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red dog 1

(32,479 posts)
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:28 PM Dec 16

Ron Filipkowski Bluesky post today

The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-12-16T23:56:42.563Z
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vapor2

(3,715 posts)
2. Dementia Don
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:10 PM
Dec 16

Recall when he spoke of sharks and electric boats? And that wasn't even recent

OrangeJoe

(555 posts)
14. Back when I was a kid
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:55 PM
Dec 16

Back in the 60s when I was about 10 years old some country nationalized the oil in their country. I remember thinking, though clearly I was just repeating the political and media framing of the situation, why are they stealing OUR oil? I’ve grown up since then and somewhere along the way I realized that it never was OUR oil they were stealing but it was Texaco’s or Exxon’s or BPs oil which of course had been stolen before.

Amazing so many of our fellow Americans are no smarter than a 10 year old.

Justice matters.

(9,357 posts)
8. Remember when pedo the felon said like Iraq oil belongs to him. (US)
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:36 PM
Dec 16

Hitler reincarnation in 1946.

House of Roberts

(6,397 posts)
3. In this context,
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:13 PM
Dec 16

what is the difference between a 'sanctioned oil tanker' and any other?

Going back decades, the Venezuelan people were bilked out of the natural resources of their own country until the people rightfully took it back and kicked out the criminal oligarchs that stole from them in the first place. I always notice how the only methods that keep the criminal thugs from again taking over and resuming the stealing are amazingly similar to the way the Fascists took power to begin with.

patphil

(8,720 posts)
5. Donny Dementia is fading fast.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:24 PM
Dec 16

What he seems to be saying is that Maduro is responsible for the nationalization of Venezuela's oil.
But that actually started in 1976 with President Perez, then President Chavez further solidified government control, with Maduro finalizing full government control of all oil fields and production.
Just for the record, it was the big oil companies, like the ones Trump met with in the White House earlier this year, who lost ownership of the oil fields.
I wonder what they promised Trump in return for getting those holdings back?
We know he's not doing it for us.
And, I wonder how many American soldiers Trump is willing to sacrifice to that end?

in2herbs

(4,196 posts)
7. I think it was TX Paul's video today that warned that oil is not what F45 and others want it's a rare earth mineral
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:33 PM
Dec 16

deposits called Colton. And by the way Don Jr, is involved financially with the company that is leading the push to purchase and control this mineral in Venezuela.

It's always been said that F45 will become more dangerous the more cornered he becomes and with Jack Smith tomorrow (12/17), his TV speech tomorrow and Epstein files on 12/19 he's probably feeling like a cornered rat.

OrangeJoe

(555 posts)
10. Change the narrative dominate the news cycle
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:48 PM
Dec 16

Your pointing out that Jack Smith is tomorrow and Epstein is coming down the pike are two solid reasons he’s going to attack Venezuela.

flashman13

(2,003 posts)
11. A blockade is an act of war. We've gone from piracy to war in less than a week.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:51 PM
Dec 16

At the risk of stating the obvious - Trump needs to be removed from office. He is a mad man.

Grins

(9,243 posts)
12. The universe hates a vacuum...
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:53 PM
Dec 16

So with that “Armada” (Where does he get this shit?) off Venezuela, time for some mischief in the Med, the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Taiwan Strait!

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