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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 am
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Apparently, a shit show happened overnight. Involving Venezuela.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 am
(January 3, 2026 at 10:37 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: To provide some actual info to the above notice:
Quote:President Trump said that United States personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were flown out of the country as the U.S. military carried out “large scale” strike inside the nation in the early morning hours on Saturday, an operation that came after a monthslong standoff between the two leaders.
“This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that more details will be announced at a press conference at 11 a.m.
Explosions were heard in the early hours in Caracas, the nation’s capital, and some parts of the city reported being without electricity.
The Venezuelan government accused the U.S. military of targeting military and civilian locations in Caracas, along with strikes in the states of Aragua, La Guaira and Miranda.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5670708-tru...a-strikes/
Gotta wonder how the world would react if Venezuelan commandos kidnapped Trump.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 3, 2026 at 11:50 am
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The more interesting question is what they're going to do with him now. I suspect putting him on trial might open up the entire Caribbean campaign of extrajudicial killings to legal scrutiny.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 pm
(January 3, 2026 at 11:50 am)Angrboda Wrote: The more interesting question is what they're going to do with him now. I suspect putting him on trial might open up the entire Caribbean campaign of extrajudicial killings to legal scrutiny.
If Maduro is convicted at trial, Trump will probably pardon him once Don, Jr whines that his cocaine supply has gotten WAY more expensive.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 pm
My son's unit is on alert at Gitmo, but so far as I know they're standing by in place.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 3, 2026 at 5:11 pm
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From CNN:
Quote:Trump said the US would take control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves and recruit American companies to invest billions of dollars to refurbish the country’s gutted industry. He specified that US troops would “have a presence in Venezuela as it pertains to oil.”
So, I guess it wasn’t about the drugs after all. Colour me shocked.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 4, 2026 at 6:39 am
(January 4, 2026 at 5:31 am)Mr Greene Wrote: Welcome to the American Empire....
UK's Starmer says he will 'shed no tears' over Venezuela's Maduro
Can we expect something equally spineless when Trump takes Carney?
Poland foreign minister said something similarly dumb. It makes me wonder what morons like this think? I mean UK was a Great Power so maybe Starmer have some nostalgia to times of yore but Poland never was "empire over which sun does not set" and thus it would be a victim of snatch and grab not perpetrator of one. It's in Poland best fucking interest to strongly decry violating international norms but I guess some here like fellating US far too much to realize this.
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RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 am
Another coward and spineless bootlicker named "Merz" called the situation in Venezuela "complicated" from a legal perspective. What part of blatantly breaking international law is "complicated", dear effing chancellor?
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