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highplainsdem

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:02 PM Jan 3

Reportedly US oil companies told Trump they didn't want to return to Venezuela. I wonder if the tech bros want it. [View all]

Article from three weeks ago on US oil companies' response to Trump's plans for Venezuela:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143584206

Trump may have another very wealthy group interested, though.

We all know of the obscene plans the Trump regime and corrupt Israeli government have for turning Gaza into a high-tech district.

Similar plans have been mentioned for a demilitarized zone in Ukraine, if there ever is one.

But they're both a long way from US tech companies.

The tech bros already had plans for an economic zone or network state in Honduras:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%B3spera

https://www.thenerdreich.com/prospera-the-network-state-and-the-new-york-times-2/

Venezuela, under a Trump dictatorship (which it will be until he installs a puppet government), could offer them much more.

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