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This is what oligarchy looks like.
Screenshot of a post by Fred Wellman on X expressing outrage that Trump did not inform Congress about an operation but did inform oil companies. The post references a billionaire donor who gained control of Citgo and criticizes the use of U.S. service members to advance donor interests. The post quotes Acyn, who reports a reporter asking Trump whether oil companies were informed before the operation. Below is a repeated C-SPAN video still of Trump aboard Air Force One, facing reporters with a serious expression.

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Cowgirl Carol
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Unbelievable corruption. Our Congress must grow a spine NOW. Arrest him for war crimes and treason.
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Simon Willcocks
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I saw the text "This is what oligarchy looks like." and wondered which picture it would be.

There are so many.

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They will NOT go in there and suck out the #Oil. It is by far not so #easy, as #Trump thinks. And when he strikes again, #Venezuela will become unruleable and lost are the Dreams of the #World's biggest Oil-#Reserve. He behaves like a #Warlord , that's why he calls #Zealot #Hegseth a #War-#Minister. What a #crooked #Gang of #Thiefs.
#trump #war #oil #hegseth #world #venezuela #easy #reserve #gang #minister #warlord #zealot #thiefs #crooked
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K. E. Aplin
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no one should be surprised. Trump et. al. are entirely about business (i.e. greed) and Not at all about government (i.e. public service)
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Nazani
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The fact that he's allowing a member of the Maduro government to be president instead of the woman Venezuelans Voted For says it all. Zero pretense of democracy.
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Nicole Parsons
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Paul Singer and Elliott Management paid a lot of money to win the Citgo lawsuit and ownership of Venezuela.
popular.info/p/venezuela-raid-…

Koch Network bought a corrupt Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to get Citizens United.

It allows billionaires to "vote" twice & buy elections, and now nations.

7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
opensecrets.org/elections-over…

9. Elliott Management $68,846,510

Who else on this list will be awarded a formerly sovereign nation?

opensecrets.org/elections-over…


Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire

The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
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fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻
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it's scary because of who's behind the wheel, but surely we don't think these actions are outside the American tradition.
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Okuna
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the taxpayers pay for the army and the billionaires get the earnings from Venezuela. This is American capitalism.
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Peter Riley
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War what for ? Qui Bono - who benefits ? follow the money.

Re Citgo Billionaire, Chevron oil and cronies donors of Trump:
(Decades ago government for the wealthy by the wealthy was termed “Plutocracy”and the richest known as “Plutes” )

popular.info/p/venezuela-raid-…

#OligarchWatch #Oligarchy #RichPeoplesYachtMoney #Trumpocracy


Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire

The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Judd Legum (Popular Information)
#oligarchy #richpeoplesyachtmoney #trumpocracy #oligarchwatch
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I’m not sure why this person is surprised. Most military endeavours by USA forces is to the behest of business interest. Most CIA ones as well. It isn’t really just America it is a standard across most countries. Countries that have invaded for business interest: ie Germany, Russia, Britain, France, Spain, USA. Name any country and I will give you a history lesson on when they did it…even Mongolia.
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Mackaj
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Except they don't want to go in. Venezuelan Oil infrastructure is an underfunded, badly maintained rusty mess. Its refineries are operating at ~10% capacity, and drilling rigs have been stripped for parts. It's a big commercial risk just on the say-so of an incumbent President - their assets might get seized by Venezuela again in the future. They might if the US government guarantees their investment—effectively putting the American taxpayer on the hook if things go wrong again.
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I'm beginning to think that 4 years between Presidential elections is a bit too long. Let's do yearly Reps, and every 2 years for Senators.

And the Supreme Court, yeah... six years MAX.

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DonCC
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anyone who thought governments were run for people was naive. the military/arms dealers/oil complex runs the world.
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