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(93,368 posts) Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:04 PM Wednesday

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Sen. Warren: I just left the Venezuela briefing. It's worse than you thought. [View all]

Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren
I just left the Venezuela briefing.

It's worse than you thought.

Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.

We need public Senate hearings NOW.

Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren
President Trump’s unilateral military action to attack another country and seize Maduro — no matter how terrible a dictator he is — is unconstitutional and threatens to drag the U.S. into further conflicts in the region. What does it mean that the U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela, and what will Trump do next around the world? The American people voted for lower costs, not for Trump’s dangerous military adventurism overseas that won’t make the American people safer.

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Sen. Warren: I just left the Venezuela briefing. It's worse than you thought. [View all] bigtree Wednesday OP

... applegrove Wednesday #1

Absolutely Spot-on! He Seems to Believe He Already is a Fully-empowered Despot (or "King,"!!) The Roux Comes First Wednesday #2

Yes creon Wednesday #16

Will he instal a relative of the Shah? multigraincracker Wednesday #3

The Shah's son is being prepped for return to Iran Easterncedar Wednesday #5

insanity crud Wednesday #4

Our country is in deep, deep trouble Grim Chieftain Wednesday #6

EVERYTHING with Trump is transactional. SergeStorms Wednesday #7

For months the oil companies vapor2 Yesterday #37

We'll pay in both blood and treasure. SergeStorms Yesterday #39

Of course the oil companies knew and the rare earth mineral companies knew Clouds Passing Wednesday #8

Sounds a lot like popsdenver Wednesday #21

Oil companies are terrorists, just look at the koch family and their deadly shenanigans Clouds Passing Wednesday #22

Oh yeah, Koch brothers and the U.S. of A. turning to Stalinism... IthinkThereforeIAM Wednesday #26

I suspect that sometime popsdenver Wednesday #32

Strongly suspect Kochs set up Herit Found to help ruskes take over u.s. Clouds Passing Yesterday #35

Don Jr $600+ million loan... IthinkThereforeIAM Wednesday #25

I've been watching the MAGA base reaction to this Ohioboy Wednesday #9

The American people need to organize and drive the Trump administration out of office. hadEnuf Wednesday #10

We ARE in deep shit here. BurnDoubt Wednesday #11

Good. Also, please use the phrase 'turn of the century colonialism, imperialism, and exploitation'. nt wiggs Wednesday #12

JP Morgan knows a hell of lot more than the Senate knows also.. LiberalArkie Wednesday #13

No surprised there... Fil1957 Wednesday #14

Who else thinks that it was this nonsense bringing in private oil interests into public negotitaions Baitball Blogger Wednesday #15

We are moving toward armed conflict, both with our neighbors, and allies, and also with the American Public. patphil Wednesday #17

I know someone who works in the oil industry Puppyjive Wednesday #18

Everything I've read//heard has gotten worse and worse Warpy Wednesday #19

I agree with most of what you said, but I will make two points: Ol Janx Spirit Wednesday #24

Good point about nations trying to be friends with Russia Warpy Wednesday #27

Trumpist bought Citgo a few months ago Strelnikov_ Wednesday #28

Yep. And it's a huge surprise isn't it? /s Ol Janx Spirit Wednesday #30

I wonder if Manduro will be Figarosmom Wednesday #20

Play the Twilight zone music . . . Aussie105 Wednesday #23

Republican excrement... GiqueCee Wednesday #29

Working link: Celerity Wednesday #31

Trump woke up one night . . . Aussie105 Wednesday #33

K&R ReRe Yesterday #34

Trump should be impeached ASAP. Republicans need to wake up. Martin68 Yesterday #36

Call them and leave a message vapor2 Yesterday #38