Overlock

It has been presented as a law enforcement action to bring a wanted criminal to justice. What do you mean by “televised sham trial”? Are you suggesting the US manufactured evidence?

Have you considered this is part of a negotiated exit?

It's an illegal invasion and kidnapping of another head of state. Nothing else.

Nobody believes this bullshit about drugs. Just like nobody believed it when they committed war crimes by blowing up innocent guys fishing

It looks that way, yeah. I think it’s too soon to know. It’s possible Maduro wanted out and this was part of a negotiation.

Why $1bn? Is that $1bn in cash? Cash plus rare gems, excluding Sierra gold nuggets? Equities plus commercial real estate over 10 floors tall? What makes 1% a good threshold? Why not 4? Why not tax all assets on a recurring basis? Do California taxpayers still trust their government will properly and responsibly spend a $100bn tax windfall? What happens when that is spent and deficits return? Another “one time tax” on multimillionaires?

Just making a point about the poor handling of existing tax income and spending discipline, as well as the very arbitrary nature of these tax-seeking initiatives.

I often wonder if leaving out “illegal” or “illegally present” in statements like “dramatically stepped up deportations of immigrants” is intentional, or if there’s some nuance that’s just not obvious to those of us who legally immigrated.

I mean, ok, but “scoop” is a bit much. Every fact of the deal to acquire was detailed months ago.

What would be a real scoop is reporting more details on the vast number of Bytedance employees that have been literally installed in the “USDS” organization in recent weeks. It has quickly become indistinguishable from CCP-controlled Bytedance. Allegiances are sus.