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Ron Filipkowski Bluesky post today (Original Post) red dog 1 Dec 2025 OP
How did our oil get under their land? Qutzupalotl Dec 2025 #1
Dementia Don vapor2 Dec 2025 #2
I love that line, TY Pototan Dec 2025 #6
Back when I was a kid OrangeJoe Dec 2025 #14
I got it from an Iraq war protest sign. Qutzupalotl Dec 2025 #16
Remember when pedo the felon said like Iraq oil belongs to him. (US) Justice matters. Dec 2025 #8
In this context, House of Roberts Dec 2025 #3
Another attempted Epstein file distraction StarryNite Dec 2025 #4
Donny Dementia is fading fast. patphil Dec 2025 #5
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 in2herbs Dec 2025 #7
Change the narrative dominate the news cycle OrangeJoe Dec 2025 #10
For the Colton, not the oil. nt in2herbs Dec 2025 #13
His total insanity is openly on display and STILL Republicans are mute. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2025 #9
A blockade is an act of war. We've gone from piracy to war in less than a week. flashman13 Dec 2025 #11
The universe hates a vacuum... Grins Dec 2025 #12
Madman mountain grammy Dec 2025 #15

vapor2

(4,513 posts)
2. Dementia Don
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:10 PM
Dec 2025

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

OrangeJoe

(559 posts)
14. Back when I was a kid
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:55 AM
Dec 2025

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.

(9,790 posts)
8. Remember when pedo the felon said like Iraq oil belongs to him. (US)
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:36 AM
Dec 2025

Hitler reincarnation in 1946.

House of Roberts

(6,527 posts)
3. In this context,
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:13 AM
Dec 2025

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

(9,071 posts)
5. Donny Dementia is fading fast.
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:24 AM
Dec 2025

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

(4,396 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
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:33 AM
Dec 2025

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

(559 posts)
10. Change the narrative dominate the news cycle
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:48 AM
Dec 2025

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

(2,404 posts)
11. A blockade is an act of war. We've gone from piracy to war in less than a week.
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:51 AM
Dec 2025

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

Grins

(9,459 posts)
12. The universe hates a vacuum...
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:53 AM
Dec 2025

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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