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ponchi101 wrote: Fri Dec 26, 2025 3:09 am I know that MAYBE they are indeed terrorists.
But the way he relishes on killing people is so sick.
And it's, at least partially, performative for a base that loves it too. I mean, they're just Venezuelans, Colombians, Syrians, Nigerians...
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Today, at around 0200 AM, the USA (I assume) bombed several multiple positions in Venezuela. As expected, the military airbase close to my home was bombed. I was woken up by multiple bombs.
I know nothing about this, but it sounded like missiles flying in.
We can still hear airplanes over the city. From my house, you can see two very large plumes of smoke lifting in two parts of the city.
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And now Tiny has announced that Maduro and his wife have been captured and taken out of the country.
I am not going to say that this upsets me; good riddance if this is true.
But the US has become a rogue state. And, if this is true, it will take a long time before it will have any semblance to a leading world power.

If China invades Taiwan tomorrow, what could happen? What could the USA say that the Chinese will not reply: "you started".
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ti-amie wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 1:30 amImage


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Also do we really know any of this is happening? I mean what if someone just mentioned to him that someone named Amanda was visiting Venezuela and he riffed on it?
I'm confused. What land did Venezuela stolen from US? Is it even possible from geography standpoint?
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I'm amazed that Maduro was stupid enough to allow it and had no loyalty at all within his own military.
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The loyalty he had was from Cuban military personnel. We are flooded with them, who are the real guards that surround him.
Early morning. Nothing feels odd. People have not taken to the streets in favor or against what has happened. I gather that we had been hoping for sol long for this a-hole to leave by any mean that now people don't know what to do.
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Ponchi some are saying that the woman who did get the Nobel Peace Prize is going to be installed as the next President?
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ti-amie wrote: Sat Jan 03, 2026 5:29 pm Ponchi some are saying that the woman who did get the Nobel Peace Prize is going to be installed as the next President?
From what I've read, she would favor Edmundo González becoming president as he (probably) got the most votes in the '24 election.
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Maria Corina Machado (her name) was voided from running for the election. Edmundo Gonzalez ran as her pick, as the sole intention was to get rid of Maduro. They were/are a team.
She has already issued a brief audio, explicitly saying that Gonzalez shall return to Vennieland and assume the presidency, as he is the elected candidate that won the election.
Trump, of course, just said that she is not qualified to run the country. She has not said that is her plan. But Tiny just threw her under the bus (the jealousy of her winning the Nobel).
But she also very cryptically said that in a short while, the opposition will issue instructions on what "the people" must do.
Why do I see myself marching?
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Then there's this:




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Pete Buttigieg
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.

The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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I'm posting this here only because of current events:

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The demolition of the United States of America's military by a 34 time convicted Felon.

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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

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