War in Venezuela

neurosis · December 11, 2025, 10:08 AM

Quote from: beej on December 11, 2025, 09:48 AMnobel prize winner had to be smuggled out of venezuela for her own safety. Been in hiding for over a year.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-mission-maria-corina-machado-out-of-venezuela/

So they snuck the opposition leader out of Venezuela

I wonder what they have up their sleeve?

jstell · December 11, 2025, 11:32 AM

Quote from: neurosis on December 11, 2025, 10:08 AMSo they snuck the opposition leader out of Venezuela

I wonder what they have up their sleeve?

1953, Shah of Iran hiding out in Baghdad, then Rome for a few days while CIA and MI6 worked their magic for him to return to power. That turned out well. At least for 25 years or so.

CNCAppsJames · December 11, 2025, 11:57 AM

And the CIA itself nor anyone in it is NEVER held to account for their fuckery.

We DO NOT hate our government NEARLY enough.

Bucky Cornstarch · December 11, 2025, 12:13 PM

I remember protesting when the CIA would come to our campus to recruit, and how when George Bush Sr was running for president in 1988 we thought he was the devil incarnate because he was a former director of the CIA.

Bucky and Nutboy, sittin' in a tree...

mowens · December 11, 2025, 12:21 PM

Quote from: Bucky Cornstarch on December 11, 2025, 12:13 PMI remember protesting when the CIA would come to our campus to recruit, and how when George Bush Sr was running for president in 1988 we thought he was the devil incarnate because he was a former director of the CIA.

Bucky and Nutboy, sittin' in a tree...

I was too busy making a living to worry about that stuff back then.

jstell · December 11, 2025, 12:25 PM

Quote from: Bucky Cornstarch on December 11, 2025, 12:13 PMBucky and Nutboy, sittin' in a tree...

Time to kiss and make up.

It's funny how that old bit about too far left or too far right brings out the same kind of crazy sometimes. Opposite the circle from center and it comes around to where you actually agree on certain points. Bernie 2028!

I remember in 2016 when it started to look like the Obnoxious Outrageous Orange was going to clean the primaries, thinking to myself, "This should only be allowed if Eminem is his running mate for VP." Turns out they went the other way completely.

Bucky Cornstarch · December 11, 2025, 02:40 PM

Quote from: jstell on December 11, 2025, 12:25 PMTime to kiss and make up.

It's funny how that old bit about too far left or too far right brings out the same kind of crazy sometimes. Opposite the circle from center and it comes around to where you actually agree on certain points. Bernie 2028!

I remember in 2016 when it started to look like the Obnoxious Outrageous Orange was going to clean the primaries, thinking to myself, "This should only be allowed if Eminem is his running mate for VP." Turns out they went the other way completely.

I've been trying to kiss Nutboy for years.

Truth is, we (all of us) probably have more in common than we'd admit, but arguing with strangers on the internet is too much fun.

Jeff · December 12, 2025, 09:07 AM

neurosis · December 13, 2025, 12:16 PM

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-seizes-foreign-tanker-carrying-6-million-liters-smuggled-diesel-gulf-oman-2025-12-12/

TylerBeer · December 13, 2025, 07:21 PM

Meanwhile, wage economic war on your allies while supporting enemies, nice

https://x.com/DominicCardy/status/1999895629330612448?s=20

The pee tape is real

Newbeeee™ · December 13, 2025, 11:12 PM

Quote from: TylerBeer on December 13, 2025, 07:21 PMMeanwhile, wage economic war on your allies while supporting enemies, nice

You just gotta dig through history and who funds both sides....they're called banksters, for a reason....

CNCAppsJames · December 14, 2025, 11:09 PM

"You kill the chicken to scare the monkeys." Ancient Chinese Proverb

jstell · December 15, 2025, 04:07 PM

Quote from: neurosis on December 13, 2025, 12:16 PMhttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-seizes-foreign-tanker-carrying-6-million-liters-smuggled-diesel-gulf-oman-2025-12-12/

Six million liters doesn't seem like very much. I'm curious how much was on the "largest ever boat" that drumpf hi-jacked. Funny thing is, no matter what "we" think about Iran doing this, I will shit myself laughing if this administration has anything to say about it.

edit: looked it up. says we got ~1.6m barrels, so a little over 250m liters.

CNCAppsJames · December 15, 2025, 04:18 PM

Quote from: neurosis on December 13, 2025, 12:16 PMhttps://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-seizes-foreign-tanker-carrying-6-million-liters-smuggled-diesel-gulf-oman-2025-12-12/

I'm kind of struggling to see the whole story; so Iran has some of the lowest fuel prices for a variety of reasons. Check. People are smuggling Iranian diesel fuel out of Iran and in to neighboring countries and selling it there? I believe there are still sanctions against Iran on the world market, so Iran is policing themselves?

Newbeeee™ · December 15, 2025, 11:05 PM

Quote from: CNCAppsJames on December 15, 2025, 04:18 PMI'm kind of struggling to see the whole story; so Iran has some of the lowest fuel prices for a variety of reasons. Check. People are smuggling Iranian diesel fuel out of Iran and in to neighboring countries and selling it there? I believe there are still sanctions against Iran on the world market, so Iran is policing themselves?

Quick story about oil smuggling.... couple of winters ago when northern europe was gunna freeze because "Putins war" and everyone (including Germany) stopped buying Ruskie energy....so prices rocketed because oil temporarily did for a couple of months, and as soon as it went up it dropped....unlike everyones gas and electricity prices and meanwhile those couple of years later the prices are still sky high.... anyway, Russia sold their energy to China and europe then bought "China oil" and everything was then okay and nobody froze....