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

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6. Yeah, the tech bro billionaires have had their eyes on South and Centeral America for a while.
Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:08 PM
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They have dreams of a huge, controlling technostate. This gets their foot in the door.

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Reportedly US oil companies told Trump they didn't want to return to Venezuela. I wonder if the tech bros want it. [View all] highplainsdem Jan 3 OP
I don't really buy that he is in control BootinUp Jan 3 #1
He thinks he is, though. He repeated the "run the country" line so often he sounded like a broken record. Clearly highplainsdem Jan 3 #8
They'll take the oil, they just don't want to risk any capital to do so. If the US gov pays for RockRaven Jan 3 #2
I've said that to anyone who would listen Wiz Imp Jan 3 #3
I think you're onto something here SheltieLover Jan 3 #4
Well, Chevron has been there all along. markodochartaigh Jan 3 #5
The tech bros want guaranteed power for their data centers. They'd have it with that oil, and a highplainsdem Jan 3 #7
Yeah, the tech bro billionaires have had their eyes on South and Centeral America for a while. GoCubsGo Jan 3 #6
If has to appeal to them more than Gaza or a DMZ in Ukraine ever could. And they're getting highplainsdem Jan 3 #9
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